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Timestamp: 2019-04-26 06:49:38+00:00

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and for the consolation of victims of clerical sexual abuse.
Two adorers are required Per Hour so that Our Lord will not be left alone, But You Can Come at Anytime.
We Especially Need Adorers for the NIGHT Hours.
Come spend time with Our Lord, sit or kneel quietly, and pray. Bring your Rosary, your Bible or some other good spiritual book (even and interesting biography of a saint) to read between prayers. We’ll also have some prayer books available if you want to use those. But mainly come and be with Jesus throughout the 3 days of the USCCB Assembly in Baltimore.
Please contact the Parish Office at 703-440-0535 or email office@straymonds.org for any questions.
St. Raymond of Peñafort, pray for us.
Comforter of the Aged, ….
and all who flee to your protection.
to proclaim the truth of the Gospel to all we meet.
to live in peace with you, Our Mother Mary, and Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Bishop Loverde invites all to join him in a novena of prayer and penance from March 14 to March 22, the day preceding the oral arguments in the Little Sisters of the Poor case before the U. S. Supreme Court.
In addition, Bishop Loverde invites all members of our diocesan family to join him in prayerful observance of each of the First Fridays of April, May, and June. Participation should include taking part in the Holy Mass, some form of penance, and invoking the intercessory prayer of the Lord Jesus Whose Sacred Heart continues to beat with love for the conversion of those still blind. A holy hour is likewise encouraged on these First Fridays. For more information please go to the Novena of Prayer and Penance March 14-22, 2016 tab.
to entrust our prayers and petitions for our Church, nation and families.
the sanctity of human life and the sanctity of marriage.
and pray in reparation for those sins committed against life and freedom.
in unity rooted in love and mercy.
and all the angels and saints.
Jesus, who humble the heart and mind…Free our hearts.
Jesus, courage for the lowly/downtrodden…Free our hearts.
Jesus, origin of all authority and power…Free our hearts.
For the freedom to comfort the sick…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to feed the hungry…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to shelter the homeless…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to proclaim the Gospel…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to walk in chastity…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to live in peace…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to work in good conscience…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to stand in solidarity…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to seek justice…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to reject sin…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to reject coercion…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to reject falsehood…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to reject evil temptations…Give us your grace.
For the freedom to reject injustice…Give us your grace.
On Tuesday November 5th Virginians will elect our state and local leaders. Of all the issues at stake none is more important than the defense of the right to life, although the protection of traditional marriage and religious liberty come close in importance.
Please join your fellow St. Raymond parishioners in nine days of prayer that The Lord will grant us leaders who will prioritize these principles of justice. Together let us pray in our homes or in church the daily Novena to St. Thomas More, patron of politicians (and of our diocese). All are also encouraged to pray the daily Rosary and do some form of penance during this novena.
Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life, you were a model of prudence. You never thrust yourself rashly into any serious undertaking; instead, you tested the strength of your powers and waited on God’s will in prayer and penance, then boldly carried it out without hesitation. Through your prayers and intercession, obtain for me the virtues of patience, prudence, wisdom and courage.
V. Pray for us, O Blessed St. Thomas More.
R. That we may faithfully follow you on the hard road that leads to the narrow gate of eternal life.
Now is said the Litany of St. Thomas More.
Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life, you were a model of diligence. You shunned procrastination, applied yourself with fervor to your studies, and spared no effort in achieving mastery in any skill. Through your prayers and intercession, obtain for me the virtue of diligence and persistence in my preparations for all undertakings.
Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life, you were a model of industriousness. You threw yourself wholeheartedly into everything you did, and you found enjoyment even in the most serious things. Through your prayers and intercession, obtain for me the grace of always having suitable employment, the grace to find interest in everything fitting, and the fortitude always to pursue excellence in whatever task God gives me to do.
Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life, you were a brilliant lawyer and a just and compassionate judge. You attended to the smallest details of your legal duties with the greatest care, and you were unflagging in your pursuit of justice tempered by mercy. Through your prayers and intercession, obtain for me the grace to overcome every temptation to laxity, arrogance, and rash judgment in my (legal) duties.
Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life, you were a model of humility. You never allowed pride to lead you to take on enterprises beyond your abilities; even in the midst of earthly wealth and honor, you never forgot your total dependence on your Heavenly Father. Through your prayers and intercession, obtain for me the grace of an increase in humility, and the wisdom not to overestimate my own powers.
Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life, you were a model husband and father. You were loving and faithful to both of your wives, and a diligent provider and example of virtue for your children. Through your prayers and intercession, obtain for me the grace of a happy home, peace in my family, and the strength to persevere in chastity according to my state of life.
Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life, you were a model of Christian fortitude. You suffered bereavement, disgrace, poverty, imprisonment and a violent death; yet you bore all with the strength and good cheer for which you were known throughout your life. Through your prayers and intercession, obtain for me the grace to bear all the crosses that God sends me with patience and joy.
Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life, you were a loyal child of God and a steadfast son of the Church, never taking your eyes off the crown for which you strove. Even in the face of death, you trusted in God to give you the victory, and He rewarded you with the palm of martyrdom. Through your prayers and intercession, obtain for me and mine the grace of final perseverance and protection from sudden and unprovided death, so that we may one day enjoy the Beatific Vision in your glorious company.
Dear St. Thomas More, you spent your whole earthly life preparing for the life to come. Everything you endured prepared you not only for the glory God wished to bestow upon you in heaven, but for your work as the patron of lawyers, judges and statesmen, and steadfast friend to all who call upon you. Through your prayers and intercession, obtain for us aid in all our necessities, both corporal and spiritual, an follow in your footsteps, until at last we are safely home with you in the mansions our Father has prepared for us in heaven.
V. Lord, have mercy R. Lord, have mercy.
V. St. Thomas More, Saint and Martyr, R. Pray for us.
V. St. Thomas More, Patron of Statesmen, Politicians and Lawyers. R. Pray for us.
V. St. Thomas More, Patron of Justices, Judges and Magistrates. R. Pray for us.
V. St. Thomas More, Model of Integrity and Virtue in Public and Private Life. R. Pray for us.
V. St. Thomas More, Servant of the Word of God and the Body and Blood of Christ. R. Pray for us.
V. St. Thomas More, Model of Holiness in the Sacrament of Marriage. R. Pray for us.
V. St. Thomas More, Teacher of his Children in the Catholic Faith. R. Pray for us.
V. St. Thomas More, Defender of the Weak and the Poor. R. Pray for us.
V. St. Thomas More, Promoter of Human Life and Dignity. R. Pray for us.
V. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world.
Let us pray: O Glorious St. Thomas More, Patron of Statesmen, Politicians, Judges and Lawyers, your life of prayer and penance and your zeal for justice, integrity and firm principle in public and family life led you to the path of martyrdom and sainthood. Intercede for our Statesmen, Politicians, Judges and Lawyers, that they may be courageous and effective in their defense and promotion of the sanctity of human life – the foundation of all other human rights. We ask this through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
Heavenly Father, in union with the merits of Jesus and Mary, I offer to You for the sake of the poor souls all the satisfactory value of my works during life, as well as all that will be done for me after death. I give You my all through the hands of the Immaculate Virgin Mary that she may set free whatever souls she pleases, according to her heavenly wisdom and mother’s love for them. Recieve this offering, O God, and grant me in return an increase of Your grace. Amen.

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