...................................Prayer...................................
 

Blessed are You, eternal God,
King of the universe:
You have called us in Jesus to be Your beloved people,
living pure and blameless lives in Your sight.

Bless this family who ask for Your grace.
Let Your Spirit guide their words and deeds,
so that their light may shine before all
and lead all who know them to give You praise.

May their home be filled with the spirit of love,
with the obedience of faith,
and the strength of hope.
Make their lives happy in Your service,
and bring them in Your love to your eternal home.

Father all-holy,
we praise Your Name,
and ask this blessing through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

 

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...Family News

My almost 11 year old twins, Cade and Connor, are now altar servers.  Their grandmother, still very much feeling the effects of all the chemo she has gone through recently, made it to their first Mass and watched with tears in her eyes.  Just to see her so happy, of course, made my heart swell even more.  They've been serving for just over a month now and have had a few mishaps here and there...tripping, dropping the host, kneeling at the wrong time, standing at the wrong time but I'm sure that they will do better as time goes on.  They really didn't have any extensive training, just one meeting before starting, as Father believes in the on-the-job approach of learning.  They served their first 40 Hours Devotion Mass and did fairly well at that too.  *smile*

Momma just finished her 4th round of chemo and still has 2 more to go.  They lowered her dosage to half as the chemo was literally burning her skin.  Her trip to her Urologist brought some more bad news...the bladder cancer seems to have grown back.  Again, please, please keep her in your prayers.

Michael continues with his RCIA studies.  He has been accepted into Loyola and will start working toward his MBA this coming semester.

Autumn, my absolute favorite season, is here though I haven't really had much outside time to savor it as colds and viruses are now flourishing throughout our family.   My sister, Colleen, and brother-in-law, Greg, threw their annual Harvest Party, complete with good eats and a hayride and we all, especially the kids, had a wonderful time.  We also had a lot of fun at our parish Halloween party and Trick or Treating on Halloween night was perfect with temps in the 60's and clear skies.

The holiday season is almost upon us...lots of good reasons to Thank the Dear Lord for all the many blessings He has bestowed upon us.