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Prayer for Safety in 2019 Hurricane Season
O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of the land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, and overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster.
During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your Son on our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen.
The Most Reverend Maurice Schexnayder
Second Bishop of Lafayette
(1957 following Hurricane Audrey)
O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of the land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, and overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster.
During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your Son on our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen.
The Most Reverend Maurice Schexnayder
Second Bishop of Lafayette
(1957 following Hurricane Audrey)
Prayer for Families After the Floods
Gracious and Almighty Father,
In this time of loss and sorrow following the floods,
Please be with our families and loved ones
As we attempt to pick up the pieces of our damaged homes and tumultuous lives.
Give us strength and courage to face each day with hope and renewal.
Grant calm and patience to our mothers and fathers even when stresses are great.
Grant obedience and flexibility to our children even when they don’t fully understand what’s going on around them.
Grant generosity and compassion to our neighborhoods so that we might support each other and offer helping hands and gentle words when the strength of others falters.
Help us to grow closer to each other and to You
And let this be an opportunity for our faith to find new roots in your unceasing mercy.
Thank you, Heavenly Father, for all that you have done for us and continue to do,
You who live and reign forever and ever. Amen.
We also turn to you, our Blessed Mother, protector of families, that you may see our need as you saw the need of the newly married couple in Cana (John 2). We ask that you petition Jesus on our behalf to supply what necessities enable our households to return to normal again. Amen.
In this time of loss and sorrow following the floods,
Please be with our families and loved ones
As we attempt to pick up the pieces of our damaged homes and tumultuous lives.
Give us strength and courage to face each day with hope and renewal.
Grant calm and patience to our mothers and fathers even when stresses are great.
Grant obedience and flexibility to our children even when they don’t fully understand what’s going on around them.
Grant generosity and compassion to our neighborhoods so that we might support each other and offer helping hands and gentle words when the strength of others falters.
Help us to grow closer to each other and to You
And let this be an opportunity for our faith to find new roots in your unceasing mercy.
Thank you, Heavenly Father, for all that you have done for us and continue to do,
You who live and reign forever and ever. Amen.
We also turn to you, our Blessed Mother, protector of families, that you may see our need as you saw the need of the newly married couple in Cana (John 2). We ask that you petition Jesus on our behalf to supply what necessities enable our households to return to normal again. Amen.
2019 Dates for the new
Called to Love
(Engaged Couple's retreat)
Called to Love - a weekend retreat
2019 DATES OPEN
August 16-18 / September 27-29 /
October 25-27 / November 22-24
2019 DATES OPEN
August 16-18 / September 27-29 /
October 25-27 / November 22-24
Accommodations for the Called to Love retreat will be in the Bishop Tracy Overnight Retreat Center.
Open up the facilities link below for images of a representative room accommodation, the Westerfield Center, St. Joseph's Chapel and the Courtyard off the retreat center.
(In the Tracy Overnight Retreat Center, you will be sharing in retreat style rooms with other Called to Love attendees, female with female and male with male in separate quarters of the retreat center). We will limit the room sharing to no more than three per room. Bishop Robert Tracy Center Facilities
The map will show parking area and other area locations within the Catholic Life Center.
Map of the Catholic Life Center
Engaged Encounter
(Pre-Cana) weekend retreat
2019 Dates:
January 25-27 / March 15-17 / May 3-5 /
June 28-30 / August 23-25 / November 15-17
Call 225-337-2214 or for more information & to register
Use the link below
Catholic Engaged Encounter - Baton Rouge
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Additional Options:
Online Pre-Cana option
Re-Marriage Program
Use the link below:
http://www.mfldiobr.org/marriage-preparation.html
(Pre-Cana) weekend retreat
2019 Dates:
January 25-27 / March 15-17 / May 3-5 /
June 28-30 / August 23-25 / November 15-17
Call 225-337-2214 or for more information & to register
Use the link below
Catholic Engaged Encounter - Baton Rouge
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Additional Options:
Online Pre-Cana option
Re-Marriage Program
Use the link below:
http://www.mfldiobr.org/marriage-preparation.html
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
You can make the leap from just "good" to "GREAT" on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend! The weekend allows married couples to et away from jobs, kids, chores, the internet & phones and focus their attention on each other. If you'd like greater depth, growth, and enrichment in your relationship, you'll like the difference a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend can offer! For the 2019 dates and additional information click here! to Marriage Encounter.
Fun Catholic Apps!
Check out these great Catholic apps for prayers, readings, scripture, etc! Just click each link to be taken to information on each app (for iPhones, iPads, some Androids):
iMissal
iPieta
Lighthouse Catholic Media Bible
Mea Culpa - Examination of Conscience
YouCat
DoCat
Laudate
Catholic Devotions
Rosary Deluxe Audio
iBreviary
Concordance
The Catholic Directory Mass Times
3 Minute Retreat (LoyolaPress)
Lenten Apps
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The Way of the Cross (Video)
For more great Catholic Apps, visit Catholicapps.com
iMissal
iPieta
Lighthouse Catholic Media Bible
Mea Culpa - Examination of Conscience
YouCat
DoCat
Laudate
Catholic Devotions
Rosary Deluxe Audio
iBreviary
Concordance
The Catholic Directory Mass Times
3 Minute Retreat (LoyolaPress)
Lenten Apps
------------------------------------
The Way of the Cross (Video)
For more great Catholic Apps, visit Catholicapps.com
