Prayers for our parish

St. Eustace ~ Ora Pro Nobis

Dearest blog readers, I come to you seeking prayers for my parish. I have never said where I belong, although it isn't hard to figure out, out of respect for my friends and fellow parishioners. I have never wanted to bring scandal or my own ideas down upon the parish in a negative way. This blog has been a way for me to seek spiritual nourishment, but that doesn't mean of course that at times I am wrong in my opinions and assessments of things.

That being said, please pray for my parish. We are horribly divided and face many trials. There are the usual issues regarding liturgical abuses, lay leadership, and wayward Catechesis. Beyond that though, we also face a disunity problem like none I have ever seen. Not only do we lack unity, but there are active movements preventing certain "portions" of the Church from being active in the community.

I see little improvement in any of these areas in the future, and I would ask that you pray first for miracles. I pray that there will be a change in hearts for those persons that "run" the parish. I pray for an apostolate, mission, order, or some other religious community desire to open up shop in our area giving those that are more loyal to the magisterium and orthodox members some sort of spiritual reprieve. Second, I would ask that you pray for our strength and courage in these difficult times. I am purposefully vague, because again I don't want to bring "outside" eyes into our personal household mess, but I ask that those of us that are troubled will have the fortitude to remain steadfast in our faith, and to be able to better live out our vocation as members of the Body of Christ.

I thank you for you time, but most importantly I thank you for your prayers.

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