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PRAYERFUL HEARTS 2017

Prayer to Our Lady of FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS Feast day February 11th

O Immaculate Mary, Mother of Mercy, you are the refuge of sinners, the health of the sick, and the comfort of the afflicted. You know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings. By your appearance at the Grotto of Lourdes you made it a privileged sanctuary where your favors are given to people streaming to it from the whole world. Over the years countless sufferers have obtained Ruth Markhofer 1st the cure for their infirmities -- whether of soul, mind, or body. Therefore I Bonita Ramold 2nd come to you with limitless confidence to implore your motherly intercession. Deborah Stewart 6th Obtain, O loving Mother, the grant of my requests. Through gratitude for Your Bonnie Gates 8th favors, I will endeavor to imitate Your virtues, that I may one day share in Troy Foecking 12th Your glory. Amen. Steven Merrill 12th Marlin Kratochvil 14th A PRAYER FOR THE VIRTUE OF Patrick Roche 17th (February 14 th Valentine’s Day) Mary Thege 17th PRAYER IN TIME Loving , sweetness of my heart , Scott Sullivan 18th OF LONELINESS. Your magnetic love draws me to You. Rita Barta 19th Dear Lord! You taught me the meaning of true love Thomas Rezac 20th Make me remember, when the world By mercifully forgiving all my sins Jim Vornhagen 20th seems cold and dreary and I know And dying on the Cross for my salvation. Carol Anderson 23rd not where to turn for comfort, that Teach me to embrace such Divine love, Teresa Fritton 23rd there is always one spot bright and That my actions be the fruits of Your Spirit. Mary Ann Lechtenberg 24th cheerful, the Sanctuary. Transform my soul into pure abounding love, Carlene Beller 25th When I am in desolation of spirit, Enabling me to always walk in righteousness. when all who are dear to me have Paul Abler 28th Your endowment of love is priceless; passed away like summer flowers Being sought out by all living souls. and none are left to love me and care Repeatedly, inundate me with Your love! A BLESSING PRAYER for me, whisper to my troubled soul th that there is one Friend who dies not, February 12 World Marriage Day February one who's Love never changes Jesus on the altar. Month of the We thank you, O God, for the Love You When sorrow thicken and crush me have implanted in our hearts. with their burden, when I look in ASH WEDNESDAY March 1 May it always inspire us to be kind in our vain for comfort, let me remember 7:00 am - Sacred Heart words, considerate of feeling, and con- Your words: "Come to Me, all you 8:20 am-Saint Mary’s (All School Mass) cerned for each other's needs and wishes. who labor and are heavily burdened, 12:05 pm-Sacred Heart Help us to be understanding and forgiv- and I will refresh you." Amen. 5:30 pm-Saint Mary’s ing of human weaknesses and failings. 7:30 pm-bilingual-Sacred Heart Increase our faith and trust in You and may Your Prudence guide our life DISCOVERING CHRIST (DC) and love. Bless our Marriage O God, with Peace Register today! and Happiness, and make our love fruit- Discovering Christ is a 7 week experience for those who are searching and have ful for Your glory and our Joy both here questions about the Christian life. If you've been feeling "something missing" in and in eternity. your life I really think Discovering Christ is for you. We begin March 7th . What happens at DC? First , you share some good food. Secondly , an engaging talk is presented on some of life’s big questions. Thirdly , you discuss the talk with DEATHS others. Donna Marcelle Is there an obligation to return? Absolutely not, but the talks build on one anoth- Monce Pineda er. Things come up but to get the most out of DC it’s best to start the first week and then take it week by week. Paul Moser Cost? We’re honored to have you as our guest. There is no charge. Sandra Cahoy Do I have to be Catholic to come? NO! Everyone is welcome at DC. If you’ve been looking for more Ann Schnoor Rose McCallum out of life, Discovering Christ is for you. We’d be honored to have you join us. Eileen Doherty Vincent Vacha For more info and register for this great opportunity , visit the Parish website: Lillian Dahlkoetter www.sacredheartnorfolk.com (go to the ENCOUNTER headline, scroll down & click on “Discovering Christ”). Questions, please contact the Parish Office.

PRAYER FOR A HOLY CHURCH AND (February 22 nd Feast of The Chair of ) O my Jesus, I beg You on behalf of the whole Church: Grant it love and the light of Your Spirit and give power to the words of priests so that hardened hearts might be brought to repentance and return to You, O Lord. Lord, give us holy priests; You Yourself maintain them in holiness. O Divine and Great High , may the power of Your mercy accompany them everywhere and protect them from the devil's traps and snares which are continual- ly being set for the souls of priests. May the power of Your mercy, O Lord, shatter and bring to naught all that might tarnish the sanctity of priests, for You can do all things. I ask You, Jesus, for a special blessing and for light for the priests before whom I will make my confessions throughout my lifetime. Amen.

PRAYER OF ST. OF SMYMA (A.D. 69-155). Before Martyrdom Feast day February 23rd of Smyrna, , and one of the foremost leaders of the Church in the second century. He was a defender of orthodoxy. Polycarp was arrested by Roman officials in Smyrna soon after returning from a trip to to discuss the date for Easter. He refused to abjure the faith, telling his captain that he had served Christ for eighty six years. The Romans burned him alive with twelve companions.

Lord God almighty, Father of Jesus Christ, Your dear Son through whom we have come to know You, God of the angels and powers, God of all creation, God of those who live in Your presence, the race of the just: I bless You. You have considered me worthy of this day and hour, worthy to be numbered with the and to drink the cup of Your Anointed One, and thus to rise and live forever, body and soul, in the incorruptibility of the Holy Spirit.