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May he Join us the 1st - 9th each faithful, and love each other as Christ be with you to strengthen you, above you to loves us. Help all mothers and fathers protect you, before you to lead you, behind month at 11:50am (Central) love and cherish the children God has you to encourage you, within you to possess entrusted to them. May they always you totally. Through the prayers of our holy be models of a truly Christian life. Help patron, Saint Alphonsus, through the KJMJ KOJO KBIO all children, that they may love and intercession of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, 580 AM 91.1 FM 89.7 FM respect their parents. Inspire all people through the merits of Our Lord and Savior Alexandria, LA Lake CHarles, LA to value Christian marriage and family Jesus Christ, present in the most Blessed Natchitoches, LA life. 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Keep us always mindful, dear Mother, that whatever we do to Leader: Grant us continued health of mind Leader: Let us kneel as we gather the least of our brothers and sisters, we do to and body, and help the sick to regain their together to honor our Mother and our your loving Son. May his words live in our health according to your Holy will. Perpetual Help. We recall how she helped hearts and influence our lives and the lives of others. Her whole life was a lesson in those we meet. All: May your mother intercede for us, love. Lord. Leader: Let us pray to be open to God’s All: Mother of Perpetual Help today we Word. Leader: Grant eternal rest to all our face so many difficulties. Your picture deceased and to the souls of all the faithful tells us so much about you. It reminds All: Mary, woman of faith, you pondered and departed. us to reach out and help those in need. treasured the meaning of God’s words and Help us understand that our lives belong actions in your life. You generously responded All: May your mother intercede for us, to others as much as they belong to us. to his Word in faith. As we listen to God’s Lord. Mary, model of Christian love, we know Word, help us be attentive to his message. we cannot heal every ill or solve every May the Holy Spirit enlighten our understanding Leader: Let us pause now to silently problem, but with God’s grace, we intend and give us the courage to put these words present our own personal petitions to Our to do what we can. May we be true into practice. Mother of Perpetual Help. witnesses to the world that love for one another really matters. May our daily Leader: Let us stand as we present our Leader: Let us kneel as we continue our actions proclaim how fully our lives are petitions: Grant wisdom and guidance to our prayers: modeled after yours, Mother of Perpetual Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, all our bishops, Help. our priests, and all the leaders of our nation, All: Mary, humble handmaid of the Lord, state, and community. we need your example today to discover Leader: Mary, you were a woman of God’s will in our lives. You always gave God steadfast faith. Your faith in Jesus never All: May your mother intercede for us, Lord. the first place in your life. Just as you wavered. Model of all believers, pray to pondered his Word in your heart, help each the Holy Spirit for us. Help us not only to Leader: Grant peace and unity throughout of us to seek his plan in all that we do. Give accept all your Son teaches us, but to the world, especially in our homes and families. us the conviction that nothing is more put that teaching into practice. important than doing the will of our heavenly All: May your mother intercede for us, Lord. Father. May we spend each moment in All: Mother of Perpetual Help as a child, loving and pleasing him. Help us follow your Jesus ran to you for comfort and Leader: Grant that young people respond example in proclaiming, I am the servant reassurance. You did not see him as generously to the call of the Holy Spirit in of the Lord, I will what God wills, when he wills it, as he wills it, because he wills it.