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MASSES WITH HEALING PRAYERS - ST. ANDREW APOSTLE SILVER SPRING MD Healing prayers in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament will be offered after the following Masses at St. Andrew Apostle, Silver Spring, MD. All Masses will begin at 7PM. Priests will also be available to hear Confessions throughout the evening. For more information about these monthly Masses, visit the Healing Masses page on the St. Andrew's Parish website. All Masses are at 7:00PM unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, November 3 (at 1:30PM) Thursday, December 12 Masses with Healing Prayers elsewhere … TBD |
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"Let the Children Come to Me .... " Masses with Healing Prayers for Children Father Dan will continue offering a special Healing Mass for Children (ages Infant through 8th Grade) at St. Andrew Apostle. These Masses are for all children and their families (not just children who are suffering in some way). The homily will be more age-appropriate and the children will be invited (with their parents) to come forward for healing prayers during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. These Masses will be held quarterly and will begin at 6:30PM: TBD |
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Petition:
Prayers of petition are the type of prayer we are most familiar with. In them, we ask God for things we need—primarily spiritual needs, but physical ones as well. Our prayers of petition should always include a statement of our willingness to accept God's will, whether He directly answers our prayer or not. The Our Father is a good example of a prayer of petition, and the line "Thy will be done" shows that, in the end, we acknowledge that God's plans for us are more important than what we desire.
Thanksgiving:
Perhaps the most neglected type of prayer is prayer of thanksgiving. We should get into the habit of thanking God throughout the day for the good things that happen to us and to others.
Prayers of petition are the type of prayer we are most familiar with. In them, we ask God for things we need—primarily spiritual needs, but physical ones as well. Our prayers of petition should always include a statement of our willingness to accept God's will, whether He directly answers our prayer or not. The Our Father is a good example of a prayer of petition, and the line "Thy will be done" shows that, in the end, we acknowledge that God's plans for us are more important than what we desire.
Thanksgiving:
Perhaps the most neglected type of prayer is prayer of thanksgiving. We should get into the habit of thanking God throughout the day for the good things that happen to us and to others.
The Present Moment ...
"We may spend our whole lives waiting to live. Thus we risk not fully accepting the reality of our present lives. Yet, what guarantee is there that we won’t be disappointed when the long-awaited time arrives? Meanwhile we don’t put our hearts sufficiently into today, and so miss graces we should be receiving. Let us live each moment to the full, not worrying about whether time is going quickly or slowly but welcoming everything given us moment by moment."
- Interior Freedom by Father Jacques Philippe
"We may spend our whole lives waiting to live. Thus we risk not fully accepting the reality of our present lives. Yet, what guarantee is there that we won’t be disappointed when the long-awaited time arrives? Meanwhile we don’t put our hearts sufficiently into today, and so miss graces we should be receiving. Let us live each moment to the full, not worrying about whether time is going quickly or slowly but welcoming everything given us moment by moment."
- Interior Freedom by Father Jacques Philippe