Prayer Requests

A reader writes:

I’ve been a reader of your blog for a few years now and see the prayer requests that you share. I’m hoping you can share one for me too. My husband has been fighting gender identity disorder for a few years now. He gave up fighting for his own sake almost 2 years ago and says he has been fighting it for my sake ever since. He told me yesterday that he can’t fight it anymore and wants to live as a woman full time. I have agreed to a trial separation and will be taking our son to live with my family for the moment. I have requested that we meet and discuss whether he feels like it’s worth it after a month. In the mean time I’m hoping your readers can help me pray that his brain can be healed of this horrible disease that Is causing so much pain for him and the ones who love him.

Father, hear our prayer for them through Christ our Lord.  Mary, Undoer of Knots, obtain the graces necessary for this man and wife and their family.

Another reader writes:

I wonder if you might ask your readers to pray for two young co-workers of mine.  One is battling cancer, and the other was just diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Father, hear our prayer for their complete healing in body, soul, and spirit.  Give their caregivers grace, compassion, wisdom, counsel, knowledge, understanding, skill, creativity, insight and the proper technology to assist in their healing and give them and all who love them grace, consolation, strength, faith, hope, and love.  Mother Mary, St. Luke, and St. Peregrine, pray for them.  We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.