Prayer Requests

A reader writes:

Around this time last year you were kind enough to post my prayer request for my unmarried sister whose boyfriend was pushing abortion. The wonderful news is that my nephew was born a few months ago and is as beautiful as can be! So thank everyone for their prayers. I do have an additional prayer request — my sister’s school promised her a space in the late August class so she could take a few months and be at home with the baby. The school is now saying it doesn’t look like they will have room for her. She really needs to finish school so she can support baby. So I ask that people pray that a spot will open for her. Thank you!

Father, grant this woman a place in this class, so that she can finish school. And thank you for hearing our prayers for this child’s life last year. We pray all this through Christ our Lord and ask the intercession of the Blessed Virgin for all for whom we pray.

Another reader writes:

I’m a student at Christendom College, in Front Royal, VA. One of the most beloved teachers on campus is a history professor, Dr. Brendan McGuire, a young man (only 28!) a wonderful teacher, with a lovely wife and several little kids. This past spring he was diagnosed with a severe and rare case of Ewing’s Sarcoma; although there is a chance of a cure, the treatment will be long, intense, difficult and expensive–and might require the amputation of one of his legs. This news sent shockwaves through the campus when it was announced last semester, and so all the students and faculty have been praying for him–but a few more prayers would very, very much be appreciated! Here’s a facebook page with periodic updates about his condition: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Prayers-For-Dr-Brendan-McGuires-Recovery/148078308592987 Also on that page, if any of your readers are feeling generous, is a link to a fund to which they can contribute, to help ease the huge financial burden the treatment will bring. (If you’d like the link to donate directly instead of going through facebook, here it is: http://mcguirecancerfund.wordpress.com/). 

Father, hear our prayer for this young man’s complete healing in body, soul, and spirit through Christ our Lord. Grant that he unite his sufferings with those of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit, that his caregivers have skill and compassion, and that all who love him receive grace, peace, and strength through Christ our Lord. Mother Mary, St. Luke, and St. Peregrine, pray for him and all who love him.