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I\u2019d like to request prayers for my father who has been given 48 hours to live (and is home, not in the hospital), and for my mom who is taking the approaching loss of her beloved husband of almost 60 years very hard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Father, hear our prayer that this man receive the grace of a happy death and that all who love him, especially his wife and children, receive your grace, strength, consolation, and peace by the power of the Holy Spirit through Christ our Lord. Mother Mary and St. Joseph. pray for them. Amen!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A reader writes: I\u2019d like to request prayers for my father who has been given 48 hours to live (and is home, not in the hospital), and for my mom who is taking the approaching loss of her beloved husband of almost 60 years very hard. Father, hear our prayer that this man receive the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-35267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-prayer-requests"],"yoast_head":"\n
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