Knitting a Conundrum

Hurricane Help!

Here are some sites that are working to help the hurricaine victims:

Children of God for Life

Information Page about helping

Catholic Relief Services (they are helping in countries outside of the US)

There are many, many more offering assistance.

Here are some prayers for storms you might find useful

Precious Lord Jesus, the storm rages about me and I

need your hand, O Lord. The storm rages about with such

fury. The wind is blowing about me and I cannot even

see the sky for the storm has brought such darkness. It

appears that all is lost. I have lost so much already

and it appears that everything is now about to be torn

asunder and plunged into the depths. Touch me now O

Lord. Reach down with thy mighty hand and pluck me from

this fury. For if it is your will that I should die

this way then give me courage to hang on until you make

your final call to me. I love you Lord but I am in such

fury that I cannot seem to say all the words that would

be in my heart to say. Only now can I see the great

things you have done in my life. I am sorry I was

always so blind to your will and your works in my life.

I spent too many hours in selfishness. If it is your

will to take this storm away from me then so be it. If

it is not your will to move this storm aside then so be

it. All I know is that I love you Lord. All I have I

give to you. All my memories I send to you. All my

thoughts, reflections, doubts, fears, certainties, and

ambitions I now give away to you. O Lord, be gracious

and merciful to me, for I sinned against you. Please

forgive me now. In your goodness and mercy, take what

you would of me and shape me with your divine love. Amen





Hurricane Prayer



Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, King of Kings:

Show us this day your awesome power and authority as

this monstrous storm, this hurricane, sets itself to

ravage any way it can, our land, our homes, our lives.

We acknowledge the Word of God which says that "all

power and authority" has been given to Jesus Christ who

sits at the right hand of God, who has been given

authority over all things in heaven and in earth, under

the earth, and in the sea, to the glory of the Most

High God.



Father, we pray in this Name which is above every Name,

even Jesus the Christ, to show us the glory of Thy

grace and mercy. For you have said you would have

mercy, not sacrifice. So let it be with this storm of

turmoil and savagery that has marked this area of the

earth for its retribution for hatred and deception,

whether perceived or real, and let the awesome power

and presence of the Christ, in which are found the

perfect balance of the earth elements, dissipate and

quell, this storm that threatens our shores this day.

Father, I pray that you will be with all those who are

moving to escape the storm's ravages, its rage, and

protect them, their lives, their homes, and their

property, as you dispense your merciful grace and peace.



Let us not be deceived by our mental imaginings that

your arm is shortened; for it is absolute, and

available if we but call on the name of the Lord. We

Praise Thee! We give Thee all the Glory! We fall on our

knees in Thanksgiving for your boundless Mercy and

Grace. We honor Thee with our lips and voices, and we

give Thanks that Thou Art Our God! Hallelujah! Amen





Prayer or Blessing Against Storms



Jesus Christ a King of Glory has come in Peace. † God

became man, † and the Word was made flesh. † Christ was

born of a Virgin. † Christ suffered. † Christ was

crucified. † Christ died. † Christ rose from the dead.

† Christ ascended into Heaven. † Christ conquers. †

Christ reigns. † Christ orders. † May Christ protect us

from all storms and lightning † Christ went through

their midst in Peace, † and the word was made flesh. †

Christ is with us with Mary. † Flee you enemy spirits

because the Lion of the Generation of Judah, the Root

David, has won. † Holy God! † Holy Powerful God! † Holy

Immortal God! † Have mercy on us. Amen!





Prayer to Avert Storms and Hurricanes





Father, all the elements of nature obey your command.

Calm the storms and hurricanes that threaten us and

turn our fear of your power into praise of your

goodness.  Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy

Spirit, one God, forever and ever.  Amen.



Prayers to Our Lady of Prompt Succor



Michael Brown of Spirit Daily calls Mary under this

title the Hurricane Lady.  Read why at this site:



http://www.spiritdaily.org/Prayers/hurricanelady.htm



OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR



Father in Heaven through the intercession of Our Lady

of Prompt Succor, spare us during this hurricane season

from all harm. Protect us and our homes from all

disasters of nature. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten

to help us. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.



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O, Mary, Mother of God, who, amidst the tribulations of

the world, watches over us and over the Church of your

Son, be to us and to the Church truly OUR LADY OF

PROMPT SUCCOR, make haste to help us in all our

necessities, that in this fleeting life you may be our

succor, and obtain for us (here ask the particular

favor you desire). Help us to gain life everlasting

through the merits of Jesus, your Son, our Lord and

Redeemer.  Amen.



Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.



Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three

times)



O Queen of the Universe, Our Lady of Prompt Succor,

sovereign full of kindness, you are the advocate of

sinners, a haven of safety to the shipwrecked; you are

the resource of the world, the ransom of captives, the

health of the infirm, the consolation of the afflicted,

the refuge and salvation of all on earth. We beseech

you to grant us the help of your prayers, which incline

our Heavenly Father to forgive our sins and grant our

petitions in all the necessities of this miserable

life, prayers which obtain for us an abundance of

graces to receive the pardon of our faults and arrive

at the practice of virtue, prayers which stop our

enemies, confound their designs, and triumph over their

efforts.  Amen.  (partial indulgence)





Litany of

Our Lady of Prompt Succor 	

	



Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.

Mother of the Infant Jesus, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of all who invoke you with

confidence, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of all who are devout toward

the Infant Jesus, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor for obtaining a lively faith,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor for sustaining the hope of

Christians, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor for obtaining and persevering

in charity, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor for observing the law of God,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor for observing perseverance in

virtue and good works, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every spiritual necessity,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor against the revolt of

self-will, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor in the occasion of sin, pray

for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every temptation, pray for

us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor against the evil spirit, pray

for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor for obtaining contrition,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of those wishing to re-enter

the path of salvation, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor for the conversion of

sinners, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every temporal necessity,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every affliction, pray for

us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of afflicted families, pray

for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of the sick and the poor,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor against contagious diseases

and epidemics, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every accident, pray for

us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor against destruction by fire,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor against lightning and

tempest, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor against destruction by flood,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of travelers, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of navigators, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of the shipwrecked, pray for

us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor against the enemies of our

country, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor in time of war, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of those aspiring to the Holy

Priesthood and the religious life, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of laborers in the Lord's

vineyard, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of missionaries who spread

the faith, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor of our Holy Father the Pope,

pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor for those searching for the

faith, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor against the enemies of the

Church, pray for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor at the hour of death, pray

for us.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor for the deliverance of the

souls in Purgatory, pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,

spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,

graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, have

mercy on us.



V.  Our Lady of Prompt Succor, pray for us.

R.  That we may be made worthy of the promises of

Christ.



LET US PRAY



O Almighty and Eternal God! Who sees us surrounded by

so many dangers and miseries, grant in Your infinite

goodness that the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Your

Divine Son, may defend us from the evil spirit and

protect us against all adversities, that always, and

with PROMPT SUCCOR, she may deliver us from every evil

of soul and body, and safely guide us to the kingdom of

heaven, through the merits of Our Lord Jesus Christ,

Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of

the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.  Amen.



Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us.



LET US PRAY



O most merciful Jesus, Who has placed the riches of

Your mercy in the heart of Your Mother Mary,

propitiously grant that through her patronage we may be

delivered from all evils of mind and body. We beg this

of You, merciful Jesus, Who live and reign with God the

Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world

without end.  Amen.



Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us.

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