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Do you know anyone who never needs help – or at least never admits their need of help? Because of our human limits, we all need help – God’s help and the help of others.
Prayer is the way we ask God’s help. “Partners in prayer” is a way we can ask others to help us pray.
We believe in the Communion of Saints of which we here on earth are also members. We ask St. Jude and other saints in heaven to pray with us and for us – and through our “partners in prayer” program, we both pray for the needs of others and ask them to pray with us and for our needs.
Today's reflection
Presentation of the Lord. Friends, today we
celebreate the time Mary and Joseph followed the law:
"Every first born male shall be consecrated to the
Lord," and brought Jesus to Jerusalem. When Jesus
grew up he would transcend that law by proclaiming
that the first born, the second born, the fifth or
tenth born, male or female, is consecrated to the
Lord.
Richard, O.P.
Related links
• Familiar prayers
• Daily prayers
• Prayers for special needs
• Praying the rosary
• Honoring saints
PrayerNet
You can submit a prayer request asking that members of the Shrine staff pray for your needs. Or you may choose to become a “partner in prayer.” With this choice you both promise to pray for the needs of others and receive their prayer support! All the prayer requests we receive are remembered at the daily Shrine Mass.
Novenas
Novenas (the word is from the Latin word which means nine) are a structured way to pray for a special need over a period of nine days. There is nothing magical about the number nine – but it is an ancient tradition in our Catholic heritage. Novenas can be done either as part of a church community or privately.
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