Oh, Dearest Mother, Sweetest Virgin of Altagracia, our Patroness. You are our Advocate and to you we recommend our needs. You are our Teacher and like disciples we come to learn from the example of your holy life. You are our Mother, and like children, we come to offer you all of the love of our hearts. Receive, dearest Mother, our offerings and listen attentively to our supplications. Amen.



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Tami
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Posted: April 23 2007 at 6:15am | IP Logged Quote Tami

Would you join me in praying a special blessing for my mom? Today is her 80th birthday!

In particular, I know the desire of her heart would be to see my brother healed. He has cancer that has spread to his liver, and the doctors give him <5% of survival. My mother clings to hope – that someone has to make up that 5%, so why not him?! I am praying that the Lord gives her this gift for her birthday.

We celebrated yesterday, at a local restaurant, about 35 of us. We were in a separate room, but a couple not with us had come in to eat there as well. My mom went up to chat with them, and the woman (without my mom saying anything) said she had had cancer in 1999, and that the doctors had given up hope completely, but she found “some medication” from some “pharmaceutical company” (the details from mom last night were really fuzzy) and she is now cancer-free. My mother, of course, jumped at the chance to learn more. The woman thinks the medication may even be illegal now. My mom said to me later, "I don't care, I’ll gladly go to jail if it helps my son to live."

She is beginning to believe that meeting this couple was Providence.

They then gave her a copy of a book, Jerusalem Countdown, maybe????? My mother was completely stymied by this one. She tried reading parts of it last night, and she told me “Well, it says that the Pope is a nice guy, but I don’t really understand what this book is about”    I think these people were most likely Christians.

Anyway, I would be most grateful for prayers for her today, her special day. Thank you all so much!

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 6:27am | IP Logged Quote esperanza

Prayers for your mother and brother.

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 6:32am | IP Logged Quote Paula in MN

Tami, I'll be praying for both your mother and your brother today.

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 7:41am | IP Logged Quote Ruth

I'll be praying for your mother and brother.

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 3:19pm | IP Logged Quote teachingmyown

Birthday prayers, and prayers for healing for your brother.

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 3:49pm | IP Logged Quote stacykay

Tami,
prayers for your mom (that sounds like a wonderful celebration for her!) and your brother (with a special prayer to St. Pio.)

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 8:21pm | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool

Praying here for both your brother and mother.

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 8:46pm | IP Logged Quote MarieC

Praying for your mom & brother.


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Tami, praying for your mother and all her intentions.

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