Tag: Intercessory Prayer

Prayer Lists: Gathering People and Petitions

“I did my best to share with him the reason my friends and I thought violence against the unborn created more problems than it solved…I told him I would pray for him—I sensed at the time that I was making a lifelong vow.” – Christine Hanus

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Faith of Our Grandmothers

“Sarah’s grandmother — surely a devout church lady – one whom I had never met, taught me something: pain can be directed; It can be purpose-filled.” – FB Smit

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Exorcist Diary: Our Friends in Heaven

I had been praying for the monks but, in reality, it was they who were interceding for me. I was standing in the midst of saints. I thought, “’My friends, I thank you.’” – Monsignor Stephen Rosetti

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The Power of Intercessory Prayer

“It is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone.” These words of St. Edith Stein sum up the Carmelite vocation, a call which St. Elizabeth of the Trinity took to heart, and one we all join in as part of the Christian life. Claire Dwyer continues her series.

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