Prayer Partners

April 2021

Dear Prayer Partners,
Happy Easter! He is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!!!
We are praying for you, too, during these joyous fifty days. Your prayers are bearing fruit, as you will see in our second petition for this month: three Russians from our student group entered the Church this Easter!! May you and all your loved ones be filled with the joy of Jesus' resurrection.
In Him,
Mother Stella, CJD and all the Sisters in Jesus the Lord

1. For the restoration of unity between the Catholic and Orthodox churches, as we celebrate our Easter season and the Orthodox prepare to celebrate Easter May 2.
2. For the three Russian students who entered the Catholic Church in Vladivostok this Easter: Anya, Marina and Artur.
3. For the leaders and participants in the Rachel's Vineyard retreats for post-abortion healing in Irkutsk, Russia, April 9-11, in Novosibirsk, Russia, April 16-18, and in Kansas City, Missouri April 23-25, and for the spreading of Rachel's Vineyard retreats across Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Gentle Jesus, may my every action say "You are my utter all!
May my every breath be a spiritual communion!
May my every heartbeat offer you all the love you have received and will forever receive!

Prayer to Our Suffering Savior For the Souls in Purgatory by St. Alphonsus Liguori

O most sweet Jesus, through the bloody sweat which Thou didst suffer in the Garden of Gethsemane, have mercy on these Blessed Souls. Have mercy on them, O Lord, Have mercy on them.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel scourging, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most painful crowning with thorns, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy cross to Calvary, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel crucifixion, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most bitter agony on the cross, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the immense pain Thou didst suffer in breathing forth Thy Blessed Soul, have mercy on them. Have mercy on them O Lord.

Prayer Partners: Please pray that young women who have a vocation to the missionary life will come, and that our community will develop according to God's plan.

Prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for our mission work would be most appropriate.

Our community, Sisters in Jesus the Lord, is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) who was a sister of the Visitation Order in France was responsible for spreading the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus throughout the Church. She said in one of her letters:

"It seems to me that our Lord's earnest desire to have his sacred heart honored in a special way is directed toward renewing the effects of redemption in our souls. For the sacred heart is an inexhaustible fountain and its sole desire is to pour itself out into the hearts of the humble so as to free them and prepare them to lead lives according to his good pleasure.

A prayer that we sisters say daily is the following:

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Have Mercy on us
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Inflame our hearts with Your love
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Help us to make You known and loved by all