(11) Jesus Son of Mary

Let us pray God for our relations, friends, well wishers,
and enemies, living and dead.
O Jesus, son of Mary, whom Mary followed to the Cross when
Thy disciples fled, and who didst bear her tenderly in mind in the midst of Thy
sufferings, even in Thy last words, who didst commit her to Thy best beloved
disciple, saying to her, "Woman, behold thy son," and to him,
"Behold thy Mother," we, after Thy pattern, would pray for all who
are near and dear to us, and we beg Thy grace to do so continually. We beg Thee
to bring them all into the light of Thy truth, or to keep them in Thy truth if
they already know it, and to keep them in a state of grace, and to give them
the gift of perseverance. We thus pray for our parents, for our fathers and our
mothers, for our children, for every one of them, for our brothers and sisters,
for every one of our brothers, for every one of our sisters, for our cousins
and all our kindred, for our friends, and our father's friends, for all our old
friends, for our dear and intimate friends, for our teachers, for our pupils,
for our masters and employers, for our servants or subordinates, for our
associates and work-fellows, for our neighbours, for our superiors and rulers;
for those who wish us well, for those who wish us ill; for our enemies; for our
{202} rivals; for our injurers and for our slanderers. And not only for the
living, but for the dead, who have died in the grace of God, that He may
shorten their time of expiation, and admit them into His presence above. {203}
Above from: Newman Reader - Meditations
*We continue to Pray to Bl. John Henry Newman for the intention of an Irish Ordinariate. Prayer to Bl. John Henry above right on sidebar of this blog. His Memorial is tomorrow 9th October.
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