POPE BENEDICT XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR APRIL

VATICAN CITY, 31 MAR 2011 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for April is: "That through its compelling preaching of the Gospel, the Church may give young people new reasons for life and hope".

  His mission intention is: "That by proclamation of the Gospel and the witness of their lives, missionaries may bring Christ to those who do not yet know Him".
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84,000 Novenas for the Pope's 84th Birthday!

Will you join me in giving the Pope a huge gift for his birthday? Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating his birthday on April 16th and I'm joining up with praymorenovenas.com to get 84,000 people to pray a novena for the Pope's 84th birthday. 

On April 8th, we will begin praying for nine days leading up to and ending on the Papa Benedict's birthday. The Pope prays for us everyday so it's time to return the gift to him on the anniversary of his birth.

84,000 Novenas is a lot! So, I'm going to need your help. I want everyone who reads this blog to do the following to help with this birthday gift!

  + Sign up here: http://bit.ly/h0052O

  + Join the facebook event and invite your friends here: http://on.fb.me/eE2Xs7

  + If you have a website, post about it there!

  + Email your friends and family and get them praying too!

I'm sure the Pope will love that we are all praying for him! Please help us reach our goal of 84,000 novenas for the Pope!

Remember to sign up to pray here: http://bit.ly/h0052O

Little Catholic Bubble: Why is the Left Ignoring Church Burnings and 'Near...

Below is a very good guest post on the blog "Little Catholic Bubble" by Lisa Graas. It's a very good post well worth the read as it asks why the Left and the mainstream media is so deafeningly silent on the plight of Christians in the Muslim dominated countries.

I follow both blogs, so be sure to read them and be especially sure to read the post by Lisa as indicated below.

Little Catholic Bubble: Why is the Left Ignoring Church Burnings and 'Near...: "Many of you are familiar with Lisa Graas and her work, both from her comments here and from my blog roll. She is an amazing lady, and the s..."

Poll: Should There Be Federal Funding For Planned Parenthood?

Poll: Should There Be Federal Funding For Planned Parenthood?

There is a story on the CBS News (New York) about Senator Frank Lautenberg leading a rally supporting federal funding of Planned Parenthood. On that news story page, there is a poll you can vote on to express your support or opposition to the fedral government funding Planned Parenthood.

I am happy to report that I voted "No" to the federal funding of Planned Parenthood.

Go to that story now, and vote No to the funding of Planned Parenthood.

Our Lady of Akita

Our Lady of Akita

Here is a post on Approved Apparitions from September 18, 2005 by Emmy. Also here is a post about Akita  (on the same blog) from Marie who published this post on April 6, 2006. It is called "Akita- A Warning To The World".

POPE BENEDICT XVI: News Vatican Information Service 03/15/2011

Facebook and Youtube Pages on John Paul II Beatification

POPE BENEDICT XVI: News Vatican Information Service 03/15/2011

'Baby Joseph' Gets Second Chance at Life in U.S. - FoxNews.com

'Baby Joseph' Gets Second Chance at Life in U.S. - FoxNews.com

Critical Mass

Where Visitors Come From

The Flag Counter I have on these blogs does a good job of showing the national flags of the visitors to Faith of the Fathers blogs. I thought readers might like to see what cities and countries visitors come from as well.

So here goes:

Mississauga Ontario Canada
Arlington Texas United States
Chicago Illinois United States
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Canada
Boulder Colorado United States
Lubbock Texas United States
Fort Lauderdale Florida United States
Flower Mound   Texas United States
Madras Tamil Nadu India
Orange California United States
Miami Florida United States
Fairbanks   Alaska United States
Brooklyn New York United States
Orlando Florida United States
Springfield Virginia United States
Tyler Texas United States
Lidcombe New South Wales Australia
Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
South Orange New Jersey United States
Birmingham Alabama United States
Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh Vietnam
Richmond  Texas United States
Lehi  Utah     United States
Byram Mississippi United States
Kollam Kerala India
Santa Rosa California United States
Austin Texas United States
Saint Louis Missouri United States
Minneapolis Minnesota United States
Waverley New South Wales Australia
San Diego  California     United States
San Antonio Texas United States
Cleveland  Ohio    United States
Spanaway   Washington United States
Wildwood New Jersey United States
New Philadelphia Ohio United States
Melbourne Victoria Australia
Florham Park New Jersey United States
Dayton Ohio     United States
Carol Stream Illinois United States
Rolla Missouri United States
Furlong Pennsylvania United States
Charlotte North Carolina United States
De Pere Wisconsin     United States
Phoenix Arizona United States
Los Angeles California    United States
Modesto California    United States
Fort Wayne Indiana United States
Mesa Arizona United States
Newark Delaware United States
Trowbridge Wiltshire United Kingdom
Blissfield Michigan United States
Beaverton    Oregon    United States
Bellmawr New Jersey United States
York Pennsylvania United States
Temecula California United States
Saint Paul     Minnesota  United States
Toledo Ohio     United States
Baltimore Maryland United States
Jenkintown Pennsylvania United States
Cape Girardeau Missouri United States
Madison Wisconsin    United States
Pearl River New York United States
Seminole Florida United States
Findlay Ohio    United States
Cincinnati Ohio     United States
East Rockaway    New York United States
Peoria Illinois United States
Longmont     Colorado United States
Kota Kinabalu Sabah Malaysia
Washington District Of Columbia    United States
Anaheim California United States
Batangas Batangas City Philippines
Bandar     Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam
Newmarket Ontario Canada
Brisbane Queensland Australia

ALERT: REQUEST FOR PRAYERS FOR A MIRACULOUS CURE: Joseph – 2 years old | Fr. Z's Blog – What Does The Prayer Really Say?

ALERT: REQUEST FOR PRAYERS FOR A MIRACULOUS CURE: Joseph – 2 years old | Fr. Z's Blog – What Does The Prayer Really Say?

"Today Joe was sleeping while his Dad was crying along beside him. He awoke, he is 2 and a half, and asked his Dad why he was crying? ‘Don’t you see the two angels standing next to the bed. They are bewdiful’ He said."


Please click the lnik above to read about this child with Category 4 cancer, and say a prayer to Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta for his cure.

Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions For March

VATICAN CITY, 1 MAR 2011 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for March is: "That the nations of Latin America may walk in fidelity to the Gospel and progress in justice and peace".

His mission intention is: "That the Holy Spirit may give light and strength to those in many regions of the world who are persecuted and discriminated against because of the Gospel".

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