Personal Prayer Request

I would appreciate it if you would remember me in your prayers. I am searching for a new job, as my current employers are only giving me 22-26 hours a week. As I drive 60 miles round trip every day, this is just barely paying for the gas at the current gas prices. Thank you all! 

Steve Smith

POPE BENEDICT XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR APRIL

Vatican City, 30 March 2012 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for April is: "That many young people may hear the call of Christ and follow Him in the priesthood and religious life".

His mission intention is: "That the risen Christ may be a sign of certain hope for the men and women of the African continent".

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Divine Mercy Novena 2012

Starting on Good Friday, I will be joining more than 10,000 Catholics to pray a Divine Mercy Novena!

I’m actually trying to help this online prayer community (PrayMoreNovenas.com) to get 20,000 people praying this novena for God’s Mercy. 

You may also sign up for handy email reminders to get the the novena prayers here: http://www.praymorenovenas.com/divine-mercy-novena

After you sign up, maybe you can help spread the word as well. God’s Mercy is abundant and overflowing, let’s share it!

U.S. Silent on Top Saudi Cleric’s Call to ‘Destroy Churches’ | CNSNews.com

The following excerpts are from the cnsnews.com article U.S. Silent on Top Saudi Cleric’s Call to ‘Destroy Churches’ by Patrick Goodenough:

Ten days after Saudi Arabia’s foremost religious leader called for a demolition of all churches in the Arabian Peninsula – in line with a purported injunction by Mohammed – the U.S. government and other allies of the kingdom have yet to react.

Major media outlets also have largely ignored the incident; a Nexis search finds reporting on the issue has been restricted to blogs and opinion columns, including a Washington Times editorial on March 16.

On March 12, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh was quoted in Arabic media reports as telling a visiting Kuwaiti delegation that it was “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region.”

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U.S. Silent on Top Saudi Cleric’s Call to ‘Destroy Churches’ | CNSNews.com