During these Marian feasts of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary and Our Lady of Guadalupe, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity pray with various dioceses through Mary’s intercession and share images that encourage a relationship with the Mother of Jesus who offers her protection. Here we pause and join our prayers with Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at St. Joseph and James Church,sites Madison, Wisconsin. and St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Sierra Visita, Arizona, Diocese of Tucson.
Diocese of Madison
Mary said: “Are you not under my protection”. We also remember her words to Juan Diego, “Do this be assured of it in your heart, my littlest one, that I myself, I am the entirely and ever Virgin Saint Mary, Mother of the true Divinity, God Himself; because of Him, life goes on, creation goes on; His are all things afar, His are all things near at hand, things above in the heavens, things here below on the earth…here shall I make well and heal up their each and every kind of disappointment, of exhausting pangs, of bitter aching pain.”
Prayer
Our Blessed Mother Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, is a comfort and strength to us. As seen in these beautiful images from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Madison, Wisconsin. Her peaceful presence is one of strength. She stands with us; she teaches us how to pray and wait. We pray for her intercession for those in desperate need, the people of Ukraine, Palestine, Nigeria, the Congo, Syria among others, the immigrants being expelled and their families, those who are hungry and cold along with the sick and suffering. May she teach us how to stand with our brothers and sisters, to give support and strength that they may know that they belong in God’s kingdom.
Nuestra Santísima Madre María, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, nos consuela y nos fortalece. Como se aprecia en estas hermosas imágenes de la parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Madison, Wisconsin, su presencia pacífica nos da fuerza. Ella nos acompaña; nos enseña a orar y a esperar. Oramos por su intercesión por quienes se encuentran en necesidad desesperada: los pueblos de Ucrania, Palestina, Nigeria, el Congo y Siria, entre otros; los inmigrantes expulsados y sus familias; los que pasan hambre y frío, junto con los enfermos y los que sufren. Que ella nos enseñe a acompañar a nuestros hermanos y hermanas, a brindarles apoyo y fortaleza para que sepan que pertenecen al reino de Dios. Amen.
Diocese of Tucson
Sister Carol Seidl is pictured here with an image from St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Sierra Visita, Arizona. The parish is a multi-cultural community thanks to its proximity to Fort Huachuca, and includes a large number of ethnic groups and cultural associations.
Among the languages spoken at St. Andrew’s are: Spanish, Tagalog, Korean, Vietnamese, Chamorro, Italian, German, and French. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
