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FRANCISCANS: our Church, Country and our brothers and sisters need your prayers.

Pray for Your Enemies

Pray for those who behave like your enemy and for those who persecute you and who are estranged from the Church. Pick an enemy, anyone you might think is in most need of your prayers; it could be a terrorist, politician, radical entertainer, or a member of the Church who has fallen away from his or her responsibilities.

Say, each day, a Hail Mary, decade of the rosary, or even the whole rosary for the person you have selected. You will then be following the Gospel as St. Matthew said:
“But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” Matthew 5:44-45

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The Five Franciscan Martyrs Regional Executive Council has suggested that all members of our Region consider praying a perpetual Franciscan Crown Rosary for Peace and Understanding: for ourselves and our families, our Fraternity, our Order, our Neighborhood, our Church, our State, and our Country. A decade may be prayed each day of the week as follows:
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1. Decade on Monday, The Annunciation, for ourselves and our families.
2. Decade on Tuesday, The Visitation, for our Fraternity.
3. Decade on Wednesday, The Birth of our Lord, for our Order.
4. Decade on Thursday,The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, for our Neighborhood.
5. Decade on Friday,The Finding of Jesus in the Temple, for our Church.
6. Decade on Saturday, The Resurrection of our Lord, for our State.
7. Decade on Sunday, The Assumption of our Lady into Heaven, for our Country.
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We suggest that the offering of this perpetual Rosary start on the first Monday in Advent, November 30,
2009.
We hope each member of our Region will consider making these intentions a part of their daily prayers.
Hans D. Huemmer, SFO Regional Minister

You may submit your petitions and intercessions to the Editor, as ofen as you like.