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Prayer flags in Yuksom,Sikkim,India

Prayer of St. Pio of Pietrelcina after Holy Communion

 

Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have

You present so that I do not forget You.

You know how easily I abandon You.

 

Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak

and I need Your strength,

that I may not fall so often.

 

Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life,

and without You, I am without fervor.

 

Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light,

and without You, I am in darkness.

 

Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will.

 

Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice

and follow You.

 

Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You

very much, and always be in Your company.

 

Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You.

 

Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is,

I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of love.

 

Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late and the day is coming to a close, and life passes;

death, judgment, eternity approaches. It is necessary to renew my strength,

so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I need You.

It is getting late and death approaches,

I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows.

O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile!

 

Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all it’s dangers. I need You.

 

Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of the bread,

so that the Eucharistic Communion be the Light which disperses the darkness,

the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.

 

Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain united to You,

if not by communion, at least by grace and love.

 

Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation, because I do not merit it,

but the gift of Your Presence, oh yes, I ask this of You!

 

Stay with me, Lord, for it is You alone I look for, Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart,

Your Spirit, because I love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more.

 

With a firm love, I will love You with all my heart while on earth

and continue to love You perfectly during all eternity. Amen

 

Come and join in Friday Prayer Service on Partakers! Pray for yourself and for others.

 

davegroberts.podbean.com/2011/07/22/friday-prayers-22072011/

 

and if you need prayer, leave a comment there!

 

Have a great weekend!

I love this part of Holden.

Primi passi con la nuova Nikon D7000

Grazie ai vecchietti che ti rallegrano la giornata con commenti bizzarri sul tuo improbabile smalto verde

 

Nikon D7000 | 28mm f/2.8

 

My God (oh, let me call Thee mine,

Weak, wretched sinner though I be),

My trembling soul would fain be Thine;

My feeble faith still clings to Thee.

 

(from A prayer, Anne Bronte)

A view from a tiny bridge along our trek!

 

Heart printed in response to Prayer for Japan letterpress appeal/exhibit...

 

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Monotype Arabesque (Granjon) Ornaments 219, 310, 311, 312, 314, 315

 

Row upon row of glass prayer jars surround the statue of Puxian in front of Huazang Si at the summit of Emei Shan, Sichuan Province.

Prayer wheels at the beautiful Monastery Tashigang Gonpa, Bhutan

Night of holy festival Shivratri;Varanasi, India.

Lady praying in a church.

A friar in personal prayer before Mass.

Prayer flags outside the temple. Smithsonian Folklife Festival, June 28, 2008. D2E9084

Thousands of people turned out for Eid prayer this morning at some 270 mosques and prayer grounds across Qatar, including the Sheikhs’ Mosque in Musheireb.

This was taken at an Amish family's home

Prayer candles taken at te Santorini Profitis Ilias Monastery

Scattata il 10 aprile 2005, una settimana dopo la morte di Papa Giovanni Paolo II - Taken April 10 2005, a week after the death of Pope John Paul II

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.. at Diskit Monastery.

Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair, held annually, is the second largest congregation of mankind after the holy Kumbha Mela. Almost a million of Hindu devotees from all over India gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip.

Besides the devotees, hundreds of sadhus, priests and alms-seekers come to Gangasagar every year for a unique spiritual experience!

The river Ganga (Ganges) which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad high Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga meets the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day (January 14/15), when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius.

The Gangasagar fair (mela) exhibited a colorful ceremonial display of ritualistic acts, all being driven by deep faith in Hindu religion, directed for the sake of wealth and peace for self and for the dearest and nearest ones, for new generations to come, and of course in deep regards for the ancestors. I wondered by how for generations , the faith, devotion, endurance and love directed the people of my country in their continuous journey for eternal peace with all poverty acclaimed, other wise. I wondered by the gleaming faces of my country people who had no affluence of the west. I wondered by their enormous life forces with very ordinary food. I wondered by their grace with very ordinary cloths, and simplicity out of ignorance of the complex world. I found my religious India at a glance there. And I believe that my India isn’t a “Lost Paradise” even today, where humanity flourished for ever. Nikon D7000

Going to be having these printed for members of the congregation to use in an upcoming prayer drive. The bookmark will be perforated at the dotted line. Probably sending this to the printer tomorrow, any thoughts?

AR365: Theme: Reflection

  

Personal Note:

Beside the idea that prayer itself might be a kind of reflection (as we think deeply about the things we are thankful for etc.) -- There is another kind of reflection suggested by the mere presence of the young man. Genesis records that God made man in his own image. In keeping, every man. woman, and child, is an image bearer...or, if you will -- a reflection of the invisible God. (I would also add, a partial and imperfect reflection, but that is a different thought.)

Taeyang Sebastian

Buddhist prayer flags, colorful panels of rectangular cloth, are often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes. Prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bön, which predated Buddhism in Tibet.

 

Traditionally, prayer flags come in sets of five, one in each of five colors. The five colors represent the elements, and the Five Pure Lights and are arranged from left to right in specific order: blue, white, red, green, and then yellow. Different elements are associated with different colors for specific traditions, purposes and sadhana. Blue symbolizes sky/space, white symbolizes air/wind, red symbolizes fire, green symbolizes water, and yellow symbolizes earth. According to Traditional Tibetan medicine, health and harmony are produced through the balance of the five elements.

 

Prayer flags have been used for centuries to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom. The flags do not carry prayers to gods, a common misconception; rather, the Tibetans believe the prayers and mantras will be blown by the wind to spread the good will and compassion into all pervading space. Therefore, prayer flags are thought to bring benefit to all.

 

By hanging flags in high places the blessings depicted on the flags are carried to all the surroundings. As wind passes over the surface of the flags which are sensitive to the slightest movement of the wind, the air is purified and sanctified by the Mantras.

 

The prayers of a flag become a permanent part of the universe as the images fade from exposure to the elements. Just as life moves on and is replaced by new life, Tibetans renew their hopes for the world by continually mounting new flags alongside the old. This act symbolizes a welcoming of life's changes and an acknowledgment that all beings are part of a greater ongoing cycle.

 

Because the symbols and mantras on prayer flags are sacred, they should be treated with respect. They should not be placed on the ground or used in clothing. Old prayer flags should be burned.

 

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