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CONGRESS
PRAYER
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Our Lady of the Most Holy Eucharist
Courtesy of LATRIA, Inc. |
PRAYER FOR THE MARIAN EUCHARISTIC
CONGRESS
Diocese of Fargo
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Most Blessed Trinity, Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit; we ask You through the intercession of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, that You successfully bring to completion the
Marian Eucharistic Congress.
Holy Spirit, grant that all
hearts will be open to the graces given by The Divine Mercy so that they
will accept what He gives them and do what He asks of them. Convert and
renew all minds and hearts of those attending the congress. Light the fire
of their love for You.
We ask for an outpouring of the
Holy Spirit on the speakers, the audience and everyone working for the
congress. Give divine guidance for those planning the congress and help
them make wise decisions. Inspire people to be generous in offering their
help, and give strength to them in their work.
We pray for the safety of all
travelers to the congress, and ask St. Raphael and all the angels and
saints to surround and protect them.
We ask Jesus to cover with His Precious Blood
all those in the congress, and we come against Satan and all evil spirits
in the Name of Jesus, and we ask St. Michael to protect us.
Please give direction and light to all those who
promote devotion to the Eucharistic Lord, the Divine Mercy and the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Lastly, we consecrate the entire Marian
Eucharistic Congress to the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, The Divine Mercy
and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and we ask that all participants will
come to a greater knowledge, love and devotion
for them.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our
Eucharistic Lord. Amen. |
Printable Prayer Card
Origin of the Marian Eucharistic
Congress
Prayer
Sr. Maurella with a
small child |
Sister Maurella (Schliese) .
. . a name not unknown to many, particularly in the upper Midwest. She did
travel, though in recent years, her travels were
limited due to health reasons. But she still prayed, and she encouraged others
to pray, and never to overlook the power of prayer, be it for the holy souls in
purgatory or for personal needs and healings.
Sister Maurella was a sister
of St Joseph of Carondolet, whose Motherhouse is in St. Paul,
Minnesota.
Her first love was teaching, and especially teaching children, which she did for
many years. In later years she lived and carried on her prayer-life in Fargo;
heading up her weekly prayer group, praying for others’ needs, and always to
include prayer for healing. People always brought their intentions to her, and
she took all these intentions, wrote them down, and placed them in her
prayer-care. Her phone number was on my “speed dial”! |
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She traveled, she wrote, but
mostly she prayed. She attended Mass twice daily for many years, always walking
to and from the church to her little apartment. She was a role model for her
tenacity and trust in the power of prayer.
Sister Maurella called me one
day, about 10 years ago, and very matter-of-factly told me that she had been
given a prayer by the Holy Spirit; and that I should start to pray it, too . . .
for the upcoming Marian Eucharistic Congress. “OK, Sister”. . . I said,
with a rather dubious tone. I didn’t want to offend her, and I knew Sister was
one to be taken seriously when it came to something like this . . . But, I
thought, I was already praying so many prayers!?!? I supposed one more
certainly couldn’t hurt. . . . Anyway, after I prayed it the first time . . .
(funny thing, I could never just read it) . . . I was overwhelmed by it’s
sweetness and sensitivity. How did she know that the Marian Eucharistic
Congress would always have in its sights . . . and specifically so . . . Our
Eucharistic Lord, the Divine Mercy, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary? How
perfectly honest a prayer, I thought. It begged assistance and protection for
all those people even remotely connected with the Congress. How awesomely
perfect! It was exactly what we needed to pray. The words were so right and
specifically for each Congress, and as the years passed to include more
Congresses.
Well, this is the first year
since the first Marian Eucharistic Congress in 1994 that Sister Maurella, too,
has passed on. She is home now, with her dear Lord and Savior, holy Mother
Mary, and all the angels and saints. We miss this very special lady--Sister
Maurella--but we will continue to pray the words that were given to her “by the
Holy Spirit” for the Marian Eucharistic Congress. Her little “Prayer Room” down
the west corridor at the Civic Auditorium will be empty this year, but I know
very well that she will be with us in an even more special way. . . And the
Diocese of Fargo, as well as the Marian Eucharistic Congress, has another
“spiritual gem” to add to its treasure. We who knew her have been greatly
blessed. She was a person of faith.
But any one of us/you
can ask for that same intercession. And as you prepare yourself to attend this
beautiful and spiritual weekend in Fargo in October, please consider praying the
very words that Sister Maurella first gave to me over 10 years ago. I say to
you, as she told me the first time . . .
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“I think you need to pray this prayer that I have
just been given by the Holy Spirit.”
Sister Maurella Schliese - 1994
Other suggestions:
? Put the prayer card in your church.
? Share it with others.
? Give it to those who might be thinking about
attending the Congress.
? Give it to those who might not be thinking about
attending the Congress.
? Give a copy to your priest.
? Give a copy to your prayer group.
? Pray it weekly or daily before arriving in
Fargo on October 13th.
? Pray it at the conclusion of your rosary.
? Pray it in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
? Pray it on the 13th of each month up to
October 13th.
? Put a copy of it in your Church Bulletin.
? Mail a copy to your sister in
Iowa.
? Mail a copy to your brother in
California.
? Mail a copy to your aunt and uncle in
Pennsylvania.
?
Send a copy to
each of the Catholic organizations that you help to support or sponsor, with
your next check and/or prayer intention, and ask them to pray it.
?
Forward it to
your all of your email contacts.
? Pray it! Share it! Believe it! Sister Maurella
did, and so do we.
Mary Kay Starry
Co-chair
MARIAN EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
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