October 30,2002 St.Gerard Majella Confessor(1726-1755) LIFE: Gerard ,born on 23rd april 1725 in Muro-Italy, of a tailor who died when the boy was 12, leaving the family in poverty. Gerard tried to join the Capuchins, but his health prevented it; accepted as a Redemptorist lay brother serving his order as sacristan, gardener, porter, infirmarian, and tailor. "Everything that is done for God becomes a prayer".He was blessed with a profound contemplation and ardent love of the Blessed Sacrament . God granted him emarkable spiritual gifts:ectasies,levitations,bilocations,invisibility,prophecy,infused knowledge,discernment of spirits,&even power over the forces of nature&satan himself.His obedience to superior was wellknown.Every spare moment was spent in adoration of Blessed sacrament. He died in 1755 ,of tuberclosis. ;canonized in 1904 by St.pope Pius x.
His last will consisted of the following small note on the door of his cell: "Here the will of God is done, as God wills, and as long as God wills." Patronage childbirth, children, expectant mothers, falsely accused people, good confessions, lay brothers, motherhood, mothers, , pro-life movement, unborn children Prayer to Saint Gerard Majella - for MotherhoodGood Saint Gerard, powerful intercessor before the throne of God, wonder-worker of our day, I call upon you and seek your aid. You know that our marriage has not as yet been blessed with a child and how much my husband and I desire this gift. Please present our fervent pleas to the Creator of life from whom all parenthood proceeds and beseech Him to bless us with a child whom we may raise as His child and heir of heaven. Amen. --------------------------------- Prayer to Saint GerardGreat Saint Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ, perfect imitator of our meek and humble Savior, and devoted child of the Mother of God, enkindle in my heart one spark of that heavenly of charity which glowed in yours and made you a seraph of love. Glorious Saint Gerard, because, like your Divine Master, you bore without murmur or complaint the calumnies of wicked men when falsely accused of crime, you have been raised up by God as the patron and protector of expectant mothers. Preserve me in the dangers of motherhood, and shield the child I now bear, that it may be brought safely to the light of day and receive the sacrament of baptism. Post your ad on Yahoo! India Autos.Check out the used Maruti, Fiat and Ford models on sale now. **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
