Friday of Christmas Octave request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Daniel who is suicidal.

Please pray for the soul of 14 year-old Colton who took his life.  Please pray for the  heartbroken family as well.  Thank you.

Very good article

Divine Mercy After Suicide

by FR. CHRIS ALAR, MIC | SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

She struggled in life.  She committed suicide.  But there’s still hope!

Every one of us has known someone who took his or her own life, or someone whose life was affected by the suicide of a loved one. It’s so difficult to face this reality, and often people despair. Many give up hope for those who have committed suicide and believe their souls are lost.

But now I never give up. Instead, I pray. Let me tell you why:

I’m an engineer by degree. I got my MBA from the University of Michigan and worked as an engineering manager in the tough auto industry of Detroit. I made great money, enjoyed the work, and loved the area. On paper, God had given me everything a young man could desire; yet, it seemed as if something was missing.

I decided to move to the Charlotte area of North Carolina and start my own business. It quickly became very successful. I had a house, a boat, and planned to marry a beautiful young lady from the local area. But something was still missing.

Being a “cradle Catholic,” but not one who was really practicing my faith, I decided to start going to Mass again. I discovered a church in North Carolina that I still call home: St. Mark’s in Huntersville. It used to jokingly be called “Our Lady of the Lanes,” because it began with 12 families in a bowling alley. It grew to over 15,000 people in six short years. I started going to Adoration there and ended up doing something I would recommend to all of you: I made a general Confession.

In a general Confession, you mentally walk through your life, confessing your sins as you go.

My general Confession helped me tremendously as I recalled sins from grade school up through my professional career. I began to feel these burdens lifted off my shoulders.

So, while I was confessing my life’s sins in 2003, I got to the year 1993. I told the priest, “What happened in 1993 still bothers me. It was my grandmother’s death.”

My grandmother’s suicide

My grandmother, Mary Alar, was a special lady. My father told many stories about her, including how her family removed her from school in the sixth grade so she could work as a maid to help support them. Then, two days before her wedding day, her fiancé was killed in an auto accident. Later, she met my grandfather, but her life was still quite difficult. By 1993, she was suffering greatly — emotionally, spiritually, and physically. It became unbearable for her. At the time, I was finishing college and didn’t even know how much pain my grandmother was enduring. In a shock to me, my grandmother committed suicide on Father’s Day.

I didn’t realize how much of a knuckle- head I was at the time. Ten years later, I told my confessor that I was not “there for her” — even at the funeral. I mean, I was there physically, but not emotionally or spiritually. I was so concerned about my degree, my job, my new home, and my girlfriend, that I don’t even remember praying for her.

I told him that this bothered me, because my grandmother had already been judged by God, and I missed my opportunity to pray for her and help her. What I really feared most arose from something I’d heard long ago about the Church teaching that if you commit suicide, you automatically go to hell.

Then the priest did something that changed my life. He said, “Go home tonight and pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for the salvation of your grandmother’s soul. This is an incredibly powerful prayer.” I had never heard of the Chaplet. I said, “Huh? Father, she’s already been judged, so it’s too late. She died 10 years ago! She’s in Heaven (I hope) or hell (I hope not). At best, my prayers might relieve some of her time in Purgatory, if she even made it that far, but her eternal fate has already been determined. There is nothing that can be done about that now.”

He said, “Look, God is outside of time. There is no past or future for God, but only one big eternal present moment. God sees everything at one instant. From the beginning of time to the end of the world, He sees it all instantaneously without compromising our free will. How do you think that the Virgin Mary was immaculately conceived?” I said, “By the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.” He said, “Yes, but how could Mary be immaculately conceived by these merits when Jesus hadn’t even been born yet? Because God is outside of time. Your prayers are eternal, and the graces given by God from those prayers, because He is not constrained by space or time, can go in any direction: past, present, or future. Christ’s sacrifice is eternally present before the Father, and so are our prayers if we unite them to the Cross of Christ.”

I sat there shaking my head, saying, “Wow, Father, this is amazing.” But I still wasn’t totally getting it. It sounded too good to be true. He continued, “Think of it this way, Chris. God knew back in 1993 that you would be here today, in 2003, and tonight you would pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for your grandmother’s soul. And since God is so merciful, so loving, He will put those prayers into the hands of Mary, the Mediatrix of All Graces, and He will allow those prayers from today to be carried back in Mary’s hands and showered over your grandmother’s soul back in 1993, at the moment of her judgment, to help her.”

He continued, “You see, suicide is a grave sin, and she will need all the help she can get. So with God’s grace, through your prayers, she may be better able to say ‘yes’ to God.” (That is why John Paul II called each of us “mini co-redeemers” — because we can share in Christ’s act of redemption). 

The priest added, “In the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, she records that Jesus visited the despairing soul three times to save it from hell (Diary, 1486), so we can infer that the souls of our loved ones have the chance to repent, say ‘yes’ to Him, and be saved.”

I said, “Father, we’re good here then, because there’s no way my grandmother will not say ‘yes’ to Jesus when she sees Him. This is awesome! Thank you, Father. Have a great day.”

Blinded by sin

He stopped me: “Hold on — there’s a problem. You said she had fallen away from the Church. Do you know if she received the Sacraments?”

“I don’t know,” I replied.

“The problem,” he said, “is your grandmother, for whatever reason, may have turned her back on God. If this is the case, she may not recognize Jesus when He comes.”

“Oh, man,” I said. “I thought all was good, but now I am worried that she could be lost because she might not recognize Jesus, and therefore be unable to say ‘yes’ to Him!”

“You didn’t let me finish,” he said. “She may not recognize Him without your prayers. But with your prayers, she will be given more grace through intercessory prayer allowed by the mercy of God. That is why Mary said at Fatima that there are many souls lost to hell … because there is nobody to pray for them! Your prayers are like a squadron of dive bombers coming in from 2003, to aid in the war being fought for her soul back in 1993. They are coming in on the hands of Mary, back to your grandmother during her personal judgment (again, because God is outside of time). The graces from these Chaplets you pray for her may be enough grace for her to turn around and say ‘yes’ to God when otherwise she wouldn’t be able to.”

The priest went on, “What happens when we sin and turn our backs on God? We put a veil between God and ourselves, blurring our vision of Him. But your prayers can help to lift that veil so that your grandmother may see God more clearly, and she has a much better chance of recognizing God for who
He is. But remember, she has to say “yes” — you cannot say “yes” for her. But you can certainly help. This is the whole point of intercessory prayer.”

My confessor continued, “Your grandmother is like a wounded soldier who cannot help herself as she lies on the battlefield, in danger of death. Your prayers come in like a fellow soldier, putting her on your shoulders, and taking her to safety. Now, she still has to cooperate and let you assist her, and she needs to have the will to live. That choice is hers. But your prayers, Chris, can offer her the help at the moment of her judgment to determine if she survives or not — meaning salvation.”

I said, “Father, this is absolutely amazing.”

Hope for those who’ve committed suicide

I said, “I heard that the Church says that those who commit suicide are condemned to hell and lost forever.” He said, “The Church doesn’t teach that.” What does the Church say about suicide? The Catechism tells us:

Grave psychological disturbances, anguish, or grave fear of hardship, suffering, or torture can diminish the responsibility of the one committing suicide. We should not despair of the eternal salvation of persons who have taken their own lives. By ways known to him alone, God can provide the opportunity for salutary repentance. The Church prays for persons who have taken their own lives (2282- 2283; emphasis added).

“So there is hope!” the priest said. “The Church says that we entrust these people to the mercy of God. So your prayers even now, 10 years later, can make a difference. And the Chaplet of Divine Mercy is one of the most powerful prayers you can offer for someone in dire need of God’s mercy.”

We then talked about a relative who had died after 20 years in which we all prayed for a conversion — and this person never converted, never came back to the Church. I told the priest that my dad said, “Well, there’s 20 years of prayer wasted.”

Is that true? No! Again, he referenced St. Faustina’s Diary, and this added the final straw to the proverbial camel’s back that was my former life. I was now changed forever.

Saint Faustina wrote:

God’s mercy sometimes touches the sinner at the last moment in a wondrous and mysterious way. Outwardly it seems as if everything were lost. [This is what it looked like for my grandmother.] But it is not so. The soul illuminated by a ray of God’s powerful final grace turns to God in the last moment with such a power of love that, in an instant, it receives from God forgiveness of sin and punishment, while outwardly it shows no sign either of repentance or of contrition, because souls [at that stage] no longer react to external things. Oh, how beyond comprehension is God’s mercy! … Although a person is at the point of death, the merciful God gives the soul that interior vivid moment, so that if the soul is willing, it has the possibility of returning to God (Diary, 1698).

Share God’s Mercy

I broke down in disbelief. I said, “Father, we have a God so merciful, so loving, so generous, that He will allow my grandma this chance for salvation? And He will allow me to still help her even though I missed my chance so many years ago?”

He said, “Yes, this is the power of the Chaplet, even for those who have taken their own life or who have died years ago.”

He made it clear that a soul cannot be removed from hell — this is Church teaching. What he was saying, however, is that as part of the Mystical Body of Christ, we can aid in each other’s salvation through our prayers. As Jesus told St. Faustina, “Help Me, My daughter, to save souls. Join your suf- ferings to My Passion and offer them to the heavenly Father for sinners” (Diary, 1032).

I said, “Father, I need to spend the rest of my life spreading this message of God’s Divine Mercy.”

Now, this message is the foundation of my priesthood.

So, if you have ever known someone who appeared to be a lost soul, especially those who committed suicide, don’t give up! There is hope! You can help, and this is all possible because we are members of the Body of Christ.

Pray for the dead!

Therefore, I ask you all to pray for your loved ones who have died, even if they’ve died 10, 20, or 50 years ago. We should never conclude that a soul is definitely lost. As Jesus said to St. Faustina, “There are moments and there are mysteries of the divine mercy over which the heavens are astounded. Let our judgment of souls cease, for God’s mercy upon them is extraordinary” (Diary, 1684).

Jesus, I trust in You!

MH

Note: Ordinarily we pray for people and events that occur in the present moment. However, God may desire that in particular cases we pray for somebody or something in the past — things that pertain directly to us, like family members or loved ones. The Lord entrusts certain things to us to pray for, but perhaps not all things, such as world events that happened centuries ago.

Father Chris Alar, MIC, is the current “Fr. Joseph, MIC,” the honorary title given to the director of the Association of Marian Helpers.

Wednesday of Christmas requests

From the Facebook group:

 

Please pray for scuff who took his life today. Thank you.

 

Please pray for Mateo who died by suicide on 26th December 2017

Very comforting and maybe unknown to many, is the teaching of the Catholic Church on suicide.

Celebrating Christmas in the Aftermath of Suicide http://catholicexchange.com/celebrating-christmas-aftermath-suicide#.WkKvt3gzEq4.facebook

Christmas Eve request

From the Facebook group:

Please for Larry and Regina who are suicidal.


Please remember to pray for the Holy Souls today.  Our Lady and a number of saints have said that more souls leave Purgatory on Christmas Day than any other day.

Friday request

From the facebook group:

On Wednesday morning Chicago police promptly cut off rush hour traffic on a street just north of Millennium Park. A man had flung himself from the heights of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, a sleek ultramodern skyscraper reaching 82-stories into the downtown skyline.

The Cook County medical examiner's office announced the next day it was a suicide. The jumper was an Ohio priest under investigation...and the investigation will continue apparently. Please pray for the repose of the soul of this priest

Thursday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Sean,15, who committed suicide - thanks so much

Thursday request

Please pray for a person who posted on another website that he or she is contemplating suicide.  We do not know his or her name but God does.  Thanks.

Monday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for the soul of David, a young husband & dad who committed suicide. Also pray for the family. Thank you

Tuesday request

Please pray for 13 year-old Rosalie who hung herself because of being bullied. Thank you. Also please pray for her family who are being bullied also on social media.

Monday requests

From the Facebook group:

Please Pray for Joseph who is 17 years and has contemplated suicide. Please pray for his parents, who are divorced, that they begin working together to save their child's life! "Hail Mary Full of Grace the Lord is with Thee, Blessed art thou among Women and Blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus, Holy Mary Mother of God Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, Amen!"

Please pray a 17 year old girl. She tried to commit suicide this morning. Thank God she made it to the hospital before the pills kicked in...

Monday request

 I just received this from another group:  Please pray for a young man who is threatening suicide with a knife in front of his brother right now- Thank you!

Wednesday request

Please pray for the soul of 22 year-old Kyle who took his life in June and for consolation for his family. Thank you.

Sunday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for God to protect a man who left a suicide note and is now missing. Thanks

Wednesday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for these people who have taken their own lives:  Mary, Jeannie, Mary Kay, Terry and Michael, ..Jackie's 2 brothers...thank you...

Good news for once!

 I would like ti share a comment on that same page I just referenced. There were two like this. So we may have helped to save two lives!

"Here is a A powerful moment of clarity saved me from this terrible decision at the very last moment. I believe it to be the voice of an angel. I am so grateful for your prayers that others may also receive such saving grace. Perhaps it was such prayer that saved me."

 

Late additions

I was just made aware of the following suicide victims names that were posted in comments after my story on the Marians of the Immaculate Conception website: 

Christopher Galstaun, Divya Jose, Sunny, D., Clay, Glenn, Tyrone, Billy, and Harlan.

 

Tuesday request

Please pray for Mark who committed suicide because he could not deal with his son's suicide (we already have the son on our list.)  Mark's family also needs a lot of prayers as they are having trouble coping with these two horrible tragedies.  Thank you so much for your  prayers.

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Marie, mom of 3 little ones. She suffers each day with anxiety & doesnt think she can handle it anymore & told me she thinks she wants to kill herself. thanks

Seven Souls to Pray For

This is a very good article and Fr. Ed gave our ministry a plug as well!

Seven Souls To Pray For This November

By FR. EDWARD LOONEY

The Church dedicates the month of November to praying for the dead. The month begins by remembering All Saints on November 1st, and All Souls on November 2nd. Many parishes hold a special remembrance Mass each year to pray for those who have died over the past 12 months, inviting their families to come to the Church and pray for their loved one’s soul.

 

As Catholics, we believe that after death there is a period of purification, which occurs in a place called Purgatory. During this month in which we pray for and remember the dead, I wish to propose seven different souls we could pray for, asking God to be merciful to them and bring them into their eternal reward.

 

1. Parents

One time at Mass, I preached on having Masses said for those who have gone before us. Afterward, a person asked me why they should do that. I gave several reasons, one being, if their soul was detained in Purgatory, it would assist their speedy entry into the Kingdom. The person responded, telling me he believed his parents were in Heaven. Of course, he might have been right, in which case, the Mass intention would have increased their intercessory power for us and accidental glory in Heaven. We know some parents are truly in heaven, as declared by the Church through the process of canonization (i.e. Louis and Zellie Martin, parents of St. Therese; St. Gianna Beretta Molla). The fact is, we shouldn’t canonize our parents; we should pray for them often.

 

Praying for our parents is an important task, because it is a way that we can still be connected to them from here below. Our prayers are a sign of our affection and love, and the offering a Mass, is a participation in the Heavenly liturgy, which we hope that they too are sharing in, and so we can be united through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Don’t forget about mom and dad, and if you have a chance, perhaps pay a visit to their grave this November.

 

2. Youth

It is always tragic when a young person dies. During their short life they could have had a deep friendship with God (as was the case with many of our youthful saints and blesseds, like Bl. Chiara Luce Badano or St. Jose Sanchez del Rio) or it’s possible the brevity of their life didn’t afford them time to repent and make amends for their sins. Especially in our day and age, there are many ways young people can fall into sin; temptation surrounds them in many ways, as it does all of us. This November, when you pray for those who have gone before you, don’t forget those who died in their youth.

 

3. Those Who Die Unexpectedly and Without the Sacraments

Do you know someone who died tragically in a car accident or someone who had a heart attack and passed quickly?  It’s possible that if they died suddenly and unexpectedly, the person didn’t die fortified with the sacraments.  It also means they might not have had time to repent and make reparation for their sins in this life.  It’s important for us to remember them in prayer and perhaps even make small sacrifices on their behalf to atone for the sins of their life.  It’s a simple way we can help out those we loved.

 

4. Clergy

The following quote is attributed to many saints, but most likely St. John Chrysostom.  He said, the road to Hell is paved with the skulls of priests and bishops. It is very common for us to canonize our clergy, because of who they were in this life, and their closeness to the sacred mysteries. We believe that they must have already received their eternal reward since they labored in the Lord’s vineyard.  The words of Jesus come to mind, “to whom much is given, more is expected” (Luke 12:36).  It is a great responsibility to have the care of souls.  Perhaps the souls of clergy and religious have things for which they must atone. Don’t forget your favorite priest or pastor who has passed away. Say a prayer for them.

 

5. For those who committed suicide

As I include those who have taken their own life in this listing, I do not wish to pass judgement on their souls. Unfortunately, in the past, this has been done. Today we rightfully understand the interplay of psychology within the role of our decisions, and as believers, hold a belief that in those last moments they could have cried out to God for mercy. Unfortunately, many people still believe suicide is a mortal sin in all instances, which as mentioned, psychological factors lessen culpability.  This mentality may cause some people to lose hope and never offer prayers for their loved one who died in this manner.

 

A faithful Catholic woman, June Klins, felt called by God to pray for those lost to suicide.  She shared her story on the Marians of the Immaculate Conception website, thedivinemercy.org.  Read about her special calling here: http://www.thedivinemercy.org/news/This-is-the-Sound-of-a-Lost-Soul-4378  To fulfill her calling, she maintains a blog and a Facebook page, in which people share names to pray for, and dedicate themselves to this prayerful apostolate.

 

6. For our Protestant Brothers and Sisters

I am sure you have had friends who were Protestants pass away. Don’t forget to pray for their souls. For the most part, the belief of Purgatory is something believed only by Catholics. For our Protestant brothers and sisters they don’t have much opportunity, if any, for Masses to be offered for their soul, or for prayers to be prayed for their eternal rest. As Catholics, this responsibility falls to us. What a gift you could give your friend, by praying them out of Purgatory and into the kingdom of Heaven.

 

7. Your Enemies

A while back on social media, I saw a person who rejoiced at the death of someone from their past because of the person’s cruelty toward them. Jesus said in the gospel to do good to those who hate you; love your enemies. When we hear of the passing of someone whom we did not count as a friend, and instead as a foe, offer a prayer for them. It’s a kind thing we can do, and an act of mercy. Perhaps as we forgive and show mercy, God will do the same for us, and that enemy of our ours might return that favor for us, by interceding for you.

 

Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them O Lord, and Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them. May They Rest In Peace.

Friday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Jenny. She has auto immune disease and seems depressed and suicidal.
Thank you.

Thursday request

From the Facebook group:

PLEASE pray now for George, a man in his 50’s, who is battling alcoholism and is threatening to take his life. Pray he seeks help. ThankYou

number to text when feeling suicidal

I just received this message. I hope you can pass it along. The person who sent it to me said she checked it and it works.

From Fr. Jose Lucero:
Did you know that if you text 741741 when you are feeling depressed or suicidal, a crisis worker will TEXT with you? Many people don't like talking on the phone and would feel more comfortable texting. It's a free service run by The Crisis Text Hotline. Please COPY and REPOST because you never know who needs to see this. #SuicideP...revention #TheWorldNeedsYou 💚

800-273-8255 and this is the number to call someone as well.

Thursday request

I received these requests from someone who visited our website:

Please pray for JoAnne who took her own life on September 25th of this year. 

Also for Lynette who overdosed intentionally in November of 2008.  Thank you.

Sunday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Wendy who feels suicidal, she is heading to the ER. Thanks

Frday requests

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for the soul of 18yr old Nick. He has been missing for over a month & was just found hanging. Also pray for his loved ones. Thank you

Please pray for the soul of 18yr old Nick. He has been missing for over a month & was just found hanging. Also pray for his loved ones. Thank you

Wednesday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for the souls of lifelong family friends,Mary and Jerry, an older couple, who were plagued with health problems and felt it necessary to end their lives in a murder suicide. They leave behind six grown children and many grandchildren. Thank you!!

Tuesday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Julie who overdosed/suicide the other day. Thank you.

Tuesday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for a Woman who is threatening suicide. Thank you.

Friday request

Please pray for Sophia who took her own life.  Her 25th birthday was this week.  Very sad. Thank you.

Please pray ....a young man recently broke up with his girlfriend. Shortly after the girl killed herself which has the boy feeling like it is his fault. Please pray for her soul and for this young man to find peace in this terrible situation. He is starting to get very depressed himself.

Saturday request

Please pray for Zachary who suffered from depression and took his life on October 2.  Thank you.

Sunday request

The following is from another group I belong to: Please pray for Alexa who attempted suicide-that she come to know the love of God; for the family of James who committed suicide and his 4 month old daughter. Thank you.

 

Sunday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Gena's daughter who had her 4th suicide attempt a week and a half ago.  Thank you.

Sunday request

Please pray for Justin who took his life in the parking lot of his college. Thank you.

Monday request

Please pray for Katie who committed suicide by walking in front of a moving train last week. Thank you.

Sunday request

Please pray for Hans, a young man in his late twenties, who committed suicide yesterday. UPDATE: HE DID NOT DIE: HE'S IN A COMA WITH BRAIN ACTIVITY!! UPDATE # 2: His family has decided to remove him off respirator on Friday Sept. 8.

Please pray for 38 year-old Keon who shot himself after he discovered his 2 year-old son accidentally shot himself with a loaded gun his was playing with. Also please pray for his wife. and the rest of the family. I cannot imagine the pain.

Monda.y request

This should have been posted days ago from our Facebook group.  Somehow I missed it.  I apologize.

For a young woman named Stevie who loved her grandpa, who passed away earlier this year. She committed suicide around June.

Request on the Queenship of Mary

Please pray for Juan who committed suicide yesterday and for his grieving family. Thank you.

Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for Juan's soul.

Sunday request

Please pray for Robert who shot himself to death a number of years ago.  Thank you.

Assumption day request

Wow!  It has been a long time since I have gotten any requests.  I think that is a good thing and hopefully our prayers are helping, but here is one for today:

Please pray for Tia who is suicidal. Thank you.

Tuesday request

Please pray for Brandi, age 18, who took her life on Sunday.  Thank you.

Another request for Sunday

Please pray for the soul of James who murdered two people, Theresa and Christopher before turning the gun on himself. And of course pray for the murder victims and all the families. Thank you.

Sunday request - urgent

URGENT! Please pray for MT who feels like she is cursed and wants to give up!! Please pray as you read this. Thank you!!

Wednesday night request

Please pray for Kara who is suicidal and has been cutting herself. Thank you.

Wednesday request

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sadie, age 15, who hung herself. The obituary said she had a troubled life and was bullied. If you want to read the obituary which has a message to the bullies, you can email meat jklins1981@verizon.net and I will send it to you since we do not post things like that on here.

Tuesday request

Please pray for Steve and his brother (the lady who told me did not remember his name) who both committed suicide - not at the same time though. Please pray for their grieving family. I can't even imagine... Thank you.

Scapular protection

I am attending the "Days of Prayer"  at the Carmelite Monastery here and yesterday the priest, who is a very holy and well-read priest, mentioned that if you wear the scapular you cannot commit suicide.  I asked him today where he got this information and he said he read it in a book about the Brown Scapular and also another priest told him the same thing.

I said that the person would have to be enrolled in the scapular, and he said he did not think so.  He thought that if the scapular was blessed by a priest that would suffice.

This is very good information to share with people who feel suicidal.  Please share this!!!!

Friday requests

Please pray for the soul of  19 year-old Tyrique who shot 2 people and then himself on June 19.  The others did not die.  Originally it was ruled a homicide, but the coroner just changed it to a suicide.
Thank you.

From the Facebook group:
Please pray for the soul of Codie who committed suicide last night. Also pray for his Wife & kids. Thank you

Saturday request

Please pray for Steve. He has cancer and is at high risk for suicide.

Friday requests

Please pray for the soul of Luke, age 21, who took his own life earlier this week. Thank you.

 

 

 

Please pray for the soul of Shawn, age 29, who killed himself last month.  His family is devastated. Please pray for them as well. So sad. Thank you.

Inspirational article

Someone in our Facebook group posted this.  I hope it helps someone.

https://aleteia.org/blogs/christophers/in-recovery-from-a-suicide-attempt-luke-maxwell-is-offering-hope-to-teens-suffering-from-depression/

Monday request

Please pray for Dakota who shot himself and is in bad condition. Thank you.

Tuesday requests

Sorry these are a bit late -  from our Facebook group:

A newlywed service member is on life support. He was declared brain dead & will be taken off of it on Sunday.
It's looking like he shot himself.
Please pray for him & his newlywed wife & all loved ones who will be mourning him. Thank you for all your prayers.

Please pray for 18yr old Liam, he had a fight with grandma & is now texting her saying he is going to kill himself. Thanks

Please pray: in Germany A young girl committed suicide as did the girl's father. Apparently she was being bullied at school and her dad couldn't stop it. Please lift all involved up in prayer. So heartbreaking.

Tuesday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Annamarie who is suicidal.  Thank you.

Another request for Tuesday

This request is from another prayer group I belong to: Please pray for Gustavo, he committed suicide last night.

Another request for Tuesday

Please pray for the soul of Deanna, who killed herself a week after the funeral. of her 13 year old daughter who had been brutally murdered.  Please also pray for the soul of the daughter, who had never been baptized.  Thank you.

Monday request

Please pray for Delaney who is suicidal and for her family. Thank you.

Pentecost Sunday requests

Please pray for a young man Andrew who hung himself last night. Thank you.


Please pray for a man who committed suicide on Thursday aged 34 leaving a wife and two girls under 10.  I don't know his name but the request is also for his parents who are grieving.   Thank you.

Wednesday requests

I received this request in my "snail mail" :  Please pray for Drew who survived a suicide attempt.   Thank you.

Please pray for C, a young woman who is suicidal.  (She has an unusual spelling of her name so I thought it best for her privacy to just use her initial.)  Thank you.

Please pray for Oliver who committed suicide on May 28. His family is devastated. He left a wife and 3 young children. Please pray for them as well. Thank you.

Please pray for the soul of Wyatt a 12 year old boy who killed himself after being bullied at school. Please pray for his parents, family and friends also.

Friday requests

From the Facebook group:

Please keep in your prayers a 33 year old man with anxiety and depression. He has sometimes hinted at the possibility of harming himself or that something will 'happen to him'.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of a high school principal who resigned and then went out to his vehicle and shot himself. And please pray for his loved ones... Thank you.

Tuesday requests

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for a Woman suffering with cystic fibrosis. Her husband is no help with their 3 kids. She is having a breakdown & tried to kill herself. Thanks

Please pray for Sarah & Samantha, teens with depression who attempted suicide. Thanks   Please pray for Zach. He was into Satan worship and now thinks he's ok be cause he's doing "light" witchcraft. He is gay and depressed. He is self harming and I am very worried about him. I started praying hard for him a few months ago and he has started trying to pray and is wearing a crucifix but is getting beaten badly by Satan. We need to pray hard for this poor soul to protect him and bring him to Christ's loving arms! Thank you!

Saturday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Charlie, an 82yr old man, who has health problems and tried to take his life. He is in hospital. There is talk of him going into care, because his wife, Margaret can't cope with looking after him at home. He doesn't want to go into care, and some of his children don't want him to, either. There will be a meeting tomorrow to decide how to best care for him. Please keep this family in your prayers. Thank you.

Hi everyone, may I please ask you all to pray for a dear friend of our families who committed suicide. Thank you all in advance. Thank you all for your prayerful dedication and love in praying for all who are despairing , depressed and have committed suicide. Please pray for the family and the friends, too.

Friday request

This intention came from another group. Although we do not know if this was intentional or accidental, we can still pray:

A young man named Dakota shot himself & has been life-flighted for emergency care.

Update - I understand this request is a hoax, so please disregard and pray for the ones that are real.  Thanks

Thursday request

Please pray for a 30 year-old man who stopped his car on the interstate and walked in front of a semi. The coroner ruled it a suicide. They did not give his name. Also please pray for his family and the poor semi driver who will have to live with this the rest of his life.

Monday request

Please pray for a 6th grade girl who killed herself recently because she could not deal with her mother's death. Her father and rest of the family really need prayers. What a tragedy for them.  Thank you.

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for the soul of a 20yr old Boy who suffered with depression and committed suicide. Also pray for his family. Thank you

Please pray for Maria's friend who tried to commit suicide.

Please pray for Dan who killed himself years ago.

Tuesday request

Please pray for Diane who cant cope and just wants to die since her 17yr old son passed away. Thank you.

Sunday request

Please pray for the souls of 16 year-old Christopher who took his life after a family argument.

First Friday request

From the Facebook group:

For Pete who took his own life a couple of days ago.

Thanks for the prayers

The person who sent me the last prayer request told me she found my original story which prompted this group on the Divine Mercy website http://www.thedivinemercy.org/news/This-is-the-Sound-of-a-Lost-Soul-4378.

There are many comments after the story, but I thought I would share one with you because it might have been your prayers who saved this lady: " A powerful moment of clarity saved me from this terrible decision at the very last moment. I believe it to be the voice of an angel. I am so grateful for your prayers that others may also receive such saving grace. Perhaps it was such prayer that saved me."

Thursday request

Someone sent me the following to post to the group: "Please pray for Sean, who was lost, hopeless and forlorn, and committed suicide. With the Blessed Mother we pray, Lord forgive him and bring his lost soul to You! May he turn to You, to your loving face, and welcoming arms, and find your unending mercy!"

Wednesday request

Please pray for the soul of Steve, the "Facebook Killer" who took his own life right here in Erie, not far from where I live. He had to have been a very troubled soul to do what he did.

Good Friday request

Please pray for Mari who took her life recently. Please also pray for a young man whose name we do not know who had overdosed and gotten Narcan to bring him back and did not follow up with whatever it is they are supposed to do after that and he ended up committing suicide. (The lady who told me this said this is a common problem. We need to pray!)

Friday request

From the Facebook group;

Please pray for a Young Man who killed himself. Also pray for his loved ones. Thank you

Tuesday request

		From the Facebook group:
Please pray urgently for a young lady (I assume a teen) who messaged my daughter tonight, out of the blue, saying that she may kill herself tonight. My daughter doesn't know her personally: not her name, age, state or country she lives in, nothing. She only chatted online with her casually almost a year ago. The girl said she's an agnostic, and her father is dead because of her, and her mother is an addict who doesn't visit. Lord Jesus, have mercy on this soul! 💔🙏 My daughter has provided the suicide hotline phone number for her and is obviously trying to help.

Sunday request

From the Facebook group:


Please pray for Robert. The sexual and physical abuse he suffered as a small child damaged him so badly that therapy (getting too painfully close to the repressed trauma) is making him suicidal. Being around his family and his wife are also triggering him. But being alone does too. He needs a miracle. Jesus, please immerse Robert in your Divine Mercy. You are the only one who can heal him and save his soul from this torment.

Thursday request

Please pray for Amy, age 31, who took her own life today.

Tuesday request

Please pray for Father D., a priest who committed suicide about seven months ago. I prayed the Chaplet for him tonight. I hope others will also. Thank you.

Sunday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Jack. A 16 yr old in my town. I nice young man. It was unexpected and no warnings. The family is devastated. He had a little brother. Our town is small and hitting the town really hard. Thank you.

Annunciation Day request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Walter E who died by suicide in November 1993. Thank you.

Please pray for the Indians in South Dakota. There is an epidemic of suicide there. Please pray for it to stop and for the souls of the victims.   Thank you.

St. Joseph Day request

Someone from Winnipeg, Canada is asking for prayers for her son-in-law's mother, who is very ill and has asked for euthanasia. It should be on March 27th ...

 

From the Facebook group:

 

Please pray for Doctor S who took her life yesterday. Also pray for her loved ones. Thank you

Please pray for the soul of a woman who took her life yesterday. I don't know anything about her - the police were investigating the scene in a parking lot. And let us remember all those who do not have anyone to pray for them.

St. Patrick Day request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Tim's soul; he took his life last week. Please also pray for his devastated family and friends.

Please pray for Roy who is suicidal. He never physically recovered since a surgery a year or 2 ago &'has been very down. His wife said its very serious now. Thanks

For the soul of Dan, a young father, who committed suicide many years ago and for a 17 year-old girl (unnamed) who recently took her life.

Thursday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for the son of Leticia who took hos life today.  Thank you.

Friday requests

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for Rob who has tremendous pain and self-loathing from childhood abuse and is so depressed and suicidal. He's left the church and his marriage and home and has no friends or support network. He's disabled and unemployed with no income at all.

Please, dear prayer family, pray for Mark, so consumed with self hatred and physical miseries suffered over many years that he is ready to end his life! He has tried many doctors without relief. He desperately needs our prayers.

Please pray for a fifth grader from Rockwall, TX that took his own life last week.

Monday request

From the Facebook group:

Please pray for the souls of Scott & Andrew, 2 young men who lost their battle to their addictions, they committed suicide. Also pray for thei loved ones. Thanks

Eternal rest grant unto Scott & Mike oh Lord and may perpetual light shine upon them. Amen

Thursday request

From the Facebook group:


Please pray for a beautiful young lady, A.M. who is 19 years old and has been battling a debilitating disease named POTS. She is suffering from such a great sense of loss and desperation to the point of suicidal feelings.