Prayer Corner: ‘At the foot of the Cross’
Saint Eugene’s Prayer Group

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Prayer Corner: ‘At the foot of the Cross’
Saint Eugene’s Prayer Group

Members of the Saint Eugene Prayer Group commit to offering these intentions daily in their own manner of prayer. All members of OMI Lacombe Canada are highly encouraged to actively pray for the requested intentions.

Week 50
December 5, 2023

As a community,

Let us pray that the Lord will welcome into His Kingdom:

  • Fidele Munkiele Mfrankiel, father of Fr. Fidele Munkiele, OMI, Kenya Mission Superior. Fidele’s father, a retired teacher, died in Kinshasa, on November 20, 2023. May he rest in peace and may all his family and friends be graced with consolation and hope.
  • Denise Piché, SGM, the sister of Fr. Camille Piché, OMI. Sr. Denise died in St. Albert on November 16. We pray for Fr. Camille and the Piché family, the Grey Nuns of Montreal and all Denise’s friends, asking God to bless and console them in their grief.
  • William H. Woestman, OMI, who died December 3, 2023 in Belleville, Illinois.  Fr. Woestman (born 14 November 1929) was an outstanding and generous professor of the Faculty of Canon Law at Saint Paul University, Ottawa.  We pray for the repose of his soul.

We hold these brothers and sisters in prayer, remembering their communities, their families and those who love them and those who provide their medical care:

  • For Gerry from Calgary, who is facing uncertainty as he awaits a diagnosis and treatment for a recurring prostate cancer. We pray for strength and healing.
  • For Paula, in Prince Albert, her husband, the children, their spouses, and a grand-daughter, that the Advent path of their daily lives be open to the Spirit’s lead. We pray for St. Eugene‘s intercession and the blessings of the Holy Spirit on this family.
  • For Tiffany, in Calgary who struggles with addiction. We pray for the Lord’s grace for healing and to keep her safe.
  • For Taryn and Evan of Kelowna, we pray for a healthy pregnancy
  • For Owen, his family, and the Kamloops University boys’ volleyball team, after a horrific car accident November 29, that left one team member dead and Owen and one other, critically injured. We pray for courage, consolation, and healing.
  • For Ashley, Kyle, and Nathan of Edmonton as they deal with severe emotional trauma and addictions. We pray for support and their return to health.

We also pray for our Oblate family:

  • For the generous ‘yes’ of men to an Oblate life and of men and women to Oblate Association.
  • In humble thanks for the many graces received and the intentions granted, including the successful medical interventions our prayers sought and our hearts praised. In gratitude, we pray for enduring faith.

In preparing our way for the Second Week of  Advent, we pray for Peace

(IS 40:1-5, 9-11; 2 PT 3:8-14; MK 1:1-8)

God of peace, during this Advent season, keep us from getting caught up in the busyness and chaos of the world around us. Help us to slow down, so that we may find rest in the Prince of Peace, your son, Jesus Christ. As we prepare for his coming, make us instruments of your peace in our homes, in our schools, in our work and in our world. Amen. 

Source: Little Way Chapel

We continue to pray for our Métis, Inuit and First Nations brothers and sisters.

SUBMITTING PRAYER REQUESTS

EMAIL: prayers@omilacombe.ca. All emailed intentions (received by Monday noon ET) will be acknowledged and added for communal prayer for two weeks. Please consider brevity and form, as in the following example: For whom, from where, for what, other.  Example: For John S, in Fort Simpson, who is undergoing cancer treatment. We pray for the complete remission of his cancer.

Privacy and Confidentiality: All requests are confidential to the prayer group and the Members’ section of OMI Lacombe Canada’s website. To facilitate confidentiality, we ask that you use first names, (understanding that prayers are being sought for a specified person for a specific reason), and the initial of the last name, only if necessary, in your prayer requests. While prayer members protect each other’s’ privacy as normal practice, please pay special attention to respect the privacy of all those non-members for whom we pray.  Confidentiality is of utmost importance and is adhered to at all times by members, volunteers and staff in Prayer Ministry at OMI Lacombe Canada.