Prayer God is my Father

“My Father in Heaven, how sweet it is to know that You are my Father and that I am Your Child! 

Especially when the skies of my soul are cloudy and my cross weighs more heavily, I feel the need to repeat to You: 

Father, I believe in Your love for me! 

Yes, I believe that You are a Father to me at every moment of my life, and that I am Your child! 

I believe that You love me with an infinite love! 

I believe that You are watching over me night and day and that not a hair falls from my head without your permission! 

I believe that, in Your infinite Wisdom, You know better than I what is good for me. 

I believe that, in Your infinite power, You can bring good even out of evil. 

I believe that, in Your infinite goodness, You make everything to the advantage of those who love You. Even under the hands of those who strike me I kiss Your hand which heals! 

I believe, but increase in me Faith, Hope and Love! 

Teach me always to see Your love as my guide in every event of my life. 

Teach me to surrender myself to You like a baby in its mother's arms. 

Father, You know everything. You see everything, You know me better than I know myself. You can do everything, and You love me! 

My Father, since it is Your wish that we should always turn to You, I come with confidence to ask You, together with Jesus and Mary... (here request the favor that you desire). 

For this intention, and uniting myself to their Most Sacred Hearts, I offer You all my prayers, my sacrifices and mortifications, all my actions, and greater faithfulness to my duties. 

Give me the light, the grace and the power of the Holy Spirit! 

Strengthen me in this Spirit, that I may never lose Him, never sadden Him and never allow Him to become weaker in me. 

My Father, I ask this in the name of Jesus, Your Son! 

And You, Jesus, open Your Heart and place in it my own, and, together with Mary's, offer it to our Divine Father! 

Obtain for me the grace that I need! 

Divine Father, call all men to Yourself. 

Let all the world proclaim Your Fatherly Goodness and Your Divine Mercy! 

Be a tender Father to me and protect me wherever I am, like the apple of Your eye. Make me always a worthy son/daughter. Have mercy on me! 

Divine Father, sweet hope of our souls, may You be known, honored and loved by all men! 

Divine Father, infinite goodness poured out on all peoples, may You be known, honored and loved by all men! 

Divine Father, beneficent dew of Humanity, may You be known, honored and loved by all men!” 

(By Mother Eugenia Elisabetta Ravasio Partial Indulgence + GIRARD, Vicar Apostolic of Cairo, October 9th, 1935 +JEAN, Cardinal VERDIER, Archbishop of Paris, May 8th, 1936)

Apparitions of Our Lady in Wisconsin

The apparitions of Our Lady in Wisconsin were approved by Catholic Church. In the year of 1859, Our Lady appeared to sister Adele Brise (28 years old) in Champion, Wisconsin, United States of America. She received the title of Our Lady of God Help. Adele Brise was born in Belgium in 1831. Together with her parents, she immigrated to Wisconsin in 1855.

First apparition, October 8, 1859: Adele was going to the mill about six miles from Champion with a sack of wheat on her head. When Adele got close to the place, she saw a lady in white standing between two trees. She was beautiful, gorgeous, blue eyes, white dress with graceful folds, a yellow stripe around her waist. She had a crown of stars around her head. Her long hair was blond and wavy. Adele was scared and stood still. The vision faded slowly and left a white cloud behind her. Adele returned home and did not see anything else.

Second apparition, October 9, 1859: The following Sunday, Adele went to Mass with her sister Isabel and her friend Vander Niessen. In the same place, near the trees, the same lady appeared again and stood still. The other two women saw nothing and the beautiful lady disappeared. They thought she might be a poor soul in Purgatory who needed prayers. After Mass, Adele confessed and told Father William Verhoef about the beautiful lady. He commanded her not to fear and to ask the lady in the name of God who she was and what she wanted from her. 

Third apparition, October 9, 1859: Adele returned to the place and saw again the lady dressed in white. Adele fell to her knees and asked: 

- In God’s name, who are you and what do you want of me?

- I am the Queen of Heaven, who prays for the conversion of sinners, and I wish you to do the same. You received Holy Communion this morning, and that is well. But you must do more. Make a general Confession, and offer Communion for the conversion of sinners. If they do not convert and do penance, my Son will be obliged to punish them. 

Adele said to them: 

- Kneel you, the Lady is the Queen of Heaven. 

Our Blessed Lady looked kindly at them and said: 

- Blessed are they that believe without seeing. What are you doing here in idleness while your companions are working in the vineyard of my Son? 

- What more can I do, dear Lady? 

- Gather the children in this wild country and teach them what they should know for salvation. 
- But how shall I teach them who know so little myself?
- Teach them their Catechism, how to sign themselves with the sign of the Cross, and how to approach the Sacraments. That is what I wish you to do. Go and fear nothing. I will help you. 

And Our Lady disappeared.

Sister Adèle devoted her entire life to the mission that Our Lady gave her and spread the message everywhere. A testemuha wrote about her: “With patience and ardor without fail, she persevered in her mission, going from house to house, and helping without being asked to do any work that could be done in the house and also asking only for permission to give catechism lessons to the children.” She died in fame of sanctity on July 5, 1896.

That thy expiation and thy blessing may be perfected

"Offer to the Lord the gift of thy shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things: A gift hath grace in the sight of all the living. Don’t restrain grace from the dead. And stretch out thy hand to the poor, that thy expiation and thy blessing may be perfected. Be not wanting in comforting them that weep, and walk with them that mourn. Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love. In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin." 

(Ecclesiasticus, 7, 36-40)

To prepare unto the Lord a perfect people

"And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias; that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people." 

(Luke, 1, 17)