DENVILLE, N.J. - Aug. 10, 2015 - PRLog -- With ongoing persecution of Christians in the middle east and other countries, please join us in prayer for these issues to be resolved with God's mercy and intervention.
Bishop Arthur Serratelli from the Paterson Diocese of New Jersey, has designated August as a "Diocesan wide month of prayer for those suffering religious persecution.”
As Pope Francis recently remarked, "The dramatic news...about violence, kidnapping...and harassment against Christians and other groups does not stop. We want to assure those involved in these situations that we do not forget them, but we are close to them and pray insistently that, very quickly, the intolerable brutality of which they are victims is put to an end." (Angelus, May 1, 2015).
St. Bernard, one of the Saints we celebrate in the month of August had a deep faith in the power of prayer, and in the intercession of the Blessed Mother. “In danger, in distress, in uncertainty,”
he says, “think of Mary, call upon Mary.”
In this spirit we will gather in prayer to “strengthen those who suffer persecution and move the hearts of those who oppress them to embrace a life of peace.” -Bishop Arthur Serratelli
Prayer requests submitted through the website of www.Christian-Miracles.com are prayed for by our prayer ministry and at St. Mary's Church on Monday mornings during Holy Hour Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Prayer requests will also be prayed for during the upcoming prayer service.
Please join us in prayer with Fr. Richard Tartaglia on Thursday, August 20th at 7:30 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 15 Myers Avenue, Denville, New Jersey, USA.