Catholic Revelation

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Dear loving and merciful Lord, Please help the hearts of all Americans to turn toward you and elect leaders who believe in the sanctity of human life and the God given dignity of every human being from the moment of conception to natural death.

We often hear, Lord, that it is not right to force one person’s god upon another. But, we find that this is an impossible right to withhold. Right now we are forced to worship a god called ‘separation of church and state’. We put our trust in men who promise to promote peace and justice in our country and around the world. But the god they uphold, the god of separation of church and state, forces us to put you in second place while we bend to mere men who do not know true world peace because they do not know you.

Lord, guide our leaders. Help them to put aside their own desire for power and adulation and realize that God’s greatest gifts sometimes come in the humble form of our weakest members; the baby inside of the womb, the disabled individual in a wheelchair, the sick and starving person on the streets of India, the elderly person living out his final days on earth, and most especially, our humble savior, born in a stable and laid in a manger.

We read in Matthew 25:40, And the King will answer, "In truth I tell you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me."

How many times each day do we murder you inside of the womb? Rid us of this very grave sin and cleanse us, Oh Lord.

Perhaps most painfully, God, I must speak of my own sins. How many times to I spend my money on pleasures of the world, keeping much of it away from you while you stay hungry, sick, lonely, or in need of comfort? Help me, along with the rest of all my fellow Americans, to have a more giving spirit this new year.

I pray this through the intercession of your blessed mother, who far from making the claim that her body was her own to do with as she pleased, gave herself completely over to your will allowing her womb to be the vessel that brought forth your Word and your saving grace. Like Mary, who continues to intercede for us, if we could all truly sacrifice ourselves for the common good we might finally realize our eternal resting place in you Oh, Lord.

Hail Mary . . . .

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.