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  1. City Smurf

    Prayers please!

    I turned 19 on the 3rd of November. Sadly though my birthday has been marked by a great sadness. My grandfather passed away after having surgery a week or so ago. I understand it was peaceful which I am happy for. Prayers for my family would be very much appreciated.
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    Baghdad church hostage drama ends in bloodbath

    BBC News - Baghdad church hostage drama ends in bloodbath
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    End in sight for doctors' right to deny abortions

    SOURCE If only the Islamification of Europe was a real threat, even Mohammed's twisted morality is better than no morality at all.
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    Divine Intimacy

    Hello, I've been considering to purchase a copy of Divine Intimacy by Father Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen, O.C.D. (Baronius Edition). Being enrolled in the Brown Scapular has attracted me to further look into Carmelite spirituality. I am just curious though, are the daily meditations...
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    "You're in Ireland now!" - Assault on the Most Holy Eucharist

    "You're in Ireland now!" - assault on The Eucharist - National Catholic | Examiner.com What? He grabbed the Most Holy Eucharist, causing the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Blessed Lord to be cast on the floor! And he dares think that he has any right to complain to the Bishop...
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    Prayers!

    My niece has went in for heart-surgery today. Prayers would be greatly appreciated for my brother and most importantly for my niece, Imogen.
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    15 Decade Rosary Beads

    Hello, I was hoping to find a little help. I've been trying to find a set of rosary beads for saying the full (15 decade) rosary but I haven't had any luck. I found a 20 decade set at the usual site I go to but I do not pray the luminous mysteries. I am looking, by the way, because I am...
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    Important prayers request!

    I would like to request prayers for a friend. He's had depression in the past and life has really knocked him down right now and he's slipping back and is feeling suicidal. Prayers for him would be very much appreciated! :crossrc:
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    Chesterton's Father Brown

    Are there any fans of G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown short-stories? I've read a few online and I recently ordered the complete series from Amazon UK. Sherlock Holmes has got nothing on this wee parish priest :D!
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    The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows

    Hello, I am planning to begin a devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows, and so I have purchased a set of beads for the saying of this rosary. As I was looking up the various methods for this devotion I found The Raccolta, which had a section dedicated to it. But I noticed that it says beads used...
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    Prayers request..

    I would like to ask for some prayers.. I feel God may be calling me to the priesthood. For the past year it has just been a flitting fancy I could easily shove aside and forget for a while. But lately I have been praying my rosary a lot and well.. it's sort of smacked me senseless, become...
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    de Montfort Rosary (First) Method

    I would like to start praying de Montfort's First Method of the Most Holy Rosary. I have copied an example as above. I have also underlined what I am having an issue with. When praying the Most Holy Rosary on my own, which I do more often than not, would it be appropriate to change the we's...