Joseph do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from ... engaged here below your heavenly power I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of fathers.
Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, concludes that this type of prayer -- known as intercessory prayer -- may indeed make a difference. "Prayer may be an effective adjunct to standard ...
Gen. 20:6–7 God is speaking directly to Abimelech and yet he asks him to request the prayer of Abraham! This is why prayers directed towards God do not invalidate the intercession of Saints. The ...
After covering the different forms of prayer – from blessing and adoration, petition, intercession, thanksgiving, and praise – the Church’s universal teachings on the spiritual life point us ...
They came ashore and immediately offered a prayer of thanksgiving for their safe passage. In addition, Woodlief proclaimed, the day should annually and continually be recognized as holy.