Dear Friends,
Please be so kind as to open your heart and pray for the wonderful Filipino people who are suffering terribly with the aftermath of the strongest typhoon in history! I love the Filipino people. They are so devout and love the Blessed Mother so much. Surely she has saved them from many troubles by her powerful intercession with her Divine Son. I believe they have been kept from coups and communism and the spread of Islam by their love of the Mother of God.
We who are blessed to live in America must always keep in mind those who are suffering in other parts of the world. If you can, give to the relief organization of your choice, but please remember this wonderful country in your prayers. The Philippines is the only Asian country to be Catholic, and because of this they have suffered persecution and bigotry, not only in Asia, but in the United States, where bigotry against Catholics and people of color is still real. We have made great strides and that is wonderful, God bless America!, but I know personally those who have been victims of prejudice because of their skin color and many other factors. One dear friend was not allowed to send her son to Catholic school here in Southern California because they are Filipino. Yes, these things do happen and when they happen in the Church from evil churchmen they must be exposed and fought and prayed for. I share this story to illustrate that we all have to deal with bigotry sometime in our lives. How we respond to it shows who and Whose we are.
Blessed Lord God, we pray for the Philippines, that nation devoted to the Most Blessed Mother. May Your Word be a light to that nation and to ours. Bring more souls to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ through the intercession of His Most Holy Mother. Make of them and of us a shining example of Your Divine Love. We know that only by trusting in You can we alleviate poverty, instability, criminality and dissension. Bless the Philippines and use the Filipino people to show forth Your saving power to the nations. Save our nation, too O Lord and thank You for all Your blessings. We pray in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
