Prayer for Hurricane Season
O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order and returned to its former quietude; you are still the Master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control. The Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster. During this hurricane season, we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your Son in our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem where a storm-less eternity awaits us. Amen.
Originally dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Audrey in 1957.
- Fr. Al Volpe, Cameron Parish, LA
With a title like that, you bet I clicked over here from Google reader! You are funny, Cay.
Posted by: Suzanne Temple | July 26, 2008 at 04:32 PM
I was thinking the same thing as Suzanne. You did make me laugh, and today of all days, I thank you.
Posted by: Paula in MN | July 26, 2008 at 05:25 PM
You got me too!
Posted by: Matilda | July 26, 2008 at 07:35 PM
Oh my goodness, I saw this on my feed reader and came as quick as I could! But really I know your excitment. Its so cool to see stuff growing in the garden. But mercy dont make my heart jump out of my skin like that again! LOL
Posted by: mrs darling | July 26, 2008 at 07:55 PM
LOL! You got me, too!
Posted by: Theresa | July 26, 2008 at 10:50 PM
LOL! Fraternal or identical?
Posted by: Eileen | July 27, 2008 at 11:20 AM
and just think....you're gonna eat them!!!! :)
As we head into August and back-to-school time, I'm wondering if your daughter is still headed to ULL??
Posted by: Cheryl M. | July 27, 2008 at 04:53 PM
Very cute : )
Posted by: Ruth | July 27, 2008 at 05:38 PM
I never clicked over from Bloglines so fast in my life!
Congratulations on your bouncing baby tomatoes!
Posted by: Alice Gunther | July 27, 2008 at 07:24 PM
I never clicked over from Bloglines so fast in my life!
Congratulations on your bouncing baby tomatoes!
Posted by: Alice Gunther | July 27, 2008 at 07:24 PM
well ... it looks like we're all thinking the same thing! Congrats on the tomatoes!
Posted by: Mary G. | July 28, 2008 at 05:08 PM
Lol. I have the mother here at my house, and I'm frying her up tomorrow!
Posted by: Deb | July 28, 2008 at 09:59 PM
I clicked over quickly too! Very funny!
Posted by: KC | July 29, 2008 at 10:41 AM
Well, I didn't fall for it like some people. I said to myself, "Goats?" (not sure why I thought of those! :) ), "Kittens?" "Puppies?" :)
Posted by: Margaret Mary Myers | July 29, 2008 at 09:47 PM
You got me too Cay. My heart is still beating fast. Well, congrats on the tomatoes :-)
Posted by: Maureen Wittmann | August 02, 2008 at 11:15 AM