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
Merry Christmas, Cay. God bless you and your beautiful family!
Posted by: joann10 | December 24, 2008 at 10:43 PM
God Bless you Cay, and a very happy and holy season to you all.
Posted by: Molly | December 24, 2008 at 11:17 PM
What a gorgeous group! Merry, merry Christmas to the Gibsons!
Posted by: Mary G. | December 25, 2008 at 01:10 AM
Merry Christmas and God bless. Clarice
Posted by: clarice | December 25, 2008 at 08:29 AM
Merry Christmas Cay! Tell Annie the girls said HI! See you guys soon!
Posted by: Brandie Hayden | December 25, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Have a very merry and blessed Christmas to you all!
Posted by: barbara | December 25, 2008 at 04:54 PM
Merry Christmas Cay and beautiful family!!!
Posted by: SuzanneG | December 25, 2008 at 05:35 PM
Merry Christmas, Cay!
Posted by: Theresa | December 25, 2008 at 08:30 PM
Merry Christmas, Cay and family.
Posted by: Mary M. | December 26, 2008 at 01:33 AM
What gorgeous treasures!
Happy and holy 2009, dear Cay and Family!
Posted by: Joi Nobisso | December 26, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Look at those beautiful people! Merry Christmas from your neighbors the next state over.
Posted by: Charlotte (Matilda) | December 26, 2008 at 01:52 PM
What beautiful people! Merry Christmas from your neighbors in the state next door!
Posted by: Charlotte (Matilda) | December 26, 2008 at 01:53 PM
Merry Christmas, Cay!
What a beautiful family!
Posted by: Maria | December 26, 2008 at 09:19 PM
A very Blessed and Merry Christmas Season to you and your family!!!!
Posted by: Jessica | December 26, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Merry Christmas, Cay. You have a beautiful family.
Posted by: Ruth | December 27, 2008 at 05:50 AM
Merry Christmas, Cay!
Posted by: Jennifer | December 27, 2008 at 09:29 AM
Wishing you and your beautiful family many blessings in 2009!
Posted by: Betty | December 27, 2008 at 01:33 PM
Merry Christmas!!!
Posted by: KC | December 27, 2008 at 06:58 PM
Being slow to check my email, I guess now my wish for you and yours is "Have a blessed New Year!" Really, I'm thinking, "Wow, I didn't even know Cay had children older than Garrett!" If you decide you want to lead Shakespeare (or some other drama class) next semester, Ariel would be tickled to death!
Posted by: Jeanene Conley | December 28, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Beautiful picture, Cay! Wow, they are all growing up so much. Warmest wishes for a lovely rest-of-Christmas-season and a beautiful new year!
With love,
Lissa (who didn't send out Christmas cards this year either)
Posted by: Lissa | December 29, 2008 at 09:04 AM
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family, Cay! God Bless you all!
Posted by: Rebecca | December 29, 2008 at 08:19 PM