Oh please, pray a personal prayer or an Our Father or if you like, a Hail Mary for my brother Mark Francis. He is in surgery right now. It is Prostate cancer metastasized to the spine. Only known this since last Thursday. P.S. Recently, now a few weeks ago, I was going to ask a priest friend on the Internet a question. Such awful news but most happy for him, I find out Father Michael died! My question, can we offer the sufferings of others up and will it have the same merit as say, when you offer up your own sufferings, crosses?
Prayers for your brother, Jackie. Please keep us posted. I'm sorry but I do not know the answer to your question.
Yes we can. Many saints have been told this. "Dear Jesus I unite to Your Sacred Heart all the crosses and sufferings of the whole world of those who do not know to offer them that Your Heart may be consoled and sinners may be saved."
Payers for Mark! Dearest Lady, wrap Mark in your Mantle of Maternal Love. My the Blood of Jesus wash over him; may the cancer be eradicated!
Praying for your brother Mark and for your friend Fr Michael RIP. The communion of Saints is a mighty army of Love, under the maternal mantle of the Most Holy Virgin Mary. Virgin most powerful, pray for us.
Jackie, praying to St. Philip Neri for the best outcome for Mark. He already worked a small miracle for us today so I have great faith in him!
I appreciate everyone’s prayers for Mark and prayers offered for Father Michael too! The comments made me tear up for joy. Texting (no hospital visitors) back and forth yesterday and today, Mark is in good spirits. Oh my, your prayers, the surgeon said the operation went well. He was able to put on or in the spine, something called a spanning cage after removing bone. The rest they will radiate. A recent side effect of the spine issue, Mark’s right had been numb and now it is better. He is a painter (water color). Mark texted he is so happy to be on the other side of this and grateful more than ever for each day.
