Mother Mary, we press Archbishop Broglio, Monsignor Pugliese, and Sister Mary Hanah, RSM, to your most precious heart. Please pray with us for them. Please protect them from all harm. Please ask our Heavenly Father’s blessings upon them and their resources so they may continue in their ministry to bring peace, comfort, and healing to our soldiers. We humbly ask this in your Son’s Most Precious Name. Amen.

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We lift up prayers for J.R., who is serving his second deployment in Iraq. Blessed Mother, please wrap him in your mantle of loving protection. Jesus, we pray for J.R.'s safety. Please bring him safely home to his wife and baby and all who love him so very much. We ask this humbly and with great faith. Amen.

We lift up prayers for Miles Miller, who is being deployed with the 101st Airborne to Afghanistan in April. He has already done a tour in Iraq, and we offer prayers of thanksgiving for his example of love and service.

Holy Mother, we consecrate Miles to your Immaculate Heart. St. Michael, Protector of Heaven, we entrust Miles to your care. Please keep him safe and bring him home to those who love him. Amen.

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Mother Mary, we ask you to pray with us for Nicholas, who has a new baby and was just deployed to Afghanistan. We pray for his safe and speedy return home to his family and loved ones. Amen.

Sweet Mother Mary, we offer this prayer from Julie: "Please pray for my husband, SPC Andres Franco, may he come safe and unharmed sooner than expected. Thank you." St. Michael, protect him. Mother Mary, press their needs to your Son's Most Sacred Heart. Sweet Jesus, please bless them most especially this Saturday. It is their first anniversary of marriage, and they will spend it very far apart. Amen.

Heavenly Father, we lift prayers of thanksgiving for Chaplain Maj. Lawrence T. Bleboo, who loves the troops entrusted to his care and serves them so beautifully and so well. Mother Mary, pray for Father Bleboo. Press his needs to your Son's Most Sacred Heart. Holy Spirit, infuse his ministry with Your Gifts. St. Michael, protect him and the men and women he serves. Amen.

Heavenly Father, we lift our prayers for Major Gregory D. Robertson, who is currently serving in Iraq. Mother Mary, we entrust this brave soldier to your loving arms. Please watch over him and pray with us for him and his needs. St. Michael, bring him safely home to his parents and family who love him so much. We ask this humbly in Jesus’s Name. Amen.

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Heavenly Father, we offer prayers of deep gratitude for Sgt Michael C. Barkey, Army National Guard, whose ultimate sacrifice has paved the way for freedom for the Iraqi people. We pray for Julie and his family and all who knew and loved him. Mother Mary, please enfold them in your loving care and bring them your Son's Perfect Peace. Amen.

We offer this prayer from Eduardo: "Saint George, Patron Saint of Soldiers, please intercede with the prayers of all our Catholic Soldiers to our Blessed Lord. Amen."

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We lift this prayer from Andrew for our troops: "And he said, 'The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;  my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; my Savior, Thou dost save me from violence' I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies." (2 Samuel 22:2–4)

Almighty Father, we offer prayers of thanksgiving and support for Major Jeremy Wasilewski, USAR DIV EAST. He is a spiritual man who cares deeply for the brave Guardsmen and Reserve Soldiers entrusted to him. His troops are truly blessed to be guided and trained by such a dedicated servant to You and our country. Mother Mary, please pray with us for Major Waz and sustain him as he carries out his duties. St. Michael, protect all those in his care.

St Michael, we entrust Lance Heinzelman to your protection and care. Please watch over him as he faithfully fulfills his duty to our country. Mother Mary, sustain him and his wife, baby, and family as they endure this separation. Please press him and his needs to your Son's Most Sacred Heart. Amen.

Jesus, we entrust these brave men and women to Your Sacred Heart. They are our loved ones...our children and grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and sons-in-law. They bravely serve our country and in so doing, provide us with inspiring examples of sacrifice and service.

Pvt. Kyle Anderson - USMC
Maj. Gen. Robert Bray - U.S. Army
Cpl. Daniel Castelline - USMC
CM2 David Wayne Jellison - USN Sea Bee
1st Lt. Michael Keblesh - U.S. Army
Cpt. Andrew Keel - U.S. Army
PFC Eric M. Ness - USMC
1st Lt. Anthony Randle - U.S. Army Ranger - Delta Company 2-27 Wolfhounds
Cpl. Zachary Schadrowitz - USMC (Retired after spending 3 years in the burn unit of Brooke Army Medical Center)
Cpt. Kenneth Andrew Stremmel - USAF
Cpt. Megan Williams - U.S. Army
Sgt. Dennis (Trey) Wolfe - U.S. Army
Lt. Jason Wolfe - USAF
1st Lt. Max Wright - USMC

Mother Mary, wrap your loving arms around each of these soldiers and intercede for them and their needs. We pray they are brought home safely to their families and to Emmaus, their parish family. Amen.

God of all mercy and goodness, we lift prayers of thanksgiving and support for Father Kevin Peek, CPT U.S. Army, and we press him and all those he serves to Your Son's Sacred Heart. Jesus, we thank you for Father Kevin and his example of Your loving service. St. Michael, protect Father Kevin and pray with us for his needs. Amen.

Father, we pray for protection and blessings for Your servant, Chaplain, Major David Kirk. Hear the prayers we offer for him as he faithfully administers your Son’s healing peace. We pray with constant vigilance for his needs and for the injured troops he serves. Please watch over and guide him as he administers Your healing love. Amen.

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Hi, I'm Caitlin and every day I thank God for your courage and your bravery. Every time I see an American flag I am reminded of all the sacrifices you have made to keep our country safe. I want to thank you for all that you have done.

May God protect and bless you every day.

Dear Helpers of the United States of America,

Thank you for helping us through the toughest times. Thank you for your strength, courage, and love for all of us. For never giving up even when you wanted to go back home. For fighting and standing up for what you believe in. Thank you for along the path of bravery to stop, and feel Mary's touch. I hope Mary lives in your heart while your fighting for the United States. I will pray the St. Michael, the arch angel, prayer for you everyday.

Love always,

Amy

Heavenly Father, we offer prayers of thanksgiving for your servant, Father Simon Obeng. Jesus, please bless and sustain Father Simon. Fill him with the gifts of Your Holy Spirit as he faithfully administers Your love to our troops in Afghanistan. Mother Mary, intercede for him and help him to heal and nurture the soldiers entrusted to his care. St. Michael, protect him with your powerful might. Amen.

Sweet Jesus, we press Chap. Paschal Odemokpa, MEDVAMC HOUSTON (125) to Your Most Sacred Heart. Please protect him from all anxiety as he ministers to the needs of our troops. Please sustain him with Your all-powerful love. Amen.

God of all goodness and mercy, we lift prayers of thanksgiving and support for Ch. (COL) Philip A. Mahalic, Senior Catholic Chaplain, Ft. Sam Houston. Mother Mary, we press him and his staff to your Immaculate Heart. Please pray with us for them and their needs. Please protect them in their service to your Son and our country. Amen.

Sweet Mother Mary, we press this loving mother's request to your Immaculate Heart. Please pray for Kim and her son: "My son, Charlie, is a 3rd year West Point Cadet recently diagnosed with a grade 3 astrocytoma brain tumor. He underwent surgery on January 27 (my birthday) but they were only able to get 85% of it. The doctors at Walter Reed and NIH are recommending radiation and chemotherapy, but the prognosis is not good with a tumor of that nature. He will turn 21 on March 25. I have a strong devotion to Our Lady, and am a convert to Catholicism. Charlie was born on the Easter Vigil, 1985. Please pray for his healing and for our acceptance of God's will in this. It is a difficult thing."

We offer prayers of thanksgiving and support for your faithful servants: Father Pat, Chaplain, and Kathryn Milstead, Catholic Parish Coordinator, at RAF Mildenhall, UK. Holy Spirit, please inspire them. Heavenly Father, please protect them. Sweet Jesus, please bless them with the resources they need to serve those preparing for deployment and those returning from battle. We humbly ask this with great faith in Your infinite generosity and love. Amen.

Heavenly Father, we lift prayers of thanksgiving for your servant, Ch, Lt Col Gerald D. McManus, USAF, and the Catholic Ministry Team stationed in Baghdad. Through the power of Your Son and Your Holy Spirit, they bring strength and inspiration to those serving in harm's way. St. Michael, please protect them. Blessed Mother, please sustain and encourage them as they faithfully minister to your children. Amen.

Almighty Father, we offer prayers of thanksgiving and support for CH (LTC) Jack B. Herron, ASG-KU, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Direct Your power to protect and sustain him as he ministers to the needs of our troops stationed across the Sinai Peninsula. Mother Mary, please pray with us for this man who so faithfully administers your Son’s mercy and healing love. Amen.

We lift up prayers for Chaplain, Captain Christopher Opara, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Chaplain, Captain Issac Opara, Womack Army Medical Center, two brothers who serve your Son so beautifully and so well. Mother Mary, we place them in your loving arms and we press their needs to your Son’s Most Sacred Heart. Let them be ever mindful that the healing love and mercy they bring to our injured troops is the same love your Son has for them always. We thank them for the sacrifices the make in Your Son’s Name. By example, they show us His unconditional love. Amen.

Sweet Jesus, we commend Jason Terrill, USAF, to Your Most Precious Heart. He has done four tours of duty to Iraq and is preparing for deployment again in September. We entrust him to Your perfect care. Please keep him from all harm and his family from all anxiety. We humbly ask this in Your Name. Amen.

Heavenly Father, we offer prayers of thanksgiving for Father Hoang Nguyen. Please bless him as he lovingly administers Your gifts of spiritual healing and guidance to our troops at Mountain Home AFB. Mother Mary, we entrust Father Nguyen to your loving care. Please pray with us for him and his needs. Amen. 

Heavenly Father, we offer prayers of thanksgiving for Captain Piotr Gajda, Chaplain, USAF. He is currently stationed at Tinker AFB and preparing for deployment. Jesus, please bless Father Peter with the gifts of Your Holy Spirit. St. Michael, protect Father Peter. Mother Mary, intercede for his needs and arm him with your Son's love. Help him to heal and nurture the troops entrusted to his care. Amen.

Heavenly Father, we offer prayers of thanksgiving for your servant, LT Bernard J. Welch, USN, and we ask Your blessings upon him as he ministers to the service men and women entrusted to his care at the Naval Air Station in Brunswick, ME. Mother Mary, please pray with us for Chaplain Welch and sustain him as he faithfully fulfils his duties administering your Son’s merciful, healing love. St. Michael, preserve him with your powerful protection. Amen.

Heavenly Father, we offer prayers of thanksgiving for Arlene Webb, USAG Wiesbaden Religious Support Office, Director of Religious Education. We thank You for the gifts of her sacrifice and beautiful example of service, and we ask Your blessings upon her and her loved ones. Mother Mary, please protect Arlene. Sweet Jesus, inspire her with the gifts of Your Holy Spirit. Amen.

Heavenly Father, we offer prayers of thanksgiving for Nick Bonzagui and his example of service to our country. We pray for his safety during his deployment to Afghanistan. Mother Mary, please press him and his needs to your Son's Most Sacred Heart. St. Michael, protect him. Amen.

We offer prayers for Philip Johnson, a young Navy officer and seminarian to the Catholic priesthood. He is suffering from inoperable brain cancer. The tumor cannot be removed. It is growing in the portion of his brain that controls motor skills and sensation. He has been taking chemo for the past 15 months and just finished his first year at St. Charles Seminary. Unfortunately, recent tests upon returning to North Carolina reveal that one area of the tumor has begun to grow. "I will begin a treatment of three drugs that are currently being researched to treat brain cancer....Two of them are harsh with very unpleasant side effects, and there are significant risks of internal bleeding and blood clots when taking them. If I respond to the initial treatments, I will receive these IV injections every other week for the next year. My bishop has released me from my original Summer parish assignment in Wilmington, and instead has given me the 'assignment' to pray for the Church and diocese while undergoing treatments. I will likely be living at the Sacred Heart parish rectory in Dunn, NC for much of the Summer, at the kind invitation of Fr. Parkerson, to be close to my friends and family. I ask you to please pray for me as I begin these treatments, and that my health will permit me to return to the seminary in the Fall. Please be assured of my prayers for you all as well!” Mother Mary, please comfort and sustain this beautiful son who loves and serves your Son so well. Please intercede for his needs. Heavenly Father, we pray for the gift of Philip's complete healing. Infuse him with Your Holy Spirit. Amen.

Father in Heaven, we lift prayers for Michael, a young captain serving in Iraq. We press him and his needs to Your Son's Most Sacred Heart, and we ask for his protection from all harm. St. Michael, intercede for your Namesake. Mother Mary, Our Lady of Victory, please wrap him in your mantle of loving care. Amen.

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Lord Jesus, we entrust Daniel to Your Most Sacred Heart. St. Michael, protect this brave young Marine, most especially during his service in Afghanistan. Mother Mary, pray for him and his needs. Amen.

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Sweet Mother Mary, we offer this prayer from Lousie, a grandmother who loves her grandson so very much. He is serving in Afghanistan: "Our troops need our prayers for strength, endurance, and safety. Please give these men and women the strength they need to prevail. Amen."

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Loving Mother, we press SFC, CA Manuel Perez  to your most loving heart. We are most grateful for the gifts he so faithfully shares, through service to Your Son, with his fellow troops. Please pray for him and his needs. Please press him to your Son's Most Sacred Heart. St. Michael prevail in your protection of him. Amen.

Jesus, we press Matthew and his needs to Your Most Sacred Heart. Please bless him with all the graces he needs as he honorably fulfills his service to You and our country. We offer prayers of thanksgiving for his sacrifice, and we pray for his protection and swift return to his loved ones. Amen.

Heavenly Father, we offer our prayers of thanksgiving for Daniel Stiles, who is in his 2nd year at the Air Force Academy. We prayer for his success in school. We are grateful for the gift of service he so willingly gives to our country.
 

Mother Mary, we lift up prayers for Zach Edwards, who is serving in Afghanistan. Protect him through each morning rising and each moon setting. Array him in your intercessory pray. Watch over and strengthen him. We pray he is soon returned to his loving family in Kansas, but until that time, please keep him safe. Amen.

Heavenly Father, we lift prayers of thanksgiving for SFC Ricardo Gutierrez, whose service to You and our country inspire and humble us. He ministers to the needs of our troops both physically and spiritually. He is indeed, the hands and feet and heart of Your Son. Mother Mary, please pray for Ricardo. Press his needs to your Son's Most Loving Heart. St. Michael, defend and sustain him. Amen.

Mother Mary, we entrust SSG Charles Reagan, his wife, and their young family to your Immaculate Heart. Please pray for them and their needs and sustain them. Father in Heaven, we lift prayers of thanksgiving for SSG Reagan and his wife. We are grateful for their service and sacrifice and for their dedication to You and our country. Please bless them and keep them safe. Amen.

Heavenly Father, we lift prayers of thanksgiving for CH, (LTC) Joseph F. Hannon, who so lovingly ministers to the spiritual needs of our troops. Holy Mother Mary, we ask you to pray for this generous man. Most especially, please pray for his protection, minister to his needs, and press him to your Son's Most Sacred Heart. St. Michael, bring the powers of heaven to protect Father Joe. We ask this with great humility and faith. Amen.