Parkinson’s: Pensées & Prayers

“I must die to myself continually and accept trials without complaining.
I work, I suffer and I love with no other witness than His heart.
Anyone who is not prepared to suffer all for the Beloved and
to do his will in all things is not worthy of the sweet name of Friend,
for here below, Love without suffering does not exist.”
-St Bernadette of Lourdes (1844-1879)

“And I saw a river over which every soul must pass to reach the Kingdom of Heaven,
and the name of that river was suffering … and then I saw a boat which carried souls across the river,
and the name of that boat was Love.”
-St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)

Lord Have mercy.
Christ graciously hear us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
Saint John Paul II pray for us
Saint Bartholomew pray for us
Saint Cornelius pray for us
Saint Dymphna pray for us

 

Parkinson’s: Pensées & Prayers

“Although God allows suffering to exist in the world, He does not enjoy it.
Indeed, our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God made man, loved the sick;
He devoted a great part of his earthly ministry to healing the sick
and comforting the afflicted”
-Saint John Paul II,

(Pope John Paul was a sufferer of Parkinson’s Disease)

Lord Have mercy.
Christ graciously hear us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
Saint John Paul II pray for us
Saint Bartholomew pray for us
Saint Cornelius pray for us
Saint Dymphna pray for us

 

Parkinson’s: Pensées & Prayers

“It is certain that whatever happens takes place by the Divine Will.”
-St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)

Letter of St. Paul to the Hebrews 12:1
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us…

“God is full of compassion, and never fails those who are afflicted and despised
if they trust in Him alone”
St. Teresa of Avila (1515-82)

Lord Have mercy.
Christ graciously hear us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
Saint John Paul II pray for us
Saint Bartholomew pray for us
Saint Cornelius pray for us
Saint Dymphna pray for us

 

Parkinson’s: Pensées & Prayers

“Earth hath no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.”
-St. Thomas Moore (1478-1535)

“In sorrow and suffering,
go straight to God with confidence,
and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.”
-St. John of the Cross (1542-91)

Lord Have mercy.
Christ graciously hear us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
Saint John Paul II pray for us
Saint Bartholomew pray for us
Saint Cornelius pray for us
Saint Dymphna pray for us

 

Parkinson’s: Pensées & Prayers

“I care only about the will of God, about doing it well.”
Blessed Chiara Badano (1971-1980)

“When a person falls into any bodily infirmity, she/he must lie and think, and say,
“God has sent me this sickness,because He wishes something of me;
I must therefore make up my mind to change my life and become better.”
-St. Philip Neri (1515-1595)

Lord Have mercy.
Christ graciously hear us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
Saint John Paul II pray for us
Saint Bartholomew pray for us
Saint Cornelius pray for us
Saint Dymphna pray for us

 

Parkinson’s: Pensées & Prayers

“What is clear is that faith is the only anchor of salvation and we must hold tightly to it:
without it, what would our lives be? Nothing, or rather, wasted,
because in life there is only suffering,
and suffering without faith is unbearable.
But suffering that is nourished by the flame of faith becomes something beautiful,
because it tempers the soul to deal with suffering.”
-Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925)

Lord Have mercy.
Christ graciously hear us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
Saint John Paul II pray for us
Saint Bartholomew pray for us
Saint Cornelius pray for us
Saint Dymphna pray for us