Wednesday, July 25, 2012

PRAYER IN THE NAME OF JESUS

This prayer was written by my first Spiritual Mother Mrs. P. Sagayamary, Salem, Tamilnadu, India. when I was away from home studying for my priesthood.  She wrote this prayer for a week time everyday after receiving the holy Communion.  She sent it to me by post in four parts. When I returned home we both sat together and compiled it in a single prayer and it became a little longer one.  We took printouts and distributed it to the people and the result, really surprised us.  God was touching the people through this prayer.  When Ira Noreen Tampus, the daughter of my Spiritual Mother Maria Dolores Tampus, here in Philippines got into a problem and was requesting me for a prayer to help her to come out of her problem and to become more close to God, the first thought came to my mind is this prayer.  So, I post it here.  You can try this prayer, make it a point to pray regularly at a particular time with faith, you too may receive the favor from the Lord. If you find this prayer is useful for you, please take print outs and distribute to others or give this link to others. Let us be a little instruments of God so that he may love many more people through us.

Here is the Prayer.

Everything you ask the Father in my name, He will give you.  (John 15:16)

Whatever you ask in My Name, I will do it. (John:14:14)

O Jesus, Name of the one and only Holy God, The Holy Name, mighty name, glorious name, the name which delivers, gives life, blesses and does miracles, I adore You, I trust in You, I love you, I unite myself completely with you.  I believe in You.  I glorify You.  I bless myself in the Holy Name of Jesus.  I receive the healing and strength in the Holy Name of Jesus.

I become victorious in the Holy Name of Jesus.  O Jesus, the Holy Name, anoint me, transform me, make me whole and fill my emptiness.  May the presence of the Holy Name of Jesus, descend upon me and enlighten me.  Alleluia!

O Holy Name of Jesus you are my life, my breath, my support, my peace, prosperity and my future.  You are my fortress and refuge, my shield and armor.  You are my Rock and my stronghold.  You are my victory and my joy.

O Holy Name of Jesus, surround me, be near me and hold me to yourself.  May the springs of life flow from me.  Alleluia!
(Praise for some time.)

PRAYER IN THE NAME OF JESUS

I pray and send the mighty name of Jesus, into my body.  I pray and send the Name of Jesus, that heals, into my brain, and into all the controlled by it; into all my bones, spinal cord, joints, muscles, tissues, skin and my nervous system.  I pray and send the anointing name of Jesus into my heart beats, lungs, into every drop of blood that circulates in my body.  I pray and send the glorious name of Jesus, into every tiny particles of air that I breathe, Alleluia!  I pray and send the precious name of Jesus, into the food, water and drinks that I take, dresses that I wear, and all things that I use.  I pray and send the anointing name of Jesus, into every vision, things, person, that I see, into every noise, music, and word that I hear, into all my feelings, thoughts and sense of touch.  I pray and send the anointing name of Jesus into every word in my mouth.  Alleluia!

I pray and send the gracious name of Jesus into my mind.  I pray and send the Holy Name of Jesus which enlightens and anoints, into my unconscious mind, into all its unhealed wounds, its bondages, torments, its inability to unite with the Lord and its darkness which does not reveal Him.  I pray and send the Healing Name of Jesus, into all my suppressed feelings, disappointments, expectations, longings, into all my lonely, neglected, guilty, wounded, insulted and divided feelings.   I pray and send the delivering Name of Jesus, into my anger, irritation, hatred and depressed feelings.

I pray and send the loving Name of Jesus, into all my unacceptable, unforgivable, confused, stubborn and arrogant feelings.  I pray and send the Name of Jesus which gives peace, into all my emotions, tensions, anxieties, negative thoughts, and nervousness.  I pray and send the blessing name of Jesus, into all my imaginations, dreams, the weaknesses, all the good and bad thoughts.  I pray and send the loving name of Jesus, into all my fears, compulsory behaviors, forced circumstances, all human words and all that has been imposed upon me out of expectations.  I pray and send the consoling name of Jesus into all my painful thoughts, loss feelings, emptiness, inability, and all that is of my nature.  I pray and send the forgiving name of Jesus into all the negative judgments I have about me. Alleluia!

I pray and send the powerful name of Jesus, into my soul, into its darkness, into its heart of hearts, into all its lifeless, bound and senseless states.  I pray and send the miraculous name of Jesus into my soul, its weariness, stinking and decayed states.  I pray and send the delivering name of Jesus, into all the weaknesses and sins and all its evils which has bound my soul and prevented it from receiving and retaining the presence of the Lord.  I pray and send the delivering name of Jesus into all my desires, into my mind and its capacities, my body and its senses which enslave my soul.  Alleluia!

I pray and send the strengthening name of Jesus, into all the past, present, and future states of my life.  I pray and send the blessing name of Jesus, into all those states where the blessings have become otherwise; where I cannot perceive God’s plans for me, plans which are hidden, bound and beyond my understanding.  Alleluia!  I pray and send the wonderful name of Jesus, into all the blessings that I have lost because of my ignorance of the knowledge of God and lack of anointing to be regained.  Alleluia!

I pray and send the name of Jesus which gives wisdom and understanding, into all the problems in me, divisions in me, and into those questions in me for which I cannot find an answer or solution.  I pray and send the Redeeming Name of Jesus, into all the negligence, dishonest, and those states where I seek priority, preference and the first place.  I pray and send the life-giving name of Jesus into all the buried caves of my vocations, ministry, talents, and blessings to be opened up.  I pray and send the name of Jesus which unbinds, makes me firm and straightness my crookedness into all my relations and friendships that the Lord has given me.  I place all my confidence in the Name of Jesus.

I pray and send the name of Jesus into the areas, of unfulfilled desires, those which I consider impossible and for me to achieve.  I send the precious name of Jesus into all my fears to replace them with faith.  I send the precious name of Jesus, into all my tensions to replace them with hope and peace of the Holy Spirit.  I send the Holy name of Jesus, into my anger to replace it with meekness.  I send the mighty name of Jesus, into my negligence to replace it with divine awareness.  I send the name of Jesus into my impatience to replace it with faith, hope and perseverance.  I send the name of Jesus into myself to be filled with Wisdom, Knowledge, Prudence, Discernment, and Understanding.  I Place the name of Jesus as a seal upon me, my body, mind, spirit, soul, life, future, vocation, ministry, talents, studies, thoughts, senses, imaginations, travels, occupations, finances, house, properties, vehicles, my family, friends and relatives.

May he Holy Name of Jesus sanctify me! May the Name of Jesus saturate me with His presence.  I take the Name of Jesus, as my shield, sword, watchword, and fortress.  I send the Name of Jesus, to breathe life and light into all unknown, untouched and buried blessings and areas of my life, on those which have vanished from my memory but still control my life in some way or other.  I send the name of Jesus to deliver me from the traps of the devil through love and affection and into all my relationships, especially into all those persons, who want to have me as their possession, or who have a selfish interest in me and those who have plans and ideas for me against your Holy will.  Alleluia!

Lord Jesus, I send your Holy name into all the tricks of black magic, sorcery, and spirits of darkness send against me to bind me.  I send the Holy Name of Jesus, into myself and take it as a strong protection against all evil.  Alleluia!  I send the name of Jesus into the air, water, fire, sky and ether around me and all that belongs to me so that no evil pass into me through these or through them.  May the Mighty name of Jesus, be magnified in me, and glorified in me.  Let me stand as a witness in the victory of the Holy name of Jesus.  Alleluia!

I am at peace in the Holy name of Jesus!
I become a new creation in the Name of Jesus!
I enslave and offer myself to the Holy Name of Jesus!

AMEN!!     ALLELUIA!!!

Fra. Paul Sagayam of St. Philomina, OAD.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

NO TIME FOR GOD!


Once a man died and went to the gate of heaven and was waiting for the long time. He got impatient and stopped the angel who was passing by and yelled at that angel. I was busy man on earth having no time to wait, now you make me to wait for a long time, what is this? The angel apologized for the late and told it is because St. Peter is on sick leave so Jesus himself will come and attend him to see whether his name is in the Book of Life. So the man was happy that he is going to be welcomed by Jesus himself. When Jesus came he looked at the person, formally greeted him and started searching his name in the Book of Life... the time passed by, again the man became impatient, but Jesus could not find his name. Jesus asked him to tell about him so that it will help him to find his name quick. He said about himself that he was born catholic, he was young business man he was working hard going around for his business. He built many houses, traveled a lot, met many friends visited many countries.... Jesus asked him, 'did you ever spend some time on prayer' he replied, 'ah.. you see Jesus, i had NO TIME even to care my family then how can you expect to waste my time on prayer, going to church, I had NO TIME for those things.... you know I have worked a lot.... Jesus interrupted, 'stop stop stop... ... so you are the one. now i remember, few times i wanted to write your name in the Book of Life, but unfortunately there was some work at that time so I could not write your name... so my friend I had NO TIME FOR YOU!




This is just a small story but it speaks volumes of truth. We have time to go around and meet friends, time to eat, time to play, time to shop, time to build, time to study, time to do our job... we have time for everything except for GOD. We may argue that God cannot say like that, or may not say like that.. etc... but the Bible very clearly says, 'the measure you give the measure you get.' The time we spend on prayer and God is always an investment, so please don't hesitate to pray.

Man invented a lot of things to save time, so many electronic stuffs, wireless phones, computer, mouse, keyboards, fireless and smokeless kitchen, painless operation and medication, but can't create a sinless but end up in GODLESS. With all these stuffs which created to save time, still could not give us a free time to rest, because the unsatisfied human beings always strive for next... If we have a motorcycle we look for a small car, when we have a car, look for a bigger car, then two car, then helicopter... then the list goes on... Unless we learn to be satisfied with what we have, we will be running busy to earn more and to acquire more.

Once there was interview with God, and the end of the interview, the one who interviews God asked, is there anything you want to tell the people whom you created and love.  God smiled and said, 'nothing in particular, I have said enough, let those who have ear, let them hear.  But one thing makes me laugh.  They toil night and day even without caring for their food and health and earn more money, and they spend all those money in regaining their health?? :(


For those so called busy people (a busy man always finds time), yeah, we understand, you are so busy, so have no time, why wait for a time? 'St. Terese said that don't pray in your life, instead make your life as prayer.' The busy people always can offer all your works as prayer, offer everything for some intention. Whatever the little things you may do in your life, just offer it to God for salvation souls, for the conversion of sinners, for the healing of the sick, for the poor, for the children, for the youth... there are many more things to pray for in this world.



"Be alert and watch, for YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THE TIME will come."  (Mark 13:33)

TIME IS PRECIOUS, BUT SPEND SOME TIME FOR YOU, FOR YOUR FAMILY FOR YOUR GOD, AND THEY TOO WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO SPEND THEIR TIME WITH YOU.