Are We There Yet?: Praying for Melanie

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Praying for Melanie

Melanie Pritchard, a well-known and respected advocate for life and for the virtue of chastity (and a friend of a friend), is in critical condition after complications during the birth of her second child. Would you please join us in praying for this Mama who needs to be well soon to care for her beautiful new daughter? St. Gerard Majella, St. Anne, Our Lady of La Salette, please intercede!

Update: Thanks be to God, and no doubt due to the multitude of prayers, Melanie appears to be out of the woods. Still a long road to recovery ahead, but the prognosis appears miraculous. You can read updates here.

3 comments:

MightyMom said...: God Bless her!

off topic, I'm putting together a cheerleading squad for Sherry, she's pregnant...with number 10! YIPPEE!!! you interested in breaking out some pompoms??

http://sherryantonettiwrites.blogspot.com/2010/07/tenth-time-around.html; July 30, 2010 at 4:43 AM
A Bit of the Blarney said...: Have added her to my prayers this morning! May God bless them all with his healing spirit! Cathy; July 30, 2010 at 5:37 AM
Delena said...: St. Gianna, pray for us.; July 30, 2010 at 11:02 AM

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Dear Father of us all, give Your guiding help to our children, who are Your children, too. We will be letting them go soon, but please don't ever let our children go from you. Amen

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