Friday, April 17, 2020

Becoming a prayer partner to a medical first-responder

Image by fernando zhiminaicela from Pixabay.
One of the sisters whose family was seriously affected by the coronavirus came up with a way we in the quarantine ranks can organize ourselves to commit to praying for doctors, nurses, EMTs, lab workers, janitors, patient transport workers and patients themselves--from a safe distance, but "brought near through the Blood of Christ" as St Paul might say (see Eph 2:13). It is a form of spiritual adoption.

You can sign up to be a prayer partner, or (if you are a medical worker) sign yourself up to be prayed for on a regular basis. You can even sign someone else up for prayers, cards and (where possible or helpful) gifts, or recommend the kinds of donations that you or the person you are signing up would appreciate having made. (I signed up the two of my siblings who work in a major hospital in New Orleans.)

Once you have finished that, you will reach a page with a recommended daily prayer. (I'll post it below, too, just to encourage extra prayers on the part of those who don't want to add to their current commitments.) If you have volunteered to be a prayer partner, an e-mail will arrive the following morning with the name of your "spiritual adoptee".


Spiritual Adoption Daily Prayer
Lord Jesus, We praise You and thank You for being with us now. We give You all the power and Glory. You have all the Authority, Lord, and so we call upon You to send a Heavenly Host of Angels and Saints to guard and protect _____(the medical professional(s), staff, patient or name if you know it) that we have spiritually adopted. We entrust them to the care of the Holy Family.
   Mother Mary, wrap your mantle of protection around them.
   St. Joseph, accompany them in all their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
Jesus our Divine Master, pour your healing Divine Mercy upon them to deliver them from all evil.
AMEN.

1 comment:

Leo Lantz said...

What a great idea.Thank you Sister Ann!