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Prayers
for the Unemployed  to Lord of All
Hopefulness
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Dear Lord Jesus
Christ, You wanted all who are weary to come to You
for support. Lord, I am worn out by my inability to
find wage-earning work.
Day after day, my worry and fear grows as the
rejections of my applications mount. I am able and
willing to work---but I cannot find a worthwhile job.
Please help me to obtain one soon so that I can
support myself and my family
in a decent way.
However, if it is
your will that I wait longer, enable me to worry less
and to be able to take advantage of the time
available to get closer to You.
Let me realize that there are other ways to bring
about your kingdom on earth
besides salaried work. Help me to make use of them
for the time being
so that I may continue to grow as a person for your
greater glory. Amen.
Prayer to St. Joseph
for Employment
Dear St. Joseph, you were
yourself once faced with the responsibility of
providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary.
Look down with fatherly compassion upon me in my
anxiety over my present inability to support my
family. Please help me to find gainful employment
very soon, so that this heavy burden of concern will
be lifted from my heart and that I am soon able to
provide for those whom God has entrusted to my care.
Help us to guard against bitterness and
discouragement, so that we may emerge from this trial
spiritually enriched and with even greater blessings
from God. Amen.
To
Our Lady of Perpetual Help for Financial Aid
Realizing,
dearest Mother of Perpetual Help, that thou art our
perpetual help not only in spiritual but also in
temporal necessities, we approach thee with
submissive and humble hearts because we have a
child-like and affectionate trust in thy power and
goodness, beseeching thee to assist us in our present
financial worry. Owing to untoward circumstances
which have arisen in our lives, we are in dire want
and pecuniary embarrassment, being unable to meet our
honest debts.
We
are not asking, dearest Mother, for wealth, if the
possession of it is not in accordance with the holy
will of God. We merely beg of thee that assistance
which will enable us to satisfy our most pressing
obligations. We believe, dear Mother of God, that
thou art the Queen of Heaven and Earth, and as such,
the instrument and special dispenser of thy divine
Son's graces; that thou hast acquired by virtue of
thy wonderful dignity, a sweet jurisdiction over all
creation. We believe that thou art not only rich and
bountiful, but extremely kind and generous to all thy
loving and devoted children. We plead with thee,
therefore, dear Mother, to obtain for us the help we
so urgently need in our present financial difficulty.
We thank thee, glories of thy miraculous picture.
Amen.
Employment
Prayer
Mary our Lady of the
Miraculous Medal, you once experienced hardships and
difficulties in getting the necessities of life. Look
kindly on me now as I face the same difficulties.
Help me to find suitable employment. Through my work
I want to meet my physical needs and to grow
spiritually. Help me find a job that lets me provide
for myself and for those who depend on me. I trust
you, Immaculate Mother, to hear my prayers and
intercede for me. I will share your goodness with
others that they may know your power with God and
give him honor and glory. Amen.
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 01/21/2006
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