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"King David's Prayer" by Fr. Willy Raymond, CSC (CatholicMom.com) Image credit: the Providence Lithograph Company [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons[/caption]  This Sunday’s Gospel reminds us to begin to bear fruit like the fig tree or risk being uprooted and discarded. Like King David, we bear fruit when our hearts fill with gratitude to God for all he has given us. This prayer of David and the following prayer can be used to seek help from generous benefactors and to discern God’s will for the good works we wish to accomplish.
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. (1 Chronicles 29:14)
Heavenly Father, if it be not your will, frustrate our plan quickly, fully, clearly and gracefully. But, if it be your will, then, we pray you give us the clarity of vision, the determination of mind and heart, and the wherewithal to accomplish your purpose speedily, fully and exactly as you would have it. May all we propose be brought to fulfillment according to your design and with the help and inspiration of your good grace. We pray in your holy name, O Lord. Amen.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  (Philippians 4: 6, 7)
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Copyright 2019 Fr. Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

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Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.