ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PRAYER CHAIN
As the family of Christ, we pray for the well-being of others. Our prayer chain offers us the chance to pray for those needing prayer for any reason.
If you would like to pray for others, know someone who needs prayer, or are in need of prayer yourself, please contact Holly or email prayer@stamadison.org.
PRAYER REQUESTS
2023
March
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Please pray for the following:- Pray for uncomplicated recovery & for chemo to result in a complete cure for a woman with ovarian cancer who had surgery on Wednesday. Surgeon said it was quite complex, but got all the cancer.- Pray for a woman having a biopsy on Tuesday, March 28. 3/24
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Please pray for a woman who had ovarian cancer. She had surgery today and they think they got it all. Pray for good results from chemo. 3/3
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Please pray for a family experiencing an unexpected death and another health crisis at the same time. Pray they have the strength to face these two situations with God's peace. 3/20
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Please pray for the granddaughter of a parishioner who has had surgery on her ankle and leg and has an infection. Now the infectious disease doctors are trying to identify the type of infection so that they can treat it. Please pray that it can be identified quickly. 3/19
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Please pray for a gentleman who is in the ICU following a massive heart attack (the situation is grave). 3/18
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Please pray for the following:- An elderly woman who may have kidney cancer. She fell last week and is in a skilled nursing facility.- A man who is having his gall bladder removed on Monday. 3/16
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Please pray a gentleman and his marriage. For his wife who lets us always fight with Christ and never be separated because of this marital crisis. May all the decisions we make be to strengthen the union, the marriage. For his inner healing, for concern, and for emotional wounds. 3/16
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Please pray for the granddaughter of a parishioner who is having a major surgery on her ankle and leg tomorrow, Friday 17th. 3/16
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Please pray for a parishioners granddaughter who is struggling with mental health and addiction issues. 3/15
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Please pray for both a man and a woman who are both at the end of life. Also pray for a woman who will begin her radiation tomorrow. 3/14
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Please pray for Parishioner’s elderly mother and heart issues. 3/14
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Please pray for the elderly brother of a parishioner who was in a car accident and is in the hospital with severe pain and back injuries. 3/14
- Please pray for a woman with a viral pneumonia infection. Pray it leaves her syatem quickly. 3/10
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Please pray for the following:
- prayers for relief from pain in a woman’s knees and right shoulder
- thanks to God for a marriage that is improving
- the healing of a woman’s shoulder
- the healing of a woman’s RA and for a friend recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer
- A woman asking for prayer for the healing of her sister with cervical cancer.
- A woman asking for improved vision.
- A woman asking for a healthy pregnancy for her niece.
- A woman asking for healing pray for her sister
- a man who has suffered from depression for 5 years, with headaches and pain on his back and neck
- A man who has suffered from anxiety for 30 years 3/9
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Please pray for a parish family looking for a positive outcome in their search of finding a new home that is safe and welcoming. This is the third month of looking for a place to live. 3/9
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Please pray for the following;- A parishioner who fell and fainted in her kitchen on March 2nd, dislocated her rt. artificial hip, broke her rt ankle plus diagnosed with Covid when in the ER. She is currently in a rehab center in Scottsdale. Pray that she will be able to walk again. God has truly blessed her in so many ways these past 12 years while I battled cancer.- A woman who is meeting with her medical team to decide if they will be doing other procedures to have definite clarification.- The young woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer has found out that it has spread to her liver. They will begin chemo today and hold off on the hysterectomy.- A woman who is having hammer toe surgery on Friday. 3/7
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Please pray for the parents of a parishioner who were involved in a car accident in Connecticut and from the accident went to the hospital. 3/6
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Update: parents are fine! Moms hip hurts but she doesn’t have any internal bleeding or broken bones. My dad neck hurts but also not broken or internal bleeding. They are being discharged now and staying at a hotel to figure out car situation tomorrow! 3/6
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Please pray for the young adult niece of a parishioner who is suffering with chemo and radiation for throat and neck cancer. She feels like it's impossible to keep going. Please pray hard for her. 3/6
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Please pray for a parishioner who's heart attack led to kidney failure and he is now in Hospice care, pray for a peaceful death. 3/5
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Please pray for a young woman who has Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hashimoto's, Fibromyalgia, Occipital Nerve Neuralgia, and Endometriosis/PCOS. 3/5
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Please pray for the following:- A woman who has entered into hospice care.- A lady who needs the peace of Christ in her life as she struggles with personal issues. 3/4
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Please pray for the following:- A parishioner who's lung disease has progressed. She also just was in the hospital for heart disease. Pray for peace, healing and strength.- The sister of a parishioner who is back in the hospital. 3/4
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Please pray for a parishioners son's health and for his elderly mother.
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Please pray for a woman who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. 3/4
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Please pray for a woman who has ovarian cancer and his having surgery on March 23. Also, pray for a woman with a severe immune condition who is the caregiver for her husband who has a memory disorder. 3/3
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Please pray for the granddaughter of a parishioner who has an infectious blood disease in her ankle bone and leg who may have to have a rare surgery to try for a cure. 3/1
February
- Please pray for an 84 year old man that had his leg amputated above the knee. 2/28
- Please pray for a woman that is having surgery on Thursday to remove a cancerous tumor. Pray for her quick recovery and her Dr's 2/28
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Please pray for the following:- A woman having cataract surgery on Thursday.- A woman with advanced lupus and much pain.- A gentleman with cancer. 2/28
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Please pray for the cousin of a parishioner who lives in North Dakota. She is seriously ill and in the hospital for three weeks with a mysterious illness. The doctors have not found a reason for her illness. 2/27
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Please pray for a woman who is going for her 1 year check up after having breast cancer. 2/26
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Please pray for a male parishioner who is deciding on end of life care provisions. 2/26
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Please pray for a woman being induced on Tuesday, March 7. 2/26
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Please pray for the following:- A woman who fractured her wrist.- That God will give direction to a woman who is making some hard decisions. 2/25
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Please pray for a man who is having surgery today to have a (likely) cancerous brain tumor removed after finding out recently about his diagnosis. Please pray for the surgeons, recovery and future treatment for him. 2/24
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An update: the brother of the parishioner who was very ill went through emergency surgery and they found the problem and fixed it. Waiting another day may have put him into septic shock. The family thanks you for your prayers. 2/23
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Please pray for a woman whose health is diminishing. 2/23
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Please pray for the following:- A young man who has long term COVID.- A woman who has had medical issues and is due in June. 2/23
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Please pray for a man who fell on the ice and broke his hip. He is on the way to the hospital. 2/21
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Please pray for the brother of a parishioner who is very ill right now. 2/21
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Please continue to pray for the male parishioner who had a heart attack early Feb. He is back in the hospital with complications. 2/21
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Plea2/17se pray for the following:- A man who is having several tests tomorrow.- Continued prayers for the male parishioner who had a heart attack in Feb. He is back in the hospital with Pericarditis. 2/17
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Please pray for a parishioners granddaughter who has a blood infection in her ankle and leg. Please pray that the medication prescribed will take care of it. 2/16
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Please continue praying for a parishioners niece who is going through 33 hard radiation treatments to her head and neck. 2/16
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Please pray for a woman in our parish who recently fell and broke her arm in several places. Because of past health problems, she is at risk if surgery is needed to repair the arm. 2/15
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Please continue to pray for the male parishioner who had a heart attack last week that he has a steady recovery. 2/15
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Please pray for the recovery of a parishioner's daughter-in-law's father who fell and broke his hip yesterday. 2/15
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Please pray for a woman who broke her ankle again and will be in a boot for another 6 weeks. 2/14
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Please pray for the following:
- For improvement of a father-daughter relationship which has been marred by another family member’s use of the occult (tarot cards) which is destroying previously strong relations.
- a woman in her sixties with a click in her jaw when she opens it which is very painful. She also suffers from arthritis in her knees, wrists, feet when she walks and her hands.
- One couple: the wife suffers from vertigo and one ear which is plugged and has tinnitus. The husband had a heart attack and is not able to do heavy work in this weather. His profession in his country was as an architect but he is not able to practice in this country at this time. He would like to find some work in an artistic field.
- Another couple: overwhelmed with the grief of having had their younger son die at age seven in November. They have another boy who is nine; of course, the entire family is in extreme sorrow. The husband was especially anxious to know how to get closer to Blessed Mother and Jesus, how to pray to them, how to recover from their sorrow and how to help their older boy recover from the loss of his brother.
- A woman who is dealing with long-term tinnitus, general loneliness, concern of coming travel to be with family who do not follow the faith, and the memory of an unpleasant marriage partner.
- A woman who is anxious about travel, as well as multiple health and emotional issues. 2/13
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Please pray for the following:- A woman who has been given 6 months to live because of cancer.- A man who is going to Mayo on March 21 to be checked for cancer. 2/12
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Please pray for a woman who had a stroke and then had the same symptoms and went back to the hospital. Pray for her and her family. 2/11
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Please pray for the following:- A lady who lost her mom and in her extreme grief has totally turned away from God and that she will return to having faith in God.- A friend asking for discernment from God and heart to remain open in love and kindness as she struggles with difficult situations in her life. 2/8
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Please pray for a woman who is having a mastectomy today. 2/8
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Please pray for a young man who had a job interview today that he finds favor with the prospective employer. 2/6
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Please pray for the husband of a parishioner who is in surgery for heart attack. 2/6
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Please pray for parishioner's daughter who is having a colonoscopy on Tuesday. Please pray for good news. 2/5
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Please pray a daughter and son-in-law. He was diagnosed with melanoma and a recent scan revealed it had spread. Pray for strength and healing and that God wraps his arms around them at this difficult time.Also pray for a mother who had a growth on her pituitary gland. Please pray that it isn't cancerous and she will be ok. Pray for her medical team and family. 2/3
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Please pray for a parishioner who is going through some health issues. 2/3
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Update: prayers answered. New air bed approved. 2/1
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Please pray for a parishioner with severe vascular issue with one of her legs in danger of having that leg amputated. 2/2
January
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Please pray for the following:- A lady involved in a sledding accident and has some painful injuries.- A young man who needs a new job and peace of mind.- A gentleman who is having emergency heart surgery today and for his family. 1/31
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Please pray for the brother of a parishioner who recently passed away. 1/30
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Please pray for the daughter of a parishioner who is bedridden and suffering from deep bed sores. Please pray that she can get a new air mattress. 1/30
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Please pray for a man who starts chemo and is currently in a lot of pain. Also a special thank you the prayers for the woman we were praying for, as no surgery is needed. 1/29
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Please pray for the niece of a parishioner who is starting treatment for head and neck cancer. 1/29
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Please pray for the healing of a lady from extreme emotional trauma. 1/28
- Please pray for a woman with an extreme kidney infection & stones 1/26
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Please pray for a gentleman who has been battling an unknown illness for 18 months and is currently in the ICU on a respirator. 1/15
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Please pray for the following:- Two women having a hysterectomy: one on Feb. 12 and the other on Feb. 15- A man who recently passed away- The premature baby who was born at 27 weeks and is now home. 1/24
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Please pray for a man who committed suicide and for his family. 1/24
- Please pray for a baby boy who has been in the NICU since birth and was recently transferred to the Kansas City Children's Hospital where he will be there for a couple of weeks. Keep him and his family in your prayers. 1/21
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Please pray for the soul of a gentleman who passed away this morning. 1/18
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Please pray for a lady who is recovering from some health challenges and is getting ready to go home. 1/18
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Please pray for a woman who is dealing with alcoholism and her family. 1/14
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Please pray for a daughter of a parishioner who is bedridden and suffering from challenging issues. 1/10
- One person asking for prayers for a sibling who is in hospice dying from cancer and for the family.
- One person just recovering from melanoma five years ago, now facing another test to ascertain if it has returned, so praying for a negative biopsy or for the strength to endure a second round of treatment.
- a woman with rheumatoid arthritis asked that we pray for relief from those pains and for healing from neck and back pain
- a woman asked for prayers that she be renewed and protected in her walk with God; she is a very faithful, practicing Catholic and wants to grow even closer to God
- a woman we've prayed with often is once again experiencing serious problems in her marriage; we prayed that the relationship with her husband be healed and renewed
- a woman who suffers from both vertigo and tinnitus asked that we pray for healing from both
- We prayed for a 13-year-old girl who "needs a miracle" in her life. This intention was communicated to us by someone who watched the Mass on live stream.
- we prayed for a man recently diagnosed with lung cancer and another man that his leukemia remains in remission
- We had a family asking for prayer for their children, for their daughter's tutor who is 8 months pregnant, and also asked for prayers for all those they touch in their various ministry roles
- a woman asking for a) greater closeness to God and b) healing for her rheumatoid arthritis
- a woman asking for healing for new onset Type 2 diabetes
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An update: the man with abdominal pain is having gall bladder surgery on Tuesday and thanks you all for your prayers. 1/9
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Please pray for a young girl dealing with an eating disorder. 1/9
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Please pray for a man who is currently in the ER with severe abdominal pain and no known cause. 1/8
ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY
- CW4 Steve Artz
- SSG Michael Bosold
- Sargent Ian Bush
- Owen Carle
- SFC Enrique Andres Cervantes
- A1C Margarita Clayton
- Anthony Church
- Major Tim Doll
- A1C Colin Donovan
- A1C Charles (Gus) Dorais
- Lt. Colonel Michael Everton
- Captain Alex Harms
- A1C Brianna Herreid
- SPC Shalice Hood
- A1C Nicholas Jones
- SSGT Mark Jurakovich
- LT Bradley Kirschbaum
- SSGT Mike Levesque
- MMN1 Jason Moder
- CPL Alyssa Rivera
- Major Stuart Mark Slattery
- Steven Thomas
- SGT Jack Vilim
- A1C Blake E. Westbrook