Vsers - Virtues To Practice And Continents To Pray For During 2015

[AnneLine]

Hi, VSers....

 

This is a repeat of a thread I just posted in Open Mic.  Two years ago, when I just did this in open mic, many VSers didn't know about it... so I am double posting it here.  You ONLY need to reply in one of the threads if you are interested!

 

 

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Hi Pham....

 

It is mid November, and Lil'Red has started her 'Sign up for 2015 Patron Saints' offer....

 

so I guess it is once again time for the chance to ask for a Virtue to cultivate and a Continent to pray for in 2015!  We've done it for the last 2 years... and people have been pestering me to do it again this year.  Happy to oblige!
 

Choosing 'Virtues and Continents' is a custom that many religious communities do as a way of fostering prayer for the whole world and encourage the brothers and sisters in developing virtues for the year.   I thought it would be interesting to let Phatmass Community take a stab at this again this year.

 

For those who chose Continents, the idea is to pray for the needs of that continent during the year (for example, St. Therese prayed especially for North America during her last year on earth.)  I can guarantee you will NEVER see the daily news in the same way... because YOU will hear countries from your continent and the needs that they have jump out at you.  If you don't know what countries are in your continent... take a look at Wikipedia!

 

For all the virtues, the idea is to try to grow in that virtue during the year.  This might mean just trying to practice the virtue, but it also might mean learning a bit about what it is and what it isn't.  You might want to find some saints or other good people who demonstrated your virtue... and you might want to pray about what you might be able to do to foster that virtue.

 

I'm putting a list of continents in one bowl, and a list of virtues that we might like to grow into a second... and will pull them after Evening Prayer on Thursday, November 20th.  I will continue to pull them until no one wants them any more.    :)

If you want me to choose a continent and/or virtue for you, please let me know by replying to this post. Let me know if you want one or both.

Thank you!

 

 

 

Edited November 17, 2014 by AnneLine

[BarbTherese]

Virtue and a continent please, AL, while I pray to The Holy Spirit for the selections.

Thank you for the guidance in your post re continents and virtues.

[TheresaThoma]

Both please!! Thank you!

[totustuus20]

both please! Thank you so much!

[brandelynmarie]

Me too, please :saint2:

[ToJesusMyHeart]

Virtue for me please!

[AnneLine]

Hi, To Jesus my Heart, yes, I'll be happy to pull some for you.

 

However... for everyone else.... We've lost all the info about who received which Virtues & Continents in the up-down-up-down Phorum re-load.  Sigh

 

Oh great.  

 

And of course, this was the first year I did NOT record the info but planned to take it down later.   

 

So... I don't know who did and didn't receive their virtues & continents.   

 

If anyone on THIS thread wants me to pull one (another?) for them, just let me know... but I don't know how long this will be back up, so do it soon!  :)

 

 

For TO JESUS MY HEART:

 

VIRTUE:   Fortitude

CONTINENT: Antartica and Australia AND Europe AND Africa (TRIPLETS!)