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We respond to a prayer by the CEO of an energy company who laid off 154 workers the day after President Obama was re-elected. We join his prayer for his people but share our belief that he has used this prayer in vain.

1. Make the sign of the Cross. 2. Say the Apostles’ Creed. 3. Say the Our Father. 4. Say three Hail Marys. 5. Say the Glory Be to the Father. 6. Announce the first mystery. 7. Say the Our Father.…

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, died,…

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, And save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of your mercy. Notes: This prayer is reported to be requested by the Blessed Virgin…

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, Our life, our sweetness and our hope: To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; To thee do we send up our sighs, Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn…

V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, World without end. Amen.

V. Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done On earth, as it is in heaven. R. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses As we…

V. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. R. Holy Mary, mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour…

Received today in email: Don’t look for a punch line; there isn’t one. At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be…