I was feeling a bit overwhelmed earlier in the week, so I
made the time to sit in with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and just spill my
little heart. After I shared with Him
the struggles that I was currently facing I opened my Laudate App to the saint
of the day and discovered a new title for Our Lady. I was reading a short bio on Our Lady of
Prompt Succor. In 18th century,
the Ursuline Sisters in Louisiana found themselves short of teachers due to
political changes in leadership and strong anti-Catholic sentiments. After requesting
the intervention of President Thomas Jefferson and seeking the help of Pope
Pius VII, Mother St. Michel prayed in front of a statue of the Blessed Virgin
Mary to obtain the help she had requested. Mother St. Michel received quick,
favorable responses from both the president and the pope and she promised Our
Lady that she would ask a workman to carve a statue of Mary in flowing robes
holding the infant Jesus so that it would appear like Mary was moving
quickly. Shortly after, Mother Mitchel arrived
in New Orleans with the statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor and many teachers
to assist the Ursuline Academy… Many miracles have since been attributed to the
intercession of the Blessed Mother under the title of Our Lady of Prompt Succor;
thus, Pope Pius IX authorized public devotion under the new Marian title.
Having found a new helper to intercede for me, I presented
my requests to Our Lady of Prompt Succor.
I left the chapel feeling lighter knowing that my struggles had been
left at the feet of Jesus. It wasn’t even
the end of day when I started getting answers to my petitions. An issue I was
having with a staff member resolved and then later in the week, after asking my
credential to be expedited thinking it would occur at earliest in February I
got notified that the Commission on Teaching Credentialing had approved my case! I still will have to do the two-year
induction program to clear it, but am so happy to have my credential back again
as is my employer. I still can’t believe
how quickly my prayers were answered, but I guess one doesn’t mess with a
prompt Virgin Mary… (smile)
Things are falling into place, and I am finally beginning to
feel like I am establishing a new routine.
Having an established order is now allowing me to pick up some of the responsibilities
outside of work. Though my Monday night
Bible Study will probably not workout I am hopeful that I can still keep going
to the Rise Women’s Group and the Giana Club regularly because I do need to be
around people that inspire my faith and motivate me to continue opening my life
to God. It is through these friendly
encouragements that I discover new intercessor friends that make my path a
whole lot more easy.
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