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The Cathedral Prayer Connection was created to pray for special needs and requests of parishioners and their families.  Prayer and support of others is an important element of our Christian community.  If you have a special intention, be assured that our 45-50 prayerful people are dedicated to intercession on your behalf.  New members are always welcome to join our group of “pray-ers.” There are no meetings or dues.  The only requirement is that you are willing to receive a prayer intention by phone, pray intensely for that need and pass the request along to one other person on the phone chain.  It is a great and rewarding opportunity to connect with those who believe in the power of prayer.  Please contact Yvonne Callans at 815-723-4495 if you are in need or prayer or would like to join the Prayer Connections team.

Online Prayer Requests (submit a prayer request)

• by Mary Jo Bokuniewicz:

  "In loving memory of our dear Uncle Sam for his eternal rest.....Mary Jo, Ed, Zach and Elyse"

• by Ava:

  "Please pray for the healing of my husband Leon in hospital ICU right now who suffers blood clot on his heart."

• by andrea:

  "please saint ramond shut the mouths of all my enemies that fight against me without a cause in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen"

• by Katarina:

  "Please, pray: That Our Lord God strength the relationship between Dejan M. and me! For GOING DEEPER IN KNOWING EACH OTHER! That WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER! That our love will grow stronger day by day and that we always place God in the center of our lives! THAT GOD HELP DEJAN M. TO MAKE DISTANCE FROM PEOPLE WHO ENJOY IN DESTROYING RELATIONSHIPS (THAT GOES SPECIALLY FOR SUZANA, NATASA, ANJA, DAVID) Thank you for all your prayers Praying for you Katarina from Belgrade in Serbia"

• by johanna martel:

  "I request early termination of probation, I and husband was charged with stealing homes not martgage fraud, we squatted in a vacant home that was vacant for years, and never swindle anyone out of their money- the reason it was not mortgage fraud, I was forced to take 8 years probation or do 99 years in prison, yes 99 years! Was told by the FBI this was a civilcase and the judge wronged me, and I need a good lawyer to sue that judge, for violation of my 16th and 4th amendmend-crule and unusual punishment, and I want my husband to be released from jail before 9-22-11 court date, he is a drug addict addictived to pcp, I do not drink or never did street drugs, in college struggling to keep grades up, I need renewing of my mind , and I just recently got approved for a mortgage, but need extra funds for obtaining a home and extra income, coming in keds father quit job to aviod paying child support again, it took a couple of years to catch up with him for child support, it has been hard for me but I am doing my best to remain positive, the rent house we live in is falling apart around us, and the rent is a fortune, but I am trying to hold on until I can get the needed funds, to purchase my own home and affordable mortgage I receive social security."

• by Hilda duval:

  "I ask prayer for my husband Grant. Saint Raymond help him in the new case."

• by Brother Raymond, O. de M.:

  "Good evening! I would be most grateful for your prayers for the intention of perseverance in the consecrated life as a friar ("brother") in the Mercedarian Order. Even though I at the beginning of my 5th year in temporary vows, I doubt on a daily basis whether I should continue in the Order or seek dispensation. Thank you, God bless and have a great Feast Day of Saint Raymond on the 31st!"

• by Kimberly Allstun:

  "My name is Kimberly Allstun. In September of 2004 God gave me a vision of Jesus dying on the cross, shortly after a Spirit of fire came witin me. I spent many years wondering what was inside me and who was inside me. I somehow forgot about the vison of Jesus dying on the cross. I thought that everyone around me had the Holy Spirit, that everyone around me knew what was going on. I didn't speak about what was inside me much. It was like a secret. Like I was supposed to be quiet or something. For many years I have been trying to figure out what is inside me. I am comming to know God. I have spent the last 8 years in confusion, I have been hurt majorly by others and am praying for healings and victory. My husband left me and the kids in March of 2004. A couple weeks after he left me, he talked me into letting the kids go to his parents house to visit and I was not able to get the kids back, like we agreed. It has been 8 years. I have been wronged and it seems that no one will do anything about it. I have contacted law a few times, lawyers, Division of Family Services. I have no help. I am praying for help in getting my children back. My husband and his fiance do not know the Lord. My children are with people who do not know God. It is very important that the kids know God. I have wrote many letters to my husband, his fiance, my husbands families. Letters of peace. I told them the plan that I have for the children. They still do not send me pictures or let me see the children. I have sent letters to my children telling them all about God. I never get no replies. I have had very harsh crucial words spoken to me by my husband, his fiance and families. I am praying for full recovery from the words that they have spoken to me. My husband took the kids out of state and didnt tell me in order to live with another woman. He now has the children calling the other woman mommy. I claim these children as Gods children. I need prayers. I dont know what enviroment they are in, but I do know that it is not a Christian enviroment. I am very concerned for the children. His sister has told me once that God is not on my side, that was about 4 years ago. I believed that. That affected my walk with God. I feel wronged and I feel like no one will do anything about it. I am just getting to know God. I have thought about getting him for kidnapping but a few cops have told me that it is family law. I am poor. People don't believe me. I feel no one is on my side. I feel God is on my side but somewhat at a distant. Please Pray. Also, my families lie about me, my husband and his fiance lie about me. I am so tired of being lied on. Please pray for me. My dad yells at me, it hurts. Please pray for me. Also, please pray for my mind to recover from my past life, before God and that all will be well. Also, I keep thinking that marriage is forever and I want my husband back and that it could be Gods will, although my husband choked me and was mean to me. Please pray for me to understand God in this matter. Keep me in your prayers Please. In Christ I love you all! Please share this with churches and online. I feel God has got big plans for me and my children."

• by sony motwani:

  "Dear heavenly father, in the name of jesus pls solve all the production, quality, and labour problems from our ceramic company-savannah.this company is not doing well.pls bless this company-with your blessings it will prosper and flourish.thankyou."

• by Karenna:

  "My husabnd is currently in an immigration centre and it is looking unlikey that he will be granted a visa and allowed to live with me. He and i both have a deep belief in God and both believe it is God who brought us together. There are many hurdles that seem to be in our way to reuniting and living as husband and wife in the same country. He has been there for one year now. Please prayer that Matar and I are reunited and that he is free to again be with me. We have so much love between us, and have a committment to live our life according to God's will. Please prayer for us, and prayer we have the strength and courage to trust God is with us, blessing our union."

• by Jerome Pierce:

  "05/31/2011 Tuesday Morning Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Prayer of Agreement that these two Pastors at our Church at Mount Paran at 2055 Mount Paran RD in Atlanta, GA. 30327, also if you like would help much more to write letters to your congressman in your districts in your state which you live about these two pastors In Iran just trying to preach GOD;S Holy Words about Jesus Christ Lord &Savior;of the World &were;telling them Iran peoples to believe & have Faith even in there country Iran about Jesus Christ, also that they can continue to spread GOD words there, also GOD will to open a way for them to spread the Gospel there & around the world There names & where they are in Prison in Iran is: Address for Pastor Youcef Nardarkhani : Lakan Prison Rasht Islamic Republic of Iran Address for Farshid Fathi : Evin Prison Saadat Abad Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran Thanks Bro Jerome"

• by Kimberly Allstun:

  "My name is Kimberly. I am getting to know God. Please pray over me that I will understand his love and believe his words,believe that he does want the best for me in life. I have many difficult situations surrounding me, please pray that I am able to hear the Lord clearly and obey in all situations. I worry about situations, I read scriptures that God is in charge and the enemy won't win, but I can't believe that fully. Please pray for me and if you have a prayer list at your church please add me. I miss my children deeply, it is a long story that God knows, I have suffered for years. Please pray that I will believe God for the miracles of getting to see my children. I feel that if I put my faith and trust in God then all will be better.Also pray for my families who don't know the Lord. Also pray that everyone will be able to see my light and that I will be a good light for God and submit and surrender everything to him always!! Thanks and God bless you and everything in your heart and all the people in your heart!"

• by vijayakumar:

  "URGENT PRAYER REQUEST PLEASE PRAY FOR ME daily UNTIL CURE vijayakumar from india completly destroy all EVIL GHOST,ALLDEVIL GODS,BLACK MAGIC,spells and jinxes, and witchcraft of any kind placed on me and my home,property ,protect me from ALL demonic or physical or mental attacks ,BLESS ME RICHLY,GUARD me and deliver me this Oppression"

• by vijayakumar:

  "URGENT PRAYER REQUEST PLEASE PRAY FOR ME daily UNTIL CURE vijayakumar from india completly destroy all EVIL GHOST,ALLDEVIL GODS,BLACK MAGIC,spells and jinxes, and witchcraft of any kind placed on me and my home,property ,protect me from ALL demonic or physical or mental attacks ,BLESS ME RICHLY,GUARD me and deliver me this Oppression"

• by Tom Geary:

  "Please pray for his heart surgery on Monday, April 4th."

• by Jean:

  "To WHom IT May Concern: I hav ebeen experiencing a spiritual batte for almost 3 years now. I ask for prayers online, but I need more assistance. There is a conversation that I have no part of and eery now and then words that sound like my voice interject or voiceover what i want to say. I pour my heart out in the online prayers, but I still need help. Hear is my lastest prayer: I am weary. The truth is in my prayer. I am a good woman and I love the people of my life very much. I am grateful for being born and for all the beautiful peole of my life. I need their prayers answereed. THere is a conversation that I cannot hear. I want to go to heaven and see those people save here on earth and in Haeven. I need to be using my two Masters degrees for the good of Yahweh and the people I know and love. Please kick the d out of my way. SAve souls. Help me love and be filled with the knowledge and wisdom that comes with knowing Jesus. Please shower me and the poeple of my life with mercy, grace, and blessings. Jesus is my hero and I am a good woman. I long to be the blessed woman that I have always been and need the poeple of my life flourishing and their fervent prayers answered. Please save. I WANT TO LIVE> I LOVE JESUS> I am woman and I dream of being a good wife and having blessed children soon I hope. I'm green and I pray that Jesus will take away the unkind voice that sounds like me and help me love Jesus with and the people with all my might. I used wear my heart on my sleeve and many men took advatange of that. I'm ready to live blessed as before with wonderful people and celebrate life. I want to find Jesus again. I have prayed to Jesus all my life. PLEASE SAVE! Nesecito mi vida como antes mi buena, mi afortunada. etc I hope someone will be able to heel me and answer the prayers of the people I love. I need them to continue living flourishing and I need to love the people so much. I have so many gifts to share, if I could find the woman that I know and love. I want to become saintlike! Thanks. Jeanean 630-834-4868"

• by valerie martin:

  "my wife valerie,s father has been diagnosed with cancer...and she needs some help with prayer for her dad and herself as we both have recently reconciled our marriage as well....i could use some help with prayer as well..."

• by Sandra M:

  "Please pray for my boyfriend. He is going through a lot right now. He has a lawsuit that he is facing because he reported a colleague of his that is putting patient in danger and he has to present his case to the peer review board. In retaliation the colleague of his filed a lawsuit against him for breach of contract and now because of this whole lawsuit his license is suspended. He loves his career and loves taking take of people. But not everything is being taken away from him because he did the right thing. Now, he is in the hospital for depression. And this worries me a lot I don't know what to do since we are living from different states. Please pray for him. His name is Thomas."

• by Meredith Sorensen:

  "May god bless my mother Linda Sorensen with courage, strenghth and healing."

• by Kimberly Allstun:

  "Please pray for me alot. I have alot of problems with jealousy, stress, anger, possibly bitterness. I have the Holy Spirit. I am saved. I am getting to know the Lord. I read my bible sometimes. My ex won't let me see the kids. It has been about 6 years. I think about them everyday and I feel hopeless. I feel no lawyer is going to take my case because I have waited so long. I feel that no lawyer or judge will understand me. I wonder if it is Gods will that I see my kids. God promises alot of great things, yet I feel for some reason I am not receiving them and I don't know what to do. I only feel the Holy Spirit sometimes and I know if I felt it all the time that I would feel better. I read in the bible that the Spirit of God is power, love and sound mind. I want to operate in these things. I have the Holy Spirit, I know I do, because I can feel him in my heart and I believe it is what keeps me going to God for the last years. I feel I have Spiritual confusion. The doctors say I am bi polar, but I really think that I am confused about God. My insides doubt, I believe I cut myself down..and It is hard to see the greatness of Gods love. I have had more good times than bad. I know that God has a better life for me. But I wonder, what is holding me back? Why am I not living in his peace and fufillment? Why am I not exsperienceing his love and wonderfullness. I pray alot, I pray everyday. I want to serve God and live for him, yet I am stuck feeling hopeless, confused, fearful, angry. I wonder, have I given my life to the Lord compltely? I search for all the answers in church, on t.v.. on internet..but I have no idea the answers. I have lived this way for about 6 years now. I used drugs in 2004 when I was high on meth, I received a vision of Jesus dying on the cross, out of nowhere, it was so intense I started crying. A few days later or so I received fire and spiritual feelings in my body. I had not heard of these things, I did not know it was God...I have been in a confusion every since. Now, I know that the Spirit is God...Yet, I am so confused. I wonder, how do I get out of this confusion. Why am I under so much confustion..I feel a big breakthrough comming every day like its gonna be here any second.. I really want to know all the truth about God and know him very well so that I can tell others! I want that really bad. I wonder, why don't I have it... I pray so much. I pray so hard. I send prayer request to alot of ministries... I feel like I am going to make a difference in this world, yet there is so much holding me back. I know Gods love can change me. I know having a relationship would change me. I wait for him to come to me and cover me in his love so I can see who he is, so I can trust him and know him. But he has not done this yet. I wonder Can't God do anything? Why hasn't he done this. Do I not have the faith to receive his blessings? Am I not ready to receieve his love yet? Is he holding out on me so I can learn what I need to learn? Surely he is better than that.. I am having troubles fully believeing the bible. I have troubles trusting people to teach me about God. There is alot more inside me. Please pray alot for me. Please have everyone you know to pray for me. I really need alot of support. I really need alot of support. Please be the prayer warrior that I need. I am very needy of Gods people to pray for me. Please do me a favor and pray for me alot. Please, I really want to live a good life and serve God. People really need it. Please, I need a more loving heart. I need more kindness. I need more of God and every good thing that he has..Quickly. because I am hurting and I see alot of hurting people and I only want to speak his words. Also I just found out 2 days ago, I am 28 yrs old and have psoriasis! Please pray blessing and annointing over me. Pray that I will be treated with respect, honor by human kind so I can quit being upset. Pray that I will see God working in all those that I pray for! I have many many burdens that I feel I am carrying and I pray and desire to be free from them all. This is a call, I am reaching out to all the believers around the world. Pray for me every prayer you know. I am unsure why all the bad things keep happening and such, please keep praying for me! I have way more needs than I have mentioned! It keeps feeling like there is something between me and God. Yet, at the same time I am so close to God, I am getting closer everyday. Seems like everytime he has me feeling good then someone wrecks my mood or I get internal negative thoughts, it really seems like there is a force between God and I. Please pray."

• by AngelG:

  "Please say a prayer for me I have been falsley accused and charged with a crime that has the potential to imprision me and end both my medical and military carrer. I also ask that you pray for me to be able to forgive my accuser for I am finding it difficult to do so given our relationship and the severity of the accusations against me."

• by jjj:

  "please pray for justice for me in all areas of my life, it has been withheld for a long time and I tire of accusations"

• by frankie:

  "Dear God, I need your blessing for a financial breakthrough now! Because, I want to relocate to be closer to my family, (by year end). Lord, I am also asking for healing to my physical body. And, for spiritual guidance in my life. God, I thank you in advance for all my needs. FRANKIE"

• by james edward gerard fox:

  "please pray to dear god/jesus for me to get back all i lost and a lot lot more also for a complete miracle in my life as well as my mind and body healed and to please take out the tormenting unclean spirit inside me for good - amen i suffer from anxiety and depression and am desprate. i have bad asthma, panic attacks and blackouts - my mind/thinking is disordered - please help!"

• by Raquel & Jay Martinez:

  "Please pray for my family. My husband and I recently separated (July) and I want to rebuild our marriage so that I can allow God to work through me and help my husband to appriecate his family. Please pray for our finances because I don't know how we are going to provide for our children. I am just trusting in God that he will take care of my family."

• by Kimberly ALlstun:

  "Please pray for me my name is Kimberly. I am struggling to understand Christ't death on the cross and believing that he died and rose again. I am struggling to believe how good he wants to be for me. I am struggling because there is a lot of lies, arguments, meanness, abuse in my life. I do not kow what to do about the mean people in my life, should I walk away from my own family or try to tuff it out. It is so difficult and confusing. I just want all the pain to end. My husband left me suddenly 6 years ago, now he has the kids and wont let me see them. I have tried to talk him into working things out, I have tried to talk him into letting me see the kids. Nothing is working. I do not know what to do. I know that if he takes me to court everyone is going to be so mean to me, because of the lifestyle I used to be involved in such as drugs.lying, cheating, cussing and such. I fear that the past that I am trying so hard to get rid of and forgive myself and stop feeling guilty about is all going to be hammered into my face if I have to go to court with my soon to be ex husband, Ryan. I just want peace. I am also struggling with jealousy and anger. It seems I pray everyday for it all to end but it don't. I really feel like I cant get to God like I need to or he can't get to me. Like something or someone is in the way. I want to get rid of anything in the way but I don’t know what to get rid of or what to do. I want to be happy and healed and able to teach the gospel quickly. I am tired of growing a little by little everyday. There is a lot of stress in my life. So much doubt, confusion, worries, so many fears. It seems like the negative things control my thinking leaving me tired and bored and anxious all the time. I cant live like this any longer and I don’t know what God wants me to do!! I really feel God can use me in mighty ways and I am excited but there is so much uncalled for stress in m y life. Jesus knows the situation. Please pray for me. MY name is Kimberly. Thanks. God bless everyone who is praying for me…Love in Christ, Kimberly"

• by vijayakumar:

  "URGENT PRAYER REQUEST PLEASE PRAY FOR ME daily UNTIL CURE vijayakumar from india Please remove all the obstacles and injustices that lie in my path , completly destroy all demonic oppression,BLACK MAGIC,spells and jinxes, and witchcraft of any kind placed on me and my home,property ,SEND VERY powerfull HEALING ,GUARD me and Deliver me this Oppression"

• by Nancy durkin:

  "One of your parishoners, John Dorgan was involved in a roll over accident on I80/94, Friday this past week. I am his wifes grandmother and am requesting prayers and help for his family. He has 4 broken vertebrae, has some head damage (the Dr.s are still waiting to see if his brain has any more damage besides the memory loss), burns on his face, 2 broken feet. They have 4 children ages 12, 11, 4 and 1. She doesn't work and they were barely making ends meet on his new job. They have no health insurance (his new job didn't have any) and she is worried that they will lose their house, car, etc. He was sent by ambulance to St. Margarets Hospital in Hammond, IN and his wife wants to see if they can transfer him to Provena St. Joseph in Joliet, as it is difficult for her with four children to keep going to Hammond, plus the cost of gas is making it hard to make ends meet."

• by John Molin:

  "Hi, Is there prayer list that I can add a friend of mine to who is having a serious spine operation. John Molin St James the Apostle, Glen Ellyn"

• by james flynn:

  "I have been falsely accused of a crime that I did not commit; my special intentions are that these charges will be dropped by my accusers and that they will see the wrong they have committted; my court date to go before the the judge with these charges will be on Friday, April 16, 2010; my family will not only lose my financial support but will also lose their home if I am incarcerated. I am a licensed nurse with excellent character credentials in my area as well as the medical community; I have no where else to turn to make this miracle happen; I am 68 yrs old in frail health; please pray for me. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on me. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for me. St Padre Pio, Pray for me. St Raymond, Pray for me."

• by Kimberly Allstun:

  "My name is Kimberly. Please pray for me and my boyfriend Jerrys relationship. It is hard for me to believe that he loves and cares for me. We are having a few problems, like he does not always listen to me, when I try to hug him alot he tells me to get off of him. I guess it is the way he was raised. I need the Lords help and guidance. I say things that are mean alot and i condemn myself for what i say and do every day.I find it hard to forgive myself and forgive others. When someone hurts me, I back away from them afraid they will hurt me again.I feel that I am confused about life and everything everyday all the time. I feel like I am under a blanket of confusion. I am overwelmed and feel tired alot, I guess because of negative thinking. My ex has not let me see the children that we share in about 5 years and everyday I worry about the day that he takes me to court because of divorce and custody battles. I know that I am not perfect and I know that I did alot wrong, the Lord has forgiven me but my ex has not. I fear what the courts will say about me. I feel bad because I have not been given the chance to prove myself. I have alot of stress and alot going on in my life. I feel like I pray and the Lord is not working fast enough. I am a new Christian and I need to know and understand God and his love and his works and wonders so much. I just dont understand why it is not happening fast enough. I really need your prayers and support. There is so much I need, I could type pages and pages of needs. Please pray that I will make a huge impact on the world for christ. Pray that my jealousy will go away and that I will be able to love my boyfriend Jerry. I dont know why I am having troubles trusting and loving and forgiving him. I really need the Lord to speak to his heart and mine and settle our differences. I need so much.. I really need to know what the Lord thinks about everything that I am doing in his life. I need to hear him,, see miracles, see signs and wonders and every good amazing thing! I need more faith.. I dont know exactly what I need, but I know I need the Lord to help me really bad and I know that I need the prayers and support of other believers, possibly stronger than me! Please pray for me and pray for my boyfriend and families to know the Lord as well. Thanks. Kimberly Allstun kallstun@mineralarea.edu"

• by Robert:

  "Hi my name is Robert. I am 43 years old and I live in Albuquerque,New Mexico,USA. A few years ago I put something on my face that was homemade and supposed to be good for the skin. It actually caused a small tiny bit of damage back then but over the years the skin on my face has gotten worser and worser. Now I have some scars,many deep skin craters,blemishes,imperfections,uneven skin layers. No job or insurance at this time. I am crushed by this. Please pray for a miracle on the skin on my face. Pray for God to take away the scars,deep skin craters,blemishes,imperfections,uneven skin layers, off the skin on my face and to make them vanish and disappear in Jesus name. Pray for all the damage done to be undone and for the skin on my face to become complete and whole again like in the past. I feel very sad and depressed over this and I dont know how much longer I can hold on. Please pray for me and send to others to pray for me. Thanks, I appreciate it."

• by Mary:

  "pray for a child who were falsely accused."

• by Rebecca:

  "Please pray for my family - me actually. It sounds selfish, but my husband granted me the gift of staying home with my children instead of working. This is a tremendous gift and I love being home with my kids. Unfortunatly we really needed the money. My car was reposessed and we barely have enough for food and medicine. I never learned how to manage a house because I was working or in school. My husband expects me to be Donna Reed and all I do now is eat and cry in the dark when I am alone. My children are very young and I am over protective, That is why I agreed to stay home so I could keep them from getting hurt. I am so anxious and paranoid and I don't want to ruin my kids or my relationship with my husband. Please pray for me"