Upon this woman, the masterpiece of God's creation, would be bestowed many titles, each vying with the other to reflect in some manner her beauty, her dignity, her uniqueness, the qualities of her love. She will be called Mother of Divine Grace . . . Seat of Wisdom . . . Cause of our Joy . . . Spiritual Vessel . . . Mystical Rose . . . Ark of the Covenant . . . Gate of Heaven . . . Queen of Angels, Prophets and Apostles . . . But no title will be greater than Mother of God.

Prayer is commanded by God as a duty and a privilege. Its power is unlimited. Our Lord says, "Ask and it shall be given unto you." And again, "If ye shall ask anything in My Name I will do it." St. James writes: "the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much," Saint Paul says: "by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." Even the poet sings "more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." Prayer must be made in the Name of Jesus Christ, and joined to His Merits and Mediation, for "he ever liveth to make Intercession for us." If so made, and that which we ask is in accordance with God's will our petitions assuredly will be granted. Prayer gains added force "when two or three are gathered together," or at least praying the same petitions, and above all is it effective when made at the offering of the Holy Eucharist. We may pray in direct formal words or "by intention," that is, by saying the Lord's Prayer, with the object in mind. Prayer is best made to God direct, but the Invocation of the Saints and especially our Blessed Lady Mary or asking them to pray for and with us is a very ancient practice, based on the principle of both living and dead helping one another in the Communion of Saints. Prayer is a test of our religious life.

      BERGSEE-MADONNA

	This Prayer Page is dedicated to all members gone before who live within our hearts as guiding lights for our Anglican Catholic parish. May their souls and the souls of all the faithfully departed rest in peace and may light perpetual shine upon them.	Richard Bartholow Bobbie Nan Bennett John Bennett Carolyn Coker Connie Cook Elizabeth Davis Richard Doty Eva Faulk Jack Galloway Jessie Brower Galloway Vic Gill Jean Heiskill Freddie Hunt Howard Malone, Sr.	Howard Malone, Jr. Betty Martin O.W. Martin Dee Plotz Kaye Rheinlander Weldon Richardson Harless Strawn Lucille Strawn Bill Underhill Linda Underhill Leonard Wilkerson Henry Wilson Rubye Wilson Dan Wolfe