Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come...’” – Luke 11:2

• St. Monica prayed for her son Augustine to come to know Jesus, and now he’s also Saint Augustine! (Their back-to-back feast days are this week.)
• St. Therese of Lisieux prayed for a convicted criminal and he reached out to Jesus before he died.
• My grandmother prayed for me, and I became a priest! (So there’s hope for anybody… )

Prayer for others is powerful. It’s not magic – we don’t just “get what we wish for.” But mysteriously, amazingly, especially when the other person is ready to cooperate with God’s grace, Jesus clearly assures us that our prayer of intercession makes a difference.

So I want to ask you to pray with me in something called the “11:02 Prayer Campaign.” Here’s how it works:

• The campaign is inspired by Jesus' prayer – the Our Father – that begins with Luke 11:2: “Your Kingdom come…”
• There’s 4 weeks to go before our next Alpha series begins at St. Raphael on Sept 24.
• We want to invite more people then ever before to try Alpha – parishioners and especially people in our area who don’t have a church home. You, the laity, are the best ones to invite people you know from outside of church.
• Volunteers will be in the atrium this weekend and next with 11:02 postcards.
• Please take a postcard and write down the names of three people whom you would like to see explore faith, and whom you could invite to try Alpha this Fall.
• Set an alarm for 11:02 a.m. each day for the next 21 days, and briefly pray for these people each day (…in your own words, with an Our Father, however you want).
• Be open and expectant to see how God might use you…look for the opportunity in the next 21 days to invite those three people to try Alpha.

See the next two pages for more on the 11:02 Prayer Campaign, and some talking points to help you make the invitations!

Prayer for others is powerful. And a simple invitation can make a big difference in someone’s life. Father, your Kingdom come!

Praying and inviting with you!
Fr. Phil Hurley, S.J.
Pastor