Michael Dubruiel: November 16, 1958-February 3, 2009

Amy Welborn's husband Michael Dubruiel passed away Tuesday. Let's keep him in our prayers. Also, remember Jimmy Akin's father.

Fr. Z at "What Does The Prayer Really Say?" is keeping a spiritual bouquet for Michael. Our Sunday Visitor has a nice tribute here.

Updates:

If you want to help support Amy and her family, the proceeds from Michael Dubuiel's "How-to Book of the Mass" go to his children's college fund. Our Sunday Visitor is doubling the proceeds from all of his books to go to the fund. If you want to order through Amazon, you can order through Catholic Mom and support that site as well. I supppose this would be the case for any site that has an Amazon link, but check with the site first.

Danielle Bean has a site to donate to Amy and her family here and here.

Amy has posted Michael's last column for the diocesan paper. Comments are open at the moment.

Pray for Jesuit Priests Killed in Moscow

Father Victor Betancourt and Father Otto Messmer were killed in Moscow at the end of October. Please pray for them.

International Herald Tribune

Andorra

Andorra is a small country in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. The Population about 90% Catholic. Here's a report from Operation World and from EWTN's New Evangelization site. The patron saint of Andorra is Our Lady of Meritxell.

World Mission Sunday 2008

This Sunday, October 19. 2008 is World Mission Sunday. Organized by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, World Mission Sunday, is a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church's missionary activity through prayer and sacrifice.

Here is Pope Benedict XVI's message for World Mission Sunday.

Let's pray this week for the Church's mission in the world and especially for part in it. As Pope Benedict XVI says, "Dear Brothers and Sisters, may the celebration of World Mission Day encourage everyone to take renewed awareness of the urgent need to proclaim the Gospel." And please pray for me!

St.Luke, pray for us.
St. Therese of Lisieux, pray for us.
St. Francis Xavier, pray for us
St. Peter Claver, pray for us.

Keep praying for India and Vietnam

Things seem to be somewhat better in India and Vietnam. Let's continue to pray for them.

H/T to Mark Shea for the reminder.

Vietnam

Pray for a peaceful resolution to the trouble in Hanoi, Vietnam. More info from Whispers in the Loggia here and here.


This from the AP, Vietnam News Service and AsiaNews.It.

Since St. Joseph's Cathedral is near Thai Ha parish, let's ask for his intercession.

St. Joseph, pray for the Church in Vietnam.

UPDATE: Media is the same everywhere...

Orissa Update

Here is an update on Orissa. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, pray for us.