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Show Prayers of the Sisters of St. Joseph. "The Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph of the Archdiocese of Chicago," Chi-cago," observe the pious custom of offering up to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Je-sus all their prayers, mortifications, good works, special Masses, etc., during dur-ing the entire months of September, October and. November, for the spiritual spirit-ual and temporal welfare of all persons who may seek their aid in this way. Their suffrages are presented in particular par-ticular for the benefit of their friencjs, enemies and benefactors: for the conversion con-version of sinners, the spread of Christ's kingdom on earth, and for the release of the poor souls suffering untold un-told agonies in Purgatory, who have no one to pray for them. Those persons per-sons who desire prayers, either for themselves of their friends, whether living or dead, including Catholics, Protestants. Jews and Atheists, are invited in-vited to write their request, sign the same with full name and address, and forward to Mother Superior, Nazareth Convent, La Grange, Chicago, Ilk During Dur-ing the past year thousands of letters were received from all parts of the world expressing the gratitude of the recipients for favors obtained through the fervent supplications of God's devoted de-voted servants. The sick claim to have been healed in a miraculous manner; unharpy marriages have been blessed; wayward children have been reformed; the unemployed have procured lucrative lucra-tive positions: -?t. 'I ''dieted to drink have become" total abstainers : j extraordinary vocations to the religious relig-ious life have been obtained: sin has been overcome and virtue acquired. May the Sacred H?art of Jesus, our Blessed Lady and St. Joseph be everywhere every-where loved ! |