Just a major prayer request for myself and my husband!  We are expecting our first and I am very overdue.  We had some problems with our doctor and our making some important decisions regarding our next step with other healthcare professionals. Please pray that this little baby is safe and comes very very soon and that my husband and I make the right decisions. We trust in Our Lady!!!  Thanks!

Can ya’ll pray for my husband? He is who brought me to Catholicism but lately he’s been such a “lazy” Catholic. He skipped Mass yesterday for no reason. This past Sunday, I had to work (nurse) and he “forgot” to go to Mass. Even though I was at work, I made it to Mass in the hospital chapel. He goes to confession 1-2 times a year. When he goes to Mass, he always takes communion, even if he has not had a recent confession or has missed a Mass. Recently, he’s decided to start a new job and I advised him to pray about it and I don’t believe he ever did (but I could be wrong).

He’s not the kind of guy that takes suggestions from me very well, but I do want to bring him closer to God again. (he thinks that because he’s Irish, that no one can tell him anything or something, and he’ll admit it. he gets awfully defensive) Lately, he’s more interested in his own life and it is even starting to distance us. Other than prayer, I don’t know what else to do. Its my job to help him get into heaven. Can you guys pray for us?

I’m wondering if I am doing my duty as a wife for this situation. Yesterday was a holy day of obligation. On Tues. night I mentioned that Wed. was a holy day of obligation and asked when we’d go to church. He said we didn’t need to go. I took the kids to Mass during the day (2 of the 3 kids slept during Mass, making it easier to manage 3 kids 4 yrs and under). Asked him after supper if he was going to Mass in the evening. He said no. I don’t want to push or nag…he’s an adult and whether he goes is between him and God. I am concerned about the example he sets for the kids though. They may not understand now that their dad isn’t going but they will later. Just looking for some direction as to whether I’m fulfilling my wifely duties or not regarding my husband’s Mass attendance.

My husband didn’t go to mass yesterday either. I nearly forgot about it myself, but I don’t think my husband would have gone even if he remembered. He just wasn’t raised to see Hold Days of obligations as important—they barely made it on Sundays, and he stopped altogether in high school. I am proud and impressed by how far he’s come on his own, and I’m not going to nag or push him. He always goes to mass on Sundays, and we both need to be better about confession, but around here it’s an availability issue as much as anything, not to mention how hard any obligations are with little ones in tow. Be understanding, be joyful and loving, and keep doing what you’re doing.

Friends, may I please ask for prayers for my husband? He has an important phone interview tomorrow for a job that would change our lives for the better. He is miserable in his current situation and it is affecting every aspect of our relationship. I would appreciate it, thank you!