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Mark Konstantin singing â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Conor McGregor Songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Youtubeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Top Ten of 2017 YOUTUBE has announced that the most-watched video on the entire site in Carlow and Ireland during 2017 was the tribute song to UFC ¿JKWHU &RQRU 0F*UHJRU WKDW was penned by a 24-year-old teacher from Kildare in the UXQ XS WR 0F*UHJRU¶V ELJ ¿JKW ZLWK )OR\G 0D\ZHDWKHU in August. ,QGHHG WKH VRQJ E\ 0LFN Konstantin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where he played DORQJ RQ D XNXOHOH DV KH VDQJ the ditty himself â&#x20AC;&#x201C; proved so SRSXODU WKDW LW DFWXDOO\ WRRN two spots in the top ten! The µR൶FLDO¶ YLGHR SURGXFHG DIWHU

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news in brief Recycling advice THE Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA) is reminding people to recycle all materials possible as they carry out the big clean-up of their homes during and after the Christmas period.

They point out that all cardboard and packaging from presents can be recycled, and WKDW Ă&#x20AC;DWWHQLQJ ER[HV ZLOO PDNH more room in your wheelie bin.

Wrapping paper, Christmas cards, and envelopes can all by recycled too, and there is no need to try to remove Sellotape ÂżUVW However, polystyrene and similar materials used in packaging cannot currently be recycled, so it should be placed in the waste bin instead.

Song Contest ENTRIES are still being invited to the 2018 Pan Celtic National Song Contest, to be held in &DUORZ RQ 0DUFK QH[W The winner there will go forward to represent Ireland at the International Song Contest, to be held in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, in April.

The closing date for entries is Friday January 26. Full details and entry forms can be found online at www.panceltic.ie Details also available from GlĂłr Cheatharlach at (085) 1340047.

Part of the Christmas lights display at Doyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Seskinryan, Bagenalstown.

Ardattin farmer is learning the best of beef production FARMER Robert Stanley from Ardattin has been selected as one of the participants on the nationwide Young Farmer Sustainability Programme, operated by Macra na Feirme Skillnet and Dawn Meats.

He and other participants ZLOO EHQHÂżW RYHU WKH FRPLQJ months from a wide and GLYHUVH UDQJH RI PRGXOHV FRYHULQJ DOO DVSHFWV RI sustainable beef production, with an emphasis on the requirements of Dawn Meats

for top quality beef.

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The programme coordinator, SeĂĄn Finan, said it is an opportunity for Robert and other participants to HTXLS WKHPVHOYHV ÂľZLWK the skills, knowledge and information they need to be HŕľśFLHQW YLDEOH SURÂżWDEOH DQG VXVWDLQDEOH EHHI IDUPHUV Âś Âľ7KHUH LV D YLDEOH IXWXUH LQ beef production for educated SURJUHVVLYH \RXQJ IDUPHUV who embrace the latest WHFKQRORJLHV Âś KH DGGHG

Wonderful measure of difference GOAL is making

Sudanese mother Nyale Bolchwal and her twin boys, who were the first to be called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Goalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

CARLOW people who support the Third World development aid agency GOAL will be fascinated to learn of a community in South Sudan where 35 toddlers all share the same name: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Goalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

The children, ranging in ages from two to four years, were all given the name â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Goalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by their mothers in recognition of the MORE than â&#x201A;Ź26,000 in role that the aid agency and its funding for local organisations VWDŕľľ SOD\HG LQ WKH VDIH GHOLYHU\ that provide activities and/ of their babies.

Anteneh Tadele, who works or facilities for young people has been announced as part of DV D FRPPXQLFDWLRQV RŕľśFHU IRU the Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017 Local GOAL, found the group in an Youth Club Equipment Scheme. isolated camp for people disThe Carlow groups that will SODFHG E\ WKH RQJRLQJ FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW EHQHÂżW DUH 'RZQ 6\QGURPH in Upper Nile State in the northCarlow (â&#x201A;Ź5,000); 3rd Carlow east of the country. Âľ7KH FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW EURNH RXW ZKLOH Borris Scout Group (â&#x201A;Ź5,000); 2nd Carlow Bagenalstown I was pregnant,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Nyale Scout Group (â&#x201A;Ź5,000); Rathvilly Bolchwal, one of the mums inForĂłige (â&#x201A;Ź5,000); 5th Carlow volved. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;At that time, I was havTown Scout Group (â&#x201A;Ź4,500); ing treatment at GOALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clinic at Order of Malta (â&#x201A;Ź1,450); and home in Baliet and I was ready Carlow Arts & Performance to give birth. When we were IRUFHG WR Ă&#x20AC;HH *2$/ IROORZHG Society (â&#x201A;Ź1,400).

Nationwide, more than â&#x201A;Ź6.35 million in funding was shared between almost 1,600 youth projects and groups. The funding assists in the purchase of items such as camping, MEMBERS of the Carlow gaming, sports equipment, and Ladies Football team were among the more than 400 audio visual equipment.

The grants were administered GAA players who slept out at by the Department of Children locations nationwide before DQG <RXWK $ŕľľDLUV 7KLV LV WKH Christmas, to draw attention to ÂżUVW WLPH WKDW WKH 'HSDUWPHQW the problem of homelessness.

The event was organised has launched such a fund.

News of the allocations to the by the GPA (Gaelic Players and WGPA Carlow groups was welcomed Association) Gaelic Players by local Fine Gael TD, Pat (Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association). Sleep-outs were Deering.

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us and provided all the services that we needed on the way to a camp in Melut. A few days after , DUULYHG KHUH WKH *2$/ VWDŕľľ delivered my children safely in the clinic. I had twin boys and I named them both Goal.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; At just two and half years of age, Nyaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boys are too young to understand why they are named â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Goalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, but their mum says she will tell them in time.

Another mother then named her daughter â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Goalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; because her baby was also delivered safely at the GOAL clinic in a country where she knows that giving birth to a healthy child is not a straightforward procedure.

Since then, the practice has gathered pace, and now 35 children have the name.

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GAA stars sleep out even held internationally, in both New York and Boston.

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A momentous time we live in

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ou may not realise it youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just lived through quite a momentous year.

Sometimes when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the eye of the storm you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realise there is so much going on around you. There sure has been a lot going on, both domestically and internationally, in 2017.

We have changed Taoiseach this year, trading in a jaded Enda, with all those miles on WKH FORFN IRU D ÂżW \RXQJ /HR raring to go. For all the criticism levelled at him, Enda left the building with his head held high.

He served his country well as Taoiseach during the austerity years, having been a solid if somewhat unremarkable politician for the previous decades. /HR FDQ WDON WKH WDON EXW QHHGV to show he can walk the walk.

He has started well although his handling of the Frances Fitzgerald resignation showed a lack of joined-up thinking.

He recovered with his Brexit negotiations performance (with Simon Coveney now as wingman) and this gave him a big

Brian Quigley bounce in the polls that will serve as a welcome Christmas present.

Brexit is a big deal. You may be sick of hearing about it but it is the most important issue facing Ireland â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and possibly the EU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at the moment. Get it wrong and our prosperity will VXŕľľHU *HW LW ULJKW Âą DQG WKLV will take common sense being displayed by both the EU and the UK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the mistake that ZDV WKH 8. /HDYH YRWH can be minimised.

The EU â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the unprecedented peace it has brought to the continent - must survive.

We have Merkel still, and Macron now to give us hope. /HWÂśV QRW IRUJHW WKDW VWDUWHG ZLWK WKH WKUHDW RI /H

Chris, Jenna, Adam and Michelle Lanagin and Ann Kelly at the screening for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Wonderful Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in the Visual Theatre Pen getting elected in France.

How bad would that have made a world already destabilised by Trump?

The Trump Show is a grotesque drama being played out live on our Twitter feeds. It is depressing to think that he is the leader of the Free World. He has been such a disappointment, and for all the talk of him not

lasting the distance, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still there. Please, close the net on him. Impeach or imprison him.

Soon.

There have been too many tragedies this year. The various terrorist attacks, the closet to us being the attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.

Rescue 116. Grenfell. Sometimes it all seems too much.

Gerry Adams is standing down and Martin McGuinness passed away. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a big fan but I realise the huge debt we all owe these men for helping to get the Peace Process over the line.

My children donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know of anything other than peace in Ireland.

The year 2017 has seen the

homelessness crisis worsen sharply. Brexit aside, homelessness and crime are the two biggest concerns on my radar. I had my list of complaints, suggestions and questions ready for the candidates last month but thankfully we pulled back from pulling the election trigger.

Other standout moments of the year for me?

In no particular order and ZLWK QR ÂżOWHU DSSOLHG WR GLVWLQguish between good and bad, I was dismayed at the tracker mortgage scandal, inspired by Jeremy Corbynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Glastonbury speech, disgusted at the DUPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s input into the recent Brexit negotiations, entertained by U2 at Croke Park and sickened by the image of the starving polar bear that served as a stark reminder of what global warming is doing to our planet.

So far 2018 promises to be no-less momentous, as many of the dramas from 2018 carry forward and new ones emerge. It will be no-less interesting, upsetting, entertaining and challenging along the way.

In the meantime, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to wish you all a very enjoyable New Year.

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ninenottomiss BOOK of the week

TV SHOW of the week

FILM of the week

HOROSCOPES

AH YES, we are all familiar with the Christmas song made famous by Sir Cliff, but what is mistletoe and why is it associated with Christmas?

The Mistletoe (Viscum album), is a semi-parasitic shrub. It contains chlorophyll but relies on other plants for water and nutrients which are extracted by sending suckers into the host stem.

It grows on a wide variety of deciduous trees and thus is much more conspicuous in winter, with its tangle of evergreen leaves and poisonous, white berries forming balls up to 1m across high up in trees.

This is probably to avoid being eaten by animals and to be closer to the light, although early Christians believed that mistletoe was banished to the tops of trees when Jesus was crucified on a cross made from an apple tree on which it was growing.

THE SECRET LIFE OF ASHELY BROWN

By George Fitzgerald

CAN’T STOP DANCING WITH THE STARS RTÉ, Coming Soon

MOLLY’S GAME Out January 1

Ashley Brown’s home is a Dublin’s leafy suburbs. Her perfect place of pillow clutching dreams in her universe of books that is her norm. A thousand dreams pass in the night but she holds fast on one, to find Mr Right. Her second is to secure a job in London’s publishing world. George Fitzgerald’s latest offering, The Secret Life of Ashley Brown has been described as beautifully written, engaging, a very compelling story of a young woman’s life that is built on romantic visions of finding someone born out of the books she reads. The book is available in selected stores and online.

Want to be on telly? Now is your chance.

Applications are now open to be a part of the studio audience for Can’t Stop Dancing! This is your chance to see how the magic happens behind the scenes of Dancing with the Stars Ireland!Can’t Stop Dancing is a preview show for DWTS. Recorded in the same studio- you will get to see the set, props, professional dancers and celebrities live in action!! It’s more glitz, more glamour and more fun! Don’t miss this opportunity- availability is limited!!

For more information and how to apply visit the RTÉ website: www.rte.ie

Molly’s Game is an American crime drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. It is the true story of Molly Bloom a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned that there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led us to believe.

PARTY of the week

Happy new year to all of you!

GIG of the week

TAURUS- This week is a 9 Collaborate with a partner to magnify the impact of \RXU H൵RUWV ,QYHVW LQ D shared dream. Consider all possibilities.

GEMINI- This week is an 8 The workload intensity rises. Get the whole gang to help out. Creative partnerships produce brilliant solutions.

CANCER- This week is an 8 Follow your heart, especially today. Your luck goes the distance. Choose your path carefully, and put your talents to work.

LEO- This week is a 7 Look at things from another’s view. Listen to what your family wants, and let them know they’ve been heard.

BORRIS NEW YEAR’S EVE MUSIC AND FIREWORKS Borris Town Hall, Main St, Knocknagundarragh, Borris,Carlow, December 31

The name mistletoe comes from the Anglo-Saxon words “mistel” meaning dung and “tan” meaning twig. This most likely comes from the fact that birds eat the white berries and the sticky seeds are expelled through the birds’ faeces onto the host tree branches/twigs where they begin to grow.

Mistletoe has separate male and female plants. The male has golden flowers in the spring and the female white berries in the winter. Given that the white berries form between inverted V-shaped sprigs, it is not hard to see where the associations of mistletoe with fertility came from.

Women would tie a sprig of mistletoe around their wrist or waist to improve their chances of bearing a child!

As for kissing under the mistletoe - Norse myth has it that when Loki killed her son Baldur with a dart made from mistletoe, the goddess Frigg shed tears that became the white berries and decreed she would place a kiss on all passing underneath it.

COURSE of the week

ARIES- This week is an 8 Review budgets, spreadsheets and numbers to revise plans for family priorities. Monitor savings.

Get advice from someone experienced.

You don’t have any plans for New Year’s Eve yet, no problem we got you coverred. You can look forward to an evening filled with entertainment, drinks, dancing and more more at the Borris Town Hall. We ring into the new year with a fireworks display on the viaduct at midnight. Dress to impress. Everyone is welcome, come along and enjoy a great evening with old friends and maybe make some new friends as well. For more information please call 087 – 2168929.

COMEDY of the week

FIRST AID RESPONDER Carlow Gateway Business Centre, Strawhall Avenue, Carlow, January 11- 25, 9.30am- 5pm

SHARON SHANNON WITH ALAN CONNOR Visual Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Carlow, January 5, 8pm, €23.50

The new First Aid Responder (FAR) is to improve, and replace the current Occupational First Aid course and have a standardised syllabus nationwide. FAR also includes the full Cardiac First Response Community standard.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be issued with a certificate from the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council.

This certificate will be valid for 2 years. The course is done by the Carlow Kilkenny Traning Skillnet.Help to save lives today!

A first visit to Visual, Sharon Shannon, is a musician who likes to surprise. While she is best known for her arrangements of traditional Irish tunes and Irish-influenced compositions, she has always been eager to explore new styles, and to meet and work with other musicians. There are Irish influences here, of course, but these are cheerfully mixed in with often unexpected styles. Get ready for a great evening with the one and only Sharon Shannon and excellent Alan Connor, enjoy a relaxed concert after the busy holidays.

KIDS FUN of the week

DRINK of the week

VIRGO- This week is an 8 Get your mind around a groundbreaking idea.

Consider another view philosophically. Prioritize obligations to make space for new possibilities.

LIBRA- This week is a 9 3UR¿WDEOH YHQWXUHV UHTXLUH your attention. Cajole someone into paying up.

Follow through on what you said you’d deliver.

SCORPIO- This week is a 9 You can do more than you thought. Discover more options than you knew about. Pursue an enticing opportunity that grows a personal passion project.

SAGITTARIUS- This week is a 6

You’re especially sensitive and intuitive. Keep your feet on the ground. Wait for better conditions, rather than risk slipping backwards.

JASON BYRNE- THE MAN WITH THREE BRAINS Visual Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Carlow, January 12, 8pm, €23/21, info@visualcarlow.ie The Man with Three Brains’ is a brand new show from the highly acclaimed and extremely funny, Jason Byrne. Jason has three brains which kick into action when he hits the stage.

His left brain scans the audience and room, looking for improv moments. His right brain collates stand-up material and stunts, poised to dish out the funnies at speed. His centre brain is Jason’s coach, pushing him to the limit.The fastest thinking comic around!

FROZEN SINGALONG Visual Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Carlow, December 28, 3pm, €8/6, info@visualcarlow.ie

WILD WINTER BOTANICAL GIN Glendalough Distillery Newtown Business and Enterprise Centre, Newtown Mount Kennedy, Wicklow

Join us for our Frozen Singalong event this year. Everyone is welcome! The movie is about fearless optimist Anna that sets off on an epic journey-teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven-to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Family fun, adventure and some great tunes guaranteed. Family offers available as well. For more information please visit the website or contact us on (0)59 917 2400.

The newly-debuted gin from Glendalough Distillery is a thoughtfully-crafted, small batch spirit that literally captures the essence of Wicklow. It uses freshly foraged wild ingredients from the surrounding mountains picked by the distillery’s forager and Wicklow native, Geraldine Kavanagh. The idea behind Glendalough Distillery is to make innovative spirits while staying true to the tradition and heritage of their ancestors. More info online.

CAPRICORN- This week is an 8 Follow hunches and intuition. You don’t have to start from scratch. Look at ZKDW \RX KDYH GL൵HUHQWO\ AQUARIUS-This week is a 9 Go for the big prize.

Assume authority with a career opportunity, and go further than expected.

PISCES- This week is an 8 Relax and enjoy the scenery.

Adapt the itinerary as you go along. Advance your educational agenda through research, study and exploration.

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FODVVLÀHGV SERVICES

ACE CHIMNEY SWEEP

TURF & FIREWOOD

TURF & FIREWOOD

Expert in stove chimney cleaning All new power sweeping service Spotless Chimney Spotless work Call Seamus on 087 7794047 Email: seamus@eircom.net

Massive quantity of 2017 shed stored seasoned Turf – Firewood

DOG TRAINING

Call 087 7462440

CARLOW DOG TRAINING CLUB have dog obedience and dog agility classes every Saturday in Garyhill, Carlow.

All beginners welcome at 2 o’clock €10 per class.

Any enquiries to

086-3207287

FOR SALE

STORK BUGGY plus carry cot car seat. Buggy chair in red 75€ can be seen at Leinster Mart Garden Centre out conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Signed: William Byrne c/o Michael Fitzpatrick Architects MRIAI, Main Street, Butlersbridge, Co. Cavan.

Tel: 049 4365800

086 8904505.

Mother Care Buggy front or back positions and car seat €100.

Sterilising kit and bottles €10

EDUCATION / COURSES

WELDING TRAINING Evening Courses available for all levels Starting September 12th 2017 Arc Training Services, c/o ThompNew Acre, Athy Road, Carlow.

Ph. (059) 9131624 Email: abyrne@thompson.ie for further information.

TURF & FIREWOOD

3 TONNE QUALITY TURF DELIVERED €280

Also loads of timber available.

Call joe on 087 – 7800338

PLANNING NOTICES. Carlow County Council Thomas and Gillian Campbell intend to apply to Carlow County Council for planning permission to construct a bay window to the front of their dwelling at 34 Grange Court, Pollerton Big, Carlow. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Athy Road, Carlow, during its public opening hours.

A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the plan-

ning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.”

Carlow County Council Planning permission sought for the construction of 22 no. dwellings in 3 no. separate blocks.

Blocks A & C to each consist of 5 no. units comprising of 4 no.

2-storey 3-bed townhouses and 1 no. 2-storey 4-bed townhouse.

Block B to consist of 12 no. units in a 3-storey block comprising of 6 no. 3-bed duplex apartments over 6 no. 2-bed apartments. Provision of a new vehicular access, all associated site development works, site services provision and connections, drainage, access points, open space landscaping, car parking, bin enclosures and boundary treatment works at The Millrace, Burrin Road, Carlow, Co. Carlow. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Athy Road, Carlow, during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or with-

Carlow County Council Permission is sought for the development at Barrack’s St, Tullow. The development will consist of the construction of a two storey extension to the rear of the existing residential property, erection of a 2.1m wall to the rear and western boundaries of the site with access gate to the western boundary, and all associated ancillary works.

Signed: John & Gemma Ward.

The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Civic Offices, Athy Road, Carlow, during its public opening hours.

A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

MIRACLE PRAYER

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN O Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendour of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my Mother.

O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succour me in my necessity (make request).There are none that can withstand your power. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3 times).

This prayer must be said for 3 days and after that the request will be granted and the prayer must be published. V.D.

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN O Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendour of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my Mother.

O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succour me in my necessity (make request).There are none that can withstand your power. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3 times).

This prayer must be said for 3 days and after that the request will be granted and the prayer must be published. B.M . M.C. Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked for many favours.

This time I ask for this special one. Take it, Dear Heart Of Jesus, and place it within Your own broken heart where Your Father will see it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become Your favour, not mine. Amen Say for three times for three days and your favour will be granted. You must promise publication. B.M . M.C.

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