Heavenly Father, you have called us into
Your household of faith and made us
brothers and sisters in Christ.
Guide us by Your word that
our home and places of work
may reflect the faithfulness
to which You have called us.
Help us to see the everyday opportunities
that we have to serve You by loving others.
Amen.
— By a Columban Missionary
Flowers are blooming, signs of hope and joy.
Dear Jesus, Your rising from the dead
gives the promise of new life.
Help me be aware of other people’s needs,
especially the poor and all who have less in life.
Help me understand how we are all related in Your creation.
Guide me to know Your truth.
Help me to make good choices,
that my love may reflect Your love,
and to remember that You first loved us.
May Mary, Your mother, help me hear Your Word and follow You.
Amen.
— By a Columban Missionary
All-powerful Lord, thank You for the grace
You have given me to proclaim the truth
of Your saving message to those
whom I encounter every day.
Help me to fulfill my mission to preach in both
word and deed and to do so with the gentle
yet powerful authority given me by You.
I offer myself to Your service, dear Lord.
Do with me as You will.
Amen.
— By a Columban Missionary
Source: columban.org.fj
Heavenly Father, thank You for the way
that You have sown the seed of Your holy Word
into my own life.
Thank You for the way in which You have changed me,
freed me from sin and set me on the path to holiness.
Use me, dear Lord, to sow that seed in the lives
of others and fill me with wonder and awe
as I witness Your merciful hand at work.
Amen.
— By a Columban Missionary
Source: columban.org.fj
Glorious Father, I thank You for Your mercy
and forgiveness in my life.
I thank You for freeing me from all sin.
Please continue to purify my soul and free me
from even the attachment to all sin.
May I never forget all that You have done for me,
and may Your mercy become the cause
of my eternal rejoicing and Your eternal glory.
Amen.
— By a Columban Missionary
Source: columban.org.fj
My dear Lord, I desire deeply to become
more fully a member of Your most intimate family in grace.
Help me to always dedicate myself to the complete fulfillment
of the will of our Father in Heaven.
And, as I conform my will more fully with that of the Father’s,
draw me deeper and deeper into union with You.
Amen.
— By a Columban Missionary
Source: columban.org.fj
Merciful Jesus, I sin every day and will continue
to fail to follow You with perfection.
I thank You for Your abundant mercy.
Please help me to always be open
to that mercy by regularly re-examining
my decisions in life.
Give me humility, dear Lord, to always repent
and to turn back to You when I stray.
Amen.
— By a Columban Missionary
Source: columban.org.fj
Gracious God,
You hear the prayers of Your children.
Thank You for the privilege of bringing to You
our needs and concerns.
Help us always to look to You
as the source of our help and hope,
trusting in Your love for us.
Amen.
– By a Columban Missionary
Mighty Lord You have set us down
in the middle of Your creation
and given us work to do.
Give us also the things of the new creation
that we may be held in faith and do your work
for now as we wait in joy for your glory
to be revealed.
Amen.
– By a Columban Missionary
Holy Father You fashioned the universe
and made order from chaos.
Thank You for bringing order to our lives.
Help us to respect the authorities You have established
for the sake of the world and for the Church.
Guide us by Your spirit to serve Your will.
Amen.
– By a Columban Missionary
God You have called us from among the peoples
and nations of the world to be Your own.
Thank You for the love that You have shown us
by leading us to Your service.
Help us to live as people who are in but not
of the world, that we may be light to others
and bring You glory and honor.
Amen.
– By a Columban Missionary
O God, by the preaching of Your apostle Paul
You have caused the light of the Gospel
to shine throughout the world: Grant, we pray,
that we, having his wonderful conversion in remembrance,
may show ourselves thankful to You
by following his holy teaching;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Almighty Father, who inspired Simon Peter,
first among the apostles, to confess Jesus
as Messiah and Son of the living God:
Keep Your Church steadfast upon the rock of this faith,
so that in unity and peace we may proclaim
the one truth and follow the one Lord,
our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Lord, just a few moments with You,
a few thoughts shared between us,
the sense of Your friendship can be more healing
and refreshing than a mountain scene,
easing my body, soothing my anxious mind.
There are days though it’s not easy,
Lord, especially in the mornings
if I awake anxious or worried,
or when I haven’t slept well,
if at all and the day lies long before me.
Refresh me, Lord,
with the goodness of Your presence.
Lord, help me though the day.
Amen.
– By a Columban Missionary