O most merciful and almighty God,
You bestowed as gift to Lorenzo Ruiz
the strength to withstand
the overpowering forces of death
…
Daily Prayer Archive
O Holy Tabernacle!
You enclosed the precious Bread of heaven,
the food of angels, the eucharistic manna of the soul.
My heart longs and…
Dear Lord,
as my life declines
and my energies decrease,
more than ever hold me by Your Power,
that I may not offend You,
but daily…
O my God, I thank You for having preserved me today
and for having given me so many blessings and graces.
I renew my dedication to You and…
Weary after walking, You sat down to rest.
Thirsty at the well, You asked for a drink.
Exhausted in a boat, You slept in the storm.
Sad…
O God, who adorned Saint Robert,
Your Bishop and Doctor,
with marvelous learning and virtue
to expose the deceptions of error
and to…
O sweetest Jesus,
You came into the world
to give all souls the life of Your grace,
and who, to preserve and nourish it in them,
has…
O Blessed Virgin Mary,
Immaculate Mother of God,
who endured a martyrdom of love and grief,
beholding the sufferings and sorrows of…
Oh, Holy Cross, fill my soul with good thoughts.
Oh, Holy Cross, ward off from me all things that are evil.
Oh, Holy Cross, ward off from…
O Lord, my God,
I am not worthy that You should come into my soul,
but I am glad that You have come to me
because in Your loving kindness…
O most holy, O most benign,
O noble and glorious Virgin Mary,
who was worthy to bear in your sacred womb the Creator of all,
and to…
Gracious God, our world changed with the 9/11 attacks.
We have seen how easily buildings can fall
and how quickly lives can end.
As we…
Come, Holy Spirit, Divine Creator,
true source of light and fountain of wisdom!
Pour forth your brilliance upon my dense intellect,
…
O God, St. Peter Claver devoted himself
to the service of the slaves,
declaring himself their servant.
Who in order that slaves might…
