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Blessed Saint Joseph, your intercession
can make possible impossible things,
come to help me in these moments of anguish and hardship.

 

Blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
We recommend to You all persons dear to us.
We pray for the sick, the suffering,
the hungry, the homeless.

 

O great apostle of Ireland, glorious Saint Patrick,
to whom, under God, so many are indebted
for the most precious of all treasures,
the great gift of faith.

 

Father in Heaven, You made me Your child
and called me to walk in the Light of Christ.
Free me from darkness and keep me 
in the Light of Your Truth.

 

O Mary, Mother of grace and of mercy,
defend us against the wicked spirit,
reconcile us with Your Son,
commit us to His keeping,

 

O Lord, I pray for the grace and the strength
to remain faithful to Your teachings
and to the sacramental life of the Church.

 

Loving Jesus, accept the love of a soul
that has offended You so deeply.
Show me Your immense good,
that I may love You exceedingly.

 

O my God, who are infinitely good to me,
I am sorry, and beg pardon for all my sins,
and detest them above all things,

 

Lord Jesus, teach me to be generous;
teach me to serve You as You deserve;
to give and not count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;

 

Holy Spirit, You gave St John Ogilvie
light to know Your truth,
wisdom to defend it,
and courage to die for it.
Through his prayers and example

 

Illustrious Saint Frances of Rome,
you who was led by divine Providence
through various stations in life,
that you might be a patron of every virtue,

 

Dear St John, you ran away from home
when you were young.
We ask you to intercede for all runaways,
that they may meet those who will help them,

 

Merciful Lord Jesus, Our Savior,
hear the prayers and petitions of Your unworthy
sinful servants who humbly call upon You
and make us all to be one

 

O good Jesus!
O Jesus our Redeemer,
do not abandon us as our sins deserve,
but hear our humble prayer
and grant what we ask
through the intercession

 

Behold, O good and sweet Jesus,
I fall to my knees in Your sight,
and with the most ardent desire of my soul
I pray and ask You to fill my heart

 

I hope to love You for all eternity. O Eternal God!
Oh that I had always loved You!
Oh that I had died rather than have offended You!

 

God our Father, You made each of us
to receive our gifts in the Body of Christ.

We ask that You inspire young people
whom You call to the priesthood and

 

Lord, we entrust to Your care the concerns
of our planet, praying for the protection
of the environment and the responsible stewardship

 

Heavenly Father, on this World Day of Prayer,
we come before You with hearts united in faith and love.

 

Lord, this time of fasting has opened to us the gates of paradise.
Let us accept it by praying and asking that on the day of resurrection

 

Favor this dwelling, Lord, with your presence.
Far from it repulse all the wiles of Satan.
Your holy angels, let them live here,
to keep us in peace.

 

Lord, You are compassion and forgiveness.
Teach me Your ways that I may be
compassionate as You are compassionate.
Show me how to walk gently

 

Father, our source of life,
I reach out with joy to grasp Your hand;
let me walk more readily in Your ways.
Guide me in Your gentle mercy,

 

O Holy Spirit,
Spirit of truth, come into our hearts;
shed the brightness of Your light upon the nations,
that they may please You in unity of faith.

 

Lord, make this person a true evangelist of Yours,
by having repented and given up all sin and sinful ways,
by having accepted Jesus as the only Savior,

 

Grant to us, O Lord our God,
the power to implore Your healer and bishop,
St. Polycarp the wondrous.

O Lord Jesus Christ,
the Son of the Living God,

 

O humble St. Margaret of Cortona,
when you decided to follow Jesus
by embarking on a life of penance,
your father and your stepmother did not help you

 

Lord, during this Lenten Season,
nourish me with Your Word of life
and make me one with You in love and prayer.

Fill my heart with Your love

 

Most Holy Trinity,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
I adore You profoundly
and I thank You for the apparitions
of the Most Holy Virgin in Fatima.

 

Gracious Lord, we ask that God guide
our president with spiritual wisdom
and understanding to lead our nation.
Surround him with wise counsel

 

O God, in Your providence
You inspired blessed John of Fiesole
to portray the beauty and sweetness of heaven.
By his prayers and the example of his virtues,

 

Lord, You desire to be with me
and walk with me along life’s journey.
Awaken in my heart a desire and commitment
to be with You in prayer.

 

Lord, You are the mercy and compassion
of God in the world.
During Lent, soften my heart
to be more sensitive to the needs of others.

 

Heavenly Father,
look upon me and hear my prayer
during this holy Season of Lent.
By the good works, You inspire,
help me to discipline myself

 

Almighty and merciful God, grant us the grace
to turn our hearts toward repentance and renewal.
May the ashes we receive today be a sign

 

God of love, You gave us St. Valentine
as an example of love.
On the eve of celebrating the feast
of this loving and caring saint,

 

O holy St. Apollonia, model of unwavering faith
and endurance in times of suffering,
we turn to you in our moments of distress.

 

Immaculate Virgin of Lourdes,
in compliance with your loving invitation,
we kneel before you in the lowly grotto

 

O God, who adorned St. Scholastica with the gift
of fervent prayer and a deep love for You,
grant that, through her intercession,

 

O Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church,
to you we entrust our life.
We are your children and in your hands
we place all our needs.

 

Dear St Josephine, you were taken
from your family at an early age
and lost your entire identity.
We pray for all those children
who have been abducted

 

O God, You were pleased to institute by heavenly direction,
through St. John, the order of the Holy Trinity,

 

Holy Spirit, Divine Consoler,
I adore You as my true God,
with God the Father and God the Son.
I adore You and unite myself to the adoration

 

O Saint Agatha,
who withstood the unwelcome advances
from unwanted suitors, and suffered pain and torture

 

O Lord, on this day,
You miraculously protected
and preserved the image of the Mother
of Your beloved Son
from the destruction of fire

 

St. Blaise gracious benefactor of mankind
and faithful servant of God,
who for the love of our Savior
suffered so many tortures with patience

 

Lord, so great is our love for You
that even though we walk in a world
where speaking Your name can mean certain death,
Your faithful still speak it loudly.

 

O Glorious St. Brigid,
Patroness of Ireland and Mother of the Church,
protect the Irish Church and preserve
the true Faith in every Irish heart,

 

St John Bosco, who loved Christ
in the Blessed Sacrament so deeply
and spread that love to so many,
help me to understand this mystery

 

Holy Mary,
help those in need,
give strength to the weak,
comfort the sorrowful,
pray for God's people,
assist the clergy,
intercede for religious.

 

Heavenly Father,
You have called us all to holiness
which means sharing in Your divine life.
Fill us with a sense of our true dignity

 

Heavenly Father, Lord of the Harvest,
call many members of our community
to be generous workers for Your people
and to gather in Your harvest.

 

O Lord God, You restored St. Angela’s sight
when she was blind.
Help us to see Your love among us,
and to never be blind to our Faith.

 

O adorable Lord, in three distinct and equal Persons One God,
who requires the homage of our reason
by the belief in mysteries which are above our understanding,

 

O glorious St. Paul, obtain for our priests
the grace to labor strenuously
to bring the faith to others
and to accept any trials and tribulations

 

Divine Savior,
we come to Your sacred table
to nourish ourselves,
not with bread but with Yourself,
true Bread of eternal life.

 

Immaculate Mother,
through your intercession,
we resolve from this moment on
to use our talents, education, resources,
health, sickness and trials,

 

Lord, look upon me with eyes of mercy,
may Your healing hand rest upon me,
may Your lifegiving powers flow
into every cell of my body

 

St. Agnes, vessel of honor,
flower of unfading fragrance,
beloved of the choirs of Angels,
you are an example of the worth
of virtue and chastity.

 

Our Lady of the Miracle, never was it said
that God's blessings of miracles were denied
through You when Jesus was glorified

 

God of life and love,
fill us with love for Jesus,
holy Mary's son.

Jesus, holy Lord,
help us to follow You now
as Mary followed.

 

Lord, You called Your people
from slavery into freedom.
Give us strength and courage to seek out
those who need justice.

 

O gentle and loving St. Anthony,
a saint of miracles whose heart
was ever full of human sympathy,
whisper my petition into the ears

 

O God, through the intercession of Saint Joseph Vaz:
Give us the discerning spirit and gifts of the Holy Spirit:
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,

 

Praised be to you, O Blessed Virgin of the Poor!
And praised be He who deigned to send you to us,
what you have been and are to us now,

 

Jesus, Divine Infant, my companion, confidant and friend,
I come eagerly and often to unite myself closely to You.

 

Almighty God and Father,
in my life, I owe You a most particular duty.
It is to make my every thought and word speak of You.

 

Heavenly Father, look upon our community of faith
which is the Church of your Son, Jesus Christ.
Help us to witness his love by loving

 

Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of our family.
Enlighten our hearts and minds that we
may live more fully in this vocation to love.

 

Father of love, hear my prayer.
Help me to know Your Will
and to do it with courage and faith.
Accept my offering of myself,

 

Lord Jesus of Nazareth, Your cross
proclaims the wonder of Your love.
Teach us to reflect on Your suffering,

 

Almighty, eternal God,
when the Spirit descended upon Jesus
at His baptism in the Jordan,
You revealed Him as Your own beloved Son.

 

St. Angela, you led a life of selfishness
and sin before making a confession
that changed your life forever.
Pray that more people may be led

 

O holy Magi,
you were living in continual expectation
of the rising of the Star of Jacob,
which would announce the birth
of the true Sun of Justice,

 

St. John Neumann, obtain for me from the Father,
through the merits of Jesus Christ,
the intercession of the Virgin Mary,

 

Oh, God our Father,
glorify here upon earth your servant,
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,
by manifesting the power of her intercession

 

O Eternal Father, as we venerate
the Most Holy Name of Jesus,
mercifully grant us, Lord,
that, savoring its sweetness in this life,

 

O God, You sent the Holy Spirit upon the apostles
as they were united in prayer with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
May the Queen of Apostles,

 

Come, Holy Spirit,
Spirit of the Risen Christ, be with us today and always.
Be our Light, our Guide, and our Comforter.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, who,
being made subject to Mary and Joseph,
consecrated domestic life by Your ineffable virtues;
grant that we, with the assistance of both,

 

O Miraculous Virgin of the Cloud!
Mother of Jesus and our Mother,
we greet you with all the affection of our hearts.
We desire that on this day we should

 

O God, for the sake of whose Church
the glorious Bishop Thomas
fell by the sword of ungodly men:
Grant, we ask You, that all who implore his aid,

 

We remember today, O God,
the slaughter of the holy innocents
of Bethlehem by King Herod.
Receive, we pray, into the arms of Your mercy

 

O Glorious Saint John,
you were so loved by Jesus that you merited
to rest your head upon his chest,
and to be left in his place as a son to Mary.

 

We give You thanks, O Lord of glory,
for the example of the first martyr Stephen,
who looked up to heaven and prayed

 

Praise to You, Lord God!
You have become one of us.
You have become a human being,

 

O Divine Infant,
after the wonders of Your birth in Bethlehem,
You wished to extend Your infinite mercy
to the whole world by calling the Wise Men

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
You taught us through Your Apostle:
“Love each other mutually with brotherly love.”
We humbly ask You,

 

God sent His angels to shepherds
to herald the great joy of our Savior’s birth.
May He fill us with joy
and make us heralds of His gospel.

 

O God, origin and dispenser of all wisdom,
You made the production of books
for the spiritual and general benefit of mankind
part of Your Divine Providence,

 

Lord, You alone are God.
As Christmas nears, open my eyes, ears, and heart
to experience Your loving presence each day.
May I seek opportunities to share

 

All-powerful God,
increase our strength of will to do good
that Christ may find an eager welcome
at his coming and call us to his side

 

All glory and praise to You, Heavenly Father:
we thank You for sending us Your Son Jesus
to be our Brother.

 

St. Miriam, we honor you
as one of the most influential Saints
among the stories in the Bible.
It was you, throughout your life,
that impacted and guided

 

Heavenly Father, give me a positive outlook on life.
Help me to lessen the stress and anxiety in my world.
May Your Spirit empower me

 

Lord, You are the compassion of God in the world.
You never forget any of Your people.
Give me the courage to be
the compassion of God for others.

 

Great St. John of the Cross,
model of patience and generosity,
for the glory of God, you endured
grievous trials and undertook heavy labor,

 

Saint Lucy, your beautiful name signifies light.
By the light of faith which God bestowed upon you,
increase and preserve this light in my soul

 

Our Lady of Guadalupe,
through your powerful and motherly intercession,
over seven million Aztec Indians
came into the Church in eight years.

 

O God who is the only source
of health and healing, the Spirit of calm
and the central peace of this universe,
grant to me such a consciousness

 

Blessed mother, pray
to Jesus for all the world,
pray to Him for us.

Hear our prayers for help,
holy mother of Jesus:
pray for us always.

 

St. Juan Diego, our first saint 
from the Americas, pray for us.
We ask God the Father to pour forth 

 

Father, the image of the Virgin is found in the Church.
Mary had a faith that Your Spirit prepared
and a love that never knew sin,
for You kept her sinless

 

Lord Jesus Christ, eternal king,
God and man, crucified for mankind,
look upon me with mercy and hear my prayer,
for I trust in you.

 

Dear St. Nicholas, so kind and true,
on this special day, we turn to you.
With gifts and joy, you fill our hearts,
bless us now as this day starts.

 

Lord, help me to slow down and become more aware
of my rushing aimlessly from place to place.
Quiet my mind and steady my heart that I may

 

Most Holy Mother, Your lips savor the words of God
and rejoice in their Divine sweetness.
Your most pure heart, free from all stain,

 

Lord God of compassion and mercy,
you opened a door in the East for St. Francis Xavier
when You sent him to preach Your Gospel in Japan.

 

Heavenly Mother,
As we each personally receive a mission
on behalf of the Church and the world,
aid us in discovering and fulfilling
our personal calls.

 

Come to me, O Divine Savior,
to be born in my heart.
Grant that, taught by Your example,
and assisted by Your grace,

 

O good cross, made beautiful
by the body of the Lord,
long have I desired you,
ardently have I loved you,
unceasingly have I sought you,

 

Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the universe.
All that has been created has been made for You.
Make full use of Your rights over me.

 

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of Your love.
Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created;

 

O Immaculate Mary, you know
how often our souls have been the sanctuaries
of your Son who hates iniquity.
Give us then, a deep hatred of sin and a purity

 

Oh Blessed Columban, who in your zeal to follow Christ  
left your homeland as a wanderer and spent your life  
in suffering and exile.

 

Almighty and eternal God!
With lively faith and reverently worshipping
Your Divine Majesty, I bow before You
and ask for Your supreme bounty and mercy.

 

Dear Saint Viviana,
through your fasting and prayer
you were given the grace
to endure suffering and torment
at the hands of your persecutors.

 

Father in Heaven, creator of all and source
of all goodness and love, please look kindly upon us
this Thanksgiving Day and receive our heartfelt gratitude.

 

O God, who gladdens us with the yearly festival
of blessed Cecilia, Your virgin and martyr,
grant that we who honor her during the Holy Mass,

 

Father in Heaven,
we praise You for giving us Your Son
to be our Savior and Lord.
Bless us all as we gather here today
and let us live happily in Your love.

 

Faithful Shepherd, You are not a laborer
who runs away at the sight of danger,
but Your fidelity was tested and proven
on the wood of the Cross.

 

Our Lady of Providence,
I place in your hands our beloved home.
As you were Queen of the Holy Family at Nazareth,
be Queen of our home.

 

Saint Raphael Kalinowski, the highest tribute
we give to God for having called you to such
a high holiness, and having set you on Polish soil

 

Mary, our Lady,
pray to your Son for us all,
pray for us today.

Holiest mother,
look on God's children with love
and pray for us all.

 

Dear Saint Hugh of Lincoln,
as Bishop and shepherd of the faithful,
your virtues shone brightly as you labored
for the honor of God and the salvation of souls.

 

My Jesus, by the sorrows You suffered
in Your agony in the Garden,
in Your scourging and crowning with thorns,

 

Dear God, give me courage,
for perhaps I lack it more than anything else.

I need courage before men against their threats
and against their seductions.

 

Lord Jesus, eternal and infallible Truth,
since You said that You are present
in the holy Eucharist, I believe it firmly.

 

Be merciful to us, O my God,
and reject not our prayers,
when amid our afflictions,
we call on Your Name
and seek with love and confidence

 

Lord, on this Veterans Day we come before you
with hearts filled with gratitude and reverence
for those who have served our nation

 

O Lord, we thank You for giving us
Pope St. Leo the Great
as an example of holiness.
Help us to imitate the devotion to You

 

Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
Holy Family of Nazareth,
we bless and venerate you.

We commend to your care and protection

 

O Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity,
in your great love for God,
you were always close to your friends in their needs.

 

O blessed Winefride, pure virgin and glorious martyr,
so especially chosen, so divinely graced
and so wonderfully restored from death to life!

 

Our Lady of America, you said,
“My dear children,
either you will do as I desire and reform your lives,
or God Himself will need to cleanse you

 

Heavenly Father, bless your Church
with an abundance of holy and zealous priests,
deacons, brothers and sisters.

 

Preserve Your Church, O Lord,
under the continual protection of Your glorious
Confessor and Bishop, St. Charles Borromeo,

 

Glorious Saint Malachy,
ardent yet gentle shepherd of God’s people,
we come before you seeking your intercession
and protection in this time of trial.

 

O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters.
In this life You embraced them with Your tender love;

 

Lord, as the saints in Heaven adore You for eternity,
I beg for their intercession.
Saints of God, please come to my aid.

 

God bless all the people whom we will meet.
Let our visit with them be a pleasant treat.
Whatever the costumes we wear tonight,

 

I venerate and glorify you,
O Most Blessed Trinity,
in union with the ineffable glory
with which God the Father,
in His omnipotence,

 

O my God, I beg You,
in the name of Your Divine Son,
to give me the grace of knowing,
hating, and making up for my sins and failures
in Your service.

 

Most holy apostle, St. Jude,
faithful servant and friend of Jesus,
the Church honors and invokes you universally,
as the patron of hopeless cases,

 

As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean
Sweet flowers are springing no mortal can see,
So deep in my soul the still prayer of devotion,

 

Lord Jesus, open our hearts and minds
to the guidance of Your Spirit.
Help us to discern the Father's will
for Your Church today.

 

O Jesus, come into my sorrows,
anxieties, mental troubles
and to every stage of my growth and formation.
Deliver me from the painful memories of the past.

 

St. Anthony Mary Claret,
during your life on earth
you often comforted the afflicted
and showed such tender love
and compassion for the sick and sinful.

 

Gentle mother of our redeeming Lord,
Star of the sea and portal of the skies,
unto your fallen people help afford,
fallen, but striving anew to rise.

 

Dear John Paul, you told us:
I plead with you, never, ever give up on hope,
never doubt, never tire and never become discouraged.
Be not afraid.

 

By the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, accept, O God,
the prayers offered to You through the intercession
of Saint Ursula, faithful imitator of the virtues

 

Mary our mother,
teach us to love your Jesus
as you have loved Him.

Mother of our God
and Savior, Jesus our Lord,
pray for us to God.

 

Lord, I am angry with You, 
my life has taken a turn, 
and it seems You are not there to even care.

Does all that we have been through not 

 

O beloved St. Luke, a physician of both body and soul,
we ask you to intercede on our behalf.
Pray for us that we may grow in faith, love, and service

 

Heavenly Father,
On this feast day of St. Ignatius of Antioch,
we honor the memory of this holy martyr and bishop.

 

O St Hedwig, in this world,
you rejected the honors of the Court,
its pomp, luxury and pleasures,
and went to be with the poor to help them

 

O my God! Source of all mercy!
I acknowledge Your sovereign power.
While recalling the wasted years that are past,
I believe that You, Lord,

 

O Most Holy Heart of Jesus,
shower Your blessings in abundant measure
upon the Your Holy Church,
upon the Supreme Pontiff
and upon all the clergy;

 

Dear Lord Jesus,
May we stand before you in our brokenness,
our weakness and our fragile humanity.
We are sorrowful for all the times we've disappointed You.

 

Mary, Our Lady of the Pillar,
we give you praise
because you opened the door of the human race,
to allow the coming of your son,

 

O Mary, your name has been on my lips
and in my heart from my early infancy.
When I was a child
I learned to love you as a Mother,
turn to you in danger,

 

Let us offer praise and thanksgiving
to the Most Holy Trinity,
Who has shown us the Virgin Mary,
clothed with the sun,
the moon under her feet,

 

Comforted with the holy Mysteries
of Your precious Body and Blood,
we ask You, O Lord, that by the example
of Saint John Leonardi, Your Confessor,

 

Lord Jesus Christ, who,
being made subject to Mary and Joseph,
hallowed domestic life by Your ineffable virtues;
grant that we, with the assistance of both,

 

Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima,
may true devotion to your Rosary
quickly spread throughout the world.
May we learn to love those little beads.

 

My God, through Mother Marie-Rose Durocher's
boundless confidence in Your goodness,
support our faith in Your infinite power.

 

Jesus, You gave Your servant, Saint Faustina,
the gift of deep reverence for Your unending mercy.
I ask You if it be Your Holy Will,

 

O Lord, let Your Heavenly grace,
enrich Your Church, which You have given
to make illustrious by the glorious merits

 

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water flowing from the side of Christ, purify me.

 

Dear Angel at my side,
my good and loyal friend,
you have been with me since the moment I was born.
You were given to me by God as my guide and protector,

 

Eternal Father,
Since You have given me my inheritance
the adorable Face of Your Divine Son,
I offer that face to You and I beg You,

 

O St. Jerome Emiliani, patron of orphans,
our country is in such need of your
powerful intercession before the throne of God.

 

O holy princes of Heaven,
Michael, Gabriel and Raphael,
I praise you for the love
that the Most High has loved you

 

O St. Lorenzo Ruiz,
You brought honor to your country,
having been a level-headed
and prudent father of the family,
a witness of Christ in your life

 

O Glorious St. Vincent de Paul,
the mention of your name,
suggests a litany of your virtues:
Humility, zeal, mercy, self-sacrifice.

 

Holy Mary, help the helpless,
strengthen the fearful, comfort the sorrowful,
pray for the people, plead for the clergy,

 

We praise You, O God,
for forming Mary to be
mother of Your Son.

Jesus, holy Lord,
we praise You and follow You,
and honor Mary.

O holy Mary,

 

Providence of God, You who gave Emilie
a compassionate charity for all those
who are suffering, remember her faith,
brighten with Your light the road

 

O Blessed Padre Pio, holy bearer
of the Wounds of Christ, accept us this day
as your spiritual sons and daughters
and keep us always on the narrow path

 

St. Thérèse, privileged Little Flower of Jesus and Mary,
I approach you with childlike confidence and deep humility.
I lay before you my desires, and beg that

 

Jesus, I trust in You.
Please grant through Your mother’s intercession
that I may always bring Your hope into my family.

Jesus, I trust in You.

 

O God, who led Your holy martyr Eustache
safely through many trials and dangers
to the glorious crown of martyrdom,

 

From the depths of my heart
I thank You, Dear Lord, for Your
infinite kindness in coming to me.
How good You are to me!

 

Dear St. Joseph of Cupertino,
you were an unwanted child
and were thought worthless
even by your own mother.
Intercede for all unwanted children

 

Father, You have given all peoples one common origin.
It is Your will that they are gathered together
as one family in yourself.

 

Mary, Mother of God, I turn to you
in all my pressing needs and difficulties
as to a most sure refuge.
I implore the help of your protection

 

Mary, Queen Assumed into Heaven,
I rejoice that after years of heroic martyrdom on earth,
you have at last been taken to the throne

 

O good and dearest Jesus,
I kneel before Your face.
With all my heart
I ask You to place in my heart
more faith, hope and charity.

 

O God, who by the preaching
and teaching of Saint John Chrysostom
has given us an example of fortitude
in the face of persecution and political corruption,

 

O Almighty God, who sees Your servants
earnestly desirous of placing themselves
under the shadow of the name and protection

 

It was You, O God, who commanded us
to honor our father and mother.
In Your kindness have mercy
on the souls of our parents,
and forgive them their sins.

 

Jesus, loving companion of Your children,
You have extended Your friendship to all.
You opened Your arms without discrimination,

 

O God, You called St. Peter Claver,
to minister to the slaves of West Africa 
that he might help them survive, and 

 

Most lovable Mother Mary,
our Father in Heaven created you with delight.
You are His creature whom He made worthy
to become the holy Mother of His Son.

 

Bless the Lord, all you His angels.
You who are mighty in strength and do His will,
intercede for me at the throne of God.
By your unceasing watchfulness

 

Remember, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
the great things the Lord has done for you;
He chose you for His mother,
He wanted you close to His cross,

 

O Saint Teresa of Calcutta, 
Jesus called you to bring the light of His love 
to those who live in darkness. 

 

Gracious God, as we celebrate Labor Day,
we lift our hearts in thanks for the gift of work
and the opportunities it brings to grow, contribute,

 

O Tender Mother of the afflicted!
Grant me under my present necessities
that special protection You have promised

 

Most lovable Mother Mary,
our Father in Heaven created you with delight.
You are His creature whom He made worthy
to become the holy Mother of His Son.

 

Father, on the World Day of Prayer for the
Care of Creation, we come before You
with grateful hearts, for the beauty and harmony

 

Mary our mother,
teach us to love your Jesus
as you have loved Him.

Mary, our Lady,
pray to your Son for us all,
pray for us today.

 

Almighty God, I thank you for your past blessings.
Today I offer myself - whatever I do, say, or think -
to your loving care.
Continue to bless me, Lord.

 

Most holy and immaculate Virgin,
Mother of Jesus and our loving Mother,
being his Mother, you shared in His universal kingship.

 

Give me Yourself, O my God,
give Yourself to me.
Behold I love You,
and if my love is too weak a thing,
grant me to love You more strongly.

 

Dear Saint Monica,
once the sorrowing mother of a wayward son,
please present our petition to the Lord God
of heaven and earth.

 

O Almighty and merciful God!
You have given the Church
a wondrous help and defense
in the most holy Virgin Mary
and You have honored Her sacred image

 

O Lord, King of kings, Jesus Christ,
Who loved St. Louis and led him
into the heavenly Kingdom:
Grant that by his intercession and good works,

 

O glorious St. Bartholomew the Apostle,
our perfect example of enduring hope
and consuming charity, we trustingly
raise our minds and hearts to you.

 

Glorious Saint Rose of Lima,
you who knew what it was to love Jesus
with such a fine and generous heart.
You, who since infancy, despised

 

O Mary Immaculate Queen, look down upon 
our distressed and suffering world. 
You know our misery and our weakness. 

 

O St. Pius X, holy shepherd of the Church,
you faithfully led God's people
with unwavering zeal and love.
Through your humble and compassionate heart,

 

I believe that You, O Jesus,
are in the most holy Sacrament.
I love You and desire You.
Come into my heart.
I embrace You.
Oh, never leave me.

 

O angels, and saints of Jesus Christ,
pray for me, that our loving Savior may give me 
new grace and a new love for him, to devote

 

Father Alberto Hurtado, Apostle of Jesus Christ,
servant of the poor, friend of children, and teacher of youth,
we give praise to God for your passing among us.

 

Almighty Father, as we embark on a new school year,
we come to You in prayer, full of hope and cheer.
Bless the children, dear Lord, with Your divine grace,

 

I adore You, O my God,
present in the holy Eucharist,
as my Creator, my Preserver,
and my Redeemer.
I offer You all that I have,
all that I am,

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
You have destroyed the power of death
and given the hope of eternal life in body and soul.

 

O St. Maximilian Kolbe,
inflamed by the love of God
you dedicated your life to the practice of virtue
and to works of the apostolate.

 

Lord our God, remember Your daughter Sister Irma,
the Blessed Sweet of the Poor,
whose heart burned with love for You
and for her brothers and sisters,

 

O great Saint Jane Frances
who, to follow the inspirations of the Holy Spirit,
when you were called to the religious state,

 

O glorious Saint Clare!
God has given you the power
of working miracles continually,
and the favor of answering the prayers

 

O loving Mary, Mother of Mercy 
and refuge of sinners,
attracted by your beauty and sweetness,
as well as by your tender compassion,

 

Dear St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross,
child of the Day of Atonement,
Yom Kippur, daughter of Abraham,
bride of Christ, seeker of truth,

 

O God, who has enlightened Your Church
by the eminent virtues and preaching
of St. Dominic, Your confessor and our Father,
mercifully grant that by his prayers

 

Holy Child Mary of the royal house of David,
Queen of the Angels,
Mother of grace and love,
I greet you with all my heart.

 

You were transfigured on the mountain,
O Christ, showing Your glory to all.
Let Your eternal light shine also upon us sinners.

 

O Mary, Mother of Jesus,
you were with Jesus at the beginning
of His life and mission.
You stood beside Jesus when He

 

O most holy Virgin Mary,
assure me of my eternal salvation.
Never let me despair of the mercy of God.
Help me to overcome the evil spirits.

 

God, I live the words spoken in the book of Job: 
“A shiver of horror ran through me 
and filled all my bones with fright.” (Job 4: 14) 

 

Deliver me, Jesus,
from the demon of pride,
impurity, discord and complacency.
Deliver me from the cares and worries
of life so that with a pure heart

 

O Mary, conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to you.
Holy Mary, pray for us!
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us

 

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

 

Lord God, you gave to your saint, Bishop Justin,
the grace to become all things to all men
in order to preach Your good news.
May his intercession help us

 

O admirable Saint Martha, help me in my trials.
In thanksgiving, I promise to spread this devotion everywhere.

 

Heavenly Father, as we embark on this season
of leisure and rest, may we use our time wisely,
cherishing moments with loved ones

 

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer You all my prayers, works,
and suffering of this day:
For all the intentions of your Sacred Heart,

 

Good St. Anne, you were especially favored by God
to be the mother of the most holy Virgin Mary,
the Mother of our Savior.

 

O Glorious Saint James,
because of your fervor and generosity
Jesus chose you to witness his glory on the Mount
and his agony in the Garden.

 

Saint Christina, pray for me that I, too,
may one day glorify the Blessed Trinity in heaven.
Obtain for me your lively faith,

 

Lord God almighty, bless our grandparents
with long life, happiness, and health.
May they remain constant in Your love
and be living signs of Your presence

 

Mary Magdalene,
as you ran back to the tomb you knew to be empty,
your heart and mind were in turmoil.
Pray for those who fear the worst,

 

Our Lady of Kazan, healer of eye diseases
and giver of illumination you gave birth to the Savior
Whom Himself gave sight to the blind

 

Glorious patriarch, St. Elias:
you who are the living model of justice,
mirror of Sanctity, defender of the Faith,
advocate of the poor, vindicator of widows,

 

Heavenly Father, bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.

 

St. Camillus, you lived in faith
and in fidelity to Our Lord Jesus Christ
despite the many trials of your own life.

 

O God, You gladden us with the annual feast
of Blessed Alexius, Your Confessor;
mercifully grant, that we may imitate his example,

 

You give us hope, O Mother of Mercy,
that through your Scapular promise
we might quickly pass through the fires of purgatory
to the Kingdom of your Son.

 

Pierce, O most sweet Lord Jesus,
my innermost soul with the most joyous
and healthful wound of Your love,
and with true, calm and apostolic charity,

 

St. Kateri, Lily of the Mohawks,
image of purity and devotion,
as you so faithfully stood by Christ
in the Holy Eucharist while on earth,

 

O God, who on this day, called blessed Henry
Your confessor from his earthly throne to an eternal kingdom:

 

O God, come to my aid.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,

 

Glorious Saint Benedict,
sublime model of all virtues,
pure vessel of God’s grace,
behold me humbly kneeling at your feet.

I implore your loving heart

 

All-powerful God, You are present in the whole universe  
and in the smallest of Your creatures.  

 

You gave each one of us
a mission to fulfill in our lives.
Help us to find it, to use it and share it with others.

 

St. Gregory Grassi, a devoted martyr and missionary,
you gave your life with 28 others to serve God
and our fellow brothers and sisters,

 

My Holy Angel Guardian,
ask the Lord to bless the journey which I undertake,
that it may profit the health of my soul and body;
that I may reach its end,

 

O Holy Virgin, in the midst of all your glory,
we ask you not to forget the sorrows of this world.
Cast a look of pity upon all

 

Saint Anthony Zaccaria,
helper of the poor and the sick,
you who devoted your life to our spiritual welfare,
listen to my humble and hopeful prayer.

 

Heavenly Father, on this Fourth of July,
we are filled with gratitude for the blessings
You have bestowed upon our nation.

 

Most holy Heart of Jesus,
fountain of every blessing, I love You.
With a lively sorrow for my sins
I offer You this poor heart of mine.

 

Lord, young people nowadays  
are changing in different ways.  
We ask Your guidance upon them  

 

O God, in Your ineffable mercy,
You chose Saint Junipero Serra
as a means of gathering many peoples
of the Americas into Your Church.

 

May you walk with God this summer
In whatever you do, wherever you go.

Walking with honesty and courage,
walking with love and respect

 

O Lord, holy Father,
omnipotent and eternal God,
we give You thanks
and we bless Your holy name.
You created man and woman in your image

 

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I consecrate myself and my whole family to You.
I consecrate to You:

 

O God, who made the Bishop St. Cyril of Alexandria
an invincible champion of the divine motherhood
of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary,

 

O Virgin Mary, in the tender love shown you
by Father Jacques Ghazir Haddad,
so dedicated to you, and the maternal love of you

 

St. William of Vercelli, you left behind worldly privileges
and set your heart on God alone.
Prince and peasant sought your wisdom.

 

O God, who made this day to be honorable in our eyes
by the commemoration of blessed John the Baptist,
grant to Your people the grace of spiritual joy,

 

O tender and merciful Mother,
intercede for those who are dear to us.
Heal the sick, comfort the dying
and have pity on the faithful departed.

 

O St. Thomas More, help me to emulate 
your steadfastness and commitment to the truth, 
even when it is difficult or unpopular.

 

O most innocent and pure St Aloysius Gonzaga,
by your illustrious merits
we ask your gracious intercession
before the throne of Almighty God,

 

I believe that You, O Jesus,
are in the most holy Sacrament.
I love You and desire You.
Come into my heart.
I embrace You.
Oh, never leave me.

 

Bless and praise You O Lord,
hear our prayers and answer us.
You, our Savior,
are the hope of all the ends of the Earth
and the distant seas.

 

Heavenly Father, we thank You
for the gift of fatherhood,
and for the blessings that come with it.

We pray for all fathers, that they may have

 

Dear, merciful Mother,
look with a mother's love and pity on the poor,
sinful, suffering children of the whole human family.
Do not turn them away.

 

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible
not to have compassion on the afflicted,
have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us

 

Lord Jesus, Carpenter and King,
supreme Sovereign of all men,
look with tender mercy upon the multitudes of our day

 

Omnipotent and eternal God,
the everlasting salvation of those who believe,
hear us on behalf of Your servant,
for whom we beg the aid of Your mercy,

 

Dear Saint Anthony,
After all these years in the school of Christ,
I still haven't learned the lesson of true humility.
My feelings are easily ruffled.

 

O God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change
the courage to change the things I can
and the wisdom to know the difference.

 

Oh Lord Jesus Christ, we come before You today,
we thank You for the gift of Your Holy Body and Blood

 

Father, hear our prayers for the salvation of the world.
Grant Mercy to all souls that turned away from You.
Open their hearts and minds with Your light.

 

O Lord, Master of my life,
grant that I may not be infected
with the spirit of laziness and questioning,
with the spirit of ambition and vain talking.

 

God of wisdom, in your desire
to restore us to Your friendship
after we had lost it by sin,
You chose the Blessed Virgin Mary
as the seat of Your Wisdom.

 

Dear Jesus, I try to read slowly the story  
of Your birth as written in the Gospels  
of Sts. Matthew and Luke. 

 

O God, who raised up St. Norbert, your bishop,
to be a servant of Your Church and an example of holiness,

 

Dear St. Boniface, as a missionary and bishop,
you tirelessly worked to bring the message of Christ
to those who had not yet heard it.

 

Most holy Trinity, Godhead indivisible,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
our first beginning and our last end,
You have made us in accord

 

Saint Kevin,
You were privileged to live in the Age of Saints,
being baptized by one saint, taught by another
and buried by a third.

 

O God, grant us through the intercession
of Your dauntless bishop and martyr Erasmus,
who so valiantly confessed the Faith,

 

Come, O Divine Spirit,
fill my heart with Your heavenly fruits,
Your charity, joy, peace, patience, goodness,
faith, mildness, and temperance, that I may

 

O God, You sent the Blessed Virgin Mary
to visit her cousin Elizabeth and to share
with her the joy of Your Son’s coming.

 

Glorious St. Joan of Arc,
Filled with compassion,
For those who invoke you,
Filled with love
For those who suffer,
Heavily laden

 

Ever living Father, on this Memorial Day,
we pray for those who courageously laid down
their lives for the cause of freedom.

 

The Spirit came and Your Church was born,
in wind and fire and words of power.

The Spirit came blowing fear aside,

 

Holy Father,
You have given us in St. Augustine of Canterbury,
a great witness of Christian faith,
grant through his intercession

 

Great Saint Philip Neri,
you who did prefer a life of poverty and obscurity
to one of ease and comfort
which was yours by inheritance,

 

O Pope St. Gregory VII, grant that all may understand
how vain it is to strive against that faith which has
always conquered and is destined always to conquer:

 

Mary Most Holy,
Mother of goodness and mercy,
who with your visible help oftentimes
freed the Christian people from the assaults
and brutality of others,

 

My heart holds a prayer that carries you friend
so close to God’s loving heart.
I lay out my hope that you’ll know his touch,
and be healed by the Lord above.

 

Be favorable, O glorious St. Rita, to my petition,
showing your power with God on my behalf.
Be lavish to me,
as you have been in so many wonderful cases

 

Grant, we ask You, almighty God,
that we will believe Your only-begotten Son our Redeemer
to have ascended this day into heaven,

 

Jesus, a name full of glory, grace, love and strength!
You are the refuge of those who repent,
our banner of warfare in this life,
the medicine of souls,

 

Eternal Father,
I desire to rest in Your Heart this day.
I make the intention of offering to You
every beat of my heart,

 

Dear Jesus, in reflecting on All Saints
and All Souls Feast Days,
I recall St. Thomas More's prayer,
"Pray for me, as I for thee,

 

O God, Who has glorified blessed Paschal Your Confessor
by a wonderful love for the sacred mysteries
of Your Body and Blood:

 

All you blessed Angels and Saints of God,
pray for me, a most miserable sinner,
that I may repent from my evil ways,
that my heart may henceforth

 

O God, who taught Adam the simple art of tilling the soil,
and who through Jesus Christ, the true vine,
revealed Yourself the husbandman of our souls,

 

Good and gentle God, bless every mother
and every grandmother with the finest
of Your spiritual blessings today.
Confirm in her heart and spirit

 

My God, I believe, I adore, I hope
and I love You. I implore Your pardon
for those who do not believe, do not adore,
do not hope and do not love You.

 

O glorious St. Pancratius,
I beg you to obtain for me
all the graces that I need,
but especially health and work,
so that I may appear before you

 

God of grace,
today we raise our voices
to magnify Your holy name,
and, in our own generation, to call her blessed

 

Dear St Damien,
when you first arrived in the leper colony
you were revolted by the patients,
but you didn’t let them see this

 

My Jesus, l love You with my whole heart.
I repent of having in the past so many times
displeased Your infinite goodness.
I purpose with the help of Your grace

 

O Blessed Rosary of Mary,
sweet chain which unites us to God,
bond of love which unites us to the angels,
tower of salvation against the assaults of Hell,

 

Mary, we ask for your powerful presence this day,
just as you shared it
with the frightened disciples in the Upper Room.

 

Dear St. Dominic Savio,
you grew under the supervision
and care of St. John Bosco.
Witnessing the zeal of your mentor
you shared his desire

 

Dear Jesus, at times I feel empty within.
Slowing down and remembering all the things
for which I am thankful provides an opening

 

O Lord, into Your hands
and into the hands of Your holy angels,
this day I entrust my soul,
my relatives, my benefactors,
my friends and enemies,

 

Mary, in the brilliant light of Easter,
teach us, too, that nothing is impossible with God.
All our struggles with self and others,

 

O God, the Rewarder of faithful souls,
grant that by the prayers of St. Athanasius,
Your confessor and bishop,

 

Glorious Saint Joseph,
you are the pattern of all who work.
Obtain for me, please,
the grace to work conscientiously
and to put devotion to duty

 

O St. Pius V, O blessed Pontiff!
No mortal ever labored with such zealous vigor
to promote God's glory on earth as you did;

 

O St. Catherine of Siena, humble Doctor of the Church,
in 33 years you achieved great perfection
and became the counselor of Popes.

 

Mary, Mother of grace, Mother of mercy,
provide me your sweet protection 
and shield me from the enemy.
Intercede for me with your son 

 

Almighty Lord,
before You I come with all my faith,
begging You for comfort.
Do not forsake me, my Lord.
Open Your doors,

 

It is sweet music to the ear to say:
I honor you, O Mother!
It is a sweet song to repeat:
I honor you, O holy Mother!

 

Lord, please put Your peace in my heart.
I'm worried and anxious.
My mind races and obsesses.
I can't help thinking about my problems.

 

Lord, You invite all who are burdened to come to You.
Allow Your healing Hand to heal me.
Touch my soul with Your compassion for others;

 

My Lord and my God!
I offer up to You my petition in union
with the bitter passion and death
of Jesus Christ, Your Son,
together with the merits

 

Dear Jesus, I get so caught up in my doings
that I am scarcely aware of Your presence.
Yet when things go wrong or when I just seem

 

O blessed Lord, You have commanded us to love one another, 
grant us grace that having received Your undeserved bounty, 

 

Lord, I thank You for those who try to make others well
and care for those in suffering and pain.
Give them wisdom in caring.
For all they have done,

 

God, our Father,
You have granted to Your church
the gift of St. Gianna Beretta Molla.
In her youth she lovingly sought You

 

O Divine Heart of Jesus,
grant eternal rest to the Souls in Purgatory,
the final grace to those who are about to die this day,
true repentance to sinners,

 

St. Benedict Joseph Labre, you gave up honor,
money and home for love of Jesus.
Help us to set our hearts on Jesus
and not on the things of this world.

 

O Blessed Face of my kind Savior,
by the tender love and piercing sorrow
of Our Lady as she beheld You in Your cruel Passion,

 

Help me to understand, Lord,
that what counts is not the road traveled,
but simply putting my hand in Yours
and journeying side by side with You, Lord Jesus,

 

O Glorious Saint Lydwine of Schiedam,
you were chosen by Christ
to suffer immense pain for poor sinners
and to offer up all your sufferings to Him.

 

Most loving Heart of Jesus,
bring me health in body and spirit
that I may serve You with all my strength.
Touch gently this life which You have created,

 

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,

 

Most Holy Virgin of the Revelation,
you who are in the Divine Trinity, we beg you;
turn your merciful and kind glance toward us.

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
I ask today to forgive everyone in my life.
I know that You will give me the strength to forgive

 

O Lord Omnipotent,
Who permits evil so You may draw from it goodness,
hear our humble petitions, as we beg of You
the grace of being faithful to death,

 

Glorified Lord, Your resurrection pierces 
the darkness of doubt and fear. 
May the power of Your resurrection help me 

 

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You
because by Your holy cross You have
redeemed the world.
Christ, You died once for our sins,

 

All-powerful, eternal God,
You have chosen to give mankind 
a model of humility; 
our Savior took on our flesh,

 

Father Almighty, You are the loving,
humble servant of God.
Give me the grace to be loving
and humble like You in the World.

 

Glorious Saint Vincent Ferrer,
let not our hope and confidence 
in your protection be deceived.
Intercede for us before the throne of God.

 

O God, Son of God, You took on Yourself
our nature and suffered death on the cross for us.
By Your Passion You have set us free
from eternal death.

 

Heavenly Father,
You are one in solidarity with the poor.
Open my eyes to the suffering of the poor
and give me the willpower to make a difference.

 

Lord, You are the model of nonviolence 
and unconditional love. 
On Palm Sunday, may Your example inspire me 

 

Heavenly Father, I set aside this time
on April Fool’s Day to pray for Your help
in preventing me from doing foolish things in my life

 

O God, I feel Your presence in the earth
coming to life as Spring begins to take away
Winter’s cold.
Warm our hearts that we may appreciate

 

Lord, You are the face
of God’s compassion in the world.
Give me a compassionate heart
to embrace my suffering brothers and sisters.

 

Father of love, source of all blessings,
help me to pass from my old life of sin
to the new life of grace.
Prepare me for the glory of Your Kingdom.

 

O Mary, Mother of God
as you are above all creatures
in Heaven and Earth,
more glorious than the Cherubim,
more noble than any here below,

 

Jesus, my sweet Master, I love You so much,
help me to be like You want me to be.
I am so small and poor, but You, Jesus,
who are my Master, can help me,

 

Dear God, I spend so much time reliving yesterday
or anticipating tomorrow that I lose sight
of the only time that is really mine,
the present moment.

 

Generous and loving God, like Your daughter Mary,
help me to know and do Your will in this life and in the next.

 

Lord, give me the courage to accept the painful,
ugly realities of life and become Your advocate
of truth and justice in the world.

 

Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I love You so much
and I give You my heart.
Help me to love God.
Help me to love my neighbor
as a child of God.

 

O my God, I beg You,
in the name of Your Divine Son,
to give me the grace of knowing,
hating, and making up for my sins
and failures in Your service.

 

Dear Mother Mary,
we entrust to your Immaculate Heart of hearts,
our family and our entire future.
Lead us all to our homeland which is Heaven.

 

Glorious Saint Joseph,
foster-father and protector of Jesus Christ,
to you I raise my heart and my hands
to implore your powerful intercession.

 

Come Jesus, Come!
My poor soul calls for You and awaits You.
Comfort my poor soul distressed
Come and dwell within my breast,
My Savior, Jesus, come to me.

 

Bless the Lord, all you His angels.
You who are mighty in strength and do His will,
intercede for me at the throne of God.
By your unceasing watchfulness

 

May the Strength of God guide us.
May the Power of God preserve us.
May the Wisdom of God instruct us.
May the Hand of God protect us.

 

Lord, give me a deeper love and respect for life.
Deepen my awareness of and respect for
Your presence in creation and in the people 
around me.

 

O Dearest Mother Mary, teach us
as a mother teaches her children,
for our souls are soiled
and our prayers are weak
because of our sinful hearts.

 

Jesus crucified, accept the homage
I wish to render You as a token
of my sincerest appreciation
for the sorrows and sufferings
You have willingly borne

 

Come, Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful.
Enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
Send forth Your spirit
and they shall be created,

 

Heavenly Father, author and inspirer of all things holy,
hear our prayers for our Church.
Send forth Your Spirit that we may humbly

 

O my God,
who are infinitely good to me,
I am sorry, and beg pardon for all my sins,
and detest them above all things,

 

God our Father, fountain of all blessing,
We thank You for the countless graces that come to us
in answer to the prayers of Your saints.

 

Come O Virgin Most Pure,
and embrace us with Your motherly mantle.
Make our hearts whiter than snow
and as pure as a spring of fresh water.

 

O glorious Saint Frances of Rome,
by the abundant merits you gained
by suffering for Christ and His Church,
and through your powerful intercession,

 

Dear St John, you are the patron 
of all who suffer heart disease.
We pray for them that they may 
find help for their illness.

 

Hail, sweet Jesus!
Praise, honor, and glory be to You, O Christ,
who chose to embrace death,
giving up Your life for Your sheep,

 

O merciful Redeemer,
consent to regard me as a perpetual adorer
of Your Most Precious Blood,
and be pleased to accept my prayers,

 

My Jesus, I salute Your Most Loving Heart,
and for these three reasons:
First, in thanksgiving for this great gift.

 

Lord, You are the center of my life.
Give me a trusting heart to remain faithful
to You and myself in times of self-doubt
and personal struggles.

 

Lord, on World Day of Prayer,
may our homes, our nation, and countries
around the world become havens of peace.
Give us grace to see every human being

 

Divine Savior, we come to Your sacred table
to nourish ourselves, not with bread
but with Yourself, true Bread of eternal life.

 

O God, who graciously bestowed on Your
Bishop Saint David of Wales the virtue of wisdom
and the gift of eloquence, and made him

 

Heavenly Father, You watch over me
and love me as Your child.
Help me to see all people as Your children
and treat them with gentleness, love and respect.

 

O St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows,
obtain for our young people
the grace of following Jesus with generosity.

 

Lord, open my ears to hear Your invitation
to listen to Your Son in the Word of God
and my heart to discern what it means to be
Your humble servant.

 

Lord, release me from any unforgiveness
I’ve harbored in my heart,
and bitterness I’ve allowed to linger,
any resentments I’ve allowed to simmer,

 

Lord, You answer when I call for help.
Help me to put Your golden rule into practice
that I may be a source of healing and love for others.

 

Lord God almighty, Father of Jesus Christ,
Your dear Son through whom
we have come to know You,
God of the angels and powers,
God of all creation,

 

Gracious God, on Ash Wednesday we begin
a period of inner reflection and examination. 
The days of Lent stretch before me 

 

My dear Savior,
I unite all my affections with the affections
of Your most loving Heart,
and I offer them with You to Your Eternal Father

 

Lord, we offer our prayers on behalf of our president.
Draw him into a strong relationship with You.
Thank You for this one who has pledged his life

 

Majestic Queen of Heaven
and Mistress of the Angels,
you received from God
the power and commission
to crush the head of Satan;

 

Blessed are you,
Mother of my Lord,
for you have believed the Word of God.

In faith and love, you have pondered
the Words and actions of God

 

O Lord Jesus Christ Who,
in order to renew the memory
of the sorrows of Your most blessed Mother,
has through the seven holy founders

 

O good and tender Mother,
you shall forever be our hope
and the object of our love.

O Mother of God,
send forth the holy Angels to defend me

 

Jesus, I believe in You,
Jesus, I hope in You,
Jesus, I love You.

I believe in You for those who do not believe.

 

O holy and immaculate Mother,
we pray that your intercession
may protect us and all people
from hate and discord,
and direct our hearts into the ways

 

Sweet Heart of Jesus, I trust in You.
I trust in You for all, with all, in spite of all,
and forever.

O Mary, Mother of my Jesus,

 

O my Divine Savior, transform me into Yourself.
May my hands be the hands of Jesus.
May my tongue be the tongue of Jesus,
Grant that every faculty of my body

 

O Holy Mother, in the years 
following your appearance at Lourdes,
do not forget the sorrows of this earth.
Cast a merciful glance upon those 

 

Jesus Christ, Lord of all things,
You see my heart;
You know my desires.
Possess all that I am, You alone.
I am Your sheep;

 

O Most Amiable Child Jesus,
You Who said: “Ask and you shall receive,”
graciously hear my petition
and grant me the favor I ask of You,

 

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your Faithful;
and enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created,

 

Blessed Jesus,
I dedicate myself to You
in health, in illness,
in my life, in my death,
in all my desires, in all my deeds.
So that, I may never work

 

Bless us all, O Lord, we pray,
for loved ones, here and near, and far away.
And everyone for whom we pray.
Keep us safe each night and day,

 

Lord God, You showered heavenly gifts
on the virgin Agatha.
Hear the prayers of those who recall 
her devoted life and who ask her to intercede 

 

O Father of mercies,
from whom comes all that is good,
I offer my humble petitions to You
through the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Your dearly beloved Son,

 

Dear St. Blaise, bishop and lover of souls,
you willingly bore heavy crosses 
in faithful imitation of Jesus.
Similarly, with Christlike compassion,

 

The angels beheld the wonder of Jesus
and they said: O Wonder.
The Virgin enters into the Holy of Holies.
O Mary, you are the precious Ark of God:

 

O most holy angel of God,
appointed by God to be my guardian,
I give you thanks for all the benefits
which you have ever bestowed on me
in body and in soul.

 

O Mary, powerful Virgin,
you are the mighty and glorious
Protector of the Church.
You are the marvelous
help of Christians.
You alone have destroyed

 

Saint Michael, your heart was filled
with great charity for God and man.
Our Lord returned your love
and allowed you to exchange mystically

 

Eternal God,
You have revealed Yourself
as the Father of all Life.
We praise You for the Fatherly care
which You extend to all creation,

 

Grant me grace, O merciful God,
to desire ardently all that is pleasing to You,
to examine it prudently,
to acknowledge it truthfully,

 

Father All-holy, I thank You
for the life of Blessed George Matulaitis,
totally dedicated to the cause
of Christ the Savior, in which he persevered

 

Saint Timothy, pray for me that I, too,
may one day glorify the Blessed Trinity 
in heaven.
Obtain for me your lively faith,

 

O St. Paul, the Apostle,
preacher of truth and Doctor of the Gentiles,
intercede for us to God, who chose you.
You are a vessel of election,

 

Guardian Angel,
watch over those whose names
you can read in my heart.
Guard over them with every care
and make their way easy

 

Immaculate Mother of God, 
Queen of Apostles we know 
that God's commandment of love
and our vocation to follow Jesus

 

O my God in Your goodness
and mercy, may I regain all the graces
which I have lost through
my carelessness and folly.

Permit me to attain the degree

 

St. Agnes, patron saint of children,
watch over the children of the world;
keep them safe from harm;
be with them in their hour of need;

 

O God, who in Your ineffable protection,
chose Your priest, Blessed Basile Moreau,
to imitate the virtues of the Holy Family

 

O God, bountiful in forgiving,
and lovingly desirous of man's salvation,
we humbly ask Your mercy on behalf
of our friends, relations and benefactors,

 

Heavenly father,
through the obedience of Jesus,
who offered His Life in the service of all,
help me with Your Kindness.

 

Father, I belong to You.
I place myself anew in Your hands
and acknowledge You as Master
and Lord of my life.
Grant me the gift of a forgiving heart

 

O God of Justice, in Your wisdom
You create all people in Your image,
without exception.
Through your goodness, open our eyes

 

Lord, I believe:
I wish to believe in You.
Lord, let my faith be full and complete,
and let it penetrate my thought,
my way of judging Divine things

 

Jesus Christ my God,
I adore You and I thank You
for all the graces You have given me.
I offer You my work
and all the moments of this day,

 

St. Hilary of Pointiers, impart to us,
the meaning of the words of Scripture
and the light to understand it,
with reverence for the doctrine

 

O Eternal Father,
I offer You the Most Precious Blood
of Your Divine Son, Jesus,
in union with the Masses
said throughout the world today,

 

Permit us, O Jesus,
to dedicate to You
each member of our family.
Accept each one of us,
and may every beat of our hearts
be an act of love for You.

 

Lord, from You flows true and continual kindness.
You had cast us off and justly so,
but in Your mercy You forgave us.
You were at odds with us,

 

How great is your name, O Lord our God,
through all the earth!

When I see the heavens, the work of Your hands,
the moon and the stars which You arranged,

 

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless
and the treasury of compassion
inexhaustible, look kindly upon us
and increase Your mercy in us,

 

St. Raymond of Pennafort, you were the confidant
of the Heart of Mary, the Queen of Mercy,
and she made you share with her

 

Lord our God, friend of the lowly,
who gave Your servant, Saint André Bessette,
a great devotion to St. Joseph and a special

 

Lord, in these days of pride and display,
the humble ways of Your servant,
Bishop St. John Neumann, inspire us
to imitate Your own Divine example.

 

O Father, the first rule
of our dear Savior’s life
was to do Your Will.
Let His Will of the present moment
be the first rule of our daily life and work,

 

Jesus, Name full of glory, grace, love and strength! 
You are the refuge of those who repent, 
our banner of warfare in this life, 

 

To you, O Mary, we turn our gaze
with stronger trepidation, to you we hasten back
with more insistent trust in these times

 

Lord, You make all things new
You bring hope alive in our hearts
and cause our Spirits to be born again.
This year, help us embrace truth and peace,

 

Heavenly Father, Almighty God,
You chose St. Sylvester to be Your pope,
who would guide Your Church
into an era of peace.

 

God, in Your Divine wisdom and care for mankind,
You instituted marriage for the human race
and for the mutual happiness of men and women.

 

Eternal Father, I offer You
the most precious blood of Jesus Christ
in atonement for my sins, and I
humbly ask for the holy souls in Purgatory,

 

Receive into the arms of Your mercy
all innocent victims; and by Your great might
frustrate the designs of evil tyrants
and establish Your rule of justice,

 

My most loving saint, St. John the Apostle,
behold me kneeling at your feet,
asking you with all the affection of my heart
to grant me your special protection,

 

O Divine Child Jesus, give me Your love
and send me Your blessing, now and for all eternity.
Be generous with Your aid and consolation,

 

God of love, Father of all,
the darkness that covered the earth
has given way to the bright dawn 
of Your Word made flesh.

 

Loving God, help us remember
the birth of Jesus, that we may share
in the song of the angels,
the gladness of the shepherds,

 

Lord Jesus Christ, have compassion
on Your Church suffering.
Temper Your justice with pity
and open the gates of Heaven
for the souls in Purgatory,

 

O Mary, loving Mother of Jesus,
and our Mother,
pray to Jesus for my family,
for all the families of the world,
to guard the cradle of the newborn,

 

Dear Doctor and Defender of the Church,
to you the Master must have said:
"Well done, composer of books
which have taught and inspired 

 

God our Father,
may we always profit by the prayers
of the Virgin Mother Mary,
for You bring us life and salvation
through Jesus Christ her Son

 

God, my Father, may I love You
in all things and above all things.
May I reach the joy which You have
prepared for me in Heaven.

 

Receive our prayers, dear Lord,
for those who have none to pray for them.
They departed this life without loved ones
to mourn their going.

 

Father, Your Love never fails.
Keep me from danger
and provide for all my needs.
Teach me to be thankful for Your Gifts.
Confident in Your Love,

 

Father in Heaven,
when the Spirit came down upon Jesus
at His Baptism in the Jordan,
You revealed Him as Your own Beloved Son.
Keep me, Your child,

 

O dear Jesus, I humbly implore You
to grant Your special graces to our family.
May our home be the shrine
of peace, purity, love, labor and faith.

 

O my beloved Father St. John of the Cross,
your continual prayer merited for you
the name of Ecstatic Doctor,
favored with special graces

 

Relying on Your goodness, O God,
we humbly ask You, through the intercession
of Saint Lucy, virgin and martyr,
to give perfect vision to our eyes,

 

God of power and mercy,
You blessed the Americas at Tepeyac
with the presence of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe.
May her prayers help all men and women

 

Grant, we pray, O Lord, that we 
may constantly exalt the merits 
of Your Martyrs, whom Pope St. Damasus 
so venerated and loved.

 

Our Lady of Loreto,
I implore your Holy Name,
in union with your Holy Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ and your
Holy husband St. Joseph,

 

Almighty and merciful God,
who granted blessed St. Jane Frances,
so inflamed with the love of You,
a wonderful degree of fortitude

 

O God, who by the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, prepared 
a worthy dwelling place for Your Son,

 

Gracious God of majesty and awe,
I seek Your protection,
I look for Your healing.
Poor troubled sinner that I am,

 

God Our Father we pray,
that through the intercession of St. Nicholas,
You will protect our children.
Keep them safe from harm,
and help them grow,

 

Daughter of Israel, glory of all people.
Immaculate Maiden, joy of God.
Jesus has given you for our mother.
You are our Queen, pure and sinless.

 

Thank you, O Lord, for doctors.
Give them insight and knowledge
tp understand and diagnose.
Steady their hand by Your strong hand.

 

My God, I love You;
not because I hope for heaven,
or fear being eternally lost.
You, O my Jesus,
embraced me upon the cross;

 

Pour forth, Your grace into our hearts O Lord;
that as we know the incarnation of Christ,
Your Son by the message of an angel,
we may be brought to the glory

 

O Lady of Light, owner of all graces,
cover us with your mantle resplendent,
for you are the Light that Guides us
through darkness.

 

O Christ, our Lord,
Who beautified the most blessed Andrew
with the grace of apostleship,
and the crown of martyrdom,
by granting to him this special gift,

 

We beg You, Lord, to be our help and our support.
Free us from our troubles; take pity on the lowly;
raise up those who have fallen;

 

Father of Mercy, forgive my failings,
keep me in Your Grace, and lead me
in the way of salvation.
Give me strength in serving You
as a follower of Christ.

 

Dear Jesus, Advent begins
on the last Sunday of November.
We prepare ourselves for Your coming
among us – for Your first coming

 

Lord, glorify Blessed James Alberione in your Church.
Let him be for all of us a light, guide and support
in the work of our sanctification and in our apostolate.

 

Lord, may everything we do this day
begin with Your blessing and continue with Your help.

May everything we say this day

 

O Christ, our Morning Star,
Splendor of Light Eternal,
shining with the glory of the rainbow,
come and waken us
from the greyness of our apathy,

 

Eternal Father,
turn away Your angry gaze from our guilty people
whose face has become unsightly in Your eyes.
Look instead upon the Face of Your Beloved Son,

 

Glory to You, O Lord our God,
Your love calls us to be Your people.
By sharing our many and diverse gifts
we share in Your mission.
We ask You, Lord,

 

Jesus, I firmly renounce the devil
and detest all sin that has torn me
from Your loving friendship.
I pledge my loyalty to You, my Savior,

 

O glorious saint, who chose to die
Instead of denying your King.
We pray you please to help us
As His fair praise we sing!

 

O God, whose ever-watchful Providence rules all things,
we humbly implore You through the prayer
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Your son,

 

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, you were
a pioneer woman, called to join a pioneer endeavor,
to explore, to begin, to expand the educational frontiers

 

Heavenly Father,
Help our family to stay together in joy
and sorrow in family prayer.
Teach us to see Jesus in the members of our families,

 

O Eternal Father,
I offer You the Most Precious Blood 
of Your Divine Son, Jesus,
in union with the Masses said 
throughout the world today,…

 

Mother of Grace
"Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God."
For note, Mary,
for you have found grace,

 

Jesus, help us to ponder in our hearts
over the many ways You show Your love in our lives,
and lead us to walk with Your mother
as we follow you each day.

 

Loving Savior, infinitely generous,
seeking only our interest,
from Your Sacred Heart,
came these words of pleading love:
“Come to me all you that labor

 

Everyday of my life belongs to You, O my God
and every action of my life
should be performed with the pure intention
of honoring You alone.

 

Dear well-beloved St. Martin of Tours,
you were first a soldier like your father.
Converted to the Church,
you became a soldier of Christ,

 

O my God,
I believe that You are here present;
and that Your observe all my actions, all my thoughts,
and the most secret motions of my heart.

 

Every day of my life belongs to You,
O my God, and every action of my life
should be performed with the pure intention
of honoring You alone.

 

Dearest Lord,
teach me to be generous;
teach me to serve You as You deserve;
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,

 

Jesus, our brother and our Lord,
you have come to save us
because God loves us with a deep and unending love.
You have given us Mary, Your mother,

 

Lord Jesus Christ, take all my freedom,
my memory, my understanding, and my will.
All that I have and cherish You have given me.

 

Dear Jesus, I try to come to You as I am,
though I know that I do try to give a good appearance,
to show off my best self.

 

O glorious St. Charles Borromeo,
the father of the clergy,
and the perfect model of holy prelates!
You are that good pastor, who, like your divine Master,

 

Saint Martin de Porres,
your concern and charity embraced
not only your needy brethren,
but also the animals of the field.

 

I give You thanks, O Lord,
for granting me time even now to atone for my sins.
My good God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You.

 

Today, dear friends in heaven,
we celebrate your feast.
We celebrate again the feasts
of all the saints we know,
and whom we honor day by day

 

Dear Lord,
Give us the grace to put on the armor of God,
that we may be able to resist on the evil day and,
having done everything, to hold our ground.

 

O Jesus, You suffered and died for us;
You understand suffering;
Teach me to understand my suffering as You do;
To bear it in union with You;

 

I adore You, O Jesus, true God and true Man,
here present in the Holy Eucharist,
humbly kneeling before You and united

 

St. Jude, glorious Apostle,
faithful servant and friend of Jesus,
the name of the traitor has caused you 

 

Breathe into me, Holy Spirit,
that my thoughts may all be holy.

Move in me, Holy Spirit,
that my work, too, may be holy.

 

Almighty God, Father of mercies
and giver of all good gifts,
we come before You to honor You
in your servant, Peter of Alcantara,

 

O Virgin Mother,
In the depths of your heart
you pondered the Life of the Son
you brought into the world.
Give us your vision of Jesus

 

St. Anthony Mary Claret, during your life on earth
you often comforted the afflicted
and showed such tender love and compassion
for the sick and sinful.

 

O God, who through St. John of Capistrano
enabled Your faithful people
to triumph over the enemies of the Cross
by the power of the most Holy Name of Jesus:

 

O Immaculate Virgin,
Mother of the true God and Mother of the Church,
who from this place reveal your clemency and your pity

 

Father in Heaven,
You made me Your child
and called me to walk in the Light of Christ.
Free me from darkness
and keep me in the Light of Your Truth.

 

Grant me Your grace, most merciful Jesus,
that it may be with me, and work with me,
and continue with me even to the end.

 

O Mary, I wish I could see how
you used to behave toward father and mother,
especially toward St. Anne;

 

Most charming and saintly Physician,
you were animated by the heavenly Spirit of love.
In faithfully detailing the humanity of Jesus,

 

God our Father,
In Your wisdom and love You made all things.
Bless our father.
Let the example of his faith and love shine forth.

 

Dear Jesus, at times we get caught up
in the tasks of doing things.
The busyness of our lives may harden us.
We act as if our value and worth

 

Lord, grant that I may always allow myself
to be guided by You, always follow Your plans,
and perfectly accomplish Your Holy Will.

 

Mary, Mother of Mercy, watch over all people,
that the Cross of Christ may not be emptied of its power,
that man may not stray from the path of good

 

We bless You,
God of Seed and Harvest
and we bless each other
that the beauty of this world
and the love that created it

 

Heavenly Father, today is one of those days
when I want to reach out with You
and touch a bright, distant star,
to hold it in a quiet, loving way,

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
who are called the Prince of Peace,
who are yourself our peace and reconciliation,
who so often said, "Peace to you," grant us peace.

 

Dear God,
We come to you today humbly praying
that You will empower us to use our vision
and our ability to explore new frontiers

 

May God give: For every storm, a rainbow.
For every tear, a smile.
For every care, a promise,
and a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends,

 

Almighty God,
Thank you for the beauty and majesty we see in Your creation.
Thank you for the opportunity to care for the world You have made.

 

My dearest Mother Mary,
behold me, your child, in prayer at your feet.
Accept this Holy Rosary, which I offer you
in accordance with your requests at Fatima,

 

My God, through Mother Marie-Rose's daring faith
direct our lives on the road which leads to You
and grant us the favor we solicit from You.

 

O Jesus, who filled Your handmaid Sister Faustina
with profound veneration for Your boundless Mercy,
design, if it be Your holy will,

 

Let everyone be struck with fear,
the whole world tremble,
and the heavens exult
when Christ, the Son of the living God,

 

Almighty God, Grant peace to the nation of Myanmar,
and to every heart made fearful by conflict and tension.
Give wisdom and compassion to leaders

 

Bless the Lord, all you His Angels!
You who are mighty in strength and do His Will,
intercede for me at the throne of God.
By your unceasing watchfulness,

 

May the Heavenly Mystery, O Lord,
inflame us with the fire of that love
by which Saint Teresa, Your Virgin,
offered herself to You

 

St. Jerome, through your anger and confrontations
you remind us that we all have a duty
to challenge others from time to time.

 

Glorious Prince of the heavenly hosts
and victor over rebellious spirits,
be mindful of me who am so weak and sinful
and yet so prone to pride and ambition.

 

Lord Jesus, may everything I do begin with You,
continue with Your help,
and be done under Your guidance.
May my sharing in the Mass free me from my sins,

 

Noble Saint Vincent DePaul,
beloved servant of the poor,
may we follow your example and do good works
among those whom society has abandoned,

 

Heavenly Father, we thank You
for raising Your Servant, St. Paul VI,
to be numbered among the Saints.
May his example of faith,

 

Good morning my Lord,
I can't believe it's morning again!
It seems that I'm always busy and rushing around.
But no matter how rushed life may be,

 

God the Father,
I thank You for creating me.

God the Son,
I thank You for redeeming me.

God the Holy Ghost,
I thank You for sanctifying me;

 

Dear God, You have hast generously blessed
Your servant, St. Pio of Pietrelcina,
with the gifts of the Spirit.
You have marked his body

 

Blessed Saint Joseph,
holy guardian of Jesus and Mary,
assist us by your prayers
in all the necessities of life.
Ask of Jesus that special grace

 

Eternal Father, we offer You
the precious Blood of Jesus,
shed for us through exceeding love,
and with exceeding pain
from the wound of His right hand;

 

Take from us our sins, O Lord,
that we may enter with pure minds
into the holy of holies.
Through Christ our Lord.
We beg You, O Lord, by the merits

 

Lord God, by the Precious Blood
Your Son Jesus suffering shed
in His Garden Agony,
overcome with terrible dread,

 

O holy Joseph of Cupertino, who loves to bestow
your favors upon all in need of your assistance,
I implore your help with my studies

 

St. Robert, scholar and friend to the poor, 
you devoted your life to the study of Scripture 
and Catholic doctrine.

 

Mary, My Mother,
how shall I stand before my Judge
at the day of judgment?
How shall I answer for the wasted days and years

 

O holy mother,
most afflicted by the bitter sorrow
which you endured at the foot of the Cross
during the Three Hours’ agony of Jesus:

 

O Lord Almighty! You have suffered death
at the cross for our sins.
O Holy Cross of Jesus! be my true light.

 

Most Glorious and Venerable St. John Chrysostom,
grace shining forth from your lips like a beacon
has illumined the universe.

 

O Almighty God, Who beholds Your servants
earnestly desiring to place themselves
under the shadow of the name and protection

 

Dear Holy Spirit,
You are my friend.
I give myself to You.
I ask You to dwell deeply inside of me
and make me holy.

 

O merciful God, take pity on those souls
who have no particular friends and intercessors
to recommend them to You, who,

 

Dear God, give me courage,
for perhaps I lack it more than anything else.

I need courage before men against their threats
and against their seductions.

 

Behold, O good and sweetest Jesus,
I cast myself upon my knees in Your sight,
and with the most fervent desire of my soul

 

I will go to the altar of God.
To God who gives joy to my youth.
Judge me, O God, and take up my cause.
Free me from the unjust and deceitful man.

 

Mary, Virgin forever,
most worthy Queen of the world,
pray for our peace and salvation,
for you are the Mother of Christ,
the Lord and Savior of all.

 

Lord, on this Labor Day,
we thank You for the blessing of work.
We ask for strength to complete each day.
We ask for rest when we are weary.

 

Jesus, we, Your followers, live in an in-between world.

We know by Faith of Your victory over sin and death
through Your Life, death and Resurrection.

 

St. Gregory, you are known for your zeal
for the Catholic faith, love of liturgy,
and compassion and mercy toward those in need.
Please help and guide us

 

Holy Mary, my patron,
I ask you to pray for me to Jesus your son.
Through your constant prayers,
may God continue to guide my paths

 

O Lord, grant us the grace to respect
and care for Your creation.
Lord, hear our prayer.

O Lord, bless all of your creatures

 

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,
in this tragic hour of the world's history,
we entrust and consecrate ourselves 
to your Immaculate Heart,

 

O Mother of Perpetual Help,
grant that I may forever invoke
your most powerful name,
which is the safeguard of the living
and the salvation of the dying.

 

Gentle Mary, My Mother,
I place before you the worries,
hurts and hopes of my heart.
They shrink my soul
and I feel heavy and hopeless.

 

Frail is our vessel,
and the ocean is wide;
but as in Your mercy
You have set our course,
so steer the vessel of our life

 

Dear St Monica, troubled wife and mother,
many sorrows pierced your heart
during your lifetime.
Yet you never despaired or lost faith.

 

Our Father, may everything I do
begin with Your Inspiration,
continue with Your Help,
and reach perfection under Your Guidance.

 

O holy King St. Louis,
worthy son of our Holy Father St. Francis
and patron of the Third Order,
intercede for me with our Heavenly Father.

 

O Lord, show Your mercy to me
and gladden my heart.
I am like the man on the way to Jericho
who was overtaken by robbers,
wounded and left for dead.

 

Glorious Saint Rose of Lima,
you who knew what it was to love Jesus
with such a fine and generous heart.
You, whom since infancy, despised the world’s

 

Father, You have given us the mother of Your Son
to be our queen and mother.
With the support of her prayers,

 

O Heart of Mary, source of true love,
fill our selfish hearts with Divine charity
and with that true brotherly love
without which there can never be peace.

 

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone
who fled to your protection,
implored your help,
or sought your intercession,

 

O Mother of mercy, beg your divine Son 
to have mercy on me.
Atone for my failings, offering Him on my behalf
all the love and glory you ever gave Him,

 

O Christ Jesus, when all is darkness
and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense of Your presence,
Your love, and Your strength.

 

O Holy Spirit,
I humbly implore You,
be with me always
so that in all things,
I may act under the influence
of Your holy inspiration.

Amen.

 

O Jesus! for love of Your Most Holy Mother,
grant me the grace to love You as She does:
above all things,
so that I may do Your Holy Will better,

 

Father in heaven,
all creation gives you praise,
for all life and all holiness come from you.
In the plan of your wisdom
she who bore the Christ in her womb

 

O dearest Saint Joseph,
I consecrate myself to your honor
and give myself to you,
that you may always be my father,
my protector and my guide

 

My Queen and my Mother,
I give myself entirely to you;
and to show my devotion to you,
I consecrate to you this day my eyes,
my ears, my mouth, my heart,

 

Loving Father, I am determined to leave all to You,
taking nothing except keeping myself in peace
in Your arms, desiring nothing except

 

O glorious Saint Clare!
God has given you the power
of working miracles continually,
and the favor of answering the prayers

 

Help me, dear St Lawrence,
to live and die as a faithful child of God,
to run in the sweetness of His loving will

 

Lord, God of our fathers,
You brought St Teresa Benedicta
to the fullness of the science of the Cross
at the hour of her martyrdom.

 

Wonderful Saintly Founder
of the eloquent Order of Preachers
and friend of Saint Francis of Assisi,
you were a fiery defender of the Faith

 

O glorious St. Cajetan,
you studied to be a lawyer,
but when you felt that the Lord
was calling you to his service,
you abandoned everything

 

O Lord, You call us to go to the mountain top with You
and we follow, not quite sure of what is to happen,
but we like mountain tops, 

 

Father, You hear me when I call on You.
Grant me the faith to turn to You
when my life seems empty and lacking
in meaning for Your love heals all.

 

O most holy Virgin Mary,
always present before the most holy Trinity,
to whom it is granted at all times
to pray for us to your most blessed Son,

 

Saint Peter Julian, obtain for us your own devotion
toward Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament,
that we may learn from that dear Divine Mother

 

Dear Jesus, You are our brother.
You have taken us by the hand
and lead us to join with You
in the work of justice, mercy and healing.

 

Mother of my God, and my Lady Mary;
as a beggar, all wounded and sore,
presents himself before a great Queen,
so do I present myself before you,

 

Long warm days.
The pace of life slows.
A time for picnics and rest in the shade.

Lord, help me to rest a while
in the cooling shade of Your presence.

 

Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of Your mercy,
in this time of uncertainty and distress.
Sustain and support the anxious and fearful,

 

O glorious Saint Martha,
I run to your protection and aid,
comfort me in my difficulties
and intercede for my family

 

Dear God, please keep my family and loved ones safe.
Watch over us and protect us with Your love
and shower us with good health, blessings and happiness.

 

Lord Jesus, may everything I do begin with You,
continue with Your help, and be done
under Your guidance.
May my sharing in the Mass free me from my sins,

 

O holy guardian angels,
heavenly friends of my children,
full of confidence I turn to you.
Those whom the Lord has entrusted to me

 

O glorious Apostle, Saint James,
who by reason of your fervent and generous heart
was chosen by Jesus to be witness of His glory

 

Lord, I wish to believe in You.
Lord, let my faith be full and unreserved,
and let it penetrate my thought,
my way of judging Divine things and human things.

 

O Jesus! Mirror of eternal splendor,
remember the sadness which You experienced,
when contemplating in the light of Your Divinity

 

Mary Magdalene, woman at the tomb.
You did not yet know what awaited you
but felt confusion, doubt and loss.
Pray for those whose feelings 

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
During Your earthly sojourn
You went sleepless at times
and spent whole nights in prayer.
But there were many other times when You slept.

 

Lord, You are love.
Grant me the gift of awareness
that my words, actions and attitudes may reflect
Your way of peace and harmony.

 

Heavenly Father, in my present need,
help me to believe that You are a wave
of my anxiety and will do what is best for me.
Give me the strength to trust You

 

Most merciful Father,
in many ways You have shown Your love
and care to Your people,
especially to the poor and the sick.

 

Our Lady of the Prairies,
Mary Immaculate, Our Queen,
Our Mother, obtain for us,
we humbly pray,
the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

 

O God, who has honored the Order of Carmel
with the special title of Your Blessed Mother Mary,
grant in Your mercy that we who keep her memory this day

 

We beg the all-merciful Father through You,
to send upon us from His treasure-house
the Spirit of sevenfold grace, who rested upon You
in all His fullness:

 

O St. Kateri, the daughter of an Iroquois chief, 
at age 19 you chose to be baptized and treated 
as a slave among your people. 

 

O God, whose abundant grace prepared Saint Henry
to be raised by you in a wonderful way
from the cares of earthly rule to heavenly realms,

 

O my Jesus! would that I could be entirely spent for You,
as You spent Yourself entirely for me!
If I had died while I was in sin, I could no more

 

O exalted Father St. Benedict,
guide and patriarch of the monastic life,
you are the hope and consolation
of all who cry to you from their inmost heart.

 

O Jesus, who in the very first days of Your
earthly life was compelled, together with Mary,
Your loving Mother, and Saint Joseph,

 

Eternal and ever living God,
I am involved in a major change
in my life, and it is quite unsettling.
I know that for us creatures,

 

O Mary, Mother of Sorrows, I as you,
by the bitter agony you endured
at the foot of the Cross
offer to the Eternal Father, in my name,

 

O Mother, you know the sufferings
and hopes of the Church and the world:
come to the aid of your children in the daily trials
which life brings to each one,

 

Dear Little Saint Mary!
You were ready for the moment of martyrdom
because your short life was given over
to daily and heroic self-denial.

 

Saint Anthony Zaccaria,
helper of the poor and the sick,
you who devoted your life to our spiritual welfare,
listen to my humble and hopeful prayer.

 

Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage: 
We humbly beseech you that we may always prove ourselves 

 

From Your heart, Holy One,
to the suffering heart of Ukraine,
to a world both beautiful and broken,

 

Heavenly Father, this summer we pray
for a refreshment of mind and body.
We pray that we count our many blessings.

 

God, Our Father,
We ask You to look with mercy and love
on the Supreme Shepherd You have chosen for us.
Give him health and strength

 

O Mary,
look upon the church,
look upon the most responsible members
of the Mystical Body of Christ
gathered about you to thank you

 

Gracious Lord almighty, Jesus Christ,
let Your sufferings aid us,
and defend us from all pain and grief,
all peril and misery, all uncleanness of heart,

 

St. Irenaeus, Great Doctor, Martyr, and Father of the Church,
O God, who did grant that blessed Irenaeus,
Your martyr and bishop, should both overcome heresy

 

We honor you, O Mary, Mother of God,
treasure of the universe, inextinguishable flame,
scepter of the true faith, indestructible temple,

 

Lord, You show me
endless kindness and compassion.
Give me a thankful heart
that I may find Your love and goodness
in all that I experience.

 

O Heavenly Mother, Queen of Heaven and earth,
I recognize the glory of your highest title,
The Immaculate Heart of Mary!

 

O most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
fountain of every blessing,
I adore You, I love You
and with true sorrow for my sins,
I offer You this poor heart of mine.

 

O most zealous St. John the Baptist, who,
without working any miracle on others,
but solely by the example of your life of penance

 

Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life,
you were a model of diligence.
You shunned procrastination,
applied yourself with fervor to your studies,

 

St. Aloysius Gonzaga,
I, your most unworthy client,
commend to you most earnestly
the chastity of my mind and body.

 

Soft and blue are your robes, my Mother,
Azure and clear as an angel's eyes -
Let me hide in them, oh, my Mother -
Radiant Queen of the summer skies!

 

Oh Lord Jesus Christ, we come before You today,
we thank You for the gift of Your Holy Body and Blood
through which we get strengthened body, soul and mind.

 

Heavenly Father, You entrusted Your Son Jesus,
the child of Mary, to the care of Joseph, an earthly father.
Bless all fathers as they care for their families.

 

Lord, source of eternal life and truth,
give to Your shepherd, the Pope,
a spirit of courage and right judgement,
a spirit of knowledge and love.

 

O St. Germaine, look down from Heaven
and intercede for the many abused children
in our world.
Help them to sanctify these sufferings.

 

O Jesus, come back into our society,
our family life, our souls
and reign there as our peaceful sovereign.
Enlighten with the splendor of faith

 

O God,
who by the resurrection of Your Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ, has granted
to make glad the whole world, great,

 

Compassionate St. Anthony,
you are called the “Miracle Worker”
by those who have been blessed by your special friendship.

 

Glory be to the Father,
Who by His almighty power and love created me,
making me in the image and likeness of God.

Glory be to the Son,

 

Dear Lord, we thank You for giving us
St. Barnabas as an example of holiness.
Help us to imitate the love of You that led him

 

Father, I dedicate this new day to you;
as I go about my work.
I ask you to bless those with whom I come in contact.

Lord, I pray for all men and women

 

St. Gregory Barbarigo, you had all the skills
for a successful life in politics, but instead
dedicated yourself to serving the Church.

 

St. William of Vercelli,
You were a father to your monks
and a shepherd to your people.
Pray for us that we might have our sight restored,

 

Dear Lord,
Today is one of those days when I want
to give You my tears and let You hold them
in Your heart, knowing that they are the sign

 

Lord, You light my way when all grows dark,
when I grow anxious or confused.

You are my solace at night
my comfort when I’m down,
my light, my guide.

 

O Jesus! I offer You this day
and all that I will do
and suffer in it,
for the love of You,
for the Holy Father,
for the conversion of sinners,

 

Risen Lord, Your Spirit moves
within the hearts of all people.
May I let Your light, love, faith and hope
lead me all the days of my life.

 

O Immaculate and wholly-pure Virgin Mary,
Mother of God, Queen of the world,
hope of those who are in despair:
You are the joy of the saints;

 

Holy Mother of the Good Shepherd,
turn your motherly care to our diocese.
Intercede for us to the Lord of the harvest

 

Merciful God, Jesus calls us
to be as you are - full of compassion.
We ask that we be helped to let go of hatred
before it begins to warp our lives. 

 

Dear Lord, thank you for our mother Mary.
In haste Mary set out to visit her cousin.
She was attentive to the needs of another 

 

St. Joan of Arc,
in the face of your enemies,
in the face of harassment,
ridicule, and doubt,
you held firm in your faith.
Even in your abandonment,

 

Dear St. Madeleine Sophie Barat,
you consecrated yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and spent your life opening Schools

 

Mary, most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs,
accept the sincere homage of my affection.
Into your Heart, pierced by so many swords,

 

Thank You dear Lord, for protecting 
and preserving me during the night
and for giving me this new day.
Good morning Heavenly Father,

 

Great Saint Philip Neri, you who wished
to live in a lowly station rather than to be advanced
to the highest dignities of the Church,

 

Heavenly Father,
you have given us the model of life
in the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Help us, O Loving Father,
to make our family another Nazareth

 

Deliver me, Lord Jesus Christ,
from all my iniquities and from every evil,
make me hold fast to Your commandments
and never allow me to be separated from You.

 

O invincible defender of Holy Church's freedom
Saint Gregory of great renown,
by the firmness that you showed in maintaining

 

Dear God, I spend so much time reliving yesterday
or anticipating tomorrow that I lose sight
of the only time that is really mine,
the present moment.

 

Lord, we thank You for our parents,
without whom we would not be here.
We thank You for their sacrifices,
the many they have made.

 

O Lord Jesus Christ, who granted
to blessed Bernardine, Your Confessor,
a surpassing love for Your Holy Name;
we ask You by his merits and intercession,

 

O Holy Spirit,
I humbly implore You,
to be with me always
so that in all things,
I may act under the influence
of Your holy inspiration.

Amen.

 

O Lord, I thank You for allowing me
to have these very special people in my life.
I have been truly blessed by their presence,

 

Saints of God,
who owe your happiness to the Blood of Jesus;
Angelic spirits, who sing Its glory and power,
august Virgin, who to It owes the privileges

 

O glorious St. Margaret, you embarked
on a life of penance and poverty
after you repented of your sins.
Jesus touched your heart, and after

 

Sweet Child Mary,
destined to be the Mother of God
and our sovereign and loving Mother,
by the prodigies of grace you lavish upon us,

 

Most Holy Virgin,
who has stooped to come to Fatima
to reveal to the three little shepherds
the treasures of graces hidden 

 

Lord, this Easter season I ask You
to bless my home, to make it a place
where Your goodness dwells,
where Your presence can be felt.

 

Heavenly Father, as I sense Your goodness within me
may my body feel whole, so that it may savor Your peace
and goodness within the innermost center of my being

 

Dear St Damien,
you loved your parents but you loved God more.
You knew God was calling you to the priesthood
and you answered that call

 

O Mary, Mother of Mercy,
pray to your Divine Son for me, a poor sinner;
beg Him to make me humble.
Oh, how humble you are, the purest of Virgins;

 

There is but one and only one,
Whose love will fail you never.
One who lives from sun to sun,
With constant fond endeavor.

There is but one and only one

 

O God,
Who has chosen the apostles to propagate the faith
and to establish His Holy Church through the world,
we earnestly beseech You to bless Your church

 

Heavenly Father,
You are the bread of life
that satisfies my life.
Help me to be more attentive
to the health of my spiritual life.

 

Virgin Mary, most loving Mother,
please give me a heart like yours,
firm in its attachments and of unshakable loyalty,
an affectionate heart which radiates

 

Risen Lord, Your grace and love are all I need.
Help me to do Your will today.
You shine Your kindness on all people everywhere.

 

O Most Holy Virgin and Our Mother,
we kneel before You
to manifest the sorrow we feel
for the grievances that people cause You,
and to atone by our prayers

 

It is becoming for you, O Mary,
to be mindful of us, as you stand near Him
who bestowed upon you all graces,
for you are the Mother of God and our Queen.

 

Mother of God, who contained the infinite God
under your heart, whom no space can contain:
through you the most Holy Trinity is revealed,

 

O God, Who You were pleased to break the teeth
of them that hate Your Church,
and to restore again the solemn worship of Yourself,

 

Holy Spirit, come into my heart;
draw it to You by Your power,
O my God, and grant me charity with filial fear.
Preserve me, O ineffable Love,

 

O Jesus, living in Mary,
Come and live in Your servants,
In the spirit of Your holiness,
In the fullness of Your might,
In the truth of Your virtues,

 

Release me, Lord, from all the negative feelings
that sin has left within me,
all unforgivingness I’ve harbored in my heart,

 

Risen Lord, Your resurrection renewed the face
of the earth and gave us hope.
Make me eager to use my gifts and talents

 

O glorious St Mark,
through the grace of God our Father,
you became a great Evangelist,
preaching the Good News of Christ.

 

O Blessed Trinity,
abundantly assist me in becoming
that which You intended me to become
when You created me,
for in that perfection

 

O St. George,
faithful servant of God and invincible martyr;
favored by God with the gift of faith,
and inflamed with an ardent love of Christ,

 

O persecuted shepherd whose flock
repeatedly drove you from their midst
but who accomplished great
work of conversion among them …

 

My most merciful Lady,
what can I say about the fountains
that flowed from your most pure eyes
when you saw your only Son before you,

 

Dear God, give me the courage to begin again,
to overlook the difficulties,
to overcome the obstacles
and to stay open to the moment as best I can.

 

God our Father we praise You
and we bless You
because in St Gianna Beretta Molla
You have given us one who witnessed to the Gospel

 

Risen Lord, You are my help and my hope.
Give me the courage to empty myself
of all that prevents me from knowing
Your goodness and kindness.

 

Lord, bless us this Easter time;
Bless us with faith, guard us in doubt;
Bless us with hope, uplift us in despair;
Bless us with love, keep us from harm;

 

O Lord,
Your sorrowing Mother stood by Your Cross;
help us in our sorrows to share Your sufferings.
Like the seed buried in the ground,

 

O Merciful Lord, 
through the intercession of blessed Isidore,
farmer and confessor,
we may forego the pride of worldly wisdom,

 

O Jesus, it is not the heavenly reward
You have promised which impels me to love You;
neither is it the threat of hell
that keeps me from offending You.

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
in Your ardent love for Your apostles
You desired to share the Passover meal with them
on the night before You suffered.

 

Dear Jesus, sometimes the challenges of life seem to dim
our eyes and we see things in a narrow view.
Yet You appreciated the beauty that surrounded You.

 

Lord, You never turn Your back on Your own.
Help me to remain faithful to myself in times of trouble.
Give me a spirit of faithfulness so that I may fast

 

God the Father,
I thank You for creating me.

God the Son,
I thank You for redeeming me.

God the Holy Spirit,
I thank You for sanctifying me;

 

All praise and glory are yours, Lord our God.
For you have called us to serve you and one another in love.

 

Mercifully, O Lord,
work Your sanctification within us
by means of Your mysteries;
may they both cleanse us from earthly vices,

 

Jesus, my Lord,
I confess that I am a sinner.
But in Your goodness
You invite me to approach Your Holy Table
and to partake of Your heavenly banquet.

 

O God, You chose your blessed confessor Jean-Baptiste
to give Christian education to the poor
and to confirm young people in the way of truth,

 

Lord, open my heart to believe Your word.
Guide me as I learn to play my part
in creating Your vision of peace and love.

 

O Saint Vincent Ferrer, our guardian,
because God, our eternal Father,
has blessed you with an inexhaustible
fountain of grace and blessing,

 

Blessed St. Isidore, help us to understand
that in the Mass we offer ourselves to God
with Christ by the hands of the priest.

 

Our Father, sometimes the cares of the day
seem to multiply, while the blessings fade so quickly.
Our bodies grow tired and our minds even more tired.

 

Lord, You are the Word of God that shows me
what is good, right and true.
Make me a faithful witness to Your Word.
Lord, You are the source of love,

 

Lord, may we strive each day of Lent
to deepen our friendship with You
so as to make this time of Your grace,
a season of Your favor.

 

Dear Jesus, I have been doing some good things,
but at other times just spinning my wheels. 
Gradually, I have come to realize

 

Have mercy on me, O God, in Your goodness.
In Your compassion, blot out my offence.
O wash me more and more from my sin
And from my sin, cleanse me.

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
eternal and merciful God,
Creator and Redeemer of all,
listen to my prayer.

For the love You bear
to those who ask forgiveness,

 

I ask You, Lord, to unlock the chains of my guilt
that stop me from believing that You want
what is for my good.

 

O Glorious Mother, assist me by the wings of your prayers,
so that on my exit from this valley of tears
I may be able to advance without torment

 

Hail, Mary, my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul!
You are all mine through your mercy, and I am all yours.
But I am not yours completely enough.

 

I greet you, ever-blessed Virgin,
Mother of God, Throne of Grace,
miracle of Almighty Power!

I greet you, Sanctuary of the Most Holy Trinity

 

Heavenly Father, like St. Oscar Romero,
inspire us be courageous enough to speak out
on behalf of those who face injustice, no matter the cost.

 

Saint Turibius, pray for us
that we will use our abilities fully,
to share the teachings of Jesus with others.
Grant that we may always receive new growth

 

Infinitely merciful Father,
I offer You by the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary
with St. Joseph, the nine choirs of Angels

 

All praise and glory are Yours, almighty Father:
You have given us Your Son Jesus to save us from sin.
We praise You for choosing Mary to be His mother,

 

Lord, strengthen my resolve to be faithful
to Your covenant of love and be more compassionate
and generous toward all people.

 

Glorious Saint Joseph,
pattern of all who are devoted to toil,
obtain for me the grace to toil in the spirit of penance,
in order to atone for my many sins;

 

Dear Jesus, during Holy Week,
we come to reflect on Your suffering and death.
You were true to Your Father’s desire for the full life

 

O glorious Saint Patrick, Apostle of Ireland!
I praise, bless, and glorify God for your sanctity,
your zeal, your charity, your labors,

 

Lord, support us all the day long,
from the early dawn as the world awakens
and the sun peeks over the horizon
till the shades lengthen and the evening comes,

 

O Gracious God,
Saint Louise devoted her life
to helping Saint Vincent de Paul
serve the needs of the poor.
She often taught:

 

Let me pause as I begin this new day to give it to You, Lord.
Before the tumult of activities breaks in;

 

Lord Jesus, Son of God,
our brother and our savior,
we give You glory.
Protect Your Church and make us one.
Send Your Spirit to guide us

 

Loving Father,
faith in Your Word is the way to wisdom.
Help me to think about Your Divine Plan
that I may grow in the truth.
Open my eyes to Your deeds,

 

God we thank You for all Your gifts to us.
Especially for the precious gift of our Catholic faith.
Grant that our country may be united once again

 

Favorably regard Your people,
we ask You, O Lord, and grant
that they who You command
to abstain from carnal food,
may also cease from hurtful vices.

 

St. Frances of Rome, you desired to serve God
in a wholehearted way from the time you were a child.
You wanted to serve Him in religious life,

 

Good Saint John,
lover of those who suffer
and special Patron of the Sick,
how patiently you bore the sufferings of your own disease!

 

I ask You, Lord, to release me from any slavery
to sin, any attitudes, habits, compulsions,
or ingrained ways of thinking, speaking, or acting

 

Lord, You call me by name and invite me
to be Your disciple.
Give me a courageous heart to leave everything
and follow you.

 

God, Father and Creator,
we thank You for all the gifts you have given us,
Especially the gift of Your Son.
 
During this holy season of Lent,

 

Enjoy your well-earned rest in heaven, O Casimir!
Your life was short, but full of merit.
The remembrance of heaven made you forget the earth.

 

Ever loving God, You called Saint Katharine Drexel
from a life of wealth to become a missionary
and teach the message of the Gospel

 

Compassionate and Holy God,
stir the dust of our lives and help us remember who we are.
Scatter this dust upon the field of our fear

 

God of infinite mercy,
grant that we who know Your compassion
may rejoice in Your forgiveness
and gladly forgive others

 

O Mary, implore for the world
the grace to see everything as the gift of God
and the virtue to work with generosity

 

Hear, O Blessed Virgin,
the prayers which we address you,
Our Lady of Rest,
as we are mindful of that maternal love
in which you receive your children.

 

O Virgin, fair as the moon,
delight of the angels and saints in heaven,
grant that we may become like you
and that our souls may receive a ray of your beauty,

 

Dear Jesus, You were faithful to Your mission
for the Kingdom of God.
Some did not listen.
Your disciples did not fully grasp
what You were about.

 

Give me Yourself, O my God,
give Yourself to me.
Behold I love You,
and if my love is too weak a thing,
grant me to love You more strongly.

 

O Saint Polycarp, the protector of our hearts,
come speedily near us,
free the precious member of your body
from the hands of the unrighteous,

 

O Lord, Jesus Christ,
Redeemer and Savior,
forgive my sins,
just as You forgave Peter's denial
and those who crucified You.

 

Jesus Christ,
Son of God made Man,
Crowned with thorns, bearing a scepter of a reed,
Wearing a royal cloak purpled with Your Precious Blood,

 

O God, give me a strong faith.
Help me to believe with lively faith.

O God, all-good and all-merciful,
I sincerely hope to be saved.

 

O Mary, your name has been on my lips
and in my heart from my early infancy.
When I was a child
I learned to love you as a Mother,
turn to you in danger,

 

Blessed John of Fiesole,
Thank you for using your artistic talents
to honor the Lord.
I pray for all involved in the arts
especially those that use them

 

As Morning breaks, I think of you, O Lord,
and my desire is to serve You joyfully.
With gladness, I consecrate this day to Your Sacred Heart,

 

O Mary, under your patronage
we find peace in the midst of earthly tribulation.
You are the quiet certainty of the strong soul,

 

Your name, O Mother of God,
is replete with all graces and Divine blessings.
You have contained Him who cannot be contained,

 

O glorious advocate and protector, St. Valentine,
look with pity upon our wants,
hear our requests,
attend to our prayers,
relieve by your intercession…

 

O My God,
I place my trust and confidence in You,
who will reward the good and punish the wicked.
I believe in You and accept everything

 

Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage;
We humbly beseech You that we may always prove ourselves

 

O Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of Mercy,
you are the refuge of sinners,
the health of the sick,
and the comfort of the afflicted.
You know my wants,

 

O God, to show us where innocence leads, 
You made the soul of Your virgin Saint Scholastica 
soar to heaven like a dove in flight. 

 

Good and gracious God,
I thank You for all the gifts and graces of this day.
My God, I am truly sorry for any sin in my life today:

 

God of goodness and mercy,
rewarder of the humble,
you blessed St. Josephine Bakhita of Sudan
with charity and patience.
May her prayers help us,

 

I desire to love You without reserve,
and to do all that I know to be pleasing to You.
I love Your good pleasure
more than all the pleasures of the world.

 

O Mary, you are praying for us,
you are always praying for us.
We know it, we feel it.
Oh what joy and truth,
what sublime glory,

 

O God, who among the other marvels of Your power,
has granted all the victory of martyrdom;
mercifully grant: that we who celebrate the Heavenly birthday …

 

Lord, I ask Your mercy and Your favor
in a special way on me today.
I ask the gift of healing both spiritual and physical,

 

O God, deliver us through the intercession
of Your holy bishop and martyr Blaise,
from all evil of soul and body,
especially from all ills of the throat;

 

O Blessed Mother,
the sword is already in your heart.
You knew the future of the Fruit of your womb.
May our fidelity in following Him

 

Dear Jesus, we pray that Your Spirit may continue
to give new life to Your Church.
Some have fallen away.
Enlighten their hearts to find You and accept

 

O Mary, powerful Virgin,
You are the mighty and glorious Protector of the Church.
You are the Marvelous Help of Christians.

 

Dear Jesus, I get discouraged when I see people,
communities, nations that cannot or do not
want to get along with one another. 

 

For all You have given, Thank You God.
For all You have withheld, Thank You God.
For all You have withdrawn, Thank You God.

 

Virgin full of goodness, Mother of mercy,
I entrust to you my body and my soul,
my thoughts and my actions,
my life and my death.

 

May the Virgin St. Angela never fail to commend us
to Your compassion, O Lord, we pray, that,
following the lessons of her charity and prudence,

 

Lord, You blessed St. Timothy with Apostolic virtues.
Through his intercession, may we be filled with the desire

 

O Glorious St. Paul, after persecuting the Church
you became by God's grace its most zealous Apostle.
To carry the knowledge of Jesus, our Divine Savior,

 

Do not look forward in fear to the changes in life;
rather, look to them with full hope that as they arise,
God, whose very own you are,

 

O Lord Jesus, gentle and humble of heart,
full of compassion and maker of peace,
you lived in poverty and suffered persecution
for the cause of justice.

 

Dear Lord Jesus, May we stand before You
in our brokenness, our weakness and our fragile humanity.
We are sorrowful for all the times we've disappointed You.

 

St. Agnes, although you were only a child,
you believed that Jesus was always with you;
help us to remember that he is also with us,

 

Dear Father, shine Your light upon me
so that I may see my true vocation.
Give me the grace to hear Your word
and be an example to others of Your love for us.

 

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless
and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us,

 

My Jesus, by the sorrows You suffered
in Your agony in the Garden,
in Your scourging and crowning with thorns,
on the way to Calvary,

 

Great and glorious God, my Lord Jesus Christ!
I implore You to enlighten me
and to disperse the darkness of my soul.

 

To you we cry in our tribulations,
O Blessed Saint Joseph,
as we confidently invoke your patronage,
after that of your most holy spouse,

 

Dear Jesus, at times, painful experiences
crop up in our lives,
the loss of someone beloved, illness,
economic loss, and other woes.

 

Good and gentle Jesus,
Whose loving Heart was ever troubled
by the sorrows of others,
look with pity upon the holy souls in Purgatory.

 

Father, through the intercession of St. Hilary,
keep us from vain strife of words.
Grant to us constant profession of the Truth!

 

God of Love,
I thank You for the people in my life
who are easy to love.
I thank You for my family and friends
who understand my actions,

 

I humbly salute you,
O you faithful, heavenly friends of my children!
I give you heartfelt thanks
for all the love and goodness you show them.

 

With each new day that dawns I am growing up, O Lord.
It's not too soon to start thinking of what I want to be.
It's very hard, I think,

 

I offer You, Lord, my thoughts: to be fixed on You;
my words: to have You for their theme;
my actions: to reflect my love for You;

 

O God of this new year that stretches before me,
teach me the secrets of wisdom.
Purify me with the hyssop until I am clean;

 

Faithful St. Raymund, dispenser of the Mystery of reconciliation!
It was from the Heart of an Incarnate God,
that you drew the sweet charity,

 

St. Andre, I come to you in prayer for healing.
You were no stranger to illness.
Plagued by stomach problems,
you knew suffering on a daily basis,

 

St. John Neumann,
obtain for me a solid faith
in all the teachings of the Catholic Church,
along with the light to know

 

O Father, the first rule of our dear Savior’s life
as to do Your Will.
Let His Will of the present moment
be the first rule of our daily life and work,

 

Jesus, the very thought of You
With sweetness fills the breast!
Yet sweeter far Your face to see
And in Your presence rest.

 

Arise, shine, for the Light of the World has come!
Darkness covers the earth and its people,
but the radiance of God's Light
burns away its shadows,

 

O God, who through the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary
bestowed on the human race the grace of eternal salvation,

 

O admirable St. Sylvester, you lived
through the persecutions of Diocletian
and not only survived but flourished.

 

Mary, Mother of the Church,
we pray to you for your sons
chosen and sent by your Son Jesus
to prolong his ministerial priesthood.

 

Almighty God, you granted your martyr,
Thomas Becket, the grace to give his life willingly
for the freedom of your Church.

 

Heavenly Father, You walk in communion
with all of humanity.
Open my eyes, ears, mind and heart to Your Presence.
Heal whatever prevents me from knowing

 

O God, who sees that on every side
we are afflicted by our evils;
deny us not, we ask You,
the safeguard of the glorious intercession

 

O Mary, Blessed Mother of Jesus,
grant to our children a place in your pure maternal heart!
Spread over them your protecting mantle

 

Almighty God and Father of light,
a child is born for us
and a son is given to us.
Your eternal Word leaped down from heaven

 

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment
in which the Son of God was born
of the most pure Virgin Mary,
at midnight,
in Bethlehem,
in the piercing cold.

 

Lord, the light of Your love
dispels the darkness in my life.
Wrap me in Your love and tender care,
and shine Your light of truth upon me.

 

Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
I am not worthy to be thy servant.
But moved by thy marvelous compassion
and my own desire to serve thee, here and now,

 

O God you endowed Your priest, St. Peter Canisius,
with holiness and learning for the defense of the Church.
Through his intercession,

 

Dear Jesus, You give each of us a special call to follow You.
Yet, we are not called merely singly,
but as members of the communities in which

 

Gracious God, You have given us
many healing remedies that are a benefit
to us when we are sick.
Through the miraculous intercession of St. Anthony,

 

O Mother of our Advent,
be with us and see to it
that He will remain with us
in this difficult Advent
of the struggles for truth and hope,

 

Father, source of light in every age,
the virgin conceived and bore Your Son
Who is called Wonderful God,
Prince of Peace.

 

Lord Jesus! You, who in the most bitter moments
of Your passion showed an ardent thirst for souls,
grant that we may share in this thirst.

 

Lord, when I’m not well I lose confidence,
get confused, become anxious and frightened
about all kinds of things,
about the past, and about the future,

 

O glorious St. John of the Cross,
through a pure desire of being like Jesus crucified,
you longed for nothing so eagerly as to suffer,

 

Relying on your goodness, O God,
we humbly ask You,
through the intercession of St. Lucy, virgin and martyr,
to give perfect vision to our eyes,

 

Lord, we are all a part of Your divine body.
When I judge others, I judge myself.
Forgive my lack of unconditional love.

 

O Saint Damasus, Bishop of Rome
who guided the bark of Peter through difficult waters,
who kept her on the course set for her by the Lord

 

Lord, I believe:
I wish to believe in You.
Lord, let my faith be full and unreserved,
and let it penetrate my thought,

 

You who were chosen by Our Lady of Guadalupe
as an instrument to show your people and the world
that the way of Christianity is one of love,

 

Father, you prepared the Virgin Mary
to be the worthy mother of Your Son.
You let her share beforehand
in the salvation Christ would bring by His death,

 

May the life of Blessed Mary be ever present 
to our awareness.
In her, as in a mirror, the form of virtue 
and beauty of chastity shrine forth.…

 

O good St. Nicholas, you who are the joy of the children,
put in my heart the spirit of childhood, which the gospel speaks,

 

Almighty and merciful God,
Who has commissioned Your angels to guide and protect us,
command them to be our assiduous companions,

 

Holy Mary, daughter of King David
and Mother of God, the universal King;
All your desires are centered
only on what merits to be sought

 

Eternal God, Creator of all things,
remember that You alone
have created the souls of unbelievers,
which You have made according to Your Image and Likeness.

 

Dear Jesus, when we look back on our lives,
we see the depth of Your care for us.
It forms a pattern unique to each

 

Lord, I am hungry for so much.
Teach me to trust that You
are meeting my every need.
Bless me with the compassion
to reach out to others who are

 

O good cross, made beautiful by the body
of the Lord, long have I desired you,
ardently have I loved you,
unceasingly have I sought you,

 

O God, who gave us joy by the yearly festival
of Your blessed martyr and bishop Clement;
grant that we who keep his birthday

 

O angel of Christ, holy guardian and protector
of my soul and body, forgive me everything
that I have offended you every day of my life,

 

O Lord Jesus Christ, in presenting ourselves
before Thine adorable Face to ask of You
the graces of which we stand most in need,

 

Oh, St. Columban, who in your zeal to follow
Christ left your homeland as a wanderer
and spent your life in suffering and exile,

 

Jesus, each time I look at the sacred Host,
sanctify my eyes, that they may close
more and more to all that is merely earthly.

 

Holy Mother, you were given to us
in the hour of your greatest grief
that you might be mindful of our frailty
and the evils that press upon us.

 

Holy Mary, help the miserable,
strengthen the discouraged,
comfort the sorrowful,
pray for your people, plead for the clergy,

 

O Eternal God, who gave us,
in the person of St. Cecilia, a powerful protectress,
grant that after having faithfully passed our days,

 

Blessed Virgin Mary,
who can worthily repay you with praise
and thanks for having rescued a fallen world
by your generous consent!

 

There are times when I realize I’ve complained
too much and others seem to avoid me.
It’s just that I feel so low at times, so exhausted,

 

O loving, sweet Mary,
Where do I aspire?
It is my hope to love thee,
This is my desire.

I would ever be near thee,
Queen most fair and sweet!

 

Lord, You alone are the Center in which I find rest.
Give me Your arm to support me,
Your shoulders to carry me,
Your breast to lean upon,

 

St. Elizabeth, although you were born into royalty,
you saw God in the poor of your country.
With your wealth, you cared for the poor

 

O God, Who in the heart of the holy virgin Gertrude
provided for Yourself a dwelling well-pleasing to You:
through her merits and intercession, in Your mercy,

 

God of Truth You endowed our brother Albert
with the gift of combining human wisdom with divine faith.
May the pursuit of all human knowledge

 

Star of the Sea, light our way
Star of the Sea so radiant
in the glory of God’s Love,
Your crown outshining all the stars
of heaven up above,

 

O Mother Cabrini, woman after God’s own heart,
Universal Patroness of Migrants, for whom this world,
too small a world, held lands for boundless work,

 

Intercede O Mother of Sorrows,
for us and all who are near and dear to us,
that we may ever do the Will of your Son,

 

Glorious Saint Martin,
you who worked miracles and prodigies,
who with joy, amiability and the most
exquisite goodness won over the hearts of all

 

Dear Lord, we thank You for giving us
Pope St. Leo the Great as an example of holiness.
Help us to imitate the love of You he showed

 

Lord, I ask Your favor in a special way today.
I ask the gift of Your healing love,
I do so with confidence, knowing that You love me,

 

O Mother of Sorrows, you,
who beneath the Cross of Jesus
were given to us as our Mother,
look down with pity on us,
your children, who weep and mourn

 

O Almighty and everlasting God,
Who by Your wonderful providence
choose the weak things of the world
to confound the strong:

 

Almighty Lord God,
You keep on giving abundance
to men in the dew of heaven,
and food out of the richness of the soil.

 

Dear Jesus,
Sometimes, I get caught up in the dos and don'ts
of religious practice.
It comes to feel almost too mechanical.

 

O Holy Mother of God,
pray for the priests
your Son has chosen to serve the church.
Help them by your intercession,
to be holy, zealous and chaste.

 

O God, who has given us in Your humble Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ, the model of all virtue and perfection, 
Grant to us the virtue of humility.

 

Heavenly Father, on this day we pray
for all our loved ones who have died.
Thank you for the memories and the lives
we shared with them on earth.

 

How shining and splendid are your gifts, O Lord
which You give us for our eternal well-being
Your glory shines radiantly in Your saints, O God

 

Almighty God, in whom is no darkness at all:
Grant me Your light perpetually,
and when I cannot see the way before me,
may I continue to put my trust in You;

 

My Jesus, I believe that You are present
in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.

 

Glorious Queen of peace,
grant us peace in our hearts,
harmony in our families
and goodwill throughout the world.
Immaculate Mother,

 

O God, Who, through Your blessed Apostles Simon and Jude,
have brought us to the knowledge of Your name,
grant that we may celebrate their everlasting glory

 

Blessed Bartholomew, despite many oppositions
and obstacles in your life, you remained faithful
to God and your ministry to His people.

 

O Jesus Christ,
I acknowledge You as universal King.
All that has been made,
has been created for You.
Exercise all Your rights over me.

 

Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of Your mercy,
in this time of uncertainty and distress.
Sustain and support the anxious and fearful,

 

May You always be my hope,
my trust, my riches, my delight,
my joy and gladness, my rest and quiet,
my food, my refreshment, my refuge and help,

 

O my God, I firmly believe that You are
really and corporally present
in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.

 

O Blessed Trinity, we thank you for having graced the Church
with St. John Paul II and for allowing the tenderness

 

O kind and loving Jesus, I kneel before You
and earnestly beg You to fill my soul
with deep faith, hope and love.
Give me also true repentance for my sins

 

O glorious Saint Paul of the Cross,
on earth you were a mirror of innocence
and a model of penance!
O hero of saintliness,

 

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
We praise You and give You glory:
We bless You for calling us to be Your holy people.

Remain in our hearts,

 

Help us all, good Saint Luke,
to imitate very closely the life
and virtues of our Blessed Mother Mary,
about whom you wrote so beautifully,

 

Dear God, we pray for the laity
in our Church throughout the world.
You sent out Your disciples to proclaim the Gospel
to the laity because You want us

 

May the offerings of Your people be accepted by You, O Lord,
and grant that we may be inflamed by that Divine fire
which coming from the Heart of Your Son,

 

Let nothing disturb you,
Nothing frighten you.
All things are passing.
God never changes.
Patient endurance attains all things.

 

My Jesus, I love You with my heart.
I grieve for offended your infinite goodness
so many times.
I strive by Your grace to never more offend You

 

My Lord Jesus Christ,
who for the love You bear us,
remain night and day in this Sacrament,
full of compassion and of love,

 

Lord Jesus, our Savior,
You have made Your mother Mary
a faithful follower of God's law
and a chosen member of Your Church.

 

O Mary, you are praying for us,
you are always praying for us.
We know it, we feel it.
Oh what joy and truth,
what sublime glory,

 

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I love you.
Save souls.
St. Joseph, foster father of Christ,
pray for us.
St. Joseph, head of the Holy Family,
pray for us.

 

O God, Who conferred Your saving faith
on the people of France
through Your holy bishop and martyr Denis,
and glorified him before and after his martyrdom

 

Lord, when illness strikes
my life seems to collapse around me.
The work routine crumbles away,
and everything’s just a heap of ruins.

 

O Virgin Mary, grant that by reciting your Rosary
each day, in the midst of my many duties,
I will develop a habit of internal prayer.

 

O my God, in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary
I offer You the Precious Blood of Jesus
from all the altars throughout the world,

 

Most holy and immaculate Virgin,
Mother of Jesus and our loving Mother,
being his Mother, you shared in His universal kingship.

 

Praised be my Lord and God,
with all His creatures, and especially
our brother the sun, who brings us the day
and brings us the light; fair is he,

 

Dear Jesus,
We hope for many things - success, adequate resources,
health for ourselves and for those dear to us,
and other genuinely good desires.

 

O Holy Angel, attendant of my wretched soul
and of my afflicted life, do not forsake me, a sinner,
or depart from me for my inconstancy.

 

I greet you, Saint Therese of the Child Jesus,
lily of purity, ornament and glory of Christianity!
I salute you, great saint, Seraph of Divine Love.

 

O Lord, show Your mercy to me and gladden my heart.
I am like the man on the way to Jericho
who was overtaken by robbers,
wounded and left for dead.

 

Heavenly King, You have given us archangels
to assist us during our pilgrimage on earth.
Saint Michael is our protector;
I ask him to come to my aid,

 

Dear Heart of Jesus:
In the past, I have asked for many favors.
This time, I ask You this very special one.

Take it dear Jesus and place it within

 

Dear St. Vincent, the mere mention of your name
suggests a litany of your virtues:
humility, zeal, mercy, self-sacrifice.

 

Lord Your wonderful gifts are all around me
if only I open my eyes to see and appreciate them.
Give me the grace to recognize You, Your care

 

Heavenly Father,
we are reminded by the Second Vatican Council
that our family is a domestic Church
where family prayer and mutual affection

 

O my God, holiness becomes Your House,
and yet You made Your abode in my breast.
My Lord, my Savior, to me You came,

 

Dear God, You generously blessed Your servant,
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, with the gifts of the Spirit.
You marked his body with the five wounds

 

O most merciful and almighty God,
You bestowed as gift to Lorenzo Ruiz
the strength to withstand
the overpowering forces of death

 

O Holy Tabernacle!
You enclosed the precious Bread of heaven,
the food of angels, the eucharistic manna of the soul.

 

Dear Lord,
as my life declines
and my energies decrease,
more than ever hold me by Your Power,
that I may not offend You,

 

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 ask Your pardon for…

 

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.

 

O God, who adorned Saint Robert,
Your Bishop and Doctor,
with marvelous learning and virtue
to expose the deceptions of error

 

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,

 

O Blessed Virgin Mary,
Immaculate Mother of God,
who endured a martyrdom of love and grief,
beholding the sufferings and sorrows of Jesus!

 

Oh, Holy Cross, fill my soul with good thoughts.
Oh, Holy Cross, ward off from me all things that are evil.

 

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,

 

Gracious God, our world changed with the 9/11 attacks.
We have seen how easily buildings can fall
and how quickly lives can end.

 

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 come

 

Most Holy Mary, daughter of Israel,
the Redeemer of the world loves you
with the singular love of a Child for His mother.

 

O Blessed Virgin,
through the grace which you have found before God,
through the favor which you did merit,
through the mercy which He has granted you,

 

Heavenly Father, on this weekend,
when we rest from our usual labors,
we pray for all who shoulder the tasks

 

O Blessed Virgin, grant that we may come to your Son
through you, who have found grace, engendered life,
and art the Mother of salvation.

 

Most holy Virgin and Mother,
whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow
in the Passion of your Divine Son,
and Who in His glorious Resurrection

 

Dear Jesus, when I look back at my life
I recall the many people who have influenced me.
Things that they did or said struck me

 

Holy Mary, help the miserable,
strengthen the discouraged,
comfort the sorrowful,
pray for your people,
plead for the clergy,

 

All-powerful God, You are present in the whole universe
and in the smallest of Your creatures.
You embrace with Your tenderness all that exists.

 

Father, in Your goodness
grant me the intellect to comprehend You,
the perception to discern You,
and the reason to appreciate You.

 

Hear us, O God, our Savior,
and by the prayers of glorious Mary,
Mother of God, and ever-Virgin,
of St. Sebastian, Your martyr,
and of all the saints,

 

O God remember forever my dear ones,
who have gone to their eternal rest.
May they be at one with the One Who is life eternal.

 

Blessed Virgin Mary,
who can worthily repay you with praise
and thanks for having rescued a fallen world
by your generous consent!
Receive our gratitude,

 

Great St. Monica,
patroness of fathers and mothers,
please take our children,
especially those who have turned
from the ways of God and His Church,

 

Glorious Queen of peace, grant us
peace in our hearts, harmony in our families
and concord throughout the world.
Immaculate Mother, as patroness

 

O God, Who exalted blessed Louis Your Confessor
from an earthly realm to the glory
of Your Heavenly kingdom:
grant, we pray to You, that by his merits

 

O Eternal God and loving father,
you have given us the glorious Apostle Bartholomew
as our beloved Patron Saint
and powerful advocate in heaven.

 

Admirable Saint Rose,
you were truly a sweet flower blooming
on a rugged soil;
you were indeed a rose among thorns,
bearing with meekness and patience

 

Lord, for all the doctors and nurses, 
for all family, friends and neighbors, 
for all who care about me when I’m down 

 

Glorious St. Joseph,
model of all those who are devoted to labor,
obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously,
putting the call of duty above my many sins;

 

Run, hasten, O Lady,
and in your mercy help your sinful servant,
who calls upon you,
and deliver him from the hands of the enemy.
Who will not sigh to you?

 

O Blessed Virgin, Mother of my God and Savior,
I honor and revere you in the first moment of your life.
I honor and revere the dispositions of your holy soul,

 

At a time like this, the prayer, “hearken to our prayer
and attend to the sound of our pleading”, is most appropriate. 

 

We fly to your patronage, O holy Mother of God;
despise not our petitions in our necessities,
but deliver us always from all dangers,

 

Lord, You have chosen the weak to shame the strong.
As St. Paul says about God working through him
“My grace is sufficient for You, for my power

 

Immaculate Virgin, Mother of Jesus and our Mother,
we believe in your triumphant assumption into heaven
where the angels and saints acclaim you as Queen.

 

O Lord Jesus Christ, who said,
"greater love than this no man has
that a man lay down his life for his friends,"

 

O Jesus, remembering Your death and resurrection,
those elected offer to You the bread and the chalice,
giving thanks to You, who has made them worthy

 

O my Savior, I resolve with Your Divine assistance,
to follow Your desires and Your ordinances,
without regarding or examining why You did this rather than that;

 

Dear St. Clare, patroness of communications,
we ask you to hear our prayers in our present-day crisis.
Awaken us to the dangers our families are exposed to.

 

O Glorious St Lawrence, model of Christian fortitude,
I implore you in your loving kindness
to pray for me before the throne of God.

 

O Prince of Peace, to all who receive You,
You bright light and peace.
Help me to live in daily contact with You,

 

We turn to you for protection,
holy Mother of God.

Listen to our prayers
and help us in our needs.

 

O glorious St. Cajetan,
you studied to be a lawyer,
but when you felt that the Lord was calling you
to his service, you abandoned everything

 

O God, who on the holy mount revealed
to chosen witnesses Your well-beloved Son,
wonderfully transfigured, in raiment white and glistening.

 

Lord, I am truly sorry for having offended You.
How often have I professed my love for You
and how often I have failed miserably.

 

Dear Saint John Vianney,
your childhood dream was to be a Priest,
to win souls for God.
You endured years of toil and humiliation
to attain the Priesthood.

 

Lord, You touched the suffering
when others kept their distance,
to make them whole again.

Touch me now with Your healing love,
make me whole again.

 

In You, O Lord Jesus, have I hoped;
let me not be confounded forever.
You alone are good.
You alone are powerful.
You alone are eternal.

 

O Mary, look upon us who are your children,
look upon us who are brothers and sisters,
disciples and apostles and continuation of Jesus.

 

Lord Jesus, teach me to be generous,
to serve You as You deserve:
to give without counting the cost,
to fight needless of the wounds,

 

O God, who elected the blessed
and illustrious Doctor, Peter Chrysologus,
by a divine direction, to govern and instruct Your Church;

 

Saint Martha, I resort to your aid and protection.
Comfort me in all my difficulties
and through the great favors you enjoyed

 

Father in Heaven,
ever-living source of all that is good,
keep me faithful in serving You.
Help me to drink of Christ's Truth,

 

I admit, Lord, that often I wonder why the pandemic. 
But I believe in you and your fidelity. 
Comfort me with the hope that gives me

 

Holy patrons of my children, St. Joachim,
take an interest in me their father;
pray for me that through your intercession

 

Help me discover, O my God,
the nothingness of this world,
the greatness of heaven,
the shortness of time,
and the length of eternity.

 

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of mercy,
pray for me that I may be preserved this night all evil,
whether of body or soul.

 

O Jesus! Heavenly Physician,
raised aloft on the Cross to heal our wounds with Yours,
remember the bruises which You suffered

 

We beseech You, O Lord,
that we may be helped by the intercession
of blessed Mary Magdalen, entreated
by whose prayers You raised up

 

Sometimes I feel so sorry for myself,
so full of self-pity,
thinking no-one understands how I feel,
or what I’m going through.

 

Fires and floods and climate disasters
are all around us. 
And then there is the virus. 
I can’t help but wonder if You, Lord,

 

I adore You, my God,
and I love You with all my heart.
I give You thanks for having created me,
for having made me a Christian,

 

Heavenly Father, assist me, that I may
continually labor to overcome nature,
to correspond with Your grace,
to keep Your commandments,

 

Lord, give us all the courage we need
to go the way You shepherd us,
that when You call
we may go unafraid.
If you bid us come to You across the waters,

 

You who, with special mercy,
look upon those clothed in your beloved Habit,
cast a glance of pity upon me.
Fortify my weakness with your strength;

 

Virgin full of goodness,
Mother of Mercy,
I entrust to you my body and soul,
my thoughts, my actions,
my life and my death.
O my Queen, help me,

 

Kateri, favored child and Lily of the Mohawks,
I come to seek your intercession in my present need.
I admire the virtues which adorned your soul:

 

Lord, you filled Saint Henry with your love
and raised him from the cares of an earthly kingdom
to eternal happiness in heaven.

 

Sometimes I wonder, Lord, why You allow so much evil in our world. 
I wonder now why in this pandemic there is so much suffering. 

 

Creator of the radiant light,
Dividing day from sable night;
Who, with the light's bright origin,
The world's creation did begin.

 

Lord, we are very much aware our lives are fragile,
that dangers are all around us,
that storms of various kinds threaten us.
We are concerned about health,

 

Heavenly Father, You blessed St. Augustine Zhao Rong
and his companions - the martyrs of China - with the bravery

 

Come, Holy Spirit
Replace the tension within us with a holy relaxation.
Replace the turbulence within us with a sacred calm.

 

Lord, I wonder if this pandemic will ever end. 
How long do we need to suffer it all? 
How long more will You ask us to be patient? 

 

Dear Saint Mary Goretti,
model of loving obedience to parents,
teach me to imitate your example.
Help me to overcome all selfishness and stubborn pride,

 

O God, author of peace and lover of charity,
who adorned Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
with a marvelous grace for reconciling those in conflict,

 

Eternal God, stir our minds and stimulate our hearts
with a high sense of patriotism as we celebrate the Fourth of July.

 

O Mary bright dawn of the new world,
Mother of the living,
to you do we entrust the cause of life:
Look down, O Mother,
upon the vast numbers

 

When sickness is on you,
and health takes a blow
when joys all desert you
and energy is low.
Remember, God loves you.

When pain comes at night,

 

Saint Junipero Serra, from early childhood
you experienced prolonged pain and suffering,
yet with youthful innocence you did not lose
faith, hope or charity.

 

Lord, I am not worthy to receive You in my heart,
so full of unkindness, but only say the word
and I shall be renewed.

 

O Holy Apostle, because you are the Rock
upon which Almighty God has built His church;
obtain for me I pray you,
lively faith, firm hope and burning love;

 

Father, give perfection to beginners,
understanding to the little ones,
and help to those who are running their course.
Give sorrow to the negligent,

 

Hail, Mother and Virgin,
Venerable Treasure of Creation,
crown of virginity,
support of the true faith,
on which the Church is founded throughout the world.

 

O God, You desire that all men should be saved
and come to the knowledge of Your truth.
Send laborers into Your harvest and grant

 

Inspire, O Lord, and direct our actions
by the aid of Your grace so that every word
and work of ours may always begin from You,

 

O glorious St. John the Baptist,
you announced the coming of the Christ’s Kingdom
and prepared the way for Jesus
through the holy waters of Baptism.

 

While we endure this time of the virus
we might forget the gift of life You have given us. 
Trials test but strengthen our faith. 

 

Dear St. Thomas More, in your earthly life,
you were a model of prudence.
You never thrust yourself rashly into any serious undertaking;

 

O Holy Mary, my Mother,
Into Your blessed trust and custody,
and into the care of your our mercy
I this day, every day, and in the hour of my death,

 

Lord, my weaknesses, my disabilities,
my misfortunes challenge my trust in you. 
Do I sometimes trust more in false gods,

 

Father, through Saint Romuald
You renewed the life of solitude
and prayer in Your Church.
By our self-denial
as we follow Christ

 

Heavenly Father, today is one of those days
when I want to reach out with You
and touch a bright, distant star,
to hold it in a quiet, loving way,

 

Risen Lord, You guide me in truth and love.
Help me to willingly serve Your people
so that all may know Your goodness and love.

 

Jesus you have authority over all creation and all of us. 
You became one of us to share in our difficulties and our hopes. 

 

O everlasting and Triune God,
I consecrate myself wholly to you today.
Let all my days offer you ceaseless praise,

 

O Mother of Perpetual Help,
grant that I may ever invoke your most powerful name,
which is the safeguard of the living
and the salvation of the dying.

 

When I see flowers fresh in bloom
sprung to life in spring thrill
after the dark night’s winter chill,
I think of the miracle of life

 

Heart of Mary ever Virgin, you are full of grace.
You are the dearest daughter of the heavenly Father,
the tabernacle of the Word made Flesh,

 

O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
fountain of eternal life,
Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love.
You are my refuge and my sanctuary.

 

Blood of Jesus, inebriate me!
O Jesus, my Beloved Savior,
ever present in the Tabernacle,
to be the strength,
the joy and the food of souls,

 

Lord, You teach us to love God
and neighbor unconditionally.
Help me to be faithful in showing
love and respect to all people.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, come and save Your people
from this pandemic. 
Heal us in mind and heart.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, King of kings,
you have power over life and death.
You know even things that are hidden or obscure.

 

Lord, through Your Body and Blood
You offer me the gift of eternal life.
Help me to make sacrifices and share
what I have with the poor and those in need.

 

O Mary, help me to keep to my purpose of living
as a faithful disciple of Jesus,
for the building up of the Christian society

 

It becomes you to be mindful of us,
as you stand near Him who granted you all graces,
for you are the Mother of God and our Queen.

 

Across time and tide, my Lord,
You have shown faithfulness and goodness.
You smiled at me each day in and out.
I thank You, my Lord, with all my heart.

 

It is summer and we are still suffering under the COVID epidemic. 
Lord help us to take the time to be silent and prayerful

 

O humble St. Justin, patron of philosophers,
help us to use our power to know and understand;
to build a love of Christ within us based

 

Father in heaven, by whose grace
the virgin mother of your incarnate Son
was blessed in bearing him,
but still more blessed in keeping your word:

 

The Father is my hope.
The Son is my refuge.
The Holy Spirit is my protector.
Glory to the holy and undivided Trinity,
now and forever.

 

Heavenly Father, we thank you for the witness of Your Servant,
Saint Paul VI, who served You and the Church
as Universal Pastor in difficult times.

 

Come Holy Spirit, fill our hearts with your love
and bring us a cure for the Covid-19 virus.

Strengthen those who study and research

 

Watch O Lord, with those
who cannot sleep or weep tonight.
Tend your sick ones.
Rest your weary ones.
Bless your dying ones.
Soothe your suffering ones.

 

O Holy St. Philip Neri, Patron Saint of joy,
you who trusted Scripture’s promise
that the Lord is always at hand

 

Venerable Saint Bede, Patron of Catholic schools,
thank you for being an example of holiness, goodness, and wisdom.

 

O Mother of Jesus,
now glorified in heaven in body and in soul,
as the image and beginning of the Church,
which is to have its fulfillment

 

Come, Holy Spirit,
fill my heart with Your holy gifts.
Let my weakness be penetrated with Your strength this very day

 

O glorious St. Rita,
your pleadings before the Divine Crucifix
have been known to grant favors
that many would call the impossible.

 

O Rapturous Joy of Paradise,
Fount of Purest Delight,
My God, give yourself to me
and kindle in my innermost soul
the fire of Your love.

 

Father, You gave Saint Bernardine a special love
for the Holy Name of Jesus.
By the help of his prayers,
may we always be alive with the spirit of Your love.

 

St. Pope John Paul II said:

"Each individual Christian and every community is called
to be an instrument of God for the liberation

 

Blessed are you, loving Father,
Ruler of the universe.
You have given us Your Son as Your Leader,
and have made us temples of Your Holy Spirit.

 

O Holy Spirit, most merciful Comforter:
You proceed from the Father
in a manner beyond our understanding.
Come, I beg You,

 

Almighty and eternal God,
You have promised that there will someday
be but one fold and one Shepherd.
Hasten that day, we pray You,

 

St. Isidore, you lived a humble life working the land.
You attended Holy Mass each morning
which jeopardized the employment
that allowed your family to eat.

 

Lord you change my sadness into joy.
If I am weeping when I go to sleep
You bring relief with the dawn.
Strengthen me to remain faithful during the night

 

Most Holy Virgin,
who to came to Fatima
to reveal to the three little shepherds
the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary,

 

O young St. Pancras, you were beheaded
at the age of fourteen for you faith in God.
You tried to be good yourself

 

Lord Jesus Christ, you gaze on us with love and care,
Help us to bear the burdens of the day;
the illnesses, the isolation and loneliness.

 

Dear St Damien,
you were sent away to school
in a region where you didn’t speak the language
and people tried to bully you because of it.

 

O immaculate virgin,
Mother of God, full of grace,
the One whom you brought forth, Emmanuel,
is the fruit of your womb.
In your Motherhood

 

Breath in me, Spirit of God,
that I may think what is holy;
drive me, Spirit of God,
that I may do what is holy;
draw me Spirit of God,

 

Behold, O my most loving Jesus,
how far Your exceeding love has reached!
Of Your own Flesh and Most Precious Blood
You have prepared for me a Divine table

 

Mary, Mother of mercy, watch over all people,
that the Cross of Christ may not be emptied of its power,
that man may not stray from the path of good

 

It’s wonderful after illness
to feel your strength returning
to feel your old self again,
to start getting on top of things.

 

Risen Lord, you gave me power and strength
through your Holy Spirit.
Show me how to watch over Your flock
with compassion and acceptance.

 

So many people are hurting during this time of pandemic.
The reports of deaths and sickness brings sadness

 

As we read in Ecclesiastes there is a time for everything.
There is a time to weep , a time to laugh,
a time to mourn, a time to dance and so on.

 

We speak to you, O blessed Joseph,
our protector on earth,
as one who knows the value of work
and the response of our calling.

 

Lord You are my refuge and my strength
in times of trial and distress.
When I fail to accept your grace
and go my own way You are there to save

 

Dominican Tertiary and Doctor of the Church,
you were full of wisdom,
the special gift of God,
and you knew how to guide even Pontiffs,

 

O Mary, my Queen,
I cast myself in the arms of your mercy.
I place my soul and body
in your blessed care
and under your special protection

 

Good and Gracious God,
We thank You for the resilience
and grace that You have given us
to bear this time of COVID virus.

 

Gracious and Holy Father,
Please give me:
intellect to understand You,
reason to discern You,
diligence to seek You,
wisdom to find You,

 

Lord You care for me, You protect me,
and You show me how to live
according to Your ways.
This gives me the power and strength

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
grant me the gift of understanding.
Help me to understand the feelings of others,
the desires of others, the goals of others.

 

O God, who granted to Saint George
strength and constancy in the various torments
which he sustained for our holy faith;
we ask You to preserve,

 

Risen Lord, You have blessed me
with the gift of life.
Help me to use this precious gift
to share Your hope, joy, compassion
and love in the world.

 

Mary, I beg you, by that grace
through which the Lord is with you
and you will to be with him,
let your mercy be with me.

 

Lord God you have created us 
and made us to love others.

During this pandemic, we have found
out how much we need each other.

 

O Lord, Jesus Christ,
Redeemer and Savior,
forgive my sins,
just as You forgave Peter's denial
and those who crucified You.

 

Graciously hear us, O Lord, when we call upon You,
and grant our humble request for a calm atmosphere,
that we, who are justly punnished for our sins,

 

Father in Heaven,
ever-living source of all that is good,
keep me faithful in serving You.
Help me to drink of Christ's Truth,

 

How happy my soul was, good Mother,
when I had the good fortune to gaze upon you!
How I love to recall the pleasant moments
spent under your gaze,

 

How often in the down-sided moments of life
we can lose our sense of fun, and scowl and frown
around us.

We punish others for our lack of peace

 

Risen Lord, You prove the power
of love over death.
Help me to show love
in my thoughts, words and actions.

 

Some of us are very vulnerable at this time
of pandemic. We rely on the assistance of those who
are our neighbors.

 

O glorious St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus,
you provided for the Holy Family.
We commit to your protection all our crops
and farm industries.

 

Lord, I wish to believe in You.

Let my faith be full and unreserved,
and let it penetrate my thought,
my way of judging Divine things and human things.

 

O Christ, our Morning Star,
Splendor of Light Eternal,
shining with the glory of the rainbow,
come and waken us
from the greyness of our apathy,

 

Mary, we sing our Alleluias today, for Jesus is risen.
Our souls proclaim the greatness of God,
our spirits rejoice in our Risen Savior.

 

Risen Lord, Your life-giving presence
gives me hope, strength and peace.
Help me to be Your witness of love
and compassion in the presence of others.

 

Father, You chose Saint John Baptist de la Salle
to give young people a Christian education.
Give your Church teachers who will devote themselves

 

Heavenly Father, we praise You for Your Love
and Faith which You give to us.

Lead us to remember those who have this virus.

 

Mary, God has worked a great wonder: Jesus is risen!
No longer are we caught in the cords of death,
For he has loosened our bonds.

 

Today, we are thrilled to go with Mary Magdalen
as she finds her crucified Master now risen from the tomb
where she had expected Him to stay.

 

Lord, Your rising from the dead
increases my faith, hope and love.
May my belief in Your resurrection
change my attitude and behavior toward others.

 

O Jesus, Who by reason of Your burning love for us
has willed to be crucified and to shed
Your Most Precious Blood for the redemption

 

Father, Your Son chose Your will for Him
over His own desires.
Help us to remember Christ’s example,
and give us the strength to do Your will,

 

Loving Father,
I stand before You in the midst of confusion and complexities of life.
My future sometimes seems distant and unknown.

 

Take away all fear from my life
and give me a strong faith like Abraham,
our father in faith.
As I celebrate this Eucharist

 

Lord, Jesus, Through Thine infant cries
when You were born for me in the manger,
Through Your tears when You died for me on the Cross,

 

Passion of Christ, strengthen me!
Strengthen me under the pressure of temptation.
Strengthen me when principle is at stake.

 

Give me confidence in the depths of danger.
Give me hope when I am surrounded by fear.
Still my worries,

 

Lord, in Your love for the Church,
You provide bishops, priests, and deacons
as shepherds for Your people,
and You call men and women

 

O most holy Virgin Mary,
to whom God sent the Angel Gabriel
to announce that you should be the mother of His Only-Begotten Son,

 

Lord, I believe:
I wish to believe in You.
Lord, let my faith be full and unreserved,
and let it penetrate my thought,

 

Lord, help me live from day to day
In such a self-forgetful way,
That even when I kneel to pray,
My prayer shall be for "Others"

 

How life has slowed down! 
I used to be engaged in frenetic activity. 
Now I am limited by constraints from Covid-19. 

 

Dear Lord!
Make me remember,
when the world seems cold and dreary
and I know not where to turn for comfort,

 

Almighty and Everlasting God,
You have given the human race
Jesus Christ our Savior as a model of humility.
He fulfilled Your Will by becoming Man

 

Happy, blissful St. Joseph,
heir of the faith of all the patriarchs,
obtain for me this beautiful and precious virtue:
increase in me a lively faith,

 

Father through Cyril of Jerusalem
You led Your Church to a deeper understanding
of the mysteries of salvation
Let his prayers help us to know Your Son better

 

As I arise today,
may the strength of God pilot me,
the power of God uphold me,
the wisdom of God guide me.
May the eye of God look before me,

 

Loving God, in Your goodness You have given us the gift of life.
I ask Your pardon and forgiveness for my own failure
and the failure of all people in this world

 

Today Lord I choose life,
I choose your love and the challenge to live it and share it,
I choose hope, even in moments of darkness,

 

Thank You, Lord,
for the precious gift of my family.

I ask You to bless them,
protect them, and give them
strength to cope with their own

 

Grant us, we ask You, O Lord,
the help of Your grace:
that duly applying ourselves to fasting and prayers,

 

Almighty God,
from whom all thoughts of truth and peace proceed,
kindle in the hearts of all men the true love of peace,

 

Almighty and Everlasting God,
You have given the human race
Jesus Christ our Savior as a model of humility.
He fulfilled Your Will by becoming Man

 

Imprint, O Lady, your wounds upon my heart,
that I may read therein sorrow and love;
sorrow, to endure every sorrow for you;

 

O almighty and eternal God,
In Saint Frances of Rome
You have given us a model of holiness,
in married life and of monastic conversion.

 

Saint John of God,
heavenly Patron of the Sick,
I come to you in prayer to seek your help in my present sickness.
Through the love which Jesus had for you

 

O what consolation,
what sweetness,
what confidence,
what emotion fill my soul
when I pronounce your sacred name,
or even only think of you.

 

O Heavenly Father,
I commend my children to You.
Be their God and Father;
and mercifully supply whatever is wanting in me
through frailty or negligence.

 

God, teach me to be patient,
teach me to go slow,
Teach me how to wait on You
when my way I do not know.

Teach me sweet forbearance

 

Preserve us, we ask You, O Lord,
from all dangers to soul and body,
and by the intercession of the Blessed
and Glorious Mary ever Virgin, Mother of God,

 

Ever Loving God,
You called St. Katharine Drexel to teach the message of the Gospel
and to bring the life of the Eucharist

 

Lord, for all the doctors and nurses,
for all family, friends, and neighbors
for all who care about me
when I’m down I ask Your
blessing upon them all.

 

Dear Lord I thought this virus would be over by now. 
How long more must I wait? 
How or when is this going to end? 

 

Teach me, Lord Jesus, to be generous:
to serve You as You deserve;
to give, not counting the cost;
to fight, not heeding the wounds;

 

Good Morning God!
You are ushering in another day,
untouched and freshly new.
So here I am to ask You, God,
if You'll renew me too.

 

Father in Heaven,
You have blessed us with many gifts.
You chose us before the world began,
To be Your adopted sons and daughters,

 

Lord, even the old leaf looks so special
on a frosty morning, when You tinge it with silver.

You made us all special, Lord.

 

Lord I believe that you will always care for us. 
As it prays in the psalm “You have created
my inmost being you have knit me
in my mother’s womb.”

 

Dear Mary, my holy mother,
I love you so much
and I give you my heart.
Help me to love God.
Help me to love my neighbor
as a child of God.

 

Lord, like Peter, I am sometimes so afraid,
yet You made him the rock of Your Church.

I long to be closer to You.

 

My loving Jesus,
out of the grateful love I bear You,
and to make reparation for my unfaithfulness to grace,
I give You my heart,

 

Oh little Jacinta,
look kindly upon these prayers.
Pray for us that we may be humble and gentle of heart
as you were here on earth.

 

Soul of Christ, sanctify me;
Body of Christ, save me;
Blood of Christ, inebriate me;
Water from the side of Christ, wash me;

 

Lord as we suffer through this time of the virus
allow us to turn to You for strength and comfort. 
I know that Your saving help reaches out

 

Grant to Your faithful, Lord, a spirit
generous enough to begin these solemn fasts
with proper fervor and to pursue them with steadfast devotion.

 

Lord, send the new light of Your dawn
into my inner self.

Make shadows fade, pull back the blind,
let dazzling light cascade into every corner

 

Almighty God; we make our earnest prayer
that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection,

 

O glorious advocate and protector, Saint Valentine,
look with pity upon our wants,
hear our requests,
attend to our prayers,
relieve by your intercession

 

O Loving Mother,
Through you the heavens exult with joy,
the angels and archangels are glad,
demons are put to flight,

 

Lord as we suffer through this time of the virus
allow us to turn to You for strength and comfort. 
I know that Your saving help reaches out

 

O Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of Mercy,
you are the refuge of sinners,
the health of the sick,
and the comfort of the afflicted.
You know my wants,

 

O God, to show us where innocence leads,
you made the soul of your virgin Saint Scholastica
soar to heaven like a dove in flight.

 

May God, who loves us all,
give you his choicest blessings,
and fill your life with joy.
May He guide you in His ways,
and lead you to His glory.

 

St. Josephine Bakhita, you were sold into slavery as a child
and endured untold hardship and suffering.
Once liberated from your physical enslavement,

 

You are all fair, O Mary.
And the original stain is not in you.
You are the glory of Jerusalem.
You are the joy of Israel.
You are the honor of our people.

 

We honor you, O Mary,
Mother of God,
treasure of the universe,
inextinguishable flame,
crown of virginity,
scepter of the true faith,

 

Oh, Saint Agatha,
who withstood the unwelcome advances
from unwanted suitors,
and suffered pain and torture
for her devotion to our Lord,

 

During this time of the virus so many are suffering
in so many different ways. 
Lord, I am tempted to wonder if you are really

 

O glorious Saint Blaise,
who by your martyrdom
has left to the Church
a precious witness to the faith,
obtain for us the grace to

 

All-powerful Father,
Christ your Son became man for us
and was presented in the temple.
May he free our hearts from sin
and bring us into your presence.

 

O Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church,
to you we entrust our life.
We are your children
and in your hands we place all our needs.

 

Sometimes Lord I simply get tired of waiting
for things to get back to normal. 
How long more?

Then I remember the well-known plea

 

O Mary, Mother of God
As You are above all creatures
in Heaven and Earth,
more glorious than the Cherubim,
more noble than any here below,

 

Lord, through Your Word we receive
the knowledge and wisdom of God.
May Your Spirit lead me to your
sacred Word and guide me in my search

 

Down in adoration falling,
Lo! the sacred host we hail;
Lo! o'er ancient forms departing,
newer rites of graces prevail;
faith for all defects supplying,

 

Saint Angela Merici,
You were generous and joyful in answering God’s call,
and you happily shared the gifts you had been given.

 

Dear Saint Timothy,
well known for your gentleness,
you were a most faithful disciple of Saint Paul,

 

Lord Jesus, merciful Savior of the world,
we humbly ask You by Your Most Sacred Heart,
that all the straying sheep may turn to You,

 

Good and gracious God, at this time of pandemic
help us to know that we are not abandoned.

Assist us in bearing this cross of suffering,

 

O God, Who, under this wonderful Sacrament,
left to us the memorials of Your Passion;
grant us, we beseech You, so to venerate

 

Immaculate Mother of God,
Queen of the Apostles,
we know that God's commandment of love
and our vocation to follow Jesus Christ

 

O glorious St. Agnes,
you served God in humility and confidence on earth
and are now in the enjoyment of His beatific Vision in heaven

 

Glorious Saint Sebastian,
you who had great courage,
help us to be witnesses of Jesus
before this unbelieving world
as You have brought others to Christ.

 

When I’m not feeling well,
and tired, I can get so down,
down with others,
down with myself,
down with everything,
my spirit withers within me.

 

Dear Lord God,
it was steady and predictable
to live in stability for a long time.

Now, there is much uncertainty

 

Grant, we ask You, O Lord Jesus Christ,
that the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Your Mother,
whose most holy soul was transfixed
with the sword of sorrow

 

Under your patronage, dear Mother,
and calling on the mystery of your Immaculate Conception,
I desire to pursue my studies and my labors:

 

The little drummer boy listens to the music,
concentrates on the sound,
marches in step to beat out the
rhythm on the drum.

In the same way, Lord,

 

Lord, Your Spirit has been poured
into my heart, making me a child of God.
Help me to see every person
as my brother and sister,

 

When I look at Your heavens,
according to my own lights,
with these weak eyes of mine,
I am certain with reservation
that they are Your heavens.

 

As we read in the psalm, “The Lord is kind
and merciful. And slow to anger.”
Never let me forget the gifts you,
Lord, have given me, the mercy

 

Good and Gracious God,
guide us to live in harmony
during this time of the coronavirus.

Please grant us strength and courage

 

God of grace and glory,
you call us with your voice of flame
to be your people, faithful and courageous.
As your beloved Son

 

Lord you deliver me time after time
from my weakness and sinful deeds.
Sometimes I judge too quickly
and disregard the feelings of others.

 

Dear Jesus,
Like the apostles who were in a boat on that stormy Sea of Galilee,
we are feeling alone, uncertain, tired and afraid.

 

Excite in our hearts, O Raymond!
that sincere compunction,
which is the condition required of us
when we seek our pardon in the Sacrament of Penance.

 

Lord, you have chosen Brother André
to spread devotion to Saint Joseph,
and to dedicate himself
to all those who are poor and afflicted.
Grant us the grace

 

O Jesus, who on earth commanded and practiced a hidden life,
grant that in these our days of pride
and outward display the example of your servant John Neumann

 

Lord Jesus,
Who was born for us in a stable,
lived for us a life of pain and sorrow,
and died for us upon a cross;
say for us in the hour of death,

 

The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah,
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew You,
before you were born I dedicated You…”

 

St. Gregory, you are known for your zeal
for the Catholic faith, love of liturgy,
and compassion and mercy toward those in need.
Please help and guide us

 

O God, who through the fruitful virginity
of Blessed Mary bestowed on the human race
the grace of eternal salvation, grant, we pray,

 

Dear God, thank You for making
all things new.
Thank You for all that You've allowed
into our lives this past year,

 

Dear Jesus,
You came to show the real meaning of life.
You came to bring forgiveness and healing to a broken world.

 

Father, you confirm the true faith
with the crown of martyrdom.
May the prayers of St Thomas Becket 

 

There is a certain rhythm in our life cycle
of birth, growth, aging and death.

With the pandemic, this passing of stages

 

O Jesus, only-begotten Son of the Eternal Father,
we most fervently implore You,
through Mary Your ever-blessed Mother
and St. Joseph Your foster father,

 

O glorious St. Stephen, first Martyr for the Faith,
filled with compassion for those who invoke you,
with love for those who suffer,

 

Dear Jesus,
At Christmas you come to us as the gift of God’s very self.
You embrace us with your love that never fades, diminishes, or weakens.

 

O God, who made this most holy night
to shine forth with the brightness of the true Light,
grant we beseech You, that we who have known

 

These days there can be a feeling
of impending doom, O Lord.

Help us to trust that you will not
abandon us, while suffering flows
around the world.

 

Lord, Your presence makes my life whole.
Take away my pride so that I have the courage
to change the attitudes, habits and behaviors

 

Lord, you gave Saint Peter Canisius
wisdom and courage to defend
the Catholic faith.
By the help of his prayers
may all who seek the truth

 

O my God, because you are infinite
goodness and worthy of infinite love,
I love you with my whole heart
above all things, and for love of you

 

Jesus, my Lord,
I confess that I am a sinner.
But in Your goodness
You invited me to approach Your Holy Table
and to partake of Your heavenly Banquet.

 

O Queen of heaven, rejoice;
for He who you deserved to bear;
is risen again as He said.
Pray for us to God, Alleluia.

O God, who by the Resurrection

 

Mary, powerful Virgin,
You are the mighty
and glorious protector of the Church.
You are the marvelous help of Christians.

 

In the day-to-day routine of life
I take my friends for granted,
I expect them to be good to me
even when I’m in a miserable mood,

 

Lord, you show me how to be just,
compassionate and generous.
May Your grace give me the courage
I need to change all that prevents me

 

Almighty Father, you endowed John of the Cross 
with a spirit of self-denial and a love of the Cross. 

 

Dear Jesus, I thank you from my heart
for the health and safety of my children.
It feels so good to see them full of life and happiness.

 

O our Lady of Guadalupe,
mystical rose, intercession
for us for Holy Church,
protect the Sovereign Pontiff,
help all those who invoke you

 

Saint Damasus, instead of worrying
about the short term of life on earth,
you took God's view and looked
to the things that last.

 

It becomes you to be mindful of us,
as you stand near Him who granted you all graces,
for you are the Mother of God and our Queen.

 

Blessed Juan,
you faced the skepticism and rejection
of a bishop and the crowds
to bring Mary's message to Mexico.
Pray for us that when we are faced

 

O God, who by the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare
a worthy dwelling place for Your Son,
we ask You that, as by the

 

For You have mercy upon all, O Lord,
and hate nothing that You have made.
Remember how frail our nature is,
and that You are our Father and our God.

 

Lord, You have created me
for goodness, love, compassion and peace.
Help me to make good use of the gifts
You have given me to make a difference

 

You put up with my moods, Lord,
when it all gets too much,
and others don’t seem to understand,
when I’m lifeless as sand, not at peace,

 

Dear Lord,
This time of pandemic is indeed long.
And the statistics are grim.
Days of social distancing have turned to weeks. 

 

Lord God,
by the preaching of St. Francis Xavier
you brought many nations to Yourself.
Give his zeal for the faith to all who believe in You,

 

Lord, I have become distracted
by the things of this world.
Guide my steps and lead me
safely back home to you.
Help me to respond to the needs of others

 

Lord help me to forgive as I have been forgiven.
Sometimes I glide over the words
of Your prayer the Our Father.
“Forgive us our trespasses as we I forgive

 

O glorious St. Andrew,
you were the first to recognize
and follow the Lamb of God.
With your friend, St. John,
you remained with Jesus from that first day,

 

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment
In which the Son of God was born of the Virgin Mary,
at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold.

 

O God, mercy and forgiveness
are Yours by nature and by right.
Receive our humble petitions.
Though we are bound tightly by the chain of our sins,

 

O Blessed Columban, who, in your zeal for the extension
of Christ’s Kingdom and the salvation of souls,
spent your life in suffering and exile,

 

Lord God, today I am grateful
for the gifts that you bestow.

 

O God, who distinguished Your holy virgin
and martyr Catherine
by the gift of great wisdom and virtue,
and a victorious combat

 

St. Andrew, you provided a wonderful example
to your flock of a life lived totally for God.
Pray that we may dedicate our lives

 

O kind and good Mother,
whose own soul was pierced by the sword of sorrow,
look upon us while, in our sickness,
we arraign ourselves beside you

 

Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the universe.
All that has been created has been made for You.
Make full use of Your rights over me.

 

Heavenly Father, the Blessed Virgin Mary
was dedicated to You by her parents
when she was three.
Her holiness was very evident,
as she spent her days

 

O Lord our God,
You are the healer of all mankind.
In Your merciful love
you heal us of sin
and the effects of sin in this life
and the next.

 

Father of mercies, God of all comfort,
hear our prayers for the souls of the faithful departed.
Console them in their sorrowful exile

 

Lord there are so many reasons
to be fearful in our world today.
Help me to realize that You are always with me.
You created me and sustain me.

 

Shed Your light upon the hearts
of Your faithful people, O merciful God,
and through the glorious prayers of blessed Elizabeth,

 

O Eternal Father, I offer You the
Most Precious Blood of Your Divine Son, Jesus,
in union with the Masses said throughout

 

The disciples cried out in panic
when their boat was almost sinking,
aroused from Your slumber
You calmed the storm,
and all was peace again.

 

If God wants to place me in vulnerable situations
I accept that God is leading me - whatever happens, happens.

 

Fortify me with the grace of Your Holy Spirit
and give Your peace to my soul
that I may be free from all needless anxiety,
solicitude and worry.

 

Lord, in times of pride I parade my success,
or fame or fortune for all the world to see.

Then in times of illness

 

Dear Lord, Today we honor our veterans,
worthy men and women who gave their best
when they were called upon to serve
and protect their country.

 

God our Father,
you will never allow the powers of hell
to prevail against Your Church,
founded on the rock of the apostle Peter.

 

My Queen! my Mother!
I give you all myself, and,
to show my devotion to you,
I consecrate to you my eyes,
my ears, my mouth, my heart,
my entire self.

 

Thank You, Lord, for Your great power
and love for all people.
Help us, to constantly praise You
and glorify Your Holy Name.

 

Guardian Angel, watch over those
whose names you can read in my heart.
Guard over them with every care
and make their way easy and their labors fruitful.

 

O Saintly reformer, animator of spiritual
renewal of priests and religious,
you organized true seminaries
and wrote a standard catechism.

 

Most glorious Martin de Porres,
whose burning charity embraced
not only the needy brethren,
but also the very animals of the field,

 

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful,
grant to the souls of our departed brothers and sisters,
the forgiveness of all their sins.

 

Dear God, thank You for the example of the Saints.
I desire to join in their company,
worshiping You forever in Heaven.

 

O Maria, transform my heart into yours.
Place around it a wreath of purity,
adorned in virtue.

Take my heart, dear Mother,
consecrated as your own.

 

O God, in the faithful service of our brother Alphonsus
You have shown us the way to joy and peace.
Make us ready and watchful companions of Jesus,

 

O Jesus, I adore You, in union with all Your people
over the Earth, with the holy souls in Purgatory
and with Your angels and saints in Heaven.

 

O Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr,
great in virtue and in miracles,
faithful intercessor of all who invoke
Your special help in time of need.

 

My Jesus, I believe you are present in the consecrated host.
Give me the faith of St. Peter to proclaim, “
You are Christ, the son of the Living God.”

 

Sometimes, Lord, I think You are demanding
too much from me.
I wonder if I can really undergo this trial

 

Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
I adore, praise and thank You for the benefits
which You have given me.
I as You, for all that Your servant

 

God our Father
we come to You in our need
to ask Your protection against the 2019 N-coronavirus
that has claimed lives
and has affected many.

 

God of grace, today we raise our voices
to magnify Your holy name,
and, in our own generation, to call her blessed

 

O God, Creator of the universe,
who extends your paternal concern over every creature
and guides the events of history to the goal of salvation,

 

Come, Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of Your love.
O God, who taught the hearts of Your faithful people

 

We pray You, O almighty and eternal God!
Who through Jesus Christ
has revealed Your glory to all nations,
to preserve the works of Your mercy,

 

Lord, just as a flower can radiate its precious beauty,
and cast its fragrance everywhere, so I ask You
to cast the sweet fragrance of Your presence over me.

 

Good Saint Luke, we are told that before you met
our dear Lord and became a follower of His
and a writer of His Gospel, you were a doctor.

 

Lord you are kind and merciful.
You lift me up when I am falling.
I deeply appreciate your promise
to be with me in times of distress and sorrow.

 

May the offerings of Your people be accepted by You, O Lord:
and grant that we may be inflamed by that Divine fire
which coming from the Heart of Your Son,

 

Let nothing disturb you,
Nothing frighten you.
All things are passing.
God never changes.
Patient endurance attains all things.

 

O Heart of Love, I hope all from Your infinite Goodness.
Annihilate in me all that can displease or resist You.
Imprint Your pure love so deeply in my heart

 

Most merciful God,
We come to You in our weakness.
We come to You in our fear.
We come to You with trust.
For You alone are our hope.

 

Blessed are You, loving Father,
For all your gifts to us.
Blessed are You for giving us family and friends
To be with us in times of joy and sorrow,

 

Holy Immaculate Mary,
help all who are in trouble.
Give courage to the faint-hearted,
console the sad, heal the sick,
pray for the people,

 

We turn to you for protection,
holy Mother of God.
Listen to our prayers
and help us in our needs.
Save us from every danger,

 

I take You, O Sacred Heart,
for the sole object of my love,
the protection of my life,
the pledge of my salvation,
the remedy of my frailty and inconstancy,

 

My Jesus, I believe that You are present
in the Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things and I desire You in my soul.

 

My dearest Mother Mary, behold me,
your child, in prayer at your feet.
Accept this Holy Rosary, which I offer you

 

Let me be your witness.
Lord, in whatever I do and wherever I am.
Help me to be humble and accept
that I can speak your praise in my own special way.

 

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,

 

Most lovable and popular Saint,
son of a wealthy merchant of Assisi,
you discarded earthly possessions
for the Savior you loved so dearly

 

O Mary, we have exiled your Divine Son from our lives,
our councils, our education, and our families!
Come with the light of the sun

 

My good Angel, you come from heaven;
God has sent you to take care of me.
Oh, shelter me under your wings.
Lighten my path, direct my steps.

 

The Depths of the Love of Your Heart
Virgin full of grace,
I know that at Nazareth you lived modestly,
without requesting anything more.

 

O blessed St. Jerome, our Patron and our guide,
humbly we ask that you intercede for us before God,
and that our petitions this day will be answered.

 

Blessed Saint Gabriel, Archangel, we beseech you
to intercede for us at the throne of divine mercy:
As you announced the mystery of the Incarnation to Mary,

 

Dear Lord much of what is going on in my life
seems to be of no use.
One day is the same as the day before and on and on.

 

I, a faithless sinner -
renew and ratify today in your hands,
O Immaculate Mother,
the vows of my Baptism;
I renounce forever Satan,
his pomp and works;

 

Breath in me, Spirit of God,
that I may think what is holy;
drive me, Spirit of God,
that I may do what is holy;
draw me Spirit of God,

 

O Mary, grant that this church of Christ,
in defining itself, will acknowledge you
as its most chosen mother, daughter, and sister,

 

Behold me, my beloved Jesus,
weighed down under the burden
of my trials and sufferings,
I cast myself at Your feet, that You may renew

 

Show us, we ask You, O Lord,
in Your clemency, Your unspeakable mercy,
that You may both cleanse us from all our sins,
and deliver us from the punishments

 

Sometimes I am amazed, Lord, at the people
you have chosen to do your work.
But you see beyond the superficial to the hidden goodness

 

 Glorious St. Matthew
through the grace of God,
Our Father, you gave us the Holy Gospel,
which brings us joy and life.
Inspired by your example,

 

O My God,
I love you above all things,
with my whole heart and soul,
because you are all-good and worthy of all love.

 

Heavenly Father, You protected your faithful servant Januarius
and his companions who were thrown to the bears,

 

O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
to You I consecrate and offer up my person and my life,
my actions, trials, and sufferings, that my entire being

 

God our Father,
You gave Robert Bellarmine wisdom and goodness
to defend the faith of Your Church.
By his prayers may we always rejoice

 

Lord your words are spirit and life.
They give me the strength and wisdom I need
to be open to all the possibilities
that I will encounter today.

 

Hallowed Mother,
do this favor:
Those Wounds that gored my Savior,
deeply on my heart engraved.
Mine it be,
Christ's throes in sharing.
Mine it be,

 

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus
while before Your face I humbly kneel and,
with burning soul, pray and beseech You

 

Heavenly Father, obtain through Your Son,
Jesus Christ, the souls of my parents, friends,
relatives and neighbors, both living and dead.

 

Most holy Virgin and Mother,
whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow
in the Passion of your Divine Son,
and who in His glorious Resurrection

 

God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world:
peace in the hearts of all men and women
and peace among the nations of the earth.

 

As we read in Scripture, God’s call may not come
in an earthquake or a fire or some other spectacular event.

 

Lord, for love of you St. Peter Claver
became the faithful servant of slaves.
Through his prayer help us to see
the true dignity of the human family,

 

Jesus, I trust in You.
Please grant through Your mother’s intercession
that I may always bring Your hope into my family.

Jesus, I trust in You.

 

O God, the creator of all things,
you framed the law of labor for the human race.
Graciously grant, by the example and patronage

 

Keep us, O God, from all pettiness.
Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.
let us be done with fault-finding
and leave off all self-seeking.

 

Give us a heart as beautiful, pure, and spotless as yours.
A heart like yours, so full of love and humility.
May we be able to receive Jesus as the Bread of Life,

 

O Blessed Mary, in the presence of all the heavenly court
I choose you this day, for my Mother.
I deliver and consecrate to you, as your servant,

 

Mary, you are the vessel
and tabernacle containing all Mysteries.
You know what the Patriarchs did not know;

 

I venerate you with all my heart, O Virgin most holy,
above all Angels and Saints in paradise,
as the beloved Spouse of the Spirit of God,

 

Dear Mother Mary, with this virus going around
I ask you to pray to Jesus for my children.
How I would love to make the world safe for them.

 

My Queen! My Mother!
Remember I am thine own.
Keep me, guard me,
as thy property and possession.

 

Father, to You I raise my whole being,
a vessel emptied of self.
Accept Lord, this my emptiness,
and so fill me with Yourself,

 

O God, you raised up St. John the Baptist
to prepare a perfect people for Christ.
Fill Your people with the joy of possessing His grace,

 

Lord Jesus, let me know myself and know You,
And desire nothing save only You.
Let me hate myself and love You.
Let me do everything for the sake of You.

 

Dear St. Monica,
troubled wife and mother,
many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime.
Yet, you never despaired or lost faith.

 

Merciful Mother, Grant me a holy recollection,
the grace of being aware of Your holy presence,
and the virtue of silence.
Grant me from God the holy virtue

 

Eternal Father, we praise you for sending your Son
to be one of us and to save us.
Look upon your people with mercy,
for we are divided in so many ways,

 

O Eternal God and loving father,
you have given us the glorious Apostle Bartholomew
as our beloved Patron Saint
and powerful advocate in heaven.

 

Every day I need you Lord
but this day especially,
I need some extra strength
to face whatever is to be.
This day more than any day

 

O Mary Immaculate Queen, look down
upon this distressed and suffering world.
You know our misery and our weakness.

 

Glorious Pope of the Eucharist, St. Pius X,
you sought to restore all things in Christ.
Obtain for me a true love of Jesus
so that I may live only for him.

 

Jesus, the very thought of You
with sweetness fills the breast!
Yet sweeter far Your face to see
and in Your presence rest.

 

O Jesus, only Son of God, only Son of Mary,
I offer You the most loving Heart of Your divine Mother
which is more precious and pleasing to You than all hearts.

 

Holy Mother, give me a simple, merry, sweet,
gentle, kind, benign, compassionate,
humble and meek heart.
Beg for me a profound contrition

 

O God, from whom all power comes,
by whose Divine will all must abide,
we thank You for our civil liberties and freedom,

 

My tender Mother,
give me the virtue of fortitude to prevail over myself
through internal and external shame.
O valiant Lady,
you have conquered hell.

 

O Immaculate Virgin, mother of God and mother of humanity,
we believe with all the fervor of our faith in your triumphal assumption

 

We ask You, O Lord,
through the intercession of St. Maximillian,
look down upon Your people
that they may be strengthened into piety,

 

Dear Jesus, at times I need to rest in the atmosphere
of your loving kindness.
The daily duties and tasks, though quite worthy.

 

Lord, send the new light
of your dawn into my inner self.

 

God of mercy,
You inspired Saint Clare with the love of poverty.
By the help of her prayers
may we follow Christ in poverty of spirit

 

Heavenly St. Lawrence, model of fortitude,
Shield me against my selfishness
and my indifference to God and my neighbor.

 

My tender Mother,
obtain for me a deep humility from God,
internal and external humility,
a deep knowledge of myself,
and a spirit of mortification

 

O God, who has enlightened Your Church
by the eminent virtues
and preaching of St. Dominic,
Your confessor,
our Father mercifully grant that by his prayers

 

O glorious St. Cajetan,
you spent long hours helping the sick and worked yourself to exhaustion
in helping victims of plagues which were frequent in your time.

 

At the Transfiguration, Father, You showed
Jesus in glory, a glimpse of what His disciples
would see in His risen life.

 

Father, I dedicate this new day to you, as I go about my work.
I ask you to bless those with whom I come in contact.

 

I love You, O my God,
and my only desire is to love You
until the last breath of my life.

 

Lord, I ask your blessing and your favor in
a special way on all those I hold dear who have
left this life.

 

Give me the grace to annihilate my will
before the Will of Your Divine Son
so that the Will of Your Divine Son be mine.
Kindle my heart with Divine Love!

 

Glorious Saint Alphonsus,
loving Father of the poor and sick,
all your life you devoted yourself with a charity

 

Lord Jesus Christ, take all my freedom,
my memory, my understanding,
and my will.
All that I have and cherish, You have given me.

 

O God, who made the Bishop Saint Peter Chrysologus
an outstanding preacher of Your Incarnate Word,
grant, through his intercession,

 

O blessed St. Martha, your faith
led Jesus to proclaim, "I am
the resurrection and the life";
and faith let you see beyond his humanity

 

Across time and tide, my Lord,
You have shown faithfulness and goodness.
You smiled at me each day in and out.
I thank You, my Lord, with all my heart,

 

To you do we turn, Our Heavenly Mother
of sweetest love and tender compassion,
in this and every graceful moment
that passes under your protection and care.

 

O Mother of Perpetual Help,
grant that I may ever invoke your
most powerful name, which is the safeguard
of the living and the salvation of the dying.

 

O glorious Apostle, Saint James, who
by reason of your fervent and generous heart
was chosen by Jesus to be witness

 

I wish to believe in You.
Lord, let my faith be full and unreserved,
and let it penetrate my thought, my way
of judging Divine things and human things.

 

0 Jesus! Creator of Heaven and earth
whom nothing can encompass or limit,
who enfolded and held all under Your loving power,

 

O blessed Mary Magdalen, mold of penitents,
obtain for me the grace of perseverance
in the practices of self-denial according
to the spirit of my vows:

 

Almighty God,
for the glory of Your Name
and the salvation of souls,
You conferred upon St. Lawrence,
the spirits of counsel and fortitude.

 

O eternal God and Ruler of all creation,
You have allowed me to reach this hour.
Forgive the sins I have committed this day
by word, deed or thought.

 

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless
and the treasury of compassion - inexhaustible,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy

 

Most merciful Father, in many ways
you have shown your love and care to your people,
especially to the poor and the sick.

 

God, our Father,
I turn to You seeking Your Divine help and guidance
In a world suffering from unemployment,

 

O most blessed and Immaculate Virgin,
ornament and beauty of Mount Carmel,
you who beholds with special kindness
those who wear your blessed Scapular,

 

Holy Virgin, I beg of you,
when my soul shall depart from my body,
be pleased to meet and receive it.
Mary, do not refuse me then

 

O Saint Kateri, Lily of the Mohawks,
Your love for Jesus, 
so strong, so steadfast, 
pray that we may become like you.

 

Before the closing of the day,
Creator, we humbly pray,
that, for Your wonted mercy's sake,
we ask for Your protection.
May nothing in our minds excite

 

Be appeased, O Lord, by our humble prayers,
and in Your kindness assist all those who come
before you in the sacrament of matrimony.

 

O exalted Father St. Benedict,
guide and patriarch of the monastic life,
you are the hope and consolation
of all who cry to you from their inmost heart.

 

O Mother most sweet, make me love Jesus!
Pour into my soul that love which shone in You!
Purify my heart so that I may know how to
love your God and my God!

 

O righteous band of martyrs united by faith in Christ and His Church
in a nation of religious oppression.
Led by your convictions you gave your lives

 

O my Sovereign Lady!
O my Mother!
I offer myself entirely to you,
and to prove my devotion,
I consecrate to you my eyes,

 

Lord of joyful journeys and boundless mercy:
From the time the sun rises to the moment it sets,
You surround me with Your glory and grandness.

 

O St. Maria Goretti, beautiful model of love,
your love for God was so clear in how you cared
for your family during such hardships and in how

 

Lord, time is so precious.
Time to heal and be healed,
time to sort myself out, to understand,
to get it all together, to see Your hand.

 

Lord God Almighty, in whose Name the founders
of our nation won liberty for themselves and for us,
and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn:

 

O Glorious St. Thomas,
your grief for Jesus was such that it would not
let you believe he had risen unless you
actually saw him and touched his wounds.

 

Because I am obnoxious, forgive me Lord.
Because I am dishonest, forgive me Lord.
Because I am egotistical, forgive me Lord.

 

O God, Who wills not the death of a sinner
but rather that he be converted and live,
grant we ask you, through the intercession

 

Gracious God. Hear this our prayer in these disturbing times.
We ask you to hear the sounds of those who are
gasping for each breath in hospitals, nursing homes

 

O God, whose right hand raised up blessed Peter,
when he walked upon the water and began to sink,
and thrice delivered his fellow-Apostle Paul

 

O my Jesus, You who are Love,
enkindle in my heart that Divine Fire
which consumes the Saints and transforms them into You.

 

Hail, Mother and Virgin,
Eternal Temple of the Godhead,
Venerable Treasure of Creation,
crown of virginity, support of the true faith,

 

Keep us in peace, O Christ our God,
under the protection of Your holy and venerable Cross:
save us from enemies visible and invisible

 

Bless me, heavenly Father,
forgive my erring ways.
Grant me strength to serve You,
put purpose in my days.
Give me understanding,
enough to make me kind.

 

O glorious Saint John the Baptist,
greatest prophet among those born of woman,
although you were sanctified in your mother's womb

 

It is difficult to make sense of what is happening
in our world suffering from the virus. 
We might be tempted to feel abandoned. 

 

Dear Scholar and Martyr,
it was not the King of England
but you who were the true Defender of the Faith.
Like Christ unjustly condemned,

 

Lord, please bless our fathers,
these men who mean so much to us,
who are greatly responsible
for who we are and who we are becoming.

 

O Most Blessed Mother,
heart of love, heart of mercy,
ever listening, caring, consoling,
hear my prayer.
As your child, I implore your intercession

 

O God, who mercifully bestowed upon us
infinite treasures of love in the Heart of Your Son,
which was wounded for our sins;
grant, we beseech You,

 

O Mary, conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to you.
Holy Mary, pray for us!
Immaculate Heart of Mary,

 

Lord, during this time of anxiety and distress
our patience can run thin. 
Yet deep within us we know
that we can place our trust in you. 

 

Loving mother of the Redeemer,
gate of heaven, star of the sea,
assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again.

 

Lord, I need new energy for life,
to meet all its challenges again.

I need Your help, Your strength,
to overcome all the tiredness I feel.

 

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

 

Mary, our Queen,
Holy Mother of God,
we beg you to hear our prayer.
Make our hearts overflow with Divine grace
and resplendent with heavenly wisdom.

 

All praise to You, Lord Jesus,
Lover of children:
Bless our family,
And help us to lead our children to You.

 

God our Father, you filled Saint Barnabas
with faith and the Holy Spirit
and sent him to convert the nations.

 

Absolve, we beseech You, O Lord,
the souls of those who have died
during the current pandemic,
from every bond of sin,

 

Lord Jesus Christ, King of kings,
You have power over life and death.
You know even things that are uncertain and obscure,

 

Lord you are my light and my salvation. 
Whom or what should we fear? 
As we hear in Paul’s letter to the Romans,

 

Dear Holy Trinity, united in perfect love,
All Three of You co-existed in one Being.
Oh, Holy Trinity, come down upon me

 

O holy St Norbert, gentlest of saints,
your love for Jesus Christ
truly present in every tabernacle around the world
and your charity for souls made you worthy

 

We have many problems and difficulties
that make us fearful at this time. 
Lord, help us to have trust in your loving presence. 

 

O Almighty and Eternal God,
look upon the Face of Your Son Jesus.
We present It to You with confidence
to implore Your pardon.

 

Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Heart of my Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe,
I unite to your purity,
your sanctity, your zeal and your love,

 

Blessed Apostle Peter,
to whom God has given the keys of the kingdom of Heaven,
and the power to bind and loose,

 

God our Father,
may we always profit by the prayers
of the Virgin Mother Mary,
for You bring us life and salvation
through Jesus Christ her Son

 

“This is the day the Lord has made let us rejoice and be glad.” 
Sometimes it is difficult to pray that wonderful prayer.  

 

Help us to see, in our ordinary difficulties and duties,
in the trials and temptations of every day,
the best opportunity of making up for past infidelities.

 

Lord show me how to be strong and patient
in this time of difficulty. 
We have been challenged to live
separated from our loved ones. 

 

My Jesus, I believe that You are present
in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things
and I desire You in my soul.

 

O Lord our God, who by your Son Jesus Christ called your Apostles
and sent them forth to preach the Gospel to the nations:

 

Mary, I love you.
Mary, make me live in God,
with God, and for God.
Draw me after you, Holy Mother.
O Mary, may your children persevere in loving you.

 

O God, who glorified Your Church
by the learning of blessed Bede,
Your Confessor and Doctor,
mercifully grant to Your servants

 

O my God,
relying on your almighty power
and infinite mercy and promises,
I hope to obtain pardon of my sins,
the help of your grace,

 

The seeds we plant seem dry and dead,
but with the combined wonders of rain and sun,
and the powers of the earth,
they rise from their death-like sleep

 

O God, who to St. Rita you gave
the great grace to love her enemies
in very truth, and both in her heart
and on her brow to bear the stigmata

 

O Lord Jesus Christ,
who ascended into heaven in glory,
I adore You and praise You
and beg You to ask Your Heavenly Father
to look down in mercy upon us

 

Lord you are kind and merciful. 
You forgive us. 
You are always available to welcome us back
after we have failed. 

 

Dear Lord Jesus,
When I look at other people’s houses from the outside,
I imagine they are all enjoying days of coziness and companionship.

 

Holy Immaculate Mary,
help all who are in trouble.
Give courage to the faint-hearted,
console the sad,
heal the infirm,
pray for the people,

 

Lord in our present suffering from the coronavirus we call to you. 
You have delivered us from our fears in the past. 

 

O most blessed Virgin,
obtain for me of your dear Son,
our Lord and our God, a lively faith,
firm hope, perfect charity, true contrition of heart,

 

Dear Mother Mary, with this virus going around
I ask you to pray to Jesus for my grandchildren.
How I would love to make the world safe for them.

 

Oh Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I give you my heart.
I want to love you.
I want to love Jesus,
the Father,
the Holy Spirit,

 

O Most Holy Virgin Mary,
Queen of the most holy Rosary,
you were pleased to appear to the children of Fatima
and reveal a glorious message.
We implore you,

 

Lord we remember that after the Resurrection
your disciples spent time isolated in the upper room. 
They felt the loss of your presence. 

 

Father of love and compassion,
Thank you for your forbearance.
How many times have we unthinkingly prayed the words,

 

Loving God, as a mother gives life
and nourishment to her children,
so you watch over Your Church.
Bless these women, that they may

 

May the Lord Jesus Christ be with you to defend you.
May He be within you to preserve you,
before you to lead you,
behind you to guard you,

 

Lord, this year we may not have been able
to celebrate your Resurrection as we would have wanted. 
But we are reminded that your Resurrection

 

O Blessed Virgin Mary, you are the mother
and queen of every Christian family.
When you conceived and gave birth to Jesus,

 

Lord, sometimes when we are frustrated or angry
we can be unkind to those we love the most. 
This can be especially true during this time of stress

 

St. Columban of Mt. Leinster, Bangor, Luxeuil, Bregenz and Bobbio,
your name rings out across the world.
Come to our aid and rise up to help us in our need.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, may Your peace and mercy
enter into this house along with my humble entrance.
Let every wickedness of the devil flee from this place.

 

Heavenly Father, Lord of the harvest,
call many members of our community
to be generous workers for Your people
and to gather in Your harvest.

 

It becomes you to be mindful of us,
as you stand near Him who granted you all graces,
for you are the Mother of God and our Queen.

 

O great St. Peregrine, you who have been
called "The Mighty," "The Wonder-Worker"
because of the numerous miracles which

 

Father, you chose Saint Pius V as pope of your Church
to protect the faith and give you more fitting worship.
By his prayers,

 

God of Wisdom
you made our sister Catherine burn with Divine love
in contemplating the Lord's passion
and in serving your Church.

 

My powerful Queen,
you are all mine through your mercy,
and I am all yours.
Take away from me all that may displease God

 

In these times, we are led to protect 
ourselves and our neighbors. 
Lord, strengthen us to be in solidarity 

 

O Mother of Perpetual Help,
grant me ever to be able to call upon your powerful name,
since your name is the help of the living
and the salvation of the dying.

 

O God, who raised up Saint Mark, your Evangelist,
and endowed him with the grace to preach the Gospel,
grant, we pray, that we may so profit from his teaching

 

Under your protection, O Mary, we ask your help at this time. 
Under your protection, O Blessed Virgin, we are confident in times of stress. 

 

Saint Adalbert, Patron and Guardian of parishes,
we entrust you with our needs, our hard work and our very souls.
Through your intercession,

 

Lord Jesus, in your own time and down through the centuries 
You became known as someone who could cure people through the power of God. 

 

O supreme and inaccessible Light,
O complete and blessed Truth,
how far You are from me,
even though I am so near to You!
How remote You are from my sight,

 

Merciful Lord, consoler of the faithful,
we beg of Your great mercy that at our humble entrance
You will visit Your servant, lying on a bed of pain,

 

O good and dearest Jesus,
I kneel before Your face.
I ask You to place in my heart
more faith, hope and charity.
Give me a true sorrow for my sins

 

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, listen to our prayer. 
Give us your grace to be salt and light 
at this time of pandemic: 

 

Mary, most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs,
accept the sincere homage of my affection.
Into your Heart, pierced by so many swords,
you welcome my poor soul.

 

With these reminders of a resurrection
all about us every day, help us remember
that death is not the end of things for us,
but the beginning.

 

Most holy Virgin and Mother,
whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow
in the Passion of Your Divine Son,
and who in His glorious Resurrection

 

Dear Lord, 
I have been the recipient of so much of your goodness in my life. 

 

Lord, Your rising from the dead gives the world renewed hope.
Remove the obstacles from my life that keep me

 

O God, through Your only-begotten Son
You have overcome death on this day
and have opened to us the gate of everlasting life;

 

All-powerful and ever-living God,
Your only Son went down among the dead
and rose again in glory.
In Your goodness raise up your faithful people,

 

O Jesus, who by reason of Your burning love for us
has willed to be crucified
and to shed Your Most Precious Blood

 

God our Father,
we are gathered here to share in the supper
which Your only Son left to his Church to reveal his love.

 

Lord, You are near to those
who are rejected and brokenhearted.
Give me the grace not to give up
when others insult me and tear me down.

 

Holy Mary,
help those in need,
give strength to the weak,
comfort the sorrowful,
pray for God's people,
assist the clergy,
intercede for religious.

 

It seems Lord God, that You are leading me to slow down. 
Now, I have more time to think and reflect. 
It is the Lenten season. 

 

Lord God, I give You thanks,
for You are good, and Your mercy is endless.
Here I stand, at the start of this Holy Week,

 

Good Saint Isidore, we are told that your
devotion to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
was so great that you would rise before it

 

Dear St. Joseph,
The bible never quotes your words. 
We know you through the gospels 
as the protector of our Lord Jesus 

 

Lord, guide me in Your truth and teach me Your ways.
Forgive me for the times I have withheld mercy,
compassion and love from my sisters and brothers.

 

Heavenly Father, it is written that the
fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

 

The power of the Cross reveals
Your judgment on this world
And the kingship of Christ crucified.
Father, through His love for us

 

Lord, You are the source of love and peace.
Soften my heart that I may learn to love
those who have hurt me.

 

Lord, with You there is kindness and redemption.
Forgive me for judging myself and others.
Help me to accept the fullness of the human experience,

 

The days of the life-giving Death
and glorious Resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Your Son, are approaching.
This is the hour

 

God of times and seasons,
You have brought us again to Lent
for the study of Your Word,
for the remembrance of the temptation of Your Son,

 

Prayer for the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the COVID-19 virus.

 

 

O most holy Virgin Mary, to whom God sent
the Angel Gabriel to announce that you should
be the mother of His Only-Begotten Son,

 

Lord Jesus Christ, we come to you
through the intercession of your Saint and Martyr, Oscar Romero.
Your grace has made him a living example

 

O God, who gave increase to Your Church
through the apostolic labors and zeal for truth
of the Bishop Saint Turibius,
grant that the people consecrated to You

 

Dear Loving and Compassionate God, Giver of all gifts,
we pray especially today for the mercy and love You give us.
Open our hearts and minds to You.

 

Almighty God who is the Light of the world,
grant us Your heavenly blessing.
May the radiance of Your Light
illumine our hearts and

 

Through my observance of Lent,
Help me to correct my faults
And raise my mind to You,
And thus grow in holiness
That I may deserve

 

Remember, O most pure spouse
of the Virgin Mary,
my beloved Patron,
that never it has been heard
that anyone invoked your patronage

 

Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
During the Holy Season of Lent
You call us to a closer union with Yourself.
Help me to prepare to celebrate

 

God our Father,
You sent Saint Patrick
to preach Your glory to the people of Ireland.
By the help of his prayers,

 

Father and maker of all,
You adorn all creation
with splendor and beauty,
and fashion human lives
in Your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart

 

Lord, bless our home with Your presence.
Far from it repulse all the wiles of Satan.
Your holy angels, let them live here, to keep us in peace.

 

Through the observance of Lent, O Lord,
You purify Your Church every year.
See to it that Your children lead a better life

 

Heavenly Father,
You have called us all to holiness
which means sharing in Your divine life.
Fill us with a sense of our true dignity

 

Holy Mary, Virgin Mother of God,
who was conceived without sin,
I choose you, this day
to protect our home.
I ask you through your Immaculate Conception,

 

Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
During the Holy Season of Lent
You call us to a closer union with Yourself.
Help me to prepare to celebrate

 

All loving and merciful Father,
by Your abiding presence and abundant grace
You know our every need.
Bless all women who have adopted a child.

 

In Saint Frances of Rome
You have given us a model of holiness,
in married life and of monastic conversion.
By Your hand-maid’s aid,

 

Lord, You are the source
of compassion and mercy.
Give me a humble, contrite heart
that I may believe in Your goodness and love

 

Father, Your love gave the saints Perpetua and Felicity
courage to suffer a cruel martyrdom
By their prayers, help us to grow in love of You.

 

Lord, You are the source of love and life.
Help me to see You when I am afraid.
Remove my fears that I may live in peace
with my neighbors.

 

Lord, You have filled me with Your
Spirit of love and goodness.
Lead me out of the darkness of selfishness
that I may be a light of faith, hope, and love

 

O God, who preserved Your servant Casimir
constant and faithful in Your service
amidst the delights of a court,
and the attractive allurements of the world,

 

Ever Loving God,
you called St. Katharine Drexel
to teach the message of the Gospel
and to bring the life of the Eucharist

 

I invite You into my life today
and make myself available to You.
Help me to become the best version of myself

 

It is sweet music to the ear to say:
I honor you, O Mother!
It is a sweet song to repeat:
I honor you, O holy Mother!

 

May all I do today begin with you, O Lord.
Plant dreams and hopes within my soul,
revive my tired spirit:
be with me today.

 

Body of Christ, save me!
Save me from my great arch-enemy,
my weak and faltering self.
Save me from all greed of money,
of power, and of praise.

 

Breathe in me,
O Holy Spirit,
that my thoughts may all be holy.

Act in me,
O Holy Spirit,
that my work, too, may be holy.

 

God of the desert,
as we follow Jesus into the unknown,
may we recognize the tempter when he comes;
let it be Your bread we eat,
Your world we serve

 

O crystal Fountain of Faith,
bathe our minds with the eternal truths!
O fragrant Lily of All Holiness,
captivate our hearts with your heavenly perfume!

 

Heavenly Father, Almighty God,
I humble myself before Your Presence.
What a joy it is to come to You.
I thank You and I praise Your infinite Majesty,

 

To you, our Mother, we entrust in a special way
our Bishop and the priests of our diocese.
To them has been given a special sharing

 

Heavenly Father, in these trying times
when the spirit of the age threatens Christian values,
give our bishop holiness of life and wisdom

 

O God, today is new unlike any other day,
for God makes each day different.
Today God's everyday grace falls on my soul

 

O well-beloved of God,
hear the ardent cry
which rises up from every heart.
Bend tenderly over our aching wounds.
Convert the wicked,

 

Mother of Sweetness,
the faith and love with which you give your Divine Son
urges me to open my heart to the love of your heart

 

O God, bountiful in forgiving,
and lovingly desirous of man's salvation,
we humbly ask Your mercy in behalf of our friends,
relations and benefactors,

 

Enraptured by the splendor of your heavenly beauty,
and impelled by the anxieties of the world,
we cast ourselves into your arms,

 

Mother of our Redeemer,
in this era dedicated to you,
with great joy we call you blessed.
You believed in the Word of God the father

 

O my God, now I see very clearly that I have not given You
the service that I owe You for so many reasons.
I have abused Your wonderful gifts,

 

Dear God, Loving Essence of all there is.
Please fill me with your sacred presence.
I ask for your Love and Guidance and for your blessings

 

O Blessed Virgin Mary, you are the mother
and queen of every Christian family.
When you conceived and gave birth to Jesus,

 

Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage;
We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves

 

O Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of Mercy,
you are the refuge of sinners,
the health of the sick,
and the comfort of the afflicted.
You know my wants,

 

O God, to show us where innocence leads,
you made the soul of your virgin Saint Scholastica
soar to heaven like a dove in flight.

 

Mary, Mother of Jesus,
give me your heart so beautiful,
so pure, so immaculate,
so full of love and humility

 

O Mary, in the presence of all the heavenly court
I choose thee this day,
for my Mother and Mistress.
I deliver and consecrate to you,

 

Receive, O most sweet Mother,
our humble supplications,
and above all obtain for us that,
one day, happy with you,

 

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus
while before Your face I humbly kneel and,
with burning soul,
pray and beseech You

 

Dear Virgin and Martyr,
whom the Church recalls in her liturgy,
you heroically resisted the temptations
of a degenerate ruler.

 

O my God, I don't want to go to hell.
I know that because of my many sins I deserve to go there.
Help me get rid of my sins.

 
A Prayer in Time of Drought
 

Creative and Nurturing God,
we weep in the face of dry land and bushfires,
dying crops and animals,

 

I, a faithless sinner -
renew and ratify today in your hands,
O Immaculate Mother,
the vows of my Baptism;
I renounce forever Satan,
his pomps and works;

 

Lord, In the midst of Winter,
when the days are cold and wind can pierce
remind us of the warmth of your love.

 

O glorious Saint John Bosco,
who in order to lead young people to the feet of the divine Master
and to mould them in the light of faith

 

Father, Your Love never fails.
Keep me from danger
and provide for all my needs.
Teach me to be thankful for Your Gifts.
Confident in Your Love,

 

Breath in me, Spirit of God,
that I may think what is holy;
drive me, Spirit of God,
that I may do what is holy;
draw me Spirit of God,

 

Creator of all things,
true Source of light and wisdom,
lofty origin of all being,
graciously let a ray of Your brilliance

 

O Christ Jesus,
when all is darkness
and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense of Your presence,
Your love, and Your strength.

 

God, our Father,
You redeemed us
and made us Your children in Christ.
Through Him You have saved us from death
and given us Your Divine life of grace.

 

St. Paul, great Apostle of the Gentiles,
intercede for us to God for our priests.
You are God's special vessel of election.
Through your intercession

 

Most Holy Mary Virgin Mother of God,
I am unworthy to be your servant.
Yet moved by your motherly care for me
and longing to serve you,

 

Lord, sometimes I think Your heart
is one big room of lost and found,
holding dear the timeless treasures
that I’ve lost through selfishness.

 

Eternal Father,
it is Your will that all should be saved.
Great is Your mercy.
Your Son, Jesus Christ died for all.

 

Let us gain courage for our own battle
by honoring the martyrdom of the glorious virgin Agnes.
St. Agnes, vessel of honor,
flower of unfading fragrance,

 

Dear Commander at the Roman Emperor's court,
you chose to be also a soldier of Christ
and dared to spread faith in the King of Kings,

 

Lord, Your light gives us strength
and shows us the way to God.
Remove our blindness that we may see
the light of goodness, truth, peace and love

 

Lord, You commanded us to love God,
ourselves, and our neighbors.
Help me to let go of my fear of love.
Show me how to set my heart free
to love as You did.

 

O blessed Saint Anthony,
I place my studies under your powerful protection.
Through your intercession,

 

Almighty and merciful God,
Who has commissioned O Thy angels to guide and protect us,
command them to be our assiduous companions

 

O, Lord, support us all the day long,
until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over,

 

O Mary, Mother of Mercy, watch over all people,
that the Cross of Christ may not be emptied of its power,
that man may not stray from the path of the good

 

Heavenly Father, keep us from vain strife of words.
Grant to us constant profession of the Truth!
Preserve us in a true and undefiled faith

 

Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin,
Help of the Christians,
we place ourselves under your motherly protection.
Throughout the Church's history

 

Lord, your love helps me to embrace the unknown.
Reveal yourself to me so that I may recognize
you in myself and others.

 

Lord, Jesus Christ,
You are the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Hear our prayer for truth and integrity
in all segments of society today.
 

 

Lord, your spirit has been poured into my heart
making me a child of God.
Help me to see every person
as my brother and sister, and

 

Blessed be the mind, the heart, the hand,
That drew this icon fair,
Of beauty unsurpassable, yet sweet,
God's Mother, rapt in prayer.

 

Prelates, Kings, and people of the earth!
celebrate the glorious name of Raymond,
to whom the salvation of all mankind was an object of loving care.

 

O Mary, immaculate, and chaste are you
who has become the glowing gate of heaven.
O Mother of Christ,
so kind and most dear,

 

Let us pray. O God,
by the leading of a star You manifested Your only begotten Son
to the gentiles on this day;
mercifully grant that we who know You by faith,

 

Lord God,
you blessed Elizabeth Ann Seton with gifts of grace
as wife and mother,
educator and foundress,

 

Lord Jesus,
we humbly pray You to give us all a great reverence
and respect for Your most holy name.
Forgive us for ever having used the name of Jesus in vain,

 

O God, grant us a deeper sense of fellowship with all living this,
our little brothers and sisters
to whom in common with us
you have given this earth as home.

 

O God, who through the fruitful virginity
of Blessed Mary bestowed on the human race
he grace of eternal salvation, grant, we pray,

 

Come, O Lord, to the help of Your people,
sustained by the intercession of Pope St. Sylvester,
so that, running the course of this present life

 

Lord, in this holy season of prayer, song and laughter,
we praise You for the great wonders You have sent us:
for shining star and angel's song,

 

O most loving Jesus,
Who by Your beautiful virtues of humility,
obedience, poverty, modesty, charity, patience and gentleness,

 

We remember today, O God, the slaughter
of the holy innocents of Bethlehem by King Herod.
Receive into the arms of Your mercy

 

Shed upon Your Church, O Lord,
the brightness of Your light, that we,
being illumined by the teaching of
Your apostle and evangelist John,

 

We give You thanks, O Lord of glory,
for the example of the first martyr Stephen,
who looked up to heaven and prayed

 

Lord our God,
the heavens are the work of your hands,
the moon and the stars You made;
the earth and the sea,
and every living creature

 

God of endless ages,
Father of all goodness,
we keep vigil for the dawn of salvation
and the birth of Your Son.
With gratitude we recall his humanity,

 

Lord, all things are possible with You.
As we wait for the joyous coming
of Your Son, help me to know my inner truth

 

Lord, You are Emmanuel, “God with us.”
Open the eyes and ears of my heart
that I may see Your presence in every person I meet,

 

Everliving God, who strengthened
Your apostle Thomas with firm and certain
faith in Your Son’s resurrection:
Grant us so perfectly and without doubt

 

Every generous act of giving
and every perfect gift are from above.
They come down from You, dear Father of Light.
You give birth to us by Your Word,

 

Lord, during this Advent season,
I give thanks and praise to You for the gift of life.
Teach me to be grateful for all that I experience –

 

O God, help me to be a better person.
Make me prudent in my undertakings,
courageous in dangers, patient in afflictions,
and humble in prosperity.

 

O God,You brought Your Son, Jesus
into this world to teach us
the power of love and sacrifice.
Bless our tree
as a symbol of our celebration of Jesus' birth

 

O Mary, I wish I could see how
you used to behave toward father and mother,
especially toward St. Anne;

 

Lord, You are the source
of my strength, peace and joy.
Send Your Spirit to renew
my trust and hope in You
and give me peace in my life.

 

O blessed Jesus,
give me stillness of soul in You.
Let Your mighty calmness reign in me.
Rule me, O King of Gentleness, King of Peace.

 

O God, our Creator and Redeemer,
Mercifully hear our prayers as we venerate Your servant, St. Lucy,
for the light of faith You bestowed upon her,

 

O Virgin of Guadalupe,
Mother of the Americas,
grant to our homes the grace of loving
and respecting life with the same love

 

Dear God, all over the world now,
the children of Holy Mother Church are singing:
"Send down dew from above, you heavens,
and let the skies pour down upon us

 

Come, Emmanuel, God's presence among us, our King, our Judge:
save us, Lord our God!

 

We praise You, Lord,
in this daughter of Israel, who sang the songs of David,
who knew the deeds of Judith,
and held in her heart the burning words of Isaiah.

 

Lord, You are always patient with me
and do great things for me.
Teach me to be more patient in my life
and grateful for all that has been given to me.

 

Who can worthily be present at this Sacrifice,
unless You, O God, makes him worthy?
I know, O Lord, that I am unworthy to approach so great a Mystery,

 

Heavenly Father, God of joy and cheer,
we thank you for Your servant, Nicholas.
In loving the poor, he showed us Your kindness;

 

My Queen! my Mother!
I give you all myself, and,
to show my devotion to you,
I consecrate to you my eyes,
my ears, my mouth, my heart, my entire self.

 

O eternal Father,
rouse our hearts out of the sleep of sin,
so that we may clear the path of Your Son into our souls.
Each year at Advent,

 

O God, our creator,
inspired by the example of St. Francis,
we pray to you for the courage to be missionaries,
reaching out and leading others to Jesus.

 

Jesus, our Lord, save me from my sins.
Come, protect me from all dangers and lead me to salvation.

 

Lord, give me the courage to disarm my heart
from the feelings of anger, resentment and revenge
that foster so much pain and division in my life.

 

Brother of Simon Peter,
you heard John the Baptist say:
"Behold the Lamb of God,"
and you chose to follow Jesus.
Leaving your nets,

 

As a little child,
I loved you like a mother.
Now that I am old,
my love for you has grown.
Receive me in heaven
as one of the blessed,

 

Father all-powerful,
Your gifts of love are countless
and Your goodness infinite.
On Thanksgiving Day we come before You
with gratitude for Your kindness:

 

O Mary, today we wish to entrust to you the future that awaits us,
and we ask you to be with us on our way.
We are the men and women of an extraordinary time,

 

Almighty God, my Eternal Father,
from the fullness of my soul I adore You.
I am deeply grateful that You have made me
in Your image and likeness,

 

O God, Who on the top of Mount Sinai
gave the Law to Moses,
and by means of Your holy Angels,
wondrously convey the body of blessed Catharine,

 

We beg you, Master,
be our help and strength.
Save those among us who are oppressed,
have pity on the lowly,
and lift up the fallen.

 

O blessed Columban,
help and protect the missionaries of our day
who have devoted their lives to preaching
the Gospel throughout the world.

 

Dear Saint Cecilia,
one thing we know for certain about you
is that you became a heroic martyr
in fidelity to your Divine Bridegroom.

 

Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection,

 

O most sacred Virgin Mary,
O Queen of Angels, how beautiful,
accomplished, and perfect, has Heaven made you!

 

O Mother, here we stand before you
to entrust to your maternal care
ourselves, the Church, the entire world.
Plead for us with your beloved Son

 

Gracious God,
You filled the heart of Philippine Duchesne
with charity and missionary zeal,
and gave her the desire
to make You known among all peoples.

 

I have broken out of my prison
... but I am still not free.

I have been comforted in weakness
... yet I have too little strength.

 

I salute you through the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
all you holy angels and saints of God.
I rejoice in your glory,
and I give thanks to our Lord

 

God, You made St. Albert great
by enabling him to combine human wisdom and Divine Faith.
Help us so to adhere to his teaching

 

In this year of grace, countless people have known
the overflowing joy of the mercy
which the Father has given us in Christ.

 

Almighty and Eternal Father,
Giver of all gifts,
show us Your mercy,
and grant, we beseech You,
through the merits of Your faithful servant,

 

Stir up within Your Church, we beseech You, O Lord,
the Spirit with which blessed Josaphat,
Your Martyr and Bishop, was filled,

 

Lord, if Your people still have need of my services,
I will not avoid the toil.
Your will be done.
I have fought the good fight long enough.

 

Blessed Mother,
Saint Augustine, the bright light of doctors, contemplated you,
and you appeared to him so fair and beautiful,

 

I live alone, dear Lord.
Stay by my side,
in all my daily needs be my guide.
Grant me good health,
for that indeed, I pray,

 

Almighty God, I thank You for your past blessings.
Today I offer myself - whatever I do, say, or think -
to Your loving care.
Continue to bless me, Lord.

 

As we near the end of this Year,
when you, O Mother, have offered us Jesus anew,
the blessed fruit of your womb most pure,

 

O Mother, you know the sufferings
and hopes of the Church and the world:
come to the aid of your children in the daily trials
which life brings to each one,

 

O Mary, more beautiful than all creatures,
lovely after Jesus above all loves,
more dear than all created things,
gracious above every grace,

 

Almighty God, You have generously made known to human beings
the mysteries of Your life
through Jesus Christ Your Son in the Holy Spirit.

 

Eternal God,
Bless Your Church with holy and faithful priests,
deacons, brothers and sisters.

 

Almighty and eternal God, in Your fatherly goodness,
be kind to the souls in Purgatory, especially those
of my relatives, benefactors, friends and enemies.

 

Dear holy saints of God,
we join our prayers of praise
to yours this day.
with you, we sing of God’s goodness,
rejoice in God’s mercy

 

All praise and glory are Yours, almighty Father:
You have given us Your Son Jesus to save us from sin.
We praise You for choosing Mary to be His mother,

 

Hail, O Queen of Heaven enthroned!
Hail, by angels Mistress owned
Root of Jesse, Gate of morn,
When the world's true Light was born.

 

Hail, thou star of ocean!
portal of the sky!
Ever virgin Mother
of the Lord Most High!

 

O God, Who, through Your blessed Apostles Simon and Jude,
have brought us to the knowledge of Your name,
grant that we may celebrate their everlasting glory

 

O Lord our God,
You alone are the Most Holy King and Ruler of all nations.
We pray to You, Lord,
in the great expectation of receiving from You,

 

All praise to You, O God, this night
For all the blessings of the light;
Keep us, we pray, O King of kings,
Beneath Your own almighty wings.

 

All you holy angels and archangels,
thrones and dominations,
principalities and powers,
the virtues of Heaven,
cherubim and seraphim,

 

Lord, bless this day for me and for all of us.
Make it a day in which we grow more like Your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

In our tribulation we fly to You, O blessed Joseph;
and, after imploring the help of your most holy Spouse,
we ask also with confidence for your patronage.

 

O Holy Trinity,
we thank you for having given to the Church,
Pope John Paul II,
and for having made him shine with your fatherly tenderness,

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
in union with that divine intention
where on earth You offered to God
Your praises through Your Most Sacred Heart,

 

O Mary, loving Mother of Jesus and our Mother,
by Your gracious intercession
make this humble dedication acceptable to Jesus

 

O Jesus, our most loving Redeemer,
Who came into the world
to enlighten it by Your teaching and by Your example,

 

Let holy Luke, Your Evangelist,
we beseech You, O Lord,
intercede for us,
who for the glory of Your name

 

I am the wheat of God,
and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts,
that I may be found the pure bread of God.
I long after the Lord,

 

O God, Who taught blessed Hedwig
to renounce the vanity of this world,
that, with her whole heart,
she might follow the humble way of Your cross:

 

Graciously hear us, O God, our Savior,
that we rejoice in the festival of blessed Teresa, Your Virgin,
so we may be fed with the food of her Heavenly teaching,

 

O Lord, may this mystical oblation benefit us:
may it both release us from our guilt
and confirm us in eternal salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ,

 

God our Father,
may we always profit by the prayers
of the Virgin Mother Mary,
for You bring us life and salvation
through Jesus Christ her Son

 

Lord Jesus, our Savior,
You have made Your mother Mary
a faithful follower of God's law
and a chosen member of Your Church.
Through her prayers,

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
who are called the Prince of Peace,
who are yourself our peace and reconciliation,
who so often said, Peace to you, grant us peace.

 

O Lord, during this day,
may I become a more thoughtful person,
a more prayerful,
generous and kind person.
Help me not to be turned in on myself,

 

Comforted with the holy Mysteries
of Your precious Body and Blood,
we beseech You, O Lord,
that by the example of Saint John, Your Confessor,

 

God of my life,
I welcome this new day.
It is Your gift to me,
the first day of the rest of my life.
I thank You for the gift of being alive this morning.

 

O Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,
in these times of such brazen impiety,
manifest your power with the signs
of your ancient victories.

 

Heavenly Father, strengthen our missionary commitment.
Help us to walk with you
and to live out your mission
in today's world.

 

Divine Physician,
You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
with the gift of Your healing.
By the help of his prayers,

 

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;

 

We praise You, Lord, for autumn:
for falling temperatures and morning chill,
trees turned gold and red, brown and orange,
falling leaves and blowing leaves,

 

Dear Angel at my side,
my good and loyal friend,
you have been with me since the moment I was born.
You are my own personal guardian,

 

My Lord and my God
I have realized that whoever undertakes to do anything
for the sake of earthly things
or to earn the praise of others deceives himself.

 

O Lord, show Your mercy to me
and gladden my heart.
I am like the man on the way to Jericho
who was overtaken by robbers,
wounded and left for dead.

 

Out of the depths I cry,
Lord, please heed my voice.
Look, Lord, how I sigh
to hear you and rejoice.

 

With that profound humility which the Faith itself inspires in me,
O my God and Savior Jesus Christ,
true God and true man, I love You with all my heart,

 

Almighty God,
who called your servant Vincent de Paul
to serve you in the person of those in need:
Grant that we, following his example,

 

Oh glorious martyrs of Christ,
Saints Cosmas and Damian,
you gave your lives for the love of God,
benefiting your fellow man, and crowning your martyrdom

 

Lord, I know that your mercy
for those who have died,
and your love for each and every one of us
is vaster than the entire universe,

 

O my Divine Lord,
I offer You my body and its senses,
my soul and its faculties,
my heart and its sentiments.
My thoughts, my desires, my words,

 

O Jesus, my God!
You are infinite in all perfections;
and I am but dust, and unto dust shall I return.
Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man.

 

O my God,
I firmly believe that you are one God
in three divine Persons,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe that your divine son became man,

 

O Immaculate Virgin Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Mother of Grace, and Queen of the kingdom of your Son,
humbly kneeling before you,

 

How the seasons change,
how certain it is that Summer
gives way to Autumn,
and the falling of the leaves,
and the passing of so many things,

 

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy!
Guard the kingdom of your Vicar on earth,
our chief bishop.
Pray for the people;
intercede for the clergy;

 

O Holy Mother of God, Virgin ever blest,
O Mary Immaculate, pray for us,
intercede for us, disdain not to help us.
For we are confident and know for certain

 

You are Lord of all,
Lord of the living and the dead,
Lord of death, for you died for us,
Lord of Life, for you rose to glory.

 

O Virgin, fair as the moon,
delight of the angels and saints in heaven,
grant that we may become like you
and that our souls may receive a ray of your beauty,

 

O Loving Mother, join your prayers to our petitions
for those who do not cease to be your children
even though they have abandoned the faith and fallen into sin.

 

The Cross is my sure salvation.
The Cross I ever adore.
The Cross of my Lord is with me.
The Cross is my refuge.

 

Hail, O Mother glory of our Church,
its foundation and ornament.
Earnestly pray for us to Jesus,
your Son and Our Lord,
that through your intercession

 

Dear Mary, my holy mother,
I love you so much
and I give you my heart.
Help me to love God.
Help me to love my neighbor
as a child of God.

 

Lord, I come here today
to revere the memory of those
whom you have called from this life.

 

Lord Jesus, lifted up on the Cross
You offered yourself for us all.

 

God our Heavenly Father, You have given us life
through the Death and Resurrection
of Your Beloved Son, Jesus Christ;

 

Dear St. Ann,
You were truly twice blessed to have
our blessed Mother As your daughter
and Jesus our Savior As your grandson.

 

Most holy, immaculate Virgin Mary,
to your motherly heart Jesus entrusted his disciples
and to us He has given you.

 

Treasured in time immeasurable
how much more then are we
in glorious splendor adorned,
clothed in richest glory.

 

Blessed Teresa,
you promised to continuously
bring the light of love to those on earth;
pray for us that we also may long
to satisfy the burning thirst

 

Lord, thank You for the gift of education in every form.
As our children start a new school year,
may confidence be their foundation,

 

O Lord, You received affronts
without number from Your blasphemers,
yet each day You free captive souls
from the grip of the ancient enemy.

 

Heavenly Father,
On this Labor Day, we thank You
for the talents you have bestowed upon us
and for the gift to share them through work.

 

Night is falling dear Mother, long day is o'er;
Before thy image I am kneeling once more
To thank thee for keeping me safe this day,

 

Mary, I beg you,
by that grace through which the Lord is with you
and you will to be with him,
let your mercy be with me.

 

You began immediately,
O holy Virgin,
to love and glorify God most perfectly,
and from that first moment
to the last of your life,

 

Eternal Father,
turn away Your angry gaze from our guilty people
whose face has become unsightly in Your eyes.
Look instead upon the Face of Your Beloved Son,

 

Breathe into me, Holy Spirit,
that my thoughts may all be holy.

Move in me, Holy Spirit,
that my work, too, may be holy.

 

Blessed Monica, mother of St. Augustine,
we give thanks to our Father in Heaven
Who looked with mercy upon your tears
over your wayward son.

 

Jesus, I entrust all my problems to you.
Come to me. Speak to me.
Reveal the will of God to me.
Deliver me from dangers and diseases.

 

O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Queen of the World, rule over us,
together with the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, Our King.

 

May we be assisted, we beseech You , O Lord,
by the worshipful intercession of Your glorious Mother, the ever-Virgin Mary;

 

O St. Rose,
first flower of sanctity in the New World,
let the fragrance of Your virtues diffuse itself in our lives.

 

O Queen of the most holy Rosary,
in these times of brazen impiety,
show again Your power,
with the signs which accompanied Your victories of old,

 

Glorious St. Joseph,
model of all those who are devoted to labor,
obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously,
putting the call of duty above my many sins;

 

Mary, our Mother,
the whole world reveres you
as the holiest shrine of the living God,
for in you the salvation of the world dawned.

 

O Mother of mercy,
beg your divine Son to have mercy on me.
Atone for my failings,
offering Him on my behalf all the love
and glory you ever gave Him,

 

O Blessed Virgin,
Mother of my God and Savior,
I honor and revere you
in the first moment of your life.
I honor and revere

 

Hail Mary, Daughter of God the Father;
Hail Mary, Mother of God the Son;
Hail Mary, Spouse of the Holy Ghost;
Hail Mary, Temple of the Most Holy Trinity.

 

Eternal God,
please bless our priests,
who represent you on this earth.
Make them more greatly aware of the grace
that you pour out through them

 

Father in heaven,
all creation rightly gives you praise,
for all life and all holiness come from you.
In the plan of your wisdom

 

The day was long,
The burden I had borne
Seemed heavier than I could longer bear
And then it lifted-but I did not know
Someone had knelt in prayer;

 

Mary, Virgin and Mother,
shows us what love is and where it draws its origin
and its constantly renewed power.
To her we entrust the Church and her mission

 

O sovereign goodness of the sovereign Providence of my God!
I abandon myself forever to Your arms.
Whether gentle or severe,
lead me henceforth;

 

We come with confidence to You,
O Throne of Grace and Mother of Fair Love.
Inflame us with the same Divine Fire
which has inflamed your own Sorrowful

 

O Holy Spirit, Divine Spirit of light and love,
I consecrate to You my understanding,
my heart and my will, my whole being for time and for eternity.

 

Watch, O Lord, with those who wake,
or watch, or weep today,
and give Your Angels and Saints charge over those who sleep.
Tend Your sick ones, O Lord Christ.

 

God of Truth You gave Your church a new light
in the life and preaching of our Father Dominic.
Give us the help we need to support

 

O Virgin most kind,
Mary, Mother of God,
most loving consoler of those in distress,
commend to your Son the souls of the Faithful Departed,

 

At the transfiguration, Father, You showed
Jesus in glory, a glimpse of what His disciples
would see in His risen life.

 

Most Holy Virgin Mary, tender Mother of all,
to fulfill the desires of the Sacred Heart
and the request of the Vicar of your Son on earth,

 

O Mary, Mother of Mercy and Refuge of sinners,
we beseech You ,
be pleased to look with pitiful eyes
upon poor heretics and schismatics.

 

Daughter of Israel,
Glory of all people.
Immaculate Maiden,
Joy of God.
Jesus has given you for our Mother.
You are our Queen,
pure and sinless.

 

Gracious God of our ancestors,
You led Peter Julian Eymard,
like Jacob in times past,
on a journey of faith.
Under the guidance of Your gentle Spirit,

 

Jesus Christ, my God,
I adore You and I thank You
for the many favors You have bestowed on me this day.
I offer You my sleep

 

Dearest Lord,
teach me to be generous;
teach me to serve You as You deserve;
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,

 

O God, who made the Bishop St. Peter Chrysologus
an outstanding preacher of Your word,
grant, through his intercession,

 

O blessed St. Martha, your faith let you see beyond humanity.
With pure love for Jesus, you welcomed him into your home.

 

Saint Michael the Archangel,
Defend us in battle
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil;
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;

 

God our Father,
may we always profit by the prayers
of the Virgin Mother Mary,
for You bring us life and salvation
through Jesus Christ her Son

 

Good Saint Anne,
obtain for me an increase of faith
in the great mystery of the Holy Eucharist.
Help me to see in this great Sacrament,

 

O gracious God, we remember before You today
Your servant and apostle James,
first among the Twelve to suffer martyrdom
for the Name of Jesus Christ.

 

O Lord, you see how everywhere the winds have burst forth,
and the sea is convulsed with the great violence of the rising waves.

 

O Jesus! True liberty of angels,
Paradise of delights, remember the horror and sadness
which You endured when Your enemies,
like furious lions, surrounded You,

 

St. Mary Magdalene, woman of many sins,
who by conversion became the beloved of Jesus,
thank you for your witness that Jesus forgives

 

Lord, source of eternal life and truth,
give to your shepherd, Francis, a spirit
of courage and right judgement,
a spirit of knowledge and love.

 

All-powerful and ever-living God,
in the plan of your wisdom,
she who bore the Christ in her womb

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
who are called the Prince of Peace,
who are Yourself our peace and reconciliation,
make all men and women witnesses of truth,

 

O glorious Saint Camillus,
special patron of the sick and poor,
who devoted yourself to the relief of their
temporal and spiritual necessities.

 

Accept, O Mother of Christ,
our cry laden with the sufferings of all individual human beings,
laden with the sufferings of whole societies.

 

O most beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel,
Fruitful Vine, Splendour of Heaven,
Blessed Mother of the Son of God,

 

Have mercy on me, O Lady,
for my enemies have trodden upon me every day:
all their thoughts are turned to evil against me.
Stir up fury, and be mindful of war:

 

Immaculate Heart of Mary
help us to conquer the menace of evil
which so easily takes root in the hearts of the people of today,
and whose immeasurable effects

 

O Mary, Most Holy and Immaculate Mother of God,
of Jesus, our Victim-High Priest,
True Prophet, and Sovereign King,

 

Father, by the power of the Spirit,
strengthen the Church's commitment
to the new evangelization
and guide our steps
along the pathways of the world,

 

Gracious and Holy Father,
give us the wisdom to discover You,
the intelligence to understand You,
the diligence to seek after You,

 

Grant, O Jesus, that I may remember Your life and example,
by loving my enemies, bearing with injuries,
doing good to them that persecute me,

 

Father of light and wisdom,
we praise You for Your gifts:
for giving us the power to see,
and the ability to write and read
and to use the arts of printing.

 

O God, You make the wicked man just,
and You do not desire the death of the sinner.
Your servants have confidence in Your mercy.

 

May you walk with God this summer
In whatever you do,
Wherever you go.

 

Saint Maria Goretti,
strengthened by God's grace,
you did not hesitate,
even at the age of twelve,
to sacrifice life itself to defend your virginal purity.

 

O kind and good Mother,
whose own soul was pierced by the sword of sorrow,
look upon us while, in our sickness,
we arraign ourselves beside you

 

Gracious and Loving God, let Your spirit
be with us on this anniversary of our freedom.
Hear our prayers, and help us, through our faith, to use

 

Angel of Schools, at the bidding of Peter,
thousands today are saluting you.
We too are claiming your care and counsel,
Angel of Schools, be an angel to us.

 

Lord, forgive all reviling of Mary's name!
We beseech You, hear us!

Lord, forgive all contempt of her Immaculate Conception!
We beseech You, hear us!

 

You, O eternal Trinity,
are a deep sea into which,
the more I enter,
the more I find.
And the more I find,
the more I seek.

 

Be with us,
Lord, tonight.
Stay to adore and praise,
and give thanks for us while we sleep;
to draw down mercy and grace upon the world;

 

Great convert and Apostle of the Gentiles,
you became Christlike
and knew only Christ Crucified.
Though extremely learned,

 

Sacred Heart of Jesus
today I wish to live in You,
in Your grace,
in which I desire at all costs to persevere.
Keep me from sin

 

Father, the bishop Cyril courageously taught
that Mary was the Mother of God.
May we who cherish this belief

 

God the Father unbegotten,
only-begotten Son,
and Holy Spirit, the Comforter;
holy and undivided Trinity,
with all our hearts we acknowledge You:

 

Stay with us, O Lord,
to guard the innocent,
to sustain the tempted,
to raise the fallen,
to curb the power of the evil one,
to prevent sin.

 

O Good Shepherd,
stay with Your sheep,
Secure them against the perils that beset them.
Stay, above all,
with the suffering and dying.

 

Blood of Christ, inebriate me!
Inebriate me with Your Love,
that I may be absorbed in Your interests and Your Will.

 

Give me the grace to long for Your holy Sacraments,
and especially to rejoice in the presence of Your body,
sweet Saviour Christ,

 

O Holy Mary, my mother,
into your blessed trust and custody,
and into the care of your mercy
I this day, every day,
and in the hour of my death,

 

Almighty, true and incomparable God,
You are present in all things,
yet in no way limited by them.
You remain unaffected by place,
untouched by time,

 

Father, through Saint Romuald
You renewed the life of solitude
and prayer in Your Church.
By our self-denial
as we follow Christ

 

I ask you, Father, to protect and bless my family.
Watch over it so that in the strength of your love
its members may enjoy prosperity,

 

My Lord Jesus Christ,
true God and true Man,
I adore You with every fiber of my being!
I adore You at every instant of time.

 

Father, it is Your Commandment that we should honor our fathers;
hear the prayers we offer You for them.

 

Heavenly Mother, we kneel before you
to manifest the sorrow we feel
for the grievances that people cause you,
and to atone by our prayers and sacrifices

 

St. Joseph, who felt the tribulation and worry of a parent
when the child Jesus was lost,
protect our dear children for time and eternity.

 

O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints,
your love for God and Charity for His creatures,
made you worthy, when on earth,
to possess miraculous powers.

 

O God, bless my children with your life and presence.
May the example of your son
be the foundation upon which
their lives are built,

 

God our Father,
You filled Saint Barnabas with faith
and the Holy Spirit
and sent him to convert the nations.

 

Supreme Lord of the harvest,
graciously accept us and the fruits of our toil,
in union with Christ Your Son,
as atonement for our sins,

 

Heavenly Father, bless my spouse whom you have given to me,
sharing in your wondrous work of creation.
May we see each other as equals

 

O Most Holy Virgin Mother,
we listen with grief to the complaints
of your Immaculate Heart
surrounded with the thorns placed therein

 

I adore You, Lord and creator,
hidden in the Blessed Sacrament.
I adore You for all the works of Your hands,
that reveal to me so much wisdom,

 

O glorious St. Joseph,
to you God committed the care
of His only begotten Son
amid the many dangers of this world.
We come to you

 

Hail! most blessed Jesus,
eternal Son of the Most High God,
Please be merciful to those for whom we pray;
You died on the cross for their sakes,

 

O God, Source and Giver of all things,
who manifests Your infinite majesty,
power and goodness in the earth about us,
we give You honor and glory.

 

Hail Mary, White Lily of the Glorious
and always-serene Trinity.
Hail brilliant Rose of the Garden of heavenly delights:
O, you, by whom God wanted to be born,

 

Father, source of light in every age,
the virgin conceived and bore Your Son
Who is called Wonderful God,
Prince of Peace.
May her prayer,

 

This day is full of beauty and adventure,
help me Lord to be fully alive to it all.
During this day, may I become a more thoughtful person,

 

My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;
Because He has regarded the lowliness of His handmaid;

 

Lord Jesus, in this Easter season
we celebrate today your Ascension to God´s right hand
as the goal of your resurrection from the dead.

 

O sacred Mother of God,
obtain for me perseverance in good works,
performance of good resolutions,
mortification of self-will,

 

Blessed be the mind, the heart, the hand,
That drew this icon fair,
Of beauty unsurpassable, yet sweet,
God's Mother, rapt in prayer.

 

God of power and mercy,
You destroy war and put down earthly pride.
Banish violence from our midst and wipe away our tears,

 

O God, Who by the preaching and miracles of blessed Augustine,
Your Confessor and Bishop,
who shed upon the people the light of the true faith;

 

O invincible defender of Holy Church's freedom,
Saint Gregory, by the firmness you showed
in maintaining the Church's rights against all her enemies,

 

Heavenly father, we put ourselves into your hands,
and pray that God will bless us and our families
during the wonderful months of summer.

 

O glorious and blessed Virgin!
Comfort the heart of your servant.
And persuaded by my Divine Savior
I honor you as His beloved Mother,

 

Dear St. Rita,
during your entire life on earth
you found your happiness by following the will of our heavenly Father.

 

O blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother,
look down in mercy upon your loving children
who greatly hope and trust in thee.

 

O Lord Jesus Christ,
Who granted to blessed Bernardine, Your Confessor,
a surpassing love for Your holy Name;
we beg You by his merits and intercession,

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
You are the Author of Life,
who died and now lives forevermore.

 

My Queen and my Mother,
I give myself entirely to you;
and to show my devotion to you,
I consecrate to you this day my eyes,
my ears, my mouth, my heart,

 

Mother of the Redeemer,
with great joy we call you blessed.
In order to carry out His plan of salvation,

 

I adore You O God,
I count myself as nothing before Your Divine Majesty.
You alone are Being, Life, Truth, Beauty and Goodness.
I glorify You, I praise You,

 

St. Isidore, St. Isidore,
To you we ask, to you we implore:
Please let it (or not) shine or pour,
Bring on the bee, hold off the hoar;

 

Holy Mary, you are the Mother of Mercies,
the sweet comforter
and only refuge of the needy and the orphan,
of the desolate and afflicted.
Cast, therefore,

 

O Most Holy Virgin Mary,
Queen of the most holy Rosary,
you were pleased to appear to the children of Fatima
and reveal a glorious message.
We implore you,

 

God our creator,
we come before You
and lift up in prayer all mothers,
grandmothers, stepmothers and mothers to be
who gave the gift of life.

 

O God, give me Your Holy Spirit,
to enlighten me, to correct me
and to guide me in the way of Your commandments
and in all perfection,

 

All praise to You, O God, this night
For all the blessings of the light;
Keep us, we pray, O King of kings,
Beneath Your own almighty wings.

 

You govern your creation, O God,
and bring it to perfection by the work of our hands.
Hear the prayers of your people who ask for work

 

Dear Lord, as my life declines
and my energies decrease,
more than ever
hold me by Your Power,
that I may not offend You,

 

Ever glorious and blessed Mary,
Queen of Virgins,
Mother of Mercy,
hope and comfort of dejected and desolate souls,
through that sword of sorrow

 

Wise and compassionate God, accept this our prayer;
Sheltered from storm and darkness, under this roof,
This family kneels to adore You.
For the day just past,

 

Sing praise to our Lord, for He is gracious,
it is fitting to praise Him.
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
sing praise with the harp to our God,

 

Oh, St. Joseph,
whose protection is so great,
so strong, so prompt before the throne of God,
I place in you all my interest and desires.

 

O God, Who gladdens us by the yearly festival day
of Your Apostles Philip and James;
grant we beseech You
that we who rejoice in their merits,

 

Do you know, sweet Mary,
Whereto I aspire?
It is my hope to love You,
This is my desire.

 

O Mary, countless people have known
the overflowing joy of the mercy
which the Father has given us in Christ.
In the particular Churches throughout the world,

 

Blessed are You, Lord God,
ruler of all creation
and Father of us all:
we praise You for Your loving care.
Help us in our time of sorrow

 

O omnipotent Father,
God of truth, God of love,
permit me to enter into the cell of self-knowledge.
I admit that of myself I am nothing,

 

My Queen and my Mother,
I give myself entirely to you;
and to show my devotion to you,
I consecrate to you this day my eyes,
my ears, my mouth, my heart,

 

O God who lifts little lost lambs close to Your heart,
O God who gives the heart a desire to return to You,
I ask Your mercy and Your forgiveness

 

Jesus Christ a King of Glory has come in Peace.
God became man, and the Word was made flesh.
Christ was born of a Virgin.
Christ suffered.

 

Jesus, my Lord, let me go to Mary
when suffering threatens to overwhelm me.
Ask Your mother to stay with me
when I am afraid and tempted to surrender.

 

O Mary, most sweet Mother,
to Your intercession we have recourse,
knowing that Your Divine Son will hear Your prayers.

 

O God, who manifests to those in error
the light of Your truth that they may
return to the way of holiness,
grant that all who profess themselves Christians

 

O God, through this paschal solemnity
You have bestowed upon the world
Your healing grace;
pursue Your people, we beseech You,
with heavenly gifts

 

Heavenly Father and God of mercy,
we no longer look for Jesus among the dead,
for he is alive and has become the Lord of life.

 

O God, who makes this most holy night illustrious
by the glory of the resurrection of our Lord,
preserve in the new children of your family

 

We remember today, the pain and suffering of the cross,
and all that Jesus was willing to endure for us.
He paid the price to offer us the gift of eternal life.

 

O Lord Jesus, in order that the merits
of Your sacrifice on the Cross
might be applied to every soul of all time,
You willed that it should be renewed

 

O Lord Jesus Christ,
sublime model of all perfection,
You are urging onward all privileged souls
in their high aspiration towards the goal of religious life;

 

Lord, you are near to those
who are rejected and brokenhearted.
Give me the grace not to give up
when others insult me and tear me down.

 

Jesus my Lord, let me strengthen my courage
by taking on the courage of all those people
who have been centurions for me.
Many have faced disasters

 

We praise you, O God,
for your redemption of the world through your Son.
He entered the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph
and was proclaimed Messiah and king

 

O God, Who founded Your Church
upon the most firm foundation of an apostolic rock
in order to deliver her from the dreadful powers of hell,

 

O Most Loving Jesus,
Who by Your ineffable virtues
and by the example of Your domestic life
consecrated the family You choose on earth;

 

O God, for Whose honor the glorious bishop Stanislaus
fell under the swords of the wicked;
grant, we beseech You, that all who implore his aid,

 

Enlighten, O Lord Jesus, many generous souls
with the fiery glow of the Holy Spirit,
who is substantial and eternal love,

 

Almighty and eternal God.
May your grace enkindle in all of us
a love for the many unfortunate people
whom poverty and misery
reduce to a condition of life

 

Hail Mary, White Lily of the Glorious
and always-serene Trinity.
Hail brilliant Rose of the Garden of heavenly delights:
O, you, by whom God wanted to be born,

 

Imprint, O Lady, your wounds upon my heart,
that I may read therein sorrow and love;
sorrow, to endure every sorrow for you;

 

Grant, we beg You, O Lord Jesus Christ,
that the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Your Mother,
whose most holy soul was transfixed with the sword of sorrow

 

O Mary, I earnestly desire to place my person
and my desire for holiness under
your maternal protection and inspiration

 

O God, who taught Adam the simple art of tilling the soil,
and who through Jesus Christ, the true vine,
revealed yourself the husbandman of our souls,

 

Yes to you, Jesus
as you offer me your love;
as you letter my life with yourself;
as you encourage my transparency;
as you ask for my honesty;

 

O most holy Saint Francis,
God gives wisdom to the simple
and makes the merest child wise.
Pray that He grants me this reward

 

Dear God, please find for me the things I’ve lost.
Find for me a heart of hope and of trust.
Find a love that runs silent and strong

 

Immaculate Heart of Mary
help us to conquer the menace of evil
which so easily takes root in the hearts of the people of today,
and whose immeasurable effects

 

O patriarch Joseph, help me to work
with a pure intention
and with detachment from ourselves,
having always before my eyes
the hour of death

 

Receive, O most sweet Mother,
our humble supplications,
and above all obtain for us that,
one day, happy with you,

 

Blessed St. Joseph, guardian of the Holy Family,
be with us in our trials.
May your prayers obtain for us
the strength to flee from error

 

Glorious Mother, you are the Immaculate One,
through you there shines the fullness of grace.
Here, then, are your children, gathered before you

 

Grant us, O Lord, that through the spiritual renewal of Lent,
we may grow in our understanding of the mystery of Christ.

 

Almighty Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
You have revealed the beauty of your power
by exalting the lowly virgin of Nazareth

 

Dearly beloved, let us,
having such a cloud of witnesses over us,
put away every encumbrance and sin entangling us,

 

O well-beloved of God,
hear the ardent cry
which rises up from every heart.
Bend tenderly over our aching wounds.
Convert the wicked,

 

Favor this dwelling, Lord, with your presence.
Far from it repulse all the wiles of Satan.
Your holy angels, let them live here,
to keep us in peace.

 

O Lord, repay us not according to the sins we have committed,
nor according to our iniquities.
O Lord, remember not our former iniquities,

 

Blessed Joseph, husband of Mary,
be with us this day.
You protected and cherished the Virgin;
loving the Child Jesus as your Son,

 

Hail, Joseph, full of grace,
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among all men,
And blessed is your foster Child, Jesus.

 

Mercifully look down, we beseech You, O Lord,
upon the devotion of Your people
that they who are mortified in the flesh by abstinence,

 

May the Strength of God guide us.
May the Power of God preserve us.
May the Wisdom of God instruct us.
May the Hand of God protect us.

 

O Mary, our crystal Fountain of Faith,
bathe our minds with the eternal truths!
O fragrant Lily of All Holiness,

 

O Virgin Mother, we kneel before you
to manifest the sorrow we feel
for the grievances that people cause you,
and to atone by our prayers and sacrifices

 

Look down upon Your household, O Lord,
and grant that our souls,
chastened by the mortification of the flesh,
may glow in Your sight with the desire for You.

 

O Most-Holy Mother, today we wish to entrust to you the future that awaits us,
and we ask you to be with us on our way.

 

Lead us, O God to our salvation,
make the Lenten fast a rich experience for us,
and instruct our minds with Heavenly discipline.

 

O gracious Master,
infuse in our hearts
the spotless light of Your Divine Wisdom
and open the eyes of our mind

 

O Jesus! for love of Your Most Holy Mother,
grant me the grace to love You as She does:
above all things,
so that I may do Your Holy Will better,

 

Holy Mary, though degraded by our faults
and overwhelmed by infinite misery,
we admire and praise the peerless richness

 

O St. Joseph, help me to toil conscientiously,
Putting devotion to duty
Before my own inclinations;
To labor with thankfulness and joy,
Deeming it an honor

 

O Mary, Here we stand before you
to entrust to your maternal care
ourselves, the Church, the entire world.
Plead for us with your beloved Son

 

Grant, O Lord, to Your faithful people,
that they may undertake with fitting piety
the venerable solemnities of fasting,

 

Enraptured by the splendor of your heavenly beauty,
and impelled by the anxieties of the world,
we cast ourselves into your arms,

 

O Mother, you know the sufferings
and hopes of the Church and the world:
come to the aid of your children in the daily trials
which life brings to each one,

 

O Most Holy Virgin Mother,
we listen with grief to the complaints
of your Immaculate Heart
surrounded with the thorns placed therein

 

Glorious St. Joseph,
Model of all who are devoted to toil,
Obtain for me the grace to work
In the spirit of penance,
In order thereby to atone

 

O Jesus! I offer You this day
and all that I will do
and suffer in it,
for the love of You,
for the Holy Father,
for the conversion of sinners,

 

Jesus, my God, who,
for my salvation and that of all mankind,
was cruelly nailed to the cross
and hung there for three long hours in bitter agony, I adore You.

 

Hail, Mary, hope of those who are in despair,
help of the destitute!
Hail, you whom your Son so greatly honors,
that whatever you ask, you at once obtain;

 

Blessed St. Peter, obtain for us a sincere loyalty to our holy mother, the Church;
grant that we may ever remain most closely

 

To you do we turn,
Our Heavenly Mother of sweetest love and tender compassion,
in this and every graceful moment
that passes under your protection and care.

 

Unworthy as we are, we pray to you,
O leaders of the heavenly hosts,
to cover us by your prayers
with the protection of the wings of your immaterial glory,

 

Almighty, everlasting God,
Who in Your beloved Son,
King of the whole world,
has restored all things anew;

 

O glorious Saint Peter, who,
in return for your strong and generous faith,
your profound and sincere humility,
and your burning love,

 

O holy Virgin, Mother of God,
help those who implore your assistance.
Turn toward us.
Have you perhaps forgotten us
because you have been elevated

 

Almighty and Eternal God,
Give me, I beseech You, the great gift of inward peace.
Command the winds and storms of my unruly passions.

 

Jesus, my God,
who for us has endured hunger and cold,
labor and fatigue,
I adore You.

 

O Lord, we bring before You
the distress and dangers of peoples and nations,
the pleas of the imprisoned and the captive,
the sorrows of the grief-stricken,

 

O my Savior
who am I that You should invite me
to receive You for the food of my soul?
Is it possible that You,
the God of infinite purity,

 

O Heart of Mary,
source of true love,
fill our selfish hearts with Divine charity
and with that true brotherly love
without which there can never be peace.

 

My Divine Lord,
I firmly believe that I am going to receive
in Holy Communion Your Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity.
I believe this because You have said it,

 

O holy Martyr, St. Valentine, pray for the faithful,
who are so persevering in celebrating your memory.
The day of Judgment will reveal to us

 

My God,
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong
and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you

 

Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I love You so much
and I give You my heart.
Help me to love God.
Help me to love my neighbor
as a child of God.

 

O Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of Mercy,
you are the refuge of sinners,
the health of the sick,
and the comfort of the afflicted.
You know my wants,

 

Jesus, my God, I adore You,
here present in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar,
where You wait day and night to be our comfort

 

O Heavenly Father,
I commend my children to You
Be their God and Father;
and mercifully supply whatever is wanting in me
through frailty or negligence.

 

Loving God, rewarder of the humble,
You blessed St. Josephine Bakhita
with charity and patience.
May her prayers help us,

 

O Holy Mother, all the treasures of the mercy of God
are in your hands.
You will never cease to benefit us, I know,
for you are only seeking an opportunity

 

God of heaven and earth, Creator of all,
Be always by the side of Your Ambassador Pope Francis.
Guide him in his words and actions,

 

O God, Who among the other marvels of Your power,
has granted the victory of martyrdom;
mercifully grant:
that we who celebrate the Heavenly birthday

 

O Heavenly Father, I pray
that You enlighten my mind,
inflame my will,
purify my heart,
and sanctify my soul.

Amen.

- Pope Clement XI

 

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,
in this tragic hour of the world's history,
we entrust and consecrate ourselves to your Immaculate Heart,

 

O Mary, for you, nothing is impossible.
You can raise even those who are in despair
to a hope of salvation.
There more powerful you are,

 

O God, who has given Your blessed Apostle Peter
the keys to the kingdom of heaven,
and the power to bind and loose:
grant that we may be delivered,

 

O God, Who raised up Saint John, Your Confessor,
to be the father and the teacher of the youth,
and Who by him,
with the help of the Virgin Mary,

 

O Mary, look upon us who are your children,
look upon us who are brothers and sisters,
disciples and apostles and continuation of Jesus.

 

I have broken out of my prison
but I am still not free.

I have been comforted in weakness
yet I have too little strength.

 

Come, Holy Spirit, Divine Creator,
true source of light and fountain of wisdom!
Pour forth your brilliance upon my dense intellect,

 

All praise and glory are Yours, almighty Father:
You have given us Your Son Jesus to save us from sin.
We praise You for choosing Mary to be His mother,

 

O Mary, grant that this church of Christ,
in defining itself,
will acknowledge you as its most chosen mother,
daughter, and sister,

 

O glorious St. Paul,
once a persecutor of Christianity,
you become a most ardent apostle of zeal;
who to made known the Savior Jesus Christ

 

Lord, I am Yours,
and I must belong to no one but You.
My soul is Yours,
and must live only by You.
My will is Yours,
and must love only for You.

 

Saint Vincent Pallotti,
you were molded by God, the infinite love.
You answered God's call to serve Him.
You were there for those seeking counsel,

 

O Mary, we pray to you
for our Christian brothers and sisters
who are still separated
from our Catholic family.
See how a glorious group of them

 

O Little St. Agnes,
so young and yet made so strong
and wise by the power of God,
protect by your prayers
all the young people of every place

 

Blessed Mary,
look upon the church,
look upon the most responsible members
of the Mystical Body of Christ
gathered about you to thank you

 

Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.

 

O God of my soul,
I am sincerely sorry
for not having loved You.
Instead of having loved You,
I have, for the sake of my pleasures,

 

O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints,
your love for God and Charity for His creatures
made you worthy, when on earth,
to possess miraculous powers.

 

Heavenly Father, fill my heart with
a tender affection for Your Goodness,
a hatred for my faults,
and a love for my neighbor,

 

O Mary,
look upon all mankind,
this modern world in which 
the Divine Will calls us to live and work.
It is a world that has turned its back 

 

Be our King, O Lord,
not only of the faithful who have never forsaken You,
but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned You,

 

Lord God, you revealed your Son in the waters of the Jordan
and anointed him with the power of the Holy Spirit
to proclaim good news to all people.

 

O Maria, transform my heart unto yours.
Place around it a wreath of purity,
adorned in virtue.

 

Almighty and eternal God.
May your grace kindle in all of us
a love for the many unfortunate people
whom poverty and misery
reduce to a condition of life

 

Grant, O Lord, to Your Church,
assurance of faith and healing;
give peace and order to all nations,
and make the earth resound

 

Most sweet Jesus,
Redeemer of the human race,
look down upon us,
humbly prostrate before Your altar.

 

O Mary, implore for the world
the grace to see everything as the gift of God
and the virtue to work with generosity

 

O, my Blessed Mother,
it is not one sword only with which I have pierced your heart,
but I have done so with as many
as are the sins which I have committed.

 

God called us out of darkness,
into His wonderful light.
May we experience His kindness and blessings,
and be strong in faith, in hope, and in love.

 

St. John Newmann, servant of God and man,
your desire to bring all souls to Christ
inspired you to leave your family, home, and country.

 

Our Father,
You would not willingly call on us to suffer.
You say all things work together for our good
if we are faithful to You.

 

O Divine Jesus, 
You promised that anything we ask
of the Eternal Father in Your name shall be granted.

 

O All-Transcendent God
what words can sing Your praises?
No word does You justice.
What mind can probe Your secret?
No mind can encompass You.

 

Dear Lord,
We pray that this New Year will bring us closer to You.
May we take the time to get to know You.

 

God our Father,
on this eve of the Feast of Mary, the Mother of God
give us an appreciation of the many gifts
You have given us during the past year.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, who,
being made subject to Mary and Joseph,
consecrated domestic life by Your ineffable virtues;
grant that we, with the assistance of both,

 

O God, for the sake of whose Church
the glorious Bishop Thomas fell by the sword of ungodly men:
grant, we beseech You that all who implore his aid,

 

Lord, be good to them,
and show them all Your Love.
Lord, be kind to them,
and grant them peace above.
Lord, be merciful to them,

 

Lord, you are the living Word of God
who came to dwell in hearts of all people.
Increase my desire and strengthen my will

 

Stephen, full of grace and power,
who worked great wonders and signs among the people.
You crowned him with glory and honor, O Lord.

 

Moonless darkness stands between.
Past, the Past, no more be seen!
But the Bethlehem star may lead me
To the sight of Him Who freed me

 

God our Father,
every year we rejoice
as we look forward to this feast of our salvation.
May we welcome Christ as our Redeemer,
and meet Him with confidence

 

Stir up Your might, we beg You, O Lord,
and come, so that we may escape through Your protection
and be saved by Your help from the dangers

 

Loving God, help me to find time
in the frantic moments of each day
to become centered on You.
Walking through a store,
riding on the bus,

 

Dear Doctor and Defender of the Church,
composer of books which have taught
and inspired countless persons in many lands.

 

Lord, help me to keep a balance this season.
Let me keep my buying in perspective,
not to spend more than I need to or can afford.

 

Dear God, as I look through my gift shopping list,
I hold up to You each person listed on it.
Slowly, one by one, I ask that the fire of

 

Lord, give me a positive outlook on life.
Help me to lessen the stress and anxiety in the world.
May Your Spirit empower me to offer

 

A Root shall come forth from the stock of Jesse
And a Flower shall rise out of his root!
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him —

 

O shepherd of Israel, hearken,
O guide of the flock of Joseph!
Rouse Your power, and come to save us.
O Lord of hosts, how long will You burn with anger

 

O Jesus, the world waits for You.
Excite in me a wonder at the wisdom and power of Your Father and ours.
Receive my prayer as part of my service of the Lord

 

O God, Who endowed holy John,
Your confessor and doctor,
with a wonderful love of self-denial
and a surpassing love of the cross;

 

Saint Lucy, whose beautiful name
signifies light, By the light of Faith
which God bestowed upon you,
increase and preserve His light in my soul,

 

God of power and mercy,
you blessed the Americas at Tepeyac
with the presence of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe.
May her prayers help all men and women

 

Come, long-expected Jesus.
Excite in me the joy and love and peace
it is right to bring to the manger of my Lord.
Raise in me, too,

 

O Holy Mother,
Let me be a fit instrument in your immaculate
and merciful hands for introducing
and increasing your glory to the maximum

 

Lord, you have created me for goodness,
love, compassion and peace.
Help me to make good use of the gifts
you have given me to make a difference

 

O God, who by the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son,
we beseech You that,

 

Lord, I long to feel secure and at peace.
Let your love by my refuge.
Show me how to build my life
on the everlasting rock of your compassion.

 

God Our Father we pray,
That through the intercession of St. Nicholas,
You will protect our children.
Keep them safe from harm,
And help them grow,

 

Lord, teach me to open
my eyes, ears and heart
that I may rejoice in your Holy Spirit.
May your unconditional love

 

O Lord, You are the temple of the Holy Spirit,
the city of the living God,
made joyous by abundant flowers,
the sacred flowers of Divine grace.

 

Almighty and everlasting God,
we thank you for your Servant Francis,
whom you called to preach the Gospel
to the peoples of Asia.
Raise up, we pray,

 

Lord, give me the courage to disarm
my heart from the feelings of anger,
resentment and revenge that foster
so much pain and division in my life.

 

O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and Earth,
refuge of sinner and most Loving Mother,
God has willed to entrust
the entire order of mercy on to you.

 

O good cross,
made beautiful by the body of the Lord,
long have I desired you,
ardently have I loved you,
unceasingly have I sought you,

 

O Blessed Mother Mary, before your
marriage to the carpenter St. Joseph,
you were overshadowed by the Holy Spirit
and conceived a child.

 

My Lord Jesus Christ,
I believe that You are really here in this Sacrament.
Night and day You remain here compassionate and loving.
You call, You wait for,

 

O Lord, we bring before You
the distress and dangers of peoples and nations,
the pleas of the imprisoned and the captive,
the sorrows of the grief-stricken,

 

Loving mother of the Redeemer,
gate of heaven, star of the sea,
assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again.

 

I am loved by God;
I am made by God;
I am forgiven by God;
I am accepted by God unconditionally;
I am a child of God;
I am sustained by God;

 

I thank You dear Jesus,
for having become the priceless Victim,
to merit for me the fullness of heavenly favors.
Awaken in me such confidence in You

 

From the depths of my heart
I thank You, Dear Lord,
For Your infinite kindness in coming to me.
How good You are to me!

 

Lord, we thank you
for the goodness of our people
and for the spirit of justice
that fills this nation.
We thank you for the beauty and fullness of the

 

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy.
hail our life, our sweetness and our hope!
To you we cry, poor banished children of Eve!
To you we send up our sighs;

 

God of mercy and kindness,
open our hearts and minds
to the blessings that you shower upon us.
Fill us with gratitude for all that you have done,

 

My dear Redeemer,
it is not from custom or human respect
that I come to receive You;
but it is solely to love and be united with You,

 

O dear Jesus,
I humbly implore You to grant Your special graces to our family.
May our home be the shrine of peace, purity, love, labor and faith.

 

My Lord God,
even now I accept at Your hands,
cheerfully and willingly,
with all its anxieties,
pains and sufferings,
whatever kind of death

 

Jesus, Son of God and our Savior,
have mercy on all who wound your Sacred Heart by sin,
unfaithfulness and neglect.
O loving Heart of Jesus,

 

Thank You, Lord, for bringing us together.
May we learn to appreciate one another more and more.
May we cherish the gift of each other.

 

Jesus, You have given Yourself to me,
now let me give myself to You;
I give You my body,
that it may be chaste and pure.
I give You my soul,

 

I consecrate my mind to you,
that you may enlighten me in all things,
with the light of faith;
my heart,

 

O my God!
Who has graciously promised every blessing,
even Heaven itself,
through Jesus Christ,
to those who keep Your commandments;

 

O God, by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest,
look kindly on your departed veterans who gave their
lives in the service of their country.

 

Merciful Father, I am guilty of sin.
I confess my sins before you and I am sorry for them.
Your promises are just;

 

O everlasting and Triune God,
I consecrate myself wholly to you today.
Let all my days offer you ceaseless praise,

 

Even though I can be so proud,
You humbled Yourself on a cross for me.

Even though I can be so selfish,
You rose to share Your life with me.

 

Oh dear Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I give You my whole heart.
I see Your Heart on fire for love of me.
I want to be in this fiery furnace

 

Dear Holy Spirit,
You are my friend.
I give You myself.
I ask You to dwell deeply inside of me
and make me holy.
I want to know the fire of God's love.

 

Obtain for me,
O Good Saint Anne,
the grace to fulfill faithfully,
after your example,
all the duties of my state of life
and to practice, like you,

 

O my God, I love You above all things
with my whole heart and soul
because You are all good and worthy of all my love.

 

Blessed Saint Joseph,
holy guardian of Jesus and Mary,
assist us by your prayers
in all the necessities of life.
Ask of Jesus that special grace

 

Lord God,
you are the glory of believers
and the life of the just.
Your Son redeemed us
by dying and rising to life again.

 

Dear God, thank you for the example of the Saints.
I desire to join in their company,
worshiping you forever in Heaven.

 

Heavenly Father
we thank you for your many blessings
and for the devout men and women
we will celebrate on All Saints Day.

 

Sanctify, O Lord,
our souls, minds, and bodies.
Touch our minds
and search out our consciences.
Cast out from us every evil thought,

 

Make us realize, dear Mother,
that there are no people who are so bad
that we cannot say something good about them.

 

O God, all that I am
and all that I have is from You.
You have given me my gifts of body and soul.
You have numbered me among your favored children.

 

My God, 
I firmly believe that You are everywhere present 
and see all things. 
You see my nothingness, 

 

O Jesus! You have given us in the Holy Eucharist
Your Body and Blood to be our spiritual nourishment,
through which we may have life everlasting.

 

Hear O Blessed Virgin the prayers which we address you,
Our Lady of Rest as we are mindful of that
maternal love in which you receive your children.

 

Jesus, my God,
You are infinitely good and perfect.
I love You above all things
and with my whole heart.
I desire to receive Your grace

 

O Lord, in your merciful goodness
You are coming into my soul
to unite Yourself most intimately with me.
You came into the world for love of man,

 

O Blessed Lord
We thank You for having graced
the Church with St. John Paul II
and for allowing the tenderness of your

 

O Divine Lord,
how shall I dare to approach You,
I who have so often offended You?
No, Lord, I am not worthy
that You should enter under my roof;

 

O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,
and Queen of the World, rule over us,

 

Eternal Father,
turn Your merciful gaze upon
upon the souls of priests and religious.
Endow them with the strength of Your blessing.

 

Your are the one who created me and let me call You, “Father.”
That is the Grace of all Graces and cannot help but be called a miracle!

 

I am the wheat of God,
and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts,
that I may be found the pure bread of God.
I long after the Lord,

 

Eternal Father,
turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind
and especially upon poor sinners,
all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus.

 

O my God,
I am heartily sorry for having offended You.
I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven
and the pains of hell.

 

O Sacred Heart,
You are the only object of my love,
the guardian of my life,
my assurance of salvation,
the remedy of my weakness and inconstancy,

 

O Blessed Saint Joseph,
to thee do we cry in our tribulations,
as we confidently invoke your patronage,
after that of your most holy spouse,

 

O Jesus, Good Shepherd,
You heal the sick and needy.
I give you all those parts of my body
which have suffered from illness.

 

Even when I show You the thorny side of my character,
or when I’m sharp, unloving to those I love
unapproachable, or in a bad mood,

 

O Lord, remove from me all that can displease You
or resist Your holy will;
let your pure love imprint Your image
so deeply upon my heart,

 

Most Holy Virgin Mary,
tender Mother of all,
to fulfill the desires of the Sacred Heart
and the request of the Vicar of your Son on earth,

 

O Lord, we humbly pray
that You will empower us to use our vision and our ability
to explore new frontiers in ways that are pleasing

 

We come with confidence to you,
O Throne of Grace and Mother of Fair Love.
Inflame us with the same Divine Fire
which has inflamed your own Sorrowful

 

I venerate you with all my heart,
O Virgin most holy,
above all Angels and Saints in paradise,
as the beloved Spouse of the Spirit of God,

 

Gracious and Holy Father,
Please give me:
intellect to understand you,
reason to discern you,
diligence to seek you,
wisdom to find you,

 

O God, You made us in Your own image
and redeemed us through Jesus Your Son.

 

Father, I abandon myself into Your hands;
Do with me whatever You will.
Whatever You may do, I thank You.
I am ready for all, I accept all.

 

My good Angel,
you come from heaven;
God has sent you to take care of me.
Oh, shelter me under your wings.
Lighten my path, direct my steps.

 

Lord, I desire that in all things Your will may be done,
because it is Your will,
in the manner You want,
and as long as You want.

 

Mary! A Name too pure for mortal lips
Or language of the seraphim,
First borrowed from the songs of heaven,
It stirs the soul, yet soothes our fears.

 

O Mary, my Mother,
I offer you my soul, my mind, and my heart.
Make of me God's instrument.
Give me a penetrating mind to discover,

 

August Queen of Heaven,
sovereign queen of Angels,
you who at the beginning
received from God
the power and the mission to crush the head of Satan,

 

Almighty God,
who called your servant Vincent de Paul
to serve you in the person of those in need:
Grant that we, following his example,

 

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
truly present in the Holy Eucharist,
I consecrate my body and soul
to be entirely one with Your Heart,

 

Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord,
Your Grace into our hearts;
that as we have known the incarnation of Christ,
your Son by the message of an angel,

 

Assist us, O Lord our God;
and defend us evermore by the might of Your Holy Cross,
in whose honor You make us to rejoice.
Through Christ our Lord.

 

Hear, Lord, the prayers we offer from contrite hearts.
Have pity on us as we acknowledge our sins.
Lead us back to the way of holiness.

 

Hail Mary, Woman of sorrows
Mother of the living!
Virgin spouse beneath the Cross, the new Eve,
Be our guide along the paths of the world.

 

Give me grace to purify my memory,
to bridle my tongue,
to restrain my eyes,
and to mortify my senses.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, who are called the Prince of Peace,
who are Yourself our peace and reconciliation,
who so often said, “Peace to You,” grant us peace.

 

You, O eternal Trinity,
are a deep sea into which,
the more I enter,
the more I find.
And the more I find,
the more I seek.

 

Lord, we are here to be attentive to your Word;
we are here to search for Your Truth.
Speak to us, Lord, Your servants are listening.

 

God our Father, 
only You can give meaning and purpose to life.
Let Your Word, rich as it is,
pierce deeply into our hearts
and change our lives,

 

Help me, dear Lord,
to really believe that Christian love is the greatest power in the world.
Let me see that this is not an emotion,

 

I beseech you,
O Lord Jesus Christ,
that the Blessed Virgin Mary,
whose most holy soul was pierced
in the hour of your Passion

 

At the rising of Your sun
Lord God, Creator of light,
at the rising of Your sun each morning,
let the greatest of all lights, Your love,

 

O everlasting and loving God,
I consecrate myself wholly to Your today.
Lt all my days offer you ceaseless praise,

 

Sweet Child Mary,
destined to be the Mother of God
and our sovereign and loving Mother,
by the prodigies of grace you lavish upon us,

 

God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world:
peace in the hearts of all men and women
and peace among the nations of the earth.

 

Show us, we beg You, O Lord,
in Your clemency,
Your unspeakable mercy,
that You may both cleanse us from all our sins,

 

O Holy Child, 
by the privileges granted to you alone 
and by the merits which you have acquired, 
be merciful to me this day. 

 

O Mary, conceived without sin,
Pray for us who have recourse to you.
You are all fair, O Virgin Mary,
You never knew the stain of sin;

 

O my God, conduct me by Your wisdom,
restrain me by Your justice,
comfort me by Your mercy,
defend me by Your power.

 

St. Columban pray for us.

 

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta,
you allowed the thirsting love of Jesus on the Cross
to become a living flame within you,

 

O holy protector of the holy family,
protect us children of the Lord Jesus Christ;
keep far from us the errors and evils
which corrupt the world;

 

Heavenly Father, you watch over your creation
and bring it to perfection by the work of our hands.
Hear the prayers of your people who ask for work

 

Hail Mary, poor and humble Woman,
Blessed by the Most High!
Virgin of hope, dawn of a new era,
We join in your song of praise,

 

O my God, I believe in You;
strengthen my faith.
All my hopes are in You;
secure them in Your name.
I love You with my whole heart;

 

All praise and glory are Yours, almighty Father:
You have given us Your Son Jesus to save us from sin.
We praise You for choosing Mary to be His mother,

 

Dear Jesus,
When we received the Sacrament of Baptism
we were given new life in You
and became part of the Christian community.

 

O God, You raised up St. John the Baptist
to prepare a perfect people for Christ.
Fill Your people with the joy
of possessing His grace,

 

Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit,
that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me, O Holy Spirit,
that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit,

 

All praise and glory are Yours, Lord Jesus:
You have made us Your body, Your Church,
And help us to bear fruit for our heavenly Father.

 

O My Lord Jesus Christ, the true Lamb
Who takes away the sins of the world;
by Your mercy, which is infinite,
pardon my iniquities,

 

Behold the One Mediator between God and men,
the Man Christ Jesus,
my Advocate and High-Priest,
Who intercedes for me.

 

O Glorious St. Bartholomew,
Jesus called you a person without guile
and you saw in this word a sign
that he was the Son of God and King of Israel.

 

Heavenly Father, caring and loving God,
You never fail to help me when I
call upon You in my time of need.

 

O most merciful Father,
who has so loved me as to give me
Your only-begotten Son for my food and drink,
and with Him all things,

 

Most holy Virgin,
who pleased our Lord and became his mother,
Virgin Immaculate in your body and soul,
in your body and soul,
in your faith and love,

 

O Blessed Virgin,
Mother of my God and Savior,
present my petitions to your Son.
O all the Angels and Saints, citizens of heaven,

 

O Lord Jesus Christ,
in presenting ourselves before Your adorable Face
to ask of You the graces of which we stand most in need,
we beseech You above all,

 

O compassionate Mother, not to forget us.
Grant, O Lady, that we,
your devout children,
may be favored more beyond comparison

 

Grant, O Lord, to Your Church,
assurance of freedom and immunity from harm;
give peace and order to all nations,
and make the earth resound

 

God of Mercy and Compassion -

 

Holy Mother Mary,
we all rejoice with you today
on the feast of your glorious Assumption into heaven.
You have been taken up body and soul into heaven.

 

Be the King, O Lord,
not only of the faithful who have never forsaken You,
but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned You,

 

Oh Dear Jesus,
we are so far away from Your most pure and Sacred Heart.
As a family we need Your help.
Heal all the quarrels that exist

 

O Immaculate Mother,
lead us to Heaven,
inflame us with the Divine Love,
let shine upon us that same light of glory
which You behold forever!

 

Most sweet Jesus,
Redeemer of the human race,
look down upon us,
humbly prostrate before Your altar.

 

Oh most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
we come to you as a family
and consecrate ourselves to Your Sacred Heart.
Protect us through Your Most Precious Blood

 

Loving Mary, Mother of Jesus and our mother too.
Thank you for always saying yes to God’s call.
We praise Jesus, the fruit of your yes.

 

O Mary, Mary more beautiful than all creatures,
lovely after Jesus above all loves,
more dear than all created things,
gracious above every grace,

 

I adore You, O my God,
present in the holy Eucharist,
as my Creator,
my Preserver,
and my Redeemer.
I offer You all that I have,
all that I am,

 

At the Transfiguration, Father, You showed
Jesus in glory, a glimpse of what His disciples
would see in His risen life.

 

O Lord, You received affronts
without number from Your blasphemers,
yet each day You free captive souls
from the grip of the ancient enemy.

 

O Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of God and Queen of Heaven and Earth,
Through you shines the whole splendor
and magnificence of the Trinity!

 

O Blessed Lady of the Fields,
who lived with and loved the rural folk of the village,
look down graciously upon the fields and pastures of this,

 

Heavenly Father, You made the sunset
of my life more beautiful by unlocking the door
to eternal life through the death
and resurrection of Your Son.

 

Jesus Christ, my God,
I adore You and I thank You
for the many favors You have bestowed on me this day.
I offer You my sleep

 

Lord Jesus, teach me to be generous,
to serve You as You deserve:
to give without counting the cost,
to fight heedless of the wounds,

 

Saints of God,
who owe Your happiness to the Blood of Jesus;
Angelic spirits,
who sing Its glory and power,
Heavenly Virgin,

 

On Calvary you heard a voice,
well-known to you, which said:
"Woman, behold your Son".
By these words you were appointed the Mother of all believers.

 

Eternal Father,
turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind
and especially upon poor sinners,
all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus.

 

Discover to me, O my God,
the nothingness of this world,
the greatness of heaven,
the shortness of time,
and the length of eternity.

 

Your day of birth …

Filled with possibilities. But mostly…
Filled with God.

 

O gracious God,
we remember before You today Your servant and apostle James,
first among the Twelve to suffer martyrdom
for the Name of Jesus Christ;

 

O most blessed Virgin Mary,
mother most loving and most merciful,
I, a miserable and unworthy sinner come before You,
with the heartfelt prayer,

 

O Mary, crowned with stars,
who has the moon for your footstool
and who sits enthroned above all the choirs of Angels,

 

Blood of my Crucified Savior,
detach me from the world,
and the spirit of the world.
Make me humble in life and sacrifice,

 

O Lord, my God,
from this day I accept
from Your hand willingly
and with submission,
the kind of life that it may please You to send me,

 

Give me strength, O my God,
to absolve my offences,
to overcome temptations,
to subdue my passions,
and to acquire the virtues proper in my life.

 

O God, how precious I am to You.
Since the beginning of time,
You were there for me.

 

O Mary, dear Mother, enlighten our minds, and warm our hearts; 
let that pure love which streams forth from your eyes, 

 

Heavenly Wine,
giver of purity and strength,
pour down upon my soul.
Make of my heart a living chalice
from which grace shall constantly flow

 

You who, with special mercy,
look upon those clothed in Your beloved Habit,
cast a glance of pity upon me.
Fortify my weakness with Your strength;

 

To You I desire to consecrate all my thoughts,
words, actions, and sufferings;
that I may think of You, speak of You,

 

I cling to You and give myself to You
and ask You by Your compassion
to watch over me in my weakness.
Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus

 

Out of love it was that You came down to take our flesh;
and when about to depart from this world to the Father,

 

God, You are the source of all life.
You created me and formed me in my mother’s womb.
(Psalm 139)

 

O merciful Redeemer,
stoop to regard me as a perpetual adorer
of Your Most Precious Blood,
and be pleased to accept my prayers,

 

O my God, make me prudent in my undertakings,
courageous in dangers,
patient in afflictions,
and humble in prosperity.

 

Blood of Jesus, inebriate me!
O Jesus, my Beloved Savior,
ever present in the Tabernacle,
to be the strength,
the joy and the food of souls,

 

O Most Sweet Savior, Jesus Christ,
how great was Your love,
which drew You from the bosom of the Father
to this vale of tears,

 

On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses,
I offer myself soul and body to You,
Eternal Spirit of God.

 

My Queen and my Mother,
I give myself entirely to you;
and to show my devotion to you,
I consecrate to you this day my eyes,

 

In You, O God, I put my trust.

 

Eternal God, stir our minds
and stimulate our hearts
with a high sense of patriotism
on this Fourth of July.
May all that this day symbolizes

 

Loving God, on the eve of our Nation’s birthday,
grant that we may renew our resolve
to dedicate ourselves to ushering in
an era when good will shall live

 

My God, I believe in You;
please strengthen my faith.
All my hopes are in You;
please secure them.
I love You with my whole heart;

 

Lord, I believe in You: increase my faith.
I trust in You: strengthen my trust.
I love You: let me love You more and more.

 

Blessed are you,
Mother of my Lord,
For you have believed the Word of God.

 

O holy Apostles, Peter and Paul,
obtain for me, I pray you, lively faith,
firm hope, and burning love;
patience in adversity, humility in prosperity,

 

Lord – I am so often … what’s the word?
… frustrated by the poor results
of my efforts to get to know You.

 

O Lord, put me on guard against my human weaknesses.
Let me cherish Your love for me,
keep Your law, and come at last to Your salvation.

 

Be with us,
Lord, tonight.
Stay to adore and praise,
and give thanks for us while we sleep;
to draw down mercy and grace upon the world;

 

Holy Immaculate Mary,
help all who are in trouble.
Give courage to the faint-hearted,
console the sad,
heal the infirm,
pray for the people,

 

Hear my voice,
for I speak for the multitudes
in every country and in every period of history
who do not want war

 

O Good Shepherd,
stay with Your sheep,
Secure them against the perils that beset them.
Stay, above all,
with the suffering and dying.

 

Dear Scholar and Martyr,
it was not the King of England
but you who were the true Defender of the Faith.
Like Christ unjustly condemned,

 

Jesus, we know You are calling us to follow
You just as You called Your first disciples.
You need us. You want us to be Your hands,

 

May you walk with God this summer
In whatever you do,
Wherever you go.

 

Let me love You, my Lord and my God,
and see myself as I really am:
a pilgrim in this world,
a Christian called to respect and love

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
I consecrate myself today anew
and without reserve to Your Divine Heart.
I consecrate to You my body with all its senses,

 

God our Father,
in Your wisdom and love You made all things.
Bless these men,
that they may be strengthened as Christian fathers.

 

I place my trust in You without reserve
and I hope for the remission of my sins
through Your infinite mercy.

 

My soul,
my Jesus loves you ardently.
Hope for great favors from the Lord,
Who, through an impulse of love,
comes to you all love.

 

Lord of patience and kindness –

 

O my God!
I love You,
with my whole heart and soul,
and above all things,
because You are infinitely good and perfect,

 

O my God, I thank you and I praise
you for accomplishing your holy
and all-lovable will without any regard for mine.
With my whole heart,

 

O Lord,
You have mercy on all,
take away from me my sins,
and mercifully set me ablaze
with the fire of Your Holy Spirit.

 

I offer You, Lord, my thoughts;
to be fixed on You; 
my words: to have You for their theme;
my actions: to reflect my love for You;

 

O Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Heavenly beauty and splendor of the Father,
You are the most valued Heavenly treasure.

 

O, Sacred Heart of Jesus,
filled with Infinite Love,
broken by our ingratitude,
and pierced by our sins,
yet loving us still,

 

Today, again, I am in Your presence,
Your real presence, Your saving presence.
I adore You.
I am allowed by You to be before You here.

 

To you, Creator of nature and humanity,
of truth and beauty, I pray:
Hear my voice,
for it is the voice
of the victims of all wars and violence

 

O Almighty God,
who has given me my father and mother,
and made them an image of Your authority,
and love, and tender watchfulness;

 

How I love You, O my Blessed Virgin Mother!
Had I been a priest,
I would have spoken so much of you.
I consecrate my soul and all my being to you.

 

O God!
our refuge and our strength,
look down with favor on Your people who cry to You;
and through the intercession of the glorious

 

O Holy Trinity,
we thank You for having given to the Church St. Pope John Paul II,
and for having made him shine with Your fatherly tenderness,

 

Virgin Most Holy, Mother of the Incarnate Word and our Mother, venerated in the Shrine of Sheshan under the title "Help of Christians", the entire Church in China looks to…

 

My soul magnifies the Lord
And My spirit rejoices in God my Savior.

 

O Mary, your name has been on my lips
and in my heart from my early infancy.
When I was a child
I learned to love you as a Mother,

 

Lord Jesus, who in the Eucharist make your dwelling among us
and become our travelling companion,
sustain Our Christian communities

 

Immaculate Mary, Humble Virgin,
Mother of our Church,
and protectress of our nation,
we ask you to go before the Throne of the Holy Trinity

 

Holy Spirit, we are a sinful nation,
and we beg you to send us Your authentic spirit of repentance.
We are also a nation capable of great charity and justice,

 

Lord Jesus, in your Eucharist
make Christian spouses the "signs" of
your nuptial love among us: make
families communities of people who,

 

Lord Jesus, from your alter
illuminate our communities with light and grace,
so that it may reject the seduction of a materialistic conception of life,

 

Lord God, for a long time,
I disregarded brothers and sisters;

Neither did I show respect
for the earth and all of Your Creation.

 

Blessed are you, Father,
who, in your infinite love,
gave us your only-begotten Son.
By the power of the Holy Spirit,
he became incarnate

 

By your grace, O Father,
may we experience a time of deep conversion
and of joyful return to you.
May it be a time of reconciliation between people,

 

O Mary, bright dawn of the new world,
grant that all who believe in your Son
may proclaim the Gospel of life
with honesty and love

 

O God,on this day
You teach the hearts of Your faithful people
by the light of Your Holy Spirit.
Grant us by the same Spirit

 

Mother of the Redeemer,
we entrust to you the Church
which acknowledges you
and invokes you as Mother.
To you, Mother of the human family

 

O Queen of the Apostles,
we resolve from this moment to devote our talents,
learning, material resources,
our health, sickness and trials,

 

O Lord of Peace, the world awaits.
It cries of children torn from families.
Of mothers broken and shattered.
Of fathers helpless and distraught.

 

O Mary, powerful as an army,
grant victory to our ranks.
We are very weak
and our enemy rages with uttermost conceit.
But under your banner

 

Look down most Blessed Virgin,
upon all your children.
Heed the anguish of so many people,
fathers and mothers of families

 

I love You, O my God.
With all my soul,
With all my mind,
With all my strength,
Above all possessions and honors,

 

Mother of mothers, you courageously accepted
motherhood in troubled times,
Pray for All Mothers.

 

My God,
Who possesses in incomprehensible abundance
all that is perfect and worthy of love,
kindle in my heart
the pure fire of Your love,

 

Mary, Virgin, Mother of God,
Martyr of love and sorrow,
because you witnessed
the pains and torments of Jesus,
I ask you to save me, a sinner.

 

Dear God, we thank You for the love
and many blessings You give Us.
May we cherish the gift of each other.
Help us to show our gratitude

 

St. Joseph be always our protector.
That your internal spirit of peace,
silence, honest work, and prayer
in the service of the Church

 

O Mary,
help me to keep to my purpose of living
as a faithful disciple of Jesus,
for the building up of the Christian society

 

O most holy Heart of Jesus,
fountain of every blessing,
I adore You, I love You,
and with a lively sorrow for my sins,

 

Blessed Virgin Mary, you are the mother
and queen of every Christian family.
When you conceived and gave birth to Jesus,

 

Grant, we beseech You
O Lord Jesus Christ, 
that now, and at the hour of our death,
the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,
Your Mother, may intercede for us,

 

Immaculate Mother of God,
we know that God's commandment of love
and our vocation to follow Jesus Christ

 

May Thursday be a hope filled day,
That floods my fears with light,
A day that quiets all anxious thoughts
As I encounter Christ.

 

O Virgin, fair as the moon,
delight of the angels and saints in heaven,
grant that we may become like you

 

O Mary, you are praying for us,
you are always praying for us.
We know it, we feel it.
Oh what joy and truth,
what sublime glory,

 

O God, Creator of the universe,
who extends your paternal concern over every creature
and guides the events of history to the goal of salvation,

 

Risen Lord, You heal our
broken hearts and give us peace.
Help me to be a source of encouragement
to those troubled by pain and suffering.

 

Let me pause as I begin this new day to give it to You, Lord.
Before the tumult of activities breaks in;

 

Risen Lord, Your grace and love are all I need.
Help me to do Your will today.

 

Loving God,
We believe You live among us
and the place where You are is Holy Ground,

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
who are called the Prince of Peace,
who are yourself our peace and reconciliation,
grant us peace.

 

Gracious Lord almighty, Jesus Christ,
let Your sufferings aid us,
and defend us from all pain and grief,
all peril and misery,
all uncleanness of heart,

 

Lord, You love me and answer all my needs.
Help me to be less self-focused in life
and more attentive to the needs of others.

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
You are the Author of Life,
Who died and now lives forevermore.

 

Risen Lord, You have blessed us
with abundant gifts.
Open my ears to hear
the teaching of the Holy Spirit
that I may use these gifts

 

O Lord, You are the Good Shepherd
who leads me along safe paths.
Help me to be a good shepherd to all people.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, my heart
reaches out in gratitude.
You have raised me up
from the darkness.

 

My loving Jesus,
out of the grateful love I bear You,
and to make reparation for my unfaithfulness to grace,
I give You my heart,

 

Enraptured by the splendor of your heavenly beauty,
and impelled by the anxieties of the world,
we cast ourselves into your arms,

 

Receive, O most sweet Mother,
our humble prayers,
and above all obtain for us that,
one day, happy with you,
we may repeat before your throne that hymn

 

Heavenly Father and God of mercy,
we no longer look for Jesus among the dead,
for he is alive and has become the Lord of life.
From the waters of death

 

Mary, Virgin and Mother,
shows us what love is and whence it draws its origin
and its constantly renewed power.

 

Blessed are You, eternal God,
King of creation:
Bless my family who asks for your grace.
Let your Spirit guide our words and deeds,

 

Where will I go?
What road do I follow?
How long is this journey?
Will You be there when I arrive?

 

O God, for Whose honor the glorious bishop Stanislaus
fell under the swords of the wicked;
grant, we beseech You,
that all who implore his aid,

 

Lord, I believe, help my unbelief.
The first Christians recognized the signs and wonders of their day.
Help me to see your guiding hand each day.

 

Pour Your grace into our hearts, O Lord;
that we who have known the incarnation
of Your Son Jesus Christ,
announced by an angel
to the Virgin Mary,

 

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless
and the treasury of compassion - inexhaustible,
look kindly upon us
and increase Your mercy in us,

 

Jesus, Lord, don't let the fear of death overpower us.
And don't let the loss of our loved ones
cause us to doubt Your power to “Easter” everybody.

 

The cross of death has become the Tree of Life, and we rejoice.
God has sent forth the Spirit,
And the world quickens to life anew.
Jesus is risen!

 

We sing our Alleluias today, for Jesus is risen.
Our souls proclaim the greatness of God,
Our spirits rejoice in our Risen Savior.

 

Mary, in the brilliant light of Easter,
Teach us that nothing is impossible with God.
All our struggles with self and others,

 

Mary, we, your sons and daughters
Look to you as we treasure and ponder
The Rising of Jesus - your Son.

 

May Christ, the Living One
who came back from the dead,
fill your heart with blessings this Easter

 

May the Lord bless you this Easter Time:

Bless you with faith,
guard you in doubt;
Bless you with hope,
uplift you in despair;

 

Like Mary in tears at the empty tomb
with the stone rolled back,
wondering where You were,
so in life we can be downhearted

 

O Jesus, Who by reason of Your burning love for us
has willed to be crucified
and to shed Your Most Precious Blood

 

Lord, help me to show
compassion towards others,
as You show compassion to me;
help me to be forgiving towards others,
as You are forgiving to me;

 

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
My memory, my understanding
And my entire will,
All I have and call my own.
You have given all to me.

 

O Lord Jesus, in order that the merits
of Your sacrifice on the Cross
might be applied to every soul of all time,

 

Lord, this Easter
I ask You to bless my home,
to make it a place
where Your goodness dwells,
where Your presence can be felt.

 

Teach me, my Lord,
to be sweet and gentle in all the events of life,
in disappointments,
in the thoughtlessness of those I trusted,

 

The courage to believe,
to dare to believe
in the God who loves us!

 

O Jesus,it is not the heavenly reward You have promised
which impels me to love You;
neither is it the threat of hell
that keeps me from offending You.

 

At first
Mary didn’t sense
Your presence,
didn’t know it was You
there in the Garden.
When she realized,
her heart was filled
with joy.

 

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus
while before Your face I humbly kneel and,
with burning soul,
pray and beseech You

 

Lord, at this time of Easter rejoicing
open our eyes that we may see You in others,
especially in the poor and suffering;

 

You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
Say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress,

 

Almighty and Everlasting God, 
You have given the human race 
Jesus Christ our Savior as a model of humility. 

 

God our Father,
You sent Saint Patrick
to preach Your glory to the people of Ireland.
By the help of his prayers,

 

God of times and seasons,
you have brought us again to Lent
for the study of Your Word,
for the remembrance of the temptation of Your Son,

 

Even though I can be so proud,
You humbled Yourself on a cross for me.

Even though I can be so selfish,
You rose to share Your life with me.

 

Lord, Your apostle, Paul, once said:
"If we suffer with Christ,
we shall also be glorified with Him.

 

Lord, God all-powerful,
accept our poor prayers
and stretch out your powerful hand to defend us.

 

Lord, like the lilies that fill our senses
with their pure fragrance,
so fill us with Your pure gifts.

 

Convert us, O God our salvation,
and that the Lenten fast may be of profit to us,
instruct our minds with Heavenly discipline.

 

During the season of lent,
we begin to realize anew that these are the days of salvation
We know that we are all sinners.

 

O gracious Master,
infuse in our hearts
the spotless light of Your Divine Wisdom
and open the eyes of our mind

 

We thank you, Lord,
for all of the countless blessings
You have won for us,
for all of the graces
You have poured upon us,
for all the love

 

Grant us, we beseech You, O Lord,
the help of Your grace:
that duly applying ourselves to fasting and prayers,

 

Blessed are You, Lord
You offered Your life for us;
You accepted Your death for us;
You rose again for us.

 

“That my joy may remain in you.” (John 15:11)
There are moments when all of us
can feel a certain emptiness,
can glimpse despair

 

Lord, You have filled me
with Your Spirit of love and goodness.
Lead me out of the darkness of selfishness
that I may be a light
of faith, hope and love

 

Lord, guide me in Your truth
and teach me Your ways.
Forgive me for the times I have withheld
mercy, compassion, and love
from my sisters and brothers.

 

Lord, as we enter into Lent
may we strive each day
to deepen Your friendship with You
so as to make this a time of Your grace,
a season of Your favor.

 

Thank you, Thank you;
the women and men murmur politely.
It was a crowded room of 93
people experiencing homelessness.

 

Mercifully, O Lord,
work Your sanctification within us
by means of these mysteries;
may they both cleanse us from earthly vices,

 

Look down upon Your household, O Lord,
and grant that our souls,
chastened by the mortification of the flesh,

 

Almighty God,
You know the perils that surround me,
and how easy it would be for me to slip and fall.
Give me the wisdom that I need to do Your bidding,

 

Dear God, help me to walk with you throughout the day.
Give me today
some of the wisdom that is in Your words,
some of the love that is in your heart,

 

Loving Lord Jesus,
whose hands are underneath our lowest feelings
to support us as we rest in you.
Hold me in this dark place 

 

May God bless you and grant you joy.
May He deepen your love for each other.
May He bless you + in your family and friends,

 

O God, Protector of all people and nations,
protect my family and friends at home
from the violence and evil of others.

 

O holy Mother,
into the bosom of your tender mercy,
this day, every day of my life,
and at the hour of my death,
I commend my soul and body.

 

When I was hungry, you gave me to eat;
when I was thirsty you gave me to drink.

 

Almighty God, Who has given us this good land for our heritage;
We humbly beg You that we may always prove ourselves

 

We pray to You,
O almighty and eternal God!
Who through Jesus Christ
has revealed Your glory to all nations,
to preserve the works of Your mercy,

 

We adore you, O Christ,
and we bless you;
because by your Cross
you have redeemed the world.

Heart of Jesus,
I place all my trust in you.

 

Dear Lord Jesus and Mary, Mother of God,
Hold all these brave souls in the palm of your hand,
comfort them and their families.

 

Let not your hearts be troubled.
You who believe in God, believe also in me.
In my Father's house there are many mansions.

 

God of the desert,
as we follow Jesus into the unknown,
may we recognize the tempter when he comes;
let it be Your bread we eat,
Your world we serve

 

We fly to your patronage, O holy Mother of God;
despise not our petitions in our necessities,
but deliver us always from all dangers,

 

Watch, O Lord, with those who wake,
or watch, or weep tonight,
and give Your Angels and Saints charge over those who sleep.
Tend Your sick ones, O Lord Christ.

 

Virgin, most holy,
Mother of the Word Incarnate,
Treasurer of graces,
and Refuge of sinners,
I fly top your motherly affection
with lively faith,

 

Good Shepherd, tend us,
Jesus, of Your love befriend us,
You refresh us, You defend us,
Your eternal goodness send us
In the land of life to see.

 

Virgin Mary, most loving Mother,
please give me a heart like yours,
firm in its attachments and of unshakable loyalty,

 

Look down, O Lord,
from Your sanctuary
and from the high habitation of heaven,
and behold this sacred Victim,
which our great High Priest,

 

God our Father,
you will all men and women
to be saved and come to the knowledge of your Truth.

 

Blessed Virgin who, under the title of Repose,
reminds us of the succoring pity
with which your maternal heart is open to your children,
hear our prayer!

 

Come, Holy Spirit, Creator, come.
From your bright heavenly throne!
Come, take possession of our souls,
And make them all Your Own!

 

Dear Father, who answers our prayers,
Help me to be steadfast in my praying to you,
even to stay awake that I may pray!
Fill my life with thanksgiving to you.

 

O God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
our only Savior, the Prince of Peace:
Give us grace seriously to lay to heart

 

O United Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
You are all grace,
all mercy, all love.
Let my heart be joined to Yours,
so that my every need is present

 

Dear Lord Jesus Christ,
You wanted all who are weary
To come to You for support.
Lord, I am worn out
By my inability to find work.

 

O Lord Jesus, I adore you,
Son of Mary, my Savior and my Brother,
for You are God.
I follow You in my thoughts,
O first-fruits of our race,

 

O Triune Divinity,
I will believe whatever You want me to believe,
go wherever you want me to go,
do whatever you want me to do,
all for the love of You

 

My Lord Jesus Christ,
who for the love you bear us,
remain night and day in this Sacrament,
full of compassion and of love,

 

My dear Savior,
I unite all my affections with the affections
of your most loving Heart,
and I offer them with you to your Eternal Father

 

My Jesus, I love you with my heart.
I grieve for having until now so many times
offended your infinite goodness.

 

Thanks be rendered to the Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit
for all the graces with which
I have been laden in the past.

 

As the dawn breaks, Lord,
have mercy on me.
Strip away the sins that weaken me.
Mend my faults.
Cleanse my imperfection.

 

Breath in me, Spirit of God,
that I may think what is holy;
drive me, Spirit of God,
that I may do what is holy;
draw me Spirit of God, 

 

Father, Your Love never fails.
Keep me from danger
and provide for all my needs.
Teach me to be thankful for Your Gifts.
Confident in Your Love,

 

I salute you, holy Angel
who comforted my Jesus in His agony
and with you I praise the most holy Trinity
for having chosen you

 

O Mary, under your patronage
we find peace in the midst of earthly tribulation.
You are the quiet certainty of the strong soul,

 

O Lord, behold here before You
a soul who exists in this world
in order to allow You
to exercise Your admirable mercy

 

Behold, O most loving Jesus,
the wonderful extent of Your charity.
You have prepared for me,
from Your Sacred Flesh and most precious Blood,

 

God Our Heavenly Father
You created the world to serve humanity's needs
and to lead them to You.
By our own fault

 

Loving Father,
faith in Your Word is the way to wisdom.
Help me to think about Your Divine Plan
that I may grow in the truth.

 

O Lord my God,
I believe in you,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Grant that I may always and ardently
seek out your countenance.
Here I am before you

 

Hear, O Blessed Virgin,
the prayers which we address you,
Our Lady of Rest,
as we are mindful of that maternal love
in which you receive your children.

 

God, my Father,
You have promised to remain forever with those
who do what is just and right.
Help me to live in Your presence.

 

Father in Heaven,
when the Spirit came down upon Jesus
at His Baptism in the Jordan,
You revealed Him as Your own Beloved Son.
Keep me, Your child,

 

O Lord Jesus, like Saint Paul,
may I count everything as loss
in comparison with the supreme advantage of knowing you.

 

Father of Heaven and earth,
hear my prayer and show me the way to peace.
Guide each effort of my life
so that my faults and my sins

 

O Divine Spirit,
Who have so often enlightened my soul
with the light of Your beams,
I thank You with all my heart.

 

Almighty and everlasting God,
You have given to Your servants grace
for professing the true faith
and acknowledging the glory of the eternal Trinity

 

May the Lord Jesus place His hands on our eyes
that we may begin to catch sight
of the thing that are not seen
more than the things that are seen.

 

O Lord, You have gifted the Church
through the goodness of your Grace
to be your hands and do your work,
to be your voice and share your words,

 

O Christ Jesus,
when all is darkness 
and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense of Your presence,
Your love, and Your strength.

 

O Most Holy Virgin,
I venerate you with my whole heart,
above all the Angels
and Saints in Heaven.
I consecrate to you my soul with all its faculties.

 

Heavenly Father,
We give you thanks for the privilege of sharing
the joy of the Gospel in many cultures.

 

O Most Holy Virgin,
who stands before the throne 
of the Most Holy Trinity,
and to whom it is granted at all times

 

O Divine Savior!
I thank You for having perpetuated Your humble, 
obedient, self-sacrificing 

 

Heavenly Father, You blessed the Virgin Mary
with the fullness of grace.
She is my model of faith, hope and love.
I give this new year to her intercession

 

O Angel of God, my blessed protector,
to whose care I have been committed by my Creator
from the moment of my birth,
unite with me in thanking the Almighty

 

O that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest;
Truly, I would flee far away;
I would lodge in the wilderness.

 

O heavenly angel,
lead me safely through this world of sin and misery;
watch over me at the hour of my death;

 

We long for You, Oh Spirit of Light,
we long to know God,
we want to be one with Him,
our Divine God.
We want to be one with the Father,

 

Blessed are You, loving Father,
for all your gifts to us.
Blessed are You for giving us family and friends
to be with us in times of joy and sorrow,

 

Happy those whose offense is forgiven,
whose sin is remitted.
O happy those to whom the Lord
imputes no guilt,
in whose spirit is no guile.

 

Almighty God and Father of light,
a child is born for us
and a son is given to us.
Your eternal Word leaped down from heaven

 

God of endless ages,
Father of all goodness,
we keep vigil for the dawn of salvation
and the birth of your Son.
With gratitude we recall his humanity,

 

Lord our God,
the heavens are the work of your hands,
the moon and the stars you made;
the earth and the sea,

 

Lord Jesus Christ,
grant me the grace of inner Peace. 
As You commanded the storm winds at sea to be calm,
command the storms in my life to be calmed.

 

Pour forth, we beg You, O Lord,
Your Grace into our hearts;
that as we have known the incarnation of Christ,
your Son by the message of an angel,

 

O Lord, You do not fail those who love you.
You do not change or vary Your ways.
Teach us Your own constancy in love.

 

Lord, we thank You for all the love that has been given to us,
for the love of family and friends,
and above all for Your love poured out upon us

 

Take, O Lord, and receive all my liberty,
my memory, my understanding, and my whole will.
You have given me all that I am and all that I possess.

 

O Lord, take away my heart of stone,
my hardened heart,
and grant to me a new heart,
a heart of flesh, a clean heart!
O You who purified the heart

 

We turn to you for protection,
holy Mother of God.
Listen to our prayers
and help us in our needs.
Save us from every danger,

 

Faultless Lord, enduring death for me,
You have consummated the debt of my sins:
Your sacrifice of forgiveness was absolute!

 

Lord,Give me strength and wisdom
to live this day as I should.

 

Lord Jesus,
grant that I and my spouse may have a true
and understanding love for each other.
Grant that we may both
be filled with faith and trust.

 

Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Mystical Rose,
make intercession for the holy Church,
protect the Sovereign Pontiff,

 

O holy Saint Joseph of Cupertino 
who by praying at your examinations,
were only asked the questions you knew, 

 

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water flowing from the side of Christ, purify me.

 

Lord Jesus hanging on the Cross,
I raise sorrowful and shameful eyes to you.
You have granted me untold blessings

 

O God, who by the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son,

 

Father, you prepared the Virgin Mary
to be the worthy mother of Your Son.
You let her share beforehand
in the salvation Christ would bring by His death,

 

God Our Father we pray,
that through the intercession of St. Nicholas,
You will protect our children.
Keep them safe from harm,
and help them grow,

 

May Christ support us all the day long,
till the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over

 

O Immaculate Queen of Heaven and Earth, 
Mother of God and Mediator of every grace: 
I believe that thy dearly beloved Son, 

 

O Mary, Mother of Mercy,
watch over all people,
that the Cross of Christ
may not be emptied of its power,
that man may not stray from the path of the good

 

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

 

Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
enlighten our minds to perceive the mysteries 
of the universe in relation to eternity. 

 

Sacred Heart of Jesus
today I wish to live in You,
in Your grace,
in which I desire at all costs to persevere.
Keep me from sin

 

O merciful Jesus!
For the salvation of mankind,
You did submit to the suffering of the scourging
and crowning with thorns;

 

Almighty God, whose hands hold all matters of life, 
give me grace of success in the work that I do. 
Help me to give it the careful thought 

 

Dear Jesus, focus of my life,
I humbly come to You, 
seeking Your refuge and protection
for my loved ones and myself 

 

Most Holy Virgin and Mother,
your soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow
in the passion of your divine Son,
and in His glorious resurrection,

 

God of all consolation,
in your unending love and mercy for us,
you turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life.

 

Heavenly Father, 
We ask You today for Your truth, 
As a belt tight around our waists. 

 

Father all-powerful, 
Your gifts of love are countless 
and Your goodness infinite. 
On Thanksgiving Day we come before You 

 

May the grace and blessing of the Sacred Heart be with you,
The peace of the Sacred Heart encompass you;
The merits of the Sacred Heart plead for you;

 

O Mary of all women,
you are the chosen one,
Who, ancient prophets promised,
would bear God’s only Son;
All Hebrew generations

 

O Lord, sometimes, my pride gets in the way,
Nevertheless, You will not stop trying to teach me humility.
I do not always practice rigorous honesty in my life,

 

Sometimes, I feel distance from You, oh Lord,
But, You are always right here for me.
I may feel far from trusting You,
Yet, You are trustworthy.

 

Most holy and afflicted Virgin,
Queen of Martyrs, 
you stood beneath the cross, 
witnessing the agony of your dying Son. 

 

O Jesus, come back into our society,
our family life, our souls
and reign there as our peaceful sovereign.
Enlighten with the splendor of faith

 

Lord Jesus, Carpenter and King,
supreme Sovereign of all men, 
look with tender mercy upon Your children 

 

Heavenly Father: 
we pray to You for those on the perilous ocean 
that You will embrace them with your mighty protection 

 

O Blessed Archangel Gabriel, 
we beg you, 
to intercede for us 
at the throne of Divine Mercy 
in our present necessities, 

 

Almighty and Eternal Father,
Giver of all Gifts,
show us Your mercy,
and grant, we ask You,
through the merits of Your faithful Servant,

 

Fortify me with the grace of Your Holy Spirit;
and give Your peace to my soul
that I may be free from all needless

 

Lord, hold our brave veterans in your loving hands. 
Protect them as they protected us.
Bless them and their families

 

All-powerful and ever-living God,
when Abraham left his native land
and departed from his people
You kept him safe through all his journeys.

 

St. Gerard, who, like the Savior, 
loved children so tenderly 
and by your prayers freed many from disease and even death, 

 

Sing, my tongue, the Savior’s glory,
Of His flesh the mystery sing;
Of the blood all price exceeding,
Shed by our immortal King.

 

Father of Mercy,
forgive my failings,
keep me in Your Grace,
and lead me in the way of salvation.
Give me strength in serving You

 

Father, I belong to you.
I place myself anew in your hands
and acknowledge you as Master and Lord of my life.
Grant me the gift of a forgiving heart

 

I beg you, Lord,
let the fiery, gentle power of your love
take possession of my soul,
and snatch it away
from everything under heaven,

 

O Divine Eternal Father,
in union with your Divine Son and the Holy Spirit,
and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,

 

Remember, O most pure spouse 
of the Virgin Mary,
my beloved Patron, 
that never it has been heard
that anyone invoked your patronage 

 

My God,
bestow Your blessings and Your mercies
on all persons
and on those souls in Purgatory
for whom I am in charity, gratitude, or friendship bound

 

Almighty and Everlasting God,
who placed the flame of Your love in the hearts of the saints,
grant us the same faith and power of love

 

Have Mercy, O gentle Jesus! 
on the Souls detained in Purgatory. 
Thou Who for their ransom didst take upon Thyself 

 

Father, God of all consolation, 
in Your unending love and mercy for us 
You turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life. 

 

O God, whose only-begotten Son, 
by His life, death and resurrection, 
has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; 

 

Lord Jesus, our Savior and our brother,
listen to our prayer and look with love on Your child.
Visit him/her in this time of sickness

 

O holy angel, at my side,
Go to church for me,
Kneel in my place at Holy Mass
Where I desire to be.
At Offertory, in my stead,
Take all I am and own,

 

O God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change
the courage to change the things I can
and the wisdom to know the difference.

 

Hail Mary!
Daughter of God the Father. 

Hail Mary!
Mother of God the Son. 

Hail Mary!
Spouse of God the Holy Ghost. 

 

Lord, now You let Your servant go in peace. 
Your word has been fulfilled. 
My own eyes have seen the salvation 

 

O Lord, heal Your servant
from the afflictions that they are now suffering. 
Strengthen our faith like that of the Roman Centurion, 

 

O My God,
in order that I may be a living act of perfect love,
I offer myself as a whole burnt offering
to your tender love.
Consume me continually,

 

I beg you, Lord,
let the fiery, gentle power of your love
take possession of my soul,
and snatch it away
from everything under heaven,

 

We beseech You, O Lord, 
to be our helper and protector.
Save the afflicted among us; 
have mercy on the lowly; 

 

Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary, 
that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, 
implored your help, 

 

Spirit of God,
fill our hearts with a desire
to seek truth and rejoice in beauty.
Help us to know what is pleasing to you 

 

O My God, I adore You 
and I love You with all my heart. 
I thank You for having created me, 
for having made me a Catholic 

 

God be in my head and in my understanding.
God be in my eyes and in my looking.
God be in my mouth and in my speaking.
God be in my heart and in my thinking.

 

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy.
Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope!
To You do we cry, poor banished children of Eve!

 

Saint Michael,
your heart was filled with great charity 
for God and man. 
Our Lord returned your love 

 

Father, hear our prayers for the salvation of the world. 
Grant Mercy to all souls that turned away from You. 

 

Christ be with me, Christ within me
Christ behind me, Christ before me
Christ beside me, Christ to win me
Christ to comfort me and restore me.

 

St. John XXIII, Your simple and meek persona
carried the scent of God 
and the desire of goodness
was inflamed in the heart.

 

O God, from whom all holy desires, 
all right counsels and all just works do proceed; 

 

Lord, if what I seek be according to Your will, 
then let it come to pass 
and let success attend the outcome.
But if not, my God, 

 

Queen of the Holy Rosary, 
you have designed to come to Fatima,
to reveal to the three shepherd children,
the treasures of grace hidden in the Rosary.

 

O Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, in these times of such brazen impiety,
manifest your power with the signs of your ancient victories.

 

Lord, you offer freedom to all people. 
We pray for all who are incarcerated 
and for those who are affected by 

 

Behold me at Your feet, O Jesus of Nazareth, 
behold the most wretched of creatures, 
who comes into Your presence humbled and penitent! 

 

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;

 

By the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 
Queen of Peace, set up Your kingdom in our country. 
Enter closely into the midst of our families 

 

Jesus, Lover of chastity, 
Mary, Mother most pure, 
and Joseph, chaste guardian of the Virgin, 
to you I come at this hour, 

 

My Jesus, 
by the sorrows You suffered in Your agony in the Garden, 
in Your scourging and crowning with thorns, 

 

Remember, O Good Saint Anne,
whose name means grace and mercy,
that never was it know
that anyone who fled to your protection,
implored your help,

 

Remind me, Lord. I keep forgetting, 
that You are my helper.
Remind me, Lord. I keep forgetting, 
that I don’t have to fear anything.

 

Remember, most loving Virgin Mary,
never was it heard
that anyone who turned to you for help
was left unaided.

 

Remind me, Lord. I keep forgetting,
that You are powerful enough to single-handed 
handle all of my problems, no matter, 

 

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, 
that never was it known that anyone 
who implored your help and sought your intercession 

 

Most sweet Jesus, 
humbly kneeling at Your feet, 
we renew the consecration of our family to Your Divine Heart. 
Be our King forever. 

 

Heavenly Father, 
in your wisdom you have called 
certain women and men
to a life of special consecration 

 

Most merciful Jesus, 
from now on I want whatever You want. 
I have made up my mind to avoid all sin 

 

Eternal Father,
I offer You the Sacred heart of Jesus,
with all Its love,
all Its sufferings and all Its merits;

 

Remember, Heart of Jesus, 
Immaculate Heart of Mary, 
and you, O glorious St. Joseph, 

 

Rend your hearts, 
not your garments, 
and return to the Lord, your God. 
For gracious and merciful, is He, 
slow to anger, 

 

Remember, O Beloved Jesus,
Who for the love of me agonized on the Cross,
and from that throne of truth announced the

 

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known
that anyone who fled to your protection,
implored your help,

 

Lord Jesus,
give us the humility wherever pride reigns,
pardon wherever offense abides,
grace wherever sin abounds;
we pray to You;

 

Remember, most pure spouse of the Virgin Mary, 
Saint Joseph, our beloved patron, 
never was it known that anyone invoked your protection 

 

Lord, there has been too much change in my life recently, 
and I feel overwhelmed. 
Because I try to be a responsible person, 

 

Gracious God,
Ruler of the earth and its people
not by terror but in love;
we worship you.

 

Rejoice Virgin Mary, full of grace.
O Mother of God, the Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the Fruit of your womb.

 

O Lord, stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as You shine, 
so to shine as to be a light to others; 

 

O my God! 
Source of all mercy! 
I acknowledge Your sovereign power. 
While recalling the wasted years that are past, 

 

Heavenly Father, I ask You in the name,
and through the Blood of Your Divine Son,
to rebuke Satan for taking captive 
that which belongs to You.

 

Dear Jesus, help me to spread Your fragrance everywhere I go. 
Flood my soul with Your spirit and life. 

 

Help me with your peace to help others.
Help me to see the good in everything around me.
Help me to find and keep the peace 

 

Before the world was begun, O Lord
You had me in your mind
You gave me a place in your world, O Lord
To be gracious, forgiving and kind.

 

O gentle Heart of Jesus,
ever present in the Blessed Sacrament,
ever consumed with burning love
for the poor captive souls in Purgatory,

 

O God, you are my God, for you I long,
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water.

 

Lord, I come to you for help.
Life is full of trials and turmoil.
Sometimes it gets the best of even the strongest of your people.

 

O God, 
who by the resurrection of Your Son, 
Our Lord Jesus Christ, 
has made the whole world, great, 
we beg You, that, 

 

God of all, we pray for those who respond at the first call,
For those who rush toward danger, bringing hope and comfort;

 

As Kingdom people, the hardships of our brothers and sisters in Christ are our sufferings as well.

 

O glorious St. Joseph,
foster father of Jesus,
you did provide for the Holy Family.
We commit to your protection all our crops and farm industries.

 

O Divine Lord, 
how shall I dare to approach You, 
I who have so often offended You? 
No, Lord, I am not worthy 

 

Mother of Mercy, 
Teacher of hidden and silent sacrifice, 
to you, who come to meet us sinners, 

 

O good cross, 
made beautiful by the body of the Lord, 
long have I desired you, 
ardently have I loved you, 

 

O Holy Spirit,
I humbly implore You,
be with me always
so that in all things,
I may act under the influence
of Your holy inspiration.

Amen.

 

O Holy Spirit, Creator, 
mercifully assist Your Catholic Church, 
and by Your heavenly power strengthen and establish her 

 

O Jesus, come back into our society,
our family life, our souls
and reign there as our peaceful sovereign.
Enlighten with the splendor of faith

 

O Angel of God, 
make me worthy of your tender love, 
your celestial companionship 
and your never-failing protection! 

 

O Holy Mother,
Grant to our homes the grace of loving and respecting life, 
with the same love with which you conceived in your womb 

 

O ineffable Creator,
You, Who are called the true fountain of light and wisdom,
and the highest beginning,
pour upon the darkness of my understanding,

 

O Jesus, King most wonderful!
You are Conqueror renowned!
Your Sweetness beyond words!
In who all joys are found!

 

O Jesus, living in Mary, 
come and live in us, 
in the spirit of Your holiness, 
in the abundance of Your gifts, 

 

O Jesus, You are the beauty
Of Angel worlds above!
Your Name is music to the heart,
Enchanting it with love!

 

Virgin of Guadalupe, 
Mother of the Americas,
we pray to you for all the Bishops, 

 

O Almighty God,
you gave us the commandment 
to honor our father and mother.
In your loving kindness 
hear my prayer for my parents.

 

O Immaculate Virgin, 
Mother of the true God and Mother of the Church, 
who from this place reveal your clemency and your pity 

 

Father in heaven,
all creation rightly gives you praise,
for all life and all holiness come from you.
In the plan of your wisdom

 

O immaculate virgin,
Mother of God,
full of grace,
the One whom you brought forth, Emmanuel, 
is the fruit of your womb. 

 

O holy Mary,
my Mistress into your blessed trust and special keeping,
into the bosom of your tender mercy,
this day, every day of my life

 

Help us, loving Mother, 
to be truly devoted to the duties of our life; 
help us make our homes true centers 

 

Our eyes are fixed on you in admiration, immaculate Virgin; 
you who are loved by the Heavenly Father above all others! 

 

O Mary, full of grace and blessed among women, 
stretch out the hand of your motherly protection
upon us who gather round 

 

O eternal God and Ruler of all creation, 
You have allowed me to reach this hour. 
Forgive the sins I have committed this day by word, 

 

O Divine Spirit,
Who have so often enlightened my soul
with the light of Your beams,
I thank You with all my heart.

 

Blessed Saint Joseph,
holy guardian of Jesus and Mary,
assist us by your prayers
in all the necessities of life.
Ask of Jesus that special grace

 

O dear Jesus,
I humbly implore You to grant Your special graces to our family.
May our home be the shrine of peace, purity, love, labor and faith.

 

O Christ Jesus,
when all is darkness 
and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense of Your presence,
Your love, and Your strength.

 

O Jesus Christ, 
I acknowledge You as King. 
All that has been made, 
has been created for You. 

 
Deliver Us

Show us, we beseech You, O Lord, 
in Your clemency, 
Your unspeakable mercy, 
that You may cleanse us from all our sins, 

 
A Night Prayer

Eternal Father, 
I desire to rest in Your Heart this night. 
I make the intention of offering to You 

 
Plead for Us

Save us, Christ our Savior,
by the virtue of Your holy Cross:
You Who saved Peter in the sea,
have mercy upon us.

 
We Offer Ourselves

Eternal Father, 
Jesus is ours;
ours His Blood, 
ours His infinite merits;
to You we offer ourselves wholly;

 
Live Out Your Mission

Lord, our God,
help us to walk with you
on the pathway of the beatitudes
and to live out your mission
in today's world.

 
Relieve My Bad Mood

Heavenly Father, 
I awoke this morning in a bad mood, 
and I have been unable to shake it so far. 

 
Precious Blood of Jesus

O my God, 
in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary
I offer You the Precious Blood of Jesus

 
Raise Up Mankind

O God, by the passion of Your only-begotten Son,
and by the Blood shed through His five most sacred Wounds,

 
Look Upon Me

Lord Jesus Christ, 
eternal and merciful God, 
Creator and Redeemer of all,
listen to my prayer. 

 
Mary, You Are Mine

Hail, Mary, my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul!
You are all mine through your mercy, and I am all yours. 

 
Forgive Me Lord Jesus

Lord, Jesus, I come before You, just as I am. 
I am sorry for my sins, 
I repent of my sins, 
please forgive me. 

 
Compassion for the Sick

Merciful Jesus, 
during Your life on earth 
You showed great concern for the sick and the infirm. 

 
Those in Agony

Infinitely merciful Father, 
I offer You by the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary 
with St. Joseph, 

 
Good Resolutions

O my God, I give You heartfelt thanks 
for all the graces You have conferred on me.
Pardon me, I beseech You, 

 
Grant Us Your Grace

O most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 
King and center of all hearts, 
dwell in our hearts and be our King; 

 
Nurse's Prayer

O most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 
King and center of all hearts, 
dwell in our hearts and be our King; 

 
How Sweet and Lovely You Are

O Mary, I wish I could see how 
you behaved toward your father and mother, 
especially toward St. Anne; 

 
Guide My Path

Holy Mary, my patron,
I ask you to pray for me to Jesus your son.
Through your constant prayers,
may God continue to guide my path

 
Merits of Your Sacrifice

O Lord Jesus, 
in order that the merits of your sacrifice on the Cross 
might be applied to every soul of all time, 

 
Pure Heart

O Guardian and father, Saint Joseph, 
to whose faithful custody
Christ Jesus and Mary was committed; 

 

O Lord, Let me unite with You, 
that I may more deeply love You. 
May I help make reparation to Your adorable Heart 

 

Let me be a holy sacrifice 
and unite with God in the sacrament of His greatest love. 
I want to be one in Him in this act of love, 

 

Majestic Queen of Heaven and Mistress of the Angels, 
you received from God the power 
and commission to crush the head of Satan. 

 

Be so kind as to heed our fervent prayer, 
almighty God, that we, 
Your sons and daughters, 
despite our many weaknesses and failures, 

 

Inspire us, O God, with a love of all men, 
and especially for those who suffer and are persecuted; 
teach us to go in Your name, 

 

Today, may I love my enemies, 
and treat others as I would ask to be treated; 
may I forgive 70 times seven and show mercy.

 

O Lord, by this most holy mystery of Your Body and Blood, 
whereby we are daily fed, and cleansed, 
and sanctified in Your Church, 

 
Bring Us Life

God our Father, 
may we always profit by the prayers 
of the Virgin Mother Mary, 
for You bring us life and salvation 

 
Living Temple

Father, may I always remember
that all the parts of my body are good because you made them,
that my body does not belong to me but to you,

 
God Be Praised

May the most holy,
most sacred,
most adorable,
most mysterious and unutterable name of God

 
Independence Day Prayer

Lord, we stand today as our forefathers have stood before You in times gone by,

 
Guide Our Nation

We thank You, O heavenly Father, 
for the guidance given to our Founding Fathers 
in recognizing that "all men" of all nations

 
Like Your Son

Lord, bless this day for me and for all of us. 
Make it a day in which we grow more like Your Son, 
our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

During this day, 
may I become a more thoughtful person, 
a more prayerful, 
generous and kind person. 

 

Almighty God, I thank you for your past blessings.
Today I offer myself - whatever I do, say, or think -
to your loving care.
Continue to bless me, Lord.

 

By the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 
Queen of Peace, set up Your kingdom in our country. 
Enter closely into the midst of our families 

 

Most sweet Jesus, 
humbly kneeling at Your feet, 
we renew the consecration of our family to Thy Divine Heart. 
Be our King forever. 

 

My dear Redeemer,
it is not from custom or human respect 
that I come to receive You;
but it is solely to love and be united with You,

 

I hope to love You for all eternity. O Eternal God! 
Oh that I had always loved You! 
Oh that I had died rather than have offended You! 

 

Gracious and Holy Father,
Please give me:
intellect to understand you,
reason to discern you,
diligence to seek you,
wisdom to find you,

 

My Jesus, I place all my sins before you. 
In my estimation they do not deserve pardon, 
but I ask you to close your eyes 

 

My good Angel, 
you come from heaven; 
God has sent you to take care of me. 
Oh, shelter me under your wings. 

 

O my Jesus, forgive my ungratefulness  
if I loved You too little, after so many graces. 
You gave all Yourself to me; 

 

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer you all my prayers, works,
and suffering of this day:
for all the intentions of your Sacred heart,

 

As Morning breaks I think of you, O Lord, 
and my desire is to serve You joyfully. 
With gladness, I consecrate this day to Your Sacred Heart, 

 

Heavenly Father,
you entrusted your Son Jesus,
the child of Mary,
to the care of Joseph, an earthly father.
Bless all fathers

 

O my Jesus! I am entirely spent for You, 
as You spent Yourself entirely for me! 
If I had died while I was in sin, 

 

My Jesus, You alone are sufficient for me. 
My love, do not permit me to separate myself from You. 
When shall I be able to say, 

 

My holy Angel Guardian, 
ask the Lord to bless any journey which I undertake, 
that it may profit the health of my soul and body; 

 

Lord, many times I stray from your light
and feel that I am not worthy to be called your child,
but I know Lord, 
that you are a forgiving Father

 

You gave each one of us 
a mission to fulfil in our lives.
Help us to find it, 
to use it and share it with others.

 

My Queen! My Mother! 
I give you all myself,
and, to show my devotion to you,
I consecrate to you my eyes,
my ears, my mouth, my heart,

 

O Jesus, I wish to receive You 
with the love of the most holy and loving souls,
with which Immaculate Mary received You.

 

My soul, the happy hour is arrived;
Jesus comes to dwell in my poor heart.
Behold the King of heaven,
my Redeemer and my God,
coming to me;

 

My loving Jesus, 
out of the grateful love I bear You, 
and to make reparation for my unfaithfulness to grace,
I give You my heart, 

 

My soul,
open my heart;
so Jesus can give me every good gift;
He loves me ardently.
Hope, then, 
for great favors from my Lord,

 

My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;
Because He has regarded the lowliness of His handmaid;

 

O most holy Heart of Jesus, 
fountain of every blessing, 
I adore You, I love You, 
and with a lively sorrow for my sins, 

 

In the abundance of your mercies, 
O Lord, remember all your people; 
all those present who pray with us; 
all our brethren on land, 

 

O Master and holy God, 
who are beyond our understanding: 
at your word, light came forth out of darkness. 

 

Lord our God,
loving Father,
we humbly pray to you
for our beloved missionaries,
heralds of the Gospel.

 

God of my life, 
I welcome this new day. 
It is Your gift to me, 
the first day of the rest of my life. 

 

Merciful Lord, who prayed that there be one flock and one shepherd, 
I ask the light of faith 

 

Lord God Almighty, 
who has safely brought us to the beginning of this day, 
defend us in the same by Your mighty power, 

 

Most Holy Virgin and Mother,
your soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow
in the passion of your divine Son,
and in His glorious resurrection,

 

God of power and mercy,
you destroy war and put down earthly pride.
Banish violence from our midst and wipe away our tears,

 

Most holy Heart of Jesus, 
fountain of every blessing, 
I love You. 
With a lively sorrow for my sins 

 

O my God!
I offer You all my actions of this day 
for the intentions and for the glory 
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 

 

I love you, most lovable Lady, 
By the love which I bear you, 
I promise never to offend you, 
and to do as much as I can, 

 

Have mercy on me, O God, in Your goodness.
In Your compassion, blot out my offense.
O wash me more and more from my sin
And from my sin, cleanse me.

 

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 
truly present in the Holy Eucharist, 
I consecrate my body and soul 
to be entirely one with Your Heart, 

 

Lord, our God,
help us to walk with you
on the pathway of the beatitudes
and to live out your mission
in today's world.

 

Most merciful Father, 
we commend our departed into Your hands. 
We are filled with the sure hope 

 

O Holy Virgin,
in the midst of all your glory,
we ask you not to forget 
the sorrows of this world.
Cast a look of pity upon all 

 

Loving God,
as a mother gives life and nourishment to her children, 
so you watch over your Church. 
Bless our families,

 

I adore You, O my God, 
and I love You with all my heart. 
I give thanks that You have created me, 
made me a Christian, 

 

Immaculate Mary, our Mother,
relying on your maternal intercession, 
we resolve from this moment to devote our talents, 

 

O almighty God, 
Lord of the harvest of souls, 
we ask You to guide and bless all 
who have gone forth to preach the gospel. 

 

O Holy Mother.
We kneel before you 
to manifest the sorrow we feel 
for the grievances that people cause you, 

 

Behold in pity, O Lord, 
the sorrows of Your people, 
which I bring before You; 
the perils of Your servants; 

 

God our creator, 
we come before You 
and lift up in prayer all mothers, 
grandmothers, stepmothers and mothers to be 

 

Immaculate Mother of God, 
Queen of the Apostles, 
we know that God's commandment of love 
and our vocation to follow Jesus Christ 

 

Most Holy Trinity,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
I adore Thee profoundly. 
I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul 

 

O Mary, our Mother,
be mindful of us as you stand near Him who granted you all graces, 
for you are the Mother of God and our Queen. 

 

We thank You, O heavenly Father, 
for the guidance given to our Founding Fathers 
in recognizing that "all men" of all nations

 

O Virgin, fair as the moon,
delight of the angels and saints in heaven,
grant that we may become like you

 

O Blessed Lady of the Fields, 
who loved the land of your native Galilee, 
who watched the tiller of the earth and the shepherd of the flock 

 

Remember, O most pure spouse 
of the Virgin Mary,
my beloved Patron, 
that never it has been heard
that anyone invoked your patronage 

 

O Most Holy Virgin Mother, 
we listen with grief to the complaints 
of your Immaculate Heart 
surrounded with the thorns placed therein 

 

Holy Mary, my patron,
I ask you to pray for me to Jesus your son.
Through your constant prayers,
may God continue to guide my paths

 

Inspire us, O God, with a love of all men, 
and especially for those who suffer and are persecuted; 
teach us to go in Your name, 

 

O Mary, Mother of God
As You are above all creatures 
in Heaven and Earth, 
more glorious than the Cherubim, 

 

O God, on this day, 
dedicated through long centuries to the honoring of Mary, 
Mother of Your Divine Son, 

 

O God, Who has given us a royal priesthood, we beseech You, 
that as Blessed Joseph was found worthy
to touch with his hands, 

 

For You have mercy upon all, O Lord, 
and hate nothing that You have made. 
Remember how frail our nature is, 

 

Remember, O Good Saint Anne,
whose name means grace and mercy,
that never was it know
that anyone who fled to your protection,
implored your help,

 

Merciful God, 
we thank you for food and drink 
transformed into energy and life 
and for sorrow changed into joy.

 

O God, 
the Shepherd and Ruler of all the faithful, 
in Your mercy look down upon Your servant, Pope Francis,

 

May Christ Who was crucified for your sake
free you from excruciating pain.
May Christ Who died for you
free you from the death that never ends.

 

O God, enlarge within us the sense of
fellowship with all living things,
our brothers the animals to whom You
gave the earth as their home in

 

O Blessed Joseph, happy man, 
to whom it was given 
not only to see and to hear that God 
Whom many kings longed to see, 

 

Lord, I believe, help my unbelief.
The first Christians recognized the signs and wonders of their day. 
Help me to see your guiding hand each day.

 

Heavenly Father and God of mercy, 
we no longer look for Jesus among the dead, 
for he is alive and has become the Lord of life. 

 

Jesus, in Your cruel scourging 
in which You shed Your Blood 
most painfully and abundantly, 
offering it to Your Eternal Father 

 

O Jesus, Who by reason of Your burning love for us 
has willed to be crucified 
and to shed Your Most Precious Blood 

 

Eternal Father, 
turn away Your angry gaze from our guilty people 
whose face has become unsightly in Your eyes. 

 

O Blessed Virgin Mary, you are the mother
and queen of every Christian family.
When you conceived and gave birth to Jesus,

 

O Virgin, fair as the moon,
delight of the angels and saints in heaven,
grant that we may become like you

 

Almighty and ever-living God,
I approach the sacrament
of Your only-begotten Son
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
I come sick to the doctor of life,

 

I Beseech You, 
most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, 
that Your Passion may be to me power 
by which I may be strengthened, 

 

Lord, unite me more closely to You, 
the one true God 
and lead me safely through death 
to everlasting happiness with You. 

 

O Lord, through your holy communion
may I be protected from evil.

 

Lord, Father all-powerful, 
and ever-living God, 
I thank You, 
for even though I am a sinner, 
Thy unprofitable servant, 

 

May the tribute of my humble ministry 
be pleasing to You, Holy Trinity. 

 

Father, source of light in every age, 
the virgin conceived and bore Your Son 
Who is called Wonderful God, 
Prince of Peace. 

 

Jesus, my Lord, let me go to Mary 
when suffering threatens to overwhelm me. 
Ask your mother to stay with me 

 

I'm not the only one. 
I beg you, Lord,
to help me grow in compassion. 
If I am faithful to You 
and close to Your blessed mother, 

 

Most Holy and adorable Trinity,
one God in three Persons,
I praise you and give you thanks
for all the favors you have bestowed on me.

 

Merciful Jesus, 
during Your life on earth 
You showed great concern for the sick and the infirm. 
Have compassion now on all those 

 

Infinitely merciful Father, 
I offer You by the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary 
with St. Joseph, 
the nine choirs of Angels 

 

Remember, Heart of Jesus, 
Immaculate Heart of Mary, 
and you, O glorious St. Joseph, 

 

Father of love, source of all blessings, 
help me to pass from my old life of sin 
to the new life of grace. 

 

Heavenly Father, without You I can do nothing. 
By Your Spirit help me to know what is right
and to be eager in doing Your will. 

 

Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.

 

Grant us, we beseech You, O Lord,
the help of Your grace:
that duly applying ourselves to fasting and prayers,

 

Lord our God, with the birth of Your Son,
Your glory breaks on the world.
Through the night hours of the darkened earth,

 

O Mary, Mother of God As You are above all creatures in Heaven and Earth, more glorious than the Cherubim, more noble than any here below, Christ has given You to His…

 

Gracious God, I pray that with your grace, I and all people will reverence, protect, and promote all life and that we will be especially sensitive to the life of the…

 

Loving Father, I stand before You in the midst of confusion and complexities of life. My future sometimes seems distant and unknown.

 

Lord, Jesus, through Your infant cries when You were born for me in the manger, through Your tears when You died for me on the Cross, through Your love as You live for me…

 

Dear Jesus, At times, we don’t like aspects of the people we live or work with. We wish to create them in the image we want. No one is perfect.

 

Loving Father, faith in Your Word is the way to wisdom. Help me to think about Your Divine Plan that I may grow in the truth.

 

Lord, Make me an instrument of your love. May I see each circumstance in my life as an opportunity to grow in your love.

 

Loving mother of the Redeemer, gate of heaven, star of the sea, assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again.

 

Almighty God, Who has given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly ask You that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Your favor and glad to do Your…

 

Loving and gracious God You gave us your Son, Jesus Christ. He gave of Himself, not only on the cross, but in every moment of His life. He saw the hungry; He fed them.

 

God, my Father, may I love You in all things and above all things. May I reach the joy which You have prepared for me in Heaven.

 

Holy Immaculate Mary, help all who are in trouble.

 

Lord Jesus, our Savior, You have made Your mother Mary a faithful follower of God's law and a chosen member of Your Church.

 

Lord Jesus, you came into the world to heal our infirmities and to endure our sufferings. You went about healing all and bringing comfort to those in pain and need.

 

O Lord, thank you for the precious gift of love you have given to me and the world.

 

For the love You bear to those who ask forgiveness, look mercifully on me, as once You looked on Mary Magdalene and on Peter who denied You.

 

Lord Jesus, may everything I do begin with You, continue with Your help, and be done under Your guidance.

 

Lord Jesus, Help me to be straightforward like the sky-seeking redwood tree. May my generosity be like the sap which ascends and nourishes.

 

Lord, Jesus, I come before You, just as I am. I am sorry for my sins, I repent of my sins, please forgive me.

 

Lord God Almighty, who safely brought us to the beginning of this day, defend us in the same by Your mighty power, that this day we may fall into no sin, but that all our…

 

O Almighty and Eternal God, look upon the Face of Your Son Jesus. We present It to You with confidence to implore Your pardon.

 

Look down, O Lord, from Your sanctuary and from the high habitation of heaven, and behold this sacred victim, which our great High Priest, Your Holy Child, the Lord Jesus…

 

Heavenly Father, my true Provider, in all my daily needs, protect and guide me. Spare me from fire and flood, from thieves, fear and evil in any form.

 

You have come to my heart, dearest Jesus, I am holding You close to me; I'm telling You over and over, You are welcome, O Little Guest.

 

Little Infant of Jesus of good Health, God of Love, born to suffer for me!

 

Dear Loving and Compassionate God, Giver of all gifts, we pray especially today for the mercy and love You give us. Open our hearts and minds to You.

 

We like everything to be black and white. We don't like grey areas, but it seems to me that life is mostly lived in grey areas as we struggle to reach truth.

 

Almighty God who is the Light of the world, grant us Your heavenly blessing.

 

Father, take the lives of our teens.
We offer them to You with open hands.
Through the example of Jesus,
each them to surrender their lives fully to You.

 

No matter what problem I have, Lord, You are bigger, You are more powerful than it is. So I bring my problem to You. I know what I want. I know my will.

 

Loving God, in Your goodness You have given us the gift of life.

 

Let me pause as I begin this new day to give it to You, Lord.

 

O Jesus, You are the Love and Life of my soul. I find true peace and real happiness only in Your love, in Your service, and in the imitation of Your virtues.

 

Jesus Christ, Lord of all things, You see my heart; You know my desires. Possess all that I am, You alone.

 

Lord, please put Your peace in my heart. I'm worried and anxious. My mind races and obsesses. I can't help thinking about my problems.

 

O holy Angels, watch over us at all times during this perilous life: O holy Archangels, be our guides on the way to heaven; O heavenly choir of the Principalities, govern…

 

It is sweet music to the ear to say: I honor you, O Mother! It is a sweet song to repeat: I honor you, O holy Mother!

 

Mercy of God, encompass us, and deliver us from every plague. Eternal Father, sign us with the Blood of the Immaculate Lamb, as You signed the dwellings of Your people.

 

O God, who hallowed the standard of the life-giving Cross by the precious blood of Your only-begotten Son; grant, we beseech You, that they who rejoice in honoring the…

 

Most holy and immaculate Virgin, Mother of Jesus and our loving Mother, being his Mother, you shared in His universal kingship.

 

Save us, Christ our Savior, by the virtue of Your holy Cross: You Who saved Peter in the sea, have mercy upon us.

 

I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life.

 

I venerate and glorify you, O Most Blessed Trinity, in union with the ineffable glory with which God the Father, in His omnipotence, honors the Holy Spirit forever.

 

Heavenly Father, be pleased to bless and protect our Holy Father, whom you have chosen as the successor of St.

 

O Lord Jesus Christ, who, being made subject to Mary and Joseph, did consecrate domestic life by Your ineffable virtues; grant that we, with the assistance of both, may be…

 

Thank you dear Lord, for protecting and preserving me during the night and for giving me this new day.

 

O Jesus, who in the very first days of Your earthly life was compelled, together with Mary, Your loving Mother, and Saint Joseph, to leave Your native land and to endure…

 

As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean Sweet flowers are springing no mortal can see, So deep in my soul the still prayer of devotion, Unheard by the world, rises…

 

O Jesus, we know you are gentle and that you gave your Heart for us. It was crowned with thorns through our sins.

 

Gentle Jesus, with faith in Your healing powers and confidence in Your constant compassion, I ask you to heal my suffering spirit.

 

O Lord, your majesty is beyond imagination the eternal King high and lifted up to whom the angels worship.

 

Lord, You invite all who are burdened to come to you. Allow Your healing Hand to heal me.

 

Lord Jesus, open our hearts and minds to the guidance of your Spirit. Help us to discern the Father's will for your Church today.

 

You have gifted the Church through the goodness of your Grace to be your hands and do your work, to be your voice and share your words, to bring healing to a fallen world…

 

Generous God, for all that sustains us; air to breath, warmth and light, food to eat, water to drink, we offer our thanks and praise.

 

O Mary, hail full of grace, the Lord is with you. May I partake of that grace. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed be St.

 

Thank You dear Lord, for protecting and preserving me during the night and for giving me this new day.

 

I humbly salute you, O Lord. I give you heartfelt thanks for all the love and goodness you show my family.

 

Grant me O Lord a steady hand and watchful eye. That no one shall be hurt as I pass by. You gave life, I pray no act of mine May take away or mar that gift of Thine.

 

Teach me, Lord Jesus, to be generous: to serve You as You deserve; to give, not counting the cost; to fight, not heeding the wounds; to toil, not asking for rest; to labor…

 

O my God and my all, in Your goodness and mercy, grant that before I die I may regain all the graces which I have lost through my carelessness and folly.

 

Good morning my Lord, I can't believe it's morning again! It seems that I'm always busy and rushing around.

 

God of love, Father of all, the darkness that covered the earth has given way to the bright dawn of your Word made flesh. Make us a people of this light.

 

Lord, in this holy season of prayer, song and laughter, we praise you for the great wonders you have sent us: for shining star and angel's song, for infant's cry in lowly…

 

Thank you God for sending Your Son on one glorious night to be born of the Virgin Mary, to live a perfect life and to die on the cross for my sins.

 

God of endless ages, Father of all goodness, we keep vigil for the dawn of salvation and the birth of your Son.

 

God our Father, every year we rejoice as we look forward to this feast of our salvation.

 

Father in Heaven, You made me Your child and called me to walk in the Light of Christ. Free me from darkness and keep me in the Light of Your Truth.

 

O Lord, Your grace has achieved for us all that You had spoken and promised. Grant us access to the place of Your peace. Blessed are we, O Lord, because we have known You…

 

Father, we are filled with the new light by the coming of your Word among us. May the light of faith shine in our words and actions.

 

O Jesus, sweet Jesus, O Jesus divine, My life and my death to You I give. Every action of mine shall Your patronage claim; For whatever I do shall be done in Your name.

 

Lord Jesus, lifted up on the Cross You offered yourself for us all.

 

Faithful Shepherd, You are not a hireling who runs away at the sight of danger, but Your fidelity was tested and proven on the wood of the Cross.

 

Good Morning God! You are ushering in another day, untouched and freshly new. So here I am to ask you, God, if You'll renew me too.

 

Lord God, we praise you for creating man, and still more for restoring him in Christ.

 

Eternal God, You have revealed Yourself as the Father of all Life.

 

Saint Lucy, whose beautiful name signifies light, by the light of faith which God bestowed upon you increase and preserve His light in my soul so that I may avoid evil and…

 

O Virgin of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas, look upon us with pity, teach is to go continually to Jesus, and if we fall help us to rise again and return to Him through…

 

bLord our God, the heavens are the work of your hands, the moon and the stars you made; the earth and the sea, and every living creature came into being by your word.

 

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold.

 

Father in Heaven, You have blessed us with many gifts.

 

O most Holy Virgin, immaculate in body and spirit, look kindly on me as I implore your powerful intercession.

 

Father, you prepared the Virgin Mary to be the worthy mother of Your Son.

 

O good St. Nicholas, you who are the joy of the children, put in my heart the spirit of childhood, which the gospel speaks, and teach me to seed happiness around me.

 

Glory to you, O Lord our God, Your love calls us to be your people. By sharing our many and diverse gifts we share in your mission.

 

Glorious Prince of the heavenly hosts and victor over rebellious spirits, be mindful of me who am so weak and sinful and yet so prone to pride and ambition.

 

Give me Yourself, O my God. Behold I love You, and if my love is too weak a thing, grant me to love You more strongly.

 

Dear Jesus, Help me to see the things that get in the way of loving and serving You and my neighbor.

 

Dear God, I spend so much time reliving yesterday or anticipating tomorrow that I lose sight of the only time that is really mine, the present moment.

 

O merciful God, take pity on those souls who have no particular friends or intercessors to recommend them to You, who, either through the negligence of those who are alive…

 

Lord, open our hearts to receive Your Holy Spirit.

 

Thank You, O God, for hearing my prayer and granting my request. Thank You for all the kindness You have shown me.

 

From the depths of my heart I thank You, Dear Lord, For Your infinite kindness in coming to me. How good You are to me!

 

O God, bountiful in forgiving, and lovingly desirous of man's salvation, we humbly beseech Your mercy on behalf of our friends, relations and benefactors, who have passed…

 

O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry; When I have work, help me to remember the jobless; When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home…

 

Father all-powerful, your gifts of love are countless and your goodness infinite.

 

Oh Blessed Columban, who in your zeal to follow Christ left your homeland as a wanderer and spent your life in suffering and exile, help and protect, we humbly ask you,…

 

Guardian Angel, watch over those whose names you can read in my heart. Guard over them with every care and make their way easy and their labors fruitful.

 

O Lord, Jesus Christ, Redeemer and Saviour, forgive my sins, just as You forgave Peter's denial and those who crucified You.

 

Eternal Father, I offer You The most precious blood of Jesus Christ In atonement for my sins, And in supplication for the holy souls in Purgatory, And for the needs of…

 

Lord Jesus Christ, have compassion On Your Church suffering.

 

Receive our prayers, dear Lord, For those who have none To pray for them. They departed this life Without loved ones To mourn their going.

 

O God, mercy and forgiveness are Yours by nature and by right. Receive our humble petitions.

 

O Lord, hear our confident plea for our Holy Father the Pope, for bishops and clergy, for all who are engaged in religious or secular callings.

 

Father, Your Love never fails. Keep me from danger and provide for all my needs. Teach me to be thankful for Your Gifts.

 

Father, you prepared the Virgin Mary to be the worthy mother of Your Son.

 

O Lord, show your mercy to me and gladden my heart. I am like the man on the way to Jericho who was overtaken by robbers, wounded and left for dead.

 

Graciously hear us, O Lord, when we call upon You, and grant unto our supplications a calm atmosphere, that we, who are justly afflicted for our sins, may, by Your…

 

Dear Lord, today we honor our veterans, worthy men and women who gave their best when they were called upon to serve and protect their country.

 

The many colors of autumn remind us of the great variety in your creation, each having value and worth.

 

O Lord Jesus, gentle and humble of heart, full of compassion and maker of peace, you lived in poverty and suffered persecution for the cause of justice.

 

Heavenly Father, we pray You To cradle our nation in Your arms As You did in its infancy. Only by living in the spirit of Your laws Can we reach true liberty and maturity…

 

Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly.

 

O Heavenly Father, our loving God, you have given us the Holy Family as our patron to bless and guide our families that the fruit of the Holy Spirit, love, joy, peace,…

 

Father of mercies, God of all comfort, hear our prayers for the souls of the faithful departed.

 

Father in Heaven, You made me Your child and called me to walk in the Light of Christ. Free me from darkness and keep me in the Light of Your Truth.

 

Father in Heaven, when the Spirit came down upon Jesus at His Baptism in the Jordan, You revealed Him as Your own Beloved Son.

 

Immortal God, holy Lord, Father and Protector of all You have created, we raise our hearts to You today for those who have passed out of this mortal life.

 

We give you thanks, O God, for all the saints who ever worshiped you Whether in brush arbors or cathedrals, Weathered wooden churches or crumbling cement meeting houses…

 

Heavenly Father, we thank you for your many blessings, in particular for all the holy men and women we celebrate on All Saints Day.

 

My God! I recommend to You the souls of my relations, my benefactors, my friends and my enemies, and of those who are in Purgatory on my account.

 

Dear God, help us to use Your rich gifts as You want us to. Teach us to share them with our neighbor when he is in need.

 

I praise you, Lord, for autumn: for falling temperatures and morning chill, trees turned gold and red, brown and orange, falling leaves and blowing leaves, the smell of…

 

Lord, I wish to believe in You. Let my faith be full and unreserved, and let it penetrate my thought, my way of judging Divine things and human things.

 

O glorious St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, you did provide for the Holy Family. We commit to your protection all our crops and farm industries.

 

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of Your servants departed the remission of their sins, that, through pious supplications, they may…

 

Father in Heaven, ever-living source of all that is good, keep me faithful in serving You.

 

Lord, I believe: I wish to believe in You. Lord, let my faith be full and unreserved, and let it penetrate my thought, my way of judging Divine things and human things.

 

Merciful Lord, who prayed that there be one flock and one shepherd, I ask the light of faith for those who are related to me and do not know You in Your Eucharistic…

 

O Holy Spirit, Divine Spirit of light and love, I consecrate to You my understanding, my heart and my will, my whole being for time and for eternity.

 

Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep today, and give Your Angels and Saints charge over those who sleep. Tend Your sick ones, O Lord Christ.

 

Dear Jesus, the cool breath of autumn reminds us that the seasons are changing. Daylight more quickly dims. Each life faces new seasons with different challenges.

 

Every day of my life belongs to You, O my God, and every action of my life should be performed with the pure intention of honoring You alone.

 

Jesus, I entrust all my problems to you. Come to me. Speak to me. Reveal the will of God to me. Jesus! Pour your precious blood on me. Remove all the stain of sin from me…

 

Every day I need you Lord But this day especially, I need some extra strength To face whatever is to be.

 

Let me pause as I begin this new day to give it to You, Lord.

 

Good and generous Lord, You have once more brought the year to a full circle, through planting and growing and ripening to harvest time, and autumn.

 

Deliver me, Lord Jesus Christ, from all my iniquities and from every evil, make me ever hold fast to Your commandments and never allow me to be separated from You.

 

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might…

 

O Most Holy Heart of Jesus, shower Your blessings in abundant measure upon the Your Holy Church, upon the Supreme Pontiff and upon all the clergy; to the just grant…

 

My Jesus, by the sorrows You suffered in Your agony in the Garden, in Your scourging and crowning with thorns, on the way to Calvary, in Your crucifixion and death, have…

 

O Divine Heart of Jesus, grant eternal rest to the Souls in Purgatory, the final grace to those who are about to die this day, true repentance to sinners, the light of…

 

How great is your name, O Lord our God, through all the earth!

 

Lord, I am in this world to show Your mercy to others. Other people will glorify You by making visible the power of Your grace by their fidelity and constancy to You.

 

O Lord, our God, You called Your people to be Your Church.

 

You are with us in all we say and do. Yet we can forget your presence and get caught up with the many distractions and false gods that beset us.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, take all my freedom, my memory, my understanding and my will. All that I have and cherish You have given me.

 

My good and dearest Jesus, I kneel before You, begging and praying with all the ardor of my soul to engrave deep and vivid impressions of faith, hope, and charity on my…

 

Father, I dedicate this new day to you, as I go about my work. I ask you to bless those with whom I come in contact.

 

Dear Angel at my side, my good and loyal friend, you have been with me since the moment I was born.

 

Mother of Mercy, I name you Lady and Queen of my family and relatives, my interests and all my undertakings. Take charge of them; dispose of everything as it pleases you…

 

Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Immaculate Queen and Mother, the refuge and consolation of all troubled souls!

 

Jesus, help us to ponder in our hearts over the many ways you show your love in our lives, and lead us to walk with your mother as we follow you each day.

 

O good and dearest Jesus, I kneel before Your face. With all my heart I ask You to place in my heart more faith, hope and charity.

 

Jesus, our brother and our Lord, you have come to save us because God loves us with a deep and unending love.

 

Dear God, I spend so much time reliving yesterday or anticipating tomorrow that I lose sight of the only time that is really mine, the present moment.

 

Shine your light upon me so that I may see my true vocation. Give me the grace to hear your word and be an example to others of your love for us.

 

Heavenly Father, since the time of the Apostles you have inspired the Church to commission certain members to assist in a special way in the pastoral mission of Christ.

 

O Holy Spirit, I humbly implore You, be with me always so that in all things, I may act under the influence of Your holy inspiration. Amen.

 

Dear Jesus, the stark beauty of sunset startles me. The death of a dear friend stuns me. I cannot grasp the wonder of it all. You call me to be still and trust.

 

As Morning breaks, I think of you, O Lord, and my desire is to serve You joyfully.

 

Daughter of Israel, Glory of all people. Immaculate Maiden, Joy of God. Jesus has given you for our Mother. You are our Queen, pure and sinless.

 

O my God, give me a strong faith. Help me to believe with lively faith. O my God, all-good and all-merciful, I sincerely hope to be saved.

 

O My God, I place my trust and confidence in You, who will reward the good and punish the wicked. I believe in You and accept everything You have taught and revealed.

 

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus while before Your face I humbly kneel and, with burning soul, pray and beseech You to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of…

 

Dear Lord, I am grieved when I consider Your sad condition when You wore the Crown of Thorns upon Your holy Head.

 

Dear Mary, my holy mother, I love you so much and I give you my heart. Help me to love God. Help me to love my neighbor as a child of God.

 

My loving Jesus, out of the grateful love I bear You, and to make reparation for my unfaithfulness to grace, I give You my heart, and I consecrate myself wholly to You;…

 

Mother of Perpetual Help, you know so well the value of an immortal soul. For every soul has been redeemed by the precious Blood of your Divine Son.

 

Oh dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give You my whole heart. I see Your Heart on fire for love of me. I want to be in this fiery furnace and know the love of God.

 

Dear God, give me courage, for perhaps I lack it more than anything else. I need courage before men against their threats and against their seductions.

 

Almighty God, bless our nation and make it true to the ideas of freedom and justice and brotherhood for all who make it great.

 

Lord Jesus, merciful Savior of the world, we humbly beseech You by Your Most Sacred Heart, that all the straying sheep may turn to You, the Shepherd and Bishop of their…

 

Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, I love You so much and I give You my heart. Help me to love God. Help me to love my neighbor as a child of God.

 

On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself soul and body to You, Eternal Spirit of God.

 

Oh Immaculate Heart of Mary, I give you my heart. I want to love you. I want to love Jesus, the Father, the Holy Spirit, and this world through your holy heart.

 

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O Jesus Christ, I acknowledge You as universal King. All that has been made, has been created for You. Exercise all Your rights over me.

 

Lord, give us all the courage we need to go the way you shepherd us, that when you call we may go unfrightened.

 

Illness and age can take their toll and energy is depleted. That means that good things may still be done but perhaps a bit slow and not as great as one may wish.

 

Christ, the only-begotten Son of the unbegotten Father, who this day was slain for us, the innocent for the ungodly, remember the price of Your Blood and blot out the sins…

 

Come, O blessed Savior, and nourish my soul with heavenly Food, the Food which contains every sweetness and every delight.

 

Come, Holy Spirit Replace the tension within us with a holy relaxation. Replace the turbulence within us with a sacred calm.

 

Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the universe. All that has been created has been made for You. Make full use of Your rights over me.

 

O my Divine Saviour, Transform me into Yourself. May my hands be the hands of Jesus. Grant that every faculty of my body May serve only to glorify You.

 

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, While before Your face I humbly kneel And with burning soul, pray and beseech You, To fix deep in my heart, Lively sentiments of…

 

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, I humbly beseech you, to intercede with Him…

 

O everlasting and loving God, I consecrate myself wholly to you today.

 

My soul, confide in Jesus. He can do me every good. He is God and He loves me. In the Blessed Eucharist, He is sweet and mild and generous.

 

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.

 

O Christ, our Morning Star, Splendor of Light Eternal, shining with the glory of the rainbow, come and waken us from the grayness of our apathy, and renew in us your gift…

 

O God, Source and Giver of all things, Who manifests Your infinite majesty, power and goodness in the earth about us, we give You honor and glory.

 

Keep us in peace, O Christ our God, under the protection of Your holy and venerable Cross.

 

From all eternity, O Lord, You planned my very existence and my destiny.

 

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O my Jesus, You who are very Love, enkindle in my heart that Divine Fire which consumes the Saints and transforms them into You.

 

Father, to You I raise my whole being, a vessel emptied of self.

 

Father in heaven, all creation rightly gives you praise, for all life and all holiness come from you.

 

Breath in me, Spirit of God, that I may think what is holy; drive me, Spirit of God, that I may do what is holy; draw me Spirit of God, that I may love what is holy;…

 

Body of Christ, save me! Save me from my great arch-enemy, my weak and faltering self. Save me from all greed of money, of power, and of praise.

 

Bless me, heavenly Father, forgive my erring ways. Grant me strength to serve Thee, put purpose in my days. Give me understanding, enough to make me kind.

 

Behold me, my beloved Jesus, weighed down under the burden of my trials and sufferings, I cast myself at Your feet, that You may renew my strength and my courage, while I…

 

God, our Father, You redeemed us and made us Your children in Christ. Through Him You have saved us from death and given us Your Divine life of grace.

 

Almighty, true and incomparable God, You are present in all things, yet in no way limited by them.

 

Almighty, everlasting God, Who in Your beloved Son, King of the whole world, has willed to restore all things anew; grant in Your Mercy that all the families of nations,…

 

Almighty God, from whom all thoughts of truth and peace proceed, kindle in the hearts of all men the true love of peace, and guide with Your pure and peaceable wisdom…

 

Almighty and merciful God, Who has commissioned Your angels to guide and protect us, command them to be our assiduous companions from our setting out until our return; to…

 

Almighty God, I thank you for your past blessings. Today I offer myself - whatever I do, say, or think - to your loving care. Continue to bless me, Lord.

 

O my God, relying on your almighty power and infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of your grace, and life everlasting through the…

 

O God, I would wish to receive You with that love with which the most holy and loving souls, with which Immaculate Mary received You.

 

My soul, the happy hour is arrived; Jesus comes to dwell in my poor heart.

 

My loving Jesus, out of the grateful love I bear You, and to make reparation for my unfaithfulness to grace, I give You my heart, and I consecrate myself wholly to You;…

 

O my Divine Jesus, how shall I return You thanks for the goodness in giving Yourself to me? The only way I can repay Your love is by loving You in return.

 

Jesus, You have given Yourself to me, Now let me give myself to You; I give You my body, That it may be chaste and pure. I give You my soul, That it may always love You.…

 

Show us, we beseech You, O Lord, in Your clemency, Your unspeakable mercy, that You may both cleanse us from all our sins, and deliver us from the punishments which they…

 

O Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, who are great in mercy and abundant in the gifts of Your bounty, You who because of our sins Did of Your own will endure at this hour…

 

Assist us, O Lord our God; and defend us evermore by the might of Your Holy Cross, in whose honor You make us to rejoice. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

Hear, Lord, the prayers we offer from contrite hearts. Have pity on us as we acknowledge our sins. Lead us back to the way of holiness.

 

Hail, O Queen of Heaven enthroned! Hail, by angels Mistress owned Root of Jesse, Gate of morn, When the world's true Light was born.

 

Give me Yourself, O my God, give Yourself to me. Behold I love You, and if my love is too weak a thing, grant me to love You more strongly.

 

Hearken, O Lord, and have mercy, for we have sinned against You. Crying, we raise our eyes to You, Sovereign King, Redeemer of all.

 

Almighty and Eternal God, Give me, I beseech You, the great gift of inward peace. Command the winds and storms of my unruly passions.

 

O Lord Jesus Christ, in presenting ourselves before Your adorable Face to ask of You the graces of which we stand most in need, we beseech You above all, to grant us that…

 

My soul, dilate my heart; my Jesus loves me ardently. I hope for great favors from the Lord, Who comes to me with love.

 

Absolute and all knowing God, Nothing is hidden from Your sight. In the prescience since the beginning, All knowledge existed within You.

 

O Lord Jesus Christ, who gave us your Mother Mary, whose renowned image we venerate, to be a Mother ever ready to help us; grant we beseech You, that we who constantly…

 

Dear Jesus, Difficulties, pain, limitations are part of life but not the heart of life. Some days I find them hard to bear.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, You gave your life out of love for all people, help me to believe that Christian love is the greatest power in the world.

 

Almighty God, our Father, you who have given us life and intended us to have it forever, grant us your blessings.

 

My Lord, I offer you my thoughts: to be fixed on you; My words: to have you for their theme; My actions: to reflect my love for you; My sufferings: to be endured for your…

 

O Lord, it is through the examples of the Divine model of Nazareth that the Christian family is to be restored in Jesus Christ and to recover its former respect and…

 

O Lord, God of goodness and mercy, Who in the midst of an evil and sinful world hast presented to the society of the redeemed the Holy Family of Nazareth as a spotless…

 

O Immaculate Virgin of Lourdes, dispel the shadows of error from our minds with the light of Faith.

 

Most glorious Prince of the Heavenly Armies, Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in our battle against principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of…

 

O Blessed Virgin most holy, comfort the broken hearts of people with the heavenly perfume of hope!

 

Oh Lord, you are the rock on which this nation was founded. You alone are the true source of our cherished rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

 

Obedient to the invitation given in your own maternal words, O Virgin Immaculate of Lourdes, we hurry to your feet at the humble grotto, where you appeared to point out…

 

Blessed are you, Father, who, in your infinite love, gave us your only-begotten Son.

 

Hear, O Blessed Virgin, the prayers which we address you, Our Lady of Rest, as we are mindful of that maternal love in which you receive your children.

 

O Mary, Mother of Mercy, watch over all people, that the Cross of Christ may not be emptied of its power, that man may not stray from the path of the good or become blind…

 

Father you have provided the means by which the life of your Son has come to us. Thank you for the Gospel and keep our ears open to hear it new each day. Amen.

 

Lord, God of peace, who has created man, the object of your kindness, to be close to you in glory, we bless you and we thank you because you have sent us your beloved son…

 

As a little child, I loved you like a mother. Now that I am old, my love for you has grown.

 

O Virgin, fair as the moon, delight of the angels and saints in heaven, grant that we may become like you and that our souls may receive a ray of your beauty, which does…

 

Holy Immaculate Mary, help all who are in trouble.

 

Lord Jesus who, in becoming man, chose to belong to a human family, teach families the virtues which filled with light the family home of Nazareth.

 

We thank You, Lord Jesus, because the Gospel of the Father's love, with which You came to save the world, has been proclaimed far and wide in America as a gift of the Holy…

 

Holy Father, thank you for sowing your word in our hearts.

 

O Jesus, come back into our society, our family life, our souls and reign there as our peaceful sovereign.

 

Let me love You, my Lord and my God, and see myself as I really am: a pilgrim in this world, a Christian called to respect and love all whose lives I touch, those in…

 

Saint Joseph, guardian of Jesus and chaste husband of Mary, you passed your life in loving fulfillment of duty.

 

Lord, I believe in You: increase my faith. I trust in You: strengthen my trust. I love You: let me love You more and more. I am sorry for my sins: deepen my sorrow.

 

Gracious God, you hear the prayers of your children. Thank you for the privilege of bringing to you our needs and concerns.

 

Mary, Virgin and Mother, shows us what love is and whence it draws its origin and its constantly renewed power.

 

Receive, O most sweet Mother, our humble supplications, and above all obtain for us that, one day, happy with you, we may repeat before your throne that hymn which today…

 

O Mary, well-beloved of God, hear the ardent cry which rises up from every heart. Bend tenderly over our aching wounds.

 

Mary, O crystal Fountain of Faith, bathe our minds with the eternal truths! O fragrant Lily of All Holiness, captivate our hearts with your heavenly perfume!

 

O Mary, though degraded by our faults and overwhelmed by infinite misery, we admire and praise the peerless richness of the sublime gifts with which God has filled you,…

 

Enraptured by the splendor of your heavenly beauty, and impelled by the anxieties of the world, we cast our selves into your arms, O Immaculate Mother of Jesus and our…

 

Lord God, thank you for gracious mercy. Help us look to you for grace and forgiveness and support one another in faith with the promise of your word. Amen.

 

Gracious Lord almighty, Jesus Christ, let Thy sufferings aid us, and defend us from all pain and grief, all peril and misery, all uncleanness of heart, all sin, all…

 

Lord, I believe: I wish to believe in Thee. Lord, let my faith be full and unreserved, and let it penetrate my thought, my way of judging Divine things and human things.…

 

It is sweet music to the ear to say: I honor you, O Mother! It is a sweet song to repeat: I honor you, O holy Mother!

 

O Mother of Jesus Christ, you were with Him at the beginning of his life and mission, you sought the Master among the crowd, you stood beside him when he was lifted up…

 

Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow-men throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger.

 

Good and gracious God, fill us with gratitude for the blessings that surround us on this earth.

 

O Mary, you are praying for us, you are always praying for us. We know it, we feel it.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, who are called the Prince of Peace, who are yourself our peace and reconciliation, who so often said, "Peace to you," grant us peace.

 

Heavenly Father, On this Memorial Day, we pray for those who courageously laid down their lives for the cause of freedom.

 

God of power and mercy, you destroy war and put down earthly pride.

 

Mighty Lord you have set us down in the middle of your creation and given us work to do.

 

Holy Father you fashioned the universe and made order from chaos. Thank you for bringing order to our lives.

 

Heavenly Father, as we dedicate the Columban Martyr Memorial Garden, We pray for your faithful Columban Martyrs Who gave their lives spreading your Word.

 

Dear Jesus, at this evening tide I come to rest with you after the day's works. Slowing down, enjoying the calm I know the limits of effort and vain success.

 

Virgin Most Holy, Mother of the incarnate Word and our Mother, venerated in the Shrine of Sheshan under the title "Help of Christians", the entire Church in China looks to…

 

Lord, bless our children. May they grow to be happy and healthy. May they realize that money isn’t everything. May they be freed from greed and be generous.

 

Father, I have knowledge, so will You show me now, How to use it wisely and find a way somehow To make the world I live in a little better place, And make life with its…

 

Lord God, Almighty Father, creator of mankind and author of peace, on this Armed Forces Day, we are ever mindful of the cost paid for the liberty we possess.

 

Let your mercy flow down over me, Lord Cascading as fresh as a mountain stream To bring me new hope, new life. Lord of mercy, wash me clean.

 

Dear Jesus, when I take the time to look, you reveal the beauty of creation and its peace.

 

Lord God, you alone deserve our worship and praise.

 

When my spirit is heavy, Dark, like a thick, black sky.

 

Dear Jesus, after busy days I need to rest in your love. Heal my tired and aching body.

 

Lord, on this "commencement" day, let there be a beginning of my life.

 

Lord, you said to your friends, "Be the leaven to the world." Bread, a staple of life, and always present at celebrations, would be dull and lifeless without the tiny bit…

 

You said, Lord Jesus, that your disciples must be the salt to this earth. Salt gives taste to food. It decreases spoilage. It is also a healing agent.

 

Lord Jesus, you have said that your followers must be the light to the world. Light propagates itself, dispels darkness. It sows rays of joy and hope. It is life-giving.…

 

How often in the down-sided moments of life we can lose our sense of fun, and scowl and frown around us.

 

Lord, I ask Your mercy and Your favor in a special way on me today.

 

Heavenly Father, you have called us into your household of faith and made us brothers and sisters in Christ.

 

All-loving God, we give you thanks and praise for mothers young and old.

 

Father in Heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me.

 

Lord, you created a beautiful world for us to dwell. Thank you for coming to us through earthly, natural means to confirm your word and accomplish your will.

 

I know I cannot just strive “to save my soul.” Your call of love compels me to be open to all creation and especially to those who have less in life, the poor, the…

 

Help me not to complain, Help me to put my trust in You. I now you see and understand all That I’m going through. You know how hard The long days and nights can be.

 

There are times when I realize I’ve complained too much And others seem to avoid me.

 

May the Spirit of God Be close to you, Renew and uplift you, Strengthen and comfort you, Pour gifts on you to heal you, Enfold you in love to protect you, Lighten your…

 

Gracious God, we confess that we cannot come to your by our own strength. Thank you for coming to us through Jesus Christ.

 

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.

 

God you send us to be lights in a dark world.

 

Oh God, In Saint Peregrine You give us the example Of patient suffering, Of fidelity to prayer in spite of pain, And of dedication to helping the sick.

 

Lord, you wished to comfort those heavy and overburdened with cares, so they could find rest for their souls.

 

Lord, you touched the suffering when others kept their distance, to make them whole again. Touch me now with your healing love, make me whole again.

 

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.

 

When I’m not feeling well, And tired, I can get so down, Down with others, Down with myself, Down with everything, My spirit withers within me.

 

The disciples cried out in Panic when their boat was almost sinking, aroused from your slumber You calmed the storm, and all was peace again.

 

You put up with my moods, Lord, when it all gets too much, and others don't seem to understand, when I'm lifeless as sand, not at peace, not at rest, lacking in zest,…

 

Grant me, O Lord, good digestion, and also something to digest. Grant me a healthy body, and the necessary good humor to maintain it.

 

Lord, thank you for the generous gifts of your love given without conditions, a love that does not count the cost.

 

Lord, as a water lily opens itself to the sun, so may we open our hearts to you, to give you thanks and praise.

 

Lord, I am not worthy to receive you in my heart, so full of unkindness, but only say the word and I shall be renewed.

 

Thank you, Lord, for the precious gift of my family. I ask you to bless them, protect them, and give them strength to cope with their own struggles in life.

 

For the powerful who are enslaved by the fear of losing privilege or possessions, Free them from their fears, O God.

 

Oh God, for men and women who are homeless and unemployed, who feel useless and unwanted, Call us to solidarity with them.

 

Lord, give us missionaries who have enthusiasm for the Gospel, zeal for the salvation of your people, courage in leadership, humility in service, hunger for justice, and a…

 

O God, you are a just and loving parent, You brought us to birth.

 

My spirit watches for the potent moment, oh Lord, and in the midst of this celebration you are a throbbing presence. All of us are here. All of us are ready.

 

You show us the potency of people with a clear commitment; you scatter the energies of those who vacillate.

 

Holy is this work now beginning. Blessed is the first step. Blessed are those who, prepared, have the courage to begin.

 

O Lord, pry me open to your spirit that lives within me and heal my soul from whatever I have done that is wrong.

 

Blessed are those who know that all they are is a gift from God, and so they can be content with their greatness and their smallness, knowing themselves and being true to…

 

Dear Jesus, you met Mary Magdalene after you rose from the dead but at first she did not recognize you. She thought you were the gardener.

 

Lord Jesus, heal me from the desire to run out of fear from what is beautiful on this earth, from nature and music and laughter and people.

 

Oh Lord, heal me from the words of others that have cut so deep into my person that I am no longer able to set in freedom or speak in my behalf.

 

Lord Jesus, heal me from the injuries of misunderstanding when others decided what I meant to do .. or why I acted as I did.

 

Heal me from everything that happened in the past that has made me self-conscious and has kept me bound.

 

Lord Jesus, heal me as you healed your disciples when they were afraid, when they were locked in that upper room, when they were locked within themselves.

 

Blessed are those who are hungry for goodness, those who never get enough of God and truth and righteousness. For they shall be satisfied.

 

Blessed are the merciful, those who remember how much has been forgiven them, and are able to extend this forgiveness into the lives of others.

 

Blessed are those who know that all they are is a gift from God, and so they can be content with their greatness and their smallness, knowing themselves and being true to…

 

Blessed are those who are convinced of their basic dependency on God, whose lives are emptied of all that doesn’t matter, those for whom the riches of this world just aren…

 

Blessed are those who wear compassion like a garment, those who have learned how to find themselves by losing themselves in another’s sorrow.

 

Blessed are the creators of peace, those who build roads that unite rather than walls that divide, those who bless the world with the healing power of their presence.

 

This is the day, That the Lord has made, I will rejoice, And be glad in it, Thank you Lord for this beautiful day. Amen.

 

Blessed are those whose love has been tried, like gold, in the furnace and found to be precious, genuine and lasting, those who have lived their belief out loud, no matter…

 

Blessed are those whose hearts are free and simple, those who have smashed all false images and are seeking honestly for truth. For they shall see God.

 

To feel for the hurt of others, to know how they feel because you’ve felt that way before, to want to help others who are in trouble.

 

To admit that you have needs, to be one to change, to realize that you don’t have it all, to be willing to learn from what others have to tell you.

 

Those who can rediscover the simplicity of a child can begin to hope anew.

 

We pray for children who sneak popsicles before supper, who erase holes in math workbooks, who can never find their shoes.

 

We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs.

 

This is what we are about. We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise.

 

It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view. The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision.

 

Dear Jesus, We know that our life journeys may have many twists and turns, some unexpected, others just part of living. Help us to bear painful surprises.

 

Dear Jesus, Help me to remember those times when I felt close to you, when my heart was filled with admiration and warmth for you and your message, when you gave me…

 

Dear Jesus, At times I just have to slow down and rest in your presence to get some perspective on what I am to do in my life.

 

Lifted up on the Cross You promised the repentant thief a place with you in paradise, lifted up as a sign in the desert You promised to draw us all to yourself.

 

Lord Jesus, lifted up on the Cross You offered yourself for us all.

 

For those who have died life is changed, not ended.

 

Treasured in time immeasurable how much more then are we in glorious splendour adorned, clothed in richest glory.

 

We Will Think of Them Changed Into Glory Even though I feel the loss, and sadness presses heavy down, yet memories linger on, a melody of flowers to ease the pain of…

 

My thoughts go with you, my dearest friends, my tears weep for you, my love never ends.

 

In our busy world there are so many who do not want to know, who do not want to share our sorrows or grief. Yet the Lord cares.

 

I truly believe this: That the Lord’s love for you is so strong that your grief has not been forgotten, nor you loss unheeded, nor your tears unheard.

 

It is the lord Himself who will show you His tender mercy, who will pour His peace upon you to keep you hoping, keep you trusting.

 

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.

 

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations.

 

You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

 

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff – they comfort me.

 

O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.

 

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul.

 

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always accuse, nor will he keep his anger forever.

 

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken.

 

The Lord is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds. The Lord upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.

 

Please keep all those impacted by the storm in your prayers.

 

Give thanks to him, bless his name. For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

 

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. Know that the Lord is God.

 

Dear Jesus, I can easily get distracted in prayer. Things just seem to popup into my head. I lose perspective.

 

Dear Jesus, Help me be aware of my tendency to be judgmental and not open to different views, attitudes, and approaches.

 

Dear Jesus, Lent gives us the time to choose to slow down and reflect on the ways we live.

 

When I see flowers fresh in bloom sprung to life in spring thrill after the dark night’s Winter chill, I think of the miracle of life and how nature itself is renewed.

 

It’s wonderful after illness to feel your strength returning to feel your old self again, to start getting on top of things.

 

We punish others for our lack of peace and then feel a thousand times worse. Lord, help me to smile, even clown.

 

Dear Jesus, At times I get caught up in my own hopes and plans. Give me the desire, will and strength to be attentive to the needs of others.

 

Oh, yes, Lord I can get proud all right, Contemptuous of others. I can seek out the limelight, And when I blow my own trumpet I like everyone to hear it.

 

Lord, You work in mysterious ways. It’s not always easy To see the patterns You weave in life.

 

How can they be happy In the midst of misery? But they are! They play and laugh and joke Like children anywhere.

 

How often, Lord, Would I wish To stretch across the miles And touch loved ones far away, Or be whisked on angel’s wings To their very side.

 

Lord, by the power Of your holy cross, Take away From my heart All hatred All bitterness, All false pride, All manipulation Of others.

 

Lord, I thank you. You love us all equally, With unswerving love, A love beyond measure.

 

It’s easy, to turn my back, To feel offended, hurt. Lord, ease my bitterness, My selfish sense Of hurt ego, dented pride. Let me replace them With a smile, a kind word.

 

Teach Me, Lord Often, Instead of loving you, I seem to fear you. I move away From your gaze, Not sure, Not ready to trust you.

 

So much in life Makes me feel Small Even trivial. I feel so dwarfed By this world, Powerful things Powerful people.

 

Give me courage, Lord, To let go Past hurts And present fears. I leave my past To your mercy, And my present To your grace.

 

Of our suffering world. Help me to be like you, You who stretched out your hands On the Cross And gave your all.

 

You helped me when I was down, When I lifted my hands to you In earnest pleading. Lord, give me the grace To be gracious And generous To the pleading hands

 

As a bird flies naturally, Without having to think, Without being conscious Of what it is doing, Simply enjoying the moment, So I wish, Lord, To be like a bird in prayer,…

 

In the day-to-day routine of life I take my friends for granted. I expect them to be good to me Even when I’m in a miserable mood.

 

Bless our home, Lord. May your love surround it, To protect us, May your peace fill it To refresh us, May your Spirit dwell in it To comfort us.

 

Even when I show you The thorny side of my character, Or when I’m sharp, Unloving to those I love, Unapproachable, Or in a bad mood, You still show your goodness to me And…

 

There are times When my faith feels fragile, As delicate As the petals of a poppy Which fall apart At the slightest touch. Treat me gently, Lord, With tender love.

 

Jesus, we know you are calling us to follow you just as you called your first disciples. You need us. You want us to be your hands, your feet and your welcoming smile.

 

Dear Jesus, Your loving mercy touches our hearts and gives us new life. Your example challenges us to be merciful in turn.

 

Dear Jesus, You said “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy” At times my heart may be hardened by the busyness of the day, remembrance of past hurts, or my…

 

Lord, For all the doctors and nurses, for all family, friends, and neighbours for all who care about me when I’m down I ask your blessing upon them all.

 

Lord, I ask your blessing upon me at this time of illness, that you may bring good out of all my sufferings in mind, body, or soul.

 

Lord, you light my way when all grows dark, when I grow anxious or confused. You are my solace at night my comfort when I’m down, my light, my guide.

 

Lord, when illness strikes my life seems to collapse around me. The work routine crumbles away, and everything’s just a heap of ruins.

 

When I see flowers fresh in bloom sprung to life in spring thrill after the dark night’s Winter chill, I think of the miracle of life and how nature itself is renewed.

 

Remember, God Loves You When sickness is on you, and health takes a blow when joys all desert you and energy’s low. Remember, God loves you.

 

Help Me Grow Strong Again It’s wonderful after illness to feel your strength returning to feel your old self again, to start getting on top of things.

 

How often in the down-sided moments of life we can lose our sense of fun, and scowl and frown around us.

 

I ask you, Lord, to unlock the chains of my guilt that stop me from believing that You want what is for my good.

 

Prayer for the Gift of God’s Healing Love Lord, I ask Your mercy and Your favour in a special way on me today.

 

Lord, You Treasure Each One of Us Lord, even an old leaf looks so special on a frosty morning, when you tinge it with silver. You made us all special, Lord.

 

Lord, Help Me To Listen To You in my Heart The little drummer boy listens to the music, concentrates on the sound, marches in step to beat out the rhythm on the drum.

 

The Power of Your Love Lord, when I’m not well I lose confidence, get confused, become anxious and frightened about all kinds of things, about the past, and about the…

 

In the day-to-day routine of life I take my friends for granted, I expect them to be good to me even when I’m in a miserable mood, but when I’m ill I start to think how…

 

Lord, I Know You Will Never Abandon Me Lord, in times of pride I parade my success, or fame or fortune for all the world to see.

 

Help me not to complain, help me to put my trust in You. I know you see and understand all that I’m going through. You know how hard the long days and nights can be.

 

There are times when I realize I’ve complained too much and others seem to avoid me.

 

Dear Jesus, We can easily get caught up in our own self -interest but that leads nowhere.

 

Lord, I need new energy for life, to meet all its challenges again. I need your help, your strength, to overcome all the tiredness I feel.

 

To all who suffer: May the Spirit of God Be close to you, Renew and uplift you, Strengthen and comfort you, Pour gifts on you to heal you, Enfold you in love to protect…

 

Dear Jesus, At times I may not be attentive to Your presence.

 

Dear Jesus, At times I catch myself making quick unfair judgements about people and their activities. I fear this might be a sign of my own self-righteousness.

 

Dear Lord, I come to you plainly. I don't bring perfect, polished prayers that have flowery language. Just me, plain and simple me.

 

O God you have bound us together in a common life.

 

God, thank you for a new year. We know that you are always ready to forgive us. Help us to be willing to forgive ourselves and to forgive one another.