PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES
Oh ever immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Health of the Sick, Refuge of Sinners, Comfortess of the Afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings. Look upon me with mercy.
When you appeared in the grotto of Lourdes, you made it a privileged sanctuary Read More...
ST. SCHOLASTICA PRAYER
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.
Grant through her merits and her prayers
that we may so live in innocence
as to attain to joys everlasting.
This we ask through our Lord. Amen.
TODAY IS NEW
Today is new, unlike any other day, for God makes each day different.
Today God's everyday grace falls on my soul like abundant seed, though I may hardly see it.
Today is one of those days Jesus promised to be with me, a companion on my journey. And my life today, if I trust him, has consequences unseen. My life has a purpose. Amen.
A PRAYER FOR THE END OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
God of freedom, beauty and truth
we believe that your deepest desire,
your most powerful energy,
is that all creation might know abundant life.
We raise our voices in anguished prayer
for our sisters and brothers,
women and girls, men and boys,
who Read More...
FOR THE GIFT OF WISDOM
Great is the wisdom of the Lord!
God Almighty, Your Wisdom includes
An understanding of what is fair,
What is logical, what is true,
What is right and what is lasting.
It mirrors Your pure intellect!
I entreat You to grant me such Wisdom,
That my labours may reflect Read More...
PRAYER TO ST PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS – MARTYRS OF JAPAN
O God, strength of all the Saints,
who through the Cross were pleased to call
the Martyrs Saint Paul Miki and Companions to life,
grant, we pray, that by their intercession
we may hold with courage even until death
to the faith that Read More...
ANOTHER DAY
Lord, thank You for another day within this life of mine. Give me the strength to live it well, whatever I may find. Bestow from Your abundance whatever I may lack, to use the hours wisely, for I cannot have them back.
Lord, thank You for another day in which to amends, for little Read More...
PRAYER FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
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, to help us in days of need, and to rejoice with us in moments of celebration.
Father, we praise You for Your Son Read More...