General Prayers

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 and Christian morality didst heroically sacrifice thyself to the very end of thy life and didst set up a proper religious Institute destined to endure and to […]

O God, Who seest that on every side we are afflicted by our evils; deny us not, we entreat Thee, the safeguard of the glorious intercession of blessed John Thine apostle and evangelist. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without

St James! Behold me here, once again, beside your tomb which I approach today, a pilgrim of all the pathways of the earth, to honour your memory and implore your protection. I come from luminous and perennial Rome to you who became a pilgrim, following the footprints of Christ and who brought his name and

St. Isidore, St. Isidore, To you we rogate, to you we implore: Please let it (or not) shine or pour, Bring on the bee, hold off the hoar; Coax the oat, swell the meat Of grape and nut; encourage the wheat To ripen fat in August heat Then lay down, brown, for us to beat.

Virgin Mary, hear my prayer: through the Holy Spirit you became the Mother of Jesus; from the Holy Spirit may I too have Jesus. Through the Holy Spirit your flesh conceived Jesus; through the same Spirit may my soul receive Jesus. Through the Holy Spirit you were able to know Jesus, to possess Jesus, and

Soul of Christ, santify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds, hide me. Never let me be separated from you. From the malignant enemy, defend me. At the hour of

Good Saint, we are told that your devotion to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was so great that you would rise before it was light in order to be able to attend Mass before beginning your work in the fields. Obtain for us, we pray you, some of that loving devotion to the Holy

I beg you, O holy Virgin, that I may have Jesus from the Spirit from whom you conceived Jesus. May my soul receive Jesus through the Spirit, through whom your flesh conceived the same Jesus. Let it be granted to me to know Jesus from the Spirit, from whom it was given to you to

Father, give perfection to beginners, understanding to the little ones, and help to those who are running their course. Give sorrow to the negligent, fervour to the lukewarm, and a good consummation to the perfect.