PRAYER OF PEACE BY SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS.
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.
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Difficult Times & Suffering
PRAYER FOR THE FEAST OF SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS
O God, Who didst endow holy John, Thy confessor and doctor, with a wonderful love of self-denial and a surpassing love of the cross; grant that by following ever in his footsteps, we may obtain everlasting glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the
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PRAYER OF ST. GREGORY THE GREAT Acclaim To The Suffering Christ
O Lord, You received affronts without number from Your blasphemers, yet each day You free captive souls from the grip of the ancient enemy. You did not avert Your face from the spittle of perfidy, yet You wash souls in saving waters. You accepted Your scourging without murmur, yet through your meditation You deliver us
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PRAYER TO SAINT GERARD MAJELLA (For A Special Intention)
Saint Gerard, during your life you extended your help to the unfortunate and poor around you. Help me in my present need [Mention you intention(s) here.] Give me the insight to recognize the presence of Jesus in the sufferings and troubles of others. Let not my urgent need for help cause me to think only
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A PRAYER TO SAINT GERARD MAJELLA FOR SPECIAL INTENTIONS
Almighty and loving Father, I thank you for giving St. Gerard to us as a most appealing model and powerful friend. By his example, he showed us how to love and trust You. You have showered many blessings on those who call upon him. For Your greater glory and my welfare, please grant me the
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PRAYER TO SAINT FRANCIS SAVIER PREACHER AND MIRACLE WORKER
O God, You who were pleased to gather into your Church the peoples of the East by the preaching and miracles of St. Francis Xavier, grant that we, who honor his glorious merits, may also imitate the example of his virtues. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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PRAYER SAINT GABRIEL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS, PATRON OF THE CLERGY (PRIESTS)
Dear Saint Gabriel, your very name recalls your particular devotion to Christ, the Man of Sorrows, and to Mary, his Afflicted Mother. You died young as a Passionist religious but left to us all an example of a life of Christlike sacrifice. Intercede for our seminarians and young religious, who are in desperate need of
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THE PRAYER “YOUR CROSS” (By St. Francis De Sales.)
The everlasting God has in His wisdom foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost heart. This cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His Divine mind, tested with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with
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PRAYER FOR PRIESTS TO HAVE STRENGTH IN TIME OF WEAKNESS.
Lord Jesus Christ, King of kings, you have power over life and death. You know even things that are hidden or obscure. And our very thoughts and feelings are open to you. Cleanse our priests from secret faults, when they did wrong and you saw it. You know how weak they are, both in soul
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PRAYER OF SAINT CLAUDE DE LA COLOMBIERE A Despair Prayer.
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. For my part I will glorify You by making known how good You are to sinners, that Your mercy is boundless and that
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