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 […]
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS TO HAVE STRENGTH IN TIME OF WEAKNESS. Read More »
Gentle St. Francis you were so devoted to the humanity of Christ. Your heart burst with appreciation toward God for taking on human life. You saw beauty and goodness in all living things – in birds that sing, the fish that fill our waters, and all that lives in nature. Help us to imitate your
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O Jesus, who filled Your handmaid Sister Faustina with profound veneration for Your boundless Mercy, design, if it be Your holy will, to grant me, through her intercession the grace for which I fervently pray (State your intention here…) My sins render me unworthy of Your mercy, but be mindful of Saint Faustina’s spirit of
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Making a prostration O LORD, Master of my life, grant that I may not be infected with the spirit of slothfulness and inquisitiveness, with the spirit of ambition and vain talking. Making a prostration Grant instead to me, your servant, the spirit of purity and of humility, the spirit of patience and neighborly love. Making
PRAYER OF SAINT EPHREM OF SYRIA Feast on June 9 th. Read More »
O Virgin, most pure, wholly unspotted, O Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the universe, you are above all the saints, the hope of the elect and the joy of all the blessed. It is you who have reconciled us with God. You are the only refuge of sinners and the safe harbour of those
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(To Saint Eugene de Mazenod.) God our Father, we thank you for having called Saint Eugene de Mazenod to follow Christ the Saviour and Evangelizer. Passionately in love with your Son Jesus and sharing in his compassion for humanity Eugne put himself unconditionally at the service of the Church for the evangelization of these most
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I give You glory, O Christ, because You, the Only-begotten, the Lord of all, underwent the death of the Cross to free my sinful soul from the bonds of sin. What shall I give to You, O Lord, in return for all this kindness? Glory to You, O Lord, for Your love, for Your mercy,
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O God our Father, through the Blessed Virgin Mary you have glorified motherhood in the virgin birth of Your Son, Jesus Christ, and You have raised up as an example to wives and mothers Your servant, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Grant me, I pray You, the grace to imitate her by accepting as Your charge
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Shed Thy light upon the hearts of Thy faithful people, O merciful God, and through the glorious prayers of blessed Elizabeth, grant that we may despise worldly welfare and ever be gladdened by Heavenly consolation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost,
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Oh my Redeemer, will that terrible moment ever come when but few Christians shall be left who are inspired by the spirit of faith, that moment when Thy indignation shall be provoked, and Thy protection taken from us? O Jesus, author and finisher of our faith, permit not the fair light of faith to be
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