PRAYER FOR SOCIETY 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 and the charity of your tender heart the souls of those who work for the good of the people, for your poor. Impart in them your own Read More...
Independence Day Father of all nations and ages, As we recall the day when our country claimed its place among the family of nations; for what has been achieved we give you thanks, for the work that still remains we ask your help, and as you have called us from many peoples to be one nation, Read More...
PRAYER FOR RENEW 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, to shape us into a community of faith. Nourish us by your word and sacraments that we may grow into the image of Jesus. Through the Read More...
Open our hearts, O Lord, and enlighten our minds by the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may seek what is well-pleasing to your will and so order our doings after your commandments, that we may be found fit to enter into your everlasting joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Prayer by St. Bede the Venerable)
LETTING GO - Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands? Please help me to gradually open my hands and to discover that I am not what I own, but what you want to give me.” (Henri J.M. Nouwen)
Lord, thank You for the rest and peace of this day. As I pause, may I find renewal in Your presence. Calm my thoughts, restore my soul, and fill my heart with joy. Guide my steps today, Lord, and keep me grounded in Your love and grace. Amen.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, gentle and full of mercy, draw me into Your love and heal what is wounded within me. May I rest in Your heart and live in Your grace. Amen.
Lord Jesus, as God’s Spirit came down and rested upon You, may the same Spirit rest on us, bestowing His sevenfold gifts. First, grant us the gift of understanding, by which Your precepts may enlighten our minds. Second, grant us counsel, by which we may follow in Your footsteps on the path of Read More...
