What God Gives Us - 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)
To Know, Serve and Praise - O God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard us with the power of Your grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen. (Adapted from a prayer by St. Augustine)
Our Lady of Lourdes – O ever-Immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, health of the sick, refuge of sinners, comforter of the afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings; look with mercy on me. By appearing in the Grotto of Lourdes, you were pleased to make it a privileged Read More...
St. Scholastica – Loving Father, through the intercession of St. Scholastica, we humbly seek Your divine guidance and wisdom. As we journey through life, please enlighten our minds and hearts, so that we may discern Your will in every decision we make. Saint Scholastica, patron of education and Read More...
A Sunday Prayer - Lord, Jesus Christ, let us seek you by desiring you, and let us desire you by seeking you. Let us find you by loving you and love you by finding you. We do not seek to understand so that we can believe but believe so that we may understand. And what is more, we believe that unless Read More...
St. Josephine Bakhita - St. Josephine Bakhita, you were sold into slavery as a child and endured untold hardship and suffering. Once liberated from your physical enslavement, you found true redemption in your encounter with Christ and his Church. O St. Josephine Bakhita, assist all those who are Read More...
Love and Reverence - O God, help us to always love and reverence your presence in ourselves and others. Keep us always trusting of your presence and love and help us to be hospitable to all we encounter especially the angels you send into our life! Set out life today on a firm foundation of your Read More...
Faith the Beginning - O God, strengthen the gift of your hope within us so that we may be faithful and trust in your presence as we live our life today. Graciously, enliven our faith with your presence that we bring you to everyone we meet. Help us with your grace to know that our faith is the Read More...
