PRAYER TO SAINT MATTHEW O Glorious Saint Matthew, in your Gospel you portray Jesus as the longed-for Messiah who fulfilled the Prophets of the Old Covenant and as the new Lawgiver who founded a Church of the New Covenant. Obtain for us the grace to see Jesus living in his Church and to follow Read More...
PRAYER ON THE MEMORIAL OF SAINTS ANDREW KIM TAE-GON, PAUL CHONG HA-SANG, AND COMPANIONS O God, who have been pleased to increase your adopted children in all the world, and who made the blood of the Martyrs Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gon and his companions a most fruitful seed of Read More...
PRAYER FOR TRUST IN JESUS O Christ Jesus, when all is darkness and we feel our weakness and helplessness, give us the sense of Your presence, Your love, and Your strength. Help us to have perfect trust in Your protecting love and strengthening power, so that nothing may frighten or worry Read More...
PARENTS' PRAYER FOR CHILDREN O Jesus, lover of children, bestow Your most precious graces on those You have confided to our care. Increase in them faith, hope and charity. May Your love form them to goodness, inspiring them with an aversion to sin, love of work, and an ardent desire of Read More...
FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS O HEAVENLY Father, I beseech you to have mercy upon all your children who are living with mental illnesses. Restore them to strength of mind and cheerfulness of spirit, and give them health and peace; and if, because of their clouded minds, they are Read More...
SAINTS CORNELIUS AND CYPRIAN God our Father, in Saints Cornelius and Cyprian you have given your people an inspiring example of dedication to the pastoral ministry and constant witness to Christ in their suffering. May their prayers and faith give us courage to work for the unity of your Church. Read More...
OUR LADY OF SORROWS Beloved Mother, who has suffered so much, give to us your courageous heart. Please pray for us to have strength so that we can be brave like you and accept with love the suffering God sends our way. Help us to also accept all the suffering we inflict upon ourselves and Read More...
THE HOLY CROSS PRAYER Oh Lord Almighty! You have suffered death at the cross for our sins. Oh Holy Cross of Jesus! be my true light. Oh Holy Cross of Jesus! fill my soul with good thoughts. Oh Holy Cross! help me in my salvation. Oh Holy Cross! safeguard me against unholy thoughts and worldly Read More...
