PRAYER OF DISCERNMENT, by St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
My Jesus,
I have not always recognized
your loving plans for me.
Every day,
with the help of your light,
I learn more of your loving care.
Continue to increase
my awareness of the gentleness of
your loving plans.
I want to follow the Read More...
SAINT JOSAPHAT
Lord,
fill your Church with the Spirit
that gave Saint Josaphat courage
to lay down his life for his people.
By his prayers
may your Spirit make us strong
and willing to offer our lives
for our brothers and sisters.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and Read More...
PRAYER FOR STRENGTH AND BRAVERY
Almighty God, I thank thee for the courage that comes with a great life.
Help me to be brave, even if it is only that others may be blest.
May I lay a careful foundation and plan to build the best that I can afford.
Amen.
A PRAYER BY JOHN PAUL II
For All the Suffering
The sick, the elderly, the handicapped, and the dying teach us that weakness is a creative part of human living, and that suffering can be embraced with no loss of dignity. Without the presence of these people in your midst you might be tempted to Read More...
A PRAYER BY SAINT TERESA OF AVILA
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
PRAYER TO ST. THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS
O glorious Saint Therese, whom Almighty God has raised up to aid and counsel mankind, I implore your Miraculous Intercession.
So powerful are you in obtaining every need of body and soul our Holy Mother Church proclaims you a "Prodigy of Miracles...the Read More...
SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT
O God, You look upon Your people with compassion, and rule them with love. Through the intercession of Pope Saint Gregory, give wisdom to the leaders of Your Church that the growth of Your people in holiness and love of You may be the everlasting joy of our pastors. Amen.
PRAYER TO ST. MONICA
Dear St. Monica,
troubled wife and mother,
many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime.
Yet, you never despaired or lost faith.
With confidence, persistence, and profound faith,
you prayed daily for the conversion
of your beloved husband, Patricius,
and Read More...