OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
Our Lady of Guadalupe, mystical rose,
make intercession for the Holy Church,
protect the Sovereign Pontiff,
help all those who invoke thee in their necessities,
and since thou art the ever Virgin Mary and Mother of God,
obtain for us from thy most holy Son the grace Read More...
EVERYTHING HAS ITS TIME
For everything there is a season,
and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born,
and a time to die;
a time to plant,
and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill,
and a time to heal;
a time to break down,
and a time to build up;
a time to Read More...
FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALL ALONE
Gracious God, so many of your children are alone in this world. They face each day and night with the aching knowledge that they have no one else, and wonder if anyone will remember them after they're gone.
I pray that your great love will comfort the hearts of Read More...
AN IRISH BLESSING
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
May God be with you and bless you;
May you see your Read More...
PRAYER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Lord Jesus, Carpenter and King, supreme Sovereign of all men, look with tender mercy upon the multitudes of our day who bear the indignities of injustice everywhere.
Raise up leaders in every land dedicated to Your standards of order, equity, and justice.
Grant Read More...
ACT OF A SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself Read More...
SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE
O gracious God,
we remember before You today Your servant and apostle James,
first among the Twelve to suffer martyrdom
for the Name of Jesus Christ;
and we pray that You will pour out upon the leaders of your Church
that spirit of self-denying service
by which Read More...
PRAISE TO THE HOLY TRINITY
I praise You, Father all-powerful.
I praise You, Divine Son, our Lord and Savior.
I praise You, Spirit of Love.
One God, three Persons, be near me in the temple of my soul.
Draw me to share in Your life and love.
In Your kindness grant to me and to my family the Read More...