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You are Christ

You are Christ, my Holy Father, my Tender God, my Great King, my Good Shepherd, my Only Master, my Best Helper, my Most Beautiful and my Beloved, my Living Bread, my Priest Forever, my Leader to my Country, my True Light, my Holy Sweetness, my Straight Way, my Excellent Wisdom, my Pure Simplicity, my Peaceful Harmony, my Entire Protection, my Good Portion, my Everlasting Salvation. 

Christ Jesus, Sweet Lord, why have I ever loved, why in my whole life have I ever desired anything except You, Jesus my God? Where was I when I was not in spirit with You? Now, from this time forth, do you, all my desires, grow hot, and flow out upon the Lord Jesus: run . . . you have been tardy until now; hasten where you are going; seek Whom you are seeking. O, Jesus may he who loves You not be an anathema; may he who loves You not be filled with bitterness. 

O, Sweet Jesus, may every good feeling that is fitted for Your praise, love You, delight in You, adore You! God of my heart, and my Portion, Christ Jesus, may my heart faint away in spirit, and may You be my Life within me! May the live coal of Your Love grow hot within my spirit and break forth into a perfect fire; may it burn incessantly on the altar of my heart; may it glow in my innermost being; may it blaze in hidden recesses of my soul; and in the days of my consummation may I be found consummated with You!

Amen. 

To Christ, King of the Universe

O Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the Universe. All that has been created has been made for You. Exercise upon me all Your rights. I renew my baptismal promises renouncing Satan and all his works and pomps. I promise to lead a good Christian life and to do all in my power to procure the triumph of the rights of God and Your Church. Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You my poor actions in order to obtain that all hearts may acknowledge Your sacred royalty and that thus the reign of Your peace may be established throughout the universe.

Amen.

Christ, The Way Of Conversion Communion And Solidarity In America

We thank You, Lord Jesus,
because the Gospel of the Father’s love, 
with which You came to save the world, 
has been proclaimed far and wide in America 
as a gift of the Holy Spirit 
that fills us with gladness. 

We thank You for the gift of Your Life,
which You have given us by loving us to the end: 
Your Life makes us children of God, 
brothers and sisters to each other. 

Increase, O Lord, our faith and our love for You, 
present in all the tabernacles of the continent. 
Grant us to be faithful witnesses 
to your Resurrection 
for the younger generation of Americans, 
so that, in knowing You, they may follow You 
and find in You their peace and joy. 

Only then will they know that they 
are brothers and sisters 
of all God’s children scattered 
throughout the world. 
You who, in becoming man, 
chose to belong to a human family,
teach families the virtues which filled with light 
the family home of Nazareth. 

May families always be united, 
as You and the Father are one, 
and may they be living witnesses 
to love, justice and solidarity; 
make them schools of respect, 
forgiveness and mutual help, 
so that the world may believe; 
help them to be the source of vocations 
to the priesthood and the consecrated life, 
and all the other forms 
of firm Christian commitment. 

Protect Your Church and the Successor of Peter, 
to whom You, Good Shepherd, have entrusted 
the task of feeding Your flock. 
Grant that the Church in America
may flourish
and grow richer in the fruits of holiness. 
Teach us to love Your Mother, Mary, 
as you loved her.
Give us strength to proclaim 
Your word with courage 
in the work of the new evangelization, 
so that the world may know new hope. 

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of America,
pray for us! 

Prayer For Christian Families

O Lord, God of goodness and mercy, 
Who in the midst of an evil and sinful world 
hast presented to the society of the redeemed 
the Holy Family of Nazareth 
as a spotless mirror of piety, justice and love, 
behold how the family is being undermined on all sides, 
every effort being made to desecrate it 
by stripping it of faith, religion and morals.

Regard the work of Thy own hands. 
Safeguard in our homes the domestic virtues, 
for these alone will ensure us harmony and peace.

Come and stir up the champions of the family. 
Bestir the modern apostles so that in Thy Name,
bearing the message of Jesus Christ 
and exhibiting holiness of life, 
they may revive the doctrines of conjugal fidelity for married couples, 
the exercise of authority by parents, 
obedience on the part of children 
and modesty on the part of girls. 
Grant also through the efforts of these apostles, 
that the home favoured by Thee with many blessings 
may again become an object of esteem and love
in the minds and hearts of all.

It is through the examples of the Divine model of Nazareth 
that the Christian family is to be restored in Jesus Christ 
and to recover its former respect and dignity. 
Then every home will again become a sanctuary 
and in every household will be rekindled the flame of faith 
to teach patience in adversity 
and moderation in prosperity 
and to promote order, peace and harmony in all things.

Under Thy paternal gaze, O Lord, 
and with confidence in Thy Providence 
and in the loving patronage of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, 
the family will become a sanctuary of virtue 
and a school of wisdom. 
It shall prove, as Christ has promised, 
a haven of rest against life’s burdens. 
In the sight of the world it shall render glory to Thee, O Father, 
and to Thy Son, Jesus, until the day when, 
through Him, we shall, together with all His members, 
sing the Divine praises in the eternal ages to come.

Amen.

Prayer for Christian Families – Pope Pius XII

O Lord, God of goodness and mercy, 
Who in the midst of an evil and sinful world 
hast presented to the society of the redeemed 
the Holy Family of Nazareth 
as a spotless mirror of piety, justice and love, 
behold how the family is being undermined on all sides, 
every effort being made to desecrate it 
by stripping it of faith, religion and morals.

Regard the work of Thy own hands. 
Safeguard in our homes the domestic virtues, 
for these alone will ensure us harmony and peace.

Come and stir up the champions of the family. 
Bestir the modern apostles so that in Thy Name, 
bearing the message of Jesus Christ 
and exhibiting holiness of life, 
they may revive the doctrines of conjugal fidelity for 
married couples, 
the exercise of authority by parents, 
obedience on the part of children 
and modesty on the part of girls. 
Grant also through the efforts of these apostles, 
that the home favoured by Thee with many blessings 
may again become an object of esteem and love 
in the minds and hearts of all.

It is through the examples of the Divine model of Nazareth 
that the Christian family is to be restored in Jesus 
Christ 
and to recover its former respect and dignity. 
Then every home will again become a sanctuary 
and in every household will be rekindled the flame of 
faith 
to teach patience in adversity 
and moderation in prosperity 
and to promote order, peace and harmony in all 
things.

Under Thy paternal gaze, O Lord, 
and with confidence in Thy Providence 
and in the loving patronage of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, 
the family will become a sanctuary of virtue 
and a school of wisdom. 
It shall prove, as Christ has promised, 
a haven of rest against life’s burdens. 
In the sight of the world it shall render glory to Thee, O 
Father, 
and to Thy Son, Jesus, until the day when, 
through Him, we shall, together with all His members, 
sing the Divine praises in the eternal ages to come.

Amen.

Prayer of the Christian Farmer

O God, Source and Giver of all things, 
Who manifests Your infinite majesty, 
power and goodness in the earth about us, 
we give You honor and glory. 

For the sun and rain, 
for the manifold fruits of our fields, 
for the increase of our herds and flocks we thank You. 
For the enrichment of our souls with divine grace, we are grateful. 

Supreme Lord of the harvest, 
graciously accept us and the fruits of our toil, 
in union with Christ Your Son, 
as atonement for our sins, 
for the growth of Your Church, 
for peace and charity in our homes, 
for salvation to all.

Amen.

Christmas Prayer 2

Lord, in this holy season of prayer, song and laughter, 
we praise you for the great wonders you have sent us: 
for shining star and angel’s song, 
for infant’s cry in lowly manger. 
We praise you for the Word made flesh in a little Child. 
We behold his glory, 
and are bathed in its radiance. 

Be with us as we sing the ironies of Christmas, 
the incomprehensible comprehended, 
the poetry made hard fact, 
the helpless Babe who cracks the world asunder. 
We kneel before you shepherds, 
innkeepers, wisemen. 
Help us to rise bigger than we are. 

Amen.