Father, you make this holy night radiant with the splendor of Jesus Christ our light. We welcome him as Lord, the true light of the world. Bring us to eternal joy in the kingdom of heaven, where he lives and reigns wiht you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Lord our God, with the birth of your Son, your glory breaks on the world. Through the night hours of the darkened earth, we your people watch for the coming of your promised Son. As we wait, give us a foretaste of the joy that you will grant us when the fullness of his glory has filled the earth, who lives and reigns with you for ever and ever.
Amen.
Displaying the treasures of Your work,
Jesus, You invited me to follow You,
To sell my goods, to give to the poor,
And to completely submit Myself to You.
Desires for wealth leads to greed,
Satisfaction never being reached.
He who seeks no earthly possessions
Is free of all avarice aspirations.
Jesus, edify my weak human nature,
To resist unnecessary commodities,
Those classified as evident luxury.
May I subdue all greedy tendencies!
God of love and mercy,
you call us to be your people,
you gift us with your abundant grace.
Make us a holy people,
radiating the fullness of your love.
Form us into a community,
a people who care,
expressing your compassion.
Remind us day after day of our baptismal call to serve,
with joy and courage.
Teach us how to grow in wisdom and grace
and joy in your presence.
Through Jesus and in your Spirit,
we make this prayer.
Amen.
Lord, Jesus, I come before You, just as I am. I am sorry for my sins, I repent of my sins, please forgive me. In Your name, I forgive all others for what they have done against me. I renounce Satan, the evil spirits and all their works. I give You my entire self. Lord Jesus, now and forever, I invite You into my life Jesus. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Heal me, change me, strengthen me in body, soul and spirit.
Come Lord Jesus, cover me with Your precious blood, and fill me with Your Holy Spirit, I love You Jesus. I praise You Jesus. I thank You Jesus. I shall follow You every day of my life.
Amen.
O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, We dedicate and consecrate ourselves to you under the title of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. May this Medal be for each one of us a sure sign of your affection for us and a constant reminder of our duties toward you. Ever while wearing it, may we be blessed by your loving protection and preserved in the grace of your Son. O Most Powerful Virgin, Mother of Our Savior, keep us close to you every moment of our lives. Obtain for us, your children, the grace of a happy death; so that in union with you, we may enjoy the bliss of Heaven forever.
Amen.
My Lord, the baby is dead!
Why, my Lord, dare I ask why? It will not hear the whisper of the wind or see the beauty of its parents’ face. it will not see the beauty of Your creation or the flame of a sunrise.
Why, my Lord?
“Why, My child, do you ask ‘why’?
Well, I will tell you why.
You see, the child lives. Instead of the wind he hears the sound of angels singing before My throne. Instead of the beauty that passes he sees everlasting Beauty, he sees My face. He was created and lived a short time so the image of his parents imprinted on his face may stand before Me as their personal intercessor. He knows secrets of heaven unknown to men on earth. He laughs with a special joy that only the innocent possess. My ways are not the ways of man. I create for My Kingdom and each creature fills a place in that Kingdom that could not be filled by another. He was created for My joy and his parents’ merits. He has never seen pain or sin. He has never felt hunger or pain. I breathed a soul into a seed, made it grow and called it forth.”
I am humbled before you, my Lord, for questioning Your wisdom, goodness, and love. I speak as a fool, forgive me. I acknowledge Your sovereign rights over life and death. I thank You for the life that began for so short a time to enjoy so long an Eternity.
O God, Who, by the passion of Thine only-begotten Son, and by the Blood shed through His five most sacred Wounds, hast raised up mankind, lost because of sin; grant, we beseech Thee, that we who on earth adore the Wounds our Saviour received, may in heaven rejoice in the glory He, at the price of His precious Blood, hath bought back for us. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Lord, our God, help us to walk with you on the pathway of the beatitudes and to live out your mission in today’s world.
(To Saint Eugene de Mazenod.)
God our Father, we thank you
for having called Saint Eugene de Mazenod
to follow Christ the Saviour and Evangelizer.
Passionately in love with your Son Jesus
and sharing in his compassion for humanity
Eugne put himself unconditionally
at the service of the Church
for the evangelization of these most in need.
Through his intercession help us to reach out
with the healing touch of Christ
who calls us to holiness
and to Mission.
May we build communities
which are signs of your presence,
and share the Good News
of salvation with all peoples.
For this we dedicate ourselves,
through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Saint Eugene de Mazenod,
Share with us your love for Christ.
Saint Eugene de Mazenod,
Help us to stand firm in goodness.
Saint Eugene de Mazenod,
Be with us in all our efforts.
