Category: R

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that You are powerful enough to single-handedly handle all of my problems, no matter, how large, how small, how complex or how simple.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that You are stronger in every way than my strongest enemies.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that You are mightier than any bad wishes against me.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that You are my protector.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that I don’t have to fear anyone.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that You capable of helping me with anything I feel overwhelmed by, I feel helpless about, I feel anxious about, or I feel defeated by.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that You are my helper.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that I don’t have to fear anything.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that Your love is greater than any love I’ve ever known. 

Greater than my mother’s love. 
Greater than my Father’s love. 
Greater than my sister’s love. 
Greater than my brother’s love. 
Greater than my best friend’s love. 
Greater than my spouse’s love.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that You loved me before I was a twinkle in my parents’ eyes.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that no matter what I have done, you still love me. 
You may not be pleased with my actions or choices, but nonetheless, You still love me.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that I don’t have to be deserving of Your love, but You love me anyway.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that I don’t have to earn Your love.

Remind me, Lord.
I keep forgetting, that Your love has always been and will always be with me, whether I recognize it or not.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that Your love is unconditional.

Remind me, Lord. 
I keep forgetting, that I can rely on Your love.

Glory to you, 
O Lord our God,
Your love calls us to be your people.
By sharing our many and diverse gifts 
we share in your mission. 
We ask you, Lord, 
to shape us into a community of faith. 
Nourish us by your word and sacraments 
that we may grow into the image of Jesus. 
Through the power of your Holy Spirit, 
heal us that we, in turn,
may heal the wounded. 
Form us to be instruments of love, 
justice, and peace in our land, 
and send us to proclaim your saving work. 

RENEW us, Lord, 
that we may renew the face of the earth. 

Amen.

Lord, I come before you today in need of your healing hand. In you all things are possible. Hold my heart within yours, and renew my mind, body, and soul. 

I am lost, but I am singing. You gave us life, and you also give us the gift of infinite joy. Give me the strength to move forward on the path you’ve laid out for me. Guide me towards better health, and give me the wisdom to identify those you’ve placed around me to help me get better.
In your name I pray, Amen.

Lord, We are Your people, the sheep of Your flock. Heal the sheep who are wounded, Touch the sheep who are in pain, Clean the sheep who are soiled, Warm the lambs who are cold. Help us to know the Father’s love through Jesus the Shepherd and through His Spirit. Help us to lift up that love, and show it all over this land. Help us to build love on justice and justice on love. Help us to believe mightily, hope joyfully, love Divinely. Renew us that we may renew the face of the earth.

Amen

Lord Jesus Christ, I acknowledge you as King of the universe. All creation was made for you. Exercise all your sovereign rights over me. I renew my baptismal promises, renouncing Satan and all his works and empty promises, and I promise to lead a good Christian life. I will try to bring about the recognition of the truth of God and your Church. Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer all my actions that every human heart may accept your kingship. May the kingdom of your peace be established across the world.

V. Do you reject Satan? 
R. I do. 
V. And all his works? 
R. I do. 
V. And all his empty promises? 
R. I do. 
V. Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth? 
R. I do. 

V. Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father? 
R. I do. 

V. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting? 
R. I do. 

V. God, the all-powerful Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has given us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and forgiven all our sins. May he also keep us faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ for ever and ever. 
R.

Amen. 

(This is a family service that is directed by one of the parents. The family members renew their baptismal vows and sprinkle themselves with the Easter water,)

I, N. N., who through the tender mercy of the Eternal Father was privileged to be baptized “in the name of the Lord Jesus” [Acts 19, 5] and thus to share in the dignity of his Divine Sonship, wish now in the presence of this same loving Father and of his only-begotten Son to renew in all sincerity the promises I solemnly made at the time of my holy Baptism. 

I, therefore, now do once again renounce Satan; I renounce all his works; I renounce all his allurements. 

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, Who was born into this world and Who suffered and died for my sins and rose again. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body a nd life everlasting. 
Having been buried with Christ unto death and raised up with Him unto a new life, I promise to live no longer for myself or for that world which is the enemy of God but for Him who died for me and rose again, serving God, my heavenly Father, faithfully and unto death in the holy Catholic Church. 

Taught by our Savior’s command and formed by the word of God, I now dare to say: 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 

Amen.

O my Lord and my God, I humbly prostrate in spirit before Thy Divine Majesty, I adore Thy sovereign justice and Thine infinite mercy. I am penetrated with fear at the consideration of Thine awful judgments, and my great ingratitude for Thy benefits, since I was ranked by baptism among Thy children, raised to the glorious dignity of a Christian and thus entitled to enjoy Thee eternally in heaven. 

I was not then conscious of the precious grace bestowed upon me, nor of the awful obligations I contracted when I promised to renounce the devil, the world, and the flesh.

But I am now fully conscious of both; I most humbly thank Thee for having brought me safely to the waters of baptism, and I detest, from the bottom of my heart, every thought, word and action of my life which has been unworthy of a Christian.

Thou knowest, O my God, how often I have stained the robe of innocence with which I was then clothed, and how frequently I have violated my sacred promises; but Thou seest the contrition of my heart, and the sincerity with which I now renew, in the presence of heaven and earth, my profession of faith in the doctrines proposed to my belief by the Holy Catholic Church; as well as the promises made for me when I was regenerated in the waters of baptism.

I firmly believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord, Who was born and suffered for us; in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church; the Communion of Saints; the forgiveness of sins; the Resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.

I renounce the world, with its pomps, vanities, and false maxims, which I despise because they are accursed by Thee.

I renounce the flesh, with all its temptations, and sincerely resolve to endeavour to amend my faults, to conquer my passions, and to sacrifice all that is most dear to me rather than again deliberately sully that robe which I promised to carry unstained before the judgment seat of Christ.
O my good God, Who didst love me before I could love Thee, and didst apply to my soul the merits, of Jesus Christ when I was unable to implore that favour, look on me with compassion, and grant me all those graces, which will enable me to keep my baptismal engagement without reproof.

Increase in my soul the heavenly virtues of faith, hope and charity, which I received at baptism, and teach me to make faith the rule of my conduct, that it may avail me to life everlasting; through the infinite mercies and merits of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Who, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end.

Amen.

All: 
Sing the hymn Veni Creator (Come Holy Ghost).

Father: 
Reads the Lesson from the Mass of Whitsunday [Acts 2-1-11] and the Lesson from the Mass of Whit-Tuesday [Acts 8:14-17].

All: 
Sing a hymn.

All: 
(Prayer commemorating the Reception of Confirmation): 
Thanks be unto Thee, O my God, for all Thy infinite goodness, and, especially, for the love Thou hast shown unto me at my Confirmation.
I Give Thee thanks that Thou didst then send down Thy Holy Spirit unto my soul with all His gifts and graces.

May He take full possession of me for ever.
May His Divine unction cause my face to shine.
May His heavenly wisdom reign in my heart.
May His understanding enlighten my darkness.
May His counsel guide me.
May His knowledge instruct me.
May His piety make me fervent.
May His Divine fear keep me from all evil.

Drive from my soul, O Lord, all that may defile it.
Give me grace to be Thy faithful soldier, that having fought the good fight of faith, I may be brought to the crown of everlasting life, through the merits of Thy dearly beloved Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Father: 
Confirm, O God, that which Thou hast wrought in us, from Thy holy temple which is in Jerusalem.

All: 
Say the Credo and the Our Father (standing).

All: 
Sing a hymn in honor of the Pope.

Most sweet Jesus, humbly kneeling at Thy feet, we renew the consecration of our family to Thy Divine Heart. Be Thou our King forever. In Thee we have full and entire confidence. May Thy spirit penetrate our thoughts, our desires, our words and our works. Bless our undertakings, share in our joys, in our trials and in our labours. Grant us to know Thee more, to serve Thee without faltering.

By the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Peace, set up Thy kingdom in our country. Enter closely into the midst of our families and make them Thine own through the solemn enthronement of Thy Sacred Heart so that no one cry may respond from home to home. May the triumphant Heart of Jesus be everywhere loved, blessed and glorified forever! Honour and glory to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary. Sacred Heart of Jesus protect our families.

Amen.