Prayers (A-Z)

God our Father, 
Giver of life, 
we entrust the United States of America to Your loving 
care. 

You are the rock on which this nation was founded. 
You alone are the true source of our cherished rights to 
life, 
liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 

Reclaim this land for Your glory and dwell among Your 
people.

Send Your Spirit to touch the hearts of our nation´s 
leaders. 
Open their minds to the great worth of human life 
and the responsibilities that accompany human freedom.
Remind Your people that true happiness is rooted in 
seeking 
and doing Your will. 

Through the intercession of Mary Immaculate, 
Patroness of our land,
grant us the courage to reject the “culture of death.” 
Lead us into a new millennium of life. 
We ask this through Christ Our Lord.

Amen.

O God, we acknowledge You today as Lord, Not only of individuals, but of nations and governments. 

We thank You for the privilege Of being able to organize ourselves politically And of knowing that political loyalty Does not have to mean disloyalty to You. 

We thank You for Your law, Which our Founding Fathers acknowledged And recognized as higher than any human law. 
We thank You for the opportunity that this election year puts before us, To exercise our solemn duty not only to vote, But to influence countless others to vote, And to vote correctly. 

Lord, we pray that Your people may be awakened. Let them realize that while politics is not their salvation, Their response to You requires that they be politically active. 

Awaken Your people to know that they are not called to be a sect fleeing the world But rather a community of faith renewing the world. 
Awaken them that the same hands lifted up to You in prayer Are the hands that pull the lever in the voting booth; That the same eyes that read Your Word Are the eyes that read the names on the ballot, And that they do not cease to be Christians When they enter the voting booth. 
Awaken Your people to a commitment to justice, To the sanctity of marriage and the family, To the dignity of each individual human life, And to the truth that human rights begin when Human Lives Begin, And not one moment later. 

Lord, we rejoice today That we are citizens of Your kingdom. 
May that make us all the more committed To being faithful citizens on earth. 

We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

O God, we acknowledge You today as Lord, 
Not only of individuals, but of nations and governments. 

We thank You for the privilege 
Of being able to organize ourselves politically 
And of knowing that political loyalty 
Does not have to mean disloyalty to You. 

We thank You for Your law, 
Which our Founding Fathers acknowledged 
And recognized as higher than any human law. 
We thank You for the opportunity that this election year 
puts before us, 
To exercise our solemn duty not only to vote, 
But to influence countless others to vote, 
And to vote correctly. 

Lord, we pray that Your people may be awakened. 
Let them realize that while politics is not their 
salvation, 
Their response to You requires that they be politically 
active. 

Awaken Your people to know that they are not called to be 
a sect fleeing the world 
But rather a community of faith renewing the world. 

Awaken them that the same hands lifted up to You in prayer 
Are the hands that pull the lever in the voting booth; 
That the same eyes that read Your Word 
Are the eyes that read the names on the ballot, 
And that they do not cease to be Christians 
When they enter the voting booth. 

Awaken Your people to a commitment to justice, 
To the sanctity of marriage and the family, 
To the dignity of each individual human life, 
And to the truth that human rights begin when Human Lives 
Begin, 
And not one moment later. 

Lord, we rejoice today 
That we are citizens of Your kingdom. 

May that make us all the more committed 
To being faithful citizens on earth. 

We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

Heavenly Father, author and inspirer of all things holy,
hear our prayers for our new Church.
Send forth Your Spirit that we may humbly be guided by your Divine Will.

Touch our hearts with true generosity to raise up a house of God
for the inspiration and renewal of all your faithful.
We ask this in Jesus’ Name.

Amen.

Yahweh, Divine Architect, 
Creator of our Human Family; 
Risen Jesus, 
Cornerstone of our Faith, 
Lover of us all; 
Spirit of Wisdom, 
Builder of community, 
Our Inspiration and Guide; 
You call us to build up Your Kingdom. 

Bless us with 
generous hearts, 
open minds, 
greater unity, 
renewed vision, 
as we seek to build a house 
for celebration and worship. 

May it be a home where all are 
welcomed, nourished, and empowered 
to be Christ for others.

Amen.

(Source: (C) Resurrection Catholic Community Aptos, CA, USA)

Almighty and eternal God, You have, through Jesus Christ, revealed Your glory to all nations. We pray You to preserve the works of Your mercy, that Your Church, being spread through the whole world, may continue with unchanging faith in the confession of Your name. 

We pray You, who alone are good and holy, to endow with heavenly knowledge, sincere zeal, and sanctity of life our Chief Bishop, Pope John Paul II, the vicar of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the government of His Church; our own Archbishop and Bishop; all other bishops, prelates, and pastors of the Church; and especially those who are appointed to exercise among us the functions of the holy ministry and conduct Your people into the ways of salvation. 

We pray You, O God of might, wisdom, and justice, through whom authority is rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgment decreed, to assist with Your holy spirit of counsel and fortitude the President of the United States, that his administration may be conducted in righteousness, and be eminently useful to Your people over whom he presides; by encouraging due respect for virtue and religion, by a faithful execution of the laws in justice and mercy, and by restraining vice and immorality. 

Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have understanding and power. By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are just; by me princes govern, and all nobles who rule on earth. 
[PROVERBS 8:14-16] Let the light of Your divine wisdom direct the deliberations of Congress, and shine forth in all the proceedings and laws framed for our rule and government, so that they may tend to the preservation of peace, the promotion of national happiness, the increase of industry, sobriety, and useful knowledge, and may perpetuate to us the blessing of equal liberty. 

We pray for his Excellency, the Governor Of this state, for the members of the Assembly, for all judges, magistrates, and other officers who are appointed to guard our political welfare, that they may be enabled, by Your powerful protection, to discharge the duties of their respective stations with honesty and ability. 

We recommend likewise to Your unbounded mercy all our brethren and fellow citizens throughout the United States, that they may be blessed in the knowledge and sanctified in the observance of Your most holy law; that they may be preserved in union, and in that peace which the world cannot give; and after enjoying the blessings of this life, be admitted to those which are eternal.

Amen.

Credo in unum Deum,
Patrem omnipotentem, 
factorem caeli et terrae, 
visibilium omnium et invisibilium, 
Et in unum Dominum Iesum Christum, 
Filium Dei unigenitum, 
et ex Patre natum, ante omnia saecula, 
Deum de Deo, lumen de Lumine, 
Deum verum de Deo vero, 
genitum, non factum, consubstantialem Patri: 
per quem omnia facta sunt. 
Qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem descendit de caelis. 

All bow during the following two lines: 
Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto 
ex Maria Virgine, et homo factus est. 
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato; 
passus et sepultus est, 
et resurrexit tertia die, secundem Scripturas, 
et ascendit in caelum, sedet ad dexteram Patris. 
Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, 
iudicare vivos et mortuos, 
cuius regni non erit finis. 
Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem: 
qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. 
Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur: 
qui locutus est per prophetas. 
Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. 
Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. 
Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, 
et vitam venturi saeculi.

Amen.