Prayers (A-Z)

God of all goodness,
Look with love on those who wait
for the safe return of their loved ones
who serve in the armed forces of their country.
In faith and hope, we turn to you for comfort.
Grant that we may trust in your mercy
and send an angel to sustain us as we await their safe 
return.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Lord Jesus! You, 
Who in the most bitter moments of Your passion 
showed an ardent thirst for souls, 
grant that we may share in this thirst.

Give us the light to grow 
in the knowledge of Your word 
and grant us strength so that, 
by collaborating in preaching this word 
at every moment of our lives, 
we may bring to You, 
through Your holy Church,
and the intercession of Your holy Mother, 
innumerable souls who live far from the truth.

Grant this so that with You, 
through You and in You, 
they may be reconciled to the Eternal Father, 
in union with whom, 
together with the Holy Spirit, 
You live and reign forever and ever. 

Amen.

Father, this morning there are those all over the world who for various reasons don’t find any joy in Valentine’s Day.

The single young woman who thought she would be married years ago but still finds herself wondering if it will ever happen. 

The man who can’t feel his wife’s arms around him, because her body now rests in the ground.

The newly divorced woman who has been betrayed and abandoned and left feeling unworthy.

The man who cares for an ailing wife who hasn’t remembered his name in years.

The childless couple who has prayed and fasted and maybe even begged that you might bless them with a child, yet their arms remain empty.

The children–OH GOD, THE CHILDREN–who have never seen love in the eyes of another human being. Father, these precious babies and toddlers and kids of all ages who have never been embraced or kissed or cuddled, who have never heard the words “I love you”, and who have no idea what GRACE looks like.

Every variation of a broken heart or broken relationship– too many to mention each one individually.

Lord, would you fill their hearts with the soothing balm of the gospel of Christ this morning? Father, penetrate their very souls not just with a warm fuzzy feeling, but with the POWER of your Spirit. Give them fresh HOPE, redeeming LOVE, unsurpassable PEACE in the midst of difficult circumstances.

Speak to them tenderly in ways that the words of another human being could never fulfill, and ignite their passions toward YOU in such a way that emptiness is filled, pain is comforted, and all of the questions are replaced by knowledge of your love for them and your true desire to give only what YOU know is best for them.

Father, love them generously. Love them personally. Love them powerfully as only you can. And do so in such a way that brings all glory back to you where it belongs.

Praying in the name of JESUS CHRIST, the ultimate perfect and holy picture of LOVE on this Valentine’s Day and every day.

Beloved Shepherd of Souls!
As I tread into the sunset of my life,
I grow anxious for the spiritual welfare of souls
who came to know me.

It grieves me to think 
of the offenses they may have committed
because of words or deeds of mine.

I have in mind those who were my close responsibility 
as well as those whom I sponsored in Baptism 
and whose spiritual condition is no longer known to me.

In Your Merciful Goodness 
I now plead for the pardon of the soul
who because of me may have lost Your favour.

Humbly I implore You,
let not one of them be lost,
but when they leave this world
may they find glorious entry 
into the Kingdom of Heaven!

On behalf of those 
who may need to atone for offenses
I may have caused them to commit,
I offer You any infirmities 
or sufferings I am to undergo
during the remaining years of my life.

Dear Shepherd of Souls,
grant them life eternal.

Heavenly Father, my true Provider, in all my daily needs, protect and guide me. Spare me from fire and flood, from thieves, fear and evil in any form. If sickness or accident befall me, send a messenger of love to attend me. When I am feeling low, lift up my heart. I live alone dear Lord, yet because I know your presence is ever near, I will have no fear.

Amen.

Gracious God, 
You have given us many healing remedies 
that are a benefit to us when we are sick. 

Through the miraculous intercession of St. Anthony, 
we ask Your blessing upon the medication prescribed for 
(mention name) 

so that he/she may experience healing, 
and be restored to full health in mind and body.

Amen.

O Jesus, who hast loved us with such exceeding great love 
as to give us the ineffable gift of the Holy Eucharist, 
inflame us with a burning zeal to promote Thy glory 
by preparing worthily the little children 
who are to approach Thy holy table for the first time. 

Protect, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, 
these young souls from the assaults of evil, 
strengthen their faith, 
increase their love and endow them 
with all the virtues that will make them worthy to receive 
Thee.

Amen.

Saint John the Baptist, 
forerunner of the Messias, 
prepare the way for Jesus in the hearts of these children. 

Saint Tarcisius, 
keep safe the children who are making their first 
Communion.

I adore Thee, 
O most Precious Cross, 
which has been adorned with the tender, 
delicate and venerable Hands and Feet 
of our dear Lord Jesus Christ, 
and imbued with His Precious Blood.

I again adore Thee, 
O Holy Cross, 
for love of my Lord and God, 
Jesus Christ.

O Most Merciful Jesus, 
lover of souls, 
I pray Thee by the agony of Thy most Sacred Heart, 
and by the sorrows of Thy Immaculate Mother, 
wash in Thy blood the sinners of the whole world 
who are now in their agony, 
and are to die this day.

Amen.

V. Heart of Jesus, once in agony, pity the dying.

Jesus, I live for Thee; 
Jesus, I die for Thee; 
Jesus, I am Thine in life and death.

Amen.

Beloved Shepherd of Souls!
As I tread into the sunset of my life,
I grow anxious for the spiritual welfare of souls
who came to know me.

It grieves me to think 
of the offenses they may have committed
because of words or deeds of mine.

I have in mind those who were my close responsibility 
as well as those whom I sponsored in Baptism 
and whose spiritual condition is no longer known to me.

In Your Merciful Goodness 
I now plead for the pardon of the soul
who because of me may have lost Your favour.

Humbly I implore You,
let not one of them be lost,
but when they leave this world
may they find glorious entry 
into the Kingdom of Heaven!

On behalf of those 
who may need to atone for offenses
I may have caused them to commit,
I offer You any infirmities 
or sufferings I am to undergo
during the remaining years of my life.

Dear Shepherd of Souls,
grant them life eternal.