Prayers (A-Z)

Father, I come to this place as to a new Calvary, 
I wish to stand here with Mary 
and those others who stood by the cross of Jesus 
the day he sacrificed himself for us sinners. 

I firmly believe the sorrowful scene before my eyes 
is nothing less than a reenactment of Jesus’ suffering and death, 
already anticipated in the massacre of the Innocents of Bethlehem 
and repeated in the slaughter of the least of his brethren, 
the tiny children brought here today to be slain. 

Father, I realize I cannot stop the killing of most of these children, 
any more than Mary could have stopped the slaying of her Child that fatal day. 
But in faith I unite my heart with hers 
and humbly adore YOur Divine purpose in allowing such bloodshed. 

I offer You the blood of Jesus, 
and, mingled with it, 
the blood of these little ones, 
for their own salvation and for that of their parents, 
the abortionist, and our whole generation. 
Remember Jesus’ own prayer from the cross 
with its echo in Mary’s heart: 
“Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” 

But perhaps the hour has not come for some of them. 
Once you told Joseph to take the Child and his mother 
far from those seeking the Child’s life. 
I offer myself to you, as St. Joseph’s helper, 
ready to do everything I can for my beloved Jesus and Mary 
in the person of the child and mother you entrust to my care. 

Dear Father, accept my prayer in the name of Jesus.

Amen.

Hail! most blessed Jesus, 
eternal Son of the Most High God, 
O deign to be merciful to those for whom we pray; 
Thou Who didst expire on the cross for their sakes, 
give rest to their souls. 

To whom shall we turn, but to Thee? 
Thou hast the words of the eternal life, 
by which Thou canst shorten their sufferings, 
and give them eternal rest.

Love And Do What You Will
Therefore once for all this short command is given to you: “Love and do what you will.” If you keep silent, keep silent by love: if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love; let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but good can grow.

Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.

Amen.

Good and generous Lord, You have once more brought the year full circle, through planting and growing and ripening to harvest time, and autumn.

We thank You for the sun and the wind, the rain and the dew, the minerals of the earth and all the plants that grow and all the beasts and birds of farm and field. We marvel at Your wonderful ways of bringing food from the earth for man’s good.

Dear God, help us to use Your rich gifts as You want us to. Teach us to share them with our neighbor when he is in need. Make us see, in the marvelous succession of seasons, and in the growth and ripening of our crops, the merciful, generous hand of Your divine providence.

Help us to realize, too, that if we keep Your commandments and live according to the inspirations of Your grace, we shall also reap a plentiful harvest in the autumn of our lifetime: a harvest that we will be able to enjoy for ever and ever, where no rust can destroy, nor blight spoil any least part of it.

Amen.

Dios te salve, Maria.
Llena eres de gracia:
El Seńor es contigo.
Bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres.
Y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre:
Jesús.

Santa María, Madre de Dios,
ruega por nosotros pecadores,
ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte.

Amén.

Hail, O Queen of Heaven enthroned!
Hail, by angels Mistress owned
Root of Jesse, Gate of morn,
Whence the world’s true Light was born.

Glorious Virgin, joy to thee,
Loveliest whom in Heaven they see:
Fairest thou where all are fair,
Plead with Christ our sins to spare.

Hear, Lord, the prayers we offer from contrite hearts. 
Have pity on us as we acknowledge our sins. 
Lead us back to the way of holiness. 
Protect us now and always from the wounds of sin. 
May we ever keep safe in all its fullness 
the gift your love once gave us 
and your mercy now restores.

Amen.