Prayers (A-Z)

You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart,
and with your whole soul,
and with all your mind.

This is the greatest and the first commandment.
And the second is like it:
you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Acclaim To The Suffering Christ
O Lord, You received affronts 
without number from Your blasphemers, 
yet each day You free captive souls 
from the grip of the ancient enemy. 

You did not avert Your face 
from the spittle of perfidy, 
yet You wash souls in saving waters. 

You accepted Your scourging without murmur, 
yet through your meditation
You deliver us from endless chastisements. 

You endured ill-treatment of all kinds, 
yet You want to give us a share 
in the choirs of angels in glory everlasting.

You did not refuse to be crowned with thorns, 
yet You save us from the wounds of sin. 

In your thirst You accepted the bitterness of gall, 
yet You prepare Yourself to fill us with eternal delights. 

You kept silence under the derisive homage 
rendered You by Your executioners, 
yet You petition the Father for us 
although You are his equal in Divinity.

You came to taste death, 
yet You were the Life 
and had come to bring it to the dead.

Amen.

O invincible defender of Holy Church’s freedom, Saint Gregory of great renown, by that firmness thou didst show in maintaining the Church’s rights against all her enemies, stretch forth from Heaven thy mighty arm, we beseech thee, to comfort her and defend her in the fearful battle she must ever wage with the powers of darkness. Do thou, in an especial manner, give strength in this dread conflict to the venerable Pontiff who has fallen heir not only to thy throne, but likewise to the fearlessness of thy mighty heart; obtain for him the joy of beholding his holy endeavors crowned by the triumph of the Church and the return of the lost sheep into the right path. Grant, finally, that all may understand how vain it is to strive against that faith which has always conquered and is destined always to conquer: “this is the victory which over cometh the world, our faith.” This is the prayer that we raise to thee with one accord; and we are confident, that, after thou hast heard our prayers on earth, thou wilt one day call us to stand with thee in Heaven, before the eternal High Priest, Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth world without end.

Amen

With each new day that dawns I am growing up, O Lord.
It’s not too soon to start thinking of what I want to be.

It’s very hard, I think, 
to make the right decision 
but I pray that you will help and guide me.

Show me what to do,
let me share, someday,
my talents where they’re needed.

And when you show me,
give me courage to be generous enough
to do what you want.

Lord, we would grow with you
New shoots reaching out
Hands stretched upward
Like leaves newly formed 
Soaking up your light and warmth
Lord, we would grow with you

Lord, we would grow with you
In sunshine and rain
In darkness and light
In cold days and summer days
From Springtime to Winter
Lord, we would grow with you

Lord, we would grow with you
And bring forth fruit
That is pleasing to you
Fed by your living water 
Giving sustenance to others
Lord, we would grow with you

Like unto the cup and the wine, and the holy supper,
which our dear Lord Jesus Christ gave unto his dear disciples
on each day, may the Lord Jesus guard me in daytime,
and at night, that:
No dog may bite me,
No wild beast tear me to pieces,
No tree fall upon me,
No water rise against me,
No firearms injure me,
No weapons, no steel, no iron cut me,
No fire burn me, No false sentence fall upon me,
No false tongue injure me,
No rogue enrage me, and that no fiends, no witchcraft
Or enchantment can harm me.

Amen.

Protect my Day
Blessed be my protection when I go out during day or night,
That thou mayest not let any of my enemies, or thieves, approach me,
If they do not intend to bring me what was intended from your Holy Altar.

Because God the Lord Jesus Christ is ascended into Heaven in his living Body,
And so shall my body and wellbeing be protected on this journey.
O Lord, bless me and watch over me day and night.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Protect my Journey
In the name of God I go on this journey.

May God the Father be with me,
God the Son protect me, and
God the Holy Ghost be by my side.

Whoever is stronger than these three persons
May approach my body and my life; yet
Whoso is not stronger than these three
Would much better let me be!

Jesus, I will arise; Jesus do thou accompany me;
Jesus, do thou lock my heart into thine, And let my body and my soul
Be commended unto thee.

The Lord is crucified.
May God guard and protect my senses
So that misfortunes may not overcome me.
In the name of God the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost.

Amen!

Angel of God, 
my Guardian dear,
to whom His love
commits me here,
ever this day (or night)
be at my side,
to light and guard,
to rule and guide.

Amen.

O most Faithful companion, 
appointed by God to be my guide and protector, 
and who art ever at my side, 
what thanks can I offer thee for thy faithfulness and 
love, 
and for all the benefits 
which thou hast conferred upon me? 

Thou watchest over me in sleep; 
thou consolest me when I am sad; 
thou liftest me up when I fall; 
thou avertest the dangers that threaten me; 
thou preparest me for the future; 
thou withdrawest me from evil 
and excitest me to good; 
thou exhortest me to penance when I yield to temptation; 
and reconcilest me to my offended God. 

Long since should I have been cast into hell, 
unless by thy prayers thou hadst averted from me the anger 
of God. 

Leave me not, then, I entreat thee; 
but still comfort me in adversity, 
restrain me in prosperity, 
defend me in danger, 
assist me in temptations, 
lest at any time I fall a victim to them. 

Offer to God my prayers and groanings, 
and all my religious exercises, 
and obtain for me the great gift of final perseverance, 
and the grace to die in the friendship of my Creator, 
and so to enter into life everlasting.

Amen.

O holy Guardian Angel, my dear friend and solicitous guide on the dangerous way of life, to thee be heartfelt thanks for the numberless benefits which have been granted me through thy love and goodness and for the powerful help by which thou hast preserved me from so many dangers and temptations. I beg of thee, let me further experience thy love and thy care. Avert from me all danger, increase in me horror for sin and love for all that is good. Be a counselor and consoler to me in all the affairs of my life, and when my life draws to a close, conduct my soul through the valley of death into the kingdom of eternal peace, so that in eternity we may together praise God and rejoice in His glory. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.

Amen.

O Angel of God, make me worthy of thy tender love, thy celestial companionship and thy never-failing protection!