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Prayer for Lent
Lord Jesus, in your most
difficult hour, you asked your friends to watch and pray with you.
We pray now for the courage to remain faithful to you, surrounded
as we are by the difficulties of our own lives. Help us to learn
from you what it means to take up your cross each day and seek the
will of the Father. As our Lenten Prayer and action brings us
closer to you open our eyes to the gift of your saving grace in
our lives. We ask this in your most holy name. Amen.
Prayer for Rain O
Supreme Lord of Creation, maker of heaven and earth, of nature and
seasons and all weather, we acknowledge today our powerlessness in
face of the drought upon our land, and we beg Your mercy upon us
as we ask You to send forth beneficial rain from heaven to quench
the parched ground and renew the fields and grasses, the trees and
flowers, and all the damaged crops. We implore Your forgiveness
for our many sins against Your creation and our daily failures to
be good stewards of the earth. We promise to be more caring toward
the resources of water, rain, and soil that You have given to
sustain us, and which we have fouled by our own negligent and
destructive power. Lord, look upon us with mercy and send us rain.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
Prayer for Vocations
Bountiful God, you are
boundless with your blessings and faithful to your promises.
Through our ancestors in faith we have come to know and to trust
in your guidance on our life's journey. At Jesus' baptism you
confirmed him in his mission. Commission us through our baptismal
graces to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.
Open our hearts to recognize
your holy calling. Bless our church with devoted married couples,
committed single men and women, and dedicated deacons, priests,
sisters, and brothers.
Guide those who are discerning
how best to serve you. With your favor, we set out to proclaim
your reign through Jesus, your beloved Son in the power of your
Holy Spirit. Amen
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and
snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do
thou O prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust
into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about he
world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen
Prayer for our Community for Pentecost
God, source of our life,
sustainer of our being, we pray especially for this community of
faith that nourishes us so well to serve as your disciples; and
for the work of our parish ministers. May your Spirit continue to
flow through us and guide us in faithful care of all that we have
received. Thank you for the gift of loving spiritual relatives and
friends, who want to support and be supported in turn, who want to
help and be helped in bringing us together in community. May we
grow in our awareness that we are all sacred, worthy and very
holy, here to heal, grow, love and serve the greatest good for
all, creating a just and peaceful world for all. With your help,
may it be so. Amen
Father's Day Prayer
Humble St. Joseph, like you I
have been called to set up and maintain a home where everything
revolves around the love of God the Father of all. Through your
intercession obtain for me first the grace to more fully
comprehend the magnitude of this calling, then the grace to
transform all the words I speak at home into loving ones, the
grace to transform every vexing event that happens there into a
school of virtues. And, good St. Joseph, secure for me finally the
simple grace to have always on my lips the sweet phrase, "What
Would Joseph Do?"
Mother's Day Prayer
Mary, Mother of the Church,
your home in Nazareth modeled for us all that is holy, loving and
nurturing about family life. May we use your example to cultivate
within our own home a domestic church wherein God's laws, God's
will, God's truths guide our lives. Blessed Mother, intercede for
our family that we may be a healthy and happy part of the larger
Body of Christ. We ask your protection especially in times of
turmoil, and are grateful for the many blessings you have gained
for us through your prayers. We ask this through your Son, our
Lord Jesus Christ, in unity with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God forever and ever. Amen.
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