My Creator, I pray that I may not only have
the desire to know life, but the assurance to live it. Help me to understand
that my earthly possessions are not the measure of my life, nor my body the
boundary of my living. May I reach for the high standards that are free,
without limit, to all. Amen.
O God, Creator of the universe, who extends
your paternal concern over every creature and guides the events of history to
the goal of salvation, we acknowledge your fatherly love when you break the
resistance of mankind and, in a world torn by strife and discord, you make us
ready for reconciliation. Renew for us the wonders of your mercy; send forth
your Spirit that he may work in the intimacy of hearts, that enemies may begin
to dialogue, that adversaries may shake hands and peoples may encounter one
another in harmony. May all commit themselves to the sincere search for true
peace which will extinguish all arguments, for charity which overcomes hatred,
for pardon which disarms revenge. Amen
Lord Jesus Christ, who are called the
Prince of Peace, who are yourself our peace and reconciliation, who so often
said, "Peace to you," grant us peace. Make all men and women
witnesses of truth, justice, and brotherly love. Banish from their hearts
whatever might endanger peace. Enlighten our rulers that they may guarantee and
defend the great gift of peace. May all peoples of the earth becomes as
brothers and sisters. May longed-for peace blossom forth and reign always over
us all. Amen
A prayer by St. John of the Cross: O blessed Jesus, give me stillness of
soul in You. Let your mighty calmness reign in me. Rule me, O King of
Gentleness, King of Peace. Amen
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; Where
there is hatred, let me sow charity; Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, the truth; Where there is doubt, the faith;
Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; and Where there
is sadness, joy. O, Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be
consoled, as to console; To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to
love; For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are
pardoned;
And it is in dying to ourselves that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
Christ, why do you allow wars and massacres
on earth? By what mysterious judgment do you allow innocent people to be
cruelly slaughtered? I cannot know. I can only find assurance in the promise
that your people will find peace in heaven, where no one makes war. As gold is
purified by fire, so you purify souls by these bodily tribulations, making them
ready to be received above the stars in your heavenly home.
O Lord, you see how everywhere the winds have burst forth, and the sea is
convulsed with the great violence of the rising waves. Command, we beseech you
who alone are able, both the winds and the sea. Restore to mankind the true
peace of your name, that peace which the world cannot give, and the calm of
social harmony. Under your favor and inspiration may men return to due order,
and having overthrown the rule of greed, bring back again as ought to be, the
love of God, justice, charity toward neighbor, temperance in all desires. May
your kingdom come. May all recognize that they are subject to you, and must
serve you who are truth and salvation; that without you they labor in vain. In
your law is reason and fatherly kindness. You are ever at hand with your
strength and your copious power to help man to keep it. Life upon earth is a
warfare, but you watch the contest and aim man to conquer. The weak you
sustain; the victor you crown. Amen
Lord, my God and my loving Father, you have made me to know you, to love
you, to serve you, and thereby to find and to fulfill my deepest longings. I
know that you are in all things, and that every path can lead me to you. Amen
I pray you, send your Holy Spirit to
me: into my mind, to show me what you want of me; into my heart, to give me the
determination to do it, and to do it with all my love, with all my mind, and
with all of my strength right to the end. Jesus, I trust in you. Amen
Father of all mercies We ask that you would bless
the youngest and littlest of learners, the most helpless and powerless of
persons, with Your infinite and loving mercy,
granting them the strength to learn, concentrate, and act in love towards their
teachers and fellow students. We also ask that You would watch over them, at
home and at school
and give them proper direction so that they may learn
of Your wonderful virtues. We ask this in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ.
Amen
O Lord, Grant me your strength, so I
will have courage in every situation; Grant me your love, so I will never give
up on anybody; Grant me your wisdom, so I will show others the path to success;
Grant me your mercy, so I will forgive those who have hurt me; Grant me your
peace, so I will find the best in everybody; Grant me your hope, so I will
never give up;
Grant me your joy, so I will be thankful for all my blessings;
And Grant me your grace, so you will always be at my side. Amen
Father, your truth
is made known in your Word.
Guide us to seek the truth of the human person.
Teach us the way to love because you are Love.
Jesus, you embody
Love and Truth.
Help us to recognize your face in the poor.
Enable us to live out our vocation to bring love and justice to your people.
Holy Spirit, you
inspire us to transform our world.
Empower us to seek the common good for all persons.
Give us a spirit of solidarity and make us one human family.
We ask this through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Bestow on me, O Lord,
a genial spirit and unwearied forbearance;
a mild, loving, patient, heart;
kindly looks, pleasant cordial speech, and manners
in the exchanges of daily life;
that I may give offence to none,
but as much as in lies,
live in charity with all men. Amen
Almighty and everlasting God,
You made the universe with all its marvelous order,
its atoms, worlds, and galaxies,
and the infinite complexity of living creatures:
Grant that, as we probe the mysteries of your creation,
we may come to know you more truly,
and more surely fulfill our role in your eternal purpose;
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Give me O Lord, I pray Thee
firm faith, unwavering hope
perfect charity.
Pour into my heart
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding
the Spirit of counsel and spiritual strength
the Spirit of knowledge and true godliness
and the Spirit of Thy holy fear
Light eternal, shine in my heart
Power eternal, deliver me from evil
Wisdom eternal, scatter the darkness of my ignorance
Might eternal, pity me
Grant that I may ever seek Thy face
with all my heart and soul and strength;
and, in thine infinite mercy,
bring me at last to Thy holy presence
where I shall behold Thy glory
and possess Thy promised joys
A Prayer by St. Augustine: O, God,
Grant us in all our duties your help;
in all our perplexities, your guidance;
in all our dangers, your protection;
and in all our sorrows, your peace.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
our body, and our blood,
our life and our nourishment. Amen.
O Lord, thou greatest and most true Light,
whence the light of the day doth spring!
O Light,
which dost lighten every man that cometh into the world!
O thou Wisdom of the eternal Father,
Enlighten my mind,
that I may see only those things that please thee,
and may be blinded to all other things.
Grant that I may walk in thy ways,
and that nothing else may be light and pleasant.
Teach me, O my Lord Jesus,
instruct me that I may learn from Thee
what I ought to teach concerning thee. Amen
Lord,
May all that we do this day,
from morning until night,
begin with your inspiration,
and continue with your powerful help.
May our work this day
be rooted in love and mercy,
that we might love you,
and love our neighbors,
as perfectly as you love us.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen
Father,
May everything we do
begin with your inspiration
and continue with your saving help.
Let our work always find its origin in you
and through you reach completion.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen
