Daily Prayer Archive

O well-beloved of God,
hear the ardent cry
which rises up from every heart.
Bend tenderly over our aching wounds.
Convert the wicked,
dry the tears of the afflicted and oppressed,
comfort the poor and humble,
quench hatreds, sweeten hardness,
safeguard the flower of purity in youth,
protect the holy church,
make all men feel the attractions of Christian goodness.
In your name O holy Mother,
resounding harmoniously in heaven,
may they recognize that they are brothers,
and that the nations are members of one family,
upon which may there shine forth the sun
of a universal and sincere peace.

O God, bountiful in forgiving,
and lovingly desirous of man's salvation,
we humbly ask Your mercy in behalf of our friends,
relations and benefactors,
who have passed from this world, that,
through the intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin
and all the Saints,
You would permit them to come
to the full participation of everlasting happiness.
Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Mother of our Redeemer,
in this era dedicated to you,
with great joy we call you blessed.
You believed in the Word of God the father
and declared yourself His handmaid,
and so, through you,
the Word became flesh,
and dwelt among us.
We salute you as Mother, our Mother,
the Mother of the Church.
With what great love you must have watched over the infant Church
and what motherly solicitude encouraged the apostles
as they committed themselves to carry on the work
of Your Divine Son on earth.
Make the Church ever to be the sign and instrument
of intimate union with God.

Dear God, Loving Essence of all there is.
Please fill me with your sacred presence.
I ask for your Love and Guidance and for your blessings
as I explore the deep reaches of my heart I ask for your assistance
in releasing that which stands in the way of true love.
My heart is pure; my intentions clear.
Please bring to me my most perfect partner.
May my heart be open and my head be clear.
May my life be ready to welcome True love.
May I be embraced in a circle of your love
An uplifted by your grace.

Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our heritage;
We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves
a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy will.

Bless our land with honorable ministry, sound learning, and pure manners.
Save us from violence, discord, and confusion,
from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way.

Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people,
the multitude brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues.

Endow with Thy spirit of wisdom those whom in Thy name
we entrust the authority of government, that there may be
justice and peace at home, and that through obedience to Thy law,
we may show forth Thy praise among the nations of the earth.

In time of prosperity fill our hearts with thankfulness,
and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in Thee to fail;
all of which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

O God, to show us where innocence leads,
you made the soul of your virgin Saint Scholastica
soar to heaven like a dove in flight.
Grant through her merits and her prayers
that we may so live in innocence
as to attain to joys everlasting.
This we ask through our Lord.

O Mary, in the presence of all the heavenly court
I choose thee this day,
for my Mother and Mistress.
I deliver and consecrate to you,
as your slave, my body and soul,
my goods, both interior and exterior,
and even the value of all my good actions,
past, present and future;
leaving to you the entire
and full right of disposing of me,
and all that belongs to me, without exception,
according to your good pleasure,
for the greater glory of God,
in time and in eternity.

Amen.