Sanctify, O Lord,
our souls, minds, and bodies.
Touch our minds
and search out our consciences.
Cast out from us every evil thought,
every unseemly word,
every lie, every deceit,
every worldly temptation,
all greed, all wickedness,
all anger, and malice
that is alien to the will of your holiness.
Enable us to turn to You.
To call upon you
with a pure heart, a contrite soul,
a face unashamed, and with lips that are sanctified.
October 30, 2018
October 29, 2018
Make us realize, dear Mother,
that there are no people who are so bad
that we cannot say something good about them.
Teach us to speak of the good things people do,
instead of the evil.
And when we must speak of the evil deeds,
let us condemn the deed,
and not the doer.
You, Mary, are the Mother of Divine Love;
teach us to practice great charity and kindness
in all our dealings with our fellow human beings.
Amen.
October 28, 2018
O God, all that I am
and all that I have is from You.
You have given me my gifts of body and soul.
You have numbered me among your favored children.
You have showered me with countless graces and blessings.
From all eternity You have thought of me and loved me.
I want to return this love
with all the powers of my soul.
Living and dying may I be Yours.
October 27, 2018
My God,
I firmly believe that You are everywhere present
and see all things.
You see my nothingness,
my inconstancy, my sinfulness.
You see me in all my actions.
I bow down before You,
and worship Your Divine majesty with my whole being.
Cleanse my heart from all vain,
wicked, and distracting thoughts.
Enlighten my understanding,
and inflame my will,
that I may pray with reverence,
attention and devotion.
Amen.
October 26, 2018
O Jesus! You have given us in the Holy Eucharist
Your Body and Blood to be our spiritual nourishment,
through which we may have life everlasting.
Would that I were now prepared to approach the Holy Table
to be united with You in the Blessed Sacrament!
I desire, with all my heart,
to receive this living Bread
which came down from Heaven.
October 25, 2018
Hear O Blessed Virgin the prayers which we address you,
Our Lady of Rest as we are mindful of that
maternal love in which you receive your children.
It is by your powerful intercession O Mary,
that our hearts and minds find rest.
We know well our own weakness;
but we trust in the everlasting promises,
and we hope for eternal happiness
as we cling to the crucified Jesus,
who has made His cross to be ours as well.
O Mary under your patronage we find peace
in the midst of earthly tribulation.
You are the quiet certainty of the strong soul,
ever on guard against the enemy.
You are the sanctuary of the pure
who remain unstained by earth’s corruption.
And just as, with you, we find peace during the present life,
so shall we find with you, when the days
of our pilgrimage are over,
everlasting peace in the world to come.
Amen
- Pope Pius XII
October 24, 2018
Jesus, my God,
You are infinitely good and perfect.
I love You above all things
and with my whole heart.
I desire to receive Your grace
that I may love You more and serve You better.
Come to me and strengthen me,
so that I may never be separated from Thee on earth
and that I may live with Thee eternally in heaven.
Amen.
October 23, 2018
O Lord, in your merciful goodness
You are coming into my soul
to unite Yourself most intimately with me.
You came into the world for love of man,
but now You are coming from the altar for love of me.
You are coming to fill my heart with Your holy love,
my Creator, my Redeemer,
my Sanctifier, my God.
October 22, 2018
O Blessed Lord
We thank You for having graced
the Church with St. John Paul II
and for allowing the tenderness of your
Fatherly care, the glory of the cross of Christ,
and the splendor of the Holy Spirit,
to shine through him.
Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy
and in the maternal intercession of Mary,
he gave us a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd,
and has shown us that holiness
is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life
and is the way of achieving eternal communion with you.
Grant us, by his intercession, and according to Your will,
the graces we implore.
October 21, 2018
O Divine Lord,
how shall I dare to approach You,
I who have so often offended You?
No, Lord, I am not worthy
that You should enter under my roof;
but speak only the word
and my soul shall be healed.
October 20, 2018
O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,
and Queen of the World, rule over us,
together with the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, Our King.
Save us from the spreading flood of modern paganism;
kindle in our hearts and homes the love of purity,
the practice of a virtuous life,
an ardent zeal for souls,
and a desire to pray the rosary more faithfully.
October 19, 2018
Eternal Father,
turn Your merciful gaze upon
upon the souls of priests and religious.
Endow them with the strength of Your blessing.
For the love of the Heart of Your Son
in which they are enfolded,
impart to them, Your power and light,
that they may guide others in the way of salvation
and with one voice
sing praise to Your boundless mercy
for ages without end.
Amen.
October 18, 2018
Your are the one who created me and let me call You, “Father.”
That is the Grace of all Graces and cannot help but be called a miracle!
You made not only me but all creatures in this beautiful world.
You give absolute love to all Your children,
wanting them to live with joy and happiness.
You are the one to be praised and glorified!
Always help us to look for You and understand Your will.
You are the only one who wants us to live with this love.
We believe that only in You is the way of our lives and truth.
With our whole heart and mind, we love You.
Through the parents and children You gave me,
I see Your unconditional and tangible love.
The Lord coming in the Spirit will be praised and glorified!
- Columban Fr. Tae-moon Kwan
October 17, 2018
I am the wheat of God,
and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts,
that I may be found the pure bread of God.
I long after the Lord,
the Son of the true God and Father, Jesus Christ.
Him I seek, who died for us and rose again.
I am eager to die for the sake of Christ.
My love has been crucified,
and there is no fire in me that loves anything.
But there is living water springing up in me,
and it says to me inwardly:
"Come to the Father."
October 16, 2018
Eternal Father,
turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind
and especially upon poor sinners,
all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus.
For the sake of His sorrowful passion show us Your mercy,
that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.