O Rapturous Joy of Paradise,
Fount of Purest Delight,
My God, give yourself to me
and kindle in my innermost soul
the fire of Your love.
My Lord, instruct, direct,
and defend me in all things.
Give me strength against all immoderate fears
and against despondency.
Bestow upon me a true faith,
a firm hope, and a sincere and a perfect love.
May 21, 2021
May 20, 2021
Father, You gave Saint Bernardine a special love
for the Holy Name of Jesus.
By the help of his prayers,
may we always be alive with the spirit of Your love.
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.
May 19, 2021
St. Pope John Paul II said:
"Each individual Christian and every community is called
to be an instrument of God for the liberation
and the promotion of the poor society."
Let us be light for your sick from the virus
especially those also burdened with poverty
so, that all people may enjoy the fruits of Creation.
May 18, 2021
Blessed are you, loving Father,
Ruler of the universe.
You have given us Your Son as Your Leader,
and have made us temples of Your Holy Spirit.
Fill our family with Your light and peace.
Have mercy on all who suffer,
and bring us to everlasting joy with You.
Amen.
May 17, 2021
O Holy Spirit, most merciful Comforter:
You proceed from the Father
in a manner beyond our understanding.
Come, I beg You,
and take up your abode in my heart.
Purify and cleanse me from all sin,
and sanctify my soul.
Cleanse it from every impurity,
water its dryness, melt its coldness,
and save it from its sinful ways.
May 16, 2021
Almighty and eternal God,
You have promised that there will someday
be but one fold and one Shepherd.
Hasten that day, we pray You,
in Your most merciful kindness and generosity.
Pour the light of Your grace
into the minds of our friends
so that they may see the truth,
and fully realize that the truth is one and undivided.
May 15, 2021
St. Isidore, you lived a humble life working the land.
You attended Holy Mass each morning
which jeopardized the employment
that allowed your family to eat.
The Lord repaid your love
by sending his angels to plow the fields
while you were at Church.
Dear Isidore, ask Our Lord Jesus
to place deep faith in our hearts
May 14, 2021
Lord you change my sadness into joy.
If I am weeping when I go to sleep
You bring relief with the dawn.
Strengthen me to remain faithful during the night
with confidence that your gift of eternal life
and health await me.
Prepare me for eternal life
by a generous spirit in this life.
May 13, 2021
Most Holy Virgin,
who to came to Fatima
to reveal to the three little shepherds
the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary,
inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion,
so that by meditating on the mysteries
of our redemption that are recalled in it,
we may gather the fruits
and obtain the conversion of sinners,
May 12, 2021
O young St. Pancras, you were beheaded
at the age of fourteen for you faith in God.
You tried to be good yourself
but also strived to lead other souls to heaven,
and for this reason God bestowed on you
such a great power on behalf of those devoted to you.
Help us to spread this devotion
and to lead others to heaven.
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.