PRAYER OF SEAMEN
PRAYER OF SOCIAL WORKERS
PRAYER AFTER STUDY
The Spirit of understanding, truth, and peace.
Help us to strive with all our hearts
To know what is pleasing to you,
And when we know your will
Make us determined to do it.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
PRAYER BEFORE EXAMINATIONS
I praise and thank you for all the blessings
You have given me as a Student.
I pray to you, in Jesus' name,
To send me the Holy Spirit
As I take these examinations.
Remove from my heart
All anxieties and fear.
Lord, enlighten my mind and inspire me
So that I may pass these exams
According to your will.
Continue to help me
And give me success
To the works of my hands.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
PRAYER FOR PRIEST
O almighty eternal God,
Look upon the face of your Christ,
And for love of him
Who is the eternal High- priest.
Remember, O, most compassionate God,
That they are but weak
And frail human beings.
Stir up in them the grace of their vocation
Which is in them close to you,
Lest the enemy prevail against them,
So that they may never do anything
In the slightest degree unworthy
Of their sublime vocation.
O Jesus, I pray you for your faithful
And fervent priest;
For your unfaithful and tepid priest;
For your priest laboring at home
Or abroad in distant mission fields;
For your lonely and desolate priests;
For your young priests;
For your aged priest;
For your sick priest;
For your dying priest;
For the souls of your priest in purgatory.
But above all, I commend to you
The priest dearest to me;
The priest who baptized me;
The priest who absolved me from my sins;
The priest at whose Masses I assisted
And who gave me your Body and Blood in holy communion;
The priest who taught and instructed me
Or helped and encouraged me;
All the priest to whom I am indebted
In any other way, particularly__________.
O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart,
And bless them abundantly in time
And in eternity.
Amen.
Look upon the face of your Christ,
And for love of him
Who is the eternal High- priest.
Remember, O, most compassionate God,
That they are but weak
And frail human beings.
Stir up in them the grace of their vocation
Which is in them close to you,
Lest the enemy prevail against them,
So that they may never do anything
In the slightest degree unworthy
Of their sublime vocation.
O Jesus, I pray you for your faithful
And fervent priest;
For your unfaithful and tepid priest;
For your priest laboring at home
Or abroad in distant mission fields;
For your lonely and desolate priests;
For your young priests;
For your aged priest;
For your sick priest;
For your dying priest;
For the souls of your priest in purgatory.
But above all, I commend to you
The priest dearest to me;
The priest who baptized me;
The priest who absolved me from my sins;
The priest at whose Masses I assisted
And who gave me your Body and Blood in holy communion;
The priest who taught and instructed me
Or helped and encouraged me;
All the priest to whom I am indebted
In any other way, particularly__________.
O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart,
And bless them abundantly in time
And in eternity.
Amen.
A SEMINARIAN'S PRAYER
O Holy Virgin, our Lady of Trust,
Kind and loving Mother of seminarians
Throughout the world,
Your presence once brought joy
To the first apostles of Gospel
As they waited tensely and eagerly
In the Cenacle
For the coming of the Divine Spirit.
Look down upon us now,
As we stir with the same eager longing for grace
And for a priestly zeal that will be holy
And bring holiness to others.
Just as you have been our morning star,
So always remain the serene joy
Of our vocation,
The safeguard of our purity,
The flame of our work
In the service of Jesus
And of the souls redeemed by his Blood
And of his Church,
Which suffers at times
But always remains glorious
And unbowed.
What joy it brings each of us
And all of us together,
The seminarians of the whole world,
To repeat:
By Pope John XXIII
Kind and loving Mother of seminarians
Throughout the world,
Your presence once brought joy
To the first apostles of Gospel
As they waited tensely and eagerly
In the Cenacle
For the coming of the Divine Spirit.
Look down upon us now,
As we stir with the same eager longing for grace
And for a priestly zeal that will be holy
And bring holiness to others.
Just as you have been our morning star,
So always remain the serene joy
Of our vocation,
The safeguard of our purity,
The flame of our work
In the service of Jesus
And of the souls redeemed by his Blood
And of his Church,
Which suffers at times
But always remains glorious
And unbowed.
What joy it brings each of us
And all of us together,
The seminarians of the whole world,
To repeat:
"Opus tuum nos, O Maria."
What a sense of exultation always,
To be able to add, at every turn in our lives:
We are not afraid of anything, O Mary,
For you are and will be our tust,
Our Mother, "in aevum et aeternum,"
A Prayer for Help in Time of Trouble
Lord, don't be angry and rebuke me!
Don't punish me in your anger!
I am worn out, O Lord; have pity on me!
Give me strength; I am completely exhausted and my whole being is deeply troubled.
How long, O Lord, will you wait to help me?
Come and save me, Lord; in your mercy rescue me from death.
In the world of the dead you are not remembered; no one can praise you there.
I am worn out with grief; every night my bed is damp from my weeping; my pillow is soaked with tears.
I can hardly see; my eyes are so swollen
from the weeping caused by my enemies.
Keep away from me, you evil people!
The Lord hears my weeping; he listens to my cry for help and will answer my prayer.
My enemies will know the bitter shame of defeat; in sudden confusion they will be driven away.
Bullying Prayer 2
Bullying Prayer 1
We can choose whether to treat others with kindness and respect or to scorn, bully and abuse them.
Help us to choose rightly.
Help us to recognize the divine image in each one of us, however different we may be as individuals.
Help us to resist the pressures of others who want us to join them in making someone a victim of their cruelty.
Help us to know that in hurting others we are harming our better selves and hurting you. Amen.
Daily Prayer for husband and wife
Prayer when heartbroken
At the cross, Your heart was broken and bruised, too.
You know what I am going through and the pain I am feeling.
Your Word says that " the Lord is near to the brokenhearted,
and saves the crushed in spirit. It also says, " He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds."
I ask for Your healing grace to mend my broken heart.
Take away any bitterness and anger inside of me.
I accept Your love.
Show me the path back to wholeness. In Jesus' name. Amen.
3 o'clock Prayer
but the source of life flowed out for souls
and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world.
O Fountain of life, Immeasurable Divine Mercy,
cover the whole world and empty
Yourself out upon us.
O Blood and Water
which flowed out from the heart of
Jesus as a Fountain of mercy for us,
I trust in You!..
Holy God, Holy Mighty One,
Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us and the whole world (3x).
Jesus, King of Mercy we trust in You!
Bless our Marriage
Bless our marriage with peace and happiness and make our love fruitful for your Glory and our joy both here on earth and in eternity. amen.
The Miracle Prayer
Come Lord Jesus, cover me with Thy Precious Blood, and fill me with Thy Holy Spirit, I love Thee Lord Jesus, I praise Thee Lord Jesus, I thank Thee Jesus, I shall follow Thee every day of my life. Amen.
Mary, My Mother, Queen of Peace, all the Angels and Saints, please help me. Amen.
Say this prayer faithfully, no matter how you feel. When you come to the point where you sincerely mean each word with all your heart, Jesus will change your whole life in a very special way. You will see.
Amazing Picture that HEALS
Thousand claim a simple picture of Christ on the cross brought them years of good luck and miracle cures.
The copy of the picture could change your life too. If you really believe it can. It's not a work of art, but the spirit is there, says Father.
Ricardo La Paz, who passed out hundreds of copies of the photo to his parishioners in Cadiz, Spain after his mother was cured of a blood disease.
Albert Hennings, a chicago area barber, claims his photo has brought him and his family good luck since he hung it in his home five years ago.
"My cousin won the Illinois lottery when she rubbed her tickers on the picture. Hannings gave him in the hospital.
Frozen Hell
Other claims of the good fortune and divine intervention come from all part of the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
A Russian sentenced to labor in Siberia ten years ago, credits a wallet sized copy of the photo for helping him survive fire years in a frozen hell.
Jose Benito, a Los Angeles cab driver, believes a snapshot- sized copy of the pictures saved his life and he lives of two passengers in a head on collision with a truck.
Good Job
Steve Mason was a stree person in 1985, panhandling in Seattle when a woman handed him battered copy of the picture.
The change in my luck was miraculous, "he said. "I'd barelywa;ked 50 feet when I was offered a job as a dishwasher in a small restaurant. Two weeks later, I got a good job as a construction worker and have been doing great since."
Mason says "the most remarkable thing was that his entire attitude change."
I was on the streets because I didn't care. "He explains."I was depressed after the death of my wife and didn't care if I live ir died. "But that changed the moment I touched the picture."
A Sun investigation indicates the original crucifix is in Baldassaro, a tiny village in southern Sicily. It was made by an arts and crafts worker in an old age home in early 1960's.
The old woman who made the crucifix died in a short while after completing it. Within six months iit was credited with a series of miracles. Then a young girl took a picture of it and sent it to her mother in Rome. Within days, the woman was cured of lung cancer.
Convinced
Other cures and miracles were attributed to the picture and before long photocopies of it were being passed around. Amazingly, the miracles continued with the copies.
Copies of the picture started showing up in souveneir stores in Rome during the late 60's where tourist from all parts of Europe and America bought copies. Since then, the photo has been copied and re--copied dozens perhaps hundreds of times, says Fortunato.
Father La PAz says his mother got her picture during 1970's from a friend.
An American bishop who asked that his name not be used sayd he's convinced the photo does possesses a power to heal.
- John Justice April 16, 2000- SUN - 19
Prayer for Salvation
The copy of the picture could change your life too. If you really believe it can. It's not a work of art, but the spirit is there, says Father.
Ricardo La Paz, who passed out hundreds of copies of the photo to his parishioners in Cadiz, Spain after his mother was cured of a blood disease.
Albert Hennings, a chicago area barber, claims his photo has brought him and his family good luck since he hung it in his home five years ago.
"My cousin won the Illinois lottery when she rubbed her tickers on the picture. Hannings gave him in the hospital.
Frozen Hell
Other claims of the good fortune and divine intervention come from all part of the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
A Russian sentenced to labor in Siberia ten years ago, credits a wallet sized copy of the photo for helping him survive fire years in a frozen hell.
Jose Benito, a Los Angeles cab driver, believes a snapshot- sized copy of the pictures saved his life and he lives of two passengers in a head on collision with a truck.
Good Job
Steve Mason was a stree person in 1985, panhandling in Seattle when a woman handed him battered copy of the picture.
The change in my luck was miraculous, "he said. "I'd barelywa;ked 50 feet when I was offered a job as a dishwasher in a small restaurant. Two weeks later, I got a good job as a construction worker and have been doing great since."
Mason says "the most remarkable thing was that his entire attitude change."
I was on the streets because I didn't care. "He explains."I was depressed after the death of my wife and didn't care if I live ir died. "But that changed the moment I touched the picture."
A Sun investigation indicates the original crucifix is in Baldassaro, a tiny village in southern Sicily. It was made by an arts and crafts worker in an old age home in early 1960's.
The old woman who made the crucifix died in a short while after completing it. Within six months iit was credited with a series of miracles. Then a young girl took a picture of it and sent it to her mother in Rome. Within days, the woman was cured of lung cancer.
Convinced
Other cures and miracles were attributed to the picture and before long photocopies of it were being passed around. Amazingly, the miracles continued with the copies.
Copies of the picture started showing up in souveneir stores in Rome during the late 60's where tourist from all parts of Europe and America bought copies. Since then, the photo has been copied and re--copied dozens perhaps hundreds of times, says Fortunato.
Father La PAz says his mother got her picture during 1970's from a friend.
An American bishop who asked that his name not be used sayd he's convinced the photo does possesses a power to heal.
- John Justice April 16, 2000- SUN - 19
Prayer for SalvationHoly name of Jesus save me. Holy Blood of Jesus cover and protect me. Holy
throne of Jesus, fence and surround me. Holy cross of Jesus light me and
guide me. Holy wounds of Jesus heals and hide me, forgive me. Mama MAry
pray for me. Holy Spirit dwells in me.
Prayer to overcome temptation
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Lord God, you know
the temptations I'm facing. You know how they weaken my will, distress my heart
and wound my conscience. For my temptations make me so painfully aware of my
own weakness that sometimes I find it difficult even to come before you in prayer,
knowing how unworthy I am of your goodness.
But you are a God of
love and forgiveness, a God of strength and hope, and our faith in you is our
rock in times of trials. That's why I lift my eyes to you and I pray with
David: "From the end of the earth will I cry to you, when my heart is
overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
Though the waves of
temptation threaten to overwhelm me, bear with me, faithful God, strengthen my
heart and sharpen my will until the storm passes and the sea is calm again. And
even if I stumble on the way, do not let me fall, but stay by my side until all
my stumbling blocks are torn to pieces and I can find peace in my soul again.
Just like you were
with your son Jesus in the wilderness, be with me in this trial and use this
temptation for my growth. You have the power to turn even evil into good. It's
not in my own strength, but in yours I trust, my Lord. This is my battle, not yours. Help me fight it so I can rejoice in victory.
AMEN
Prayer in time of depression, doubt and confusion
That's why I come
before you today and I pray with all my heart: show me the way out of this
labyrinth, don't let go of my hand, so that even if I walk through a dark
tunnel, I can still feel the warm touch of your hand guiding me. You are the
light that gave light to my eyes, the love that gave love to my soul. In you I
lack nothing, in you nothing can harm me, in you my victory is complete. Bring
me to you and keep me by your heart.
Father, I know I am
weak. My weakness is my pain and my torment. I can feel it every day, it's like
a poison coming from inside and I am so weary of fighting it. But I am yours
and that is my only consolation, the thought that gives me rest and strength to
carry on. I am yours and to you I pray: Father, take care of what is yours.
Take this burden off my shoulders, don't let me carry it alone.
I have put my soul
in your hands, keep it safe. Release me from the grip of my own mind, protect
me from my own destructive thoughts. I cannot do it without your help. You have
walked this way of thorns yourself and you have carried the cross until the end.
Help me do the same and never forsake me. You alone know what lies ahead.
Remain in me, so that I can overcome the world and taste the joy you have
prepared for your beloved.
In the name of our
beloved Jesus Christ.
AMEN
Prayer for Strength and Comfort
My Lord, if I may be walking through fields that are rough with grief and care, may I have the courage to continue on to the smooth pastures, where I may walk with comfort and peace. May I not let the weariness and sorrow that may come to my heart to-day dwarf my hope and enjoyment of the future. Amen.
Prayer for Anxiety and Worry
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| Prayer for anxiety and worry |
Dear Lord, my
worries overwhelm me and their burden presses hard on my shoulders. The future
seems clouded in uncertainty and any attempt to predict it fills my heart with
painful anxiety. But you know all these things, Father. You hold the strings of
my life. That’s why I turn to you and I place my present and my future in your
hands. Take the burden of my worries off my shoulders and renew your love in
me.
You have taken care
of me so far and you have protected me from all devastating evil. You’ve
fulfilled my needs and comforted me in every pain and trial. Today I put before
me the words of your Son, Jesus Christ, who told us not to worry, for nothing
happens on earth or in heaven without your knowledge and your will. Let me
never forget this lesson and live my life in accordance with it.
When I look at my
past with the eyes of the present, I realize how much suffering I would have
been spared of, had I listened to these words and followed your advice. I know
it is too late to change what has already been but, starting from this moment,
I choose to put everything in your hands and live as you want me to – in faith,
hope and love.
I know that
sometimes I will be tempted to fall back to my old ways and the spirit of fear,
worry and anxiety will try to take possession of my soul once more. In those
moments of grievous temptations, remind me I am yours and bring me back to you.
Never let me forget that I am a new man in Christ, that in him my soul has
peace and salvation - heavenly treasures that nothing and nobody can take away
from me. Help me to live my life in the light of this truth and never let
anything separate me from your love.
AMEN
Prayer to Heal a Relationship
Lord, I
offer you this prayer, to help me with my current relationship situation.
Please take away all the pain and hurt in my heart. Fill it with love, joy,
patience, and understanding. Bless me and my partner, so that we may never
surrender to whatever challenges that come our way. Fill our hearts with love
for each other, and may you make each one of us realize each other's worth.
Please touch the heart of my partner,fill it with much love for me. Make our
complicated relationship become uncomplicated. I seek for your mercy and
blessing that you may allow us to spend the rest of our lives with each other.
Please make this feeling mutual for both of us.
Lead us not into temptations.
Guide us wherever we go. Always put us in each other's heart and mind. Thank
you Lord for hearing my prayer. I love you. Amen.
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