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unfailing prayer to Saint Anthony

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:38:00 +0000

Prayer:

"Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints"

O Holy St. Anthony,

gentlest of Saints,

your love for God and Charity for His creatures

made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers.

Encouraged by this thought,

I implore you to obtain for me (request).

O gentle and loving St. Anthony,

whose heart was ever full of human sympathy,

whisper my petition into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus,

who loved to be folded in your arms;

and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours.

Amen.

prayer to Saint Anne

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:24:00 +0000

Prayer:

Good St. Anne,

you were especially favored by God

to be the mother of the most holy Virgin Mary,

the Mother of our Savior.

By your power with your most pure daughter

and with her divine Son,

kindly obtain for us the grace and the favor we now seek.
Please secure for us also forgiveness of our past sins,

the strength to perform faithfully our daily duties

and the help we need to persevere in the love of Jesus and Mary.

Amen.

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until we meet again prayer (a Jesus Christ's Easter Blessing)

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:02:00 +0000

Prayer:

May the road rise to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back,

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

May the rain fall soft upon your fields,

And, until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

~anonymous

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prayer for Saint Patrick's Day

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:30:00 +0000

Saint Patrick's Day Prayer:

God our Father,

you sent Saint Patrick

to preach your glory to the people of Ireland.

By the help of his prayers,

may all Christians proclaim your love to all men.

Grant 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.

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world prayer (Stephen Vincent Benet)

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:42:00 +0000

Prayer:

[Oh God,]

Grant us a common faith

that man shall know bread and peace -

that he shall know righteousness, freedom, and security -

an equal opportunity and an equal chance to do his best -

not only in our own lands, but throughout the world.

[Amen.]

- Stephen Vincent Benet

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dedication of the day prayer (Saint Ignatius de Loyola)

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:58:00 +0000

Prayer:

Father,

I dedicate this new day to you;

as I go about my work.

I ask you to bless those with whom I come in contact.
Lord,

I pray for all men and women

who work to earn their living;

give them satisfaction in what they do.
Spirit of God,

comfort the unemployed and their families;

they are your children and my brothers and sisters.

I ask you to help them find work soon.

Amen.

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prayer (to Saint Therese de Lisieux) for guidance

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:05:00 +0000

Prayer:
Govern by all Thy Wisdom, O Lord,
so that my soul may always be serving Thee
as Thou dost Will,
and not as I may choose.
Do not punish me, I beseech Thee,
by granting that which I wish or ask if it offended Thy Love,
which would always live in me.
Let me die to myself, so that I may love Thee.
Let me live to Thee, Who art in Thyself, the True Life.
Dear St. Therese,
guide me in your Little Way,
so that I may ascend to the heights and happiness of Heaven.
Amen.

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travel prayer (Saint Raphael the Archangel)

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:36:00 +0000

Prayer:

O God,

who gave blessed Raphael the Archangel

as a traveling companion to your servant Tobia,

grant us, your servants,

ever to be protected by his guardianship

and by his help,

through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,

who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

One God forever and ever.

Amen.

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Saint Alphonsus De Liguori's Act of Perfect Love (shortened prayer)

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:29:00 +0000

Prayer:

My God,

I love Thee above all things, and in all things,

with my whole soul,

because Thou art worthy of all love!

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consecration (prayer) to the Holy Spirit

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:58:00 +0000

Prayer:

To You O Spirit of Truth,I

consecrate my mind,

my imagination and memory.

Enlighten me!

May I know Jesus Christ, Our Master,

and understand His Gospel,

and the teaching of the Holy Church.

Increase in me the gifts of Wisdom,

knowledge, understanding,

and right judgment.

To You O Sanctifying Spirit,

I consecrate my will.

Guide me in Your Will,

sustain me in the observance of the Commandments,

in the fulfillment of my duties.

Grant me the gifts of courage and reverence.

To You O Life-Giving Spirit,

I consecrate my heart.

Guide and increase the divine life in me.

Grant me the gift of filial love.

Amen.

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prayer to saint jude thaddeus (for helpless cases)

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:59:00 +0000

Prayer:

O glorious apostle, Saint Jude Thadeus,

true relative of Jesus and Mary,

pray for me who am so miserable.

Make use, I implore you,

of that particular priviledge accorded to you

to bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of.

Come to my assistance

that I may receive the consolations and succor of heaven

in all my necessities,

tribulations and sufferings,

particularly in this my present great need (request).

Grant that I may bless God with you

and all the elect forever.

Amen.

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prayer of a girl washing her face

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:51:00 +0000

Prayer / Poetry:
Lord, I have washed off all the makeup -
I am left without any protection.
I see my face now -
with flaws and imperfections.
Why am I so frightened to have others see me as I really am?
Did I wear a makeup over my real person when I was out this evening?Lord, help me to face others honestly,
without a covering over my personality.
If I have imperfections and flaws in my real self,
help me to correct them.
Help me to correct my real self,
to please You, Who created me,
and to please others who live next to me.
Amen.
~anonymous
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family consecration prayer

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:55:00 +0000

Prayer:

O Jesus,

behold our family prostrate before Thee.

Once more do we consecrate our selves to Thee -

our trials and joys -

that our home, like Thine, may ever be the shrine -

of peace, purity, love, labor, and faith.

Do Thou protect and bless all of us,

absent and present,

living and dead.

O Mary, loving Mother of Jesus -

and our Mother -

pray to Jesus for our family,

for all the families of the world,

to guard the craddle of the new born,

the schools of young and their vocations.

O Joseph, Holy Guardian of Jesus and Mary,

assist us by thy prayers,

in all the necessities of life.

Ask of Jesus that special grace which He granted to Thee,

to watch over our home at the pillow of the sick and the dying,

so that with Mary and Thee,

Heaven may find our family unbroken in the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Amen.

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disappointment in love prayer

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:07:00 +0000

Prayer:

Lord, I am in my room alone;

It's dark, and just You and I are here.

I keep thinking about this past day,

and how hurt I was when I saw (his name)

talking with that other girl.

I thought (his name) was the greatest.

He was always so nice to me.

Now nobody else exists for him, except that other girl.

Lord, It is so hard when you love someoneand they don't return the love.

Is this the way You feel, Lord,

when You love us so, and we don't return the love?

-anonymous

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matthew 11:28-30

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:58:00 +0000

28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

~ Matthew 11:28-30

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an athlete's prayer

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:28:00 +0000

Prayer:

I thank you O God

for giving me a body

which is fit and strong,

and for making me able to use it well.

In my training,

help me never to shrink the discipline which I know that I need

and that I ought to accept.

In my leisure and in my pleasure,

help me never to allow myself any indulgence

which would make me less fit than I ought to be.

When I compete with others,

help me, win or lose, to play fair.

When I win,

keep me from boasting;

When I lose,

keep me from making excuses.

Keep me from being conceited when I succeed,

and from being sulky when I fail.

And help me always with good will

congratulate a better man who beat me.

Help me so to live

that I will always have a healthy body, and a health mind.

This I ask for Your love's sake.

Amen.

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jesus pleads - forget me not

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:20:00 +0000

Poetry:

"Jesus Pleads, Forget Me Not"

Forget Me not upon the silent altar!
They pass me by and leave Me alone.
With love enough for all and every other,
For Me, their God, their hearts are cold as stone.

Forget Me not, for I am ever waiting
For friends who will My bitter wrongs atone.
Forget Me not for I am ever craving
To find true hearts who make My woes their own.

Forget Me not, when desolation tempts thee
To plunge into the world's tempestous sea.
REmember how the sinnersad and weary
My heart inviteth, saying, "Come to Me."

Forget Me not lest one day I upbraid thee,
That coming in thou gavest Me no kiss,
And oh! no thought in bitterness acan equal
The self-reproachful agony of this.

Forget me not in the weariness of sorrow:
There is a home for thee, thy Savior's breast.
Be comforted, the day is ever nearing
When thou wilt find there long and endless rest!

~anonymous
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prayer of st. francis of assisi before the blessed sacrament

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:26:00 +0000

Prayer:

We adore You, O Lord Jesus Christ,

in this Church and all the Churches of the world,

and we bless You, because, by Your holy Cross

You have redeemed the world.

-Saint Ignatius de Loyola

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prayer for fathers (fathers' day)

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:47:00 +0000

Prayer:

I thank You dear God,

for giving me my father.

Enlighten me so I may realize -

the depth of his love for me

and the greatness of his sacrifices for me.

His fatherly care reflects Your goodness;

his manliness - Your strength;

his understanding - Your wisdom.

He is Your faithful servant and image.

Bless him with peace of soul,

health of body,

and success in his work.

Amen.

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prayer passage of saint alphonsus de liguori

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:23:00 +0000

Prayer Passage:

"He who prays is certain to be saved;

while he who prays not is certain to be damned.

All the saints were saved, and came to be saints by praying;

all the accursed souls in hell were lost through neglect of prayer. -

If they had prayed, it is certain that they would not have been lost,

and this will be one of the greatest occasions of their anguish in hell.

The thought that they might have saved themselves so easily -

that they had only to beg God to help them,

but that now the time is past when this could avail them."

-Saint Alphonsus de Liguori, "The Necessity of Prayer"

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despair from sin prayer (saint claude de la colombiere)

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:34:00 +0000

Prayer:

Lord, I am in this world to show Your mercy to others.

Other people will glorify You by making visible the power of Your grace

by their fidelity and constancy to You.

For my part I will glorify You

by making known how good You are to sinners,

that Your mercy is boundless

and that no sinner no matter how great his offences -

should have reason to despair of pardon.

If I have grievously offended You, My Redeemer,

let me not offend You even more by thinking -

that You are not kind enough to pardon Me. Amen.

-Saint Claude de la Colombiere

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travel prayer (for strength) to saint christopher, travellers' patron

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:06:00 +0000

Prayer:

Grant, we beseech You Almighty God,

that we, who honor the memory of the Blessed Christopher, Your martyr,

may - by his intercession -

be strengthened in the love of Your name;

through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,

who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God forever and ever.

Amen.

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prayer before work

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:04:00 +0000

Prayer:

Direct, we beseech You, O Lord -

our actions, by Your holy inspirations,

and carry them on by Your gracious assistance,

that every prayer and work of ours may begin always from You,

and through You - be happily ended.

Amen.

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prayer to saint michael for powerful aid

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:14:00 +0000

Prayer:

Glorious Prince of the heavenly hosts

and victor over rebellious spirits,

be mindful of me who am so weak and sinful

and yet so prone to pride and ambition.

Lend me, I pray,

thy powerful aid in every temptation and difficulty,

and above all do not forsake me -

in my last struggle with the powers of evil.

Amen.

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what will happen tomorrow (saint francis de sales)

noreply@blogger.com (namae) — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:53:00 +0000

Poetry:

Do not look forward to what might happen tomorrow.

The same Everlasting Father, who cares for you today -

will take care of you tomorrow.

Either He will shield you from suffering,

or He will give you unfailing strength -- to bear it.

Be at peace then,

and put aside all ancious thoughts and imaginations.

[Have Faith - Pray!]

-Saint Francis de Sales

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