Prayers for Advice - Shared Prayers

NOT FEELING GOOD? Take two tablets like Moses did!

Dear St. Anthony, it is still as St. Peter said: The devil prowls about, lion-like, looking for someone to devour. I confess that I don't always resist him; I sometimes toy with temptation. St. Anthony, Disperser of Devils, remind me of my duty to avoid all occasions of sin. May I always pray in temptation that I may remain loyal to my Lord Jesus. Pray for my other intentions, please. (Name them.) Saint Anthony

Rosary of the Holy Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ: On the large beads: Eternal Father, I offer thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ - To heal the wounds of our souls. On the small beads: My Jesus, pardon and mercy - Through the merits of Thy HOLY Wounds. amen

Praise the Lord! Thank you God for everything. Thanks for the very first breath of life today! I AM STILL ALIVE! Just for today, I would like to know, serve and love you more. Let me see You in all the people I meet today, in all the places I'll go and in all the events, I'll attend. Let me love my neighbor as I love myself. Give me the grace to forgive all my enemies. Help me to forgive the people that have hurt me and I ask for forgiveness for all the people I have hurt knowingly and unknowingly. Help me to have a wonderful and a beautiful day.mmmm

Saint Theresa,The Little Flower,Let a shower of roses fall,let a shower of roses fall,let a shower of roses fall,I need your help,Amen

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 (from The Necessity of Prayer). I keep praying.

You are celebrated St. Dymphna, for your goodness to others. Both in your lifetime, and even more in the ages since, you have again and again demonstrated your concern for those who are mentally disturbed or emotionally troubled. Kindly secure for me, then, some measure of your own serene love, and ask our Lord to give us a share in His life and boundless charity. Amen.

Dear St. Anthony, you recall the Gospel episode about the blind man who, partly healed, could see men "looking like walking trees." After a second laying-on of Jesus's hands, he could see perfectly. St. Anthony, Restorer of Sight to the Blind, please sharpen my spiritual vision. May I see people, not as trees or numbers, but as sons and daughters of the Most High. Help me in my pressing needs. (Name your special intentions.)

Prayer of St Gertrude The Great: Eternal Father,I offer thee the most precious blood of thy Divine Son,Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen This prayer everytime it is said realeases 1000 souls from purgatory

Litany of Saint Michael the Archangel. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us. Holy Mary, Queen of the Angels, pray for us. St. Michael the Archangel, pray for us. Most glorious attendant of the Triune Divinity, *Pray for us is repeated after each invocation Standing at the right of the Altar of Incense, Ambassador of Paradise, Glorious Prince of the heavenly armies, Leader of the angelic hosts, Warrior who thrust Satan into Hell, Defender against the wickedness and snares of the devil, Standard-bearer of God's armies, Defender of divine glory, First defender of the Kingship of Christ, Strength of God, Invincible prince and warrior, Angel of peace, Guardian of the Christian Faith, Guardian of the Legion of Saint Michael, Champion of God's people, Champion of the Legion of Saint Michael, Guardian angel of the Eucharist, Defender of the Church, Defender of the Legion of Saint Michael, Protector of the Sovereign Pontiff, Protector of the Legion of Saint Michael, Angel of Catholic Action, Powerful intercessor of Christians, Bravest defender of those who hope in God, Guardian of our souls and bodies, Healer of the sick, Help of those in their agony, Consoler of the souls in Purgatory, God's messenger for the souls of the just, Terror of the evil spirits, Victorious in battle against evil, Guardian and Patron of the Universal Church Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. Pray for us, O glorious Saint Michael, That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let Us Pray Sanctify us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, with Thy holy blessing, and grant us, by the intercession of St. Michael, that wisdom which teaches us to lay up treasures in Heaven by exchanging the goods of this world for those of eternity, Thou Who lives and reigns, world without end. Amen. Relying, O Lord, upon the intercession of Thy blessed Archangel Michael, we humbly beg of Thee, that the Holy Eucharist in whose presence we kneel, may make our soul holy and pleasing to Thee. Through Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.

Pray Until Something Happens........

"With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible" (Matthew 19: 26)

Parents' Prayer for Their Children. O God the Father of mankind, who hast given unto me these my children, and committed them to my charge to bring them up for Thee, and to prepare them for eternal life: help me with Thy heavenly grace, that I may be able to fulfil this most sacred duty and stewardship. Teach me both what to give and what to withhold; when to reprove and when to forbear; make me to be gentle, yet firm; considerate and watchful; and deliver me equally from the weakness of indulgence, and the excess of severity; and grant that, both by word and example, I may be careful to lead them in the ways of wisdom and true piety, so that at last I may, with them, be admitted to the unspeakable joys of our true home in heaven, in the company of the blessed Angels and Saints. Amen. O Heavenly Father, I commend my children to Thy care. Be Thou their God and Father; and mercifully supply whatever is lacking in me through frailty or negligence. Strengthen them to overcome the corruptions of the world, whether from within or without; and deliver them from the secret snares of the enemy. Pour Thy grace into their hearts, and strengthen and multiply in them the gifts of Thy Holy Spirit, that they may daily grow in grace and in knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ; and so, faithfully serving Thee here, may come to rejoice in Thy presence hereafter. Amen.

Prayer for the Family. O God of goodness and mercy, to Thy fatherly guidance we commend our family, our household and all our belongings. We commit all to Thy love and keeping; do Thou fill this house with Thy blessings even as Thou didst fill the holy House of Nazareth with Thy presence. Keep far from us, above all else, the blemish of sin, and do Thou alone reign in our midst by Thy law, by Thy most holy love and by the exercise of every Christian virtue. Let each one of us obey Thee, love Thee and set himself to follow in his own life Thine example, that of Mary, Thy Mother and our Mother most loving, and that of Thy blameless guardian, Saint Joseph. Protect us and our house from all evils and misfortunes, but grant that we may be ever resigned to Thy divine will even in the sorrows which it shall please Thee to send us. Finally give unto all of us the grace to live in perfect harmony and in the fullness of love toward our neighbor. Grant that every one of us may deserve by a holy life the comfort of Thy holy Sacraments at the hour of death. O Jesus, bless us and protect us. O Mary, Mother of grace and of mercy, defend us against the wicked spirit, reconcile us with Thy Son, commit us to His keeping, that so we may be made worthy of His promises. Saint Joseph, foster-father of our Savior, guardian of His holy Mother, head of the Holy Family, intercede for us, bless us and defend our home at all times. Saint Michael, defend us against all the evil cunning of hell. Saint Gabriel, make us to understand the holy will of God. Saint Raphael, preserve us from all sickness and from every danger to our lives. Our holy Guardian Angels, keep our feet safely on the path of salvation both day and night. Our holy Patrons, pray for us before the throne of God. Yea, bless this house, O God the Father, who hast created us; O God the Son, who hast suffered for us upon the holy Cross, and Thou, O Holy Spirit, who hast sanctified us in holy Baptism. May the one God in three divine Persons preserve our bodies, purify our minds, direct our hearts and bring us all to everlasting life. Glory be to the Father, glory be to the Son, glory be to the Holy Ghost! Amen.

O Blessed St. Joseph, who did accompany Jesus and Mary in all their journeys, and who has therefore merited to be called the patron of all travelers, accompany us in this journey that we are about to undertake. Be our guide and our protector; watch over us; preserve us from all accidents and dangers to soul and body; support us in our fatigue, and aid us to sanctify it by offering it to God. Make us ever mindful that we are strangers, sojourners here below; that heaven is our true home; and help us to persevere on the straight road that leads there. We beseech thee especially to protect and aid us the last great voyage from time to eternity, so that, under thy guidance we may reach the realm of happiness and glory, there to repose eternally with thee in the company of Jesus and Mary. Amen.

Prayer to the Infant Jesus of Prague...say 3 times for 3 days...O Divine Child of Prague, still the Great Omnipotent God, I implore through thy Holy Mother's most powerful intercession and through the boundless merc of thy Omnipotent, ask God for a favorable answer to the intentions I so earnestly ask for in this Novena. O Divine Child of Prague, hear my prayer and grant my petition (here). 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary..Please answer my prayers

Thank you Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help for interceding for the health and well-being of my Dad, William and for praying to God for my petition that his biopsy results be negative, and he be free of cancer. Thank you for accepting my novena to you under your title of Perpetual Help, as well as my Rosary novenas of petition and of thanksgiving. On day 4 of 9 of the thanksgiving novena he received the good news from his doctor - his biopsy revealed his symptoms to be benign! I give thanks and praise to God for God's Divine mercy, power, healing, blessing and compassion and to you Blessed Virgin Mary for your miraculous, immaculate healing intercession and loving help. Amen. O Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke thy most powerful name, which is the safeguard of the living and the salvation of the dying. O Purest Mary, O Sweetest Mary, let thy name henceforth be ever on my lips. Delay not, O Blessed Lady, to help me whenever I call on thee, for, in all my needs, in all my temptations I shall never cease to call on thee, ever repeating thy sacred name, O what consolation, what sweetness, what confidence, what emotion fill my soul when I pronounce thy sacred name, or even only think of thee. I thank God for having given thee, for my good, so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. But I will not be content with merely pronouncing thy name: let my love for thee prompt me ever to hail thee, Mother of Perpetual Help.

Dear Lord: I know this is a very difficult time for all. Please strengthen our love. Amen

The Word of the Lord: "Ask, you will receive; seek, you shall find; knock, and the door will be opened to you." (Matt. 7:7) Lord God, I will continue to ask, to seek and to knock, as Christ, your Son, instructed us. With faith in your love of us and with confidence in our Savior's promises I keep asking, seeking, and knocking in His name for the favor I so much need. Amen

Good St. Dymphna, you placed all your hope in Christ's promises, and sacrificed even your life in that hope. The Lord, God, rewarded your constancy by making your name known and loved over many centuries by the thousands whom you have aided in time of difficulty. Please assist us now in our present necessity, and intercede before God for our intentions. Obtain for us a firm hope like your own in God's unfailing protection. Amen.

Dear St. Anthony, how tongue-tied I can be when I should be praising God and defending the oppressed. My cowardice often strikes me dumb; I am afraid to open my mouth. St. Anthony, Restorer of Speech to the Mute, release me from my fears. Teach me to praise God and to champion the rights of those unjustly treated. Please remember also all my intentions. (Name them.)

For to despise the present age, not to love transitory things, unreservedly to stretch out the mind in humility to God and our neighbor, to preserve patience against offered insults and, with patience guarded, to repel the pain of malice from the heart, to give one's property to the poor, not to covet that of others, to esteem the friend in God, on God's account to love even those who are hostile, to mourn at the affliction of a neighbor, not to exult in the death of one who is an enemy, this is the new creature whom the Master of the nations seeks with watchful eye amid the other disciples, saying:"If, then, any be in Christ a new creature, the old things are passed away. Behold all things are made new" (2 Cor. 5:17). -St. Gregory the Great

Divine Mercy Novena:I fly to Your Mercy,Compassionate God, Who alone are good.Although my misery is great and my offenses are many,I trust in Your Mercy bercause You are the God of Mercy,and it has never been heard of in all ages,nor do Heaven or Earth remember,that a soul trusting in Your Mercy has been disapointed.(State your intentions) Jesus, Friend of a lonely heart,You are my haven,You are my peace, You are my salvation.You are my serenity in moments of struggle and amidst an ocean of doubts. Amen..Thank you my Blessed Lord for hearing my novena to Your devine mercy.I trust You Jesus and

Dear St. Anthony, I am imprisoned by walls of selfishness, prejudice, suspicion. I am enslaved by human respect and the fear of other people's opinions of me. St. Anthony, Liberator of Prisoners, tear down my prison walls. Break the chains that hold me captive. Make me free with the freedom Christ has won for me. To your powerful intercession I also recommend these intentions. (Name them.)

Previous prayer to St. Rita should say By the divine love which consum;ed thy heart

O Holy Patroness of those in need, St. Rita, whose pleadings before thy Divine Lord are almost irresisitble, who for thy lavishness in granting favors hast been called the Advocate of the Hopeless and even of the Impossible, St. Rita, so humble, so pure, so mortified, so patient and of such compassionate love for thy Crucified Jesus that thou couldst obtain from Him whatsoever thou askest, on account of which all confidently have recourse to thee, expecting, if not always relief, at least comfort; be propitious to our petition, showing thy power with God on behalf of thy suppliant, be lavish to us , as thou hast been in so many wonderful cases, for the greater glory of God, for the spreading of thine own devotion, and for the consolation of those who trust in thee. We promise if our petition is granted, to glorify thee by making known thy favor, to bless and sing thy praises forever. Relying then upon thy merits and power before the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we pray: (here mention your request). Obtain for us our request. By the singular merits of thy childhood, By the perfect union with the Divine Will, By thy heroic sufferings during they married life, By the consolation thou didst experience at the conversion of thy husband, By the sacrifice of thy children rather than see them grievously offent God, By thy miraculouos entrance into the convent, By thy severe penances and thrice daily bloody scourgings, By the suffering caused by the wound thou didst receive from the thorn of thy Crucified Savior, By the divine tone which consumed thy heart, By that remarkable devotion to the Blessed Sacrament on which alone thou didst exist for 4 years, By the happiness with which thou didst part from thy trials to join thy Divine Spouse, By the perfect example thou gavest to people of every state of life. Pray for us, O Holy St. Rita, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Prayer for those who suffer: For those who suffer, and those who cry this night, give them repose Lord, a pause in their burdens. Let there be minutes where they experience peace, not of man, but of angels. Love them Lord, when others cannot, hold them Lord, when we fail with human arms. Hear their prayers and give them the ability to hear you back. Ease their suffering Lord--especialy that of "PS" so he feels able to continue on with his life and find the purpose you have for him here on earth. Nancy

*******NOVENA TO SR. JOSEFA MENDENDEZ********this powerful saint always grants a signal grace at the end of a novena said in her honor....I got my miracle on the 7th day...O Jesus full of grace and charity, victim for sinners, so impelled by love for us that you willed to die on the cross. I humbly beseech you to glorify in heaven and on earth the servant of God and victim soul, Sr. Josefa Mendendez who faithfully participated in your passion and shared your sufferings to prepare the way for the devotion of the divine mercy, for the salvation of souls and for the glory of your Heavenly Father, with confidence I beg you to grant me through her intercession the grace of (mention request) follow with one decade of the rosary and 3 Glory B's, say for 9 days....(If you want to learn more about this miraculous saint you can look her up on the internet)

Prayer to Saint Rita O Holy Patroness of those in need, St. Rita, whose pleadings before thy Divine Lord are almost irresistible, who for thy lavishness in granting favors hast been called the Advocate of the Hopeless and even of the Impossible; St. Rita, so humble, so pure, so mortified, so patient and of such compassionate love for thy Crucified Jesus that thou couldst obtain from Him whatsoever thou askest, on account of which all confidently have recourse to thee, expecting, if not always relief, at least comfort; be propitious to our petition, showing thy power with God on behalf of thy suppliant; be lavish to us, as thou hast been in so many wonderful cases, for the greater glory of God, for the spreading of thine own devotion, and for the consolation of those who trust in thee. We promise, if our petition is granted, to glorify thee by making known thy favor, to bless and sing thy praises forever. Relying then upon thy merits and power before the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we pray thee grant that (here mention your request). Obtain for us our request . . . . By the singular merits of thy childhood, By the perfect union with thy Divine Will, By thy heroic sufferings during thy married life, By the consolation thou didst experience at the conversion of thy husband, By the Sacrifice of thy children rather than see them grievously offend God. By thy miraculous entrance into the convent, By thy severe penances and thrice daily bloody scouragings, By the suffering caused by the wound thou didst receive from the thorn of thy Crucified Saviour, By the divine love which consumed thy heart, By that remarkable devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, on which alone thou didst exist for four years. By the happiness with which thou didst part from thy trials to join thy Divine Spouse, By the perfect example thou gavest to people of every state of life. Pray for us, O holy St. Rita, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us Pray O God, Who in Thine infinite tenderness has vouchsafed to regard the prayer of Thy servant, Blessed St. Rita, and dost grant to her supplication that which is impossible to human foresight, skill and efforts, in reward of her compassionate love and firm reliance on Thy promise, have pity on our adversity and succor us in our calamities, that the unbeliever may know Thou art the recompense of the humble, the defense of the helpless, and the strength of those who trust in Thee, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

"Together with the Synod, I earnestly call upon pastors and the whole community of the faithful to help the divorced, and with soli- citous care to make sure that they do not consider themselves as separated from the Church, for as baptized persons they can, and indeed must, share in her life. They should be encouraged to listen to the word of God, to attend the Sacrifice of the Mass, to persevere in prayer, to contibute to works of charity and to community efforts in favour of justice, to bring up their children in the Christian faith, to cultivate the spirit and practice of penance and thus implore, day by day, God's grace. Let the Church pray for them, encourage them and show herself a merciful mother, and thus sustain them in faith and hope. However, the Church reaffirms her practice, which is based upon Sacred Scripture, of not admitting to Eucharistic Communion divorced persons who have remarried. They are unable to be admitted thereto from the fact that their state and condition of life objectively contradict that union of life between Christ and the Church which is signified and effected by the Eucharist. Besides this, there is another special pastoral reason: if these people were admitted to the Eucharist, the faithful would be led into error and confusion regarding the Church's teaching about the indissolubility of marriage..." --par. 84, e) Divorced Persons Who Have Remarried. (APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION FAMILARIS CONSORTIO) REGARDING THE ROLE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY IN THE MODERN WORLD... Joannes Paulus PP. II; 22 November 1981

MORNING PRAYER "Lord God, Heavenly Father, I thank you, through Jesus Christ, your dear Son, that you have graciously kept me safe this night from all harm and danger, and pray that you would protect me this day from sin and every evil, so that all I do and the way that I live may please you. For into your hands I commend myself, body and soul, and all that I have. Let your holy angel be with me, so that the wicked foe may have no power over me." EVENING PRAYER ""Lord God, Heavenly Father, I thank you, through Jesus Christ, your dear Son, that you have graciously kept me safe this day from all harm and danger, and pray that you would keep me safe this night. Forgive me, I pray, for all the sins I've committed today and all the evil that I have done. For into your hands I commend myself, body and soul, and all that I have. Let your holy angel be with me, so that the wicked foe may have no power over me." --Martin Luther

Most faithful St. Dymphna, you remained true to your baptismal promises to the very end. You are, therefore, honored, known, and loved after 1,400 years by people you have aided all over the world. We do not know how long or short a time is left to us of this life here, but help us in any case to be faithful to God to the end. Please gain for us the grace to live one day at a time as if each were to be our last. Amen.

Dear St. Anthony, comforting the sorrowful is a Christian duty and a work of mercy. By word, attitude, and deed I should try to brighten their days and make their burden easier to bear. St. Anthony, Consoler of the Afflicted, may I remember when helping someone in sorrow that I am helping Christ Himself. Kindly mention my pressing needs to Him. (Name you special intentions).

Pray to Padre Pio/info on websites regarding this newly cannonized saint who is known for miracles.

Please Dear God,Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus,thank you for your love,I believe in your glory. please guide me, help me .

PRAYER FOR PEACE OF MIND: O Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You, hoping for all things from Your goodness. You make a root flourish beneath the soil; You can make fruitful the darkness in which I find myself today. I adore You in all Your purposes even without knowing them; Your will be done, not mine. May I be patient! It is so difficult to realize these trials, heartbreaking as they are, can be turned into blessings. Lord, give me peace of mind, peace of heart, and peace of soul, as I offer You my thoughts, my words, and my action, and yes, Lord my sufferings. May they all be for Your greater glory, Amen.

Prayer For Fear Lord, help me not to dread the night, when I am alone. Let me remember your promise to be with me. Always, Your said Lord, I am with you always. Evan tonight. Let me feel your sweet smile as you watch me sleep. Shield me from the restlessness, fear and sorrow that plague me. Wrap me in Your Love and Peace. Protect me and stay with me Sweet Jesus, even tonight, just as you said you would.

Prayer for Strength I will not anticipate tragedy. I will have faith in Gods Goodness and Mercy. Whatever happens in my life God will deliver me or sustain me. His strength will never fail me. He is even at this moment breaking down walls of fear, sadness and uncertainty with Joy, Peace and boundless Love. What I perceive as misfortune will ultimately turn to good as God works His ways. I put my trust in God and surrender to His will. Lord, let your Love fill me to overflowing and may the Love that You pour into me flow from me as sweetness, kindness and mercy to my brothers and sister. Make me a vessel of Your Grace. Holy Spirit breathe your words of Truth into my mind and my heart. Amen

Most pure virgin, St. Dymphna, we live at a time when many are intent on satisfying every carnal appetite. Your single-minded dedication to Christ alone is providential and inspiring. Please help us by your power with God to see life in proportion as you did. With your aid we propose to perform all our actions for a pure motive, and promptly to resist all our evil inclinations. Amen.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You. Sacred Heart of Jesus I believe in Your love for me.

Dear St. Jude, Please give me strength. Show me the right path to follow. Thanks.

i have been out of work for 3 years since my surgey from my last job when time to go back they decide i am a risk so they let me go. i worked there for 14 years. now i am way behind in my bills because my checks went way down and the doctors are still not sure what kind of work i can still do. i just need to learn to understand life i guess say a prayer please for me to find some kind of piece. thank you so much.

A Prayer to St. Gerard for Motherhood : O glorious Saint Gerard, powerful intercessor before God, and wonder worker of our day, I call upon you and seek your help. You who always fulfilled God's will on earth, help me to do God's holy will. Intercede with the Giver of life, from whom all parenthood proceeds, that I may conceive and raise children who will please God in this life, and be heirs to the kingdom of heaven. Amen.

A MEDITATION ON DETACHMENT. Give me thy grace, good Lord, To set the world at nought; To set my mind fast upon thee, And not to hang upon the blast of men's mouths; To be content to be solitary; Not to long for worldly company; Little and little utterly to cast off the world, And rid my mind of all the business thereof; Not to long to hear of any worldly things, But that the hearing of worldly fantasies may be to me displeasant; Gladly to be thinking of God; Piteously to call for his help; To lean unto the comfort of God; Busily to labour to love him; To know mine own vility and wretchedness; To humble and meeken myself under the might hand of God; To bewail my sins passed; For the purging of them, patiently to suffer adversity; Gladly to bear my purgatory here; To be joyful of tribulations; To walk the narrow way that leadeth to life; To bear the cross with Christ; To have the last thing in remembrance; To have ever afore mine eye my death that is ever at hand; To make death no stranger to me; To foresee and consider the everlasting fire of hell; To pray for pardon before the judge come; To have continually in mind the passion that Christ suffered for me; For his benefits uncessantly to give him thanks; To buy the time again that I before have lost; To abstain from vain confabulations; To eschew light foolish mirth and gladness; Recreations not necessary to cut off; Of worldly substance, friends, liberty, life and all, to set the loss at right nought, for the winning of Christ; To think my most enemies my best friends; For the brethren of Joseph could never have done him so much good with their love and favour as they did him with their malice and hatred. These minds are more to be desired of every man, than all the treasure of all the princes and kings, Christian and heathen, were it gathered and laid together all upon one heap. ~written by Saint Thomas More while a prisoner in the Tower of London, 1534.

Prayer to Our Lady of Studies, by Saint Thomas Aquinas. O Mary, Seat of Wisdom, so many persons of common intellect have made through your intercession admirable progress in their studies. I hereby choose You as guardian and patron of my studies. I humbly ask You to obtain for me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on I could - understand more quickly, - retain more readily, and - express myself more fluently. May the example of my life serve to honor You and your Son, Jesus. Amen.

O Mother Mary to ever was it known I come to thee and ask you for forgiveness for my harsh words and crude talk. Thy Lord please forgive me of my sins. I come to the and stand before you in asking for hope. Hope that i may come home to where I am wanted. Please help my father see that being poor and happy is the reality. I ask you in your mercy and forgiveness to see this through and tho shall be eternally your. Jessie

SEEKING A MATE FOR MARRIAGE Lord, You said that it is not good for us to be alone. You made us for each other. But Lord, I find it so hard to find that mate who would be a good spouse. Help me, Lord, to put this yearning for marriage in its proper place. Lead me, Lord, to the one whom You choose for my spouse. While I wait for You to reveal Your Will in this matter, help me to know myself better. Help me to address those areas of my life which are disordered and which would interfere with my having a successful marriage. When my desire to find a spouse becomes all consuming, help me to relax and practice patience. Help me to invest in wholesome friendships which bring me closer to You and which will assist me in making such an important decision. It is so natural, Lord, to seek love. Teach me to seek You first and to learn to give love before I try to receive it. Help me to remember that whatever journey this life leads me on, You are always present, always offering companionship, and always filling my deepest need. I offer You, Lord, my loneliness and my longing for marriage. I wait for You to lead me to Your perfect Will for me in this and all things. Amen. SG

Father in heaven, I thank you for your countless favors to me today and in all my past. I am grateful for the silent inspirations of your Holy Spirit and the assistance He lends my human weakness and instability. I know my prayers and petitions are present before you, and rely confidently on your granting my requests I ask for your powerful and far-seeing goodness. I ask above all for the special favor of remaining ever faithful to the teachings of you only Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and rules with you in union with the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for all the ages to come. Amen -

Generous St. Dymphna, like all Christ's martyrs you gained this crowning grace because you prepared for it by a life of self denial. By faithfulness in smaller things you were ready for your final trial. Please teach us by your example and help to use the good things of life so that we may not miss our chance for life eternal. Help us, too, to watch and pray for ourselves an

Let us remember to Pray the Rosary every day.

The "Canticle of Mary" or "Magnificat". My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children for ever. Amen.

The Word of the Lord: "Your Father knows our need these things. Instead, put His Kingdom first in your life, and He will provide you with theses things. " (Luke 12:30-31) Heavenly Father, all wise and all knowing, you see my nee before I ask. Please help me to put your kingdom first in my life, and then graciously grant my request in your tender mercy. In Christ's name I beg you. Amen Please hear all our prayers Thank you Lord!

Prayer to Saint Aloysius Gonzaga-patron of youth- Dear Christian youth, you were a faithful follower of Christ in the Society of Jesus. You steadily strove for perfection while generously serving the plague-stricken. Help our youth today who are faced with a plague of false cults and false gods. Show them how to harness their energies and to use them for their own and others' fullfillment - which willl redound to the greater glory of God. Amen.