Spiritual Resources

May Biblical wisdom lead people and nations

May Biblical wisdom lead people and nations in this 21st century where nations are led astray by leaders and rulers who have lost the awareness of human dignity and worth

Lord, send your Archangels to oversee and guide

Lord Jesus, send your Archangels to oversee and guide us especially in these pandemic times when we are faced with a lot of uncertainties and adversities that Michael who is like the Lord, Gabriel who has the might of God and Raphael through whom God heals may all be with us to protect us from pandemics and violent forces that threaten our lives

May the Catholics of Japan be strengthened

May the Catholics of Japan be strengthened in their faith inspired by the martyrdom of Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions who gave their life in Nagasaki as a loud proclamation of their faith in Jesus

Catholic faith be enriched by charity

May Catholic faith be enriched by charity that does social justice filled with the love which Jesus asked all those who believe in him to practice even in challenging conditions and situations

Jesus, we bring to you all the migrants and refugees

Lord Jesus, we bring to you all the migrants and refugees that empowered by your grace they may face all the hardships and sufferings with fortitude, and the nations and peoples may show goodwill in accepting and protecting them irrespective of their nationalities, race, caste, colour or religion.

Grant that science may progress for human welfare

O God, grant that science may progress for human welfare and scientific thinking may develop in every nation to establish human dignity and peace as part of their national culture so that human beings can live truly as the images of God.

May we strive to liberate the slaves of our times

Our Lady of Vallarpadam may give us enough courage and conviction to do this work with dedication like Father Stan Swamy and others like him.

Let wounds be healed through those stigmata

Let wounds be healed Lord Jesus through those stigmata which you gifted Padre Pio as your recognition of his holiness that those stigmata may become healing instruments for millions of people who are wounded physically, psychologically and emotionally.

May believers understand faith in true sense

May believers understand faith in true sense and live it to benefit all the people with whom they live that their faith in action may lead others to do works that will help all the people to grow as brothers and sisters pleasing to God.

Apostle Matthew pray for us

Apostle Matthew pray for us to enable us to live the gospel especially in these difficult times in India and its neighbouring countries.

Let us pray for the persecuted Christians of Asia

Let us pray for the persecuted and insulted Christians of Asia that the forces who inflict sufferings on Christians may come to the realization that we are all the children of one Father and that inflicting cruelties on others in the name of their faith.

Make us aware that we are challenged by Jesus

Make us aware O God that we Christians are challenged by Jesus to become like him in words and deeds to preach good news to all, to live the gospel values, to work for the liberation of those in various slaveries, to bring sight to those who are blind to the injustice and cruelties around them and to those who perpetrate them.

Help us to come with joy to presence of the Lord

Help us to come with joy to the presence of the Lord who has assured us that all those who are burdened with worries and anxieties will find rest and comfort in him, with him and through him.

Give the Church, Jesus wise people like Bellarmine

Give the Church, Jesus wise people like Bellarmine to guide her when adverse forces and perverted outlooks try to tarnish the Church you established on the Rock of Peter that your assurance of diabolic forces never prevailing upon her may give us strength and hope in such times.

Remove exclusion and discrimination, Lord

Remove exclusion and discrimination, Lord from our society and change the hearts and minds of people who exclude others in the name of religion, region and caste.

May the sorrows of Mary strengthen mothers

May the sorrows of our Mother Mary strengthen the mothers of India who undergo a lot of pain inflicted on them by the culture and social mores centred on a hardhearted patriarchy and misogyny that their sufferings may become a redeeming instrument for the millions of women in India and its neighbours.

May we not forget the value of the Cross

May we not forget the value of the Cross as we celebrate the Exaltation of the Cross which the good queen Helena discovered that the Cross may teach us the value of suffering, struggle and endurance .

Bless the Church with people of golden tongue

Bless the Church with people of golden tongue and deep wisdom that will bring radical changes in the minds and hearts of the listeners that they may resolve to walk the path of the Lord.

Give us faith that does justice and works of mercy

Give us faith that does justice and works of mercy to establish intimate relationship with God who has created us to convert our faith in Him.

King of the ages, rule over our age

King of the ages, rule over our age and make it a time according to your will and time to free this age from violence, bloodshed and oppression in the name of perverted understanding of religion and faith.

Enlighten O God those who are blind to the suffering

Enlighten O God those who are blind to the suffering of people in the name of ideologies and political policies that you open their eyes so that their blind leadership may not lead all the people of a nation into the bottomless pits of pain and hopelessness.

May social slaveries be removed from nations

Lord Jesus you came to proclaim and the freedom you wanted to establish here on earth.

Protect Lord the women under inhuman regimes

Protect Lord the women under inhuman regimes and social conditions that as we celebrate the birthday of Blessed Virgin Mary those women may experience your powerful intervention and the liberation that follows to make every home.

May the laws of nations be for the poor

May the laws of nations be for the poor whom Blessed Ozanam referred to as the ‘nation’s priest’ and all the laws being made by the nations may keep in mind the least and the lost so that God’s Kingdom may become a reality in every country on this Earth.

Lord Jesus we bring before you all the artists

Lord Jesus we bring before you all the artists who with brush and colours try to bring on the canvas your life and teachings in vibrancy so that you may make your abode in the soul and hearts of men and women round the world.

Remove from us a fearful heart, Lord

“Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God.” May millions of people in different nations and situations living under mortal fear may experience the fearlessness that come from you and from you alone Lord.

Purify Jesus the social atmosphere of societies

Purify Jesus the social atmosphere of societies by weeding out unhealthy beliefs and customs by putting into the minds of people thoughts that will uphold human person and human dignity instead of customs

May people see you in each one of us, Lord

May people see you in each one of us, Lord you who are the image of the invisible God that our lives may make you visible to people who have not seen you in history and in faith that our proclamation of faith in you

Jesus, get into our boat as you did with Simon

Jesus get into our boat as you did with Simon that the boat we have in our difficult life situations may be blessed with your presence that inspires us to throw the net into the deep to get the abundance of your blessings.

May the Church in Europe become vibrant

May the Church in Europe become vibrant to bring the Christian values into the lives of all the people and into the political policies of the nations that invigorated by those values Europe may become a beacon for the rest of the world to emulate and change.