Fill us Jesus with living faith in you

Fill us Jesus with living faith in you to face any adversary ever singing that you our Lord will guard us always like a shepherd guarding his flock so that in these days of Corona pandemic we may be filled with assurance and hope.

May the example of St. Vianney inspire pastors

May the example of St. Vianney inspire pastors O God to lead the faithful entrusted to them to an atmosphere that is befitting the vision of Jesus the Supreme Pastor to build a Church of the people and for the people.

We bring before you all the starving millions

We bring before you all the starving millions all over the world that these victims of misguided political decisions and economic structures may be liberated from hunger and starvation through the intervention of courageous prophets.

O God, may we be nourished by the food of prayer

O God, may we be nourished by the food of prayer to conquer all that our earthly lives demand of us like hardships, sickness, hunger, loneliness, hatred from fellow men and threats from nature.

Jesus, help us to be good stewards of your Creation

Jesus, help us to be good stewards of your Creation to enhance and enrich it for all our brothers and sisters to lead a life of peace and joy being one in heart and mind irrespective of the birth, caste, creed, colour and gender.

Enable us Jesus to work for the greater glory of God

Enable us Jesus to work for the greater glory of God and the greater welfare of all people in our country to make our nation a humane home for everyone irrespective of their caste, colour, creed and other distinctions.

May the God of Jacob unite us with our estranged brothers and sisters

May the God of Jacob unite us with our estranged brothers and sisters healing the historical wounds and social injuries and make us people of unity and strength to live the life and message of Jesus our Lord who lives with the Father for ever and ever.

Enable the society to look at the works of women with appreciation

Lord Jesus, enable the society to look at the works of women with appreciation especially that of the millions of women confined to their homes in Asia and Africa.

May the graceful suffering of Saint Alphonsa liberate Indian women

May the graceful suffering of Saint Alphonsa liberate Indian women from the shackles of inhuman patriarchy, casteist ethos and dehumanizing social values to impart the human dignity you had given them Lord from the beginning.

Grant that we may ever renew the gospel living

Grant that we may ever renew the gospel living and live the gospel of your Son Jesus in the concrete realities of our lives to transform them into the vision of his gospel to bring your Will on Earth as it is in heaven.

Lord Jesus, save us from random actions of political leaders

Lord Jesus, save us from random actions of political and social leaders and inspire them to think and act with moral integrity and rational humanity to save fellow men and women from untold sufferings.

God the Father, may the example of James the Apostle inspire all Christians

God the Father, may the example of James the Apostle inspire all Christians to preach the Gospels with his courage and thunder it out even when Christians are faced with cruel rulers and blind adversaries.

Jesus, prepare the minds and hearts of people to receive your message

Jesus, prepare the minds and hearts of people to receive your message which comes to them in various forms through writers and thinkers who are imbibed with your spirit and are ever committed to your Kingdom.

O God, save nations from wicked people who are directed by sin

O God, save nations from wicked people who are directed by sin so that all the people of all the nations may be governed by people with a sense of justice and equality.

Lord Jesus, you chose Mary Magdalene to be your messenger

Lord Jesus, you chose Mary Magdalene to be your messenger of the greatest good news that you defeated death and all the forces that engineer death of human beings your images in various ways.

O God make us truly the mothers, brothers and sisters

O God make us truly the mothers, brothers and sisters by doing what he taught us and by living what he envisaged for us in our particular life situations with zeal and fervor to make our fellow men see that we are truly part of his family.

Help us O Lord not to seek signs and wonders

Help us O Lord not to seek signs and wonders except the sign and wonder of love you have given us and shown us through your life and death on the Cross, the greatest sign ever from God.

Holy Spirit come into our weakness and teach us to pray even in our groaning

Holy Spirit come into our weakness and teach us to pray even in our groaning so that our prayers be acceptable to our Lord Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you and the Father in the Trinity of unity for ever and ever.

Make us capable Jesus to strengthen and straighten withered hands

Make us capable Jesus to strengthen and straighten withered hands because of the too many shackles that emerge from social and political situations.

Give Jesus the conviction to all the lawmakers that laws are for man

Give Jesus the conviction to all the lawmakers that laws are for man, not man for laws as you told the Pharisees in the grain fields of Palestine that Sabbath is made for man thus making all the laws and customs subservient to human beings.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, make us lamps shining on mountains

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, make us lamps shining on mountains as commanded by your Son our Lord Jesus Christ to remove various forms of darkness from cultures and civilizations built on abominable values.

We pray through Saint Bonaventure to make us firm in our conviction

We pray through Saint Bonaventure to make us firm in our conviction as Catholics and to be sound in our spiritual moorings to lead a life being true to the vision of the Church and the vision of our saints.

Grant that we may recognize the Son of Man

Grant that we may recognize the Son of Man through the great deeds he does through countless men and women who are fighting to prevent their nations from becoming a Sodom in our times even by giving their lives.

O God we believe our God comes and will not be silent

O God we believe our God comes and will not be silent as we have seen you in your Son our Lord Jesus Christ who did not keep quiet before Herods and the white washed sepulchers.

Bring us closer to you Lord Jesus as creation awaits your revelation

Bring us closer to you Lord Jesus as creation awaits your revelation with eager expectation to see your face in every human being with tears in eyes and fears in heart.

Mother Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us

Mother Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us your children taking our anxieties and fears to your Son our Lord Jesus Christ as you did in the wedding at Cana to make an anxious and worried people at rest and assured.

Grant us Lord Jesus the grace to be people of discernment

Grant us Lord Jesus the grace to be people of discernment to live among the wolves being vigilant like serpents and simple like doves so that we may never get into the many snares awaiting us in different forms and ways.

Send us Lord on your mission to cure the sick and do good for others

Send us Lord on your mission to cure the sick and do good for others to make your kingdom a reality among the people so that your vision may reign and make all the people your own fashioned in your image and likeness

Enable us O God to make known your wonderful deeds

Enable us O God to make known your wonderful deeds among peoples and nations to turn their hearts and minds to you and your concern for all the abandoned people anywhere in the world.

Lord Jesus, you gave voice to a dumb man by healing

Lord Jesus, you gave voice to a dumb man by healing him and driving out the evil one. Give voice to those who are possessed by the demon of silence when their fellow men and women are battered by cruel political and social forces.