Lord, help me to be faithful in reaching out to You

Lord, help me to be faithful in reaching out to You

Lord, cleanse me of doubt and fear

Lord, cleanse me of doubt and fear.

Heavenly Father, teach us to pray in confident trust for the graces we need

Heavenly Father, teach us to pray in confident trust for the graces we need and to be truly grateful for your answer to all our prayers.

Lord, thank You for providing for my needs

Often, we desire that God provides us with what we want, but God is concerned first and foremost with our needs. Thus, we can understand why Jesus has asked us to ‘feed the hungry’.

Lord, grant me integrity and courage

Lord, grant me integrity and courage.

Lord, help me to recognize Your voice in the ordinary

Lord, help me to recognize Your voice in the ordinary.

Lord, you have shown us mercy by not destroying our human race

Lord, you have shown us mercy by not destroying our human race, though we fail to be what You have created us to be. Turn us all back from evil ways and grant us the grace to amend our conduct and actions.

Lord, deepen my ability to love

Lord, deepen my ability to love.

Father in Heaven, we ask you continually to increase our faith

Father in Heaven, we ask you continually to increase our faith, our hope and our love so that in all things we may rejoice in our religion and in all the graces You have given us in Jesus.

Lord, you have invited us to work for your reign in human hearts

Lord, you have invited us to work for your reign in human hearts. Help us to be useful servants in Your Kingdom, always ready to be missioned according to your will.

Heavenly Father, give me a compassionate and wise heart

Heavenly Father, give me a compassionate and wise heart in whatever dealings I have with my brothers and sisters on our journey to You.

Lord, grant us the grace to be Your faithful companions in the service of the Gospel

Lord, grant us the grace to be Your faithful companions in the service of the Gospel.

Lord, help me to understand Your Word and live by its spirit

Lord, help me to understand Your Word and live by its spirit.

Lord, help me listen to You today

Often, God speaks to us in a variety of ways, even in mysterious ways. However, because we may be so busy or spiritually indisposed, we fail to listen to his voice.

Lord, help me to recognize You in this day

Mary Magdalene is a model for our relationship with Jesus. She recognizes that only Jesus can bring real fulfillment to her life. Though Mary cannot hold onto Jesus, she discovers that he is indeed alive. He is present with her and blessing her.

Lord, we ask that we may learn to do Your will

Lord, we ask that we may learn to do Your will by pondering Your Word in our hearts like Mary.

Lord grant us the grace always to act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly with You, our God

Lord grant us the grace always to act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly with You, our God.

Lord, teach me the gentleness of Your power!

Once more the parable surprises us: the God who is all powerful is also the one who is able to be tolerant and lenient, ‘weak’ enough to allow the good and evil to continue together. Power is displayed not in the speedy judgement and destruction of the wicked, but rather in the seeming powerlessness of waiting and patience.

Oh, Good Jesus, sanctify me … don’t permit to be separated from You, my Lord and my Healer

Jesus’ mercy for people never faltered for a moment, despite all the ingratitude, difficulties and hatred He encountered. His love for us, humans, is so great because He is concerned above all for our spiritual being; at the same time, it knows no bounds and extends to all mankind.

Lord, may I be blessed by You today

Lord, may I be blessed by You today. Hear my voice when I pray.

Lord Jesus, I ask that you loan me your shoulder to cry on

Lord Jesus, I do not ask that you take away my burdens or that I be in control of life. But I ask that you loan me your shoulder to cry on, and your hand to wipe away my tears and sweat, so that I can move on afresh.

Lord, I trust in You, You are my God

The utter trust and openness of heart and mind that a small child has towards its father or mother speaks of an attitude that allows us to have a glimpse of how God is at work, how He achieves His purposes.

“Lord, make me a channel of Your peace and be attentive to the needs of those around us”

“Lord, make me a channel of Your peace and be attentive to the needs of those around us.”

Holy Spirit, set us ablaze with the fire of your love so that we may love You in and above all things

Jesus challenges his disciples to examine whom they love first and foremost. A true disciple loves God above all else and is willing to forsake all for Jesus Christ.

Lord Jesus I trust in You!

To have confidence in the spread of God’s Kingdom in these difficult times; to persevere inspite of opposition is our challenge. Trusting in God we carry on spreading the Word, enthusiastically giving ourselves, in spite of what appears to be meagre results!

Lord, do not look on our weaknesses or the sins that we may have committed

Lord, do not look on our weaknesses or the sins that we may have committed, but look in loving mercy on the faith, hope and love of Your Church and, with the fire of Your love, make us sincere and faithful disciples of Jesus.

Lord, in my inmost heart teach me wisdom to know that You alone are my hope, my salvation

We may wonder what these historical realities have to do with us in another age, a completely different culture and civilization. If we read these stories as parables of the human condition, we will see ourselves in them, with our own weaknesses, even our search for some kind of salvation, anywhere except in God. Like Israel, all of us must come sooner or later to a realization of the truth: our only hope and salvation is in God.

May God be blessed

We must pray and discern so that we do not succumb to temptations such as diverted routes, but stick to the Way that takes the assembly to the one safe fold.

May the Lord receive our mud and frailty and transform them into an evangelising power and a source of strength

May the Lord receive our mud and frailty and transform them into an evangelising power and a source of strength. May God be blessed.

A mighty fortress is our God

A mighty fortress is our God! A sacred refuge is Your Name...Your Kingdom is unshakable! You have set us free! With You forever we will reign.