Prayer is not just speaking—it is entering into a deep relationship with God. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus teaches His disciples the “Our Father” and encourages them to ask, seek, and knock. He wants us to pray with confidence, persistence, and boldness.
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Shorter Novena Prayer before the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, We come before you today with confidence, knowing you never abandon those who trust in You. We see suffering, pain, division, and hatred in the world, alongside those lost and searching for meaning. We bring all these prayers before you, Jesus, seeking your healing touch.
Help us see the world through your compassionate and understanding eyes. Grant us the strength to forgive and love our enemies. Make us instruments of your peace and love, building a world where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, caring for your gift, our planet.
Most of all, Jesus, help us grow deeper in love for you each day.
As the Feast of Your Sacred Heart approaches, O God of boundless love, we kneel with open hearts. Prepare us for this holy celebration. Ignite our minds with your word and touch our spirits with the flame of your compassion. May this novena strengthen our devotion to your Sacred Heart and guide our steps to follow your will. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Prayer for New Year 2023
Remember us, O God;
from age to age be our comforter.
You have given us the wonder of time,
blessings in days and nights,
seasons and years.
Bless your children at the turning of the year
and fill the months ahead with
the bright hope
that is ours in the coming of Christ.
You are our God, living and reigning,
forever and ever.
Amen
Lent: Time of Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving
Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It’s a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms, and we practice self-control through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ’s will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ’s death, died to sin and evil, and began a new life in Christ. Continue reading
Prayer to Discover and Follow My Vocation
My Lord and my God, you are Love itself, and the source of all love and goodness. Out of love you created me to know you, love you, and serve you in a unique way, as no one else can. I believe that you have a plan for my life, that you have a task in your Kingdom reserved just for me. Your plan and your task are far better than any other I might choose: they will glorify you, fulfill the desires of my heart, and save those souls who are depending on my generous response.
Lord, grant me the light I need to see the next step in that plan; grant me the generosity I need to set aside my own plans in favor of yours; and grant me the strength I need to put my hands to your plough and never turn back. You know me better than I know myself, so you know that I am sinful and weak. All the more reason that I need your grace to uphold the good desires of my heart, O Lord!
Show me your will for me, O gentle and eternal God, and help me to say with Mary, “I am the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word,” and to say with Jesus, “Let not my will be done, but yours.”
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