Prayer for Freedom from Addiction
Lord Jesus, You said,
"I have come to set the captives free."
We are captive and need Your healing touch.
Free us, Lord, from our addictions, so that we will be:
...free from the cares and worries that stifle our happiness;
...free from sins that cling to us, and to which we cling;
...free from all compulsive behavior
that prevents us from becoming what You, Lord, have planned for us.
Bring us, loving Savior, to the experience of abundant life which You promised.
Amen.
Prayer for a
Birthday
God our Father, the birth of your Son Jesus Christ brought great joy to Mary and Joseph.
We give thanks to you for name whose birthday we celebrate today.
May he/she ever grow in your faith, hope, and love.
We ask this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Prayer for Conversion
Lord Jesus, merciful Savior of the world, we humbly beseech Thee by Thy Most Sacred Heart,
that all the straying sheep may turn unto Thee, the Shepherd and Bishop of their souls:
Who lives and reigns world without end.
Amen.
Prayer for Courage
Dear God, give me courage, for perhaps I lack it more than anything else.
I need courage before men against their threats and against their seductions.
I need courage to bear unkindness, mockery, contradiction.
I need courage to fight against the devil, against terrors and troubles, temptations,
attractions, darkness and false lights, against tears, depression, and above all fear.
I need Your help, dear God. Strengthen me with Your love and Your grace.
Console me with Your blessed Presence and grant me the courage to persevere until I am with You forever in heaven.
Amen.
Prayer for the
Deceased
Incline, O Lord, Thine ear to our prayers, in which we humbly beseech Thy mercy, that Thou wouldst place the soul of Thy servant,
which Thou hast caused to depart from this world, into the region of peace and light; and unite in the fellowship of Thy Saints.
Through Christ our Lord,
Amen.
Prayer for
Employment
God, our Father, I turn to you seeking your divine help
and guidance as I look for suitable employment.
I need your wisdom to guide my footsteps along the right
path, and to lead me to find the proper things to say
and do in this quest. I wish to use the gifts and
talents you have given me, but I need the opportunity to
do so with gainful employment.
Do not abandon me, dear Father, in this search, but
rather grant me this favor I seek so that I may return
to you with praise and thanksgiving for your gracious
assistance. Grant this through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Prayer
for an Expectant Mother
All loving God,you created the human family as a reflection of your own divine life so that your creation might share in your happiness. Hear our prayer for your daughter who awaits the birth of her child.
She has cooperated with you in giving life.Assist her now as she prepares to give birth to the child in her womb.
May Mary be her guide and support, calming her fears and strengthening her love.
May your daughter be filled with your peace and blessing so that she may bring her child into this world
safely and in good health to the praise and glory of your name.
Amen.
Prayer for Faith
Lord, I believe:
I wish to believe in Thee.
Lord, let my faith be full and unreserved, and let it penetrate my thought,
my way of judging Divine things and human things.
Lord, let my faith be joyful and give peace and gladness to my spirit,
and dispose it for prayer with God and conversation with men,
so that the inner bliss of its fortunate possession may shine forth in sacred and secular conversation.
Lord, let my faith be humble and not presume to be based on the experience of my thought and of my feeling;
but let it surrender to the testimony of the Holy Spirit, and not have any better guarantee than in docility to Tradition
and to the authority of the Magisterium of the Holy Church.
Amen.
Prayer for Family
Blessed are you, loving Father, ruler of the universe:
You have given us Your Son as Your Leader, and have made us temples of Your Holy Spirit.
Fill our family with Your light and peace.
Have mercy on all who suffer, and bring us to everlasting joy with You.
Father, we bless Your Name for ever and ever.
Amen.
Prayer for Friends
Guardian Angel, watch over those whose names you can read in my heart.
Guard over them with every care and make their way easy and their labors fruitful.
Dry their tears if they weep; sanctify their joys; raise their courage if they weaken;
restore their hope if they lose heart, their health if they be ill,
truth if they err, repentance if they fail.
Amen.
Prayer for Healing
Lord, You invite
all who are burdened to come to You. Allow your
healing hand to heal me. Touch my soul with Your
compassion for others. Touch my heart with Your
courage and infinite love for all. Touch my mind
with Your wisdom, that my mouth may always proclaim
Your praise. Teach me to reach out to You in my
need, and help me to lead others to You by my
example. Most loving Heart of Jesus, bring me health
in body and spirit that I may serve You with all my
strength. Touch gently this life which You have
created, now and forever.
Amen.
Prayer
During Hurricane Season
O Heavenly
Father, all the elements of nature obey Your
commands, including hurricanes. Calm the storms that
threaten us and turn our fear of Your power into
praise of Your goodness. Grant this through Our Lord Jesus
Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with the Holy
Spirit, one God forever and ever.
Amen.
Prayer of St. Anthony for Lost Items
Dear St. Anthony, you are the patron of the poor
and the helper of all who seek lost articles.
Help me to find the object I have lost so that I
will be able to make better use of the time that
I will gain for God's greater honor and glory.
Grant your gracious aid to all people who seek
what they have lost---especially those who seek
to regain God's grace.
Amen.
Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before
ascending into heaven,
didst promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish
Thy work in the souls
of Thy Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant
the same Holy Spirit to me,
that He may perfect in my soul the work of Thy
grace and Thy love.
Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise
the perishable things of this world
and aspire only after the things that are
eternal,
the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind
with the light of Thy divine truth,
the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the
surest way of pleasing God and gaining Heaven,
the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross
with Thee, and that I may overcome with courage
all the obstacles that oppose my salvation,
the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and
know myself and grow perfect in the science of
the Saints,
the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service
of God sweet and amiable,
the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a
loving reverence towards God,
and may dread in any way to displease Him.
Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true
disciples and animate me in all things with Thy
Spirit.
Amen.
Prayer for Sick
Omnipotent
and eternal God,
the everlasting Salvation of those who believe,
hear us on behalf of Thy sick servant, [name],
for whom we beg the aid of Thy pitying mercy,
that, with his/her bodily health restored,
he/she may give thanks to Thee in Thy church.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Prayer to Turn
from Sin
Father, Your Love never fails.
Keep me from danger and provide for all my needs.
Teach me to be thankful for Your Gifts.
Confident in Your Love, may I be holy by sharing Your
Life, and grant me forgiveness of my sins.
May Your unfailing Love turn me from sin and keep me on
the way that leads to you.
Help me to grow in Christian love.
Amen
Prayer of Solace
May Christ support
us all the day long,
till the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in his mercy
may he give us a safe lodging,
and holy rest and peace at the last.
Amen.
Prayer for Travelers
Holy Angel Guardian, ask the Lord to bless the journey which I undertake,
that it may profit the health of my soul and body; that I may reach its end,
and that, returning safe and sound, I may find my family in good health.
Do thou guard, guide and preserve us.
Amen.
Prayer for our
Troops
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they
perform for us in our time of need.
I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Amen.
Prayer for Our
Youth God, our Father, we
thank You for the gift of love and the gift of life. We
thank you for the gift of our children. We ask You to
send Your holy angels to protect and guide them each day
so that they will walk the narrow path of purity,
self-control and obedience, as was taught to us by Your
own Son, Jesus Christ. We ask this through Jesus Christ
our Lord, in union with the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Our Lady of Guadalupe . . . pray for our youth.
St. Michael . . .
pray for our youth.
St. Charles Borromeo . . . pray for our youth.
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