faith
Preparation for Holy Communion
O Lord, Jesus Christ, King of everlasting glory, behold I desire to come to you this day, and to receive your Body…
For the Priest Before Mass
O Priest of God, may the Heavenly Father grant you the grace to offer this Mass as though it were your first…
Priest’s Prayer After Hearing Confessions
O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, receive this performance of my ministry with that surpassing love with which Thou…
Priest’s Prayer Before Hearing Confessions
Grant to me, O Lord, that wisdom which stands beside Thy throne, that I may know how to judge Thy people with…
A Priests’ Prayer for Priests
Father, we praise and thank you for choosing us to share in the one Priesthood of your Son. Help us to know…
Priest’s Prayer to the Blessed Trinity
May the tribute of my humble ministry be pleasing to you, Holy Trinity. Grant that the sacrifice which I, unworthy as I…
Priest’s Statement of Intention to Offer the Holy Mass
My purpose is to celebrate Mass and to make present the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the…
Psalm 51: Miserere (Repentance)
Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness. In your compassion blot out my offense. O wash me more and more from…
Lord, Receive this Sinner
by Basil of Caesarea (330-379) O Lord and Master, I am unworthy both of heaven and of earth, because I have surrendered…
Reflecting Your Brightness
by William of Saint Thierry (1085-1148) Loving you, O God, brings its own reward here on earth, as well as the eternal…