faith
Prayer Before Holy Communion
from the Byzantine Liturgy O Lord, I believe and profess that you are truly Christ, the Son of the living God, who…
A Prayer Before Mass
O God, Father of mercy, with your sanctifying Spirit you have illumined Blessed Mary of Jesus and have made of her in…
Prayer Before Meditation
My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here; that you see me, that your hear me. I adore…
Prayer Before Preaching
by Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) Grant to me, O Lord, an eloquence most gentle and wise, that for Thy good gifts…
Prayer Before Serving at Mass
Heavenly Father, as I prepare to assist You at Your altar, I declare my faith in You. At this Mass, keep me…
Prayer Before Study or Work
Let us pray. Direct, O Lord, we beseech you, all our actions by your holy inspirations, and carry them on by your…
Prayer Before Study
by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Creator past all telling, you have appointed from the treasures of your wisdom the hierarchies of angels,…
Prayer Before the Crucifix
by Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) O most High and glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my heart. Give me, Lord, a…
Prayer Before Writing or Preaching
by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) O Creator of the universe, who has set the stars in the heavens and causes the sun…
Prayer by Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
Remember, O Lord, infants, children, the growing youths, the young men and women, the middle-aged, the old, the decayed; hungry, thirsty, naked,…