Prayers to Jesus
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 and Blood in this heavenly Sacrament,…
Prayer of Saint Bonaventure (1217-1274)
Pierce, O most sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul with the most joyous and healthful wound of your love, with true, serene,…
Prayer of Saint Edmund of Abingdon (1170-1240)
Into Thy hands, O Lord, and into the hands of Thy holy angels, I commit and entrust this day my soul, my…
Prayer of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
from his Spiritual Exercises Eternal Lord of all things, I feel your gaze on me. I sense that your Mother stands near,…
Prayer of Saint John Chrysostom (349-407)
Almighty God, who has given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications to you and promised…
Prayer of Saint John de Brebeuf (1593-1649)
Jesus, my Lord and Savior, what can I give you in return for all the favors you have first conferred on me?…
Prayer of Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything. Whoever has God lacks…
Prayer for the Virtue of Prudence
by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Grant me grace, O merciful God, to desire ardently all that is pleasing to You, to examine…
Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.Where there is hatred, let me sow love.Where there is injury, pardon.Where there is doubt,…
Prayer of a Priest
by Warren Dicharry, CM Jesus, Shepherd of my soul, live in the soul of Your shepherd:In the depth of Your humility,In the…