Author’s note: Reflections in this article draw from Consumed: Nature and Movements of a Heart on Fire by Kenneth C. Alimba (2026). The devil is real. This is…
by Saint Clement of Rome (Circa 100 AD) We beg you, Lord, to help and to defend us. Deliver the oppressed, pity…
from a Kontakion of the Byzantine Rite Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with your saints, where pain and sorrow are…
Grant, O God, that my heart which was made for you alone, may ever be wholly yours; that free from all undue…
by Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) Eternal Father, your Son has promised that you would grant all the graces we ask of you…
by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve You as you deserve; to…
by Origen (184-254) May the Lord Jesus touch our eyes, as he did those of the blind. Then we shall begin to…
by Origen (185-254) Lord, inspire us to read your Scriptures and to meditate upon them day and night. We beg you to…
by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Grant, O merciful God, that I may ardently desire, carefully examine, truly know, and perfectly fulfill those…
by Saint Thomas More (1477-1535) Almighty God, have mercy on (name) and on all that bear me evil will and would me harm, and…