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Surrender to God’s will with this prayer

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October 17, 2020

Surrender to God’s will with this prayer

Stop resisting his will and open yourself to his plan for your life with this prayer.

We are not always open to God’s plan for our life. We like things to happen according to our plans, and are reluctant to accept what God has in store for us.Yet, the Christian life is about surrender and trusting that God’s ways are better than our ways.

Here is a short prayer from the early 20th-century My Prayer Book that focuses on conforming your will to God’s.

Lord; do with me what you will.

May your will be ever done; I only desire what you will. I desire to

suffer what you will; I desire to die when you will.

Into your hands I commend my body, my soul, my life, and my death.

I love you, O my God, whether it pleases you to send me consolations

or afflictions, and I desire to love you always.

Will of my God, you are my love. Good pleasure of my God, I devote

myself entirely to you.

Amen.

A Petition Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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A Petition Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I fly, I come to Thee, throwing myself into the arms of Thy tender mercy. Thou art my sure refuge, my unfailing and only hope. Thou has a remedy for all my evils, relief for all my miseries, reparation for all my faults, Thou canst supply for what is wanting in me in order to obtain fully the graces that I ask for myself and others.

Thou art for me, and for us all, the infallible, inexhaustible source of light, of strength, of perseverance, peace and consolation. I am certain that my importunity will never weary Thee; certain, too, that Thou wilt never cease to aid, to protect, to love me, because Thy love for me, O Divine Heart, is infinite.

Have mercy on me then, O Heart of Jesus, and on all that I recommend to Thee, according to Thy own mercy, and do with us, for us, and in us, whatsoever Thou will, for we abandon ourselves to Thee with the full, entire confidence and conviction that Thou will never abandon us either in time or eternity.
Amen.

A short prayer to help us be more attentive to the sufferings of the poor

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A short prayer to help us be more attentive to the sufferings of the poor

These words addressed to St. Vincent de Paul are a perfect way to lift up the most impoverished.

Often called an “apostle of charity,” St. Vincent de Paul dedicated his life to the service of the poorest. This October 17, in celebration of the World Day for Overcoming Poverty (initiated by Fr. Joseph Wresinski, founder of the human rights movement All Together in Dignity Fourth World), we ask St. Vincent de Paul, the source of inspiration for many associations and congregations, to help us to have a compassionate heart for the suffering of those most impoverished.

St. Vincent de Paul,
apostle and witness to the Charity of Christ:
teach us to love God in deed and truth
and, above all, through those
who are poor and needy
that His Providence places in our path.

Teach us not to look away
from life’s wounded,
but to go to them,
to convert them into our brethren.

Find a heart for us that is tender and compassionate
with the pain and suffering of the poor,
especially the most helpless
and abandoned ones;
teach us to be generous enough
to serve them with the strength of our arms
and the sweat of our brow.

Accompany us in our service to mankind
and intercede on our behalf to the Son of God
who gave his life out of love for us,
so that in our family, our work, our neighborhood,
our parish, and our community,
we can be true witnesses of his Gospel of Love.

Amen.

PRAYER FOR THIS MORNING (SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17)

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PRAYER FOR THIS MORNING (SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17)

Saint Ignatius of Antioch

Prayer for the Morning

Let us offer to God a joyful sacrifice of praise!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,

is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia!

HYMN

Christ, in whose passion once was sown

All virtue of all saints to be,

For the white field of these thine own

We praise the seed and sower, thee.

Thine was the first and holiest grain

To die and quicken and increase;

And then came these, and died again

That spring and harvest should not cease.

From thee the martyrs, we from those,

Each in thy grace’s measure, spring;

Their strength upon our weakness flows

And guides us to the goal we sing.

These were thy great ones: we, thy least,

One in desire and faith with them,

Called by the Lord to keep one feast,

Journey to one Jerusalem.

CANTICLE (Daniel 3:26, 39-41)

Through Christ let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. (cf. Heb 13:15)

The sacrifice which Saint Ignatius offered with joy was his own life, rendered to God in communion with Christ for the sake of the Church, which he loved and served with his whole being.

Blessed are you, and praiseworthy,

O Lord, the God of our fathers,

and glorious forever is your name.

With contrite heart and humble spirit

let us be received;

as though it were holocausts of rams and bullocks,

or thousands of fat lambs,

so let our sacrifice be in your presence today

as we follow you unreservedly;

for those who trust in you cannot be put to shame.

And now we follow you with our whole heart,

we fear you and we pray to you.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God (Romans 12:1-2)

I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

You do not ask for holocaust and victim./

Instead, here am I.

(Ps 40:7c-8a)

CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH

I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the limits of the earth. He who died in our place is the one object of my quest. (Saint Ignatius of Antioch)

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;

he has come to his people and set them free.

He has raised up for us a mighty savior,

born of the house of his servant David.

Through his holy prophets he promised of old

that he would save us from our enemies,

from the hands of all who hate us.

He promised to show mercy to our fathers

and to remember his holy covenant.

This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:

to set us free from the hands of our enemies,

free to worship him without fear,

holy and righteous in his sight

all the days of our life.

You, my child, shall be called the prophet

of the Most High;

for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,

to give his people knowledge of salvation

by the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our God

the dawn from on high shall break upon us,

to shine on those who dwell in darkness

and the shadow of death,

and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory to the Father…

INTERCESSIONS

Through the intercession of Saint Ignatius, we pray:

R/You are our light and our help, O Lord!

Fill us with the spirit of sacrifice which animates those who lay down their lives for the Gospel. R/

Strengthen us with the courage which sustains those who live their faith amid indifference and hostility. R/

Enliven us with the zeal which drives those who offer their lives in daily service to the mission of evangelization. R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

O God of all the living, you called Saint Ignatius to offer his life as a living sacrifice of love through the power of Christ’s cross. Fill all your people with self-sacrificing love for the Gospel, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer of faith in God

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This prayer affirms your faith in God and strengthens your resolve to keep that faith alive.

When our life is in turmoil and everything around us changes, one way to stay rooted in God is to affirm your faith in him with a prayer.One of the most common ways to do this in the Catholic Church, besides reciting one of the creeds, is to pray the “Act of Faith.” It is a prayer that continues to be taught in faith formation classes, and it can remind us of our need to stay united to Jesus Christ, no matter what storms may come.

O my God, I firmly believe

that you are one God in three divine Persons,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

I believe that your divine Son became man

and died for our sins and that he will come

to judge the living and the dead.

I believe these and all the truths

which the Holy Catholic Church teaches

because you have revealed them

who are eternal truth and wisdom,

who can neither deceive nor be deceived.

In this faith I intend to live and die.

Amen.

PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16)

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PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16)

Prayer for the Evening

Christ is our peace:

let us give thanks and praise!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,

is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia!

HYMN

Christ be with me, Christ before,

Christ behind me, Christ within,

Christ beneath me, Christ above,

Christ about me, life to win.

Christ on right hand, Christ on left,

Christ at home and Christ abroad,

Christ in sitting, Christ at rest,

Christ in rising, my Reward.

Christ in hearts that think of me,

Christ in every mouth that speaks,

Christ in eyes that look on me,

Christ in ears that hear my speech.

PSALM 72:1-4, 7, 12-14, 18-19

I will appoint peace your governor,/ and justice your ruler. (Is 60:17)

When we pray “Thy kingdom come,” we commit ourselves to serve its coming by living in peace and by seeking peace and justice for all who suffer in our homes, our workplaces, our neighborhoods, our world.

O God, give your judgment to the king,

to a king’s son your justice,

that he may judge your people in justice

and your poor in right judgment.

May the mountains bring forth peace for the people

and the hills, justice.

May he defend the poor of the people

and save the children of the needy

and crush the oppressor.

In his days justice shall flourish

and peace till the moon fails.

For he shall save the poor when they cry

and the needy who are helpless.

He will have pity on the weak

and save the lives of the poor.

From oppression he will rescue their lives,

to him their blood is dear.

Blessed be the Lord, God of Israel,

who alone works wonders,

ever blessed his glorious name.

Let his glory fill the earth.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God (Ephesians 2:13-14, 15b-16)

Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ.

For he is our peace, he who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his flesh,… that he might create in himself one new person in place of the two, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile both with God, in one body, through the cross, putting that enmity to death by it.

He shall be peace. (Mi 5:4)

CANTICLE OF MARY

Blessed are the peacemakers,/ for they will be called children of God. (Mt 5:9)

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

my spirit rejoices in God my Savior

for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:

the Almighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him

in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,

he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel

for he has remembered his promise of mercy,

the promise he made to our fathers,

to Abraham and his children for ever.

Glory to the Father…

INTERCESSIONS

Ours were the sufferings Christ bore; by his death we are healed. Trusting in his love, we pray:

R/Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; grant us peace.

In the name of the poor, we pray: R/

In the name of the children of the needy, we pray: R/

In the name of the weak and oppressed, we pray: R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

May the peace of God that surpasses all understanding guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. (cf. Phil 4:7)

MARIAN ANTIPHON

Antiphon for the Memorial of

Our Lady of the Rosary,

October 7

The daughters of Zion saw her flourishing

in blossoms of roses,

and pronounced her most blessed.

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;

vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.

Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes

in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra,

illos tuos misericordes oculos

ad nos converte.

Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,

nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.

O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy,

our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To you do we cry,

poor banished children of Eve.

To you do we send up our sighs,

mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, O most gracious advocate,

your eyes of mercy toward us,

and after this our exile

show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

V/ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

R/ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Be with Me Christ

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The cross of Christ be with me;

The cross of Christ overcomes all water and every fire;

The cross of Christ overcomes all weapons;

The cross of Christ is a perfect sign and blessing to my soul.

May Christ be with me and my body during all my life

At day and at night. Now I pray, I [name], pray God the Father

For the soul’s sake, and I pray God the Son for the Father’s sake,

And I pray God the Holy Ghost for the Father’s and Son’s sake,

And I pray God the Holy Ghost for the for the Father’s and the Son’s sake,

That the holy corpse of God may bless me against all evil things, words and works.

The Cross of Christ

The cross of Christ open unto me future bliss;

The cross of Christ be with me, above me, before me,

Behind me, beneath me, aside of me and

Everywhere, and before all my enemies,

Visible and invisible; these all flee from me

As soon as they but know or hear.

Enoch and Elias, the two prophets, were never

Imprisoned, nor bound, nor beaten and came

Never out of their power; thus no one of my enemies

Must be able to injure or attack me in my body

Or my life, in the name of God the Father, the Son,

And the Holy Ghost. Amen!

Protection from Heaven

The blessing which came from heaven,

From God the Father, when the true living Son was born,

Be with me at all times;

The blessing which God spoke over the whole human race,

Be with me always.

Struggling to care for someone who needs you? Use Mother Teresa’s prayer

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Struggling to care for someone who needs you? Use Mother Teresa’s prayer

O God, since you are Jesus who suffers, deign to be for me also a Jesus who is patient …

As one pilgrim to Calcutta experienced last year at the time of Mother Teresa’s canonization,poorest of the poor” isn’t some catchy little slogan.Whether in Calcutta or in our own homes, it can be difficult to care for those who need us — even Mother Teresa found it so, at least at times.

In her book of Thoughts, Stories, and Prayers, she offers us this prayer for when it is costly to put our love into action:

O Jesus, you who suffer,

grant that today and every day I may be able to see you in the person

of your sick ones and that, by offering them my care, I may serve you.

Grant that, even if you are hidden under the unattractive disguise of

anger, of crime, or of madness, I may recognize you and say, “Jesus,

you who suffer, how sweet it is to serve you.”

Give me, Lord, this vision of faith, and my work will never be

monotonous.

I will find joy in harboring the small whims and desires of all the poor

who suffer.

Dear sick one, you are still more beloved to me because you represent

Christ.

What a privilege I am granted in being able to take care of you!

O God, since you are Jesus who suffers, deign to be for me also a Jesus

who is patient, who is indulgent with my faults, who looks only at my

intentions, which are to love you and to serve you in the person of each

of these children of yours who suffer.

Lord, increase my faith.

Bless my efforts and my work,

now and forever.

Amen.

Prayer to unite your heart with the Sacred Heart

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Prayer to unite your heart with the Sacred Heart

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque composed this prayer to unite her weak heart with the Heart of Jesus.

The goal of the spiritual life consists of uniting our will to the divine will of God. By doing so, we will desire the same things that God wants.This is more difficult than it may seem, as we always seem to want things that are contrary to the will of God. Nevertheless, it is something we always strive for, hoping some day we will be united with God for all eternity.

Here is a prayer from St. Margaret Mary Alacoque that expresses this same spiritual truth, placing your own heart in the Heart of Jesus, desiring that it may be unified, purifying it of whatever may be preventing us from a more complete union.

Lord Jesus,
let my heart never rest until it finds You,
who are its center, its love, and its happiness.
By the wound in Your heart
pardon the sins that I have committed
whether out of malice or out of evil desires.
Place my weak heart in your own divine heart,
continually under your protection and guidance,
so that I may persevere in doing good
and in fleeing evil until my last breath.
Amen.

3 Words that can help form our prayer at Eucharistic Adoration

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October 16, 2020

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3 Words that can help form our prayer at Eucharistic Adoration

After the awestruck silence come epiclesis, oblation, and intercession

The word epiclesis means “calling down upon.” As a Benedictine Oblate, I know that an oblation is a self-offering, and we all know that intercessions are pleas on behalf of others. Combined with other important essentials, these three words often form the foundation for my prayers at Eucharistic Adoration.I am weak, often at my weakest, when I go to weekly Adoration. But I know my prayer there — even though I have nothing, and of myself am nothing — is made strong, because it is made before the physical Presence of the Christ, and because He sees my willingness.

Often, by the time I have reached my pew for my weekly hour, I am like a desert maniac who has crossed the burning sands and finally found a clear stream at which to collapse and drink, and my first prayers are like groanings without thought as I try to gulp down the light and peace radiating before me. After a time, I am able to collect myself, and then my prayer takes the form of thanksgiving: for His presence, for the hour, for my family, for employment and for the good news my friends have shared. These prayers lead naturally to prayers of praise, because gratitude enables praise, which in turn makes our prayers most like the prayers of the angels. Prayers of praise are a reprieve from earth. They are a simple, direct, heavenward thrust of love.

Then, call me presumptuous, but in renewed calm I bring the whole world into prayer; the people on my prayer lists; the Holy Father; priests and religious, naming them when I can; nations; newsmakers; cities; states; continents. My petitions sometimes seem endless, as though I am haranguing God: “Lord, the one you love is sick,” I will pray, or “Lord, the one you love is lonely,” or “Lord, the ones you love are enslaved by rage and hate.”

My petitions seem endless as, like an emcee, I bring everyone in and then mentally, spiritually recede into the background, imagining my own self nose-to-the-ground, almost prostrate, and daring not to look up, as I pray:

“Help them to comprehend the truth and strength and inviolability of your love, the generosity of your mercy; show them the outpouring of your grace; gift them with your healing and let them recognize it and trust that your gifts once bestowed are never rescinded. You, Alpha and Omega, in whom we live and move and have our being, spread forth your peace like sweetest honey to refresh starving hearts and weary spirits. Let your Light touch us, like consoling balm, to soothe and warm our chilled humanity, that we might be opened to your justice and willing to be made whole. But I am no worthy intercessor, only a faulty and broken vessel trusting in your mercy. Consider not what I deserve in your sight, but only the needs of these whom you love, these I bring before you and for whom I, the least, plead. Let my prayer rise before you like incense to carry these forward. Forgive my sins, especially my failures in love, my sins of omission, and cast them behind your back as your prophet Isaiah has promised, and with your grace may I do better. Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, the sinner, in your name I pray …”

Prayer is a force, and it is real. It takes a priest to pray the Eucharistic prayer at holy Mass, but we members of the laity have access to epiclesis, oblation and intercession: we can implore and call down; we can offer our puny selves as conduits through which unimaginable graces may flow, through no doing of our own; we can intercede through the priesthood acquired at Baptism.

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Stop resisting his will and open yourself to his plan for your life with this prayer.

These words addressed to St. Vincent de Paul are a perfect way to lift up the most impoverished.

Prayer for the Morning

HYMN

CANTICLE (Daniel 3:26, 39-41)

Word of God (Romans 12:1-2)

CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH

INTERCESSIONS

This prayer affirms your faith in God and strengthens your resolve to keep that faith alive.

Prayer for the Evening

HYMN

PSALM 72:1-4, 7, 12-14, 18-19

Word of God (Ephesians 2:13-14, 15b-16)

CANTICLE OF MARY

INTERCESSIONS

MARIAN ANTIPHON

O God, since you are Jesus who suffers, deign to be for me also a Jesus who is patient …

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque composed this prayer to unite her weak heart with the Heart of Jesus.

After the awestruck silence come epiclesis, oblation, and intercession

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