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A Fervent Prayer To Our Blessed Mother

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We fly to your protection, most holy Mother of God; please listen to our petitions and needs, and deliver us from all dangers, ever glorious and blessed Virgin Mary. 

Mary, our model and mother, by your obedience and patience you have taught us how to be true children of God. Please help us by your powerful assistance to overcome all our weaknesses, and to fulfill perfectly our tasks in life. 

By your compassionate aid may we ever stand in spirit with you beneath the cross of Christ so that we may also rejoice with you in your divine Son’s triumphant victory over sin and death. 

In your maternal kindness help us to be faithful to prayers in the company of God’s Church as you were one with the Apostles in the upper room as you waited for the promised Spirit of Pentecost. 

With your gracious assistance may we be near you in the glory of Christ’s kingdom come to sing with you and all the faithful the eternal praise of God. Amen. 

V. O Mary, conceived without sin, 
R. Pray for us who have recourse to you. 

You are all fair, O Virgin Mary,
You never knew the stain of sin;
You are the glory of Jerusalem,
You, the joy of Israel,
You, the great honor of our people,
You, the advocate of sinners.
O Mary, Virgin most prudent,
O Mary, Mother most merciful,
Pray for us,
Intercede for us with our Lord,
Jesus Christ.

The Prayer “Thank You God”

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For all You have given,
Thank You God.

For all You have withheld,
Thank You God.

For all You have withdrawn,
Thank You God.

For all You have permitted,
Thank You God.

For all You have prevented,
Thank You God.

For all You have forgiven me,
Thank You God.

For all You have prepared for me,
Thank You God.

For the death You have chosen for me,
Thank you God.

For the place you are keeping for me in heaven, 
Thank You God.

For having created me to love You for eternity,
Thank You God.

Prayer for Guidance and Help

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Dear Lord, I am calling upon you today for

your divine guidance and help. I am in crisis

and need a supporting hand to keep me on the

right and just path. My heart is troubled but I will

strive to keep it set on you, as your infinite wisdom

will show me the right way to a just and right resolution. 

Thank you for hearing my prayer and for staying by my side. 

Amen!

For Unfailing Strength

Do not look forward to what may happen

tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares

for you today will take care of you tomorrow and

every day. Either He will shield you from suffering,

or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it.

 

Be at peace, then. Put aside all anxious thoughts and

imaginations, and say continually: “The Lord is my

strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in Him

and I am helped. He is not only with me but in me,

and I in Him.”

Looking for a soulmate? Say this prayer

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Dear God, Loving Essence of all there is. Please fill me with your sacred presence.
I ask for your Love and Guidance and for your blessings
As I explore the deep reaches of my heart I ask for you assistance
In releasing that which stands in the way of true love.
My heart is pure; my intentions clear. Please bring to me my most perfect partner.
I seek a partner who enhances me by his/her very being.
who brings more love, joy, peace and prosperity to my life,
Who I can love fully and who can fully receive my love,
Who loves, honors and cherishes me completely, and always.
May my heart be open and my head be clear.
May my life be ready to welcome True love.
May I be embraced in a circle of your love
An uplifted by your grace. And so it is.

Prayer to Saint Joseph for Success in Work

Glorious St. Joseph, 
model of all those who are devoted to labour, 
obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously, 
putting the call of duty above my many sins; 
to work with thankfulness and joy, 
considering it an honour to employ and develop, 
by means of labour, 
the gifts received from God; 
to work with order, 
peace, prudence and patience, 
never surrendering to weariness or difficulties; 
to work, above all, 
with purity of intention, 
and with detachment from self, 
having always death before my eyes 
and the account which I must render of time lost, 
of talents wasted, 
of good omitted, 
of vain complacency in success 
so fatal to the work of God. 
All for Jesus, 
all for Mary, 
all after thy example, 
O Patriarch Joseph. 
Such shall be my motto in life and death.

Amen.

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Prayer for the Forgiveness of Sins

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O Lord, Jesus Christ, Redeemer and Saviour, forgive my sins, just as You forgave Peter’s denial and those who crucified You. Count not my transgressions, but, rather, my tears of repentance. Remember not my iniquities, but, more especially, my sorrow for the offenses I have committed against You. I long to be true to Your Word, and pray that You will love me and come to make Your dwelling place within me. I promise to give You praise and glory in love and in service all the days of my life.

Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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This consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus prayer was written by Pope Leo XIII in 1899.

Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrate before Your altar. We are Yours, and Yours we wish to be; but, to be more surely united with You, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to Your Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known You; many too, despising Your precepts, have rejected You. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Your Sacred Heart.

You are King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken You but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned You; grant that they may quickly return to their Father’s house lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.

You are King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof; call them back to the harbor of truth and unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one flock and one Shepherd.

You are King of all those who are still involved in the darkness of idolatry or of Islamism; refuse not to draw them all into the light and kingdom of God. Turn Your eyes of mercy toward the children of that race, once Your chosen people. Of old they called down upon themselves the Blood of the Savior; may it now descend upon them a laver of redemption and of life.

Grant, O Lord, to Your Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the Divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to It be glory and Honor forever. Amen.

Concluding prayers:

  • An Our Father and a Hail Mary for the dying and for sinners.
  • [An] Our Father and a Hail Mary for the worldwide triumph of the Sacred Heart, especially by daily Mass and Communion.
  • An Our Father and a Hail Mary for the special intentions of all present.
  • An Our Father and a Hail Mary for our country.
  • Five times in honor of the Saviors’ Five Wounds: Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom come!

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Grace Before and After Meals

Before: Bless us, O Lord! and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 
After: We give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits, O Almighty God, who livest and reignest world without end. Amen. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Prayer to Saint Anthony of Padua, Performer of Miracles

Dear Saint Anthony, your prayers obtained miracles during your lifetime. You still seem to move at ease in the realm of minor and major miracles. Saint Anthony, Performer of Miracles, please obtain for me the blessings God holds in reserve for those who serve Him. Pray that I may be worthy of the promises my Lord Jesus attaches to confident prayer. [mention your special intentions]

Prayer for a Good Husband or Wife

O Jesus, lover of the young, the dearest Friend I have, in all confidence I open my heart to You to beg Your light and assistance in the important task of planning my future. Give me the light of Your grace, that I may decide wisely concerning the person who is to be my partner through life. Dearest Jesus, send me such a one whom in Your divine wisdom You judge best suited to be united with me in marriage. May her/his character reflect some of the traits of Your own Sacred Heart. May s/he be upright, loyal, pure, sincere and noble, so that with united efforts and with pure and unselfish love we both may strive to perfect ourselves in soul and body, as well as the children it may please You to entrust to our care. Bless our friendship before marriage, that sin may have no part in it. May our mutual love bind us so closely, that our future home may ever be most like Your own at Nazareth.

O Mary Immaculate, sweet Mother of the young, to your special care I entrust the decision I am to make as to my future wife/husband. You are my guiding Star! Direct me to the person with whom I can best cooperate in doing God’s Holy Will, with whom I can live in peace, love and harmony in this life, and attain to eternal joys in the next.
Amen.