Prayer
Prayer for Eternal Life
from a Kontakion of the Byzantine Rite Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with your saints, where pain and sorrow are…
Prayer for Fidelity to God
Grant, O God, that my heart which was made for you alone, may ever be wholly yours; that free from all undue…
Prayer for Five Graces
by Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) Eternal Father, your Son has promised that you would grant all the graces we ask of you…
Prayer for Generosity
by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve You as you deserve; to…
Prayer for Insight
by Origen (184-254) May the Lord Jesus touch our eyes, as he did those of the blind. Then we shall begin to…
Prayer for Knowledge of Scripture
by Origen (185-254) Lord, inspire us to read your Scriptures and to meditate upon them day and night. We beg you to…
Prayer for One’s Enemies
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…
A Prayer for One’s Vocation in Life
Lord, make me a better person: more considerate towards others, more honest with myself, more faithful to you. Help me to find…
Prayer for Peace
by Pope Leo XIII O Lord, you see how everywhere the winds have burst forth, and the sea is convulsed with the…
Prayer for Peace by Pope John XXIII
Lord Jesus Christ, who are called the Prince of Peace, who are yourself our peace and reconciliation, who so often said, “Peace…