Prayer
Prayer During a Time of Suffering
by Saint Thomas More Good Lord, give me the grace, in all my fear and agony, to have recourse to that great…
Prayer of Self-Abandonment
by Charles Eugene de Foucauld (1858-1916) Father, I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will. Whatever you may…
Prayer of Self-Dedication to Jesus Christ
by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) Lord Jesus Christ, take all my freedom, my memory, my understanding, and my will. All that…
Prayer of Thanksgiving After Holy Communion
My good Jesus, I pray you to bless me; keep me in your love; grant me the grace of final perseverance. Help…
Prayer of Thanksgiving for Priestly Ordination
Jesus, Eternal High Priest, bless in time and eternity my parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, relatives, friends, and benefactors, who by their prayers…
Prayer for Strength in Spiritual War
by Thomas a Kempis God, our Father, we are exceedingly frail and indisposed to every virtuous and gallant undertaking. Strengthen our weakness,…
Prayer of Trust in God’s Will
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) (Composed in a Nazi prison while awaiting his execution.) O God, early in the morning I cry to…
Prayer of Trust
by Thomas Merton (1915-1968) My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead…
Prayer to Seek Jesus’ Face
“by William of Saint Thierry (1085-1148) Lord, I will seek your face and continually search for your face as much as I…
Prayer on the Passion of the Lord
I beseech you, most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, grant that your Passion may be to me a power by which I may…