Dear God, I come before you seeking your help, Teach me to forgive as you have forgiven me, Help me to let go of anger, resentment and grudges. Grant me the grace to embrace humility, And to seek reconciliation with those who have hurt me, May I extend mercy and love to them as you …
As I kneel before Thee on the Cross, most loving Saviour of my soul, my conscience reproaches me for having nailed Thee to that cross with these hands of mine, as often as I have fallen into mortal sin, wearying Thee with my monstrous ingratitude. My God, my chief and most perfect good, worthy of …
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Dear God, I come before you as a farmer, Thanking you for the land you’ve given me to cultivate May I work with diligence, respect, and gratitude. Bless my hands that they may sow the seeds with care, And tend to the crops with the love and attention they require, May they yield an abundant …
Dear Father, I come to you today to pray with the words of Pope Pius XII, asking for your mercy and protection for myself and for all those who call upon your name. As I face the challenges and uncertainties of life, may I always turn to you with the same confidence and trust that …
O Lord, I beseech Thee to grant me Thy Divine Light,that I may know the designs of Thy providence concerning me,and that, filled with a sincere desire for my soul’s salvation,I may say, with the young man in the Gospel:What must I do to be saved?All states of life are before me; but,still undecided what …
Oh Lord, as I receive these ashes on my forehead, may they be a sign of my humility before you, a reminder of my mortality and my need for your mercy. I offer you my heart and my life, knowing that without you, I am nothing, and that only in you can I find true …
O Lord,The house of my soul is narrow;enlarge it that you may enter in.It is ruinous, O repair it!It displeases Your sight.I confess it, I know.But who shall cleanse it,to whom shall I cry but to you?Cleanse me from my secret faults, O Lord,and spare Your servant from strange sins.St. Augustine of Hippo (AD 354-430) …
O Lord, who hast mercy upon all,take away from me my sins,and mercifully kindle in methe fire of thy Holy Spirit.Take away from me the heart of stone,and give me a heart of flesh,a heart to love and adore Thee,a heart to delight in Thee,to follow and enjoy Thee, for Christ’s sake, AmenSt. Ambrose of …
Seńor mío Jesucristo, me acerco a tu altar lleno de temor por mis pecados, pero también lleno de confianza porque estoy seguro de tu misericordia. Tengo conciencia de que mis pecados son muchos y de que no he sabido dominar mi corazón y mi lengua. Por eso, Seńor de bondad y de poder,con mis miserias …
Forgive those things we have donewhich have caused you sadness,and those things we should have donethat would have brought you joy.In both we have failedourselves,and you.Bring us back to that placewhere our journey began,when we said that we would followthe way that you first trod.Lead us to the Crossand meetus there. Deeper understanding of Lenten …