April 13, 2019
O God, Who founded Your Church
upon the most firm foundation of an apostolic rock
in order to deliver her from the dreadful powers of hell,
give her, we beseech You,
that through the intercession of the blessed Martin,
Your Martyr and Sovereign Pontiff,
she may produce at all times in Your truth
so as to enjoy always a secure defense.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who lives and reigns with God the Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
world without end.
Amen.
April 12, 2019
O Most Loving Jesus,
Who by Your ineffable virtues
and by the example of Your domestic life
consecrated the family You choose on earth;
in Your clemency look down upon this household
humbly prostrate before You
and imploring Your mercy.
Remember that this family belongs to You,
for to You we have in a special way
dedicated and devoted ourselves.
Look upon us in Your loving kindness,
preserve us from every danger,
give us help in the time of need,
and grant us the grace to persevere
to the end in the imitation of Your Holy Family;
that having revered You
and loved You faithfully upon earth,
we may bless and praise You eternally in heaven.
April 11, 2019
O God, for Whose honor the glorious bishop Stanislaus
fell under the swords of the wicked;
grant, we beseech You, that all who implore his aid,
may obtain an answer to their prayers.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
world without end.
Amen.
April 10, 2019
Enlighten, O Lord Jesus, many generous souls
with the fiery glow of the Holy Spirit,
who is substantial and eternal love,
and by the powerful intercession of Your most dear Mother Mary,
stir up and preserve in them the fire of Your love,
unto the glory of the Father
and the same Holy Spirit,
who together with You live and reign forever and ever.
Amen.
April 9, 2019
Almighty and eternal God.
May your grace enkindle in all of us
a love for the many unfortunate people
whom poverty and misery
reduce to a condition of life
unworthy of human beings.
Arouse in the hearts of those who call you Father
a hunger and thirst for social justice
and for fraternal charity
in deeds and in truth.
Grant, O Lord,
peace in our days,
peace to souls,
peace to families,
peace to our country,
and peace among nations.
Amen.
April 8, 2019
Hail Mary, White Lily of the Glorious
and always-serene Trinity.
Hail brilliant Rose of the Garden of heavenly delights:
O, you, by whom God wanted to be born,
and by whom the King of Heaven wanted to be nourished!
Nourish our souls with effusions of divine grace.
Amen.
April 7, 2019
Imprint, O Lady, your wounds upon my heart,
that I may read therein sorrow and love;
sorrow, to endure every sorrow for you;
love, to despise every love for you.
Through Jesus Christ who lives and reigns
forever and ever.
Amen.
April 6, 2019
Grant, we beg You, O Lord Jesus Christ,
that the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Your Mother,
whose most holy soul was transfixed with the sword of sorrow
in the hour of Your Own Passion,
may intercede for us before the throne of Mercy,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
April 5, 2019
O Mary, I earnestly desire to place my person
and my desire for holiness under
your maternal protection and inspiration
so that you may bring me to that conformity
with Christ, Head and Shepherd which is necessary
for entering the glorious gates of Heaven.
April 4, 2019
O God, who taught Adam the simple art of tilling the soil,
and who through Jesus Christ, the true vine,
revealed yourself the husbandman of our souls,
deign, we pray, through the merits of blessed Isidore,
to instill into our hearts a horror of sin
and a love of prayer,
so that, working the soil in the sweat of our brow,
we may enjoy eternal happiness in heaven,
through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
April 3, 2019
Yes to you, Jesus
as you offer me your love;
as you letter my life with yourself;
as you encourage my transparency;
as you ask for my honesty;
as you desire my everything;
as you speak through all I do;
as you continue my transformation;
as you challenge my weaknesses;
as you bless my giftedness;
as you take who I am into your loving embrace.
Yes to you Jesus
as you catch me up in your arms;
as you fire me with your truth;
as you seal me with your goodness;
as you bless me with the blessing
that only your Father can give.
April 2, 2019
O most holy Saint Francis,
God gives wisdom to the simple
and makes the merest child wise.
Pray that He grants me this reward
He promises to the humble through your intercession.
Help me always to make a good examination of conscience and confession.
Amen.
April 1, 2019
Dear God, please find for me the things I’ve lost.
Find for me a heart of hope and of trust.
Find a love that runs silent and strong
through dark days as well as bright.
Find a ribbon of truth to tie around
each fragment of my life.
Find a joy and a peace
that I can give to every hurting one.
And please, Lord, find for me a faith that’s big enough,
mellow enough, to admit my wrongs and to trust
that you will still find me and welcome me home.
March 31, 2019
Immaculate Heart of Mary
help us to conquer the menace of evil
which so easily takes root in the hearts of the people of today,
and whose immeasurable effects
already weigh down upon our modern world
and seem to block the paths toward the future.
March 30, 2019
O patriarch Joseph, help me to work
with a pure intention
and with detachment from ourselves,
having always before my eyes
the hour of death
and the accounting
which I must then render
of time ill-spent,
of talents unemployed,
of good undone
and of empty pride in success,
which is so fatal to the work of God.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.
We go in the name of the Church to announce, by deed and word, the Good News of Jesus Christ.
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