www.awildcanary.com February 2012 |
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#1 The Universal Prayer (Attributed to Pope Clement XI) |
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Lord, I believe in You: increase my faith. I trust in You: strengthen my trust. I love You: let me love You more and more. |
#2 Prayer of Intention for Mass |
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My purpose is to celebrate Mass today and to make present the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the rite of the holy Roman Church to the praise of our all powerful God and all His assembly in the glory of heaven, for my good and the good of all His pilgrim Church on earth, and for all who have asked me to pray for them in general and in particular, and for the good of the holy Roman Church. May the almighty and merciful Lord grant us joy and peace, amendment of life, room for true repentance, the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit, and perseverance in good works. Amen |
#3 Prayer of Saint Ambrose |
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Lord Jesus Christ, I approach Your banquet table in fear and trembling, for I am a sinner, and dare not rely on my own worth but only on Your goodness and mercy. I am defiled by many sins in body and soul, and by my unguarded thoughts and words. Gracious God of majesty and awe, I seek Your protection, I look for Your healing. Poor troubled sinner that I am, I appeal to You, the Fountain of all Mercy. I cannot bear Your judgment, but I trust in Your salvation. |
#4 Prayer of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
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Almighty and ever living God, I approach the Sacrament of Your only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I come sick to the Doctor of Life, unclean to the Fountain of Mercy, blind to the Radiance of Eternal Light, and poor and needy to the Lord of Heaven and Earth. Lord, in Your great generosity, heal my sickness, wash away my defilement, enlighten my blindness, enrich my poverty, and clothe my nakedness. |
#5 Prayer of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque |
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| Father, may I endure this in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Your Son, according to His counsels and in reparation for all that is blame-worthy in my thoughts, words, and actions! Amen |
#6 Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola |
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O eternal Lord of all things, in the presence of Thy infinite goodness, and of Thy glorious Mother, and of all the saints of Thy heavenly court, this is the offering of myself which I make today with Thy favor and help! I profess that it is my earnest desire and my deliberate choice, provided only that it is for Thy greater service and praise, to imitate Thee in bearing all wrongs, all abuse, and all poverty, both actual and spiritual, should Thy holy majesty deign to choose and admit me to such a state and way of life! Amen |
#7 A Prayer for Life |
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Loving God, Creator of all we recognize that life is a gift from You. Open our hearts to Your Holy Spirit and renew in us a deep respect for all persons: the family, the unborn, the young, the adult, the sick, the disabled, the abused, the imprisoned, the aged, the dying, the homeless, the unemployed, and the oppressed in any way. Bless all of us in the Diocese of Norwich and instill in us a deep love for Your gift of life. Through the intercession of Mary, Mother and Virgin, may all our words and actions foster reverence for human life. May we be true witnesses to the truth that all life is precious and has sublime dignity. Lead our nation and world to this understanding so that we may be a people dedicated to the protection of all Your sons and daughters. We ask this through Your Son, Jesus Christ, the Word Who became flesh and lived among us. Amen. |
#8 Prayer of St. John de Brebeuf |
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My sweet Jesus, may I die for Thee as Thou has so willingly died for me! May I give my life for You, to bring the broken of this world to You, as You laid down Your life to bring me to You. Amen |
#9 Litany of Love |
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Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Christ, hear us! |
#10 Prayer of Saint Martin of Tours, at death, with his priests pulling at him to remain with them |
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Lord, if Your people still need me here I am ready for the task; Your will be done! . . . That's my very prayer, Daddy, before sight; Lord, if I can serve Your people more as a blind priest, I am ready for that life; Your will be done. Amen |
#11 Prayer to The Virgin Mary |
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Mother of mercy and love, blessed Virgin Mary, I am a poor and unworthy sinner, and I turn to You in confidence and love. You stood by Your Son as He hung dying on the cross. Stand also by me, a poor sinner, and by all the priests who are offering Mass today here and throughout the entire Church. Help us to offer a perfect and acceptable sacrifice in the sight of the holy and undivided Trinity, our most high God. Amen |
#12 Prayer of Saint Columban, Abbot |
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Light everlasting in the Temple of the Eternal High Priest, how blessed, how fortunate, are these servants whom the Lord will find watchful when He comes! |
#13 A Prayer to Saint Joseph |
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Glorious St. Joseph, by the love you have for the Blessed Virgin Mary and the child Jesus, take all my affairs, temporal and spiritual, into your hands and direct them to the greater glory of God, and obtain for me this day the grace of always knowing and doing the Will of God. Amen |
#14 The Missionary Prayer (Given to Father Pat by a child in Fergus, Ontario, May 3, 1989) |
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Source of all goodness, Creator of heaven and earth, |
#15 A Morning Offering |
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Jesus, I love you! |
#16 Discernment Prayer by A Friend of Father Pat |
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My Dearest Lord and God, |
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| I seek Your face, O Lord, Your face, Lord, I desire. Lord, my God, teach my heart where and how to seek You, where and how to find You. Lord, if You are not here where shall I look for You in Your absence? Lord, if You are everywhere, why do I not see You when You are present? But, surely You dwell in light inaccessible. But where is light inaccessible? How shall I approach light inaccessible? Or, who will lead me and bring me into it that I may see You there? And then, by what signs and under what forms shall I seek You? I have never seen You, Lord, my God. I do not know Your face. Lord, Most High, what shall I do so far from You? What shall Your servant do, tormented by love of You and cast so far from You? He yearns to see You and Your face is too far from him. He desires to approach You and Your dwelling is unapproachable. He longs to find You and does not know Your dwelling place. He strives to look for You and does not know Your face. Lord, You are my God, and You are my Lord, and I have never seen You! You have made me, and You have named me, and You have given me all the good things I possess. And still I do not know You. I was made in order to see You and I have not yet done that for which I was made. Lord, how long will it be? How long, Lord, will You forget us? How long will You turn Your face away from us? When will You look upon us and hear us? When will You enlighten our eyes and show us Your face? When will You give Yourself back to us? Look upon us, Lord. Hear us and enlighten us. Show us Your very self. Restore Yourself to us that it may go well with us whose lives are so evil without You. Take pity on our efforts and our striving toward You for we have no strength apart from You. Teach me to seek You, and when I seek You show Yourself to me. For I cannot seek You unless You teach me, nor can I find You unless You show Yourself to me. Let me seek You and desire You in seeking You, find You in loving You, and love You in finding You! Amen! (Prayer taken from the Breviary, Office of Readings, Friday, First Week of Advent) |
| Immaculate conception, Mary, my mother, Live in me, Act in me, Speak in and through me, Think Your thoughts in my mind, Love through my heart. Give me Your dispositions and feelings. Teach, lead and guide me to Jesus. Correct, enlighten and expand my thoughts and behavior. Possess my soul. Take over my entire personality and life, and replace it with Yourself. Incline me to constant adoration and thanksgiving. Pray in me and through me. Let me live in You and keep me in this union always. Amen! |
| Holy Angel, my couselor, inspire me. Holy Angel, my defender, protect me. Holy Angel, my faithful friend, intercede for me. Holy Angel, my consoler, fortify me. Holy Angel, my brother, defend me. Holy Angel, my teacher, instruct me. Holy Angel, witness of all my actions, purify me. Holy Angel, my helper, support me. Holy Angel, my intercessor, pray for me. Holy Angel, my guide, direct me. Holy Angel, my light, enlighten me. Holy Angel, whom God has assigned to lead me, govern me. Let us pray, Almighty, eternal God in Your ineffable goodness, You have assigned a special angel to all men and women, from the womb onwards, as a protection for body and soul. Graciously grant that I may follow my Holy Angel so faithfully and love him so dearly, that through Your grace and under his protection I may one day reach the heavenly Father's house and may merit to behold Your divine countenance together with him and all the holy angels. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen |
(Attributed to Pope Clement XI) |
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| Come Holy Spirit Of infinite holiness, Impart to us Thoughts higher than our own thoughts, Prayers deeper than our own prayers, powers beyond our own powers, So that under Your divine influence We may choose the ways of Truth, goodness, love, and mercy After the perfect image of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. O blessed Mother Mary, we ask You to come graciously into our lives Today and every day. Come to pray for us. Come to pray with us. Come to pray in us The prayer of the Holy Spirit, So that we may be one with gentle Abba and one with one another in the peace, joy, and love Of Your own son Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen |
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