Prayers & Inspiration

Prayers and
Inspriational Passages


Prayer to St. Benedict Prayer of St. Francis Prayer to Our Lady
Entrusting the Church The Memorare Prayer to St. Jude
Prayer of St. Thomas Cardinal Newman Ispiration Isaiah 30
Poor In Spirit


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Prayer to Saint Benedict
God our Father, You made Saint Benedict an outstanding guide
to teach men how to live in your service
Grant that by preferring your love to everything else,
we may walk in the way or Your commandments
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your son
who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit
One God, forever and ever, Amen.



Canticle of Brother Sun (Saint Francis of Assisi)
All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam
Thou silver moon with softer gleam
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou rushing wind that art so strong
Ye clouds that sail in heaven along
O praise Him, Alleluia!
Thou rising morn in praise rejoice
Ye lights of heaven find a voice
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Thou flowing water, pure and clear
Make music for thy Lord to hear
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thy fire so masterful and bright
That givest man both warmth and light
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia! Alleluia!

And all ye men of tender heart
Forgiving others, take your part
O sing ye, Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear
Praise God and on him cast your care
O praise Him, O praise Him
Alleluia! Alleluia!



Prayer to Our Lady of Humility
Oh God, who looks down upon the lowly and know the heights from afar;
grant that your children may with pure heart imitate the humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
she who was pleasing to You in her virginity and in humility conceived our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son; Who lives and reigns forever and ever, Amen



Prayer of Entrusting the Church to Mary, Mother of God
O Mother of men and peoples, you know all their sufferings and their hopes.
You maternally feel all their strugles between good and evil,
between the light and the darkness which shake the world.
Receive our cry, directed in the Holy Spiritstraight to your heart and,
with the love of the Mother and the Handmaid to the Lord,
embrace the individuals and peoples which most look for this embrace,
together with the individuals and peoples to whose trust You attend in a particular way.
Take the entire human family under your maternal protection.
With outflows of affection, O Mother, we entrust it to You.
May the time of peace and liberty approach for all, the time of truth, justice, and hope.

Pope John Paul II



The Memorare
Remember O Gracious Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions
but in thy mercy hear and answer me, Amen.



Prayer to Saint Jude, Saint of the Impossible

Saint Jude
Saint of the impossible
Grant my request
through Jesus Christ Our Lord
Amen


For All Good Things
Loving God, who sees nothing in us that You have not given Yourself,
make my body healthy and agile, my mind sharp and clear, my heart joyful and contented, my soul faithful and loving.
And surround me with the company of men and angels who share my devotion to You.
Above all, let me live in Your presence,
for with You all fear is banished, and there is only harmony and peace.
Let every day combine the beauty of spring, the brightness of summer, the abundance of autumn, and the repose of winter.
And at the end of my life on earth, grant that I may come to see and to know you in the fullness of Your glory.

Saint Thomas Aquinas


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Oh Lord
support us all day long
of this troublous life until
the shades lenghthen and
the busy world is hushed
the ferver of life is over and
our work is done

Then Lord in thy great mercy
grant us safe lodging a holy
rest and peace at last through
Christ Our Lord, Amen

Cardinal Newman



Thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
By waiting and by calm you shall be saved
in quiet and in trust your strength lies

Yet the Lord is waiting to show you favor
and He rises to pity you
For the Lord is a God of justice
blessed are all who wait for Him

Isaiah 30:15-18

To Love someone is to reveal to them
the Light that is shining in them

Jean Varier



Poor in Spirit

I turned to the empty ones,
What does it mean to be poor in spirit? I asked
Is there anything good about being poor?

The poor in spirit replied:
Can God fill anyone who is full?
And how sad if your should suddenly discover
that you are full of illusions
instead of filled of truth

Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B.
Seasons of Your Heart

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