Several Different Prayers

Prayer before Communion

Come, Jesus, Come!
My poor soul calls for Thee and awaits Thee.
Comfort my poor soul distressed
Come and dwell within my breast,
My Saviour, Jesus, come to me.

With all my heart I long for Thee,
Most firmly I believe in Thee,
Most truthfully I hope in Thee,
Most ardently I love Thee.
Then, come, O Jesus
Come to me. Amen

Prayer to The Blessed Virgin Mary

My Queen, my Mother, I give myself entirely to Thee, and to show my devotion to Thee, I consecrate

to Thee this day, my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart, my whole being without reserve.

Wherefore good Mother as I am thine own, keep me, guard me,

as thy property and possession. Amen.

Prayer for Vocations

O God, Who wills not the death of a sinner, but rather that he be converted and live, grant, we beseech Thee through the intercessions of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin and all the Saints an increase of laborers for Thy Church, fellow laborers with Christ to spend and consume themselves for souls through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in Unity of the Holy Spirit world without end. Amen.

Prayer for one's Family

O Jesus, our Lord and our brother! We recommend our family and all that is ours to your protection; we confide all to your love. Fill our house with blessings, even as you filled the holy house of Nazareth with your presence; before all else, keep sin far from it. Do you alone reign by your law, by your most holy love, and by the exercise of every Christian virtue. Let all of us obey you, love you, and study how to copy in our own lives your example, that of Mary your Mother, and that of your blameless guardian, St, Joseph. Keep all evils and misfortunes far from us and our house, but grant that we may be ever in harmony with your divine will, even in the sorrows which you send to us. Finally, grant us the grace to live in perfect harmony and in the fullness of charity toward our neighbor. Grant that every one of us may deserve by a holy life the comfort of your holy sacraments at the hour of death. Amen.

Prayer for Travelers

O God you have given us a rough road to travel, but you have not left us alone. You guided our father Abraham through a sun-blazed and scorching desert to a land that was his only in promise, a land that he could lay claim to only by faith. You led your chosen people, the forerunner of your Church, away from a slave country to the land of promise, a land of promise, a land whose enjoyment was not easily won, whose fulfillment demanded the rigorous exercise of justice, the dangerous pursuit of freedom. You sent your Son, Jesus Christ, accompanied by simply comprehending followers, on the Road to Jerusalem, where he dashed their hopes for an earthly kingdom by dying as a criminal on a cross. In his resurrection and glory is our only pledge of life. May your Spirit move in us as we depart on our journeys to familiar places of work or study, to unknown regions of conflict or danger, to visit the sick, to seek needed relaxation. May he direct us in our quest for meaning, peace, and love. May your Spirit breathe into us an effective desire to serve all whom we meet on our way to our eternal encounter with you. Strengthen us. Fill our eyes with hope, and our hearts with loving concern for our neighbor, Raise us up if we fall. Urge us on if we are tempted to stop, and welcome us at journey’s end with the fatherly embrace that you have reserved for all who faithfully seek to do your holy will. Amen.

Prayer "Teach Us To Love"

Lord, we thank Thee for all the love
that has been given to us, for the love
of family and friends, and above all
for Your love poured out upon us every
moment of our lives in steadfast glory.

Forgive our unworthiness. Forgive the
many times we have disappointed those
who love us, have failed them, wearied
them, saddened them.

Failing them we have failed You,

and hurting them we have wounded our Saviour

who for love's sake died for us.

Lord, have mercy on us, and forgive.

You do not fail those who love you.

You do not change nor vary.

Teach us Your own constancy in love.

Your humility, selflessness and generosity.

Look in pity on our small and tarnished loving,
protect, foster and strengthen it, that it may
be less unworthy to be offered to

You and to Your children.

O Light of the world, teach us how to love. Amen

Prayer "Good Morning Heavenly Father"

Thank You dear Lord, for protecting and preserving me during the night and for giving me this new day. Good morning Heavenly Father, and thank you for the glory of the sun. And thank you for the health I have to get my duty done. I shall devout the the hours of this golden day to You, by honouring Your Holy Name in everything I do. I shall pursue my daily art without complaint or fear and spend my every effort to be friendly and sincere I know there have been many days that I have wiled away. But this is one that I will try , to make Your special day. And so once more, Good Morning Heavenly Father . And please depend on me because I want to honour you for all eternity. Amen

Prayer for the Church

We pray Thee, Almighty and Eternal God, Who through Jesus Christ hast revealed Thy glory to all nations, to preserve the works of Thy Mercy, that Thy Church, being spread through the whole world, may continue with unchanging faith in the confession of Thy Name, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer to The Holy Queen

Hail, Holy Queen,
Mother of Mercy,
our life, our sweetness and our hope!
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping
in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen

Prayer to Our Lady

Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone
who fled to your protection,
implored your help,
or sought your intercession was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence, we turn to you,
O Virgin of virgins, our Mother.
To you we come, before you we stand,
sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
do not despise our petitions,
but in your mercy hear us and answer us.
AMEN

Prayer "Everyday I need you Lord..."

Every day I need you Lord
But this day especially,
I need some extra strength
To face what ever is to be.

This day more than any day
I need to feel you near,
To fortify my courage
And to overcome my fear.

By myself, I cannot meet
The challenge of the hour,
There are times when humans help,
But we need a higher power

To assist us bear what must be borne,
and so dear Lord, I pray -
Hold on to my trembling hand
And be near me today. Amen

My Daily Prayer

O my God, I place my trust and confidence in You, Who will reward the good and punish the wicked. I believe in You and accept everything You have taught and revealed.
I believe that in one God there are three Divine Persons- God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
I believe that God became Man without ceasing to be God. He is Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, the Redeemer of human race. He died on the cross for my salvation and eternal happiness. O my God, give me a strong faith. Help me to believe with lively faith. O my God, all-good and all merciful, I sincerely hope to be saved. Help me to do all that is necessary to gain eternal salvation. I have committed many sins in my life, but now I turn away from them. I am sorry, truly sorry, for all of them, because I have offended You, my God, Who are all-good, all-perfect, all-holy and all-merciful.
I love You, O my God, with all my heart. Please forgive me for having offended You. I promise that, with Your help, I will never offend You again.
My God, have mercy on me. Amen.

Prayer "Thanksgiving for Mary, Our Mother"

O Jesus, Divine Master, I thank and bless Your most merciful Heart for having given us Mary most holy as our Mother, Teacher and Queen. From the cross You placed us all in her hands. You gave her a great heart, much wisdom and immense power. May all mankind know her, pray for her! May all permit themselves to be led by her to You, the Savior of mankind! I placed myself in her hands, as You placed Yourself. With this Mother I want to live now, in the hour of my death, and for all eternity. Amen.

An Evening Prayer

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of mercy, pray for me that I may be preserved this night all evil,

whether of body or soul. Dear St. Joseph, all the saints and angels, and especially you, my guardian angel

and my chosen patron, watch over me. I commend myself to your protection now and always. Amen.

Prayers for Priests

O Jesus, I pray for Yr faithful and fervent priests; for Your unfaithful and teid priests; for Your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for Your tempted priests; for Your lonely priests; for Your young priests; for Your dying priests; for the souls of Your priests in purgatory. But above all I recommend to You the priests dearest to me; the priest who baptized me; the priests who absolved me from my sins; the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priests who taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way.
O Jesus, keep them all close to Your heart, and bless them abundantly in time and eternity. Amen.

Prayer to Begin the Day

As Morning breaks I think of you, O Lord, and my desire is to serve You joyfully. With gladness, I consecrate this day to Your Sacred Heart, and offer whatever joys and sacrifices may come my way. Thank You for the graces You will send - all the love, all the beauty, and the ways You will answer my prayers. Today, may I love my enemies, and treat others as I would ask to be treated; may I forgive seventy-times-seven and show mercy; may I welcome the prodigal, have compasion for the Samaritan; be a peace-maker and love my neighbor unconditionally. Take all my heart, and mind and strength, O Lord, that this day may be truly lived for Your greater honor and glory and for the salvation of souls. Amen.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary

O most Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of gentleness and mercy, I, an unworthy sinner, fly to you with sentiments of confidence and love. I beg you who stood close to your most beloved Son as He hung upon the cross, graciously to remain near me, a miserable sinner, and near all priests who throughout the whole Church will offer Holy Mass this day. By your gracious favor help me to offer a sacrifice which is worthy and acceptable in sight of the most high and undivided Trinity, Amen.

Prayer to Christ The King

Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the universe. All that has been created has been made for You. Make full use of Your rights over me. I renew the promises I made in Baptism, when I renounced Satan and all his pomp and works, and I promise to live a good life and to do all in my power to procure the triumph of the rights of God and Your Church. Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer you my efforts in order to obtain that all hearts may acknowledge your Sacred Royalty, and that thus the Kigdom of Your peace may be established throughout the universe. Amen.

Prayer "Memorable Jesus, Mary and Joseph"

Remember, Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and you, O glorious St. Joseph, that no one has

ever had recourse to your protection, or implored your assistance without obtaining relief.

Animated with the utmost lively confidence, I come laden with the weight of my sins, to prostrate

myself before you. O Merciful Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and you, O glorious St. Joseph,

reject not my prayer and petitions but graciously hear and grant them. Amen.