Prayer to St. Jude

Prayer to St. Jude

Most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the name of the traitor who delivered your beloved Master into the hands of his enemies has caused you to be forgotten by many, but the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless causes, of things almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly add your own request here and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever. I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you.

Amen.

Holy Are Your Ways...

Holy Are Your Ways

Help me to understand, Lord, that what counts is not the road traveled, but simply putting my hand in yours and journeying side by side with you, Lord Jesus -- 0 you who are the joy of my journey and also the repose in the Father's home! Holy, holy is the Lord, for eternal is his love.

Lord help me.....

Lord help me to remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that You and I together can't handle.
Amen.

Another way that you love your enemy is this....

Another way that you love your enemy is this:

When the opportunity presents itself for you to defeat your enemy,that is the time which you must not do it.There will come a time, in many instances,when the person who hates you most,the person who has misused you most,the person who has gossiped about you most,the person who has spread false rumors about you most,there will come a time whenyou will have an opportunity to defeat that person.It might be in terms of a recommendation for a job;it might be in terms of helping that personto make some move in life.That's the time you must do it.That is the meaning of love.

In the final analysis,love is not this sentimental something that we talk about.It's not merely an emotional something.Love is creative, understanding goodwill for all men.It is the refusal to defeat any individual.When you rise to the level of love, of its great beauty and power,you seek only to defeat evil systems.Individuals who happen to be caught up in that system, you love,but you seek to defeat the system.

loving your enemies - martin luther king jr. - 1957

A Prayer to redeem lost time.....

A Prayer to Redeem Lost Time, by St. Teresa of Avila

O my God! Source of all mercy! I acknowledge Your sovereign power. While recalling the wasted years that are past, I believe that You, Lord, can in an instant turn this loss to gain. Miserable as I am, yet I firmly believe that You can do all things. Please restore to me the time lost, giving me Your grace, both now and in the future, that I may appear before You in "wedding garments." Amen.

For Special Intentions

For Special Intentions

Almighty and loving Father, I thank you for giving St. Gerard to us as a most appealing model and powerful friend. By his example, he showed us how to love and trust you. You have showered many blessings on those who call upon him. For your greater glory and my welfare, please grant me the favors which I ask in his name.

(Here mention them privately)

And you, my powerful patron, intercede for me before the throne of God. Draw near to that throne and do not leave it until you have been heard. O good saint, to you I address my feverent prayers; graciously accept them and let me experience in some way the effects of your powerful intercession. Amen.

Come, Holy Spirit

Come Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Your Divine Love. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth. Oh God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit instructed the hearts of the faithful, Grant, that by the same Spirit we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Peace of Heart

Almighty and Eternal God,Give me, I beseech You,the great gift of inward peace. Command the winds and stormsof my unruly passions. Subdue, by Your grace, my proneness to love created things too much. Give me a love of suffering for Your sake, make me forbearing and kind to others, that I may avoid quarrels and contentions. And teach me constantly to seek afterand to acquire that perfect resignationto Your Holy Willwhich alone brings interior peace.
Amen.

A Prayer for True Friendship

Jesus, loving companion of Your children, You have extended Your friendship to all. You opened Your arms without discrimination, Offering Your warmth to those seeking comfort. Endow me with the virtue of such a friendship, To know, love and trust all on an equal basis; To share my patronizing without favorism, And to be pleasant towards the destitute. Fashion my heart to reflect Your qualities, Those befitting of a cordial association. Jesus, You showed me the way to true friendship: Blessed is Your amazing and warm Person!