Pope Francis has composed a special prayer for the Jubilee Year of Mercy

Lord Jesus Christ,

you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father,

and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him.

Show us your face and we will be saved.

Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money;

the adulteress and Magdalene from seeking happiness only in created things;

made Peter weep after his betrayal,

and assured Paradise to the repentant thief.

Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke to the Samaritan woman:

“If you knew the gift of God!”

You are the visible face of the invisible Father,

of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy:

let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified.

You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness

in order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error:

let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God.

Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing,

so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord,

and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor,

proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed,

and restore sight to the blind.

We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy,

you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.

Amen.

Prayer for Divine Guidance

Serenity Prayer

A Powerful Healing Prayer

Heavenly Father,

I call on you right now in a special way.

It is through Your Power that I was created.

Every breath I take, every morning I wake up,

And every moment of every hour,

I live under Your Power.

Father, I ask You now to touch me

With that same power,

For, as You created me from nothing,

You can certainly recreate me

Fill me with the healing power of Your Spirit.

Cast out anything that should not be in me.

Mend what is broken

And root out any unproductive cells.

Open the blocked arteries or veins

And rebuild all damaged areas.

Remove all inflammation and heal any infection.

Let the warmth of Your healing love

Pass through my body

To make new the unhealthy areas,

So that my body will function

the way You created it to function.

Father rescue me to full health in mind and body,

So that I may serve You the rest of my life. Amen

This is my Prayer

This is my prayer to thee my Lord--- strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart. Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows. Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service. Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might. Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles And give me the strength to surrender my strength to Thy will with love

Christmas Prayer

Lord our God, the heavens are the work of your hands, the moon and the stars you made; the earth and the sea, and every living creature came into being by your word. And all of us, too. May this tree bring cheer to this house through Jesus Christ your good and holy Son, who brings life and beauty to us and to our world. Lighting this tree, we hope in his promise. Amen.

Missing Someone - Angel 210

Dear God, I need you today. I acknowledge I cannot do all. I depend on You to help me get where I need to go. Help me not to be discouraged. I know Your ways are perfect. Bless me with more faith and hope. It is a very disheartening and painful feeling to miss someone. You will miss someone only if you have a lot of affection and love for him or her. Even one minute will seem to be very long when you miss someone. The flowers, nature, sunshine, fragrance, spring, rainbow and all other things will not bring in happiness and solace when you do not have the person you love and care about, near you. The only face you would like to see among million faces....the only laugh that keeps haunting me...I wish and pray I would see him one more time during my lifetime. Until that happens please help me to move forward God, if I do not meet again in my life I am thankful for sending him to my life. Please take care of my Angel 210 wherever he is. I miss him so much.

The Prayer for Controlling Anger

O Lord, must I fear Your wrath?


Retribution is Yours by right!

May I never dishonour Your Divinity,

My soul seeking to maintain Your love.

Shape my being into earnest kindness,

A reflection of Your perfection.

Grant me the grace of self-control,

That I may not display any anger.

Should I have such an outburst,

Instantly remind me to seek redress,

For such is offensive to You.

Anger is Yours alone to avenge!

A Marriage Prayer

We thank You, O God, for the love You have implanted in our hearts.

May it always inspire us to be kind in our words, considerate of feelings, and concerned for each other's needs and wishes.
Help us to be understanding and forgiving of human weaknesses and failings.
Increase our faith and trust in You and may Your prudence guide our life and love.
Bless our marriage, O God, with peace and happiness, and make our Love fruitful for Your glory and our joy both here and in eternity.

A Marriage Blessing

Lord, help us to remember when we first met and the strong love that grew between us.

To work that love into practical things so nothing can divide us.
We ask for words both kind and loving, and for hearts always ready to ask forgiveness as well as to forgive.
Dear Lord, we put our marriage into Your hands.
Amen

Easter Prayer

Lord, the resurrection of Your Son


has given us new life and renewed hope.

Help us to live as new people

in pursuit of the Christian ideal.

Grant us wisdom to know what we must do,

the will to want to do it,

the courage to undertake it,

the perseverance to continue to do it,

and the strength to complete it.

Happy 80th Birthday Prayer - Dad

Heavenly Father,

We praise You for all Your gifts to us

In a special way,

We thank You for our parents

Bless them always in Your love

Bless us too, Holy Father,

for our father’s 80th birthday which we celebrate today

Give him health, strength, and peace,

and love him as You always have

Thank you Holy Father for letting me fly from overseas to be with him on this special day

I never thought I would be able to make it but you made all arrangements for me to be there

and make him so happy.

Being his only daughter he would have been so disappointed if I hadn't been there to celebrate it with him

I was so sad that when days became closer and when I thought I would not be able to make it but it is a miracle that everything worked out for me to arrive on time for this special day.

Thank you Holy Father I will always  praise You and give You glory

Through Jesus Christ our Lord

Amen.

Prayer To St. Michael The Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

Prayer For Courage

Dear God, give me courage,
for perhaps I lack it more than anything else.

I need courage before men against their threats
and against their seductions.
I need courage to bear unkindness,
mockery, contradiction.

I need courage to fight against the devil,
against terrors and troubles, temptations,
attractions, darkness and false lights,
against tears, depression, and above all fear.

I need Your help, dear God.
Strengthen me with Your love and Your grace.
Console me with Your blessed Presence
and grant me the courage to persevere
until I am with You forever in heaven.

A Prayer for a Family

O dear Jesus,
I humbly implore You to grant Your special graces to our family.
May our home be the shrine of peace, purity, love, labor and faith.
I beg You, dear Jesus, to protect and bless all of us, absent and present, living and dead.

Prayer for the Innocent Victims of War

Lord God,
your own Son was delivered into the hands of the wicked,
yet he prayed for his persecutors
and overcame hatred with the blood of the Cross.
Relive the sufferings of the innocent victims of war;
grant them peace of mind, healing of body,
and a renewed faith in your protection and care.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.

PRAYER FOR FISHERMEN AND THOSE WHO TRAVEL BY SEA

O God, Who brought our fathers through the Red Sea and carried them safely through the deep as they sang praises of Thy name, we humbly beseech Thee to guard Thy servants aboard ship, and having repelled all adversities, bring them to the desired port after a calm voyage. Through ouR Lord, Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who livest and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

St. Pio Prayer of Trust & Confidence

O Lord, we ask for a boundless confidence and trust in Your divine mercy, and the courage to accept the crosses and sufferings which bring immense goodness to our souls and that of Your Church. Help us to love You with a pure and contrite heart, and to humble ourselves beneath Your cross, as we climb the mountain of holiness, carrying our cross that leads to heavenly glory. May we receive You with great faith and love in Holy Communion, and allow You to act in us, as You desire, for Your greater glory. O Jesus, most adorable heart and eternal fountain of Divine Love, may our prayer find favor before the Divine Majesty of Your Heavenly Father. Amen.

A Prayer for Japanese Tsunami Victims...

We Pray for all those who were victims
of the Japanese Tsunami disaster
Oh Merciful God look graciously,
we pray on those who mourn
the loss of their loved ones through this tragic disaster
Please be their refuge until the shadows disappear
through Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen.

A Prayer for Students

Under thy patronage, dear Mother, and calling on the mystery of thine Immaculate Conception, I desire to pursue my studies and my literary labors: I hereby solemnly declare that I am giving myself to these studies chiefly to the following end: that I may the better contribute to the glory of God and to the promotion of thy veneration among men. I pray thee, therefore, most loving Mother, who art the Seat of Wisdom, to bless my labors in thy loving-kindness. Moreover I promise with true affection and a willing spirit, as it is right that I should do, to ascribe all the good that shall come to me therefrom, wholly to thine intercession for me in God's holy presence. Amen.