until we meet again prayer (a Jesus Christ's Easter Blessing)

Prayer:

May the road rise to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back,

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

May the rain fall soft upon your fields,

And, until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

~anonymous

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world prayer (Stephen Vincent Benet)

Prayer:

[Oh God,]

Grant us a common faith

that man shall know bread and peace -

that he shall know righteousness, freedom, and security -

an equal opportunity and an equal chance to do his best -

not only in our own lands, but throughout the world.

[Amen.]

- Stephen Vincent Benet

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consecration (prayer) to the Holy Spirit

Prayer:

To You O Spirit of Truth,I

consecrate my mind,

my imagination and memory.

Enlighten me!

May I know Jesus Christ, Our Master,

and understand His Gospel,

and the teaching of the Holy Church.

Increase in me the gifts of Wisdom,

knowledge, understanding,

and right judgment.

To You O Sanctifying Spirit,

I consecrate my will.

Guide me in Your Will,

sustain me in the observance of the Commandments,

in the fulfillment of my duties.

Grant me the gifts of courage and reverence.

To You O Life-Giving Spirit,

I consecrate my heart.

Guide and increase the divine life in me.

Grant me the gift of filial love.

Amen.

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prayer to saint jude thaddeus (for helpless cases)

Prayer:

O glorious apostle, Saint Jude Thadeus,

true relative of Jesus and Mary,

pray for me who am so miserable.

Make use, I implore you,

of that particular priviledge accorded to you

to bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of.

Come to my assistance

that I may receive the consolations and succor of heaven

in all my necessities,

tribulations and sufferings,

particularly in this my present great need (request).

Grant that I may bless God with you

and all the elect forever.

Amen.

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prayer of a girl washing her face

Prayer / Poetry:
Lord, I have washed off all the makeup -
I am left without any protection.
I see my face now -
with flaws and imperfections.
Why am I so frightened to have others see me as I really am?
Did I wear a makeup over my real person when I was out this evening?Lord, help me to face others honestly,
without a covering over my personality.
If I have imperfections and flaws in my real self,
help me to correct them.
Help me to correct my real self,
to please You, Who created me,
and to please others who live next to me.
Amen.
~anonymous
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family consecration prayer

Prayer:

O Jesus,

behold our family prostrate before Thee.

Once more do we consecrate our selves to Thee -

our trials and joys -

that our home, like Thine, may ever be the shrine -

of peace, purity, love, labor, and faith.

Do Thou protect and bless all of us,

absent and present,

living and dead.

O Mary, loving Mother of Jesus -

and our Mother -

pray to Jesus for our family,

for all the families of the world,

to guard the craddle of the new born,

the schools of young and their vocations.

O Joseph, Holy Guardian of Jesus and Mary,

assist us by thy prayers,

in all the necessities of life.

Ask of Jesus that special grace which He granted to Thee,

to watch over our home at the pillow of the sick and the dying,

so that with Mary and Thee,

Heaven may find our family unbroken in the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Amen.

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disappointment in love prayer

Prayer:

Lord, I am in my room alone;

It's dark, and just You and I are here.

I keep thinking about this past day,

and how hurt I was when I saw (his name)

talking with that other girl.

I thought (his name) was the greatest.

He was always so nice to me.

Now nobody else exists for him, except that other girl.

Lord, It is so hard when you love someoneand they don't return the love.

Is this the way You feel, Lord,

when You love us so, and we don't return the love?

-anonymous

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an athlete's prayer

Prayer:

I thank you O God

for giving me a body

which is fit and strong,

and for making me able to use it well.

In my training,

help me never to shrink the discipline which I know that I need

and that I ought to accept.

In my leisure and in my pleasure,

help me never to allow myself any indulgence

which would make me less fit than I ought to be.

When I compete with others,

help me, win or lose, to play fair.

When I win,

keep me from boasting;

When I lose,

keep me from making excuses.

Keep me from being conceited when I succeed,

and from being sulky when I fail.

And help me always with good will

congratulate a better man who beat me.

Help me so to live

that I will always have a healthy body, and a health mind.

This I ask for Your love's sake.

Amen.

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prayer for fathers (fathers' day)

Prayer:

I thank You dear God,

for giving me my father.

Enlighten me so I may realize -

the depth of his love for me

and the greatness of his sacrifices for me.

His fatherly care reflects Your goodness;

his manliness - Your strength;

his understanding - Your wisdom.

He is Your faithful servant and image.

Bless him with peace of soul,

health of body,

and success in his work.

Amen.

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despair from sin prayer (saint claude de la colombiere)

Prayer:

Lord, I am in this world to show Your mercy to others.

Other people will glorify You by making visible the power of Your grace

by their fidelity and constancy to You.

For my part I will glorify You

by making known how good You are to sinners,

that Your mercy is boundless

and that no sinner no matter how great his offences -

should have reason to despair of pardon.

If I have grievously offended You, My Redeemer,

let me not offend You even more by thinking -

that You are not kind enough to pardon Me. Amen.

-Saint Claude de la Colombiere

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prayer before work

Prayer:

Direct, we beseech You, O Lord -

our actions, by Your holy inspirations,

and carry them on by Your gracious assistance,

that every prayer and work of ours may begin always from You,

and through You - be happily ended.

Amen.

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prayer to saint michael for powerful aid

Prayer:

Glorious Prince of the heavenly hosts

and victor over rebellious spirits,

be mindful of me who am so weak and sinful

and yet so prone to pride and ambition.

Lend me, I pray,

thy powerful aid in every temptation and difficulty,

and above all do not forsake me -

in my last struggle with the powers of evil.

Amen.

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when friends are away

Prayer / Blessing / Poem:

May the good Lord bless and keep you

whether near of far away,

May you find that long awaited day today.

May your troubles all be small ones,

and your fortunes ten times ten.

May the good Lord bless and keep you

till we meet again.

May you walk with sunlight shining,

and a blue bird in every tree.

May there be a silver lining

back of every cloud you see. -

Fill your dreams with sweet tomorrow -

Never mind what might have been.

May the good Lord bless and keep you

till we meet again,

till we meet again.

Amen.

-anon.

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prayer against sadness (saint ignatius of loyola)

Prayer against Sadness:

O Christ Jesus,

when all is darkness -

and we feel our weakness and helplessness,

give us the sense of Your presence,

Your love, and Your strength.

Help us to have perfect trust -

in Your protecting love and strengthening power,

so that nothing may frighten or worry us,

for living close to You -

we shall see Your hand,

Your purpose,

Your will through all things.
Amen.

-Saint Ignatius of Loyola

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vocation prayer (before college)

Vocation Prayer (Before College):
O my God,

Thou Who art the God of wisdom and of counsel,

Thou Who readest in my heart the sincere will - to please Thee alone,

and to govern myself with regard to my choice of a state of life -

entirely in conformity with Thy most holy desire,

grant me, by the intercession of the most Blessed Virgin, my Mother,

and of my holy patrons -

the grace to know what state I ought to choose;

and when known to embrace it, so that in it

I may be able to pursue and increase Thy glory,

work out my salvation, and merit that heavenly reward

which Thou hast promised to those who do Thy holy Will.

Amen.

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a soldier's memorial day prayer

A Soldier's [Memorial Day] Prayer:

Heart of Jesus,

my Leader and my King,

while I am doing my military service,

make me loyal to my country -

and to my flag.

May I always do my duty as I see it -

and never take the easy way out.

May no sin injure my loyalty to You,

and my country,

and the ideals for which it stands.

[- And prayerfully with all these,

may my sacrifice be remembered -

as my predecessors have been,

and my duty - be honored,

as I perform - for Your Glory.]

Heart of Jesus,

I trust in You.

Amen.

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parent's consecration of their children to saint joseph

(Baptism) Prayer:

O glorious Saint Joseph,

to you God committed the care of His only begotten Son

amid the many dangers of this world.

We come to you and ask you

to take under your special protection -

the children God has given us.

Through holy baptism they became children of God

and members of His holy Church.

We consecrate them to you today,

that through this consecration they may become your foster children.

Guard them, guide their steps in life,

form their hearts after the hearts of Jesus and Mary.

Amen.

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to learn to laugh

Prayer / Poetry:

God grant that I may see the joke of things,

the little things that bother now and then.

God grant my sense of humor to be strong -

to weep a bit, and yet to smile again.

God grant there be a chuckle in each tear,

to every trial, God grant a funny half...

And when I'm to be judged perhaps He'll say,

"Are you the soul who always tried to laugh?"

And when I nod and answer, "Yes I am -

I tried to kill my troubles with a grin,"

Perhaps He'll smile and say, "That was a task -

but here's the Gate of Heaven, Enter in!"

-anonymous

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pain / sickness prayer

Prayer:

Lord, Your will be done -

I take this for my sins.

I offer up to You my sufferings

together with all that my Savior has suffered for me,

and I beg of You through His sufferings

to have mercy on me.

Free me from this illness and pain if You will -

and if it be for my good.

You love me too much to let me suffer,

unless it be for my good.

Therefore O Lord,

I entrust myself to You.

Do with me as You please.

In sickness and in health, I wish to love You as always.

Amen.

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marriage prayer

Prayer:

O God,

we two want to begin our life together with You,

and we want always to continue it with You.

Help us never to hurt

and never to grieve one another.

Help us to share all our work,

all our hopes, all our dreams,

all our successes and all our failures,

all our sorrows and all our joys.

Help us to have no secrets from one another,

so that we may be truly one.

Keep us always true to one another,

and grant that all the years ahead

- may draw us closer to one another.

Grant that nothing may ever come between us,

and nothing may ever make us drift apart.

And as we live with one another,

help us to live with You,

so that our love may grow perfect in Your love -

for You are the God whose name is Love.

These we ask for Your love's sake. Amen.
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