A CATHOLIC PRAYER

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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited May 2005
    b]The Prayer of Saint Francis Lord, Make me an instrument of Thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy. O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; It is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.

    Dear Lord thank you for this day and for all of my blessings ...xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited May 2005
    We have not come into the world to be a number; we have been created for a purpose, for great things: To love and be loved.
    - Mother Teresa



    xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited May 2005
    O Lord,
    give us a mind
    that is humble, quiet, peaceable,
    patient and charitable,
    and a taste of your Holy Spirit
    in all our thoughts, words, and deeds.

    O Lord,
    give us a lively faith, a firm hope,
    a fervant charity, a love of you.

    Take from us all lukewarmness in meditation
    and all dullness in prayer.
    Give us fervor and delight in thinking of you,
    your grace, and your tender compassion toward us.

    Give us,
    good Lord,
    the grace to work for
    the things we pray for.


    --St Thomas More,


    xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited May 2005
    Stay with me, Lord
    Prayer of St. Pio of Pietrelcina after Holy Communion

    Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You.

    You know how easily I abandon You.

    Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I may not fall so often.

    Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life, and without You, I am without fervor.

    Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light, and without You, I am in darkness.

    Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will.

    Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You.

    Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You very much, and always be in Your company.

    Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You.

    Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of love.

    Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late and the day is coming to a close, and life passes; death, judgment, eternity approaches. It is necessary to renew my strength, so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I need You. It is getting late and death approaches, I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile!

    Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all it’s dangers. I need You.

    Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of the bread, so that the Eucharistic Communion be the Light which disperses the darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.

    Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain united to You, if not by communion, at least by grace and love.

    Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation, because I do not merit it, but the gift of Your Presence, oh yes, I ask this of You!

    Stay with me, Lord, for it is You alone I look for, Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart, Your Spirit because I love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more.

    With a firm love, I will love You with all my heart while on earth and continue to love You perfectly during all eternity. Amen






    Prayer for the Intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina

    Dear God, You generously blessed Your servant, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, with the gifts of the Spirit. You marked his body with the five wounds of Christ Crucified, as a powerful witness to the saving Passion and Death of Your Son. Endowed with the gift of discernment, St. Pio labored endlessly in the confessional for the salvation of souls. With reverence and intense devotion in the celebration of Mass, he invited countless men and women to a greater union with Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

    Through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, I confidently beseech You to grant me the grace of (here state your petition). Amen.

    Glory be to the Father... (three times).



    xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited May 2005
    A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
    - St. Francis of Assisi

    Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people.
    - Mother Teresa



    Our Father, who art in heaven,
    hallowed be thy name;
    thy kingdom come;
    thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
    Give us this day our daily bread;
    and forgiv us our trespasses
    as we forgive those who trespass against us;
    and lead us not into temptation,
    but deliver us from evil.
    Amen.


    Peace...love...comfort..healing....and great white light to all....xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Prayer to St. Justin





    O God who revealed to Saint Justin in the sufferings of the Cross, the great wisdom of Jesus Christ, grant that through the pleadings of Your Martyr and our Patron we may overcome the many errors that surround us and that our faith may grow ever stronger. In deep humility we pray O Lord for the strength to imitate Saint Justin in his constant efforts to make known the riches of the Faith to his fellowmen. Grant us the grace to be ever mindful of the many blessings we have received from You. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.





    I rise before dawn and cry for help;

    I have put my hope in your word.

    Psalm 119:147







    "We cannot find God in noise or agitation. Nature: trees, flowers, and grass grow in silence. The stars, the moon, and the sun move in silence."



    --Mother Teresa of Calcutta





    xoxo,Patti.... May your day be full and blessed...
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    "The most important medicine is tender love and care." - Mother Teresa


    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.

    --- St. Ignatius of Loyola


    xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Lu started the Catholic Prayer Chain back in March of 04.......Her first post was a novena to the Blessed Mother.....Please pray along with me today and offer this Novena for our dear sister LU....


    A PRAYER TO OUR LADY FOR HEALING

    Mary Immaculate, you have given
    yourself to us as our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.You have asked us to pray
    with confidence,and we will receive
    great graces. We know your compassion,
    because you saw your Son suffer and die
    for us. In your union with His suffering you
    became the mother of us all.

    Mary, my mother, teach me to understand
    my suffering as you do and to endure
    it in union with the suffering of Jesus. In
    your motherly love, calm my fears and
    increase my trust in God's loving care.

    According to God's plan, obtain for me
    the healing I need. Intercede with your Son
    that I may have the strenght I need to work
    for God's glory and the salvation of the
    world.
    Amen
    Mary,health of the sick,pray for us.
    May God grant us healing and all the graces
    we need through the intercession of our Lady
    of the Miraculous Medal.


    Sending love,vibes of comfort and strength....and prayers your way LU......xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    O Lord my God,
    Teach my heart this day where and how to see you,
    Where and how to find you.
    You have made me and remade me,
    And you have bestowed on me
    All the good things I possess,
    And still I do not know you.
    I have not yet done that
    For which I was made.
    Teach me to seek you,
    For I cannot seek you
    Unless you teach me,
    Or find you
    Unless you show yourself to me.
    Let me seek you in my desire,
    Let me desire you in my seeking.
    Let me find you by loving you,
    Let me love you when I find you.

    --- St. Anselm



    xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Ladies this is another novena posted by Lu..Please join me in prayer today as we pray for LU...xoxo,Patti

    O Mother of mercy, comforter of the afflicted,
    you know my suffering and my needs. Look upon
    me with loving kindness.
    By appearing at the Grotto of Lourdes, you made
    it a sacred place, a sanctuary of healing.
    Many have been cured there, both physically and
    spiritually. I come, therefore, with faith in the
    Lord's healing power.
    O Mary, please grant my requests for healing.
    Most of all, help me to know and embrace God's
    will for me.
    Amen
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Novena Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

    O Most Blessed Mother, heart of love, heart of mercy, ever listening, caring, consoling, hear our prayer. As your children, we implore your intercession with Jesus your Son. Receive with understanding and compassion the petitions we place before you today, especially (special intention).

    We are comforted in knowing your heart is ever open to those who ask for your prayer. We trust to your gentle care and intercession, those whom we love and who are sick or lonely or hurting. Help all of us, Holy Mother, to bear our burdens in this life until we may share eternal life and peace with God forever. Amen.



    Peace be with you...xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    [bPrayer to St. Anne
    To Saint Anne

    Prayer to St. Anne
    Glorious St. Anne, filled with compassion for those who invoke you and with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at your feet and humbly beg of you to take the present affair which I recommend to you under your special protection. Vouchsafe to recommend it to your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and lay it before the throne of Jesus, so that He may bring it to a happy issue. Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted. (Here ask for favor you wish to obtain.) Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day beholding my God face to face, and with You and Mary and all the saints, praising and blessing Him through all eternity. Amen.

    Good St. Anne, mother of her who is our life, our sweetness and our hope, pray to her for us and obtain our request. (Three times).

    Compassionate ST. Anne mother of Mary please hear my prayer...xoxo,Patti
    ]
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    The Prayer of St. Patrick


    I arise today
    Through the strength of heaven;
    Light of the sun,
    Splendor of fire,
    Speed of lightning,
    Swiftness of the wind,
    Depth of the sea,
    Stability of the earth,
    Firmness of the rock.

    I arise today
    Through God's strength to pilot me;
    God's might to uphold me,
    God's wisdom to guide me,
    God's eye to look before me,
    God's ear to hear me,
    God's word to speak for me,
    God's hand to guard me,
    God's way to lie before me,
    God's shield to protect me,
    God's hosts to save me
    Afar and anear,
    Alone or in a mulitude.

    Christ shield me today
    Against wounding
    Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
    Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
    Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
    Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
    Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
    Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
    Christ in the eye that sees me,
    Christ in the ear that hears me.

    I arise today
    Through the mighty strength
    Of the Lord of creation.



    Love...Peace....Light to guide you...xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
    (Bible, part 1 Cor 13)


    Love to all...xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Lu sending you a rose today...image

    Roses to all my special friends here.....May St. Therese hear your prayers...xoxo,Pattiimage

    Novena To ST. Therese


    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus,
    Please pick a rose for me
    From the heavenly gardens
    And send it to me
    As a message of love.

    O little flower of Jesus,
    Ask God today to grant the favors
    I now place with confidence
    In your hands.

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese,
    help me to always believe,
    As you did,
    In God's great love for me,
    So that I might imitate your
    "Little Way" each day.

    Amen

    ###################################
    "You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them." St.Therese

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Novena to St Therese ~~~~~ Day 2---image

    Lu sending you a rose today...image

    Roses to all my special friends here~~~image.....May roses be abundant in your life...
    St. Therese hear our prayers...xoxo,Patti

    Novena To ST. Therese


    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus,
    Please pick a rose for me
    From the heavenly gardens
    And send it to me
    As a message of love.

    O little flower of Jesus,
    Ask God today to grant the favors
    I now place with confidence
    In your hands.

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese,
    help me to always believe,
    As you did,
    In God's great love for me,
    So that I might imitate your
    "Little Way" each day.

    Amen

    ###################################
    "You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them." St.Therese
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    June 13th 2005-Feast of ST.Anthony

    St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and charity for his creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited on your word, which you were ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I ask you to obtain for me the favors that I seek (mention your request here).

    The answer to my prayer may require a miracle, even so, you are the Saint of Miracles.

    O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was full of sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Infant Jesus, who loved to be held in your arms; and the gratitude of my heart will ever by yours.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Novena to St Therese ~~~~~ Day 3---

    Lu sending you a rose today...

    Roses to all my special friends here~~~.....May roses be abundant in your life...
    St. Therese hear our prayers...xoxo,Patti

    Novena To ST. Therese


    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus,
    Please pick a rose for me
    From the heavenly gardens
    And send it to me
    As a message of love.

    O little flower of Jesus,
    Ask God today to grant the favors
    I now place with confidence
    In your hands.

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese,
    help me to always believe,
    As you did,
    In God's great love for me,
    So that I might imitate your
    "Little Way" each day.

    Amen

    ###################################
    "You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them." St.Therese
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Novena to St Therese ~~~~~ Day 3---

    Lu sending you a rose today...image
    Roses to all my special friends here~~~.....May roses be abundant in your life...
    St. Therese hear our prayers...xoxo,Patti

    Novena To ST. Therese


    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus,
    Please pick a rose for me
    From the heavenly gardens
    And send it to me
    As a message of love.

    O little flower of Jesus,
    Ask God today to grant the favors
    I now place with confidence
    In your hands.

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese,
    help me to always believe,
    As you did,
    In God's great love for me,
    So that I might imitate your
    "Little Way" each day.

    Amen

    ###################################
    "You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them." St.Therese

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
    Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
    Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
    Christ where I lie, Christ where I sit, Christ where I arise,
    Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
    Christ in the mouth of every one who speaks to me,
    Christ in every eye that sees me,
    Christ in every ear that hears me.
    Salvation is of the Lord.
    Salvation is of the Christ.
    May your salvation, Lord, be ever with us.

    --- St. Patrick





    Novena to St Therese ~~~~~ Day 4---

    Lu sending you a rose today...image
    Roses to all my special friends here~~~.....May roses be abundant in your life...
    St. Therese hear our prayers...xoxo,Patti

    Novena To ST. Therese


    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus,
    Please pick a rose for me
    From the heavenly gardens
    And send it to me
    As a message of love.

    O little flower of Jesus,
    Ask God today to grant the favors
    I now place with confidence
    In your hands.

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese,
    help me to always believe,
    As you did,
    In God's great love for me,
    So that I might imitate your
    "Little Way" each day.

    Amen

    ###################################
    "You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them." St.Therese

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
    Mother Teresa


    Love....And many prayers to my wonderful friends here..May your day be blessed...xoxo,Patti
    Novena to St Therese ~~~~~ Day 4---

    Lu sending you a rose today...image
    Roses to all my special friends here~~~.....May roses be abundant in your life...
    St. Therese hear our prayers...xoxo,Patti

    Novena To ST. Therese


    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus,
    Please pick a rose for me
    From the heavenly gardens
    And send it to me
    As a message of love.

    O little flower of Jesus,
    Ask God today to grant the favors
    I now place with confidence
    In your hands.

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese,
    help me to always believe,
    As you did,
    In God's great love for me,
    So that I might imitate your
    "Little Way" each day.

    Amen

    ###################################
    "You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them." St.Therese

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Love....And many prayers to my wonderful friends here..May your day be blessed...xoxo,Patti
    Novena to St Therese ~~~~~ Day 5---

    Lu sending you a rose today...image

    Roses to all my special friends here~~~.....May roses be abundant in your life...
    St. Therese hear our prayers...xoxo,Patti

    Novena To ST. Therese


    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus,
    Please pick a rose for me
    From the heavenly gardens
    And send it to me
    As a message of love.

    O little flower of Jesus,
    Ask God today to grant the favors
    I now place with confidence
    In your hands.

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese,
    help me to always believe,
    As you did,
    In God's great love for me,
    So that I might imitate your
    "Little Way" each day.

    Amen

    ###################################
    "You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them." St.Therese



    --------------------
    It's gonna be a long hard drag,
    but we'll make it.JJoplin



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  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Love....And many prayers to my wonderful friends here..May your day be blessed...xoxo,Patti
    Novena to St Therese ~~~~~ Day 6---

    Lu sending you a rose today...image

    Roses to all my special friends here~~~.....May roses be abundant in your life...
    St. Therese hear our prayers...xoxo,Patti

    Novena To ST. Therese


    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus,
    Please pick a rose for me
    From the heavenly gardens
    And send it to me
    As a message of love.

    O little flower of Jesus,
    Ask God today to grant the favors
    I now place with confidence
    In your hands.

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese,
    help me to always believe,
    As you did,
    In God's great love for me,
    So that I might imitate your
    "Little Way" each day.

    Amen

    ###################################
    "You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them." St.Therese
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Wishing all the Fathers a very Happy Fathers Day...May your day be blessed fathers...xoxo,Patti

    Love....And many prayers to my wonderful friends here..May your day be blessed...xoxo,Patti
    Novena to St Therese ~~~~~ Day 7
    6---

    Lu sending you a rose today...image
    Roses to all my special friends here~~~.....May roses be abundant in your life...
    St. Therese hear our prayers...xoxo,Patti

    Novena To ST. Therese


    O Little Therese of the Child Jesus,
    Please pick a rose for me
    From the heavenly gardens
    And send it to me
    As a message of love.

    O little flower of Jesus,
    Ask God today to grant the favors
    I now place with confidence
    In your hands.

    (Mention specific requests)

    St. Therese,
    help me to always believe,
    As you did,
    In God's great love for me,
    So that I might imitate your
    "Little Way" each day.

    Amen

    ###################################
    "You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them." St.Therese

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Loving Father,

    I offer you all that I do today:

    my thoughts, works, joys and sufferings.

    I desire to join my heart this day

    to the heart of your son,

    who gave himself up totally to your service

    and to the service of others.

    Through your Spirit,

    may I live like him,

    joined to his offering in the Eucharist. Jesuit prayer





    xoxo,Patti
  • Andra
    Andra Member Posts: 1
    edited June 2005
    Patti,
    I want to communicate how validating your posts, words, prayers, and novenas are to me. They speak life over my spirit and soul.
    Thank you for sharing a huge slice of yourself with us. I am a cradle Catholic and say a rosary each evening with my husband, intentions for all our bc sisters.

    In the two hearts,
    Andra
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005

    Andra....Thank you so much...Blessings to you and your family..Please post a prayer with us...Always looking for inspiration here......xoxo,Patti

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Watch, O Lord (St. Augustine)
    Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give Your angels and saints charge over those who sleep.
    Tend Your sick ones, O Lord Christ.
    Rest Your weary ones.
    Bless Your dying ones.
    Soothe Your suffering ones.
    Pity Your afflicted ones.
    Shield Your joyous ones, and all for Your love's sake. Amen.


    xoxo,Patti
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Feast of St.Thomas~~~
    A Prayer of Saint Thomas More:
    Give us, good Lord, a full faith, a firm hope, and fervent charity.
    And, good Lord, give us warmth, delight, and quickness in thinking of you.
  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Gracious and holy Father,
    give us wisdom to perceive you,
    intelligence to understand you,
    diligence to seek you,
    patience to wait for you,
    eyes to behold you,
    a heart to meditate on you,
    and a life to proclaim you;
    through the power of the
    Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord,
    Amen.~~~ST Benedicts Prayer

  • beachcottage
    beachcottage Member Posts: 4,688
    edited June 2005
    Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of faith is to see what

    we believe.-St. Augustine







    Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen



    Blessed are You, loving Father,

    For all your gifts to us.

    Blessed are You for giving us family and friends

    To be with us in times of joy and sorrow,

    To help us in days of need,

    And to rejoice with us in moments of celebration...



    Father,

    We praise You for Your Son Jesus,

    Who knew the happiness of family and friends,

    And in the love of Your Holy Spirit.

    Blessed are you for ever and ever.







    Christian --Catholic Ministry


    xoxo,Patti

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