Using tags: Above the name of the prayer you will see a "tag" which indicates the type of prayer. Use them to organize the articles. For example, click on Rosary to see all the Rosary related prayers and articles. Then tap the (blue) title to open the full prayer.
See the League Prayers for prayers specifically for the Catholic Women's League.
Prayer by St. Teresa of Calcutta
Mary, Mother of Jesus,
throw your mantle of purity over our priests.
Protect them, guide them, and keep them in your heart.
Be a Mother to them, especially in times of discouragement and loneliness.
Prayer for a Safe and Blessed Return to School
Suggested as an individual or collective prayer during September;
or as a nine-day novena followed by the Rosary.
Prayer for a Safe Environment
Good and Gracious God
Hear the humble prayer of your people as we implore your mercy for the wrong that has been committed and the harm that has been done.
Prayers for breast cancer surgery
All-Powerful Father, I know that you will be with me during my upcoming surgery. Many fears and doubtful thoughts course through my mind. I am worried about how my body will react to the surgery, that something will go wrong. Please cleanse me of those.
Prayer for Canadian Home Missions
Heavenly Father, we pray for our Canadian home missions, from sea to sea to sea.
Take into Your care, through our prayer, our brothers and sisters in faith. We ask protection and strength in faith, hope and love.
Prayer for Families of Lost Children
God of compassion and love, heal the families of the lost children as they struggle to overcome this great injustice. Our hearts bleed for the sorrow that they bear for the children who have been lost.
May our Lady of Good Counsel fill their hearts with love, wrap them in her mantle, hold them in her arms and bring them comfort. Amen.
Prayer for Graduates
Lord God, giver of all wisdom and grace,
bless the students who have worked diligently
to prepare for graduation.
Prayer for Healing
May God heal me, body and soul. May my pain cease, may my strength increase, may my fears be released, May blessings, love, and joy surround me. Amen.
Source: The Prayerist
Prayer for Health
Heavenly Father,
Pour onto me your healing.
Let me find wholeness in body, mind and spirit. Let your healing restore my wondrous body to full strength, full power and full wholeness.
Prayer for our Church in these Difficult Times
Heavenly Father,
In every age, you have been our refuge.
Yet again and still, we stand before you
asking for your protection on your holy Church.
Prayer for Peace
Lord Jesus Christ,
who are called the Prince of Peace,
who are yourself our peace and reconciliation,
who so often said, “Peace to you,”
grant us peace.
Prayer for Pope Francis
Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to you in prayer for Pope Francis during his illness. We trust he is in your loving care and humbly ask that you restore your servant to health again.
Prayer for Priests by St. Therese of Lisieux
O Jesus, eternal Priest,
keep your priests within the shelter of Your Sacred Heart,
where none may touch them.
Prayer for Seminarians
Lord Jesus Christ, eternal High Priest, lead our seminarians daily in your footsteps, that they may become priests aflame with love for God and all. Amen.
~ Fr. Cristino Bouvette - Vocations Director, Diocese of Calgary
Prayer for the Dignity of Human Life
Lord and giver of all life, help us to value each person, created in love by you. In your mercy, guide and assist our efforts to promote the dignity and value of all human life, born and unborn. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer for the Respect of Life
Heavenly Father, the beauty and dignity of human life was the crowning of your creation. You further ennobled that life when your Son became one with us in his incarnation. Help us to realize the sacredness of human life and to respect it from the moment of conception until the last moment of death.
Prayer for the Sick
Jesus, our Lord,
We ask you to have mercy on all who are sick.
Give them your strength and love,
And help them to carry this cross with faith.
Prayer for the Unborn Child
Lord Jesus, you are the source and lover of life.
Reawaken in us respect for every human life.
Help us to see in each child the marvelous work of our Creator.
Prayer for those with Breast Cancer
St. Agatha is known for her intercession against this disease that affects both women and men. Other patron saints against breast cancer are St. Aldegundis, St. Giles, and St. Peregrine. St. Zelie Martin is also a popular saint to invoke as it is believed that she died from breast cancer.
Prayer of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus
O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests;
for your unfaithful and tepid priests;
for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields;
for your tempted priests;
Prayer of Thanksgiving
God of all blessings, source of all life, giver of all grace:
We thank you for the gift of life:
for the breath that sustains life,
for the food of this earth that nurtures life,
for the love of family and friends without which there would be no life.
Prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick
O Mary
you always shine on our path
as a sign of salvation and of hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,
who at the cross took part in Jesus' pain,
keeping your faith firm.
Prayer for those going into surgery
Tradition has labeled St. Luke the Evangelist (Feast day: Oct. 18) as a Greek physician, in addition to being the writer of a Gospel and the Book of Acts.
Resurrection Prayer
O Risen Lord,
the Way, the Truth, and the Life,
Make us faithful followers of the spirit of Your Resurrection.
Return to School Prayer Service
Education is a life-long experience that leads the students from where they are to where God wants them to be. The start of a new school year is filled with apprehension, excitement and hope as they enter a new stage in life.
For the Soul of the Faithful
Absolve, we beseech you O Lord, the soul of your servant (Name) from every bond of sin that, in the glory of the resurrection, she may be revived and refreshed among your Saints and chosen ones.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon her.
Source: Oxford Oratory
Rosary Guide
Use this guide to pray the timeless prayers of the rosary. Whether praying on your own or with a group, the meditative repetition of the prayers infuses us with a sense of peace, comfort and spiritual well-being.
The Seven Sorrows of Mary
The Sign of the Cross
The Act of Contrition – O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee,
Spiritual Communion Prayer
by St. Alphonsus de Liguori
My Jesus,
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
Spiritual Program
Kathleen Winter composed this program for the 2020 Diocesan Convention and has made it available here for you to use as a resource for future meetings and events. Download copy (in Word so you can edit it to suit your event)
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