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(originally appeared in Seton weekly bulletin) Compiled by Msgr. Thomas Sandi
(Click on a underlined Author for the Prayer)
Teach us, Lord, to serve you as you deserve, to give and not count the cost, to fight and not heed wounds, to toil and not seek rest, to labor and not ask for reward other than knowing we are doing your will. Ignatius of Loyola
O Lord, support us all day long, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then Lord, in your mercy, grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at last. John Henry Cardinal Newman
O Lord, you are able to keep us from falling. Lift
us from the dark valley of despair to the bright mountains of hope, from
the midnight of desperation to the daybreak of joy. Rev. Martin L.
King, Jr.
Thank you, my Lord, Jesus Christ for all the
benefits which Thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults
which Thou hast borne for me, most merciful friend, redeemer, and
brother. May I see Thee more clearly, love Thee more dearly, and
follow Thee more nearly.
St. Richard of Chichester
Let nothing frighten you.
St. Teresa of Avila
Dear Lord, the great Healer, I kneel before
you, since every perfect gift must come from you. I ask you to give
skill to my hands, clear vision to my mind, kindness and meekness to
my heart. Give me singleness of purpose, strength to lift up a part
of the burden of my suffering fellow men, and a true realization of
the privilege that is mine. Take from my heart all guile and
worldliness that with the simple faith of a child, I may always rely
on you. Mother Theresa of Calcutta
O Lord, purify the eyes with which we look at
everything. Do not let us be dazzled by the tinsel of life.
Pierre Talec
O Lord, open our eyes tat we may
see and welcome all truth, whether is shines from the annals of your
ancient revelation or reaching us through the prophets of our own
time.
Jewish Book of Worship
From the unreal, led me to the real; from
darkness lead me to light; from death lead me to deathlessness.
Ancient Indian prayer
Lord, when adverse winds churn the sea, and
night doubles our terrors, call to us as you did long ago, “Courage,
it is I; do not fear.” Lord say to each of us, “Come!” Speak
loudly; command us to go to you. Pierre Talec
Calm the waves of this heart, O God; calm its
tempests. Calm yourself, O my soul, so that God is able to rest in
you, so that God’s peace may cover you. Yes, You give us peace, O
God, peace that the whole world can never take away.
S. Kierkegaard
O God, who has folded back the mantle of the
night to clothe us in the golden glory of the day, chase from our
hearts all gloomy thoughts, and make us glad with the brightness of
hope, that we may effectively aspire to un-won virtues, through
Christ, our Lord. Amen. Roman Missal, 590 A.D.
O God, I do not know what I
want, but you know. I do not know where I am, but I know where you
are. Show me the way. I ma here to be helped, to get back my hope,
to find tat illusive happiness that does not depend on getting what
it wants. Come back to me, O God, lest I forget how good life can
be, and what it I to wake up in the morning, eagerly. Keep me
young, and help me at the halfway mark not to throw away the good
I’ve done. Keep me from getting weak from going to pieces, at the
last minute.
David Redden
O Lord, grant us the grace to desire thee with
our whole heart, that so deserving, we may seek and find thee; and
so finding thee may love thee; and loving thee, may hate those sins
from which you have redeemed us. Amen.
St. Anselm
O God, may I walk in the guileless path of life
and leave behind me a fair name for my children.
Pindar
Help me to understand the answer Jesus gave
to the question, “Who is my neighbor?” Concerning a man on a road
who needed help about those who refused it, Make me more sensitive
to the feelings of those I meet at home, in a store, on a bus, in a
crowd. Whether I know them or not—the nameless, the angry, the
anguished—all people, everywhere are my neighbors in You. No one is
really a stranger unless I choose to make him so. Amen.
R. Armstrong
Great Spirit, help me never judge another until
I walk in his moccasins fro two moons.
Native American
Increase in us, O God, a spirit
of neighborliness among us, that in peril, we may uphold one
another, in calamity, serve one another, in suffering tend one
another, and in homelessness, loneliness or exile, befriend one
another, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
English Air raid shelter prayer, 1940s
God, give me once more the courage to hope.
Fertilize my barren mind. Let me hope again!
S. Kierkegaard
Lord, you know I shall be very busy this day. I
may forget Thee; do not forget me. Lord Astley,
Battle of Edgehill
O Father, light up the small duties of this day;
may they shine with the beauty of your face. May we believe that
glory can dwell in the commonest task every day. Amen. St.
Augustine
Save us, Lord, while waking and
guard us while sleeping, tat awake, we may watch with Christ, and in
peace, we may take our rest. Night
Prayer, Liturgy of the Hours
Quiet the waves in my heart, calm the storms! Be
still, my soul, so that the divine may work in you. S.
Kierkegaard
Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that needs to be
filled. My Lord, fill it. I am weak in the faith, strengthen me.
I am cold in love, warm me and make me fervent, that my love might
go out top my neighbor, I do not have a strong and firm faith; at
times, I doubt, and am unable to trust you altogether. O Lord, help
me. Martin Luther
God, give us the grace to accept the things that
cannot be changed, courage to accept the things which should be
changed, and the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.
Bless our children, O God, and help us fashion
their souls by precepts and by our example, that they may ever love
the good, free from sins, revere your word, and honor your name.
[Jewish] Union Prayer Book
May it be Thy will to remove all barriers between
us, O God. Endo us with the vision to see in everyone his good
qualities, and to overlook his defects. Then our prayers will rise
to even higher realms, and bring us ever nearer to Thee.
Take, Lord, receive all my liberty, my memory, my
understanding, and my entire will, all that I have and possess. You
have given all this to me, so I now return it . All is yours,
dispose of me wholly, according to his will. Give me only your love
and your grace. This is enough for me.
Let us know peace, for as long as the moon shall
rise, for as long as the rivers shall flow, for as long as the sun
shall shine, for as long as the grass
shall grow, Let us know peace.
May God the Father bless us; may Christ take
care of us, and the Holy Ghost enlighten us all the days of our
lives. The Lord be our defender and keeper of body and soul, both
now and forever, for ages unto ages. Amen!
I asked God for strength, that I might
achieve, I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.
From the cowardice that shrinks from new
truths, from the laziness that is content with half-truths, from the
arrogance that thinks it knows all truths, O Lord, deliver us.
Anonymous
O Lord, we pray for all those in power, that they
may not endanger peace; for those who responsible for our welfare,
tat they may care for the poor and the needy; and for those who are
engaged in research and education, that they may always serve the
truth, and increase our opportunities for a happier life.
H. Oosterhis
Lord, keep me cheerful even when everything
seems to be going wrong. Give me such a sense of your love, that I
will appear joyful, but don’t let me become overly hearty and
annoyingly bright when the people I am with are miserable and want
gentle and understanding love. M. Hollings
I pray, dear God, that I may always be beautiful
within. Anonymous
Lord, our God, when the storm is loud, and the
night is dark, and the soul is sad and the heart oppressed, then, as
weary travelers may we look to you, and beholding the light of your
love, may it bear on, until we once again learn to sing your song in
the night. Anonymous
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends
For everything thy goodness sends.
Thanks. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dear Lord, thank you for this day. Hold my
hand and give me courage to carry the cross you have chosen for me.
Let me never complain. Let me smile and give strength to my family
and friends and to all I come into contact with. I accept what I
have and will not ask, “Why me?” I will fight until you take me
because it is my belief that I was made to serve you in other people
on earth and death is my final reward.
B. McElwee
Almighty God, thank Thee for the job of this
day. May we find gladness in all its toil and difficulty, its
pleasures and success, and even in its failure and sorrow. Help us
look always away from ourselves and behold the glory and the need of
the world that we may have the will and the strength to bring the
gift of gladness to others; that with them we stand to bear the
burden and the heat of the day and offer Thee praise of work well
done. Amen!
Bishop C. L. Slattery
If it is better for me to be ill, I pray for the
blessing of illness. If it is better fopr me to recover, I pray for
the blessing of recovery. If it is better for me to die, I pray
foir the blessing of death.
J. K. Rinpoche
The light of God surrounds us; the love of God
enfolds us. The power of God protects us; the presence of God
watches over us. Wherever we are, God IS, and all is well. Amen.
J. D. Freeman
You once told the prophet Isaiah that those who
hope in you would have “the wings of eagles.” Things are getting me
down, Lord. I need those wings, and I’m not the only one. With
them, I can =never completely fall and the world stands to gain by
the perseverance I urgently seek. Amen.
R. Armstrong
Give me not pallid ease.
Give me races to run,
Mountains to climb,
Burdens to lift.
Give me not nations to rule;
Give me people to love,
Worlds to serve,
and You To know. Amen. Anonymous
Keep us, Lord, so awake in the duties of our
calling tat we may sleep in Thy peace and wake in Thy glory. Amen.
John Donne
From compromise or things half done, keep me
with a stern and stubborn pride, and when at last the fight is won,
god, keep me still unsatisfied.
An Athlete
May it be Thy will, O God, that we return to
Thee in perfect patience, so that we many not be ashamed to meet our
fathers in the life to come.
The Talmud
O Lord, pardon my three sins: I have in
contemplation clothed in form You who are formless; I have in
praise described You who are ineffable; and in going from
shrine to shrine, I have ignored Your omnipresence. Sankara
You call us to delight in Your praise, for You have
made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find
rest in You. St. Augustine
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