Loving God in the trinity, You are all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving, present everywhere, & creator of all. A promise keeper, miracle worker, light in the darkness, transcendent throughout time, yet intimately involved. I bless you back & return your gifts to you, I adore you as our creator, I praise you for who you are, I worship you as our one, loving God. All glory and honor to you!
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend you. I have greatly sinned in my thoughts, in my words, in what I have done, and what I have failed to do. Show me where I need improvement, help me to amend my life, and to live a new life of grace. Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
St. Peregrine, intercede for those who suffer from pain, disease, or cancer & be with them even in the depths of despair.
St. Teresa of Avila, pray for all who suffer from headaches. Plead with God to remove their pain if that is His holy will.
St. Monica, as a mournful mother of a prodigal son, grant me the fortitude, patience, & trust in the Lord with which you prayed. Intercede for all unbelievers, and grant me the grace to accept His will in all.
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day, be at my side, to light & guard, to rule & guide. Thank you!
Holy Spirit, enlighten, guide, & strengthen me. Increase faith, hope, & love/charity in me, & help me attain & share your gifts & fruits. Fill me with wisdom to navigate the world & to love & serve God faithfully.
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
1) Thy kingdom come, 2) Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
3) Give us this day, our daily bread, & 4) forgive us our trespasses
5) as we forgive those who trespass against us, &
6) lead us not into temptation but 7) deliver us from evil.
I pray for the dead; may their souls rest in peace.
For those who mourn.
For all those in purgatory, especially my ancestors & people on my list.
Dozens of immediate and extended family and many friends.
Thank you for all blessings, especially your glory, creating & loving us, expanding universe, stars, planets, sun, earth, moon, four forces.
Specific Family
Specific Friends
Intentions: Poor, hungry, homeless, unemployed, deep in debt, hurting, traumatized, immigrants, oppressed, suffering, victims of war
Reminders
Love God (heart, soul, mind, strength). Love your neighbor as yourself.
God/Heaven & the devil/hell are real! Eternity is a VERY long time
Judgement day & life review are coming – maybe soon. Be prepared!
We will be judged on how we have loved – especially the poor.
Thomas Merton Prayer - My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore, I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone. Amen.
Thank you for all blessings, especially your unfathomable, persistent, & tangible love, Jesus’ incarnation, crucifixion, & resurrection, sending the Holy Spirit, your forgiveness & mercy, free will, scriptures, the Church, Eucharist, & all sacraments, heaven.
Specific Family
Specific Friends
Intentions: Lonely, in jail, addicted, discriminated, feel unloved, depressed, elderly, senior home, in hospice, mental ill.
Sick, disabled, in hospital, w cancer/disease, caregivers, MD/nurses
Reminders
How am I sharing the gifts I’ve been given? (time, talent, & treasure)
I’m abundantly blessed. To whom much is given, much will be required.
We are not called to comfort, we are called to greatness!
Prayer of Saint Francis - Lord, make me an instrument of your 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; and 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; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Thank you for all blessings, especially angels, my guardian angel, saints, examples of faith, love shown me, those who pray for me, sacrifices of others.
Specific Family
Specific Friends
Intentions: Parents, pregnant women, single moms/dads, parents of kids w/ special needs, parents of kids struggling with mental health.
How to Love God: Give all glory, know, obey, follow, serve, listen, trust, ask, rely, pray, study, repent, sacrifice, carry cross, thank, rejoice.
Reminders
One cannot become a saint with only 50% effort. Be not afraid!
Not MY will but YOUR will be done. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul!
God is present & close. Be patient with myself; listen, He will guide me.
Saint Michael the Archangel - Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.
Fatima: O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy.
Thank you for all blessings, especially our amazing bodies, five senses, good health, loving marriage, five fantastic kids, loving parents, extended family.
Specific Family
Specific Friends
Intentions: Kids, unborn, abused, orphans, foster kids, kids of divorce, kids struggling with mental health.
Reminders
Loving God does not make us good; God’s love for us makes us good.
Jesus didn’t ask Peter, “Do you believe in me?” Asked, “Do you love me?”
Prayer not only helps our relationship, prayer IS my relationship w/ you.
Come, Holy Spirit - Come Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of us your faithful, and kindle within us the fire of your love. Send forth your spirit and we shall be created, and you shall renew the face of the earth. Let us pray. Oh God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit instructed the hearts of your faithful, grant, that by the same Spirit, we may be made truly wise and ever rejoice in your counsel.
Thank you for all blessings, especially food, plants, trees, animals, birds, air, water, fire, elements, systems, mountains, beauty, nature.
Specific Family
Specific Friends
Intentions: Church, unity, Pope, priests, nuns, vocations, missions, ministries, St. Susanna & parishioners, victims of Church’s past sins. World and national leaders, for the heart of government leaders.
How to Love Others: Love your neighbor as yourself. Love tenderly, serve, wash feet, forgive, show mercy, extend grace, apologize, seek justice, bear fruit, bring hope, comfort, encourage, smile, evangelize, spend time, assume best intentions, help others seek heaven, find potential & positive in others, show others MY love for Jesus.
Reminders
Miss no single opportunity of making a small sacrifice, do it for love.
Encourage others: come, & you will see. How Jesus is active in my life.
Lord help me see you in others & notice your love in concrete ways today.
Seek the Lord (St. Benedict) - Father, in your goodness grant me the intellect to comprehend you, the perception to discern you, and the reason to appreciate you.
- In your kindness endow me with the diligence to look for you, the wisdom, to discover you, and the spirit to apprehend you.
- In your graciousness bestow on me a heart to contemplate you, ears to hear you, eyes to see you, and a tongue to speak of you.
- In your mercy to confer on me a conversation pleasing to you, the patience to wait for you, and the perseverance to long for you. Grant me a perfect end – your holy presence.
Thanks: Thank you for all blessings, especially freedom, a great job, nice home, necessities, modern conveniences, running water, electricity, internet, medicine, heat, A/C, this day.
Specific Family
Specific Friends
Intentions: Servants, teachers, NGO, government workers & leaders, veterans & in active service, world leaders, world peace.
CCD kids, on St. Sue prayer list, all who need prayers.
Help Me Be: Holy, humble, meek, modest, patient, gentle, kind, charitable, thankful, sincere, merciful, compassionate, truthful, joyful, faithful, hopeful, diligent, understanding, vulnerable, wise, courageous, detached from possessions, chaste, prepared, a witness, a peacemaker, good steward, salt & light, a disciple, become a saint.
Reminder
It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God. Why? We are not yet who we ought to be; we lack love & trust.
Instead of fear of the unknown, trust in our loving God who is known.
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46
Serenity Prayer - O God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Amen.
Morning Offering: O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart in union with the holy sacrifice of the mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of all my relatives and friends, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father.
Thanks: Thank you for all blessings of this week & peace today.
Intentions: Organizations, staff, & clients of: Holy Family, Family Promise, Beggars, SVdP, Unbound, Cross Catholic, FOCUS, NET, Cardinal Catholic, Kiva, platelet patients.
Specific Family
Specific Friends
Help Me Avoid: Sin, temptation, gossip, self-righteousness, sarcasm, pride, judging, selfishness, self-importance, cynicism, greed, fear, anxiety, anger, defensiveness, envy, hypocrisy, lust, apathy, seeking revenge, blaming others, need for control, obsession with comfort & security, focus on shortcomings, only a benefactor, unjust systems.
Litany of Humility - O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, hear me. Deliver me, Jesus, from the DESIRE of being… esteemed, loved, honored, praised, preferred to others, consulted, approved,
Deliver me, Jesus, from the FEAR of being… humiliated, despised, suffering rebukes, calumniated, forgotten, ridiculed, wronged, suspected.
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it, that others may… be loved and esteemed more than I, increase and I may decrease, be chosen and I set aside, be praised and I unnoticed, be preferred to me in everything, become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should.
Reminder
This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
After Communion: May we be refreshed & nourished by the Sacrament we have received, to be transformed into what we consume. We have received the love and heart of Jesus. Thank you for your sacrifice of a brutal crucifixion! Help me be a worthy, walking tabernacle.
Souls in Purgatory: Pray for specific family and friends who have died.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.