Most kind Jesus,
Redeemer of the human race,
look down upon us humbly prostrate before you.
We are yours, and yours we wish to be;
but to be more surely united with you,
each one of us freely consecrates himself today to your Most Sacred Heart.
Many indeed have never known you;
many, too, despising your precepts,
have rejected you.
Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus,
and draw them to your Sacred Heart.
Be King, O Lord,
not only of the faithful who have never forsaken you,
Lord Jesus Christ,
your Heart still cherishes all the redeemed and is moved to pity for every human need.
Aware of your invitation, "Come to Me,"
we pray for the afflicted, the sick, the confused,
for all broken hearts, and shattered lives.
We bring to you all their material, emotional, and spiritual needs as well as our own.
By the love that led you to take flesh of the Virgin Mary,
we pray that you might enfold us all in your merciful love heal our wounds and grant us what accords with your holy will.
My loving Savior,
consume my heart in that burning love
with which your own Heart is inflamed.
Pour out upon me those graces
which flow from your love.
Let my heart be so united with yours
that our wills may be one,
and my will may in all things
be conformed with your will.
May your will be the guide and rule
of my desires and of my actions.
Amen.
God, thank You for giving me another day. Let me face my troubles today – the big and the small – with a happy heart filled with Your unending love. Let me appreciate the moments of joy You send me this day. Let me see the cares of others as an opportunity to bring Your great compassion to those who most need it.
God, our Father,
Eternal and Omnipotent, Creator and Lord of the Universe, you have set the earth on its foundation and all elements of nature obey your command. You give food to all flesh, cover the heavens with clouds, and provide rain to the earth ─
"Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness 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."
Heavenly Father, your son, Jesus, is your greatest gift to us, a great sign of your love. Guide us as we strive to walk in that love together as a famil this Advent. As we prepare our hearts for Christmas, bring us closer to each other and to your son. Give us the grace and strenght we need every day. Help us to always trust in you. Come, Lord Jesus, lead all people closer to you. Come and dispel the darkness of your world with the light of your love. Amen.
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields,
And, until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Blessed Joseph, husband of Mary
Be with us this day.
You defended the Virgin
loving the Child Jesus as your son,
you rescued Him from danger of death.
Defend the Church, the household of God,
purchased by the blood of Christ.
Guardian of the Holy Family,
be with us in our trials,
may your prayers obtain for us
the grace to flee from error
