Archive for the ‘Prayers’ Category
World Day Of Prayer for Peace- Sept. 11th
God of peace,
bring your peace to our violent world:
peace in the hearts of all men and women
and peace among the nations of the earth.
Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds
are consumed with hatred.
God of understanding,
overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy,
we seek your light and guidance
as we confront such terrible events.
Grant that those whose lives were spared
may live so that the lives lost
may not have been lost in vain.
Comfort and console us, strengthen us in hope,
and give us the wisdom and courage
to work tirelessly for a world
where true peace and love reign
among nations and in the hearts of all.
——–Pope Benedict XVI
Prayer Service at Ground Zero April 20, 2008
Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great
“Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal church, for those in my own home and within my family. Amen”
St. Gertrude was a Benedictine Nun and was very devoted to the suffering Souls in Purgatory. Her feast day is Nov. 16th
Prayer for Safety in Hurricane Season
O God,
Master of this passing world,
hear the humble voices of your children.
The sea of Galilee obeyed your order
and returned to its former quietude.
You are still the Master of land and sea.
We live in the shadow of a danger
over which we have no control:
the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant,
can awake from its seeming lethargy,
over step its boundaries,
invade our land and spread chaos and disaster.
During this hurricane season we turn to you,
O loving Father.
Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid
and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of time.
O Virgin, Star of the Sea,
Our Beloved Mother,
we ask you to plead with your Son on our behalf,
so that spared from the calamities common to this area
and animated with a true spirit of gratitude,
we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son
to reach the heavenly Jerusalem
where a stormless eternity awaits us.
AMEN.
—- The Most Reverend Maurice Schexnayder, Second Bishop of Lafayette