PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL
God of heavenly wisdom, you have given us Mary, Mother of Jesus, to be our guide and counselor.
Grant that we may always seek her motherly help in this life and so enjoy her blessed presence in the life to come.
O Mother of Good Counsel, Patroness of the National Council of Catholic Women,
intercede for us that we may be wise, courageous and loving, leaders of the Church,
Help us, dear mother to know the mind of Jesus, your son.
May Holy Spirit fill us with reverence for God's creation, and compassion for all God's children.
May our labors of love on earth enhance the reign of God and
may God's gifts of faith and living hope prepare us for the fullness of the world to come.
Amen
God of heavenly wisdom, you have given us Mary, Mother of Jesus, to be our guide and counselor.
Grant that we may always seek her motherly help in this life and so enjoy her blessed presence in the life to come.
O Mother of Good Counsel, Patroness of the National Council of Catholic Women,
intercede for us that we may be wise, courageous and loving, leaders of the Church,
Help us, dear mother to know the mind of Jesus, your son.
May Holy Spirit fill us with reverence for God's creation, and compassion for all God's children.
May our labors of love on earth enhance the reign of God and
may God's gifts of faith and living hope prepare us for the fullness of the world to come.
Amen
Prayer for the Bishop
Heavenly Father,
in these trying times
when the spirit of the age
threatens Christian values,
give our bishop holiness of life
and wisdom to direct and guide our (arch)diocesan
family so that we may grow in your love.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Heavenly Father,
in these trying times
when the spirit of the age
threatens Christian values,
give our bishop holiness of life
and wisdom to direct and guide our (arch)diocesan
family so that we may grow in your love.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Heavenly Father,
We come to you today asking for your help with abolishing human trafficking.
We ask you to rescue those who are trafficked and are slaves and bring them to safety without more harm. Help them to receive the proper guidance, counseling, shelter and healing that is needed for them to overcome this violent act that was placed upon them.
We pray for the families and friends of those trafficked that they may receive the grace and strength required to persevere as they agonize over the loss of their missing loved ones and that You grant them the joy of welcoming them home.
We pray for those who rescue and rehabilitate the victims of human trafficking that they work with success, compassion, mercy and support from their communities.
We pray for just laws that prosecute the trafficker and the purchaser, and not the persons trafficked. Grant Your wisdom to legislators, law enforcement, and courts around the world that they bring this horrific practice to an end.
We pray for a world where there is no need for an impoverished family to send a child into a trafficking situation; no need for a troubled youth to leave home and fall victim to trafficking; and no need for persons to be tricked or sold into sex or labor trafficking.
We also pray for the traffickers, that they will stop these evil acts upon innocent lives.
God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, be our protector. Grant us the courage, strength, and ability to fight successfully to end the scourge of human trafficking.
Heavenly Father,
We come to you today asking for your help with abolishing human trafficking.
We ask you to rescue those who are trafficked and are slaves and bring them to safety without more harm. Help them to receive the proper guidance, counseling, shelter and healing that is needed for them to overcome this violent act that was placed upon them.
We pray for the families and friends of those trafficked that they may receive the grace and strength required to persevere as they agonize over the loss of their missing loved ones and that You grant them the joy of welcoming them home.
We pray for those who rescue and rehabilitate the victims of human trafficking that they work with success, compassion, mercy and support from their communities.
We pray for just laws that prosecute the trafficker and the purchaser, and not the persons trafficked. Grant Your wisdom to legislators, law enforcement, and courts around the world that they bring this horrific practice to an end.
We pray for a world where there is no need for an impoverished family to send a child into a trafficking situation; no need for a troubled youth to leave home and fall victim to trafficking; and no need for persons to be tricked or sold into sex or labor trafficking.
We also pray for the traffickers, that they will stop these evil acts upon innocent lives.
God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, be our protector. Grant us the courage, strength, and ability to fight successfully to end the scourge of human trafficking.
CARE OF CREATION Heavenly Father,
In the beginning, You created the heavens and the earth, light and dark, sky and waters, plants, birds and creatures of the sea, living animals of all types
and then male and female in the image of You.
With all that was created you were pleased and saw that it was all very good. Millions of years have passed since and mankind has not treated Your creation well.
Help us to be more aware of our use of resources and the products we choose so that we do not harm Mother Earth any further and so that we care for Your creation as You desire. Primarily, help us to love each other so that we respect one another in all actions and value all human life from conception to natural death.
Amen.
-Mary Rowley-Spirituality Commission Chair 2019
In the beginning, You created the heavens and the earth, light and dark, sky and waters, plants, birds and creatures of the sea, living animals of all types
and then male and female in the image of You.
With all that was created you were pleased and saw that it was all very good. Millions of years have passed since and mankind has not treated Your creation well.
Help us to be more aware of our use of resources and the products we choose so that we do not harm Mother Earth any further and so that we care for Your creation as You desire. Primarily, help us to love each other so that we respect one another in all actions and value all human life from conception to natural death.
Amen.
-Mary Rowley-Spirituality Commission Chair 2019
PRAYER TO MARY, UNDOER OF KNOTS
(Composed by Pope Francis)
Holy Mother, Mother of God and our Mother, to you, who untie with motherly heart the knots of our life, we pray to you to receive in your hands (the name of person), and to free him/her of the knots and confusion with which our enemy attacks. Through your grace, your intercession and your example, deliver us from all evil, Our Lady, and untie the knots that prevent us from being united with God so that we, free from sin and error, may find Him in all things, may have our hearts placed in Him, and may serve Him always in our brothers and sisters. Amen.
(Composed by Pope Francis)
Holy Mother, Mother of God and our Mother, to you, who untie with motherly heart the knots of our life, we pray to you to receive in your hands (the name of person), and to free him/her of the knots and confusion with which our enemy attacks. Through your grace, your intercession and your example, deliver us from all evil, Our Lady, and untie the knots that prevent us from being united with God so that we, free from sin and error, may find Him in all things, may have our hearts placed in Him, and may serve Him always in our brothers and sisters. Amen.
SAINT MICHAEL PRAYER 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 Divine Power of God -
cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
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 Divine Power of God -
cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
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