Prayer Catalog

Christ be with me,. Christ within me,. Christ behind me. Christ before me. Christ beside me. Christ to win me. Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me. Christ above me. Christ in quiet. Christ in danger. Christ in hearts of all that love me. Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. I bind unto myself the Name, the strong Name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three in One and One in Three. Of Whom all nature hath creation, eternal Father, Spirit, Word. Praise to the Lord of my salvation: salvation is of Christ the Lord. Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who said, greater love than this no man has, that a man lay down his life for his friends, through the intercession of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, whose life illustrated such love, we beseech You to grant us our petitions. Through the Immaculata, grant us a deep love of You, our God and Savior, and the grace to live our lives in faithful service to You and to our neighbor. Through the intercession of Saint Maximilian, patron of our difficult century, grant us the grace to love You more and more. Amen.

O God, Who through Your Holy Spirit moved Saint Teresa of Avila to manifest to the Church the way of perfection, grant that we may always find nourishment in her heavenly teaching and be fired with longing for true holiness. Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. Amen.

Dear Saint Monica, troubled wife and mother, many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime. Yet you never despaired or lost faith. With your prayers you obtained the conversion of your husband and your famous son, Augustine. Intercede for all mothers and wives who are troubled by the erring ways of their loved ones. Dear Saint Monica, you persevered in prayer for your loved ones, confident that God would hear your petitions. Pray for all of us, that we too may trust in the goodness of God and obtain through prayer the favors we seek. Amen.

Dear Saint Cecilia, one thing we know for certain about you: you were a true follower of Jesus Christ. We know that you loved Him so much you poured out your blood for Him. We know that your love for your Lord overflowed in song. Please help us to walk closely with Jesus. May our friendship with Him be so great a love that we, too, will be willing to surrender all that we have and all that we are for the sake of the Gospel. Pray that we may join you one day in the great heavenly chorus of praise. Amen.

O God, Who didst vouchsafe, by the preaching and miracles of Saint Francis Xavier, to join unto Thy Church the nations of the Indies; grant, we beseech Thee, that we who reverence his glorious merits may also imitate his example, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Most loving and gracious God, by the merits and intercession of Thy faithful servant Saint Francis Xavier, grant us the grace to live in perfect obedience to Thy commands and in a constant desire to spread the knowledge of Thy truth. Amen.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mystical Rose, make intercession for the Holy Church, protect the Sovereign Pontiff, help all those who invoke you in their necessities, and since you are the ever Virgin Mary and Mother of the true God, obtain for us from your most holy Son the grace of keeping our faith, of sweet hope in the midst of the bitterness of life, of burning charity, and the precious gift of final perseverance. Amen.

Come, Holy Spirit, Divine Creator, true source of light and fountain of wisdom. Pour forth Your brilliance upon my dense intellect, dissipate the darkness which covers me, that of sin and of ignorance. Grant me a penetrating mind to understand, a retentive memory, method and ease in learning, the lucidity to comprehend, and abundant grace in expressing myself. Guide the beginning of my work, direct its progress, and bring it to successful completion. This I ask through Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, living and reigning with You and the Father, forever and ever. Amen.

O holy patroness of those in need, Saint Rita, whose pleadings before thy Divine Lord are almost irresistible, who for thy lavishness in granting favors hast been called the Advocate of the Hopeless and even of the Impossible; Saint Rita, so humble, so pure, so mortified, so patient, and of such compassionate love for thy Crucified Jesus that thou couldst obtain from Him whatsoever thou askest, on account of which all confidently have recourse to thee, expecting, if not always relief, at least comfort; be propitious to my petition, presenting it to thy Crucified Jesus, that through His merits, it may be granted. Amen.

Most holy apostle, Saint Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hope. Please intercede on my behalf. Make use of that particular privilege given to you to bring hope, comfort, and help where they are needed most. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven as I work with my challenges, particularly in those things which seem hopeless. I promise, O blessed Saint Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen.

O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love. O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in your hands. Saint Therese, help me to always believe, as you did, in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your Little Way each day. Amen.