Fidei Catholicae » Prayers http://www.catholicae.org Christo et Ecclesiae Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:10:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Offering it Up http://www.catholicae.org/2010/02/10/offering-it-up/ http://www.catholicae.org/2010/02/10/offering-it-up/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:38:45 +0000 Mike http://www.catholicae.org/2010/02/10/offering-it-up/ Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “offer it up” when talking about our suffering and troubles? Offering it up to God is a great way to remember that, in our faith, suffering is never wasted or meaningless when it’s united with Christ’s suffering on the Cross, for atonement of our sins.

Prayer for our suffering:

Dear Lord,
Help me to remember in these troubled times
The cross you carried for my sake,
So that I may better carry mine
And to help others do the same,
As I offer up (whatever your concern or problem here) to you
For the conversion of sinners
For the forgiveness of sins
In reparation for sins
And for the salvation of souls. Amen.

A prayer for confusion, doubt and/or despair:

Dear Lord,
During this trial,
I offer up to you my confusion
Give me clarity
I offer up to you my despair
Give me hope
I offer up to you my weakness
Give me strength
I offer up to you my pettiness
Give me generosity of spirit.
I offer up to you all my
Negative thoughts from Satan
So that when he asks ‘Where is Your God now?”
I may respond “Right here with me, giving me His grace
As a Heavenly beam of light penetrating your darkness!” Amen.

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]]> http://www.catholicae.org/2010/02/07/sexagesima-sunday/feed/ 0 Litany of Humility http://www.catholicae.org/2010/02/07/litany-of-humility/ http://www.catholicae.org/2010/02/07/litany-of-humility/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:00:20 +0000 Mike http://www.catholicae.org/?p=7 O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.

From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being honored, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being praised, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being approved, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being despised, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected, Deliver me, Jesus.

That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I unnoticed, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

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]]> http://www.catholicae.org/2010/01/31/septuagesima-sunday/feed/ 0 Third Sunday after the Epiphany http://www.catholicae.org/2010/01/24/third-sunday-after-the-epiphany/ http://www.catholicae.org/2010/01/24/third-sunday-after-the-epiphany/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:40:00 +0000 Mike http://www.catholicae.org/2010/01/24/third-sunday-after-the-epiphany/ O almighty and everlasting God, look mercifully upon our weakness: and stretch forth the right hand of Thy Majesty to protect us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.

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]]> http://www.catholicae.org/2010/01/03/feast-of-the-holy-name-of-jesus/feed/ 0 Octave-Day of the Nativity http://www.catholicae.org/2010/01/01/octave-day-of-the-nativity/ http://www.catholicae.org/2010/01/01/octave-day-of-the-nativity/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:52:00 +0000 Mike http://www.catholicae.org/2010/01/01/octave-day-of-the-nativity/ O God, who by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary hast bestowed upon mankind the rewards of everlasting sanctification: grant, we beseech Thee, that we may experience her intercession for us, through whom we have been made worthy to receive the Author of Life, Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord: Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.

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