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There are the lighting of four candles that represent the four weeks of advent. In the center sits a fifth candle that is considered to be the Christ Candle and is lit on Christmas Day. Here is a look at some of the best prayers for lighting advent candles to recite. Prayers #1 All-powerful God, increase our strength of will for doing good that Christ may find an eager welcome at his coming and call us to his side in the kingdom of heaven, where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one God, forever and ever. Amen Prayers #2 God of power and mercy open our hearts in welcome. Remove the things that hinder us from receiving Christ with joy so that we may share his wisdom and become one with him when he comes in glory, for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen Prayers #3 Lord God, may we, your people, who look forward to the birthday of Christ experience the joy of salvation and celebrate that feast with love and thanksgiving. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen Prayers #4 Father, all-powerful God, your eternal Word took flesh on our earth when the Virgin Mary placed her life at the service of your plan. Lift our minds in watchful hope to hear the voice which announces his glory and open our minds to receive the Spirit who prepares us for his coming. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen Prayers #5 Let us pray. Stir up Thy might, we beg Thee, O Lord, and come, so that we may escape through Thy protection and be saved by Thy help from the dangers that threaten us because of our sins. Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen Prayers #6 Let us pray. O Lord, stir up our hearts that we may prepare for Thy only begotten Son, that through His coming we may be made worthy to serve Thee with pure souls. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen Prayers #7 Let us pray. We humbly beg Thee, O Lord, to listen to our prayers; and by the grace of Thy coming bring light into our darkened minds. Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen Prayers #8 Let us pray. Stir up Thy might, we pray Thee, O Lord, and come; rescue us through Thy great strength so that salvation, which has been hindered by our sins, may be hastened by the grace of Thy gentle mercy. Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen Prayers #9 O God, we want to thank you for your gift of Christ, not just with words, but also with deeds. Help us to be grateful every day. Help us to meet our friends with understanding, our work with willingness, our responsibilities with patience. You have given so much to us: help us to give even a little to those who need us and our gifts. especially at this season of giving. Amen. Here is one advent prayer series for the Christ Candle. Intercession is prayer that pleads with God for your needs and the needs of others. It involves taking hold of God’s will. Here is a look at more than a half dozen prayers for intecessors that are perfect to recite. Prayer #1 Thank You Father for the men and women who have dedicated their lives to the ministry of intercession and we pray Your protection over each one, knowing that they are in the front line of a spiritual warfare that has been raging in the heavens, since man chose to rebel against his Creator, and Satan took the reins of power over this world system. Help each one to recognize the significance of the spiritual conflict in which they are involved and we pray that they would be vigilant in putting on the whole armor of God daily, knowing that the enemy is seeking to destroy their testimony and cripple their effectiveness. Direct and govern their prayers and intercessions and give them an ever present recognition that greater is HE that is in them than he that is in the world. May each one rest in the knowledge that the victory is secured the Lord, which has already been won at Calvary. May each one simply abide in Christ and remain faithful to their post, so that the Spirit of God may use them as a vessel to forward His plans and purpose in the world – until Christ is all in all. Thank You Father for the ministry of intercession and raise up we pray, many who will take up the baton of prayer, to Your glory, in Jesus name we pray, Amen Prayer #2 Give wisdom we pray to the faithful little band of Christian intercessors that are standing in the gap before the Lord, on behalf of so many, who are unaware of the spiritual battles that are raging in the heavenlies. Develop in each one the heart of a true servant that is so vital for this special ministry to be effective – the sort of servant-heart that was so exemplified in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ. Help each intercessor to disregard their own interests, and so develop the mind of Christ.. so that their will is swallowed up in His as they become immersed in this vital service to God. May they learn to say..as did Christ in the garden of Gethsemane,”Thy will, not mine be done..” until they are absorbed in the will of the Father, to His praise and glory, Amen Prayer #3 Heavenly Father we lay before You all those men and women who have been called to the important ministry of intercession and prayer, and that You would give them wisdom and understanding as they stand in the gap between God and man – and man and God. Give them we pray a deep discernment to know how to pray and what to pray for, so that their intercession may be effective in the spiritual battle with which they are engaged and in bringing forth much fruit, to Your praise and glory. We pray that each one may have a servant heart, be led and guided by the Spirit of God and yielded to Him in thought, word and deed.. so that day by day they are waking in spirit and truth, and living in newness of life, in Christ. May each one have an understanding of the evil power and plan of Satan, and learn to cover themselves (and those for whom they pray) in the armour of God, and having done all may each one abide faithful. This we ask in the precious name of Jesus, Amen Prayer #4 Father, we know the importance of having two or three that are gathered together to pray in Your name, and we ask You to look down in grace and favour on all the many groups and ministries that meet together to intercede on behalf of others. We ask You to watch over and protect each group, however large or small they may be – and we pray that there would rise up many clusters of intercessors in every country of the world, who are prepared to lift up.. 1) the leaders of their nation, 2) those that have never trusted Christ as Saviour, 3) and their brothers and sisters in Christ. We ask that You would equip each group with the facility to pour out their hearts to the Lord,as they pray into the will of God in the lives of all those for whom they are interceding. May they learn to travail in prayer as they unite to pour out their hearts, in intercessory prayer together. May they learn to abandon their soul unto death.. as did Christ Himself in the garden – as they allow the Holy Spirit within to pray through them.. and to persevere in prayer together.. until Your purpose is carried out to Your praise and glory, Amen Prayer #5 Prepare the hearts of all those that have been called into the important ministry of intercession, so that they may be equipped to stand as intercessor between man and God and act as watchmen on the wall. May their ministry be approved of God so that they may offer up earnest pleadings for the souls of those that are lost, knowing that without the saving blood of Christ to wash them clean of sin, there shall no flesh be justified before almighty God. Give them a heart that is also prepared to plead that the Body of Christ as a whole, that she may mature in the faith and grow into a deeper knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.. both corporately and individually. May these men and women intercessors be approved of God, so that they may show forth the love of Christ, to a lost and dying world. Father we pray for all those that have been called to the all-important throne ministry of intercession, and ask that they may be led by the Holy Spirit of God to pray into His perfect will.. and to come into a deeper understanding of God’s perfect plans and purposes for this lost and dying world. We pray that You would guide their intercessions and prayers, so that they may pray in spirit and truth, to Your praise and gory, in Jesus name we pray. Prayer #6 Father, not only do I have the assurance of my salvation, but I also know that You intercede for me as a man who has experienced life on this earth. Thank You for being both God with men and man with God. Amen. Here is a great message and prayer of intercession with Bishop T. D. Jakes during this session at the Baptist Church Fellowship. The power of gratitude is an important part of the Lord’s Prayer. There are many ways to give thanks and develop gratefulness to God in your life. From simple prayers to personal devotion, here is a look at some great prayers for gratefulness that will inspire you. Prayer #1 Thank you, Lord, for the blessings you have bestowed on my life. You have provided me with more than I could ever have imagined. You have surrounded me with people who always look out for me. You have given me family and friends who bless me every day with kind words and actions. They lift me up in ways that keep my eyes focused on you and make my spirit soar. Also, thank you, Lord, for keeping me safe. You protect me from those things that seem to haunt others. You help me make better choices, and you have provided me with advisors that help me with the difficult decisions. You speak to me in so many ways so that I always know you are here. And Lord, I am so grateful for keeping those around me safe and loved. I hope that you provide me with the ability and sense to show them every day how much they matter. I hope that you give me the ability to give to them the same kindness they have provided to me. I am just so grateful for all of your blessings in my life, Lord. I pray that you remind me of just how lucky I am, and that you never allow me to forget to show my gratitude in prayer and returned kind acts. Thank you, Lord. In your name, Amen. Prayer #2 Lord, Today I am going to think of something to say “Thank you” for that I have never thanked you for before! I love you, Lord, Amen Prayer #3 Thank you, Lord, for your Word. It inspires me, motivates me, instructs me, corrects me, and comforts me. Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Prayer #4 Loving Lord, As I express my gratitude to you in prayer, may it be a pleasing, joyful sound to you. Thank you, Lord, for your love. It brings me acceptance and significance. Thank you, Lord, for your truth. It brings me guidance and direction. Thank you, Lord, for your mercy. It brings me help and comfort. Thank you, Lord, for your faithfulness. It brings me stability and strength. Thank you, Lord, for your kindness. It brings me daily provision and sustenance. Thank you, Lord, for your beauty displayed in the earth. It brings me joy and delight. Thank you, Lord, for your way of redemption – the cross. It brings me salvation and regeneration. Amen Prayer #5 Gracious God, in the busy-ness of my day, I sometimes forget to stop to thank you for all that is good in my life. My blessings are many and my heart is filled with gratefulness for the gift of living, for the ability to love and be loved, for the opportunity to see the everyday wonders of creation, for sleep and water, for a mind that thinks and a body that feels. I thank you, too, for those things in my life that are less than I would hope them to be. Things that seem challenging, unfair, or difficult. When my heart feels stretched and empty, and pools of tears form in my weary eyes, still I rejoice that you are as near to me as my next breath and that in the midst of turbulence, I am growing and learning. In the silence of my soul, I thank you most of all for your unconditional and eternal love. Amen Prayer #6 Thank You, God, for the harvest. I am thankful for what I have and for what I will receive. In this spirit of thankfulness, I pray with a very grateful heart. Your loving presence provides for my every need. You make the rough ways smooth. Thank You for Your vigilant care. Thank You for strengthening my judgment – good judgment that turns me away from pursuing courses that may be unwise and unfulfilling, good judgment that prompts right responses and right action. Thank You for Your empowerment and strength in me as wisdom — wisdom to know what to do in any need, wisdom to know how to handle any situation, wisdom to avoid danger, wisdom to choose right paths. Dear God, I am grateful for life, as it is unfolding in my life and in my experiences. I am grateful for the courage, strength, vision and stability of mind I have to know that all things are working together for the highest good of all, even in the midst of change. I am aware that every good thing comes from You, God. I pray that I will be aware of all the good and give thanks for everything I see. I do not take anything for granted. I am filled with gratitude. In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen. Prayer #7 I give thanks for all the amazing gifts you have blessed me with in this life. Thank you for the clouds in the sky and the grass beneath my feet. Thank you for the roof over my head that shelters me from the cold and the food in my stomach that nourishes my body. Thank you for the clothes on my back and the knowledge in my head. Most of all God thank you for your everlasting love, guidance, and understanding. Thank you dear God, thank you. Here is a look at the power of gratitude and focus as presented by a metaphysician. Throughout Christianity, sin tends to be blamed all the time on some sort of generational curse. This is not always the case. Sometimes the children are punished for the sins of their fathers. To cure this curse, offering repentance is one way to be saved. Here is a look at some great prayers for generational curses that are great to recite. Prayer #1 Heavenly Father, I confess and repent of the sin of (name the sin which caused the evil soul tie, such as adultery or fornication), and I ask that you forgive me of this sin. [Now is a good time to destroy or get rid of any physical gifts or other objects that could hold the soul tie together, such as a gift given in an adultery, etc. Anything that could hold the bond together between you and that person.] In the name of Jesus, and by the power of His blood, I now renounce, break and sever all unholy soul ties formed between (name the person) and myself, through the sin of (name the sin which caused the evil soul tie, such as adultery or fornication). I now command any evil spirits which have taken advantage of this unholy soul tie to leave me now in the name of Jesus! Prayer #2 Heavenly Father, I repent and renounce the vow I made to (name the demon or person, or even God, that you made the vow to) to preform (describe what the vow entailed). I realize this was foolish and rash on my behalf, and I ask that you will forgive me and release me from the bondage that this vow has brought me under. In the name of Jesus, and by the power of His blood, I now renounce, break and nullify the vow to preform to your will, and I confess that I am released from this vow and it’s bondage in Jesus’ name. I now command any evil spirits which have taken advantage of this unholy vow to leave me now in the name of Jesus! Prayer #3 In the name of Jesus, I confess the sins and iniquities of my parents (name specific sins if known), grandparents (name specific sins if known), and all other ancestors. In the name of Jesus, and by the power of His blood, I now renounce, break and sever all cords of iniquity and generational curses I have inherited from my parents, grandparents and all other ancestors and break and sever all unholy soul ties formed between myself and my parents, grandparents and all other ancestors. In the name of Jesus, I now loose myself and my future generations from any bondages passed down to me from my ancestors and I command any evil spirits which have taken advantage of these cords of iniquity, generational curses and unholy soul ties to leave me now in the name of Jesus! Prayer #4 Father, in Jesus name, I know that some of my father’s past sins and transgressions have opened up the door for these demons to be able to come into his life and attach themselves to him. As a result of this attachment, I believe that some of these demons have been jumping from him onto me trying to attack me and sever my spiritual connection that I have with You. I believe that I may be dealing with some kind of curse line the way these demons have been attacking me over all of these years. Prayer #5 Father, as a result of my father being my natural father, I also realize that there may be an unhealthy and ungodly soul tie that may have developed between the two of us that these demons may be feeding and operating on. Even though he is my natural father, he does not own me, nor do I belong to him. I belong to only You and my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Prayer #6 Dear Lord Jesus, please forgive me for all the times I have not submitted to your will in my life. Please forgive me for all my sinful actions, making agreements with the enemy, and for believing the devil’s lies. I now submit to you as my Lord, dear Jesus. Now I break every agreement that I have made with the enemy. Lord Jesus, please send an assignment of angels to remove and bind to the abyss all demons and their devices that had access to me because I believed their lies. I now ask you to establish a hedge of protection around me, over me and under me, and seal it with your blood, Lord Jesus Christ. I now choose to put on the full armor of God and ask that you cleanse me and seal me, body, mind, soul and spirit, with your blood, Lord Jesus Christ. Please have your angelic army bind up and remove all demons, their devices, and all their power from within this protective hedge and have them sent to the abyss. Please have your angels destroy all demonic, occult or witchcraft assignments directed against me. Please have your angels stand guard over me and protect me from all attacks of the enemy. I thank you for establishing an impenetrable shield of protection around me, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Here is a video with Pastor Paula White as she preaches about sin and transgression and how to break generational curses, living free and clear in Christ. Starting a family is something that many couples suffer difficulty with. Looking to the Patron Saint of Motherhood, St. Gerard, you and your spouse may receive blessings of a child to be. Here are some great prayers for fertility for Catholics that will help them to put their faith in God to grant them a blessing of a child. Prayers #1 O good St. Gerard, powerful intercessor before God and Wonder-worker of our day, I call on you and seek your help. You who on earth did always fulfill God’s design, help me to do the Holy Will of God. Beseech the Master of Life, from whom all paternity proceeded, to make me fruitful in offspring, that I may raise up children to God in this life and heirs to the Kingdom of His glory in the world to come. Amen. Prayers #2 Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have asked you for many favors, but I beg for this one. Take it, place it in your open broken heart, and when the Eternal Father sees it covered with the mantle of thy most Precious Blood, He cannot refuse it. For then it is Your prayer not mine. Amen Prayers #3 You know my deep desire for a child A little one to love and to hold, to care for, to cherish. Grant that my body may conceive and give birth to a beautiful, healthy baby in Your holy image. Guide me in all my choices so that this conception, my pregnancy and my baby’s birth are in line with Your will. Heavenly Father and Holy Mother, hear this prayer of my heart, mind and spirit. Amen. Prayers #4 Great protector of the family St Gerard, we ask your prayers for all parents, that they may receive the grace to live in the love of god and bring up their children to know and love him with all their hearts. God our loving Father, your live gives life to the world. Bless and make holy all human love, especially the life giving mothers. May your love fill the hearts and homes of all families, so that the world may enjoy the peace and happiness promised by your son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Prayers #5 Dear Lord, we pray for all mothers. May they be confident of their own special value and enjoy the experience of motherhood. Encourage all those who face anxieties or hardship. Give them strength to go on loving and caring for their families and those you give them to love. We pray too for mothers who are alone in caring for their children. Help them to overcome loneliness. May they always receive love and support from those around them. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Prayers #6 Dear Lord, we pray for older parents and grandparents. May they be encouraged to bring the richness of their experience to family life. Help them to overcome discouragement from physical weakness or immobility and strengthen them to offer true love and spiritual support. Comfort those who feel lonely or unwanted. Make us aware of their needs. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Prayers #7 O Lord, make me a better parent. Teach me to understand my children, to listen patiently to what they say and to answer their questions kindly. Keep me from interrupting them, talking back to them, and contradicting them. Make me as courteous to them as I would have them be to me. Give me the courage to confess my sins against my children and to ask their forgiveness when I know I have done them wrong. Help me grow with my children, to treat them as those of their own age; but let me not expect of the judgments and conventions of adults. Allow me not to rob them of the opportunity to wait upon themselves, to think, to choose, and to make decisions. Here is a talk given by Fr. Matt Hartley at St. Peter Catholic Church on Catholic Bioethics and fertility issues. This Catholic teaching explains how to deal with in vitro fertilization and fertility issues as they relate to those couples looking to have families. Having a family reunion is a great way to bring family together from near and far. To celebrate bringing everyone together, check out these awesome prayers for family reunions to recite. Prayer #1 Lord, we thank you for our family For the talents and good things that you have given each of us Please guide us, protect us and equip us This day and every day As we grow together in Your love Amen. Prayer #2 God be with our family, From the youngest to the oldest, Lighting up our relationships, Sowing grace into our troubles. God be with our family, Weaving love into our work, Our rest, and our play. Amen. Prayer #3 Father God, Thank you so much for bringing us all here together today. Thank you for the wonderful blessing of family. Thank you for the similarities we have and the differences we enjoy. Thank you for the wisdom of age and the energy of youth. Thank you for the way you watch over us as individuals and the way you release your love into us as a unit. Come bless our time together. Amen. Prayer #4 Dear Lord God, You created balance. The night to follow the day. The sea to touch the earth. All the wonderful animals, fish and birds. You are the great creator of variety and diversity. Thank you that you made us all to be unique and reflect your love. Come draw our family together in all it’s wonder and beauty. Help us to love and respect each other. Show us how to support and encourage one another. Inspire us to work together to become a picture full of your perfect love. Amen. Prayer #5 Lord, behold our family here assembled. We thank you for this place in which we dwell, For the love that unites us, For the peace accorded to us this day, For the hope with which we expect the morrow; For the health, the work, the food and the bright skies That make our lives delightful; For our friends in all parts of the earth. Amen. Prayer #6 Heavenly Father, I want to thank you for bringing us together today to start our much-needed family reunion. We asked to be brought close to one another and it was in you that we found the strength and resources to put this family reunion together. We ask that you shine your light unto the family while we rejoice in you, Father, and we thank you for guiding us all here safely, and for making this all possible. Without you, our family would not exist, this reunion would not be happening, and these feelings of sheer joy would not be felt. In Your name, we pray. Amen Prayer #7 Father, we thank you for providing us with this meal while we can all be together enjoying each other’s company. Let us savor this meal while we bask in the light of the Holy Spirit, and feel what it means to be alive, well, and happy with our great family here today. With every bite and sip we take in, Lord, we thank you. In God’s name, we pray. Amen. Prayer #8 Dearest Heavenly Father, it is with the utmost happiness that we are here today, together, praying to you. We thank you for this time we were able to share together, as we cannot do it as often as we wish. One final thing we ask our you at this family reunion is to guide our family members safely on our trips back home, that you embrace us and keep us out of harm’s way. We love you, Father, and thank you again for bringing us together to rejoice in you. Amen. Here is one example of a family reunion prayer as they joined together in hands and prayer. Many soldiers pay the ultimate price in serving their country by giving their life. This sacrifice allows the rest of the country to enjoy to live in peace and continued freedom. During any holidays, spending some time to remember fallen soldiers and their families is just one way to pay homage to their service. Here is a look at some good prayers for fallen soldiers you can recite and share. Prayer #1 Soldiers are asked to make the ultimate sacrifice. It takes an incredible person to face the possibility of war and death, especially a death that will save the lives of people you have never even met. John 15:13 says, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” Just as Jesus sacrificed his life so that we may be free, so too have many of our nation’s soldiers. On Memorial Day—and every other day—we can say a prayer of thanks for those brave souls willing to make such a sacrifice for our country, letting them know that the love they have for their country is being returned by its people. Prayer #2 Psalm 116:15 comforts us with this verse: “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” Losing a loved one is devastating, but we can take comfort in knowing that God holds those soldiers close who have been born again in Christ, and honors their dedication. Pray that their souls have found God and are at rest with Him. Spend time remembering those soldiers, both those who are lost and those who survived to come home to us. Many soldiers who come home face additional challenges, and perhaps knowing they are not forgotten on this holiday may be the comfort that heals any emotional or physical wounds they now carry. Prayer #3 “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,” offers another comforting passage found in Psalm 34:18. Remembering our lost loved ones can be painful, especially if the grief is still fresh. Pour your hurt out to the Lord and feel His comforting embrace upon you and your other loved ones who are grieving. If you can, use Memorial Day to visit a memorial or cemetery and say a prayer for the families of our fallen soldiers. Feel the peace of God’s love and hold close to your memories. Prayer #4 Dear Lord Jesus and Mary, Mother of God, Hold all these brave souls in the palm of your hand, comfort them and their families. Send angels of protection, love, and comfort to all the service men and women still at war, bring them home safely and comfort their families. We ask all our prayers in Jesus’ name. Amen. Prayer #5 All-powerful and ever-living God, when Abraham left his native land and departed from his people you kept him safe through all his journeys. Protect these soldiers. Be their constant companion and their strength in battle, their refuge in every adversity. Guide them, O Lord, that they may return home in safety. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Prayer #6 God of power and might, at every moment and in every place you are near to those who call upon your name in faith. In marriage you have blessed us with a share in your divine love. Look upon my husband/wife and keep him/her in your safekeeping, no matter where the road may lead. And when the battle is ended, bring him/her safely home to those who love him. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Prayer #7 Loving God you watch over each and every one of your children Hear my prayer for my father/mother Be his/her constant companion. Protect him/her no matter where he/she goes, and bring him/her safely and quickly home to those who love him/her. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Prayer #8 Father all-powerful and ever-loving God, from before we were born, your love has nurtured and sustained us. Hear my prayer for N., my son/daughter. Keep him/her safe in time of battle and faithful to you, day in and day out. Bring him/her safely home to those who love him/her. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Prayer #9 God of all goodness, Look with love on those who wait for the safe return of their loved ones who serve in the armed forces of their country. In faith and hope, we turn to you for comfort. Grant that we may trust in your mercy and send an angel to sustain us as we await their safe return. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Prayer #10 Almighty and eternal God, those who take refuge in you will be glad and forever will shout for joy. Protect these soldiers as they discharge their duties. Protect them with the shield of your strength and keep them safe from all evil and harm. May the power of your love enable them to return home in safety, that with all who love them, they may ever praise you for your loving care. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Prayer #11 Jesus, Prince of Peace, you have asked us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. We pray for our enemies and those who oppose us. With the help of the Holy Spirit, may all people learn to work together for that justice which brings true and lasting peace. To you be glory and honor for ever and ever. Prayer #12 All powerful and ever-living God, Guard our churches, our homes, our schools, our hospitals, our factories, and all the places where we gather. Deliver us from harm and peril. Protect our land and its peoples from enemies within and without. Grant an early peace with victory founded upon justice. Instill in the hearts and minds of men and women everywhere a firm purpose to live forever in peace and good will toward all. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Prayer #13 O God, Protector of all people and nations, protect my family and friends at home from the violence and evil of others. Keep them safe from the weapons of hate and destruction and guard them against the deeds of evildoers. Grant them your protection and care in tranquility and peace. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Prayer #14 God of power and mercy, maker and love of peace, to know you is to live, and to serve you is to reign. Through the intercession of St. Michael, the archangel, be our protection in battle against all evil. Help me [us] to overcome war and violence and to establish your law of love and justice. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Prayer #15 Lord God, your own Son was delivered into the hands of the wicked, yet he prayed for his persecutors and overcame hatred with the blood of the Cross. Relive the sufferings of the innocent victims of war; grant them peace of mind, healing of body, and a renewed faith in your protection and care. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Prayer #16 Lord God, no one is a stranger to you and no one is ever far from your loving care. In your kindness, watch over refugees and victims of war, those separated from their loved ones, young people who are lost, and those who have left home or who have run away from home. Bring them back safely to the place where they long to be and help us always to show your kindness to strangers and to all in need Grant this through Christ our Lord. Here is one rendition of a prayer for a dead soldier played by Jacq Sanders on trumpet at a Remembrance Day concert. Praying to Saint Lucy, the protector of the eyes is just one way to receive healing for your eyesight. Here is a look at some great prayers for eyesight that will help you to achieve the blessing you seek. Prayer #1 Saint Lucy Whose beautiful name signifies ‘LIGHT’ by the light of faith which God bestowed upon you increase and preserve His light in my soul so that I may avoid evil, Be zealous in the performance of good works and abhor nothing so much as the blindness and the darkness of evil and sin. Obtain for me, by your intercession with God Perfect vision for my bodily eyes and the grace to use them for God’s greater honour and glory and the salvation of souls. St. Lucy, virgin and martyr hear my prayers and obtain my petitions. Amen. Prayer #2 I thank God for restoration of full health and eyesight to my mother, whose vision is improving, getting better and better with God’s healing and your prayers. Prayer #3 O God, our Father, mercifully hear our prayer as we venerate Your servant, Saint Lucy, for the light You gave her. Shed Your light in our souls, O Lord, that we may be able to avoid evil, do good, and hate nothing so much as the blindness and darkness of evil and sin. Relying on Your goodness, O God, we humbly ask You through the intercession of Saint Lucy, to strengthen our eyesight and protect us from any loss of vision. May our eyes serve for Your greater honor and glory and the salvation of all, that we may come to enjoy together the unfailing light of the Lamb of God in Paradise. O Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr, hear our prayer and obtain our petitions. Amen. Prayer #4 I pray today for my eyes. I ask that your healing come to them, to take away the damage to them and allow me the gift of sight unhindered. May you give others who still take their sight for granted the wisdom to appreciate this marvelous gift. Here is one example of a spiritual healing taking place as a blind man starts to receive back his eyesight after prayer. Praying for the conversion of non-Catholics and helping to repent for sins performed in the past is just the first step to seeking redemption. Here is a look at more than a half dozen prayers for conversion to Catholicism that will help to bring you a life led by faith. Example #1 O Mary, Mother of mercy and Refuge of sinners, we beseech thee, be pleased to look with pitiful eyes upon poor heretics and schismatics. Thou who art the Seat of Wisdom, enlighten the minds that are miserably enfolded in the darkness of ignorance and sin, that they may clearly know that the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Roman Church is the one true Church of Jesus Christ, outside of which neither holiness nor salvation can be found. Finish the work of their conversion by obtaining for them the grace to accept all the truths of our Holy Faith, and to submit themselves to the supreme Roman Pontiff, the Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth; that so, being united with us in the sweet chains of divine charity, there may soon be only one fold under the same one shepherd; and may we all, O glorious Virgin, sing forever with exultation: Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, thou only hast destroyed all heresies in the whole world. Amen. Example #2 O Father, in the name of Your Son Jesus, and in the power and authority of the Holy Spirit, I ask that You fill [name] with the knowledge of Your will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. Enlighten this precious child of Yours, dear Lord! Teach this dear one to live in a manner that is worthy of You, so as to be fully pleasing to You, full of good works bearing good fruits and ever growing in knowledge of You. Strengthen this lost lamb, dear Lord, with every power of Your Holy Spirit, in accordance with Your might, for all endurance and patience, with joy, giving thanks to You O Father! Make Your child fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in the Light. Deliver this beloved one from the power of darkness and transfer [name] into the kingdom of Your Beloved Son, Jesus, in whom is redemption and the forgiveness of sins. Amen. Example #3 Oh glorious patriarc St. Joseph, who merited to be called “just’ by the Holy Ghost, I urgently recommend to the soul of [Name], which Jesus redeemed at the price of his precious blood. Thou knowest how deplorable is the state and how unhappy the life of those who have banished this loving savior from their hearts, and how greatly they are exposed to the danger of losing him eternally. Permit not, I beseech thee, that a soul so dear to me should continue any longer in its evil ways; preserve it from the danger that threatens it; touch the heart of the prodigal child and conduct him back to the bosom of the fondest of fathers. Abandon him not, I implore thee, till thou hast opened to him the gates of the heavenly city, where he will praise and bless thee throughout eternity for the happiness which he will owe to thy powerful intercession. Amen. Example #4 Lord Jesus Christ, most merciful Saviour of the world, we humbly beseech You, by Your most Sacred Heart, that all the sheep who stray out of Your fold may in one days be converted to You, the Shepherd and Bishop of their souls, who lives and reigns with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen. Example #5 Oh Most humane and adorable Jesus, Your endless grace and mercy flows forth. Before granting the gift of absolution To earnest repenters of sinful ways, You demanded a sacrificial compensation. For a wrongful act cannot be rectified Until punishment has been accepted! Yes, for the salvation of my soul, Jesus, You accepted the price of the Cross! Grant me the grace to remain free of debts, My heart remaining flawless before You, Making Your absolution truly worthwhile! Example #6 Behold me at Thy feet, O Jesus of Nazareth, behold the most wretched of creatures, who comes into Thy presence humbled and penitent! Have mercy on me, O Lord, according to Thy great mercy! I have sinned and my sins are always before Thee. Yet my soul belongs to Thee, for Thou hast created it, and redeemed it with Thy Precious Blood. Ah, grant that Thy redeeming work be not in vain! Have pity on me; give me tears of true repentance; pardon me for I am Thy child; pardon me as Thou didst pardon the penitent thief; look upon me from Thy throne in heaven and give me Thy blessing. I believe in God. Here is one short prayer focused on the conversion of all of England. Similar renditions can be recited for your own prayer of conversion. The sacrament of confirmation completes the sacrament of baptism and the rebirth and coming to age celebration. The submission of his will and consecration tot he whole power of love, can be confirmed by God’s Grace. Here is a look at some great prayers for confirmation candidates that you can recite leading up to the completion of this important sacrament. Prayer #1 Father of love and power, it is your will to establish everything in Christ and to draw us into his all-embracing love. Guide these candidates as they begin their preparation for Confirmation. Strengthen them in their baptismal promises, build them into the kingdom of your Son, and seal them with the Spirit of your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer #2 Loving God, You are the giver of all we possess, the source of all of our blessings. We thank and praise you. Thank you for the gift of our children. Help us to set boundaries for them, and yet encourage them to explore. Give us the strength and courage to treat each day as a fresh start. May our children come to know you, the one true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. May your Holy Spirit help them to grow in faith, hope, and love, so they may know peace, truth, and goodness. May their ears hear your voice. May their eyes see your presence in all things. May their lips proclaim your word. May their hearts be your dwelling place. May their hands do works of charity. May their feet walk in the way of Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord. Amen. Prayer #3 Spirit of God, grant me: The gift of wisdom To see the world through your eyes, The gift of counsel To make difficult decisions, The gifts of knowledge and understanding To use my mind to know you and to love you, The gift of fortitude To have the courage to live in the faith Despite the difficulties and disappointments, The gift of piety To be able to express my special love And commitment to you, And the right kind of awesome fear That makes me pause to wonder and revere God’s Love. Amen. Prayer #4 O God, I pray that you give me a right heart, that I may come to know you in Jesus. Lead me to know the sinfulness of my own heart, and your great love for me, in Christ Jesus. Help those who teach me, to give me the teaching I need. Grant that, on my Confirmation Day, I may be ready to give myself to be your faithful soldier and servant to my life’s end; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Prayer #5 Holy Spirit, Divine Consoler, I adore You as my true God, with God the Father and God the Son. I adore You and unite myself to the adoration You receive from the angels and saints. I give You my heart and I offer my ardent thanksgiving for all the grace which You never cease to bestow on me. O Giver of all supernatural gifts, who filled the soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with such immense favors, I beg You to visit me with Your grace and Your love and to grant me the gift of holy fear, so that it may act on me as a check to prevent me from falling back into my past sins, for which I beg pardon. Grant me the gift of piety, so that I may serve You for the future with increased fervor, follow with more promptness Your holy inspirations, and observe your divine precepts with greater fidelity. Grant me the gift of knowledge, so that I may know the things of God and, enlightened by Your holy teaching, may walk, without deviation, in the path of eternal salvation. Grant me the gift of fortitude, so that I may overcome courageously all the assaults of the devil, and all the dangers of this world which threaten the salvation of my soul. Grant me the gift of counsel, so that I may choose what is more conducive to my spiritual advancement and may discover the wiles and snares of the tempter. Grant me the gift of understanding, so that I may apprehend the divine mysteries and by contemplation of heavenly things detach my thoughts and affections from the vain things of this miserable world. Grant me the gift of wisdom, so that I may rightly direct all my actions, referring them to God as my last end; so that, having loved Him and served Him in this life, I may have the happiness of possessing Him eternally in the next. Amen. Prayer #6 Gracious and Holy Father, Please give me: intellect to understand you, reason to discern you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, a spirit to know you, a heart to meditate upon you, ears to hear you, eyes to see you, a tongue to proclaim you, a way of life pleasing to you, patience to wait for you and perseverance to look for you. Grant me a perfect end, your holy presence, a blessed resurrection and life everlasting. Amen. Prayer #7 Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord. Amen. Prayer #8 God of the living and the dead, God of our work and play, God of our hope and our love, Grant us peace today. Help us to see your hand in all things, and help us trust your wisdom. Help us see the gifts we have received and use them according to the needs around us to benefit all. Give us a generous heart and a willing spirit to accept the role you have given us. Send us your Holy Spirit to counsel us, to strengthen us, and to guide our ministry. Amen. Prayer #9 Oh, Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul, I adore You. Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me. Tell me what I should do. Give me Your orders. I promise to submit myself to all that You desire of me and then accept all that You permit to happen to me. Let me only know your will. Amen. Here is a look at the basics to Sacraments. If you ever wonder the importance behind being confirmed and baptized, get acquainted in this introduction series.
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Pred Presvetim Oltarskim Sakramentom Gospodine Isuse, ovdje sam pred tobom jer si mi tako rekao. Mnogo sam puta o tome čitao i slušao, ali tek sada to prihvaćam ozbiljno. Želim posvetiti ovo vrijeme molitve tebi i moliti “Gospodara žetve da pošalje radnike u svoju žetvu” (Mt 9,38) kao što tražiš od mene. Ti si Gospodar žetve i dolazim pred tebe da izrečem tu molbu koju stavljaš u moja usta. Da to nije bila tvoja želja i izražavanje zapovijedi, možda nikada ne bi izrazio ovu molitvu. Uvijek molim za sebe i svoje potrebe, ponekad molim za svoje bližnje koji su u potrebi. Rijetko te molim za nešto što nema nikakve veze sa mnom. Uvijek tražim stvari a da ne razmišljam kako bih nešto dao u zamjenu za to. Štoviše, kad malo više razmišljam, moja molitva za apostole je ujedno molitva i za mene, jer oni učenici koje ćeš ti poslati u žetvu i meni će donijeti poruku tvoje riječi i tvoje ljubavi. Prosvijetli me, Gospodine, jer ne znam kako i što moliti. Pouči me moliti, pouči me tražiti ono što je najbolje. Pošalji svoga Svetoga Duha da me prosvijetli i pročisti moje molitve, da ih učini poniznima, jednostavnima, ustrajnima i pune vjere, povjerenja i ljubavi. Bio bih sretan, Gospodine, kad bih te mogao vidjeti i govoriti s tobom, kao što su te apostoli vidjeli, kao što te je tvoja Majka vidjela. Bio bih sretan, Gospodine, kad bih mogao čuti tvoje riječi i svjedočiti tvoja djela. Ali, sada, Gospodine, dođi k meni i nahrani me svojim duhom, svojom beskrajnom snagom posvećenu pod prilikama kruha - da ne bih imao nikakv strah približavanja tebi. Vjerujem, Gospodine Stvoritelju svijeta, da si ti stvarno prisutan u Presvetom Sakramentu u obliku kruha koji me jača na putovanju prema tebi. Vjerujem, Gospodine, ali uvećaj moju vjeru, makar to bila i veličina gorušičina sjemena. Vjerujem da si sada sa mnom, da me slušaš, da govoriš mom srcu bez prevelike buke riječi. Nezaštićen na oltaru, ti si izraziti znak ljubavi i bezgraničnog sebedarja. Ne samo da ti vjerujem, Gospodine, nego imam potpuno povjerenje u tebe, jer si ti moj prijatelj i dao si život za mene; ti si loza koja mi omogućuje donijeti plodove; samo ti imaš riječi života vječnoga i ti Dobri Pastir koji me imenom zove. Vjerujem u tebe, Gospodine. Povjeravam ti se. Ljubim te. Ljubim te jer si me ti prvi ljubio; dao si svoj život da me otkupiš od mojih grijeha; otvorio si mi vrata svoga kraljevstva; opraštaš mi kad pokažem i najmanju želju za pokajanjem. Ljubim te za tvoj neočekivani dar života, za dar vjere i krštenja; za dar rođenja u katoličkoj obitelji prožetom vjerom koja je jednostavna, a ipak sposobna dati mi značenje cijelom mom životu. Ljubim te jer ti mene ljubiš s nježnošću oca, s vjernošću najboljega prijatelja, i s strašću ljubavnika. Ljubim te jer je moj život obdaren tvojim darovima, nezasluženim darovima kojima me vodiš prema sebi. Znam, Gospodine, da sam stvorenje koje ne zaslužuje biti u tvojoj prisutnosti. Ti si moj Stvoritelj koji me stvoio iz ničega, ali prilazim ti vjerujući u tvoju dobrotu i milosrđe. Dolim “bolestan svome Spasitelju, gladan i žedan k izvoru života, potreban kralja neba, stvorenje k svome stvoritelju, opustušen k svome tješitelju” (Imit. of Christ, IV,2). Zbog svojih grijeha, zbog svoje nevrijednosti i svoje zloće ne zaslužujem biti u tvojoj prisutnosti, da nije tvoga glasa koji me poziva: “Ne bojte se. Ja sam ... Dođite k meni, svi vi koji ste umorni i opterećeni, i naći ćete spokoj dušama svojim.... Učite se od mene jer sam krotka i ponizna srca. Prihvaćam tvoj poziv i dolazim učiti od tebe. Dolazim tražiti radnike za tvoj vinograd. Marijo, Majko svećenika, budi uza me; budi prva koja će zagovarati i primiti iz Srca svoga Sina milost slanja u svijet svećenike, ljude i žene posvećene tebi i kraljevstvu tvoga Sina. Žetva je velika a radnika malo Iako se broj stanovnika zemlje povećava, broj svećenika i osoba posvećenog života se smanjuje iz godinu u godinu. Štoviše, prosječna dob svećenika je sve veća i veća. Bezbroj župa nema svoga svećenika i mnogi su ljudi ostavljeni bez nedjeljne mise, čestih ispovijedi, pa čak i sakramenata krštenja i vjenčanja. Nedostatk svećenika i osoba posvećenog života direktno utječe na stupanj evangelizacije društva, obitelji, mladih i djece. Gdje god nema svećenika vjera slabi, osjećaj za Boga se gubi i vjernici malo po malo slijede svijet. Ivan piše: “podignite oči svoje i pogledajte polja: već se bjelasaju za žetvu” (Iv 4,35). Jedan pogled na svijet pokazuje kako su polja prazna na koja Crkva mora donijeti Evanđelje, donijeti Kristovo spasenje. Ali tko će izići na ta pusta polja? Neće li zrnja pokvariti zbog nedostatka žeteoca? Neće li zrnja istrunuti s prvom pojavom ljetnog sunca? Polje je spremno, potrebe su neograničene, ali radnika Evanđelja malo i nedovoljno. Žetva je velika. Kako će, Gospodine, milijuni ljudi povjerovati u tebe, ako ne čuju tvoju riječ? Kako će čuti tvoju riječ ako nema svećenika koji će im tvoju riječ prenijeti? Kako će te upoznati, Gospodine, ako nema svjedoka Evanđelja, ako nema svećenika da tvoju riječ donesu u njihove živote? Gospodine, žetva je velika. Pošalji radnike na opustošena polja svijeta: pošalji svećenike, Gospodine, da evangeliziraju radnike; da donesu tvoj poruku pravednosti i ljubavi vođama društva, biznismenima; pošalji svećenike koji će donijeti tvoju Istinu intelektualcima; pošalji svećenike koji će tješiti odbačene i napuštene; pošalji svećenike koji će pomagati bolesnima i umirućima; pošalji svećenike koji će donijeti tvoj križ i spasenje u najudaljenije krajeve svijeta; pošalji svećenike koji će biti apostoli obitelji, koji će pomagati oženjenima i udatima živjeti čistu ljubav i odgajati djecu u kršćanskim vrednotama; pošalji svećenike koji će svojom svetošću i primjerom svijetu dati novu nadu; pošalji svećenike koji će utješiti ožalošćene; pošalji svećenike koji će biti liječnici za bolesne duše; pošalji svećenike koji će graditi društvo pravde i ljubavi; Koliko moje braće i sestara nisu upoznali tebe, Gospodine, nikad nisu čuli o tebi, nisu primili milost božanskog posvojenja po sakramentu krštenja, i možda žive bez nade! Kad bibilo više radnika, više svećenika koji će evangelizirati, naviještati tvoj riječ, pronositi poruku spasenja i radost oproštenja. Mnogo je ljudi, Gospodine, koji žive život bez značenja, opterećeni materijalnim stvarima i ne razmišljaju o nekom već idealu. Njima nikada nitko nije govorio o Bogu, poruka tvoje ljubavi nikada nije došla do njih. Oni ne znaju da ih beskrajno ljubiš jer im nitko o tome nije progovorio. Nikada nisu susreli svećenika koji bi njima bio glasnik tvoga Evanđelja, tvoje Radosne vijesti. Gospodine, žetva je velika. Pošalji radnike u žetvu svoju! Molite Gospodara žetve Ti si znao da će nedostajati radnika i tražio si da molimo Oca da pošalje radnike u žetu svoju, svećenička zvanja za Crkvu. Zvanje je neizmjerno veliko otajstvo! Dječak, mladić ili zreo čovjek osjeća transcedenatlnu prisutnost Boga koji provaljuje u njegov život; Bog ih traži i poziva. Gospodine, budući da ti zoveš: ti nikad ne prestaješ zvati. Problem je u nama, jer mi nismo uvijek spremni i željni čuti tvoj poziv. Stoga se sada molim, Gospodine, potakni velikodušnost srca onih koje si izabrao za svećenički ili redovnički život. Ti od njih tražiš potpuno odricanje: iza sebe moraju ostaviti ljudske veze, svoje obitelji, prijatelje, osobne planove i ponekad svoju zemlju... Tražiš od njih da tebe slijede. Ti se pojavljuješ nenajavljen u njihovim životima, pozivaš s autoritetom kao Gospodin: Slijedi me. Na samom početku tražiš od njih da zaborave svoje začete planove i snove, ostavljajući ih obali svoga života. Njima je, Gospodine, zasigurno teško ostaviti sve, a ipak velika je radost osjetiti u njihovim dušama da ih ti ljubiš. Kakva čast biti tvoj posebni izabranik i osobni prijatelj! I od samog početka, od trenutka poziva, ti si im već naznačio veliku pustolovinu navješćivanja tvoje Radosne vijesti, Evanđelja. Udijeli im, Gospodine, velikodušnost i darežljivost. Neka nikada ne izbjegavaju tvoj pogled i neka se nikada ne priljube uz materijalna dobra kao što je učinio mladić iz Evanđelja koji nije imao hrabrosti odreći se svoga imutka. Gospodine, one koje pozivaš, daj da te radosno slijede, neopterećeni materijalnim stvarima. Daj da budu hrabri, da ih ne zavedu zadovoljstva ovoga svijeta. Daj da te slijede odlučno, tebe koji si Istina i Život. Gospodine, u ovom trenutku molim za sve mlade svijeta koji trebaju izvanredni poticaj velikodušnosti da kažu “da” tebi kao što je Marija učinila kad si je po anđelu pitao da bude tvoja Majka na zemlji. Daj da im njihova povjera pokaže da iznad onoga što oni ostavljaju je vječno spasenje koje će oni donijeti mnogim tisućama ljudi, zahvaljujući njihovom poniznom ali beskonačno vrijednom odgovoru “da”. Molimo te, Gospodine, osobito za mladiće koje poznajem, koji ozbiljno razmišljaju o svećeničkom pozivu. Prosvijetli ih da upoznaju tvoju volju, iznad svega, tvoju veliku ljubav. Pouči ih da ne traže ljudski dokaz ili znak u svrhu dokazivanja tvoga poziva znanstveno ili racionalno, jer zvanje nije stvar dokaza, nego ljubavi. I ako tvoj glas jednog dana bude u mojoj savjesti, pozivajući me da tebe slijedim, molim te već ovog trenutka da me ohrabriš kako bih sve ostavio bez gledanja unatrag, slijedeći tebe s vvelikom radošću. Sada te molim, Gospodine, za one kojima udjeljuješ svoj poseban dar da mogu čiti poziv još u svojoj mladenačkoj dobi. Ljubiš ih na poseban način, ostavljaš ih za sebe i za svoje Kraljevstvo od njihove mladosti. Oni su dječaci koji studiraju u sjemeništima sanjajući kako će jednoga dana primiti veliki dar svećeništva. Oni žive svoj poziv u čistoći, neizmjernoj radosti, i kristalnoj jasnoći osobito čistoga srca koje su odlučili zaštiti i obraniti od bilo čega. Molim za njih, Gospodine. Čuvaj ih nepokolebljivima u odluci i pomozi im održati njihove odluke bez obzira na kakve prepreke naišli na svom putu. Molim te, također, Gospodine, za one koji osjećaju poziv za svećeništvo, za one muškarce i žene koji osjećaju poziv za redovnički (posvećeni) život. Molim te za njih da ostanu vjerni svojoj odluci i poistovjete se s tvojim planom za njihove život. Molim te, Gospodine, za sve one koji su odlučili velikodušno odgovoriti tvom pozivu i pripremaju se za svećenički ili posvećeni život u sjemeništima ili nekim drugim centrima za odgoj. Mi izvana možemo razmišljati kako oni žive oblik neba, ali i oni također moraju imati svoja suđenja, kušnje, sumnje, kolebanja i slabosti jer su i oni od mesa i krvi. Pomozi im održati se ne putu koji su započeli, nikada ne oklijevajući dati sve da bi bili sveti, muškarci i žene ispunjeni čežnjom za širenjem Evanđelja. Svijet ih treba na taj način. Mi ih trebamo na taj način da zapale tvoju ljubav u našim srcima i dovedu nas do tebe. Molim te, Gospodine, i za one koji su već primili uzvišeni dar svećeništva, koji naviještaju tvoju riječ, koji donose Euharistiju i tvoje pomirenje do kraja zemlje. Oni su izuzetni radnici tvoga vinograda, tvoji prijatelji i miljenici. Molim te, Gospodine, i za mlade svećenike: da ih ti osnažiš u naviještanju tvoga Evanđelja; za svećenike koji su umorni u naviještanju tvoje riječi; za one svećenike koji prolaze kroz vijeme osobne krize da ih ispuniš entuzijazmom u vršenju njihove službe i da im pomogneš vidjeti veličinu njihovoh svećeničkog poslanja; za svećenike koji pate i koji su ožalošćeni zbog unutarnjih problema - udijeli im melem svoje utjehe; za svećenike koji su izgubili svoju početnu revnost (zanos) - da uliješ u njihova srca novu snagu ljubavi; za svećenike koji su posvećeni propovijedanju i poučavanju da ih prosvijetliš i vodiš darom Duha Svetoga. Udijeli, Gospodine, osuđenim svećenicima snagu i mir u njihovim patnjama; pomozi bolesnim i starijim svećenicima da se ujedine s tobom u patnji sjedinjujući to za dobrobit Mističnog Tiječa - Crkve; pomozi svećenicima koji djeluju s mladim ljudima da nadahnjuju entuzijazam za svetost i gorljivu apostolsku revnost u njihovim srcima. Udijeli konteplativnim svećenicima savršeno jedinstvo s tobom i ustrajnost u njihovoj molitvi i žrtvi za sveopću Crkvu. Ispuni s kajanjem i povjerenjem srce bilo kojeg svećenika koji je u teškom grijehu da ne oklijeva pristupiti tebi, izvoru oproštenja i pomirenja. Gospodine, utješi sve svećenike svoje Crkve. Podrži ih u njihovu pozivu i poslanju. Učini ih vrijednima njihove službe. Udijeli nam svetih svećenika jer nam je potrebna njihova svetost u našim životima. Na poseban način molim te, Gospodine, za one svećenike koji se trude oko novih zvanja. Prosvijetli ih da mogu pozivati mlade u tvoje ime s istom snagom kao što si ti činio za vrijeme svoga javnoga života. Udijeli im dar za odabir zvanja i potrebnu hrabrost da predstave tvoj poziv bez straha, znajući da je najveće dobro, koje možemo ponuditi mladima, jest Kristov poziv njima (usp. Ivan Pavao II., Pismo svećenicima, Veliki Četvrtak 1985.) Osobito molim, Gospodine, da obitelji mogu prihvatiti dar svećeništva ili posvećenog života i dati tome istinsku vrijednost. Za neke roditelje, želja njihovog djeteta za svećeničkim ili posvećenim životom jest prava tragedija. Oni bi radije vidjeli svoju djecu da podlegnu najgorim porocima. Drugi roditelji, međutim, znaju pravu vrijednost poziva i zato mole noć i dan za sina ili kćer da se posvete u svećeničkom ili posvećenom životu. Molim te, Gospodine, da bude više obitelji koje će spoznati da je poziv dar za svakog člana obitelji. Udijeli, Gospodine, svojoj Crkvi obitelji koje će živjeti Evanđelje na takav način da zvanja budu plod njihova dubokog kršćanskog načina života. Zaštiti sve naše obitelji. Neka obitelji budu mjesta gdje će vladati tvoja ljubav i tvoj mir. Učini sve naše obitelji oazama vjere i nade u kojima će svi njihovi članovi, ujedinjeni u molitvi i okupljeni oko Marije, slaviti otajstvo života. Takve obitelji bit će mjesto života i prenošenja vjere te oblikovanja novih duša za buduće apostole tvoga Kraljevstva. Molim te, Gospodine, da društvo iz dana u dan sve više cijeni dar zvanja, jer svako zvanje je dar čovječanstvu i društvu u kojem oni žive i rade, donoseći svima tvoju spasenjsku poruku i milost. Prikazujem ti, Gospodine, i svoje male patnje, boli, neugodnosti, žrtve i razočarenja za zvanja. Nastojat ću se truditi oko novih zvanja na svaki mogući način, materijalno i duhovno. Konačno, prikazujem ti svoj život. Daj da ja svojim životom privučem druge u službu tvoga Kraljevstva. Molitve za svećenike Voditelj: Gospodine Isuse, iz ljubavi prema čovjeku ostao s nama u prilikama kruha i vina. Klanjajući se tebi, prikazujemo ti svoju vjeru, ljubav, zahvalnost. Povjeravamo u tvoje ruke sve što jesmo i sve što imamo. U zajedništvu s tvojom Majkom, ovdje smo jer želimo susresti tebe kao prijatelja naše duše i svjetlo našega života. U čudesnom djelu stvaranja otkrivamo tvoju snagu i slavu tvoga veličanstva, ali u Euharistiji doživljavamo radost tvoje ponizne prisutnosti, skrivenu u sakramentu ali objavljenu u svakom srcu koje vjeruje. Došli smo pred tebe s vjerom da ti prikažemo svoju molitvu za sve ljude, za sve svećenike, za sve one koji žive posvećeni život. Gospodine i Gospodaru žetve, posebno te želimo moliti da pošalješ brojne i svete radnike koji će požeti ono što si ti sam posijao u dušama. Svi: Mi te trebamo, Gospode. Voditelj: Gospodine, trebamo ljude koji će nam govoriti o tebi, trebamo ljude koji će putovati svijetom propovijedajući tvoje Evanđelje, trebamo ljude koji će nas blagoslivljati u tvoje ime, trebamo ljude koji će nam dijeliti tvoje milosrđe. Svijet i Crkva, Gospodine, trebaju te. Gospodine, molimo te ponizno i iskreno, pošalji nam svećenike, posude svoje spasiteljske snage. Pošalji nam misionare, posvećene ljude i žene koji će biti svjetlo u tami ovoga svijeta i sol koja će nas osloboditi od pokvarenosti grijeha i zla. Svi: Gospodine, pošalji radnike u žetvu svoju. Voditelj: Kad si se sažalio nad narodom koji te je slijedio i kada si vidio silno mnoštvo, uključujući sve ljude kroz povijest, kojima su potrebni pastiri na putovanju prema tebi, rekao si da molimo. Poslušaj naše ponizne molitve. Svi: Gospodine, pošalji nam pastire prema svome srcu. Voditelj: Svećenik je drugi Krist. Svojom vjerom u svećeniku možemo vidjeti Gospodina koji ide s nama u povijesti. Poštujemo ga jer u njemu vidimo samoga Isusa Krista. Čovjeka među ljudima izabireš da slavi uzvišeno otajstvo Euharistije, vječnu ljubav kroz povijest, da oprašta grijehe u tvoje ime, da spašava u tvoje ime, posvećuje čovječanstvo i svako stvorenje u ime Presvetog Trojstva. Svi: Hvala ti, Gospodine, za dar svećeništva koji si dao Crkvi. Voditelj: Ljudi i žene koji žive posvećeni život ostavili su sve kako bi slijedili tebe, najveće Dobro, u savršenoj ljubavi. Oni žrtvuju svoju slobodu iz ljubavi prema tebi, prikazuju što bolje mogu svoju privrženost i ljubav za tebe; nasljeduju te u siromaštvu na putu žrtve. Velika je njihova darežljivost i njihov posvećeni život je veliki dar Crkvi. Svi: Gospodine, pošalji svojoj Crkvi novih zvanja za redovnički život. Voditelj: U najduljenijim mjestima svijeta, nekada i u vrijeme progona i velikog rizika, tvoji misionari propovijedaju tvoje Evanđelje ljudima koji nisu čuli za tebe. Oni prolaze usamljenost, izmorenost i nerazumijevanje. Ipak, sve to podnose s ljubavlju tako dugo dok ne vide da je tvoja ljubav ukorijena u srca onih ljudi do kojih oni pokušavaju doći. Svi: Gospodine, pošalji misionara svojoj Crkvi. Voditelj: Gospodine, vjerujemo u tvoje obećanje “Ja sam s vama u sve dane dosvršetka svijeta”. Ti si s nama. Ti nikada ne prestaje pozivati ljude i žene da budu na tvojoj strani dok putujemo prema tebi. I dalje nastavljaš izgovarati riječi koje su promijenile živote mnogi ljudi: “Slijedi me”. Pomozi onima koje pozivaš da ne zatvore svoja srca tvom pozivu nego da prikladno odogovore kao što je to učinio i prorok Izaija: “Evo me, mene pošalji, Gospodine”. Svi: Udijeli velikodušnost, vjeru i hrabrost onima koje si tpozvao. Voditelj: Obnovi, Gospodine, ljubav svih svojih svećenika prema tebi i Crkvi: revne i malodušne, one koji se bore, one koji te strastveno ljube, one koji su izgubili nadu. Neka krepost čistoće, poslušnosti, strpljivost, čistoće, uljudsnosti, razumijevanje, goruće čežnja za spasenjem duša, poniznost i jednostavnost zasvijetli u njihovim životima. Svi: Udijeli nam svećenike po svom srcu. Voditelj: Gospodine, nadahni i pomozi svećenicima koji djeluju u sjemeništima i kućama odgoja. Neka njihovim djelovanjem Crkva dobije nove svece, doktore, mučenike, apostole - nove svjedoke s čežnjom za novu evangelizaciju. Svi: Gospodine, pošalji nam svetih svećenika. Voditelj: Gospodine, molimo te za sve one koji se posvećuju i brinu o novim zvanjima. Daj da nikada ne prestanu bacati svoje mreže u Kristovo ime. Daj da se oni pobrinu da Crkva ima dovoljno zvanja da može izvšiti svoje poslanje. Svi: Gospodine, mi trebamo tvoje svećenike, pošalji nam ih. Voditelj: Neprijatelj naših duša dobro zna što svaki svećenik čini za Crkvu i nikada ne prestaje postavljati zamke onima koje je Krist pozvao, kušajući ih na kukavičluk, da budu sebični i manje požrtvovni. Štoviše, svaki onaj koga si ti pozvao mora nadići atmosferu svijeta i svoje osobne strasti. Molimo te, Gospodine, ojačaj njihove duše i udijeli im velikodušnost i hrabrost da čvrsto odbace sve što bi moglo upropastiti njihovi vjernost. Svi: Gospodine, pomozi onima koje pozivaš u svoju službu. Voditelj: Pošalji nam, Gospodine! Svi: Svećenike po svom srcu. Voditelj: Žetva je velika, a radnika malo. Svi: Gospodine, pošalji radnike u žetvu svoju. Voditelj: Sažalio si se, Gospodine, nad mnoštvom bez pastira. Svi: Gospodine, pošalji radnike u žetvu svoju. Voditelj: Za mlade koji osjećaju poziv. Svi: Gospodine, udijeli im velikodušnost. Voditelj: Za duše posvećene tebi. Svi: Gospodine, uvećaj njihovu ljubav. Voditelj: Za mlade koji sumnjaju u tvoj poziv. Svi: Gospodine, udijeli im sigurnost. Voditelj: Za one koji osjećaju Božji poziv, a još su premladi. Svi: Gospodine, budi s njima. Voditelj: Za sjemeništarce i bogoslove. Svi: Gospodine, udijeli im ustrajnost. Voditelj: Za svećenike koji su kušnji. Svi: Gospodine, udijeli im svoju snagu. Voditelj: Za revne svećenike. Svi: Gospodine, zapali ih još većom ljubavlju. Voditelj: Za mlake svećenike. Svi: Gospodine, udijeli im svoju svetost. Voditelj: Za svećenike koji osjećaju žalost. Svi: Gospodine, utješi ih. Voditelj: Za svećenike koji se osjećaju osamljenima. Svi: Gospodine, budi njihov pratitelj. Voditelj: Za svećenike misionare. Svi: Gospodine, ispuni ih svojom revnošću (gorljivošću). Voditelj: Za mlade svećenike. Svi: Gospodine, potakni ih da snažno traže tvoju slavu.. Voditelj: Za starije svećenike. Svi: Gospodine, podupri ih u svom služenju. Voditelj: Za pokojne svećenike. Svi: Gospodine, udijeli im svoje blaženstvo. Voditelj: Žetva je velika, a radnika malo. Svi: Gospodine, pošalji radnike u žetvu svoju. Voditelj: Za svetoga oca papu Benedikta XVI. Svi: Gospodine, usliši molitvu našu. Voditelj: Za sve pastire Crkve. Svi: Gospodine, usliši molitvu našu. Voditelj: Za biskupa našega Josipa Bozanića. Svi: Gospodine, usliši molitvu našu. Voditelj: Za sve naše biskupe Hrvatske. Svi: Gospodine, usliši molitvu našu. Voditelj: Za sve one koji najviše trebaju tvoju milost. Svi: Gospodine, usliši molitvu našu. Voditelj: Za one koji daleko od tebe. Svi: Gospodine, usliši molitvu našu. Voditelj: Isuse, vječni svećeniče, nikada ne prestaj slati svojoj Crkvi nove svećenike i osobe za redovnički život, pastire po svom srcu. Potrebni su nam tvoji poslanici. Oni su oruđe tvoje milosti i ljubavi. Oni nas tješe u tvoje ime, hrane našu nadu, jačaju našu vjeru, jačaju našu ljubav. Oni su nam potrebni, Gospodine, jer mi trebamo tebe, mi trebamo tvoju ljubav. Ne ostavi nas same, Gospodine. Pošalji radnike u žetvu ovoga svijeta. Pošalji ribare ljudi koji će nas okupiti u mrežu tvoga milosrđa. S poniznošću i povjerenjem molimo te pošalji pastire po svom srcu. Žetva je velika. Radnika je malo. Gospodine, pošalji radnike u žetvu svoju. To te molimo po Kristu Gospodinu našemu. Svi: Amen. ZAZIVI za duhovna zvanja Svibanj je tradicionalno Marijin mjesec. Možda župa može planirati “Sat molitve s Marijom” i moliti zajedno krunicu i litanije za duhovna zvanja. Marijo, Majko utjelovljene Riječi, pomozi nam postati svjesniji potrebe za duhovnim zvanjima, molimo te. Majko Božja, udijeli da drugi, kao i ti, mogu reći “da” pozivu tvoga Sina za redovnički život, molimo te. Majko Crkve, daj da se mnogi radnici pridruže služenju u Crkvi tvoga Sina, molimo te. Majko milosrđa, prosvijetli naše pameti tako da možemo odgovoriti s odgovornošću kao roditelji koji će poticati zvanja u našim domovima, molimo te. Kraljice neba, pomozi našim mladima slijediti stope tvoga Sina, molimo te. Majko blažena, otvori naša srca i pameti da ljube naše svećenike i redovnike te prepoznaju njihovu ljudskost i njihove potrebe kao svoje osobne, molimo te. Marijo, pomozi našoj djeci približiti se Bogu pozivom u Crkvi, molimo te. Kraljice anđela, podaj našoj Crkvi istinske učenike koji će služiti kao svećenici, sestre i braća, molimo te. Najdraža Majko, pomozi našim mladima biti otvorenima Božjem pozivu, molimo te. Majko ljubavi, učini nas otvorenijima ljubavi svećenika i redovnika koju iskazuju prema nama, molimo te. Naša kraljice neba, pomozi nam prepoznati da Bog sam ne poziva, molimo te. Sveta obitelji, pomozi obiteljima u župi razgovarati o pozivu u redovnički život na pozitivan, ohrabrujući način, molimo te. Kraljice krunice, podsjećaj nas da molimo za redovnike i one koji se pripremaju za redovnički život, da ostanu revni i posvećeni redovničkom životu, molimo te. Gospe Lurdska, molimo te za sreću među svećenicima, sjemeništarcima, bogoslovima i sve one uključene u pozivu služenja, molimo te. Majko naša, pomozi nam biti znak onoga što vjerujemo; biti nadahnuće mladićima i djevojkama da postanu svećenici, redovnici ili sestre, molimo te. Gospe Fatimska, povećaj misionarski poziv da se Isusova poruka proširi među svima narodima, molimo te. Majko hrabrosti, budi s mladićima i djevojkama, svećenicima i sestrama koji su danas potrebni naše pomoći, molimo te. Marijo, kraljice mira, daj da pomažemo onima koji su već u redovničkom životu kako bi rasli u svom pozivu služenja Crkvi, molimo te. Majko Božja, udijeli nam milost da prepoznamo vlastiti poziv i važnost redovničkog poziva, molimo te. Naša Majko milosrđa, daj da kao župljani postanemo svjesni potreba naših svećenika i iskazujemo ljubav prema njima, molimo te. Majko našega Spasitelja, daj da što više mladića i djevojaka iz ove župe slijedi duhovni poziv kao svećenik, redovnik ili sestra te donosi istinu katoličke vjere i onima koji još nisu upoznali ljubav tvoga Sina, molimo te.