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Twenty-Third Psalm

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff--they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
my whole life long.
 
--- Psalms 23: 1-6  

God Is Our Hope

God is our hope and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
 
Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved,
and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea;
 
Though the waters thereof rage and swell,
and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same.
 
There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God,
the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
 
--- Psalms 46: 1-4

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come, 
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our debts and we forgive
our debtors,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil,
for thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever.

Amen. 
 
--- Matthew 6:9-13

Prayer for the Grace from All the World's Masses

Eternal Father, 
we humbly offer Thee our poor presence, 
and that of the whole of humanity, 
from the beginning 
to the end of the world 
at all the Masses 
that ever have or ever will be prayed. 
We offer Thee all the pains, 
sufferings, prayers, sacrifices, 
joys, and relaxations of our lives, 
in union with those of our Lord Jesus here on earth. 
May the Most Precious Blood of Christ, 
all His Blood, Wounds, 
and Agony save us, 
through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary.
 
Amen.

Prayer for Friends and Benefactors

O God, bountiful in forgiving,
and lovingly desirous of man's salvation,
we humbly beseech Thy mercy in behalf of our friends,
relations and benefactors,
who have passed from this world, that, 
through the intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin
and all the Saints,
Thou wouldst permit them to come
to the full participation of everlasting happiness.
Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
Amen.

Prayer for Guidance

Lord Jesus, may everything I do begin with You, 
continue with Your help, 
and be done under Your guidance. 
May my sharing in the Mass free me from my sins, 
and make me worthy of Your healing. 
May I grow in Your Love and Your service, 
and become a pleasing offering to You; 
and with You to Your Father. 
May the mystery I celebrate help me 
to reach eternal life with you 

Prayer of Saint Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Amen.

Serenity Prayer

God, grant me the serenity 
to accept the things I cannot change, 
courage to change the things I can, 
and wisdom to know the difference 
living one day at a time, 
accepting hardships as a pathway to peace, 
taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, 
not as I would have it, 
trusting that You will make all things right, 
if I surrender to Your will, 
so that I may be reasonably happy in this life 
and supremely happy with You forever in the next.

Reinhold Niebuhr 
1892-1971 

Psalms51:1-17 TLB 

O loving and kind GOD, have mercy. Have pity upon me and take away the awful stain of my transgressions. Oh, wash me, cleanse me from this guilt. Let me be pure again. For I admit my shameful deed-it haunts me day and night. It is against YOU and YOU alone I sinned and did this terrible thing. YOU saw it all, and Your sentence against me is just. Create in me a new, clean heart, O GOD, filled with clean thoughts and right desires. Don't toss me aside, banished forever from Your presence. Don't take Your HOLY SPIRIT from me. Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey YOU. (Psalms51:1-17 TLB) 

1 Sam 1:10-11, NIV

In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the LORD. And she made a vow, saying, "O LORD Almighty, if YOU will only look upon your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head." (1 Sam 1:10-11, NIV)

Prayer for Acceptance of God's Will

Lord, I do not know what to ask of You. You know better than me what my needs are. You love more than I know how to love. Help me to see clearly my real needs which I do not see. I open my heart to You. Examine and reveal to me my faults and sins. I put all trust in You. I have no other desire than to fulfill Your will. Teach me how to pray. Pray in me. Amen.

Prayer for Love

Christ my God, set my heart on fire with love in You, that in its flame I may love You with all my heart, with all my mind, and with all my soul and with all my strength, and my neighbor as myself, so that by keeping Your commandments I may glorify You the Giver of every good and perfect gift. Amen.

Prayer Before Any Task

Lord Jesus Christ, my God, You have said, "Apart from me You can do nothing." In faith I embrace Your words, Lord, and I entreat Your goodness. Help me to carry out the work I am about to begin, and to bring it to completion. To You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Almighty God, our Help and Refuge, who knows that we can do nothing right without Your guidance and help; direct me by Your wisdom and power, that I may accomplish this task and, whatever I do according to Your divine will, so that it may be beneficial to me and others and to the glory of Your holy Name. Amen. My Lord and Savior, You became man and labored with Your hands until the time of Your ministry. Bless me as I begin this work. Help me to bring it to completion. Lord, enlighten my mind and strengthen my body, that I may accomplish my task according to Your will. Guide me to bring about works of goodness to Your service and glory. Amen.

The Creed

I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. 
And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages. 
Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father, through whom all things were made. 
For us and for our salvation, He came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man. 
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and He suffered and was buried. 
On the third day He rose according to the Scriptures. 
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. 
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. His Kingdom will have no end. 
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father, 
who together with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke through the prophets. 
In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. 
I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. 
I expect the resurrection of the dead. And the life of the age to come.

Amen. 

Divine Mercy Novena

O God, our heavenly Father, who loves mankind and are a most merciful and compassionate God, have mercy upon Your servants (Name those whom you wish to remember) for whom I humbly pray to You to care for and protect. O God , be their guide and guardian in all their endeavors, lead them in the path of Your truth, and draw them nearer to You, so that they may lead a godly and righteous life in Your love as they do Your will in all things. Give them Your grace, and mercy so that they may be patient, hard working, tireless, devout and charitable. Defend them against the assaults of the enemy, and grant them wisdom and strength to resist all temptation and corruption, and direct them in the way of Salvation, through the goodness of Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, and the prayers of His Holy Mother and the blessed saints.

Amen.