Category: Lent

Lord Jesus, gentle Lamb led to the slaughter, You knew betrayal yet entrusted Your cause to the Father. In this Lenten journey, reveal to me the plots of sin within my heart. Grant me the grace to take refuge in You alone, to seek Your truth amid confusion, and to bear witness to Your light…

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, who became the Light to the nations,illumine my heart in this holy fast.When I grow tired, strengthen me.When I stumble, raise me up.Make my small efforts a participation in Your great salvation.Help me to reflect Your light to those around me,that they too may come out of darkness into…

As we journey deeper into the holy fast, today’s readings and prayers often call us to examine our hearts with honesty. Like the Prophet Isaiah reminds us that God teaches us what is for our profit and leads us in the way we should go (Isaiah 48:17), we are invited to let go of self-reliance…

A Prayer of Humble Contrition and Mercy O merciful God, who desirest not the death of the sinner but that he be converted and live, look down with pity upon Thy servant, who on this twenty-fifth day of holy Lent kneels before Thee in dust and ashes of the heart. I have wandered far from…

Twenty-fourth day of Lent,grant me the grace:  To keep praying with a sincere heart,To keep forgiving those who have hurt me,To keep fasting in body and spirit,To keep helping the poor and needy. Cleanse my soul from all sin, strengthen my will against temptation,and fill me with true contrition and love for Thee. Through the intercession of…

Grant, we pray, O Lord,that, schooled through Lenten observanceand nourished by your word,through holy restraint we may be devoted to you with all our heartand be ever united in prayer. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,God, for ever and ever.  Amen