FR. RICKS DOMAIN at St. Josephs Church, 242 Wall Street, Kingston, NY 12401 US

Catholic Payers 1

Believe in faith and prayers and angels that watch over us. Believe in amazing grace and blessings from heaven that smile on us when we least expect then to. Believe in the wonder of our Savior's everlasting love.

PRAYER INDEX:

PRAYER TO BEGIN THE DAY

MORNING OFFERING

THE HAIL MARY

MY DAILY PRAYER

MERCIFUL FATHER

THANKSGIVING FOR MARY, OUR MOTHER

PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH

PRAYER TO THE INFANT OF PRAGUE

HIS LOVE AND MERCY

AN EVENING PRAYER

SALVE REGINA

THE MEMORARE

MAGNIFICAT

THE BEATITUDES

PRAYER OF ST.FRANCIS OF ASSISSI

MARY, MOTHER OF GRACE

ADORATION

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

PRAYER OF REPARATION

PRAYER FOR THE CONVERSION OF SINNERS

PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH

PRAYER TO CHRIST THE KING

PRAYERS FOR PRIESTS

PRAYER FOR THE SICK

PRAYER FOR THE UNBORN

PRAYER TO THE HOLY TRINITY

ANIMA CHRISTI

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

MEMORABLE JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

ADORATION

THE ANGELUS

PRAYER IN TIME OF SICKNESS

PRAYER FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL

PRAYER IN TIME OF SUFFERING

PRAYER TO MY GUARDIAN ANGEL

PRAYER FOR THE DYING

PRAYER FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY

ACT OF CONTRITION

PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS

PRAYER AFTER CONFESSION

PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX

PRAYER OF FAITH

PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL

AN EVENING VISIT

EVENING PRAYER

THE DIVINE PRAISES

PRAYER BEFORE COMMUNION

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

FATHER OF MERCIES

RENEW PRAYER

ACT OF CONSECRATI0N TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

PRAYER FOR HOLY WEEK

GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER

EASTER PRAYER

PRAYER TO ST. MONICA, PATRONESS OF MOTHERS

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

AT THE HOUR OF DEATH

REND YOUR HEARTS

PRAYER TO MARY

PRAYER FOR PEACE

PRAYER FOR THE HOLY FACE

PRAYER AFTER GOING TO CONFESSION

FATIMA PRAYER

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES

MEMORARE TO ST. JOSEPH

MOST LOVABLE LADY

OFFERING TO MERCIFUL LOVE

HAIL, O MOTHER

DAILY PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS

APOSTLE'S CREED

PSALM 119

CONSECRATION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

FOR RELATIVES WHO HAVE NOT THE FAITH

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

DEDICATION TO JESUS

RENEW 2000 PRAYER FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM

O SALUTARIS HOSTIA

PRAYER FOR THOSE WHOSE LIVES I TOUCHED

PRAYER FOR THE DEPARTED LOVED ONES

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1. PRAYER TO BEGIN THE DAY

As Morning breaks I think of you, O Lord, and my desire is to serve You joyfully. With gladness, I consecrate this day to Your Sacred Heart, and offer whatever joys and sacrifices may come my way. Thank You for the graces You will send - all the love, all the beauty, and the ways You will answer my prayers.

Today, may I love my enemies, and treat others as I would ask to be treated; may I forgive seventy-times-seven and show mercy; may I welcome the prodigal, have compasion for the Samaritan; be a peace-maker and love my neighbor unconditionally. Take all my heart, and mind and strength, O Lord, that this day may be truly lived for Your greater honor and glory and for the salvation of souls. Amen.

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2. MORNING OFFERING

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You all my prayers, works, and sufferings of this day. For all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart. In union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. In reparation for all my sins. For the intentions of all our associates, and, in particular, for the intention of our Holy Father for this month. Amen.

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3. THE HAIL MARY

Hail, Mary! Full of grace,
The Lord is with thee;
Blessed are thou among women,
And blessed of the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
Now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

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4. MY DAILY PRAYER

O my God, I place my trust and confidence in You, Who will reward the good and punish the wicked. I believe in You and accept everything You have taught and revealed. I believe that in one God there are three Divine Persons- God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. I believe that God became Man without ceasing to be God. He is Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, the Redeemer of human race. He died on the cross for my salvation and eternal happiness. O my God, give me a strong faith. Help me to believe with lively faith. O my God, all-good and all merciful, I sincerely hope to be saved. Help me to do all that is necessary to gaain eternal salvation. I have committed many sins in my life, but now I turn away from them. I am sorry, truly sorry, for all of them, because I have offended You, my God, Who are all-good, all-perfect, all-holy and all-merciful. I love You, O my God, with all my heart. Please forgive me for having offended You. I promise that, with Your help, I will never offend You again. My God, have mercy on me. Amen.

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5. MERCIFUL FATHER

Infinitely merciful Father, I offer You by the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary with St. Joseph, the nine choirs of Angels and all the Saints, the adorations, praises, love and infinite holiness of Your beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, His heart wounded and burning with love, all His blood shed for us, all His sacred wounds and in them my life and sufferings af all people, for my salvation and for the salvation of the whole world, the deliverance of all souls from Purgatory and the praise of Your merciful Father, I offer You the wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ for those in agony today. Amen.

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6. THANKSGIVING FOR MARY, OUR MOTHER

O Jesus, Divine Master, I thank and bless Your most merciful Heart for having given us Mary most holy as our Mother, Teacher and Queen. From the cross You placed us all in her hands. You gave her a great heart, much wisdom and immense power. May all mankind know her, pray for her! May all permit themselves to be led by her to You, the Savior of mankind! I placed myself in her hands, as You placed Yourself. With this Mother I want to live now, in the hour of my death, and for all eternity. Amen.

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7. PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH

O most powerful Patriarch, Saint Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church which has always invoked you in anxieties and tribulations; from the lofty seat of your glory lovingly regard the Catholic world. Let it move your paternal heart to see the Mystical Spouse of Christ and His Vicar weakened by sorrow and persecuted by powerful enemies. We bessech you, by the most bitter suffering you experienced on earth, to wipe away in mercy the tears of the revered Pontiff, to defend and liberate him, and to intercede with the Giver of peace and charity, that every hostile power being overcome and every error being destroyed, the whole Church may serve the God of all blessings in perfect liberty. Amen.

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8. PRAYER TO THE INFANT OF PRAGUE

O Divine Child of Prague, and still the great omnipotent God, I implore through thy Most Holy Mother's most powerful intercession and through the boundless mercy of Thy omnipotence as God, for a favorable answer to the intention I so earnestly ask. O Divine Child of Prague, hear my prayer and grant my petition. Amen.

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9. HIS LOVE AND MERCY

Be merciful to us, O my God, and reject not our prayers, when amid our afflictions, we call on Your Name and seek with love and confidence Your adorable Face. Amen.

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10. AN EVENING PRAYER

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of mercy, pray for me that I may be preserved this night all evil, whether of body or soul. Dear St. Joseph, all the saints and angels, and especially you, my guardian angel and my chosen patron, watch over me. I commend myself to your protection now and always. Amen.

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11. SALVE REGINA

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy. Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope! To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve! To do we send up our sighs; mourning and weeping in this vale of tears! Turn then, most gracious, Advocate, Your eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our excile, show unto us the blessed of Your womb, Jesus! O Clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!

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12. THE MEMORARE

Remember, O most gracious Virgi Mary that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you O Virgin of virgins, my mother. To you I come; before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, ear and answer me. Amen.

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13. MAGNIFICAT

My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; Because he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaid; for, behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed; Because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name; And his mercy is from generation to generation on those who fear him. He has shown might with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has given help to Israel, his servant, mindful of his mercy- Even as he spoke to our fathers- to Abraham and his posterity forever.

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14. THE BEATITUDES

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are the meek, for they shall posses the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice,for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who suffer persecution for justice sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Blessed are you who men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you, for my sake.

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15. PRAYER OF ST.FRANCIS OF ASSISSI

Lord, make me an instrument of your 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 when there is sadness, joy.

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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, it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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16. MARY, MOTHER OF GRACE

Mary, mother of grace, Mother of mercy, Shield me from the enemy and receive me at the hour of my death.

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17. ADORATION

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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18. PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Come, Holy Spirit, fill my heart with Your Holy gifts. Let my weakness be penerated with Your strength everyday that I may fulfill all the duties of my state conscientiouly, that I may do what is right and just. Let my charity be such as to generous as to pardon sincerely any wrong done to me. Assist me, O Holy Spirit, in all my trials of life, enlighten me in my ignorance, advise me in my doubts, strengthen me in my weakness, help me in my needs, protect me in temptations and console me in afflictions. Graciously hear me, O Hol Spirit, and pour Your light into my heart, soul, and my mind. Assist me to live a holy life and to grow in goodness and grace. Amen.

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19. PRAYER OF REPARATION

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its love, all its sufferings and all its merits; To expiate all the sins I have committed this day, and duringall my life. Glory be to the Father... To purify the good I have done in my poor way this day, and during all my life. Glory be to the Father... To make for the good I ought to have done and that I have neglected this day and during all my life. Glory tbe to the Father and....Amen

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20. PRAYER FOR THE CONVERSION OF SINNERS

Lord Jesus Christ, most merciful Saviou of the world, we humbly beseech You, by Your most Sacred Heart , that all the sheep who stray out of Your fol may in our 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.

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21. PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Sacred Heart of Jesus today I wish to live in You, in your grace, in which I desire at all costs to persevere. Keep me from sin and strength my will by helping me to keep watch over my senses, may imagination, and my heart. Help me to correct my faults which are the source of sin. I beg You to do this, O Jesus, through Mary, Your Immaculate Mother.

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22. PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH

O Blessed Saint Joseph, faithful guardian and protector of virgins, to whom God entrusted Jesus and Mary, I implore you by the love whch you did bear them, to preserve me from every defilement of soul and body, that may always serve them in holiness and purity of love. Amen.

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23. PRAYER TO CHRIST THE KING

Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the universe. All that has been created has been made for You. Make full use of Your rights over me. I renew the promises I made in Baptism, when I renounced Satan and all his pomp and works, and I promise to live a good life and to do al i my power to procure the triump of the rights of God and Your Church. Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer you my efforts in order to obtain that all hearts may acknowledge your Sacred Royalty, and that thus the Kigdom of Your peace may be established throughout the universe. Amen.

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24. PRAYERS FOR PRIESTS

O Jesus, I pray for Yr faithful and fervent priests; for Your unfaithful and teid priests; for Your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for Your tempted priests; for Your lonely priests; for Your young priests; for Your dying priests; for the souls of Your priests in purgatory. But above all I recommend to You the priests dearest to me; the priest who baptized me; the priests who absolved me from my sins; the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priests who taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am indebted i any other way. O Jesus, keep them all close to Your heart, and bless them abundantly in time and eternity. Amen.

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25. PRAYER FOR THE SICK

Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the Sick, we turn to You in this time of illness. O dearest Comforter of the Troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in Your hands. We place our sick under Your care and humbly ask that You restore Your servant to health again. above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge Your holy will and know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us. Amen.

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26. PRAYER FOR THE UNBORN

Heavenly Father, You created us in Your own image, and You desire that not even the least mog us should perish. In Your love for us, You entrusted Your only Son to the holy Virgin Mary. Now, in Your love, protect against the wickedness of the devil, those little ones to whom You have given the gift of life.

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27. PRAYER TO THE HOLY TRINITY

Glory be to the Father, Who by His almighty power and love created me, making me in the image and likeness of God. Glory be to the Son, Who by His Precious Blood delivered me from hell, and opened for me the gates of heaven. Glory be to the Holy Spirit, Who has sanctified me in the sacrament of Baptism, and continues to sanctify me by the graces I receive daily from His bounty. Glory be to the Three Adorable Persons of the Holy Trinity, now and forever. Amen.

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28. ANIMA CHRISTI

Soul of Christ sanctify me; Body of Christ save me; Blood of Christ inebriate me; Water from the side of Christ wash me; Passion of Christ strengthen me. O good Jesus hear me; Within your wounds hide me; Never permit me to be separated from You; From the evil one protect me, At the hour of my death call me, And bid me come to you that with Your saints I may praise You forever. Amen

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29. SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

I believe that You, O Jesus, are in the most Holy Sacrament. I love you and desire you. Come into my heart. I embrace you. Oh, never leave me. May the burning and most sweet power of your love, O Lord Jesus Christ, I beseech you, absorb my mind that I may die through love of your love, who were graciously pleased to die through love of my love.

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30. MEMORABLE JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

Remember, Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and you, O glorious St. Joseph, that no one has ever had recourse to your protection, or implored your assistance without obtaining relief. Animated with the utmost lively confidence, I come laden with the weight of my sins, to prostrate myself before you. O Merciful Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and you, O glorious St. Joseph, reject not my prayer and petitions but graciously hear and grant them. Amen.

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31. ADORATION

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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32. THE ANGELUS

V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary, R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, etc. V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R. Be it done to me according to Your Word. Hail Mary, etc. V. And the Word was made flesh, R. And dwelt among us. Hail Mary, etc. Let us Pray: Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord, Your Grace into our hearts; that as we have known the incarnation of Christ Your Son by the message of an angel, so by His passion and cross we may be brought to the glory of His resurrection. Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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33. PRAYER IN TIME OF SICKNESS

O Jesus, suffered and died for us; You understand suffering; Teach me to stand suffering as You do; To bear it in union with You; To offer it with You to atone for my sins, And to bring Your grace to souls in need. Calm fears; increase my trust. May I gladly accept Your holy will and become more like You in trial. If it be Your will, restore me to health so that I may work for Your honor and glory and the salvation of all peoples. Amen. Mary, help of the sick, pray for me.

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34. PRAYER FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL

O Lord our God, You are the healer of all mankind. In Your merciful love you heal us of sin and the effects of sin in this life and the next. We pray to you, our Lord, this day to accelerate your plan of final healing and glory for our loved one. Call your beloved home to the fullness of happiness and glory with You for all eternity. Amen.

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35. PRAYER IN TIME OF SUFFERING

Behold me, my beloved Jesus, weighed down under the burden of my trials and sufferings, I cast myself at Your feet, that You may renew my strength and my courage, while I rest here in Your presence. Permit me to lay down my cross in Your Sacred Heart, for only Your infinite goodness can sustain me; only Your love can help me bear my cross; only Your powerful hand can lighten its weight. O Divine King, Jesus, whse heart s so compassionate to the afflicted, I wish to live in You, during my life be to me my model and support; At the hour of my death, be my hope and my refuge.

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36. PRAYER TO MY GUARDIAN ANGEL

Angel of God's light, whom God sends as a companion for me on earth, protect me from the snares of the devil, and help me to walk always as a child of God, my Creator. Angel of God's truth, whose perfect knowledge serves what is true, protect me from deceits and temptations. Help me to know the truth, and always to live the truth. Angel of God's love, who praises Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, who sacrificed His life for love of us, sustain me as I learn the ways of divine love, of sacrificial generosity, of meekness and lowliness of heart. Thank You, my heavenly friend, for your watchfull care. At the moment of my death, bring me to heaven, where the one true God, Who is light, Truth and Loe, lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.

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37. PRAYER FOR THE DYING

Most Merciful Jesus, lover of souls, I pray to You, by the agony of Your most Sacred Heart, and by the sorrows of Your Immaculate Mother, to wash in our Most Precious Blood, the sinners of the world who are now in their agony, and who will die today. Heart of Jesus, once in agony, have mercy on the dying. Amen.

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38. PRAYER FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY

O gentle Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on them. Be not severe in Your judgments, but let some drops of Your Precious Blood fall upon the devouring flames. And, Merciful Savior, send Your angels to conduct them to a place of refreshment, light and peace. Amen.

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39. ACT OF CONTRITION

A. O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You. I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell. But most of all because they offended You, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen. B. My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for my sins, In his name, my God, have mercy.

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40. PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS

O God, mercy and forgiveness are Yours by nature and by right. Receive our humble petitions. Though we are bound tightly by the chain of our sins, set us free by the power of Your great mercy. Amen.

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41. PRAYER AFTER CONFESSION

My dearest Jesus, I have told all my sins to the best of my ability. I have sincerey tried to make a good confession and I know that You have forgiven me. Thank You dear Jesus! Your Divine HEart is full of love and mercy for poor sinners. I love You dear Jesus; You are sogood to me. My loving Savior, I shall try to keep from sin and to love more each day. Dearest Mother Mary, pray for me and help me to keep all my promises. Protect me and do not let me fall back into sin. Dear God, help me to lead a good life. Without Your grace I can do nothing. Amen.

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42. PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before Your face I humbly kneel ad, with burning soul, pray and beseech You to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity; true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment. While I contemplate, with great love and tender pity, Your five most precious wounds, pondering over them within me and calling to mind the words which David, Your prophet, said of You, my Jesus: "They have pierced My hands and My feet, they have numbered all My bones. Amen.

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43. PRAYER OF FAITH

Lord, I believe in Thee. Lord, let my faith be full and unreserved, and let it penetrate my thought, my way of judging divine things and human things. Lord, let my faith be joyful and give peace and gladness to my spirit, and dispose it for prayer with God and conversio with people, so that the inner bliss of its fortunate possession may shine forth in sacred and secular conversation. Lord, let my faith be humble and not presume to be based on the experience of my thought and of my feeling; but let it surrender to the testimony of the Holy Spirit, and not have any better guarantee than in docility to Tradition and to the authority of the the Magisterium of the Holy Church. Amen.

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44. PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL

St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O Prince of the heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.

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45. AN EVENING VISIT

Be with us Lord tonight. Stay to adore and praise, and give thanks for us whie we sleep; to draw down mercy and grace upon the world; to give strength to the suffering souls in purgatory in their night of waiting. Stay with us, to ward off the anger f God from our crowded cities with their dens of vice, their crimes that call to Heaven for vengeance. Stay with us, to guard the innocent, to sustain the tempted, to raise the fallen, to curb the power of the evil one, to prevent sin. Stay with us, to comfort the sorrowing, to bless the death-beds, to grant contrition to the dying, to receive into the arms of Your mercy the thousands that this night must come before with Tour sheep. Secure them against the perils that beset them. Stay, above all, with the suffering and dying. Grant us a quite night and a perfect end. Be our merciful Shepherd to the last, that without fear we may appear before You as our Judge.

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46. EVENING PRAYER

Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give Your Angels and Saints charge over those who sleep. Tend Your sick ones, O Lord Jesus Christ. Rest Your ones, Bless Your dying ones, Soothe Your suffering ones, Pity Your afflicted ones, Shield Your joyous ones, And all for Your love's sake. Amen.

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47. THE DIVINE PRAISES

Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart. Blessed be His Most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the Great Mother of God, Mary Most holy. Blessed her Holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints. May the heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time. Amen.

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48. PRAYER BEFORE COMMUNION

Come, O Blessed Savior, and nourish my soul with heavenly Food, the Food which contains every sweetness and every delight. Come, Bread of angels, and satisfy the hunger of my soul. Come, glowing Furnace of Charity, and enindle in my heart the flame of divine love. Come, Light of the World, and enlighten the darkness of my mind. Come, King of Kings, and make me obedient to your holy will. Come, Loving Savior, and make me meek and humble. Come, Friend of the Sick, and heal the infirmities of my body and the weaness of my soul. Come, Good shepherd, my God and my All, and take e to yourself. O most holy Mother, Mary Immaculate, prepare my heart to receive my Savior.

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49. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Dear Lord, help me to remove from my mind every thought or opinion which You would not sanction, every feeling from my heart which You would not approve. Grant that I may spend the hours of the day galdly working with You according to Your will. Helpme just for today and be with me in it. In conversations, that they may not be to me occasions of uncharitableness. In the day's worries and disappointments, that I may be patient with myself and with those around me. In moments of fatigue and illness, that I may be mindful of others rather tha of myself. n temptations, that I may be generous and loyal, so that when the day is over I may lay it at Your feet, with its successes which are all Yours,and its failures which are all my own, and feel that life is real and peaceful, and blessed when spent with You as the Guest of my soul. Amen.

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50. FATHER OF MERCIES

Father of mercies, God of all comfort, herar our prayers for the souls of the faithful departed. Console them in their sorrowful exile from the kingdom prepared for them from the creation of the world. We make our prayer for them through Jesus Christ, Your Son, who loved them and delivered Himself up for all of us. Amen.

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51. RENEW PRAYER

Lord,We are your people, the sheep of your flock. Heal the sheep who are wounded, Touch the sheep who are in pain, Clean the sheep who are soiled, Warm the lambs who are cold. Help us to know the Father's love through Jesus the Shepherd and through His Spirit. Help us to lift up that love, and show it all over this land. Help us to build love on justice and justice on love. Help us to believe mightily, hope joyfully, love divinely. Renew us that we may renew the face of the earth. Amen.

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52. ACT OF CONSECRATI0N TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

Queen of the most Holy Rosary, and tender mother of the people, to fulfill the desires of the Most Sacred Heart, and the request of the Vicar of your Son on earth, we consecrate ourselves to you, and to your Immaculate Heart, and recommend to you, all the families of our nation, and of all the world. Please accept our consecration, dearest Mother, and use us and all families as you wish, to accomplish your designs upon the world. O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and earth, and of our family, rule over us, together with the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, our King. Save us from the spreading flood of modern paganism, kindle in our hearts and homes, the love of purity, the practice of Christian life, and an ardent zeal for souls, and for the holiness of family life. We come with confidence to you, O Throne of Grace and Mother of Fair Love; inflame us with the same divine fire which has inflamed your own Immaculate Heart. Make our hearts and homes your shrine, and through us make the Heart of Jesus rule and triumph in every family in the world. Amen.

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53. PRAYER FOR HOLY WEEK

Jesus my Lord, let me strengthen my courage by taking on the courage of all those people who have been "centurions" for me. Many have faced disasters and hard times with great constancy. The upper hand of evil never turned them against you. They kept going. Let me be like them, Lord. No matter what the cross, let me never stop declaring you to be "truly the Son of God, the source of my hope, the reason why i'll never quit on life." Amen.

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54. GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER

Jesus, my Lord, let me go to Mary when suffering threatens to overwhelm me. Ask your mother to stay with me when I am afraid and tempted to surrender. Let me look to Mary as my model for love, as well as my haven of healing. Make sure I am considerate of other people and notice how they are affected by their suffering. I'm not the only one. I beg you, Lord,to help me grow in compassion. If I am faaithful to you and close to your blessed mother, those who suffer will be comforted by my presence...and they will gain courage as I stand beside them, by their cross. Amen.

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55. EASTER PRAYER

Jesus, Lord, don't let the fear of death overpower us. And don't let the loss of our loved ones cause us to doubt your power to "Easter" everybody. Remind us, Lord, that you have the last words over death. You are risen! You are not "among the dead." Neither are we. We shall live forever in your triumphant love. Amen.

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56. PRAYER TO ST. MONICA, PATRONESS OF MOTHERS

Blessed Monica, mother of St. Augustine, we give thanks to our Father in Heaven Who looked with mercy upon your tears over your wayward son. His conversion and heroic sanctification were the fruit of your prayers. Dear St. Monica we now ask you to pray with us for all those sons and daughters that have wandered away from God, and to add your prayers to those of all mothers who are worried over their children. Pray also for us that, following your example, we may, in the comany of our children, one day enjoy the eternal vision of our Father in Heaven. Amen.

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57. PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

O most Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of gentleness and mercy, I, an unworthy sinner, fly to you with sentiments of confidence and love. I beg you who stood close to your most beloved Son as He hung upon the cross, graciously to remain near me, a miserable sinner, and near all priests who throughout the whole Church will offer Holy Mass this day. By your gracious favor help me to offer a sacrifice which is worthy and acceptable in sight of the most high and undivided Trinity, Amen.

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58. AT THE HOUR OF DEATH

O Lord Jesus Christ, grant that now and in the hour of our death we may obtain the favor of Your mercy through the pleading of the Blessed Virgin Mary,Your Mother whose soul was pierced with a sword of sorrow in the hour of Your passion. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

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59. REND YOUR HEARTS

Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God. For gracious and merciful, is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment.

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60. PRAYER TO MARY

Mary, Mother of mercy, watch over all people, that the Cross of Christ may not be emptied of its power, that man may not stray from the path of good or become blind to sin, but may put his hope ever more fully in God Who is "rich in mercy." May he carry out the good works prepared by God beforehand and so live completely "for the praise of His glory." Amen.

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61. PRAYER FOR PEACE

Merciful Jesus, during Your life on earth You showed great concern for the sick and the infirm. Have compassion now on all those who are sick or in pain. Grant them a healing of mind and body and restore their strength and spirit. Comfort them with the knowledge that we are praying for them, and give them peace with a sense of Your presence. May they know that in the special way they are united with You, their suffering Christ. May they contribute to the welfare of the whole People of God by associating themselves freely with Your pasion and death for the salvation of the world. Bless, too, those who take care of the sick. In their own time of need, bestow on them a hundred fold the blessings they have given to others. Amen.

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62. PRAYER FOR THE HOLY FACE

O Lord Jesus Christ, in presenting ourselves before Your adorable Face, to ask of You the graces of which we stand most in need, we beseech You above all, to give us that interior disposition of never refusing at any time to do what you require of me by Your Holy commandments and Divine inspirations. O Good Jesus, Who has said, "Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you," give us O Lord, that faith which obtains all or supply in us what may be deficient. Grant us, by the pure effect of Your charity and for Your eternal glory, the graces which we need and which we look for from Your infinite mercy. Amen

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63. PRAYER AFTER GOING TO CONFESSION

May this confession of mine, O Lord, through the merits of Thy blessed and ever virgin Mother and of all Thy saints, be pleasing and acceptable in Thy sight; and if anything is wanting, now or at any other time, in true contrition or sincerity or the integrity of my confession, do Thou of Thy kind love and mercy, supply what is needed and hold me more fully and perfectly absolved in heaven. Who lives and reignest, God, forever and ever. Amen.

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64. FATIMA PRAYER

O my Jesus, forgive us, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are most in need of Thy mercy.

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65. PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES

Ever Immaculate Virgin, Mother of mercy, health of the sick, refuge of sinners, comfort of the afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings; cast upon me a look of mercy. By appearing in the Grotto of Lourdes, you were pleased to make it a privileges sanctuary, when you dispense your favors, and already many sufferers have obtained the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal. I come, therefore, with unbounded confidence, to implore your maternal intercession. Obtain O loving Mother, the grant of my requests. I will endeavor to imitate your virtues, that I may one day share your glory, and bless you in eternity. Amen.

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66. MEMORARE TO ST. JOSEPH

Remember, O most pure Spouse of the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, my sweet protector, that no one ever had recourse to your protection or implored your aid without obtaining relief. Confiding, therefore, in your goodness I come before you, and humbly suplicate you. Oh, despise not my petitions, foster father of the Redeemer, but graciously receive them. Amen.

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67. MOST LOVABLE LADY

I love thee, most lovable Lady, By the love which I bear thee, I promise ever to serve thee, and to do as much as I can, that thou be loved by others also. I put all my hopes in thee, all my salvation. Receive me as thy servant and cover me with the mantle of thy protection, thou the Mother of mercy! Amen.

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68. OFFERING TO MERCIFUL LOVE

In order that my life may be one act of perfect love, I offer myself as a holocaust to Thy merciful love, imploring Thee to consume me unceasingly, and to allow the floods of infinite tenderness gathered up in Thee to overflow into my soul, so that I may become a martyr of Thy love. O my God! May this martyrdom one day release me from my earthly prison, after having prepared me to appear before thee, and may my soul take its flight without delay into the eternal embrace of Thy merciful love! O my Beloved! I desire at every beat of my heart to renew this oblation an infinite number of times, " till the shadows retire," and everlasting I can tell Thee my love face to face.

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69. HAIL, O MOTHER

Hail, Mother most pure! Hail, Virgin renowned! Hail, Queen with stars As a diadem crown'd! Above all angels In glory untold, Standing next to the King In a vesture of gold! O Mother of mercy! O Star off the wave! O hope of the guilty! O light of the grave! Through thee may we come To the haven of rest; And see haven's King In the courts of the blest. Amen.

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70. DAILY PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS

Immortal God, holy Lord, Father and Protector of all You have created, we raise our hearts to You today for those who have passed out of this mortal life. In Your loving mercy, Father of all, be pleased to receive them in Your heavenly company, and forgive the failings and faults they may have done from human frailty. Your Son, Christ our Savior, suffered so cruelly that He might deliver them from Purgatory. By His merits may they share in the glory of His victory over sin and death. For all the faithful who have died we pray, but in particular for those dear to us, parents, relatives and friends. Nor do we forget all who did good to us while on earth, who helped us by their prayers, sacrifice, and example. We pray also for any who may have done us harm, and stand in special need of Your forgiveness. May the merits and praayers of our Virgin Mother, Mary, and those of all Your Angels and Saints, speak for us and assist them now. This we ask in Christ's name. Amen.

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71. APOSTLE'S CREED

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He shall come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the ressurection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

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72. PSALM 119

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord, Lord, hear my voice! If, You O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would survive? But with you is found forgiveness: for this we revere you. My soul is waiting for the Lord, more than watchman for daybreak. Because with the Lord thereis mercy and fullness of redemption, Israel indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity. Eternal rest grant to them , O Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

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73. CONSECRATION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us, Yours and Yours we wish to be; but to be more surely united with You, each one of us freely consecrates himself today to Your most Sacred Heart. Many have never known You; many, too, have rejected You. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them all to Your Sacred Heart. May You be recognized as Savior by all those who still in darkness of disbelief. Draw them into the light and kingdom of God. Grant, O Lord, to Your Church freedom and immunity from harm; give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to it be glory and honor forever. Amen.

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74. FOR RELATIVES WHO HAVE NOT THE FAITH

Merciful Lord, who prayed that there be one flock and one shepherd, I ask the light of faith for those who are related to me and do not know You in Your Eucharistic Presence. Give them the joy of Your protecting presence. Bring them into the one fold of which You are the master and Lord. Forgive them their sins and teach them the way of repentance. In the end bring them into the larger circle of Your family, to God our Father, to Mary our Mother, and to You our beloved Brother. Amen.

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75. PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Lord of the harvest, your Word finds a home in our hearts, calls us into community and invites to generous service of the human family. Bless with courage and spirit your priestly people. called to full participation in the one Body of Christ. May many choose to respond in public service to your call offered in Jesus' name. Amen.

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76. DEDICATION TO JESUS

Lord Jesus Christ, take all my freedom, my memory, my understanding, and my will. All that I have and cherish you have given me. I surrender it all to be guided by your will. Your love and your grace are wealth enough for me. Give me these, Lord Jesus, and ask for nothing more. Amen.

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77. RENEW 2000 PRAYER FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM

Grascious God, we are your people embraced by your love. We thank you for your presence with us throughout all time. As we celebrate the 2000 years since the birth of Jesus...Create us anew. Liberate us from that which keeps us from you. Enable us to recreate our world and restore justice. Heal us from every form of sin and violence. Transform us to live your Word more profoundly. Reconcile us so enemies becomes friends. Awaken us to the sacred; nurture our relationships; enliven our Parishes; reunite our families. Fill us with joy to celebrate the fulness of life. Empower us to be a community of love growing in your likeness. Amen.

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78. O SALUTARIS HOSTIA

O saving Victim, open wide The gate of Heaven to us below, Our foes press on ev'ry side; Your aid supply, your strength bestow. To your great name be enless praise, Immortal Godhead, One in Thee; O grant us endless length of days In our true native land to be. Amen

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79. PRAYER FOR THOSE WHOSE LIVES I TOUCHED

Beloved Shepherd of Souls! As I tread into the sunset of my life, I grow anxious for the spiritual welfare of souls who came to know me. It grieves me to think of the offenses they may have committed because of words or deeds of mine. I have in mind those who were my close responsibility as well as whom I sponsored in Baptism and whose spiritual condition is no longer known to me. In Your merciful goodness I now plead for the pardon of the souls who because of me have lost Your favor. Humbly I implore You, let not one of them be lost, but when they leave this world may they find glorious entry into the Kingdom of Heaven! On behalf of those who may need to atone for offenses I may have caused them to commit, I offer You any infirmities or sufferings I am to undergo during the remaining years of my life. Dear Shepherd of Souls, grant them eternal life. Amen.

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80. PRAYER FOR THE DEPARTED LOVED ONES

Almighty God, Who by the love which You have for men, have willed to take our humanity, to live a life of hard work, to suffer a most cruel Passion, and finally to die on the Cross, I beseech You, by the infinite merits purchased for us with Your Precious Blood, look mercifully on the suffering which is endured by the holy souls in Purgatory. Accept, O merciful God, the prayers which I offer for them, and call them to the glory of Heaven. I recommend to You the souls of my relatives, friends and benefactors, and in a special manner of those to whom I may have been an occasion of sin by my bad example. Most Holy Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Comforter of the afflicted, intercede for those souls, that, by your powerful intercession, they may be admitted to enjoy that Kingdom which is prepared for them. Amen.

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81. PRAYER FOR FREEDOM FROM ADDICTION 82. SERENITY PRAYER 83. PRAYER OF SPOUSES FOR EACH OTHER 84. PRAYER OF ST. TERESA OF AVILA 85. PRAYER OF ST. PATRICK 86. REFLECTION ON PRAYER 87. PRAYER OF ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA 88. PRAYER OF ABANDONEMENT 89. PRAYER OF AFFIRMATION 90. PRAYER OF ST. JOHN NEUMANN 91. PRAYER TO JESUS CRUCIFIED 92. PRAYER FOR THE PRESENT MOMENT 93. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING 94. SPECIAL ACT OF SORROW 95. PRAYER OF PARENTS 96. THE LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 97. LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH 98. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION 99. A PERSONAL PRAYER 100. PRAYER FOR THE NEW

81. PRAYER FOR FREEDOM FROM ADDICTION

Lord Jesus, You said, "I have come to set the captives free." We are captive and need your healing touch. Free us, Lord, from our addictions, so that we will be: ...free from the cares and worries that stifle our happiness; ...free from sins that cling to us, and to which we cling; ...free from all compulsive behavior that prevents us from becoming what you, Lord, have planned for us. Bring us, loving Savior, to the experience of abundant life which you promised. Amen.

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