Catholic Prayers

My good and dear Jesus, I kneel before you, asking you most earnestly to engrave upon my heart a deep and lively faith, hope, and charity, with tru...

Almighty and merciful God, graciously attend to my humble prayers; and make me, your servant whom you have appointed to dispense your heavenly myst...

I beseech you, most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, grant that your Passion may be to me a power by which I may be strengthened, protected, and defended. ...

Lord, I will seek your face and continually search for your face as much as I can and as much as you render me capable of doing. Lord, my God, my o...

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know where it will end. Nor do ...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) O God, early in the morning I cry to you. Help me to pray and to concentrate my thoughts on you: I cannot do this a...

God, our Father, we are exceedingly frail and indisposed to every virtuous and gallant undertaking. Strengthen our weakness, we beseech you, that w...

Jesus, Eternal High Priest, bless in time and eternity my parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, relatives, friends, and benefactors, who by the...

My good Jesus, I pray you to bless me; keep me in your love; grant me the grace of final perseverance. Help me to become a Saint. Safeguarded by yo...

Merciful Lord, with a pure heart I thank you for taking away my sins. Let your Holy Spirit guide my life so that my soul may bear the fruit of love...

Charles Eugene de Foucauld (1858-1916) Father, I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will. Whatever you may do. I thank you; I am r...

Good Lord, give me the grace, in all my fear and agony, to have recourse to that great fear and wonderful agony that Thou, my sweet Savior, hadst a...