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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Being Made New in God’s Redeeming Love

Heart of Christ, renew Your priests in Your love. Help them to devote themselves more deeply to building up Your Body, the Church,
so that we may all become one in Your life and love.

Let Your Holy Spirit rekindle the “fire of your love” within our priests. Help them to “set the world on fire” through the faithful practice of their priestly ministry.

May we support and encourage our priests with our prayer as they strive to be good, holy, compassionate, and inspiring
pastors for us who are entrusted to their care. May we grow to be faithful and joyful witnesses to Your presence in our world.

With your Word of blessing, help all our families to encourage each other to respond to Your invitation to “Follow Me” in our unique vocations. Help many more young men respond to Your call to serve Your Church in priestly ministry for our diocese.

Loving and merciful God, since the beginning of time, You have been “making all things new”.  Call our world back to You. Deepen our faith. Renew our priests. And guide our entire diocese, priests and people,
through this life, and into the everlasting life of heaven.

May we proclaim with all our hearts: “You are my Lord and my God,” as You renew us in Your life-giving love, now and forever.

Amen.

Hail, Guardian of the
Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted
his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.

Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace,
mercy, and courage,
and defend us from every evil.
Amen.

Fill our hearts with gratitude and love for the
precious Gift of the most Holy Eucharist You
have given us to be our spiritual Food and Drink for our Journey of Faith.

Enkindle within us the “Fire of Your Love”,
and inspire within us the desire to be like Jesus, Who won our Salvation and Who redeemed us from sin and death.

Help us, O Spirit of Mercy, to be poured out in charity, so that we can love as Jesus loves,
in all that we think, say and do.

May You, O Spirit of Truth, give us the courage to be joyful witnesses to Jesus in our lives, and to always speak the Truth in love.

Make our lives and homes places where Saints are formed, and where holy Vocations to the Priesthood, Consecrated Life, and
Sacramental Marriage are fostered.

Help us, O Spirit of Compassion, to see all those who suffer and are in need as You see them — as sisters and brothers in Christ.

May St. Augustine, our diocesan Patron, lead our restless hearts to find rest in You, and may Mary, the Mother of the Church, intercede for us, and lead us always to the Heart of her Divine Son. Come, Holy Spirit, come into our lives, our parish, and our Diocese, and lead us always to live our lives
according to Your holy Will, now and forever.

Amen.

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already here, and unite myself wholly to You. 
 

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.

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, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come 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 resurrection of the body and life everlasting. 
Amen.

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears! Turn, then, O most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us Pray. O God, whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYER FOR THE FIRST WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY

I thank You, Lord, for the comfort of Your presence: even in times of loneliness, You are my hope and my confidence, You have been my rock and my fortress since my youth!

I thank You for having given me a family and for having blessed me with a long life.  I thank You for moments of joy and difficulty, for the dreams that have already come true in my life and for those that are still ahead of me. I thank You for this time of renewed fruitfulness to which You call me.

Increase, O Lord, my faith, make me a channel of your peace, teach me to embrace those who suffer more than me, to never stop dreaming and to tell of your wonders to new generations.

Protect and guide Pope Francis and the Church, that the light of the Gospel might reach the ends of the earth. Send Your Spirit, O Lord, to renew the world, that the storm of the pandemic might be calmed, the poor consoled and wars ended. Sustain me in weakness and help me to live life to the full in each moment that You give me, in the certainty that you are with me every day, even until the end of the age.

Amen.

Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Amen.

The JOYFUL MYSTERIES of the Holy Rosary (suggested to pray on Monday and Saturday)

1. The Annunciation of Gabriel to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26-38)
2. The Visitation of Virgin Mary to Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56)
3. The Birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-21)
4. The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple at Jerusalem (Luke 2:22-38)
5. The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple at Jerusalem (Luke 2:41-52)

The SORROWFUL MYSTERIES of the Rosary (suggested to pray on Tuesday and Friday)

1. The Agony of Our Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-56)
2. Our Lord is Scourged at the Pillar (Matthew 27:26)
3. Our Lord is Crowned with Thorns (Matthew 27:27-31)
4. Our Lord Carries the Cross to Calvary (Matthew 27:32)
5. The Crucifixion of Our Lord (Matthew 27:33-56)

The GLORIOUS MYSTERIES of the Rosary (suggested to pray on Wednesday and Sunday)

1. The Resurrection of Our Lord (John 20:1-29)
2. The Ascension of Our Lord into Heaven (Luke 24:36-53)
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Virgin Mary and the Apostles at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-41)
4. The Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven (Munificentissimus Deus, Pope Pius XII 1950)
5. The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth (Revelation 12:1)

The LUMINOUS MYSTERIES of the Rosary (suggested to pray on Thursday)

1. The Baptism of Our Lord in the Jordan (Matthew 3:13-16)
2. The Wedding Feast at Cana (John 2:1-11)
3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven (Mark 1:14-15)
4. The Transfiguration of Our Lord (Matthew 17:1-8)
5. The Institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper (Matthew 26)