Prayer
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Pope prays for China earthquake victims and Middle East peace
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn the first General Audience since his summer break Pope Francis resumed his Catechesis on the Church and the People of God, but his mind was also on the tensions and recent conflict in the Middle East and an earthquake in China which last Sunday ... -
A Prayer for pardon
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMy Lord! I praise you, and You are most worthy of praise. I extol Your goodness in every way. thank you for everything You have given me, as well as for what You have withheld from me. What You withhold from me ... -
Prayer cycle (27 July - 02 August 2014): The Caribbean
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMGracious and compassionate God, faithful to all your promises, supplier of our needs, may we never underestimate, the value of all that you afford us... -
Pope’s August prayers to focus on refugees fleeing violence
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis’ universal prayer intention for the month of August was released on Tuesday and focuses on “refugees, forced by violence to abandon their homes” that they may “find a generous welcome and the protection of their rights”. -
6th Asian Youth Day Prayer
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMDear Jesus and Good Lord, How wonderful is your love for me! Deep down in my heart, I know you to be the best friend forever! I do not know why, but I do feel an intimacy with you! ... -
Prayer of St. Bonaventure
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMGrant that my soul may hunger after Thee, the Bread of Angels, the refreshment of holy souls, our daily and super substantial bread, having all sweetness and savor and every delightful taste. -
Prayer cycle (06-12July): Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMGod, we pray for all those, who, following the example of Jesus, search and work for peace, proclaiming and building your reign. Increase their strength and fill them with your grace. -
Prayer cycle (29 June - 05 July): Bolivia, Chile, Peru
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMOur Father in heaven, holy is your name. We thank you for the gift of life, which is renewed every moment with your beauty. Your mercy, God, confirms your love. In your hands are our destiny and our life. All-powerful ... -
Prayer cycle (22-28 June): Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMGod of life, you put in human beings, the imprint of your image and likeness, and made us to participate with you in your creation. Forgive our incapacity to respect and protect life in all its forms. God of justice, you call us ... -
Pope Francis: Prayers for peace in Iraq
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM“I invite all of you to unite yourselves with my prayer for the dear Iraqi nation, especially for the victims and for those who most suffer the consequences of the growing violence, in particular the many persons, among whom are so many Christians, ... -
Cardinal Parolin: Prayer at centre of Peres-Abbas meeting on June 8
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Holy See’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said prayer will be at the centre of the June 8 meeting between Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican. Pope Francis invited the two leaders ... -
Pope’s prayer intentions for June focus on Europe and jobs crisis
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Holy Father’s Universal prayer intention for June is: “That the unemployed may receive support and find the work they need to live in dignity”. His missionary prayer intention is “that Europe may rediscover its Christian roots through the witness of believers”. -
Pope: Prayers for flood victims, for China, and for Burma's first Blessed
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn a series of appeals made at the end of his general audience Wednesday Pope Francis asked people to pray for the victims of devastating floods in the Balkans, for the Catholics in China and for the first ever Burmese native to be declared Blessed... -
For Pope Francis' visit to the Holy Land
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMNine days of special prayer have been organized in preparation for Pope Francis' pastoral visit to the Holy Land from 24 to 26 May. According to the website of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem for Latins, the Jerusalemite Churches and ... -
Pope Francis: Regina coeli appeals for Ukraine, Afghanistan
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis appealed for peace in Ukraine on Sunday. Speaking to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the middayRegina coeli prayer (which replaces the Angelus at Eastertide), The Holy Father said, “I would like to invite you to entrust to ... -
A Prayer for Family - Card. John B. Pham Minh Man
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMO God the Father of compassionate kindness, You are the source of every family on earth, We thank you Father for you have given mercy on the human family,... -
Pope Francis urges prayers for victims of S. Korean ferry disaster
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis has asked people worldwide to join him in prayer for the victims of the tragic ferry disaster in South Korea. Using the global twitter network, the Holy Father tweeted: “Please join me in praying for the victims of the ferry disaster in Korea and their families”. -
A Prayer
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMGod help us to find our confession; The truth within us which is hidden from our mind; The beauty or the ugliness we see elsewhere But never in ourselves;... -
Pope prays for kidnapped religious in Camerun
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis is praying for the two Italian priests of Vicenza “fidei donum”, Frs Giampaolo Marta and Gianantonio Allegri and for the Canadian sister kidnapped during the night in Camerun. The pope hopes... -
Pope Francis' prayer intentions for April
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis' universal prayer intention for April is: “That governments may foster the protection of creation and the just distribution of natural resources”. His intention for evangelisation is: “That the Risen Lord may... -
Prayer cycle (30 March - 5 April): Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMWe praise you for the beauty we see around us, for the infinite variety of your creation – the skies, the mountains, the valleys, the plains, the rivers and the seas. The bounty of your ... -
Prayer Cycle (23 - 29 March, 2014): China, Hong Kong, Macau
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAs they face this day, O God, find those who are lost, separated from those they love, crossing unknown borders, without a country or home, not knowing where to turn... -
Prayer Cycle (16- 22 March, 2014): Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMWe remember, O Lord, those who suffer from any kind of discrimination, your children, and our brothers and sisters, who are ... -
Prayer Cycle (2- 8 March, 2014): Andorra, Austria, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMYou, my Lord and my God, Give me all that leads me to you. You, my Lord and my God, Take away from me, all that separates me from you. You, my Lord and ... -
Prayer To The Holy Family
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMHoly Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division: may all who have been hurt or scandalized find ready comfort and healing... -
Prayer Cycle (Dec. 29, 2013 - Jan. 4, 2014): Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMSpirit of the Living God, come afresh on your Holy Land. Help your people to restore broken relationships. Give them patience to break down ... -
Pope calls for prayer for nuns kidnapped in Syria
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAt the end of his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis called on everyone to pray for a group of nuns taken by force from the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Tecla in the ancient Christian town of Ma’lula in Syria.... -
Prayer Cycle (1- 7 December 2013) Liberia, Sierra Leone
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMGive thanks for: Christian churches and people who, despite hardships and temptations, retain faith and hope and love, and work for the betterment of all peoples in their nations. Those who work for reconciliation and healing, so that people ... -
Prayer cycle: Having Enough
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM“You have ample goods laid up for many years,” he said to himself, “Relax, eat, drink, be merry ....” -
Pope calls for 'our prayer' and 'actual help' for the people of the Philippines
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMTFilipino authorities estimate that Typhoon Haiyan may have killed 10,000 people. Before the Angelus, Francis spoke about eternal life, which is "another life in another dimension". Eternity "enlightens and gives hope to the earthly life of each one of us," whilst "death is behind us, behind and not...