The purpose
of petitionary prayer
is not to convince God
that we know what’s best
(because we’re so smart),
but, rather, to surrender
to His loving will,
with all of our heart.
The goal
of petitionary prayer
is not to persuade God
of where we want to go or
of what we want to do,
but to allow Divine Mercy
to make us into
a creation new.
Jesus is the Divine Artist,
and we are the paint;
only if we surrender to Him
can He make us a saint.
Prayer for the Hour of Mercy, or Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament
“…seek and you will find…” (Matthew 7: 7)
Holding the sweet hand of
Our Lady of Love,
I come before you,
The Divine Artist,
And I wish to discern
Your will in my life.
This is what I desire:
_____________;
If this is your will, too,
Then with great joy,
And heartfelt thanksgiving,
I will glorify you!
This is what I fear:
_____________;
But, if this is your will,
Then with great trust
I will courageously
Carry this cross
And surrender to you.
O Divine Artist,
Paint your will on the canvas of my life.
Your will, not mine, be done:
So what do you want for me?
Amen.
A Prayer Inspired by St. Francis de Sales
Dearest Jesus,
King of Divine Mercy,
By the power of the Holy Spirit,
We resolve today to ________,
For the glory of God the Father.
O Mystical Rose,
Our Lady of Love,
Please remind us
Of the sweet scent
Of this spiritual bouquet,
And please pray for us,
That we may put these virtues
Into practice today.
Amen.
At the cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful Mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.
Through her heart, his sorrow sharing
All his bitter anguish bearing
Now at length the sword had passed.
Oh, how sad and sore distressed
Was that Mother highly blessed
Of the sole begotten One!
Christ above in torment hangs,
She beneath beholds the pangs
Of her dying, glorious Son.
Is there one who would not weep,
‘Whelmed in miseries so deep,
Christ’s dear Mother to behold?
Can the human heart refrain
From partaking in her pain,
In that mother’s pain untold?
Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled,
She beheld her tender Child,
All with bloody scourges rent.
For the sins of his own nation
Saw him hang in desolation
Till his spirit forth he sent.
O sweet Mother! font of love,
Touch my spirit from above,
Make my heart with yours accord.
O sweet Mother! font of love,
Touch my spirit from above,
Make my heart with yours accord.
Holy Mother, pierce me through,
In my heart each wound renew
Of my Savior crucified.
Let me share with you his pain,
Who for all our sins was slain,
Who for me in torments died.
Let me mingle tears with you,
Mourning him who mourned for me,
All the days that I may live.
By the cross with you to stay,
There with you to weep and pray,
Is all I ask of you to give.
Virgin of all virgins blest!
Listen to my fond request:
Let me share your grief divine.
Let me to my latest breath,
In my body bear the death
Of that dying Son of yours.
Wounded with his every wound,
Steep my soul till it has swooned
In his very Blood away.
Be to me, O Virgin, nigh,
Lest in flames I burn and die,
In his awful judgment day.
Christ, when you shall call me hence,
Be your Mother my defense,
Be your cross my victory.
While my body here decays,
May my soul your goodness praise,
Safe in heaven eternally.
Amen.
A Little Litany of the Saints (and a future blessed)
Prologue: Latin
In principio erat Verbum,
Et Verbum erat apud Deum,
Et Deus erat Verbum.
First Movement: Italian
O Madonnina d’Amore, prega per noi.
O San Giuseppe, Cavaliere della Santa Famiglia, prega per noi.
O San Francesco di Assisi, prega per noi.
O Santa Chiara di Assisi, prega per noi.
O San Giovanni Paolo II, prega per noi.
Second Movement: Spanish
O San Juan Diego, ruega por nosotros.
O Santa Teresa de Ávila, ruega por nosotros.
O San Josemaría, ruega por nosotros.
Third Movement: French
O Saint François de Sales, priez pour nous.
O Saint Louis Marie de Montfort, priez pour nous.
O Saint Catherine Labouré, priez pour nous.
O Saint Louis Martin, priez pour nous.
O Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, priez pour nous.
Fourth Movement: English
O St. Thomas More, pray for us.
O St. John Henry Newman, pray for us.
O “Blessed” Fulton J. Sheen, pray for us.
Epilogue: Polish
Jezu, ufam Tobie!
Jezu, ufam Tobie!
Jezu, ufam Tobie!
Amen.
First Movement: The Christmas Gift
O Gesù Bambino,
through the sweet hands of
La Madonnina d’Amore,
I offer you the myrrh
of my bitter suffering.
Second Movement: Reconsecration to Jésus through Marie
Tuus totus ego sum,
Et omnia mea tua sunt.
I am all yours, O Gesù Bambino,
And all that I have is yours,
Through Santa Maria,
Your most holy Mother.
Third Movement: The Miraculous Medal
O Marie,
Conçue sans péché,
Priez pour nous
Qui avons recours à vous.
Fourth Movement: The Divine Mercy
Jesus, I surrender to you.
Jesus, I trust in you!
Per la sua dolorosa Passione,
Abbi misericordia di noi,
E del mondo intero.
Vive Jésus!
Amen.
A Prayer Inspired by St. Francis de Sales
Dearest Jesus,
King of Divine Mercy,
We place ourselves in your holy presence,
and we beseech you to inspire us
by the power of the Holy Spirit
for the glory of God the Father.
Through the sweet words of
Good Saint François,
Help us to discover in a new way
The Good, The True, and The Beautiful!
Amen.
Little Prayers Inspired by St. Francis de Sales
O God of love, fill me with your love…
O God of joy, fill me with your joy…
O God of peace, fill me with your peace…
O God of patience, fill me with your patience…
O God of kindness, fill me with your kindness…
O God of generosity, fill me with your generosity…
O God of faithfulness, fill me with your faithfulness…
O God of gentleness, fill me with your gentleness…
O God of self-control, fill me with your self-control…
O Madonnina d’Amore, pray for us…
O Holy Guardian Angels, pray for us…
O Holy Saints and Angels, pray for us…
Amen.
Prayer from The Stations of the Cross
We adore you, O Christ,
And we bless you,
Because by your holy cross
You have redeemed the world.
Amen.
O Lord of Love,
Through your holy grace,
I have wholehearted contrition,
And I am free from all affection for sin
And all attachment to sin,
And so, with a sincere heart,
I offer you this Our Father,
And also this Hail Mary,
For the Holy Father’s intentions.
And along with these prayers,
Please accept the indulgenced work
I have done over these past five days,
In reconsecrating my life to Jésus
Through Our Lady, The Queen of All Hearts.
Please accept today’s confession.
Please accept today’s recitation of the Holy Rosary.
Please accept today’s reception of Holy Communion,
Offered with the intention of making reparation
To the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Fátima.
And if it pleases you, Lord,
May it also be offered for the benefit of _____,
Or offered for my own benefit,
Or offered for whomever else the
Merciful Mystical Rose most wishes,
In accordance with your holy will.
Please accept today’s 15-minute meditation
On the 20 mysteries of the Holy Rosary.
In short, I humbly request that
Through the sweet hands of
La Madonnina d’Amore,
You accept today the gift
Of this plenary indulgence,
In accordance with your holy will.
Amen.
As I gently finger the beads of the rosary,
I touch your warm soft hands,
I gaze into your merciful, majestic eyes,
And I contemplate your loveliness;
Together our precious prayers mingle,
And rise up like sweet incense,
Its scent perfumes the halls of Heaven,
And delights the Lord of Light.
A Prayer for the Dark Night of Unknowing
O Gesù Bambino,
I surrender to you!
I offer you the myrrh
of my bitter suffering
in the dark night.
I offer you the frankincense
of my sweet prayer
in the holy light.
I offer you the gold
of my sincere love,
as your holy knight.
O Gesù Bambino,
I trust in you!
Amen.
It begins with
words,
And it ends with
actions;
It begins with
prayer,
And it ends with
love;
In the beginning was the incarnation of
The Word,
And in the end was the ultimate sacrifice of
Love;
Then, after the bitter
crucifixion,
came the beautiful and glorious
resurrection!
A Prayer in Portuguese, Italian, English, & French
First Movement: Fátima
Ó meu Jesus,
Perdoai-nos e livrai-nos
Do fogo do inferno.
Second Movement: The Incarnation
O Gesù Bambino, mi abbandono a te!
O Gesù Bambino, ti offro la tutta la mia sofferenza!
O Gesù Bambino, confido in te!
Third Movement: Divine Mercy
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Have mercy on us, and on the whole world!
Fourth Movement: The Resurrection
Vive Jésus!
Vive Jésus!
Vive Jésus!
Amen.
Based on Luke 1: 76-79
We know of Zechariah’s prophecy about his son,
The great St. John the Baptist, and its message
Of hope for the world is nothing short of remarkable.
But in truth, those of us who are lectors,
Who proclaim the Sacred Scriptures during mass,
Should ourselves take his words to heart.
For we too, in a sense, are modern-day prophets,
Since we proclaim the Holy Word to a world
That is often shrouded in the deepest darkness.
We too prepare the way of the Lord,
For after our proclamation, the priest,
In Persona Christi, will teach from the Word.
Through our proclamation, we too give
God’s people knowledge of salvation,
Through the forgiveness of sins.
Through our proclamation, the Light of the Word
Shines forth to those who sit in darkness
And guides our feet into the path of peace.
As lectors, we may not even realize it,
But the truth is that, whether we like it or not,
We are in fact evangelists, much like The Baptist.
We know that Jesus taught with authority,
Not like their scribes -- so may Our Lord inspire us too
To proclaim the Word with the Holy Spirit’s power!
Inspired by St. Bonaventure & Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
The wound of Love
Leads me back to
The comedy of errors,
Which in turn leads me back to
The divine sense of humor,
Which ultimately leads me back to
Divine Mercy in the dark night!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your holy love!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your holy joy!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your holy peace!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your heroic patience!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your heroic generosity!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your heroic faithfulness!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your angelic kindness!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your angelic gentleness!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your angelic self-control!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your divine courage!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your divine wisdom!
Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your divine mercy!
Amen.
Christmas 2025: Our Lady of Solitude Monastery
A Prayer for the Dark Night of Unknowing
O Madonnina d’Amore,
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal,
Please pray for us,
That by the power of the Holy Spirit,
The luminous grace of
Our Lord of Love
May shine through you
And warm us with His light,
Filling our hearts to overflowing
With His wondrous gift of
Divine mercy in the dark night!
Amen.
For intercessory prayer and petitionary prayer
Dearest Jesus,
By the power of the Holy Spirit,
Please pour out your divine mercy upon…
… for the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
“Thank you.
You’re very kind.
God bless you!”