Tag: prayer
A Prayer from the Desert
Lord Jesus Christ, whose will all things obey: pardon what I have done and grant that I, a sinner, may sin no more. Lord, I believe that though I do not deserve it, you can cleanse me from all my sins. Lord, I know that man looks upon the face, but you see the heart. Send your… Read More ›
Humility is the foundation of the house of love
Humility is the foundation of the house of love. Yet even that foundation sits on the firm earth of gratitude. ”Abba Peter (the Pionite) said, “We must not be puffed up when the Lord does something through our meditation, but we must rather thank him for having made us worthy to be called by him.’… Read More ›
Fr. Solanus Casey Guild: An Interview with Br. Edward
Brother Edward, a Belmont Abbey monk and guestmaster at the monastery, just launched the new Fr. Solanus Casey Guild which is dedicated to the beatification of Fr. Solanus Casey. Br. Edward has been a monk of Belmont Abbey for over 8 years, and says he wants to share the peace of following God’s will with… Read More ›
Prayer to St. Joseph for Employment
Dear Saint Joseph, you were yourself once faced with the responsibility of providing the necessities of life for Jesus and Mary. Look down with fatherly compassion upon me in my anxiety over my present inability to support my family. Please help me to find gainful employment very soon, so that this heavy burden of concern… Read More ›
The Lord must guide our hearts
. . . of this much we must be sure. Never by our sole diligence or zeal nor by our most tireless efforts can we reach perfection. Human zeal is not enough to win the sublime rewards of blessedness. The Lord must be there to help us and to guide our hearts toward what is… Read More ›
Belief in the True Presence
This is what Abba Daniel, the Pharanite, said, ‘Our Father Abba Arsenius told us of an inhabitant of Scetis, of notable life and of simple faith; through his naïveté he was deceived and said, “The bread which we receive is not really the body of Christ, but a symbol. Two old men having learnt that he had uttered this… Read More ›
We are like children learning to walk
Until we have acquired genuine prayer, we are like people teaching children to begin to walk. Try to lift up, or rather, to enclose your thought within the words or your prayer, and if in its infant state it wearies and falls, lift it up again. …If you constantly train your mind never to wander,… Read More ›
Offer ourselves and all we have to God
It should be our daily and frequent practice to offer ourselves and all we have to God, for His glory, in thanksgiving for His many blessings, in petition for the favors which we and others need, and in reparation for the sins which we and others commit. We should strive so to live and act… Read More ›
A Prayer of AIM for Monastic Life
O loving God, We ask your blessing, on all monastic men and women, especially those who live and work in the most destitute parts of the world. Help us to become people of prayer and peace. May we be visible signs that strangers can live together in God’s love. Give us hearts wide enough to… Read More ›
A Lenten Prayer
O God, love, who have created me, recreate me in your love. O Love, who have redeemed me,whatever I have neglected of your love, amend for yourself and redeem in me. O God, love, who with the blood of your Christ have ransomed me for yourself, sanctify me in your truth. O God, love, who… Read More ›