Other Rote Prayers
St. Michael Prayer
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Salve Regina
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae,
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
ad te clamamus
exsules filii Evae,
ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos
misericordes oculos ad nos converte;
et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
Hail, Holy Queen (Salve Regina)
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, 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.
Pray for us O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known
that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help,
or sought thy intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence
I fly unto thee,
O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To thee do I come,
before thee I stand,
sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions,
but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
Agnus Dei / Lamb of God
Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem. Amen
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Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace. Amen.
O Salutaris Hostia (Exposition)
O saving Victim, open wide The gate of heaven to us below. Our foes press on from every side; Your aid supply, your strength bestow. To your great name be endless praise, Immortal Godhead, One in Three; O grant us endless length of days In our true native land with thee. Amen.
O salutaris Hostia Quae caeli pandis ostium; Bella premunt hostilia, Da robur, fer auxillium. Uni trinoque Domino Sit sempiterna gloria, Qui vitam sine termino Nobis donet in patria. Amen.
Tantum Ergo (Benediction)
Down in adoration falling, This great Sacrament we hail; Over ancient forms of worship Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith will tell us Christ is present, When our human senses fail. To the everlasting Father, And the Son who made us free, And the Spirit, God proceeding From them Each eternally, Be salvation, honor, blessing, Might and endless majesty. Amen.
Tantum ergo Sacramentum Veneremur cernui, Et antiquum documentum Novo cedat ritui; Praestet fides supplementum Sensuum defectfui. Genitori Gentioque Laus et jubilatio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque Sit et benedictio; Procedenti ab utroque Compar sit laudatio. Amen.
Divine Praises
Blessed be God. Blessed be his holy name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man. Blessed be the name of Jesus. Blessed be his most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the most holy sacrament of the altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, virgin and Mother. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints. Amen.
Guardian Angel Prayer
Angel of God,
my guardian dear,
To whom God's love
commits me here,
Ever this day,
be at my side,
To light and guard,
Rule and guide.
Amen.
Eternal Rest Prayer
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
The Angelus
V/. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,
R/. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;
blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
V/. Behold the handmaid of the Lord,
R/. Be it done unto me according to your Word.
Hail Mary…
V/. And the Word was made flesh,
R/. And dwelt among us.
Hail 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. Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into our hearts: that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son was made known by the message of an Angel, may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of his Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created,
and you shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, who have taught the hearts of the faithful
by the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant that in the same Spirit we may be truly wise
and ever rejoice in his consolation.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Canticle of Mary // Magnificat // Luke 1:46-55
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children forever.
Canticle of Zechariah // Luke 1:68-79
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
for he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old
that he would save us from our enemies,
and from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hand of our enemies, free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
You, child, shall be called prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God,
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Morning Offering
O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day
for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart
in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world,
for the salvation of souls, the reparation of sins, the reunion of all Christians,
and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father this month.
Amen.
Patient Trust by Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.
Above all, trust in the slow work of God.
We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay.
We should like to skip the intermediate stages.
We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new.
And yet it is the law of all progress
that it is made by passing through some stages of instability—
and that it may take a very long time.
And so I think it is with you;
your ideas mature gradually—let them grow,
let them shape themselves, without undue haste.
Don’t try to force them on,
as though you could be today what time
(that is to say, grace and circumstances acting on your own good will)
will make of you tomorrow.
Only God could say what this new spirit
gradually forming within you will be.
Give Our Lord the benefit of believing
that his hand is leading you,
and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself
in suspense and incomplete.
Fall in Love by Fr. Joseph Whelan S.J.
Nothing is more practical than
finding God, than
falling in Love
in a quite absolute, final way.
What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination, will affect everything.
It will decide
what will get you out of bed in the morning,
what you do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekends,
what you read, whom you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in Love, stay in love,
and it will decide everything.
Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian
O Lord and Master of my life!
Take from me the spirit of sloth,
faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk.
But give rather the spirit of chastity,
humility, patience, and love to Thy servant.
Yea, Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors
and not to judge my brother,
for Thou art blessed unto ages of ages. Amen.
Litany of Loreto (sanctioned by Pope Sixtus V)
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Christ hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven // have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world // have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit // have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God // have mercy on us.
Holy Mary // pray for us.
Holy Mother of God // pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins // pray for us.
Mother of Christ // pray for us.
Mother of the Church // pray for us.
Mother of Mercy // pray for us.
Mother of divine grace // pray for us.
Mother of Hope // pray for us.
Mother most pure // pray for us.
Mother most chaste // pray for us.
Mother inviolate // pray for us.
Mother undefiled // pray for us.
Mother most amiable // pray for us.
Mother admirable // pray for us.
Mother of good counsel // pray for us.
Mother of our Creator // pray for us.
Mother of our Saviour // pray for us.
Virgin most prudent // pray for us.
Virgin most venerable // pray for us.
Virgin most renowned // pray for us.
Virgin most powerful // pray for us.
Virgin most merciful // pray for us.
Virgin most faithful // pray for us.
Mirror of justice // pray for us.
Seat of wisdom // pray for us.
Cause of our joy // pray for us.
Spiritual vessel // pray for us.
Vessel of honour // pray for us.
Singular vessel of devotion // pray for us.
Mystical rose // pray for us.
Tower of David // pray for us.
Tower of ivory // pray for us.
House of gold // pray for us.
Ark of the covenant // pray for us.
Gate of heaven // pray for us.
Morning star // pray for us.
Health of the sick // pray for us.
Refuge of sinners // pray for us.
Solace of Migrants // pray for us.
Comfort of the afflicted // pray for us.
Help of Christians // pray for us.
Queen of Angels // pray for us.
Queen of Patriarchs // pray for us.
Queen of Prophets // pray for us.
Queen of Apostles // pray for us.
Queen of Martyrs // pray for us.
Queen of Confessors // pray for us.
Queen of Virgins // pray for us.
Queen of all Saints // pray for us.
Queen conceived without original sin // pray for us.
Queen assumed into heaven // pray for us.
Queen of the most holy Rosary // pray for us.
Queen of families // pray for us.
Queen of peace // pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world // spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world // graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world // have mercy on us.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God // That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord God,
that we, your servants,
may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body;
and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,
may be delivered from present sorrow,
and obtain eternal joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Litany of St. Joseph (sanctioned by Pope Pius X)
Lord, have mercy. // Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. // Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. // Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us. // Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us. // Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father in heaven // have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world // have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, // have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God // have mercy on us.
Holy Mary // pray for us.
Saint Joseph // pray for us.
Illustrious son of David // pray for us.
Light of Patriarchs // pray for us
Spouse of the Mother of God // pray for us.
Guardian of the Redeemer // pray for us.
Pure Guardian of the Virgin // pray for us.
Provider for the Son of God // pray for us.
Zealous defender of Christ // pray for us.
Servant of Christ // pray for us.
Minister of salvation // pray for us.
Head of the Holy Family // pray for us.
Joseph, most just // pray for us.
Joseph, most chaste // pray for us.
Joseph, most prudent // pray for us.
Joseph, most brave // pray for us.
Joseph, most obedient // pray for us.
Joseph, most loyal // pray for us.
Mirror of patience // pray for us.
Lover of poverty // pray for us.
Model for workers // pray for us.
Glofry of family life // pray for us.
Guardian of virgins // pray for us.
Cornerstone of families // pray for us.
Support in difficulties // pray for us.
Comfort of the sorrowing // pray for us.
Hope of the sick // pray for us.
Patron of the exiles // pray for us.
Patron of the afflicted // pray for us.
Patron of the poor // pray for us.
Patron of the dying // pray for us.
Terror of demons // pray for us.
Protector of the Holy Church // pray for us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world // spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world // hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world // have mercy on us, O Lord.
He made him master of his house // and ruler of all his possessions.
Let us pray.
O God, who in your inexpressible providence
were pleased to choose Saint Joseph
as spouse of your most holy Mother,
grant, we pray,
that we, who revere him as our protector on earth,
may be worthy of his heavenly intercession.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
Amen.
Litany of Trust (Sisters of Life)
From the belief that I have to earn Your love // Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear that I am unlovable // Deliver me Jesus.
From the false security that I have what it takes // Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear that trusting You will leave me more destitute // Deliver me Jesus.
From all suspicion of Your words and promises // Deliver me Jesus.
From the rebellion against childlike dependency on You //Deliver me Jesus.
From refusals and reluctances in accepting Your will // Deliver me Jesus.
From anxiety about the future // Deliver me Jesus.
From resentment or excessive preoccupation with the past // Deliver me Jesus.
From restless self-seeking in the present moment // Deliver me Jesus.
From disbelief in Your love and presence // Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of being asked to give more than I have // Deliver me Jesus.
From the belief that my life has no meaning or worth // Deliver me Jesus.
From the fear of what love demands // Deliver me Jesus.
From discouragement // Deliver me Jesus.
That You are continually holding me, sustaining me, loving me // Jesus, I Trust in You
That Your love goes deeper than my sins and failings and transforms me // Jesus, I Trust in You
That not knowing what tomorrow brings is an invitation to lean on You // Jesus, I Trust in You
That You are with me in my suffering // Jesus, I Trust in You
That my suffering, united to Your own, will bear fruit in this life and the next // Jesus, I Trust in You
That You will not leave me orphan, that You are present in Your Church // Jesus, I Trust in You
That Your plan is better than anything else // Jesus, I Trust in You
That You always hear me and in Your goodness always respond to me // Jesus, I Trust in You
That You give me the grace to accept forgiveness and to forgive others // Jesus, I Trust in You
That You give me all the strength I need for what is asked // Jesus, I Trust in You
That my life is a gift // Jesus, I Trust in You
That You will teach me to trust You // Jesus, I Trust in You
That You are my Lord and my God // Jesus, I Trust in You
That I am Your beloved one // Jesus, I Trust in You
Litany of Chastity (ECHO Community)
Lord have mercy on me // Christ have mercy on me.
Lord have mercy on me, Christ hear me // Christ graciously hear me.
God the Father of heaven // Have mercy on me.
God the Son, Redeemer of the World // Have mercy on me.
God the Holy Spirit // Have mercy on me.
Holy Trinity, One God // Have mercy on me.
Mary, Most Pure // Pray for me.
Joseph, Most Chaste // Pray for me.
Jesus, Burning Fire of Love // Heal and restore me.
From the lie that I am not good // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the lie that I am not wanted // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the lie that I am not chosen // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the lie that I alone am responsible for my healing and freedom // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the lie that I alone am responsible for my holiness // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the lie that I am alone in the battle for purity // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the lie that I have not been forgiven by You // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the temptation to grasp at others to fill my heart // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the temptations toward masturbation and pornography // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the temptation to run and hide from Your loving gaze // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the temptation to use and objectify others // Deliver me, Jesus.
From any resentment toward the Father's plan for sexuality // Deliver me, Jesus.
From any resentment toward my own body // Deliver me, Jesus.
From any rejection of the gift of my masculinity/femininity // Deliver me, Jesus.
From all forms of violence against my own dignity and the dignity of others // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the sting of my past mistakes for which I’ve been forgiven // Deliver me, Jesus.
That I may reject affections for all sexual sin and every temptation to impurity // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may resist any shame that leads me to shut You out of my heart // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may believe that my sexual desire is inherently good and a gift from You // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may embrace the call to authentic love and all of its demands // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may embrace and safeguard authentic love and life in every sincere gift of myself // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may embrace the joys and crosses of my current state in life // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may seek to be a sincere gift to everyone I encounter // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may bring all of my struggles with chastity to the foot of the cross // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may more fully receive and embrace the gift of my masculinity/femininity // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may have the courage to defend the dignity of my brothers and sisters and speak truth over their lives // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may have pure sight to see myself and others as You see them // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may have the grace to wonder at the gift of Your creation // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may trust in Your goodness and trust in Your plan for my life // Please help me, Jesus.
That I may come to know and accept that You alone can fulfill the deepest desires of my heart // Please help me, Jesus.
Lord, Jesus Christ, you promise me that your yoke is easy and your burden is light. Help me to embrace the call to love in your image and, in doing so, to experience the freedom of being a child of God. I ask all of this through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Chaste Heart of Joseph. Amen.
Litany of Humility (Cardinal Merry del Val)
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being honored // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being praised // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being approved // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being despised // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged // Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected // Deliver me, Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I // Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I // Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease // Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside // Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I unnoticed // Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything // Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should // Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Fr. John Croiset, S.J.)
Lord, have mercy. // Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. // Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. // Lord, have mercy.
God our Father in heaven // have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world // have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit // have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, one with the eternal Word // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, aflame with love for us // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of justice and love // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, well-spring of all virtue // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, worthy of all praise // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, treasure-house of wisdom and knowledge // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom there dwells the fullness of God // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, from whose fullness we have all received // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, desire of the eternal hills // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercy // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, generous to all who turn to you // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, atonement for our sins // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, overwhelmed with insults // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, broken for our sins // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, obedient even to death // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced by a lance // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim of our sins // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of all who trust in you // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of all who die in you // have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints // have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world // have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world // have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world // have mercy on us.
Jesus, gentle and humble of heart. // Touch our hearts and make them like your own.
Let us pray.
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who glory in the Heart of your beloved Son
and recall the wonders of his love for us,
may be made worthy to receive
an overflowing measure of grace
from that fount of heavenly gifts.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Surrender Novena (Servant of God Don Dolindo)
Day 1. Why do you confuse yourselves by worrying? Leave the care of your affairs to me and everything will be peaceful. I say to you in truth that every act of true, blind, complete surrender to me produces the effect that you desire and resolves all difficult situations.
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)
Day 2. Surrender to me does not mean to fret, to be upset, or to lose hope, nor does it mean offering to me a worried prayer asking me to follow you and change your worry into prayer. It is against this surrender, deeply against it, to worry, to be nervous and to desire to think about the consequences of anything. It is like the confusion that children feel when they ask their mother to see to their needs, and then try to take care of those needs for themselves so that their childlike efforts get in their mother’s way. Surrender means to placidly close the eyes of the soul, to turn away from thoughts of tribulation and to put yourself in my care, so that only I act, saying, “You take care of it.”
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)
Day 3. How many things I do when the soul, in so much spiritual and material need, turns to me, looks at me and says to me, “You take care of it,” then closes its eyes and rests. In pain you pray for me to act, but that I act in the way you want. You do not turn to me, instead, you want me to adapt to your ideas. You are not sick people who ask the doctor to cure you, but rather sick people who tell the doctor how to. So do not act this way, but pray as I taught you in the Our Father: “Hallowed be thy Name,” that is, be glorified in my need. “Thy kingdom come,” that is, let all that is in us and in the world be in accord with your kingdom. “Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven,” that is, in our need, decide as you see fit for our temporal and eternal life. If you say to me truly: “Thy will be done,” which is the same as saying: “You take care of it,” I will intervene with all my omnipotence, and I will resolve the most difficult situations.
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)
Day 4. You see evil growing instead of weakening? Do not worry. Close your eyes and say to me with faith: “Thy will be done, You take care of it.” I say to you that I will take care of it, and that I will intervene as does a doctor and I will accomplish miracles when they are needed. Do you see that the sick person is getting worse? Do not be upset, but close your eyes and say, “You take care of it.” I say to you that I will take care of it, and that there is no medicine more powerful than my loving intervention. By my love, I promise this to you.
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)
Day 5. And when I must lead you on a path different from the one you see, I will prepare you; I will carry you in my arms; I will let you find yourself, like children who have fallen asleep in their mother’s arms, on the other bank of the river. What troubles you and hurts you immensely are your reason, your thoughts and worry, and your desire at all costs to deal with what afflicts you.
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)
Day 6. You are sleepless; you want to judge everything, direct everything and see to everything and you surrender to human strength, or worse—to men themselves, trusting in their intervention—this is what hinders my words and my views. Oh, how much I wish from you this surrender, to help you; and how I suffer when I see you so agitated! Satan tries to do exactly this: to agitate you and to remove you from my protection and to throw you into the jaws of human initiative. So, trust only in me, rest in me, surrender to me in everything.
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)
Day 7. I perform miracles in proportion to your full surrender to me and to your not thinking of yourselves. I sow treasure troves of graces when you are in the deepest poverty. No person of reason, no thinker, has ever performed miracles, not even among the saints. He does divine works whosoever surrenders to God. So don’t think about it any more, because your mind is acute and for you it is very hard to see evil and to trust in me and to not think of yourself. Do this for all your needs, do this, all of you, and you will see great continual silent miracles. I will take care of things, I promise this to you.
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)
Day 8. Close your eyes and let yourself be carried away on the flowing current of my grace; close your eyes and do not think of the present, turning your thoughts away from the future just as you would from temptation. Repose in me, believing in my goodness, and I promise you by my love that if you say, “You take care of it,” I will take care of it all; I will console you, liberate you and guide you.
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)
Day 9. Pray always in readiness to surrender, and you will receive from it great peace and great rewards, even when I confer on you the grace of immolation, of repentance, and of love. Then what does suffering matter? It seems impossible to you? Close your eyes and say with all your soul, “Jesus, you take care of it.” Do not be afraid, I will take care of things and you will bless my name by humbling yourself. A thousand prayers cannot equal one single act of surrender, remember this well. There is no novena more effective than this.
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)
Mother, I am yours now and forever.
Through you and with you
I always want to belong
completely to Jesus.
Prayer of the Companions of St. Francis
Draw us to yourself, most worthy Father Francis, that we may run after your fragrance of holiness. As you know, we are lukewarm because of our sloth, languid because of our idleness, half-alive because of our negligence. This little flock is following you with hesitant steps. Our weak eyes cannot bear the dazzling rays of your perfection.
Renew our days as from the beginning, O mirror and model of perfection, and do not allow us, who are like you in our profession, to be unlike you in our lives.
Holy Father, remember all your sons and daughters, who surrounded by inextricable danger, follow your footsteps though from so great a distance. Give us strength that we may resist; purify us that we may glean forth; fill us with joy that we may be happy. Pray that the spirit of grace and of prayer be poured upon us; that we may have the true humility you had; that we may observe the poverty you observed; that we may be filled with the charity with which you always loved Christ Crucified, who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns world without end. Amen.