November 07, 2025: Ways of the World
Lord Jesus, In a world that values getting ahead, May I willingly follow You; In a world where people are given numbers, May I give thanks that You know me by name; In a world of uncertainty, May I trust that You are Truth; In a world where news is filled with violence, May more people believe that You came to make things new; In a world filled with opportunism, May I seek opportunities to serve; In a world where people face hardship, May I see Your face in everyone I meet. Amen.
November 06, 2025: Awakening to God
Lord, on days that I awaken refreshed, may I give You thanks for the gift of peaceful rest ; And when there is pain of any kind to bear, by Your nearness and comfort may I be blessed. Amen.
November 05, 2025: Prayer for Vocations
Lord Jesus, You called Your disciples to follow You. For all who seek to discover their vocations, I offer my prayer that they will go where You lead. May ordained priests and deacons be a sign of Your sacramental presence among us. May religious sisters and brothers live joyfully their vows while pursuing the charisms entrusted to them. May families reflect the love of the Holy Family and support all vocations in the community of faith. May single laypeople dedicate themselves to serving others in ways pleasing to You. All these things I ask, Lord, in Your holy name, While giving thanks for the ways given me to serve You. Amen.
November 04, 2025: To Serve Faithfully
Lord, may Your grace enable me to be steadfast in the desire to serve You, seeking holy purpose, not just in prayer, sut even in the small tasks that I do. Amen.
November 03, 2025: Prayer of Change
In this time of changing seasons, O Lord, help me to see Where and why and how and when I need to change, too. In this season of my life and in the questions I ask, May answers I seek come from listening to You. Amen.
November 02, 2025: For Departed Loved Ones
Gentle Lord Jesus, For loved ones no longer with me here, Though the love in my heart remains, I pray that You now hold them near, Without earthly sadness or pain. When I am filled with sadness or sorrow Over memories that will never be, And when I feel the loneliness of tomorrow, I ask You, Lord, to comfort me. Please help me to envision their delight, For You treasure my loved ones, too, Of coming into the joyous sight— Heavenly eternity with You. Amen.
November 01, 2025: Prayer on All Saints Day
Loving Lord God, In communion with saints in Your light, In faith, I offer You my needs. With ardent prayers now within my heart, I ask beloved saints to intercede. Given examples of blessed saints, In faith, may I put doubts aside. Despite human suffering and loss, May I find comfort beyond the tears cried. Created to live in saintliness, In faith, I trust You and Your ways. Knowing that I falter and fail, I ask to one day meet Your loving gaze. Amen.
October 31, 2025: In the Divine Image
Lord God, Creating me in Your image, In Your sacred hands a work ongoing, Please help smooth out my rough edges, Father all-loving and all-knowing. Amen.
October 30, 2025: Lord, Color My Life with Your Love
Lord Jesus, The colors around me tell where drought has left the ground parched or nurturing rains have watered the earth. When I am dispirited, please remind me that You want me to grow in Your love. The sky can be overcast and grey, or a cloudless azure. When concerns cast a shadow over my mood, please help me not to overlook the blessings of Your love that no one can take from me. Leaves changing from green to autumn color can be spectacular and yet presage the coming winter. Lord Jesus, help me to shine where I can, and never let Your love lie dormant within me. Amen.
October 29, 2025: Prayer for Guidance
Lord Jesus, In this time when leaves turn to new hues, Please color my outlook with Your grace. Though the Earth travels farther from the sun, Help me to draw closer to You. Clothed in seasonal attire, May my patience with others never wear thin. Loving Savior, may Your example inspire me, Although I am far from perfect. May Your forgiveness help me To keep trying to serve You with humility. Amen.
October 28, 2025: Marian Prayer for Openness to God’s Plan
Blessed Virgin Mary, please pray with me. May I be open to the favors God holds out to me–blessings that I need to keep going, to change direction, or to live more fully in each moment. May I look with awe on all that God does for me. May I serve Him with alacrity, faith, and gratitude, never ceasing to believe that nothing is impossible for God. Amen.
October 27, 2025: Prayer to Be Unafraid
Lord Jesus, Please be with the sick, For the advice to fear not what affects the body Is sometimes more easily said than done. Please be with victims of violence So that they will know that they are not abandoned. Throughout this day, please be close-by To all who fear and need to have faith. Amen.
October 26, 2025: To See Goodness
Lord Jesus, thank you for your example seeing the goodness in people and forgiving readily. Please help me when I am tempted to treat others less than lovingly. Amen.
October 25, 2025: Prayer for New Hope
Heavenly Father, When I long for an answer to my prayers, Please renew my hope That if Your timeline isn’t mine, You will be patient with me. When what I do seems to fall short, Please renew my hope, For Your work is constantly accomplished By imperfect but faithful followers like me. When I am discouraged, Please renew my hope, For on the Cross, even Jesus felt abandoned, Although the feeling doesn’t make it so. When in times of struggle I falter, Please keep me from stumbling, For in Your love and mercy, You desire That my joy will one day be complete. Amen. I believe!
October 23, 2025: Jesus, My Hope
Lord Jesus, Mocked with cloak and crown of thorns, Your Passion and death endured willingly, Through the suffering You have borne, May I share life eternally. Loving Savior, Who will not abandon me, In times of struggle, suffering, or pain, May Your love for the downtrodden Give me hope and my faith sustain. Amen.
October 22, 2025: Prayer for the Suffering
Where there is disaster, I pray that the light of faith will overshadow the pain in a time of both rescue and heart-rending loss. For people I will never meet in this life but are known to You in all of their hopes and needs, I pray because, beyond what I can do, You can help in both gentle and powerful ways. Amen.
October 21, 2025: Created for a Purpose
Heavenly Father, Thank You for uniquely creating me And for each opportunity To be present at the right moment To do what someone else has missed; To join in prayer to alleviate Another’s pain or loneliness; To do whatever You ask of me, Becoming the person You want me to be. Amen.
October 20, 2025: Prayer to Use Faith Well
Heavenly Father, When I dream big, Please increase my faith, too, For with You all things are possible. When I go about small, everyday tasks, Help me to envision the big picture, Grateful for its glorious detail. Amen.
October 19, 2025: Prayer for World Missions
Lord Jesus, In Your mission here on Earth, You invited all who believe to join You. As You once called the Apostles, Please continue to invite and inspire missionaries To go out to all the world. May people everywhere follow Your example Of lending hand and spending a moment, Because every person matters. Lord Jesus, I ask for Your blessing upon Your mission servants, Close-by or oceans and continents away. Among all who strive for peace, Wherever they may go, May hope in You endure and love be its mainstay. Amen.
October 18, 2025: Prayer for Vocations
Lord Jesus, our Good Shepherd, In Your love, please bless the priests Given to Your flock to guide; And the deacons ordained to serve, Bringing care and justice to abide. Bless, too, the men and women Consecrated to serve You Through sacred vows, prayer, and good works, they devotedly pursue. I ask that Mary and Joseph, Join with me now in prayer That families will nurture life with faith In Your uplifting care. Among us who follow You, Please favor with strength and grace Those in single life as a way, Of holiness they embrace. For all who seek their vocations, Please help them to discern Your guidance at every crossroads And Your presence at every turn. Amen.
October 17, 2025: In the Changing Seasons
Loving Father, When the days of summer turn To autumn in color glorious, I join Creation in giving praise For the panorama of love around us. Squirrels storing winter fare And birds in formation migrating— May I glimpse in how You care for these Love promised by Jesus in heaven waiting. In shortened hours of daylight And the quiet comfort of evening, In changing seasons, I ask for faith And hope in You, whose love gives life its meaning. Amen.
October 16, 2025: With Me, Wherever I Am
Lord, please watch over me today And bring me safely through each hour. Please embrace me and my loved ones, Each more precious to You than bird or flower. In Your love, please protect and guide me, Wherever I am this day; May the comfort of this time with You Be within my heart to stay. Amen.
October 15, 2025: To Carry My Burden
Lord, affliction You accepted, And suffering You bore. When my struggles weigh heavily, Please help me all the more. Amen.
October 14, 2025: Marian Prayer
Blessed Virgin Mary, When I feel like a vessel too fragile To hold the cares that trouble me, Please ask the Lord in His great love to bestow The strength and every grace I need. When my heart nears breaking with pain or sorrow, I pray to recall that you stood Beneath the Cross of your Son in His suffering To comfort Him as best you could. When I fail to understand the Father’s will, Please pray that I won’t fall to sin, Finding hope in your devotion to the Lord And help from the Spirit within. Amen.
October 13, 2025: A New Horizon Before Me
Loving God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Each sunrise is unlike any seen before— The advent of a new day And an invitation to look at things A little differently than I have before. Please help me to cast off the moorings That keep me from going further On my journey of faith. When things get rough, Please see me through to calmer times. May Your love put wind in my sails So that I do not float aimlessly. When I approach new shores, Please be my beacon, lighting the way. Amen.
October 12, 2025: Prayer for Peace
Lord Jesus, Wherever the violence of anger erupts And its lava buries innocence, I pray for peace of heart that comes with faith overflowing and spreading forgiveness. Amen.
October 11, 2025: Though I Am Imperfect
Lord and Savior, In my human imperfection, You know that I have sinned and am sorry; May the good works that I can do Be filled with faith and give You glory. Amen.
October 10, 2025: Lord, Please Be Obvious
Lord, at times when I don’t want to look For blessings in disguise, Please show me Your love in ways I’ll see Through my discouraged eyes. When I tend to do all the talking, Help me to listen, too, And answer my prayer in ways I’ll hear, Through hope and faith in You. Amen.
October 09, 2025: Grace After Meals
For the food served at this table, Thank You, O Lord, my Savior. May I find ways to serve You well, Blessed by Your love and favor. Amen.
October 08, 2025: Grace Before Meals
Lord Jesus, I ask for Your blessing Upon the gift of this food. When I am weak, please make me strong, Filled with love and gratitude. Amen.