October 30, 2021: Trusting Prayer
Blessed Virgin Mary, On whom God’s favor rests, Please join me in my prayer That when invited to say, “yes,” I will trust in His love and care. Amen.
October 29, 2021: 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 28, 2021: 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 27, 2021: 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, 2021: Prayer for Peace
Lord Jesus, in places of violence and strife, may Your peace instead of weaponry pierce people’s hearts.
October 25, 2021: 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 24, 2021: 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 taking one hand and spending one 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 23, 2021: For Work in God’s Plan
Loving Father, You give each of us talents and gifts to share. Please guide me toward the work That You want me to do. You know my needs and understand my fears. Please help me to keep knocking Until a new door is opened for me. Amen.
October 22, 2021: 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 21, 2021: 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, 2021: 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 19, 2021: 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 18, 2021: 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, 2021: 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, 2021: 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, 2021: 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, 2021: 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, 2021: 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, 2021: 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, 2021: 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, 2021: 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 9, 2021: 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 8, 2021: 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.
October 7, 2021: Labor in the Lord’s Harvest
Lord Jesus, During this time of harvest, How shall I labor for You? Amidst autumn’s panorama, How can I glorify You? As dusk comes earlier, How will I seek Your light? As fall turns to winter, How might I change, too? Amen.
October 6, 2021: Gift of Grace
Lord Jesus, Through Your grace, a blessed gift, May I continue to hunger and thirst For You, who nourish and uplift, Knowing and loving the least one as first. Amen.
October 5, 2021: Taking a Moment to Pray
Heavenly Father, Thank you for giving me this day. Please help me to use its moments wisely, To say “yes” that I have a minute, Rather than being a passer-by; To pray for people in the aftermath Of moments that have ravaged their lives; To celebrate the ethereal moments, The ones I have wished could last forever; To know when waiting a minute Isn’t wasting it; And to plan when it is prudent, Yet taking the moments one at a time. Amen.
October 4, 2021: Lord, You Are with Me
I come to You with faithfulness That in my need, You are there. Please give me comfort in the hope Of grace through this humble prayer. Amen.
October 3, 2021: To Believe Beyond Seeing
Loving Lord, when answers I seek remain hidden from me, May I seek more fervently to believe. When I struggle with the challenges I face, May I be open to grace You want me to receive. Amen.
October 2, 2021: Keep Me Safe
I pray for safety in the keeping of a guardian angel at my side, and for the Holy Spirit within to be my strength and guide.
October 1, 2021: Created in God’s Image
Almighty God, Creator In accordance with Your gracious will, May I reflect Your image in thought and deed. Please guide me in Your holy purpose, Granting every grace and blessing that I need. Amen.