Thanksgiving Prayer
Father all-powerful, your gifts of love are countless and your goodness infinite; as we come before you on Thanksgiving Day with gratitude for your kindness, open our hearts to have concern for every man, woman, and child, so that we may share your gifts in loving service. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Lord Jesus, I come before Thee, just as I am, I am sorry for my sins, I repent of my sins, please forgive me. In Thy Name, I forgive all others for what they have done against me. I renounce Satan, the evil spirits and all their works. I give Thee my entire self, Lord Jesus, I accept Thee as my Lord God and Savior. Heal me, change me, strengthen me in body, soul, and spirit.
Come, Lord Jesus, cover me with Thy Precious Blood, and fill me with Thy Holy Spirit, I love Thee Lord Jesus, I praise Thee Lord Jesus, I thank Thee Jesus, I shall follow Thee every day of my life. Amen.
Mary, My Mother, Queen of Peace, all the Angels and Saints, please help me. Amen.
Our Father
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
PRAYER TO CHRIST THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE
O Christ Jesus, I acknowledge thee King of the Universe.
All that has been created has been made for thee.
Exercise over me all thy sovereign rights.
I renew the promises of my Baptism.
I renounce Satan and all his works, and all his pomps, and I promise to live a good Christian life and to do all in my power to procure the triumph of the rights of God and thy Church.
Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer thee my poor efforts in order to obtain that all hearts may acknowledge thy Sacred Royalty, and that thus the Kingdom of thy peace may be established throughout the Universe.
Amen.
Feast Day of Christ the King
November 22, 2020
Prayer to Christ the King
O Lord our God, You alone are the Most Holy King and Ruler of all nations.
We pray to You, Lord, in the great expectation of receiving from You, O Divine King, mercy, peace, justice and all good things.
Protect, O Lord our King, our families and the land of our birth.
Guard us we pray Most Faithful One.
Protect us from our enemies and from Your Just Judgment.
Forgive us, O Sovereign King, our sins against you.
Jesus, You are a King of Mercy.
We have deserved Your Just Judgment
Have mercy on us, Lord, and forgive us.
We trust in Your Great Mercy.
O most awe-inspiring King, we bow before You and pray;
May Your Reign, Your Kingdom, be recognized on earth.
Amen.
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred,
let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.”
The first appearance of the Peace Prayer occurred in France in 1912 in a small spiritual magazine called La Clochette (The Little Bell). It was published in Paris by a Catholic association known as La Ligue de la Sainte-Messe (The Holy Mass League), founded in 1901 by a French priest, Father Esther Bouquerel (1855-1923). The prayer bore the title of ‘Belle prière à faire pendant la messe’ (A Beautiful Prayer to Say During the Mass), and was published anonymously. The author could possibly have been Father Bouquerel himself, but the identity of the author remains a mystery.
The prayer was sent in French to Pope Benedict XV in 1915. This was soon followed by its 1916 appearance, in Italian, in L’Osservatore Romano [the Vatican’s daily newspaper]. Around 1920, the prayer was printed by a French Franciscan priest on the back of an image of St. Francis with the title ‘Prière pour la paix’ (Prayer for Peace) but without being attributed to the saint. During World War II and immediately after, this prayer for peace began circulating widely as the Prayer of St. Francis.
PRAYER FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS
OF OUR DEPARTED BROTHERS AND SISTERS
Lord, listen to our prayers for our departed brothers and
sisters whose names we remember today. They have
always desired to do Your will, so in Your mercy, forgive
whatever wrong they have done.
By their faith, they were united with all Your believing
people. Now, in love and mercy, give them a place with
Your angels and saint. We ask this through Christ our
Lord, Amen.
INVOCATIONS:
(To each invocation, our response be: LORD, SAVE YOUR PEOPLE)
By Your coming as man (R)
By Your birth (R)
By Your baptism and fasting (R)
By Your suffering and cross (R)
By Your death and burial (R)
By Your rising to new life (R)
By Your return in glory to the Father (R)
By your gift of the Holy Spirit (R)
By Your coming again in glory (R)
P: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
R: And let perpetual light shine upon them.
P: May they rest in peace.
R: Amen
I asked God to take away my pride, and God said no. He said that pride is not taken away - it is denied. I asked God to heal my bedridden daughter. God told me no. Her soul is safe, but her body will still die. I asked God to give me patience, and God said no. He said that patience comes as a result of trials - it is not given, but deserved. I asked God to give me happiness, and God said no. He said that he gives a blessing, and whether I am happy or not is up to me. I asked God to protect me from the pain, and God said no. He said that suffering distracts a person from worldly worries and leads to Him. I asked God for my spirit to grow, and God said no. He said that the spirit must grow on its own. I asked God to teach me to love all people as He loves me. Finally, the Lord said, you understood that you had to ask. I asked for patience, and God sent me trials to harden me. I asked for wisdom, and God sent me problems to think about. I asked for courage - and God sent me dangers. I asked for love - and God sent the unfortunate who needed my help. I asked for blessings - and God gave me opportunities. I didn't get anything I wanted - I got everything I needed! God heard my prayers.
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