61. PRAYER FOR PEACE
Merciful Jesus, during Your life on earth You showed great concern for the sick and the infirm. Have compassion now on all those who are sick or in pain. Grant them a healing of mind and body and restore their strength and spirit.

Comfort them with the knowledge that we are praying for them, and give them peace with a sense of Your presence. May they know that in the special way they are united with You, their suffering Christ. May they contribute to the welfare of the whole People of God by associating themselves freely with Your pasion and death for the salvation of the world. Bless, too, those who take care of the sick. In their own time of need, bestow on them a hundred fold the blessings they have given to others. Amen.



62. PRAYER FOR THE HOLY FACE
O Lord Jesus Christ, in presenting ourselves before Your adorable Face, to ask of You the graces of which we stand most in need, we beseech You above all, to give us that interior disposition of never refusing at any time to do what you require of me by Your Holy commandments and Divine inspirations. O Good Jesus, Who has said, "Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you," give us O Lord, that faith which obtains all or supply in us what may be deficient. Grant us, by the pure effect of Your charity and for Your eternal glory, the graces which we need and which we look for from Your infinite mercy. Amen



63. PRAYER AFTER GOING TO CONFESSION
May this confession of mine, O Lord, through the merits of Thy blessed and ever virgin Mother and of all Thy saints, be pleasing and acceptable in Thy sight; and if anything is wanting, now or at any other time, in true contrition or sincerity or the integrity of my confession, do Thou of Thy kind love and mercy, supply what is needed and hold me more fully and perfectly absolved in heaven. Who lives and reignest, God, forever and ever. Amen.



64. FATIMA PRAYER
O my Jesus, forgive us, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are most in need of Thy mercy.



65. PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES
Ever Immaculate Virgin, Mother of mercy, health of the sick, refuge of sinners, comfort of the afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings; cast upon me a look of mercy. By appearing in the Grotto of Lourdes, you were pleased to make it a privileges sanctuary, when you dispense your favors, and already many sufferers have obtained the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal. I come, therefore, with unbounded confidence, to implore your maternal intercession. Obtain O loving Mother, the grant of my requests. I will endeavor to imitate your virtues, that I may one day share your glory, and bless you in eternity. Amen.



66. MEMORARE TO ST. JOSEPH
Remember, O most pure Spouse of the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, my sweet protector, that no one ever had recourse to your protection or implored your aid without obtaining relief. Confiding, therefore, in your goodness I come before you, and humbly suplicate you. Oh, despise not my petitions, foster father of the Redeemer, but graciously receive them. Amen.



67. MOST LOVABLE LADY
I love thee, most lovable Lady, By the love which I bear thee, I promise ever to serve thee, and to do as much as I can, that thou be loved by others also. I put all my hopes in thee, all my salvation. Receive me as thy servant and cover me with the mantle of thy protection, thou the Mother of mercy! Amen.



68. OFFERING TO MERCIFUL LOVE
In order that my life may be one act of perfect love, I offer myself as a holocaust to Thy merciful love, imploring Thee to consume me unceasingly, and to allow the floods of infinite tenderness gathered up in Thee to overflow into my soul, so that I may become a martyr of Thy love. O my God! May this martyrdom one day release me from my earthly prison, after having prepared me to appear before thee, and may my soul take its flight without delay into the eternal embrace of Thy merciful love!

O my Beloved! I desire at every beat of my heart to renew this oblation an infinite number of times, " till the shadows retire," and everlasting I can tell Thee my love face to face.



69. HAIL, O MOTHER
Hail, Mother most pure!
Hail, Virgin renowned!
Hail, Queen with stars
As a diadem crown'd!

Above all angels
In glory untold,
Standing next to the King
In a vesture of gold!

O Mother of mercy!
O Star off the wave!
O hope of the guilty!
O light of the grave!
Through thee may we come
To the haven of rest;
And see haven's King
In the courts of the blest. Amen.



70. DAILY PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS
Immortal God, holy Lord, Father and Protector of all You have created, we raise our hearts to You today for those who have passed out of this mortal life.

In Your loving mercy, Father of all, be pleased to receive them in Your heavenly company, and forgive the failings and faults they may have done from human frailty. Your Son, Christ our Savior, suffered so cruelly that He might deliver them from Purgatory. By His merits may they share in the glory of His victory over sin and death.

For all the faithful who have died we pray, but in particular for those dear to us, parents, relatives and friends. Nor do we forget all who did good to us while on earth, who helped us by their prayers, sacrifice, and example. We pray also for any who may have done us harm, and stand in special need of Your forgiveness.

May the merits and praayers of our Virgin Mother, Mary, and those of all Your Angels and Saints, speak for us and assist them now. This we ask in Christ's name. Amen.


© 1998-1999 Fr. Rick, Diocese of Bacolod

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