Prayer for the Day

[odhiambo]

Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
Psalm 103:1-2

[Shin]

“Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory,
My understanding, and my entire will
 all that I have and call my own.
 You have given it all to me.
To You, Lord, I return it.
Everything is yours; do with it what You will.
Give me only your love and your grace.
That is enough for me”

Saint  Ignatius’s prayer

[Shin]

O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
we place our trust in Thee,
Whatever may befall us ,Lord,
though dark the hour may be;
In all our woes, in all our joys,
though nought but grief we see,
O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
we place our trust in Thee!

[odhiambo]

On this Ash Wednesday,
"Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting
this campaign of Christian service,
so that, as we take up battle against spiritual evils,
we may be armed with weapons of self-restraint.
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."

[odhiambo]

Lord,
“Look down from heaven and regard us
from your holy and glorious palace!
Where is your zealous care and your might,
your surge of pity?
Your mercy hold not back!
For you are our father.
Were Abraham not to know us,
nor Israel to acknowledge us,
You, LORD, are our father,
our redeemer you are named from of old.
Why do you make us wander, LORD, from your ways,
and harden our hearts so that we do not fear you?
Return for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.
Why have the wicked invaded your holy place,
why have our enemies trampled your sanctuary?
Too long have we been like those you do not rule,
on whom your name is not invoked.
Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down,
with the mountains quaking before you,”

ISAIAH
Chapter 63: 15-19

[odhiambo]

PRAYER TO THE HOLY FAMILY
By Pope Francis

Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
in you we contemplate
the splendour of true love,
to you we turn with trust.

Holy Family of Nazareth,
grant that our families too
may be places of communion and prayer,
authentic schools of the Gospel
and small domestic Churches.

Holy Family of Nazareth,
may families never again
experience violence, rejection and division:
may all who have been hurt or scandalized
find ready comfort and healing.

Holy Family of Nazareth,
may the approaching Synod of Bishops
make us once more mindful
of the sacredness and inviolability of the family,
and its beauty in God’s plan.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
graciously hear our prayer.

[odhiambo]

"Look upon your family, Lord,
that, through the chastening effects of bodily discipline,
our minds may be radiant in your presence
with the strength of our yearning for you.
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."

Yesterday's Collect.

[odhiambo]

"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and praise His Holy Name with all thy being, because His Goodness called me forth from nothingness, and His Mercy created me."  
Amen! 

[odhiambo]

"Oh Most Holy Trinity,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
I adore Thee profoundly.
I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity
of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world,
in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and
indifferences by which He is offended.
By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I beg the conversion of poor sinners."
Amen.

[odhiambo]

My Jesus,
teach me to give You my very best;
 to be upright in all things,
unselfish in all things,
 pure in all things;
help me to control myself in all things,
 for Your sake.
Remind me when it is hard to do these things;
when I am tempted to be content with what is only second-best,
 or what is evil.
May my heart be forever Your aboard.
Amen!

[odhiambo]

"Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, though in our weakness we fail,
we may be revived through the Passion of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever."

Today's Collect:

[Shin]

O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
we place our trust in Thee,
Whatever may befall us O Lord,
though dark the hour may be,
In all our woes, in all our joys,
though naught but grief we see,
O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
we place our trust in Thee!

[odhiambo]

“Worthy are you, Lord our God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things;
because of your will they came to be and were created.”
Revelation 4: 11

[Poche]

 

[odhiambo]

O Lord,
help me to be bold in proclaiming You!
Send me Your Holy Spirit today
so that I can proclaim the good news of You
and Your saving power to nonbelievers!
Amen!

[odhiambo]

O LORD,
help me to accept and follow your laws,
for they are for my own good,
as well as to honour you.
Amen.