Renew Prayer

Gracious God and Father,

We are your people embraced by your love.

We thank you for your presence with us

throughout all time.

Create us anew through Jesus Christ your Son,

Liberate us from all that keeps us from you.

Send your Holy Spirit, enabling us to recreate

our world and restore justice.

Heal us from every form of sin and violence.

Transform us to live your Word more profoundly.

Reconcile us so enemies become friends.

Awaken us to the sacred; nurture our relationships.

Enliven our parishes; reunite our families.

Fill us with joy to celebrate the fullness of life.

Empower us to be a community of love growing

in your likeness by the grace of Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Hail, Holy Queen

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee to we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

The Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.

Amen.

Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, santify me;

Body of Christ, save me;

Blood of Christ, inebriate me;

Water from the side of Christ, wash me;

Passion of Christ, strengthen me;

O good Jesus, hear me;

Within Your wounds, hide me;

Separated from You, let me never be;

From the evil one, protect me;

At the hour of my death, call me;

And close to you, bid me;

That with Your saints, I may be,

Praising You forever and ever.

Amen.

Augustine Prayer to The Holy Spirit

Breathe into me, Holy Spirit,
that my thoughts may all be holy.
Move in me, Holy Spirit,
that my work, too, may be holy.
Attract my heart, Holy Spirit,
that I may love only what is holy.
Strengthen me, Holy Spirit,
that I may defend all that is holy.
Protect me, Holy Spirit,
that I may be always holy.