Holy Spirit, powerful Consoler, sacred Bond of the Father and the Son, Hope of the afflicted, descend into my heart and establish in it your loving dominion. Enkindle in my tepid soul the fire of your Love so that I may be wholly subject to you. We believe that when you dwell in us, yolu also prepare a dwelling for the Father and the Son. Deign, therefore, to come to me, Consoler of abandoned souls, and Protector of the needy. Help the afflicted, strengthen the weak, and support the wavering. Come and purify me. Let no evil desire take possession of me. You love the humble and resist the proud. Come to me, glory of the living, and hope of the dying. Lead me by your grace that I may always be pleasing to you. Amen.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Prayer for the Indwelling of the Spirit (Saint Augustine of Hippo)
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Litany of Humility
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the desire of being approved ...
From the fear of being humiliated ...
From the fear of being despised...
From the fear of suffering rebukes ...
From the fear of being calumniated ...
From the fear of being forgotten ...
From the fear of being ridiculed ...
From the fear of being wronged ...
From the fear of being suspected ...
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I ...
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease ...
That others may be chosen and I set aside ...
That others may be praised and I unnoticed ...
That others may be preferred to me in everything...
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…
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Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930),
Secretary of State for Pope Saint Pius X
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Salutations to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Hail, Heart most gentle.
Hail, Heart most humble.
Hail, Heart most pure.
Hail, Heart most wise.
Hail, Heart most patient.
Hail, Heart most merciful.
Hail, most loving Heart of Jesus and Mary.
We revere Thee.
We glorify Thee.
We give Thee thanks.
We love Thee.
We offer Thee our heart.
Receive it and possess it wholly. Purify it. Enlighten it. Sanctify it. That Thou may live and reign in it now, always and forever and ever. Amen
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Pious Invocations
Sacred Heart of Jesus I trust in you. Amen.
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Amen.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, your kingdom come. Amen.
Divine heart of Jesus, convert sinners, save the dying, deliver the holy souls in purgatory. Amen.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make our hearts like unto yours. Amen.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in your love for me. Amen.
Glory, love, and thanksgiving be to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Amen.
Oh Mary, queen of the clergy, pray for us; obtain for us a number of holy priests. Amen.
May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Amen.
May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 2
(Dictated by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj of Medurgorje, 18 November 1983.)
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
A BLogger's Prayer
So compassionate, so faithful, so loving You are Our Father.
We ask You to increase our faith and our love for You that we may use blogging as an instrument to fulfill Your purposes. May we become bloggers of truth and promoters of peace.
Help us to be steadfast in our Christian commitment that visitors may find in our blogs a source of encouragement and inspiration. Give us strength to proclaim Your word, that we may play our part in breaking down the walls of hostility in the world and use our blogs to strengthen the bonds of friendship, solidarity and love.
Make our hearts meek and humble
that we may treat our readers as friends, not as unique hits,
that we may strive to change ourselves for the better more often than we pimp our site templates,
that we may find more time to ease the pain of someone in our own home than to reply to comments left by strangers,
that we may interact with our next door neighbors as often as we chat with our blogrolled friends,
that we may be more concerned about helping the less privileged than about the number of subscribers to our RSS feeds.
Deliver us, Father, from spams and viruses, from pride and selfishness, and from the temptation to replicate images without permission and copy ideas without crediting the original authors.
May we always be united as a network of bloggers and friends working together in Your name. May our blogs lead us closer to You.
We ask all these through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
__________________________Composed by Rev. Fr. Stephen Cuyos, MSC. A Filipino MSC priest, who blogs & podcasts about his faith and ministry, as well as his advocacy for linux and the opensource.
As I browse the comments, it is note taking that some sectors of the society is already being to careful in using the word God in public prayer. Well part of the battle that the Pope Benedict XVI is waging to be included in the very constitution of the European Union. That history is clear that belief in God is part of the making of the European Union. Striking God out of the European union is a point of progress for atheists but not for those who believe that their is God.
It is nice to see that there are Filipino priest who are blogging. However, all of them have been exposed abroad maybe they know the importance of the use of internet. I think, I am the only one who have not left the country so far.
Many of my fellow priests in the diocese are not using the internet. It is not because they have no connection but simply they are not tune to it for the moment. I am already offering my service to post their materials online but until now there ae no takers. Some have given their consent but no material yet that they have sent.