MORNING PRAYER

O Sweet Jesus, lay Your wounded hand upon my head

and bless me. Stretch forth that same dear hand and
bless each one at home. Give me Your staff, help me
to go around in your fold just for today doing your work
in your way.

Push me back when I would go wrong and make me go

forward when I’m afraid to do right. Be with me with my
dealings with each soul with whom I come in contact
and grant that each may know to love and serve You
better for having passed me by.

Lord, what do you send me today? Humiliation,

contradiction, physical sufferings, bad news which I do
not expect, an aching heart, a failure? Shall I see
myself misjudged, wrongly suspected? All that You
wish, O, my God, I accept it all in advance.

And if I weep through weakness, O regard it not. If I

murmur, check me. If I’m discouraged, raise me up. But
through it all teach me to say; THY WILL BE DONE.
AMEN.
O, Sweet Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of
Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys and
sufferings of this day, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass throughout the world.

I offer them for all the intentions of our Bishops and all
the Apostles of Prayer, and in particular the intentions
of the Holy Father. (Mention your requests)

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

PRAYER FOR THE HOLY FATHER

Lord, source of Eternal Life and Truth, give your
shepherd, Pope Francis, a spirit of courage and right
judgment, a spirit of knowledge and love. By governing
with fidelity those entrusted to His care.

May he, as successor to the Apostle Peter and Vicar of

Christ, build your Church into a Sacrament of unity,
love and peace for all the world.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,

who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one
God, forever and ever. AMEN.