Blessings

Thank you God for blessing me.

For blessing me with my life,

For blessing me with your love.

For blessing me with the gift of the Eucharist,

which conforms me to your image.

Thank you for blessing me with the gift of reconciliation,

and forgiving me of my sins.

Your mercy is never-ending.

Thank you for blessing me with family and friends,

both the living and the dead.

Who continue to support me through love and prayer.

Thank you for blessing me with priests who bless us,

with love like Christ.

 May you grant me Lord the ability to be a blessing to others,

be it through a prayer or just a smile.

For these things and more I give you thanks and praise

all the days of my life.

Amen

"It is by the path of love, which is charity, that God draws near to us and we to God." 

~St. Albert the Great, Bishop & Doctor of the Church

Daily Prayer for Teachers

God of love,
bless those whom You have called to be teachers.
Theirs is a special vocation -
to enlighten the minds of the young
and prepare them to be the leaders of the future.
Grant them patience and perseverance, Lord,
and help them to inspire their students to greatness.
Amen.

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Morning Prayer

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

O God, fortify me
with the grace of your Holy Spirit
and give your peace to my soul
that I may be free
from all needless anxiety,
solicitude and worry.
Help me to desire always
that which is pleasing
and acceptable to you
so that your will
may be my will.

- St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

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The Lord is my light and my salvation

The Lord is my light and my salvation.
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life's refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?

The Lord is my light and my salvation.
One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple.

The Lord is my light and my salvation.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
The Lord is my light and my salvation.

Psalm 27:1,4, 13-14

All Souls

Lord, for your faithful people life is changed not ended. When the body of our earthly dwelling lies in death, we gain an everlasting dwelling place in heaven. ~Preface 1 For Masses For The Dead

Solemnity of All Saints

“After this I had a vision of a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation, race, people, and tongue. They stood before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.... [One of the elders] said to me, ‘These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb’” Revelation 7:9-14

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints in which we remember and celebrate the lives of all the saints (known and unknown).What is a Saint? A Christian who has died in a state of grace. All Saints Day is a day of holy obligation in which Catholics are required to attend mass. This would also be a great time to learn about the saints! Some ideas would to be to read about the "saint of the day" you can sign-up to receive daily emails about the saints of the day, download apps on your phone or check-out this video by Fr. James Martin, SJ. Maybe you'll want to read his book, My Life With the Saints. What Saints would make your list? Any saints tucked away in your drawers?