Daily Prayers

Prayer is Love, I want to Love

Tag: Blessings

  • Blessings

    Every now and then I catch my breath at how blessed my life has been. It happened again, just before morning mass on 31st December – the feast of Pope St Sylvester. The whole story flooded back . . . Pope Sylvester was the pope of the era of the Emperor Constantine – who gave…

  • Our Home

    walls so firm and stout, keeping want and trouble out. Bless the roof and chimney tall, let thy peace lie over all…

  • Deceased – RIP

    Prayers for the Recently Departed, Family Departed, all Departed Souls and God’s Beautiful Garden – God looked around his garden and found an empty place. He then looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face…

  • Suffering

    Prayers for the sick and Suffering, healing and a petition: – Lord Jesus Christ, you bore our sufferings and carried our sorrows. In order to show us clearly, the value of human weakness and patience, graciously hear our prayers for the sick…

  • Safe Travel

    Prayers for Daily Protection and Motorists; to St Christopher and the Angels. – O Almighty and Merciful God, You commissioned Thy angels to guide and protect us, command them to be our companions from our setting out until our return…

  • Parents

    Prayers for one’s Mother and Father, their Family, their Children and Grandparents: – O Heavenly Father, I commend my children unto Thee. Be Thou their God and Father and mercifully supply whatever is wanting in me through frailty or negligence…

  • Everyday

    Blessing prayers for today, workers, others and shortened St Patrick’s Breastplate prayer.

  • My Joys

    Prayers of Thanksgiving and Blessings: I count my blessings, not my crosses; I count my gains instead of losses. I count my joys instead of woes; I count my friends instead of foes. I count my smiles instead of tears; I count my courage, not my fears…

  • Old Celtic

    Multiple Old Celtic Blessings including: Everyday Blessing, Old Irish Blessing, Gaelic Christening Blessing, House Blessings, Irish Wish for a Friend, Irish Prayer and St Patrick’s Breastplate…

  • Grumblers and Criticisers

    I used to notice that grownups’ conversations were full of grumbles and criticisms. That’s how it was. They saw so much that was wrong about people and about the world. Then someone would say “We should count our blessings” and they all agreed – but nobody ever did!