Prayers/Reflection

[petite fleur]

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"Talking to God is always better than talking about God; these pious conversations, there's always a touch of self approval about them."
St. Thérèse

"Complicated methods of methods of prayer are all very well, but they're not meant for simple souls like me..."

"For me, prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed to heaven"

Morning Prayer composed by St. Therese

O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its Merciful Love.

O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfill perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all Eternity.

Amen.

[wire]

...This is my prayer during when I get start to work...

...my Heavenly Father, as I enter this workplace I bring your presence with me. I speak your peace, your grace, your mercy, and your perfect order into this office. I acknowledge your power over all that will be spoken, thought, decided and done within the walls. Lord, I thank you for the gifts you have blessed me with. I commit to using them responsibly in your honor. Give me a fresh supply of strength to do my job. Anoint my projects, ideas and energy so that even my smallest accomplishment may bring you glory. Lord, when I am confused, guide me. When I am weary, energize me. When I am burned out, infuse me with the light of the Holy Spirit. May the work that I do and the way I do it bring faith, joy and smile to all that I come in contact with today. Lord, when I leave this place, give me traveling mercy. Bless my family and home to be in order as I left it. Lord thank you for everything you’ve done, everything you’re doing and everything you’re going to do. In Jesus name, I pray with much love and thanksgiving. Amen.

-wire.

[denkyo]

Nice thread :thumbs up: mwala pa ako Porblema Ma peaceful pa akong otok..

[petite fleur]

Prayer To Overcome Bitterness and Resentment

Father, I acknowledge that I've held resentment and bitterness against (name). I confess this as sin and ask You to forgive me. I forgive (name). Remind me, Lord, to not hold any more resentments, but rather to love this person. Father, I ask You to also forgive (name) . Thank You for hearing and answering my prayer. In Jesus' Holy Name, Amen.

*You need not to re-post and state someone's name

[koralstratz]

Forgive the Silence
Mark Jarman, From "Five Psalms"

First forgive the silence
That answers prayer,
Then forgive the prayer
That stains the silence.

Excuse the absence
That feels like presence,
Then excuse the feeling
That insists on presence.

Pardon the delay
Of revelation,
Then ask pardon for revealing
Your impatience.

Forgive God
For being only a word,
Then ask God to forgive
The betrayal of language.

@ petite fleur...this poem very meaningful,,thnx for sharing it

First forgive the silence
That answers prayer,

Whenever I pray to Our Lord He only responds in silence, that sometimes I am tempted to believe that there is no God..That He is just an imaginary friend

Then forgive the prayer
That stains the silence.

Then I say to myself: " what is the purpose of my prayers, if it is seemingly kept unanswered, should I rather keep silent? "

Excuse the absence
That feels like presence,

Oftentimes in my life I keep wondering "where are you My God? "....but still in this eerie absence why does a part of me feel You, even as vague as it seems."

Then excuse the feeling
That insists on presence.

This ever lingering feeling of God Presence - God Absence is a sweet torment of my soul

Pardon the delay
Of revelation,

There are times that I talk to Our Lord and ask Him when will all of this end,,,when will He finally reveal Himself in all His glory so that all of the worlds doubts and unbelief be vanquished, ,how long do I still have to wait....My patience is running low.

Then ask pardon for revealing
Your impatience.

And in my prayers I realized that I had been to hasty,,to selfish....Shame and regret filled my soul knowing that I questioned God's Divine Plan...."Who am I to demand so much of You my Lord? "

Forgive God
For being only a word,

And still the doubts of who You really are ever torments my soul,,"why should I believe in a god whom I only met in the bible? " "where are You my Lord amidst all our sufferings? "

Then ask God to forgive
The betrayal of language.

But at the end of day as I ponder these thoughts,,,I knew somehow that You were always been here all along....I had just been too frantic of life's worries that I overlooked Your helping Hand......Whenever I fall because of my weakness, I so easily and erroneously blame Your absence instead of exulting Your presence each time You pick me up again and set me on the right path. How ungrateful am I of the countless subtly blessings that I received from you, and yet Your merciful heart always welcomes me back in it's sweet embrace regardless of who I am or what I had become.

[petite fleur]

Are you Depressed - Father Jerry Orbos "Moment Collection" SVD
"Kung wala kang humor baka dumating ang tumor"

‪3. Are you Depressed - Father Jerry Orbos "Moment Collection" SVD‬‏ - YouTube

Nguess Who - Father Jerry Orbos "Moment Collection" SVD
"The husband wanted to give Joy but the wife Killed The Joy....Sino ang kill joy sa bahay ninyu?"
Ngeehoo ~Guess Who

‪7. Nguess Who - Father Jerry Orbos "Moment Collection" SVD‬‏ - YouTube

[petite fleur]

BE BRAVE LITTLE ONE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVP0pSNp5N8

Be brave little one. Make a wish for each sad little tear. Hold your head up tho no one is near, someone's waiting for you. Don't cry little one. There'll be a smile where a frown used to be, you'll be part of the love that you see, someone's waiting for you. Always keep a little prayer in your pocket and you're sure to see the light. Soon there'll be joy and happiness and you're little world will be bright.

Have faith little one till your hopes and your wishes come true. You must try to be brave little one...someone's waiting to love you...

*Stay cute, sweet, and loving little one....Someone's waiting for you

Always stay little, Be like a child, who is
C-caring, H-humble, I-inspiring, L-loving, D-dependent

[petite fleur]

Totally Yours


You taught me everything
And everything you’ve given me
I always keep it inside
You’re the driving force in my life


There isn’t anything
Or anyone that I can be
And it just wouldn’t feel right
If I didn’t have you by my side


You were there for me to love and care for me
When skies were grey
Whenever I was down
You were always there to comfort me
And no one else can be what you have been to me
You will always be you always will be the girl
In my life for all times


Mama, mama you know I love you
Oh you know I love you
Mama, mama you’re the queen of my heart
Your love is like
Tears from the stars
Mama, I just want you to know
Lovin’ you is like food to my soul

You’re always down for me
Have always been around for me even when I was bad
You showed me right from my wrong
Yes you did

And you took up for me
When everyone was downin’ me
You always did understand
You gave me strength to go on

There was so many times
Looking back when I was so afraid
And then you come to me
And say to me I can face anything
And no one else can do
What you have done for me
You’ll always be
You will always be the girl in my life

Never gonna go a day without you
Fills me up just thinking about you
I’d never go a day without my mama


"Totus tuus ego sum, et omnia mea tua sunt. Accipio te in mea omnia. Praebe mihi cor tuum, Maria."
("I belong entirely to you, and all that I have is yours. I take you for my all. O Mary, give me your heart")

[petite fleur]

Parents of Our Lady
Sts. Joachim & Anne ((Hebrew, Hannah, grace; also spelled Ann, Anne, Anna)
Feast: July 26

Parents of Mary, pray for all parents that they may provide the loving home and faithful teaching that you provided your daughter. Amen

PRAYER TO ST JOACHIM AND ST ANNE

Great and glorious patriarch, St Joachim, and good St Anne, what joy is mine when I consider that you were chosen among all God’s holy ones to assist in the fulfillment of the mysteries of God, and to enrich our earth with the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. By this singular privilege, you have become most powerful with both the Mother and her Son, so as to be able to obtain for us the graces that are needful to us.

With great confidence I have recourse to your mighty protection, and I commend to you all my needs, both spiritual and temporal, and those of my family. Especially do I entrust to your keeping the particular favour that I desire and look for from your intercession.

And since you were a perfect pattern of the interior life, obtain for me the grace to pray earnestly, and never to set m heart on the passing goods of this life. Give me a lively and enduring love for Jesus and Mary. Obtain for me also a sincere devotion and obedience to Holy church and the sovereign pontiff who rules over her, in order that I may live an die in faith and hope and perfect charity. Let me ever invoke the holy Names of Jesus and Mary. And may I thus be saved. Amen.

[petite fleur]

Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ,
For all the benefits thou hast won for me,
For all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother,
May I know thee more clearly,
Love thee more dearly,
And follow thee more nearly:
For ever and ever.

--St. Richard Chichester