PRAYERS OF SAINTS
The One Thing Necessary of Saint Alphonsus Liguori
O my God, help me to remember that time is short, eternity long.
What good is all the greatness of this world at the hour of death?
To love you, my God, and save my soul is the one thing necessary.
Without you, there is no peace of mind or soul. My God, I need fear only sin and nothing
else in this life, for to lose you, my God, is to lose all. O my God, help me to remember that
I came into this world with nothing, and shall take nothing from it when I die.
To gain you, I must leave all. But in loving you, I already have all good things — the infinite
riches of Christ and His Church in life, Mary's motherly protection and perpetual help, and
the eternal dwelling place Jesus has prepared for me.
Eternal Father, Jesus has promised that whatever we ask in His Name will be granted us.
In His Name, I pray: give me a burning faith, a joyful hope, a holy love for you. Grant me
perseverance in doing your will and never let me be separated from you.
My God and my All, make me a saint. Amen.
Mother Marie de la Roche: Sisters of Divine Providence Foundress
Visibly do I see in all things the wonderful Providence of God; may my trust be ever firmer
and simpler…
May we be ever filled with joy and thanks toward the most excellent and best of Fathers…
Holy Spirit Prayer of Saint Augustine
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy.
Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.
Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.
Holy Spirit Prayer of Saint Hildegard of Bingen
Fire of the Spirit, life of the lives of creatures, spiral of sanctity,
Bond of all natures, glow of charity, lights of clarity,
Taste of sweetness to sinners, be with us and hear us.
Composer of all things, light of all the risen, key of salvation,
Release from the dark prison, hope of all unions, scope of chastities,
Joy in the glory, strong honour,
Be with us and hear us. Amen.
Lorica of Saint Patrick
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ in breadth,
Christ in length, Christ in height,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to me,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness, through confession of the Oneness, of the Creator of
Creation.
St Thérèse of the Child Jesus / St Thérèse of Lisieux / The Little Flower
The good God does not need years to accomplish His work of love in a soul; one ray from
His Heart can, in an instant, make His flower bloom for eternity.....
O My God! Most Blessed Trinity, I desire to Love You and make You Loved, to work for the
glory of Holy Church by saving souls on earth and liberating those suffering in purgatory. I
desire to accomplish Your will perfectly and to reach the degree of glory You have
prepared for me in Your Kingdom. I desire, in a word, to be a saint but I feel my
helplessness and I beg You, O my God! To be Yourself my Sanctity!
Love of Saint John Vianney
I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life.
I love You, O my infinitely lovable God, and I would rather die loving You,
than live without loving You.
I love You, Lord and the only grace I ask is to love You eternally...
My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You,
I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath.
The Magnificat: The Canticle of Mary Luke 1:46-55
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
For He has looked with favor on His lowly servant. From this day all generations will call
me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.
He has mercy on those who fear Him in every generation. He has shown the strength of
His arm, He has scattered the proud in their conceit, He has cast down the mighty from
their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and
the rich He has sent away empty. He has come to the help of His servant Israel for He
has remembered His promise of mercy, the promise He made to our fathers, to Abraham
and His children forever.
The Memorare of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Remember, most loving Virgin Mary, never was it heard that anyone who turned to you for
help was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, though burdened by my sins, I run to
your protection for you are my mother. Mother of the Word of God, do not despise my
words of pleading, but be merciful and hear my prayer. Amen.
Peace Prayer of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, let me sow pardon;
Where there is doubt, let me sow faith; where there is despair, let me sow hope;
Where there is darkness, let me sow light; where there is sadness, let me sow joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
To be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Prayer of Saint Catherine of Siena
Holy Spirit, come into my heart; draw it to Thee by Thy power, O my God, and grant me
charity with filial fear. Preserve me, O ineffable Love, from every evil thought; warm me,
inflame me with Thy dear love, and every pain will seem light to me. My Father, my sweet
Lord, help me in all my actions. Jesus, love, Jesus, love. Amen.
Prayer of Saint Teresa of Avila
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
Suscipe from the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
My memory, understanding, and my entire will,
All that I have and possess. You have given all to me.
To you, Lord, I return it.
All is yours; Do with it as you will.
Give me only your love and your grace:
That is enough for me. Amen.
Prayer of Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Dear Jesus, help us to spread your fragrance everywhere we go.
Flood our souls with your spirit and life.
Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly
that our lives may only be a radiance of yours.
Shine through us and be so in us
that every soul we come in contact with
may feel your presence in our soul.
Let them look up and see no longer us, but only Jesus.
Stay with us and then we shall begin to shine as you shine,
so to shine as to be light to others.
The light, O Jesus, will be all from you.
None of it will be ours.
It will be you shining on others through us.
Let us thus praise you in the way you love best
by shining on those around us.
Let us preach you without preaching,
not by words, but by our example; by the catching force –
the sympathetic influence of what we do,
the evident fullness of the love our hearts bear to you.
Amen.
