O God, who dost bring round to us every year the day of consecration of this Thy holy temple, and who dost ever bring us in safety to the holy mysteries: graciously hear the prayers of Thy people…

Lord Jesus, in the Garden You asked Your friends to stay awake with You, and they fell asleep. You know what it is to feel alone. So I come to You with my loneliness, and I ask You to stay with me…

Heavenly Father, You feed the birds of the air and clothe the lilies of the field. You know what I need before I ask. Today I bring You my money troubles, all of them, including the ones I am ashamed to name…

St. John Neumann was a Bohemian immigrant who became a missionary priest on the American frontier and then the fourth bishop of Philadelphia. He built churches and schools at a remarkable pace and is remembered as a founder of the diocesan Catholic school system in the United States. He is the patron of immigrants and of Catholic education.

O God, who wert pleased that in the Apostolic Priesthood these Thy servants should be invested with pontifical or sacerdotal dignity: grant also, we beseech Thee, that they may be joined for evermore to the fellowship of that Priesthood in heaven…

O God, of whose mercy it is that the souls of Thy faithful people do rest in peace, graciously grant unto Thy servants and handmaids, and unto all that here and everywhere rest in Christ, the forgiveness of their sins: that, absolved from every offence, they may everlastingly rejoice with Thee…

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was a New York wife, mother and widow who became a Catholic, founded the first community of religious sisters in the United States and opened a school that helped begin American Catholic education. She was the first person born in the United States to be canonized, and she is the patron of Catholic schools and of widows.

Let the watchful care of blessed Charles, Thy Confessor and Pontiff, continue to be a protection unto Thy Church: that even as his pastoral solicitude brought him glory, so his intercession may ever keep us fervent in Thy love…

Lord God, Ruler of all nations, every authority on earth is under Your authority, and every human life bears Your image. Today I come before You as a citizen and as Your child…

St. John of the Cross was a Spanish Carmelite friar, a reformer alongside St. Teresa of Ávila and one of the greatest poets in the Spanish language. His writings on the "dark night" of the soul have guided countless people through times of spiritual dryness. He is a Doctor of the Church and the patron of mystics and poets.

I therefore, O my Praise and my Life, God of my heart, laying aside for a while her good deeds, for which I give thanks to Thee with joy, do now beseech Thee for the sins of my mother…

Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to Thy faithful people ever to rejoice in the veneration of all the Saints, and to have the aid of their unceasing supplication. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

O God, our Lord, multiply in us Thy grace, and grant us gladness in the holy profession of those whose glorious festivities we anticipate. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

St. Barbara is one of the most popular saints of the early Church, honored for centuries by miners, firefighters, soldiers and anyone who works near fire and sudden danger. Her story comes to us through ancient legend, but her courage in the face of death has made her a beloved patron and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.

Lord Jesus, You welcomed little children and laid Your hands on them. You heard the cry of Jairus and took his daughter by the hand, saying, "Little girl, arise." Hear my prayer now for my child, N…

Loving Father, Creator of every life, thank You for the child growing within me. You are knitting this little one together in secret, and You already know and love my baby by name…

St. Gertrude the Great was a German nun and mystic of the thirteenth century whose writings on the love of Christ's Heart are still read today. Catholics especially remember her in November, the month of the holy souls, because of the prayer for the souls in purgatory that tradition links with her name.

O God, who wert pleased to make Thy blessed Apostles Simon and Jude a means of bringing us to the knowledge of Thy Name: grant that, by endeavouring to advance in all good, we may both worthily celebrate their everlasting glory and, by so celebrating it, increase our advance…

Lord Jesus, You fell three times on the way to Calvary and rose each time to go on. Look with mercy on N., whom I love, and who is caught in an addiction he (she) cannot break alone…

St. Albert the Great was a Dominican friar, bishop and teacher who studied everything from theology to plants, stars and minerals. His learning was so wide that his own age called him the "Universal Doctor." The Church honors him as a Doctor of the Church and as the patron saint of scientists and students.