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…

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…

Come, Holy Spirit, Spirit of wisdom and understanding. I have done what I could to prepare; now I place this exam in Your hands. Quiet my nerves and steady my breathing. Clear my mind of worry, so that I can remember what I have learned and think carefully about what I do not yet know…

Lord God, my Father, I come to You with a heavy heart. The work that gave shape to my days and support to my family has been taken from me, and I feel uncertain, discouraged, and afraid. You know all of this before I speak it. Receive my worry and my hurt, and hold me steady…

O Lord God, who enlightenest every man who cometh into this world, enlighten my heart, I pray Thee, with the light of Thy grace, that I may fully know my sins, shortcomings, and negligences, and may confess them with that true sorrow and contrition of heart which I so much need…

O God, who in Thine ineffable providence hast deigned to send Thy holy angels to watch over us: vouchsafe to us Thy suppliants in all our days to find safety in their protection, and in eternity to share their happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, who hast said: Unless you become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven: grant us, we beseech Thee, so to follow in humility and simplicity of heart the footsteps of the holy virgin Thérèse, that we may attain to everlasting rewards…

Almighty God, Lord of the harvest, I thank You for this new work and for the door You have opened before me. Every good gift comes from You, and I receive this one with gratitude…

O glorious St. Vincent, heavenly patron of all associations of charity and father of all the miserable, who during thy life never rejected anyone who had recourse to thee: ah! behold by how many evils we are afflicted, and come to our assistance…

Lord Jesus Christ, from the Cross You gave Your Mother into the care of the beloved disciple, and from that hour he took her into his own home. Look with mercy on me as I care for my mother (or father) in these later years…

O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt look down on the affliction of thy servant, and wilt be mindful of me, and not forget thy handmaid, and wilt give to thy servant a man child: I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life…

Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions by Thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by Thy gracious assistance, that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from Thee, and through Thee be happily ended. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me. I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou Shouldst lead me on…

Look down, O Lord, upon Thy servant N., who is laboring under bodily infirmity, and refresh the soul which Thou hast created; that, being bettered by Thy chastisements, he (she) may know that he (she) has been saved by Thy healing. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord God of our fathers, may the heavens and the earth, and the sea, and the fountains, and the rivers, and all thy creatures that are in them, bless thee. Thou madest Adam of the slime of the earth, and gavest him Eve for a helper…

O Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul, I adore Thee. Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me. Tell me what I should do; give me Thy orders. I promise to submit myself to all that Thou desirest of me and to accept all that Thou permittest to happen to me. Let me only know Thy will. Amen.

We pray Thee, O God of might, wisdom, and justice, through whom authority is rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgment decreed, assist with Thy Holy Spirit of counsel and fortitude the President of these United States…

I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall come to me. My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. May he not suffer thy foot to be moved: neither let him slumber that keepeth thee. Behold he shall neither slumber nor sleep, that keepeth Israel…

Ineffable Creator, who from the treasures of Thy wisdom didst appoint three hierarchies of angels and set them in wondrous order above the heavens, and who didst arrange the parts of the universe with such beauty…

He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob…