A Benediction For Graduate Students
Gracious and caring God, our source of light,we ask for your almighty hand to be upon these graduates as we send them forward. With thei...
The Saint Benedict medal carries ancient exorcistic inscriptions (Vade Retro Satana — "Begone, Satan"). Catholic spiritual tradition provides authoritative prayers of protection for homes, bedtime peace, and banishing nightmares.
“The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.”
— 2 Thessalonians 3:3
Gracious and caring God, our source of light,we ask for your almighty hand to be upon these graduates as we send them forward. With thei...
My Jesus, by the sorrows Thou didst suffer in Thine agony in the Garden, in Thy scourging and crowning with thorns, on the way to Calvary, i...
Hear us, O God of our salvation! and issue not the decree for the completion of our days before Thou forgivest us our sins; and because pena...
Dear Lord, I thank You that You care for people like me who have gone so far astray from the way of truth. Thank You, that You have never gi...
O My God, I adore Thee and I love Thee with all my heart. I thank Thee for having created me, for having made me a Catholic and for having w...
Father, as we come to the end of another very busy day, we praise and thank You for the gift of sleep and the wonderful way that the night-t...
O Sovereign Lord God, infinite in majesty, boundless in mercy, and fountain of all holiness: Benedic, Domine, nos et haec tua dona quae de ...
Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be His M...
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Almighty and Everliving God, You are our refuge and our fortress, our shield and our buckler in every hour of danger. Deliver me, Lord Jesu...
My Jesus, by the sorrows Thou didst suffer in Thine agony in the Garden, in Thy scourging and crowning with thorns, on the way to Calvary, ...
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Dear Lord and Heavenly King, thank You that there are no boundaries in Your kingdom and that You ultimately rule over heaven and earth, desp...
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,though the mounta...
Oh Lord, our heavenly Father, You created us and have preserved us, despite the way we have gone away from the things of God. Be pleased, we...
O God, You are the preserver of men, and the keeper of our lives. We commit ourselves to Your perfect care on the journey that awaits us. We...
Glorious St. Benedict, sublime model of virtue, pure vessel of God's grace! Behold me humbly kneeling at your feet. I implore you in your lo...
O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope.We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick. At the fo...
Father I know that the real enemies that I face are spiritual principalities and powers and mighty spiritual wickedness in high places.. and...
> 📜 **Historical & Biblical Origin**: Invoking Saint Joseph of Cupertino (patron saint of air travelers and pilots due to his miraculous le...
Dear Heavenly Father, You tell us so many times in Your Word to �Fear Not� and so often I find myself allowing my imagination to run wild, c...
How we thank and praise You Lord that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, the well-spring of knowledge, the fountain of life, p...
> 📜 **Historical & Biblical Origin**: Invoking Psalm 91, the traditional soldier's armor, and Saint Michael the Archangel, Patron of armed ...
Dear Heavenly Father, You are a God Who has a special place for babies and young children in Your tender heart, and You know that we live in...
My Jesus, by the sorrows Thou didst suffer in Thine agony in the Garden, in Thy scourging and crowning with thorns, on the way to Calvary, i...
Dear Heavenly Father, You know that I trusted in the Lord Jesus many years ago and the joy and love and excitement that I felt in those days...
Dear Lord, I ask You to hear my prayer and to listen to my cry for help. Lord, I know that in and of myself I am not worthy to approach Your...
Deliver me I pray, from my over-eating, which I confess can only be called �gluttony�. Lord, I know that this is a habit that I have allowed...
Heavenly Father, I come to You humbled in heart and in submission to Your Holy Spirit, knowing that I have indulged in sinful habits and hav...
Dear Heavenly Father, I call on you today as a blood-bought child of God asking for Your help and protection in this time of spiritual attac...
Heavenly Father, thank You that You are a God who keeps His promises to all generations. Thank You for the nation of Israel, through Whom Yo...
Loving Lord, we come to You to ask for Your protection on the men and women in our military services. Lord, we pray that You would be with e...
Heavenly Father, You have promised that when we dwell in the secret place of the most High and shelter under the shadow of Your wings, You w...
Almighty and eternal God, we ask Your protection against destroying fire. Fire is so very necessary for our existence, and yet, when it gets...
Heavenly Father, I come to You knowing that my chief enemy is Satan and the demonic forces of evil in the spiritual realm, and I know that t...
Graciously hear us, O Lord, when we call upon You, and grant unto our supplications a calm atmosphere, that we, who are justly afflicted for...
"Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux, Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux. Vade Retro Satana, Nunquam Suade Mihi Vana. Sunt Mala Quae Libas, Ipse Venena Bibas."