Oh ever immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Health of the Sick, Refuge of Sinners, Comfortess of the Afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings. Grant that we may receive help in our needs through the intercession of him whose life was so pleasing to you. Peregrine, your beloved servant and patron of those suffering from life-threatening diseases. Graciously hear the prayers which we present O God, to you in honor of St. Prayer for the Sick of the World through the Intercession of St. Slow me down, Lord Jesus, and inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life’s enduring values that I may grow toward the stars of our greater destiny. Let me look upward into the branches of the towering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well. Remind me each day that the race is not always won by the swift that there is more to life than increasing its speed. Teach me the art of taking “minute vacations” of slowing down to look at a flower to chat with an old friend or make a new one to pet a dog to watch a spider build a web to smile at a child or to read a few lines from a good book. Help me to know the magical power of sleep. Break the tensions of my nerves with the soothing music of the singing streams that live in my memory. Give me, amidst the confusions of my day, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Steady my harried pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time. ![]() ![]() Slow me down, slow me down, O Most Blessed Lord!Įase the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. 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. ![]() Lord, make me an instrument of your peace Where there is hatred, let me sow love Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith Where there is despair, hope Where there is darkness, light And where there is sadness, joy. Thank you, Blessed Apostle Saint Jude Thaddeus, for the promise of hope you hold out to all who believe, and inspire me to give this gift of hope to others as it has been given to me. Please join me in my need, asking God to send me consolation in my sorrow, courage in my fear, and healing in the midst of my suffering.Īsk our loving Lord to fill me with the grace to accept whatever may lie ahead for me and my loved ones, and to strengthen my faith in God’s healing powers. Help me know that I need not face my troubles alone. Most holy Apostle, Saint Jude Thaddeus, friend of Jesus, I place myself in your care. ![]() Pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Mother of God, stand by us in our trials and care for us in our many needs. Holy Mary, may we follow your example, and stand by all your children who need comfort and love. We praise you for your faith, which accepted the life God planned for you. We praise you for your hope, which trusted that God would do great things in you. We praise you for your love in bearing with Jesus the sorrows of his passion. Our Mother of Sorrows, with strength from above you stood by the cross, sharing in the sufferings of Jesus, and with tender care you bore him in your arms, mourning and weeping. I do not know where my path leads, but I know you are by my side guiding me. May I meet many pilgrims on my my journey. O Lord, make my path a holy one, a safe one, one both righteous and beautiful.
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