Prayer

Abstract red and black blood vein texture art with a cross with the quote: O Lord our God, you have replanted on our earth the garden lost in Eden, and you have sent a new Gardener to till the soil plowed by the wood of the cross. He who is both the farmer and the seed has watered the earth with his life’s blood, shed for our redemption. Make us grow in his likeness by the power of his word dwelling in our hearts. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.—Magnificat, Feb 18, 2019 Prayer for the Morning
With His Life’s Blood
Two birds fighting over food in the snow while a third bird watches from behind with the quote: Lord, you have told us to love our enemies and to pray for our persecutors, as Christ prayed for his tormentors from the cross. And so we dare to pray: Lord, have mercy. Give peace to those who have destroyed our peace; Grant love to those who have refused us love; Protect from injury those who have done us; Grant success to those who have competed with us to our loss; Give prosperity to those who have taken what was ours.—Magnificat
Pray For Our Persecutors: A Prayer For Enemies
The sun shining through a tiny crack in the clouds, illuminating a forest valley with a golden light with the quote: Lord, grant me light to see the truth, wisdom to love what I see, and courage to walk the way of the truth every day of my life.—Kingdom Compass
Grant Me Light
A man praying at his desk in front of his computer with his fingers interlaced with the quote: "Even if the work of each day has been perfectly achieved we don’t know what use the Lord is going to make of it…and if it is extremely clumsy and poorly done we know even less how it will be used. All we know is that anything surrendered to God is never lost."—Servant of God Madeleine Delbrêl, The Joy of Believing
Never Lost
A person standing on top of a sea stack in Tintagel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Sea stacks can also be referred to simply as stacks, and resemble other rock formations not found by the sea, which can go by several names, such as pinnacle / column / spire / needle / natural tower / tower or hoodoo / tent rock / fairy chimney / earth pyramid with the quote: "Any kind of difficult situation is a trial of faith. I may feel alone and helpless in the face of such trials. Yet the truth is really quite different, paradoxically different. In these highly difficult moments, God is actually closest to me."—Fr. Tadeusz Dajczer, The Mystery of Faith: Meditations on the Eucharist
A Trial of Faith
A person walking through the woods looking up at the sunlight shining through the trees with the quote: In the morning let me hear of your mercy, for in you I trust. Show me the path I should walk, for I entrust my life to you. Rescue me, Lord, from my foes, for I seek refuge in you. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your kind spirit guide me on ground that is level. —Psalm 143:8-10 (NABRE)
In the Morning
Photo of the east face of the Matterhorn at sunrise, near Zermatt, Switzerland with the quote: God of all the living, you sent your Only Begotten Son to enlighten the world with the warmth of your love. Enkindle in our winter-bound hearts the fire of charity, that we may burn always with zeal for you, through Christ our Lord. Amen.—Magnificat, Monday, January 7, 2019
Winter-bound Hearts
Photo of the sun shining radiantly through the branches of an epic tree with large roots with the prayer: God our Father, by the Death of your Son, you planted the seed of the tree of life deep in this earth. By his Resurrection, you gave it light and warmth. By the gift of the Spirit, you water it with the waters of life that flowed from his side on the cross. May our lives bear its fruit, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.—Magnificat, July 23, 2018
Tree of Life Trinity Prayer
Reflecting on Married and Single Life
Photo of a statue of Our Lady of Fátima, Mother of Jesus, at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes with the prayer: Ó Maria, concebida sem pecado, rogai por nós que recorremos a Vós. (O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.)
Our Lady’s Favorite Marian Prayer
Photo of a person standing in the mud with dirty hands with the quote: Dear Lord, my smallness and weakness are perfectly known to You. Have pity on me. Pull me out of the mud of self, so that I may not be stuck in it forever.—My Daily Bread
Mud of Self: My Daily Bread Conversion Prayer