We speak to you, O blessed Joseph,
our protector on earth,
as one who knows the value of work
and the response of our calling.
We address you through your holy spouse,
the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God,
and knowing the fatherly affection
with which you embraced Our Lord Jesus,
ask that you may assist us in our needs,
May 1, 2021
April 30, 2021
Lord You are my refuge and my strength
in times of trial and distress.
When I fail to accept your grace
and go my own way You are there to save
and redeem me with Your mercy.
You take away my guilt and create
a new heart within me.
Help me to be faithful and praise
You with my every word and deed.
— By a Columban Missionary
April 29, 2021
Dominican Tertiary and Doctor of the Church,
you were full of wisdom,
the special gift of God,
and you knew how to guide even Pontiffs,
as well as how to extinguish fiery passions
and restore true peace among people.
How inspiring your spiritual writings
and how heroic your abstemious life!
Fires are today unfortunately all too common,
April 28, 2021
O Mary, my Queen,
I cast myself in the arms of your mercy.
I place my soul and body
in your blessed care
and under your special protection
from this world.
I entrust to you all my hopes and consolations,
all my anguish and misery,
my life and the end of my life.
Through your most holy intercession
and through your merits,
April 27, 2021
Good and Gracious God,
We thank You for the resilience
and grace that You have given us
to bear this time of COVID virus.
Lord help us to lean on Your goodness
in times of suffering and isolation
so that we may be aware of others and serve them.
We make this prayer in the Name of Jesus Christ,
Our Lord and Savior.
Amen.
April 26, 2021
Gracious and Holy Father,
Please give me:
intellect to understand You,
reason to discern You,
diligence to seek You,
wisdom to find You,
a spirit to know You,
a heart to meditate upon You,
ears to hear You,
eyes to see You,
a tongue to proclaim You,
a way of life pleasing to You,
patience to wait for You
April 25, 2021
Lord You care for me, You protect me,
and You show me how to live
according to Your ways.
This gives me the power and strength
to face up to the difficulties and trials
that come my way.
But sometimes these concerns
threaten to distract me
and forget Your gift of Yourself in me.
Help me to always be aware
April 24, 2021
Lord Jesus Christ,
grant me the gift of understanding.
Help me to understand the feelings of others,
the desires of others, the goals of others.
At the same time,
help me to understand myself
in my actions and reactions.
Widen my vision
beyond my own small world
to embrace with knowledge
and love the worlds of others.
April 23, 2021
O God, who granted to Saint George
strength and constancy in the various torments
which he sustained for our holy faith;
we ask You to preserve,
through his intercession,
our faith from wavering and doubt,
so that we may serve You
with a sincere heart faithfully unto death.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
April 22, 2021
Risen Lord, You have blessed me
with the gift of life.
Help me to use this precious gift
to share Your hope, joy, compassion
and love in the world.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.