Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for today. Thank You for all that You do for me each and every day, including that which I fail to notice. Thank You for taking care of my family, friends, and acquaintances. I ask that You shield and protect them, guide them in this life, and bring them safely home to You. Let them know that You are always with them. Never let me forget Your presence in my life, and guide me safely through it.
Lord, I humbly seek Your favor. Please touch the hearts of the young. Help them to appreciate the sacred gift of marriage. May they value the delicate sounds of children. Enlighten their vision to see the profound beauty in sharing life with someone they love deeply. May they be open to the joys and sorrows that come with the bond of marriage. May they also embrace the unique joys and challenges that children bring into their lives.
Dear Heavenly Father, guide me to be the light others need to find their way back to You, never hiding my light under a bushel basket. Grant peace within to those who seek it. I ask for Your protection and guidance over our country, our political officials, our clergy, and people throughout the world. Inspire those in positions of influence. Encourage our leaders, entertainers, athletes, and business leaders to embrace Your love. Help them reflect it to others as members of Your family. May their light shine brightly, drawing others into Your presence. Help us to see one another as You see us.
I ask for conversion and mercy for all sinners, and mercy for the souls in purgatory. I pray for the healing of the sick, if it be Your will. Help those who are struggling to walk with You through the trials and tribulations of their lives. Thank You, Lord, for the life You have given me. I ask that Your angels fight fiercely against the powers of evil that beset our world. This includes the archangels appointed over each nation. Bring Your peace to every country and every people.
Dear Heavenly Father, in the stillness of this hour, we lift before You the people and land of Angola. You have known this nation through centuries of encounter, hardship, and perseverance, and You have never turned Your gaze away.
We thank You for the early planting of the faith in this land, and for the generations who received the Gospel and carried it forward within families, villages, and communities. Through times of colonial rule, forced displacement, and long years of war, faith was not abandoned, but held with courage.
Lord, we remember those whose names are known only to You, the catechists, religious sisters, priests, and lay leaders who remained with their people during violence and uncertainty. Many risked their lives so that prayer, teaching, and care would not disappear. Their witness is a quiet form of martyrdom, rooted in fidelity rather than recognition.
We ask the intercession of Saint Josephine Bakhita, whose life speaks powerfully to Angola’s history of suffering and resilience. Through her prayers, may all who carry wounds of exploitation, poverty, or loss find dignity restored and hope renewed.
Bless the families of Angola, Lord. Strengthen parents who work to provide daily bread. Protect children who have known instability. Comfort the elderly who remember the cost of war. Where trauma remains, bring healing. Where grief lingers, bring peace.
Guard this nation through the night. Let Your angels stand watch over its cities, villages, and rural paths. May Angola rest in Your care, held by the faith that has already carried it so far.
Let Your Spirit fill the youth with purpose, and open doors of opportunity that anchor them in faith. May corruption be replaced with righteousness, and may every leader walk in Your light.
Dear Lord, we implore You to envelop all restless souls awake in the stillness of this night with Your peace. We lift before You those on our prayer list, Shelly, Paul, Greg, Becky, Denise, Jimmy, Stephen and all people throughout the world. We remember especially those in desperate need: the weary sleeping on the streets, under bridges, in hospitals, and their families.
Help our teens draw closer to You. Uplift those with mental disabilities. Support those who wander in doubt of Your existence. Comfort those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and terminal illnesses.
Be especially near to those who will meet You this day. Grant them a peaceful passing. Give them the comfort of Your mercy and eternal rest.
We pray for an increase number of men and women entering the religious life. We also pray for those who experience violence from lost souls.
Lord, please intercede among all peoples. Show them how to resolve differences without fighting, rioting, or harming one another. Open our eyes to the beauty of putting You first in our lives and living together in peace.
Bless the work of our hands. Guide us in the care of the world You have entrusted to us. Let all labor be done with dignity, honesty, and love.
May we all understand that differing opinions need not divide us, but can lead us toward deeper understanding.
Thank You, Lord, for being in our lives. Your presence is the beauty we see in our lives.
We come before You seeking Your guidance for Pope Leo XIV. Make him a pure vessel filled with Your Holy Spirit. Let no worldly influence sway his heart from You. May every word he speaks reflect Your truth and align with Sacred Scripture. May his will be surrendered fully to Yours, and may Your angels shield and protect him from all evil.
We ask that our places of worship be filled to overflowing, and that perpetual adoration chapels never are empty. Protect our clergy, strengthen them, and help them remain faithful to the mission You have entrusted to them.
We lift up every spoken and unspoken intention held within our hearts.
In Your holy name we pray. We adore You, and may our love for You grow deeper with every passing day.
Amen.
Prayers from 2025
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As the year unfolds, this map will slowly fill with the countries we lift in prayer. Each marked place reflects a moment of intercession shared together.
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