Your mercies are new every morning

Lord, your compassion never fails and Your mercies are new every morning. I pray that this day, You will continue to bless me, that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost and can’t find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don’t know you intimately. I pray that others will find your strength, so that they can love and help one another. I pray for those that don’t believe, that they may find you. And when this world closes in on me, let me remember the example of my Lord and Savior: to slip away and find a quiet place to pray. Remind me, nudge me, let me remember to find you when I’m feel like I'm pushed beyond my limits. In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

Prayer for the Conclave Election of the New Pope

Heavenly Father, 

we, the people of God, 

gathered in solidarity 

as did the disciples 

in the Upper Room, 

pray for the descent 

of the Holy Spirit 

upon the Cardinals 

who will be in Conclave 

for the election 

of the next Vicar 

of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

May the hearts of our Cardinals open 

to the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, 

beyond any human judgment, 

to elect the candidate 

most pleasing to You, 

Heavenly Father, 

and who guide the Church 

at this momentous 

time in history. 

We invoke our Mother Mary, 

united in prayer with the disciples 

in the Upper Room, 

to intercede for our Cardinals 

to select the next Holy Farther 

in docility to the promptings 

of the Holy Spirit, 

her divine Spouse. 

Holy Mary, 

Mother of God 

and of the Church, 

we entrust this Conclave 

to Your maternal 

and Immaculate Heart, 

and offer this prayers 

for Your guidance 

and protection over the choosing 

of the next Vicar of Your Son. 

(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be) 

Mary, Mother of the Church, 

Pray for us.

Happy New Year 2013

Jeremiah 29:11 
"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD.
"They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."

Matthew 24:35
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away."