Deepen your prayer life

Sometimes life can get so busy, that we get to the end of the day and realise we haven't spent any of it with God. Here are some tips to help you spend more time with Him, even when life feels too busy to stop and pray. When you find a prayer you would like to pray regularly, type it out and laminate it. Stick the prayers around the house where you will see them throughout the day, and you can pray them in the middle of your chores. I have my morning offering and prayer for priests sitting above...

  (for private use only)Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, Divine Founder of the Church,Hear us.Christ, Who warned of false prophets,Graciously hear us.God the Father of Heaven,Have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the world,Have mercy on us.God the Holy Spirit,Have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, One God,Have mercy on us. Holy Mary, Mother of the Church,Pray for us.Saint Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church,Pray for us.Saint Michael, defender in the day of battle,Pray for us.Saint Peter, the Rock upon which Christ built His Church,Pray for us.Saint Paul, protector of the faithful...

Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful, so that I may never suspect or judge from appearances, but look for what is beautiful in my neighbour's souls and come to their rescue. Help me, that my ears may be merciful, so that I may give heed to my neighbours' needs and not be indifferent to their pains and moanings. Help me, O Lord, that my tongue may be merciful, so that I should never speak negatively of my neighbour, but have a word of comfort and forgiveness for all. Help me, O Lord, that my hands may...

St Therese wrote this prayer for priests, which I have decided to pray daily.  Our priests need our prayers now more than ever. Will you join me in praying for our priests? O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests;for your unfaithful and tepid priests;for your priests labouring at home or abroad in distant mission fields;for your tempted priests;for your lonely and desolate priests;for your young priests;for your dying priests;for the souls of your priests in purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me:the priest who baptised me;the priests who absolved me from...

St Monica, the mother of St Augustine, prayed daily for her husband and son. She is a wonderful saint to ask for intercession when you need extra prayer support as a wife and mother. The chaplet to St Monica is a nine bead chaplet. Introductory prayer on the crucifix:The Apostle's Creed On each set of three beads say one Our Father, one Hail Mary and one Glory Be. Concluding prayer to St Monica, prayed on the medal:Dear St Monica, troubled wife and mother. Many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime. Yet you never despaired or lost faith. With confidence,...