The love of Jesus is too strong for me not to cling to

Prayer by Pope John Paul II

I ask you, dear brothers and sisters to join me in prayer ... Let us beg the Lord that the spiral of hatred and violence will not prevail.  May the Blessed Virgin, Mother of Mercy, fill the hearts of all with wise thoughts and peaceful intentions.

St. Mary MacKillop, pray for us

Diary of St. Mary MacKillop

Be patient and work generously in the service of our Divine Lord

Prayer by Alice Trumbull

Dear Lord, We have felt the fear and the grief that hatred brings.  Help us to bond together as Your people to heal the pain, cherish the memories, and learn to celebrate our differences.  You created us all as Your very dear children, teach us to live in the example of Your only Son, to live in Faith, be confident in Hope, act in Charity and believe in the power of Prayer.  Help us to find peace within our hearts and among all Nations.  Amen.

St. Mary Mackillop, pray for us.

Diary of St. Mary MacKillop

Out of all our heart's troubles, God will bring glory

The Golden Hail Mary

Hail Mary! Lily of spotless whiteness! You have ravished the gaze of the adorable Trinity dwelling in the eternal sojourn of light and peace. Hail, Rose full of celestial sweetness! Virgin Immaculate, whom the King of Heaven and Earth chose for His mother and who nourished Him with your virginal milk, pour into our souls torrents of divine grace. Amen

St Mary MacKillop, pray for us

(The Blessed Virgin promised to St. Gertrude the treasures of her loving compassion to those who salute her with this prayer)

Diary of St. Mary MacKillop

I write with a heart burning with love for each one of you

Thanksgiving after Communion

Jesus, my God and my all, I adore You. I thank You for coming to me and nourishing my soul with Your Sacred Body and Precious Blood. I thank You for all the blessings I have received from the first moment of my existence and for the inestimable favour You have granted me this day. I believe in You, I hope in You, I love You.

St Mary MacKillop, pray for us

(spend some moments in silence, receiving the love Jesus has for You. The speak to Him in your own words of your love, of your special need of Him this day)

Diary of St. Mary MacKillop

God wants us by every means in our power to lead others to life

Act of Faith

O my God, I firmly believe in You and all that You have revealed to Your Holy Catholic Church because You are Truth itself, who can neither deceive nor be deceived. Amen

St Mary MacKillop, pray for us

Diary of St. Mary MacKillop

Do not, for the sake of defending one or two, shrink from speaking the plain, open truth

Prayer for Company-Keepers

Eternal Father, through the powerful intercession of our Mother of Perpetual Help, I come to beg Your guidance and strength, during the important time of courtship.

Help us to realise, that genuine love, deep and lasting is Your own gift to those who respect and reverence one another. Take from our hearts all trace of selfishness so that in all things we may help each other to grow in true friendship. Convince us that true love will not hurt…use…or abuse the one loved.

To this end, keep ever growing in us an ardent love of Your Son and our Saviour Jesus Christ by means of constant prayer and frequent Holy Communion.

May the bright hope of a happy marriage make us determined to prepare well, by avoiding sin and the dangers that can so easily lead us into sin.

We thank You for our love and we desire to consecrate it to You. Keep it always pure so that we may continue to live as worthy children of Mary our Mother and You our heavenly Father. We ask You this through the Spirit of Jesus, the Holy Spirit of perfect love. Amen

St Mary MacKillop, pray for us

Diary of St. Mary MacKillop

Have good courage for God is so very good to us all

Queen and mistress of Dominations, who preside over all the spirits and the lesser ministers of the providence of God, I beg you, by their merits and through your assistance, to pray for me so that I may always have confidence in the loving presence of God.

Come to my help, dear Blessed Virgin, so that my trials and sorrows, the joys and pleasures, the desires and earthly preoccupations may all lead to my sanctification. May I, through your aid, strengthen my conformity to the divine will of God. Help me to obtain the favour I ask , if it be for the greater honour and glory of God. Amen.

St Mary MacKillop, pray for us

Diary of St. Mary MacKillop