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A Week in Prayers March 20 – March 24
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Monday, March 20

To do Your will at all times, Lord,
To serve You in the poor,
To let You in to dine
When you knock upon the door.

To see You and to serve You,
With zeal and without fear,
My efforts do not tire me,
My heart is filled with cheer!
Amen

Tuesday, March 21

Help me, Lord,
To trust in Your providence,
Abandoning my own will,
Desiring nothing
But to do Your will.
Help me to become holy.
Amen

Wednesday, March 22

I will go and serve, Lord,
In Your name and for Your sake.
Outside of my home and comfort,
Outside of my selfish desires,
Outside of myself, my God.
For the love of the neighbor,
In the name of my Savior,
I will go and serve.
Amen

Thursday, March 23

Let me be Your light, Lord,
Let me be Your hands.
For thine is the kingdom,
And mine is the mission
To serve for Your love alone.
Amen

Friday, March 24

Lord, in my sadness,
Grant me Your comfort.
Lord, in my comfort,
Grant me Your joy.
Lord, in my joy,
Grant me Your peace.
Lord in my peace,
Teach me to comfort.
As You have comforted me.
Amen

Daily Prayers are written by Tim Williams, National Vincentian Formation Director.
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A Week in Prayers February 27 – March 3
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Monday, February 27

Lord, help me to see You
In the hungry
In the poor
In the stranger
Help me to serve You
Help me to know You
Amen

Tuesday, February 28

Father in heaven,
You know my innermost needs.
Help me to have a forgiving heart.
Fill me with the love
That embraces and welcomes
The neighbor into Your kingdom.
Amen

Wednesday, March 1

Lord, look within my heart,
A heart that is humble and contrite,
Seeking but not deserving Your grace.
Open my heart, fill it with Your love.
Fill me to overflowing,
So that in the love I share
Others may know and come to You.
Amen

Thursday, March 2

Lord, help me to hear
The cry of the poor
Knocking at my door
Asking for help
Just as You, Lord,
Hear my prayers
Offered and repeated
In faith
Fill my heart with the love
That answers.
Amen

Friday, March 3

Lord open my eyes to see You
On the cross and in the poor
As You knock upon my door

Lord open my ears to hear You
Like the wind upon the deep
That calls me from my sleep

Lord lift me from my slumber
I in You, and You in me
That I may live, and move, and be.
Amen

Daily Prayers are written by Tim Williams, National Vincentian Formation Director.
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A Week in Prayers February 20 – February 24
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Monday, February 20

Turn my heart, O Lord,
Give me the faith that never doubts,
That never complains,
That never expects.
Give me the faith that knows,
The faith that loves,
The faith that is shared.
Amen

Tuesday, February 21

Lord bless those who are in need
Who thirst in the heat
Who shiver at night
Who ache with hunger
Who long for work
Whose voice is unheard
Let me be Your blessing
Amen

Wednesday, February 22

I praise You, Lord, in my heart,
I pray from the depths of my soul.
With the strength of my arms,
I profess Your truth.
With all of my back,
Every drop of sweat,
May my works be done
For Your sake.
Amen

Thursday, February 23

Lord Jesus, for my salvation
You have suffered, died, and risen.
Help me to serve
In memory of Your suffering,
Live in the light of Your sacrifice,
And share the hope of eternal life.
Amen

Friday, February 24

My Lord and my God,
I seek only the glory and the beauty
Of Your Word and Your works.
Your great light guides me, Lord,
So that I no longer wander lost
In this valley of tears,
But walk in hope and in joy
To You.
Amen

Daily Prayers are written by Tim Williams, National Vincentian Formation Director.
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A Week in Prayers February 13 – February 17
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Monday, February 13

My God and my all,
By Your great love
You fill my heart with hope,
My mind with joy,
And my soul with peace.
All that I am and all that I have
Is Yours.
Amen

Tuesday, February 14

Lord, You return a hundredfold
My faith, my prayer, my love
With the abundance of Your graces
Sent down from heaven above.
With Your great love within me, God,
Which only grows when shared,
May all I do and say on earth
Become my living prayer.
Amen

Wednesday, February 15

Lord, open my eyes to see
Truth like the light of day.
Lead me, Lord to new Life.
Lord help me follow Your Way.
Amen

Thursday, February 16

I saw You, Lord Jesus,
Outside in the cold,
A lonely and shivering man.
I saw You there, hungry,
Without enough clothes,
Asking “Who do you say that I am?”
You are my Lord,
And You are my God,
I will serve the best way that I can.
Amen

Friday, February 17

Lord Jesus, give me my cross.
Let me bear it without complaint.
May the things of this world
Not distract me from following,
But remind me to serve as You did,
Humbly, gently, and selflessly.
Amen

Daily Prayers are written by Tim Williams, National Vincentian Formation Director.
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A Week in Prayers January 30 – February 3
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Monday, January 30

O Lord, my heart is restless
Until it rests in You.
I stumble in the darkness
‘Til Your light the day renews.
In illness or in suffering,
A stranger, or alone
Help me seek Your Kingdom,
For this world is not my home.
Amen

Tuesday, January 31

When I am fearful, Lord, give me peace.
When my body is failing, Lord, give me peace.
When I am alone, Lord, give me peace.
When my mind is troubled, Lord, give me peace.
Deep in my heart, Lord, give me peace.
Amen

Wednesday, February 1

Lord Jesus,
May the light of Your love
Shine upon me
From the face of the neighbor
In need
And may I in serving
Be a sign of Your hope.
Amen

Thursday, February 2

Through the darkness of night,
I sleep in peace,
O Lord, with my faith to sustain me.

Through the troubles of day,
My heart is at rest,
O Lord, with my hope to sustain me.

Through all of life’s trials,
There is joy in my heart,
O Lord, with Your love to sustain me.
Amen

Friday, February 3

Thank You, Lord,
For the beauty of Your creation,
The living image of You,
Unique and unrepeatable,
Standing before me hungry,
Sitting before me alone,
Huddled against the cold,
Inviting me into Your presence.
Help me, Lord, to find You,
Lead me, Lord, to serve.
Amen

Daily Prayers are written by Tim Williams, National Vincentian Formation Director.
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A Week in Prayers January 23 — January 27
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Monday, January 23

Heavenly Father,
Let Your light shine upon me.
Help me to bear Your light
To share Your light
With all those in darkness.
Amen

Tuesday, January 24

Jesus, Savior and Lord,
You suffered in my name,
You gave Your life for mine.
I offer You this day
And the next one
And all the days I have
Not in payment, but in gratitude;
Not with grumbling, but with joy;
Not for penance, but for love.
Amen

Wednesday, January 25

Lord Jesus, in my blindness,
Remove the scales from my eyes.
In Your power and glory, Lord, lead me
With all the light of the skies.
Through new eyes I will see You beside me,
Or ahead, by the light from above,
The one that is suffering, forgotten, alone,
The one I will serve in Your love.
Amen

Thursday, January 26

Lord, in Your mercy,
Look not on those times
I served myself first,
Or trusted my prudence
Above Your Providence.
Make me Your instrument.
Not my will but Yours.
Not my love but Yours.
Not my life but Yours.
Amen

Friday, January 27

Lord, may Your Kingdom,
Like a mustard seed,
Be planted in my heart
To grow within me.
Fed by faith and bearing love,
To be planted again
In all who seek You.
Amen

Daily Prayers are written by Tim Williams, National Vincentian Formation Director.
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A Week in Prayers January 16 – January 20
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Monday, January 16

My Lord and my God
My light and my hope
My rest and my strength
I give You my heart
I give You my life
I give You this day
Amen

Tuesday, January 17

Lord Jesus, strength of my arms,
I will share the neighbor’s burden
In Your name and for Your sake,
With no motive but God’s love,
With my gifts from You alone,
Filled with hope that I can share.
Amen

Wednesday, January 18

Lord, I lift my heart to you.
Who I am today is for You,
What I do today is for You,
When my day begins it’s for You,
Where I go today is for You,
Why I live today is for You.
Amen

Thursday, January 19

Lord, I bring my needs to you.
Protect me from harm,
Bless my efforts and my work,
Help me to be better,
In big things and small things,
For nothing is too small
For Your blessing
Or my prayer.
Amen

Friday, January 20

Lord, in serving the neighbor
I seek to serve You
With faith that reflects
Your abiding faithfulness,
In hope that is shared
With all who are hopeless,
For love of the neighbor,
In Your love alone.
Amen

Daily Prayers are written by Tim Williams, National Vincentian Formation Director.
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A Week in Prayers December 19 – December 25
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Monday, December 19

O Blessed Trinity,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
By Your power and Your grace
Light my heart on fire.
Help me to know
And to do Your will
In all things.
Amen

Tuesday, December 20

O my Jesus, my Savior and Lord,
Seated in glory,
In heaven above.

O my Jesus, my Neighbor, the Poor,
Present in suffering,
Welcomed with love.

O my Jesus, of humble birth,
May You greet me in heaven
As I greet You on earth.
Amen

Wednesday, December 21

My heart is filled with joy
At the coming of the Lord
Lord Jesus, find me ready
In my faith.
Amen

Thursday, December 22

Lord Jesus,
Help me to follow
Your model of humility;
Born a helpless infant,
Creator becoming the created,
Exalted becoming the lowly,
Almighty becoming the servant,
United with us,
So that we may be united with You.
Amen

Friday, December 23

Holy Spirit, make me ready
For the coming of the Lord;
Humble and gentle,
Patient and kind,
Generous sharing Your love.
Amen

Saturday, December 24 (Christmas Eve)

O God in Your love,
You sent us Your Son
Born in the cold of night.
Fully human, fully divine
Child of holy light.
Child we adore
With the peace of a dove;
With hearts like a child
That knows only love.
Amen

Sunday, December 25 (Christmas Day)

Joyful, joyful, comes the Lord!
God’s light and love on earth!
Shadows fade as new light grows,
And every heart is full.
Infinite power, infinite glory,
Infant tender and mild,
We welcome you,
We praise you,
We celebrate you!
Amen

Daily Prayers are written by Tim Williams, National Vincentian Formation Director.
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A Week in Prayers December 12 – December 16
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Monday, December 12

Lord, Creator of all,
The mighty and the lowly,
Teach me to love them
As You do
Without exception
Without condition
In Your name
And for Your sake
Amen

Tuesday, December 13

Lord, be patient with me
When I am strong in will
But weak in faith.
Help me to hear
The cry of the poor.
Help me to do Your will
By serving them in hope.
Amen

Wednesday, December 14

Your peace is upon me, Lord,
And the joy of Your kingdom
Fills my heart.
May Your justice fall
Like a gentle rain,
And Your mercy
Shine like the sun.
Amen

Thursday, December 15

Father of all mercies, maker of all things,
May Your light shine from within me
So that I can offer Your love,
Which multiplies as it is shared,
With all those the world has forgotten
Who are precious still in Your sight.
Amen

Friday, December 16

Lord Jesus, Son of man,
With all the power of heaven within You,
You chose to suffer to do the Father’s will.
Help me to follow Your example of selflessness,
Willing the good of the other before my own,
Seeking to serve and not to be served,
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
Amen

Daily Prayers are written by Tim Williams, National Vincentian Formation Director.
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A Week in Prayers December 5 – December 9
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Monday, December 5

Lord, show me Your will.
Help me to see it
In the people
And experiences in my life.
Seeking You in all things,
May I come to know You.
Amen

Tuesday, December 6

Lord, be my shepherd
Lord, hear me pray
Lord, find Your sheep
When I wander astray

Lord, guard the pasture,
Watch over the field,
And all of Your strays,
Once broken, now healed.
Amen

Wednesday, December 7

I love You, God, with all my heart,
With all my soul, and all my strength.
No burden is too heavy,
No day too long to work,
No mission too demanding,
For I’ve found my rest in You
Amen

Thursday, December 8

Sweet Virgin Mary,
Mother of Jesus,
Chosen by God
From your birth.
Humble, obedient,
Holy, and pure,
You brought forth
Our Savior on earth.
Pray for me, Mary,
That I may be
An offering to God
Of great worth.
Amen

Friday, December 9

Jesus, Lord and Savior,
Present in bread and wine,
Just as You were present
For Your disciples.
Because Your love
Is infinitely creative,
I may dine with You,
Proclaiming Your glory,
Until You come again.
Amen

Daily Prayers are written by Tim Williams, National Vincentian Formation Director.

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