Heavenly Father, help me to tame my flesh during this time of the Great Fast by acts of self-denial and penance so that I may be able to open my heart and mind to You, my loving God, and begin … Continue reading
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O God of my fathers, I beg You to help me use these days of the Great Fast to grow in my awareness of You and Your love. I beg You, Who guide men towards wisdom and give them intelligence … Continue reading
Discover someone who is shut-in. Send them a card or call them and make their day by remembering them. If you would like a name from our parish, just contact me. If you could manage to visit them, that would … Continue reading
O Heavenly Father, I truly believe that You took slime from the earth and, with Your life-giving breath, honored me and set me on the earth as the king of all visible things, enjoying the life of angels. But I … Continue reading
O God of our Fathers, Who always deals with me according to Your everlasting compassion, do not withdraw Your mercy from me but, through the prayers of our Fathers the Ascetics, guide my life along the ways of peace. As … Continue reading
O Master and Lord, help me to believe that You condescended to become incarnate and finite in order to reveal to me Your love. In assuming our body, You became one of us. Help me to know that I represent … Continue reading
O Compassionate Lord, I beseech Your help as I begin this Great Fast. Help me to truly enter into the spirit of this season by giving myself to the ascetical practices and prayers that our Spiritual Fathers have recommended. Help … Continue reading
O Heavenly Father, were I to imagine what my failings deserve, I would fall into despair. I have frequently disobeyed Your high commands, wasting my life in extravagance and not keeping the four simple rules of living that You have … Continue reading
O Almighty God, help me to enter this season of the Great Fast in the spirit of joy, giving myself to spiritual growth by cleansing my soul and body and controlling my passions as I limit my food. Help me … Continue reading
GREAT FAST PASTORAL OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY OF THE U.S.A. TO OUR CLERGY, HIEROMONKS AND BROTHERS, RELIGIOUS SISTERS, SEMINARIANS AND BELOVED FAITHFUL “They shall be my people and I will be their God, for they will return to … Continue reading