O my most compassionate Lord and Savior, as I think about all that You did during Your human life in order that I might learn how to live the life You have given me, I offer You my deepest thanks … Continue reading
Category Archives: A Prayer A Day for The Great Fast
O Most Holy Lamb of God, whom Isaiah proclaimed goes willingly to the cruel slaughter enacted by unbelievers, I know that you gave Your back to scourging, Your cheeks to buffeting, and Your body to torture, You did not turn … Continue reading
O most merciful Lord, You have given so much of Yourself to me. On the night before You voluntarily went to Your death so that death can no longer contain me, You gave Yourself to me and others in the … Continue reading
O my merciful Lord, let me love you as my Bridegroom. Let me keep my lamp aflame with virtue and with true faith so that I, like the wise virgins of the Gospel parable, might be ready to enter with … Continue reading
O my merciful Redeemer, today Your holy passion dawns upon the world as a saving light. You come of Your own goodness to suffer in order that I might know how to live and to deal with all the challenges … Continue reading
Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight, and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching; and again, unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless. Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, lest … Continue reading
It is truly my hope and priestly prayer that this Great Fast has been spiritually beneficial for you and that as we arrive at the Great and Glorious of all Days, Pascha-Easter, that your heart is filled with the joy … Continue reading
On this most blessed day, O my Lord, we recall Your voluntarily entrance into Jerusalem, the place of Your death. You came as a humble servant, riding on a donkey, to reveal to me the importance of humility. You did … Continue reading
Heavenly Father, make me aware of what You intended to teach me when Jesus raised His friend Lazarus from the dead. The very act of raising him from the dead reveals that human life is immortal and that I have … Continue reading
Heavenly Father, help me to truly prepare for the Great and Holy Week. Help me to concentrate on the events that my Church celebrates, drawing from them an understanding of how I must live in order to be Your child. … Continue reading