For those of us in the Northeast who are preparing for a huge blizzard and might have more time for prayer over the next two days, as well as for those in warm climates who never suffer from the threat of snow, this prayer of Pope Clement XI "fits all." Pray slowly, pausing and repeating when something really strikes you.
Lord, I believe in you; increase my faith.
I trust in you: strengthen my trust.
I love you: let me love you more and more.
I am sorry for my sins: deepen my sorrow.
I worship you as my first beginning,
I long for you as my last end,
I praise you as my constant helper,
And call upon you as my loving protector.
Guide me in by your wisdom,
Correct me with your power.
I offer you, Lord, my thoughts:
to be fixed on you;
My words: to have your for their theme;
My actions: to reflect my love for you:
My sufferings: to be endured for your greater glory,.
I want to do what you ask of me:
In the way you ask,
For as long as you ask,
Because you ask it.
Lord, enlighten my understanding,
Strengthen my will,
Purify my heart,
and make me holy.
Help me to repent of my past sins,
And to resist temptation in the future.
Help me to rise above my human weaknesses
And to grow stronger as a Christian.
Let me love you, my Lord and my God,
And see myself as I really am:
A pilgrim in this world,
A Christian called to respect and love
All whose lives I touch
Those under my authority,
My friends and my enemies.
--Magnificat Year of Faith Companion, p. 134
Bro. Rene
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