Hope for the ones we love
Begin
✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Father of mercy, You sustained Saint Monica in faithful prayer. Receive the intention I bring today. Through her intercession, make my love patient, my hope steadfast, and my trust complete in Jesus Christ.
Jesus teaches His disciples to pray always and not to lose heart.Scripture is presented as a brief devotional summary. Read the cited passage in your preferred Catholic Bible when possible.
Reflect
Remain with the Word
Saint Monica carried the people she loved before God for years. Her hope was not wishful thinking. It was a decision to keep returning to the One who loves every soul more deeply than we do.
Let us pray
Lord Jesus, receive the person I carry in my heart. When I cannot see a path forward, keep me faithful in prayer. Let my concern become trust, and let my love remain patient, gentle, and free from fear.
Saint Monica, faithful mother and friend in prayer, intercede for us.
Carry it into the day
Name your intention slowly before God. Leave one minute of silence after speaking it.
Close with the ChurchOur Father · Hail Mary · Glory Be
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.