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Topic: grace

Prayer

River of Grace

Let us gather up the tears of all times, all nations,
all peoples, all children to form a river of grace
to moisten, saturate, drench the hardness of hearts of stone
turning them into hearts of flesh, into the heart of the God of Providence.…

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A prayer for a nun in a wheelchair

By John Shea In the Convent of Perpetual Adoration on an eternal summer afternoon the three o’clock chimes called back the flight of the old nun. In her wheelchair before…

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These Woods are Thine

These woods are thine, O Lord,This Home,Whose deep foundation is Thy Providence,Whose walls are Peace;Where Grace glows like a kindled lamp within,And shadows cease. These woods are thine, O Lord;Make…

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After the Rain

Water dropletClinging so closelyTo the branchSuddenlyLosing your gripYou plummetTo the groundOf my beingSo thirstyFor one more taste of baptismal grace

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Prayer of intercession

Jesus, source of truth and life,who taught the world the way of salvation,grant us the help we humbly askthrough your faithful servantSaint Mother Theodore Guerin,who spent all her lifeto make…

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Easter Morning Prayer

Risen Jesus,A new day is born. It is your gift to us. In giving your life,you gave willingly what we could never ask. And, in so doing, you taught your…

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Quote of the day

April 24
“It is true that you have the practical faith since you daily perform many good works. But how are they done? What spirit animates you?”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin