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  • 1/29 – Psalm 23 – Lord Jesus, You are my Shepherd. Grant that I may always take comfort in You, never forgetting that in the midst of turmoil or anxiety, You are with me.
  • 1/30 – John 14:27 – Lord Jesus, Your peace is my refuge. Grant me Your gift of peace, and the knowledge that there is nothing that can overcome or defeat Your gifts.
  • 1/31 – Psalm 42:11 – Lord Jesus, You know that I grow weary and discouraged. Grant me the grace to rise up again, singing Your praise as I do Your work.
  • 2/1 – Psalm 37:1-5 – Lord, the world and those that cling to it rage about me. Grant that I may see Your light that pierces every darkness, and enable me to carry that light to the dark places around me.
  • 2/2 – Matthew 6:33 – Lord Jesus, as the week winds down, grant me refreshment, renewal, and Your constant light.
  • 2/3 – John 16:33 – Lord, victorious King, You have overcome the world, and none of its darkness can harm me. May I always acknowledge Your peace and Your promises as enough for me.
  • 2/4 – Philippians 4:6-7 – Lord Jesus, set my heart and mind on You. Place me within the community of Your Church so that I may work with all and for all, showing forth Your peace.

    • Pray the week: Lord Jesus, grant me Your comfort in the midst of cares and anxiety.
    

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  • 1/22 – 1 John 4:19 – Lord Jesus, grant that my eyes may see as Your eyes see, and my heart may love as You love.
  • 1/23 – Romans 12:9 – Holy Spirit, come and grant the gift of discernment. Enkindle my heart with the fire of Your love.
  • 1/24 – Philippians 4:6-7 – Lord, I cast my fears and anxieties upon You. Free me to see and to do good.
  • 1/25 – James 1:22 – Lord Jesus, take me by the hand, lift me up, and set me to work in Your fields and vineyards.
  • 1/26 – Galatians 5:19-21 – Lord, take my sins away! Give me the grace to avoid temptation and to do what is right and proper in Your eyes.
  • 1/27 – Galatians 5:22-23 – Holy Spirit, I have been freed! Send forth Your gifts to enlighten and strengthen me to show Christ to the world.
  • 1/28 – Galatians 2:20 – Lord Jesus, You freely gave Yourself for me. I accept and love You above all else. May my words and actions reflect Your life within me.

    • Pray the week: Lord Jesus, I chose to follow You. Thank you for changing my life.

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  • 1/15 – Isaiah 54:10 – Lord Jesus, Your love is everlasting, it is our rock in the midst of the world’s rejection. Grant that we may live Your love and exhibit it to all.
  • 1/16 – John 3:16 – Father of all, You gave us Your Son that the world might know Your everlasting love. We praise and thank You for our salvation which He accomplished, and for inviting us to love as You love.
  • 1/17 – Romans 5:8 – Jesus, You welcome all to come to You. You never let sin block our way to You. Grant that we may always come to You in our distress knowing that we will find healing and peace.
  • 1/18 – John 15:13 – Lord Jesus, Your love caused You to lay down Your life for us. Grant that we may offer our lives in service to each other and Your Holy Church. Increase vocations, and let us count no cost as too great in the cause of Your love.
  • 1/19 – 1 Corinthians 2:9 – Heavenly Father, Your Son Jesus revealed the glory and joy of life everlasting. We eagerly anticipate a life of love with You. Grant that we may ever strive to live lives worthy of entry into life with You in heaven.
  • 1/20 – Romans 8:38-39 – Lord Jesus, when we are fearful and set upon, grant us reassurance that nothing in this world can stand in the way of Your love. Wipe away all that we perceive standing between us and You, for there is nothing that can overcome Your love.
  • 1/21 – 2 Corinthians 13:14 – Lord, as we come to You each week as a community of prayer, in Your Holy Church, grant this prayer. Grant that we always stand in Your grace, peace, fellowship, and love.

    • Pray the week: Lord Jesus, we love each other because You dwell in all.
    

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  • 1/8 – Luke 2:8-14 – Lord Jesus, You are the news of great joy. Come fill our hearts with Your happiness, which is eternal.
  • 1/9 – Hebrews 12:2 – Lord Jesus, You chose the cross to open the door to joy for all of us. We praise and thank you for Your great love.
  • 1/10 – Romans 14:17 – Lord Jesus, we long for Your kingdom. Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!
  • 1/11 – Colossians 1:11-14 – Father, you have made us co-heirs to the kingdom. You are our inheritance and our joy. Grant that we be drawn ever closer to You and each other in the family of faith.
  • 1/12 – Psalm 16:11 – Lord Jesus, the pleasures of the world are of little account. Grant that we may ever value the treasure You offer us, Your presence, Your path.
  • 1/13 – Psalm 5:11 – Lord Jesus, You are our strength and our protector. You shield us from harm and give us life unending. We praise and thank You in joyful song.
  • 1/14 – John 15:10-12 – Lord Jesus, grant that we may ever abide in You, and that we may find true and full joy in doing so.

    • Pray the week: Lord Jesus, You have granted me great joy!

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  • 1/1 – Acts 10:36 – Lord, we thank you for bringing us Your good news and peace. May we abide in Your word and in doing so find peace.
  • 1/2 – Isaiah 53:4-5 – Lord Jesus, You carried our sins for us, and in Your offering of Yourself brought us peace. May we ever acknowledge what You have done and live in the knowledge that we are free because of You.
  • 1/3 – Colossians 1:19-20 – Jesus, in You we find the revelation of the Father. Your dwelling among us, and Your abiding with us, are the everlasting gift of peace.
  • 1/4 – Romans 5:1 – Holy Spirit, we thank and praise You for calling us to be regenerated into life with Jesus. In our new life we have the promise of peace which surpasses all human peace.
  • 1/5 – John 14:27 – Lord Jesus, thank You for Your gift of heavenly peace. Continue to strengthen and reassure us so we fear no trouble of human making.
  • 1/6 – John 16:33 – Lord, You overcame this world and left us true life in Your Holy Spirit. The fears of the world are dissolved. Thank you for overcoming the world and freeing us.
  • 1/7 – Colossians 3:15 – Father, You have called us together into the body of Your Holy Church. Continue to grant unity and peace in Your Holy Church that it may draw all unto Your peace.

    • Pray the week: Lord Jesus, by Your coming, grant us peace!

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  • 12/25 – Isaiah 9:2,6-7 Reflect and pray: Lord Jesus, in Your coming you dispelled all darkness and gave us the light of Your gospel. Grant that Your light illumine our hope and govern all we say and do.
  • 12/26 – Romans 15:12-13 Reflect and pray: Holy Spirit, as Your adopted sons and daughters we pray that You bless us with constant hope, joy, and peace in believing. Grant that by Your gifts our lives may reflect and give testimony to the reason for our hope.
  • 12/27 – 1 Peter 1:3 Reflect and pray: Lord Jesus, by Your coming you once again renew our hope. Grant that this hope be refreshed in us each day.
  • 12/28 – Colossians 1:26-27 Reflect and pray: Lord Jesus, because of You we have hope to attain riches and glory without measure for all eternity. Grant that our eyes be fixed on true riches and glory. Save us from the distractions of vanity and the allure of greed for the things of the world.
  • 12/29 – Ephesians 1:18-20 Reflect and pray: Father, strengthen our hope and make us steadfast. You have given us power without measure, and a share in the Kingdom as Your adopted sons and daughters. Grant that we never loose sight of the power of faith rooted in the truth of the gospel.
  • 12/30 – Hebrews 10:23 Reflect and pray: Child Jesus, grant that we hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering. May we faithfully serve, worship, and adore You in Your Holy Church. Grant that through our parish communities we may love and serve our neighbors.
  • 12/31 – Psalm 71:14 Reflect and pray: Lord Jesus, You have given us hope without measure and the graces necessary to remain in that hope. Grant that we may be found rejoicing before all people because of Your gift.

    • Pray the week: Lord Jesus, You came to give us hope. Strengthen my hope.

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  • 12/18 – Ephesians 2:12-22 Reflect and pray: O Lord, thank you for the grace that joins us in the community of faith, as Church and as fellow workers in your vineyard. Thank you for breaking down all that would separate us from the Father, You, and each other.
  • 12/19 – John 7:37-38 and John 14:6 Reflect and pray: Jesus, fountain of life, thank you for giving us life without end. Grant that we may always proclaim You alone as the way, the truth, and the life.
  • 12/20 – Matthew 28:19-20 Reflect and pray: Jesus, strengthen us and break down any obstacle so that we would boldly reach out to teach your Gospel. Grant that we may baptize all we meet into Your life.
  • 12/21 – John 8:12 Reflect and pray: Light of the World, give us eyes that see Your light as both a beacon of hope and blessed reassurance. May we share your light with all we meet.
  • 12/22 – John 9:4-5 and Matthew 5:14-16 Reflect and pray: Lord Jesus, may we always work diligently while it is light so that all might know you. Grant us the grace to live in and reflect Your light.
  • 12/23 – Psalm 98:1-6 Reflect and pray: Glorious Lord, may we ever proclaim you with joy, with hearts and voices that reflect the true happiness that exists only in union with You.
  • 12/24 – John 1:1-3,14 and Romans 6:23 Reflect and pray: This night, O Lord, You enter the world anew. What was eternal and unknowable now breaks like the dawn and dwells with us. May we ever recognize what You have done, and love you all the more.

    • Pray this week: Lord Jesus, come and save us!

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  • 12/11 – Matthew 2:7-8
 Reflect and pray: O Lord, allow me to always seek you, not for my own ends, or to fulfill the desires of others, but in truth and for the good of my soul.
  • 12/12 – Matthew 2:9
 Reflect and pray: O Lord, may the light of your star be ever before me as I travel. May I see your light shining upon all I meet along the way.
  • 12/13 – Matthew 2:10-11
 Reflect and pray: Lord Jesus, may I recognize your presence in each place I enter. May I always be ready to offer my gifts of time, talent, and treasure freely and in accordance with Your will.
  • 12/14 – Matthew 2:12-15
 Reflect and pray: Lord, may your presence be seen in every child. May I always work toward ending every form of abuse and bullying toward those little ones You embraced.
  • 12/15 – Galatians 4:4-5
 Reflect and pray: Lord, You came to reveal the fullness of the law and in doing so delivered us from bondage. May I see myself as a child of the Father, Your brother, and as an heir to the kingdom.
  • 12/16 – Ephesians 2:8-9
 Reflect and pray: Lord, giver of every grace, in accepting You, and through baptism, I was saved. May I always treasure Your grace, work for the good of all because of Your grace, and in doing so only boast only of You.
  • 12/17 – 1 John 4:7-16 Reflect and pray: Lord God, by the gift of Your Son Jesus I know love. May I always live and abide in the love Jesus taught and in doing so reveal Your presence in my life.

    • Pray this week: Jesus, I long for Your coming.

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  • 12/4 – 2 Samuel 7:8-17 – When I face discouragement, do I remember the promise of God’s fidelity? Prayer starter: Loving God, it is so easy to be deflated by all that is wrong in the world. Help me to see the goodness around me and believe in your lasting faithfulness.
  • 12/5 – Isaiah 7:1-18 – How well do I exercise my Christian role as a good citizen? Prayer starter: Jesus, Immanuel, I thank you for giving me a country in which my voice counts. Lead me to use it to do your will.
  • 12/6 – Isaiah 9:1-7 – How can I oppose the inclination to violence which may be present in my relationships? Prayer starter: Prince of Peace, your reign runs contrary to the patterns of our world. Help me to reject the use of force and employ the power of love.
  • 12/7 – Isaiah 11:1-9 – Does my treatment of the world’s resources acknowledge that creation is God’s handiwork? Prayer starter: Creator God, you have made all things. Allow me to remember that your world is not disposable but will share in your glory.
  • 12/8 – Isaiah 40:1-11 – What actions of mine block or hinder the way of God? Prayer starter: Jesus, you are the life and the way. Help me commit myself to make your coming swift and unimpeded.
  • 12/9 – Isaiah 42:1-9 – Who in my life is fragile? How can I treat them with gentleness and patience? Prayer starter: Gracious God, your presence is in all people. Allow me to use my gifts to build up others rather than tear them down.
  • 12/10 – Isaiah 52:1-10 – What simple action can I perform to show God’s love in my home or workplace? Prayer starter: Loving God, you created all things by the power of your word. Help me to see my words have greater power when I act with love.
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  • 11/27 – Revelation 22:1-21 – How did the reading of the Apocalypse strengthen my hope for the World to come? Prayer starter: Lord Jesus, you are the Word through which all things were created and you are the victorious Lamb through whom all things will be created anew. Come, Lord, and make all things new.
  • 11/28 – Revelation 18:1-24 – How can John’s criticism of his own society help us to discern values to be in ours? Prayer starter: Your judgements, O Lord, are always for the sake of justice. You will not allow pride, violence, and oppression to prevail over and against the lives of the meek and the downtrodden.
  • 11/29 – Revelation 19:1-21 – Who are the fellow servants who have been instrumental in transmitting to me the testimony of Jesus? Prayer starter: Lord Jesus, you are the True and Faithful Witness. Give us the courage to abide by your words and your judgements.
  • 11/30 – Revelation 20:1-10 – Which signs do I see of God’s victory over the Devil in today’s Church? Prayer starter: We praise you, Lord Almighty, for your final victory over the Devil and Satan and we give you thanks for all the saints who now have a share in the first resurrection.
  • 12/1 – Revelation 20:11-15 – Do I fear the Lord’s judgement or do I trust entirely in God’s goodness and justice? Prayer starter: Lord, sovereign Judge of all, remember us in your kingdom and may our deeds enable us to enjoy eternal life with you and with all the saints who reign with you.
  • 12/2 – Revelation 21:1-8 – What kind of heaven am I dreaming of and hoping for? Prayer starter: Lord, I only pray for a new heaven where you will be the God of all peoples and where humankind will be reconciled to worship you as the One and Holy God for all.
  • 12/3 – Revelation 21:9-27 – Do I value enough the heritage received from biblical Israel and from the early apostolic Church? Prayer starter: Lord of glory, as we walk as pilgrims on earth, let the light of the Lamb always shine on our path and lead us into heart of the heavenly Jerusalem.
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