Prayer Resources
The Suscipe of Catherine McAuley
My God, I am yours for time and eternity.
Teach me to cast myself entirely
into the arms of your loving Providence
with a lively, unlimited confidence in your compassionate, tender pity.
Grant, O most merciful Redeemer,
That whatever you ordain or permit may be acceptable to me.
Take from my heart all painful anxiety;
let nothing sadden me but sin,
nothing delight me but the hope of coming to the possession of You
my God and my all, in your everlasting kingdom.
Amen.
The Suscipe of Frances Warde
O God, into Your hands I commend my spirit. To You, I abandon my hopes and fears, my desires and repugnances, my temporal and eternal prospects.
To You I commit the wants of my body;
To You I commit the more precious interests of my immortal spirit…
Though my faults are many, my miseries great, my spiritual poverty extreme, my hope in You surpasses all. It is superior to my weakness, greater than my difficulties, stronger than death.
Though temptation should assail me, I will hope in You. Though I should sink beneath my weakness, I will hope in You still.
Though I should break my resolutions, I will look to You confidently for grace to keep them at last…
I trust in You for You are my Father, my God…
I am Your loving child who put my trust in You, and so trusting shall not be confounded.
Adaptation of “Valiant Women” by Cathy O’Keefe graduate of Mercy High School in Baltimore
We are those valiant women,
giving leadership in our homes,
contributing to our community,
working for change at all levels of society,
crying for justice and mercy,
living the Gospel,
understanding theology,
practicing our faith,
remaining true to the Word.
Let Nothing Disturb You - St. Teresa of Avila
Let nothing disturb you,
let nothing frighten you,
all things will pass away.
God never changes;
patience obtains all things,
whoever has God lacks nothing.
God alone suffices. Amen.
Holy Spirit Comforting Fire – St. Hildegard of Bingen
Holy Spirit,
Comforting fire,
Life of all creation.
Anointing the sick, cleansing body and soul,
Fill this body!
Holy Spirit,
Sacred breath, Fire of love,
Sweetest taste, Beautiful aroma,
Fill this heart!
Holy Spirit,
Filling the world,
from the heights to the deep,
Raining from clouds, filling rivers and sea,
Fill this mind!
Holy Spirit,
Forgiving and giving,
uniting strangers, reconciling enemies,
Seeking the lost, and enfolding us together,
Fill these gathered here!
Holy Spirit,
Bringing light into dark places, igniting praise,
Greatest gift, our Hope and Encourager,
Holy Spirit of Christ,
I praise you!
Amen.
– Hildebard of Bingen (1098-1179AD)