Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Guide: Come, Holy Spirit!
Participant: Fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Guide: Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created,
Participant: And you shall renew the face of the earth.
Guide: Let us pray: O God, who have taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that in the same Spirit we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in his consolation.
Guide: Through Christ our Lord.
Participant: Amen.
Prayer Before Traveling
Lord, who fill every place with your presence, accompany me on this journey, so that I may arrive at my destination and return home safe and sound. May my travels bring joy to all those I meet, a message of hope, and a witness of Christian life. Amen. May the divine help remain always with us. Amen.
Prayer for the Deceased
Lord, remember N., whom you called from this world into your presence; grant that, just as he/she has already shared the death of Jesus Christ, he/she may also share with him the glory of the resurrection, when Christ will raise the dead from the earth and transform our frail body into a glorious body like his. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Before Meals
Guide: † In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Participant: Amen.
Guide: Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our Lord.
Participant: Amen
After Meals
Guide: We give you thanks, almighty God, for these and all thy benefits, you who live and reign forever and ever.
Participant: Amen
Prayers of Thanksgiving
I. O God, Father of all gifts, from whom comes all that we are and have, teach us to recognize the benefits of your love and to love you with all the strength of our hearts. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
II. O God, source of all good, principle of our existence and of our actions; receive our humble thanksgiving for all your benefits, and grant that to the gift of your benevolence may correspond the generous commitment of our life to the service of your Kingdom. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for the Grace of a Happy Death
O God, who created us in your image and gave your Son to die for us, grant us the grace to live vigilantly in prayer, so that we may leave this world without sin and rest with joy in the bosom of your mercy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.