“Prayer is the best weapon we possess. It is the key that opens the heart of God."
Saint Padre Pio
Saint Padre Pio
December 2019
Confession MinistryLord, grant that all confessionals may become like Padre Pio’s, “tribunal[s] of mercy and firmness.” Convict us not to live for the here and now but in fervent preparation for an eternity with you and all the saints.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Spiritual WarfareFather God, you revealed to young Francesco Forgione the battle of the flesh and constant assaults of the devil. We pray for those currently vulnerable to attack, those caught in the throes of sin and slavery, and those who battle on their behalf against the lies of Satan and the world. Fortify us all with your Word, with the Sacraments, and with supernatural prayer.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Growth in HumilityMother Mary, you beckoned St. Charbel in his youth to pray daily at your feet. May we too aspire to his life of poverty, penance and asceticism. Queen of all the saints, we beseech your constant intercession for an increase in us of true and lasting humility.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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November 2019
Confession MinistryMost Holy Trinity, we thank you for your mercy and the sacrament of reconciliation. Bless our priest who minister this sacrament, help the penitents who seek reconciliation, call all people to receive this great gift and may all Christians recognize the sacraments.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Peace in Hong KongO Mary our mother, you are the Queen of Peace, Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace, through this decade of the rosary, we cry to you, Mother of Perpetual Help, receive our prayer, place it in your Immaculate Heart and present it to your Son’s Sacred Heart. Let there be peace in Hong Kong and throughout the whole.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Catholic Health Care WorkersWe pray for Catholic health care workers who are facing difficult decisions in matters such as, contraception, sterilization, elective abortion, gender reassignment therapy or surgery, and acts of euthanasia. O Mary our mother, when you were found to be with child, Joseph was troubled and wanted to do what he thought to be right. You trusted God and God sent an angel to instruct St. Joseph. Pray for our Catholic health care workers that guided by God they may make right decisions.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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October 2019
Confession MinistrySweet Jesus, we are heartily sorry for having offended you. Restore our soul through the fountain of your mercy and free us from the slavery of sin.
Holy Spirit, enlighten our priests, to encourage the faithful with gentleness to help them prepare for the Sacrament of Confession so that they can experience God’s love and forgiveness for their eternal salvation. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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Those who are in Palliative CareBlessed Mother of God, you reflected the light of your son on St. Pio of Pietrelcina —humble servant, holy priest and perfect victim. Please pray for us, his spiritual sons and daughters, that we may willingly accept the price and the privilege of standing in the gap as intercessory prayer warriors.
With rosary beads in hand, grant that we too may weep and pray unceasingly for souls as did our beloved Padre Pio, in life and in heaven. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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September 2019
Confession MinistryJesus, my Lord and my God, convict me of my sins. Draw me to the confessional that I may repent for having turned my back on thee, time and again. Bathe my soul with your words of absolution, sweet savior of the world.
Veni, Sancte Spiritus. Resuscitate the universal church, the living body of Christ, through each transformed penitent. That all may be one, until Christ comes again. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Prayer for the SickYou revealed to St. Pio that you are present twice in the sick and the poor, Jesus, physician of the soul. This month we pray wholeheartedly for those suffering with cancer and the ones who care for them.
May our prayers serve as a “smile and a blessing of God upon weakness and frailty.” Like your victim priest, grant that their sufferings be united in yours, oh Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Members of PPPGBlessed Mother of God, you reflected the light of your son on St. Pio of Pietrelcina —humble servant, holy priest and perfect victim. Please pray for us, his spiritual sons and daughters, that we may willingly accept the price and the privilege of standing in the gap as intercessory prayer warriors.
With rosary beads in hand, grant that we too may weep and pray unceasingly for souls as did our beloved Padre Pio, in life and in heaven. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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August 2019
Confession MinistryLord Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, we offer this decade of the Rosary in thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Confession. Father of the prodigal child, bless your priests who minister this sacrament with patience, endurance, love and wisdom.
Fill the hearts of those who come to confession with true repentance and firm resolution to sin no more. Grant desire and courage to those in need of this sacrament to return to you. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Belief in the EucharistLord Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, we offer this decade of the Rosary in thanksgiving for the Sacrament of the most Holy Eucharist. Bread of Life, come down from heaven, giving us faith and knowledge that you are truly present as true God and true Man in the Eucharist, we ask pardon for all those who do not believe, adore, praise and thank you.
Father, we implore you through the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary to call all Christians to belief in the true presence of the body, blood, soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ in this sacrament. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Adoration of the Blessed SacramentLord Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, we offer this decade of the Rosary in thanksgiving for this great gift of yourself in the Blessed Sacrament. Prisoner of Love, you wait for us night and day, hoping, waiting, calling and longing that we come to you.
You said you will be with us ‘til the end of time. Emmanuel, God with us, your last words were, “I thirst.” Create in our hearts a burning desire to be with you in adoration. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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July 2019
Confession MinistryFather, please forgive me for I have sinned and brought harm to myself. I come to you in that sacred place and confess my sins. It is only in silence that I can hear your voice and receive nourishment for my soul.
Bless our priests for accompanying us in gentleness through the Sacrament of Confession and for teaching us the truth and leading us to a life of holiness. Lord I find new life and hope in you as you purify my soul. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
New CatholicsHoly Spirit open our hearts to act with humility and love toward the new catholic members in our community.
Let us pray for the parishes, the team of the dedicated people in the RCIA and the sponsors who assist them on their journey of faith. Let us pray for an increase in converts as they answer the call to join the Catholic faith where they can grow in deeper communion and personal relationship with God. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Mental Health Professional and CounselorsWe pray for the weak, the suffering and the vulnerable who feel alone and helpless in our society. We ask for the intercession of the Holy Spirit to grant wisdom and compassion to the Mental Health Professionals & counselors as they offer counselling to the afflicted.
Strengthen the mental health care providers and fill their words with the love of God and as they encourage their patients on a path of healing and recovery. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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June 2019
Confession MinistryWith one voice, we cry out to you, oh merciful God. Bring the fathers to repentance that their children may follow their living example. Protect our priests from faltering through fatigue or failure to love like Christ. And bring all the lost sheep back, Lord Jesus.
We invoke your powerful name that every Catholic be drawn regularly to the confessional. May love of you impel us to truly sin no more and to avoid even the near occasion of sin. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Legion of MaryMother Mary, we invoke your fair name on behalf of the faithful children who serve you in the Legion of Mary. Protect them as they strive to pray daily, attend praesidium meetings weekly, and monthly perform spiritual works of mercy.
May their devotion to you be a powerful magnet to draw others to Christ. Oh, most blessed among women, bless all the women and men of the Legion who long to be at your service as prayer warriors and evangelists of the Gospel. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Music MinistryYou who sang creation into being, open our mouths to praise you through rhythm and song, instrument and voice. May love and awe of you, oh beautiful God, compel every believer to feel the pulse of your everlasting melody.
Bless those in music ministry, Lord, that they will lift us up to join the chorus of the angels and the saints. May the wave of their song fill all creatures with peace and joy and hearts that beat in worship of you alone. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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May 2019
Confession MinistryFather, through the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, we pray this first decade of the rosary in thanksgiving for the sacrament of reconciliation. Bless the priests who hear our confessions. Grant those coming to confession truly contrite hearts and a firm desire for change. Create a spirit of repentance for those in need of this sacrament so that, like the prodigal son, we may return to you, Father. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
EducatorsWe pray for all educators, professors, teachers, teaching assistants and catechists. Rabbouni, Divine Master, Good Teacher, you are our one true teacher.
God our Father entrusted you to Mary and Joseph who, guided by the Holy Spirit, taught you as a child. We ask our Father in your holy name to entrust all educators and their students to the care and protection of Mary and Joseph. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us |
Altar ServersLord, the young lad Samuel ministered to you in the presence of the priest Eli and was found pleasing to you. You revealed yourself to him and worked many wonders through him. In Jesus’ name we pray, through the intercession of Mary, for all altar servers.
May their service be found pleasing in your sight. Bless them that they may grow in holiness all the days of their life. May each be an example and an encouragement to others. St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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April 2019
Confession MinistryHoly Spirit be our guide and help us to confess our sins like an innocent child so that we become free from any bondage which keeps us captive from experiencing God’s unconditional love. Our loving Father has so many special graces he would like to grant us but because we do not know how to ask, we do not receive. Lord, we ask for your forgiveness for our sins so that we can walk in true freedom and live in joy as brothers and sisters in Christ.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
VocationO loving Father, we are all precious in your eyes, for it is written “we are wonderfully and fearfully made”. Help us to discern the unique gifts and talents you have blessed us with and to share these freely with love and humility with others. God, we fervently pray for an increase in vocation and to stir the hearts of those whom are called to serve as priests, seminarians, consecrated women and men, and lay faithful to build up your holy kingdom.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us |
Pro Life MinistryMost powerful God let us pray for our Brothers & Sisters whom have lost their children to abortion. Please comfort them in their journey of healing and help them to experience your mercy and forgiveness for their actions. Radiate your love on them and show unto them your compassion. Bless the Pro-Life Advocates who dedicate their lives to protect the life of the unborn and terminally ill by proclaiming the teachings of the Gospel to defend the dignity of human life from conception to its natural end.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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March 2019
Confession MinistryHoly Spirit be our guide and help us to confess our sins like an innocent child so that we become free from any bondage which keeps us captive from experiencing God’s unconditional love. Our loving Father has so many special graces he would like to grant us but because we do not know how to ask, we do not receive. Lord, we ask for your forgiveness for our sins so that we can walk in true freedom and live in joy as brothers and sisters in Christ.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Youth MinistryO loving Father, we are all precious in your eyes, for it is written “we are wonderfully and fearfully made”. Help us to discern the unique gifts and talents you have blessed us with and to share these freely with love and humility with others. God, we fervently pray for an increase in vocation and to stir the hearts of those whom are called to serve as priests, seminarians, consecrated women and men, and lay faithful to build up your holy kingdom.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us |
AlphaMost powerful God let us pray for our Brothers & Sisters whom have lost their children to abortion. Please comfort them in their journey of healing and help them to experience your mercy and forgiveness for their actions. Radiate your love on them and show unto them your compassion. Bless the Pro-Life Advocates who dedicate their lives to protect the life of the unborn and terminally ill by proclaiming the teachings of the Gospel to defend the dignity of human life from conception to its natural end.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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February 2019
Confession MinistryMerciful and forgiving Father, you are slow to anger and abounding in love. We adore you and we praise you. We beg pardon for our sins and give thanks to you for the Sacrament of Reconciliation as we pray for our priests who minister this sacrament of forgiveness. Grant them the gentleness of the Lamb and help the penitents who seek forgiveness find sincerity in resolving never to sin again. We also pray for those in need of reconciliation.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Society of St. Vincent de PaulGod of wisdom and love, we adore you and we praise you. Your Word made flesh revealed to us that, ‘Whatever we do to the least of our brothers we do unto you.’ Father, pardon our self-centered nature. We thank you for your many blessings. We ask that you bless those who serve you in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and that you open our hearts with generosity so that we may see You in the poor.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us |
Hands of VeronicaFather, we adore you and praise you for you have revealed to us your compassion for the sick and suffering by the many examples of your Son’s miracles and healing. We ask pardon for our indifferences, omissions and failings. Bless the priests, clergy and lay volunteers who minister to the elderly, sick and handicapped. Bless those to whom they minister and the staff in their care homes.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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January 2019
Confession MinistryIn this new year of 2019, may the priests at St. Mary’s and at all the other parishes of our archdiocese bring the healing balm of Christ’s great mercy and forgiveness to all those who will come to this wonderful sacrament. May the penitents experience restoration and empowerment to become missionary disciples.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
Knights of ColumbusMay the beautiful and selfless works of loving service accomplished by our Brother Knights at St. Mary’s and at all the other parishes be empowered this year by a great yearning to learn more deeply the riches of our Catholic Faith and a deeper desire for a transforming and life changing spirituality.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us |
Catholic Women's LeagueWe also pray for our great CWL members at St. Mary’s and at all the parishes, our sisters in Christ, that they will rediscover in 2019 a deeper missionary dynamism and contribute fruitfully to the enrichment of our Parish with creative initiatives in discipleship and evangelization.
St. Padre Pio, please pray for us! |
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