Category: Childrens Prayers

PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus
while before Your face I humbly kneel and,
with burning soul,
pray and beseech You
to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments
of faith, hope, and charity;
true contrition for my sins,
and a firm purpose of amendment.

While I contemplate,
with great love and tender pity,
Your five most precious wounds,
pondering over them within me
and calling to mind the words which David,
Your prophet, said to You, my Jesus:

“They have pierced My hands and My feet,
they have numbered all My bones.”

—Amen

SPIRITUAL ARMOR PRAYER

Heavenly Father, We ask You today for Your truth, As a belt tight around our waists.

We put on the zeal, To announce Your good news of peace, As shoes for our feet. We put on Your righteousness, O Christ, as our breastplate. And the hope of salvation, As a helmet for our head.

Father we take up faith, As a shield which is able to put out, All the fiery darts of the enemy.

And the sword of the Spirit, Which is Your Word, O Lord. Father may the love, With which You have loved Jesus, Be in us and may Jesus be in us.

We ask You for the grace, Of a servant heart.

—Amen

PRAYER FOR THE DYING

Most Merciful Jesus, lover of souls, I pray to You, by the agony of Your most sacred Heart, and by the sorrows of Your Immaculate Mother, to wash in Your Most Precious Blood, all those who are now in their agony, and who will die today. I commit them to Your Divine Mercy, to the heart of Our Blessed Mother, and to the care of St. Joseph, Patron of a happy death. May the angels lead them into paradise, may the saints come to greet them, and with Lazarus, who once was dead, may they have everlasting life.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I put my trust in You.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you. Save souls.

—Amen

A PRAYER OF TRUST

It’s me, O Lord. Many times You have told us in Your Word to put our trust in You. You tell us to trust in You with all our heart, and to lean not on our own understanding. You call us to put our faith in You and to follow the light You give us, as sheep follow a shepherd.

O Lord, right now there are many difficulties facing me. Life is a challenge on many fronts, and I sometimes feel anxious and perplexed. I choose today to put my trust in You. I choose today to believe that You are greater than all and that You are able to keep me from falling, to direct my paths and lead me in the everlasting way.

Thank You, O God for being my Father, a Father in whom I can trust to be at peace. Thank You for Your Son Jesus, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. Thank You that I can cast all my cares upon You, for You care for me. Heavenly Father, I love You. I trust Your. I will rest in You, for You alone cause me to dwell in perfect peace.

—Amen

PRAYER FOR HEALING

O Heavenly Father, God of Love, You gave us your Son Jesus to be not only Physician of our souls but Healer of our bodies and minds as well. Lord Jesus, I turn to You in this time of illness. Please come to me now, and lay Your healing hands on me. Let the warmth, peace and healing power of Your Spirit fill me now with Your life and love. I receive You, Lord Jesus!

Heal me according to Your Divine Will, Lord Jesus, and enable me to serve you with a healthy body, soul and spirit. May Your Joy, O Lord, be my strength this day.

—Amen