21 January
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Holy Spirit, open our hearts to the new things that you are creating in us and around us today. Set us free from everything that keeps us far from God, from other people and from ourselves, so that we may offer the little that we have with joy.
20 January
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Living God, make us grow in love, in knowledge, and in that inner harmony that comes from the life of your Holy Spirit in us. And your Spirit will guide us step by step to distinguish this hope which comes from Christ, he who is gentle and humble of heart. Blessed are you!
19 January
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, come and dwell in our failings and transform them by the fullness of your love. As at Cana, we hear your mother Mary saying to us: "Do whatever he tells you", and we would like to listen to you and to let your words take root in us. When we respond to your call, by your presence and by the gift of your life, you change what is ordinary into a spring of new life, into hope that goes beyond all hope.
18 January
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Faithful God, when we find in ourselves the question "Who am I?", make us attentive to everything that your people throughout the ages have experienced. Then we understand your desire that every person may know that they are loved, included. And from deep within us, a voice is heard: I want to belong to you; become my life.
17 January
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God of mercy, when we feel that we are surrounded on all sides by the difficulties of life, open the eyes of our hearts to the beauty of your presence. You do everything to set us free from our fears; your salvation is your love, the source of a life renewed in you.
16 January
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Eternal God, you are closer to us than we would have dared believe. Your faithfulness has no limits; and even if there are things that separate us from you, Jesus, your Son, comes to bridge the gap by giving his life to open us to a communion which can make us faithful in our turn. And we say to your Spirit, who dwells in our hearts: "Remind us at every moment of the good news of your love."
15 January
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Jesus, the one sent by God, you lead us in the wake of your love. You gave your life for us so that our own lives may be transformed. Renew our hope in the eternal communion which you promise for us when you will be all in all.
14 January
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, through your humble birth, your life among us, your cross and your Resurrection, set us free from all that holds us captive, far from you and from others, shut up in ourselves. You want us to experience the freedom of the children of God, the freedom to love, the freedom to give ourselves entirely for the people you entrust to us. Come and dwell within us!
6 January
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)We bless you, God of mercy, eternal mystery. By the good news of your love, we understand that you want to welcome all of us. May your Holy Spirit always remind us of the words of Jesus so that his life may become our life. And then we understand - in him we are one, and we receive everything from you.
5 January
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Faithful God, in the midst of all the complexities of this world, you are at work. Your Son, Jesus, came to show your love to all people, without exception. Like the Wise Men, we seek your presence; and like them, we want to worship you with all our heart. You will guide us by your Holy Spirit on this way so that in our turn we may let the beauty of your gift radiate out to all people.