5 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Holy Spirit, presence of eternal Wisdom in our lives, open in us what is closed so that we may hear what you want to say to us today. And little by little you help us to understand that doing God’s will is not an obligation that is laid upon us, but it means becoming what we are in the heart of our heart.
4 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Living God, in the nights of our heart, a song can rise up to you: May your will be done in me and around me. Far from making us passive, your will helps us to build with you, to journey with you and to hope against all hope.
3 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God with us, Jesus born of Mary, your coming shows us the face of the eternal Creator. We are thirsty for your presence. Make us ready to welcome you with a simple heart and, like Mary, to offer you to the world so that all people may know that they are loved with a love that will never end.
2 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God, you who love us, you sent Jesus not to judge the world but to show the fullness of your love. Take from our hearts all desire to label people with our own judgments and open our eyes to discern where it is you call us to love and to love again. And your light rises on our lives.
1 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Living God, we would like to turn all our attention towards Jesus, the one who loves us and who is to come, and we want to keep awake so as to do that. Waiting for him in prayer can give us the strength to keep standing and to face up to the many challenges of our time. You, Christ, are totally faithful and totally new. We are thirsty for you and we want to rejoice in your coming. Maranatha, come, Jesus, come!
30 November 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Jesus, friend of every human being, open our ears to hear how you call us today. And if, like Andrew and his brother Simon, we hear you say "Come and follow me", help us to trust that you will give us all we need to be able to answer you. You will transform us little by little, and nothing of our experiences will be lost, so that we may become able, by our lives, to transmit what we have understood of you.
29 November 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Jesus, on the cross, you felt forsaken by God. No human feeling, even a total loss of meaning, is outside your experience. And then we understand that there is nothing that can separate us from God’s love. And we pray to you: Walk alongside those who are in the depths of suffering.
28 November 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Faithful God, inexhaustible source of love, by giving his life, Jesus, the one you sent to us, wants to set us free from everything that hinders us. Lead us in his footsteps by the Holy Spirit so that we may become creators of freedom within the human family. May your justice guide our steps!
27 November 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Jesus the Christ, with all our heart we give you thanks. To whom else should we go? You are the guide for our steps. What you say is a sure support, and you always want to lead us towards a fullness of communion with God and with the people you entrust to us.
26 November 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Risen Christ, discerning your presence in our lives is never easy. And yet you are always there beside us. The day will come when we can say to you: "When I read your word, you were speaking to me, and I did not recognize you. But now I have understood, and I am burning to know you."