6 October 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, praise be to you! In the face of human harshness, your love forges a way through. You never condemn our weakness, but you assure us of this: welcoming your presence is possible for everyone, even for a child. So help us to live in the spirit of childhood, in an openness of heart that trusts and that rejoices in the gift we are offered.
5 October 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)When the way before us seems hard or even impossible, you remain before us. And if our courage fails us, your strength will support us. The light of your presence shines as a gleam through the fog: it will help us to take the next step forward.
4 October 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)A hidden fear can lurk within us: Does God truly love me? In response to this question, you show us the face of your Christ, the one who loved right through to the end. On the cross, he took on himself everything that separates us from you, from others, and from ourselves. By your Holy Spirit, you console us and you guide us always.
3 October 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God of love, we are thirsty for your presence. Our desire opens our hearts to welcome your life in fullness, a life of communion that you want to give us. Living in your righteousness is not just an idle word: it means reflecting your goodness in everything that we do.
2 October 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, your generosity overwhelms us. You sat at table with the poor, the lame, the marginalized: a feast without limits. In your footsteps, help us always to choose the way of a greater love, to listen to those who are least, and to enjoy the feast with you.
1 October 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Following you, Christ Jesus, we are never alone. Surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, of all the people whom you have sent to us to announce the Good News of your love, you link us to one another. Through you, the cornerstone and sure foundation, we enter a fellowship which has neither beginning nor end.
30 September 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Faithful God, you always go ahead of us. Your love opens a way for us through the challenges of life. And if we happen to stumble, you are there. By your Holy Spirit you help us to get up again, and you support us.
29 September 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ of compassion, in a world where we are often faced with the complexity of life, we would like always to seek your presence. And a joy rises up in us: when we welcome the smallest act of kindness, it is you who are welcoming us. Help us then to watch over the good of the people you entrust to us.
28 September 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Jesus, image of the invisible God, servant of all; as you were entirely turned towards the love of God, we too would like to turn always towards you, to welcome the treasure of your presence, even in the midst of our human weaknesses. Enable us always to love and to express it by our lives, to serve as you served us.
27 September 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Praise be to you, Christ Jesus. You loved us to the extent of giving your life for every person. When we understand this love, even partially, we would like to live in communion with you and to give ourselves for others. May your life become our life!