2 March
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ of compassion, gentle and humble of heart, enable us to follow you at every moment. Thus it is that in our lives little by little all desire to correct or even to judge others fades away. May your Holy Spirit make us grow like the cedar of Lebanon which keeps it sap and its greenness. And then we will announce God’s righteousness, source of goodness in the human heart, an incalculable treasure.
1 March
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Praise be to you, Christ Jesus! You came so as to set us free from all that kept us far from God, from ourselves and from others. By the gift of your life, you open up for us a way on which you set us free. Yes, in your footsteps we are free to love, free to serve, and free to become a gift in our turn.
28 February
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Jesus, you never ceased from loving those close to you, and you wanted to enlarge your friendship to all the people you met. In the times when we are not able to love any more, stay beside us and take on yourself what is too difficult for us. And then we understand: you have gone ahead of us on the way that passes from death to life, from our impossibilities to the fulness of a communion.
27 February
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Faithful God, deep down, we are often afraid of your judgments. And yet you reveal yourself as an arbitrator who wants peace to reign over all your creation. Help us to do everything to become witnesses to the hope that comes from you; yes, to be pilgrims of peace.
26 February
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Holy Spirit, bring to fruition in us what we have understood of Christ. If doubts remain and we wonder, "Do I have what is needed to welcome his Word?" you help us grasp that Christ sows freely and without counting the cost. And then our hearts rejoice, because in the ploughed-up earth of our lives, he is truly present.
25 February
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, we thirst to dwell in you. When we listen to your Word, you open us to your presence and we understand that what you say to us is a sure support. We find you, and you mark out a way on which every step makes us more and more ourselves; yes, a way on which inner freedom in you is place within our grasp.
24 February
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God of love, enable us to hand ourselves over to you. Your Holy Spirit opens up flowing springs in us: goodness of heart, the desire to walk with you in simplicity of heart, and the thirst to live in communion with the people you entrust to us.
23 February
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, when we hear you say to us: "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you", nothing seems further from our human condition. But you had enemies, you named evil, and you never gave up. Your Gospel can seem so demanding, and we know that without you, it is impossible for us to put it into practice. Then we understand that the only way is to turn towards you and to live from your mercy. Where we have been wounded, give us the courage to speak of it, and give us the strength to follow you in every situation!
22 February
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, you say to us: "I am" but also "you are the light of the world." We would like to reflect your presence where darkness persists, in places where injustice seems to have the upper hand. Fashion us in your image and help us to understand that it is always you who will give us strength, you who will take us by the hand to witness to your love.
21 February
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God our Father, you watch over each one of us. You are one with your Son and with the Holy Spirit; and we would like to be united among ourselves in your image. When we see division and misunderstanding all around us, especially between believers, rekindle in us the passion for unity among all who love Christ, who carries all of us by his prayer.