Standing in the Light of Harmony

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O Lord! Graciously enable this servant of Thine, as well as those
who supplicate tearfully before Thy face and have turned towards
Thee in their affliction to achieve unity, harmony, friendliness,
and fellowship, that they may magnify Thy virtues in the daytime
and in the night season, may chant Thy holy words, may recite
verses from Thy heavenly Book, and may eagerly set their hearts
toward the retreats of Thy holiness, yearning to behold the vision
of Thy grandeur. O Lord! Fulfill their heart’s desires, gladden their
bosoms with the shining splendor of the Center of Thy Covenant,
illumine their eyes, and rejoice their souls with the goodly gifts
of the light of harmony. Verily Thou art the Lord of the Day
of Judgment.
—The Greatest Holy Leaf

This post is an excerpt from The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Prayer to Saint Lucy

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God, our Creator and Redeemer, mercifully hear our prayers that
as we venerate your servant, Saint Lucy, for the light of faith you
bestowed upon her, you would increase and preserve this same
light in our souls that we may be able to avoid evil, to do good,
and to abhor nothing so much as the blindness and the darkness
of evil and of sin. Relying on your goodness, O God, we humbly
ask you, by the intercessory prayers of your servant, Saint Lucy,
that you would give perfect vision to our eyes, that they may serve
for your greater honor and glory and for the salvation of our souls
in this world, and that we may come to the enjoyment of your
unfailing light of the Lamb of God in paradise. Saint Lucy, virgin
and martyr, hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.
—Urbo Cathedral

This post is an excerpt from The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

The Grace of Protection

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Mary, my Mother and my Lady,
I offer You my soul, my body,
my life and my death,
and all that will follow it.
I place everything in Your hands.
O my Mother, cover my soul
with Your virginal mantle
and grant me the grace of purity
of heart, soul, and body.
Defend me with Your power
against all enemies, and especially
against those who hide their malice
behind the mask of virtue.
O lovely lily!
You are for me a mirror,
O my Mother!
—St. Faustina

This post is an excerpt from The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

O Ineffable Love

 

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Holy Spirit, come into my heart;
draw it to Thee by Thy power,
O my God, and grant me charity with filial fear.
Preserve me, O ineffable Love,
from every evil thought; warm me,
inflame me with Thy dear love,
and every pain will seem light to me.
My Father, my sweet Lord,
help me in all my actions.
Jesus, love, Jesus, love. Amen.

—Saint Catherine of Siena

This post is an excerpt from The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Gifts When You Least Expect Them

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I’ve heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and there’s a lot to be said for having really reached a bottom where you’ve run out of any more good ideas or plans for everybody else’s behavior; or how to save and fix and rescue; or just get out of a huge mess, possibly of your own creation.

—Anne Lamott

 

This post is an excerpt from The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Prayer to Our Lady of Mercy

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Blessed Virgin Mary, who can worthily repay you with praise and
thanks for having rescued a fallen world by your generous consent!
Receive our gratitude, and by your prayers obtain the pardon of
our sins. Take our prayers into the sanctuary of heaven and enable
them to make our peace with God.
Holy Mary, help the miserable, strengthen the discouraged,
comfort the sorrowful, pray for your people, plead for the clergy,
intercede for all women consecrated to God. May all who venerate
you feel now your help and protection. Be ready to help us when
we pray, and bring back to us the answers to our prayers. Make it
your continual concern to pray for the people of God, for you were
blessed by God and were made worthy to bear the Redeemer
of the world, who lives and reigns forever. Amen.

 

—Sisters of the Mission

 

This post is an excerpt from The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Life Itself

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Govern everything by your wisdom, O Lord,
so that my soul may always be serving you
in the way you will and not as I choose.
Let me die to myself so that I may serve you;
let me live to you who are life itself. Amen.

—Saint Teresa Of Avila

 

This post is an excerpt from The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

The Divine Path of Abundance

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Continue down the path that makes you feel fulfilled. Those who continue on an unrewarding path
for the sake of only monetary gain
are displaying a lack of trust in life. Continuing in such a mistrustful way
will only bring impoverishment.
Following one’s heart,
continuing on one’s divine path can bring abundance.

—Kuan Yin

This post is an excerpt from The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

Extraordinary Ordinary

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If I could give you information of my life, it would be to show how
a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange
and unaccustomed paths to do In His service what He has done in
her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done
all, and I nothing.

—Florence Nightingale

This post is an excerpt from The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.

See the Sacred in Every Sunset

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My god is all gods in one.
When I see a beautiful sunset,
I worship the god of Nature;
when I see a hidden action brought to light,
I worship the god of Truth;
when I see a bad man punished
and a good man go free,
I worship the god of Justice;
when I see a penitent forgiven,
I worship the god of Mercy.

—Edna St. Vincent Millay

 

This post is an excerpt from The Woman’s Book of Prayer by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon and Mango Media.