Saturday 21 February 2015

Lenten Season

Lenten Prayer for Spiritual Renewal

Heavenly Father, look upon us and hear our prayers during this holy Season of Lent. By the good works You inspire, help us to discipline our body and to be renewed in spirit.
Without You we can do nothing. By Your Spirit help us to know what is right and to be eager in doing Your will. Teach us to find new life through penance. Keep us from sin, and help us live by Your commandment of love. God of love, bring us back to You. Send Your Spirit to make us strong in faith and active in good works. May our acts of penance bring us Your forgiveness, open our heart to Your love, and prepare us for the coming feast of the Resurrection of Christ Jesus.
Lord, during this Lenten Season, nourish Your children with Your Word of life and make them one with You in love and prayer.
Fill our heart with Your love and keep us faithful to the Gospel of Christ. Give Your children the grace to rise above their human weakness. Give us new life by Your Sacraments, especially the Mass.
Father, our source of life, We reach out with joy to grasp Your hand; let us walk more readily in Your ways. Guide us in Your gentle mercy, for left to ourselves we cannot do Your Will.
Father of love, source of all blessings, help Thy Children to pass from their old life of sin to the new life of grace. Prepare them for the glory of Your Kingdom. 

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and Reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, Forever and Ever. AMEN.