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St Dominic's Sixth Form CollegePrayer BookPrayer of St. DominicMay God the Father who made us bless us.May God the Son send his healing among us.May God the Holy Spirit move within us andgive us eyes to see with, ears to hear with,and hands that your work might be done.May we walk and preach the word ofGod to all.May the angel of peace watch over us andlead us at last by God’s grace to theKingdom. AmenSt Dominic's Sixth Form College“Habits are best learned when weare young. This is true of thehabit of daily prayer. And this is amost important habit to acquire.A time in prayer each day canhelp us to know and cherish theloving presence of God”.Mount Park AvenueHarrow on the HillMiddlesex HA1 4 QPPhone: 020 8422 8084Fax: 020 8422 3759Email: stdoms@stdoms.ac.ukWebsite: Www.stdoms.ac.ukArchbishop Vincent Nichols2011—2012

St Dominic's Sixth Form College21. EASTER(MEDITATION)Let the fire of Easter be the fire of Christ:The fire of justice, peace and reconciliationin our world of injustice, war and bitterness,the light of hope and couragein the shadows of agnosticism, apathy and alienation,the warmth of friendship and affectionin the shades of loneliness and aloneness and hopelessness.The Easter fire lights upall that is human within us;it touches us with the spark of love,for the spark of love is the spark of God within us:22. EASTERLord, help me remain open to new life whenAll around seems dark and dead.Share with me your risen life.23. YOM HA SHOAHThis day is set aside to remember the Jewish Holocaust in which six million Jews were systematicallykilled by the Nazis in Europe between 1933 and 1945.Lord,On this day of Yom Ha Shoah,help us to overcome all hatred and ignorance, to grow in love for one another,to grasp more fully the mystery of your godhead,and to become more perfect witnesses of your love in the sight of all people.We make our prayer to you the merciful and ever-living God.24. ST. GEORGEHeavenly Father, give us the bravery of St George to stand up for what we believe. Give us thestrength to overcome the dragons in our lives and in the world. And where we see people indistress, give us the compassion to help them. Amen.25. VOCATION PRAYERLord God,As we begin to think about our future careers, guide us and be with us, so that we may followthe right path. May our vocation be to do your will, to follow your ways and to serve you andour neighbour all the days of our life. Amen.Page 33

St Dominic's Sixth Form College19. GOOD FRIDAY(MEDITATION)Why call this day good?A day of violence and terrorism,of injustice and of torture,a day of hopelessness and despair.Why call it good?This day today reminds us of what is evil:the slaughter of the innocent,the arrogance of the powerful,the mockery of the good.Yet, it is Good Friday!Good because of God:good, because God's love has conquered.Courage, says the hero of this Friday,'I have overcome the world!'Lord, I pray this dayfor courage to endure what I cannot change,patience to suffer what I cannot understand,and love to know that my suffering, like yours,is never in vain.20. PASSOVER FESTIVALPassover, also known as Pesach, is an annual Jewish festival occurring in March or April whichcommemorates the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. It is named from God’s passing overthe houses of the Israelites. The eight day celebration recalls the liberation of the Jews fromslavery and their deliverance to the Promised Land of Israel. The story of the Exodus is recountedand the ongoing struggle of all peoples for freedom from internal and external tyrannyis celebrated.Lord,look upon those who keep your law in faith and in sincerity of heart.At this festival of Passover, help us to grow in love for one another,to grasp more fully the mystery of your godhead,and to become more perfect witnesses of your love in the sight of all people.We make our prayer to you the merciful and ever-living God.Introduction“We do not say: ‘My Father, who art in heaven’, or ‘Give me this day my daily bread’. Each persondoes not ask for his own sins to be forgiven only, nor does he request for himself alone not to be ledinto temptation and that he be delivered from evil. Our prayer is public for all … because we are allone.”St. Cyprian (c.200-258)From One the Lord’s prayerOur mission statement says that we are “committed to the personal and spiritual growth” of ourstudents and staff. An act of daily worship can help in this spiritual growth by:Reminding us of our need to praise and thank God for what he in his love has done for usBringing together students and staff from different faith backgrounds to overcomeobstacles and barriers which may existEncouraging the values of tolerance, respect and care for one another that helps to createcommunity and overcome tensionReminding us all of what is really important and significant in our lives, and helpingstudents to develop their own personal prayer livesHelping us to focus on the needs of othersAt St Dominic’s each day begins with a prayer at the start of the 8.45 lesson. The tutorials also beginwith a prayer.Teachers can eitherUse the prayers in this book (either leading the prayer themselves or asking a student to doso)Make up their own prayers as appropriate. This is often most effective when linked tospecific current events or concerns e.g., Middle East peace process, natural disasters, etc.Ask students, if appropriate, to prepare a prayer of their ownHave a quiet period of silent reflection/personal prayerThe prayer time only needs to last a few minutes.The prayers in this book are in no particular order and there is no need to use them in order. Pick andchoose as appropriate. At the back of the book there is a section with prayers for particular seasonsor days. If you have favourite prayers you would like to see included in the next edition, please let ushave them.The Prayer Book used at St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College in Cardiff begins with the following:“ God tirelessly calls each of us to this mysterious encounter with himself and so it is fitting thatwe should respond to this call in prayer each day. St Paul reminds us of our need to continuallypray in an unceasing manner in gratitude for what God, in his love, has done for us. We cancontinually pray if we live in the presence of God, if we stay in the awareness of God’s love forus.The work that we shall do, especially in moments of led prayer, may prove to be literally ofinfinite value to our young people who are entrusted to our care. It is in this sense that our workcan find meaning and truly be called pastoral – by uniting ourselves and our work to God”.Page 32Page 1

St Dominic's Sixth Form CollegePrayers1. Lord God we ask for your blessing on each one of us as we start this new day. Helpus to realise that we are all brothers and sisters - children of the one true God.2. Dear God help us this day to realise that it is only by loving you and our neighbour asour self that we can find true peace and fulfilment.3. Lord God we ask you this day to bless all those living in poverty in the developingworld. Help us to understand our responsibilities to our brothers and sisters in need.4. We pray today Lord for all those members of our family, or friends who are sick or inpoor health. May your healing touch comfort them.5. Dear God help us this day to reach out with love to those people that we find it difficultto get along with. Teach us how to forgive, so that we too may experience forgiveness.6. Lord God we dedicate this new day to you. May all our actions, thoughts and wordsbe based on our need to love our neighbour as our self.7. We pray for all the members of the College who are suffering from stress, depressionor anxiety. Lord God we pray that your peace may come on all those who aretroubled, so that we may all fulfil our potential as your sons and daughters.8. Lord we pray that you will break down all the barriers that exist between differentreligious faiths and denominations. May we all come to realise that whatever ourfaith background we are all brothers and sisters, created by you and loved by you.9. Dear God, we pray that you will help us to understand that academic success andpassing exams are not the most important things in life.10. Lord God we pray for peace in the world. Peace between nations and between differentgroups within society, peace in our College, peace in our families and peace inour hearts.11. Jesus said: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour andhate your enemy’. But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecuteyou, so that you may be children of the Father in heaven; for he makes hissun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on theunrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?”Matthew 5:43-4812. God has no body now on earth but yours,No hands but yours, no feet but yours,Yours are the eyes through which God’s compassion is to look out upon the earth,Yours are the feet by which He is to go about doing goodAnd yours are the hands by which He is to bless us now.15. EPIPHANYThe wise men were not wise because they wore big hats,Or held a plan of all the stars,but because they walked a thousand miles to see a child.Such a trek seems madness to educated lookers-on.But there the difference lies between the ones who look andthen the ones who see beyond.Three wise men came from the east who knew enough to knowthat things are never as they seem.In the secret of my heart, teach me wisdom.16. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL WEEKFirst they came for the Communists and I did not speak out—because I was not a Communist.Then they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out—because I am not a Socialist.Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out—because I was not a tradeunionist.Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me.Pastoral Niemoeller, in prison and concentration camp for eight and a half yearsLord, help me to speak out against injustice, hatred and racism. May I never be a bystander;but rather someone who works for a world where all are treated fairly and with respect whatevertheir race or background.17. ASH WEDNESDAYWhen I think of fasting, I think of millions who have no choice but to fast;of the millions who are thirsty not because they gave up drink,but because we seem to have given up on them.As I fast – whatever it may be – may I always rememberit is but a gesture, a gesture which reminds me that othersfast through no choice of their own, and that God is hungry in them.Lord, open my heart to all who are needy in our world of plenty.18. ST PATRICKGod our Father,You sent St Patrick as a missionary to Ireland;May we too be your missionariesShowing everyone, by our living , that youAre a God of goodness and love.Page 2Page 31

St Dominic's Sixth Form College24. Jesus said “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, orabout your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body ismore than clothing”.Luke 12:2225. Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless meansto side with the powerful not to be neutral.Brazil, Paulo Friere26. Almighty and eternal God, your love for us surpasses all our hopes and desires. Helpus to place our total confidence in you, that anxieties may not cloud our minds andwe may think only of your love and the love we should have for others.27. Philippians 4:8-9 - My brothers, fill your minds with those things that are good anddeserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honourable. Andthe God who gives us peace will be with you.28. Lord we pray for the hungry people of the world…. and for us who often eat toomuch. We pray for those who must try to survive without sufficient water …. and forus who waste it thoughtlessly. We pray for all lonely people …. and for us who fail toopen our hearts to them.29. Lord we pray for those who lack sufficient clothing to preserve their dignity…. and forus who often seek to have more than we will ever use. We pray for those who lacksufficient medical services ….. and for us who often seek an instant remedy forevery pain and ache.30. In faith and love, we ask you, Father, to watch over your family. May we learn to helpand serve one another humbly, may we die to arrogance and pride and grow inhumility and peace.31. Thank you Lord for creating us in your own image – may we try to be like you byrespecting our own dignity and the dignity of others.32. Loving Father, you are the guide and protector of all your people, female and male,poor and rich. Whatever our situation or role in life, be always near, for we place allour trust in you.33. Father, help us to respect others by being prepared to listen. Patient listening is asign of love. May we show our love for you by being quiet sometimes and allowingyou to speak to us.34. We pray for refugees, or other people who feel treated as outcasts or strangers inour communities – may we learn to relate to them as equals, with respect and acceptance.35. Jesus said: “No one can serve two masters: for a slave will either hate the one andlove the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve Godand wealth”.Matthew 6:247. EID UL-ADHA (FESTIVAL OF SACRIFICE)Bakri Id - Idul AdhaSeventy days after the feast of Eid Ul-Fitr, the feast of Bakri Id is cel­ebrated. The pilgrims whogo to Mecca for the Haj make this sacrifice at Mina; simultaneously this ceremony of sacrificeis also performed by Muslims all over, as prescribed in the Quran.Help me, Lord, to celebrate a feast or festival in two significant ways. Firstly to pay homageand worship to You, our greatest benefactor and giver of all gifts. Secondly to strengthen ourrelationship with one another since the root of worship begins and ends in You, Almighty One,Lord and God.8. GURU NANAK JAYANTIGuru Nanak was the founder of the Sikh Religion. At this festival of Guru Nanak Jayanti, thebirthday of the guru, let us reflect on the words of Guru Nanak when he says:‘What terrible separation it is to be separated from Godand what blissful union it is to be united with God!’Lord, may we offer You worship that is sincere and true. May You shower blessings onall of us. May you protect and guide us, as You are our Father; may we treat one anotheras brothers and sisters. This we humbly ask of You.9. ADVENTFather in Heaven, when Mary responded with a ‘yes’ to the message of the Angel she gave herconsent to the birth of Jesus, a child of the flesh. Help us to give our consent, to say ‘yes’ toGod so that He can take flesh in our lives and in our world of today.10. ADVENTCreator God, your Church unites in this Advent season to pray in joy-filled hope for the comingof the Lord. Acknowledge our continuing need for a Saviour whose power can defeat sin anddeath, we rejoice in your saving love for us. Help us to open our hearts to receive all that youwant to give us. May we make a new home in our hearts for God so that we may better serveothers for love’s sake.Amen.Page 4Page 29

St Dominic's Sixth Form College4. DIWALIDiwali is the Hindu festival of lights. It is also known as Deepavali - little lamps called deepas,are lit.Lord, the light of Diwali dispels darkness and ignorance, and removes prejudice andill-feeling towards others. May the Festival of Lights bring joy, peace and harmony toall.You are Lord, light radiant and splendid. Light up our minds with knowledge andunderstanding. As we stand in Your light, may it remove all ill-will, ill-feeling, animosityand hatred. May Your light bring us Your love and peace. This is our request toyou.Month of the Holy Souls5. You can shed tears that they are gone. Or you can smile because they have lived.You can close your eyes and pray that they will come back.Or you can open your eyes and see that they have left.Your heart can be empty, because you can’t see them.Or you can be full of the love you shared.You can turn your back on tomorrow, and live yesterday.Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.You can remember them and only that they have gone.Or you can cherish their memory and let it live on.You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back.Or you can do what they would want: smile, open your eyes, love, live and go on untilyou meet again in the presence of God. Amen.6. Do not stand at my gates and weep.I am not there. I do not sleep.I am a thousand winds that blow.I am the diamond glints on snow.I am the sunlight on ripened grain.I am the gentle autumn rain.When you awaken in the morning hush.I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circling flight.I am the soft stars that shine at night.Do not stand at my grave and cry I am not there, I did not die.36. Let there be peace on earthAnd let it begin with me.Let there be love on earthAnd let it begin in my heart.Let there be miracles on earthAnd let them begin with my faith.Let there be a futureAnd let it begin with my action – now.37. Dear Lord we pray for all those who wake up this morning suffering from hunger or alack of clean drinking water. Inspire all of us to work for a world which has a fair andjust distribution of the resources you have entrusted to us.38. Father, watch over us, for we are your family. Keep us safe from harm. May no actionor thought of ours hurt others; for you love each of them, as you love us.39. Almighty God, help us not to judge others by appearances. Help us, Lord, to understandthat no matter what race or colour we are, or what age, we are all equally yoursons and daughters. May we never intentionally and deliberately give hurt or offenceto anyone. Help us to realise that if we are all your sons and daughters, that makesus brothers and sisters in your family. We need your help to understand this and liveit out in our lives.40. We pray for all those whose needs for food; shelter and clothing are not met, thatthey may experience a more just and fair distribution of the world’s resources.Teach us all to live more simply, that they may simply live.41. Help me, Lord God, not to take the easy way out and repeat what I so often hearother people say: “It’s not my fault”. May I have enough maturity to accept responsibilityfor all my actions, bad as well as good.42. Lord, for your Hindu people all living things are reflective of your infinite greatness –for them the earth is our Universal Mother who has nurtured us for billions of years.Help us to show our gratitude by respecting all of your created world.43. Lord, for Muslim people the earth belongs to you alone and we are entrusted to carefor her as stewards. Let us learn to conserve the world’s resources and play our partin protecting our planet for future generations.44. All powerful Lord, maker of heaven and earth, we praise you for the infinite variety ofcreation and the infinite ways in which you reveal yourself in all people and things.We praise you for the goodness which you have given to all your children: male andfemale; and the beautiful diversity of race and faith. Free us from the madness thatafflicts us when, condemning the discrimination of others, we fail to see the judgementin ourselves.45. Lord, help me to remember that there is nothing going to happen today that you andI cannot get through together. Amen.Page 28Page 5

St Dominic's Sixth Form College46. Take all my freedom, Lord; accept the whole of my memory, understanding, and will.Whatever I have or hold comes to me from you. I give it all back to you and surrenderit all to the guidance of your will.47. Prayer of Commitment of All Faithful People for the New Millennium:Page 6God of Power and life,We see your glory wherever we look in the world.We pray that the whole world may be filled with your splendourand that all nations may live in the light of your truth.We ask for strength, as we commit ourselves to work for:Respect for the earth,Peace for its people,Love in our hearts,Delight in the good,Forgiveness for past wrongs,And from now on a new start.48. To believe in God is not just to love life but to work so that there is life.El Salvador, Jon Sobrino49. Lord, please help: Those who are very frightened. Those who are broken hearted,and see no purpose in living. Those who are unwanted. Those who are misunderstood.Those who have no food, shelter, security, in the world today. Those with nofaith. My loved ones and others I now name before you (brief pause). Please showme what I can do to best help those in need around me.50. Lord God, I believe in you; give me firmer faith. I hope in you, give me surer hope. Ilove you, make me love you more and more.51. The following litany reminds us of the purpose of life and suggests creative ways ofusing our time, time made holy by the eternal God who has entered into our timeTake time to live. It is what life is for.Take time for justice. It is the beginning of peace.Take time to listen and look afresh. You will be filled with surprises.Take time to search. It is the secret of perpetual youth.Take time to laugh It is music for the soul.Take time to pray It is the greatest power on earth.Take time for solitude It revives the spirit.Take time to sow It gives perspective on life.Take time to reap It brings gratitude.Take time to heal It is full of hope.Take time to love It is the reason for living.1. RAMADANThe ninth month of the Muslim year, observed as a month of fasting during which Muslimsabstain from eating and drinking between sunrise and sunset; the Ramadan fast is one of theFive Pillars, or basic duties, of Islam. It commemorates the reception of the divine revelationrecorded in the Qur’an by Muhammad. It is the holiest period of the Islamic Year.Lord,look upon those who walk before you in sincerity of heart.In this season of Ramadan, help us to follow the straight pathand grow in love for one another,to grasp more fully the mystery of your godhead,and to become more perfect witnesses of your love in the sight of all people.We make our prayer to you the Merciful, the Compassionate and ever-living God.2. EID UL-FITRThe biggest feast for Muslims is Eid-Ul-Fitr. It comes at the end of Ramadan - a month longfast.‘‘He is God; there is no god but He. He is the knower of the Unseen and the Visible;He is the All-merciful, the All-compassionate. He is God; There is no God but He.He is the King, the All-holy, the All-peaceable, the All-faithful, the All-preserver, the Allmighty,the All-compeller, the All-sublime. Glory be to God, above that they associate!He is God; the Creator, the Maker, the Shaper.To Him belong the Names Most Beautiful.All that is in the heavens and the earth magnifies Him;He is the All-mighty, the All-wise .’ (Qur’an LIX, 23-5)Let us pray,On this feast of Eid Ul-Fitr, Lord,people have prepared themselves by fasting and prayer and alms.May the efforts I make by sacrifice and suffering, bring all closer together;for we are all brothers and sisters of the same God –Father and Mother to all of us3. ROSH HASHANNAHThe Jewish New Year falls in September or October. During the New Year’s Day service, aram’s horn is blown as a call to repentance and spiritual renewal. The story of Abraham isread, and special foods are prepared and shared.Lord,Look upon those who walk before you in faith and in sincerity of heart. At this festivalof Rosh Hashanah, help us, to always obey your command, to grow in your lovefor one another, to grasp more fully the mystery of your godhead, and become moreperfect witnesses of your love in the sight of all people.Page 27

St Dominic's Sixth Form CollegePrayers for use around Feast Days 2011-20121. Ramadam (Islamic) 1 August2. Eid Ul-Fitr (Islamic) 31 August3. Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) 29 September4. Diwali (Hindu) 26 October5. Month of the Holy Souls November6. Month of the Holy Souls November7. Eid Ul-Adha—Festival of Sacrifice (Islamic) 6 November8. Guru Nanak Jayanti (Sikh) 10 November9. Advent (Christian) 3—24 December10. Advent (Christian) 3—24 December11. Christmas (Christian) 25 December12. Christmas (Christian) 25 December13. New Year 1 January14. New Year 1 January15. Epiphany (Christian) 6 January16. Holocaust Memorial Week 26 January17. Ash Wednesday (Christian) 22 February18. St Patrick (Christian) 17 March19. Good Friday (Christian) 6 April20. Passover (Jewish) 7 April (1 st day)21. Easter Sunday (Christian) 8 April22. Easter Sunday (Christian) 8 April23. Yom HaShoah (Jewish) 19 April24. St. George’s Day 23 April25. Vocation Prayer52. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name in peoples across the world,of different races, colours and religions; young and old, families and communities;people at work or out of work; at home or homeless.May your kingdom come.53. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.May your kingdom come and your will be done on earth, in the ways in which we act,the love we show to all people, and the action for change we take to make yourjustice reign.54. Give us this day our daily bread.Give us this day our daily bread; bread for which we give thanks, food which weshare, bread which no one should be denied because of the greed of others.55. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.Forgive us our sins; times when we have criticised instead of be­ing constructive,times that we have failed to do what we know we should have done, times when wehave not shown compassion and forgiveness.56. Lead us not into temptation.Lead us from this time of trial; trials which lead us to close our minds, our ears andour eyes to reality, to be afraid to speak out against injustice; to think it's all toomuch and that what we do won't make any difference. Help us never to forget thatwe can all make a difference.57. Deliver us from evil.Deliver us from evil; the evil of a world where people are denied human rights, theevil of a world where money is more important than people, and repayments aresqueezed out of poor countries no matter what the cost.58. In the Palm of Your HandIn the palm of your handYou hold our soulsWhich we entrust to you:The souls of the livingAnd the Souls of the dead.In the palm of your handYou lovingly holdThe divine spiritOf all things living.To you, of Lord,O God of TruthI commit now the spirit that is within me.Jewish PrayerPage 26 20Page 7

59. God we believe that you have called us together to broaden our experience of youand of each other.We believe that we have been called to help in healing the many wounds of societyand in reconciling us to each other and to God.Help us, as individuals or together, to work, in love, for peace, and never to loseheart.We commit ourselves to each other – in joy and sorrow.We commit ourselves to all who share our belief in reconciliation – to support andstand by them.We commit ourselves to the way of peace – in thought and deed.We commit ourselves to you – as our guide and friend.Northern Ireland, Corrymeela CommunityUse this page to record your own prayersIf you would like them included in next year’s Prayer Book, please email to amh@stdoms.ac.ukor ph@stdoms.ac.uk60. As a sign of our reconciliation with God and with one another let us now offer oneanother a sign of peace.61. Lord, I thank you and praise you: for all that you are, for all that you have done forme, for all that you will do for me in the future.62. Dear Lord, I would like your love to flow, more and more, to everyone I meet. Maywhat I say, or do, each visit I make, each letter I write, each prayer I say, make adifference to someone’s life.63. Lord God be my way, be my direction, most of all, be my love, keeping my visionfixed on yours.64. Help me, Lord, to see with your eyes, to look on people, especially when they’reneedy, with your point of view. Help me to see beyond pain and tears, to your sufferingin your people. Help me also to see beyond intolerance and the many faults ofothers to their need for love and friendship.65. Dear God, help me to know your care and your presence and to see my suffering assomething I can grow through; and help me not to become bitter. I ask your help forothers too, (think of people now who suffer and for whom you want to pray ….) givethem consolation, a sense of your care and your presence in their sufferings.66. Lord, help me to know myself as you know me: depending on you for life and forbreath, knowing you love me for who I am.67. Words we’ve heard so often: this is the greatest commandment, love God with allyou are and all you have, your neighbour as yourself, and then, finally, love others asGod loved you. Lord, help me to die to selfishness and to love as you love.68. Lord I’m sorry: Sorry for the many times I’ve failed you. Sorry that I’ve not alwaysused the strength which would have enabled me to do so much better. Sorry forwrong tendencies in me which I have been slow to reverse. Sorry for everything thathas hurt your love- and your expectations of me. Please forgive me.Page 8Page 25

St Dominic's Sixth Form College165. We pray for those whose lives are blighted by addiction be it alcohol, tobacco,cannabis or harder drugs. May they grow in hope for a better to morrow. Amen.166. “There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except inthe form of bread” Ghandi. Lord, help all people to share the fruits of your worldwith fairness that there may be an end to poverty and injustice. Amen.167. May the Spirit of justice move you, heal you, guide you and challenge you.Call you to action and to prayer.May the passion for justice burn through you and in you.And may it warm the hearts of those around you, encouraging hope and overcomingfear.Amen.168. Lord, someone I love has died.My heart feels as though it will never recover.To carry on seems too big an effort.Yet continue I must—but I’m going to need your help.Give me friends to comfort me in the sad times,To smile with me as we recall the joys,And to love me through the pain, towards life and hope.Amen.169. ‘I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn’t, thanlive my life as if there isn’t, and die to find out there is.’Lord, help me in the moments when I doubt and when my faith seems to have gone.Teach me that doubt and questioning are not altogether bad things, but opportunitiesfor me to be shaken out of complacency and a chance for us to come togethermore closely.170. This is St. Dominic’s, let peace dwell here,let our College be full of contentment, let love abide her,love of one another, love of mankind,love of life itself and love of God.171. God has created me to do him some definite service;He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another.I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons.He has not created me for naught, I shall do good, I shall do his work.Therefore, I will trust him.Cardinal Newman69. May God Support UsMay God support us all the day long,Till the shades lengthen, and the evening comes,And the Busy world is hushed,And the fever of life is over, and our work is done.Then in his mercy,May He give us a safe lodging, and a holy rest,And peace at the lastJohn Henry Newman 1801-189070. Live slowly, think slowly, for time is a mystery.Never forget that love requires always that you be the greatest person you are capableof being.Be grateful for the manifold dreams of creation and the many ways of the unnumberedpeoples.Be grateful for life as you live it and may a wonderful light always guide you on theunfolding road.Nigeria, Ben Okri71. When I am afraid, may I look on the face of God, hear the voice of God feel the compassionof God, touch the love of God. And then I have touched the mystery of God,and there is no need again to be afraid.72. Cicero, the Roman philosopher and statesman wrote that one of man’s greatestmistakes was attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do. Lord God,help me to be more accepting of others who are different to me.73. Lord, help me to see beyond the ordinariness to the glory of God in every minute.74. Dear Lord, I remind myself of all that results from consciously living in your love: Inyour love, I need not fear anything – nor need I ever act out of fear. In your love, Ican be very patient. In your love, I’m able to keep a quiet joy – even when everythingis difficult or threatening. In your love, my love for you keeps growing. In your love,I’m learning serenity, and I’m not “trying” so frantically. In your love, there’s a healinginfluence upon every part of me. In your love, your work of drawing me closer toyourself goes on continuously.75. Lord, help me to find you within my own heart: in my desires and fears, my strugglesand my love. May I find you in all things.76. Lord God we give thanks to you this morning for the great love you show us. Mayeach of us have a growing realisation in our hearts of how much you love and carefor us.Page 24Page 9

St Dominic's Sixth Form College77. Lord, I notice many needy people; shy and awkward people, the down and outs,addicts, the old who are lonely and sick …. So many I can think of and picture. Bewith me, Lord, encourage me to help, give me sensitivity to notice and the courageto take a step nearer to people.78. Each of us can effect some change on the small corner of the globe in which we findourselves. The good I did yesterday – only I could have done it. The touch of sympathy,the helping hand, the voice for justice, the prayer I offered, the praise I sang –all my share in the work of God. Each day is to be a day for God. May I live each dayknowing that I have a part to play in the coming of God’s kingdom on earth. Lord,they kingdom come, may it come in me and through me.79. Prayer from Zimbabwe:80. God Be in My HeadOpen my eyes that they may see the deepest needs of people. Move myhands that they may feed the hungry; touch my heart that it may bringwarmth to the despairing; teach me the generosity that welcomes strangers;let me share my possessions to clothe the naked; give me the carethat strengthens the sick; make me share in the quest to set the prisonersfree; in sharing our anxieties and our love, our poverty and our prosperitywe partake of your divine presence.God be in my head, and in my understanding:God be in my eyes, and in my looking:God be in my mouth, and in my speaking:God be in my heart, and in my thinking:God be at my end, and at my departing.Osmond, Bishop of Sarum, AD 1078-109981. Creator God, you have created each of us as a unique and special person. Help usto realise that in your eyes we are all perfect as we are, and give us the strength tofulfil our potential as your children.82. Father in heaven, you call us to reject the darkness of selfish pleasure-seeking, andwalk in the light of God. May we maintain a balance in our lives between our ownneeds and the needs of others.83. Lord, I realise that people won’t always behave in the way I expect …. Often I’ll bedisappointed in them. And, often, I’ll be disappointed in myself. Help me to rememberto place my trust in you and ask you to help me when things get difficult84. Unbind me, Lord God; from remembering grudges to remembering favours, fromfearing death to enjoying life, from judging others’ weaknesses to enjoying theirstrengths. Unbind me, Lord God; from giving in to the gossip of others, from ignoringthe poor and the hungry, from the fear of prayer and faith.160. Let our prayer be for all who are in familyfor all people who have no familyfor all who are lonely and want to belong to a familyto belong to a familyfor all relatives and friends who make a familyLord God, let us work hard to respect each otherTo value the time we have together.Stop fighting over little things.To smile and laugh more.To be glad we are well, to enjoy happy times.To remember our dead who loved us.We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.161. Lord for today …Help me to think freely.Practice patience.Smile often. Savour special moments.Live your message. Tell those that I love that I do.Forgive an enemy. Hope. Grow. Count my blessings.Observe miracles. Make them happen.Help me to discard worry.Gaze at stars. See beauty everywhere.Work hard. Be wise. Try to understand.Take time for people. Make time for myself.Laugh heartily. Spread joy. Take a chance.Reach out. Let someone in. Try something new.Slow down. Believe in myself. Trust others.May I trust life. Have faith. Enjoy wonder.Comfort a friend. Have good ideas.Make some mistakes. Learn from them.Help me to celebrate life.162. May you be patient with yourself today and be relaxed when you are under pressure.May you grow in knowledge and be aware of God in every breath.May this day be filled with joy and laughter for you.May your worries be few, your friends be many and your happiness be unbounded.Amen.163. “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass allothers at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost” (ArthurAshe). Lord God, show me how I can serve you and you my neighbour. Amen.164. Leaving Prayer We pray for all those who leave St. Dominic’s this year. May theyalways have happiness, love and good company on the road. Thank you Lord for allthat we have shared together at St. Dominic’s. May we always remember the joys,learn from the mistakes and grow towards an ever brighter future. Amen.Page 10Page 23

St Dominic's Sixth Form College156. The most important thing about each of us is our capacity for goodness.We can be a source of light.We have hands than can care, eyes that can see,ears that can speak, feet than can walk, and above all hearts that can love.Unfortunately, through laziness, selfishness, and cowardice,our light can be dimmed, so that we become shadows of the people we could be.Lord, help us to believe in our own goodness,and to let the light of that goodness shine.On seeing this light others find their way, and you will be glorified.Amen.157. Let me be stillLord, here I am come to pray, but I keep thinking of all the things I have to do.Teach me to see that to be before you open and attentive, knowing that you are withme now, is the most important thing for me at the moment. The past and future arein your hands, but at this point of time my task is to let the whole of myself be withyou, and to accept that this is what you want of me. Let your Holy Spirit make thisclearer to me as I offer myself and my day to you.Amen.158. Teach me, my Lord, to be patient and gentle in all the events of life, in disappointments,in the harsh words of others, in the thoughtlessness of those I trusted. Letme put myself aside, to think of the happiness of others, to hide my pains and heartaches,so that I may be the only one to suffer from them. Teach me to profit by thesuffering that comes my way. Let me use it that it may mellow me, not harden norembitter me; that it may make me patient, not irritable. That it may make me broadin my forgiveness, not narrow and overbearing. May no one be less good for havingcome within my influence. No one less pure, less true, less kind, for having been afellow-traveler in our journey toward Eternal Life. Lord, as I go about my daily routinetoday, let me whisper from time to time, a word of thanks and love to you. May mylife be lived in the supernatural, full of power for good, and strong in its care andsupport of my neighbour.159. People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred; forgive them anyway.If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.If you are successful you will win some false friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway.If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight, build anyway.If you find serenity and happiness, there may be jealousy, be happy anyway.The good you do today, people often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough; give the world thebest you’ve got anyway.You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; it was never between youand them anyway.Mother Teresa85. Martin Luther King said “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are youdoing for others?” Lord God, help me this day to do something positive for someoneelse.86. Spirit of Life, we remember today the women, named and unnamed, who throughouttime have used the power and gifts you gave them to change the world. Help usto discover within ourselves your power - and the ways to use it to bring about thekingdom of justice and peace.87. “See everything. Overlook a great deal. Improve a little”. Pope John XXIII. Help meLord to grow a little today.88. Help me, Lord God, to see that the most important things in life aren’t things.89. On this new day, help me Lord to make all my friends feel there is something specialin them.90. Lord, I want open eyes; I want the courage to see the truth: that we are all part ofyou. Help me.91. God of all peoples, help us to look upon the lands devastated by war, and show usthe way of peace.Help us to want ploughs rather than guns, and bread rather than bombs.Remove hatred from the hearts of warring peoples, and cleanse our memories sothat we get rid of vengeance.Give us the wisdom and the courage and will to end terrorism and everything thatleads to it, in families, communities and countries.Help us to remember gratefully the peacemakers of all nations. Give us your helptoday to bring peace to life wherever we are.Adapted from The Prayer of the Church92. Dear Lord at the start of this new day, help us to know the difference between rightand wrong. Help us to make choices for good and give us the strength to avoid evil.93. The Lettuce. A story from Thich Nhat Hahn in “Peace is Every Step”. “When youplant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look for reasonsit is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You neverblame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or our family, we blamethe other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, likethe lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade usingreason and arguments. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument,just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, youcan love, and the situation will change”. Lord God, give me patience, humility, toleranceand love in my dealings with others today.94. Father, the hand of your loving kindness powerfully but gently guides all the momentsof our day. Give us the gift of the same loving kindness that we may treateveryone with love and respect today and everyday.Page 22Page 11

St Dominic's Sixth Form College95. This is what the Lord asks of us today: to act justly, to love tenderly and to walkhumbly with your God.96. Let us take a moment to recognise the presence of God, here today, in this classroom(pause briefly) ….. Lord God, we acknowledge that you are here with us and weask you to stay close to us for the rest of this day and for the rest of our lives.97. Creator God, you made us and we belong to you. May we not place our trust inthings, but realise that we depend upon you for everything and will find happiness indoing your will.98. Do you know who I am? Do you know my name? Can you see the lines on my face?The family starving outside the restaurants of the city – the people who are homelesswhile others have two houses – the dole queue, the forgotten old person, thestruggling widow, the lonely teenager. My face is the face of every man and womanyou see.99. Ever-living God, fill us with the spirit of your truth, love and peace. Help us to live bythe truth and enjoy the peace that only you can give.100. Lord we pray for those who are unjustly imprisoned ….. and for us who sometimesfail to value the gift of freedom and even deny it to others.101. An Irish BlessingMay the blessing of the light be with youLight outside and light within.May the sunlight shine upon you and warm your heartTill it glows like a great peat fireSo the strangers may come and warm themselves by it.May the blessed light shine out of your two eyesLike a candle set in two windows of a houseBidding the wanderer to come in out of the storm.May you ever give a kindly greeting as you go along the roads of life.102. Almighty and ever-present Father, your loving eye is always on us and even the tensionsand frustrations of life cannot destroy your plans for us. Help us to believe inyou and trust you, no matter what happens.103. Almighty God, please let me have a deep awareness of your love – and let ourfriendship grow from this.104. Almighty God, there are times when we need to turn to you and seek your forgiveness;may we offer the same love and forgiveness to those who hurt us.105. Lord we pray for any people who may be sad and forgotten by members of theirfamilies, or by their friends – may they find friends who understand and respectthem106. God of wisdom and love, from you all goodness comes; help us, who have donewrong, to return to a life of thoughtfulness and love.152. Father and lover of life,you know the depths of my innermost self,and you understand me.You protect me on every side,shielding me from all harm.When you put me togetherin my mother’s womb,you knew all about me.I thank you for the wonder of myself,and I stand in aweat all that you have made.As you know and love me,so may I come to know and love you.Guide me in your ways.153. God our Father,in good timesmay I live in such a waythat I will be strengthenedfor the difficult timesthat all of us face in our lives.Lead me nowto make positive choicesto value friendship and loyalty,and develop attitudes and values,treasuring all that is lasting and important.Throughout difficult timesmay I build onthe positive choices of my past,looking outward in the service of othersand avoiding self-pity.May I grow in the faiththat, whatever my circumstances,I need have no regretsbut may entrustmy past to your mercy,my present to your love,and my future to your Providence.Amen.154. Lord,help me not to despise or opposewhat I do not understand.155. I ask Lord for daily bread, but not for wealth, lest I forget the poor.I ask for strength, but not for power, lest I despise the meek.I ask for wisdom, but not for learning, lest I condemn the simple.I ask for a clean name, but not for fame, lest I condemn the lowly.I ask for peace of mind, but not for idle hours, lest I fail to hearken to the call of duty.Mother TeresaPage 12Page 21

St Dominic's Sixth Form College148. Lord, I acknowledge my sinfulness.I ask you to empower mewith your Holy Spirit,that I may resist temptationand “choose liferather than death”,- good rather than evil -in the ordinary circumstancesof my daily life. Amen.149. Lord, you are like a shepherd to me,and so I have all that I need.You give me restin meadows of green grass,and you lead me to waterwhere I gain new life and strength.You guide mealong the way that is best for me.Even when I walk in darknessand everything around seems like death,you are there, walking with me,and the promiseof your love and faithfulnesshelps to conquer my fear.In the sight of those who do me down,you invite meto sit at table with you.There you offer meeven more than I need,and you remind methat I am significant and special.You call me to goodness and kindnessevery day of my life,and your house will be my homemy whole life long.150. Lord, inspire me to live in such a waythat my choices each dayand my commitment to live in a positive waymay transformthe negative into something positive,and the ordinariness of daily lifeinto something extraordinary. Amen.151. O God,to those who have hunger, give bread,and to us who have bread,give the hunger for justice.107. We pray for any people whose differences in colour, sex or religion may cause othersto reject them as inferiors- may they live in dignity and peace.108. Father, your love never fails. Hear our call. Keep us from danger and provide for allour needs.109. We pray for all people who are suffering in body or mind because of their faith – thatGod’s peace may be with them.110. Father, guide us, as you guide creation according to your law of love. Fill us withyour own generous love that we may find this love in each other and never resort toviolent language or actions.111. Prayer for the EarthGod our Creator,You have given us the earth,The sky, and the sea,Show us the way to care for the earthAnd not just for today but for future generations.Let no plan of ours endanger or destroy the beauty of your creation.Send us your Spirit to guide us as we care for the Earth.112. We pray for people who are political prisoners and for those who help them. May thelight of God’s presence give them hope, courage and strength.113. We pray for all the nations of the earth that God in his mercy may save them, thatlove may replace hatred, forgiveness replace revenge, peace replace violence, justicereplace greed and that God alone may be worshipped by all His people.114. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred let me sow love,where there is injury let me sow pardon, where there is doubt let me sow faith,where there is despair let me give hope, where there is darkness let me give light,where there is sadness let me give joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may try not tobe comforted but to comfort, not to be understood but to understand, not to beloved but to love. Because it is in giving that we receive, it is in forgiving that we areforgiven, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.115. God of Creation, we thank you for the beauty of our planet and for the joys of beingout in the open air. May we love and respect all that you have made and keep itunspoilt.116. Lord God come again today to accompany us on our way; by your forgiveness,enlighten the darkness of our doubts, our discouragement and our distress. Help usto welcome you as the truth of our lives, so that we shall be light to the world.117. Lord, in this moment of stillness at the beginning of the day may we feel your lovingpresence and may it remain with us all day. May we appreciate the moments ofstillness in our week as an opportunity to be close to you and grow in understandingof what is most precious in life. Amen.Page 20Page 13

St Dominic's Sixth Form College118. May I be grateful for support in times of deep shadow, and know that this support ofprayer, friendship and meaning is always with me. Lord, in all I suffer and in all Ifear, let me know you, the God of glory, at my side.119. Almighty God, the thought of you brings peace. The thought of your constant concernfor me, the thought of how great you are. Your peace is a barrier against allthat is harmful. Right now, I rest in its influence. May I carry your peace with me.May it pass to those I meet today.120. Lord, may my knowledge that I am much forgiven, help me to forgive others.121. Lord God, one day we will die and return to you. Help us to be ready for that daywhen it comes.122. Lord my I growIn consideration towards others,Honesty to myself,And faithfulness to you.Make me generous enough to want sincerely to do your will whatever is may be.Help me to find my true vocation in life,And grant that through itI may find happiness myselfAnd bring happiness to others.Amen.123. Lord may we be prophets of life and of love, as well as prophets of joy. The future ofthe human race is in the hands of those who know how to give to future generationsreason to live and to hope.124. Lord, I thank you for these facts: Thank you that you chose me. Thank you that Ibelong to you – always. Thank you that I have the greatest of life’s gifts – Yourself!Thank you for your care through my life so far – providing for me, protecting me(often without my realising it). Thank you for all that you have “sent” or “permitted”in my life – because you have made it all harmonise with your good purposes. Thankyou for all my present blessings. Thank you for a growing experience of your verywonderful love.125. Dear Lord, Here I am at the start of this new day, with all my shortcomings, my fears,my current problems, my unfulfilled longings and dreams. Please take me, and startto make me what you want me to be. I am deeply sorry for all that has been wrong inmy life. Please forgive me. Please help my love for you to grow – and, Lord, I gladlyaccept your friendship now. I thank you that there is going to be a growing awarenessof your love – and that you will be exerting a good influence upon me all thetime.126. May I be a protector of the helpless, a guide to those travelling the path, a boat tothose wishing to cross over, or a bridge or a raft.May I be a lamp for those in darkness, a home for the homeless, and a servant tothe world. Buddhist prayer (early Eighth Century)145. God our Father,the qualities I see lived out so well in some peopleare a reflection of your own goodness,and I knowthat I have much to learn from other peoplewho reflect your image and likenessin different ways.Inspire meto respect others fully as my equals,seeing and loving in themwhat you see and love in them.146. Lord, inspire me to give of my bestand make good useof the talents you have given me.Show me how to be positive in attitude,appreciating and valuing others,always being ready to encourageand give praise.Sometimes I draw conclusions about peoplein terms of what I thinkis meant by “success” and “failure”,but the “failure” of one personmight count as a great “success”of someone with other talents.Lead me never to judge peoplebut to accept others as they are,knowing that it is together,each with our differences,that we build up your Kingdom. Amen.147. Lord, I commit my failuresas well as my successesinto your hands,and I bring for your healingthe people and the situations,the wrongs and the hurtsof the past.Give me courage, strength and generosityto let go and move on,leaving the past behind me,and living the present to the full.Lead me always to be positiveas I ‘entrust the past to your mercy,the present to your love,and the future to your providence’.St AugustinePage 14Page 19

St Dominic's Sixth Form College143. Do you need me? I am there.You cannot see Me, yet I am the light you see by.You cannot hear Me, yet I speak through your voice.You cannot feel Me, yet I am the power at work in your hands.I am at work, though you do not understand My ways.I am not strange visions. I am not mysteries.Only in absolute stillness, beyond self, can you know Me as I am,And then but as a feeling and a faith.Yet I am there. Yet I hear. Yet I answer.When you need me, I am there.Even if you deny Me, I am there.Even when you feel most alone, I am there.Even in your fears, I am there.Even in your pain, I am there.Though you fail to find Me, I do not fail you.Though your faith in Me is unsure, my faith in you never wavers, because I know you,because I love you.Beloved, I am there.144. A Franciscan BenedictionMay God bless you with discomfort,At easy answers, half-truths, and shallow relationships,So that you may feel deep within your heart.May God bless you with anger,At injustice, oppression, and exploitation,So that you may fight for justice, freedom, and peace.May God bless you with tears,To shed for those who feel rejection, starvation and war,So that you may reach to comfort them.May God bless you with pain,To feel the pain of those who are wounded or grieving,So that you may support them in their loss.May God bless you with ignoranceTo avoid the false teachings of bigotry, racism and arrogance,So that you judge by actions not the colour of skin.And may God bless you with foolishness,To believe that you can make a difference in this world,So that you can do what cannot be done.Amen.127. Dare to HopeWe dare to imagine a world,Where hunger has no chance to show its face.We dare to dream of a world,Where war and terror are afraid to leave their mark.We long to believe in a world,Of hope unchained and lives unfettered.We dare to share in the creation of a world,Where your people break free.Dare we open our minds to difference?Dare we open our own lives to change?Your kingdom come, O LordYour will be done.Amen128. May there be peace in heaven, may there be peace in the skies,May there be peace on earth, may there be peace in the water,May there be peace in the plants, may there be peace in the tree,May we find peace in all the divine powers,May we find peace in the supreme Lord,May we all be in peace may that peace be mine.Hindu prayer (Atharva Veda)129. “None of you is a true believer in Islam until and unless he loves for his fellow manwhat he loves for his own self” (Islam – Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 13). Dear Godhelp each one of us to love our neighbour as our self.130. He who delights in the will of God,Happiness will be his.Whoever God inspires to follow his wayGains every possible blessing. Sikh prayer (Guru Arjan)131. “Rich men are only truly wealthy if they relieve the needs of their neighbours” (Hindu– Tamil Quatrains). Help me Lord to be generous with my money and possessions.132. Life is short, time is fleeting.Today is the day to forgive.Lord, deliver us from the poison of bitterness, and give us the grace to forgive fromthe heart those who have offended us.Then we will know the warmth of your forgiveness.133. Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men and women throughout the worldwho live and die in poverty and hunger.Give them, through our hands, this day our daily bread, and by our understandinglove, give them peace and joy.Mother TeresaPage 18Page 15

St Dominic's Sixth Form College134. Blessed is the humblest dwellingWhere God’s praises are sung.Of what use are beautiful palacesIf they turn the mind from God?We do not even feel the pinch of poverty in the company of those who rememberGod,But cursed is that vanityWhich seeks worldly things.To live by hard labour and wear rough clothesIs no obstacle to happiness when the mind is content.But what use is greatnessWithout inner peace?The man who is in tatters but is full of the love of GodGains reputation,But a life of luxury is worthlessWhen it becomes all-absorbing.Sikh prayer (Guru Arjan)135. Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth.Lead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust.Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace.Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe.Let us dream together, pray together, work together, to build one world of peace andjustice for all.136. O Lord, you search me and you know me, you know my resting and my rising, youdiscern my purpose from afar. You know when I walk or lie down, all my ways lieopen to you.For it was you who created my being, knot me together in my mother’s womb. Ithank you for the wonder of my being, for the wonders of all your creation.O search me, God, and know my heart. O test me and know my thoughts. See that Ifollow not the wrong path and lead me in the path of eternal lifeFrom Psalm 138 (139)137. Give us, O Lord, a faith that will be more courageous than cautious;that will not merely comfort the afflicted but afflict the comfortable;that will not only love the world but will also judge the world;that will not only pursue peace but also demand justice;that will not remain silent when people are calling for a voice;that will not pass by on the other side when wounded humanity is waiting to behealed;that will not only call us to worship but also send us out to witness.138. To you, Creator God of nature and humanity, or truth and beauty, I pray:Hear my voice, for it is the voice of victims of all wars and violence amongindividuals and nations.Hear my voice, for it is the voice of all children who suffer and will suffer whenpeople put their faith in weapons and war.Hear my voice when I beg you to instil into the hearts of all human beings thewisdom of peace, the strength of justice and the joy of fellowship.Hear my voice, for I speak for the multitudes in every country and every people ofhistory who do not want war and are ready to walk the road of peace.Hear my voice and grant insight and strength so that we may always respond tohatred with love, to injustice with total dedication to justice, to need withsharing of self, to war with peace.O God, hear my voice, and grant unto the world your everlasting peace.Pope John Paul II139. Lord GodYou are Father and Mother to us;Our life begins with you.You choose to make your home among us.You sent your son to be one with us. and your spirit to be with us forever.Bless this College, and your people who love here.Be here today, as you were yesterday.Be here tomorrow.Be our shelter, our walls to protect us.Be our windows; let us see the world through you.Be our warmth, to share with all who come in and all who go forth.140. I want to plan out my future - God wants me to live each day as it comes.I want to live for myself - God wants me to live for others.I want to be financially secure - God wants me to lay up treasures in heaven.I want to be popular- God wants me to stand for truth.I want to get my own back - God wants me to love my enemies.I don’t want to get involved - God wants me to be concerned.I want to take the easy way - God wants me to take the right way.Almighty God help me always to do the right thing. Teach me how to live my life inthe service of others.141. Unity prayerMay the Light of God surround you,May the Love of God enfold you,May the Power of God protect you,May the Presence of God watch over you,May you know that where you are, God is!142. May God keep each of us safe from harm today. May we learn more about thegoodness hidden in our hearts and find God through all that happens. May we findpeace today, peace to share with each other. May spiritual friendship grow betweenus and kindness and cheerfulness support us all day.Page 16Page 17