A collection of prayers and short spiritual reflections for

tutor classes in John Paul Academy

Seek to see the face of God

in everyone.

St.Catherine Laboure

Today we pray for each other.

Help us to learn in class.

Help us also to learn a

little more of Your love for

us.

Next to the Blessed

Sacrament itself, your neighbour

is the holiest object presented to your senses.

C.S. Lewis

We pray this morning for all

those people we know who are ill, and for those who look after them.

Lord, give them your strength.

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death,

Amen.

Be still and know that I am God

Psalm 46

Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship

with God.

Teresa of Avila

There is nothing on earth more to be prized than true friendship

St Thomas Aquinas

In order to find oneself, you must first lose yourself

in the service of others.

Ghandi

Father, please help me today to go out of my way for at least one other

person.

There is not one blade of grass,there is no colour in this world,

that is not intended to make us rejoice.

John CalvinWe thank you, Lord,

for the gift of our amazing world.

Mount Calvary is the academy of love.

St. Francis de Sales

God loves you

Our FatherOur Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name.

Thy Kingdom come;Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

To err is human, to forgive divine

Alexander Pope

Lord, I pray for my dead relatives and friends.

God is love. Whoever lives in love

lives in God, and God in them.

1John 4:16

The fruit of silence is prayerthe fruit of prayer is faiththe fruit of faith is love

the fruit of love is servicethe fruit of service is peace.  

Mother Teresa

If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love If we love, we will serve.

Mother Teresa

Lord, this world needs this marvellous wealth that is

youth.Help young people!They possess the

inexhaustible wealthof the future.

Do not allow an easy lifeto corrupt them,

Nor difficulties to quench their spirit.Amen.

Don Helder Camara

Father,

We thank You for our patron, Pope John Paul II.

Inspired by Your loveand with the help of Our Lady, he taught us to love one another and to love You.

We pray that he will help our school,and that he will soon be named among Your Saints. Amen

The worst prison

would be a closed heart.

Pope John Paul II

Lord, help me to rememberthat nothing

is going to happen to me today

that You and I together

can't handle. Amen.

A SHORT PRAYER

Be humble and you will never be disturbed.

It is very difficult in practice because we all want to see the

result of our work. Leave it to Jesus.

Mother Teresa

Preach the Gospel always, and when necessary, use words.

St. Francis of Assisi

Prayer of St FrancisLord, make me an instrument of your peace;where there is hatred, let me sow love,where there is injury, pardon,where there is doubt, faith,where there is despair, hope,where there is darkness, light, and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seekto be consoled as to console,to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to

love,for it is in giving that we receive,it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to

be and becoming that person.

Saint Therese of Lisieux

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; The courage to change the things I can;And the wisdom to know the difference. Amen.

The Serenity Prayer

Jesus said: “do not worry about tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble

of its own.'

There never has been

nor will be

another you

There never has been

Live today to the full

nor will be

another ‘today’

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record

of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always

protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

St Paul

Jesus said: You are light for the world. A city built on a hill-top

cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it

on the lamp-stand where it shines for everyone in the house. In the

same way your light must shine in people's sight, so that, seeing your good works, they may give praise to

your Father in heaven.

God our Father,I know that I have much to learn from other peoplewho reflect your image and likeness in different ways.Inspire me to respect others fully as my equals,seeing and loving in themwhat you see and love in them.

THE RESPECT PRAYER

When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then.

When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now.

Mother Teresa

Jesus said: “If anyone requires you to go one mile, go two miles

with him. Give to anyone who asks you, and if anyone wants to borrow,

do not turn away. You have heard how it was said, You will love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say this to

you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”.

Jesus said:

“You must therefore be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

“What we talked about will have to remain a

secret between him and me. I spoke to him as a

brother whom I have pardoned and who has

my complete trust.”

Pope John Paul II about his chat

with the man who shot him

Do not be afraid for I have redeemed you.

I have called you by your name; you are mine.

Isaiah 43

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them

do to you, for this sums up the

Law and the Prophets.”

Matthew 7:12

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen.

Keep in the sunlight.

Benjamin Franklin

Lord Jesus, save me from becoming anxious about the future.

To me you are a work of art

Morrissey

We are God’s masterpiece

Ephesians 2:10

Jesus said: “'Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth,

where moth and woodworm destroy them and thieves can break in and

steal. But store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth nor woodworm destroys them

and thieves cannot break in and steal. For wherever your treasure is,

there will your heart be too..

Morning OfferingO Jesus through the most pure Heart of Mary I offer You all my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day for your intentions and the intentions of our Holy Father the Pope. Amen

Jesus said: “do not worry

about tomorrow: tomorrow will

take care of itself.

Each day has enough trouble of

its own.'

Jesus said: ‘Do not judge,

and you will not be judged’

Jesus said: 'In truth I tell you once again,

if two of you on earth agree to ask anything at all, it will be granted to

you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three meet in my

name, I am there among them.'

Prayer Of St Patrick

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,

Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,Christ in the eye that sees me, Christ in the ear that hears me.

Jesus said: forgive each other if one of you has a complaint

against another.

The Lord has forgiven you; now you must do the same.

Pray hope and

don't worry

Padre Pio

Have no fear of moving into the unknown.

Simply step out fearlessly knowing that God is with you,

therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete

faith and confidence.

Pope John Paul II

Social justice cannot be attained by violence.

Violence kills what it intends to create.

Pope John Paul II

Do not abandon yourselves to despair.

We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

Pope John Paul II

To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the

parents and the children. Each member of the family

has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.

Pope John Paul II

Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the

natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate

satisfaction of every desire.

Pope John Paul II

"Do not be afraid.

Do not be satisfied with mediocrity.”

Pope John Paul II

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,that never was it knownthat any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession,was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee,O Virgin of virgins my Mother;to thee do I come, before thee I stand,sinful and sorrowful;O Mother of they Word Incarnate,despise not my petitions,but in thy clemency hear and answer me. Amen.

The Memorare

“True holiness does not mean a flight from the world;

rather, it lies in the effort to live the Gospel in everyday life,

in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement."

Pope John Paul II

The Pope's last audible words, on hearing tens of thousands of

young people singing in St. Peter's Square as he lay in his

deathbed, Friday, April 1, 2005: "I sought you out and now you

come to me. Thank you."

We pray for all young people: that they will seek out God

Lord, please increase our faith in you. Help us to know

in our hearts that you love us.

"What really maters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that

we love Him in return. In comparison to the love of Jesus,

everything else is secondary. And, without the love of Jesus,

everything is useless."

Pope John Paul II

"Darkness can only be

scattered by light,

hatred can only be

conquered by love. "

Pope John Paul

"The truth is not always the same as the majority decision."

Pope John Paul II

"Artistic talent is a gift from God and

whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation:

to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must

develop it ."

Pope John Paul II

"Do not be afraid to take a chance on peace, to teach peace, to live peace...Peace will be the

last word of history ."

Pope John Paul II

“If Jesus asks much of you, it is because He knows

you can give much”.

Pope John Paul II

"Not all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term. Yet, as Genesis has it, all men and women are entrusted with

the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to

make of it a work of art, a masterpiece ."

Pope John Paul II

"This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to

preach it from the rooftops."

Pope John Paul II

"Life is entrusted to man as a

treasure which must not be

squandered, as a talent which must

be used well ."

Pope John Paul II

"God is Love. We eventually have to ask ourselves the question; why was Love nailed to a

cross?"

Pope John Paul II

You can win more converts with a spoonful of honey than with a

barrelful of vinegar.

St. Francis de Sales

Lord, I pray that today I do not let bitterness enter my heart.

"It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when

nothing else you find satisfies you; He is the beauty to which you are so

attracted; it is He who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is He who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is He who reads in

your heart your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle."

Pope John Paul II

This morning we pray for

all those who are troubled. May they find peace in their

hearts.

Lord, we pray for those called to serve as Priests, Brothers and Sisters.We pray for those whom you have called, those you are calling now, and those you will call in the future. May they be open and responsive to the call of serving your people. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Unfurl the sails,

and let God steer us where He will.

St Bede

If you are what you should be, you will set the

whole world ablaze!

Saint Catherine of Siena

Do everything calmly and peacefully. Do as much as you can as well as you can. Strive to see God in all things without

exception, and consent to His will joyously. Do everything for God, uniting yourself to him in word and deed. Walk very simply with the Cross of the Lord

and be at peace with yourself.

St. Francis de Sales

If you are silent, be silent out of love.

If you speak, speak out of love.

St. Augustine

God speaks in the silence of the heart, and we listen. And then we speak to God from the fullness of our heart, and God listens. And

this listening and this speaking is what prayer is meant to be....

Mother Teresa

Teach us, good Lord,

to serve you as you deserve,

to give and not to count the cost,

to fight and not to heed the wounds,

to toil and not to seek for rest,

to labour and not to ask for any reward,

save that of knowing that we do your will. Amen.

PRAYER OF ST IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

Let us be servants

in order to be leaders.

Dostoyevsky

Lord Jesus, please give me wisdom to see what I should do and the strength to do it.

Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in

me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my

feet and loves with my heart.

St. Theresa of Avila

It is always the time of hope, confidence and love.

Everything passes; love remains. We will not be disappointed.

Cardinal Martin

The AngelusThe Angel of the Lord declared to Mary: And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. 

Hail Mary . . . Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word. 

Hail Mary . . .  And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us. 

Hail Mary . . .  Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be madeworthy of the promises of Christ. 

Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into ourhearts that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, YourSon, was made known by the message of an angel, may byHis Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of HisResurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord.  Amen.

We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in

realizing that. This enables us to do something, and to do it very well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the

way, an opportunity for the Lord's grace to enter

and do the rest. Oscar Romero

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting

some kind of battle.

Father, please help me today to go out of my way for at least one other

person.

Unless in the first waking moments of the day you learn to fling the door wide back and let

God in, you will work on the wrong level all day; but swing the door wide open and pray to your Father in secret, and every public

thing will be stamped with the presence of God.

Oswald Chambers

My God, I give you this day.

I offer you, now, all of the good that I shall do

and I promise to accept, for love of you,

all of the difficulty that I shall meet.

Help me to conduct myself during this day

in a manner pleasing to you. Amen.

Prayer of St Francis de Sales

The best and most beautiful things in this

worldcannot be seen or even heard,but must be felt with the heart.

Helen Keller

It is within my power either to serve God or not to serve Him. Serving

Him, I add to my own good and the good of the whole world.

Not serving Him, I forfeit my own good and deprive the world of that

good, which was in my power to create.

Leo Tolstoy

Grant us, Lord God, a vision of your world as your love would have it:

a world where the weak are protected, and none go hungry or poor;

a world where the riches of creation are shared, and everyone can enjoy them;

a world where different races and cultures live in harmony and mutual respect;

a world where peace is built with justice, and justice is guided by love.

Give us the inspiration and courage to build it, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.