Prayers

July 6, 2021 Tuesday \"[This] faith will be your flaming torch, your very life with God, your secret fund of divine wisdom and an all - powerful weapon for you to enlighten those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death.\" (Saint Louis de Monfort) Let me share. \"As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted in him and built upon him, and established in the faith.\" [Colossians 2:6,7] O God, Father Almighty, Your loving presence is in this new day You have made for us. We are certainly thankful and give You praise. Grant us to partake once more of Your grace that we can be true witnesses of Your goodness. May we be enabled to pass to others the faith we claim to have by sharing ourselves to others. Make us evangelizers by our actions in the service of our fellowmen. Lead us to fulfill Your commandment to love our neighbors. We are all work in progress, in a manner of speaking. May worldly distractions be overcome by our resolve to put You and Your righteousness above all else. Help us to be firm in our choice of making You our only God, and no other. Take away our anxiety of being

unworthy as Your love and mercy for us are without any condition. May we proclaim You and the Gospel, and use words only if necessary. Be praised and glorified, Father, now and forever. Amen.

July 7, 2021 Wednesday \"I do not speak of sins as a kind of laundry list of transgressions, but as my failures to love: to love you, to love others, and to love myself. These are my failings: to be unloving.\" (The Imitation of Christ, William A. Meninger, OCSO) Let me share. \"Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.\" [Matthew 10:8] O Lord, our Holy, Almighty Father, accept our humble praise of Your power and providence in this day that seem ordinary but You made extraordinary. May we see You with Your abiding glory as our God of yesterday, today and tomorrow, our God who was, who is, and who will ever be. In full trust and steady faith, we commend ourselves and our loved ones to You today, our dear, loving and caring Father. May You grant us hearts of sincerity and minds free from doubts, reliant and confident in the constant, perpetual and limitless forgiveness of Your merciful heart. May You rescue us from the snares of our selfishness, pride and arrogance. Lord, help us with Your Spirit to rejoice today, and be enabled to share with others every moment of joy by

remaining in You, with Your every blessing, and with Your every gift. Indeed, You are our life and everything. You alone can make us complete. Help us to pray more and more for those who ask for our prayers, even for the ones who have not asked, and, yes, people we may have forgotten, including the broken, the poor and the sick. May we be ever inspired by Your Spirit who yearns and groans for all our intentions in the silence of our hearts and souls. Hear us, O Lord. We give You all the glory, now and in all eternity. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

July 8, 2021 Thursday \"Who is better off: a theologian who writes books about the Christian life, or the Christian who actually tries to live out that life? We do need the theologians, but they have little value without application of their teachings in the daily life of the faithful.\" (William A. Meninger, OCSO) Let me share. \"For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created through him and for him.\" [Colossians 1:16] O Lord, God Almighty, with a new day that dawns on us with the rising of the sun, we thank You in all praise for all of Your creation. May we see the wonders and beauty of Your divine work in every tree, every bird, every flower, in the wind, in the skies and in the rays of Your sun. Thank You as well for the beauty we find in one another as Your image and likeness is in us. We declare the beauty of the day and every moment of it, in Your name. We come to You aware that we have inadequacies, transgressions and shortcomings.

May we be recipients of Your mercy and strength. Restore us. We ask that You continue to transform us from day to day to live a life that is pleasing and acceptable to You. Keep us keen to make You smile, pleased, in our effort to purify our thoughts, words and deeds for Your sake. May we be enabled to do this for Your glory. Recognizing that our faith dwindles from time to time, may Your Spirit, our Advocate, Counselor and Paraclete, equip us with knowledge, wisdom and understanding to keep the faith and follow Your will. May we walk that faith, our eyes fixed on Your majesty. Be gracious and merciful to the afflicted; grant them Your healing. Have pity on the needy; grant them all their needs. Be kind to the desperate; grant them light and hope. We pray all these in the name of Jesus.

July 9, 2021 Friday \"In the struggles of life the consciousness has to be lit with the knowledge that God loves us.\" (Flashes of Thoughts, at p.117) Let me share. \"I have competed well, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.\" [2 Timothy 4:7] O Lord, Father Almighty, we see You in the light of a new day as an awesome God. You are mighty, holy and immortal, our only God from glory to glory. May we live through this so sacred gift of You, ever mindful that You alone breathed life unto all of us. May we thank You now and always for this as we observe our devotion to the Sacred Heart of Your Son, Christ Jesus. May You renew and revive in us a willing spirit, open to Your pruning, nourishment and discipline. Knowing that we cannot be perfect, Your call for us to be one like You, is central to our walk of faith. Enable us to abide in You. Even as we realize that our world is not, and will not be, the Eden of old, the troubles, trials and tribulations of our generation are simply thorns in a rose garden, You call Your kingdom, and rightly so, as we tread the path to the glory of Your heaven. You are with us, O Immanuel.

May we reflect every moment of the day Your saving presence, and Your victory, but only by Your grace, over our thoughts, words and deeds. May the light of Your mercy and love shine in our hearts and souls to water, grow and nourish our little faith. Lord, You are everything to us. Thank You for healing us and answering all our prayers, said and unsaid. In Jesus, we pray, Amen!

July 10, 2021 Saturday \"Sanctification is not something Jesus puts in me - it is Himself in me. (Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest) Let me share. \"But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us . . . sanctification...\" [ 1 Cor. 1:30] O Lord, God of Power and Might, we welcome this day in all thanksgiving, hoping that we will be able to rest and recreate. May this end of the week be our time to recollect, introspect and reflect of how well or poor we have done in our walk of faith in the work week that passed. We know certainly that we have failed You, and fell short of Your glory. May we all be able to reconnect with You through Jesus, and in union with Your Spirit. For those moments we ignored You in others, even the times we forgot Your presence, we beg Your forgiveness. May Your Spirit lead us to humility as we repent in truth for having displeased You. Purify our wish to glorify You in our lives, encouraged by the Gospel to seek You first and Your righteousness. Verily, You are not a God who condemns but One who cares, chastises and corrects, in loving kindness.

Father, Most Holy, grant us the joy of witnessing for You in truth, and in constant worship of Your majesty and magnificence, of Your grace and goodness. We rely on Your sanctification though unworthy we feel we are. You already made us Your children, and co-heirs by Christ's passion and cross, to eternal life. With every part of our being, may we touch You through the cloak of Jesus and receive healing in body, mind, heart and soul. We thank you for all these, in Jesus. Amen.

July 11, 2021 Sunday \"Where there is despair, let me bring hope. . . Where there is darkness, let me bring light . . .\" (St. Francis of Assisi) Let me share. \"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our 'God is a consuming fire.' \" [Hebrews 12:28,29] O God, Father Almighty, we gather and unite today to praise You, and worship You in Spirit and in truth. We adore You, we give You thanks, and we glorify Your Name. Be exalted, enthroned and magnified in our hearts now and forever. May all Your people be of one mind and heart in an unending acknowledgment of Your kingship and dominion, and for being the God of all creation and the Father of all nations. In Jesus, may we live in Your love, with Him, and through Him. May Your Holy Spirit bless us with His gifts and enliven in us the virtues and values we have seen in Jesus and His teachings. We desire to live His gospel and serve the cause of His cross. May we not be weary of our faults that cannot be hidden from You, nor be distracted by our fragile, fragmented world and what it offers to destroy our souls. Deliver us

from the snares of power, position and privilege, yes, even from the corruption of seeking the accolade of men, and doing good more for human respect and recognition. Sanctify us with Your mercy and grace. Father, in our battles with our ourselves, our struggles with our faith, and the fears wrought by our fallen nature, we can only rely on You for the strength we need, and be empowered by Your light to live on and overcome the darkness we need to pass and endure. With You, we will not be in fear even as we move on in this valley of tears and the shadow of death. We cannot go on and trust those around us. In You, and only in You, is our hope. We implore Your saving power, and in You we entrust ourselves and those dear to us. We thank You for these, in Jesus. Amen.

July 12, 2021 Monday \"Christ was gracious, though bound; truthful, though disbelieved; innocent, though condemned; forgiving, though forsaken; victorious, though dying.\" (Zuch, 58, cited in Connections) Let me share. \"Those who drink of the water that I will give them will never thirsty.\" [John:4:14] O Lod, our God Almighty, we thank You for this fresh week given the life You have gifted us this new day. Grant that in professing our faith in You, we remain true and abiding in Jesus, our personal Lord and Saviour. Uncertain of how the day would evolve in the routine of what we do, You give us the certainty to keep us in Your fold. Lead us as You always do, to live the day in Your truth, and in accordance with Your will. In spirit, we embrace Your presence. If we get engrossed with our worldly chores, may Your Spirit yearn and prompt us to be mindful of You, and that in grace, Jesus saves. Yes, dear Lord and Father, we accept that Your work in us towards salvation is not done. We trust though that as Jesus completed by His passion and cross our redemption, You will work everything unto good, and complete the work You have started in one and all, by Your mercy and love.

Cognizant of our changing moods, we ask You to predispose us to be in communion with You, dedicating our every thought, word and deed to Your honor and Yours alone. May our hearts speak of You, worship You, and praise You, without a word from our lips. Your Spirit will surely empower us to accomplish this in joy, in all moments of the day. We ask all these in Your Name, Lord Jesus. Amen.

July 12, 2021 Monday \"Christ was gracious, though bound; truthful, though disbelieved; innocent, though condemned; forgiving, though forsaken; victorious, though dying.\" (Zuch, 58, cited in Connections) Let me share. \"Those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty.\" [John:4:14] O Lord, our God Almighty, we thank You for this fresh week given the life You have gifted us this new day. Grant that in professing our faith in You, we remain true and abiding in Jesus, our personal Lord and Saviour. Uncertain of how the day would evolve in the routine of what we do, You give us the certainty to keep us in Your fold. Lead us as You always do, to live the day in Your truth, and in accordance with Your will. In spirit, we embrace Your presence. If we get engrossed with our worldly chores, may Your Spirit yearn and prompt us to be mindful of You, and that in grace, Jesus saves. Yes, dear Lord and Father, we accept that Your work in us towards salvation is not done. We trust though that as Jesus completed by His passion and cross our redemption, You will work everything unto good, and complete the work You have started in one and all, by Your mercy and love.

Cognizant of our changing moods, we ask You to predispose us to be in communion with You, dedicating our every thought, word and deed to Your honor and Yours alone. May our hearts speak of You, worship You, and praise You, without a word from our lips. Your Spirit will surely empower us to accomplish this in joy, in all moments of the day. We ask all these in Your Name, Lord Jesus. Amen.

July 13, 2021 Tuesday \"The worth of your salvation is inestimable, far greater than all of earth's fortunes - past, present and future.\" (Sarah Young) Let me share. \"[You] know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.\" [ 2 Cor. 8:9 ] O Lord, Father Almighty and Most Holy, the new day is again a gift from You. May we all thank You for it as You lead us through it with Your presence and guidance. You know our imperfections, weaknesses and frailties. But it is in all these where You become indispensable in our earthly journey. You strengthen us, heal us, bless us, provide for us, and You truly make us whole, our errors and failures besides. May we see the joy in our faith walk, unafraid, undoubting, and undaunted of what lies ahead. Our keeping the faith and trusting You are key to our salvation, dear Lord. We lift up to You our work and endeavors that You may direct us to accomplish them according to Your will. We cannot divine Your thoughts and plans for us but we are certain that they are the best for us. May we discern well

partaking of the gift of wisdom to do and carry on all the good that You will inspire us with. Listen to every beat of our hearts meant to prod us to feel You every minute of the day. Control the whim and caprice of our thoughts to free our minds of tempting worldly desires. We are already rich by You, and yes, in You alone. Father, thank You for all these, in Jesus' name. Amen.

July 14, 2021 Wednesday \"Come to the garden, the soul's sweet bouquet. The flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today. TOGETHER we will weed. TOGETHER we will sow. TOGETHER we will water. TOGETHER, you will grow.\" (Joanna O'Keefe) Let me share. \"Every good tree bears good fruit, a rotten tree bears bad fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.\" [ Mt.7:17,19] We give You praise and thanks, O God, Lord Almighty. We embrace the day with the renewing of our faith in You, through Christ Jesus, and in unity with the Holy Spirit. Enable us to worship You, glorify You, and bless Your Holy Name, as we entrust to You all that we are, all that we have and all that we love. We commit to Your loving care, to Your compassionate heart and tender mercy, all our thoughts, words and deeds that they may all be pleasing in Your sight. In the course of the day, may we make an offering of a remorseful and repentant heart and soul. May we see joy in our trying moments, even in our imperfections, steadfast and fortified to live in the virtues of Your beloved Son, Christ Jesus.

Lord, as we pin our hope on You for the glorious days to come in Your perfect time, get us up for the completion of Your purpose in us. As we continue with our life's journey, our pilgrimage, may we trust, believe, and pray without ceasing. We believe that we will reach the finish line in Your time. May Your healing hand touch us today as You bless and protect us all. We thank You for all these in Christ Jesus. Amen!

July 15, 2021 Thursday \"Pray that the Lord's absolute rule on earth will begin in your life. Then watch how God uses you to extend His lordship to others.\" (Henry and Richard Blackaby) Let me share. \"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.\" [John 8:32] O God, Lord of All, Merciful Father, may the gift of a fresh, new day open our hearts and bring us to a stronger faith. We thank You for that faith, and the gift of prayer that goes with it. We are grateful for our family, friends, and others we hold dear. Most of all, we thank You as our only and great God, for Jesus as our Lord and Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit, beloved and strength of our soul. Do not allow us to lose heart when we fail You because of our faults. We sin and err, we stumble and fall, and we become uncaring and unloving; yet, You keep us all, and draw us near to Your merciful heart. You are a forgiving God. May You enable us to sense the traps of the enemy who seeks to ruin our souls, tempting us to be resentful of others even over the small stuff, over matters that are insignificant. When the evil spirit lurks, alarm us, Lord, and prompt us to invoke the name of Jesus, the Holy

Name that can save us in all circumstances, our ever present help in times of trouble. Today, dear Father, liberate us from idle and ungodly thoughts. Bring about the renewal of our minds that we may have the thoughts of Jesus, speak His Word and live His Gospel, all for Your greater honor and glory, now and forever. Jesus, You are our freedom, You are the Truth. Amen!

July 16, 2021 Friday \"The great wonder of Jesus Christ's salvation is that He changes our heredity. He does not change human nature - He changes its source, and thereby, its motives as well.\" (Oswald Chambers)) Let me share. \" . . .work out your own salvation . . . for it is God who works in you . . . [Phil.2:12,13] O God, Father Almighty, we continue to give You thanks for Christ Jesus, Your greatest gift of all, and by whose passion and cross, we are all given the right to partake of Your plan of salvation. In this day of devotion to His Sacred Heart, may we unite all our prayers and intentions with His. May our hearts be engulfed by His that all our desires may be noble and pure. May we live the day assured of Your divine inspiration to put to heart and live Your commandments and teachings. We hope that we will not violate the least of them because if we sin in a small one, we sin in all. Lord, in Your mercy and grace, do not allow a tinge of doubt to linger in our unsteady, at times, stubborn hearts. Soften us and remove the conceit and pride of our souls. Make our charity sincere, unexpectant of the fleeting reward of human respect. May that same charity

originate from You and Christ Jesus, prompted by Your Holy Spirit. Verily, our love of, and service to our neighbor must always be as selfless as Jesus'. Praise You, O God, Most Holy. Amen!

July 17, 2021 Saturday \"One who loves deeply simply needs to believe. Boundless love demands boundless possibilities - and that invites an endless increase in faith.\" (Father J.Anthony Giambrone, O.P) Let me share. \"Jesus said . . . 'Everything is possible to one who has faith.' \" [Mark 9:23] O Lord, our God Almighty, our all knowing, powerful, and omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent Father, we welcome in thanksgiving, a day to rest, relax and recreate. We draw our strength from You in body, mind, heart and soul. We look to a renewal of our choice, refreshing our perspective in all that is true, fair, just and good in living the life You gifted us with. You are the I AM, and we are, because of You. May we never lose sight of You, dead to ourselves, and only living rightly because of You. We need You in every moment of our journey. You are the True Light that gives us hope in despair, courage when in fear, grace in the face of criticism, and love and care in affliction and suffering.

Bless and keep us and our loved ones in Your loving arms and protective embrace. Your slightest touch certainly heals and makes us whole. Be exalted and praised forever. May our faith grow. In Jesus, Amen!

July 18, 2021 Sunday \"One may say, therefore, that faith is a source of light to the mind, a source of strength and comfort to the will, a source of merit to the entire soul.\" (Father Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S.) Let me share. \"Preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace . . . one Lord, one faith, one baptism.\" [Ephesians 4:3-5] O Lord, our God Almighty, we profess daily our faith in You, in Jesus and in the Holy Spirit, and this is true today for some, if not most, or all of us. In worshipping the Holy Trinity, may we recite even in mind, the Apostles' Creed once again, remembering meaningfully, the life, passion, death and rising of Your beloved Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In a constant and true state of prayer, grant that we again worship You in spirit and in truth. May we continue to be in a state of thanksgiving, too, for this very gift of faith You have anointed us with. In giving You praise, may our reverence for You be matched by a repentant heart and contrite spirit. Make us all worthy believers, worthy to be called Your children, worthy to call You as our Father.

As we go on with our rest, lead us to live in love and peace with everyone around us, every moment and in every circumstance of the day. May we do love more in deed, our care and concern for others felt than heard, illumined on our faces by Your eternal light. We adore You, and give You glory, Father, in the majesty of the name of Jesus. Amen!

July 19, 2021 Monday \"Faith does not know what falsity is; it grasps that which reason itself cannot understand; it embraces obscure things and immense things; it understands the future and passes beyond the limits of human reason and the boundaries of experience; in its narrow breast it contains all eternity.\" (Venerable Louis of Granada) Let me share. \"Stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.\" [1 Cor. 16:13] Almighty God, Lord, our Father, a new week to labor is here and we entrust to You all our work. We praise You for giving us access to Your almighty power, Your power against darkness, sin, death and bondage. Honor our faith in You and Your providence, and let us not be separated from You. May our thoughts be the captive of Your will and our desires reflect Your purity. We may tread on the humps and bumps of life's uncertainties, but Your mercy is enduring and we put our hope and trust in You. With You, we can live through, find joy in trials, and rejoice in Your grace in our afflictions. We commend to Your loving and caring hands those we hold dear and pray for, ever secure in the thought that we

are all gathered under Your wings, to live in love and peace with one another. We believe and claim that You will deliver all of us from harm and the evil one. Blessed be Your name, in Jesus, we pray. Amen.

July 20, 2021 Tuesday \"And if we are about to choose what [God] does not want, He will give us a sense of doubt or restraint, which we must heed. Whenever there is doubt, stop at once. Never try to reason it out. . .\" (Oswald Chambers) Let me share. \"By your patience possess your souls.\" [Luke 21:19] O God, Father Almighty, we acknowledge Your Lordship, and as God of all creation, the Father of all nations. Heaven and earth are full of Your glory, Hossana in the highest. Fill us up with Your Holy Spirit, Lord, to set our souls on fire to give praise and thanks to You and Your kingship, O King of all Kings. Bring us today to heed Your call to holiness and a life of righteousness. May we not take this call as one of compulsion, but more to have a heart like Yours that is full of compassion. You are a true God, one beyond compare. Father God, it is only in You that we feel complete, ever blessed, preserved and healed. As You bless us more and more, may we become a blessing to others. Grant that we may be authentic followers and imitators of our Saviour Jesus.

Today, dear Lord, may we take another step, yes, just a step, to walk our faith to a life giving repentance, to the path of redemption You have freely shown, and that eternal life in the glory of Your heaven. Bless and keep us all with our loved ones. In the Mighty Name of Jesus, we ask. Amen!

July 21, 2021 Wednesday \"If we were to let the faith slip from our minds and hearts, we would lose the reason for our being and be unable ever truly to be glad again.\" (Father John Dominic Corbett, O.P.) Let me share. \"Stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.\" [1 Cor. 16:13] Lord God, in praise and thanksgiving, we receive this new day from You, a day that You have made. May we live through it conscious that we are all gathered in the power of Your loving hand. We renew our faith and trust in You as You are everything to us. Grant, dear Lord, that the day may bring us moments of connection and communion with You, in full belief of Your presence in us and around us. Give us once more the interior disposition to glorify You by not rejecting Your commandments and divine teachings. If we ignore Your leading, we invoke the saving power of Jesus' Name to again find our footing towards Your path to goodness and grace. We can never be at par with Your charity and generous heart. But we desire and hope that today, a kind word, a modest help, and an act of mercy, may be a humble offering to You, with our tongues restrained, our

thoughts in check, our desires purified, all for Your honor and glory. Amen.

July 22, 2021 Thursday \"God is GIVEN to us in grace and in love. It is by this mystery that faith lives. We must cling to this mystery if we wish to learn to know a living faith. (Monsignor Romano Guardini) Let me share. \"Therefore stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.\" [Matthew 24:42] O Lord, Father Almighty, Holy Immortal God, thank You for Your Spirit in pouring upon our hearts and souls the steadfastness to hold on and keep our faith, the attacks of the evil and challenges of the times notwithstanding. May we not lower our guard against the intrusions of the enemy and his minions who are in a prowl with their deceptive snares, seeking the ruin of the souls of the faithful. Today, dear God, may we all be enabled to choose You and Your light over darkness, hope eternal over despair and confusion, and courage and strength over fear and uncertainties. As we trust You, may we see the light of day in Your perfect time to end all our present crises. You are our shield and refuge. As we are of a fallen nature, be gracious not to put us to tests beyond what we can bear. Protect us in moments of temptations and free all of us from this troubled world

and its enticement to ignore Your will in our continuing journey. Help us to be of help to those around us. Help us, Father, help us! In Jesus, we ask all these. Amen.

July 23, 2021 Friday \"I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us and we change things.\" (Saint Teresa of Calcutta) Let me share. \"It is impossible to please God without faith.\" [Hebrews 11:6] Lord, God of Power and Might, Father Almighty, this is another day to glorify You, a day of the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son. Through Your Spirit's lead and promptings, may we be enabled to abide by You in our hearts, minds and souls. May You accept this offering our fallen selves and proneness to sin besides. May You bring to fruition our intentions of the day, uniting them with the merits of the Sacred Heart. May we see the joy of any pain or suffering in the light of the tender mercies of the adorable Heart of Jesus. As we strive to deepen our faith that one can liken to the waves of the sea, may we be inspired to know You more and Your will much better. May we know more of ourselves deep down in our souls and empty them of ungodly and undesirable longing for the material and temporal world.

Father, may we take a step forward in our journey to the heaven of eternal life. Your mercy and grace are what we need to accomplish this divine mission. Complete, O Lord, the good work you have started in us. In Jesus, we pray.

July 24, 2021 Saturday \"I hope that you will never cease to love me and that I shall love you unceasingly.\" (St. Claude la Colombiere)1] Let me share. \"Love is patient and kind.\" [1 Cor. 13:4] Almighty God, Heavenly Father and Lord of all, a day is here for us to rest and reflect after a week's labor. May we offer our thanks to You for making our burdens light and allowing us to draw strength from You. Let us regain health in body, mind and heart, and may You continue Your healing to make us whole. More than ourselves, You know where we failed You and fell short of Your glory. Renew the areas of our life that are unpleasant in Your sight and enable us to live through, committed in sincerity to do away with our selfish and evil ways. Grant us Your grace, restore us to Your mercy and love. We remain solicitous of Your provision and protection as we keep our choice to make You our God, our only God, and the One above anything or anyone else. You are our First and our Last. We begin the day with You, we will end it with You. Praise be Jesus. Amen!

July 25, 2021 Sunday \"Therefore, be courageous and go forward. Let us do good while we still have time.\" (Padre Pio) Let me share. \"Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.\" [1 Cor. 10:31] Heavenly Father, our Lord and our God, amid the gloom around, we welcome with gladness this day of worship. It is Your day and it is still glorious with Your unending glory. We glorify You, give You thanks and praise for the daily gifts of life, faith and prayer. We seek Your will to please You; may we do it. Your mind, Your thoughts are unknown, Your plans, far from our human understanding. But You are the only One we can fully trust in anything and everything in our journey from day to day. You have shown Your mercy from age to age from one generation to generation, and You lift us up every time we are bowed down. Encourage us to see that You are not bound by time, O God of all eternity. Make us mindful of how good and gracious You have been since the world began as shown in salvation history. Our frailty and imperfection besides, Your faithfulness dwarfs our faithlessness and disobedience. There is limited time for us to do good. May we enabled to be of help to a soul or two in need.

Thank You, Father, for redeeming us through Jesus. We bless You and praise Your Holy Name. Amen!

July 26, 2021 Monday \"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.\" (Psalm 42:1) Let me share. \"In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.\" [Ephesians 6:16] Lord Almighty, Eternal God, our loving Father, we begin this new work week with You in praise, certain of Your care, protection and providence. In thanksgiving, we offer all our endeavors for the honor of Your Holy Name. Bless the work of our hands as we commit our hearts and minds to Your perfect will. May we give back to You the fruits we hope to bear, at least share them to others in Your Name. Assured of Your presence, we draw wisdom and fortitude to carry on what You want us to accomplish in our mission fields. Guide and empower us to stand for Jesus in every circumstance and moment of the day. With our every breath flowing from You, may we live in faith deeply rooted in You. And Father, in Your mercy, may we all be fully healed of whatever ails and oppresses us. We pray for health in body, mind, heart and soul. By

the stripes of Jesus, we claim and accept this divine healing. In Jesus, we ask, Amen.

July 27, 2021 Tuesday \"Have no fear of bad news, for I am able to bring good out of evil. Train your heart to be steadfast, trusting in me, your Savior.\" (Sarah Young, Jesus Always) Let me share. \"Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.\" [Romans 8:39] O Eternal God, Lord Almighty, may we all receive and dwell on Your presence this new day. May we rejoice as You pour Your provisions and blessings, and keep us in Your unfailing protection. We commit ourselves to Your power, to Your kingship, as You gather us and those dear to us in Your loving and caring hands. Hide us in Your heart that we may all be loving of everyone, those who love us and those who don't. Keep our thoughts still in Your wisdom, subdue the wanderings of of our fickle minds, and rid them of idle and impure thoughts. Deliver us from idle talk, thoughtless ones, and simply utter a word that uplifts and glorifies.

May every moment of the day be in union with You, always connected to You through the Holy Spirit. Praise You, Jesus. Amen. Alleluia!

July 28, 2021 Wednesday \"In order to restrain somewhat the restlessness of spirit, try to place yourself in the presence of God, and for this purpose, know that God is really there in the center of your soul.\" (Padre Pio) Let me share. \"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.\" [James 4:8] O God, Lord Almighty, we bend our knees in praise of You, with outstretched arms, as You bless us with life in this new day. May we give You all the glory for the joy and peace that we ask from You, assured once more that You hear our supplications. Grant, dear Lord, that we spend time with You in earnest and sincere prayer for the expiation of our sins. Deliver us from every harm and evil. Keep us watched by Your hosts of angels throughout the day. Enable us to stay connected to You amidst our busyness with routine chores. May we be inspired to enjoy Your presence and prompt us to please You. In the road of hope You have shown by Your light, may we marvel on Your divinity and majesty as Lord, King and God, our only God. Draw us to You that we may partake of the holiness You have called us to.

Mindful that we cannot and can never be as good as You, we simply ask that You give us the grace that we need to live the little goodness we have in us that flows from You. Yes, dear Father, let us grow our faith, not by leaps and bounds, but by the small steps that we can take today in this continuing journey. May the Good Shepherd lead us to Your fold and keep us there until Your glory. May we get up and go! In Jesus, we pray. Amen.

July 29, 2021 Thursday \"To be consistent in faith is not only knowing what we are supposed to do, but also doing what we are supposed to know.\" (Rev. Fr. Tristan Jasper D. Laforteza) Let me share. \"But do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach.\" [Matthew 23:3] O God, Father Almighty, thank You for the gift of a new day. Thank You for life and for enabling us to live it. Thank You that more than the lines in the palms of our hands, You have charted our individual destiny and destiny as a people. May we belong and remain in You until the full completion and fulfillment of the reason for our creation in Your image and likeness. We praise You, dear God. We use the faith we claim to have in You to go on and move in this pilgrimage called the journey of life. You are beginning of it and the end of it as well. May our faith move the mountains before us, or at least help us to climb and go over it. We take courage that You alone can grant us victory, confident that the depth and width of life's battles and struggles can never match how deep and wide Your love and mercy for us.

Lead us to be closer to You, embrace You and know You more. And in knowing You, reveal to us Your will and empower us to follow and do it. May our every thought, word and deed flow from Your grace, enabling us to keep You in our hearts every moment of this day. Yes, Father, lead us all to the integrity and unity of what we say in what we do. May we act to do good to others, and not be a broken record of mere words and promises. Help us, dear Lord, and bless us. We ask all these in the name of Jesus. Amen.

July 30, 2021 Friday \"[The] more often one visits God in prayer, the more solid one's faith in him becomes.\" (Monsignor James Turro) Let me share. \"The victory that conquers the world is our faith.\" [1 John 5:4] O God, Father and Lord Almighty, You bring to us this new day with gladness in our hearts. You are a magnificent, marvelous and a great God as You gift us with life. We praise and thank You. Our day, every moment of it, remains a journey of faith amid life's battles. May be draw from You the strength and wisdom to be unscathed and unharmed by the enemy, both seen and unseen. Cover us with Your mantle of protection through the blood of Christ Jesus, our perfect shield now and always. Inspire us O Lord, to see the good and beauty around us despite the conflict and chaos in this distressed world. May our eyes see all that You made for us, and while we live in this troubled world, do not allow us to be of it. We belong only to You and no other. May You entrust us and the people we care and pray for to the Sacred Heart of Jesus that we may merit to unite all joy and sufferings of the day with Him. May we not grow