Saint Jerome

Almighty, ever-living God, you endowed Saint Jerome with a deep reverence for Holy Scripture, which he loved with all his heart. Sustain us ever more with your word and help us to find in it the source of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Feast of Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

Lord God of hosts, in your all-wise plan you assign to angels and to men the services they have to render you. Grant that the angels, who adore you in heaven, may protect us here on earth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

Saint Wenceslaus

Almighty, ever-living God, under your guidance Saint Wenceslaus learnt to lay aside an earthly kingdom for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Help us, by his prayers, to deny ourselves and to follow you with all our heart. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lord, you reveal your mighty power most of all by your forgiveness and compassion: fill us constantly with your grace as we hasten to share the joys you have promised us in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Saint Cosmas & Saint Damian

Lord God, we proclaim your great power as we keep the memory of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian. In your providence you have exalted them to glory, and you have given us the patronage of their prayers. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Our Lady of Walsingham

O Mary, recall the solemn moment when Jesus, your Divine son, dying on the cross, confided us to your maternal care. You are our Mother, we desire ever to remain your devout children. Let us therefore feel the effects of your powerful intercession with Jesus Christ. Pray, O holy Mother of God for the conversion of all peoples and nations, restoration of the sick, consolation for the afflicted, repentance of sinners, peace to the departed. O Blessed Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady of Walsingham, intercede for us. Amen

Saint Padre Pio

Almighty and eternal God, who, by a singular grace, allowed the priest Saint Pio to participate in the cross of your Son, and by means of his ministry renewed the wonders of your mercy, grant, through his intercession, that, constantly united to the passion of Christ, we may happily arrive at the glory of the resurrection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen 

Saint Maurice and Companions, Martyrs

Saint Maurice and companions, pray that we, your sisters and brother in Christ, will always place allegiance to the Lord Jesus and His life-giving message before our allegiance to any earthly power. Amen

Saint Matthew

September 21: Saint Matthew

Lord, you showed your great mercy to Matthew the tax-gatherer by calling him to become your apostle. Supported by his prayer and example, may we always answer your call and live in close union with you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen 

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

O God, who founded all the commands of your sacred Law upon love of You and of our neighbor, grant that, by keeping your precepts, we may merit to attain eternal life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen