HOLY Mary, Virgin Mother of God,who was conceived without sin,I ask you, this day, to protect my home.I beseech you through your Immaculate Conception,to preserve it from pestilence, fire and water;from lightning and storms, from robbers,from earthquakes and from sudden death.Bless and protect, O Holy Virgin, all who enter,obtain for them the grace to avoid…

We fly to Thy patronage,O Holy Mother of God;despise not our petitions in our necessities,but deliver us from all dangers,O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. Amen.

The Canticle of the CreaturesMost High, all-powerful, all-good Lord,All praise is Yours,all glory, honour and blessings.To you alone, Most High, do they belong;no mortal lips are worthy to pronounce Your Name. We praise You, Lord,for all Your creatures,especially for Brother Sun,who is the day through whom You give us light.And he is beautiful and radiant…

Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Help us to recognise the evil in communication that does not build communion, to remove the venom from our judgements, to speak about others as our brothers and sisters. “You, O God, are faithful and trustworthy. May our words be seeds of goodness for the world: where there…

Help me to understand, Lord, that what counts is not the road travelled but simply putting my hand in yours and journeying side by side with you. Lord Jesus, you are the joy of my journey, the repose in our Father’s home. Holy, holy is the Lord, for eternal is your love.

Whoever you are, God welcomes you. With your gladness and your sadness, your successes and failures, your hopes and disappointments, be welcome! Before you, generations have loved this place, helped to build it and make it beautiful, and they prayed here. Respect it, be silent. If you believe, pray. If you are seeking, think. If you are joyful, give thanks to God, and may…

O Christ Jesus,when all is darknessand we feel our weakness and helplessness,give us the sense of Your presence,Your love, and Your strength.Help us to have perfect trustin Your protecting loveand strengthening power,so that nothing may frighten or worry us,for, living close to You,we shall see Your hand,Your purpose, Your will through all things. Amen.

Here is a link to today’s worship service: https://youtu.be/HQFiv99V3C8

May Christ support us all the day long,till the shadows lengthen,and the evening comes,and the busy world is hushed,and the fever of life is overand our work is done.Then in his mercymay he give us a safe lodging,and holy restand peace at the last. Amen.