Great Awakening

"On wakening, 

it is lovely to have the first thoughts of 

the new day focused on…God"

The very first prayer of the day

should be that given to us by the Son…

"The Our Father". 

Thomas a Kempis says that it surpasses

all the desires of all the saints; that it is a condensation

of all the beautiful sayings of all the psalms and canticles;

that in it we ask God for everything that we need,

that by it we praise him in the very best way;

that by it we lift up our souls from earth to heaven

and unite them closely to God."

Angels are spoken of frequently in the Bible

and we should be aware of their existence.

Jesus was supported by the angels

during his trials in the desert,

before He set out on His work.

We each have a guardian angel

and a lovely little prayer for both morning and night

is one to ask our guardian angel to watch over us…

"Oh Angel of God,

my guardian dear.

To whom God's love

commits me here.

Ever this day

be at my side,

to light, to guard,

to rule and guide me. Amen."

starts the day with His name on our lips.

Dedicating the day ahead to the Lord

will result in calm and peace in all we do

and a fruitful day's work,

yes even when things seem to go wrong.

Rather than curse the mishap,

say “Thanks be to God.”

To set the tone for the day,
let us echo the morning prayers of holy men…

Charles De Foucauld

Lord,

one more day

to love you!

   Thanks be to God!

ST. PHILIP NERI

"Watch over me always, especially today,

or I shall betray you

like Judas".

Thanks be to God!  

JOHN HENRY

CARDINAL NEWMAN

"Jesus,

shine through me and be so in me

that every person

I come in contact with

may feel your presence in my soul".

Thanks be to God!

ST. JOHN MARY VIANNEY

"My God, send me thy Holy Spirit

to teach me what I am

and what thou art"

Thanks be to God!

POPE JOHN PAUL II

"And to be

 with Him,

more with Him,

not merely

with oneself".

Thanks be to God!

A lovely way of giving the day over to the Lord is in simple conversation with Him, chatting as if to family members or a good friend…

Good morning Lord! It's great to be with You again. We’re glad You will be with us today. Help us in all we do and say today. Bring a smile to our lips for all we meet today. Place on our tongues kind and gentle words for all we speak with today. And when the day is over, bring us home safely. Amen.