Hymn for 7/20

My Spirit Longs for Thee

My spirit longs for Thee,
Within my troubled breast,
Though I unworthy be
Of so divine a Guest.

Of so divine a Guest
Unworthy though I be,
Yet has my heart no rest
Unless it come from Thee.

Unless it come from thee,
In vain I look around;
In all that I can see
No rest is to be found.

No rest is to be found
But in Thy blessèd love;
O let my wish be crowned
And send it from above.

Prayers for 7/19

Today we ask the intercession of Sts. Arsenius, Epagaphras, John Plessington, and Macrina the Younger.

For those affected by summer heat...

For the people of Indonesia and Jakarta, affected by earthquakes and tsunamis...

For peace throughout the world, especially in the Middle East and North Korea...

For a personal intention...

For all intentions posted on Happy Catholic...

For all intentions posted on Catholic Fire...

For all intentions previously posted on this site...

Hymn for 7/19

O Lord, Thou Judge


O Lord, Thou Judge of all the earth,
To Whom all vengeance doth belong,
Arise and show Thy glory forth,
Requite the proud, condemn the wrong.

How long, O Lord, in boastful pride
Shall wicked men triumphant stand?
How long shall they afflict thy saints
And scorn Thy wrath, Thy dreadful hand?

The widow and the fatherless
They slay, and helpless strangers smite;
The faithful God they do not fear,
They say the Lord will not requite.

Be wise, ye fools and brutish men;
Shall not He see Who formed the eye?
Shall not He hear Who formed the ear,
And judge, Who reigneth, God most high?

The Lord will judge in righteousness,
From Him all truth and knowledge flow;
The foolish thoughts of wicked men,
How vain they are the Lord doth know.

That man is blest whom Thou, O Lord,
With chastening hand dost teach Thy will,
For in the day when sinners fall
That man in peace abideth still.

The Lord will not cast off His own,
Nor His inheritance forsake;
Just judgment shall at length prevail,
And upright hearts shall courage take.

Who will arise for my defense
Against the wicked in the land?
Against iniquity and wrong
What main for me will valiant stand?

Unless the Lord had been my Help,
My life had quickly passed away;
But when my foot had almost slipped,
O Lord, Thy mercy was my stay.

Amid the doubts that fill my mind
Thy comforts, Lord, bring joy to me;
Can wickedness, though throned in might,
Have fellowship, O Lord, with Thee?

The wicked, in their might arrayed,
Against the righteous join their power,
But to the Lord I flee for help,
He is my Refuge and my Tower.

Our God, the Refuge of His saints,
Will fight against iniquity;
Avenger of the innocent
The Lord omnipotent will be.

Prayers for 7/18

RToday we ask the intercession of Sts. Arnold, Bruno of Segni, Dominic Nicholas Dat, Frederick of Utrecht, and Theneva.

For those affected by the Indonesian tsunami...

For those affected by flooding in China...

For peace throughout the world, especially in the Middle East and North Korea...

For a personal intention...

For all intentions posted on Happy Catholic...

For all intentions posted on Catholic Fire...

For all intentions previously posted on this site...

Hymn for 7/18

Within Thy Temple's Sacred Courts


Within Thy temple’s sacred courts,
With loving and adoring thought,
We contemplate Thy grace, O God,
And all Thy deeds with mercy fraught.

Where’er Thy Name, O God, is known,
Where’er Thy glorious fame extends,
There also is Thy praise proclaimed,
Far as the earth’s remotest ends.

This mighty God forever lives
Our God and Savior to abide,
And till our pilgrim days shall end
Will ever be our faithful Guide.

Prayers for 7/17

Today we ask the intercession of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne and the Sicilian Martyrs. We also ask the intercession of Sts. Alexius, Clement of Ohrid, and Pope Leo IV; as well as Bls. Ceslas Odrowaz and Pavol Gojdic.

For the Holy Father and his intentions...

For all who work in health care...

For travellers...

For the Alexian Brothers...

For Karl and his family...

For the people of Indonesia affected by the tsunami...

For the repose of the souls of Justin Geiger, Amber Carlson, and Adam Towler and for their families and friends...

For peace throughout the world, especially in the Middle East and North Korea...

For those affected by summer heat...

For a personal intention...

For all intentions posted on Catholic Fire...

For all intentions posted on Happy Catholic...

For all intentions previously posted on this site...

Hymn for 7/17

Savior, Sprinkle Many Nations


Savior, sprinkle many nations;
Fruitful let Thy sorrows be;
By Thy pains and consolations
Draw the Gentiles unto Thee!

Of Thy cross the wondrous story,
Be it to the nations told;
Let them see Thee in Thy glory
And Thy mercy manifold.

Far and wide, though all unknowing,
Pants for Thee each mortal breast,
Human tears for Thee are flowing,
Human hearts in Thee would rest.

Thirsting as for dews of even,
As the new mown grass for rain
Thee they seek as God of heaven,
Thee as Man for sinners slain.

Savior, lo! the isles are waiting
Stretched the hand and strained the sight,
For Thy Spirit, new creating,
Love’s pure flame, and wisdom’s light.

Give the word, and of the preacher
Speed the foot and touch the tongue,
Till on earth by every creature
Glory to the Lamb be sung!

Prayers for 7/16

Today we ask the intercession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

We also ask the intercession of Sts. Marie Madeline Postel, Bl. Bartholomeo Fernandez dos Martires, and the Martyrs of Brazil.

For the Carmelites...

For all who wear the Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel...

For the Sisterhood of Christian Schools of Mercy...

For those affected by summer heat...

For peace throughout the world, especially in the Middle East and North Korea...

For a personal intention...

For all intentions posted on Happy Catholic...

For all intentions posted on Catholic Fire...

For all intentions previously posted on this site...

Hymn for 7/16

My Soul, Repeat His Praise


My soul, repeat His praise,
Whose mercies are so great;
Whose anger is so slow to rise,
So ready to abate.

God will not always chide;
And when His strokes are felt,
His strokes are fewer than our crimes,
And lighter than our guilt.

High as the heav’ns are raised,
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of His grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.

His power subdues our sins;
And His forgiving love
Far as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.

The pity of the Lord,
To those that fear His Name,
Is such as tender parents feel;
He knows our feeble frame.

Our days as are the grass,
Or like the morning flower;
If one sharp blast sweep o’er the fieldI
t withers in an hour.

But Thy compassions, Lord,
To endless years endure;
And children’s children ever find
Thy words of promise sure.

Prayers for 7/15

Today we ask the intercession of Sts. Bonaventure, Plechelm, Pompeius Maria Pirotti, and Vladimir; along with Bls. Anne Mary Javhouhey, Antoni Beszta-Borowski, and Ignatius de Azevedo and his companions.

For the people of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus...

For those suffering from gastrointestinal disorders...

For Alicia...

For peace throughout the world, especially in the Middle East...

For the intentions posted on Happy Catholic...

For the intentions posted on Catholic Fire...

For all intentions previously posted on this site...

Hymn for 7/15

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Who was, and is, and evermore shall be.

Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity!

Prayers for 7/14

Today we ask the intercession of Sts. Camillus of Lellis, Francis Solano, Toscana of Verona, and Ulric of Zell; as well as Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha.

For the peoples of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru...

For the Native American peoples...

For the Order of St. Camillus...

For Karl and his family...

For the Schmiedicke/Doman family...

For peace throughout the world, especially in the Middle East and North Korea...

For a personal intention...

For all intentions posted on Happy Catholic...

For all intentions posted on Catholic Fire...

For all intentions previously posted on this site...

Hymn for 7/14

O It Is Hard to Work for God

Oh, it is hard to work for God,
To rise and take His part
Upon this battlefield of earth,
And not sometimes lose heart!

He hides Himself so wondrously,
As though there were no God;
He is least seen when all the pow’rs
Of ill are most abroad.

Ah, God is other than we think,
His ways are far above,
Far beyond reason’s height, and reached
Only by childlike love.

Workman of God! O lose not heart,
But learn what God is like,
And in the darkest battlefield
Thou shalt know where to strike.

Then learn to scorn the praise of men,
And learn to lose with God;
For Jesus won the world through shame,
And beckons thee His road.

For right is right, as God is God,
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter were to sin.

Prayers for 7/13

Today we ask the intercession of the Prophet Joel; Sts. Clelia Barbieri, Henry II of Bavaria, Mildred, Silas, and Terese of the Andes; and Bls. Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodriguez Santiago, Ferdinand Mary Baccilleri, James of Voragine, Mariano de Jesus Euse Hoyos, and Thomas Tunstal.

For those ridiculed for their faith...

For the Congregation of Minims of the Sorrowful Mother...

For the disabled...

For Benedictine Oblates...

For our youth...

For Ma Beck's intention...

For the people in California affected by wildfires...

For peace throughout the world, especially in the Middle East and North Korea...

For a personal intention...

For all intentions posted on Catholic Fire...

For all intentions posted on Happy Catholic...

For all intentions previously posted on this site...

Hymn for 7/13

Great Shepherd Who Leadest Thy People in Love

Great Shepherd, Who leadest Thy people in love,
’Mid cherubim dwelling, shine Thou from above;
In might come and save us, Thy people restore,
And we shall be saved when Thy face shines once more.

O haste, Lord, to hear us and pity our woes,
Afflictions our portion, despised by our foes;
O Lord God Almighty, in mercy restore,
And we shall be saved when Thy face shines once more.

A place for Thy people, Thou, Lord, didst prepare,
Thy vine deeply rooted rewarded Thy care;
Its branches like cedars, majestic and free,
Spread over the mountains from river to sea.

Thy vineyard no longer Thy tender care knows,
Defenseless, the victim and spoil of her foes;
O turn, we beseech Thee, all glory is Thine,
Look down in Thy mercy and visit Thy vine.

The branch of Thy planting is burned and cut down,
Brought nigh to destruction because of Thy frown;
The man of Thy right hand with wisdom endue,
The son of man strengthen Thy pleasure to do.

When Thou shalt revive us Thy Name we shall praise,
And nevermore turning, depart from Thy ways;
O Lord God Almighty, in mercy restore,
And we shall be saved when Thy face shines once more.

Prayers for 7/12

Today we ask the intercesion of Sts. Fortunatus,Hermagorus, Ignatius Delgado, Jason, John Gualbert, John Jones, Paulinus of Antioch, Peter Khanh, and Veronica.

We also ask the intercession of several Japanese Martyrs: Bls. John Naisen, John Tanaca , Louis Naisen, Matthias Araki, Monica Naisen, and Peter Araki Kobjoje.

For foresters...

For those who work in public parks...

For laundry workers...

For photographers...

For Ma Beck and her intention...

For the victims of the Bombay train bombings, and for their family and friends...

For a personal intention...

For all intentions posted on Catholic Fire...

For all intentions previously posted on this site...

Hymn for 7/12

I Look to Thee in Every Need

I look to Thee in every need, and never look in vain;
I feel Thy strong and tender love, and all is well again.
The thought of Thee is mightier far than sin and pain and sorrow are.

Discouraged in the work of life, disheartened by its load,
Shamed by its failures or its fears, I sink beside the road.
But let me only think of Thee and then new heart springs up in me.

Thy calmness bends serene above, my restlessness to still;
Around me flows Thy quickening life, to nerve my faltering will.
Thy presence fills my solitude, Thy providence turns all to good.

Enfolded deep in Thy dear love, held in Thy law, I stand;
Thy hand in all things I behold, and all things in Thy hand.
Thou leadest me by unsought ways, and turn my mourning into praise.

Prayers for 7/11

Today we ask the intercession of Sts. Benedict, Drostan, Olga, and Oliver Plunkett.

For all of Europe...

For the people of Italy...

For all Benedictine and Western monastic communities...

For agricultural workers...

For the deliverance of all who are involved in the occult...

For those suffering from kidney diseases and gallstones...

For students...

For the dying...

For the Schmiedicke family...

For Alicia...

For the repose of the soul of Fr. Aidan Kavanaugh, OSB, and for his family and friends...

For the repose of the soul of Jasmine Grant, and for her family and friends...

For a personal intention...

For all intentions posted on Catholic Fire...

For all intentions previously posted on this site...

Hymn for 7/11

Jesus, My Savior, Look on Me

Jesus, my Savior, look on me,
For I am weary and oppressed;
I come to cast myself on Thee:
Thou art my Rest.

Look down on me, for I am weak;
I feel the toilsome journey’s length;
Thine aid omnipotent I seek:
Thou art my Strength.

I am bewildered on my way,
Dark and tempestuous is the night;
O send Thou forth some cheering ray:
Thou art my Light.

I hear the storms around me rise;
But when I dread th’impending shock,
My spirit to the Refuge flies:
Thou art my Rock.

Standing alone on Jordan’s brink,
In that tremendous latest strife,
Thou will not suffer me to sink:
Thou art my Life.

Thou wilt my every want supply,
E’en to the end, whate’er befall;
Through life, in death, eternally,
Thou art my All.

Prayers for 7/10

Today we ask the intercession of the Martyrs of Damascus, Amalburga, Peter Tu, Rufinus and Secundus.

For those suffering muscular pains in the arms...

For Mark Shea's mother, and for her family and friends...

For the repose of the souls of victims of the Pakistani plane crash, and for their families and friends...

For a personal intention...

For all intentions posted on Catholic Fire...

For all intentions previously posted on this site...