Prayers Throughout the Day

BLESSING BEFORE MEALS

Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to received from Thy bounty, through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

GRACE AFTER MEALS

We give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits. O Almighty God, who livest and reignest forever; and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

PRAYER BEFORE WORK

Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions and further them with Thy continual help, that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from Thee and through Thee be likewise ended. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYER FOR SUCCESS IN WORK

Glorious St. Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my many sins; to work with thankfulness and joy, considering it an honor to employ and develop, by means of labor, the gifts received from God; to work with order, peace, prudence and patience, never surrendering to weariness or difficulties; to work, above all, with purity of intention, and with detachment from self, having always death before my eyes and the account which I must render of time lost, of talents wasted, of good omitted, of vain complacency in success so fatal to the work of God. All for Jesus, all for Mary, all after thy example, O Patriarch Joseph. Such shall be my motto in life and death. Amen.

PRAYER AFTER WORK

We give Thee thanks, O Almighty God, for all Thy benefits, Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

PRAYER TO THE GUARDIAN ANGEL

Angel, of God, my guardian dear,
To whom His love entrusts me here,
Ever this day be at my side,
To light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

PRAYER TO KNOW GOD'S WILL

God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Author of glory, grant me spiritual wisdom and revelation. Enlighten the eyes of my mind with a deep knowledge of you and your holy will. May I understnd of what nature is the hope to which you call me, what is the wealth of the splendor of your inheritance among the Saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of your power toward me. Amen.