Prayers for Depression

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I have depression and I have not found a medication that works for me yet. I was just wondering if there is any good prayers to say when your depressed.

One thing that I have noticed that when I am depressed or even happy and at peace, the first words that pop into my head are “God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” I know that he has not abandoned me so why do these words from Jesus’ Passion keep popping into my head?

Just wondering. Your prayers and thoughts are most appreciated. Thanks.
May God bless you all with many graces.
 
Hi DevotedChild here is a little prayer for you.I am sorry you are suffering depression.It is awful and I am sorry.God loves you so very much and He will never forsake you.I know it feels like ot for you when you feel so low.Join a Group on CAF here that has just started called’ Catholics living with mental disorders’ there are a few of us who have just joined.Its good to make friends and support one another .Hope to chat with you there .God bless

PRAYER
FOR PEACE OF MIND
(By Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini)
FORTIFY me with the grace of Your Holy Spirit
and give Your peace to my soul
that I may be free from all needless anxiety,
solicitude and worry.
Help me to desire always
that which is pleasing and acceptable to You
so that Your will may be my will.
 
As you said, those words were those Jesus cried out in anguish in His sufferings, so you are in good company!
It is an appeal from your heart to God.
"the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." Romans 8:26

You might like to identify with Jesus in Isaiah 53: Jesus suffered and offered Himself for our sins, and through His sufferings and self-offering many were saved.
In your own sufferings perhaps your vocation is to follow Him in all this


3He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
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5But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
     He was crushed for our iniquities;
     The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
     And by His scourging we are healed. 
6All of us like sheep have gone astray,
     Each of us has turned to his own way;
     But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all
     To fall on Him. 

7He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
     Yet He did not open His mouth;
    Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
     And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
     So He did not open His mouth. 

8By oppression and judgment He was taken away;
     And as for His generation, who considered
     That He was cut off out of the land of the living
     For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due? 

9His grave was assigned with wicked men,
     Yet He was with a rich man in His death,
     Because He had done no violence,
     Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
10But the LORD was pleased
To crush Him, putting Him to grief;
If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the goodpleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand
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11As a result of the anguish of His soul,
     He will see it and be satisfied;
     By His knowledge the Righteous One,
     My Servant, will justify the many,
     As He will bear their iniquities. 

12**Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,
     And He will divide the booty with the strong;
     Because He poured out Himself to death,
     And was numbered with the transgressors;
     Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
     And interceded for the transgressors.**
 
O Mother of tranquility, Mother of hope, Our Lady of Mental Peace, we reach out to thee for what is needful in our weakness. Teach a searching heart that God’s love is unchanging, that human love begins and grows by touching His Love.

Our Lady of Mental Peace, pray for us! Amen.​

O Lord God, Who has graciously chosen St. Dymphna to be the patroness of those afflicted with mental and nervous disorders and has caused her to be an inspiration and a symbol of charity to the thousands who invoke her intercession, grant, through the prayers of this pure, youthful martyr, relief and consolation to all who suffer from these disturbances, and especially to those for whom we now pray. (your name or others’)

We beg Thee to accept and to satisfy the prayers of St. Dymphna on our behalf. Grant us patience in all our sufferings and resignation to Thy divine Will. Fill us with hope, and if it be in accord with Thy divine plan, bestow me (him,her,them) the cure I so earnestly ask for. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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 Source: Catholic Prayers (Tan Books/Saint Benedict Press)
Pax Christi!
 
I have depression and I have not found a medication that works for me yet. I was just wondering if there is any good prayers to say when your depressed.

One thing that I have noticed that when I am depressed or even happy and at peace, the first words that pop into my head are “God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” I know that he has not abandoned me so why do these words from Jesus’ Passion keep popping into my head?

Just wondering. Your prayers and thoughts are most appreciated. Thanks.
May God bless you all with many graces.
Jesus was actually* living *the beginning the 22nd Psalm:
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why so far from my call for help, from my cries of anguish?
My God, I call by day, but you do not answer; by night, but I have no relief.
Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the glory of Israel.
Read it all, the whole 22nd Psalm, DevotedChild, these are beautiful words that describe the plight of the children of God vs. the children of the world. They are sweeter than honey for those who feel rejected and abandoned, because they were spoken again by Christ in his passion, who stands in solidarity with all those, like him, have been rejected and abandoned. * It is his Way; and it is our Way*.

May God bless you with many graces, as I suspect he is, right now.
 
Why? Because you are human and feel alone and abandoned even though intellectually you know God is there you don’t feel it. Just as Jesus human side caused him to feel forsaken. He was true God and true man and had human feelings.

Following website may be helpful, especially forums and recommended resources:

www.depressionfallout.org
 
Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen

PRAYER
FOR PEACE OF MIND
(By Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini)
FORTIFY me with the grace of Your Holy Spirit
and give Your peace to my soul
that I may be free from all needless anxiety,
solicitude and worry.
Help me to desire always
that which is pleasing and acceptable to You
so that Your will may be my will.
 
Thank you all, for you all have been very helpful. It brought a stirring of hope in my soul that has me almost to tears.

Thanks you all and may God bless you with many graces.
 
PRAYER
FOR PEACE OF MIND
(By Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini)
FORTIFY me with the grace of Your Holy Spirit
and give Your peace to my soul
that I may be free from all needless anxiety,
solicitude and worry.
Help me to desire always
that which is pleasing and acceptable to You
so that Your will may be my will.

Dear Lord be our protector and defender in times of trouble. Surround Devoted child with the Holy Angels, so that she may emerge from every danger in the fullness of health and well being. Guide her life journey, so she will always walk safely together with
you, in Your protection and friendship. Amen.

Lord, look upon her with eyes of mercy, may your healing hand rest upon her, may your
life giving powers flow into every cell of her body and into the depths of her soul,
cleansing, purifying, restoring her to wholeness and strength
Amen.

Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
Thank you all, for you all have been very helpful. It brought a stirring of hope in my soul that has me almost to tears.

Thanks you all and may God bless you with many graces.
May God bless you and guide you always.Have a very Happy Christmas!
 
This is the optional closing prayer for the chaplet of Divine Mercy, but you could pray it anytime:

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase your mercy in us, that we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to your holy will, which is love and mercy itself. Amen.

:crossrc: for you and Merry Christmas!
 
Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
I have depression and I have not found a medication that works for me yet. I was just wondering if there is any good prayers to say when your depressed.

One thing that I have noticed that when I am depressed or even happy and at peace, the first words that pop into my head are “God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” I know that he has not abandoned me so why do these words from Jesus’ Passion keep popping into my head?

Just wondering. Your prayers and thoughts are most appreciated. Thanks.
May God bless you all with many graces.
God Bless You. I’m currently recovering from depression and understand this struggle very well. I know full well that the Lord loves me perfectly, but it seems as if that knowledge becomes so far out of reach that it’s hard to remember. I’ve found myself praising him for bringing me through these past couple of years one moment and screaming at him for giving me this situation the next.

The best advice that I can give is to pray and never give up. Pray even when it hurts because the Lord hears you and suffers right along with you. Imagine how much it must have pained him to see his Son upon the cross, suffering and dying. He pains the same for his adopted children. But just as through his sufferings and death Christ brought us to everlasting life, the Lord uses our sufferings to bring about other miracles.

I will be praying for you, that you’ll find both spiritual comfort and the correct medication/therapy to help heal you.
 
Prayer against Depression - by Saint Ignatius of Loyola

O Christ Jesus,
when all is darkness
and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense of Your presence,
Your love, and Your strength.
Help us to have perfect trust
in Your protecting love
and 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.

By Saint Ignatius of Loyola

catholic.org/clife/prayers/prayer.php?p=616
 
Dear Jesus, I walk in the valley of darkness for I suffer from depression. I feel unloved. rejected, useless to myself and useless to others. I feel lost in a world I no longer understand. At times, I want to sleep and never wake up again. Lord, I believe that Your love is a transforming love. Jesus, Son of David have pity on me. Out of the depths, I cry to you.

Lord, even though I feel nothing, I still praise you for the wonder of my being. You have formed me in my mother’s womb and watched over me to this moment. I am precious in Your eyes and You love me. On the Cross, you shed your blood for me. You have carved me in the palm of Your hand. For all this I give you thanks and praise.

May your Precious Blood give new life to me and to all those who suffer as I do. Take each one of us and hug us to your Sacred and loving Heart. Through your glorious wounds may we be healed.

Dear Jesus, when you fed the crowd in the desert, you wished to gather up the fragments, lest anything be lost. As I wander through a desert and darkness of my own, I ask you to gather up the fragments of this shattered being, lest anything be lost. Through the prophet, Joel, You promise to restore the years that the locusts have eaten. I ask you, lay Your hands gently on my weary head and restore me. Let your face shine upon me and give me back the peace and the joy that has been lost.

Amen

circleofprayer.com/depression-prayer.html
 
Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
I have depression and I have not found a medication that works for me yet. I was just wondering if there is any good prayers to say when your depressed.

One thing that I have noticed that when I am depressed or even happy and at peace, the first words that pop into my head are “God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” I know that he has not abandoned me so why do these words from Jesus’ Passion keep popping into my head?

Just wondering. Your prayers and thoughts are most appreciated. Thanks.
May God bless you all with many graces.
It is very possible that God is allowing you to know something of the suffering that Jesus Christ endured for us. According to Hans Balthazar the esteemed Catholic theologian, Jesus suffered death of his soul from the garden of Gethsemane, to his arrest, to his trial, to his scourging, to his crucifixion and to his descent into Sheol. He also asks, how can we understand the abandonment by God which such prophets as Jeremiah, or Job, or Jonah felt unless we understand that Jesus Christ was abandoned by God for the sake of our sins? How can we understand ‘the dark night of the soul’ of the saints, unless we understand that Jesus Christ underwent suffering in Sheol for our sins?

God has not forsaken you, He may want you to know of the suffering of His beloved Son that he endured for our sins.

You will be restored, but during these times maybe God wants you to pray for the poor souls in purgatory, or for family members and friends.

Be of good courage and wait on Him.
 
DevotedChild you’ll be in my prayers.

Here is a prayer to Saint Dymphna who is the patron saint of those who suffer from depression and other mental illnesses.

Lord, our God, you graciously chose St. Dymphna as patroness of those afflicted with mental and nervous disorders. She is thus an inspiration and a symbol of charity to the thousands who ask her intercession.

Please grant, Lord, through the prayers of this pure youthful martyr, relief and consolation to all suffering such trials, and especially those for whom we pray.

We beg you, Lord, to hear the prayers of St. Dymphna on our behalf. Grant all those for whom we pray patience in their sufferings and resignation to your divine will. Please fill them with hope, and grant them the relief and cure they so much desire.

We ask this through Christ our Lord who suffered agony in the garden. Amen.
 
Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen
 
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