Prayers for renovations

[truthquester]

I am asking for prayers for a blessing for the renovations my husband and I are doing on our house. We only have until July to finish everything and we don’t have a lot of time or a great deal of money, we are doing the best we can and the pressure is on.

Between working and trying to find time for everything, it’s tough. We are doing all of the work ourselves so we find ourselves pretty exhausted at the end of the day.

 

[Nelka]

Almighty God, who gave to your servant George boldness to Confess the Name of our Saviour Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us, and to suffer gladly for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

[wild_thing]

Prayer to St. Joseph for Success in Daily Work

Glorious St. Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labour, 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 honour to employ and develop, by means of labour, 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.

 

[tawny]

Praying to St. Joseph for your intentions.

 

[pollylodges]

Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.

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Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

†

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

†

 

[LJL5]

I am having renovation anxiety myself today - it’s all so overwhelming. I am praying for you-

Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women and Blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

 

[truthquester]

Thanks everyone, and I too will say a prayer for everyone else who is also feeling renovation anxiety.

I have also gone to google St. Joseph.

 

[amsjj]

Seek ye the grace of God,
And mercies from on high?
Invoke St. Joseph’s holy name,
And on his aid rely.

So shall the Lord, well-pleas’d,
Your earnest prayer fulfil;
The guilty cleanse from guilt, and make
the holy holier still.

So shall His tender care
To you through life be nigh;
So shall His love with triumph crown
Your dying agony.

Lock’d in the Virgin arms
of Mary and her Son; –
Embracing each in speechless joy
And sweetest union.

O Joseph, in what peace*
Was breath’d thy latest sigh!
Dear pattern of all those to come
Who should in Jesus die!

Hail, mightiest of saints!
To whom submissive bent
He whose Creator-hand outstretch’d
The starry firmament.

Hail, Mary’s spouse elect!
Hail, guardian of the Word!
Nurse of the Highest, and esteem’d
The father of the Lord!

Blest Trinity, to Thee,
From all in earth, in heaven,
And to St. Joseph’s holy name,
Be praise and honour given.

Ant. Blessed Joseph is the helper in troubles and
protector of all who piously call upon his name.
V.*Blessed be the name of Joseph,
R.*Henceforth and evermore.

Let us pray.

God, who art wonderful in Thy saints, and more
wonderful in Blessed Joseph, making him dispenser
of heavenly gifts over Thy family; grant, we beseech
Thee, that we who devoutly venerate his name on
earth may, through the assistance of his prayers and
merits, happily attain unto the haven of salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

From The Raccolta or Collection of Indulgenced Prayers (1857 authorised translation) by Father Ambrose St. John ; hymn translated by Father Edward Caswall, pages 266-267.

amsjj*
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Jesus, God and man,*
imprisoned by love in Thy most holy Sacrament,*
have mercy upon us.

• Blessed John Henry Newman, December 22, 1851

Tú y yo sabemos por la fe que oculto en las especies sacramentales está Cristo,*
ese Cristo con su Cuerpo, con su Sangre, con su Alma, y con su Divinidad,*
prisonero de amor.

• San Josemaría Escrivá, 1 junio 1974

God loves to be resisted in His displeasure, and to be restrained by the humble from inflicting punishment… One saint will often save a nation; so true is it that humble souls are the hinges on which God moves the world.

• Abp. W. B. Ullathorne, The Groundwork of the Christian Virtues, 1882

 

[pollylodges]

Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.

†

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

†

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

†