TODAY’S INTENTION: WE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, AND ESPECIALLY FOR ORPHANED CHILDREN, THAT THEY MAY RECEIVE THE CONSOLATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND AN INCREASE OF FAITH IN THE RESURRECTION AND LIFE TO COME.

Dear Lord, we thank You for giving us St. Angela Merici as an example of holiness. Help us to imitate the love of You she showed in remaining faithful throughout the sufferings of grief over her family members’ deaths.

St. Angela Merici, you lost your parents when you were a young girl. You also suffered deeply when your sister died suddenly. Despite your sufferings, you held fast to your Faith and continued serving God. Please continue to bring my petitions before God!

You longed to devote your life more fully to God, and you chose to consecrate yourself to His service. You spent the rest of your life seeking to serve Him by educating young girls in the Faith.

Pray for me, that I may always seek to serve God in my life, despite any sufferings I might endure. Pray that I may never allow sufferings to distract me from my path to holiness.

Please also pray for (mention your intentions here).

St. Angela Merici, pray for us!

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.