Prayers
Explore the prayers used at KC to grow in faith, find strength, and live out the values of truth, justice, freedom, and love.
The prayers commonly used in KC uplift our hearts and minds to God, helping us find strength, peace, and purpose in His presence. They connect us deeply with Jesus, nurture our faith and hope, and remind us of the constant graces and love of God in our daily lives. Through prayer, we grow as a community rooted in faith, guided by the Holy Spirit, and inspired to live out the IJ values of truth, justice, freedom, and love.
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The Lord's Prayer
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
Spirit of God Prayer
Spirit of God be in front of me to guide me
Spirit of God be behind me to support me
Spirit of God be beside me to journey with me
Spirit of God be above me to enlighten me
Spirit of God be within me
to give me confidence and hope.
Prayer to My Guardian Angel
O angel of God, my guardian dear
To whom His love entrust me here
Ever this day be at my side
To light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
Prayer of an IJ Girl
O God, like Blessed Nicolas Barre, may I also believe that you truly love me.
Help me dwell in the sunshine of your great love,
O Lord, so that whatever I may go through in my life, studies, work and relationships, at home, in school and in society, I may have complete trust in your love and providence.
Help me to hold firm to your unconditional and excessive love for me and grant me your peace as I face the challenges on my journey as a citizen of the world.
Teach me to be generous in using my gifts, talents, expertise and experience in serving others especially the disadvantaged, the last, the least and the lost, without counting the cost.
Help me always to respect the dignity of each person I encounter and to work for the common good. Amen.
A Prayer of Thanks to God
Our loving Father
thank You for all that You have given us:
our lives, our health and strength;
our homes and our school;
our parents and our friends.
May we never take these for granted,
But rather show our thanks by living our lives as You would wish us to live them.
Guide each of us in the many choices we will have to make today. Amen.
Prayer for Wisdom, Courage, Justice
O God,
Give me wisdom always to know what I ought to do, what I ought to say, where I ought to go.
Give me courage to do the right thing especially when it is difficult.
Give me justice, always to be fair in thought, word and action, never to be content when anyone is being unjustly treated.
Give me self-control, always to have my impulses, passions and emotions under control, never to be swept away into doing things for which I would be sorry, never to do anything which hurt others, grieve those who love me or bring hardship to myself. Hear this prayer for your love’s sake. Amen.
In Success
O God, I thank you for my success.
Keep me from being proud and arrogant;
keep me always humble.
Help me to remember all those to whom I owe my success, those who taught and trained me and who encouraged me when I was tired and discouraged. Help me not to sit back and be complacent but help me to see that there are still greater heights to climb, and still further goals to reach. Whatever praise I receive, help me to always be my own greatest critic. Amen.
In Disappointments
O God be with me in my time of difficulty. You know how disappointed I have been this time. The things that I set my heart on were not for me. The friends I trusted proved untrue.
I honestly tried so hard, and I failed.
Help me O God to accept things as they are. Help me not to waste my time on vain regrets and unhappy memories. Give me strength to begin again and to persevere. Help me to always look forward and not back. Help me to forget the things that are behind and ever to press forward to things which are ahead. Amen.
For Friends
I thank you for my friends, for those who understand me, for those who know me at my worst and still love me, for those who have forgiven me when I let them down.
Help me to be as true to my friends as I would wish them to be to me.
And help me to have no bitterness but only forgiveness for any of my friends who failed or who turned against me.
Lord, help me to always be kind, loving and caring towards my friends.
And together, grow to be the best we can be to each other and for others.
Examination Prayer
O God help me at my examination today to remember the things which I have learned and studied. Help me to remember well and to think clearly. Help me to keep calm so that I will be able to write my best. This I ask through Christ our Lord, Amen.