Read today's prayer. https://www.catholic.org Copyright 2026 Catholic Online en Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:15:15 PDT https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-07-05 O Jesus, who hast loved us with such exceeding great love as to give us the ineffable gift of the Holy Eucharist, inflame us with a burning zeal to promote Thy glory by preparing worthily the little children who are to approach Thy holy table for the first time. Protect, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, these young souls from the assaults of evil, strengthen their faith, increase their love and endow them with all the virtues that will make them worthy to receive Thee. ... Catholic Online 2026-07-05 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-07-05 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-07-04 Immaculate Mary, most Holy Mother of God and of Our Lord and SavioUr Jesus Christ, we the people of the United States of America at this historic moment stand before you in a humbled condition of love, loyalty, affection, and thankfulness. To your Immaculate Heart we recommit and dedicate ourselves throughout the entire American nation. To your Son Jesus Christ we pledge to serve His teaching, His church, and to work for His kingdom on earth. O Mary, to you do we flee for ... Catholic Online 2026-07-04 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-07-04 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-07-03 O Lord and Vivifier, Your grace has achieved for us all that You had spoken and promised. Grant us access to the place of Your peace. For You are our Vivifier, You are our Consoler, You are our life Remedy, You are our Standard of Victory. Blessed are we, O Lord, because we have known You! Blessed are we, because we have believed in You! Blessed are we, because we bear Your wounds and the sign of Your Blood on our contenances! Blessed are ... Catholic Online 2026-07-03 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-07-03 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-07-02 God, our Father, I turn to you seeking your divine help and guidance as I look for suitable employment. I need your wisdom to guide my footsteps along the right path, and to lead me to find the proper things to say and do in this quest. I wish to use the gifts and talents you have given me, but I need the opportunity to do so with gainful employment. Do not abandon me, dear Father, in this search, but rather grant me this favor I seek so that I may return to you with praise and thanksgiving ... Catholic Online 2026-07-02 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-07-02 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-07-01 Father, to Thee I raise my whole being, a vessel emptied of self. Accept Lord, this my emptiness, and so fill me with Thyself, Thy Light, Thy Love, Thy Life, that these precious gifts may radiate through me and over-flow the chalice of my heart into the hearts of all with whom I come in contact this day, revealing unto them the beauty of Thy Joy and Wholeness and the Serenity of Thy Peace which nothing can destroy. Amen. Catholic Online 2026-07-01 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-07-01 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-30 Good night, my Guardian Angel, The day has sped away; Well spent or ill, its story Is written down for aye. And now, of God's kind Providence, Thou image pure and bright, Watch over me while I'm sleeping. My Angel dear, good night! Catholic Online 2026-06-30 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-30 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-29 O glorious Saint Peter, who, in return for thy strong and generous faith, thy profound and sincere humility, and thy burning love, wast rewarded by Jesus Christ with singular privileges, and, in particular, with the leadership of the other Apostles and the primacy of the whole Church, of which thou wast made the foundation stone, do thou obtain for us the grace of a lively faith, that shall not fear to profess itself openly, in its entirety and in all of its manifestations, ... Catholic Online 2026-06-29 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-29 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-28 Bless, O Lord this food that it may be an effective and salutary remedy for mankind. For Thy name's sake, grant that all who partake of it may obtain health of body and safety of soul. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Catholic Online 2026-06-28 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-28 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-27 Lord Jesus, I am sorry for my sins, I renounce Satan and all his works, And I give you my life. I accept you whom I've just received in communion. I now receive and accept you as my personal Lord and my personal Savior, and as we just prayed, fill us with Your Holy Spirit. Amen. Catholic Online 2026-06-27 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-27 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-26 May the Blessed Mother come into your life today with a special blessing for you. May you always be grateful for the Blessed Mother. Without her we would not have Jesus. Our Savior. Catholic Online 2026-06-26 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-26 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-25 I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the ... Catholic Online 2026-06-25 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-25 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-24 Oh ever immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Health of the Sick, Refuge of Sinners, Comfortess of the Afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings. Look upon me with mercy. When you appeared in the grotto of Lourdes, you made it a privileged sanctuary where you dispense your favors, and where many sufferers have obtained the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal. I come, therefore, with unbounded confidence to implore your maternal intercession. My loving Mother, ... Catholic Online 2026-06-24 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-24 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-23 We thank you, O God, for the Love You have implanted in our hearts. May it always inspire us to be kind in our words, considerate of feeling, and concerned for each other's needs and wishes. Help us to be understanding and forgiving of human weaknesses and failings. Increase our faith and trust in You and may Your Prudence guide our life and love. Bless our Marriage O God, with Peace and Happiness, and make our love fruitful for Your glory and our Joy both here and in eternity. Catholic Online 2026-06-23 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-23 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-22 Father in Heaven, when the Spirit came down upon Jesus at His Baptism in the Jordan, You revealed Him as Your own Beloved Son. Keep me, Your child, born of water and the Spirit, faithful to my calling. May I, who share in Your Life as Your child through Baptism, follow in Christ's path of service to people. Let me become one in His Sacrifice and hear His Word with faith. May I live as Your child, following the example of Jesus. Catholic Online 2026-06-22 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-22 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-21 O God, great and omnipotent judge of the living and the dead, we are to appear before You after this short life to render an account of our works. Give us the grace to prepare for our last hour by a devout and holy life, and protect us against a sudden and unprovided death. Let us remember our frailty and mortality, that we may always live in the ways of Your commandments. Teach us to "watch and pray" (Luke 21, 36), that when Your summons comes for our departure from this world, we may go forth ... Catholic Online 2026-06-21 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-21 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-20 Behold, O Mother of Perpetual Help, at thy feet a wretched sinner, who has recourse to thee and trusts in thee. O Mother of mercy, have pity on me; I hear all men call thee the refuge and hope of sinners: be therefore my refuge and my hope. Help me for the love of Jesus Christ: hold out thy hand to a fallen wretch, who commends himself to thee and dedicates himself to be thy servant forever. I praise and thank God, who of His great mercy hath given me this ... Catholic Online 2026-06-20 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-20 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-19 Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Catholic Online 2026-06-19 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-19 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-18 Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen. Catholic Online 2026-06-18 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-18 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-17 You govern your creation, O God, and bring it to perfection by the work of our hands. Hear the prayers of your people who ask for work that will enhance their human dignity and promote the upbuilding of your kingdom. Enable them to provide for those confided to their care either by family ties or by charity we owe to one another for the betterment of human life. We ask this blessing in the name of Jesus who laboured with his own hands while he lived on earth. Amen. Catholic Online 2026-06-17 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-17 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-16 O Lord Jesus Christ, Who said to Your Apostles: "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you," regard not my sins but the faith of Your Church, and deign to give her peace and unity according to Your Will: Who live and reign, God, world without end. Amen. O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, Who, by the will of the Father, with the cooperation of the Holy Spirit, have by Your death given life to the world, deliver me by this Your Most Sacred Body and Blood from all my sins and ... Catholic Online 2026-06-16 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-16 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-15 O Lord, my God, Creator and Ruler of the universe, it is Your Will that human beings accept the duty of work. May the work I do bring growth in this life to me and those I love and help to extend the Kingdom of Christ. Give all persons work that draws them to You and to each other in cheerful service. I unite all my work with the Sacrifice of Jesus in the Mass that it may be pleasing to You and give You glory. I beg Your Blessing upon all my efforts. With Saint ... Catholic Online 2026-06-15 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-15 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-14 Father, once again we are reminded that any security we have as individuals and as a nation comes only from the abiding hope and trust we have in You. Once again, we are cut to the heart at the loss of life and damage to peace that we have suffered as a nation. So, Father, today we come to You and we seek Your peace for the families and victims of the horrible tragedy. For those still lost in the rubble of destruction, we ask for the safety of Your hand. For ... Catholic Online 2026-06-14 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-14 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-13 Holy Saint Anthony, gentle and powerful in your help, your love for God and charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited on your word, which you were always ready to request for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me (request). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle. Even so, you are the Saint of miracles. Gentle and loving Saint Anthony, whose heart is ever full of human ... Catholic Online 2026-06-13 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-13 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-12 O Blessed Archangel Gabriel, we beseech thee, do thou intercede for us at the throne of divine Mercy in our present necessities, that as thou didst announce to Mary the mystery of the Incarnation, so through thy prayers and patronage in heaven we may obtain the benefits of the same, and sing the praise of God forever in the land of the living. Amen. Catholic Online 2026-06-12 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-12 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-11 Pray twice daily. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I accept from Your hands, whatever kind of death it may please You to send me today (tonight), with all its pains, penalties and sorrows, in reparation for my sins, for the souls in purgatory, for those conversion of sinners, for all those who will die today (tonight), and for Your greater glory. Amen. By Fr. John A. Hardon, SJ Catholic Online 2026-06-11 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-11 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-10 O merciful Lord God, who in the beginning didst take Eve out of the side of Adam and didst give her to him as a helpmate: grant me grace to live worthy of the honorable estate of matrimony to which Thou hast called me, that I may love my husband with a pure and chaste love, acknowledging him as my head, and truly reverencing and obeying him in all good things; that thereby I may please him, and live with him in all Christian serenity. Keep me from all worldliness and vanity. Help me, O Lord, ... Catholic Online 2026-06-10 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-10 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-09 1. I shall give them all the graces necessary for their salvation. 2. I shall give peace in their families. 3. I shall console them in all their troubles. 4. I shall be their assured refuge during life, and especially in death. 5. I shall pour abundant benedictions on all their enterprises. 6. Sinners shall find in my Heart the source and the infinite ocean of mercy. 7. Tepid souls shall become fervent. 8. Fervent souls shall be specially elevated to a great ... Catholic Online 2026-06-09 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-09 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-08 God our Father, the birth of your Son Jesus Christ brought great joy to Mary and Joseph. We give thanks to you for, [Insert Name of Person Celebrating Birthday], whose birthday we celebrate today. May he/she ever grow in your faith, hope, and love. We ask this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Catholic Online 2026-06-08 00:00:00 https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2026-06-08