About this prayer
An original devotional prayer written for this companion. Pray slowly, bringing your own intentions before God. This is not a prescribed liturgical formula.
Prayer text
Our Lady of Lourdes, compassionate mother, bring before Jesus all who suffer in body, mind or spirit. Pray for their healing and for the strength to face each day. Bless those who care for them with patience and skill. Help us never to measure another person’s worth by health or strength. Teach us to accompany the vulnerable with tenderness and practical help. May the mercy of Christ bring peace where there is fear and hope where there is weariness. Amen.
Extended community prayer
The original prayer above is unchanged. This separate community version includes additional intentions and responses. One person leads; everyone joins in the shared parts.
Let us gather in the presence of God, remembering those who pray with us and those who cannot be here. We bring our gratitude, our needs, and our willingness to care for one another.
God of love, unite our hearts in prayer and teach us to serve you together.
Our Lady of Lourdes, compassionate mother, bring before Jesus all who suffer in body, mind or spirit. Pray for their healing and for the strength to face each day. Bless those who care for them with patience and skill. Help us never to measure another person’s worth by health or strength. Teach us to accompany the vulnerable with tenderness and practical help. May the mercy of Christ bring peace where there is fear and hope where there is weariness. Amen.
Community intentions
For the sick and those who care for them, ask Jesus for comfort, strength, and access to the care they need.
Lord, hear our prayer, and help us become instruments of your mercy.
For pilgrims carrying hidden sorrow, grant peace in prayer and companions who listen without promising answers they cannot give.
Lord, hear our prayer, and help us become instruments of your mercy.
Pause for silent prayer. Intentions may be offered aloud freely; no one is required to share.
For the intentions spoken and those held quietly in our hearts, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, receive our prayer and sustain us in your love.
Let us entrust ourselves and those for whom we have prayed to the Father.
Merciful Father, receive our prayer through Jesus Christ. Where we can offer help, make us willing; where we must wait, give us patience. Keep us attentive to one another beyond this gathering. May the grace of this prayer take root in our homes, our work, and our choices, so that your love becomes visible through our lives. Amen.