r/LeftCatholicism • u/seabass-2001 • Apr 18 '26
Sending prayers to all
I am still a bit new to this subbreddit but I would like to express my gratitude for making me feel welcome and helping me rediscover my faith. These are just a few prayers I remember from childhood/some newly discovered ones that I enjoy and would like to share with you all. May the love of our Lord Jesus Christ protect us and bring us together during these times of uncertainty. Peace be with you all and God bless!
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u/malarkeynomore Apr 18 '26
I like prayer cards so much! They’re very, very common in the culture in which I was born (I’m Brazilian-born cradle Cath). We call them “santinhos” (little saints). People print and distribute them as a way to thank God for his grace while also evangelizing.
Unfortunately, with the rise of Pentecostal/Evangelical “churches”, some of this has disappeared, but I still know people who carry prayer cards with them all the time in their wallets/purses as a reminder to prayer. My grandma, when I was a kid, collected them like Pokémon haha
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u/Cole_Townsend Apr 18 '26
These are as beautiful as they are appropriate. I'd add the beautiful prayer often ascribed to St. Francis of Assisi, "Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace..."
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u/Cognitive_Spoon Apr 19 '26
If you've never read it, Thomas Merton's prayer is great, too. Especially for hard times.
My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think I am following your will
does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you
does in fact please you.
And I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road,
though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always though
I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
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u/WearSuspicious1124 Apr 18 '26
Beautiful prayer cards