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Grant me the Grace of Humility
Lord,
I offer You this day of mine, all my worries for my family, all the misunderstandings because we do not yet understand one another, and even the love that I have not expressed in the right way.Lord, please enlighten us and guide us, so that we may support one another with sincere love. And Lord, grant me the grace of humility, so that I may be patient in every situation and use words of love to build up and spread love.
As St.Augustine once wrote: “If you keep silent, keep silent because of love; if you speak, speak because of love.” Amen.Lunar New Year
Lord, today is the second day of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam, a day when we also remember and honor our ancestors. Here in Japan, today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.
This is my second New Year away from home. I miss my family, my loved ones, and the familiar taste and warmth of Tet. When I was at home, I only noticed the busyness and noise of the holiday, but I did not truly recognize the quiet love of my parents and my family.
Today, I offer You my longing for those I love, my helplessness before the distance that separates us, the barriers caused by work, and the emptiness I feel in the absence of family closeness.
As this holy season begins, help me return to You with all my heart. Please look with compassion upon my worries, grant me strength, and help me walk steadfastly with You each day. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.Lord, Receive Your Child
Lord, tomorrow You welcome a new child into Your family. May she always feel Your love surrounding and embracing her. And grant that I, though weak and not yet worthy, may become a faithful companion, one who knows how to pray, how to listen, and how to love as You love.
Lord, do the rest. Amen.Pray for Parents
Lord, today, as I read my mother’s medical report,
my heart feels restless and anxious. She is carrying the pain of illness, while I am far away, unable to be by her side. I know that birth, aging, sickness, and death are part of the human journey, yet my heart still aches, and sorrow quietly fills me. Lord, I am like a weaver, carefully weaving the fabric of my life, when suddenly the thread breaks in the middle of my work, leaving me lost and unsure of the way forward. Please shine Your light and guide my mother, hold the pain she is enduring, and grant me a trusting heart, so I may place everything into Your loving hands. Amen.To Be Offered Again
Lord, on this Feast of the Presentation, as I contemplate Mary offering her Son in the Temple, my heart turns to my mother. That day, when she asked to offer me to You, I hesitated, I resisted, thinking I was already grown. But today I understand that no matter how old I am, I am still a child, in need of love, care, and surrender.
Lord, living far from home has taught me the true meaning of longing, and the quiet happiness of being close to my parents. Through my mother’s gentle love, I glimpse Your own love for me.Teach me to live with a grateful heart, to cherish the simple gifts of each day, and to entrust my life into Your hands, as Mary once humbly offered her Son. Thank You, Lord, for all that I have received and continue to receive. Amen.
