31/12/2025
01 January 2026
Offering Prayer
Good Father, I know you are with me. Here I am on this new day. Place my heart once more with the Heart of your Son Jesus, who gives himself for me and who comes to me in the Eucharist. May your Holy Spirit make me his friend and apostle, available for his mission of compassion. I place in your hands my prayers, joys and hopes, my works and sufferings, everything that I am and have, in communion with my brothers and sisters of this Worldwide Prayer Network - Apostleship of Prayer. With Mary and Joseph, I offer you my day for the mission of the Church and for the prayer intentions of the Pope and my Bishop for this month of January: For prayer with the Word of God. Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church. Amen.
With Jesus in the morning
With You, Mary
A new dawn, a dawn of peace… With Mary, open your heart to this day that offers you a new year of grace and life. “Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart” (Lk 2:19). Today, as the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, remain silent like Mary: “That silent smallness is the language of her royalty,” said Pope Francis, allowing “Jesus to speak to our hearts.” “To reserve a moment of silence with God each day is to guard the soul; it is to guard freedom…” With Mary, let Jesus speak to your heart and offer Him your life and the intentions that dwell within it by praying the daily offering prayer. Amen.
Monthly Prayer For prayer with the Word of God
Lord Jesus, living Word of the Father, in You we find the light that guides our steps. We know that the human heart lives restless, hungry for meaning, and only your Gospel can give it peace and fullness. Teach us to listen to you each day in the Scriptures, to let ourselves be challenged by your voice, and to discern our decisions from the closeness to your Heart. May your Word be nourishment in weariness, hope in darkness, and strength in our communities. Lord, may your Word never be absent from our lips or from our hearts— the Word that makes us sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, disciples and missionaries of your Kingdom. Make us a Church that prays with the Word, that is built upon it and shares it with joy, so that in every person the hope of a new world may be born again. May our faith grow in the encounter with you through your Word, moving us from the heart to reach out to others, to serve the most vulnerable, to forgive, build bridges, and proclaim life. Amen.
With Jesus in the Afternoon
The Word of God
Pause in your day and pray in your heart for this month’s prayer intention: that prayer with the Word of God may be nourishment in your life and a source of hope in your community, helping to build a more fraternal and missionary Church. Ask yourself: how much time do you spend praying with the Word each day? Let this question accompany you for the rest of the day. Pray the monthly prayer. Amen.
With Jesus in the evening
I Let Myself Be Seen
At the end of the day, find a quiet place and become still. Quiet your heart. Take one or two deep breaths and bring to mind the things you experienced today. Let the Lord look upon your day. Ask yourself: what events gave you peace and joy? Through whom did you feel loved, appreciated, or valued? Remain with these moments for a few minutes, savoring and feeling them. Let the Lord look at the moments when you lost your peace today, and allow yourself to be reconciled with them. Prepare to begin a new day under the Lord’s guidance. Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have mercy on us!
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us!
Faithful Heart of Joseph, Pray for us!
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Pray for us!
Saint Claude la Colombière, Pray for us!
Saint Francis Xavier, Pray for us!
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, Pray for us!
