Daily Prayers for
Lent
Sunday
God, our Father, as I begin this week of Lent, I pray to You for the grace I
need to persevere in my daily efforts to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, my Lord and
Savior. Through my sacrifices and prayers, help me to commemorate the
sufferings and death of Jesus, Your Son, so that one day I may share in the glory of His
Resurrection. Amen
Monday
Jesus was obedient to You, Father, in everything, even death. May His
example of faith in Your will, in Your love for Him, strengthen me in my resolution to
place myself, my life, in Your loving hands. May my Lenten sacrifices make faith the
cornerstone of my life so that my daily example will help others to see Your presence at
work in their lives and in our world. Amen.
Tuesday
Heavenly Father, I ask you today and throughout this season of Lent for a better
understanding of, even an appreciation of the need for suffering in my life. Jesus
suffered and died for all people. May my sacrifices, the sufferings, the crosses I
am asked to endure in this life in some way complement the sufferings of Jesus, so that
sharing in His work of redemption, I may experience the eternal happiness He reserves for
those who do His work. Amen.
Wednesday
Throughout all of His life and, in particular, in His final days, Jesus left us,
Father, an unmistakably clear example of the importance of forgiveness in our lives.
Without exception, He forgave one and all, even those responsible for His
sufferings and death. Help me to imitate Jesus' ability, His willingness to forgive.
Help me to overlook the slights and judgements passed on me by others.
May my Lenten sacrifices enable me to open my heart, my life to one and all, forgiving and
forgetting as Jesus did. Amen.
Thursday
In Jesus' name, Father, I ask You today for the grace to see all people as Jesus
saw them. Help me to sacrifice something of my possessions, my life for the poor,
for the sick, the aged and the lonely. All that I have You have given me. Help
me to share Your goodness so that through me others may come to recognize and to love You,
Your Son and the Spirit. Amen.
Friday
Father, on this day each week during the year, the Church encourages us to
recall, through personal sacrifice, the death of Jesus. May my Lenten prayers,
fasting and works of mercy be in some small way an act of thanksgiving to Jesus for all
that He endured for me. May His example be my strength in life and in death.
Amen.
Saturday
May I live each day of Lent, Father, for others. May my sacrifices all be
made in the name of Jesus and for those who need His help, His love in this world.
Help me to pray, to sacrifice, to fast so that others who suffer from poverty and from
injustice in this world may take courage in the knowledge that they are loved and that a
better life, a greater happiness is in store for them in Your kingdom. Amen.
