Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish

A Catholic Community in St. Francis, Wisconsin

The following are prayers contribued by Rev. Bob Surgess and the parish staff. 
Please click on one of the sections (Scripture, Crisis Help, Seasonal) to access the prayers:

A Faith To Move Mountains

Come Holy Spirit. Let Your fire dwell in the heats of Your people, so
that we will live our lives for Jesus.
Give us a faith to move mountains.

Instill in us the courage to live in a covenant life with Christ, no matter
the cost, even if the cost be our lives.
Give us a faith to move mountains.

Help us to strengthen our spiritual lives so that we may not succumb to
mediocrity and the lure of the world.
Give us a faith to move mountains.

Lead us to see everyone we meet as children of God and to show them
that they are worthy of dignity and respect. With Your help, we will
leave no one unheard or uncared for.
Give us a faith to move mountains.

We lift up our hearts to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  Amen.

Parish Transitional Prayer (Angel Prayer)

SERAPHIM, inflame our souls with love, wisdom and humility so that our lives will give praise to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Glory be...

CHERUBIM, teach us how to pray from our hearts, personally and intimately with our God.  Glory be...

THRONES, open for us the doorway to silence, stillness and God's holy presence.  Glory be...

DOMINIONS, give us the power to walk away from our attachments and illusions so we may live just and orderly lives.  Glory be...

POWERS, make us aware of the schemes, tricks and temptations of the evil one.  Glory be...

VIRTUES, strengthen our faith to embrace God's will, especially when we are hurting, confused or frightened.  Glory be...

PRINCIPALITIES, stir up our hearts to forgive as we ourselves are forgiven.  Glory be...

ARCHANGELS, empower us to submit and surrender our lives into the loving hands of our God.  Glory be...

ANGELS, watch over and protect us as we are being transformed into a holy people, becoming children of the Most High God.  Glory be...

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end, Amen.