Prayer for the beatification of the Servant of God Fr. Robert Spiske
Almighty and eternal God, grant fame to Your faithful servant, Father Robert Spiske, who zealously worked for the glory of Your name and founded a new religious family of the Sisters of St. Jadwiga. Let me, following his example, multiply Your glory through the spirit of prayer, dedicated work and kindness to others. Through the intercession of Your servant Father Robert grant me the grace …, for which I humbly ask. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
… the prayer from 14th century.
God has no hands but our hands to do his work today;
God has no feet but our feet to lead others in his way;
God has no voice but our voice to tell others how he died;
And, God has no help but our help to lead them to his side.
We are the only Bible the careless world will read
We are the Lord’s last message given in deed and word
… Prayer for the grace of the mercy
O Lord, I want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection. May the greatest of all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neighbour.
Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful, so that I may never suspect or judge from appearances, but look for what is beautiful in my neighbours’ souls and come to their rescue.
Help me, O Lord, that my ears may be merciful, so that I may give heed to my neighbours’ needs and not be indifferent to their pains and moanings.
Help me, O Lord, that my tongue may be merciful, so that I should never speak negatively of my neighbour, but have a word of comfort and forgiveness for all.
Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbours and take upon myself the most difficult and toilsome tasks.
Help me, O Lord, that my feet may be merciful, so that I may hurry to assist my neighbour, overcoming my own fatigue and weariness (…)
Help me, O Lord, that my heart may be merciful so that I myself may feel all the sufferings of my neighbour. (…)
May Your mercy, O Lord, rest upon me (St. Faustina. Diary 163).
… Prayer for help in building our lives on Jesus
Lord Jesus, You have instructed me on the way and the purpose of building my life on You, who become a rock to build on. I know that I can fully entrust to You all my affairs, issues, experiences and joy, all weaknesses and suffering. You are an extraordinary support, which I can often feel. Please help me so that I listen to Your words and desire to fulfill God’s will, especially when it seems inconvenient or unpopular to me. Help me so that I stand by Your word, when others will urge me to build my life on the sand. I entrust You my fear of the future. Take away my feeling and pain of rejection that You experienced yourself. I believe that with You I will have the strength to face difficulties and adversities. Strengthen me, O Lord, in this entrusting to You and in being a wise and prudent man of God. Amen.