A Prayer for the New Year
Catholic, Devotions January 1st, 2006
A Prayer to Our Lady for the New Year
Blessed Mother of Consolation, guide me through your loving prayers as I begin this new year. Remain close to me as I continue this earthly pilgrimage, moving through my time in this world toward a life with our Father, the true goal of every pilgrim.
Help me to move into this new year without fear or anxiety, rather with trust and openness to the many wonderful graces our Father gives us in each and every one of our years here upon earth.
Dear Mary, be with me and guide me to live my life of faith as you lived your life, ever in the presence of our Father, ever accepting His will, always living that will completely. Help me to touch those around me as you would touch them, with gentleness and calm, with understanding and patience. Guide me to help those near me who are in need as you would help them, giving completely of what I am, what I have received of God.
Pray for me each and every day of this new year, that I might live my life in the example of your beloved Son, our Lord. I truly desire to live as Christ taught us to live, to proclaim through my life His message of understanding and love.
Our Father has given us another year, dear Mary. I know in my heart of the endless wealth of this gift. Be with me each day, as I turn, full of hope, to my Father and say as you have said in your life, "be it done unto me according to Your Word."
Amen
Prayer from "A Pilgrim’s Prayer Book by Brother Jeffrey Hines, OFM Conv.
Photo by Jonathan Bennett (meant to virtually provide the view from the shrine kneeler)
