Personal Prayers

​particularly if you can’t get to church 

Lord Jesus Christ,
you said to your disciples, 
‘I am with you always’.
Be with me today,
as I offer myself to you.
Hear my prayers for others and for myself,
and keep me in your care. 
  
Christ be with me,
Christ within me,
Christ behind me,
Christ before me,
Christ beside me,
Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ in quiet,
Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
​Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. 
- from St Patrick’s Breastplate 
 
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
- Common Worship 
 
O gracious and holy Father, give us wisdom to perceive you, diligence to seek you, patience to wait for you, eyes to behold you, a heart to meditate upon you, and a life to proclaim you, through the power of the spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord. 
- St Benedict 

I am giving you worship with all my life,
I am giving you obedience with all my power,
I am giving you praise with all my strength,
I am giving you honour with all my speech.
I am giving you love with all my heart,
I am giving you affection with all my sense,
I am giving you my being with all my mind,
I am giving you my soul,
O most high and holy God.
Praise to the Father,
Praise to the Son,
Praise to the Spirit,
The Three in One.
- adapted from Alexander Carmichael, Carmina Gadelica (1900) 

Lord Jesus Christ,
Son of the living God,
have mercy on me, a sinner. 
- The Jesus Prayer 

Be with us, Lord, in all our prayers,
and direct our way toward the attainment of salvation,
that among the changes and chances of this mortal life,
we may always be defended by your gracious help,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
- Common Worship 

Before going to sleep 
God our Father, by whose mercy the world turns safely into darkness and returns again to light: we place in your hands our unfinished tasks, our unsolved problems, and our unfulfilled hopes, knowing that only what you bless will prosper. To your love and protection we commit each other and all those we love, knowing that you alone are our sure defender, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
- Church of South India 

Prayers for the Morning and for the Evening as well as prayer intentions are published weekly in the news announcements section of the parish bulletin.
You can access the weekly news and announcements here.