Resources for Prayer and Reflection
Sunday Readings and other Prayers
You can find the readings of the day free of charge on-line at Universalis. You can also click to download the Sunday Mass Readings and other prayers.
Some Devotional Links
1. Bread 4 Today: https://www.cssr.org.au/bread4today
This daily reflection app is produced by the Redemptorists, Australia, New Zealand and Samoa.
2. Three-Minute Retreat: https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/about-3minute-retreats
These brief but thoughtful virtual ‘retreats’ are based on the lectionary and are produced by Loyola Press, a ministry of the Jesuits in the United States. They are available online or as an app on your phone.
3.Sacred Space: https://www.sacredspace.ie/
The Irish Jesuits have been producing the popular Sacred Space daily prayers and reflections for more than twenty years, and they are now available as a convenient phone app.
4. Pray as You Go: https://pray-as-you-go.org/
Based on Ignatian spirituality, and incorporating music, Scripture from the Lectionary and prayer prompts, this audio app is designed to provide ‘a framework for your
This daily reflection app is produced by the Redemptorists, Australia, New Zealand and Samoa.
2. Three-Minute Retreat: https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/about-3minute-retreats
These brief but thoughtful virtual ‘retreats’ are based on the lectionary and are produced by Loyola Press, a ministry of the Jesuits in the United States. They are available online or as an app on your phone.
3.Sacred Space: https://www.sacredspace.ie/
The Irish Jesuits have been producing the popular Sacred Space daily prayers and reflections for more than twenty years, and they are now available as a convenient phone app.
4. Pray as You Go: https://pray-as-you-go.org/
Based on Ignatian spirituality, and incorporating music, Scripture from the Lectionary and prayer prompts, this audio app is designed to provide ‘a framework for your
A Prayer of St John Henry Cardinal Newman
God knows what he is about - a prayer of trust in providence
God has created me to do Him some definite service.
He has committed some work to me, which He has not committed to another.
I have my mission.
I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next.
I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons.
He has not created me for naught.
I shall do good; I shall do His work.
I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place,
while not intending it if I do but keep His commandments.
Therefore, I will trust Him.
Whatever I am; I can never be thrown away.
If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him;
in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him.
If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him.
He does nothing in vain.
He knows what He is about.
He may take away my friends.
He may throw me among strangers.
He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me.
Still, He knows what He is about.
He has committed some work to me, which He has not committed to another.
I have my mission.
I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next.
I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons.
He has not created me for naught.
I shall do good; I shall do His work.
I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place,
while not intending it if I do but keep His commandments.
Therefore, I will trust Him.
Whatever I am; I can never be thrown away.
If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him;
in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him.
If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him.
He does nothing in vain.
He knows what He is about.
He may take away my friends.
He may throw me among strangers.
He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me.
Still, He knows what He is about.
Strong in the Face of Tribulation: A Church in Communion, a Sure Support in Time of Trial.
This is a free book, in pdf format, from the Vatican. It contains prayers and reflections gathered from the Church's tradition, as well as homilies and reflections of Pope Francis. It is designed specifically to be a resource for prayer and reflection in this time of pandemic.
The book will be up-dated regularly, so feel free to come back and down-load an updated copy in a week or two.
This is a free book, in pdf format, from the Vatican. It contains prayers and reflections gathered from the Church's tradition, as well as homilies and reflections of Pope Francis. It is designed specifically to be a resource for prayer and reflection in this time of pandemic.
The book will be up-dated regularly, so feel free to come back and down-load an updated copy in a week or two.