Blessing of the Hearth

Lord, God, Almighty Father, eternal Light and Creator of all lights, bless this new fire. Grant that after the darkness of this world, we may come with pure hearts to Thee, the never-falling Light. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Translated by Most Reverend J. H. Schlarman Bishop of Peoria

Prayer Requests - Requests by E-Mail

Join together to embrace and remember our brothers and sisters with their prayer intentions. 5 days / week. See Sample

MORE Prayers as Blessings Prayers (49)

More Prayers

Stations of the Cross
Becoming a Catholic
Catholic Beliefs
Oremus Network
Sin
A Guide for Confession
Explanation of the Mass
Holy Rosary
Mysteries of the Rosary
Seven Sacraments
Holy Days of Obligation
What are Indulgences?
Introduction to Indulgences
Church Teachings on Indulgences
Norms
Indulgenced Works
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy
The Last Things
A List of Roman Catholic Popes
The Ecumenical Councils
Prayer Requests

Browse Prayers by Alphabet

Popular Prayers

View More

The Our Father

Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. continue reading

Popular Prayers

Prayer of the Day

View More

Daily Offering

O Jesus, through the immaculate heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of your sacred heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all the apostles of ... continue reading

Future Dates

Pick a Prayer Section
Popular Prayers (250) Acts of (306) Advent (17) Angel (56) Ash Wednesday (19) Babies (5) Baptism (7) Basic (222) Biblical (102) Birthday (2) Career (6) Children (40) Christ (13) Christmas (22) Communion (78) Confession (10) Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (11) Consolation (4) Crucifix (2) Danger (4) Devotion (16) Disasters (1) Divinity (15) Dying (68) Easter (13) en Espa�ol (91) Evening (30) Faith (51) Family (102) Fathers (8) Forgiveness (7) God (69) Grace (11) Guardian Angel (38) Guidance (7) Haiku (38) Healing (35) Holiday (10) Holiness (3) Holy Spirit (73) Home (5) Hope (55) Inspiration (1) Intercession (10) Invocation (21) Jesus Christ (119) Lent (26) Life (23) Litanies (23) Love (14) Marian (Mary) (277) Marriage (4) Martyrs (3) Mass (56) Meals (16) Morning (22) Motherhood (5) Offering (16)	Other (90) Peace (47) Perseverance (9) Pope (46) Pope Leo XIII (7) Pope Pius XII (24) Praise (30) Prayers as Blessings (49) Prayers by Pope John Paul II (6) Prayers by St. Francis de Sales (4) Prayers for the Pope (2) Prayers for the Pope (0) Prayers in FRENCH (1) Prayers in LATIN (15) Prayers in SPANISH (5) Prayers of the Church (14) Prayers of the Cross (10) Priests (41) Pro Life (4) Prosperity (5) Protection (31) Purgatory (26) Repentance (11) Requests (4) Saint (132) Salvation (12) Service (4) Sick (38) Special Intentions (3) St. Anthony of Padua Prayers (23) St. Gregory the Great (1) St. Joseph Prayers (39) St. Patrick (13) St. Valentine (18) Stewardship (2) Strength (3) Study (5) Thanks (1) The Rosary in Croation (1) The Rosary in Dutch (1) The Rosary in English (5) The Rosary in French (1) The Rosary in German (1) The Rosary in Irish-Gaelic (1) The Rosary in Italian (1) The Rosary in Latin (1) The Rosary in Polish (1) Travel (9) Trust (4) Virtue (24) Vocation (19) Wedding (5) Wisdom (2) Prayer Requests