beloved female saints

O Heavenly Father,

who raised Agatha to the dignity of sainthood, 

we implore Your Divine Majesty by her intercession

to give us health of mind, body and soul.

Free us from all those things which hold us bound to this earth, 

and let our spirit, like hers, rise to your heavenly courts.

Through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord,

who lives and reigns with you, forever. Amen.

O glorious St. Agnes, you served God in humility and confidence on earth and are now in the enjoyment of His beatific Vision in heaven because you persevered till death and gained the crown of eternal life.

Remember now the dangers that surround me in the vale of tears, and intercede for me in my needs and troubles.

Amen

Good St. Anne, you were especially favored by God to be the mother of the most holy Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Savior.

By your power with your most pure daughter and with her divine Son, kindly obtain for us the grace and the favor we now seek.

Please secure for us also forgiveness of our past sins, the strength to perform faithfully our daily duties and the help we need to persevere in the love of Jesus and Mary.

Amen

St. Bernadette, 

pure and simple child,

you who were privileged to

behold the beauty of

Mary Immaculate and to be

the recipient of her

confidence eighteen

times at Lourdes;

you who did desire from then

on to hide yourself in the

cloister of Nevers and there live

and die as a victim of sinners,

obtain for us that spirit of purity,

which will lead us also

to the glorious vision of God

and of Mary in Heaven. 

Amen

Brigid of the Mantle, encompass us,

Lady of the Lambs, protect us,

Keeper of the Hearth, kindle us.

Beneath your mantle, gather us,

And restore us to memory.

Mothers of our mother, Foremothers strong.

Guide our hands in yours,

Remind us how to kindle the hearth.

To keep it bright, to preserve the flame.

Your hands upon ours, Our hands within yours,

To kindle the light, Both day and night.

The Mantle of Brigid about us,

The Memory of Brigid within us,

The Protection of Brigid keeping us

From harm, from ignorance, from heartlessness.

This day and night,

From dawn till dark, From dark till dawn.

Holy Spirit, come into my heart; draw it to Thee by Thy power, O my God, and grant me charity with filial fear. Preserve me, O ineffable Love, from every evil thought; warm me, inflame me with Thy dear love, and every pain will seem light to me. My Father, my sweet Lord, help me in all my actions. Jesus, love, Jesus, love. Amen.

~ Prayer to the Holy Ghost by Saint Catherine of Siena ~

O gentle Cecilia, sweet voice and melody of the Heart of Jesus. We come to you to beg your assistance. Pray for us Cecilia, teach us to sing for the Glory of God. Give us the voice to sing the Ave as you did at the hour of your martyrdom. Pray for us O martyr with a singing heart. Amen.

What you hold may you always hold.

What you do, may you always do and never abandon.

But with swift pace, light step and unswerving feet,

so that even your steps stir up no dust,

Go forward, the spirit of our God has called you.

~ a blessing from St. Clare ~

Mother of tranquillity, Mother of hope,
Our Lady of Mental Peace,
we reach out to you for what is needful in our weakness.
Teach a searching heart that God’s Love is unchanging,
that human love begins and grows by touching God’s Love.
Let your gentle peace be always with us and
help us to bring this same peace into the lives of others.
Our Lady of Mental Peace – Pray for us.

O my God, fill my soul with holy joy, 

courage and strength to serve you. 

Enkindle your love in me and then 

walk with me along the next stretch 

of road before me. I do not see very 

far ahead, but when I have arrived 

where the horizon now closes down, 

a new prospect will open before me 

and I shall meet with peace.

~ prayer of St. Edith Stein ~

O Lord, our God, Who through Thine only-begotten Son, didst reveal heavenly secrets to blessed Elizabeth, grant us, Thy servants, by her kind intercession, to rejoice and be glad in the revelation of Thine eternal glory. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, forever and ever. Amen.

Lord Jesus, Who was born for us in a stable, lived for us a life of pain and sorrow, and died for us upon a cross; say for us in the hour of death, Father, forgive, and to Your Mother, Behold your child. Say to us, This day you shall be with Me in paradise. Dear Savior, leave us not, forsake us not. We thirst for You, Fountain of Living Water. Our days pass quickly along, soon all will be consummated for us. To Your hands we commend our spirits, now and forever. Amen.

~ prayer of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton ~

St. Elizabeth, you were able to give up a life of honor and wealth and live simply. Pray for us, that we will not be bound to the material things of this life, but always live our lives devoted to God. Amen.

Everlasting love, pure flame, burn in my heart ceaselessly and deify my whole being, according to Your infinite pleasure by which You summoned me into existence and called me to take part in Your everlasting happiness

~ prayer of St. Faustina ~

O God, at the urging of whose love the Martyrs Saints Perpetua and Felicity defied their persecutors and overcame the torment of earth, grant, we ask, by their prayers, that we may ever grow in your love. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Holy Spirit,

giving life to all life,

moving all creatures,

root of all things,

washing them clean,

wiping out their mistakes,

healing their wounds,

you are our true life,

luminous, wonderful,

awakening the heart

from its ancient sleep.

~prayer of St. Hildegard von Bingen~

God, Who has given to Joan of Domremy to be valiant in the humble work of the house and the fields and generously faithful to all Your calls.

Grant to us, by her intercession, to accomplish with faith all the works of our lives and to serve You courageously in our labors on the land, that we may earn a place with Joan and all the saints of France, in the Kingdom of heaven. We ask this through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

You blessed St.Josephine Bakhita of Sudan
with charity and patience.
May her prayers help us,
And her example inspire us to carry our cross
And to love you always.

Pour upon us the spirit of wisdom and love
With which You filled St. Josephine Bakhita.
By serving You as she did,
May we please you by our faith and our actions.
Grant this through Jesus Christ
who lives and reigns with you.

St. Josephine Bakhita,
Pray for us

O Saint Kateri, Lily of the Mohawks,

Your love for Jesus, 

so strong, so steadfast, 

pray that we may become like you.

Your short and painful life 

showed us your strength and humility.

Pray that we may become 

forever humble like you.

Like the bright and shining stars at night,

we pray that your light

may forever shine down upon us,

giving light, hope, peacefulness

and serenity in our darkest moments.  

Fill our hearts, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

with your same love for Jesus

and pray us your strength and courage

to become one like you in Heaven.  

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

I looked up in wonder at God’s wonderful ways and thought how little we imagine what may be the result of listening and acting on a desire He puts into the heart. Nourish before Him great desires...May our desire be to bring Him hearts, for all are His by right, having been purchased by every drop of His blood. 

– St. Katharine Drexel

Heroic and angelic Saint Maria Goretti, we knee before thee to honor thy persevering fortitude and to beg thy gracious aid.

Teach us a deep love for the precepts of our holy Church; help us to see in them the very voice of our Father in Heaven. May we persevere without stain our white baptismal robe of innocence.

May we who have lost this innocence kneel humbly in Holy Penance; and with the absolution of the priest may the torrent of Christ's Precious Blood flow into our souls and give us new courage to carry the burning light of God's love through the dangerous highways of this life until Christ our King shall call us to the courts of Heaven.

Saint Mary Magdalene! You heard from the loving lips of Jesus that your many sins were forgiven because you loved much. Pour out your love at His sacred feet on our behalf. Your tears of repentance and of love won for you the pardon of your sins and the vision of your Risen Jesus on Easter morning. Surely, dear Saint, He who refused nothing to your love on earth, will graciously replenish us with those blessings, for which we implore your prayers. Amen.

Lord Jesus, you were moved by the prayers and tears of St. Monica 

and you gave the grace of conversion to St. Augustine your son. 

Touch our hearts and convert us from fear to love, 

from sickness to health and from conflict to peace of mind. 

Bless all mothers, living or dead, known or unknown, 

married, single or widowed. 

May our lives draw others to love you. 

Lord, it was at your altar that Saint Monica wanted to be remembered. 

May we also have the heart of St. Monica to persevere with faith in all our trials.

Amen.

O Philomena, dwell in my heart, my mind, my thoughts, my life.

Help me to be pure like you, guide me closer to Christ.

O Philomena, pray for the souls in purgatory,

please help your lost children with whatever they may need.

O Philomena, thank you for being in my life,

for guiding me, and helping me. Amen.

O God, Who in Thine infinite tenderness hast vouchsafed to regard the prayer of Thy servant, Blessed Rita, and dost grant to her supplication that which is impossible to human foresight, skill and efforts, in reward of her compassionate love and firm reliance on Thy promise, have pity on our adversity and succor us in our calamities, that the unbeliever may know Thou art the recompense of the humble, the defense of the helpless, and the strength of those who trust in Thee, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.  Amen.

" Our Lord and Savior lifted up his voice and said with incomparable majesty:

'Let all men know that grace comes after tribulation. Let them know that without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. Let them know that the gifts of grace increase as the struggles increase. Let men take care not to stray and be deceived. This is the only true stairway to paradise, and without the cross they can find no road to climb to heaven.' "

-St. Rose of Lima

Let nothing disturb you,

Let nothing frighten you,

All things are passing;

God alone is changeless.

Patience attains all things.

Whoever has God needs nothing.

God alone suffices.

-St. Teresa of Avila

Dear Jesus, help me to spread Thy fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Thy spirit and love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of Thine. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Thy presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. Amen.

- daily prayer of St. Teresa of Calcutta

My Lord, I offer You all the actions of this day, 

for the intentions and the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; 

I desire to sanctify the beating of my heart, my every thought,

my simplest works, by joining them to His most infinite merits, 

to repair my faults by throwing them in the blaze of His Merciful Love.

O my God I ask of You for myself and for those I love

the grace to fulfill perfectly Your Holy Will, 

to accept for Your Love the joys and sorrows of this passing life,

so that we may be one day be united in Heaven for all eternity.

Amen.

-morning prayer of St. Therese of Lisieux

O God, Who hast granted to the virgins worthily consecrated to Thee,
the courage to face, with Ursula as their leader,
a wonderful fight whereby through the palm of martyrdom
they reached the glory of Heavenly contemplation,

we beseech Thee grant that we may be aided
by the prayer of those who in this day after passing through the gates of death,
Thou has made to triumph in Heaven.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who liveth and reigneth with God the Father,
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God,
world without end.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women,

And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God,

Pray for us sinners,

Now, and at the hour of our death.

Amen.