Prayer Cards

Founder of Opus Dei

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O God, through the mediation of Mary our Mother, You granted your priest St. Josemaría countless graces, choosing him as a most faithful instrument to found Opus Dei, a way of sanctification in daily work and in the fulfillment of the Christian's ordinary duties. Grant that I too may learn to turn all the circumstances and events of my life into occasions of loving You and serving the Church, the Pope and all souls with joy and simplicity, lighting up the pathways of this earth with faith and love.

Deign to grant me, through the intercession of St. Josemaría, the favour of ... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Bishop and Prelate of Opus Dei

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O God, merciful Father, You granted your bishop Blessed Alvaro, the grace of being, with our Lady’s help, an exemplary pastor in the service of the Church and a most faithful son and successor of Saint Josemaría, the Founder of Opus Dei. Grant that I also may respond faithfully to the demands of the Christian vocation, turning all the circumstances and events of my life into opportunities to love You and to serve the kingdom of Jesus Christ.

Deign to grant the canonisation of Blessed Alvaro, and through his intercession grant my the favour I request... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

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blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri

O God, grant me through the intercession of Blessed Guadalupe that, like her, I may learn to carry out my ordinary work with love, and spread faith and joy to everyone around me, so that many more may come to know You and love You.

Deign to grant the canonisation of Blessed Guadalupe, and through her intercession grant my the favour I ask of you... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Prayer for private devotion

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O God, You granted your servant Montse the grace of serene and cheerful dedication to your will with admirable simplicity in everyday life. Grant that I may lovingly offer to You all my daily activity and convert it into Christian service for others. Deign to glorify your servant Montse and through her intercession grant me the favor I ask of You… (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Prayer for private devotion

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Almighty God, You granted your servant Isidoro countless graces in the fulfillment of his professional duties in the world. Grant that I too may sanctify my ordinary work and bring Christ’s light to my friends and acquaintances. Deign to glorify your servant Isidoro and through his intercession grant me the favour I ask of You... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Prayer for private devotion

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O God, our Father, source of all good, You granted your son Ernesto abundant graces to be a doctor and father of a family who faithfully served the life that begins in You and belongs to You alone, and a true friend of his friends, bringing many closer to you. Grant that I too may respect and foster the gift of life, and generously fulfil my daily duties and be a better friend, out of love for Jesus Christ and for others.

Deign to glorify your servant, Ernesto, and through his intercession grant me the favour I request... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Prayer for private devotion

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God our Father, You have entrusted the earth to mankind to build it up and so give You glory. Through your grace, your servant Toni imbued his work with professional quality and a Christian spirit. Help me also to carry out my work in a way that gives You glory; and grant that my example will lead many people to discover the dignity and divine meaning of their daily activity.

Deign to glorify your servant Toni and through his intercession grant me the favour I ask of You... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

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prayer for the intercession of Tomás Alvira and Paquita Domínguez

God our Father, who poured out your grace on your servants Paquita and Tomás, so that they could live their marriage and professional and social obligations with a Christian spirit, send us the strength of your Love in order to spread in the world the marvellous reality of fidelity and holiness in marriage.

Deign to glorify your servants and grant me through their intercession the favour I ask of You... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

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prayer for the intercession of Eduardo Ortiz de Landázuri and Laura Busca Otaegui

O God, merciful Father, You granted your servants Laurita and Eduardo an abundant grace to practise the Christian virtues in carrying out their family and professional duties. Grant that like them I too may learn to become an instrument of peace and joy in the world.

Deign to glorify your servants and, through their intercession, grant me the favour I ask of You... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Prayer for private devotion

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O Lord, You called your servant Dora to work at the tasks that the Blessed Virgin Mary carried out in her home at Nazareth. Help me find You in the ordinary events of daily life, and to fill my surroundings with the same family warmth that Dora brought to hers with her cheerful and selfless work, following the teachings of Saint Josemaría.

Glorify your servant Dora and, through her intercession, grant me the favour I ask... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Fr. José Luis Múzquiz, priest

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God, you helped your servant Joseph work with generosity and simplicity. He spread the message of sanctity in secular life to many people, teaching them to find joy and peace in their daily life.

Help me to seek first the kingdom of God, by sanctifying my everyday work and dedicating myself generously to the salvation of souls.

Glorify your servant Joseph and, through his intercession, grant me the favour I ask of You... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Fr. José María Hernandez Garnica, priest

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Lord our God, You deigned to make use of your priest servant José María to spread throughout many countries the call to sanctity in ordinary life. Help me to draw close to Christ in my daily occupations, in order to bring the joy of the Christian vocation to many other souls.

Glorify your servant José María and, through his intercession, grant me the favour I request... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Prayer for private devotion

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Almighty God, who granted your servant Arturo, engineer and university professor, the grace of being a generous instrument in serving his neighbours and helping colleagues and students to discover the greatness of Christian life; I ask that I too, like him, may be a faithful child of yours through the exercise of my professional work, and encourage many souls, with my example and words, to lovingly fulfil your Holy Will.

Deign to glorify your servant Arturo and grant me, through his intercession, the favour that I ask... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Prayer for private devotion

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Lord, You showed your daughter Encarnita the attractiveness of holiness lived in the middle of world, and You gave her the grace to faithfully follow that path in Opus Dei: grant me, like her, to discover your love each day and to transmit it to everyone around me.

Deign to glorify your daughter Encarnita and, through her intercession, grant me the favour I request... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Oración para la devoción privada

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O God, who called Marcelo Cámara to follow Christ in his youth, embracing the Holy Cross with faith and love, especially through illness borne with Christian joy and peace; giving a redemptive meaning to his professional work and to all the activities of his life; and carrying out a deep apostolate, particularly among the young,

Grant that I too may learn to sanctify all the activities and circumstances of my life, and help me to draw to the love of Jesus Christ all those with whom I live and work.

Deign to glorify your servant Marcelo Cámara, and grant me, through his intercession, the favour I request... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

Archbishop of Guayaquil

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Lord, who granted your servant Juan, bishop, the grace to spread the light of the Gospel as a good shepherd, grant that I too, with the help of the Blessed Virgin Mary, may show the Catholic faith through my words and by my example, in the work of each day, lived with intensity and effort, out of love for God and for souls.

Deign to glorify your servant Juan and grant me, through his intercession, the favour I request... (make your request). Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.