A Prayer to be Said by Children
Sweetest Jesus, Who, being subject as a child to Mary and Joseph at Nazareth, didst leave to children an excellent pattern of affection and obedience to parents, and of wondrous reverence for all men, grant, I most earnestly beseech Thee, that I may strive to see Thee always and in all things, so that as my years increase, I too may increase in Thy grace and love: Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
Prayers to be Said by a Young
Woman
Dear Little Saint Maria Goretti! Teach me that God must be my first love and that all other love is based on Him and Him alone. Obtain for me the grace to cease toying with the occasions of sin and to remember that my body and the bodies of all in grace are temples of the Holy Spirit, destined some day for a glorious resurrection.
Through thy beautiful example, teach me the value and dignity of Christian modesty. Grant that I may never be the occasion of dragging others into Hell, by suggestive words or evil deeds of any kind. Through the merits of thy Martyrdom, obtain for me the grace to turn aside from sin, no matter what the cost, so that one day I may enjoy Heaven with thee and all the other Saints. Amen.
Our Father,
Hail
Mary, Glory be to the Father
St. Maria Goretti, pray for us!
Dear Saint Maria Goretti! The world teaches that we must please others in order to be popular. Conscience demands that I please God more than one who asks an evil thing in the name of false love. Teach me by thine example to instill into others a real respect for modesty and purity. Through thy powerful intercession, help me to make of this day/evening an occasion for helping others to become spiritually stronger. Grant that others may see in me reason to change their ways, if that be necessary, and that I may have the courage to resist any temptation to sinful conduct. Let others be led closer to Jesus and Mary by my example.
Oh Little Saint who wanted to be popular
only with thy Divine Master and His Blessed Mother, help me to imitate
thee. Amen.
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