I say it so often, "I am doing the best I can do." My heart breaks, For I desire to do all for You, Yet, I am full of myself, And You seem silent.
I am still of the earth And aspire to heaven. I am so common, Yet You call me "Beloved", And "Child of God".
My end draws near, As it does for all men. Many count their days endless, And take no account. What of my end? Do I please You, Who number my days, And promise endless life?
Abandonment draws me To Your Heart. Do everything for me, And in peace I shall rest in You, Endless Love of countless days, Receive me.
Hide me, Lord On the mountain Of Your Love. Place me in the cleft Of the Rock. Play for me The music of silence. Shelter me From the storm and noise Of the world.
Eons marked in time, an ocean drop by drop Faith tested to the nth, suddenly to be here Sand through an hour glass, seeds promising the crop Eons marked in time, an ocean drop by drop Cathartic rhythms purging like the wild hop You wanted wine, we gave you beer Eons marked in time, an ocean drop by drop Faith tested to the nth, suddenly to be here
As this day comes to me, Moment by moment, May I be aware of Your desires. Seeing, in the meditations Of my heart, Your actions, And imitate them, faithfully, And regard them as a command.
May I take to heart Your desires, To do all You would do In my present, That, like a handmaiden, Whose eyes are always Upon the hands of her master, I may do all, As You, My Beloved, Doing always, with love, The Will of Our Father, In the power of Your Holy Spirit.
O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, etc.
[Say one Our Father and three Hail Marys after each of the following nine salutations in honor of the nine Choirs of Angels]
1. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Seraphim may the Lord make us worthy to burn with the fire of perfect charity. Amen.
2. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Cherubim may the Lord grant us the grace to leave the ways of sin and run in the paths of Christian perfection. Amen.
3. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Thrones may the Lord infuse into our hearts a true and sincere spirit of humility. Amen.
4. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Dominations may the Lord give us grace to govern our senses and overcome any unruly passions. Amen.
5. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Virtues may the Lord preserve us from evil and falling into temptation. Amen.
6. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Powers may the Lord protect our souls against the snares and temptations of the devil. Amen.
7. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Principalities may God fill our souls with a true spirit of obedience. Amen.
8. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Archangels may the Lord give us perseverance in faith and in all good works in order that we may attain the glory of Heaven. Amen.
9. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Angels may the Lord grant us to be protected by them in this mortal life and conducted in the life to come to Heaven. Amen.
Say one Our Father in honor of each of the following leading Angels: St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael and our Guardian Angel.
Concluding prayers:
O glorious prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King and our admirable conductor, you who shine with excellence and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil, who turn to you with confidence and enable us by your gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day.
Pray for us, O glorious St. Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ, that we may be made worthy of His promises.
Almighty and Everlasting God, Who, by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire for the salvation of all men, has appointed the most glorious Archangel St. Michael Prince of Your Church, make us worthy, we ask You, to be delivered from all our enemies, that none of them may harass us at the hour of death, but that we may be conducted by him into Your Presence.This we ask through the merits of Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Be Holy! 