The Santa Clara Prayer is a prayer that is used to ask Our Lady of Santa Clara for help, protection or guidance. This prayer is quite popular among Catholics as a way to honor and commemorate Our Lady’s numerous miracles. Below you will find the Santa Clara Prayer in both English along with the Spanish translation and meaning of each part of the prayer.
Praying helps me center my thoughts on what’s most important. Praying gives us a divine perspective on life and is therefore crucial. A member of my youth group passed away suddenly. Finding effective ways to love and minister to our wounded students has been challenging. The power of prayer has sustained me through this difficult period. It has helped me communicate with God, hear His voice, and experience His presence while I grieve alongside my church and community.
Be worried about nothing, but in everything, through prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (NKJV).
Praying puts us in a position to experience God’s peace, which is beyond our comprehension. Prayer keeps my mind on the things that are dear to God, both in the happy times and the bad.
Santa Clara Prayer In English
Dear Lord,
We pray for those who have been touched by the tragedy in Santa Clara. May they know your love and peace in this time of loss. We pray for the families of those lost, that they may find strength in knowing you hold them close in your heart. We pray for those who were injured during the attack, that they may be healed physically and spiritually as well as emotionally. We pray for all those affected by this tragedy, that they may find peace and comfort in knowing you are with them always. Amen
Dear Lord,
We come before you this evening with the weight of our sins upon us. We have failed to love our neighbors as ourselves, and we have focused more on accumulating wealth than on the needs of others. We are sorry for these transgressions and ask for your forgiveness.
We pray that you would watch over our city and guide its leaders as they make decisions regarding public policy matters. Please give them wisdom and insight as they lead us through uncertain times. We ask that you would help us all to be good stewards of the resources at hand, so that in times of famine or drought we may be able to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves.
Help us to live lives that reflect your love and compassion for all people, regardless of race, religion or economic status. May we be an example to others by living out our faith in action every day so that people who do not know Christ will want what we have found in him: freedom from fear and insecurity; freedom from worry about tomorrow; freedom from guilt over yesterday’s mistakes; freedom from worry about what others think about us!
In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen
Oh Lord,
You are the source of all life,
the giver of all things.
In your generous love you created us to share in your own divine life.
We pray for this day and for the days ahead:
May we renew our minds and bodies with the gifts of creation.
Grant that we may be open to receive them, with gratitude and humility. May we use our gifts wisely and well. May we rejoice in your bounty, knowing that it is an expression of your love for us. Bless us now and always with the presence of Christ among us, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.[END]
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. For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Oh Lord, we thank you for the gift of life. We thank you for our health and safety. Help us to use these gifts wisely, and to love one another always, as you have loved us. Amen
St Clare Prayer Request
Santa Clara, patrona de la América Central y de los Estados Unidos, tú que has sido siempre una mujer de paz.
A ti te hemos invocado y alzado nuestra voz para pedirte que nos ayudes a vivir en un contexto de concordia y paz. Te pedimos que nos ayudes a superar todas las barreras que impidan el desarrollo armónico del ser humano.
América está llena de luces, corazones y manos amorosas que se abren para recibir cariño, perdón y esperanza. En este contexto, Santa Clara, te pedimos que nos ayudes a construir un mundo más justo y solidario en el cual se respeten los derechos humanos fundamentales sin distinción de raza o condición social.
Santa Clara, patrona de los pobres, por favor intercede por nosotros.
Santa Clara, patrona de los pobres, por favor intercede por nosotros.
Santa Clara, patrona de los pobres, por favor intercede por nosotros.
Santa Clara, patrona de los pobres, por favor intercede por nosotros.
Oh, Holy Santa Clara, who gave your life to God and the Church, pray for us.
Santa Clara, Madre mía,
señora de la desgracia.
A tus pies caigo postrada,
alma y cuerpo desconsolada.
Soy tu hija en el mundo;
¿por qué me has abandonado?
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. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen
