Alumni for Others
Prayers
Prayer for Generosity
Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556)
Lord, teach me
to be generous.
Teach me to serve you
as you deserve;
to give and
not to count the cost;
to fight and
not to heed the wounds;
to toil and
not to seek for rest;
to labor and
not to ask for reward
save that of knowing
that I do your will.
A Prayer for Compassion
Pierre Teillhard de Chardin, S.J. (1881–1955)
Oh God, I wish from now on
to be the first to become conscious
of all that the world loves, pursues, and suffers;
I want to be the first to seek,
to sympathize and to suffer;
the first to unfold and sacrifice myself,
to become more widely human
and more nobly of the earth
than of any of the world’s servants.
Prayer for My Friends at Marquette
Lord, keep my friends open, caring, and funny. I
enjoy being with them so much, just as you liked
being with your friends, the Apostles. Sometimes
my friends do things that hurt me, or they do damage
to themselves or others. Forgive them, please, and
keep them safe and healthy. Help me to contribute
more to the vitality of my group of friends.
Make all of us true followers of Christ; keep us
lively and interesting. One day, make us all good servant-
leaders and, if it is your will, parents, faithful and giving.
Amen.
Service of the Poor
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910–1997)
Make us worthy, Lord, to serve others throughout the
world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give
them through our hands this day their daily bread,
and by our understanding love, give peace and joy.
Amen.
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