At present, the Philippines is suffering from drought conditions. I think some of the towns are already in the state of calamity because of this. That’s why we should all be praying for rain to come. Here are prayers that was forwarded to me by email.
1. Prayer for Rain
O God of all goodness and provident care,
we call upon your compassion.
We are so very dependent on you, O God, for all that we need.
See our parched earth, so desperately in need of rain.
See our parched and empty hearts, also in need of spiritual refreshment.
Forgive the many times when we have wasted water
or have abused creation in any way.
Just as you have made the rain fall from the skies in times past, O God,
we humbly ask you to bless our earth with gentle rain.
As we see the dry hills and thirsty ground,
may we humbly remember that we depend upon you,
creator of the universe and of all humankind.
But as we ask for rain, O God, we also
ask for protection for those areas recently ravaged by fires.
May your holy angels protect our brothers and sisters
from floods, mud-slides and all danger.
Please send grace, strength and the necessary resources.
to all of our brothers and sisters whose lives have been ravaged by natural disasters.
May they courageously rebuild their lives and find new hope in you.
We are confident, O God, that in your mercy and providence,
you will hear and answer this prayer
and all the prayers which we carry in our hearts.
We ask these blessings
through the intercession of Jesus our Brother,
and Mary, our Mother and Queen. Amen.
2. Prayer for Rain
‘LORD GOD, CREATOR OF THE WORLD WITH ALL ITS SEASONS, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD HEAR OUR URGENT PRAYER FOR LIFE-GIVING RAINS FOR OUR COUNTRY. AMEN’.”
3 . Prayer for Rain
Farmers and gardeners alike all have to pray for rain periodically.
This prayer can be said in conjunction with the novena to St. Isidore.
O God, in Whom we live and move, and have our being, grant us rain, in due abundance, that, being sufficiently helped with temporal, we may the more confidently seek after eternal gifts. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer Source: Novena in Honor of St. Isidore: Patron of Farmers by National Catholic Rural Life Conference and National Catholic Rural Life Conference
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