A Prayer for Students
Lord our God, in your wisdom and love you surround us with the mysteries of the universe.  Send your Spirit upon these students and fill them with your wisdom and blessings.  Grant that they may devote themselves to their studies and draw ever closer to you, the source of all knowledge.  We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for Teachers
Lord God, your spirit of wisdom fills the earth and teaches us your ways.  Look upon these teachers.  Let them strive to share their knowledge with gentle patience and endeavor always to bring the truth to eager minds.  Grant that they may follow Jesus Christ, the way , the truth, and the life, forever and ever. Amen.

A Prayer for Families
We bless your name, O Lord, for sending your own incarnate Son, to become part of a family, so that, as he lived its life, he would experience its worries and its joys.  We ask you, Lord, to protect and watch over this family, so that in the strength of your grace its members may enjoy prosperity, possess the priceless gift of your peace, and, as the Church alive in the home, bear witness in this world to your glory.  We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
 

Prayer To Saint Michael The Archangel
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
Cast into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen
 

The Prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy;  

O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.  

For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen

The following websites provide excellent resources for Catholics, whether you are looking for  prayers, information regarding second collections, liturgical events, or current Catholic news.

Diocese of Shreveport
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
National Catholic Register
EWTN