Prayer for the Virtue of Hope

Almighty God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, I thank You for your unfailing faithfulness to me.

I thank you for your nearness and gracious provision for me during my long and tumultuous life in this valley of tears.

I now place all my hopes in You alone; the hope of overcoming the world; the hope of resisting the relentless temptations to yield to my own sinful desires; the hope of being delivered from the assaults of the infernal accuser; and the hope of attaining everlasting life with my Savior Jesus Christ and my Mother in grace, the Blessed Virgin Mary.

You have kept my tears in your bottle, and measured consolations in proportion to each one far exceeding their bitterness. 

You have waited patiently for me when I foray into foolishness and sins, even mortal sins; You have tenderly called me back again and again when my vain desires deceived me. 

How could I ever doubt your Fatherly love and care for my soul?

Forgive me for wavering, my all-good and merciful Lord; forgive me for listening to those voices which poisoned me against childlike trust in Your faithfulness and sweetness. 

Keep my eyes fixed O God on the Innocent Lamb slain for me and the whole human race from before the foundations of the world, that I may never despair of your divine fidelity. Grant to me I beg You, O Good Shepherd the grace of supernatural hope, that my weak and faltering faith may not fail. O blessed fruit of the Holy Ghost! Hope in me, divine Paracletos, that when my own hope dims, You will work in me what I cannot obtain without Your assistance. 

Saint Augustine, pray for us.

Saint Monica, pray for us.

Mother of Divine Grace, pray for us.