Our Catholic Faith

Armour of God

Lord, thank you that you don’t leave us to struggle along alone,

Thank you for the gifts and tools you give us to live for you:

Truth, salvation, righteousness, peace, faith and the presence of your Holy Spirit,

Today we think of this armour of hope, this armour of faith and compassion:

The belt of truth, the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of

righteousness, the shoes of peace, the shield of faith and the sword of

the presence of your Holy Spirit, which is the word of God.

Your presence and help with us in all we do, everywhere we go.

And so, like someone preparing to go on a rescue mission, we take up these things:

Truth, salvation, righteousness, peace, faith and the presence of your Holy Spirit,

We choose these things, not because they are popular, or will bring us fame, or make us great,

But because Jesus took up these things, and he invites us to follow him,

and to walk in his footsteps. It’s not always easy to do that, so we need

your help, clothe us with these things:

truth, where honesty is need;

salvation, when we forget that Jesus has set us free;

righteousness and justice, so that we can stand up for what is right;

peace, when we feel worried, frightened or are tempted to join in with things that cause trouble;

faith, when we struggle to keep believing;

and the presence of your Holy Spirit, so that we can do things with your

help, your wisdom, your empowering.

Thank you Lord for these things, we take them up today and each day, in

the precious name of your son Jesus, Amen.