Saint Bruno, man of silence, prayer and peace,
you who turned your back on the honours and bustle of the world
to seek God in the solitude of the mountains,
I come today to humbly ask for your intercession.
Teach me to be still.
In my days filled with worries,
amidst the clamour of my thoughts,
amidst my anxieties and obligations,
help me to rediscover that inner space
where my soul can finally turn towards God.
When everything around me is in turmoil,
teach me not to lose my peace.
When everything is in turmoil within me,
help me to lay my burdens in the Lord’s hands.
When I no longer know which path to take,
teach me not to seek all the answers in the clamour of the world,
but to enter into the silence of prayer
to listen to the voice of God.
Saint Bruno, lead me towards the silence that brings me closer to God.
? Teach me to rediscover what really matters
Saint Bruno,
you who understood that honours, riches
and the recognition of men are fleeting,
help me not to waste my life pursuing what will fade away.
Teach me to recognise what really matters.
Grant that I may devote more time to God,
be more present for those I love
and pay more attention to those who need me.
Help me not to put off until tomorrow
the words of love I can speak today,
the forgiveness I can grant,
the acts of kindness I can perform
and the prayers I can offer.
When I get caught up in the rush of everyday life,
remind me that not everything that is urgent is necessarily essential.
When I compare myself to others,
remind me that God does not ask me to walk in their footsteps,
but to be faithful to my own path.
When I seek the approval of others,
teach me to seek, above all, God’s gaze.
?️ Saint Bruno, help me with my worries
Saint Bruno,
today I entrust to you everything that weighs on my heart.
You know the worries I show
and those I keep silently within me.
You know the questions to which I cannot find answers,
the decisions I put off,
the wounds that have not yet healed
and the situations I am unable to change.
Intercede for me before the Lord.
When fear of the future overwhelms me,
help me to live the day that has been given to me.
When I keep dwelling on the past,
help me to accept forgiveness and move forward.
When I want to control everything,
teach me to let go
and to place in God’s hands
what is beyond my control.
May my heart simply say:
‘Lord, I do not always understand your ways,
but I choose to trust in You. ”
? Watch over my family
Saint Bruno,
I also entrust to you my home
and all those I love.
Intercede for our families.
Ask the Lord to protect our homes,
to watch over our children,
to be with our parents
and to look after those who live far away from us.
May peace reign in our homes.
Where there is tension,
grant us patience.
Where words have caused hurt,
help us to forgive.
Where bonds have grown fragile,
open a path to reconciliation.
Where someone suffers in silence,
grant us the grace to listen to them.
And when we feel powerless in the face of the difficulties faced by those we love,
teach us to entrust them to God.
Saint Bruno, watch over our families
and lead them towards the peace of Christ.
✨ Help me to discern
Saint Bruno,
you who had to make important choices
to answer God’s call,
intercede for me when I have to make a decision.
Preserve me from choices guided solely by fear,
pride or impatience.
Grant me the wisdom to wait when I must wait,
the courage to act when the time is right
and the humility to accept that my plans are not always God’s.
Help me to distinguish
between what nourishes my soul
and what draws me away from the Lord.
Teach me to ask, before every important decision:
‘Lord, what do You want for me? ’
Then give me the courage to be still
to receive the answer.
? Saint Bruno, teach me to pray
Sometimes, Lord,
I no longer know how to pray.
I am at a loss for words.
My mind wanders.
My worries return.
Saint Bruno, you who devoted your life to contemplation,
teach me that prayer does not always require many words.
Teach me simply to stand before God.
To remain for a few moments in his presence.
To look upon a cross.
To open the Gospel.
To slowly utter the name of Jesus.
To listen.
And when I can no longer even pray,
remind me that I can simply say:
‘Lord, here I am.’
May these few words become my prayer.
? Grant me inner peace
Saint Bruno,
I ask you especially today
for the grace of inner peace.
Not a life without difficulties,
but a heart capable of remaining trusting in the midst of difficulties.
Not the absence of struggles,
but the certainty that God does not abandon me in my struggles.
Not all the answers,
but enough light to move forward step by step.
May the peace of Christ enter my heart.
May it soothe my thoughts.
May it heal my wounds.
May it help me to forgive.
May it deliver me from resentment,
fear and discouragement.
And may this peace then radiate out from me.
? Saint Bruno, I entrust my life to you
Saint Bruno,
today, through your intercession, I lay before God
all that I am.
I entrust to Him my past,
with its joys and its wounds.
I entrust to Him my present,
with its responsibilities and its struggles.
I entrust to Him my future,
with all that I do not yet know.
I entrust to Him those I love.
I entrust to Him those who are suffering.
I entrust to Him my plans,
my hopes
and my most secret intentions.
Help me not to be afraid of silence,
for it is often in silence
that God comes to speak to the heart.
Help me not to fear solitude,
but to know when to step away from the noise
to find the One who never abandons me.
When my life becomes too hectic,
lead me towards peace.
When my heart grows too heavy,
lead me to prayer.
When my path grows dark,
lead me to the light of Christ.
When I feel alone,
remind me that God is there.
Saint Bruno, man of silence and contemplation,
teach me to seek God above all else.
Teach me to listen in silence,
to love in simplicity,
to serve in humility
and to move forward in trust.
May my life, even in its simplest actions,
gradually become a prayer offered to the Lord.
Saint Bruno, pray for me.
Saint Bruno, watch over my family.
Saint Bruno, lead us towards peace and towards God.
Amen. ?
