{"id":3912,"date":"2017-12-31T09:55:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T14:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:09:41","slug":"prayer-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/prayer-new-year","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>Come, Holy Spirit<\/em>, Spirit of the Risen Christ, be with us today and always. Be our Light, our Guide, and our Comforter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Be our Strength, our Courage, and our Sanctifier. May this new year be a time of deep spiritual growth for us, A time of welcoming your graces and gifts, A time for forgiving freely and unconditionally, a time for growing in virtue and goodness.<\/p>\n<p>Come, Holy Spirit be with us today and always. 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