Prayer Resources for People with Disabilities

Cultivate a culture of welcome and care through prayer with these prayers for inclusion, awareness, and wholeness.

• Beatitudes for People with Special Needs
• Litany for Wholeness
• Prayer for Awareness
• Prayer for Inclusion
• Prayers for Persons with Disabilities
• We Are One Flock

These prayers and faith tools are specifically written for those living with autism.

• Autistic Prayers and Devotions
• Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Prayer
• Autistic Works of Mercy, A Devotion for All Neurotypes
• A Prayer of St. Francis for Autism
• Picture Missals & Social Stories for Mass

Caregivers need support, too. These prayers are meant to bring comfort and peace to caregivers. Learn more about support for caregivers in the Diocese of Des Moines.

• A Caregiver's Prayer
• The Caregiver's Companion
• Daily Companion For Caregivers
• Guide to Experiencing God's Peace
• Prayer card for Caregivers from Nourish for Caregivers
• Prayer of the Caregiver to Saint Brother Andre

These American Sign Language resources invite members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community into the traditional prayer life of the Catholic Church.

• ASL Catholic Media YouTube channel with Gospel readings and prayers in American Sign Language
• Blessing of Assistive Aids
• The Glorious Mysteries prayed in ASL
• The Joyful Mysteries prayed in ASL
• The Sorrowful Mysteries prayed in ASL
• The Luminous Mysteries prayed in ASL

Mental health impacts all of us. Below are a few resources to offer comfort and support to those experience mental health issues and their loved ones. Learn more about Mental Health Ministry.

• Mental Health Novena from the USCCB
• Prayer After Suicide
• Prayer for One Who Has Died by Suicide
• St. Dymphna Prayer Card
• St. John of God Prayer Card
• Stations of the Cross for Persons with Mental Illness and their Families & Friends
• Worship and Liturgy resources from the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers, including intercessions & petitions, homilies, and liturgies for special occasions.

Bring the faith to life with large-print, braille, Talking Books, and screen-reader optimized prayer resources.

• The Xavier Society for the Blind provides the New American Bible and The Propers of the Sunday Mass in large print, braille, and as a Talking Book.
• Divine Office Catholic Ministry offers a screen-reader optimized version of the Liturgy of the Hours at https://divineoffice.org/accessible/