Catholic prayer for lonely hearts

Feeling lonely can be difficult, especially when seeing other people have so much joy in their lives. While there is no easy solution for feelings of loneliness, we can always have solace in the fact that God is with us, especially in our moments of despair.

Here is a prayer to God, adapted from the 19th-century book The Catholic Hours, asking him to heal your lonely heart, bringing you closer to his love and recognizing his abiding presence.