Diocese Of Savannah 2003

Catholic and Devotions*

Prayers to be memorized according to the diocesan curriculum, plus additional prayers and devotions. (*revised December 2012)

Sign of the Cross Glory Be (Doxology)

In the name of the Father, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and of the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Lord’s The Ten Commandments Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; 1. I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have Thy kingdom come; other gods besides me. Thy will be done on earth 2. You shall not take the name of the Lord, your as it is in heaven. God, in vain. Give us this day our daily bread; 3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath Day. and forgive us our trespasses as we 4. Honor your father and your mother. forgive those who trespass against us; 5. You shall not kill. and lead us not into temptation, 6. You shall not commit adultery. but deliver us from evil. Amen. 7. You shall not steal. 8. You shall not bear false witness against your Prayer Before Meals neighbor.

Bless us, O Lord, and these your gifts which we 9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. are about to receive from your bounty, through 10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to Christ our Lord. your neighbor. (National Catechetical Directory, Appendix A) Amen.

Angel of God (Guardian Angel Prayer) Prayer After Meals , my guardian dear, to whom God’s We give you thanks, O almighty God, for all love commits me here, ever this day be at my your benefits, who live and reign now and side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. forever. Amen. Amen. Diocesan Vocation Prayer Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you! O God, hear our prayer and let our cry come unto Blessed are you among women, you. Bless our Diocese of Savannah with many and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and religious life. Give the men and women You call Holy Mary, mother of God, the light to understand Your gift and the love to pray for us sinners, follow always in the footsteps of Your priestly now and at the hour of our death. Son. Amen. Amen.

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Act of Contrition/ Prayer of Sorrow Holy, Holy, Holy

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of hosts. heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do Heaven and earth are full are full of your glory. good, I have sinned against you whom I should Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who love above all things. I firmly intend, with your comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid highest. whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. Lamb of God

In his name, my God, have mercy. Amen. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the Prayers said at world: have mercy on us.

Confiteor Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace. I, confess to almighty God, and to you my brothers and sisters, The Apostles’ that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of and in what I have failed to do; heaven and earth, through my fault, through my fault, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, through my most grievous fault; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of therefore I ask blessed Mary, ever Virgin, the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, all the angels and , was crucified, died, and was buried; he and you my brothers and sisters, descended into hell; on the third day he rose to pray for me to the Lord our God. again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; From

Lord, have mercy. Kýrie, eléison. there he will come to judge the living and the Christ, have mercy. OR Christe, eléison. dead. Lord, have mercy. Kýrie, eléison. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy , the communion of saints, the Gloria forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory. I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son, Lord God, and invisible. I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the only begotten Son of God, born of the Father the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take before all ages. away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; God from God, Light from Light, true God from you are seated at the right hand of the Father, true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial have mercy on us. with the Father; through him all things were

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are made. For us men and for our salvation he came the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus down from heaven: and by the Holy Spirit he Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the Glory of God was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became the Father. Amen man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, death and was buried, 39 Diocese Of Savannah 2003 and rose again the third day in accordance with The the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is The Joyful Mysteries seated at the right hand of the Father. He will (Mondays and Saturdays) come again in glory to judge the living and the The Annunciation dead, and his kingdom will have no end. The Visitation I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of The Birth of Jesus life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, The Presentation in the Temple who with the Father and the Son he is adored and Mary and Joseph find Jesus in the Temple glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. The Luminous Mysteries I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic (Thursdays) Church. I confess one baptism for the The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the The Wedding Feast at Cana resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God to come. Amen. The Transfiguration

The Institution of the Eucharist The Great Commandments

“Love the Lord your God The Sorrowful Mysteries with all your heart, with all your soul, (Tuesdays and Fridays) with all your strength with all your mind; The Agony in the Garden and love your neighbor as you love yourself.” The Scourging of Jesus (Lk 10:27; Dt 6:5; Lv 19:18) The Crowning with Thorns Jesus Carries his Cross Act of Faith Jesus Dies on the Cross

O my God, I firmly believe that you are one God The Glorious Mysteries in three divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy (Sundays, Wednesdays) Spirit; I believe that your divine Son became The Resurrection man and died for our sins, and that he will come The Ascension to judge the living and the dead. I believe these The Holy Spirit is sent upon the Apostles and all the truths which the holy Catholic Church The Assumption of Mary teaches, because you revealed them, who can Mary is Crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth neither deceive nor be deceived. Amen. Hail, Holy Queen Act of Hope Hail holy queen, mother of mercy; our life, our O my God, relying on your infinite goodness and sweetness, and our hope! To you do we cry, promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the poor banished children of Eve; to you do we help of your grace, and life everlasting, through send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, Redeemer. Amen. thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our Act of Love exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your

O my God, I love you above all things, with my womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet whole heart and soul, because you are all good Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, and worthy of all my love. I love my neighbor that we may be made worthy of the promises of as myself for the love of you. I forgive all who Christ. Amen. have injured me and I ask pardon of all whom I have injured. Amen.

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The Holy Days of Obligation

The angel of the Lord declared to Mary. All Catholics everywhere are obliged to observe And she conceived by the Holy Spirit. Christ’s passover from death to life by Hail Mary. . . . attending the Eucharist on the first day of the Behold the handmaid of the Lord. week, the Lord’s Day or Sunday. May it be done unto me according to your Sunday is a day of obligation. In addition, in the word. United States, the following holy days of Hail Mary. . . . obligation are observed. And the Word was made flesh, x Christmas (December 25) And dwelt among us. Hail Mary. . . . x The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. (January 1) That we may be made worthy of the promises x Ascension Thursday (fortieth day after of Christ. Easter) x Assumption of Mary (August 15) Let us pray: Pour forth we beseech You, O Lord, x All Saints (November 1) Your grace into our hearts that we, to whom the x Immaculate Conception (December 8) incarnation of Christ, Your Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His The passion and cross be brought to the glory of His resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord. Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that Amen. never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your The Beatitudes intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, Blessed are the poor in spirit; my Mother; to you I come, before you I stand, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Blessed are the meek; incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your for they shall possess the land. mercy hear and answer me. Amen. (St. Blessed are they that mourn; Bernard) for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after Corporal Works of Mercy justice; for they shall have their fill. Feed the hungry Blessed are the merciful; Give drink to the thirsty for they shall obtain mercy. Clothe the naked Blessed are the clean of heart; Visit the imprisoned for they shall see God. Shelter the homeless Blessed are the peacemakers; Visit the sick for they shall be called the children of God. Bury the dead

Blessed are they that suffer persecution for Spiritual Works of Mercy justice’s sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Counsel the doubtful Instruct the ignorant Admonish the sinner Comfort the sorrowful Forgive injuries Bear wrongs patiently Pray for the living and the dead 41 Diocese Of Savannah 2003

The Seven Sacraments The

Baptism I acclaim the greatness of the Lord, I delight in Confirmation God my Savior, who regarded my humble state. Eucharist (Holy Communion) Truly from this day on all ages will call me blest. Reconciliation (Confession, Penance) For God, wonderful in power, has used that Sacrament of the Sick strength for me. Holy the name of the Lord! Matrimony whose mercy embraces the faithful, one Holy Orders generation to the next.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit The mighty arm of God scatters the proud in

Come, Holy Spirit. Fill the hearts of your their conceit, pulls tyrants from their thrones, faithful. And kindle them in the fire of your and raises up the humble. The Lord fills the love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be starving and lets the rich go hungry. created. And you will renew the face of the God rescues lowly Israel, recalling the promise earth. of mercy, the promise made to our ancestors, to

Let us pray. Abraham’s heirs for ever. (Translation prepared by the International Commission on Lord, by the light of the Holy Spirit you have English in the Liturgy ICEL) taught the hearts of your faithful. In the same Canticle of Zechariah Spirit help us to relish what is right and always rejoice in your consolation. Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who shepherds the people and sets them free. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. God raises from David’s house a child with power to save. Through the holy prophets God

First Station: Jesus is condemned to death. promised in ages past to save us from enemy hands, from the grip of all who hate us. Second Station: Jesus is made to carry his cross. Third Station: Jesus falls the first time. The Lord favored our ancestors, recalling the Fourth Station: Jesus meets Mary, his mother. sacred covenant, the pledge to our ancestor Fifth Station: Simon, the Cyrenian, helps Jesus Abraham, to free us from our enemies, so we carry his cross. might worship without fear and be holy and just Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. all our days. Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time. Eighth Station: Jesus speaks to the daughters And you, child, will be called Prophet of the of Jerusalem. Most High, for you will come to prepare a Ninth Station: Jesus falls the third time. pathway for the Lord by teaching the people salvation through forgiveness of their sin. Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of his garments. Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross. Out of God’s deepest mercy, a dawn will come Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross. from on high, light for those shadowed by death, Thirteenth Station: Jesus is taken down from the a guide for our feet on the way of peace. cross. (Translation prepared by the International Commission on Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb. English in the Liturgy ICEL)

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Additional prayers and devotions The of the Saints The Laws of the Church

1. To keep Sundays holy; and to participate Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. in Mass on Sunday and holy days of Lord, have mercy, Christ hear us, Christ, obligation. graciously hear us. 2. To lead a sacramental life, frequently God, the Father in heaven, have mercy on us. receiving the Eucharist. God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have 3. To prepare for confirmation and to be mercy on us. confirmed. God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. 4. To observe the marriage laws of the Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. Church and to provide children with Holy Mary, Holy Mother of God, pray for us. …pray for us. (after each invocation) religious training. 5. To strengthen and support the Church. Holy Virgin of virgins, 6. To do penance, including abstaining from St. Michael, meat and fasting from food on appointed St. Gabriel, days. St. Raphael, 7. To join in the missionary spirit and works All holy Angels and Archangels, of the Church. All holy orders of blessed Spirits, (Adapted from Concise Catholic Dictionary for Parents and St. John the Baptist, Religion Teachers by Reynolds Ekstrom and Rosemary Ekstrom) St. Joseph,

All holy Patriarchs and Prophets, St. Peter, Blessed be God. St. Paul, Blessed be his Holy Name. St. Andrew, Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man. St. James, Blessed be the name of Jesus. St. John, Blessed be his most . St. Thomas, Blessed be his most precious blood. St. James, Blessed be Jesus in the most holy sacrament of the altar. St. Philip, Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. St. Bartholomew, Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most St. Matthew, holy. St. Simon, Blessed be her holy and immaculate conception. St. Thaddeus, Blessed be her glorious assumption. St. Matthias, Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and St. Barnabas, Mother. St. Luke, Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. St. Mark, Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints. All holy Apostles and Evangelists, All holy Disciples of the Lord, All holy Innocents, Prayer for the Dead St. Stephen, St. Lawrence, grant unto them, O Lord, and let St. Vincent, perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest SS. Fabian and Sebastian, in peace. Amen. SS. John and Paul,

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All ye holy Martyrs, Prayer of Ignatius

St. Sylvester, Lord Jesus Christ, St. Gregory, take all my freedom, St. Ambrose, my memory, my understanding, St. Augustine, and my will. St. Jerome, All that I have and cherish St. Martin, you have given me. St. Nicholas, I surrender it all to be guided All holy Bishops and Confessors, by your will. All holy Doctors, Your grace and your love St. Anthony, are wealth enough for me. St. Benedict, Give me these, Lord Jesus, St. Bernard, and I ask for nothing more. St. Dominic, St. Francis, All holy Priests and Levites, All holy Monks and Hermits, Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia. St. Mary Magdalen, The Son you merited to bear, alleluia, St. Agatha, has risen as he said, alleluia. Pray to God for us, alleluia. St. Lucy, St. Agnes, V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. St. Cecilia, R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. St. Catherine, St. Anastasia, Let us pray. All holy Virgins and Widows, God of life, you have given joy to the world by the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus All holy saints of God, intercede for us. Christ. Through the prayers of his mother, the Be merciful, spare us, O Lord. Virgin Mary, bring us to the happiness of eternal Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Lord. life. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer to St. Michael Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; where there is injury, pardon; be our defense against the wickedness and snares where there is doubt, faith; of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly where there is despair, hope; pray; and do you, O prince of the heavenly host, where there is darkness, light; by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and where there is sadness, joy. the other evil spirits who prowl about the world O Divine Master, for the ruin of souls. Amen. grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console Fatima Prayer to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the For it is in giving that we receive, fires of Hell, bring all souls to heaven especially it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, those most in need of your mercy.

and it is in dying that we are born to

eternal life.

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