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Appendix of Prayers Appendix of Prayers Prayers of the Mass revised in accordance with the Roman Missal, Third Edition. November 2011. The Prayers listed below, and reproduced on the following pages, are meant to be a resource to parents, grandparents, teachers, godparents, confirmation sponsors, etc. They should be introduced to children in an age appropriate manner and repeated in the home and in the classroom so that they become the source of spiritual growth and nourishment for a lifetime. 1. The Sign of the Cross 23. Prayer to Christ Crucified 2. Our Father 24. Glory to God 3. Hail Mary 25. Act of Faith 4. Gloria Patri 26. Act of Hope 5. Angel of God 27. Act of Love 6. Prayer before Meals 28. Prayer of St. Francis 7. Act of Contrition 29. Morning Prayer 8. Form of Confession 30. Evening Prayer 9. Prayer after Meals 31. Liturgy of the Hours 10. Prayer of Self-dedication to 32. Soul of Christ (“Prayer to Our Jesus Redeemer”) 11. Mysteries of the Rosary 33. Magnificat 12. Hail Holy Queen 34. Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas 13. Regina Coeli 35. Prayer of St. Bonaventure 14. The Angelus 36. Canticle of the Three Children 15. Queen of Heaven, Rejoice 16. Responses at Mass/Liturgy 17. Nicene Creed 18. The Apostles’ Creed 19. Come, Holy Spirit 20. Memorare 21. Sanctus (“Holy, Holy”) 22. Stations of the Cross 1. The Sign of the Cross 7. Act of Contrition In the name of the Father O my God, and of the Son I am heartily sorry for having and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. offended you, and I detest all my sins because I dread 2. Our Father the loss of heaven and the pains of hell. Our Father who art in heaven, But most of all, hallowed be thy name. because they offend you my God Thy kingdom come. who are all good and deserving of all my love. Thy will be done on earth, I firmly resolve, with the help of your as it is in heaven. grace, to confess my sins, Give us this day our daily bread, to do penance, and forgive us our trespasses, and to amend my life. as we forgive those Amen. who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, 8. Form of Confession but deliver us from evil. Amen. I. Examination of Conscience When I want to share in the sacrament 3. Hail Mary of Reconciliation, I first remember how much Hail, Mary, full of grace, God loves me. I remember what kind of person the Lord is with thee. Jesus calls me to be. I ask myself: Blessed art thou among women a. Do I think about God and thank him for and blessed is the fruit his love? of thy womb, Jesus. b. Do I always try to do what Jesus calls Holy Mary, Mother of God, me to do? pray for us sinners, c. Do I love everyone as Jesus asks me to now and at the hour of our death. love? Amen. d. Am I always willing to forgive others and make peace? 4. Glory Be e. Do I willingly share what I have with Glory be to the Father others? and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, II. Greeting/Scripture Reading as it was in the beginning I go to the priest. As I sit or kneel next is now, and ever shall be to him, he welcomes me in the name of Jesus. I world without end. then say, “Bless me Father, for I have sinned.” I Amen. tell him how long it has been since my last confession. The priest may read from the Bible 5. Angel of God to tell me about God’s mercy. Angel of God, my guardian dear, III. Confession to whom God’s love I tell the priest how I have sinned. The commits me here. priest talks to me for a few minutes. He helps Ever this day me find ways to love God more. He helps me to be at my side, find ways to love people as Jesus wants me to to light and guard, love them. to rule and guide. Amen. IV. Penance The priest may tell me to do something 6. Prayer Before Meals or to say special prayers. My penance helps me Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts make up for the past. It also helps me live a which we are about to receive better life. from your goodness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. 2 V. Act of Contrition The Five Glorious Mysteries The priest then invites me to tell God I 1. The Resurrection am sorry that I have sinned by saying this special 2. The Ascension prayer (see #7 above). 3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles VI. Absolution 4. The Assumption of Mary into Heaven The priest makes the sign of the cross 5. The Coronation of Mary in Heaven over me and tells me, through prayer, that God has forgiven me. 12. Hail Holy Queen Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, VII. Dismissal our life, our sweetness and our hope! After we give praise and thanks to God, To thee do we cry, the priest may say to me: “Go in peace and poor banished children of Eve. proclaim to the world the wonderful works of To thee do we send up our sighs, God, who has brought you salvation.” mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. 9. Prayer after Meals Turn, then, most gracious advocate, We give you thanks for all your gifts, thine eyes of mercy toward us, almighty God, and after this our exile, show to us living and reigning now the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. and forever. Amen. O Clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! 10. Prayer of Self-Dedication to Jesus Lord Jesus Christ, take all my freedom, 13. Regina Coeli (“Queen of Heaven”) my memory, my understanding, and my will. Queen of heaven, rejoice, Alleluia. All that I have and cherish you have For He Whom you merited to bear, Alleluia. given me. I surrender it all to be guided Has risen as He said, Alleluia. by your will. Pray for us to God, Alleluia. Your grace and your love Rejoice be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia. are wealth enough for me. Because the Lord is truly risen, Alleluia. Give me these, Lord Jesus, and I ask for nothing more. 14. The Angelus Amen. V.: The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R.: And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. 11. Mysteries of the Rosary Hail Mary, full of grace… The Five Joyful Mysteries V.: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. 1. The Annunciation R.: Be it done unto me according to your 2. The Visitation Word.” 3. The Birth of Jesus Hail Mary, full of grace… 4. The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple 5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple V.: The Word was made flesh. R.: And dwelt among us. The Five Sorrowful Mysteries Hail Mary, full of grace… 1. The Agony in the Garden 2. The Scourging at the Pillar V.: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. 3. The Crowning with Thorns R.: That we may be made worthy of the 4. The Carrying of the Cross promises of Christ. 5. The Crucifixion and Death Let us pray. The Five Luminous Mysteries 1. The Baptism of Jesus Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord, 2. The Wedding at Cana Your grace into our hearts that we to whom the 3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom Incarnation of Christ, Your Son, was made 4. The Transfiguration known by the message of an angel, may by His 5. The Institution of the Holy Eucharist passion and cross be brought to the glory of his 3 resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Gloria (see #24) Amen. Liturgy of the Word 15. Queen of Heaven Rejoice God’s presence is real and active and exists not (see Regina Coeli, #13) only in the Eucharist but also in His Word. After we share in gathering we listen to scripture and 16. Responses at Mass/Liturgy respond to its message. Introductory Rites Readings I and II Lector (concludes): The Word of the Lord. Greeting People: Thanks be to God. Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Gospel People: Amen. Deacon/Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And with your spirit. Priest: The Lord be with you. Deacon/Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel People: And with your spirit. according to N. People: Glory to you, O Lord. Penitential Act, Form A (Confiteor) Conclusion of the Gospel I confess to almighty God Deacon/Priest: The Gospel of the Lord. and to you, my brothers and sisters, People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, Profession of Faith (see #17) in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, General Intercessions through my fault, through my fault, Response to each petition: through my most grievous fault; People: Lord, hear our prayer. therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, Liturgy of the Eucharist and you, my brothers and sisters, Now we are ready to join with the priest as our to pray for me to the Lord our God. gifts are offered, blessed by the holy Spirit, and consecrated into the body and blood of Jesus. At Penitential Act, Form B no other moment of the Liturgy are we truly one Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
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