Well-Known Catholic Prayers — Page 2 HAIL, HOLY “Whoever Has God Wants for Nothing

Wel l-Known Catholic Pr ayer s For your songs and proverbs and parables, and for your interpretations, the countries marveled at you. ~ Sirach 47:17 SIGN OF THE CROSS In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OUR FATHER Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name;

thy Kingdom come; DAVID CHARLES PHOTOGRAPHY thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

HAIL MARY A rosary from Ireland Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Lord God, Heavenly King, Blessed art thou among women, Almighty God and Father, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. we worship you, we give you thanks, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, we praise you for your glory. now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, CONFITEOR Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. I confess to almighty God, You are seated at the right hand of the Father, and to you, my brothers and sisters, receive our prayer. that I have sinned through my own fault, For You alone are the Holy One, You alone They strike their breast: are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, in my thoughts and in my words, Jesus Christ, in what I have done with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Fa- and what I have failed to do; ther. Amen. and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin, all the angels and saints, DOXOLOGY and you, my brothers and sisters, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the to pray for me to the Lord our God. Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and GLORIA will be forever. Amen. Glory to God in the highest, ACT OF FAITH and peace to his people on earth. O my God, I ﬁrmly believe that you are one

The Association for Catechumenal Ministry (ACM) grants the original purchaser (parish, local parochial institution, or individual) permission to reproduce this handout. God in three divine persons, Father, Son, and Blessed be the name of Mary, virgin and mother. Holy Spirit; I believe that your divine Son became Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. man and died for our sins, and that he will come Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints. to judge the living and the dead. I believe these Amen. and all the truths that the holy Catholic Church teaches, because you revealed them, who can nei- PRAYER TO ONE’S GUARDIAN ANGEL ther deceive nor be deceived. Angel of God, my guardian dear, To whom God’s love commits me here. ACT OF HOPE Ever this day, be at my side, O my God, relying on your infinite goodness and To light, to guard, to rule and guide. Amen. promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of your grace, and life everlasting, through the COME, HOLY SPIRIT merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of ACT OF LOVE your love. O my God, I love you above all Leader: Send forth your Spirit things, with my whole heart and and they shall be created. soul, because you are all-good Response: And you shall renew and worthy of all love. I love the face of the earth. my neighbor as myself for the Let us pray. love of you. I forgive all who O God, who by the light of the have injured me, and I ask par- Holy Spirit instructs the hearts of don of all whom I have injured. the faithful, grant that in the same Spirit we may be truly wise, and ACT OF CONTRITION ever rejoice in his consolation, O my God, I am heartily sor- through Christ our Lord. Amen. ry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins, because of THE ANGELUS your just punishments, but The angel of the Lord most of all because they offend declared unto Mary.

you, my God, who are all-good PHOTOGRAPHY CHARLES DAVID And she conceived and deserving of all my love. I by the Holy Spirit. ﬁrmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to sin Hail Mary, full of grace... no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to thy word. THE DIVINE PRAISES Hail Mary, full of grace... Blessed be God. And the Word was made ﬂesh. Blessed be his holy name. And dwelt among us. Blessed be Jesus Christ, Hail Mary, full of grace... true God and true man. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. Blessed be the name of Jesus. That we may be made worthy Blessed be his most sacred heart. of the promises of Christ. Blessed be his most precious blood. Let us pray. Blessed be Jesus in the Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace most holy sacrament of the altar. into our hearts, that we to whom the Incarnation Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. of Christ, thy Son, was made known by the mes- Blessed be the great Mother of God, sage of an angel, may, by his Passion and cross, be Mary most holy. brought to the glory of his Resurrection, through Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Blessed be her glorious Assumption.

Well-Known Catholic Prayers — Page 2 HAIL, HOLY “Whoever has God wants for nothing. THE PRAYER OF QUEEN ST. FRANCIS OF Hail, holy Queen, God alone is enough.” ASSISI Mother of mercy! Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope! Where there is hatred, let me sow love, To you do we cry, Where there is injury, pardon, poor banished children of Eve. Where there is doubt, faith, To you do we send up our sighs, Where there is despair, hope, mourning, and weeping in this valley of tears. Where there is darkness, light, Turn then, most gracious advocate, Where there is sadness, joy. your eyes of mercy toward us; O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek and after this, our exile, To be consoled as to console, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, To be understood as to understand, Jesus. To be loved as to love. O clement , O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! For it is in giving that we receive, Amen. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to MEMORARE eternal life. Amen. Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it PRAYER OF ST. TERESA known that anyone who ﬂed OF AVILA to your protection, implored Let nothing trouble you. Y

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I ﬂy to you O Virgin of vir- D for nothing. gins, my mother. God alone is enough. To you I come, before you I Amen. stand, sinful and sorrowful. O mother of the Word Incarnate, PRAYER BEFORE MEALS despise not my petitions, Bless us O Lord, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. and these thy gifts, Amen. which we are about to receive from thy bounty, PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL, THE through Christ our Lord. Amen. ARCHANGEL St. Michael, the archangel, PRAYER AFTER MEALS defend us in battle, We give you thanks for all your beneﬁts, be our defense against the wickedness O almighty God, who lives and reigns forever; and the snares of the devil. and may the souls of the faithful departed, May God rebuke him we humbly pray, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, PRAYERS BEFORE HOLY COMMUNION by the power of God, cast into Hell Satan and all the evil spirits, YOUR SACRED TABLE prowling throughout the world, (by St. Francis de Sales) seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Divine Savior, we come to your sacred table to nourish ourselves, not with bread but with your-

Well-Known Catholic Prayers — Page 3 self, true Bread of eternal life. Help us daily to never permit me to be separated from you. Who make a good and perfect meal of this divine food. with the same God the Father and the Holy Spirit, Let us be continually refreshed by the perfume of live and reign, God, world without end. Amen. your kindness and goodness. May the Holy Spir- it ﬁll us with his love. Meanwhile, let us prepare PRAYERS AFTER HOLY COMMUNION a place for this holy food by emptying our hearts. ANIMA CHRISTI (SOUL OF CHRIST) Amen. Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. NO OTHER TREASURE BESIDES THEE Blood of Christ, inebriate me. (by St. Peter Julian Eymard) Water from the side of Christ, strengthen me. I will have no other treasure besides Thee, good O good Jesus, hear me. Jesus! My heart shall no longer seek its Best-Be- Within thy wounds, hide me. loved; it has found him. My love shall no more lan- Separated from thee never let me be. guish far from Thee, now that I know Thy dwell- From the malignant enemy, defend me. ing-place. Oh, draw me now entirely to Thee, At the hour of death, call me, Divine Lover, my mind with all its thoughts, my and bid me to come unto thee. heart with all its desires and affections, my will That I may praise you, with all its actions, my body with all is senses, that in the company of your saints, for all eternity. I may live no longer in myself but in Thee! Amen.

ADORO TE DEVOTE OTHER PRAYERS AFTER COMMUNION (by St. Thomas Aquinas) May the heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sac- Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore rament, be praised, adored, and loved with grate- Masked by these bare shadows, ful affection, at every moment, in all the taberna- shape and nothing more, cles of the world, even to the end of time. Amen. See, Lord, at they service low lies here a heart What has passed our lips as food, O Lord, may Lost, all lost in wonder at the God Thou art we possess in purity of heart, that what is given to Seeing, touching, tasting are in Thee deceived; us in time, be our healing for eternity. May your How says trusty hearing? that shall be believed; Body, O Lord, which I have eaten, and your Blood What God’s Son has told me, take for truth I do; which I have drunk, cleave to my very soul, and Truth himself speaks truly or there’s nothing true. grant that no trace of sin be found in me, whom Amen. these pure and holy mysteries have renewed. Who live and reign, world without end. Amen. OTHER PRAYERS BEFORE COMMUNION O Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your apostles: ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION (when “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you,” the reception of Communion is not possible) regard not my sins but the faith of your Church, My Jesus, I believe that you are in the Blessed and deign to give her peace and unity according to Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I long your will: Who live and reign, God, world with- for you in my soul. Since I cannot now receive you out end. Amen. in the sacrament, come at least spiritually into my O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who, heart. As though you have already come, I em- by the will of the Father, with the cooperation of brace you and unite myself entirely to you; never the Holy Spirit, have by your death given life to the permit me to be separated from you. world, deliver me by this your Most Sacred Body and Blood from all my sins and from every evil. (CCC 2676-2677, 2688, 2698, 2701-2704, 2759- Make me always cling to your commandments, and 2854) “What has passed our lips as food, O Lord, may we possess in purity of heart.”

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