A PRAYER BOOK A CATHOLIC PRAYER BOOK A prayer book for Church Builders “And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives: And the one who seeks, finds; PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL And to the one who knocks, St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle. The door will be opened.” Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, Luke 11:9-10 0 Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. SIGN OF THE CROSS MY DAILY OFFERING In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 0 Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your APOSTLES' CREED Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, and the reunion of I believe in God, the Father Almighty. Creator of heaven and earth; and in all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Apostles of Prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, Father this month. died and was buried. He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right PRAYERS FOR THE POPE hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the Let us pray for N. our pope. living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, May the Lord protect him and grant him length of days. Amen. the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the May the Lord be his shield and deliver him from all harm. Amen. body, and life everlasting. Amen May the Lord give him happiness and peace all the days of his life. Amen or THE LORD’S PRAYER May the Lord preserve our Holy Father N, give him life, and make him Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; blessed upon earth and deliver him not to the will of his enemies. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us Let us pray: 0 God, the Shepherd and Ruler of all the faithful, in Thy mercy this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those look down upon Thy servant N, who Thou has appointed to preside over who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us Thy church, and grant we beseech Thee, that both by word and example from evil. Amen he may edify those who are under his charge; so that, with the flock entrusted to him, he may attain life everlasting. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. HAIL MARY Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH CUPERTINO FOR A GOOD LIFE women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of O glorious St. Joseph Cupertino, who in this life spoke constantly to the hearts of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. the faithful through heroic virtues and marvelous wonders worked by the hand of God, turn to us who implore your blessing. Arouse in our hearts some spark of that divine love which so inflamed your soul, so that we may desire nothing more GLORY BE than to please God all the days of our lives. And just as you were lifted up from Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the earth in ecstacy on hearing the sweet names of Jesus and Mary, pray that we, the beginning, is now and every shall be, world without end. Amen too, may detach ourselves from the things of earth, realize the vanity of the world, detest our sins and obtain pardon for them. AN ACT OF CONTRITION Strengthen our faith, O good St. Joseph, revive our hope and inflame our love, so 0 my God, I am heartily sorry for all my sins. Because of them I deserve that we may have Jesus always in our minds and hearts, and after a good Christian the eternal pains of hell, but most of all because I have offended Thee my death may merit to enjoy His glory with you in Paradise. Amen. God who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace to confess my sins, to do penance, to avoid the PRAYER TO ST. ANTHONY TO RECOVER LOST ITEMS proximate occasion of sin and never to sin anymore. Amen. St. Anthony, perfect imitator of Jesus, who received from God the special power of restoring lost things, grant that we may find (here mention your need) which PRAYER TO GUARDIAN ANGEL has been lost. Angel of God, my guardian dear, And please restore to everyone affected by this loss peace and tranquility of mind, To whom His love commits me here: the loss of which can afflict us even more than the material loss. Ever this day be at my side, To this favor we ask another of you: that we may always remain in possession of To light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen. the true good that is God. Let us rather lose all things than lose God, our supreme good. Let us never suffer the loss of our greatest treasure – eternal life with God. Amen GLORY BE TO JESUS AND MARY (A letter said to be written by the Blessed Virgin Mary to the City of Prayer for the Gifts Messina where St. Paul, the Apostle, preached the gospel, which has been of the Holy Spirit preserved in the Reliquary of the great altar.) All powerful God, Father of our "I Mary, Virgin, servant of God, very humble Mother of Jesus Christ, Son of Lord Jesus Christ, by water and God, the Almighty and Eternal, to all who are in Messina, health and the Holy Spirit benediction in Our Lord! You have learned by the ambassadors who have You freed us, your sons and been sent to you. You received the gospel and you acknowledged that the daughters, from sin and gave us Son of God has become man, and has suffered the passion and death for new life, Send your Spirit upon the salvation of the world, and that He is Christ and also the true Messiah. I us to be our helper and guide, beseech you to persevere, promising to you and all your posterity, to assist Give us the spirit of wisdom you in the presence of my Son." and understanding, the spirit of right judgement and courage, Mary, Virgin, very humble servant of God the spirit of knowledge and reverence. Fill us with the spirit of wonder and awe in PRAYER TO SAINT PADRE PIO your presence, We ask this Beloved Padre Pio, today I add my prayer to the thousands of prayers offered to through Christ our Lord. you every day by those who love and venerate you. They ask for cures and Amen healings, earthly and spiritual blessings, and peace for body and mind. And because of your The Gifts of the Spirit friendship with the Lord, He heals The effect of Confirmation is the fulfillment of the gifts of the Holy Spirit from those you ask to be healed and He Baptism. These Gifts are: forgives those you ask to be Fear of the Lord- (also called wonder and awe) allows a person to be detached forgiven. Through your visible from sin and material goods out of love and reverence of God wounds of the Cross, which you Counsel-helps a person discern what acts are good and should be done and what bore for 50 years, you were chosen acts are evil and should be avoided. in our time to glorify the crucified Understanding-gives deeper insight to truth Jesus. As we lovingly recall the Wisdom-sees all things as having connected to God and faith—good, joyful, wounds that pierced your hands, sorrowful and even painful things. feet and side, we not only Knowledge-allows our intellect to make the right judgement on how earthly remember the blood you shed in things are related to eternal life and Christian perfection pain, but your smile, and the Piety-allows a person to worship to God as Father invisible halo of sweet-smelling Courage-(or fortitude) allows a person to overcome difficulties and endure pain flowers that surrounded your and suffering with the strength infused by God presence, the perfume of sanctity. COME HOLY SPIRIT Saint Pio, may the healings of the Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of sick, the serenity of the troubled, Thy love. and the loving comfort received by V. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created; those in pain and despair be a sure sign that you continue to intercede for us and R.