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Catholic Prayers


The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
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.

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Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with you;
blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

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Glory to the Father

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.

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Act of Contrition

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend You, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

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Act of Faith

O my God, I firmly believe that You are one God in three Divine Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I believe in Jesus Christ, Your Son, who became man and died for our sins, and who will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holy Catholic Church teaches, because You have revealed them, who can neither deceive nor be deceived. Amen.

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Act of Hope

O my God, trusting in Your infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Your grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer. Amen.

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Act of Love

O my God, I love You above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because You are all-good and worthy of all my love. I love my neighbor as myself for love of You. I forgive all who have injured me, and I ask pardon of all whom I have injured. Amen.

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Morning Offering

O 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 Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our Bishops and of all our associates, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.

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Evening Prayer

O my God, I adore You, and I love You with all my heart. I thank You for having created me and saved me by Your grace, and for having preserved me during this day. I pray that You will take for Yourself whatever good I might have done this day, and that You will forgive me whatever evil I have done. Protect me this night, and may Your grace be with me always. Amen.

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Grace Before Meals

Bless us, O Lord, and these Your gifts, which we are about to receive from Your bounty, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

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Grace After Meals

We give You thanks for all Your benefits, O Almighty God, who lives ans reigns forever. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Your love.

    V. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created.
    R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray: O God, You have taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit; grant us, in the same Spirit, to have a taste for what is right, and to rejoice always in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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How to Say the Rosary

1. Make the Sign of the Cross and say the Apostles' Creed.
2. Say the Our Father.
3. Say three Hail Marys.
4. Say the Glory be to the Father.
5. Announce the first mystery; then say the Our Father.
6. Say ten Hail Marys.
7. Say the Glory be to the Father.
8. Announce the second mystery; then say the Our Father.
9. Say ten Hail Marys.
10. Say the Glory be to the Father.
11. Announce the third mystery; then say the Our Father.
12. Say ten Hail Marys.
13. Say the Glory be to the Father.
14. Announce the fourth mystery; then say the Our Father.
15. Say ten Hail Marys.
16. Say the Glory be to the Father.
17. Announce the fifth mystery; then say the Our Father.
18. Say ten hail Marys.
19. Say the Glory be to the Father.
20. Say the Hail Holy Queen

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The Mysteries of the Rosary

Joyful Mysteries - Monday and Saturday

  1. The Annunciation (Humility)
  2. The Visitation (Charity)
  3. The Nativity (Poverty)
  4. The Presentation (Obedience)
  5. The Finding in the Temple (Piety)

Sorrowful Mysteries - Tuesday and Friday

  1. Agony in the Garden (Contrition)
  2. Scourging at the Pillar (Purity)
  3. Crowning with Thorns (Courage)
  4. Carrying of the Cross (Patience)
  5. The Crucifixion (Self-denial)

Glorious Mysteries - Wednesday and Sunday

  1. The Ressurection (Faith)
  2. The Ascension (Hope)
  3. Descent of the Holy Spirit (Love)
  4. The Assumption (Eternal happiness)
  5. Crowning of Mary (Devotion to Mary)

Luminous Mysteries - Thursday

  1. The Baptism of Jesus in teh Jordan (Repentance)
  2. The Wedding Feast at Cana (Commitment)
  3. The Kingdom of God (Evangelization)
  4. The Transfiguration (Perseverance)
  5. The Holy Eucharist (The Mass)

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