PRAY BY HEART PRAYER PROJECT

OBJECTIVE:
Encourage children to learn twelve basic prayers used in the
Catholic faith.

TOOLS/SUPPLIES:
 scissors or straight cutter
 glue stick or paste

PREPARATION:
Print out the Prayers to Know by Heart - Student Sheet. One sheet per learner is
required.
Print out the sheet with the Prayers to Know by Heart Mastery Pieces. One
sheet will serve two students when it is cut apart on the gray dotted line
provided. (The Our Father prayer is differentiated from the others because it is
the prayer the Lord taught us Himself.)
Write the name of the student on the student sheet and piece sheet.
Print out the Prayers to Know and More Prayers to Know reference prayer
sheets. You will need one set per student. The images used on the Prayer
Reference Sheets correspond to the Student Mastery Pieces as well as the
Student Sheet. Each image represents the prayer in some way.

**Please note that two versions of the Prayers to Know reference sheet are
provided. Each features a different version of the Act of Contrition prayer.
Select the version that best suits your needs.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Talk about the importance of prayer in the Catholic faith. It is the vehicle of
communication with God as well as our intercessors such as the Blessed Virgin
Mary, the angels, and the Saints. Remind children that we pray prayers we do
not simply recite them meaninglessly. Prayer comes from the heart. If one’s
mind is preoccupied or the heart is not focused on God, the words we pray are
said in vain (CCC: 2562). Prayer is lifting one’s heart and mind to God (CCC:
2559).
Ask children which prayers they already know, are familiar with, or have heard

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before. Some children may already know many prayers while other young
Catholics may not. Reassure students that this activity will help them to learn
new prayers as they track the prayers they already know and the basic prayers
they still need to learn.
Distribute your prepared student copies and prayer reference sheet sets to
each participant. Have students read through the prayer reference sheets.
Older students may cut the pieces out that represent the prayers they already
know by heart and affix them to the proper grayscale space on the Student
Sheet with glue or paste. Younger students may need to display proof of
knowledge before allowing them to cut apart and affix the Student Mastery
Pieces.
Set a goal to learn all of the prayers by a certain date. Depending on how
many prayers most children need to learn, you may select a specific date, the
end of a particular term, or the end of the school year.
Many students will easily be able to master one prayer per month if they pray it
throughout the week using the reference sheet. Prayers may also be
incorporated into class prayers as well for additional reinforcement.
Teachers may opt to hold the mastery pieces and disperse them as needed for
each student. Simply paperclip any pieces together and store them in an
envelope.
Student sheets may be stored in a folder or punched with holes to keep in a 3-
ring binder. Alternately, some teachers may want to post all the student sheets
on a wall to display progress. Parents may be invited to visit the classroom from
time to time to see their child’s progress and mastery.

To mount Student Sheet to cork or bulletin board: Affix the arranged and
labeled Student Sheets by using pushpins, tacks, or staples.
To mount Student Sheet to a wall or painted surface: Affix the arranged and
labeled Student Sheets by using rings low tack painters or masking tape on the
back of each paper. Remember to remove completed sheets carefully in
case students would like to save their work.

You can read more about prayer in the Catechism of the Catholic Church
(CCC: 2559-2565).

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Our Father (The Lord's Prayer) The Sign of the Cross

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.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with
thee. Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
sinners, now and at the hour of our
death. Amen.
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Guardian Angel Prayer
Angel of God, my Guardian dear,
To whom God's love commits me
here, ever this day be at my side,
to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
Prayer Before Meals
Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts
which we are about to receive from
thy bounty through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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.

Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You. I detest all my sins
because of your just punishments, 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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Fatima Prayer
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us
from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to
heaven, especially those in most need
of Thy mercy. Amen.
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy!
Our Life, our sweetness, and our hope!
To thee do we cry, poor banished
children of Eve; to thee do we send up
our sighs, mourning and weeping in this
valley, of tears. Turn, then, most
gracious advocate, thine eyes of
mercy toward us; and after this our
exile show unto us the blessed fruit of
thy womb, Jesus; O clement, O loving,
O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your
faithful and kindle in them the fire of
your love. Send forth your Spirit, and
they shall be created. And You shall
renew the face of the earth.
O, God, who by the light of the Holy
Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the
faithful, grant that by the same Holy
Spirit we may be truly wise and ever
enjoy His consolations. Through Christ
Our Lord. Amen.
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth, and in
Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy
Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, 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 hand of God the Father
almighty; from there he will come to
judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy
catholic Church, the communion of
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body, and life
everlasting. Amen.
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us
in battle; be our safeguard against the
wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
And you, O prince of the heavenly
host, by the power of God thrust into
hell Satan and all of the evil spirits who
prowl throughout the world seeking the
ruin of souls. Amen.
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Our Father (The Lord's Prayer) The Sign of the Cross

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.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with
thee. Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
sinners, now and at the hour of our
death. Amen.
Glory Be
In the Name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Guardian Angel Prayer
Angel of God, my Guardian dear,
To whom God's love commits me
here, ever this day be at my side,
to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
Prayer Before Meals
Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts
which we are about to receive from
thy bounty through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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.

Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You. I detest all my sins
because of your just punishments, 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 sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen.
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