JESUS LISTENS

Basic
Daily
Prayers
& other
Prayers
The BIBLE reveals that GOD created HUMANKIND for a very personal relationship with
HIM.
PRAYER is key way that we engage in that relationship and talk to HIM
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Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by PRAYER and SUPPLICATION
with THANKSGIVING let your request be known to GOD. And the PEACE of GOD,
which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in CHRIST JESUS.
 TABLE OF CONTENT

Daily Prayers 2
Morning Prayers 7
Night Prayers 12
Thanksgiving Prayers 15
Other Prayers 17

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 DAILY PRAYERS
Sign of the Cross
In the Name of the Father, + and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Our Father
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

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.
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, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty;
from thence He shall 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.

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Nicene Creed
I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all
things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son
of God, born of the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true
God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father. Through
him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was
buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He
ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come
again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father
and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is adored and glorified. He has spoken
through the Prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I
confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins, and I look forward to the
resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
SALVE REGINA (HAIL, HOLY QUEEN) SALVE, REGINA
Hail, holy Queen, mother of Mercy. Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
Hail, our life, our sweetness and our Vita, dulcedo et spes nostra salve.
hope. To thee do we cry, Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Hevae.
poor banished children of Eve; Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
to thee do we send up our sighs, in hac lacrimarum valle.
mourning and weeping, Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos
in this vale of tears.
converte.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris
thine eyes of mercy toward us; tui,
and after this our exile, show unto us nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clemens, O pia,
O clement, O loving, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
O sweet virgin Mary.
V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix.
V/. Pray for us O Holy Mother of God, R. Ut digni efficamur promissionibus
R/. That we be made worthy of the Christi.
promises of Christ.
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Let us pray. Oremus.

Almighty and everlasting God, Who by Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui

the working of the Holy Spirit didst
prepare both body and soul of the
glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, that she
might deserve to be made a worthy
dwelling for Thy Son, grant that we who
rejoice in her memory, may, by her
loving intercession, be delivered from
present evils and from lasting death,
through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
gloriosae Virginis Matris Mariae corpus
et animam, ut dignum Filii tui
habitaculum effici mereretur, Spiritu
Sancto cooperante, praeparasti, da, ut
cuius commemoratione laetamur; eius
pia intercessione, ab instantibus malis
et a morte perpetua liberemur. Per
eundem Christum Dominum nostrum.
Amen.

PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be protection against the
wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do
thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and
all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

PRAYER TO THE GUARDIAN ANGEL

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.

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 occasions of sin. Amen.
THE ANGELUS*
V/. The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:
R/. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
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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.

V/. Behold the handmaid of the Lord:

R/. Be it done unto me according to Thy word.
Hail Mary . . .

V/. And the Word was made Flesh:

R/. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary . . .

V/. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,

R/. that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom
the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel,
may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through
the same Christ Our Lord. Amen
*From Saturday evening before Trinity Sunday until Holy Saturday evening inclusive, this prayer is recited 3x a
day, namely, in the morning (6 am), at noon and in the evening (6 pm). We recite Angelus kneeling, except for
Saturday evenings and Sundays.

REGINA CAELI **(always recite standing)

V/. Queen of heaven, rejoice. Alleluia.
R/. For He whom thou didst deserve to bear, Alleluia.

V/. Hath risen as He said, Alleluia.

R/. Pray for us to God, Alleluia.

V/. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia.

R/. Because Our Lord is truly risen, Alleluia.

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Let us pray
O God, who by the resurrection of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, hast vouchsafed
to make glad the whole world, great, we beseech Thee, that, through the
intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may attain the joys of eternal life.
Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen
** This Prayer replaces the Angelus from Easter Sunday morning until noon of Saturday after Pentecost inclusive

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.

Let us pray:
O God, who have taught the hearts of the faithful
by the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant that in the same Spirit we may be truly wise
and ever rejoice in his consolation.
Through Christ our Lord. 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."

PRAYER AFTER MEALS

"We give Thee thanks, Almighty God, for all thy benefits, who live and reign for
ever and ever. Amen."

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 Morning Prayers
MORNING PRAYER UPON RISING
FREE my mind O Lord, from all distracting thoughts, and enable me to pray with
attention and devotion, so that I may deserve to be heard by Thee. I offer Thee my
prayers in union with that divine intention with which Thou didst Thyself offer
praises to God, whilst Thou wast on earth.

MORNING OFFERING #1 (Say Upon Rising)

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Most Pure Hands of Mary, I offer you all
the prayers, works, joys, sufferings, all the action of this day of all my life in union
with the masses being offered today around the world for the intention of your
Most Sacred Heart and for apostolate of prayer. Every breath I draw, every beating
of my heart, every glance of my eyes, every step I take, every single act I do, I wish
to be an act of love for you. Amen.
MORNING OFFERING #2
O my God,
in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary
(here kiss your Brown Scapular *)
I offer Thee the Precious Blood of Jesus
from all the altars throughout the world,
joining with it the offering of my every thought,
word and action of this day.

O my Jesus,
I desire today to gain every indulgence and merit I can
and I offer them, together with myself, to Mary Immaculate...
that she may best apply them to the interests of Thy Most Sacred Heart.

* Precious Blood of Jesus, Save us!

* Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us!

* Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have mercy on us!

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MORNING OFFERING TO THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
Most Holy and Adorable Trinity, one God in three Persons, I firmly believe that You
are here present; I adore You with the most profound humility; I praise You and
give You thanks with all my heart for the favors You have bestowed on me. Your
Goodness has brought me safely to the beginning of this day. Behold, O Lord, I
offer You my whole being and in particular all my thoughts, words and actions,
together with such crosses and contradictions as I may meet with in the course of
this day. Give them, O Lord, Your blessing; may Your divine Love animate them and
may they tend to the greater honor and glory of Your Sovereign Majesty. Amen.
ACTS OF FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE
Act of Faith
O my God, I firmly believe
that you are one God in three divine Persons,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe that your divine Son became man
and died for our sins and that he 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 are eternal truth and wisdom,
who can neither deceive nor be deceived.
In this faith I intend to live and die.
Amen.

Act of Hope
O Lord God,
I hope by your grace for the pardon of all my sins
and after life here to gain eternal happiness
because you have promised it
who are infinitely powerful, faithful, kind, and merciful.
In this hope I intend to live and die.
Amen.
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Act of Love
O Lord God, I love you above all things
and I love my neighbor for your sake
because you are the highest, infinite and perfect
good, worthy of all my love.
In this love I intend to live and die.
Amen.
*Prayers excerpted from the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, © Copyright 2005 - Libreria Editrice Vaticana.

DAILY ACT OF CONSECRATION TO MARY

My Queen and my Mother, I give myself entirely to you; to show my my devotion
to you. I consecrate to you this day my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart, my
whole being without reserve. Wherefore, O good Mother, as I am your own, keep
me, guard me, as your property and possession.
Amen
ACT OF CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH
O dearest St. Joseph, I consecrate myself to your honour and give myself to you,
that you may always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of
salvation. Obtain for me a greater purity of heart and fervent love of the interior
life. After your example may I do all my actions for the greater glory of God, in
union with the Divine Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. O Blessed
St. Joseph, pray for me, that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death.
Amen.

PRAYER TO THE HOLY GHOST.

“Grant me grace to fix my mind on you, Jesus, especially in the time of prayer,
when I aspire to converse directly with you. Control the wanderings of my mind
and the affections of my heart repress the power of my spiritual enemies, who
could then draw off my mind from heavenly things, to thoughts and imaginations
of vanity. O beloved of my soul, absorb all my thoughts here, that I may become
worthy to behold you for evermore face to face in your glory. Amen.”
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DAILY PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
By St. Augustine

Breathe in me o holy spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me o holy
spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart o holy spirit, that I love but
what is holy. Strengthen me o holy spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then,
o holy spirit, that I always may be holy. Amen

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

PRAYER GIVEN TO ST. JOHN PAUL II BY HIS FATHER

Holy Spirit, I ask you for the gift of Wisdom to better know You and Your divine
perfections,
-for the gift of Understanding to clearly discern the spirit of the mysteries of the
holy faith,
-for the gift of Counsel that I may live according to the principles of this faith,
-for the gift of Knowledge that I may look for counsel in You and that I may always
find it in You,
-for the gift of Fortitude that no fear or earthly preoccupations would ever separate
me from You,
-for the gift of Piety that I may always serve Your Majesty with a filial love,
-for the gift of the fear of the Lord that I may dread sin, which offends You, O my
God. Amen.

A MORNING PRAYER
Oh, God, enlighten my mind with truth; Inflame my heart with love; Inspire my will
with courage; Enrich my life with service; Pardon what I have been; Sanctify what I
am; Order what I shall be; And Thine shall be the glory and Mine the eternal
salvation. Through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul
and body to You, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of Your purity, the
unerring keenness of Your justice, and the might of Your love. You are the Strength
and Light of my soul. In You I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve You by
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my unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest
sin against You. Mercifully guard my every thought and grant that I may always
watch for Your light, and listen to Your voice, and follow Your gracious inspirations.
I cling to You and give myself to You and ask You, by Your compassion, to watch
over me in my weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus and looking at His Five
Wounds, and trusting in His Precious Blood, I implore You, Holy Spirit, Helper of my
infirmity, to keep me in Your grace that I may never sin against You. Give me grace,
O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and the Son, to say to You always and
everywhere, “Speak Lord for Your servant listens.” Amen.
PERSONAL ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, filled with infinite love, broken by my ingratitude, pierced
by my sins, yet loving me still; accept the consecration that I make to Thee of all
that I am and all that I have. Take every faculty of my soul and body. Draw me, day
by day, nearer and nearer to Thy Sacred Heart, and there, as I can bear the lesson,
teach me Thy blessed ways. Amen.
PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
O most holy Heart of Jesus, Fountain of all good, I adore Thee, I love Thee, and,
being deeply sorry for my sins, I offer Thee this poor heart of mine. Make it
humble, patient, pure, and in all things conformed to Thy desires. Grant, O good
Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect me in dangers, console me in
affliction, give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing in
all my undertakings, and the grace of a holy death. Amen.
Heart of Jesus, Heart most holy, all on fire with love for me, Make me gentle, make
me lowly, Make, oh make me like unto Thee! Amen.

MORNING PRAYER OF ADORATION

I adore Thee, O my God, and I love Thee with all my heart. I give Thee thanks that
Thou hast created me, made me a Christian, and preserved me this night. I offer
Thee the actions of this day; grant that all of them may be according to Thy holy
Will, and for Thy greater glory. Save me from sin and from all evil. Let Thy grace be
always with me.
Amen.

PRAYERS BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL ACTIONS OF THE DAY

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O my God, I offer Thee the action I am about to perform for Thy love. Most Holy
Virgin, take me under Thy protection. Amen

NIGHT PRAYERS

PRAYER TO SAY AT THE END OF THE DAY

O my God, I adore you and I love you with all my heart. I thank you for creating me
and saving me by your grace, and for preserving and protecting me during this day.
I pray that you take for yourself whatever good I might have done this day, and
that you forgive me whatever evil I have done. Shelter me this night, and may your
grace always abide with me and my loved ones. Amen.
NIGHT PRAYERS WITH EXAMINATION OF CONSIENCE
SOURCE: ALETEIA ENGLISH

O my God, I firmly believe that you are here present, and perfectly see me, and
that you observe all my actions, all my thoughts, and the most secret motions of
my heart. You watch over me with an incomparable love, every moment bestowing
favors, and preserving me from evil. Let me here examine what sins I have
committed this day, by thought, word, deed, or omission.
[Take a few moments to recall the day an mga nahimo mo na sala]
O my God, I detest these and all other sins which I have committed against your
divine Majesty. I am extremely sorry that I have offended you, because you are
infinitely good, and sin displeases you. I love you with my whole heart; and firmly
purpose, by the help of your grace, never more to offend you.
I renounce the devil, with all his works; the world, with all its pomps; the flesh, with
all its temptations.
I desire to be with Christ.
Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.
May the blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and all the saints, pray for me to our Lord,
that I may be preserved this night from sin and all evils. Amen.
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Protect us, Lord, under the shadow of your wings. Keep us this night without sin.
Visit, we ask you, O Lord, this home, and repel from it all the snares of the enemy.
Let your holy angels dwell herein to preserve us in peace; and may your blessing be
upon us for ever, through Christ our Lord. Amen
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Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may
keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.
NIGHT PRAYER
O Jesus Christ, my God, I adore you and thank you for all the graces you have given
me I offer you my sleep and all the moments of this night, and I beseech you to
keep me without sin. I therefore put myself under the mantle of our Lady, my
Mother. Let your holy Angels stand about me and keep me in peace; and let your
blessing be upon me. Amen.
NIGHT PRAYER
By San Augustin

Watch, Lord, with those who work or wake or weep tonight.

Give the angels and saints charge over those who sleep.
O Lord Jesus Christ, tend your sick ones, rest Your weary ones, bless Your dying
ones, soothe the suffering ones, pity all the afflicted ones, shield the joyful ones,
and all for Your love’s sake. Amen

PRAYER FOR DAILY NEGLECTS

History: Soon after the death of a certain Poor Clare nun, she appeared to her abbess, who was praying for her,
and said: “I went straight to Heaven because I paid all my debts by virtue of this prayer”

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its love, all its
sufferings and all its merits.

First --- To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life.
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.
Second --- To purify the good I have done poorly this day and during all my life.
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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.

Third --- To supply for the good I ought to have done, and that I have neglected this
day and all my life.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy of Spirit. As it was in the beg
inning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

PRAYER FOR PEACEFUL SLEEP

Lord God, send peaceful sleep to refresh our tired bodies. May your help always
renew us and keep us strong in your service. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
EVENING PRAYER OF SAINT AUGUSTINE
Watch, Lord, with those who wake or weep tonight. Give the angels and saints
charge over those who sleep. O Lord Jesus Christ, tend your sick ones, rest Your
weary ones, bless Your dying ones, soothe the suffering ones, pity all the afflicted
ones, shield the joyful ones, and all for Your love's sake. Amen.

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 Thanksgiving Prayer

Evening Acts of Thanksgiving

Sunday:
We give you thanks and praise, Almighty Father, for having called us today to
celebrate the eternal covenant of our redemption. Make this evening holy, and never
withdraw your love from us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Monday:
Thank you, Lord, for the love and protection you have shown us throughout this
day. Stretch your hand of blessing over us this evening that we may end the day as
we began it, by praising your holy name. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Tuesday:
Almighty Father, in your loving providence every hair of our head is counted, every
tear is noted, and every prayer heard. We thank you for your faithful goodness to us,
and ask for a peaceful evening, and blessed rest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Wednesday:
We give you thanks, Almighty God, for all the gifts you have given to us during this
day. Keep our hearts open to your love and grace this evening, that we may always
deserve to be called your children. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Thursday:
May the thanks we express this evening, Lord, be for us a foretaste of the grateful
joy which fills our hearts when your kingdom comes. Until then, let us grow ever
stronger in faith, hope, and love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Friday:
Thank you, heavenly Father, for the graces you have given us today. Thank you for
inviting us to share in the sufferings of your Son and so to follow him, to glory. By
your Holy Spirit, give us strength and encouragement this evening, and let us love
one another. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Saturday:

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Father, you made us in your own image, and your Son accepted death for our
salvation. Help us to keep watch in prayer at all times. May we
be free from sin when we leave this world and rejoice in peace
with you for ever and ever. Amen.
Thanksgiving Prayer #1
God of all blessings, source of all life, giver of all grace:
We thank you for the gift of life:
for the breath that sustains life,
for the food of this earth that nurtures life,
for the life-giving love of family and friends.
We thank you for the mystery of creation:
for the beauty of the Earth that the eye can see,
for the unfolding universe that draws us beyond our imaginings.
We thank you for the communities to which we belong:
for families, for friends,
for neighbors and for companions at work.
We thank you for the strangers who welcome us into their lives and whom we invite
to be part of ours.
We thank you for our brothers and sisters of all ages, all races, all nations and all
faiths.
We thank you for the multitude of ways that you call us to steward the gifts of
creation and to serve others in your name.
We thank you for this day, for the companionship we share and the bountiful
goodness of the bread we break together.
God of all goodness, we pray in thanks for your presence among us as we gather
together, and your promise to be with us now and always. AMEN.

Other Prayers
FAMILY PRAYER
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Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of our family. Enlighten our hearts and
minds that we may live more fully this vocation to love. In our daily life and work,
may we reflect the self-giving love which you, O Father, eternally show with your
Son and the Holy Spirit. Let your love be evident in the peace that reigns in our
home and in the faith we profess and live. May our family always be a place of
generosity, understanding, forgiveness and joy. Kindly give us the wisdom and
courage to be witnesses to your eternal design for the family; and grant that the
Holy Family of Nazareth may always guide our path to holiness as a family. We ask
this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen

A PRAYER FOR THE DYING AND A SPECIAL SOUL

O most merciful Jesus,

Lover of souls, I beseech Thee, by the agony of Thy Most Sacred Heart, and by the
sorrows of Thine Immaculate Mother, wash clean in the Thy Blood the sinners of
the whole world who are to die this day.

Remember most especially the soul I spiritually adopt with the intention of
entrusting him or her to Thy Shepherd's care:
I beseech Thee for the grace to move this sinner, who is in danger of going to Hell,
to repent. I ask this because of my trust in Thy great mercy.

If it should please Thy Majesty to send me a suffering this day in exchange for the
grace I ask for this soul, then, it, too, shall please me very much, and I thank Thee,
Most Sweet Jesus, Shepherd and Lover of Souls; I thank Thee for this opportunity
to give mercy in thanksgiving for all the mercies Thou hast shown me. Amen.

Heart of Jesus, once in agony, have mercy on the dying.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul. Assist me in my last
agony,
and grant that I may breath forth my soul in peace with you. Amen

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There once was a Pope in Rome who was surrounded by many sins. The Lord God struck him with a fatal illness. When he saw that he was dying,

he summoned cardinals, bishops, and learned persons and said to them: “My dear friends! What comfort can you give me now that I must die,

and when I deserve eternal damnation for my sins?” No one answered him. One of them, a pious curate named John said: “Father, why do you

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doubt the Mercy of God?” The Pope replied: “What comfort can you give me now that I must die and fear that I’ll be damned for my sins?” John

replied: “I’ll read three prayers over you; I hope you’ll be comforted and that you’ll obtain Mercy from God.” The Pope was unable to say more.

The curate and all those present knelt and said an Our Father, then the following Prayers:

1. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Son of God and Son of the Virgin Mary, God and Man, Thou
who in fear sweated blood for us on the Mount of Olives in order to bring peace,
and to offer Thy Most Holy Death to God, Thy Heavenly Father, for the salvation of
this dying person…if it be, however, that by his sins he merits eternal damnation,
then may it be deflected from him. This, O Eternal Father through Our Lord Jesus
Christ, Thy Dear Son, Who liveth and reigneth in union with the Holy Spirit now and
forever. Amen.

2. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Who meekly died on the trunk of the Cross for us,
submitting Thy Will completely to Thy Heavenly Father in order to bring peace and
to offer Thy most Holy Death to Thy Heavenly Father in order to free…(this person)
… and to hide from him what he has earned with his sins; grant this, O Eternal
Father! Through Our Lord, Jesus, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in
union with the Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen.

3. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Who remained silent to speak through the mouths of the
Prophets: I have drawn Thee to me through Eternal Love, which Love drew Thee
from Heaven into the body of the Virgin, which Love drew Thee from the body of
the Virgin into the valley of this needful world, which Love kept Thee 33 years in
this world, and as a sign of Great Love, Thou hast given Thy Holy Body as True Food
and Thy Holy Blood as True Drink, as a sign of Great Love, Thou has consented to
be a prisoner and to be led from one judge to another and as a sign of Great Love
Thou hast consented to be condemned to death, and hast consented to die and to
be buried and truly risen, and appeared to Thy Holy Mother and all the Holy
Apostles, and as a sign of Great Love Thou hast ascended, under Thy own Strength
and Power, and sitteth at the Right Hand of God, Thy Heavenly Father, and Thou
has sent Thy Holy Spirit into the hearts of Thy Apostles and the hearts of all who
hope and believe in Thee. Through Thy Sign of Eternal Love, open Heaven today

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and take this dying person…and all his sins into the Realm of Thy Heavenly Father,
that he may reign with Thee now and forever. Amen.

Meanwhile the Pope died. The curate persevered to the third hour, then the Pope appeared to him in body and comforted him. His countenance

as brilliant as the sun, his clothes as white as snow, he said: “My dear brother! Whereas I was supposed to be a child of damnation, I’ve become

a child of happiness. As you recited the first Prayer, many of my sins fell from me as rain from Heaven, and as you recited the second Prayer, I

was purified, as a goldsmith purifies gold in a hot fire. I was still further purified as you recited the third Prayer. Then I saw Heaven open and the

Lord, Jesus, standing on the Right Hand of God the Father Who said to me: “Come, all thy sins are forgiven thee, you’ll be and remain in the

Realm of My Father forever. Amen!”

With these words, my soul separated from my body and the Angels of God led it to Eternal Joy.

As the curate heard this, he said: “O Holy Father! I can’t tell these things to anyone, for they won’t believe me.” Then the Pope said: “Truly I tell

thee, the Angel of God stands with me and has written the prayers in letters of gold for the consolation of all sinners. If a person had committed

all the sins in the world, but that the three Prayers shall have been read (over him) at his end (death), all his sins will be forgiven him, even

though his soul was supposed to suffer until the Last Judgment, it will be redeemed (freed).

The person who hears them read, won’t die an unhappy death, nor in whose house they will be read. Therefore, take these prayers and carry

them into St. Peter’s Basilica and lay them in the Chapel named the Assumption of Mary, for certain consolation. The person who will be near

death, who reads them or hears them read, gains 400 years indulgence for the days he was supposed to suffer in Purgatory because of his guilt.

Also, who reads this Prayer or hears it read, the hour of his death shall be revealed to him. Amen!

Canticle
Wisdom 9
Lord, let your wisdom be with me to help me and to work with me.

O God of my fathers and Lord of mercy,

who have made all things by your word;
and by your wisdom have formed man
to have dominion over the creatures you have made,
and rule the world in holiness and righteousness,
and pronounce judgement in uprightness of soul,
give me the wisdom that sits by your throne,
and do not reject me from among your servants.

For I am your slave

and the son of your maidservant,
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a man who is weak and short-lived,
with little understanding of judgement and laws;
for even if one is perfect among the sons of men,
yet without the wisdom that comes from you
he will be regarded as nothing.

With you is wisdom, who knows your works

and was present when you made the world,
and who understands what is pleasing in your sight
and what is right according to your commandments.

Send her forth from the holy heavens,

and from the throne of your glory send her,
that she may be with me and toil,
and that I may learn what is pleasing to you;
for she knows and ⁹understands all things,
in and she will guide me wisely in my actions
and guard me with her glory.
PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.
Where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Alternate Version:

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Lord, make me a channel of thy peace,
that where there is hatred, I may bring love;
that where there is wrong,
I may bring the spirit of forgiveness;
that where there is discord, I may bring harmony;
that where there is error, I may bring truth;
that where there is doubt, I may bring faith;
that where there is despair, I may bring hope;
that where there are shadows, I may bring light;
that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
Lord, grant that I may seek rather to
comfort than to be comforted;
to understand, than to be understood;
to love, than to be loved.
For it is by self-forgetting that one finds.
It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.
It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life. Amen

PRAYER OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (after Communion)

Lord, Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank You, for

even though I am a sinner, your unprofitable servant, not
because of my worth but in the kindness of your mercy,
You have fed me with the Precious Body and Blood of Your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me
condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation.
May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will.
May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions.
May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience,
and growth in the power to do good.
May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible, and
the perfect calming of all my evil impulses,
bodily and spiritual.
May it unite me more closely to you, the One True God, and lead me

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 safely through death to everlasting happiness with You.
And I pray that You will lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where you,
with Your Son and holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment,
everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect
happiness to your saints. grant this through Christ our Lord, Amen

“LORD JESUS, LET ME KNOW MYSELF”

PETITIONS OF ST AUGUSTINE

Lord Jesus, let me know myself; let me know You, and desire nothing else but
You.
Let me hate myself and love You, and do all things for the sake of You.
Let me humble myself and exalt You, and think of nothing else but You.
Let me die to myself and live in You, and take whatever happens as coming
from You.
Let me forsake myself and walk after You, and ever desire to follow You.
Let me flee from myself and turn to You, that so I may merit to be defended
by You.
Let me fear for myself, let me fear You, and be among those that are chosen
by You.
Let me distrust myself and trust in You, and ever obey for the love of You.
Let me cleave to nothing but You, and ever be poor because of You.
Call me, that I may see You, and forever possess You, for all eternity. Amen.

PRAYER OF ST. DOMINIC

May God the Father who made us bless us.
May God the Son send his healing among us.
May God the Holy Spirit move within us and
give us eyes to see with, ears to hear with,
and hands that your work might be done.
May we walk and preach the word of God to all.
May the angel of peace watch over us and
lead us at last by God's grace to the Kingdom. Amen

PRAYER OF ST. BENEDICT of NURSIA

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Gracious and holy Father, grant us the intellect to understand you, reason to
discern you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, a spirit to know you, a heart
to meditate upon you. May our ears hear you, may our eyes behold you, and may
our tongues proclaim you. Give us grace that our way of life may be pleasing to
you, that we may have the patience to wait for you and the perseverance to look
for you. Grant us a perfect end--your holy presence, a blessed resurrection and life
everlasting. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

From "The Breastplate of St. Patrick"

Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

PRAYER IN HONOR OF ST. PETER JULIAN EYMARD

Gracious God of our ancestors, you led Peter Julian Eymard, like Jacob in times
past,
on a journey of faith. Under the guidance of your gentle Spirit, Peter Julian
discovered the gift of love in the Eucharist which your son Jesus offered for the
hungers of humanity. Grant that we may celebrate this mystery worthily, adore it
profoundly, and proclaim it prophetically for your greater glory. Amen
Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Apostle of the Eucharist, pray for us!

PRAYER TO SAINT CHRISTOPHER

Grant me, O Lord, a steady hand and watchful eye.
That no one shall be hurt as I pass by.
You gave life, I pray no act of mine may take away or mar that gift of thine.
Shelter those, dear Lord, who bear my company, from the evils of fire and all
calamity.
Teach me, to use my car for others need; Nor miss through love of undue speed
The beauty of the world; that thus I may with joy and courtesy go on my way.
St. Christopher, holy patron of travelers, protect me and lead me safely to my
destiny. Amen

THE FRAGRANCE OF CHRIST

- John Henry Newman

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Help me to spread your fragrance everywhere I go - let me preach you without
preaching, not by words but by my example - by the catching force, the
sympathetic influence of what I do, the evident fullness of the love my heart bears
to you. Amen
PRAYER TO OUR LADY GUADALUPE APOSTOLATE
- John Paul II

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas and all Nations.

Look in compassion on your children.
We need your help to keep the faith, to preserve the family,
to work for justice with forbearance and forgiveness, to live and grow in charity.

With our whole heart we consecrate ourselves to Your Immaculate Heart.

Direct our abilities, our efforts, to the furthering of the Kingdom of God on earth.

May we do our part to make ourselves, the Americas and all Nations more worthy
of the love you show us. Looking on your image, may we grow in the likeness of
your son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

DEAR GOD,
- St. Francis of Assisi

Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty that is everywhere, everywhere,
everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened. My divine love, my love,
please let us touch your face. Amen.

BIRHEN NIN BARANGAY

O sakuyang Kagurangnan, huli sa intersesyon kan Birhen nin Barangay, an

Mahamison na Birhen Maria, namomotana na Ina nin pagkamoot, dangoga an
pamibia kan padangat mong banwaan para sa kapatawaran kan kasalan, para sa
marahay na salud asin para sa panga ngaipo nin samong kalag asin hawak.

Mahamison na Maria, Ina nin gabos papagdanaya kami sa aro-aldaw na pagpamibi

kan santo rosario tangani na hale sa samong mga AVES an biyaya nin katoninongan,
pagkamoot asin kaus wagan danay na mapasamuya.

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O Maria na samong Ina, Birhen nin Barangay, hinanyoga ining samong mga pamibi.
Amen.

O VIRGEN NIN FATÍMA

O Virgen Nin Fatíma Toga mo sa Fatíma

Luhod kamí gabos Simong pagpahiling
Paghagad kan tabang mo Kamí man tatabangan
Sa katonínongan Sa kasakítan mí
O Vingen itukdo mo O Víngen ítukdo mo
An tunay na dalan An tunay na dalan
Marosarío kami símo An bíyaya mo warasan
Ngonían sagkod pa man. Amen Sa samo sa kinaban. Amen

Three Very Beautiful Prayers-Taken from the “Pieta Book”

Which are very useful to a dying person, and should be prayed often as an act of mercy.

There once was a Pope in Rome who was surrounded by many sins. The Lord God struck

him with a fatal illness. When he saw that he was dying, he summoned cardinals,

bishops, and learned persons and said to them: “My dear friends! What comfort can you

give me now that I must die, and when I deserve eternal damnation for my sins?” No one

answered him. One of them, a pious curate named John said: “Father, why do you doubt

the Mercy of God?” The Pope replied: “What comfort can you give me now that I must

die and fear that I’ll be damned for my sins?” John replied: “I’ll read three prayers over

you; I hope you’ll be comforted and that you’ll obtain Mercy from God.” The Pope was

unable to say more. The curate and all those present knelt and said an Our Father, then

the following Prayers:

1. Prayer

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Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Son of God and Son of the Virgin
Mary, God and Man, Thou who in fear sweated blood for us on
the Mount of Olives in order to bring peace, and to offer Thy
Most Holy Death to God, Thy Heavenly Father, for the
salvation of this dying person…if it be, however, that by his
sins he merits eternal damnation, then may it be deflected
from him. This, O Eternal Father through Our Lord Jesus
Christ, Thy Dear Son, Who liveth and reigneth in union with
the Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen.

2. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Who meekly died on the trunk of the
Cross for us, submitting Thy Will completely to Thy Heavenly
Father in order to bring peace and to offer Thy most Holy
Death to Thy Heavenly Father in order to free…(this person)…
and to hide from him what he has earned with his sins; grant
this, O Eternal Father! Through Our Lord, Jesus, Thy Son, Who
liveth and reigneth with Thee in union with the Holy Spirit
now and forever. Amen.

3. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Who remained silent to speak
through the mouths of the Prophets: I have drawn Thee to me
through Eternal Love, which Love drew Thee from Heaven
into the body of the Virgin, which Love drew Thee from the
body of the Virgin into the valley of this needful world, which
Love kept Thee 33 years in this world, and as a sign of Great
Love, Thou hast given Thy Holy Body as True Food and Thy
Holy Blood as True Drink, as a sign of Great Love, Thou has
consented to be a prisoner and to be led from one judge to
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another and as a sign of Great Love Thou hast consented to
be condemned to death, and hast consented to die and to be
buried and truly risen, and appeared to Thy Holy Mother and
all the Holy Apostles, and as a sign of Great Love Thou hast
ascended, under Thy own Strength and Power, and sitteth at
the Right Hand of God, Thy Heavenly Father, and Thou has
sent Thy Holy Spirit into the hearts of Thy Apostles and the
hearts of all who hope and believe in Thee. Through Thy Sign
of Eternal Love, open Heaven today and take this dying
person…and all his sins into the Realm of Thy Heavenly
Father, that he may reign with Thee now and forever. Amen.

Meanwhile the Pope died. The curate persevered to the third hour, then the Pope

appeared to him in body and comforted him. His countenance as brilliant as the sun, his

clothes as white as snow, he said: “My dear brother! Whereas I was supposed to be a

child of damnation, I’ve become a child of happiness. As you recited the first Prayer,

many of my sins fell from me as rain from Heaven, and as you recited the second Prayer,

I was purified, as a goldsmith purifies gold in a hot fire. I was still further purified as you

recited the third Prayer. Then I saw Heaven open and the Lord, Jesus, standing on the

Right Hand of God the Father Who said to me: “Come, all thy sins are forgiven thee,

you’ll be and remain in the Realm of My Father forever. Amen!”

With these words, my soul separated from my body and the Angels of God led it to

Eternal Joy.

As the curate heard this, he said: “O Holy Father! I can’t tell these things to anyone, for

they won’t believe me.” Then the Pope said: “Truly I tell thee, the Angel of God stands

with me and has written the prayers in letters of gold for the consolation of all sinners.

If a person had committed all the sins in the world, but that the three Prayers shall have

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been read (over him) at his end (death), all his sins will be forgiven him, even though his

soul was supposed to suffer until the Last Judgment, it will be redeemed (freed).

The person who hears them read, won’t die an unhappy death, nor in whose house they

will be read. Therefore, take these prayers and carry them into St. Peter’s Basilica and

lay them in the Chapel named the Assumption of Mary, for certain consolation. The

person who will be near death, who reads them or hears them read, gains 400 years

indulgence for the days he was supposed to suffer in Purgatory because of his guilt.

Also, who reads this Prayer or hears it read, the hour of his death shall be revealed to

him. Amen!

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