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Lenten Novena
2008-03-19 00:06:00
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,During the Holy Season of LentYou call us to a closer union with Yourself.Help me to prepare to celebrateThe Paschal MysteryWith mind and heart renewed.Give me a spirit of loving reverenceFor You, our Father,And of willing service to my neighbor.As I recall the great eventsThat gave us new life in Christ,Bring the image of Your SonTo perfection within my soul.This great season of grace is Your giftTo Your family to renew us in spirit.Give me strength to purify my heart,To control my desires,And so to serve You in freedom,Teach me how to liveIn this passing world with my heart setOn the world that will never end.I ask for the graceTo master my sinfulnessAnd conquer my pride.I want to show to those in needYour goodness to me by being kind to all.Through my observance of Lent,Help me to correct my faultsAnd raise my mind to You,And thus grow in holinessThat I may deserveThe reward of everlasting life.In Your mercy grant me this special favor:(St...

Prayer for Avoiding Sin
2008-03-18 23:41:00
Hear, Lord, the prayers we offer from contrite hearts.Have pity on us as we acknowledge our sins.Lead us back to the way of holiness.Protect us now and always from the wounds of sin.May we ever keep safe in all its fullness the gift your love once gave us and your mercy now restores.Amen .
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Palm Sunday Prayer
2008-03-17 05:02:00
And do we yet understand, Lord Jesus, as the year go by and we hear the story again?Can a poor man on a donkey dying like a slave succeed?We like success so much, the kind you feel and touch and put your hands on right away.What success can anyone find in a Cross?Or is there success in faithfulness?When you can say:"Your will be done!""Father, forgive them."Like the two from Emmaus we hope for easy gain.Come walk at our side, and tell us what matters most,O Lord.Amen.
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Saint William the Confessor Prayers
2008-03-15 16:09:00
St. William , you were a father to your monks and a shepherd to your people.Pray now before God's heavenly altar that we might form a truly Eucharistic community, alert to the Presence of Christ in our hearts and in our church, eager to share our Catholic faith with people everywhere, and especially intent on welcoming our disadvantaged brothers and sisters.Amen.
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Prayer For Pardon
2008-03-14 13:45:00
O Lord, the hour of your favor draws near, the day of your mercy and our salvation - when death was destroyed and eternal life began.We acknowledge our sins and our offenses are always before us.Blot out all our wrongdoings and give us a new and steadfast spirit.Restore us to your friendship and number us among the living who share the joy of you Son's risen life.Amen.
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Regina Coeli
2008-03-11 14:23:00
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, Alleluia:For He whom thou merited to bear, Alleluia,Has risen, as He said, Alleluia. Pray for us to God, Alleluia.V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary , Alleluia.R. Because the Lord is truly risen, Alleluia.LET US PRAY:O God, Who by the Resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, granted joy to the whole world: grant, we beg Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may lay hold of the joys of eternal life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Free Catholic Prayers E-book for Children
2008-03-10 13:51:00
I would like to update everyone that the reconstruction of Catholic Prayers site has been started. Instead of doing it here directly, I have done it in a separate site to save the site from messy transformation. Click here to check out the new look in the near future.The Free Catholic Prayers E-book for Children will be given as promised once the new layout is completed. It will be a thank-you gift for all subscribers who have patiently waited. Concurrently, I've been planning and preparing for it together with the site's new face.To those, who are not yet in the subscribers' list, please subscribe now so that you can grab your own copy of the ebook. Just click here for the subscription.Many Thanks!!!
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Prayer to Know Jesus
2008-03-09 11:31:00
O Lord Jesus , like Saint Paul, may I count everything as loss in comparison with the supreme advantage of knowing you.I want to know you and what your passion and resurrection can do.I also want to share in your sufferings in the hope that if I resemble you in death I may somehow attain to the resurrection from the dead.Give me grace to make every effort to supplement faith with moral courage, knowledge with self-control, self-control with patience, patience with piety, piety with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.May these virtues keep me both active and fruitful and bring me to the deep knowledge of you, Lord Jesus Christ.Amen.
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Verses Metaphrastes
2008-03-08 16:20:00
O Thou Who givest me willingly Thy Flesh as food, Thou Who art fire that doth consume the unworthy, let me not be scourched, O my Creator.But rather, enter Thou into my members, into all my joints, my reigns, my heart.Burn up the thorns of all my sins. Purify my soul, sanctify my thoughts.Strengthen my substance together with my bones.Enlighten my simple five senses. Nail down the whole of me with the fear of Thee.Ever protect, preserve, and keep me from every soul-corrupting deed and word.Purify, cleanse and adorn me; make me comely, give me understanding and enlighten me.Show me to be the dwelling-place of Thy Spirit alone, and no longer a habitation of sin, that from me as Thine abode through the entry of Communion, every evildoer, every passion may flee as from fire.As intercessors I offer unto Thee all the saints, the commanders of the bodiless hosts, Thy Forerunner, the wise apostles, and Thine undefiled pure Mother, whose entreaties do Thou accept, O my compassionate Christ, ...
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Prayer of St Bernard
2008-03-07 15:15:00
Let Your goodness Lord appear to us, that we made in your image, conform ourselves to it.In our own strength we cannot imitate Your majesty, power, and wonder nor is it fitting for us to try.But Your mercy reaches from the heavens through the clouds to the earth below.You have come to us as a small child, but you have brought us the greatest of all gifts, the gift of eternal love Caress us with Your tiny hands, embrace us with Your tiny arms and pierce our hearts with Your soft, sweet cries.
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Holy Cross
2008-03-05 16:37:00
Crux mihi certa salus.Crux est quam semper adoro.Crux Domini mecum.Crux mihi refugium.The Cross is my sure salvation.The Cross I ever adore.The Cross of my Lord is with me.The Cross is my refuge.
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Blessing For A Mother After Birth
2008-03-04 15:21:00
1. The priest sprinkles the mother with holy water, saying:P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.All: Who made heaven and earth.He then says the following antiphon and psalm 23 :Antiphon: This woman shall receive a blessing from the Lord and mercy from God, her Savior; for she is one of the people who seek the Lord.Psalm 23After psalm 23 the above antiphon is repeated.2. Then the priest places the end of the stole hanging from his left shoulder in the hand of the woman and leads her into the church, saying:Come into God's house. Adore the Son of the blessed Virgin Mary, and thank God who has given you the grace of motherhood.3. The woman kneels before the altar, giving thanks to God for the benefits He has bestowed on her. The priest continues:Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our FatherP: And lead us not into temptation.All: But deliver us from evil.P: Save Your servant.All: Who trusts in You, my God.P: Lord, send her aid from Your holy place.All: And watch ...
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Saint Frances De Sales
2008-03-02 15:38:00
Do not fear what may happen tomorrow.The same loving Father who cares for you today will care for you tomorrow and every day.Either He will shield you from suffering or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it.Be at peace then, and put aside all anxious thoughts and fearful imaginings.Trust in the Giver of all good gifts.Amen.
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Saint Symeon Prayer
2008-03-01 01:32:00
From sullied lips, from an abominable heart, from an unclean tongue, out of a polluted soul, receive my prayer, O my Christ.Reject me not, nor my words, nor my ways, nor even my shamelessness, but give me courage to say what I desire, my Christ.And even more, teach me what to do and say.I have sinned more than the harlot who, on learning where Thou wast lodging, bought myrrh, and dared to come and anoint thy feet, my Christ, my Lord and my God.As Thou didst not repulse her when she drew near from her heart, neither, O Word, abominate me, but grant me Thy feet to clasp and kiss, and with a flood of tears as with most precious myrrh dare to anoint them.Wash me with my tears and purify me with them, O Word.Forgive my sins and grant me pardon.Thou knowest the multitude of my evil-doings, thou knowest also my wounds, and Thou seest my bruises.But also Thou knowest my faith, and Thou beholdest my willingness, And Thou hearest my sighs.Nothing escapes Thee, my God, my Maker, my Redeemer, n...
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Angelic Triasagion
2008-02-28 15:44:00
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.V. Lord, open my lips.R. And my mouth shall declare Thy praise.V. O God, come to my assistance.R. O Lord, make haste to help me.V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,R. As it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen.Recite decade three times for each member of the Trinity.All: Holy God! Holy Strong One! Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us.V. 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.Repeate decade nine timesV. To Thee, O Blessed Trinity, be praise, and honor, and thanksgiving, for ever and ever!R. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of hosts. Heaven and earth are filled with Thy glory.V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to ...

Prayer To Saint Peregrine (Prayer For The Sick)
2008-02-27 13:31:00
O great St. Peregrine, you have been called "The Mighty," "The Wonder-Worker," because of the numerous miracles which you have obtained from God for those who have had recourse to you.For so many years you bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease that destroys the very fibre of our being, and who had recourse too.The source of all grace when the power of man could do no more.You were favoured with the vision of Jesus coming down from His Cross to heal your affliction.Ask of God and Our Lady, the cure of the sick whom we entrust to you.(Pause to silently recall the names of the sick for whom you are praying)Aided in this way by your powerful intercession, we shall sing to God, now and for all eternity, a song of gratitude for His great goodness and mercy.Amen.
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Family Prayer
2008-02-26 01:39:00
O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son:Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; unite us in bonds of love; and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish your purposes on earth; that, in your good time, all nations and races may serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.
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Vini Creator
2008-02-26 01:28:00
I. Come, Creator , Spirit, visit the souls of your own; fill with heavenly grace the breasts that you have created.II. You who are called Paraclete, gift of the most high God, living water, flame, charity, and spiritual annointing;III. You who are sevenfold in your gift, finger of God's right hand, you who were rightly promised by the Father, enrich our throats with speech.IV. Inflame the light of our senses, pour love into our hearts, the weakness of our bodies strengthen with lasting power.V. Drive the enemy far back, and at once grant us peace; with you going ahead of us, may we avoid all harm.VI. Through you may we know the Father and recognize the Son;and may we always believe in you, Spirit of both.

Novena Rose Prayer
2008-02-24 03:10:00
Oh, Little Theresa of the child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the Heavenly Garden and send it to me as a message of love.Oh little flower of Jesus ask God the favors I now place with confidence in your hands ( mention special request).St. Theresa, help us to always believe as you did in God's great love for me, so that I may imitate your little way each day.Amen.
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Prayer of Reparation
2008-02-23 01:10:00
Eternal Father, I offer You the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all Its love, all Its sufferings and all Its merits:To expiate all the sins I have committed this day, and during all my life;To purify the good I have done in my poor way this day, and during all my life;To make up for the good I ought to have done and that I have neglected this day and during all my life.
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Saint Anthony Charity Prayer
2008-02-19 15:04:00
Dear Saint Anthony , God wants us to see Christ, our brother, in everyone and love Him truly in word and in deed.God wills that we share with others the joy of His boundless love.Saint Anthony , Generator of Charity , remember me in the Father's presence, that I may be generous in sharing the joy of His love.Remember also the special intentions I now entrust to you.
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10 Morning Prayers for Children
2008-02-17 16:51:00
In the near future, I will be changing the look of this blog into something more professional. I have found a 3-column layout from FinalSense.com that has a great design with a graphic picture of Catholic church in the header and a celtic cross at the footer portion. I am already excited about it that's why I am sharing it with you. During the process, please bear with some ugly layout restructuring that you will experience.For my subscribers, I will be giving away a free prayer ebook for children and I will give instructions on how to get it right after the new layout is finished. For those who want to get free ebook, you can subscribe now and you will be included in the list of people who will receive it. Click here to subscribe.To give you an idea of what you will get, the 10 morning prayers for children below are extracted from the prayer ebook:Prayer 1.Now I awake and see the light;Lord, Thou hast kept me through the night.To Thee I lift my voice and prayThat Thou wilt keep ...
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Act of Concecration of the Blessed Virgin
2008-02-16 00:31:00
By Fr. Noel le Mire, S.M. and adapted by W. Cole, S.M.O blessed Virgin Mary our Mother, when the Son of God decided to take upon Himself our human life in order that we might share in His Divine Life, He did not wish to come to us without your free cooperation.He deliberately willed to have need of you.Look down today from heaven upon little ( infants name). He / she has received from their parents the life of man, and now by the Holy Sacrament of Baptism,he / she has been given a life which is infinitely superior,the very life of God.We know that just as God is his / her Father and our Father, you are, in regard to his spiritual life, his / her Mother and our Mother.We confide this child to you. Show yourself his/her Mother.Watch over his / her education; nourish him with the life of grace; make him progress in his Christian life just as his / her human parents aid him / her to progress in physical as well as spiritual life.Protect the precious life which has just been received.Be ...
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Sweet Valentine's Prayer for Everyone
2008-02-14 09:09:00
A friend of mine sent this prayer thru e-mail. I want to share it and make it a prayer for every reader of this blog.HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!I pray you haveAll the love you need and wantWhether it be the romantic kindThe kind we know comes and goesSometimes ebbs & flowsBurning in newnessBut hopefully simmering intoA lasting comfortAs it ages over timeOr the love of familyThe warmth of bloodOf the bonds of kinshipOf belongingWith those whom you travel lifeFrom the dawn of birthTo the dusk of deathOr the love of friendsThat caring of peopleWith whom you chooseTo spend your daysFor they voluntarily love youJust for beingExactly who you areAnd the love of GodOur blessed CreatorWho will love youHis unique creation,Unconditionally love you,Warts, quirks and all,Every single minute of your life.While the other lovesMay let you downMay pass you byKnow that you areGod's ValentineAnd His heart is yoursOn Valentine's DayAnd every other dayOf your never-unloved life.
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Annunciation
2008-02-12 09:30:00
I greet you, Ever-blessed Virgin, Mother of God, Throne of Grace, miracle of Almighty Power!I greet you, Sanctuary of the Most Holy Trinity and Queen of the Universe, Mother of Mercy and refuge of sinners!Most loving Mother, attracted by your beauty and sweetness, and by your tender compassion, I confidently turn to you, miserable as I am, and beg of you to obtain for me from your dear Son the favor I request in this novena:(State your request)Obtain for me also, Queen of heaven, the most lively contrition for my many sins and the grace to imitate closely those virtues which you practiced so faithfully, especially humility, purity and obedience.Above all, I beg you to be my Mother and Protectress, to receive me into the number of your devoted children, and to guide me from your high throne of glory.Do not reject my petitions, Mother of Mercy! Have pity on me, and do not abandon.

Prayer of Love for the Crucified Lord
2008-02-11 03:10:00
O Jesus, it is not the heavenly reward you have promised which impels me to love you; neither is it the threat of hell that keep me from offending you.It is you, O Lord , it is the sight of you affixed to the Cross and suffering insults; it is the sight of your broken body, as well as your pains and your death.There is nothing you can give me to make me love you.For even if there were no heaven and no hell I would still love you as I do.Amen.
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Saint Anthony Prayer
2008-02-11 03:06:00
St. Anthony , Help me find ways to honor God's blessings by showing my love for all of God's creatures.Share your strength that I may cope with the trials and troubles of daily life.You, through whose voice the Word of God was preached, intercede for my need (mention your special request here).Powerful Patron, be with me always and teach me to reach out in love and support to others.Amen.
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Lent: Ash Wednesday Prayer
2008-02-06 13:48:00
By William Loader, 15 February 1999(extinguish candles)The darkness asks us questions.You are out there and we do not see.You invite us into the night, the stillness, the loneliness, the desert place.We cannot see our shadow; the cold damp of unknowing rises up from beneath our feet.We tread cautiously, tentatively.We are afraid, afraid of ghosts haunting us with pectres of guilt and shame.We would like to run back, reach the river bank, swim the Jordan, sit in the sun by the sea, mending our nets.But you have brought us here- with no bread.When we look we can see only ourselves, our darkness.When we read, it is invisible words which cannot be grasped, thoughts we cannot clutch, hope we cannot capture.Yet the wild honey remains a taste in our mouth, a memory for a new day.Why have you brought us here?What miracle will you perform for us?The darkness sighs around us, dense with your unseen presence, close to our breathing, close to our breathing.O darkness, enlighten us, embrace us w...
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Lent: Ash Wednesday Prayers Collect - 2
2008-02-06 13:45:00
Father in Heaven, the light of your truth bestows sightto the darkness of sinful eyes.May this season of repentance bring us the blessing of Your forgiveness and the gift of Your light.Grant this through Christ our Lord.
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