This collection of prayers and novenas is a consolidation of the Latin Rite and Eastern Rite traditions within the Roman Catholic Church. Prayers marked with (EC) are from Eastern Catholic traditions.
- Common Prayers
- Christological Prayers
- Marian Prayers
- Morning Prayers
- Evening Prayers
- Daily Prayers
- Prayers for Mental Health
- Wartime Prayers
- Prayers for Peace
- Prayers for the Church
- Prayers of the Saints
- Momento Mori / Death
- Prayers for Family & Friends
- Prayers of Devotion
- Prayers for the Sick
- Prayers for the Poor
Common Prayers
The Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer-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.
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 will be forever. 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, 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 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. Amen
St. Michael the Archangel’s Prayer: St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of Heavenly Hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl around the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
The Confiteor: I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore, I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, to pray to the Lord our God for me.
May Almighty God have mercy on me, forgive me my sins, and bring me to everlasting life, Amen.
May the almighty and merciful Lord grant me pardon, absolution, and remission of all my sins. Amen.
An 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 can neither deceive nor be deceived.
An Act of Hope: O my God, relying on Your almighty power and infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon for my sins, the help of Your grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and redeemer.
An 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 love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of You. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.
An Act of Contrition: O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and 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 unnecessary occasions of sin. 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. Let us pray. O God, who did instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit: grant that, by the gift of the same Spirit, we may be always truly wise, and ever rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel: Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom His love entrusts me here, ever this night be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
The 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.
An Old Gaelic Blessing: May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. May the rains fall softly upon your fields. Until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
Christological Prayers
Prayer to Jesus Christ Crucified: My good and dear Jesus, I kneel before You, asking You most earnestly to engrave upon my heart a deep and lively faith, hope, and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm resolve to make amends. As I reflect upon your five wounds, and dwell upon them with deep compassion and grief, I recall, good Jesus, the words the prophet David spoke long ago concerning Yourself: they have pierced my hands and my feet, they have counted all my bones. Amen.
Anima Christi: Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within Thy wounds hide me. Suffer me not to be separated from Thee. From the malignant enemy, defend me. In the hour of my death, call me. And bid me come to Thee. That with Thy saints I may praise Thee. For ever and ever. Amen.
Marian Prayers
Hail, Holy Queen (Salve Regina): Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, morning, and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, your 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.
Pray for us O holy Mother of God, that we may be deemed worth of the promises of Christ. Amen.
The Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought thine intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.
Sub Tuum Praesidium: We fly to your protection, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe: O God, Father of mercies, who placed your people under the singular protection of Your Son’s most holy Mother, grant that all who invoke the intercession of the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe, may seek with ever more lively faith the progress of peoples in the way of justice and peace. Amen.
Morning Prayers
Morning Offering: O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of my relatives and friends, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father, Amen.
Offering to the Holy Trinity: Most holy and adorable Trinity, one God in three Persons, I praise You and give You thanks for all the favors You have bestowed upon me. Your goodness has preserved me until now. I offer You my whole being and in particular all my thoughts, words and deeds, together with all the trials I may undergo this day. Give them Your blessing. May Your Divine Love animate them and may they serve Your greater glory.
I make this morning offering in union with the Divine intentions of Jesus Christ Who offers Himself daily in the holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and in union with Mary, His Virgin Mother and our Mother, who was always the faithful handmaid of the Lord
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
For Divine Guidance Through the Day: Lord, God Almighty, You have brought us safely to the beginning of this day. Defend us today by Your mighty power, that we may not fall into any sin, but that all our words may so proceed and all our thoughts and actions be so directed, as to be always just in Your sight. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Direct, we beg You, O Lord, our actions by Your holy inspirations, and carry them on by Your gracious assistance, that every prayer and word of ours may begin always with You, and through You be happily ended. Amen.
(EC) Prayer of Dedication: Lord Jesus, I give You my hands to do Your work. I give You my feet to go Your way. I give You my tongue to speak Your words. I give You my mind that You may think in me. I give You my spirit that You may pray in me. Above all, I give You my heart that You may love in me Your Father and all makind. I give You my whole self that You may grow in me, so that it is you, Lord Jesus, who live and work and pray in me.
Evening Prayers
St. Augustine Night Time Prayer: Watch, LORD, with those who wake or sleep tonight. Give the angels and Saints charge over those who sleep. O Lord Jesus Christ, tend to 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 to the Blessed Trinity: I adore You, my God, and I thank You for having created me, for having made me a Christian and preserved me this day. I love You with all my heart and I am sorry for having sinned against You, because You are infinite Love and infinite Goodness. Protect me during my rest and may Your love be always with me. Amen.
Eternal Father, I offer You the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in atonement for my sins and for all the intentions of our Holy Church.
Holy Spirit, Love of the Father and the Son, purify my heart and fill it with the fire of Your Love, so that I may be a chaste Temple of the holy Trinity and be always pleasing to You in all things. Amen.
Daily Prayers
Blessing Before Meals: Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grace After Meals: We give You thanks for all Your benefits, O Almighty God, Who live and reign forever. Amen. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Prayers for Mental Health
Finding Comfort: Let us find in Your Son comfort in our sadness, certainty in our doubt, and courage to live through this hour. Make our faith strong through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Ignatius of Loyola Prayer Against Depression: O Christ Jesus, when all is darkness and we feel our weakness and helplessness, give us the sense of Your presence, Your love, and Your strength. Help us to have perfect trust in Your protecting love and strengthening power, so that nothing may frighten or wary us, for, living close to You, we shall see Your hand, Your purpose, Your will through all things. Amen.
Prayer in Time of Need: Heavenly Father, in my present need, help me to believe that You are aware of my anxiety and will do what is best for me. Give me the strength to trust You and put the present and future in Your hands. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer in Time of Sorrow: God of all consolation, in Your unending love and mercy for us, You turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life. Show compassion to Your people in sorrow. Be our refuge and our strength to lift us from the darkness of this grief to peace and joy in Your presence. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Wartime Prayers
Prayer before Battle: O God, our refuge and our strength, be with me in this hour of danger. Give me strength to do my duty, not in the spirit of hate or lust of battle, but from a sense of duty and patriotism. Preserve me, if it be Your holy will, safe in Your keeping. But if You do call me home, I beg You not to let me die unprepared. Receive my soul into the arms of Your mercy. I detest all my sins and I am sorry for ever having offended You, because You are all good and worth of my love. I accept death as a sacrifice from Your hands in atonement for my sins.
Into Your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
Mary, be with me.
My guardian angel, be at my side.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph. Amen.
Prayer in Time of War: God our Father, maker and lover of peace, to know You is to live, and to serve You is to reign. All our faith is in Your saving help; [protect us from violence and keep us safe from weapons of hate. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for the Wounded: Father in heaven, grant our wounded brethren comfort in their suffering. Give them courage when afraid, patience when afflicted, hope when dejected, and when alone assure them of the prayerful support of Your holy people. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(EC) A Soldier’s Prayer: I Thank You, O Lord our God, for all the blessings You have bestowed upon me. By Your power, You have kept me safe and sound during the past night, and You have raised me up from sleep to enjoy the light of a new day and to marvel at Your majesty. I entreat You, O Lord, grant that I may live this day without danger or sin, but protected under Your Divine care and abundant mercy. Keep my family and the families of my fellow soldiers/sailors/marines/airmen safe from all evil and harm. Rebuke and defeat those who seek to conquer and torture other nations; make them turn to You in repentance and leave other lands and peoples free and in peace. Open the eyes of our mind to know Your Divine law, and incline our hearts ever to keep Your commandments and glory Your All-Holy Name, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.
(EC) For the Love of Enemies: All-compassionate Lord, by the grace of Your Holy Spirit, establish us in Your love, that we ay truly love all people, not only our brethren and friends, but, according to Your divine command, our enemies as well. May we do good to those who hate us, sincerely desiring their salvation, for You are the Source of good and the Lover of mankind, and Yours is the glory to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayers for Peace
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. Amen.
Prayer for Peace: O God, from whom proceed all holy desires, all right counsels and just works, grant unto us your servants that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be devoted to Your service, and that being delivered form the fear of our enemies, we may pass our time in peace under Your protection. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(EC) Against Demons: Almight God, as You delivered Your people form bitter slavery to the enemy, and through Your Son cast down Satan like lightning, so also deliver me from every influence of unclean spirits. Command Satan to depart from me by the power of Your Only-Begotten Son. Save me from demonic thoughts and sarkness. Fill me with the light of Your Holy Spirit, that I may be guarded against all the traps laid by the demons. Grant me a Guardian Angel to always go ahead of me, leading me on the path of righteousness all the days of my life. Amen.
Prayers for the Church
Prayer for the Pope: Lord, source of eternal life and truth, give to Your shepherd, our Holy Father, a spirit of courage and right judgement, a spirit of knowledge and love. By governing with fidelity those entrusted to his care, may he, as successor of the Apostle Peter and Vicar of Christ, build Your Church into a sacrament of unity, love and peace for all the world. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for Military Chaplains: Heavenly Father, bless and protect military chaplains and fill them with the joy and courage of their vocation as personal ministers of Christ in preaching Your Word and nourishing us with the Sacraments. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for the Faithful: Heavenly Father, look upon our community of faith which is the Church of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Help us to witness to His love by loving all our fellow creatures without exception. Under the leadership of the Holy Father and the bishops, keep us faithful to Christ’s mission of calling all men and women to Your service so that there may be “one fold and one shepherd.” Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for All: O Lord, Jesus Christ, hear my prayers for our Holy Father, our Bishop, our clergy, and for all who are in authority over us. Bless the whole Catholic Church, and turn all hearts toward Your most merciful Heart. Bless my relatives, benefactors, friends and enemies. Help the poor, the sick, and those who are in their last agony. Have compassion on the souls in purgatory; grant them eternal rest and peace. Amen.
(EC) For the Church: O Lord, the firm foundation of those who trust in You, confirm the Church, which You purchased with your precious blood. Amen.
Prayers of the Saints
Origen’s Prayer: O Lord, grant that I may believe with my heart, profess with my mouth, and put into practice Your words, that others, seeing my good works, will glorify You, our Father who art in heaven, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer for Generosity (St. Ignatius of Loyola): Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve You as You deserve; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for reward; save that of knowing that I am doing Your will. Amen.
St. Patrick’s Breastplate: I bind unto myself today the power of God to hold and lead, His eye to watch, His might to stay, His ear to hearken to my need; the wisdom of my God to teach, His hand to guide, His shield to ward; the word of God to give me speech, His heav’ny host to be my guard.
Christ be with me, Christ winthin me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort me and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in the hearts of all that love me, Christ in the mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto myself the Name, the strong Name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three in One, and One in Three, of whom all nature hath creation; Eternal Father, Spirit, Word: praise to the Lord of my salvation, salvation is of Christ the Lord. Amen.
Prayer Before the Crucifix (St. Francis of Assisi): O most High and glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my heart. Give me, Lord, a firm faith, sure hope, perfect love, profound humility — the sign and knowledge so that I may carry out all of your commandments.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit (St. Augustine of Hippo): Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holdy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Drawn 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 of Self-Abandonment (Blessed Charles Eugene de Foucauld): Father, I abandon myself into Your hands; do with me waht You will. Whatever You may do. I thank You; I am ready for all, I accept all. Let only Your will be done in me, and in all Your creatures. I wish no more than this, O Lord.
Into Your hands I commend my soul; I offer it to You with all the love of my heart, for I love You, Lord, and so need to give myself, to surrender myself into Your hands, without reserve, and with boundless confidence, for You are my Father. Amen.
Memento Mori / Death
Eternal Rest: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
Into Your Hands: Into Your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brother/sister N. In this life You embraced him/her with Your tender love, deliver him/her now from evil evil and bid him/her enter eternal rest. Amen.
For the Fallen: Let us pray. All-powerful and merciful God, we commend You N. Your servant. In Your mercy and love, blot out the sins he/she has committed through human weakness. In this world, he/she has died: let him/her live with You forever. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for a Happy Death: 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. Amen.
Prayer for the Dying: God of power and mercy, You have made death itself the gateway to eternal life. Look with love on our dying brother/sister, and make him/her one with Your Son in His suffering and death so that, sealed with the blood of Christ, he/she may come before You free from sin. Amen.
Prayer for the Death: O God, our creator and redeemer, by Your power Christ conquered death and returned to You in glory. May all Your people who have gone before us in faith share His victory and enjoy the vision of Your glory forever, where Christ lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Prayer for Those We Love: Lord God, we can hope for others nothing better than the happiness we desire for ourselves. Therefore, I pray to You, do not separate me after death from those I tenderly loved on earth. Grant that where I am they may be with me, and that I may enjoy their presence in heaven after being so often deprived of it on earth. Lord God, I ask You to receive Your beloved children immediately into Your life-giving heart. After this brief life on earth, give them eternal happiness. Amen.
Prayers for the Family & Friends
Prayer for a Family: Lord, bless our family, all of us now together, those far away, all who are gone back to You. May we know joy. May we bear our sorrows in patience. Let love guide our understanding of each other. Let us be grateful to each other. We have all made each other what we are. O Family of Jesus, watch over our family.
An Old French Prayer for Friends: Blessed Mother of those whose names you can read in my heart, watch over tem with every care. Make their way easy and their labors fruitful. Dry their tears if they weep; sanctify their joys; raise their courage if they weaken; restore their hope if they lose heart, their health if they be ill, truth if they err, and repetance if they fall. Amen.
(EC) For the Home: God our Savior, as You entered into the house of Zacchaeus for the salvation of his household, so also bless this home. Protect it, and us who live in it, form danger all the days of our life, to the glory of Your Name, of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, both now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(EC) For the Newly Married: O Christ our God, as You blessed the marriage feeast at Cana of Galilee, bless also your servants N.’s, now united together in holy wedlock. Bless their comings and goings, full their life with good things, receive their crowns into Your Kingdom, and preserve them in purity to the ages of ages. Amen.
(EC) For One’s Spouse: O Sweetest Savior, as You have taught us to pray for one another, fulfilling the law and becoming worthy of Your mercy, so also look compassionately on our married life. Keep the husband/wife which you have granted me from all the traps of enemies, both visible and invisible, that we may pass the time of our life together with one mind and one heart. Grant him/her health and strength, wisdom and enlightenment, that he/she may fulfill the duties of life according to Your will. Protect him/her from all temptations, strengthen him/her in right faith, strong hope, and perfect love, that we may order our life according to Your commandements. For it is Yours to show mercy, O God, and Yours is the glory. Amen.
(EC) For an Unborn Child: O LORD Jesus Christ, as You accepted to be conceived in the womb of Your most pure Mother, initiating Your plan to save mankind by entering into our flesh without change; so also have mercy on this child which You have brought into being, whose body You are knitting together in the womb. Preserve it, together with its mother N., in good health until birth in the fullness of time, that it may receive baptism and join the ranks of Your holy Church, to the glory of Your Name. For You are the Fashioner of all mankind and the Image that we bear, and Yours is the glory to the ages of ages. Amen.
(EC) For a Mother After Childbirth: O Lord Almighty, the Physician of our souls bad bodies, heal Your maidservant N. who has given birth to a child, and raise her up from her bed. Preserve her and her child, and shleter them under Your wings every day of their lives. Through the prayers of Your most pure Mother and of all the Saints. Amen.
(EC) For One’s Children: O God of heaven and earth, Maker of mankind in Your image, You blessed marriage as an honorable estate for the bearing of sons and daughters. So with humility we prayer: Grant us Your grace to fulfill our duties as parents in raising our children well. Pour out Your grace on them, and have mercy on them. As You watch over the birds of the air and the flowers of the field, so also watch over and protect our children. Plant in their souls what is good and useful for Your hold Church, that they may glorify Your holy Name. Enlighten them with wisdom and understanding. Protect them from all enemies, both visible and invisible. Command Your Angels to guide and counsel them in all good works and to grow in Your holiness, of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, both now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(EC) For Troubled Children: O Lord our God, the Maker of mankind in Your own image, open the hearts and minds and lips of Your servants to receive the power of Your grace and divine law. May they apply these gifts to the glory of Your Name and to the building-up of Your Church, and may they come to understand Your good and perfect will. Deliver them from every enemy and oppression, and from every evil temptation. Preserve them in the Faith, and in righteousess and purity all the days of their life. May they advance in wisdom and fulfill Your commandments always, both now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
(EC) For One’s Parents: O Lord Jesus Christ our God, You perfectly fulfilled the divine law to honor Your Father and Mother, dubsmitting in obedience to Your most pure Mother and your foster father Joseph, leaving us an image of a pure childhood, pleasing to God and mankind. So also enlighten me, and inflame me with Your love, that I may submit to You and to my parents who gave me birth, raised me, cared for me, and nourished me. Grant them grace, mercy, health, tranquility, strength, love, holy zeal, and all that is good and right, so that they may show us the way to Your truth and blessings. May they be found pleasing to You in all things, for You are blessed to the ages of ages. Amen.
(EC) Of a Single Parent: O Lord Jesus Christ my God, as You carried Your Holy Cross to Golgotha, so also grant me strength, patience, and wisdom to bear the burdens of parenthood alone. Fulfill in me anything I lack, and grant that our family may grow closer to You, through the prayers of Your most pure Mother. Amen.
(EC) Of a Widow or Widower: O Lord Jesus Christ, in Your mercy You raised the only son of the widom in Nain. I pray to You in my need: as I am alone, I put my hope in God and ask You for help. As You fulfill our every need and complete everything we lack, grant me faith, courage, love and understanding of Your perfect will. And remmeber your servant (spouse’s name) in Your Kingdom always, both now and forever. Amen.
Prayers of Devotion
Prayers of Commendation (Lancelot Andrewes): I commend to You, O Lord, my soul and my body, my mind and my thoughts, my prayers and my vows, my senses and my members, my words and my works, my life and my death; my brothers, my sisters, and their children; my friends, my benefactors, my well-wishers, those who have claim on me, my kindred, my neighbors, my country, and all Christian people. Amen.
Prayer by Lancelot Andrewes: Remember, O Lord, infants, children, the growing youths, the young men and women, the middle-aged, the old, the decayed; hungry, thirsty, naked, sick, captive, and fiendless strangers; those possessed with devils and tempted to suicide; those troubled by unclean spirits; the sick in soul or body; the fainthearted, the despairing; those in prisons and chains, and all under the sentence of death; orphans, widows, foreigners, travellers, voyagers; women with child, women who give suck; those in bitter servitude, those who work in mines, and those who suffer loneliness. Amen.
Prayers for the Sick
Prayer for the Sick: God our Father, Your Son accepted our sufferings to teach us the cirtue of patinece in human illness. Hear the prayers we offer for our sick brother/sister. May all who suffer pain, illness, or disease realize that they have been chosen to be saints and know that they are joined to Chrsit in His suffering for the salvation of the world. We ask through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Father in heaven, grant N. comfort in his/her suffering. Give him/her courage when afraid, patience when afflicted, hope and dejected, and when alone assure him/her of the prayerful support of Your holy people. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(EC) For the Sick: O Christ our God, the only One quick to help, come quickly to Your suffering serant N. and deliver him/her from illness and bitter pain. Raise him/her up again to praise and glorify You forever, through the prayers of the Mother of God, as You are the only Lover of mankind. Amen.
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