Catholic Prayers

This is the English Version of the Daily Malayalam Prayer called “Thri Sandhya Japam” which starts as “Karthavinte Maalaakha“.

• The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

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.

• Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to your word.

Hail Mary . . .

• And the Word was made Flesh. And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary . . .

• Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
• That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:

Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord, Your grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, your 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.

Here is a daily prayer for pregnant women. It is good to pray intensely to the Lord while you are carrying your baby in your womb. The Lord will bless the child to be born and will work miracles in the child’s life.

Heavenly Father, Creator of all things, you have been pleased to enable my husband and me to collaborate with you in conceiving a child. Thank you for your gracious gift. Help me to guard this new life carefully and do nothing to hurt it in any way.

After my child’s birth, let me lavish him/her with love and bring him/her up in your love and service, so that he/she will become a child of yours and inherit your kingdom.

Be with me, O Lord, in this greatest of tasks to comfort, strengthen, calm and enlighten me. Amen

This is a daily prayer is for all married couples. Husband and wife may hold each other’s hands while reciting this prayer.

O God, we want to live our life together with you and always to continue it with you. Help us never to hurt and never to grieve each other. Help us to share all our works, all our hopes, all our dreams, all our successes, all our failures, all our joys and all our sorrows. Help us to have no secrets from each other so that we may be truly one. Keep us always true to each other, and grant that all the years ahead may draw us ever closer to each other. Grant that nothing may ever come between us and nothing may ever make us ever drift apart. And as we live with each other, help us to live with you, so that our love may grow perfect in your love, for you are the God whose name is love. This we ask for your love’s sake. Amen

• “When you make friends, don’t be too quick to trust them; make sure that they have proved themselves.” Sirach 6:7




• “Never abandon an old friend; you will never find a new one who can take his place. Friendship is like wine; it gets better as it gows older.” Sirach 9:10

• “There is no one on earth  who does what is right all the time and never makes a mistake.” Ecclesiastes 7:20
• “Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites! Be sorrowful, cry, and weep; change your laughter into crying, your joy into gloom! Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will lift you up.” James 4:8-10
• “Don’t think that you can sin and get away with it; the Lord does not mind waiting to punish you. Don’t be so certain of the Lord’s forgiveness that you go on committing one sin after another. Don’t think that his mercy is so great that he will forgive your sins no matter how many they are. He does show mercy but he also shows his furious anger with sinners. Come back to the Lord quickly. Don’t think that you can keep putting it off. “ Sirach 5:4-7

• “Parents do not irritate your children, or they will become discouraged.” Colossians 3: 21
• “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger; but, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4
• “Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.” Proverbs 17:6

• “Be persistent in prayer, and keep alert as you pray, giving thanks to God.” - Colossians 4:2
• “But when you pray, you must believe and not doubt at all. Whoever doubts is like a wave in the sea that is driven and blown about by the wind. A person like that unable to make up his mind and undecided in all he does, must not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.” James 1:6-8
• “Never get tired of praying, and never miss a chance to give to the poor.” Sirach 7:10

• “To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see. “ – Hebrews 11:1
• “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:19
• “You may ask for anything in my name and I will do it.” John 14:14
• “If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved. For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved.” Romans 10: 9-10
• “You see, then, that it is by his actions that a person is put right with God, and not by faith alone.” James 2: 24
• “So then, as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without actions is dead.” James 2: 26

• “It is the Lord’s blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer.” - Proverbs 10:22
• “The more easily you get your wealth, the sooner you will lose it. The harder it is to earn, the more you will have.” - Proverbs 13:11
• “Better to be poor and fear the Lord than to be rich and in trouble.” - Proverbs 15: 16
• “Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have.” – Hebrews 13:5
• “Put your investments in several places – many places, in fact – because you never know what kind of bad luck you are going to have in this world. “ Ecclesiastes 11:2

• “Homes are made by the wisdom of women, but are destroyed by foolishness.” – Proverbs 14:1
• “A gracious lady is respected, but a woman without virtue is a disgrace.” - Proverbs 11:16