Catholic Prayers

Divine Mercy Prayer for the Physically and Sexually Abused

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:32:15 +0000

Here is a very special prayer for all children who are abused physically and sexually. Let us beg our Lord for healing and protection of these little ones.

Divine Mercy! I beg of You to protect all those helpless children who are physically and sexually abused, especially by those whose duty it is to guide and protect them on earth. Send Your enveloping cloak of Mercy and wrap it around those poor children and enfold them in Your love and protection. Send forth Your rays of blood and water to cleanse and renew the souls of those who perpetrate these vile acts of satan. Let there be a way to get Your powerful Image of Divine Mercy into the homes of these sad families, from where graces will flow as You promise, and they shall be renewed. O Blood and Water which gushed from the heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us, we trust in You. Amen

The Divine Mercy Miracle Prayer

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:26:49 +0000

Say this prayer faithfully, no matter how you feel. When you come to the point where you sincerely mean each word with all your heart, Jesus will change your whole life in a very special way.

Lord Jesus, I come before You just as I am. I am sorry for all my sins. I repent of my sins, please forgive me. In Your name, I forgive all others for what they have done against me. I renounce Satan, the evil spirits and all their works. I give You my entire self, Lord Jesus, now and forever. I invite You into my life Jesus. I accept You as my Lord, God and Savior. Heal me, change me, strengthen me in body, soul and spirit. Come Lord Jesus, cover me with Your Precious Blood and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. I love You Lord Jesus. I Praise You Jesus. I Thank You Jesus. I shall follow You every day of my life. Amen.

Mary my Mother, Queen of Peace, all the Angels and Saints, please help me. Amen

St. Andrew Christmas Novena Prayer

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:28:59 +0000

The St. Andrew Christmas Novena, also known as Christmas Anticipation Novena is prayed 15 times a day for 25 days beginning on the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (Nov 30th) until the Eve of Christmas (Dec 24th). It is piously believed that whoever recites this novena prayer 15 times a day for 25 days will obtain what is asked. The novena is not addressed to Saint Andrew but to God Himself, asking Him to grant our request in the honor of the birth of His Son at Christmas.

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold.
In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayers and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.

Imprimatur – Michael Augustine, Archbishop of New York – Feb 6, 1897.

The Angel’s Prayer at Fatima

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:15:15 +0000

During the third apparition of the Angel of Peace to the 3 Shepherd Children (Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta) at Fatima in 1916, the angel appeared holding in his left hand a chalice and over it, in the air, was a host from which drops of blood fell into the chalice. With the Blessed Sacrament suspended in the air, the Angel of Peace prostrated himself and recited this prayer and asked the children to repeat it 3 times.

Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly, and I offer You the Most Precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended. And by the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor spinners. Amen.

Pardon Prayer taught by the Angel of Peace

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:33:03 +0000

During the first apparition of the Angel of Peace to the 3 Shepherd Children (Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta) at Fatima in the Spring of 1916, the angel knelt, bending his forehead to the ground, and recited this prayer. The children repeated the words. After repeating the prayer 3 times, the angel rose and told the children to pray in this manner and that the hearts of Jesus and Mary are ready to listen to their prayers.

My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You. I ask forgiveness for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love You.

Prayer to Our Lady of the Veil

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:12:27 +0000

Here is a Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary to help us learn the value of modesty and humility specially when we visit our Lord in the most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. A woman who covers her head with a veil is imitating the Virgin Mother in her humility and submissiveness to the Lord. We should strive to dress modestly in front of our Lord and not lead our brothers and sisters to sin with inappropriate dressing.

Our Lady of the Veil, full of grace…it was your yes that saved the human
race. You are the Mother of Modesty, please teach us how we should be.

You want your spiritual daughters to come before your Son with purity,
please Our Lady of the Veil teach us how we should be.

You were created perfect and covered yourself in total humility, please Our
Lady of the Veil teach us how we should be.

Please pray for us to have reverence and awe before the Most Holy Trinity,
please Our Lady of the Veil teach us how we should be.

Teach us how to bow our heads covered gracefully, worshiping with purity
of intention and humility. And then we can be with you and your Son for an
eternity! Amen

Prayer to St. Therese of Lisieux

admin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:22:35 +0000

Saint Therese of Lisieux (Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face), more popularly known as “The Little Flower of Jesus” is a Roman Catholic Saint and Carmelite nun who lived in France in the 19th century. She died at the tender age of 24. The world came to know St. Therese through her autobiography “Story of a Soul“. She is one of the greatest saints of modern times. She is a Doctor of the Church. Her feast is celebrated on October 1st. She is the Patron Saint of Missionaries, florists, people suffering from tuberculosis and so on.

This is a very popular Prayer to St. Therese. This prayer can be used as a Daily Prayer or as a Nine-Hour Novena or as a Nine Day Novena to St. Therese.

St. Therese, the Little Flower,
please pick me a rose from the
heavenly garden and send it to me
with a message of love.
Ask God to grant me the favor I thee implore
and tell Him I will love Him
each day more and more.

(Mention petitions here)

The above prayer is usually followed by 5 Our Father’s, 5 Hail Mary’s and 5 Glory Be’s.

Our Father – 5
Hail Mary – 5
Glory be to the Father – 5

Prayer to St. Martin de Porres

admin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:56:28 +0000

Saint Martin de Porres is a Roman Catholic Saint who lived between 1579-1639. He was a lay brother of the Dominican friary at Lima. He was well known for his humility and charity as well miraculous cures. He was kind and compassionate to the poor and the sick. He treated people without regards to their race, color or status. He is the Patron Saint of African-Americans, mixed-race people, poor people, Peru, social justice, hair-stylists and so on. His Feast is celebrated on November 3rd. St. Martin was a close friend of St. Rose of Lima.

O Saint Martin, teach us to be generous with the gifts that God has given us. Make us sympathetic towards those who are suffering and afflicted. Pray to Our Redeemer and to Our Lady of Mercy that our hearts may not be hardened by sin and selfishness, but that we may always be kind and generous to our neighbors because they are the children of Our Heavenly Father. Amen.

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:15:20 +0000

Today, September 8th is the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Today the Church remembers the Birth of Mary, our dear Mother. The Nativity of Mary is celebrated nine months after the Solemnity of her Immaculate Conception (Dec 8th). Let us celebrate with joy the birth of the Virgin Mary of whom was born our Lord Jesus Christ. What joy it must have been to Saints Joachim and Anne on the birth of their beloved daughter Mary. Yes this is the day the Mother of Our Lord was born, this is the day the Mother of the Whole Universe was born. Let us offer all our joys and sorrows to her on her birthday. Let us commend our souls and bodies to our Heavenly Mother. Her maternal intercession will lead us to her beloved Son. When we entrust our lives to Mary, we can be assured that her holy intercession will take care of all our spiritual needs.

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

When you follow her; you will not go astray;
When you pray to her, You will not despair;
When you think of her, You will not err;
When she holds you up, You will not fail;
When she protects you, You will not fear;
When she leads you, You will not be fatigued;
When she favors you, You will arrive safely.
She keeps her Son from striking us;
She keeps the devil from hurting us;
She keeps our virtues from escaping us;
She keeps our merits from being destroyed;
She keeps our graces from being lost.
(St Bernard)

Happy Birthday Mother Mary!!!

Prayer for Humility

admin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:20:51 +0000

Here is a beautiful prayer by Deacon Bill Steltemeier which I found on EWTN’s Newsletter. This prayer reflects our thoughts and how badly we desire to be first everywhere and in everything we do.

Jesus, help me to be authentically humble in the challenges of each day. Teach me what it means to be humble. Help me to wait my turn to speak and to be at peace when others outshine me. Grant that I may listen with a spirit of objectivity rather than an ‘I know it all’ attitude. Lord, grant that I not only be content with who I am, but have confidence that your grace can make me better! Help me to be obedient without resentment and ready to do Your Will. I ask that You make up for whatever I lack and increase those desires within me that lead to true humility. Most of all, help me to believe in your revelations, hope in Your word and love you more than myself. Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine! Amen.