Prayers

  • Litany of the Saints

                            Lord, have mercy on us. (Lord have mercy on us.)  Christ, have mercy on us. (Christ have mercy on us.) Lord, have mercy on us. (Lord, have mercy on us.)  Christ, hear us. (Christ, hear us.) Christ, graciously hear us. (Christ, graciously hear us.)  God the Father…

  • A Universal Prayer for all Things Necessary to Salvation

    O My God, I believe in Thee; do Thou strengthen my faith. All my hopes are in Thee. Do Thou secure them. I love Thee with my whole heart; teach me to love Thee daily more and more. I am sorry for having offended Thee; do Thou increase my sorrow. I adore Thee as…

  • Saint Gertrude’s Prayers to the Holy Souls

    Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen This prayer has been…

  • Prayer to be said ever day, to obtain the graces necessary for Salvation

       Eternal Father, Thy Son has promised that Thou wilt grant us all the graces which we ask Thee for in His Name. In the name, therefore, and by the merits of Jesus Christ, I ask the following graces for myself and for all mankind.  And first, I pray Thee to give me a…

  • Novena for the Poor Souls in Purgatory

    Day 1 Jesus, my Saviour I have so often deserved to be cast into hell how great would be my suffering if I were now cast away and obliged to think that I myself had caused my damnation. I thank Thee for the patience with which Thou hast endured me. My God, I love…

  • The De Profundis

    Out of the depths I have cried unto Thee, O Lord, Lord, hear my voice. Let Thine ears be attentive: to the voice of my supplication. If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark our iniquities: O Lord, who can stand? For with Thee there is mercy: and by reason of Thy law I have waited…

  • Litany of Faith

    Litany of Faith (by Pope Pius VI, 1775 – 1799) Lord, have mercy upon me. Christ, have mercy upon me. Lord, have mercy upon me. O God the Father of heaven, Have mercy on me. * O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, * O God the Holy Ghost, * O Holy Trinity, one…

  • Prayer to Obtain True Wisdom

    O my God!  How great and how important is the vocation which Thou hast given me, and how difficult its duties!  I am called to educate the children whom Thou hast confided to me, each of them according to its peculiar character; and to induce them to rid themselves of their faults, and to…

  • Prayer to be said for Children who are addicted to Certain Faults

    Almighty God! rich in graces Thou who directest the hearts of men like rivers of water, graciously listen to my supplication in behalf of my son–(my daughter).  Thou knowest how much the sad condition of his (her) soul fills my heart with sorrow and anxiety.  All my endeavors in his (her) regard prove fruitless.…

  • Prayer for a Mother when with Child

    Almighty and all-merciful God, Creator and Preserver of all things, Thou who, according to the counsel of Thy wisdom and goodness, hast blessed my matrimonial union, how many reasons have I not to thank Thee for having held me worthy to cooperate in the fulfillment of Thy fatherly intentions, according to which Thou hast again given…