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.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are 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.
Glory be to the father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it
was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended thee. And I detest
all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but
most of all because they offend thee, my God, who art all good and deserving
of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace, to confess
my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen.
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, and 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.
O my God! I firmly believe all the sacred truths which Thy holy Catholic
Church believes and teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, Who canst
neither deceive nor be deceived.
O my God! Relying on Thy infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain
the pardon of my sins, the assistance of Thy grace, and life everlasting,
through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
O my God! I love Thee above all things with my whole heart and soul,
because Thou art all good, and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as
myself for love of thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon
of all whom I have injured.
O good and merciful Savior, it is the desire of my heart to return Thee love for love. My greatest sorrow is that Thou art not loved by all men, and , in particular, that my heart is so cold, so selfish, so ungrateful. Deeply sensible of my own weakness and poverty, I trust that Thy own grace will enable me to offer Thee an act of pure love. And I wish to offer Thee this act of love in reparation for the coldness and neglect that are shown to Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love by Thy creatures. O Jesus, my sovereign good, I love Thee, not for the sake of the reward which Thou hast promise to those who love Thee, but purely for Thyself. I love thee above all things that can be loved, above all pleasures, and in fine above myself and all that is not Thee, protesting in the presence of heaven and earth that I will live and die purely and simply in Thy love, and that if to love Thee thus I must endure persecution and suffering, I am perfectly satisfied, and I will ever say with St. Paul: Nothing shall separate me from the love of Christ.
O Jesus, Supreme Master of all hearts, I love Thee, I adore Thee, I
praise Thee, I thank Thee, because I am now all Thine own. Rule over me,
and transform my soul into the likeness of Thyself, so that it may bless
and glorify Thee forever in the abode of the Saints. Amen.
O Jesus, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer
You all my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day in union with
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all
the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation
for sin, the union of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of
our Bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer, and in particular for those
recommended by our Holy Father this month.
Angel of God my guardian dear, to whom His love commits me here, ever
this day be at my side, to light and guard to rule and guide. Amen.
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. Forever and ever. Amen.
O glorious St. Benedict, sublime model of all virtues, pure vessel of God's grace! Behold me, humbly kneeling at thy feet. I implore thy loving heart to pray for me before the throne of God. To thee I have recourse in all the dangers which daily surround me. Shield me against my enemies, inspire me to imitate thee in all things. May thy blessing be with me always, so that I may shun whatever God forbids and avoid the occasions of sin.
Gloriously obtain for me from God those favors and graces of which I stand so much in need, in the trials, miseries and afflictions of life. Thy heart was always so full of love, compassion, and mercy towards those who were afflicted or troubled in any way. Thou didst never dismiss without consolation and assistance anyone who had recourse to thee. I therefore invoke thy powerful intercession, in the confident hope that thou wilt hear my prayers and obtain for me the special grace and favor I so earnestly implore (here mention your petition), if it is for the greater glory of God and the welfare of my soul.
Help me, O great St. Benedict, to live and die as a faithful child of
God, to be ever submissive to His holy Will, and to attain the eternal
happiness of heaven. Amen.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL
O Mary, Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of
Heaven, Virgin Mother of the Son of God... assist us in our present necessities
- (here mention your intentions) O Star of the Sea, come to our aid and
show yourself a Mother to us. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven
and Earth, we humbly ask you from the bottom of our hearts to help us,
for nothing can withstand your powerful intercession. O show us that you
are our Mother.