Basic Catholic Prayers
to Jesus My Lord, My God
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.
Hail, Mary
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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
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.
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. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From thence 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.
The Divine Praises
Blessed
be God. Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the Most
Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy.
Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her Glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the Name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.
Act of Faith
My God, I believe in You and I hope in You. I love You above all things, with all my soul, with all my heart, and with all my strength. I love You because You are infinitely good and worthy of being loved. Because I love You, I repent with all my heart of having offended You. Have mercy on me, a sinner. Amen.
Act of Hope
My God, I believe in You and I hope in You. Because of Your infinite goodness and kindness, I hope for everlasting life, patience in my sufferings, and, above all, Your gentle and guiding Hand, leading me to everlasting peace and joy. Amen.
Act of Charity (Love)
O my Jesus, You Who are love, enkindle in my heart that divine fire which consumes the saints and transforms them. Fill up that which is lacking in me and form me each day more and more into Your Divine Image. Help me to love and serve my brothers and sisters and to recognize in them Your loving Presence. Amen.
Te Deum
O God, we
praise you, and acknowledge you to be the supreme Lord.
Everlasting Father, all the earth worships you.
All the Angels, the heavens and all angelic powers,
All the Cherubim and Seraphim, continuously cry to you:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord, God of Hosts!
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of your glory.
The glorious choir of the Apostles, The wonderful company of
Prophets,
The white-robed army of Martyrs, praise you.
Holy Church throughout the world acknowledges you:
The Father of infinite Majesty;
Your adorable, true and only Son;
Also the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.
O Christ, you are the King of glory!
You are the everlasting Son of the Father.
When you took it upon yourself to deliver man,
You did not disdain the Virgin's womb.
Having overcome the sting of death,
you opened the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
You sit at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father.
We believe that you will come to be our Judge.
We, therefore, beg you to help your servants whom you have
redeemed with your Precious Blood.
Let them be numbered with your Saints in everlasting glory.
Save your people, O Lord, and bless your inheritance!
Govern them, and raise them up forever.
Every day we thank you.
And we praise your Name forever; yes, forever and ever.
O Lord, deign to keep us from sin this day.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, for we have hoped in you.
O Lord, in you I have put my trust; let me never be put to shame.
The Greater Antiphons
Seven of
these verses have been traditionally said or sung as part of the
Divine Office at Vespers for over 1400 years. The Divine Office
is: "the service of prayer and praise, psalms, lessons,
hymns, etc., ancillary to and distinct from the sacrifice of the
Mass, which all priests and certain other clerics are obliged to
recite daily, which is said or sung in choir by monks, friars,
many nuns and some others, and in which the laity are exhorted to
take part according to their ability and opportunity.'
--- "A Catholic Dictionary", Attwater (1954)
These seven verses are also known as The "O" Antiphons
(or The Great O's) because each begins with that interjection.
They are said in conjunction with 5 psalms at Vespers beginning
on December 17th. The boundless desire for the coming of Christ
which is the characteristic of Advent is expressed in the liturgy
with an insistence which grows greater as we draw nearer to
Christmas. This longing for the coming of Christ is seen
most poetically in these "O" Antiphons.
They embody the profound poignancy with which all creation waits
for God's presence in Jesus Christ. They express the
longing felt for the coming of the Messiah by the patriarchs, the
prophets and all the Jewish people including Mary.
December
17: O Wisdom (O Sapientia).....come
18: O
Adonai (O Adonai).....come
19: O Root
of Jesse (O Radix).....come
20: O Key
of David (O Clavis).....come
21: O
Radiant Dawn (O Oriens).....come
22: O King
of the Nations (O Rex Gentium).....come
23:
O God-with-us (O Emmanuel).....come
The first
antiphon translated:
O
Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodisti, attingens a fine usque
ad finem, fortiter suaviter disponensque omnia: come, ad
docendum nos viam prudentiae.
O
Wisdom, who camest out of the mouth of the Most High, reaching
from end
to end and ordering all things mightily and sweetly: come,
and teach us
the way of prudence.
The antiphons are all addressed to Jesus, using the Latin words:
Sapientia,
Adonai, Radix, Clavis, Oriens, Rex, and Emmanuel.
It is
interesting to note that the first letters in order are:
S
A R C O R E
We don't
know who discovered this but, in reversed order, separated into
two words, they are: ERO CRAS
Which translated means: I WILL BE, TOMORROW.
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