Traditional Catholic Prayers
Anima Christi
(Soul of Christ, of St. Ignatius of Loyola, specially after Communion)
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 unto Thee, that with all Thy saints, I may praise thee forever and ever. Amen.
Come Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the Hearts of Your faithful and kindle in us the Fire of Your love. Send forth Your Spirit and we shall be recreated –And You will renew the face of the earth, (Ps 104:30). Let us pray: O God, Who did instruct the hearts of Your faithful people by the Light of Your Holy Spirit, grant that by the same Spirit we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Family Prayer
God made us a family. We need one another. We love one another. We forgive one another. We work together. We play together. We worship together. Together we use God’s word. Together we grow in Christ. Together we love all people. Together we serve our God. Together we hope for heaven. These are our hopes and ideals.
Help us to attain them, O God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Grace Before Meals
Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Guardian Angel Prayer
Angel of God, My Guardian Dear to whom God’s love commits me here. Ever this day be at my side to light and guard and rule and guide. Amen.
Memorare
Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence we fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother! To you we come, before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer us. Amen.
Morning Offering
O Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You all my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day, for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of all our associates, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father. Amen.
Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when 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. 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.
Prayer Before a Crucifix
Behold, O Kind and most sweet Jesus, before Thy face I humbly kneel, and with the most fervent desire of soul, I pray and beseech Thee to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, true contrition for my sins and a firm purpose of amendment. With deep affection and grief of soul, I ponder within myself, mentally contemplating Thy five wounds, having before my eyes the words which David the Prophet spoke concerning Thee: “They have pierced my hands and my feet, they have numbered all my bones.”
Prayer to the Holy Family
Dear Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
Please bless all of our family. Give us, and our loved ones the gift of forgiveness, the desire to love one another with an unselfish love, the ability to delight in each other and see the good qualities that you have given to us, and a deep faith in Our Lord as the heart of our family.
Dear Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, draw us ever closer to you. Protect us and help us to cherish one another with that same love that was part of your family. We ask you this through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the courage to change the things I can change, the serenity to accept those I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the difference. But God, grant me the courage not to give up on what I think is right, even though I think it is hopeless.
St. Michael the Archangel Prayer
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
