Prayer Book

Our Father
(The Lord's Prayer)
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.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever.
Amen.

Apostles Creed
(Profession of faith)
2011 TRANSLATION
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; on the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will 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 the life everlasting.
Amen.

Prayer for St Jude Thaddeus

(Patron of the Impossible)
Most holy Apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of
Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally, as
the patron of difficult cases, of things almost despaired of,
Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone. Intercede with God
for me that He bring visible and speedy help where help is
almost despaired of.
Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive
the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities,
tribulations, and sufferings, particularly - (make your

request here) - and that I may praise God with you and all
the saints forever.
I promise, O Blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this
great favor granted me by God and to always honor you as
my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully
encourage devotion to you.
Amen

The Divine Shepherd

Psalm 23
The Lord is my Shepherd,
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside still waters;
He restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths
For His Name's sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no evil;
For you are with me;
Your rod and Your staff - they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies,
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life.
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
My whole life long.

The Prayer
Thank God
I adore You, O my God,
I praise You and give You thanks
for all the good things You have done
for angels and men and for myself in particular.
You have always loved me.
You have created me according to Your own image and likeness.
Your Divine Son died on the cross for me.
You have been so kind as to save me from dangers
of both body and soul through the activity of my Guardian Angel,
who is watching over me right now.
Many, many times You have allowed me to share in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass,
to have my sins forgiven,
and to be fed in Holy Communion with the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ Himself.
Thank You, also, for the priceless gifts of my baptism and confirmation,
and the graces You have given
and continue to give me through these sacraments.
(If you are married, include the sacrament of Holy Matrimony.)
Thank You also, good, generous God,
for my life and work so close to You in the open air,
where I can so readily watch You
and the marvels of Your world working together for the good of mankind.
Thank You for all the good things of earth,
which You have given me,
so much more than to many other people, here, in my life on the land.
But besides this, You have made ready for me a place in heaven,
where, if I serve You as I should on earth,
I shall see You, love You, praise You forever
in the greatest joy along with all Your angels and saints.
How shall I thank You for countless good things,
so many of which, including my health, my family,
my possessions, my physical faculties,
I have not even mentioned?
I offer You with all my love,
all the praise of the Church on earth and in heaven,
the love that burns in the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
and the merits of Jesus, Your Divine Son.

The Prayer
"As I Am Lord"
Because I am obnoxious, forgive me Lord.
Because I am dishonest, forgive me Lord.
Because I am egotistical, forgive me Lord.
Because I am undisciplined, forgive me Lord.
Because I am weak, forgive me Lord.
Because I am impure, forgive me Lord.
Because I am arrogant, forgive me Lord.
Because I am self-centered, forgive me Lord,
Because I am pompous, forgive me Lord.
Because I am insincere, forgive me Lord.
Because I am unchaste, forgive me Lord.
Because I am grasping, forgive me Lord.
Because I am judgmental, forgive me Lord.
Because I am impatient, forgive me Lord.
Because I am shallow, forgive me Lord.
Because I am inconsistent, forgive me Lord.
Because I am unfaithful, forgive me Lord.
Because I am immoral, forgive me Lord.
Because I am ungrateful, forgive me Lord.
Because I am disobedient, forgive me Lord.
Because I am selfish, forgive me Lord.
Because I am lukewarm, forgive me Lord.
Because I am slothful, forgive me Lord.
Because I am unloving, forgive me Lord.
Because I am uncommitted, forgive me Lord.
Because I am sinful, forgive me Lord.
Because I am loved by You, thank you Lord!

Guardian Angel Prayer

Angel of God,
My Guardian Dear,
to whom His love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side,
to light and to guard,
to rule and guide.
Amen.

A Nurses Prayer
O my God, teach me to receive the sick in Thy name.
Give to my efforts success for the glory of Thy Holy name.
It is Thy work, without Thee I cannot succeed.
Grant that the sick Thou hast placed in my care
May be abundantly blessed, and not one of them lost
because of any neglect on my part.
Help me to overcome every temporal weakness,
And strengthen in me whatever may enable me
to bring joy to the lives of those I serve.
Give me grace, for the sake of Thy sick ones
and of those who lives that will be influenced by them.
Amen.

A Psalm
For The Sick
O Lord, in Your anger punish me not;
in Your wrath chastise me not.
For Your arrows have sunk deep in me;
Your hand has come down upon me.
There is no health in my flesh because of Your indignation;
there is no wholeness in my bones because of my sin.
For my iniquities have overwhelmed me;
they are like a heavy burden,
beyond my strength.
Noisome and festering are my sores,
because of my folly.
I am stooped and bowed down profoundly;
all the day I go in mourning.
For my loins are filled with burning pains;
there is no health in my flesh.
I am numbed and severely crushed;
I roar with anguish of heart.
O Lord, all my desire is before You;
from You my groaning is not hid.
My heart throbs,
my strength forsakes me;
the very light of my eyes has failed me.
For I am very near to falling;
and my grief is with me always.
Indeed, I acknowledge my guilt;
I grieve over my sins.
Forsake me not, O Lord,
my God be not far from me!
Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation.
Let me know, O Lord,
my end and what is the number of my days,
that I may learn how frail I am.
A short span You have made my days,

and my life is as nought before You;

only a breath is any human existence.
Hear my prayer, O Lord,
to my cry give ear;
to my weeping be not deaf!
For I am but a wayfarer before You,
a pilgrim like all my fathers.
Turn Your gaze from me that I may find respite,
before I depart and be no more.

PSALM 4
When I called upon Him, the God of my justice heard me;
when I was in distress, Thou has enlarged me.
Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
O ye sons of men, how long will ye be dull of heart?
Why do ye love vanity and seek after lies?
Know ye also that the Lord hath made His Holy One wonderful;
the Lord will hear me, when I shall cry unto Him.
Be ye angry and sin not;
the things ye say in your hearts, be sorry for them upon your beds.
Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord:
Many say, Who showeth us good things?
The light of Thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us;
Thou has given gladness in my heart.
By the fruit of their corn, their wine,
and oil, they are multiplied.
In peace in the self-same, I will sleep, and I will rest.
For Thou, O Lord, singularly hast settled me in hope.
Glory be...

PSALM 6
(The First Penitential Psalm)
O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine indignation,
nor chastise me in Thy wrath.
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for I am weak; heal me, O Lord,
for my bones are troubled.
And my soul is troubled exceedingly:
but Thou, O Lord, how long?
Turn to me, O Lord,
and deliver my soul:
O save me for Thy mercy's sake.
For there is no one in death,
that is mindful of Thee:
and who shall confess to Thee in hell?
I have laboured in my groanings,
every night I will wash my bed:
I will water my couch with my tears.
My eye is troubled through indignation:
I have grown old amongst all my enemies.
Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity:
for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.
The Lord hath heard my supplication:
the Lord hath received my prayer.
Let all my enemies be ashamed,
and be very much troubled:
let them be turned back,
and be ashamed very speedily.

PSALM 31
(The Second Penitential Psalm)
Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven,
and whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin,
and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Because I was silent my bones grew old;
whilst I cried out all the day long.
For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me;
I am turned in my anguish,
whilst the thorn is fastened.
I have acknowledged my sin to thee,
and my injustice I have not concealed.
I said I will confess against my self my injustice to the Lord:
and Thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin.
For this shall every one that is holy
pray to Thee in a seasonable time.
And yet in a flood of many waters,
they shall not come nigh unto him.
Thou art my refuge from the trouble which hath encompassed:
my joy, deliver me from them that surround me.
I will give thee understanding,
and I will instruct thee in this way,
in which Thou shalt go:
I will fix my eyes upon thee.
Do not become like the horse and the mule,
who have no understanding.
With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws,
who come not near unto Thee.
Many are the scourges of the sinner,
but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the Lord.
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye Just,
and glory, all ye right of heart.
Glory be the the Father...

PSALM 37
(The Third Penitential Psalm)
Rebuke me not, O Lord,
In Thine indignation;
nor chastise me in Thy wrath.
For Thine arrows are fastened in me:
and Thy hand hath been strong upon me.
There is no health in my flesh,
because of Thy wrath:
there is no peace for my bones,
because of my sins.
For my iniquities are gone over my head:
and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.
My sores are putrified and corrupted,
because of my foolishness.
I am become miserable,
and am bowed down even to the end:
I walked sorrowful all the day long.
For my loins are filled with illusions;
and there is no health in my flesh.
I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly:
I roared with the groaning of my heart.
Lord, all my desire is before Thee,
and my groaning, is not hidden from Thee.
My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me,
and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.
My friends and my neighbours have drawn near,
and stood against me.
And they that were near me stood afar off;
And they that sought my soul used violence.
And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things,
and studied deceits all the day long.
But I, as a deaf man, heard not:
and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.
And I became as a man that heareth not:
and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.
For in Thee, O Lord, have I hope:

Thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.

For I said: Lest at any time my enemies rejoice over me:
and whilst my feet are moved,
they speak great things against me.
For I am ready for scourges;
and my sorrow is continualy before me.
For I will declare my iniquity:
and I will think for my sin.
But my enemies live,
and are stronger than I:
and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
They that render evil for good,
have detracted me,
because I followed goodness.
Forsake me not, O Lord my God:
do not Thou depart from me.
Attend unto my help, O Lord,
the God of my salvation.
Glory be the the Father...

PSALM 50
(The Fourth Penitential Psalm)
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Thy great mercy.
And according to the multitude
of Thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity.
Wash me yet more from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my iniquity,
and my sin is always before me.
To Thee only have I sinned,
and have done evil before Thee:
that Thou mayst be justified in Thy words,
and mayst overcome when Thou art judged.
For behold I was conceived in iniquities;
and in sins did my mother conceive me.
For behold Thou hast loved truth:
the uncertain and hidden things of Thy wisdom
Thou hast made manifest to me.
Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop,
and I shall be cleansed;
Thou shalt wash me,
and I shall be made whiter than snow.
To my hearing Thou shalt give joy and gladness:
and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.
Turn away Thy face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
Create a clean heart in me, O God:
and renew a right spirit within my bowels.
Cast me not away from Thy face;
and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation,
and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.
I will teach the unjust Thy ways;
and the wicked shall be converted to Thee.
Deliver me from blood, O God,
Thou God of my salvation:

and my tongue shall extol Thy justice.

O Lord, Thou wilt open my lips:
and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice,
I would indeed have given it:
with burnt offerings Thou wilt not be delighted.
A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit:
a contrite and humbled heart, O God,
Thou wilt not despise.
Deal favourably, O Lord,
in Thy good will with Sion;
that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
Then shalt Thou accept the sacrifice of justice,
oblations and whole burnt offerings:
then shall they lay calves upon Thine Altar.
Glory be the the Father...

PSALM 101
(The Fifth Penitential Psalm)
Hear, O Lord, my prayer:
and let my cry come to Thee.
Turn not away Thy face from me:
in the day when I am in trouble,
incline Thine ear to me.
In that day soever I shall call upon Thee,
hear me speedily.
For my days are vanished like smoke:
and my bones are grown dry like fuel for the fire.
I am smitten as grass,
and my heart is withered:
because I forgot to eat my bread.
Through the voice of my groaning,
my bone hath cleaved to my flesh.
I am become like to a pelican of the wilderness:
I am like a night raven in the house.
I have watched,
and am become as a sparrow all alone on the housetop.
All the day long my enemies reproached me:
and they that praised me did swear against me.
For I did eat ashes like bread,
an mingled my drink with weeping.
Because of Thine anger and indignation:
for having lifted me up Thou hast thrown me down.
My days have declined like a shadow,
and I am withered like grass.
But Thou, O Lord, endurest for ever:
and Thy memorial to all generations.
Thou shalt arise and have mercy on Sion:
for it is time to have mercy on it,
for the time is come.
For the stones thereof have pleased thy servants:
and they shall have pity on the earth thereof.
And the Gentiles shall fear Thy Name, O Lord,
and all the kings of the earth Thy glory.

For the Lord hath built up Sion:

and He shall be seen in His glory.
He hath had regard to the prayer of the humble:
and He hath not despised their petition.
Let these things be written unto another generation:
and the poeple that shall be created shall praise the Lord:
Because He hath looked forth from His high sanctuary:
from heaven the Lord hath looked upon the earth.
That He might hear the groans of them that are in fetters:
that He might release the children of the slain:
That they may declare the Name of the Lord in Sion:
and His praise in Jerusalem.
When the people assemble together,
and kings, to serve the Lord.
He answered him in the way of His strength:
Declare unto me the fewness of my days.
Call me not away in the midst of my days:
Thy years are into generation and generation.
In the beginning, O Lord,
Thou foundest the earth;
and the heavens are the works of Thy hands.
They shall perish but Thou remainest:
and all of them shall grow old like a garment:
And as a vesture Thou shalt change them,
and they shall be changed.
But Thou are always the selfsame,
and Thy years shall not fail.
The children of Thy servants shall continue;
and their seed shall be directed for ever.
Glory be the the Father...

Lenten Psalm
You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
Say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress,
my God in whom I trust."
For he will rescue you from the snare of the fowler,
from the destroying pestilence.
With his pinions he will cover you,
and under his wings you shall take refuge;
his faithfulness is a buckler and a shield.
You shall not fear the terror of the night
nor the arrow that flies by day;
Though a thousand fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right side,
near you it shall not come.
Rather with your eyes shall you behold
and see the requital of the wicked,
Because you have the Lord for your refuge;
you have made the Most High your stronghold.
No evil shall befall you,
nor shall affliction come near your tent.
For to his angels he has given command about you
that they guard you in all your ways.
Upon their hands they shall bear you up,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
Because he clings to me, I will deliver him;
I will set him on high because he acknowledges my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in distress;
I will deliver him and glorify him;
with length of days I will gratify him
and will show him my salvation.

Praying the Holy Rosary

(This webpage includes the October 16, 2002 revision of the Apostolic Letter "Rosarium
Virginis Mariae" of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II to the Bishops, Clergy and faithful on
the Most Holy Rosary.")
The Holy Rosary is one of three Sacramentals that the Blessed Virgin Mary has given to the
Holy Catholic Church. In the thirteenth century, Mary gave the Rosary as a powerful weapon
to mankind to combat the evils that were in this world as a result of the spiritual battle that is
taking place between Satan and God. Since then, the blessings received through this
Sacramental are beyond man's count.
STEP 1: Make the sign of the Cross:
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
STEP 2: Say the Apostles' Creed:
STEP 3: Say 1 "Our Father":

STEP 4: Say 3 "Hail Mary's":

(For the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity)
Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art 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 death. Amen.
STEP 5: Say 1 "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.

STEP 6: The Rosary Breakdown:

The Holy Rosary consists of 20 decades.
A decade consists of: 1 Our Father
10 Hail Mary's
1 Glory Be.
To pray an entire Rosary, you must pray 20 times
the "Our Father," 10 "Hail Mary's" and the "Glory Be" in that order.
The Rosary is been divided into 4 parts of 5 decades each.
Each of the four parts is called a Chaplet.
To pray an entire Chaplet, you must pray 5 times
the "Our Father," 10 "Hail Mary's" and "Glory Be" in that order.
The general practice of Catholic is to commit themselves to
praying one Chaplet per day.
STEP 7: The Mysteries of the Rosary:
While praying a decade, you reflect on a mystery.
There are specific mysteries for each day of the week.
For example, when praying the Holy Rosary on a Monday,
you meditate on the Joyful Mysteries.
During the recitation of first decade,
you meditate on the Annunciation of Mary.
During the recitation of the second decade,
you meditate on the Visitation.
During the recitation of the third decade,
you meditate on the Nativity of Jesus. Etc.

The following is a list of the Mysteries:

Joyful Mysteries - Monday and Saturday
1. The Annunciation

Lk. 1:28

Humility

2. The Visitation

Lk. 1:41-2

Charity

3. The Nativity

Lk. 2:7

Poverty

4. The Presentation

Lk. 2:22

Obedience

5. The Finding in the Temple

Lk. 2:46

Piety

Sorrowful Mysteries - Tuesday and Friday

1. The Agony in the Garden

Lk. 22:44-45

Contrition

2. The Scourging at the Pillar

Jn. 19:1

Purity

3. The Crowning with Thorns

Mt. 27:28-29

Courage

4. The Carrying of the Cross

Jn. 19:17

Patience

5. The Crucifixion

Lk. 23:46

Self-denial

Glorious Mysteries - Wednesday and Sunday

1. The Resurrection

Mk. 16:6

Faith

2. The Ascension

Mk. 16:19

Hope

3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit

Acts 2:2

Love

4. The Assumption

Judith 15:10-11

Eternal Happiness

5. The Crowning of Mary

Apoc. 12:1

Devotion to Mary

Mysteries of Light - Thursday

1. Baptism in the Jordan

Mt. 3:16-17

Submission to God

2. Self-manifestation at the wedding

of Cana

Jn. 2:4-6

Trust in God

3. Proclamation of the Kingdom of

God, with His call to conversion

Mk. 1:14-15

Commissioned by God to
evangelize

4. The Transfiguration

Lk. 9:29

Divine knowledge

5. Jesus' institution of the Eucharist

Lk. 22:19-20

Intimate Communion with

God

STEP 8: The "Fatima Prayer":

After the completion of one decade, you recide the "Fatima Prayer":
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially
those who are in most need of Thy mercy.
STEP 9: The "Hail Holy Queen":
After the completion of one Chaplet (5 decades which represents 5 mysteries),
you pray the "Hail Holy Queen" prayer.
Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning
and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile
show us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
STEP 10: The Sign of the Cross:
You conclude the Rosary by doing the Sign of the Cross.