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Time spent in prayer is time blessed.
Below are links to traditional Catholic prayer, as well as links
of on-line Catholic prayer experiences.
www.sacredspace.org
- a Jesuit experience of guided meditative prayer based on the readings
of the day.
www.momentwithgod.com
- a visual on-line celebration of God's presence and love
In the name of the Father,
And of the Son,
And of the Holy Spirit. Amen
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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.
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Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with thee (you)!
Blessed are thou (you) among women, and blessed
Is the fruit of thy (your) womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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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.
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I believe in God, the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
And born of the Virgin May.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
Died and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven and is seated
At the right hand of the Father.
He will come again 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.
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Bless us 0 Lord, and these thy gifts,
which we are about to receive from thy bounty
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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My God,
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong
And failing to do good,
I have sinned against you,
Whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help,
To do penance,
To sin no more,
And to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ
Suffered and died for us.
In his name, my God, have mercy.
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Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful.
And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit, 0 Lord and our
Hearts shall be created.
And you shall renew the face of the earth. Amen.
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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;
Where there is sadness, joy.
0 divine master, grant that I may not seek so
so much as 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.
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The Rosary is a scriptural prayer and a way to meditate on the
life of Christ. Each group of 10 beads is called a decade. Before
each decade recall the part of the story of Jesus it represents.
Mysteries of the Rosary
The Five Joyful Mysteries
1. The Annunciation to Mary
2. Mary's visit to Elizabeth
3. The birth of Jesus
4. The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
5. The finding of Jesus in the Temple
The five Luminous Mysteries
1. Jesus is baptized in the Jordan River.
2. Jesus performs his first miracle at the wedding of Cana.
3. Jesus proclaims the Kingdom of God and calls us to conversion.
4. Jesus is transfigured before Peter, john and James on Mount Tabor.
5. Jesus institutes the Eucharist at the Last Supper.
The five Sorrowful Mysteries
1. The agony of Jesus in the garden
2. The scourging of Jesus
3. The crowning of Our Lord with thorns
4. The way of the cross
5. The crucifixion and death of Jesus
The five Glorious Mysteries
1. The Resurrection of Jesus
2. Our Lord's ascension into heaven
3. The coming the Holy Sprit to the Apostles
4. The assumption of Mary into heaven
5. The crowning of Mary, Queen of heaven.
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(Recited at dawn, noon and evening)
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary
And she conceived by the Holy Spirit
(recite Hail Mary)
Behold the handmaid of the Lord
Be it done unto me according to your word
(recite Hail Mary)
And the Word was made flesh
And dwelt among us.
(recite Hail Mary)
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God
That we maybe made worth of the promises
Of Christ.
Let us pray.
Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into
our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ your Son
was made known by the message of an angel, may by his passion and
death be brought to the glory of his resurrection. Through the same
Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known
that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, and
sought you intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence,
I fly to you, O virgin of virgins, my mother. To you I come; before
you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.
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Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and
our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to you
do we sigh, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn,
then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us, and
after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb,
Jesus. O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!
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