Category Archives: Library of Prayers
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Prayers for the Election of a Holy and Zealous Pope
Catholics should all pray for the Holy Father daily. During the period of sede vacante following Pope Benedict’s abdication from the Chair of Peter, we at Saint Benedict Center will be offering the following prayers in lieu of the prayers for the pope that we add to our community Rosary. All Third Order members, friends, and benefactors are encouraged to add these prayers to their … More →
Chair of Unity Octave
Today begins the traditional Chair of Unity octave, originally planned to last from the feast of Saint Peter’s Chair at Rome until the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul on January 25. The devotion has evolved into the “Week of Prayer,” since the removal from the calendar of the feast that opened the octave. But in the 1962 rubrics, a priest may offer the … More →
Venerable Nelson Baker’s un-PC Prayer
The Servant of God, Father Nelson Baker, recently declared venerable, is a figure that will probably go down in history as one of the great American saints. In the early Church, long before the modern process of canonization, he probably would have been spontaneously canonized by the consensus of the faithful, so conspicuous was his sanctity, so splendid his practice of heroic virtue.
Prayer for the Conversion of Non-Catholics
When we say that lex orandi lex credendi est, we mean that the Church’s prayers reveal to us her doctrines, and that salutary doctrine informs our prayer life. This point can be illustrated with any and every teaching of our Faith. In the following prayer, indulgenced by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith under Blessed Pope Pius IX, we see the Church’s … More →
Prayer to Our Lady of Palestine
Going through Brother Francis’ books, I came upon an old Latin-Arabic missal. It was evidently published for Latin Rite Palestinians and, presumably, other Arabs of the Latin Rite (e.g., Jordanians). The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (which still exists) is an historical throwback to the Latin Kingdom of the Crusaders in the Holy Land. It is, therefore, precious. It is precious also because of what it … More →
Act of Perfect Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary
O Eternal and Incarnate Wisdom! O sweetest and most adorable Jesus! True God and true man, only Son of the Eternal Father, and of Mary, always Virgin! I adore Thee profoundly in the bosom and splendors of Thy Father during eternity; and I adore Thee also in the virginal bosom of Mary, Thy most worthy Mother, in the time of Thine Incarnation. I give Thee … More →
Prayer For Choosing A State Of Life
O LORD, I beseech Thee to grant me Thy divine light, that I may know the designs of Thy providence concerning me, and that, filled with a sincere desire for my soul’s salvation, I may say, with the young man in the Gospel: What must I do to be saved? All states of life are before me; but, still undecided what to do, I await … More →
St. Isidore of Seville: Proposed Patron Saint of Internet Users
The following prayer is compliments of Quintus’ Latin Translation Service . Both the prayer and the translation service are highly recommended .
Official Catholic Prayers for the Conversion of Russia
The following prayers are excerpted word-for-word from The Raccolta , a manual of indulgences, prayers, and devotions officially authorized by the Holy See. We are using the 1957 Benzinger Brothers edition, which was republished in 2004 by Loreto Publications and Preserving Christian Publications.
Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus
Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, have mercy on us.
The Litany of Saint Joseph
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us. Holy Mary, Pray for us. Saint Joseph, … More →
The Litany of Saint Joseph
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
The Rosary in English
The Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
The Rosary in Latin
The Sign of the Cross In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. The Creed Credo in Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem caeli et terrae; et in Jesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum, Qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus et sepultus; descendit ad inferos; tertia die resurrexit a mortuis, ascendit in caelum, sedet ad … More →
