EVERYDAY CATHOLIC
PRAYERS
The Angelus (said at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm)
V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace …
V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R. Be it done unto me according to your word.
Hail Mary, full of grace …
V. (with head bowed) And the Word was made flesh.
R. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary, full of grace …
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy 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 Cross, be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Act of contrition
O my God, because you are so good,
I am very sorry that I have sinned against you, but by the help of your grace, I will not sin again.
Act of faith
O my God, I believe in you and all that your Church teaches because you have said it and your Word is true.
Act of hope
O my God, I hope in you for grace and for mercy
because of your promises, your mercy and your power.
Act of charity
O my God, because you are so good, I love you with my whole heart
and for our sake, I love my neighbour as myself.
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.
Grace after meals
We give you thanks, Almighty God, for these and all your benefits,
who livest and reignest, world without end. Amen.
Morning offering
O Jesus, through the most pure Heart of Mary,
I offer you all the prayers, the works, the sufferings and the joys of this day
for all the intentions of your Divine Heart in the Holy Mass.
Prayer for the dead
Eternal rest, grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May + they rest in peace. Amen.
PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN
For My Mother
Dear Blessed Mother Mary, help my mum to be a good mother.
Give her peace and wisdom, strength and courage, grace and happiness.
Be nearby when she needs help.
Keep her close to your Son, Jesus.
Help me to always show my mum how very much I love her.
Amen.
For My Father
Dear St. Joseph,
help my dad to be a good father.
Help him when he is tired,
when he is worried,
when he is in a hurry.
Give him pride in his work and a little more time to have fun.
Help me to show my dad how much I love him.
Amen.
Prayer of Saint Richard of Chichester
Thank you, Jesus.
My friend! My brother!
Help me know you more clearly.
Help me love you more dearly.
Help me follow you more nearly.
Amen.
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May 4, 2014 Third Sunday of Easter Luke 24:13-35
Then Jesus asked the two disciples, “Why can’t you understand? How can you be so slow to believe all that the prophets said?
Didn’t you know that the Messiah would have to suffer before he was given his glory?”
Jesus then explained everything written about himself in the Scriptures, beginning with the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets.
When the two of them came near the village where they were going, Jesus seemed to be going farther. They begged him, “Stay with us! It’s already late, and the sun is going down.” So Jesus went into the house to stay with them.
After Jesus sat down to eat, he took some bread. He blessed it and broke it. Then he gave it to them. At once they knew who he was, but he disappeared.
They said to each other, “When he talked with us along the road and explained the Scriptures to us, didn’t it warm our hearts?” So they got right up and returned to Jerusalem.
The two disciples found the eleven apostles and the others gathered together. And they learned from the group that the Lord was really alive and had appeared to Peter.
Then the disciples from Emmaus told what had happened on the road and how they knew he was the Lord when he broke the bread.
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