APOSTLES CREED
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; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall 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 life everlasting. Amen.
ANGELUS
V/. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary
R./ And she conceived of the Holy Ghost.
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and in the hour of our death. Amen.
V/. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R/. Be it done unto me according to thy word.
Hail Mary, full of Grace,
the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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 our death. Amen. (here bow reverently):
V/. And the Word was made Flesh. R/. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary full of Grace,
the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and in the hour of our death. Amen.
V/. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. R/. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. V/. Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that, we to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy 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.
I CONFESS
I Confess to almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin,
to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist,
to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints,
and to you, brothers,
that I have sinned exceedingly in thought,
word, and deed, (Strike your breast three times, saying:) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.
Therefore, I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin,
blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, all the Saints, and you, brothers, to pray for me to the Lord our God. Amen.
P./ May Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to life everlasting.
R./ Amen.
I BELIEVE (Nicene creed)
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things visible and invisible; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father;
by Whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,
(kneel or bow)
AND WAS MADE MAN.
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Ghost the Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by the Prophets. And in one, holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church; I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen
HAIL HOLY QUEEN
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 towards us; and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V./ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R./ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen
ACT OF CONTRITION
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest these and all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell.
But most of all, because I have offended Thee Who art all good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace To confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.
PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX
Behold, o kind and most sweet Jesus,
I cast myself upon my knees in Thy sight,
and with most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech Thee
that Thou wouldst impress upon my heart lively sentiments of Faith, Hope and Charity,
with true contrition for my sins,
and a firm purpose of amendment while with deep affection and grief of soul,
I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate
Thy five wounds, having before my eyes the words which David the prophet put on Thy lips concerning Thee, O good Jesus:
“They have pierced my hands and feet, they have numbered all my bones.”
Amen.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary before Mass
O Mother of mercy and of love, most blessed Virgin Mary,
I, a poor and unworthy sinner, fly to thee with all my heart and all my affection. I implore thy loving-kindness, that even as thou didst stand beside thy dear Son as He hung upon the Cross, so wilt thou also stand by me, a poor sinner, and by all the priests who are offering Mass here today and throughout all Holy [Mother] Church and beside all thy faithful people receiving the most sacred Body of thy Son. Grant us, that by thy grace, we may offer a worthy and acceptable sacrifice in the sight of the Most High and Undivided Trinity receive it worthily and fruitfully.
Amen.
PRAYER BEFORE COMMUNION
O LORD Jesus Christ, Son of the living God,
Who by the will of the Father and with the cooperation of the Holy Ghost have by Thy death given life unto the world: deliver me by this, Thy most sacred Body and Blood, from all my sins and from every evil.
Make me always cleave to Thy commandments and never permit me to be separated from Thee. Amen.
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