Prayers (A-Z)

Ô mon Dieu. je crois fermement que tu es le Dieu un en trois Personnes divines, le Père le Fils et le Saint-Esprit. Je crois que ton divin Fils s’est fait homme, qu’il est mort pour nos péchés et qu’il reviendra juger les vivants et les morts. Je le crois, ainsi que toutes les vérités sacrées que nous enseigne la sainte Église catholique, parce que c’est toi qui les as crééé, et que tu ne peux ni tromper ni être trompé.

Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be Mary, the Most Holy Mother of God.
Blessed be her holy and immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the Name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.

Jesus, Son of God and our Saviour, have mercy on all who wound your Sacred Heart by sin, unfaithfulness and neglect. O loving Heart of Jesus, broken by our ingratitude, pierced by our sins, yet loving us still, accept in reparation the suffering I now make to you of all that I am and all that I have. Draw me ever nearer to your Sacred Heart: there where I can learn best, teach me, Jesus, your blessed way to eternal life.

Amen.

Deus meus, ex toto corde poenitet me omnium meorum peccatorum, eaque detestor, quia peccando, non solum poenas a Te iuste statutas promeritus sum, sed praesertim quia offendi Te, summum bonum, ac dignum qui super omnia diligaris. Ideo firmiter propono, adiuvante gratia Tua, de cetero me non peccaturum peccandique occasiones proximas fugiturum.

Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, 
in presenting ourselves before Thine adorable Face 
to ask of Thee the graces of which we stand most in need, 
we beseech Thee above all, 
to grant us that interior disposition 
of never refusing at any time to do what Thou requirest of 
us 
by Thy holy Commandments and Divine inspirations.

Amen.

O Godhead hid, devoutly I adore Thee, 
Who truly art within the forms before me; 
To Thee my heart I bow with bended knee, 
As failing quite in contemplating Thee. 

Jesu, eternal Shepherd! hear our cry; 
Increase the faith of all whose souls on Thee rely. 

Sight, touch, and taste in Thee are each deceived; 
The ear alone most safely is believed: 
I believe all the Son of God has spoken, 
Than truth’s own word there is no truer token.

Ave Jesu, Pastor Fidélium;
Adáuge fidem ómnium in te credéntium.

God only on the cross lay hid from view;
But here lies hid at once the manhood too;
And I, in both professing my belief,
Make the same prayer as the repentant thief.

Ave Jesu, Pastor Fidélium;
Adáuge fidem ómnium in te credéntium.

Thy wounds, as Thomas saw, I do not see;
Yet Thee confess my Lord and God to be;
Make me believe Thee evermore and more;
In Thee my hope, in Thee my love to store.

Ave Jesu, Pastor Fidélium;
Adáuge fidem ómnium in te credéntium.

O Thou memorial of our Lord’s own dying!
O living bread, to mortals life supplying!
Make Thou my soul henceforth on Thee to live,
Ever a taste of heavenly sweetness give.

Ave Jesu, Pastor Fidélium;
Adáuge fidem ómnium in te credéntium.

O loving Pelican! O Jesus Lord!
Unclean I am, but cleanse me in Thy Blood!
Of which a single drop, for sinners split,
Can purge the entire world from all its guilt.

Ave Jesu, Pastor Fidélium;
Adáuge fidem ómnium in te credéntium.

Jesus, whom, for the present, veil’d I see,
What I so thirst for, oh! vouchsafe to me;
That I may see Thy contenance unfolding,
And may be blest Thy glory in beholding.

Ave Jesu, Pastor Fidélium;
Adáuge fidem ómnium in te credéntium.

My Lord Jesus Christ, 
I believe that You are really here in this Sacrament. 
Night and day You remain here compassionate and loving. 

You call, You wait for, 
You welcome everyone who comes to visit You. 

I thank You, Jesus my Divine Redeemer 
for coming upon the earth for our sake 
and for instituting the Adorable Sacrament of the Holy 
Eucharist 
in order to remain with us until the end of the world. 

I thank You for hiding beneath the Eucharistic species 
Your infinite majesty and beauty, 
which Your Angels delight to behold, 
so that I might have courage to approach the throne of 
Your mercy. 

I thank You dear Jesus, 
for having become the priceless Victim, 
to merit for me the fullness of heavenly favors. 

Awaken in me such confidence in You 
that their fullness may descend ever more fruitfully upon 
my soul. 

I thank You for offering Yourself 
in thanksgiving to God for all His benefits, 
spiritual and temporal 
which He has bestowed on me. 

Grant me grace and perseverance in your faithful service. 

Amen.

O shepherd of Israel, hearken, 
O guide of the flock of Joseph!
Rouse your power, and come to save us.
O Lord of hosts, restore us, 
if your face shine upon us, then we shall be safe.
O Lord of hosts, how long will you burn with anger 
while your people pray?
You have fed them with the bread of tears
and given them tears to drink in ample measure.
You have left us to be fought over by our neighbors, 
and our enemies mock us.
O Lord of hosts, restore us,
if your face shine upon us, then we shall be safe.

A Root shall come forth from the stock of Jesse
And a Flower shall rise out of his root!
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him —
the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, 
the spirit of counsel and of fortitude, 
the spirit of knowledge and of godliness.
The people that walked in darkness 
shall see a great light,
For a Child is born to us 
and a Son is given to us.
To Him all power shall be given. 
His Name shall be: Wonderful One, 
Strong God, Eternal One, Prince of Peace. 
He shall sit on the throne of David, 
And He will found a new Covenant 
which will last for ever and ever.

Come, long-expected Jesus. Excite in me a wonder at the wisdom and power of Your Father and ours. Receive my prayer as part of my service of the Lord who enlists me in God’s own work for justice. 

Come, long-expected Jesus. Excite in me a hunger for peace: peace in the world, peace in my home, peace in myself. 

Come, long-expected Jesus. Excite in me a joy responsive to the Father’s joy. I seek His will so I can serve with gladness, singing and love. 

Come, long-expected Jesus. Excite in me the joy and love and peace it is right to bring to the manger of my Lord. Raise in me, too, sober reverence for the God who acted there, hearty gratitude for the life begun there, and spirited resolution to serve the Father and Son. 

I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, whose advent I hail.

Amen.