An Act of Desire 1

My soul, the happy hour is arrived;
Jesus comes to dwell in my poor heart.
Behold the King of heaven,
thy Redeemer and thy God,
coming to thee;
prepare thyself to receive Him with love;
say to Him with the most ardent desire:
Come, O my Jesus,
come to me:
I desire to receive Thee,
before Thou dost give Thyself to me,
I desire to give Thee my miserable heart;
accept it,
come and take full possession of it.
Come, my God, make haste;
do not delay.
I would wish to receive Thee 
with that love with which the most holy and loving souls,
with which Immaculate Mary received Thee.
With their Communion I unite this Communion of mine.
Most holy Virgin, my Mother, Mary, 
behold I am going to receive Thy Son.
I would wish to have thy heart,
and the love with which thou didst communicate:
give me this morning thy Jesus, 
as thou gavest Him 
to the shepherds and to the Magi.
I wish to receive Him from thy most pure hands; 
tell Him that I am thy servant, 
and that I am devoted to thee; 
and when He comes to me, 
He will look on me with a more loving eye, 
and will unite Himself more closely to me.

Act of Divine Praises

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.

Act of Divine Presence

My God, 
I firmly believe that Thou art everywhere present 
and seest all things. 
Thou seest my nothingness, 
my inconstancy, my sinfulness. 
Thou seest me in all my actions; 
Thou seest me in this my meditation. 
I bow down before Thee, 
and worship Thy Divine majesty with my whole being. 
Cleanse my heart from all vain, 
wicked, and distracting thoughts. 
Enlighten my understanding, 
and inflame my will, 
that I may pray with reverence, 
attention and devotion. 

Amen.

Act of Faith 1

O my God,
I firmly believe that you are one God
in three divine Persons,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe that your divine son became man,
died for our sins,
and that he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe these and all the truths
which the holy Catholic Church teaches,
because you who have revealed them,
who can neither deceive nor be deceived.

Amen.

Act of Faith 2

O my God, 
who are infallible Truth 
and can neither deceive nor be deceived, 
I firmly believe all that you have revealed 
and propose to my belief through your holy Church, 
because you have revealed it. 
I believe that you are one in nature 
and three in Persons: 
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 
I believe that you are the Creator of all things 
and that you reward the just 
for all eternity in heaven 
and punish the wicked 
for all eternity in hell. 
I believe that Jesus Christ is 
the Son of God made man, 
that he suffered and died for my sins 
and rose from the dead in glory, 
and that it is only in him 
through the Holy Spirit 
that eternal life is given to men. 
I believe in fine all that your holy Church believes. 
I thank you for having called me 
to the true faith, 
and I affirm that with the help of your grace 
I will live and die in the holy faith.

Amen.

Act of Faith 3

Lord Jesus, 
eternal and infallible Truth, 
since Thou hast said that 
Thou art really present in the holy Eucharist, 
I believe it firmly.
Yes, this Host which I see, 
and which I am to receive, 
is not bread, 
but the living Body of Jesus Christ, 
God and Man: 
it is the God Whom the Angels adore in heaven; 
I believe it. 
I do not understand this Mystery, 
but I wish to believe it without seeking to penetrate it, 
that I may have the happiness 
of seeing and contemplating it one day in heaven.
Strengthen it so lively, 
that I may honour Thee, 
love Thee, 
and receive Thee, 
as if I already beheld Thee.

Amen.

Act of Faith 4

O my God!
I firmly believe that Thou art one only God, 
the Creator and Sovereign Lord of heaven and earth, 
infinitely great and infinitely good: 
I firmly believe that in Thee, 
one only God, 
there are three Divine Persons, 
really distinct and equal in all things, 
the Father, 
and the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost: 
I firmly believe that God the Son, 
the second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, 
became Man; 
that He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, 
and was born of the Virgin Mary; 
that He suffered and died on a cross 
to redeem and save us; 
that He arose the third day from the dead; 
that He ascended into Heaven; 
that He will come at the end 
of the world to judge mankind: 
that He will reward the good 
with eternal happiness, 
and condemn the wicked 
to the everlasting pains of hell. 
I believe these,
and all other articles 
which the Holy Catholic Church 
proposes to our belief, 
because Thou, my God, 
the infallible Truth, 
hast revealed them; 
and Thou hast commanded us 
“to hear the Church”, 
which is “the Pillar and Ground of Truth.” 
In this Faith I am firmly resolved, 
by Thy holy grace, 
to live and die. 

Amen.

Act of Faith 6

I believe in one God. 
I believe that God rewards 
the good and punishes the wicked. 

I believe that in God there are three Divine Persons,
God the Father, 
God the Son, 
and God the Holy Spirit. 

I believe that God the Son became Man, 
without ceasing to be God. 
I believe that he is my Lord and Saviour, 
the Redeemer of the human race, 
that He died on the Cross 
for the salvation of all men, 
that He died also for me. 

I believe, on God’s authority, 
everything that He has taught and revealed. 

O my God, give me strong faith. 
O my God, help me to believe with lively faith. 

O my God, who are all-good and all-merciful, 
I sincerely hope to be saved. 
Help me to do all that necessary for my salvation. 

I have committed many sins in my life, 
but now I turn away from them, 
and hate them. 
I am sorry, truly sorry for all of them, 
because I have offended You, my God, 
who are all-good, 
all-perfect, 
all-holy, 
all-merciful and kind, 
and who died on the Cross for me. 

I love You, O my God, 
with all my heart. 
Please forgive me for having offended You.

I promise, O God, 
that with Your help 
I will never offend You again. 

My God, have mercy on me.