Act of Hope (Actus Spei)

DOMINE

O LORD God, through

Deus, spero
per
gratiam
tuam
remissionem omnium
peccatorum, et post
hanc vitam aeternam
felicitatem me esse
consecuturum: quia tu
promisisti,
qui
es
infinite potens, fidelis,
benignus, et misericors.
In hac spe vivere et
mori statuo. Amen.

Your grace I hope to

obtain remission of all
my sins and after this
life eternal happiness,
for You hast promised,
Who art all powerful,
faithful,
kind,
and
merciful. In this hope I
stand to live and die.
Amen.

Act of Love (Actus Caritatis)

DOMINE Deus, amo te O

LORD God, I love

You above all things,
and I love my neighbor
on account of You,
because You art the
highest, infinite and
most perfect good,
worthy of all love. In
this love I stand to live
and die. Amen.

super
omnia
et
proximum
meum
propter te, quia tu es
summum, infinitum, et
perfectissimum bonum,
omni
dilectione
dignum. In hac caritate
vivere et mori statuo.
Amen.

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Act of Contrition (Actus Contritionis)

DEUS

meus, ex toto
corde
paenitet
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.

MY God, I am
heartily sorry for
having offended You
and I detest all my
sins because of Your
just
punishments,
but most of all
because they offend
You, my God, who
art all good and
deserving of all my
love. I firmly resolve,
with the help of Your
grace, to sin no more
and avoid the near
occasions of sin.
Amen.

reflection, silence, cultivation of the mind, and meditation which

furthers the growth of the Christian interior life. Sunday is
traditionally consecrated by Christian piety to do Corporal and
Spiritual works of mercy

A Prayer to the Holy Trinity

ADORE You, O my God, one God in three Persons; I

annihilate myself before your Majesty. You alone are
life, truth, beauty, and goodness. I glorify You, I praise
You, I thank You, and I love You, all incapable and
unworthy as I am, in union with your dear Son Jesus
Christ, our Savior and our Father, in the mercifulness of
his heart and through his infinite merits. I wish to serve
You, to please You, to obey You, and to love You always,
in union with Mary immaculate, Mother of God and our
Mother, loving- also and serving- my neighbor for your
sake. Therefore, give me your Holy Spirit to enlighten,
correct, and guide me in the way of your
commandments, and in all perfection, until we come to
the happiness of heaven, where we shall glorify You
forever. Amen.

The Angelus

More Prayers on page 177

V.

Angelus Domini
nuntiavit Mariae;
R. Et concepit de Spiritu
Sancto.
Ave Maria
V. Ecce ancilla Domini.

V. The angel of the Lord

declared unto Mary;
R. And she conceived of
the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary
V. Behold the handmaid
of the Lord:

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MONDAY THE HOLY SPIRIT & THE

FAITHFUL DEPARTED
As another week starts, one can make a consecration to the Holy
Spirit or one can acknowledge His presence not just for the day
but for the rest of this week and especially the rest of our Lives!
In this way, we are reminded that we are Gods temple and

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Concluding Prayers

ISIT, we beseech you O Lord, this habitation, and

repel from it all the snares of the enemy. Let your
holy angels dwell herein to preserve us in peace; and
May your blessing be upon us forever: through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

ay the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, and all the

saints, pray for us to Our Lord, that we may be
preserved this night from sin and evil. Amen.

SANCTIFY THE WEEK

It was an ancient & pious practice among the faithful to dedicate
everyday in the week to some particular devotion. Conformably
with this custom, a prayer is here given for each of those days,
to be said immediately after morning prayers, or at any other
time of the day, as each person's leisure from the necessary
occupations of his state of life may permit. But it is to be
observed, that the worship of the mystery, or the devotion to
the saint we propose to honor, consists less in the prayer itself,
than in the particular instructions which it contains.

SUNDAY THE HOLY TRINITY

Sunday is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, a day to thank God for
the many blessings and as well as trials that He gives us for the
past few days of work. It is a day where we can be with our
families and relatives, to attend the Holy Mass together, to care
for them and spend time with them that is often (for some)
difficult to do on other days of the week. It is also a time for

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R. Fiat mihi secundum

verbum tuum.

R. Be it done unto me
according to Your
word.
Hail Mary
V. And the Word was
made flesh:
R. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary
V. Pray for us, O Holy
Mother of God.
R. That we may be made

Ave Maria
Et Verbum caro
factum est.
R. Et habitavit in nobis.
Ave Maria
V. Ora pro nobis, sancta
Dei Genetrix.
R. Ut digni efficiamur
promissionibus
Christi.
V.

worthy
of
the
promises of Christ.

OREMUS:
Gratiam
tuam,
quaesumus,
Domine,
mentibus
nostris infunde; ut qui,
Angelo
nuntiante,
Christi
Filii
tui
incarnationem
cognovimus,
per
passionem eius et
crucem,
ad
resurrectionis gloriam
perducamur.
Per
eundem
Christum
Dominum
nostrum.
Amen.

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.

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Regina Caeli
V. Regina caeli, laetare,
alleluia:
R. Quia quem meruisti
portare, alleluia.

V. Queen of Heaven
rejoice, alleluia:
R. For He whom you
merited to bear,
alleluia,
V. Has risen as He said,
alleluia.
R. Pray for us to God,
alleluia.
V. Rejoice & be glad, O

V. Resurrexit sicut dixit,

alleluia.
R. Ora pro nobis Deum,
alleluia.
V. Gaude et laetare,
Virgo Maria, Alleluia
R. Quia surrexit Dominus

Virgin Mary, alleluia.

R. Because the Lord is

truly risen, alleluia.

vere, alleluia.

OREMUS: Deus qui

per
resurrectionem
Filii tui, Domini nostri
Iesu Christi, mundum
laetificare dignatus es:
praesta, quaesumus,
ut per eius Genetricem
Virginem
Mariam,
perpetuae capiamus
gaudia vitae. Per
eundem
Christum
Dominum nostrum.
R. Amen.

LET US PRAY: O God,

who by the Resurrection
of Your Son, our Lord
Jesus Christ, granted joy
to the whole world:
grant we beg You, that
through the intercession
of the Virgin Mary, His
Mother, we may lay hold
of the joys of eternal life.
Through the same Christ
our Lord.
R. Amen.

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Examination of conscience takes place. Ask the Lord for

enlightenment to see the wrong things done and ask him to
repair this defects during this day. Then pray the Act of
Contrition as on page 14. Continue with the Following prayers:

offer to you my sleep and every moment of this night,

and I beseech You to keep me free from sin. I place
myself within Your sacred side and under the protecting
mantle of the ever Blessed Virgin Mary. Let the eyes of
your providence watch over me, and your holy angels
set their guard about me; that, being safely delivered
from all dangers, and healthily refreshed with moderate
sleep, I may the better be enabled to perform the
employments of my calling and state of life, and
faithfully persevere in the discharge of the duties of your
service; and so daily advance to new victories over my
passions, and to a more perfect observance of your
commandments; till, having passed my days in your fear,
I may end them in your favor, and rejoice with your
forever in your heavenly kingdom: through Jesus Christ
our Lord and only Savior, who, lives and reigns with you
and Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for Benefactors

ouchsafe, O Lord, to reward with eternal life all

those who do us good, for Your name's sake.
Amen.
Prayers For the Souls in Purgatory as on page 29

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Prayer to the Holy Spirit

V. Sweet Heart of Jesus

R. Be my love.

VENI, Sancte Spiritus, COME, Holy Spirit, fill

V. Sweet Heart of Mary

R. Be my salvation.
V. Eternal Rest Grant unto them O Lord.
R. And Let the perpetual light shine upon them.

reple tuorum corda

fidelium, et tui amoris in
eis ignem accende.

the hearts of Your

faithful and kindle in
them the fire of Your
love.

V. Emitte Spiritum tuum

et creabuntur;
R. Et renovabis faciem
terrae.

V. Send forth Your Spirit &

Oremus:
DEUS,
qui
corda
fidelium Sancti Spiritus
illustratione docuisti: da
nobis in eodem Spiritu
recta sapere, et de eius
semper consolatione
gaudere. Per Christum
Dominum
nostrum.
Amen.

Let us pray:
O GOD, Who taught the
hearts of the faithful by
the light of the Holy
Spirit, grant that, by the
gift of the same Spirit,
we may be always truly
wise, and ever rejoice in
His consolation. Through
Christ our Lord. Amen.

V. May they rest in Peace.

R. Amen.
V. Let us praise the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God!

EVENING PRAYERS
When the clock strikes at 6:00 PM, the traditional Angelus (or
the Regina Caeli during Easter Season) can be said as on page
16. Continue with the Sub Tuum Praesidium Prayer as on page
246. End with the Eternal Rest Prayer as on Noon prayer.

NIGHT PRAYERS
Opening Prayer

TERNAL, Infinite, and Almighty God, whose glory

the heaven of heavens cannot contain, I adore You
and I thank You for all the graces You have bestowed on
me this day. Look down upon me, your unworthy
servant, prostrate at the feet of your mercy, and humbly
confessing to you, in the sight of all the holy angels and
the saints, the sinfulness and vanity of my life, but
especially the transgressions of this day, by which I have
so grievously wounded my own soul.

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they shall be created

R. And You shalt renew

the face of the earth.

Blessing Before Meals

BENEDIC, Domine, nos BLESS us, O Lord, and

et haec tua dona quae
de tua largitate sumus

these Your gifts which

we are about to receive

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sumpturi. Per Christum

Dominum
nostrum.
Amen.

from Your bounty,

through Christ our
Lord. Amen.

Mary, our hope, have pity on us.

Mary sorrowing, Mother of all Christians, pray
for us.

The Following Ejaculations can be used in reverence to the most

Blessed Sacrament specially when passing by a church or chapel
where it is kept.

Grace After Meals

AGIMUS

WE give You thanks,

tibi gratias,
omnipotens Deus, pro
universis beneficiis tuis,
qui vivis et regnas in
saecula
saeculorum.
Amen.

almighty God, for all

Your benefits, who
livest and reignest for
ever and ever. Amen.

Jesus, my God, I adore You here present in the

Sacrament of your love.
Blessed and praised every moment be the
most holy and divine Sacrament.
ETERNAL Father, by the most Precious Blood
of Jesus Christ, glorify his most holy Name,
according to the intention and the desires of
his adorable Heart.
May the Heart of Jesus be loved everywhere.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my
heart like unto thine.
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

NOON PRAYERS
Pray the Prayer to the Holy Spirit as on page 17 then recite the
Angelus (or Regina Caeli during Easter Season) on page 14.
Continue with:

V. GRANT, O holy Joseph, that, ever under your

protection, we may pass our lives without guilt.
R. Amen.

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SANCTIFY THE DAY

MORNING PRAYERS
As soon as you awake, and it is time to get up, raise your
thoughts immediately to God, make the holy sign of the cross,
dress quickly, kneel down, and begin to pray.

Thanksgiving

MY God! I adore you, and I love you with my whole

heart. I thank you for all the benefits which you
have granted me, and especially for having protected
me so mercifully during the night.

Prayer for Necessary Grace

My Jesus, bear me in your hands this day. Ever

Blessed Virgin Mary, my dear Mother and Queen,
may I find shelter under your protecting mantle and to
You, O heavenly Father, show me mercy, for the love of
Jesus and of Mary. My Guardian Angel, and all my patron
Saints, help me by your holy prayers especially at the
hour of my death.

Good intention

O you, my God, I offer all that I shall do, all that I may
suffer during the day and I unite all my actions and
sufferings to the sufferings of Jesus and Mary, and I
make the intention now to gain all the indulgences to
which I may be entitled for any good works of mine this
day.
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For the Supreme Pontiff

or the intentions of the Holy Father, Pope (N.)
especially for the intentions this month, we pray:

Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary & 1 Glory be

Scripture Reading and/or Meditation Proper

N.B. It is a most profitable exercise for those whose way of
life allows of it, to make at least a quarter of an hour's
meditation during their morning prayers. One may use the
readings for the day or may use some short Aspirations from the
Scriptures.

Resolution

MY God! I firmly resolve to fly from every sin, to

live in a life of holiness and I implore you for Jesus'
sake to grant me the grace of perseverance and
especially I am resolved that in every trial, taking refuge
in your holy will, the prayer of my heart shall be, O Lord,
Your will be done!

The Blessing

ay the peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the virtue

of His sacred passion, the sign of His Holy Cross,
the purity and humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the
protection of the angels, and the intercession of all the
saints and elect of God, be with me (us) and defend me
(us), now and at the hour of my (our) death, sweet
Jesus. Amen.

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INVOCATIONS OR EJACULATORY PRAYERS

MY God, grant that I may love You, and as the

sole reward of my love, grant that I may ever
love You more and more.
My God, my only good, You art all mine; grant
that I may be all thine.
My God, unite all minds in the truth and all
hearts in charity.
My Jesus, mercy!
Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
SWEETEST Jesus, be to me not a judge but a
Savior.
Praised be Jesus Christ R: For evermore.
Lord, preserve to us the Faith.
MOST sweet Jesus, increase my faith, hope,
and charity, and give me a humble and contrite
heart.
Sweet Heart of my Jesus, Make me love You
ever more and more!
HEART of Jesus burning with love of us,
inflame our hearts with love of You.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You.
Divine Heart of Jesus, convert sinners, save the
dying, set free the holy souls in Purgatory.
HEART of love, I place all my trust in You: for
though I fear all things from my weakness, I
hope all things from your mercies. (Ejaculation
of St. Margaret Mary)

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