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Prayer for a Child's First Holy Communion or Confirmation
Lord Jesus Christ, You said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me." Today we bring to You our child, N., who is preparing to receive You in Holy Communion (or to be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit in Confirmation)…
Teresa
Oct 232 min read


Prayer for a Couple on Their Wedding Day
Lord Jesus Christ, at the wedding feast of Cana You blessed the joy of a bride and groom and worked Your first sign at the request of Your Mother. Be present today at the wedding of N. and N., and bless the covenant they make before Your altar…
Teresa
Oct 192 min read


Examination of Conscience Before Confession
O Lord God, who enlightenest every man who cometh into this world, enlighten my heart, I pray Thee, with the light of Thy grace, that I may fully know my sins, shortcomings, and negligences, and may confess them with that true sorrow and contrition of heart which I so much need…
Teresa
Oct 28 min read


Ave Verum Corpus (Hail, True Body)
Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, who truly suffered and was sacrificed on the cross for mankind, whose pierced side flowed with water and blood: be for us a foretaste of heaven in the trial of death. O sweet Jesus! O loving Jesus! O Jesus, Son of Mary.
Teresa
Sep 241 min read


Psalm 51 (Miserere): Prayer for Mercy and Forgiveness
Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity. Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me…
Teresa
Sep 242 min read


Prayer for Confirmation Candidates
O Holy Spirit, strengthen with Thy gifts those who are about to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Fill them with faith, hope, and charity, and make them faithful witnesses of Christ. Amen.
Teresa
Sep 231 min read


Offering to the Eternal Father
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
Teresa
Sep 131 min read


Prayer for Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
O God, Who under a wonderful Sacrament hast left us a memorial of Thy Passion; grant us, we beseech Thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, that we may ever feel within us the fruit of Thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest forever and ever…
Teresa
Jan 111 min read


Baptism Thanksgiving Prayer
O my God, I thank Thee for having made me Thy child in holy Baptism. Keep me always in Thy grace. Amen.
Teresa
Nov 5, 20251 min read


Eucharistic Aspirations
Blessed and praised be the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine.
Teresa
Jul 2, 20251 min read


Visit to the Blessed Sacrament Prayer
My Lord and my God, I thank Thee for Thy presence in the Blessed Sacrament. Stay with me, and never let me be separated from Thee. Amen.
Teresa
Oct 12, 20241 min read


Prayer Before the Blessed Sacrament Exposed
O Jesus, present in the Sacrament of Thy love, I adore Thee. Increase my faith, hope, and charity. Amen.
Teresa
Sep 28, 20241 min read


Prayer After Mass
I give Thee thanks, O Lord, holy Father, almighty eternal God, Who hast refreshed me with the most sacred Body and Blood of Thy Son Jesus Christ. Grant that this Holy Communion may not be to me for judgment and condemnation, but for my salvation and the health of soul and body…
Teresa
Feb 16, 20241 min read


Prayer Before Mass
O my God, I offer Thee this Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for Thy greater honor and glory, in thanksgiving for all Thy benefits, in satisfaction for my sins, and for the salvation of the living and the dead. Grant that I may assist at it with attention, reverence, and devotion…
Teresa
Feb 6, 20241 min read


Prayer After Holy Communion (Traditional)
My good Jesus, I thank Thee with all my heart for giving Thyself to me in this Holy Communion. May Thy holy Body and Blood increase my faith, strengthen my hope, and inflame my charity. Take entire possession of me, that I may live only for Thee…
Teresa
Jan 28, 20241 min read


Prayer Before Holy Communion
O Lord Jesus Christ, King of everlasting glory, behold I desire to come to Thee this day, and to receive Thy Body and Blood in this heavenly Sacrament, for Thy honor and glory, and the good of my soul…
Teresa
Jan 18, 20241 min read


Prayer After Confession
O almighty and most merciful God, I give Thee hearty thanks for having admitted me to the Sacrament of Penance, and for having cleansed my soul from sin through the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ…
Teresa
Jan 9, 20241 min read


Prayer Before Confession
O Almighty and most merciful God, Who hast made me out of nothing, and redeemed me by the Precious Blood of Thine only Son; Who hast with so much patience borne with me to this day, notwithstanding all my sins and ingratitude…
Teresa
Dec 30, 20231 min read


Act of Desire for Holy Communion
My Jesus, I believe that Thou art present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love Thee above all things, and I desire to receive Thee into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive Thee sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart…
Teresa
Sep 23, 20231 min read


Pange Lingua (Traditional English Excerpt)
Sing, my tongue, the Savior's glory, Of His Flesh the mystery sing; Of the Blood, all price exceeding, Shed by our immortal King, Destined, for the world's redemption, From a virgin's womb to spring…
Teresa
Jul 16, 20231 min read
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