Offer Jesus to the Father in union with the Mass. The Prayer 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. Traditional offering of the Precious Blood; classic devotionals, public domain. If these prayers help you, you can support Daily Cathol

The Confiteor, Latin for "I confess," is the Church's great prayer of general confession. The form given here is the traditional one, which names Mary, St. Michael, St. John the Baptist, and Sts. Peter and Paul. For centuries it was prayed at the foot of the altar at the beginning of Mass and before Holy Communion, and it is still part of Compline, the Church's Night Prayer. Striking the breast at the words "through my fault" is an ancient sign of sorrow. Pray it during your

After receiving Holy Communion, the Church encourages a few minutes of quiet thanksgiving, while Christ is sacramentally present within us. This traditional prayer thanks God the Father for refreshing us with the Body and Blood of His Son and asks that Communion bring not judgment but salvation and health of soul and body. It echoes St. Paul's warning to receive the Lord worthily (1 Corinthians 11:27-29). Pray it in the pew after Communion or after the final blessing, before

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered for four great purposes, often called the four ends of the Mass: adoration of God, thanksgiving for His benefits, satisfaction for sin, and petition for our needs. This short prayer before Mass names each of them and asks for the grace to take part with attention, reverence, and devotion, for the salvation of the living and the dead. Pray it in the pew before Mass begins, after a moment of silence, or on the way to church. Arriving a