A) COMMON PRAYERS
The Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Fatherand of the Sonand of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Signum Crucis
In nómine Patriset Fíliiet Spíritus Sancti. Amen.
Glory be to the Father
Glory be to the Fatherand to the Sonand to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginningis now, and ever shall beworld without end. Amen.
Gloria Patri
Glória Patriet Fílioet Spirítui Sancto.Sicut erat in princípio,et nunc et semperet in sæ´cula sæculórum. Amen.
The Hail Mary
Hail, Mary, full of grace,the Lord is with thee.Blessed art thou among womenand blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.Holy Mary, Mother of God,pray for us sinners,now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Ave, Maria
Ave, María, grátia plena,Dóminus tecum.Benedícta tu in muliéribus,et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.Sancta María, Mater Dei,ora pro nobis peccatóribus,nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.Amen.
Angel of God
Angel of God, my guardian dear,to whom God’s love commits me here,ever this day be at my side,to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
Angele Dei
Ángele Dei,qui custos es mei,me, tibi commíssum pietáte supérna,illúmina, custódi,rege et gubérna.Amen.
Eternal Rest
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,and let perpetual light shine upon them.May they rest in peace. Amen.
Requiem Æternam
Réquiem ætérnam dona eis, Dómine,et lux perpétua lúceat eis.Requiéscant in pace. Amen.
The Angelus
V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.Blessed art thou among women,and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.Holy Mary, Mother of God,pray for us sinners,now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.R. Be it done unto me according to thy 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 worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray;
Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, thy 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. Glory be to the Father...
Angelus Domini
Ángelus Dómini nuntiávit Maríæ.Et concépit de Spíritu Sancto.
Ave, María...
Ecce ancílla Dómini.Fiat mihi secúndum verbum tuum.
Ave, María...
Et Verbum caro factum est.Et habitávit in nobis.
Ave, María...
Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi.
Orémus.
Grátiam tuam, quæsumus,Dómine, méntibus nostris infúnde;ut qui, Ángelo nuntiánte,Christi Fílii tui incarnatiónem cognóvimus,per passiónem eius et crucem,ad resurrectiónis glóriam perducámur.
Per eúndem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
Glória Patri...
The Regina Caeli
UK VERSION Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia!for he whom you were worthy to bear, alleluia!has risen as he said, alleluia!Pray for us to God, alleluia!
USA VERSION Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia.The Son whom you merited to bear, alleluia,has risen as he said, alleluia.Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia!For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
THEN FOR BOTH VERSIONS
Let us pray;
O God, who through the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, did vouchsafe to give joy to the world; grant, we beseech you, that through his Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Regina Cæli
Regína cæli lætáre, allelúia.Quia quem meruísti portáre, allelúia.
Resurréxit, sicut dixit, allelúia.Ora pro nobis Deum, allelúia.
Gaude et lætáre, Virgo María, allelúia.Quia surréxit Dóminus vere, allelúia.
Orémus.
Deus, qui per resurrectiónem Fílii tui Dómini nostri Iesu Christi mundum lætificáre dignátus es, præsta, quæsumus, ut per eius Genetrícem Vírginem Maríam perpétuæ capiámus gáudia vitæ.Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
Hail Holy Queen
UK VERSION
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears! Turn, then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.USA VERSION
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.To you do we cry,poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears Turn then, most gracious advocate,your eyes of mercy toward us,and after this exileshow unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb,Jesus.O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Salve, Regina
Salve, Regína,Mater misericórdiæ,vita, dulcédo et spes nostra, salve.Ad te clamámus,éxsules fílii Evæ.Ad te suspirámus geméntes et flentesin hac lacrimárum valle.Eia ergo, advocáta nostra,illos tuos misericórdes óculos ad nos convérte.Et Iesum benedíctum fructum ventris tui,nobis, post hoc exsílium, osténde.O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo María!
The Magnificat
UK VERSION
My soul glorifies the Lord,My spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.He looks on his servant in her lowliness;Henceforth all generations will call me blessed.The Almighty works marvels for me.Holy his name!His mercy is from age to age, on those who fear him.He puts forth his arm in strengthAnd scatters the proud hearted.He casts the mighty from their thronesAnd raises the lowly.He fills the starving with good things,Sends the rich away empty.He protects Israel, his servant, remembering his mercy,the mercy promised to our fathers,to Abraham and his sons for ever.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
USA VERSION
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.From this day all generations will call me blessed:the Almighty has done great things for me,and holy is his Name.He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.He has shown the strength of his arm,he has scattered the proud in their conceit.He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,and has lifted up the lowly.He has filled the hungry with good things,and the rich he has sent away empty.He has come to the help of his servant Israelfor he has remembered his promise of mercy,the promise he made to our fathers,to Abraham and his children forever.Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Magnificat
Magníficat ánima mea Dóminum,et exsultávit spíritus meusin Deo salvatóre meo,quia respéxit humilitátemancíllæ suæ.Ecce enim ex hoc beátamme dicent omnes generatiónes,quia fecit mihi magna,qui potens est,et sanctum nomen eius,et misericórdia eius in progénieset progénies timéntibus eum.Fecit poténtiam in bráchio suo,dispérsit supérbos mente cordis sui;depósuit poténtes de sedeet exaltávit húmiles.Esuriéntes implévit boniset dívites dimísit inánes.Suscépit Ísrael púerum suum,recordátus misericórdiæ,sicut locútus est ad patres nostros,Ábraham et sémini eius in sæcula.Glória Patri et Fílioet Spirítui Sancto.Sicut erat in princípio,et nunc et semper,et in sæcula sæculórum.Amen.
Under Your Protection
We fly to thy protection, O holy Mother of God.Despise not our petitions in our necessities,but deliver us always from all dangersO glorious and blessed Virgin.
Sub tuum præsidium
Sub tuum præsídium confúgimus,sancta Dei Génetrix;nostras deprecatiónes ne despíciasin necessitátibus;sed a perículis cunctislíbera nos semper,Virgo gloriósa et benedícta.
The Benedictus
UK VERSION
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel!He has visited his people and redeemed them.He has raised up for us a mighty saviourIn the house of David his servant,As he promised by the lips of holy men,Those who were his prophets from of old.A saviour who would free us from our foes,From the hands of all who hate us.So his love for our fathers is fulfilledAnd his holy covenant remembered.He swore to Abraham our father to grant us, that free from fear, and saved from the hands of our foes,we might serve him in holiness and justiceall the days of our life in his presence.As for you, little child, you shall be called a prophet of God, the Most High.You shall go ahead of the LordTo prepare his ways before him.To make known to his people their salvationThrough forgiveness of all their sins,The loving-kindness of the heart of our GodWho visits us like the dawn from on high.He will give light to those in darkness,Those who dwell in the shadow of death,And guide us into the way of peace.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
USA VERSION
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;he has come to his people and set them free.He has raised up for us a mighty savior,born of the house of his servant David.Through his holy prophets he promised of oldthat he would save us from our enemies,from the hands of all who hate us.He promised to show mercy to our fathersand to remember his holy covenant.This was the oath he swore to our fatherAbraham:to set us free from the hands of our enemies,free to worship him without fear,holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High;for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,to give his people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins.In the tender compassion of our Godthe dawn from on high shall break upon us,to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,and to guide our feet into the way of peace.Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Benedictus
Benedíctus Dóminus, Deus Ísrael,quia visitávitet fecit redemptiónem plebi suæ,et eréxit cornu salútis nobisin domo David púeri sui,sicut locútus est per os sanctórum,qui a sæculo sunt, prophetárum eius,salútem ex inimícis nostriset de manu ómnium,qui odérunt nos;ad faciéndam misericórdiamcum pátribus nostriset memorári testaménti sui sancti,iusiurándum, quod iurávitad Ábraham patrem nostrum,datúrum se nobis,ut sine timóre,de manu inimicórum liberáti,serviámus illiin sanctitáte et iustítia coram ipsoómnibus diébus nostris.Et tu, puer,prophéta Altíssimi vocáberis:præíbis enim ante fáciem Dóminiparáre vias eius,ad dandam sciéntiam salútisplebi eiusin remissiónem peccatórum eórum,per víscera misericórdiæ Dei nostri,in quibus visitábit nos óriens ex alto,illumináre his, qui in ténebriset in umbra mortis sedent,ad dirigéndos pedes nostrosin viam pacis.Glória Patri et Fílioet Spirítui Sancto.Sicut erat in princípio,et nuncet semper,et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen.
The Te Deum
UK VERSION
We praise you, O God:We acclaim you as Lord.Everlasting Father,All the world bows down before you.All the angels sing your praise,The hosts of heaven and all the angelic powers,All the cherubim and seraphimCall out to you in unending song:Holy, Holy, Holy,Is the Lord God of angel hosts!The heavens and the earth are filledWith your majesty and glory.The glorious band of apostles,The noble company of prophets,The white-robed army who shed their blood for Christ,All sing your praise.And to the ends of the earthYour holy Church proclaims her faith in you:Father, whose majesty is boundless,Your true and only son, who is to be adored,The Holy Spirit sent to be our Advocate.You, Christ, are the king of glory,Son of the eternal Father.When you took our nature to save mankindYou did not shrink from birth in the Virgin’s womb.You overcame the power of deathOpening the Father’s kingdom to all who believe in you.Enthroned at God’s right hand in the glory of the Father,You will come in judgement according to your promise.You redeemed your people by your precious blood.Coe, we implore you, to our aid.Grant us with the saintsa place in eternal glory.Lord, save your peopleAnd bless your inheritance.Rule them and uphold themFor ever and ever.Day by day we praise you:We acclaim you now and to all eternity.In your goodness, Lord, keep us free from sin.Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.May your mercy always be with us, Lord,For we have hoped in you.In you, Lord, we put our trust:We shall not be put to shame.
USA VERSION
You are God: we praise you;You are God: we acclaim you;You are the eternal Father:All creation worships you.To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:Holy, holy, holy, Lord, God of power and might,Heaven and earth are full of your glory.The glorious company of apostles praise you.The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you:Father, of majesty unbounded,Your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,And the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.You, Christ, are the king of glory,The eternal Son of the Father.When you became man to set us freeYou did not spurn the Virgin’s womb.You overcame the sting of death,And opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.You are seated at God’s right hand in glory.We believe that you will come, and be our judge.Come then, Lord, and help your people,Bought with the price of your own blood,And bring us with your saintsTo glory everlasting.Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance.Govern and uphold them now and always.Day by day we bless you.We praise your name forever.Keep us today, Lord, from all sin.Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.Lord, show us your love and mercy;For we put our trust in you.In you, Lord, is our hope:And we shall never hope in vain.
Te Deum
Te Deum laudámus:te Dóminum confitémur.Te ætérnum Patrem,omnis terra venerátur.tibi omnes ángeli,tibi cæli et univérsæ potestátes:tibi chérubim et séraphimincessábili voce proclámant:Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus,Dóminus Deus Sábaoth.Pleni sunt cæli et terramaiestátis glóriæ tuæ.Te gloriósusapostolórum chorus,te prophetárumlaudábilis númerus,te mártyrum candidátuslaudat exércitus.Te per orbem terrárumsancta confitétur Ecclésia,Patrem imménsæ maiestátis;venerándum tuum verumet únicum Fílium;Sanctum quoqueParáclitum Spíritum.Tu rex glóriæ, Christe.Tu Patris sempitérnus es Fílius.Tu, ad liberándum susceptúrushóminem,non horruísti Vírginis úterum.Tu, devícto mortis acúleo,aperuísti credéntibus regna cælórum.Tu ad déxteram Dei sedes,in glória Patris.Iudex créderis esse ventúrus.Te ergo quæsumus,tuis fámulis súbveni,quos pretióso sánguine redemísti.Ætérna fac cum sanctis tuisin glória numerári.Salvum fac pópulum tuum, Dómine,et bénedic hereditáti tuæ.Et rege eos, et extólle illosusque in ætérnum.Per síngulos dies benedícimus te;et laudámus nomen tuumin sæculum, et in sæculum sæculi.Dignáre, Dómine,die isto sine peccáto nos custodíre.Miserére nostri, Dómine, miserére nostri.Fiat misericórdia tua,Dómine, super nos,quemádmodum sperávimus in te.In te, Dómine, sperávi:non confúndar in ætérnum.
Come, Creator Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, Creator come, From your bright heavenly throne!Come, take possession of our souls, And make them all your own.You who are called the Paraclete,Best gift of God above,The living spring, the living fire, Sweet unction, and true love!You who are sevenfold in your grace, Finger of God's right hand,His promise, teaching little onesTo speak and understand!O guide our minds with your blessed light, With love our hearts inflame,And with your strength which never decaysConfirm our mortal frame.Far from us drive our hellish foe True peace unto us bring,And through all perils guide us safeBeneath your sacred wing.Through you may we the Father know,Through you the eternal SonAnd you the Spirit of them bothThrice-blessed three in one.All glory to the Father be,And to the risen Son;The same to you, O Paraclete,While endless ages run. Amen.
Veni, Creator Spiritus
Veni, creátor Spíritus,mentes tuórum vísita,imple supérna grátia,quæ tu creásti péctora.Qui díceris Paráclitus,altíssimi donum Dei,fons vivus, ignis, cáritas,et spiritális únctio.Tu septifórmis múnere,dígitus patérnæ déxteræ,tu rite promíssum Patris,sermóne ditans gúttura.Accénde lumen sénsibus,infúnde amórem córdibus,infírma nostri córporisvirtúte firmans pérpeti.Hostem repéllas lóngiuspacémque dones prótinus;ductóre sic te præviovitémus omne nóxium.Per Te sciámus da Patremnoscámus atque Fílium,teque utriúsque Spíritumcredámus omni témpore.Deo Patri sit glória,et Fílio, qui a mórtuissurréxit, ac Paráclito,in sæculórum sæcula. Amen.
Come, Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, come!And from your celestial homeShed a ray of light divine!Come, Father of the poor!Come, source of all our store!Come, within our bosoms shine.You, of comforters the best;You, the soul’s most welcome guest;Sweet refreshment here below;In our labor, rest most sweet;Grateful coolness in the heat;Solace in the midst of woe.O most blessed Light divine,Shine within these hearts of yours,And our inmost being fill!Where you are not, we have naught,Nothing good in deed or thought,Nothing free from taint of ill.Heal our wounds, our strength renew;On our dryness pour your dew;Wash the stains of guilt away:Bend the stubborn heart and will;Melt the frozen, warm the chill;Guide the steps that go astray.On the faithful, who adoreAnd confess you, evermore In your sevenfold gift descend:Give them virtue’s sure reward;Give them your salvation, Lord;Give them joys that never end.
Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Veni, Sancte Spíritus,et emítte cælituslucis tuæ rádium.Veni, pater páuperum,veni, dator múnerum,veni, lumen córdium.Consolátor óptime,dulcis hospes ánimæ,dulce refrigérium.In labóre réquies,in æstu tempéries,in fletu solácium.O lux beatíssima,reple cordis íntimatuórum fidélium.Sine tuo númine,nihil est in hóminenihil est innóxium.Lava quod est sórdidum,riga quod est áridum,sana quod est sáucium.Flecte quod est rígidum,fove quod est frígidum,rege quod est dévium.Da tuis fidélibus,in te confidéntibus,sacrum septenárium.Da virtútis méritum,da salútis éxitum,da perénne gáudium. Amen.
The Anima Christi
Soul of Christ, be my sanctification.Body of Christ, be my salvation.Blood of Christ, fill all my veins.Water of Christ’s side, wash out my stains.Passion of Christ, my comfort be.O good Jesus, listen to me.In Thy wounds I fain would hide,N’er to be parted from Thy side,Guard me, should the foe assail me.Call me when my life shall fail me.Bid me come to Thee above,With Thy saints to sing Thy love,World without end. Amen.
Anima Christi
Ánima Christi, sanctífica me.Corpus Christi, salva me.Sanguis Christi, inébria me.Aqua láteris Christi, lava me.Pássio Christi, confórta me.O bone Iesu, exáudi me.Intra tua vúlnera abscónde me.Ne permíttas me separári a te.Ab hoste malígno defénde me.In hora mortis meæ voca me.Et iube me veníre ad te,ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem tein sæcula sæculórum. Amen
The Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate,despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Memorare
Memoráre, o piíssima Virgo María, non esse audítum a sæculo, quemquam ad tua curréntem præsídia,tua implorántem auxília, tua peténtem suffrágia, esse derelíctum. Ego tali animátus confidéntia, ad te, Virgo Vírginum, Mater, curro, ad te vénio, coram te gemens peccátor assísto. Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mea despícere; sed áudi propítia et exáudi. Amen.
The Rosary
The Joyful Mysteries(recited Monday and Saturday)
The AnnunciationThe VisitationThe NativityThe PresentationThe Finding in the Temple
The Mysteries of Light(recited Thursday)
The Baptism of JesusThe Wedding Feast of CanaThe Proclamation of the Kingdom, with the call to ConversionThe TransfigurationThe Institution of the Eucharist
The Sorrowful Mysteries(recited Tuesday and Friday)
The Agony in the GardenThe Scourging at the PillarThe Crowning with ThornsThe Carrying of the CrossThe Crucifixion
The Glorious Mysteries (recited Wednesday and Sunday)
The Resurrection The AscensionThe Descent of the Holy SpiritThe AssumptionThe Coronation of Mary Queen of Heaven and Earth
Prayer concluding the Rosary Hail, Holy Queen, etc. as above V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, whose only-begotten Son, by his life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that meditating on these mysteriesof the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Rosarium
Mystéria gaudiósa(in feria secunda et sabbato)
Annuntiátio.Visitátio.Natívitas.Præsentátio.Invéntio in Templo.
Mystéria luminósa(in feria quinta)
Baptísma apud Iordánem.Autorevelátio apud Cananénse matrimónium.Regni Dei proclamátio coniúncta cum invitaméntoad conversiónem.Transfigurátio.Eucharístiæ Institútio.
Mystéria dolorósa(in feria tertia et feria sexta)
Agonía in Hortu.Flagellátio.Coronátio Spinis.Baiulátio Crucis.Crucifíxio et Mors.
Mystéria gloriósa(in feria quarta et Dominica)
Resurréctio.Ascénsio.Descénsus Spíritus Sancti.Assúmptio.Coronátio in Cælo.
Oratio ad finem Rosarii dicenda Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei génetrix.Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi.
Orémus.
Deus, cuius Unigénitus per vitam, mortem et resurrectiónem suam nobis salútis ætérnæ præmia comparávit, concéde, quæsumus:ut hæc mystéria sacratíssimo beátæ Maríæ Vírginis Rosário recoléntes,et imitémur quod cóntinent,et quod promíttunt assequámur. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
Coptic Incense Prayer
O King of peace, give us your peace and pardon our sins. Dismiss the enemies of the Church and protect her so that she never fail. Emmanuel our God is in our midst in the glory of the Father and of the Holy Spirit. May he bless us and purify our hearts and cure the sicknesses of our soul and body. We adore you, O Christ, with your good Father and the Holy Spirit because you have come and you have saved us.
Syro-Maronite Farewell to the Altar
Remain in peace, O Altar of God. May the offering that I have taken from you be for the remission of my debts and the pardon of my sins and may it obtain for me that I may stand before the tribunal of Christ without condemnation and without confusion. I do not know if I will have the opportunity to return and offer another sacrifice upon you. Protect me, O Lord, and preserve your holy Church as the way to truth and salvation. Amen.
Byzantine Prayer for the Deceased
God of the spirits and of all flesh, who have trampled death and annihilated the devil and given life to your world, may you yourself, O Lord, grant to the soul of your deceased servant N. rest in a place of light, a verdant place, a place of freshness, from where suffering, pain and cries are far removed. Do You, O good and compassionate God forgive every fault committed by him in word, work or thought because there is no man who lives and does not sin. You alone are without sin and your justice is justice throughout the ages and your word is truth. Since you, O Christ our God, are the resurrection, the life and the repose of your deceased servant N., we give you glory together with your un-begotten Father and your most holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and always and forever and ever.
Act of Faith
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 and 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 teachesbecause you have revealed them who are eternal truth and wisdom, who can neither deceive nor be deceived. In this faith I intend to live and die. Amen.
Actus fidei
Dómine Deus,firma fide credo et confíteor ómnia et síngula quæ sancta Ecclésia Cathólica propónit, quia tu, Deus, ea ómnia revelásti, qui es ætérna véritas et sapiéntia quæ nec fállere nec falli potest.In hac fide vívere et mori státuo. Amen.
Act of Hope
O Lord God, I hope by your grace for the pardon of all my sinsand after life here to gain eternal happinessbecause you have promised it who are infinitely powerful, faithful, kind, and merciful. In this hope I intend to live and die. Amen.
Actus spei
Dómine Deus, spero per grátiam tuamremissiónem ómnium peccatórum, et post hanc vitam ætérnam felicitátem me esse consecutúrum: quia tu promisísti, qui es infiníte potens, fidélis, benígnus, et miséricors.In hac spe vívere et mori státuo.Amen.
Act of Love
O Lord God, I love you above all things and I love my neighbor for your sake because you are the highest, infinite and perfectgood, worthy of all my love. In this love I intend to live and die. Amen.
Actus caritatis
Dómine Deus, amo te super ómnia et próximum meum propter te, quia tu es summum, infinítum, et perfectíssimum bonum, omni dilectióne dignum.In hac caritáte vívere et mori státuo.Amen.
Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen.
Actus contritionis
Deus meus, ex toto corde pænitet me ómnium meórum peccatórum, éaque detéstor, quia peccándo, non solum pœnas a te iuste statútas proméritus sum, sed præsértim quia offéndi te, summum bonum, ac dignum qui super ómnia diligáris. Ídeo fírmiter propóno, adiuvánte grátia tua, de cétero me non peccatúrum peccandíque occasiónes próximas fugitúrum. Amen.
B) FORMULAS OF CATHOLIC DOCTRINE
The two commandments of love:
1. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.2. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12):
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12):
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God.Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.
The three theological virtues:
1. Faith2. Hope3. Charity
The four cardinal virtues:
1. Prudence2. Justice3. Fortitude4. Temperance
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit:
1. Wisdom2. Understanding3. Counsel4. Fortitude5. Knowledge6. Piety7. Fear of the Lord
The twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit:
1. Charity2. Joy3. Peace4. Patience5. Kindness6. Goodness7. Generosity8. Gentleness9. Faithfulness10. Modesty11. Self-control12. Chastity
The five precepts of the Church:
1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and remain free from work or activity that could impede the sanctification of such days.2. You shall confess your sins at least once a year.3. You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season.4. You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church.5. You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church.
The seven corporal works of mercy:
1. Feed the hungry.2. Give drink to the thirsty.3. Clothe the naked.4. Shelter the homeless.5. Visit the sick.6. Visit the imprisoned.7. Bury the dead.
The seven spiritual works of mercy:
1. Counsel the doubtful.2. Instruct the ignorant.3. Admonish sinners.4. Comfort the afflicted.5. Forgive offenses.6. Bear wrongs patiently.7. Pray for the living and the dead.
The seven capital sins:
1. Pride2. Covetousness3. Lust4. Anger5. Gluttony6. Envy7. Sloth
The four last things:
1. Death2. Judgment3. Hell4. Heaven
