The Lord's Prayer
Come Holy Spirit
The Sign of the Cross
The Apostles' Creed
The Hail Mary
Act of Contrition
Glory Be to the Father
The Nicene Creed
Grace Before Meals
St Michael
Grace After Meals
Anima Christi

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The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

The Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

The Hail Mary

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.

Glory Be to the Father

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.

Grace Before Meals

Bless Us O Lord,
for these thy gifts
which we are about to receive
from Thy bounty;
Through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.

Grace After Meals

We give You thanks, Almighty God,
for these and all your blessings;
As you live and reign
For ever and ever.
Amen.

Come Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of Your love.
Send forth Your Spirit,
and they shall be created;
And You will renew the face of the earth.
O God, on the first Pentecost
You instructed the hearts of those who believed in You
by the light of the Holy Spirit;
Under the inspiration of the same Spirit,
give us a taste for what is right and true
and a continuing sense of His presence and power;
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen.

The Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth
And in Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our Lord;
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell,
The third day He rose from the dead.
He ascended into heaven,
And sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From Thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Catholic Church,
the Communion of Saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.

Act of Contrition

O my God, I am heartily sorry
for having offended Thee,
and I detest all my sins
because I dread the loss of Heaven
and the pains of hell;
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 confess my sins, to do penance
and to amend my life.
Amen

Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation.
He came down from heaven:
(bow) by the power of the Holy Spirit
he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered, died, and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in fulfillment of the Scriptures:
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and
glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy Catholic and apostolic Church
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.

St. Michael

St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle
be our protection against the wickedness
and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
Oh prince of heavenly hosts,
by the power of God, thrust into Hell
Satan and all evil spirits who wander
through the world for the ruin of souls.
Amen

Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, protect me.
Blood of Christ, fill me.
Water from Christ’s side, purify me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me.
Within your wounds hide me;
Never permit me to leave thee.
From the evil one defend me.
In my last hour, call me.
And bid me come to thee,
And with your saints and angels
Praise thee,
Throughout eternity.
Amen.

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