Catholic Prayers
The prayers a Catholic man should know by heart — in English, with the Latin where the Church prays it in Latin.
No paywall, no sign-up, no fluff. Each prayer below carries the full text, where it came from, and exactly when to pray it. Learn them once; carry them for life.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy
Prayed on ordinary rosary beads — the offering of Christ's Passion for the whole world, with the 3 o'clock Hour of Mercy.
The St. Michael Prayer
"Defend us in battle." The prayer Leo XIII gave the Church for spiritual combat against the devil.
The Act of Contrition
The prayer of sorrow you make in the confessional — the traditional words, and what each line means.
The Memorare
"Never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection was left unaided." The great prayer of confidence to Our Lady.
The Guardian Angel Prayer
"Angel of God, my guardian dear." The first prayer many Catholics learn — and one a father teaches his children.
The Morning Offering
The first prayer of the day — giving everything you are about to do to God, through the Heart of Mary.
Anima Christi
"Soul of Christ, sanctify me." The great prayer after Holy Communion, in English and the original Latin.
Prayer Before Mass
A short prayer for the pew, the prayer of preparation attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas, and the one-hour fast.
Prayer After Communion
What to pray in the minutes after you receive — four traditional thanksgiving prayers.
The Prayer to St. Joseph
Leo XIII's prayer to the guardian of the Holy Family — protector of fathers, workers, and the dying.
Eternal Rest — Prayer for the Dead
The prayer the Church says over her dead, in English and the Latin of the Requiem.
The Hail Holy Queen
The Salve Regina — the prayer that closes the Rosary, in English and the original Latin.
The Fatima Prayers
"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins" — the decade prayer and the prayers given at Fatima in 1917.
Come, Holy Spirit
"Fill the hearts of thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of thy love." The prayer that calls down the Spirit.
Acts of Faith, Hope & Love
The three short prayers of the theological virtues — believed, hoped, and loved.
The Angelus
The bell-prayer of the Incarnation — dawn, noon, and dusk. Latin and English, with the Regina Caeli for Easter.
The Prayer to St. Anthony of Padua
The prayers to St. Anthony, finder of what is lost — and who he was.
The Jesus Prayer
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” The ancient prayer of the heart.
The Te Deum (We Praise Thee, O God)
“We praise thee, O God” — the great hymn of thanksgiving, in Latin and English.
Veni Creator Spiritus
“Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest” — the hymn to the Holy Spirit, Latin and English.
The Prayer to St. Dymphna
The prayer to St. Dymphna, patron of anxiety, depression, and the troubled mind.
The Magnificat — The Canticle of Mary
Mary’s song of praise — “My soul doth magnify the Lord” (Luke 1). Latin and English.
The Act of Spiritual Communion
For when you cannot receive the Eucharist — St. Alphonsus’s prayer of holy desire.
The Prayer to St. Padre Pio
The “Stay With Me” prayer of St. Padre Pio, and a prayer for his intercession.
The Litany of Saint Joseph
The Church’s roll-call of the silent guardian’s titles — every approved invocation, incl. the seven added in 2021.
The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The litany to the Heart of Jesus — the full approved invocations and responses.
The Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Prayers to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas — “Am I not here, I who am your Mother?”
Prayer for My Wife
A husband’s prayer for his wife, with Tobias’s wedding-night prayer and Ephesians 5 read whole.
The Litany of Humility
The full text — “deliver me, Jesus” from the desire to be esteemed — and how a man prays it daily.
The St. Andrew Christmas Novena
The Advent prayer said fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew until Christmas Eve — the text and a plan for your household.
The Chaplet of St. Michael
Nine salutations to the nine choirs of angels — the full text from the 1878 Raccolta and how to pray it on beads or on your fingers.
The Prayer for the Pope
The Church's prayer for the Pope, Oremus pro Pontifice, in Latin and English.
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