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, full of grace, etc.
V. And the Word was made Flesh.
R. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary, full of grace, etc.
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
The 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.
Prayer for the Dead
God our Father,
Your power brings us to birth.
Your providence guides our lives
And by Your command we return
to dust.
Lord, those who die still live in your presence
Their lives change but do not end.
I pray and hope for my family,
relatives
and friends
And for all the dead known to You alone.
In company with Jesus Christ
who died and now lives
May they rejoice in Your kingdom
Where
all our tears are wiped away.
Unite us together again in one family
To sing Your praise forever and ever.
Amen.
The Prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,
pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O
Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to
love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal
life.
Saint Francis, pray for me.
Amen.
Act of Love
Lord God, I love you above all things
and I love my neighbor for your sake
because you are the highest,
infinite
and perfect good,
worthy of all my love.
In this love I intend to live and die.
Amen.
Act of Hope
faithful, kind, and merciful.
In this hope I intend to live and die.
Amen.
Act of Faith
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 teaches
because 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.
