Basic Prayers of the Catholic Church
Find the most common and essential prayers of the Church – from the Our Father to the Grace Before Meals.
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Traditional Marian Prayers
Learn traditional Marian prayers – the Hail Mary, Hail Holy Queen, Memorare, Regina Caeli, the Rosary, and more.
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The Holy Rosary: A Step-by-Step Guide
A step-by-step guide on how to pray the Holy Rosary
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Knowing, Loving, and Serving You: Prayer by Saint Augustine
A short, lyrical, heartfelt prayer by Saint Augustine of Hippo to know, love, and serve God with all our hearts
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Prayer for the Presence of the Holy Spirit: Saint Anselm of Canterbury
Prayer by Saint Anselm of Canterbury, seeking the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives
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Prayer for Our Friends by Saint Anselm of Canterbury
An eleventh-century prayer for our friends, composed by Saint Anselm of Canterbury
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Seven Scriptural Prayers for Your Marriage
Strengthen your marriage with these seven Scriptural prayers for marriage. Pray for Christ-centered love, forgiveness, faithfulness, and more.
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Prayer to the Holy Spirit by Saint Catherine of Sienna
A simple, powerful prayer to the Holy Spirit by Saint Catherine of Sienna
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When Your Child Disobeys: Learning from Our Heavenly Father
How do I respond when my child disobeys or chooses to do wrong? I’m trying to answer that by learning from my heavenly Father.
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Prayers to Our Guardian Angels
A collection of prayers to our guardian angels, assigned to us by our Father in heaven
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Discovering God’s Plan for Marriage: A Stairway to Heaven
Discover God’s design for marriage – a pathway to sanctity that passes through the ups and downs of ordinary family life.
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The Angelus
Pray one of the oldest and rich Scriptural prayers in the history of the Church – the Angelus, a prayer that celebrates the Word becoming flesh.
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The Voice in the Garden & the Everyday Work of the Holy Spirit
The work of the Holy Spirit unfolds every day in our lives. Discover some of the many ways the Spirit leads us, as revealed in Scripture and the Catechism.
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Come Holy Spirit: Short Invocation
A short Catholic invocation to the Holy Spirit, this traditional petition for renewal and wisdom is a wonderful way to start the day.
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Veni Creator Spiritus (Come Holy Ghost, Creator Blest)
One of the oldest and most widely prayed prayers to the Holy Spirit, this beloved hymn is sung often across churches worldwide.
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Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Come, Holy Ghost)
Pray the Veni, Sancte Spiritus, or the Golden Sequence, a medieval poem traditionally sung at the Mass of Pentecost.
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Am I Doing All I Can? A Message from Fatima & A Little Plan for Holiness
I don’t want to be careless with eternity. So I’ve been trying to build a simple, realistic plan for holiness — one I can actually live out every day.
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Cardinal Mercier’s Prayer to the Holy Spirit
A powerful prayer of invitation and surrender to the Holy Spirit, written by Cardinal Mercier of Malines, Belgium
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Novena to the Holy Spirit
Pray the Novena to the Holy Spirit, or the Pentecost Novena, one of the oldest prayers in the tradition of the Church, and the first novena every prayed.
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The Fatima Prayer
Pray the Fatima Prayer, taught by Our Lady to the three shepherd children at Fatima.
