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.
OR
My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy.
Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
OR
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
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.
Grace Before Meals
Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grace After Meals
We give thee thanks, for all thy benefits, Almighty God, who live and reign for ever.
[And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.] Amen.
Miraculous Medal Prayer
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee, and for those who do not have recourse to thee, especially the enemies of the Church and those recommended to thee. Amen.
The Regina caeli is said in place of the Angelus during Eastertide.
Queen of Heaven
V. Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.
R. For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia.
V. Has risen, as he said, alleluia.
R. Pray for us to God, alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
R. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. The Chaplet is preceded by two opening prayers from the Diary of Saint Faustina and followed by a closing prayer.
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.
Patroness of the United States of America
(Proclaimed under this title in 1846)
Most Holy Trinity: Our Father in Heaven, who chose Mary as the fairest of your daughters; Holy Spirit, who chose Mary as your spouse; God the Son, who chose Mary as your Mother; in union with Mary, we adore your majesty and acknowledge your supreme eternal dominion and authority. Most Holy Trinity, we put the United States of America into the hands of Mary Immaculate in order that she may present the country to you. Through her we wish to thank you for the great resources of this land and for the freedom which has been its heritage. Through the intercession of Mary, have mercy on the Catholic Church in America. Grant us peace. Have mercy on our President and on all the officers of our government. Grant us a fruitful economy born of justice and charity. Have mercy on capital and industry and labor. Protect the family life of the nation. Guard the innocence of our children. Grant the precious gift of many religious vocations. Through the intercession of our Mother, have mercy on the sick, the poor, the tempted, sinners–on all who are in need. Mary, Immaculate Virgin, Our Mother, Patroness of our land, we praise you and honor you and give ourselves to you. Protect us from every harm. Pray for us, that acting always according to your will and the Will of your Divine Son, we may live and die pleasing to God. Amen.
I give myself and consecrate to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ, my person and my life, my actions, pains and sufferings, so that I may be unwilling to make use of any part of my being other than to honor, love and glorify the Sacred Heart. This is my unchanging purpose, namely, to be all His, and to do all things for the love of Him, at the same time renouncing with all my heart whatever is displeasing to Him. I therefore take you, O Sacred Heart, to be the only object of my love, the guardian of my life, my assurance of salvation, the remedy of my weakness and inconstancy, the atonement for all the faults of my life and my sure refuge at the hour of death. Be then O Heart of goodness, my justification before God the Father, and turn away from me the strokes of His righteous anger. O Heart of love, I put all my confidence in you, for I fear everything from my own wickedness and frailty, but I hope for all things from your goodness and bounty. Remove from me all that can displease you or resist your holy will; let your pure love imprint your image so deeply upon my heart, that I shall never be able to forget you or to be separated from you. May I obtain from all your loving kindness the grace of having my name written in your heart, for in you I desire to place all my happiness and glory, living and dying in bondage to you. Amen
(By Fr. Rafael Davila, M.M. - based on Pope Francis talk Nov. 13-16, 2019)
From the Culture of waste and hatred, Deliver us, O Lord.
From the reappearance of Nazism, Deliver us, O Lord.
From “market idolatry” and the principle of profit maximization, Deliver us, O Lord.
From incentive to violence or disproportional use of force, Deliver us, O Lord.
From punitive irrationality in mass imprisonment, Deliver us, O Lord.
From crowding and torture in prison facilities, Deliver us, O Lord.
From abuses by security forces, Deliver us, O Lord.
From criminalization of social protest, Deliver us, O Lord.
From the abuse of preventive detention, Deliver us, O Lord.
From repudiation of most elementary penal and procedural guarantees, Deliver us, O Lord.
From scarce attention or absence of attention to crimes of the most powerful, Deliver us, O Lord.
From macro-delinquency of corporations for crimes against humanity, Deliver us, O Lord.
From crimes that lead to hunger, poverty, forced migration, Deliver us, O Lord.
From death due to preventable diseases, Deliver us, O Lord.
From environmental disasters, Deliver us, O Lord.
From murder of indigenous peoples, Deliver us, O Lord.
From organized crime of global financial capital against people and the environment, Deliver us, O Lord.
From over-indebtedness of states, Deliver us, O Lord.
From the plundering of the planet’s natural resources, Deliver us, O Lord.
From sins of ecocide against the environment, Deliver us, O Lord.
From massive contamination of the air, of the land, and water resources, Deliver us, O Lord.
From large scale destruction of flora and fauna, Deliver us, O Lord.
From the actions producing an ecological disaster or destroying an ecosystem, Deliver us, O Lord.
From the destruction of ecosystems of specific territory as a crime against peace, Deliver us, O Lord.
From the abuse of “preventive prison” with people jailed without criminal conviction, Deliver us, O Lord.
From involuntary incentive to violence, justifying crimes of security forces, Deliver us, O Lord.
From “punitive demagogy” often racist or aimed at marginalized groups, Deliver us, O Lord.
O God of all creation and of all humanity, humbly we pray that you deliver us from these evils and that you fill us with wisdom and courage to stand up against these evils, and move us to works of spiritual and corporate works of mercy. We ask this through Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.