PRAYING WITH THE SAINTS Our Father To the

PRAYING WITH THE SAINTS Our Father To the Soul of Jesus To the Holy Spirit To Mary, for Help Mary’s Prayer of Praise St Michael the Archangel To My Martyrs Guardian Angel The Beatitudes Psalm 139 St Richard of Chichester St Ignatius in Anxiety St Benedict St Francis of Assisi St Catherine of Siena St Teresa of Avila St Bede the Venerable St Thomas Aquinas St Gregory the Great St Patrick’s Breastplate John Henry Newman Grail Prayer St Therese of Lisieux Celtic Blessing Hindu Prayer Sikh Morning Prayer Muslim Prayer Buddhist Prayer Jewish Prayer To the Douai

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.

Soul of Christ, Sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from Christ's side, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me: Within your wounds hide me. Do not let me be separated from you. From the devil defend me In the hour of my death call me And bid me come to unto you. That I may praise you with your saints and with your angels Forever and ever Amen. 14 th century Anima Christi

Come, Holy Spirit Fill the hearts of your faithful And kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth Your Spirit, O Lord, and they shall be created. And You will renew the face of the earth. Let us pray. O God, who taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that, by the gift of the same Spirit, we may always be truly wise, and ever rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Come, Holy Spirit

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen The Memorare

The Prayer Of Mary My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour for he has looked with favour on his lowly servant: from this day forward, all generations will call me blessed: for the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has come to the help of his servant Israel, for he remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.

SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL • St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. .

Angel of God My guardian dear To Whom His love Commits me here Prayer to my Guardian Angel Ever this day Be at my side To light and guard To rule and guide. Amen

Prayer on the Feast of the Douai Martyrs, 29 th October Kindle in us, Lord, the spirit in which the blessed martyrs of Douai laboured, so that filled with this spirit, we may love what they loved and do as they taught. Amen.

The Beatitudes Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn: for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful: for they will be shown mercy Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Lord, You search me and you know me You know when I sit and when I rise You perceive my thoughts from afar None of my ways are hidden from you. Psalm 139 Before ever a word is on my tongue, You know it O Lord, through and through. For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. All of my days are written in Your book. before one of them came to be. I thank you, Lord, for the wonder of myself And the wonder of all Your creation. Amen.

Praise be to Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, For all the benefits which you have given us, For all the pains and insults which you have borne for us. O most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother May we see you more clearly Love you more dearly And follow you more nearly Day by day. Amen. Prayer of St Richard of Chichester

Teach us, good Lord To To give and not to count the cost fight and not to heed the wounds toil and not to seek for rest labour and to ask for no reward Save that of knowing That we do your will. Amen. Prayer of St Ignatius

St Ignatius’ Prayer in Anxiety O Christ Jesus When all is darkness And we feel our weakness and helplessness, Give us the sense of Your Presence, Your Love and Your Strength. Help us to have perfect trust In Your protecting love And strengthening power, So that nothing may frighten or worry us, For, living close to You, We shall see Your Hand, Your Purpose, Your Will through all things. By St. Ignatius of Loyola

St Benedict O Most Gracious and holy Father, Give us wisdom to perceive you Intelligence to understand you Diligence to seek you Patience to wait for you Eyes to behold you A heart to meditate upon you And a life to proclaim you. Through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Amen.

Blessed John Henry Newman’s prayer for vocation God has created me to do him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I shall do good, I shall do his work; I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of the truth in my own place, while not intending it, I have my mission – I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. if I do but keep his commandments and serve him in my calling. Therefore I will trust him. I have a part in this great work; I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. He has not created me for naught. I ask not to see, I ask not to know, I ask simply to be used.

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; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek Prayer of St Francis 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. Amen

St Catherine of Siena Holy Spirit, come into my heart; draw it to Thee by Thy power, O my God. Preserve me, O ineffable Love, from every evil thought; warm me, inflame me, with Thy dear love, and every pain will seem light to me. My Father, my sweet Lord, help me in all my actions. Jesus, love, Jesus, love. Amen.

St Teresa of Avila Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices.

St Bede the Venerable I implore you, good Jesus, that as in your mercy you have given me to drink in with delight the words of your knowledge, so of your loving kindness you will also grant me one day to come to you, the fountain of all wisdom, and to stand for ever before your face. Amen. St Bede the Venerable (673 – 735), Monk, Doctor of the Church, Father of English History

St Aquinas’ Prayer before Study O most Holy Creator, Who, out of the treasures of Your wisdom have most wisely ordered the Universe, Pour upon the darkness of my mind a ray of your brightness and clear me of the twofold darkness of sin and ignorance, in which I was born. Thou, Who made the dumb to speak, pour on my lips the grace of Thy blessing. Give me a quick understanding, ability to remember accuracy in explaining, ease in learning. Direct my progress and perfect the completion of my task: You who are true God and true man, who live and reign world without end. Amen.

St Gregory the Great It is only right, with all the powers of our heart and mind, to praise You, Father, and Your Only -Begotten Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Dear Father, by Your wondrous loving-kindness toward us, You gave up Your Son. Your Resurrection has washed away our sins, restored our innocence and brought us joy. Dear Jesus, in loving-kindness You poured forth your blood and cleared away the darkness of sin by Your magnificent and radiant Resurrection. How immeasurable is the tenderness of Your Love! You broke the bonds of death and rose from the grave as a Conqueror. You reconciled heaven and earth. Amen.

St Therese of Lisieux O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfill perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all Eternity. Amen.

Lord Jesus, The Grail Prayer I give you my hands to do your work. Above all, I give you my heart I give you my feet that you may love in me your Father to go your way. and all people. I give you my whole self I give you my eyes that you may grow in me, to see as you do. I give you my tongue so that it is you, Lord Jesus, to speak your words. who live and work and pray in me. I give you my mind that you may think in me. Amen. I give you my spirit that you may pray in me.

Celtic Prayer God be in my head and in my understanding. God be in my eyes and in my looking. God be in my mouth and in my speaking. God be in my heart and in my thinking. God be at my end and my departing.

Hindu prayer of Repentance We repent, O God most merciful, for all our sins; for every thought that was false or unjust or unclean; for every word spoken that ought not to have been spoken; and for every deed done that ought not to have been done; We repent for every deed and word and thought inspired by selfishness, and for every deed and word and thought inspired by hatred. We repent most specially for every lustful thought and every lustful action; for every lie; for all hypocrisy; for every promise given but not fulfilled, and for all slander and backbiting. Most especially also, we repent for every action that has brought ruin to others, for every word and deed that has given others pain; and for every wish that pain should befall others. In your unbounded mercy, we ask you to forgive us, o God, for all these sins committed by us, and to forgive us for our constant failures to think and speak and act according to your will. Meher Baba - 1951

Buddhist Prayer May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness. May all beings have no suffering nor the causes of suffering. May all beings dwell in supreme bliss free from all sorrow and suffering. And may all being rest in great peace free from all attachment, addiction, indifference and aversion. And may all beings wake up to recognize their true self-nature.

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the Allcompassionate My God, to Thee I complain of a soul commanding to evil, rushing to offences, eager to disobey Thee, and exposing itself to Thy anger. It takes me on the roads of disasters; when evil touches it, it is anxious; when good touches it, grudging. Inclined to distraction, full of heedlessness and inattention, it hurries me to misdeeds and makes me delay repentance. My God, there is no force and no strength except in Thy power. So I ask Thee by Thy far-reaching wisdom and Thy penetrating will : Be for me a helper against enemies, a coverer of shameful things and faults, a protector against afflictions, a preserver against acts of disobedience! By Thy clemency and mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

Psalm 100: Jewish Prayer of Praise Cry out with joy to the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before him singing for joy Know that he, the LORD is God. He made us, we belong to him]; we are his people, the sheep of his flock. Go within his gates giving thanks Enter his courts with songs of praise; give thanks to him and bless his name. Indeed how good is the Lord Eternal his merciful love, He is faithful from age to age.

Sikh Morning Prayer There is One God. He is the supreme truth. He, The Creator, Is without fear and without hate. He, The Omnipresent, Pervades the universe. He is not born, Nor does He die to be born again, By His grace shalt thou worship Him.