Catholic Prayers for the Modern(ist) Age (Catholic Caucus)

Dignare Me Laudare Te, Virgo Sacrata ^ | 2/28/2007 | n/a

[Pyro7480]

Besides those prayers which every Catholic should know by heart (the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Apostle's Creed, Salve Regina, Memorare, St. Michael the Archangel prayer, etc.), I highly recommend the following prayers. They are truly prayers for the times.

Prayer of Recognition of Christ's Sovereignty

O Christ Jesus, I acknowledge Thee as King of the world. All that exists has been created for Thee. Exercise Thy rights upon me. I renew my baptismal vows and renounce Satan with all his works and pomps, and I promise to lead a good Christian life. I particularly promise to do all in my power for the triumph of God and of His Church.

O Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer Thee all my actions, in order that all mankind may acknowledge Thee as their King, and that Thy divine peace may reign throughout the whole world. Amen.

Prayer for Holy Bishops

Lord, according to Thy promise that the Gospel should be preached throughout the whole world, raise up men fit for such work. The Apostles were but soft and yielding clay till they were baked hard by the fire of the Holy Ghost.

So, good Lord, do now in like manner with Thy Church militant. Change and make the soft and slippery earth into hard stones. Set in Thy Church strong and mighty pillars that may suffer and endure great labors -- watching, poverty, thirst, hunger, cold and heat -- which also shall not fear the threatenings of princes, persecution, neither death, but always persuade and think with themselves to suffer with a good will, slanders, shame, and all kinds of torments, for the glory and laud of Thy holy Name. By this manner, good Lord, the truth of Thy Gospel shall be preached throughout the world.

Therefore, merciful Lord, exercise Thy mercy, show it indeed upon Thy Church.

-St. John Fisher

Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe For the Conversion of the Americas and of the World

O Holy Mary, Virgin Mother of God, who as Our Lady of Guadalupe didst aid in the conversion of Mexico from paganism in a most miraculous way, we now beseech thee to bring about in these our times, the early conversion of our modern world from its present neo-paganism to the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church of thy divine Son, Jesus Christ, starting in the Americas, and extending throughout the entire world, so that soon there may be truly "one fold and one shepherd," with all governments recognizing the reign of thy Son, Jesus Christ the King. This we ask of the Eternal Father, through Jesus Christ His Son Our Lord and by thy powerful intercession - all for the salvation of souls, the triumph of the Church, and peace in the world. Amen.

Prayer to St. Joseph for the Church and the Holy Father

Most Powerful Patriarch St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, which has always invoked thee in anxiety and trouble, from the exalted seat of thy glory, cast a loving glance upon the whole Catholic world. Let thy fatherly heart be touched at the sight of the Mystical Spouse and the Vicar of Christ overwhelmed with sorrow, and persecuted by powerful enemies. Oh, by the bitter anguish thou didst experience upon earth, dry the tears of the venerable Pontiff, defend him, comfort him, intercede for him with the Giver of peace and charity, that, all adversity being removed and all error dissipated, the entire Church may serve God in perfect liberty. Amen.

Prayer to St. Joseph for Priests

O Illustrious Patriarch St. Joseph, who carried the Infant Jesus in thy blessed arms and who, during the space of thirty years, lived in the most intimate familiarity with Him, take under thy powerful protection those whom He has clothed with His authority and honored with the dignity of his priesthood, whom He has charged to continue His mission, to preach His Gospel, and to dispense everywhere His graces and blessings. Sustain them in their fatigues and labors; console them in their pains; fortify them in their combats; but above all, keep far from them all the evils of sin.

Obtain for them the humility of St. John the Baptist, the faith of St. Peter, the zeal and charity of St. Paul, the purity of St. John, and the spirit of prayer and recollection of which thou, my dear Saint, art the model, so that, after having been on earth the faithful dispensers of the Mysteries of thy foster Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, they may in Heaven receive the recompense promised to pastors according to the Heart of God. Amen.

[Pyro7480]

Pray without ceasing. - 1 Thessalonians 5

[Pyro7480]

Catholic ping!

[Maeve]

Sub tuum praesidium???

[TAdams8591]

Thank you , Pyro! : )

[Pyro7480]

That's one I pray often. Though many Catholics don't know it, I would count that as one of the prayers that every Catholic should know by heart.

[Ciexyz]

btt

[Pyro7480]

I would also include the Fatima Prayers.

[screaming eagle2]

AMEN

[Tax-chick]

I would count that as one of the prayers that every Catholic should know by heart.

"That" what?

(Engrish, please, we're rednecks.)

[Theophane]

In one's thanksgiving after Mass, one can always pray, alone, the following (from the Classic Liturgy):

PRAYERS AFTER LOW MASS

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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. (Three times)

HAIL HOLY QUEEN

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary.

V: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.

R: That we be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with favor upon Thy people who cry to Thee; and through the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of her spouse, blessed Joseph, of Thy holy apostles, Peter and Paul, and all the saints, mercifully and graciously hear the prayers which we pour forth to Thee for the conversion of sinners and for the liberty and exaltation of holy mother Church. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

St. Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. We humbly beseech God to command him. And do thou, O prince of the heavenly host, by the divine power thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who roam through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

INVOCATION AFTER MASS

V: Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
R: Have mercy on us! (three times)

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I notice that Father Groeschel, in his book on the Rosary, has also recommended the prayer "O God, our refuge and our strength" to follow recitation of the Rosary.

[Pyro7480]

LOL! The Sub tuum praesidium is the oldest known Marian prayer. They found a version of it on an Egyptian papyrus document that dates from the 3rd century A.D. When St. Maximilian Kolbe was in seminary in Rome around 1916, a priest told him to recite the Sub tuum praesidium every day, which he did for the rest of his life. I follow St. Maximilian's example. I usually say it after the noon-time Angelus.

[trisham]

Thanks, Pyro.

[Tax-chick]

Thanks, must copy that down!

[Nihil Obstat]

great thread. I'd like to add this to the list:

Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

[ELS]

-St. John Fisher

While doing some background work, I have discovered that St. John Fisher wrote an exposition on the seven penitential Psalms - Exposition of the Seven Penitential Psalms As did St. Gregory the Great - there is an excerpt quoted by John Paul II.

On a related note, St. Augustine wrote a commentary on (all of) the Psalms.

[Nihil Obstat]

Holy God - Holy Might One - Holy Immortal One have Mercy on us and on the whole world.

With that prayer I am off FR for awhile. my spidey senses are tingling that something bad will happen this weekend.

[Pyro7480]

While doing some background work, I have discovered that St. John Fisher wrote an exposition on the seven penitential Psalms - Exposition of the Seven Penitential Psalms

I highly recommend that book! I haven't read the entire thing yet, the parts I have read are amazing. My devotion to St. John Fisher started after I went to England in 2004, and saw the very spot where he was martyred. I read Michael Davies' biography of him (published by Neumann Press, and another book I highly recommend), and when the book arrived (which I ordered from the St. John Fisher Forum, there was a holy card enclosed with the book that had the prayer above on it.

[Suzy Quzy]

THANKS!

[Pyro7480]

I guess you saw my link to it in the Sean Hannity thread. ;-)

[Salvation]

SUB tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta Dei Genetrix. Nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus1, sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta. Amen.

WE fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.