Prayers for Pardon and Amendment

I.

O most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, I, an unworthy sinner, would beg Thee to be mindful of all holy thoughts which have been Thine from eternity until now ; above all, that one by which Thou, O Eternal Word, didst will to become man.

Our Father. . .

O most merciful Lord, I pray Thee, from the bottom of my heart, to pardon me all the vain, foul, and evil thoughts which, up to this hour, I have entertained, or in any way have caused others to entertain, against or beside Thy will.

Our Father. . .

II.

O most compassionate Lord Jesus Christ, I, a miserable sinner, would beg Thee to be mindful of all the good and saving words which Thou didst ever speak when on earth.

Our Father. . .

I humbly pray Thee, O good Jesus, to forgive me all the words which up to this hour I have uttered or caused others to utter against Thy holy will. 

Our Father. . .

III.

O most sweet Jesus Christ, I, an unworthy sinner, yet redeemed by Thy precious Blood, would beg Thee to be mindful of all the good works which Thou wroughtest on the earth for our salvation. I beseech Thee, most compassionate Lord, pardon me whatsoever, by my ill deeds, I have at any time knowingly or unknowingly committed, or have caused others to commit, against Thy law and the glory of Thy name.

Our Father. . .

And now, O most gracious Lord, direct and order all my thoughts, words, and works according to Thy good pleasure, and to the praise of Thy name ; and conform them to the perfect pattern of Thy most holy life and conversation. I am Thine, and will be Thine, O Lord, in life and in death ; into Thy hands I commend myself and all that I have.

Our Father. . .

A Prayer for the Priest

O Lord Jesus Christ, bless, I beseech Thee, Thy servant who has now ministered to me in Thy name. Help me to remember his good counsel and advice, and to perform duly what he has rightly laid upon me. And grant him the abundance of Thy grace and favor, that his own soul may be refreshed and strengthened for Thy perfect service, and that he may come at last to the joy of Thy heavenly kingdom. Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.

Amen.

Prayer Before Performing Penance

Since I have so grievously insulted Thee, O most tender and loving God,
by my manifold sins and negligences, I am ready now to make perfect
satisfaction to Thy divine justice to the utmost of my ability. To this end I
will faithfully and most reverently perform the penance appointed me by
my confessor in Thy name ; and would that I could perform it with so
great devotion and love as to give Thee an honor and delight greater than
the insult and outrage of my sins! And that this may be so, I unite and
blend this my penance with all the works of satisfaction which Thy
beloved Son accomplished during the three-and-thirty years of His life on
earth, and in union with His fastings, His watchings, and His prayers, I
offer Thee this my penance and my prayer. Look down, therefore, O most
loving Father, upon me Thy most bounden debtor, now prostrate at Thy
feet, desiring to make thee adequate satisfaction and reparation for all the
insults and injuries I have done Thee ; and grant me strength and grace to
say this prayer according to Thy most holy will. Amen.

Here perform your sacramental Penance, and then say:

O most holy Father, I offer Thee this my confession and my satisfaction
in union with all the acts of penance which have ever been done to the
glory of Thy holy name: beseeching Thee that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to
accept it, and to render it availing through the merits of the Passion of
Thy beloved Son, and through the intercession of the ever-blessed Virgin
Mary, and of all Thy holy Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, and Virgins.
Whatever has been lacking to me in sincere and earnest preparation, in
perfect contrition, in frank and clear confession, I commend to the most
loving heart of Thine only-begotten Son, that Treasury of all good and of
all grace, from whose overflowing abundance all debts to Thee are fully
acquitted ; that, through it, all my negligences and defects in the reception
of this holy Sacrament may be fully and perfectly supplied to Thine
everlasting praise and glory: through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth
and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world
without end. Amen.

Prayers After Confession

O most merciful God, who according to the multitude of Thy mercies

dost so put away the sins of those who truly repent that Thou

rememberest them no more: look graciously upon me, Thine unworthy

servant, and accept my confession for Thy mercy’s sake ; receive my

humble thanks, most loving Father, that of Thy great goodness Thou hast

given me pardon for all my sins. O may Thy love and pity supply

whatsoever has been wanting in the sufficiency of my contrition, and the

fulness of my confession. And do Thou, O Lord, vouchsafe to grant me

the help of Thy grace, that I may diligently amend my life and persevere

in Thy service unto the end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Act Before Confession

(St. Alphonsus de Liguori)
O God of infinite majesty, behold at Thy feet a traitor, who has offended
Thee over and over again, but who now humbly seeks forgiveness. O
Lord, reject me not ; Thou dost not despise a heart that humbles itself : A
contrite heart and humbled heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. I thank
Thee that Thou hast waited for me till now, and hast not let me die in sin,
casting me into hell, as I deserved. Since Thou hast waited for me, my
God, I hope that, by the merits of Jesus Christ, Thou wilt pardon me in
this confession for all the offences I have committed against Thee ; I
repent, and am sorry for them, because by them I have merited hell and
lost paradise. But above all, it is not so much on account of hell which I
have merited, but because I have offended Thee, O Infinite Goodness!
that I am sorry from the bottom of my heart. I love Thee, O Sovereign
Good! and because I love Thee, I repent of all the insults I have offered
Thee. I have turned my back upon Thee ; I have not respected Thee ; I
have despised Thy grace and Thy friendship. O Lord! I have lost Thee by
my own free-will ; forgive me all my sins for the love of Jesus Christ,
now that I repent with all my heart ; I hate, detest, and abominate them
above every evil. And I repent not only of mortal sins, but also of venial
sins, because these are also displeasing to Thee. I resolve for the future,
by Thy grace, never more wilfully to offend Thee. Yes, my God, I will
rather die than ever sin again.

Prayer Before Confession

Accept my confession, O my loving, most gracious Lord Jesus Christ, on

whom alone my soul trusts for salvation. Grant me, I beseech Thee,

contrition of heart, and give tears to mine eyes, that I may sorrow deeply

for all my sins with humility and sincerity of heart.

O good Jesus, Saviour of the world, who gavest Thyself to the death of

the Cross to save sinners, look on me, a miserable sinner who calls upon

Thy name. Spare me, Thou that art my Saviour, and pity my sinful soul ;

loose its chains, heal its sores. Lord Jesus, I desire Thee, I seek Thee, I

long for Thee ; show me the light of Thy countenance, and I shall be

saved ; send forth Thy light and Thy truth into my soul, to show me fully

all the sins and shortcomings which I must still confess, and to aid and

teach me to lay them bare without reserve and with a contrite heart ; O

Thou who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the

Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

O most gracious Virgin Mary, beloved Mother of Jesus Christ, my

Redeemer, intercede for me with Him. Obtain for me the full remission of

my sins, and perfect amendment of life, to the salvation of my soul and

the glory of His name. Amen.

I implore the same grace of thee, O my Guardian Angel ; of you, my holy

Patrons, N. N. ; of you, O blessed Peter and holy Magdalen, and of all the

Saints of God. Intercede for me a sinner, repenting of my sins, firmly

resolving to confess them, and to avoid them for the future. 

Amen.

Prayers Before the Examination of Conscience

O Almighty God, Maker of heaven and earth, King of kings, and Lord of

lords, who hast made me out of nothing in Thine image and likeness, and

hast redeemed me with Thine own Blood; whom I a sinner am not worthy

to name, or call upon, or think of: I humbly pray Thee, I earnestly

beseech Thee, to look mercifully on me, Thy wicked servant. Thou who

hadst mercy on the woman of Chanaan and Mary Magdalen; Thou who

didst spare the publican and the thief upon the cross, have mercy upon

me. Thou art my hope and my trust; my guide and my succor; my comfort

and my strength; my defense and my deliverance; my life, my health, and

my resurrection; my light and my longing; my help and my protection. I

pray and entreat Thee, help me and I shall be safe; direct me and defend

me; strengthen me and comfort me; confirm me and gladden me;

enlighten me and come unto me. Raise me from the dead; I am Thy

creature, and the work of Thy hands. Despise me not, O Lord, nor regard

my iniquities; but according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies have

mercy upon me, the chief of sinners, and be gracious unto me. Turn Thou

unto me, O Lord, and be not angry with me. I implore Thee, most

compassionate Father, I pray Thee meekly, of Thy great mercy, to bring

me to a holy death, and to true penance, to a perfect confession, and to

worthy satisfaction for all my sins. Amen.

O Lord God, who enlightenest every man who cometh into this world,

enlighten my heart, I pray Thee, with the light of Thy grace, that I may

fully know my sins, shortcomings, and negligences, and may confess

them with that true sorrow and contrition of heart which I so much need. I

desire to make full amends for all my sins and to avoid them for the

future to Thy honor and glory, and to the salvation of my soul, through

Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I believe in Thee, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, my Creator, my

Redeemer, and Sanctifier; I believe that Thou art all-holy, just, and

merciful. I believe that Thou art willing to pardon and to save me, if I

repent and forsake my sins.

O my God, strengthen and increase my faith, and grant me the grace of a

true repentance, for Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen.

I hope in Thee, O my God, because Thou art almighty, faithful, and longsuffering.

I humbly trust that Thou wilt pardon my sins for the sake of

Thy dear Son Jesus Christ, who suffered and died for me upon the Cross;

and that Thou wilt cleanse my sinful soul in His precious Blood, and

make me holy, and bring me to everlasting life.

O Lord, in Thee have I hoped, let me never be confounded. Amen.

I love Thee, O my God, above all things, because Thou hast been so

good, so patient, so loving to me, notwithstanding all the sins by which I

have so grievously offended Thee. I love Thee, O Blessed Jesus, my

Saviour, because Thou didst suffer so much for love of me, an ungrateful

sinner, and didst die on the Cross for my salvation.

O make me love Thee more and more, and show my love to Thee by

faithfully keeping Thy Commandments all the days of my life. Amen.

O Mary Immaculate, Mother of Fair Love: obtain for me that love of

God, which is so necessary for true contrition. Amen.

Psalm 142

O Lord, hear my prayer ; hearken to my pleading in your faithfulness ; in

your justice answer me.

And enter not into judgment with your servant, for before you no living

man is just.

For the enemy pursues me ; he has crushed my life to the ground ; he has

left me dwelling in the dark, like those long dead.

And my spirit is faint within me, my heart within me is appalled.

I remember the days of old ; I meditate on all your doings, the works of

your hands I ponder.

I stretch out my hands to you ; my soul thirsts for you like parched land.

Hasten to answer me, O Lord, for my spirit fails me.

Hide not your face from me lest I become like those who go down into

the pit.

At dawn let me hear of your kindness, for in you I trust.

Show me the way in which I should walk, for to you I lift up my soul.

Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord, for in you I hope.

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God.

May your good spirit guide me on level ground.

For your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve me ; in your justice free me from

distress,

And in your kindness destroy my enemies ; bring to naught all my foes,

for I am your servant.

Psalm 129

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord ; Lord, hear my voice!

Let your ears be attentive to my voice in supplication :

If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?

But with you is forgiveness, that you may be revered.

I trust in the Lord ; my soul trusts in his word.

My soul waits for the Lord more than sentinels wait for the dawn.

More than sentinels wait for the dawn, let Israel wait for the Lord,

For with the Lord is kindness and with him is plenteous redemption ;

And he will redeem Israel from all their iniquities.

Psalm 101

O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you.

Hide not your face from me in the day of my distress.

Incline your ear to me ; in the day when I call, answer me speedily.

For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like fire.

Withered and died up like grass is my heart ; I forget to eat my bread.

Because of my insistent sighing I am reduced to skin and bone.

I am like a desert owl ; I have become like an owl among the ruins.

I am sleepless, and I moan ; I am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

All the day my enemies revile me ; in their rage against me they make a

curse of me.

For I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drink with tears,

Because of your fury and your wrath ; for you lifted me up only to cast

me down.

My days are like a lengthening shadow, and I whither like grass.

But you, O Lord, abide forever, and your name through all generations.

You will arise and have mercy on Sion, for it is time to pity her, for the

appointed time has come.

For her stones are dear to your servants, and her dust moves them to pity.

And the nations shall revere your name, O Lord, and all the kings of the

earth your glory,

When the Lord has rebuilt Sion and appeared in his glory ;

When he has regarded the prayer of the destitute, and not despised their

prayer.

Let this be written for the generation to come, and let his future creatures

praise the Lord :

“The Lord looked down from his holy height, from heaven he beheld the

earth,

To hear the groaning of the prisoners, to release those doomed to die” –

That the name of the Lord may be declared in Sion ; and his praise, in

Jerusalem,

When the peoples gather together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

He has broken down my strength in the way ; he has cut short my days.

I say: O my God,

Take me not hence in the midst of my days ; through all generations your

years endure.

Of old you established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your

hands.

They shall perish, but you remain though all of them grow old like a

garment.

Like clothing you change them, and they are changed, but you are the

same, and your years have no end.

The children of your servants shall abide, and their posterity shall

continue in your presence.

Psalm 50 (The Miserere)

Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness ; in the greatness of your

compassion wipe out my offense.

Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me.

For I acknowledge my offense, and my sin is before me always:

“Against you only have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight” –

That you may be justified in your sentence, vindicated when you

condemn.

Indeed, in guilt was I born, and in sin my mother conceived me ;

Behold, you are pleased with sincerity of heart, and in my inmost being

you teach me wisdom.

Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be purified ; wash me, and I shall be

whiter than snow.

Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness ; the bones you have crushed

shall rejoice.

Turn away your face from my sins, and blot out all my guilt.

A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me.

Cast me not out from your presence, and your holy spirit take not from

me.

Give me back the joy of your salvation, and a willing spirit sustain in me.

I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners shall return to you.

Free me from blood guilt, O God, my saving God ; then my tongue shall

revel in your justice.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

For you are not pleased with sacrifices ; should I offer a holocaust, you

would not accept it.

My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit ; a heart contrite and humbled, O

God, you will not spurn.

Be bountiful, O Lord, to Sion in your kindness by rebuilding the walls of

Jerusalem ;

Then shall you be pleased with due sacrifices, burnt offerings and

holocausts ; then shall they offer up bullocks on your altar.

Psalm 37

O Lord, in your anger punish me not, in your wrath chastise me not ;

For your arrows have sunk deep in me, and your hand has come down

upon me.

There is no health in my flesh because of your indignation ; there is no

wholeness in my bones because of my sin,

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me ; they are like a heavy burden,

beyond my strength.

Noisome and festering are my sores because of my folly,

I am stooped and bowed down profoundly ; all the day I go in mourning,

For my loins are filled with burning pains ; there is no health in my flesh.

I am numbed and severely crushed ; I roar with anguish of heart.

O Lord, all my desire is before you ; from you my groaning is not hid.

My heart throbs ; my strength forsakes me ; the very light of my eyes has

failed me.

My friends and my companions stand back because of my affliction ; my

neighbors stand afar off.

Men lay snares for me seeking my life ; they look to my misfortune, they

speak of ruin, treachery they talk of all the day.

But I am like a deaf man, hearing not, like a dumb man who opens not his

mouth.

I am become like a man who neither hears nor has in his mouth a retort.

Because for you, O Lord, I wait ; you, O Lord my God, will answer

When I say, “Let them not be glad on my account who, when my foot

slips, glory over me.”

For I am very near to falling, and my grief is with me always.

Indeed, I acknowledge my guilt ; I grieve over my sin.

But my undeserved enemies are strong ; many are my foes without cause.

Those who repay evil for good harass me for pursuing good.

Forsake me not, O Lord ; my God, be not far from me!

Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!

Psalm 31

Happy is he whose fault is taken away, whose sin is covered.

Happy is the man to whom the Lord imputes not guilt, in whose spirit

there is no guile.

As long as I would not speak, my bones wasted away with my groaning

all the day,

For day and night your hand was heavy upon me ; my strength was dried

up as by the heat of summer.

Then I acknowledged my sin to you, my guilt I covered not.

I said, “I confess my faults to the Lord,” and you took away the guilt of

my sin.

For this shall every faithful man pray to you in time of stress.

Though deep waters overflow, they shall not reach him.

You are my shelter ; from distress you will preserve me ; with glad cries

of freedom you will ring me round.

I will instruct you and show you the way you should walk ; I will counsel

you, keeping my eye on you.

Be not senseless like horses or mules: with bit and bridle their temper

must be curbed, else they will not come near you.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but kindness surrounds him who

trusts in the Lord.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you just ; exult, all you upright of heart.

Psalm 6

O Lord, reprove me not in your anger, nor chastise me in your wrath.

Have pity on me, O Lord, for I am languishing ; heal me, O Lord, for my

body is in terror ;

My soul, too, is utterly terrified ; but you, O Lord, how long?

Return, O Lord, save my life ; rescue me because of your kindness,

For among the dead no one remembers you ; in the nether world who

gives you thanks?

I am wearied with sighing ; every night I flood my bed with weeping ; I

drench my couch with my tears.

My eyes are dimed with sorrow ; they have aged because of all my foes.

Depart from me, all evildoers, for the Lord has heard the sound of my

weeping ;

The Lord has heard my plea ; the Lord has accepted my prayer.

All my enemies shall be put to shame in utter terror ; they shall fall back

in sudden shame.

Imploration of Divine Assistance

(in Order to Make a Good Confession)

O Almighty and most merciful God, who hast made me out of nothing,
and redeeemed me by the Precious Blood of Thine Only Son; who hast
with so much patience borne with me to this day, notwithstanding all my
sins and ingratitude; ever calling after me to return to Thee from the ways
of vanity and iniquity, in which I have been quite wearied out in the
pursuit of empty toys and mere shadows; seeking in vain to satisfy my
thirst in unclean waters, and my hunger with husks of swine: behold, O
most gracious Lord, I now sincerely desire to leave all these my evil
ways, to forsake the region of death where I have so long lost myself, and
to return to Thee, the Fountain of Life. I desire, like the prodigal son, to
enter seriously into myself, and with the like resolution to arise without
delay, and to go home to my Father – though I am most unworthy to be
called His child – in hopes of meeting with the like reception from His
most tender mercy. But, O my God, though I can go astray from Thee of
myself, yet I cannot make one step towards returning to Thee, unless Thy
divine grace move and assist me. This grace, therefore, I most humbly
implore, prostrate in spirit before the throne of Thy mercy; I beg it for the
sake of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who died upon the Cross for my sins; I
know that Thou desirest not the death of a sinner, but that he may be
converted and live; I know Thy mercies are above all Thy works; and I
most confidently hope that as in Thy mercy Thou hast spared me so long,
and hast now given me this desire of returning to Thee, so Thou wilt
finish the work which Thou hast begun, and bring me to a perfect
reconciliation with Thee.

I desire now to comply with Thy holy institution of the Sacrament of
Penance; I desire to confess my sins with all sincerity to Thee and to Thy
minister; and therefore I desire to know myself, and to call myself to an
account by a diligent examination of my conscience. But, O my God, how
miserably shall I deceive myself if Thou assist me not in this great work
by Thy heavenly light. O then remove every veil that hides any of my sins
from me, that I may see them all in their true colors, and may sincerely
detest them. O let me no longer be imposed upon by the Enemy of souls,
or by my own self-love, so as to mistake vice for virtue, to hide myself
from myself, or in any way to make excuses in sins.

But, O my good God, what will it avail me to know my sins, if Thou dost
not also give me a hearty sorrow and repentance for them? Without this
my sins will be all upon me still, and I shall be still Thine enemy and a
child of hell. Thou dost require that contrite heart, without which there
can be no reconciliation with Thee; and this heart none but Thyself can
give. O then, dear Lord, grant it unto me at this time. Give me a lively
faith, and a steadfast hope, in the Passion of my Redeemer; teach me to
fear Thee and to love Thee. Give me, for Thy mercy’s sake, a hearty
sorrow for having offended so good a God. Teach me to detest my evil
ways; to abhor all my past ingratitude; to hate myself now with a perfect
hatred for my many treasons against Thee. O give me a full and a firm
resolution to lead henceforward a new life; and unite me unto Thee with
an eternal band of love which nothing in life or death may ever break.
Grant me also the grace to make an entire and sincere confession of all
my sins, and to accept the confusion of it as a penance justly due to my
transgressions. Let not the Enemy prevail upon me to pass over anything
through fear or shame; rather let me die than consent to so great an evil.
Let no self-love deceive me, as I fear it has done too often. O grant that
this confession may be good; and for the sake of Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
who died for me and for all sinners, assist me in every part of my
preparation for it; that I may perform it with the same care and diligence
as I should be glad to do at the hour of my death; that so, being perfectly
reconciled to Thee, I may never offend Thee more. Amen.

Evening Prayer

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the

fire of Thy love.

O my God, I present myself before Thee at the end of another day, to

offer Thee anew the homage of my heart. I humbly adore Thee, my

Creator, my Redeemer, and my Judge! I believe in Thee, because Thou

art Truth itself; I hope in Thee, because Thou art faithful to Thy promises;

I love Thee with my whole heart, because Thou art infinitely worthy of

being loved; and for Thy sake I love my neighbor as myself.

Enable me, O my God, to return Thee thanks as I ought for all Thine

inestimable blessings and favors. Thou hast thought of me, and loved me

from all eternity; Thou hast formed me out of nothing; Thou hast

delivered up Thy beloved Son to the ignominious death of the Cross for

my redemption; Thou hast made me a member of Thy holy Church; Thou

hast preserved me from falling into the abyss of eternal misery, when my

sins had provoked Thee to punish me; and Thou hast graciously

continued to spare me, even though I have not ceased to offend Thee.

What return, O my God, can I make for Thine innumerable blessings, and

particularly for the favors of this day? O all ye Angels and Saints, unite

with me in praising the God of mercies, who is so bountiful to so

unworthy a creature.

Ask of God to discover the sins committed this day.

O my God, sovereign Judge of men, who desirest not the death of a

sinner, but that he should be converted and saved, enlighten my mind,

that I may know the sins which I have this day committed in thought,

word, or deed, and give me the grace of true contrition.

Here examine your conscience, then say:

O my God, I heartily repent, and I am grieved that I have offended Thee,

because Thou art infinitely good, and sin is infinitely displeasing to Thee.

I humbly ask of Thee mercy and pardon, through the infinite merits of

Jesus Christ. I resolve, by the assistance of Thy grace, to do penance for

my sins, and I will endeavor never more to offend Thee.

O God, hear my prayers on behalf of our Holy Father Pope N., our

Bishop N., our clergy, and for all that are in authority over us. Bless, I

beseech Thee, the whole Catholic Church, and convert all heretics and

unbelievers. Pour down Thy blessings, O Lord, upon all my friends,

relations, and acquaintances, and upon my enemies, if I have any. Help

the poor and the sick, and those who are in their last agony. O God of

mercy and goodness, have compassion on the souls of the faithful in

purgatory; put an end to their sufferings, and grant to them eternal light,

rest, and happiness. Amen.

O Almighty and Eternal God, who savest all, and willest not that any

should perish, look, we beseech Thee, upon the souls that are led astray

by the deceits of the devil; that, rejecting all errors, the hearts of those

who err may be converted, and return to the unity of Thy truth. Through

Christ our Lord. Amen.

Bless, O Lord, the repose I am about to take, that, my bodily strength

being renewed, I may better be the better enabled to serve Thee. Amen.

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of mercy, pray for me, that I may be

preserved this night from all evil, whether of body or soul. Blessed St.

Joseph, and all ye Angels and Saints, especially my guardian angel and

my chosen patron, watch over me. I commend myself to your protection

now and always. Amen.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God of hosts: the earth is full of Thy glory.

Glory be to the Father, glory be to the Son, glory be to the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

An Act of Charity

O my God! I love Thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because Thou art all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.

An Act of Hope

O my God! Relying on Thy infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Thy grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.

Morning Prayer

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the
fire of Thy love.
Most holy and adorable Trinity, one God in three Persons, I believe that
Thou art here present; I adore Thee with the deepest humility, and render
to Thee, with my whole heart, the homage which is due to Thy sovereign
majesty.
O my God, I most humbly thank Thee for all the favors Thou hast
bestowed upon me up to the present moment. I give Thee thanks from the
bottom of my heart that Thou hast created me after Thine own image and
likeness, that Thou hast redeemed me by the precious blood of Thy dear
Son, and that Thou hast preserved me and brought me safe to the
beginning of another day. I offer to Thee, O Lord, my whole being, and in
particular all my thoughts, words, actions, and sufferings of this day. I
consecrate them all to the glory of Thy name, beseeching Thee that
through the infinite merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour they may all find
acceptance in Thy sight. May Thy divine love animate them, and may
they all tend to Thy greater glory.
Adorable Jesus, my Saviour and Master, model of all perfection, I resolve
and will endeavor this day to imitate Thy example, to be, like Thee, mild,
humble, chaste, zealous, charitable, and resigned. I will redouble my
efforts that I may not fall this day into any of those sins which I have
heretofore committed (here you may name any besetting sin), and which I
sincerely desire to forsake.
O my God, Thou knowest my poverty and weakness, and that I am unable
to do anything good without Thee; deny me not, O God, the help of Thy
grace; proportion it to my necessities; give me strength to avoid
everything evil which Thou forbiddest, and to practice the good which
Thou hast commanded; and enable me to bear patiently all the trials
which it may please Thee to send me.

The Regina Coeli

(To be said standing during Eastertide instead of the Angelus)

Queen of heaven, rejoice; alleluia.
For He whom you did merit to bear; alleluia,
Has risen, as He said; alleluia.
Pray for us to God; alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary; alleluia.
R. For the Lord has risen indeed; alleluia.
Let us pray.
O God, who gave joy to the world through the Resurrection of Thy Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ; grant that we may obtain, through His Virgin
Mother, Mary, the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our
Lord. Amen.