Prayer
Prayer
Formation
If you would like to deepen your prayer life, please consider the
excellent, web-accessible Prayer
Formation Program offered by Intercessors
of the Lamb of Nebraska.
Prayer Womb
Prepare in your home, a place to set yourself apart from the world and
your business of life. Like Jesus in the womb of Mary, this space
can be your Prayer Womb, that unique spot that you will occupy when you
want to be with the Lord within the womb of Mary, spiritually.
Include a crucifix, an image of Mary - Our Lady of Guadalupe may be
particularly appropriate, a candle, a place to sit and space to
kneel.
Liturgy of the Hours - A School of Prayer
The prayer of the Church is the Liturgy of the Hours and it is now
available and encouraged for the to the laity to participate. We
encourage you to purchase the one
volume Christian Prayer and join the Monks
of Adoration in their daily prayer on the web of the Liturgy of the
Hours. Page numbers and recitation are all available on the
web. Audio recitation of the the Liturgy of the Hours is also
available from EWTN, though page
numbers are not offered. If you interested in adding also the
Liturgy of the Readings to your prayer life, the four volume set adds this
feature, but is four times more expensive as it is a four
volume Christian Prayer set. A good companion to the Liturgy of
the Hours is the book,
The
School of Prayer: An Introduction to the Divine Office for All Christians
by John Brook.
A Teaching on the
Mass
The Mass is the highest form of prayer and learning about the richness of
the Mass can greatly enhance your participation. A uniquely Catholic
teaching of the Mass is available following this
link.
A Prayer for the Victims of Abortifacient Contraception, Abortion, and In Vitro Fertilization
Our
Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
In Honor of Jesus in the Womb
Philippians
2:6-11
Litany to Jesus in the Womb of Mary
Litany
of the Incarnation
Litany to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus
Thirty-Three
Petitions in Honor of the Sacred Humanity of Our Lord Jesus
Litany
In Honour of Saint Catherine of Siena (For private use only.)
Our
Father
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.
Hail Mary
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.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
Though he was in the form of God,
Jesus did not deem equality with God
something to be grasped at.
Rather, he emptied himself
And took the form of a slave,
being born in the likeness of man.
He was known to be of human estate,
and it was thus that he humbled himself,
obediently accepting even death,
death on a cross!
Because of this,
God highly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
above every other name,
So that at Jesus’ name
every knee must bend
in the heavens, on the earth,
and under the earth,
and every tongue proclaim
Jesus Christ is Lord
to the glory of God the Father.
A Prayer for the Victims of Killing
Psalm
142
What is written in this psalm was fulfilled in our Lord's Passion (Saint Hilary)
With
all my voice I cry to the Lord,
with all my voice I entreat the Lord.
I pour out my trouble before him;
I tell him all my distress
while my spirit faints within me.
But you, O Lord, know my path.
On
the way where I shall walk
they have hidden a snare to entrap me.
Look on my right and see;
there is not one who takes my part.
I have no means of escape,
not one who cares for my soul.
I
cry to you, O Lord.
I have said: "You are my refuge,
all I have left in the land of the living."
Listen then to my cry
for I am in the depths of distress.
Rescue
me from those who pursue me
for they are stronger than I.
Bring my soul out of this prison
and then I shall praise your name.
Around me the just will assemble
because of your goodness to me.
Eternal Father,
by the imprisonment of
the infant Jesus in the womb of Mary
deliver me from the chains of sin and of hell.
And thou, Mary, Mother of God, help me!
Thou hast in thy womb the Son of God
imprisoned and confined,
as, therefore, Jesus is thy prisoner.
He will do everything that thou tell him.
Tell him to pardon me;
tell him to make me holy.
Help me, my Mother,
for the sake of the favor and honor
that Jesus Christ conferred upon thee
by dwelling within thee for nine months. Amen.
St. Alphonsus de Ligouiri
Doctor of the Church
Litany
To Jesus in the Womb of Mary
(Closing prayer from "Prayers for Peace and Justice.")
Jesus, knit so wonderfully in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, uniquely human from the moment of conception in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, present at creation, created in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, word made flesh, taking on a human body in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, subject to human development in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, whose Precious Blood first flowed
through tiny arteries and veins in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, hidden nine months in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, begotten by God, nourished by the substance and blood
of His Most Holy Mother in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, leaping from eternity into time, in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, revealing with His Father and the Holy Spirit
all wisdom and knowledge to His Most Holy Mother, in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, aware of His role as Redeemer in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Sanctifier of His Precursor from the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Eternal Word, Divine Child, embraced by the Father, in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, raising His Mother to the heights of sanctification, in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, everlasting delight of heaven, in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, manifesting His Incarnation to His Holy Mother, in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, adored and contemplated by His Mother
in the sanctuary of her womb Jesus,
before whom the angels prostrated themselves, in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, in whom the very angels beheld the humanity of the Infant God
and the union of the two natures of the Word in the virginal womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, whose Holy Limbs first budded in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, whose Godhead the world cannot contain,
weighing only a few grams in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Divine Immensity,
once meaning only tenths of an inch in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Sacrificial Lamb, Docile Infant in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, who was to suffer the agony and passion of death,
accepting the human capacity for pain ad grief, in the womb of Mary, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Lamb of God in the womb of Mary Spare us, O Lord. Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Holy Innocent in the womb of Mary Graciously hear us, O Lord. Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Son of God and Messiah in the womb of Mary Have mercy on us, O Lord. Have mercy on us.
LET US PRAY:
God, our creator, You formed us as women and men,
equal partners in the stewardship of Your world:
joined forever as sisters and brothers,
yet within each of us lives a rich diversity of different gifts,
different hopes and different limitations.
In Jesus, Your word born fully in our flesh,
You have seen and loved in us all that You have made us to be.
Though graced, we are limited and often weak.
But our weaknesses themselves are no obstacle to Your passion for us.
Teach us to see in ourselves what you have seen in each of us from birth.
Teach us to know our gifts and limits.
Keep us confidently on the path of self-knowledge,
fullness of wisdom, and joy in being Your children.
We ask this through Christ and the Holy Spirit, with You,
One God, forever and ever. Amen
Author: Edward F Gabriele
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Litany of the Incarnation
In joy and humility, let us pray to the creator of the universe, saying Lord, grant us peace. By the good news of salvation brought to Mary by the angel, hear us, O Lord. Lord, grant us peace. By the mystery of the Word made flesh, hear us, O Lord. Lord, grant us peace. By the birth in time of the timeless Son of God, hear us, O Lord. Lord, grant us peace. By the manifestation of the King of glory to the shepherds and magi, hear us, O Lord. Lord, grant us peace. By the submission of the maker of the world to Mary and Joseph of Nazareth, hear us, O Lord. Lord, grant us peace. By the baptism of the Son of God in the river Jordan, hear us, O Lord. Lord, grant us peace. Grant that the kingdoms of this world may become the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; hear us, O Lord. Lord, grant us peace.
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Litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit
in the womb of the Virgin Mother, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of God, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of divinity, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke You, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, obedient to death, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and our reconciliation, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in You, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints, Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Lord.
V. Jesus, meek and humble of heart.
R. Make our hearts like Yours.
Let us pray,
Almighty and eternal God,
look upon the Heart of Your most beloved Son
and upon the praises
and satisfaction which He offers You
in the name of sinners;
and to those who implore Your mercy,
in Your great goodness,
grant forgiveness in the Name of the same Jesus Christ,
Your Son, who lives and reigns
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Thirty-Three Petitions in Honor of the Sacred Humanity of Our Lord Jesus
O good Jesus, Word of the Eternal Father, Convert me. O good Jesus, Son of Mary, Make me her child. O good Jesus, My Master, Teach me. O good Jesus, Prince of peace, Give me peace. O good Jesus, my Refuge, Receive me. O good Jesus, my Pastor, Feed my soul. O good Jesus, Model of patience, Comfort me. O good Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Make my heart like unto Thine. O good Jesus, my Redeemer, Save me. O good Jesus, my God and my All, Possess me. O good Jesus, the true Way, Direct me. O good Jesus, Eternal Truth, Instruct me. O good Jesus, Life of the blessed, Make me live in Thee. O good Jesus, my Support, Strengthen me. O good Jesus, my Justice, Justify me. O good Jesus, my Mediator, Reconcile me to Thy Father. O good Jesus, Physician of my soul, Heal me. O good Jesus, my Judge, Absolve me. O good Jesus, my King, Govern me. O good Jesus, my Sanctification, Sanctify me. O good Jesus, Abyss of goodness, Pardon me. O good Jesus, Living Bread from Heaven, Satiate me. O good Jesus, the Father of the prodigal, Receive me. O good Jesus, Joy of my soul, Refresh me. O good Jesus, my Helper, Assist me. O good Jesus, Magnet of love, Attract me. O good Jesus, my Protector, Defend me. O good Jesus, my Hope, Sustain me. O good Jesus, Object of my love, Make me love Thee. O good Jesus, Fountain of life, Cleanse me. O good Jesus, my Propitiation, Purify me. O good Jesus, my Last End, Let me obtain Thee. O good Jesus, my Glory, Glorify me. Amen. V. Jesus, hear my prayer. R. Jesus, graciously hear me. Let Us Pray O Lord Jesus Christ, Who hast said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you," mercifully attend to our supplications, and grant us the gift of Thy Divine charity, that we may ever love Thee with our whole hearts, and may never cease from praising Thee, Who livest and reignest world without end. R. Amen.
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LITANY
IN HONOUR OF
SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA
(For private use only.)
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ graciously hear us. God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, our mother, pray for us. St. Dominic, glorious Patriarch, pray for us. St. Catherine of Siena, pray for us. St. Catherine benevolent mother of the poor, pray for us. St. Catherine, kind mother of the suffering, pray for us. St. Catherine, merciful mother of the sick, pray for us. St. Catherine, refuge of the sorrowful, pray for us. St. Catherine, intercessor for sinners, pray for us. St. Catherine, rose pf patience, pray for us. St. Catherine, model of humility, pray for us. St. Catherine, lily of chastity, pray for us. St. Catherine, vessel of graces, pray for us. St. Catherine, zealous promoter of the honor of God, pray for us. St. Catherine, luster of holiness, pray for us. St. Catherine, example of mildness, pray for us. St. Catherine, glory of the Order of Preachers, pray for us. St. Catherine, fruitful mother of spiritual children, pray for us. St. Catherine, promoter of peace, pray for us. St. Catherine, terror of the evil spirits, pray for us. St. Catherine, follower of Jesus, pray for us. St. Catherine, who didst give the blossoms of thy innocent youth to the service of thy Heavenly Spouse, pray for us. St. Catherine, who didst lead an angelic life in human flesh, pray for us. St. Catherine, who didst tear thy virginal flesh with scourges, pray for us. St. Catherine, whom Jesus, Himself, did feed with His Body and Blood, pray for us. St. Catherine, who didst exchange thy heart with the Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Catherine, who was blest with His Holy Wounds, pray for us. St. Catherine, who was taken to Heaven to the celestial nuptials, pray for us. St. Catherine, who didst receive a hundredfold, reward for all thy labors and merits, pray for us. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Pray for us, O glorious Virgin, St. Catherine that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us Pray. O God, who didst enable Blessed Catherine, graced with the special privilege of virginity, and patience, to overcome the assault of evil spirits, and to stand Unshaken in the love of Thy Name, grant we beseech Thee, that after her example treading under foot the wickedness of the world, and overcoming the wiles of all enemies, we may safely pass onward to Thy glory. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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