Daily Prayers and Other Devotions

For the Morning

After making the Sign of the Cross, you will say:

I adore You, my God, and I love You with all my heart: I thank You for having created me, made me a Christian, and preserved me this night: I offer You all my actions, I pray You to preserve me this day from sin and to deliver me from every evil. Amen.

Then you will say the Pater Noster, the Ave Maria, the Credo, and the Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity; the Salve Regina and the Angele Dei.

During the Day

Before work. — Lord, I offer You this work; I pray You to bless it, that it may turn out to Your glory.

Before eating. — Lord, I offer You this food, and I pray You to bless it.

After eating. — Lord, I thank You for the food You have given me, and make me worthy to be admitted to Your heavenly table.

In temptations. — My Jesus, help me and give me the grace not to offend You.

Prayers for the Evening

I adore You, my God, and I love You with all my heart; I thank You for having created me, made me a Christian, and preserved me this day: I offer You all the good I have done today, and I pray You to deliver me from every evil. Amen.

Then you will say: Pater Noster, Ave Maria, Gloria Patri, Act of Contrition.

Jesus, Joseph and Mary, I give you my heart and my soul.

Jesus, Joseph and Mary, assist me in my last agony.

Jesus, Joseph and Mary, may my soul breathe forth its last in peace with you.

Brief Preparation for Confession

Most loving Savior, give me the grace to approach this sacrament of Penance for the salvation of my soul and for Your glory.

Most holy Virgin, Mother of Jesus and my Mother, obtain for me from your blessed Son the grace to know, to detest, and to confess sincerely all my sins.

Pater Noster and Ave Maria. Then let the examination be made diligently, before God, on the sins committed in thoughts, words, deeds, and omissions, against the Commandments of God and of the Church, and against the obligations of one's state.

Afterward, in order to stir up sorrow for the sins committed, consider the great evil one has done by sinning: namely, that through mortal sin one has lost the grace of God and heaven, has merited the pains of hell, and has offended God our Lord and Father, who has bestowed on us so many benefits, who so loves us, and who has infinite merit to be loved above all things and faithfully served.

Recite the Act of Contrition.

After Confession

First of all, give thanks to the Lord for the inestimable benefit of forgiveness: at once perform the penance imposed by the confessor; renew the resolution to avoid sins and their occasions.

Then recite the following prayer:

How good You have been to me, O Lord! Instead of punishing me for the many sins I have committed, You have, with infinite mercy, forgiven them all in this holy confession. Once again I repent of them with all my heart, and I promise, with the help of Your grace, never to offend You again, and to make up with equal love for the offenses I have committed against You throughout my life.

Most holy Virgin, Angels and Saints of heaven, I thank you for your assistance: and do you also give thanks to the Lord for me for His mercy, and obtain for me constancy and growth in good.

Pater Noster, Ave Maria, Gloria Patri, and Angele Dei.

Brief Preparation for Holy Communion

Act of Faith

My Lord Jesus Christ, I firmly believe that You are really present in the Most Holy Sacrament with Your Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity.

Act of Adoration

Lord, I adore You in this Sacrament, and I acknowledge You as my Creator, Redeemer, and sovereign Master, my supreme and only good.

Act of Humility

Lord, I am not worthy that You should come into me, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Act of Contrition

Lord, I detest all my sins, which make me unworthy to receive You into my heart, and I resolve, with Your grace, not to commit them anymore for the future, to flee their occasions, and to do penance for them.

Act of Hope

Lord, I hope that, by giving Yourself entirely to me in this divine Sacrament, You will show me mercy and grant me all the graces that are necessary for my eternal salvation.

Act of Charity

Lord, You are infinitely lovable, You are my father, my Redeemer, my God: and therefore I love You with all my heart above all things, and for love of You I love my neighbor as myself, and I forgive from my heart anyone who has offended me.

Act of Desire

Lord, I ardently desire that You come into my soul, that I may no longer be separated from You, but may live always in Your grace.

Brief Thanksgiving after Holy Communion

Act of Faith

My Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that You are truly in me with Your Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, and I believe it more firmly than if I saw it with my own eyes.

Act of Adoration

O my Jesus, I adore You present within me; and I unite myself with the Most Holy Mary, with the Angels, and with the Saints to adore You as You deserve.

Act of Thanksgiving

Jesus, my Lord, I thank You with all my heart for having come into my soul. Most Holy Virgin Mary, my Guardian Angel, and you all, Angels and Saints of paradise, give thanks to Jesus for me.

Act of Charity

O Jesus, my God, I love You as much as I know how and am able, and I desire to love You as much as You deserve: grant that I may love You above all things now and for all eternity.

Act of Offering

O my Jesus, You have given Yourself entirely to me; behold, I give myself entirely to You; I offer You my heart and my soul, I consecrate to You my whole life, and I wish to be Yours for all eternity.

Act of Hope

O my Jesus, now that You have come into my soul, I hope that You will never again be separated from me, but will always remain with me with Your divine grace.

Act of Petition

O my Jesus, grant me, I beseech You, all those spiritual and temporal graces which You know to be useful to my soul; and assist my superiors, parents, friends, benefactors, and the holy souls of purgatory.

Then you will say: Pater Noster, Ave Maria, Gloria Patri.

Mysteries of the Holy Rosary

Joyful (Monday and Thursday)

1. The Annunciation of the Angel to the Most Holy Mary.
2. The visit of the Virgin Mary to Saint Elizabeth.
3. The Nativity of Jesus Christ in the stable of Bethlehem.
4. The Presentation of the Child Jesus in the temple.
5. The finding of Jesus among the doctors in the temple.

Sorrowful (Tuesday and Friday)

1. The prayer of Jesus Christ in the garden.
2. The scourging of Jesus Christ at the pillar.
3. The crowning with thorns.
4. The journey to Calvary of Jesus Christ laden with the cross.
5. The crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.

Glorious (Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday)

1. The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
2. The ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven.
3. The coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and upon the Most Holy Mary.
4. The assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
5. The crowning of the Virgin Mary above all the Angels and Saints.

Litany of the Blessed Virgin

The text of the Litany of Loreto is not reproduced in the 1905 Wikisource transcription.

Hymns to the Most Holy Sacrament

Blessed be God:

Blessed be His holy Name:

Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man:

Blessed be the name of Jesus:

Blessed be His most sacred Heart:

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar:

Blessed be the great Mother of God, the Most Holy Mary:

Blessed be her holy and immaculate Conception:

Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother:

Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.

How to Serve at Holy Mass

At the Beginning

S. In nomine Patris et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Introibo ad altare Dei.

C. Ad Deum qui lætificat iuventutem meam.

S. Iudica me, Deus, et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta, ab homine iniquo et doloso erue me.

C. Quia tu es, Deus, fortitudo mea; quare me repulisti, et quare tristis incedo, dum affligit me inimicus?

S. Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam: ipsa me deduxerunt et adduxerunt in montem sanctum tuum et in tabernacula tua.

C. Et introibo ad altare Dei; ad Deum qui lætificat iuventutem meam.

S. Confitebor tibi in cithara, Deus, Deus meus, quare tristis es anima mea, et quare conturbas me?

C. Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc confitebor illi, salutare vultus mei et Deus meus.

S. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.

C. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper, et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.

S. Introibo ad altare Dei.

C. Ad Deum, qui lætificat iuventutem meam.

S. Adiutorium nostrum in nomine Domini.

C. Qui fecit cœlum et terram.

S. Confiteor, etc.

C. Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus, et dimissis peccatis tuis, perducat te ad vitam æternam.

S. Amen.

C. Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, beatæ Mariæ semper Virgini, beato Michaëli archangelo, beato Ioanni Baptistae, sanctis apostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus sanctis et tibi, pater; quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo et opere; mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper Virginem, beatum Michaëlem archangelum, beatum Ioannem Baptistam, sanctos apostolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes sanctos et te, pater, orare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum.

S. Misereatur… vitam aeternam.

C. Amen.

S. Indulgentiam… misericors Dominus.

C. Amen.

S. Deus, tu conversus vivificabis nos.

C. Et plebs tua lætabitur in te.

S. Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam.

C. Et salutare tuum da nobis.

S. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.

C. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.

S. Dominus vobiscum.

At the «Kyrie eleison»

C. Kyrie, eleison; Christe, eleison; Christe, eleison; Kyrie, eleison.

After the «Kyrie» or the «Gloria in excelsis»

S. Dominus vobiscum.

C. Et cum spiritu tuo.

At the end of the «Oremus» one responds

C. Amen.

When the Epistle is finished, one responds

C. Deo gratias.

Before the Gospel

S. Dominus vobiscum.

C. Et cum spiritu tuo.

S. Initium or Sequentia sancti Evangelii secundum N.

C. Gloria tibi, Domine.

When the Gospel is finished, one responds

C. Laus tibi, Christe.

S. Dominus vobiscum.

C. Et cum spiritu tuo.

At the «Orate fratres»

C. Suscipiat Dominus sacrificium de manibus tuis ad laudem et gloriam nominis sui; ad utilitatem quoque nostram, totiusque Ecclesiæ suæ sanctæ.

At the Preface

S. Per omnia saecula saeculorum.

C. Amen.

S. Dominus vobiscum.

C. Et cum spiritu tuo.

S. Sursum corda.

C. Habemus ad Dominum.

S. Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro.

C. Dignum et iustum est.

Before the «Pater Noster»

S. Per omnia saecula saeculorum.

C. Amen.

At the end of the «Pater Noster»

S. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.

C. Sed libera nos a malo.

At the breaking of the Host

S. Per omnia saecula saeculorum.

C. Amen.

S. Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum.

C. Et cum spiritu tuo.

After the Communion

S. Dominus vobiscum.

C. Et cum spiritu tuo.

At the end of the «Oremus» one responds

C. Amen.

S. Dominus vobiscum.

C. Et cum spiritu tuo.

S. Ite, missa est, or Benedicamus Domino.

C. Deo gratias.

At the blessing

S. Benedicat vos… Spiritus Sanctus.

C. Amen.

At the Last Gospel

S. Dominus vobiscum.

C. Et cum spiritu tuo.

S. Initium or sequentia sancti Evangelii secundum N.

C. Gloria tibi Domine.

When the Gospel is finished, one responds

C. Deo gratias.