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Catholic Prayers and Devotions

A short selection of Traditional Catholic prayers and Devotions. These are prayers of intercession, prayers of adoration, professions of faith, contemplative prayers, and others. Pray any prayer you like at any time. Enjoy God's presence.

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

Prayer on Waking

O Lord God, King of heaven and earth, may it please Thee this day to order and to hallow, to rule and to govern our hearts and our bodies, our thoughts, our words and our works, according to Thy law and in the doing of Thy commandments, that we, being helped by Thee, may here and hereafter worthily be saved and delivered by Thee, O Saviour of the world, who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.

The Pope's Monthly Intention

For more prayers, see the 55 volumes of Catholic prayers in Latin in the Analecta Hymnica