| Signum Crucis | Sign of the Cross |
| Latin: In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. | English: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. |
| Pater Noster | Our Father |
| Latin: Páter nóster, qui es in cáelis, sanctificétur nómen túum. Advéniat régnum túum. Fíat volúntas túa, sícut in cáelo et in térra. Pánem nóstrum quotidiánum da nóbis hódie, et dimítte nóbis débita nóstra, sícut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nóstris. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem: sed líbera nos a málo. Amen. | English: 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. |
| Ave Maria | Hail Mary |
| Latin: Áve María, grátia pléna, Dóminus técum; benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus frúctus véntris túi, Jésus. Sáncta María, Máter Déi, óra pro nóbis peccatóribus, nunc et in hóra mórtis nóstræ. Amen. | English: 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 in the hour of our death. Amen. |
| Gloria | Glory Be |
| Latin: Glória Pátri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sáncto. Sícut érat in princípio et nunc et sémper et in sáecula sæculórum. Amen. | English: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. |
Written by St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), who would often recite this prayer before he began his studies, writing, or preaching.
| Oratio S. Thomae Aquinatis ante studium | Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas Before Study |
| Latin: CREATOR ineffabilis, qui de thesauris sapientiae tuae tres Angelorum hierarchias designasti et eas super caelum empyreum miro ordine collocasti atque universi partes elegantissime distribuisti: Tu, inquam, qui verus fons luminis et sapientiae diceris ac supereminens principium, infundere digneris super intellectus mei tenebras tuae radium claritatis, duplices, in quibus natus sum, a me removens tenebras, peccatum scilicet et ignorantiam. Tu, qui linguas infantium facis disertas, linguam meam erudias atque in labiis meis gratiam tuae benedictionis infundas. Da mihi intelligendi acumen, retinendi capacitatem, addiscendi modum et facilitatem, interpretandi subtilitatem, loquendi gratiam copiosam. Ingressum instruas, progressum dirigas, egressum compleas. Tu, qui es verus Deus et homo, qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen. | English: O INFINITE Creator, who in the riches of Thy wisdom didst appoint three hierarchies of Angels and didst set them in wondrous order over the highest heavens, and who didst apportion the elements of the world most wisely: do Thou, who art in truth the fountain of light and wisdom, deign to shed upon the darkness of my understanding the rays of Thine infinite brightness, and remove far from me the twofold darkness in which I was born, namely, sin and ignorance. Do Thou, who givest speech to the tongues of little children, instruct my tongue and pour into my lips the grace of Thy benediction. Give me keenness of apprehension, capacity for remembering, method and ease in learning, insight-in interpretation, and copious eloquence in speech. Instruct my beginning, direct my progress, and set Thy seal upon the finished work, Thou, who art true God and true Man, who livest and reignest world without end. Amen. |
From the Raccolta #764, Pius XI Studiorum Ducem, 1923.
| Litany of Humility |
| O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved… From the desire of being extolled … From the desire of being honored … From the desire of being praised … From the desire of being preferred to others… From the desire of being consulted … From the desire of being approved … From the fear of being humiliated … From the fear of being despised… From the fear of suffering rebukes … From the fear of being calumniated … From the fear of being forgotten … From the fear of being ridiculed … From the fear of being wronged … From the fear of being suspected … That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. That others may be esteemed more than I … That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease … That others may be chosen and I set aside … That others may be praised and I unnoticed … That others may be preferred to me in everything… That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should… |
| Prayer for Forgiveness |
| Forgive me my sins, O Lord, forgive me my sins; the sins of my youth, the sins of my age, the sins of my soul, the sins of my body; my idle sins, my serious voluntary sins; the sins I know, the sins I do not know; the sins I have concealed for so long, and which are now hidden from my memory. I am truly sorry for every sin, mortal and venial, for all the sins of my childhood up to the present hour. I know my sins have wounded Thy Tender Heart, O My Savior, let me be freed from the bonds of evil through the most bitter Passion of My Redeemer. O My Jesus, forget and forgive what I have been. Amen. |
| Bend my Pride |
| Bend my pride, O Lord, bend my pride, so that I may become the least of your servants. Let me meet with failure, where I wish to attain esteem and honor! Let me not advance, where I want to be first! Let me reap ingratitude where I reckon with gratitude! Let me taste the bitter cup of reproach where I expect praise! Let my faults and mistakes be uncovered, where I would so like to cover them! Let the doors of the world remain shut, where I knock for love! Let me be condemned, even when I am innocent! For only in this way will I be able to detach myself from all things, only in this way will I grow little and humble, only in this way will You be able to form me according to Your will! I must learn that all that can stand before Your eyes is from You and nothing from me; without Your grace, I would have accomplished nothing. Only when You have conquered my wretched self and taken possession of me, will I be able to jubilantly kneel before You and offer Yourself to you. Amen. |
Prayer for Reconciliation and Forgiveness (In Sinu Jesu)
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who revealed the infinite mercy of Thy Sacred Heart in saying: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Mt. 5:44); and again,Bless those who curse you and pray for those who abuse you (Lk. 6:28) – grant to me I beseech Thee, grace to obey these commandments of Thine, and to persevere in praying daily for those who, in any way, have abused, cursed, hurt or rejected me.
I pray for those who hate me, for those who resent me and for those who have spoken ill of me. I beg Thee to bless them abundantly and to pour into their hearts such a profusion of healing mercies that in them and around them love will triumph over hatred, friendship over resentment, sweetness over bitterness, meekness over anger, and peace over enmity. I further ask Thee to extend these graces to their families and to all whom they hold dear.
In particular, I pray today for N.
I present N. to Thy Eucharistic Face, asking Thee to envelop N. in Its healing radiance, dispelling whatever shadows of sin may have darkened N.’s mind or hardened N.’s heart in anger, hatred or the refusal to forgive.
For my part, with deep sorrow I confess that I have sinned grievously against others, causing them pain and even endangering their souls. I pray Thee, O merciful Jesus, to repair the evil I have done to others and to heal the hurt I have inflicted on them.
In particular, I acknowledge my sins against N.,
imploring Thee to heal and repair the harm I have done to N.
I ask Thee so to penetrate my heart with the charity of Thy pierced Heart that I will be able to forgive those who have offended me, to love them sincerely and to desire for them all that will contribute to their true happiness in this life and in the next.
By means of a permanent intention, I desire to renew this prayer in every offering of Thy holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Let the light of Thy Eucharistic Face shine in the hearts of all who harbor hatred or resentment toward me, to bring them healing and peace.Let Thy Precious Blood triumph over evil in those against whom I have sinned and in those who have sinned against me, so that, delivered from the shadows of this valley of tears, we may one day praise Thy Mercy together in the sweetness of a boundless charity. Amen.