Anyone care to share your short prayers?

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Here’s one:
Lord, you who are perfectly Faithful and True, have mercy on us.
We humbly remind you of your promise, to send the Holy Spirit to those who ask for him.
We pray to receive the Holy Spirit, so he can increase our faith, and encourage us to do the good works, which are the fruits of our faith. Amen.
 
breathe in- lord jesus christ
breathe out- son of the living God
breathe in- have mercy on me
breathe out- a sinner
 
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I try to pray the Jesus prayer unceasingly like when I am doing chores, walking, and sometimes homework (if it’s easy enough).

Lord Jesus Christ, Have mercy on me.
 
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that is a healthy habit
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Yes, it teaches those who adopt it in a small way, to pray unceasingly. (1 Thessalonians 17). I would recommend a prayer rope (Orthodox call it Chotki) once you are serious about the Jesus prayer. Please do watch this video on the prayer; it is very interesting. Done by Elder Ephraim in an Arizona monastery.

 
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The Jesus Prayer:

Modern English - “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner, amen.”

Or

Ecclesial Latin - “Domine Iesu Christi, Filii Dei, miserere mei, peccatoris, amen.”

Or

Church Slavonic - “Hospodi Eesoosuh Christeh, Siney Bohzhiy, pomiluy mehneh, hreeshnaho, amin.”

Or

Koine/Biblical Greek - “Kyrie Iesou Christe, uieo tou theou, eleison me ton, amartolon, amen.”
 
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Soul of Christ, sanctify me; Body of Christ, save me; Blood of Christ, inebriate me; Water from the side of Christ, wash me; Passion of Christ, strengthen me; O good Jesus, hear me; within Thy wounds, hide me; let me never be separated from Thee; from the evil one, deliver me; at the hour of my death, call me and bid me come to Thee, that with Thy saints, I may praise Thee forever and ever. Amen.
 
I have a Pardon Crucifix on my main rosary and use the old Pardon Crucifix prayer when I cross myself or just look at the crucifix.
“I beg the Blessed Virgin Mary to pray to the Lord our God for me.”

The Church no longer authorizes an indulgence for this prayer before a Pardon Crucifix, but it’s still a nice prayer.
 
Interesting. I do not have a Pardon Crucifix but have a Miraculous Medal.
 
The Miraculous Medal is much better than the Pardon Crucifix, as the design for the MM was given to St. Catherine Laboure by Our Lady herself.

Pardon Crucifix is nice too, but it does not have indulgences attached to it any more. I still rather like it because the point of it is to encourage one to forgive one’s enemies.
 
As I am a giant work in progress, I continually ask Christ for the grace to become a more pleasing person to him.
 
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