Non-Catholic Christians and Catholics; What is your favorite prayer?

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Reepicheep said:
The Hail Mary. 🙂 …
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Yeah, I agree with Reepicheep; I love The Hail Mary 🙂 . I usually follow it up with an Our Father because I feel a bit guilty praying to Mary and not God :o.

But I also like the hymn my friend wrote for his ordination into the priesthood:*O Lord, please take my heart and soul
and make them as your own.
I give to you what you gave to me,
I give myself to you.

Forgive me if I’ve wandered and strayed
but bring me back to you.
I thank you Lord for dying for me.
You are my Lord and God.

I know you’ll always love me Lord
for who and what I am.
I trust you with all of my life,
I give myself to you.

(Hymn by Fr Geoffrey Abdallah)*

And he also wrote this one…*I believe O Lord, that you are the Christ,
My saviour and my God.
I believe you came to give me life,
And my life I give to you.

You are my brother and my friend,
You’re always there for me.
You are my goal and my heart’s desire,
To you I bend my knee.

(Hymn by Fr Geoffrey Abdallah)
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I also like this prayer (which I believe is from St Ignatious)…Lord Jesus, teach me how to be generous,
to serve you the way you deserve,
to give with no return,
to strive without fear of pain,
to work without asking for rest,
to give myself without any reward,
except knowing that I am fulfilling your will. Amen.
 
Rosary - joyful, luminous,sorrowful, glorious mysteries
Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Chaplet of Divine Mercy
St. Bridget’s Prayer
Ephesians 6:14
Psalm 23
Psalm 100:4-5
Psalm 121:7-8
St. Michael the Archangel’s prayer
Jesus Prayer
Night Prayer

Lord, I believe in you, increase my faith.
I trust in you, strengthen my trust.
I love you, let me love you more and more.
I am sorry for my sins, deepen my sorrow.

My own words from the bottom of my heart,
and my silent recourse.
 
In addition to the lovely prayers already posted, here is one of my favorites:

St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the Divine power, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Pope Leo XIII wrote it, Pope John Paul II advised us to pray it often. There’s a whole lot of prowling going on!
 
mrs_abbott said:
Do you know why they were instituted?
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He instituted them in, oh, around the year 2002. He wrote an entire letter on the subject of the rosary and the new mysteries, but it is really long.

Basically, he wanted to include more mysteries from in Jesus’s public years, but before the crucifixion. That way the rosary would be even more “compendium”-like with respect to events that are important about the life of Jesus. He hoped these new mysteries would inspire more people to meditate on the rosary mysteries (mysteries from the gospel) and hence become closer to Christ.

In other words, the rosary has a purpose in many people’s spiritual life, and he hoped to make it serve even better for that purpose, I’d say. 🙂
 
Pug said:
He instituted them in, oh, around the year 2002. He wrote an entire letter on the subject of the rosary and the new mysteries, but it is really long.

Basically, he wanted to include more mysteries from in Jesus’s public years, but before the crucifixion. That way the rosary would be even more “compendium”-like with respect to events that are important about the life of Jesus. He hoped these new mysteries would inspire more people to meditate on the rosary mysteries (mysteries from the gospel) and hence become closer to Christ.

In other words, the rosary has a purpose in many people’s spiritual life, and he hoped to make it serve even better for that purpose, I’d say. 🙂
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Thanks!!
Your explanation said what I intended to guess but dared not to say without the backup of the “entire letter” from JPII.
 
Pug said:
He instituted them in, oh, around the year 2002. He wrote an entire letter on the subject of the rosary and the new mysteries, but it is really long.

Basically, he wanted to include more mysteries from in Jesus’s public years, but before the crucifixion. That way the rosary would be even more “compendium”-like with respect to events that are important about the life of Jesus. He hoped these new mysteries would inspire more people to meditate on the rosary mysteries (mysteries from the gospel) and hence become closer to Christ.

In other words, the rosary has a purpose in many people’s spiritual life, and he hoped to make it serve even better for that purpose, I’d say. 🙂
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Thanks for answering that for me. I honestly had never heard of them until now. :o
 
mrs_abbott said:
Thanks for answering that for me. I honestly had never heard of them until now. :o
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I actually got a little card with the Luminous Mysteries in my church when they were introduced. We also discussed them in my Bible study class because we were studying the Gospel of Matthew at the time. There is a new Bible study that is coming out (not ready yet) that is about the Bible and the rosary, so that will be great when we study how to pray the rosary with the Bible.🙂
 
I like the Jesus prayer which says,

“Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

But I hear that this isn’t a Catholic prayer but an Orthodox one. :confused:
 
Epistemes said:
I like the Jesus prayer which says,

“Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

But I hear that this isn’t a Catholic prayer but an Orthodox one. :confused:
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Peace Epistemes,

The invocation of the Holy Name has a long and honored history in the Latin Church. Though the formula of the wording often varies and frequently just has the name of Jesus as its focus, many, many saints have promoted its use.

My favorite Latin formula comes from St. Gertrude the Great, 13th century mystic:

O’ Scared Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in thee.

Best, :tiphat:
 
The Universal prayer is one I pray often at Mass and the OUR Father, is one I pray all the time. Dessert
 
I frequently find myself repeating the Agnus Dei in my mind throughout the day, and I think it is very fitting, since I am finding I have a devotion to the Divine Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us your peace.
 
Kevin42 said:
I frequently find myself repeating the Agnus Dei in my mind throughout the day, and I think it is very fitting, since I am finding I have a devotion to the Divine Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us your peace.
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I’ve said that prayer before, but I never knew what the name of that prayer was. Now I do.
Thank You
 
Kevin42 said:
I frequently find myself repeating the Agnus Dei in my mind throughout the day, and I think it is very fitting, since I am finding I have a devotion to the Divine Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us your peace.
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I have said this exact same prayer throughout my life… only the word your in the last line is left out. For some reason there are just times when it is the most natural thing to pray…
 
My favorite prayer is the Hail Mary.

Because if it is prayed with reverence and with an attitude of repentance, Mary can do almost anything with it to bring blessings. It can become a blank check for Mary to fill in whatever is needed.

jmm08
 
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