Prayer Book

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Hello all!

This may sound weird, but I would like to begin compiling a traditional-style prayer book and would like your guys’ (and gals’) feedback, prayers, and help! The prayer book is probably going to be for personal use, but I may (providing I obtain the correct permission), make copies for those who desire one. I wish to do this, because the prayer books on the market today are not what I am looking for exactly, so I want to make one. (The closest I have found are Blessed Be God and The Raccolta.) I also dislike reading for extended periods of time online, and prefer printed material.

Here is my organization plan (critiques are welcome!):
  1. Important lists
  2. A Guide to Confession (specifically aimed at converts, like myself)
  3. Creeds (possibly with the official Latin if I can find it)
  4. Common Prayers (Hail Mary, Our Father, etc.) in English and Latin, side-by-side.
  5. Common Devotions (Rosary, Angelus, etc.) in English and Latin, side-by-side.
  6. A section on the Sacred Heart of Jesus (may be included in 5)
  7. A section on the Immaculate Heart of Mary (may be included in 5)
  8. an information section on Christian Symbolism
  9. a section of some Gregorian Chant lyrics (with English translation)
Any and all suggestions are welcome! Thank you. Please also pray for me that I might have the grace necessary to do this work.
 
I remember when I started doing that for my own use. Was very helpful to the spiritual life.

I suggest you add prayers with promises to your collection. These will be priceless towards helping you in the spiritual life. Gather together devotions and prayers with promises and you will help yourself and help everyone you share them with.

Prayers such as the St. Bridget Prayers (though buying the booklet of these with the images for meditation can be particularly helpful), the Golden Arrow, the St. Michael Chaplet, and so forth.

You might also consider some select best novenas and perhaps a litany or two. The Novenas to the Holy Spirit for example.
 
Shin said:
I remember when I started doing that for my own use. Was very helpful to the spiritual life.

I suggest you add prayers with promises to your collection. These will be priceless towards helping you in the spiritual life. Gather together devotions and prayers with promises and you will help yourself and help everyone you share them with.

Prayers such as the St. Bridget Prayers (though buying the booklet of these with the images for meditation can be particularly helpful), the Golden Arrow, the St. Michael Chaplet, and so forth.

You might also consider some select best novenas and perhaps a litany or two. The Novenas to the Holy Spirit for example.
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Thank you greatly. I have heard quite a lot of positive comments about the St. Bridget Prayers, but have not yet come across them myself. I shall try to find them.

I was considering adding a few novenas and litanies, but I am unsure which ones to chose as of yet.
 
I rescued a personal prayer (pocket size) book from an estate-like store. The inscription (given as a Confirmation present from grandparents to a little girl) was dated 1932 and the copywrite of the book is 1921. Do you think it may contain the wording of prayers you are looking for? It is mostly instructional for Catholics (i.e. mass penance, etc.)
 
CatholicFireman said:
I rescued a personal prayer (pocket size) book from an estate-like store. The inscription (given as a Confirmation present from grandparents to a little girl) was dated 1932 and the copywrite of the book is 1921. Do you think it may contain the wording of prayers you are looking for? It is mostly instructional for Catholics (i.e. mass penance, etc.)
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It might (more modern wording didn’t start becoming popular until later), but as for the notes, I would like to make sure my notes are accurate (i.e, using the 1962 liturgical material for traditional sacrament information, and using the most recent liturgical material for modern information, all providing they can be found at little to no cost because I am broke 😦 ).
 
ZDHayden said:
Thank you greatly. I have heard quite a lot of positive comments about the St. Bridget Prayers, but have not yet come across them myself. I shall try to find them.

I was considering adding a few novenas and litanies, but I am unsure which ones to chose as of yet.
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Tan Books sells a booklet of them. I recommend it, compared to trying to pray them without the images for meditation. If it’s the same booklet I remember, it’s very good.

There’s a devotion of saying them for a year… that is very special.

Novenas and litanies hmm… There are some Novenas to the Holy Ghost that are very good.
 
ZDHayden said:
It might (more modern wording didn’t start becoming popular until later), but as for the notes, I would like to make sure my notes are accurate (i.e, using the 1962 liturgical material for traditional sacrament information, and using the most recent liturgical material for modern information, all providing they can be found at little to no cost because I am broke 😦 ).
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Well, I’m sure there are good resources online and I could type out prayers from my book and private message them to you if you like (at no charge to you. 😉 😃 ).
 
Shin said:
Tan Books sells a booklet of them. I recommend it, compared to trying to pray them without the images for meditation. If it’s the same booklet I remember, it’s very good.

There’s a devotion of saying them for a year… that is very special.

Novenas and litanies hmm… There are some Novenas to the Holy Ghost that are very good.
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Which book is that (link)? I’m interested too. 🙂
 
CatholicFireman said:
My book is called The Manual of Catholic Devotions. Name prayers you are interested in and if they are contained in it I will send them. 🙂
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Thank you, would your book happen to have the prayers of St. Bridget? Or Augustine’s “Noverim Me” (I believe its English title is close to “Let me know myself”)? Thank you.
 
ZDHayden said:
Thank you, would your book happen to have the prayers of St. Bridget? Or Augustine’s “Noverim Me” (I believe its English title is close to “Let me know myself”)? Thank you.
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Um…no. :o Just the basics. But I do remember Prayers to St. Bridget online somewhere. Let me search. The site Patron Saints usually has prayers associated with each saint. Ireland or Sweden?
 
CatholicFireman said:
Um…no. :o Just the basics. But I do remember Prayers to St. Bridget online somewhere. Let me search. The site Patron Saints usually has prayers associated with each saint. Ireland or Sweden?
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I THINK Sweden. They’re ‘of’ St. Bridget to Christ. Thank you
 
Morning Prayers:

The Lords Prayer
The Angel Salutation
The Apostle’s Creed
The Confiteor
For Preservation of Goodness
To Our Angel Guardian
The Angelus
Act of Faith
Act of Hope
Act of Charity
Salve, Regina
Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
Grace Before Meal
Grace After Meals

Evening Prayers:

Prayer for the Dead
The Litany of the Bl. Virgin
Prayer to the Bl. Virgin
A Prayer for Your Guardian Angel
The Blessing

Prayers at Mass
Prayers After Mass

Prayer before Confession
Prayer After ConfessionAffections and Resolutions Before Confession
An Act of Contrition
Prayer After Confession
The Memorare

The Holy Communion:
Prayers Before Communion
Fervent Aspirations
Prayers After Communion

Prayer Before the Cross

There are a few that are very long (Litanies) that you could probably find online (or I could).
 
CatholicFireman said:
Morning Prayers:

The Lords Prayer
The Angel Salutation
The Apostle’s Creed
The Confiteor
For Preservation of Goodness
To Our Angel Guardian
The Angelus
Act of Faith
Act of Hope
Act of Charity
Salve, Regina
Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
Grace Before Meal
Grace After Meals
*
Evening Prayers:
*
Prayer for the Dead
The Litany of the Bl. Virgin
Prayer to the Bl. Virgin
A Prayer for Your Guardian Angel
The Blessing

Prayers at Mass
Prayers After Mass

Prayer before Confession
Prayer After ConfessionAffections and Resolutions Before Confession
An Act of Contrition
Prayer After Confession
The Memorare

The Holy Communion:
Prayers Before Communion
Fervent Aspirations
Prayers After Communion

Prayer Before the Cross

There are a few that are very long (Litanies) that you could probably find online (or I could).
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I am most interested in the prayers I bolded. A few (Like the “Preservation of Goodness”) I have never heard of. There are many Prayers before a Cross/Crucifix, and I am interested as to which one your text has. I have found a series of prayers (I think by St. Thomas Aquinas) that have been adapted for the laity to use before Mass. Thank you.
 
Prayer for the Dead:

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, give to the soul of Thy servants departed full
remission of all their offences, that,
through the help of pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon of
which they have been always desirous; who livest and reignest, world
without end. Amen

V. Give them, Oh Lord, eternal
rest.
R. And let perpetual light shine
unto them.
V. May they rest in peace.
R. Amen.

The prayers are, more or less, in this style. Is that what you are looking for?
 
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