What's your favorite prayers?

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It’s a little long but the Lorica of St. Patrick is a great morning prayer, unfortunately I usually am so tired I forget to say it. 🙃
 
The Litany of Saints…almost brongs me to tears especially at Easter Vigil, and ordinations.
 
I like that one too (Lorica of St. Patrick). I tried to memorize it, but only managed to get about 2/3 of it down
 
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Hail Mary. The serenity pray. St. Teresa Avila’s “Let nothing disturb you” prayer.
 
The Memorare to the Blessed Virgin is a daily prayer, for many people and intentions, and the Hail Holy Queen.
 
The Anima Christi is the prayer I like to recite after Holy Communion and also Psalm 51, Miserere mei Dues is a good prayer of repentance.
 
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I really can’t answer this fully as there are loads. The Our Father and Hail Mary are the most obvious. The Rosary, Magnificat and Angelus closely follows but I also love the Prayer of Humble Access (said immediately before Holy Communion in the Ordinariate Use), when attending any Mass (OF, EF) I always privately say it.

We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.
 
I love the part after we say the Our Father during Mass - I think it’s called the Doxology, when the priest says “Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will.” No matter how bad my day has been, I always feel a sense of peace at hearing those words.

I also love when we say “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” It seems to me there is no greater statement of God’s mercy than those words.

I also draw a particular peace from the Night Prayer (Compline) from the Liturgy of the Hours, and especially the Gospel Canticle. Sometimes if I’m struggling with anxiety, I’ll repeat that Canticle, with its antiphon, a couple of times. I have a painting in my head that I want to create some day with that antiphon especially.
 
The Lord’s Prayer, The Hail Mary, The Glory Be, and some of the Psalms.

Psalm 23, especially. ❤️

A Psalm of David-KJV-from Bible.com

I like this version, as some of the translations have really changed the first verse.

1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
 
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The Liturgy of the Hours. I love saying the psalms and canticles, and what I miss most about it is saying it in community.
 
The Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit:
'O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and Disciples, grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul the work of Your grace and Your love. Grant me:

the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal
the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth
the Spirit on Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven
the Spirit of Fortitude, that I may bear my cross with You and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation
the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God find know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints
the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable
the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.

Mark me, dear Lord with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in all things with Your Spirit. Amen.’
 
My go to prayer:

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless, and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible,
look kindly upon us, and increase your mercy in us,
that in difficult moments, we might not despair nor become despondent,
but with great confidence, submit ourselves to your holy will,
which is Love and Mercy itself.
Amen.
 
The Prayer of St Francis
Animal Christi
Prayer Before a Crucifix
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
 
The Hail Mary. Our Father.

I’m also fond of the slight variation that served as St. Bernadette’s last words: “Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for me, a poor sinner”.

I also like the ‘O Mary, conceived without sin…’ prayer from the Miraculous Medal.
 
I really like using scripture to pray especially from Psalms. I also love the divine mercy chaplet, St.Patrick’s breastplate prayer and litanies.
 
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