Prayer collection
Prayers
Begin with an essential devotion, or browse a focused collection for daily prayer, the sacraments, Eucharistic adoration, Marian prayer, and times of suffering or loss.
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Featured prayers
6 essentials
Foundational and daily prayer
Essential Catholic Prayers
The short prayers at the heart of Catholic life, gathered in one readable place.
A daily rhythm of prayer
Morning and Evening Prayers
Prayers for beginning the day with God, reviewing it honestly, and resting in his care.
Preparation and thanksgiving
Confession Prayers
A calm, practical preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, with prayers before and after confession.
Preparation, participation, and thanksgiving
Prayers for Mass and Holy Communion
Prayers to help unite heart and mind to Christ before Mass, at Holy Communion, and afterward.
A complete guide to the mysteries
The Holy Rosary
A step-by-step guide to the Rosary, with all four sets of mysteries, concluding prayers, and the traditional weekly pattern.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion
Chaplet of Divine Mercy
A step-by-step guide to praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet on ordinary Rosary beads.
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Foundational and Daily Prayer
Confession, Mass, and the Eucharist
Soul of Christ
Anima Christi
A traditional prayer asking Christ to sanctify, save, strengthen, and draw the person praying into everlasting communion with him.
Eucharistic adoration
Prayer Before the Blessed Sacrament
A simple pattern of faith, adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, and petition before Christ in the Eucharist.
Marian Prayer
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Memorare
A traditional prayer seeking the intercession and merciful aid of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Marian prayer through the year
The Angelus and Regina Caeli
The Church’s traditional prayers marking morning, noon, and evening—and the Easter joy that seasonally replaces the Angelus.
Saints and Angels
Guidance and protection
Prayer to the Guardian Angel
The familiar Angel of God, a longer prayer from the prayer-book tradition, and a petition for travel or danger.
Patron of workers, families, and a happy death
Prayers to Saint Joseph
Traditional prayers asking Saint Joseph’s intercession for faithful work, family life, and perseverance to the end.
The Passion, Sickness, and Death
Faith, hope, and charity
Prayer Before the Crucifix
A prayer before Christ crucified for living faith, contrition, and amendment of life.
Fourteen meditations on the Passion
Stations of the Cross
A complete traditional Way of the Cross with Scripture, a brief meditation, and prayer at each station.
Hope in illness, death, and grief
Prayers for the Sick, Dying, and Departed
Pastoral prayers for times of sickness, the approach of death, remembrance of the departed, and consolation in mourning.