ALL NEED PRAYERS :

1.    Why should we Pray?
2.    What is Prayer?
3.   Jesus' Teaching about Prayer
4.   Prayer discovers God's Agenda
5.   How did Jesus Pray?
6.   Common Prayers
7.   The Holy Rosary
8.   Novena to Our Mother
9.   Other Prayers...
10. Your Prayer Requests

PRAYERS:(Contd...)                                        
OTHER PRAYERS:                                                  
                                                           Previous prayers...
j)   Prayer to Our Mother
k)  Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
l)   Prayer to 'Rosa Mystica'-Mary Mystical Rose
m) Novena prayer to Sorrowful Mother
n)  Prayer to Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament
o)  Prayer to the Holy Spirit
p)  Prayer to St.Joseph
q)  Novena prayer to St.Joseph
r)   Prayer to St.Michael and Guardian Angels
s)  Prayer from Pope John Paul
t)   Prayer from St.Francis
u)  Novena prayer to St.Jude
v)  Novena prayer to St.ANTHONY
w) Efficacious prayer to St.ANTHONY
x)  Litany of Humility

Prayer to Our Mother:                                                              
Mary, Mother of Jesus, give me your heart so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate, so full of love and humility that I may be able to receive Jesus in the Bread of Life, love Him as You loved Him and serve Him as You served Him in the distressing disguise of the poorest of the poor. Amen.

Remember... ( MEMORARE )
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence we fly to You, O virgin of the virgins, our Mother. To you we come, before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the word incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in your clemency, hear and answer us. Amen.

Act of Consecration to the
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY:                         back to the main topic
    "I (Name) a faithless sinner renew and ratify today in your hands, O Immaculate Mother, the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever satan, his pomps and works; and give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate wisdom, to carry my cross after him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to him than I have ever been before.
     In the presence of all the heavenly court, I choose you this day, for my mother and mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to you the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception according to your good pleasure, for the greater glory of God, in time and eternity. Amen."

Prayer to 'ROSA MYSTICA' -
MARY MYSTICAL ROSE :                                            back to the main topic
Rosa Mystica, Immaculate Virgin, Mother of Grace, in honour of your Divine Son, we prostrate ourselves at your feet to implore God's mercy. We beg for help and Grace, not relying on any merit of ours, but on kindness of your motherly heart, and confident that you will grant urgent requests.
                                                                                    Hail Mary...

Rosa Mystica, Mother of Jesus, Queen of the Holy Rosary and Mother of the Church, of the Mystical body of Christ. We implore the gifts of unity and peace for the anxious world, and those Graces so able to convert the souls of your erring children.
                                                                                    Hail Mary...

Rosa Mystica Queen of Apostles, pray that many men and women may hear Christ's call to priestly and religious vocations, and help them to spread the Kingdom of Jesus Christ throughout the world. By the holiness of their lives and their burning zeal for the salvation of souls, pour out your heavenly graces upon us.
                                                                                    Hail Mary...

7 SORROWS:                                                                             back to the main topic
i) Simeon's prophecy     ii) Flight to Egypt      iii) Jesus lost
iv) Way to Calvary     v) Jesus dies       vi) Descent from Cross
vii) Jesus Buried
Novena Prayer to OUR SORROWFUL MOTHER: 
 O MARY, Mother of Sorrows, I beseech you, by the bitter agony you did endure at the foot of the Cross, offer to the Eternal Father, in my name, Your Beloved Son, Jesus, all covered with Blood and Wounds, in satisfaction for my sins, for the needs of the Holy Church, the conversion of sinners, the relief of the souls in Purgatory, and for the special grace I now implore. Amen.
Mention your request.             

THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL:
    May your special aid be granted to those who wear your medal...
    May it be their strength in combat and their all powerful shield against their enemies ...
    May it bring consolation to those who weep, solace to the afflicted...
    May it, at the hour of death, be the pledge of a glorious eternity... Amen.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.       

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF                                                   back to the main topic
THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT:
O Virgin Immaculate,
Mother of Jesus,
and our tender Mother, we invoke thee,
under the title of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Because thou art the Mother of the Saviour
who lives in the Eucharist?
and because it was from the blood
with which He feeds and nourishes us.
We invoke thee under this title,
because, again thou art
the Sovereign Dispensatrix of all graces.
And also because thou didst first fulfill,
whilst in the Cenacle,
the duties of the Eucharistic life.
Teach us by thy example
how to assist properly
at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass;
how to communicate worthily
and how to adore
frequently and devoutly
the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.

P. Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
C. Pray for us.

Prayer to the HOLY SPIRIT:                                                       back to the main topic
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy Act in me,
O Holy Spirit, that my work too may be holy Draw my heart,
O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy Strengthen me,
O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy Guide me then,
O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.

O Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideal, you who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and who are in all instances of my life with me, I, in this short prayer, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you, no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen.

   Come, Holy Spirit, almighty sanctifier, God of love, who filled the Virgin Mary with grace, who wonderfully changed the hearts of the apostles, who endowed all your martyrs with miraculous courage, come and sanctify us. Enlighten our minds, strengthen our wills, purify our consciences, rectify our judgement, set our hearts on fire and preserve us from the misfortunes of resisting your inspirations. Amen.

Prayer to St.JOSEPH :                                                             back to the main topic
  O St.Joseph, Guardian of Jesus and chaste spouse of Mary, you passed your life in perfect fulfillment of duty. You supported the Holy Family of Nazareth with the work of your hands. Kindly protect those who trustingly turn to you. You know their aspirations, their hardships, their hopes; and they turn to you because they know you will understand and protect them. You, too, have known trial, labour and weariness. But, even amid the worries of material life, your soul was filled with deep peace and sang out in true joy through intimacy with the Son of God entrusted to You, and with Mary, His tender Mother. Amen.

7 JOYS:                                                                                     back to the main topic     
i) Told of Incarnation      ii) Angels adore Infant      iii) Jesus named
iv) Adoration by Wise Men      v) Prophecy of salvation      vi) Return to Nazareth     vii) Jesus found in Temple.
Novena Prayer to St.JOSEPH :
  O GLORIOUS St.JOSEPH, appointed by the Eternal Father as the guardian & protector of the life of Jesus Christ, the comfort & support of His Holy Mother, and the instrument in His great design for the Redemption of mankind; you who had the happiness of living with Jesus and Mary, and of dying in Their arms, be moved with the confidence we place in you, and procure for us from the Almighty, the particular favours which we humbly ask through your intercession.
Here ask for the favours you wish to obtain.

Pray for us, then, O great Saint Joseph, and by your love for Jesus and Mary, and by their love for you, obtain for us the supreme happiness of living and dying in the love of Jesus and Mary. Amen.

Prayer to St.MICHAEL and GUARDIAN ANGELS:            back to the main topic
   St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our safeguard 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 power of God, caste into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
    Angel of God, my guardian dear to whom God's love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

Prayer from POPE JOHN PAUL:
Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men throughout the world, who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them today, through our hands, their daily bread and through our understanding love, give peace and joy.

Prayer from St.FRANCIS :                                                       back to the main topic
Lord, make me a channel of Your peace, that
where there is hatred, I may bring love,
where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness,
where there is discord, I may bring harmony,
where there is error, I may bring truth,
where there is doubt, I may bring faith,
where there is despair, I may bring hope,
where there are shadows, I may bring light and
where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
Lord, grant that I may comfort, rather than to be comforted,
that I may understand, rather that to be understood
that I may love, rather than to be loved.
For it is by forgetting self, that one finds it is by forgiving, that one is forgiven it is by dying that one awakens to eternal life.

Prayer for peace :
Lead me from death to life, from lies to truth Lead me from despair to hope from fear to trust Lead me from hatred to love from war to peace Let peace fill our heart, our world our universe... peace, peace, peace.

Novena Prayer to St.JUDE :                                                      back to the main topic
O Holy St.Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked.

Say three Our Father's, three Hail Mary's and three Glory be's
St.Jude, pray for us and all who invoke your aid. Amen.

Novena Prayer to St.ANTHONY :                                          back to the main topic
O White Lily of Purity,
Sublime example of Poverty,
True mirror of Humility,
Resplendent star of Sanctity,
O glorious St.Anthony,
who did enjoy the sweet privilege of receiving into your arms the Infant Jesus,
I beseech you to take me under your powerful protection. You, in whom the power of working miracles shines forth among the other gifts of God, have pity upon me and come to my aid in this great need.(Make your petition.)
Cleanse my heart from every disorderly affection, obtain for me a true contrition for my sins, and a great love of God and of my neighbour that serving God faithfully in this life, I may come to praise, enjoy and bless Him eternally with you in paradise. Amen.
(Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be...)

Efficacious Prayer to St.ANTHONY :                                     back to the main topic
  O Holy Saint Anthony, one of the gentlest and kindest of all Saints, your burning love of GOD, your exalted virtue and your great charity towards your fellow creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers of an exalted kind.
   Miracles waited on your word, and that word you were ever ready to speak at the request of those in trouble. The anxious prayer of bitter trial was never addressed to in vain.
   To the sick, you gave back health; you restored what was lost, the sorrow stricken were the objects of your tender compassion, even the dead you raised to life when wounded heart cried out to you from the depths of anguish. When on earth nothing was impossible to you, except not to have compassion on those in distress and sorrow. Encouraged by this thought and full of confidence I implore you to obtain for me...(Here mention your request).

  The answer to this my prayer, may require a miracle. Even so, are you not the Saint of Miracles, who when on earth had but to speak and mightiest wonders were wrought? O gentle and loving St.ANTHONY, you whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my prayer into the ears of the Infant Jesus who loved to linger in your arms.
  One word from you and my prayer will be granted. Oh speak that word and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Amen.

Litany of Humility :                                                                  back to the main topic
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us, Christ hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make our hearts like yours.
From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, O Jesus
From the desire of being loved, deliver me, O Jesus
From the desire of being honoured, deliver me, O Jesus
From the desire of being praised, deliver me, O Jesus
From the desire of being preferred, deliver me, O Jesus
From the desire of being consulted, deliver me, O Jesus
From the desire of being approved, deliver me, O Jesus
From the desire of being popular, deliver me, O Jesus
From the fear of being humiliated, deliver me, O Jesus
From the fear of being despised, deliver me, O Jesus
From the fear of suffering rebukes, deliver me, O Jesus
From the fear of being calumniated, deliver me, O Jesus
From the fear of being forgotten, deliver me, O Jesus
From the fear of being wronged, deliver me, O Jesus
From the fear of being rediculed, deliver me, O Jesus
From the fear of being suspected, deliver me, O Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it; That others may be esteemed more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it;
That in the opinion of the world, other may increase and I may decrease, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it;
That others may be chosen and I set aside, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it;
That others may be praised and I unnoticed, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it;
That others may be preferred to me in everything, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it;
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O Lord.

Let us pray :
O Lord, Jesus Christ, who said: "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you,"
grant we beseech you to us Your supplicants the gift of your most divine love that we may love you with our whole hearts and in all our words and works and never cease from praising you. O Lord, give us a perpetual fear as well as love of your Holy name, for you never cease to govern those you founded upon the solidity of Your love. Who lives and reigns world without end.
Amen.

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