Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee;
blessed art thou among woman and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth;
Time with Jesus: Meditation and Sacred Reading
Before you begin to pray with Scripture
Choose a passage of Scripture for prayer. This may be done the day before, using a bible, or a missal with readings from the Mass for that Day.
Jesus, a Jew, prayed regularly with his synagogue community (Luke 4). He also went often to quiet places to pray to the Father, sometimes alone, or with his closest friends (eg. Luke 6:12; Mark 6:31-33)
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There is a rich treasury of prayers in the Catholic Tradition, which may be prayed with others or alone. The ‘Our Father’ is the prayer Jesus taught us (Matthew 6:9-15, Luke 11:1-4).
O Jesus, through the most pure heart of Mary,
I offer you my prayers, works, joys,
Lord, we thank you for the blessings of this day and for this time together as family.
We thank you for this wonderful meal and for this time we share.
V. The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary,...
O my God, I am sorry that I have sinned against you,
because you are so good,
Rejoice, O Queen of Heaven, Alleluia!
For He Whom thou didst merit to bear, Alleluia!
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy!
Hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope!
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;