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Prayers from Sacred Scripture & Catholic Tradition
The prayers below are drawn directly from the Catholic Bible (Douay-Rheims) and centuries-old prayers of the Church. Every text is faithful — nothing paraphrased, nothing invented.
Matthew 6:9–13 (Douay-Rheims)
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Luke 1:28, 42, with the Church's traditional petition
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Traditional prayer of the Church (attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Tobit 8:5–8 (Douay-Rheims) — the wedding-night prayer of the Old Testament
Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers, and blessed is thy holy and glorious name for ever. Thou madest Adam of the slime of the earth, and gavest him Eve for a helper. And now, Lord, thou knowest that not for fleshly lust do I take my sister to wife, but only for the love of posterity, in which thy name may be blessed for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Corinthians 13:4–7 (Douay-Rheims)
Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up; is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Composed by Pope Leo XIII (Quamquam Pluries, 1889)
To thee, O blessed Joseph, do we have recourse in our tribulation, and having implored the help of thy thrice-holy Spouse, we confidently invoke thy patronage also. By that charity wherewith thou wast united to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God, and by the fatherly love with which thou didst embrace the Child Jesus, we humbly beg thee graciously to regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by His Blood, and by thy power and strength to aid us in our necessities. Amen.