A man of prayer is capable of everything.
Therefore, it is of great importance that missionaries should give themselves to
this exercise with particular earnestness;
and as without it they will gain little or no fruit,
so with its help they will become much more able to move hearts and convert
souls to their creator,
than by learning and oratorical skill.
St. Vincent de Paul
"But When you Pray, go into your room,
close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen." (Matthew 6/6..)
"This, then, is how you should pray: "Our Father..." (Matthew 6/9)
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,
for the kingdom, the power
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever
Amen.
Hail Mary full of Grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed are 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.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now,
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
We
believe in one God,
The
Father, the Almighty,
Maker
of heaven and earth
Of
all that is, seen and unseen.
We
believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
The
only Son of God,
Eternally
begotten of the Father,
God
from God, Light from light,
True
God from true God,
Begotten,
not made,
of
one Being with the Father.
Through
him, all things were made.
For
us men and for our salvation
He
came down from heaven:
By
the power of the Holy Spirit
He
became incarnate
From
the Virgin Mary,
And
was made man.
For
our sake he was crucified
Under
Pontius Pilate;
He
suffered death and was buried.
On
the third day he rose again
In
accordance with the Scriptures;
He
ascended into heaven
And
is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He
will come again in Glory
To
judge the living and the dead,
And
his kingdom will have no end.
We
believe in the Holy Spirit,
The
Lord, the giver of life.
Who
proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With
the Father and the Son
He
is worshipped and glorified.
He
has spoken through the prophets.
We
believe in one, holy, catholic
And
apostolic Church.
We
acknowledge on baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We
look for the resurrection of the dead.
And
the life of the world to come.
Amen.
O my God,
I am heartily sorry for having offended You
and I detest all my sins,
because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell,
but most of all because they offend you,
my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve,
with the help of your grace,
to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life
Amen.