Comments on: What are your favorite prayers?

By: Michael Lovett

Michael Lovett — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:21:57 +0000

I’m trying to find the longer latin prayer from which The Memorare has been extracted from. I’ve spent hours on Google without success. Would anyone have any idea where else I should be looking?

- Mike

By: Catholic debating pro-life

Catholic debating pro-life — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:38:00 +0000

Before I would run in track I’d say, “Our Lady of the Track, pray for us.”

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:10:10 +0000

If I had to choose just one, it would be The Memorare.

Other favorites include:

The Angelus

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Prayer to St. Michael

Prayer of St. Francis

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:37:12 +0000

The Memorare since I was a little girl.

By: D Hunt

D Hunt — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:35:46 +0000

A few:

*Get Us Out of Here!!” – Maria Simma Speaks with Nicky Eltz—Awesome book!!You can get it thru amazon secondary seller.

*The Gospel Without Compromise by Catherine De Hueck Doherty

*Poustinia: Encountering God in Silence, Solitude and Prayer (Madonna House Classics)

*The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality by Kyriacos C. Markides

*Consecration to Mary: St. Louis De Montfort’s True Devotion : Complete Five-Week Preparation : Prayers, Daily Meditations, Spiritual Guidance, Ceremony by Louis-Marie Grignion De Montfort and Helmuts Libietis—This version is a great one.

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:22:34 +0000

On second thought, I suppose O Salutaris Hostia is more properly known as a hymn (Matthew, favorite hymns?). So on that note I’ll change my entry to the Angelus. Pope Benedict says this prayer in St. Peter’s at noon. I’m not sure if other popes did as well. The prayer is often said morning, noon, and night.

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:43:27 +0000

As the Holy Mass and rosary have already been mentioned, I’d like to add a prayer that is most often associated with the Eucharistic Adoration devotion. Matthew, perhaps next week you could poll people’s favorite devotions?

O Saving Victim opening wide
The gates of heaven to man below!
Our foes press on from every side;
Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.

To Thy great name be endless praise,
Immortal Godhead, One in Three;
O, grant us endless length of days,
In our true native land with thee.

St. Thomas Aquinas Acts 7:54-60

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:18:24 +0000

My very favorite it Cardinal Mercier’s Prayer to the Holy Spirit. Pray it daily and see how the Holy Spirit works in your life. This is what the prayer card says:

Prayer to the Holy Spirit
I am going to reveal to you the secret of sanctity and happiness. Every day for five minutes control your imagination and close your eyes to the things of sense and your ears to all the noises of the world, in order to enter into yourself. Then, in the sanctity of your baptized soul (which is the temple of the Holy Spirit) speak to that Divine Spirit, saying to Him:

“Oh, Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul…I adore you. Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me. Tell me what I should do…give me Your orders. I promise to submit myself to all that You desire of me and to accept all that You permit to happen to me. Let me only know Your will.”

If you do this, your life will flow along happily, serenely and full of consolation, even in the midst of trials. Grace will be proportioned to the trial, giving you the strength to carry it and you will arrive at the gate of Paradise, laden with merit. This submission to the Holy Spirit is the secret of sanctity.

By: Matthew Warner

Matthew Warner — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:10:36 +0000

Amen!

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:01:07 +0000

Lord, have mercy.

By: Carol

Carol — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:29:50 +0000

Holy Mass.
Then my all time favorite is the Memorare.
I am learning this now in Latin.