Basic Catholic Prayers

The Lord's Prayer

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.

The Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

The Hail Mary

Hail, Mary, full of grace
the Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou among women,
And blessed is thy 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

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.

Grace Before Meals

Bless Us O Lord,
for these thy gifts
which we are about to receive
from Thy bounty;
Through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.

Grace After Meals

We give You thanks, Almighty God,
for these and all your blessings;
As you live and reign
For ever and ever.
Amen.

Come Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of Your love.
Send forth Your Spirit,
and they shall be created;
And You will renew the face of the earth.
O God, on the first Pentecost
You instructed the hearts of those who believed in You
by the light of the Holy Spirit;
Under the inspiration of the same Spirit,
give us a taste for what is right and true
and a continuing sense of His presence and power;
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen.

The Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our Lord;
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell,
On the third day He rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
And is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Catholic Church,
the Communion of Saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.

Act of Contrition

O my God, I am heartily sorry
for having offended Thee,
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 Thee, my God,
Who art all-good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace,
to confess my sins, to do penance
and to amend my life.
Amen.