Prayers for holiness
When
To
Saints
- St. Joseph
- St. Peter
- St. Paul
- St. Francis Xavier
- St. Philip Neri
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Mary Magdalene
- St. Augustine
- St. Michael the Archangel
- St. Ignatius of Loyola
- St. John the Evangelist
- St. Bernard of Clairvaux
- St. Teresa of Avila
- St. Simeon
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Gabriel the Archangel
- St. Anna the Prophetess
- St. Elizabeth
- St. Gregory the Great
- St. Anne
- St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- St. Ambrose
- St. Raphael the Archangel
- St. Francis de Sales
- St. Alphonsus Liguori
- St. Stephen
- St. Andrew
- St. Basil the Great
- St. Margaret of Cortona
- St. Jerome
- St. Lawrence
- St. Gertrude the Great
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga
- St. Charles Borromeo
- St. Catherine of Siena
- St. Francis Borgia
- St. James the Greater
- St. Matthew
- St. Joachim
- St. Monica
- St. Stanislaus Kostka
- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
- St. Agnes
- St. Fulgentius
- St. Peter Chrysologus
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- St. Patrick
- St. Benedict
- St. Lucy
- St. Sylvester
- St. Bartholomew
- St. Martha
- St. Catherine of Alexandria
- St. Philip the Apostle
- St. Angela Merici
- St. Ursula
- St. Luke
For
- A happy death
- The sick
- The souls in purgatory
- The conversion of sinners
- Comfort in sorrow
- A special favour
- Hopeless cases
- A good confession
- A worthy Communion
- Protection from temptation
- Patience
- Purity
- Humility
- Peace
- Trust in God
- Strength
- Perseverance
- Thanksgiving
- Family
- Children
- Parents
- Vocation
- Priests
- The Pope and the Church
- The missions
- The poor
- Salvation
- Forgiveness of sins
- Contrition
- Mercy
- Love of God
- Protection
- Amendment of life
- Holiness
- Avoiding sin
- Deliverance from evil
- Union with Jesus
- Guidance
- Acceptance of God's will
- Love of neighbour
- Faith
- Penance and mortification
- The interior life
- Detachment
- A pure intention
- Self-control
- God's blessing
- Obedience
- Reparation
- Modesty
- The dying
- The gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Benefactors
- Zeal for souls
- Vocations to the priesthood and religious life
Season
- Advent
- Christmastide
- Time after Epiphany
- Septuagesima
- Lent
- Passiontide
- Holy Week
- Eastertide
- Whitsuntide
- Time after Pentecost
- March, Month of St. Joseph
- May, Month of Mary
- June, Month of the Sacred Heart
- October, Month of the Rosary
- November, Month of the Holy Souls
- Christmas
- Immaculate Conception
- St. Francis Xavier
- Annunciation
- Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Easter
- Pentecost
- Assumption
- Feast of the Sacred Heart
- Corpus Christi
- Holy Guardian Angels
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Our Lady of Consolation
Kind
Written for
94 texts
- Chaplet · 6 minAngelical Crown“291. Angelical Crown. i. Seven Years and Seven Quarantines. ii. 100 Days, daily, to any one who carries this Chaplet about him, or kisses the medal…”
- Devotion · 9 minAnniversary of Our Baptism“Most holy Trinity! Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, one God in three persons!”
- Devotion · 5 minAssociation of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary“I offer up to God all the thoughts, words, and actions of this day,”
- Prayer · 1 minAnima Christi“Soul of CHRIST, sanctify me, Body of CHRIST, save us,”
- Chaplet · 7 minChaplet of the Holy Spirit“Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come”
- Prayer · 1 minBedtime Blessing“God the Father, bless me; Jesus Christ, defend and keep me;”
- Prayer · 2 minBenedictus“quia visitávit, et fecit redemptiónem plebis suæ.”
- NovenaChristmas Novena“O GOD and Saviour of our souls, sweet Infant Jesus,”Begins Wed. 16 Dec
- Prayer · 1 minDaily Act of Oblation“I offer up to God all the thoughts, words, and actions of this day,”
- Devotion · 6 minDevotions for Holy Communion“My Lord Jesus Christ, I firmly believe that I am about to receive”
- Rule of life · 10 minDuties Common to All Sodalists“Though the Rules of the Sodality do not of themselves bind under pain of either mortal or venial sin, but leave in each matter that degree of…”
- Devotion · 9 minEvening Prayer“name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.”
- Devotion · 20 minExercise of Devotion to the Holy Delivery of the Blessed Virgin Mary“With lowly reverence we kneel at thy feet, O powerful queen of heaven!”
- Examination · 13 minExamination of Conscience for Clergy“It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober,”
- Prayer · 8 minFour Prayers to St. Philip Neri“O MY dear and holy Patron, Philip, I put myself into thy hands”
- Examination · 9 minExamination of Conscience on the Present State of the Soul“Do I value them more highly than anything else?”
- Reading · 5 minFriday Office in Eastertide“The Lord is risen indeed, alleluia.”
- Examination · 5 minExamination of Conscience: the Manner of Performing It“LET us adore our LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who sees us as we really are, and Who knows all our sins”
- Prayer · 3 minHumble Supplication to the Holy Spirit“Holy Spirit, divine Paraclete, Father of the poor, Consoler of the afflicted”
- Litany · 4 minLitany for a Happy Death“O LORD Jesus, God of goodness, the Father of mercies, I approach”
- Litany · 3 minLitany for Christmas“be to God on high. And peace on earth to men of good-will. We praise thee. We bless thee. We adore thee. We glorify thee; we give thee thanks for thy…”
- Litany · 4 minLitany for EasterJesus, Redeemer of mankind, Jesus, who has cleansed us by thy blood, Jesus the conqueror of sin and death…
- Litany · 6 minLitany for Holy Communion(Before or After), Sacrament of strength, That Thy sweet face may smile upon us when we appear before Thee…
- Litany · 4 minLitany for Obtaining a Good DeathWhen my lips, cold and trembling, will pronounce for the last time thy adorable name…
- Litany · 4 minLitany of HopeBy Pope Pius VI, I hope for from thee, O my God, I hope, O my God, Our Father…
- Meditation · 5 minMeditation on In What Perfection Consists“See God enthroned in Heaven, and all the Saints lovingly looking up to Him.”
- Litany · 4 minLitany of St. Alphonsus Liguori“Lord, have pity on us. Christ, have pity on us. Lord, have pity on us. Christ, hear us: Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father, from heaven, have…”
- Litany · 4 minLitany of St. Francis Xavier“Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, Have…”
- Meditation · 4 minMeditation on Tepidity“Let us place ourselves before God and His angels, overwhelmed with confusion”
- Litany · 4 minLitany of St. Gerard MajellaJesus, hear us, Holy Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help, St. Joseph, foster-father of Christ…
- Litany · 3 minLitany of St. John Berchmans“Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.”
- Meditation · 9 minMeditation on the Glories of the Sacred Heart in the Blessed Sacrament“The Glories of the Life of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament are many.”
- Litany · 4 minLitany of St. Teresa of JesusHoly Mary, St. Joseph, St. Teresa…
- Litany · 4 minLitany of St. WinefridHoly Mary, Holy Mother of God, Holy Virgin of Virgins, O blessed St. Winefrid, O humble and mild Virgin…
- Prayer · 11 minMeditation on the Lord's Prayer from St. Paul“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies,”
- Litany · 6 minLitany of the Children of MaryBy thy Immaculate Conception, By the fervour with which, at the age of three years, thou didst offer thyself to God…
- Litany · 12 minLitany of the Christian VirtuesCollected out of Holy Scripture, Be favourable, O Lord, and spare us. Be favourable, O Lord, and deliver us…
- Meditation · 5 minMeditation on the Renewal of Religious Vows“Imagine God says to you: "My son, give me thy heart"”
- Litany · 3 minLitany of the Holy Family“have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ…”
- Litany · 5 minLitany of the Holy SpiritGrant us thy Spirit, Pour down thy Holy Spirit upon us, Give unto us the Spirit of peace…
- Litany · 4 minLitany of the Immaculate ConceptionAbode of chaste modesty, immaculate, Anchor of our salvation, immaculate, Health of the sick, immaculate…
- Meditation · 20 minMeditations on the Lord's Prayer“By a multiplicity of rights and of titles, Father.”
- Litany · 4 minLitany of the Most Holy TrinityFather, from whom are all things, Son, through whom are all things, Holy Ghost, in whom are all things…
- Litany · 3 minLitany of the Resurrection(4), From Easter Day to May 1st…
- Prayer · 7 minMorning and Evening Prayers for Children“O God, Heavenly Father! Thou hast permitted us again, after the rest”
- Litany · 2 minLitany of the Will of God“Eternal Father! may thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
- Prayer · 2 minMorning Thanksgiving and Consecration“My Lord and my God! in union with all thy elect in heaven”
- Devotion · 10 minMysteries of the Holy Childhood“Deus in adjutorium meum intende.”
- Prayer · 2 minNovena for Pentecost“O Jesus! triumphant Conqueror of Sin and Death! who hast taken possession”
- NovenaNovena in Preparation for Christmas“Eternal Father, I offer to thy honour and glory, and for my own salvation”Begins Wed. 16 Dec
- NovenaNovena in Preparation for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception“Come, O holy Ghost, fill the hearts of thy faithful and kindle”Begins Sun. 29 Nov
- NovenaNovena to St. Anne“Dear St. Anne, poor prodigal child that I am, I have recourse to thee,”
- NovenaNovena to St. Joseph“Joseph, chosen to be the guardian of Jesus, the protector”
- NovenaNovena to the Holy Child Jesus before Christmas“First Day. To the adorable interior of the holy Infant—His spirit, designs, thoughts, and intentions. ENTER into the sanctuary, the divine interior…”Begins Wed. 16 Dec
- NovenaNovena to the Holy Name of Jesus“Consider, devout soul, that the holy name of Jesus is not a name invented by man,”
- Litany · 4 minOld Irish Litany of the Blessed Virgin MaryOld Irish Litany of the Blessed Virgin…
- Meditation · 6 minOn Meditation“If there is one duty more important than any or all others”
- Reading · 10 minOrdering Your Life and Using Your Time“Take care, then, to do all that thou dost decently, and according to order.”
- Examination · 21 minParticular Examination on the Virtues and Christian Duties“Is your faith true, and sincere ?”
- Prayer · 1 minPrayer for Parents“O MERCIFUL God, who visitest the iniquities of parents on their children”
- Meditation · 5 minReflections on Death and Judgment for Religious“What is death? A complete separation of the soul from the body—they must part”
- Meditation · 7 minResolution to Imitate Jesus Christ (Second Form of Election)“Let us place ourselves alone in the presence of God”
- Prayer · 1 minPrayer of St. Gertrude before Communion“O MOST loving Lord Jesus Christ, I beseech Thee, by all the love”
- Rule of life · 11 minRule of Life“Have a fixed hour for rising in the morning; bless yourself with holy water”
- Rule of life · 3 minRule of Life for a Child of Mary“Morning and night prayers, including three Hail Marys,in honour of the purity of the Blessed Mother.”
- Prayer · 3 minPrayer to St. Anne“With deep and heartfelt veneration I prostrate myself before thee, O glorious St Anne.”
- Prayer · 1 minPrayer to St. Francis“Francis, thou perfect image of our Crucified Savior,”
- Rule of life · 7 minRule of Life for Those Living in the World“Rise at a fixed hour, for example, six o'clock ; do not remain longer”
- Rule of life · 6 minRule of Life for Young Men“Have a fixed hour for rising in the morning; bless yourself with holy water”
- Rule of life · 19 minRules for a Christian Life“O LORD GOD, my Creator and Redeemer, grant that during my mortal pilgrimage”
- Rule of life · 3 minRules for Amendment of Life in a State Already Embraced“To persons engaged in the bonds of marriage, or raised to an ecclesiastical dignity”
- Rule of life · 50 minRules of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary“the Blessed Virgin, Mother of God, who is the principal patroness”
- Litany · 8 minScriptural LitanyC. Lord, P. Christ, C. Christ…
- Prayer · 1 minPrayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Taught to St. Gertrude“O MOST chaste Virgin Mary, I beseech thee by that unspotted purity”
- Prayer · 1 minPrayer to the Eternal and Adorable Trinity“Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! I adore”
- Litany · 5 minScriptural Litany of GodA Scriptural Litany, (Abridged from the “Paradisus Animæ.”), Glory be to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c…
- Prayer · 1 minPrayer to the Holy Spirit“O HOLY SPIRIT, divine spirit of light and love, I consecrate to Thee”
- Prayer · 4 minSeven Thanksgivings for the Seven Effusions of the Precious Blood“O MOST humble Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, true God and true Man,”
- Prayer · 6 minThe Lord's Prayer with Meditations“Lord of heaven and earth, who, with thy only-begotten Son, and the Holy Ghost,”
- Prayer · 3 minUniversal Prayer“O my God, I believe in Thee; do Thou strengthen my faith.”
- Hymn · 1 minVeni Sancte Spiritus“VENI Sancte Spiritus COME, Holy Ghost, send down those beams, Et emitte cælitus Which sweetly flow in silent streams, Lucis tuæ radium. From thy…”
- NovenaBenediction for the Novena to St. Francis Xavier“Calicem salutaris accipiam, et sacrificabo hostiam laudis.”Begins Tue. 24 Nov
- Prayer · 1 minCollect of St. Philip Neri“Deus, qui Beati PHILIPPI Confessoris tui cor, Divini amoris motibus tremens”
- Meditation · 4 minConsideration on the Piety of St. Francis Xavier“C'EST dans les premiers exercices qu'il fit sous la conduite d'Ignace”
- Prayer · 1 minEjaculatory Prayers to St. Philip Neri“Respice de Cœlo Sancte Pater PHILIPPE.”
- Meditation · 8 minEvening Meditation on the Patience of St. Philip Neri“Primo punto. Considera, che siccome tutta la Vita di S. FILIPPO fu una continua Mortificazione, così fu una continuata Pazienza, essendo stata la sua…”
- NovenaFrench Novena for the Immaculate Conception“Venez, Esprit-Saint, remplissez les cœurs de vos fidèles,”Begins Sun. 29 Nov
- Litany · 2 minLitaniae de S. PhilippoParce nobis, Domine, Exaudi nos, Domine, Miserere nobis…
- Litany · 5 minLitany of St. John Baptist de La SalleJésus-Christ, Père céleste, Fils rédempteur du monde, Très-Sainte Trinité, qui êtes un seul Dieu…
- Meditation · 4 minNovena of Grace to St. Francis Xavier: Consideration for the Eighth Day“C'EST dans les premiers exercices qu'il fit sous la conduite d'Ignace, que”
- Prayer · 1 minPrayer at the Last Gospel“Verbe adorable, sans commencement et sans fin, faites-nous la grâce de vous connoître”
- Prayer · 1 minPrayer for the Fire of the Holy Spirit (St. Philip Neri)“Precibus nostris, quæsumus Domine, placatus intende, & præsta, ut illo nos igne”
- Prayer · 3 minPrayer to St. Philip Neri for a Happy Death“Benedetto sia il Santissimo Nome del nostro Signore Giesù Cristo, della Santissima”
- Prayer · 1 minResponsorium S. Philippi Nerii“Salve Aquila Sacerdotum Columba Confessorum, Institutum Sine Votis relinquis, Votum Charitatis in hoc totum.”
