Catholic Prayers

Catholic Prayers in English and Latin

Act of Love

English

O Lord God,
I love you above all things
and I love my neighbor for your sake
because you are the highest,
infinite and perfect
good, worthy of all my love.
In this love
I intend to live and die.
Amen.

Latin

Domine Deus,
amo te super omnia
et proximum meum propter te,
quia tu es summum, infinitum,
et perfectissimum bonum,
omni dilectione dignum.
In hac caritate
vivere et mori statuo.
Amen.

Queen of Heaven (Regina Caeli)

English

Queen of Heaven rejoice, Alleluia;
The Son whom you merited to bear, Alleluia,
has risen as He said, Alleluia.
Pray for us to God, Alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia,
For the Lord is truly Risen, Alleluia.

Latin

Regina caeli laetare, Alleluia;
Quia quem meruisti portare, Alleluia;
Resurrexit sicut dixit, Allelluia;
Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia.
Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia,
Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

Latin

Sancte Michael Archangele,
defende nos in proelio,
contra nequitiam
et insidias diaboli esto praesidium.
Imperet illi Deus,
supplices deprecamur:
tuque,
Princeps militiae caelestis,
Satanam aliosque spiritus malignos,
qui ad perditionem animarum
pervagantur in mundo,
divina virtute,
in infernum detrude. Amen.

Angel of God (Guardian Angel Prayer)

English

Angel of God,
my guardian dear,
to whom God's love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side,
to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.

Latin

Angele Dei,
qui custos es mei,
me, tibi commissum pietate superna,
illumina, custodi,
rege et gubérna.
Amen.

Blessing Before Meals

English

Bless us O Lord,
and these Thy gifts
which we are about to receive from Thy bounty.
Through Christ Our Lord. Amen

Latin

Benedic Domine,
nos et haec tua dona
quae de tua largitate sumus sumpturi
per Christum Dominum Nostrum. Amen.

Blessing After Meals

English

We give Thee thanks
for all Thy benefits,
O Almighty God,
Who livest and reignest forever.
And may the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God,
rest in peace. Amen.

Latin

Agimus tibi gratias,
omnipotens Deus,
pro universis beneficiis tuis,
qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum.
Fidelium animae,
per misericordiam Dei,
requiescant in pace. Amen.

The Divine Praises

English

Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man
Blessed be the Name of Jesus
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood
Blessed be Jesus
in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar
Blessed be the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete
Blessed be the great Mother of Christ, Mary most Holy
Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception
Blessed be her Glorious Assumption
Blessed be the Name of Mary, Virgin and Mother
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse
Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints

Latin

Benedictus Deus. Benedictum Nomen Sanctum eius
Benedictus Iesus Christus, verus Deus et verus homo
Benedictum Nomen Iesu
Benedictum Cor eius sacratissimum
Benedictus Sanguis eius pretiosissimus
Benedictus Iesus
in sanctissimo altaris Sacramento
Benedictus Sanctus Spiritus, Paraclitus
Benedicta excelsa Mater Christi, Maria sanctissima
Benedicta sancta eius et immaculata Conceptio
Benedicta eius gloriosa Assumptio
Benedictum nomen Mariae, Virginis et Matris
Benedictus sanctus Ioseph, eius castissimus Sponsus
Benedictus Deus in Angelis suis, et in Sanctis suis