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Prayers

Marian

Rosary, Memorare, Angelus, Magnificat — devotion to Our Lady.

1. Memorare Classic appeal to the maternal intercession of Our Lady, attributed to St Bernard.
2. The Angelus The traditional prayer recited at 6 am, noon and 6 pm, recalling the mystery of the Incarnation.
3. Queen of Heaven The Marian antiphon that replaces the Angelus during Eastertide, from the Easter Vigil to Pentecost.
4. We Fly to Thy Patronage The oldest preserved Marian prayer — a Greek papyrus from the 3rd century. A refuge in every need.
5. Magnificat Our Lady’s canticle from Luke, prayed daily at Vespers in the Divine Office.
6. Blessed and Praised Be Traditional Brazilian acclamation to the Immaculate Conception, patroness of Brazil.
7. Stabat Mater The great hymn of Mary’s compassion, prayed on Good Friday and during the Stations of the Cross.
8. Hail, Queen of Heaven The Marian antiphon sung at Compline from Ordinary Time until the beginning of Lent.
9. Loving Mother of the Redeemer The Marian antiphon sung at Compline during Advent and Christmastide.
10. How to Pray the Rosary A practical guide to praying the Holy Rosary — structure, order of prayers, and distribution of mysteries by day.
11. Prayer to Our Lady of Aparecida The traditional prayer to the Patroness of Brazil, prayed at Aparecida do Norte and throughout the country.
12. The Joyful Mysteries The five Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary — Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Presentation, and Finding in the Temple.
13. The Sorrowful Mysteries The five Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary — Agony, Scourging, Crowning, Carrying of the Cross, and Crucifixion.
14. The Glorious Mysteries The five Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary — Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost, Assumption, and Coronation.
15. The Luminous Mysteries The five Luminous Mysteries, added by St John Paul II in 2002 — Christ’s public life.
16. The Fatima Prayer Prayer taught by Our Lady at Fatima on 13 July 1917 — recited after each decade of the Rosary.
17. Prayer of the Angel of Portugal Prayer taught by the Angel of Portugal to the three shepherd children of Fatima in the third apparition (autumn 1916).
18. Offering of the Rosary Traditional offering prayer, recited before beginning the Rosary.
19. Prayer after the Rosary Liturgical conclusion of the Rosary — collect from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
20. Hail, Mystical Rose Salutation to Our Lady under the title of Mystical Rose of Montichiari, popular in Rosary devotions.
21. Blessed be the Pure Conception Traditional acclamation prayed at the beginning and end of the Rosary, in honour of the Immaculate Conception.
22. The Seven Sorrows of Mary The seven swords that pierced the Heart of the Virgin — devotion spread by the Servite Order since the 13th century.
23. Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows Devotion of the Seven Sorrows: seven decades of one Hail Mary each, plus three Hail Marys for Mary’s tears.
24. Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows The Litany of the Seven Sorrows from the Servite devotion — invocations recalling each sword that pierced Mary’s Heart.
25. Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary — text used by Pius XII in 1942, in response to the request from Fatima.
26. Consecration to Jesus through Mary Short formula of the total consecration to Jesus through Mary, according to the method of St Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort.
27. Memorare to Our Lady of Tears Petition modelled on the Memorare of St Bernard, addressed to Our Lady under the title of Virgin of Tears.
28. Mary, Help of Christians Prayer of St John Bosco to Mary Help of Christians — protectress of the Church invoked especially in spiritual combat.
29. Act of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart Act of reparation for outrages to the Immaculate Heart of Mary — devotion of the First Fridays and First Saturdays.
30. Chaplet of the Holy Wounds Devotion of the Holy Wounds revealed to Sister Marie Marthe Chambon — one prayer to the Eternal Father and one act of pardon to the Lord.