Prayers
Marian
Rosary, Memorare, Angelus, Magnificat — devotion to Our Lady.
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Memorare
Classic appeal to the maternal intercession of Our Lady, attributed to St Bernard.
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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.
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Stabat Mater
The great hymn of Mary’s compassion, prayed on Good Friday and during the Stations of the Cross.
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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.
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How to Pray the Rosary
A practical guide to praying the Holy Rosary — structure, order of prayers, and distribution of mysteries by…
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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.
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The Sorrowful Mysteries
The five Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary — Agony, Scourging, Crowning, Carrying of the Cross, and Crucifixion.
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The Glorious Mysteries
The five Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary — Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost, Assumption, and Coronation.
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The Luminous Mysteries
The five Luminous Mysteries, added by St John Paul II in 2002 — Christ’s public life.
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The Fatima Prayer
Prayer taught by Our Lady at Fatima on 13 July 1917 — recited after each decade of the…
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Prayer of the Angel of Portugal
Prayer taught by the Angel of Portugal to the three shepherd children of Fatima in the third apparition…
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Offering of the Rosary
Traditional offering prayer, recited before beginning the Rosary.
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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…
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Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows
Devotion of the Seven Sorrows: seven decades of one Hail Mary each, plus three Hail Marys for Mary’s…
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Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows
The Litany of the Seven Sorrows from the Servite devotion — invocations recalling each sword that pierced Mary’s…
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…
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Consecration to Jesus through Mary
Short formula of the total consecration to Jesus through Mary, according to the method of St Louis Marie…
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Memorare to Our Lady of Tears
Petition modelled on the Memorare of St Bernard, addressed to Our Lady under the title of Virgin of…
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Mary, Help of Christians
Prayer of St John Bosco to Mary Help of Christians — protectress of the Church invoked especially in…
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Act of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart
Act of reparation for outrages to the Immaculate Heart of Mary — devotion of the First Fridays and…
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Chaplet of the Holy Wounds
Devotion of the Holy Wounds revealed to Sister Marie Marthe Chambon — one prayer to the Eternal Father…