- Act of Adoration
- Act of Faith
- Act of Hope
- Act of Love
- Act of Thanksgiving
- Let us beg of God to make known our sins to us
- A Firm Purpose of Amendment
- Litany of the Blessed Virgin
- De Profundis
- When you go to bed
Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity, now and forever. Amen.
Come, 0 Holy Ghost! replenish the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy divine love.
Act of Adoration
Great God! the Lord of heaven and earth! I prostrate myself before Thee. With all the angels and saints, I adore Thee. I acknowledge Thee to be my Creator and sovereign Lord, my first beginning and last end. I render to Thee the homage of my being and life. I submit myself to Thy holy will; and I devote myself to Thy divine service, now and for ever.
Act of Faith
O my God! I firmly believe all the sacred truths, which Thy Holy Catholic Church believes and teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, who canst neither deceive nor be deceived.
Act of Hope
O my God! relying on Thy infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon for my sins, the assistance of Thy grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Act of Love
O my God! I love Thee above all things with my whole heart and soul, because Thou art infinitely amiable and deserving of all love. I love also my neighbor as myself, for the love of Thee. I forgive all, who have injured me, and ask pardon of all, whom I have injured.
Act of Thanksgiving
How shall I be able to thank Thee, 0 Lord! for all Thy favors? Thou hast thought of me from all eternity; Thou hast brought me forth from nothing; Thou hast given Thy life to redeem me, and Thou continuest still, daily, to load me with Thy favors. Alas! my God! what return can I make Thee, for all Thy benefits, and in particular for the favors of this day? Join me, ye blessed spirits! and all ye elect I in praising the God of mercies, who is so bountiful to so unworthy a creature.
Let us beg of God to make known our sins to us
O Holy Ghost, eternal source of light! remove my darkness, and dispel those shades, that hide from me the filth and enormity of my offences. Show me, I beseech Thee, the sins I have this day committed, in thought, word, and action. Grant me a feeling sense of them, that I may detest them all from the bottom of my heart, and dread nothing so much, as ever to commit them hereafter.
Let us examine our consciences, and consider where we have “been this day, and in what company. Let us call to mind the duties of our state, and our different offences. Against God, against our neighbor, and against our ourselves.
A Firm Purpose of Amendment
O eternal God! against whom I have sinned, I wish from my heart that I had never offended Thee; but as I have been so unhappy, oh grant me now grace, never more to offend Thee. Thou wiliest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he be converted and live. Convert me then and I shall be converted. Have mercy on me according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies, blot out my iniquities. I renounce all sin, and firmly purpose to shun all the occasions of it, and to walk henceforth in the path of thy commandments. This is my fixed resolution, which I hope I shall, faithfully keep, relying upon Thee, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Litany of the Blessed Virgin
We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God! despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin!
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 mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Pray for us
Holy Mother of God, Pray for us
Holy Virgin of virgins, Pray for us
Mother of Christ, Pray for us
Mother of divine grace, Pray for us
Mother most pure, Pray for us
Mother most chaste, Pray for us
Mother inviolate, Pray for us
Mother undefiled, Pray for us
Mother most amiable, Pray for us
Mother most admirable, Pray for us
Mother of our Creator, Pray for us
Mother of our Redeemer, Pray for us
Virgin most prudent, Pray for us
Virgin most venerable, Pray for us
Virgin most renowned, Pray for us
Virgin most powerful, Pray for us
Virgin most merciful, Pray for us
Virgin most faithful, Pray for us
Mirror of justice, Pray for us
Seat of wisdom, Pray for us
Cause of our joy, Pray for us
Spiritual vessel, Pray for us
Vessel of honor, Pray for us
Vessel of singular devotion, Pray for us
Mystical rose, Pray for us
Tower of David, Pray for us
Tower of ivory, Pray for us
House of gold, Pray for us
Ark of the covenant, Pray for us
Gate of heaven, Pray for us
Morning star, Pray for us
Health of the weak, Pray for us
Refuge of sinners, Pray for us
Comforter of the afflicted, Pray for us
Help of Christians, Pray for us
Queen of Angels, Pray for us
Queen of Patriarchs, Pray for us
Queen of Prophets, Pray for us
Queen of Apostles, Pray for us
Queen of Martyrs, Pray for us
Queen of Confessors, Pray for us
Queen of Virgins, Pray for us
Queen of all Saints. Pray for us
Queen conceived without sin, Pray for us
Queen of the most holy Rosary, Pray for us
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, 0 Lord!
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, 0 Lord!
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray.
Defend, O Lord, we beseech Thee, by the intercession of blessed Mary ever virgin, this Thy family from all adversity; and mercifully protect us, who prostrate ourselves before Thee with all our hearts, from the snares of the enemy. Through Christ our Lord.
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord! Thy grace into our hearts, that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, has been made known by the message of an angel, may, by His Passion and Cross, be brought to the glory of His resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Let us pray for the souls of all the faithful departed, particularly for those of our friends and benefactors.)
De Profundis
Out of the depths I have cried unto Thee, O Lord! Lord, hear my voice. Let Thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If thou, O Lord! wilt mark iniquities! Lord! who shall stand it? For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of Thy law, I have waited for Thee, O Lord! My soul hath relied on His word; my soul hath hoped in the Lord. From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. Because with the Lord there is mercy; and with Him plentiful redemption. And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
V. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord!
R. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
V. O Lord! hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us Pray.
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of Thy servants departed, the remission of all their sins: that, through pious supplications, they may obtain that pardon, which they have always desired, who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
(Let us recommend our rest to God, to the blessed Virgin, and the Saints.)
V. Vouchsafe, O Lord! this night, to keep us without sin.
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord! have mercy on us.
Let us Pray.
O angel of God, to whose holy care I am committed by the supreme clemency, enlighten, defend, and protect me this night from all sin and danger. Amen.
Visit, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, this habitation, and drive from it all the snares of the enemy. Let Thy holy angels dwell herein, to preserve us in peace; and may Thy blessing be upon us for ever, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
God the Father! bless us; Jesus Christ! defend and keep us; the virtue of the Holy Ghost! enlighten and sanctify us this night and for ever; and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Bless, O Lord! the repose I am going to take, in order to renew my strength, that I may be better able to serve Thee. 0 all ye saints and angels! but chiefly thou, O Mother of God! intercede for me this night, and during the rest of my life, but particularly at the hour of my death.
May the divine assistance remain always with us. Amen.
When you go to bed, say:
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ crucified, I lay me down to rest! bless me, 0 Lord, defend and govern me, and after this short and miserable pilgrimage, bring me to everlasting happiness. Amen.