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Prayers to Saint Jude Thaddeus and Saint Padre Pio, daily prayers and prayers in time of need.
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Prayers to Saint Jude Thaddeus
- Prayer to Saint Jude ThaddeusThe best-known prayer to the holy Apostle in hopeless cases.
- Short novena (9 times a day)By an old tradition, this short prayer is said 9 times a day for 9 days.
- Novena to Saint Jude ThaddeusNine days of prayer. Each day: an opening prayer, a reflection and the prayer of the day, a resolution and a common closing prayer. The site…
- Litany of Saint Jude ThaddeusThe litany is good to pray together: one person reads the invocations, the others respond.
- Prayer of thanksgiving to Saint JudeWhen a grace has been received — give thanks.
- Prayer in difficult circumstancesWhen you have no strength left.
- Prayer for the sickThrough the intercession of Saint Jude.
Prayers to Saint Padre Pio
- Stay with me, LordThe prayer Saint Padre Pio said after Holy Communion.
- Novena to the Sacred Heart of JesusSaint Padre Pio said this novena every day for everyone who asked for his prayers. It was written by Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque.
- Prayer to Saint Padre PioA request for his intercession.
- 30-day prayer to Saint Padre Pio for the impossibleA thirty-day prayer for help in matters that seem hopeless.
- Prayer for the sick to Saint Padre PioPadre Pio built the Home for the Relief of Suffering — let us pray for the sick through his intercession.
Daily prayers
- Our FatherThe Lord's Prayer — the prayer Jesus Christ Himself taught us (Mt 6:9–13).
- Rejoice, O Virgin TheotokosThe angelic greeting in the Byzantine tradition.
- Hail MaryThe angelic greeting in the Latin tradition.
- Glory Be
- Psalm 91 (90) “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High”The psalm of God's protection (numbered 90 in the Greek and Latin tradition). It is read in danger, on journeys, before battle, in fear and…
- I believe (the Creed)The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed.
- Prayer to the Guardian Angel
- O Heavenly KingA prayer to the Holy Spirit, with which every prayer and every task begins.
- Trisagion and “O Most Holy Trinity”The opening prayers of the morning and evening rule in the Byzantine tradition.
- The Jesus PrayerA short prayer of the heart. It is repeated slowly, in rhythm with the breath — on the road, at work, in anxiety.
- Morning prayerTo begin the day with God.
- Evening prayerBefore sleep: thanksgiving, repentance and trust.
- Grace before meals
- Grace after meals
- Acts of faith, hope and loveShort prayers by which a Christian renews the principal virtues.
- Act of contritionBefore confession, or in the evening when the conscience is troubled.
- Psalm 51 (50) “Have mercy on me, O God”The penitential psalm of King David (numbered 50 in the Greek and Latin tradition).
- Psalm 23 (22) “The Lord is my shepherd”The psalm of trust (numbered 22 in the Greek and Latin tradition). It is often read in illness, in fear and beside the dying.
- Prayer for peace “Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace”The prayer is attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi; it spread in the 20th century.
- Prayer to Saint Michael the ArchangelA prayer for protection against evil, composed by Pope Leo XIII.
Prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Beneath your compassion (Sub tuum praesidium)The oldest known prayer to the Mother of God (3rd century).
- It is truly right (Axion estin)A hymn-prayer in honour of the Mother of God from the Divine Liturgy.
- Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary (Memorare)The prayer of Saint Bernard — to the One who abandons no one.
- The AngelusThe prayer is said three times a day — morning, noon and evening, when the bells ring.
- Hail, Holy QueenAn ancient hymn to the Mother of God (Salve Regina).
- Queen of Heaven, rejoice (Regina Caeli)The Easter prayer to the Mother of God — said from Easter to Pentecost instead of the Angelus.
- The Rosary: how to pray itStep by step: the prayers, the mysteries and the days of the week.
Prayers in time of need
- Prayer for UkraineWords by Oleksandr Konysky (1885), music by Mykola Lysenko — the spiritual anthem of Ukraine.
- Prayer for the defenders of Ukraine
- Prayer for the deadFor those we have lost.
- Prayer in grief and sorrow
- Chaplet of Divine MercyThe prayer Jesus gave to Saint Faustina Kowalska. It is prayed on rosary beads, especially at 3 p.m. — the Hour of Mercy.
- Parents' prayer for their children
- Prayer for married couplesFor a husband or wife, and for peace in the family.
- Prayer before surgeryFor yourself or for a loved one. It can also be read for the doctors.
- Prayer before a journey
- Prayer during air raid alerts and shellingWhen you are afraid — short, so that you can pray even in a shelter.
- Prayer for prisoners of war and the missingFor those waiting for news.
- Prayer for work and in financial hardship
- Prayer for peace in Ukraine