Esteemed prayer book editor Storey provides nearly 200 prayers for anyone new to the Catholic faith. He places the prayers in their historical and liturgical contexts and groups them by theme.
Contents
Introduction xi
How the Book Is Organized xii
A School of Prayer xiii
Prayers for New Catholics xiv
External and Internal Prayer xv
Second-Century Directions for Prayer xvi
1. Foundations of Our Faith 1
The Gospel in Brief 1
The Word of God 1
The Word of Life 3
The Greatest Commandment 4
The New Commandment 4
The Gentle Mastery of Christ 5
The Shepherd Psalm 6
Prayer of Commitment 7
2. Basic Christian Prayers 9
The Sign of the Cross 9
The Apostles’ Creed 9
The Lord’s Prayer 11
The Lesser Doxology 12
The Greater Doxology 13
Hail Mary 13
The Angelus 14
The Queen of Heaven 15
Acts of Faith, Hope, and Love 16
A Universal Prayer for Peace 16
Grace at Meals 17
Daily Offering to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 17
Prayer of Abandonment to God 18
3. Morning and Evening Prayer 21
A Brief Morning Prayer 22
Three O’clock Prayer 24
A Brief Evening Prayer 25
Prayer in the Special Seasons 28
Advent 28
Christmastide 35
Lent 43
The Sacred Triduum 50
Eastertide: The Great Fifty Days 58
4. Prayers to the Lord Jesus 67
Hymn to Jesus 67
Faith and Trust in Jesus 68
Jesus Help Me 69
Peace Prayer 70
Jesus Needs Us 70
Jesus My Friend 71
Invocations to Christ Our Lord 71
The Real Presence of Jesus 73
A Prayer before Holy Communion 73
Holy Communion 75
For True Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament 76
Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament 77
Visit to the Blessed Sacrament 77
Prayer in Full Faith 79
To Our Most Holy Redeemer 79
Doxology 80
A Prayer for Deliverance 80
Hymn to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 81
The Jesus Prayer 81
The Most Holy Name of Jesus 82
5. Devotions to Christ Crucified 85
The Holy Face of Jesus 85
Prayer to Jesus Crucified 86
To Jesus Crucified 87
Christ Crucified 88
Three Holy Cross Prayers 88
Prayer to Christ’s Wounds 90
Hail, Sacred Heart of Jesus 91
Litany of the Precious Blood 92
The Paschal Mystery 94
Easter Day 95
Holy Father of Glory 96
6. Prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary 99
We Turn to You (Sub tuum praesidium) 100
Hail, Holy Queen (Salve, Regina) 100
Salutation to the Blessed Virgin 101
Memorare 102
To Mary 102
To Our Lady of Consolation 102
To Our Sorrowful Mother 103
To Our Lady of Guadalupe 104
Prayer to Our Lady of Combermere 105
Litany of Loreto 106
A Prayer to St. Joseph in Time of Need 109
7. The Holy Rosary 111
Suggestions for Praying the Rosary 111
I. The Joyful Mysteries 112
II. The Luminous Mysteries 114
III. The Sorrowful Mysteries 116
IV. The Glorious Mysteries 119
8. Hymns and Prayers of Praise and Thanksgiving 123
The Canticle of the Church 123
Hymn of Praise 125
The Divine Praises 126
The Canticle of All Creatures 126
Act of Praise (Psalm 117) 129
Thank You Jesus! 130
Prayer of Thanksgiving 131
Litany of Praise and Thanksgiving 132
9. Prayers of Repentance and Forgiveness 135
The Act of Contrition 135
I Confess (Confiteor) 136
May I Know Myself and Know You (Noverim me, noverim te) 136
For the Fullness of Our Baptism 137
For the Gift of Repentance 138
For Repentance and Forgiveness 139
Prayer for Holiness 140
Christ in the Universe 141
The Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies 142
For the Forgiveness of Sins 145
Who Is There to Understand? 146
10. Prayers for the Dead 149
A Living Hope 149
Dies Irae 149
The Hope of Rising in Christ 150
Prayers for the Faithful Departed 151
For Our Dear Departed 152
Psalm 130 (De profundis) 153
Prayer for a Dead Child 155
For Those Who Survive 155
Litany of the Faithful Departed 156
11. Short Prayers for Daily Life 159
12. Resources for Prayer 163
Notes 167
Acknowledgments 171
About the Author 174