The texts in these collections come from a variety of public sources on the Internet, including the Oxford Text Archive, Project Gutenberg, the Online Book Initiative, and contributions from individual text encoders
King James version of The Bible
The New American Bible - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC.
New Testament - Rheims (1582) version of the Bible
King James Version of The New Testament
The Koran - The Holy Qur'an, translated by M.H. Shakir
The Jefferson Bible
The Life and Morals
of Jesus of Nazareth
Extracted Textually from the Gospels
Compiled
by Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson believed that the
ethical system of Jesus was the finest the world has ever seen.
In compiling what has come to be called "The Jefferson Bible," he
sought to separate those ethical teachings
from the religious dogma and other supernatural elements that are intermixed in
the account provided by the four
Gospels. He presented these teachings, along with the essential events of the
life of Jesus, in one continuous narrative.
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Sign of the
Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be
thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our
trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into
temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with
thee. Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under
Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day he
rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father; from
thence he shall come to
judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic
Church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.
Amen.
Prayers To The Blessed Mother
The Rosary
The rosary consists of fifteen decades.
Each decade focuses upon a particular
mystery in the life of Christ and his Blessed Mother. It is customary to say
five
decades at a time, while meditating upon one set of mysteries.
Joyful Mysteries
I. The Annunciation
II. The Visitation
III. The Birth of our Lord
IV. The Presentation of our Lord
V. The Finding of our Lord in the Temple
Sorrowful Mysteries
I. The Agony in the Garden
II. The Scourging at the Pillar
III. The Crowning with Thorns
IV. The Carrying of the Cross
V. The Crucifixion and Death of our Lord
Glorious
Mysteries
I. The Resurrection
II. The Ascension
III. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
IV. The Assumption of our Blessed Mother into Heaven
V. The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our
light, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry,
poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and
weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us and after
this, our exile, show unto
us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin
Mary.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with
this confidence, we turn to thee,
O Virgin of virgins, our Mother. To thee we come, before thee we stand,
sinful and sorrowful. O Mother
of the Word Incarnate, do not despise our petitions, but in thy mercy hear
and answer us. Amen.
The Angelus
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. (Hail Mary . . .)
Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R. Be it done unto me according to thy word.
(Hail Mary ...)
And the Word was made flesh. R. And dwelt among us. (Hail Mary ...) Pray for us,
O holy Mother of God. R.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray: Pour forth,
we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace
into our hearts; that, we to whom the incarnation of Christ, thy Son, was 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.
Prayer Before
Meals
Bless us O Lord, and these thy gifts,
which we are about to receive,
from thy bounty, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer to Our Guardian Angel
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
Morning
Offering
O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of
Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day
in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them
for all the intentions of your sacred heart:
the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, the reunion of all Christians. I
offer them for the intentions of our
bishops and of all the apostles of prayer, and in particular for those
recommended by our Holy Father this month.
Evening prayer
O my God, at the end of this day I thank
you most heartily for all the graces I have received from you.
I am sorry that I have not made a better use of them. I am sorry for all the
sins I have committed against you.
Forgive me, O my God, and graciously protect me this night. Blessed Virgin Mary,
my dear heavenly mother,
take me under your protection. St. Joseph, my dear guardian angel, and all you
saints of God, pray for me.
Sweet Jesus, have pity on all poor sinners, and save them from hell. Have mercy
on the suffering souls in purgatory.
Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having
offended thee
and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of
hell,
but most of all because they offend thee, my God,
who are all good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace,
to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life.
Prayer to the
Holy Spirit
Breathe into me Holy Spirit, that all my
thoughts may be holy. Move in me, Holy Spirit,
that my work, too, may be holy. Attract my heart, Holy Spirit, that I may love
only what is holy.
Strengthen me, Holy Spirit, that I may defend all that is holy. Protect me, Holy
Spirit, that I always may be holy.
Come, Holy
Spirit
Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of
your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created. And you shall renew the
face of the earth.
Let us pray
O God, who has taught the hearts of the
faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that by the
gift of the same Spirit we may be always truly wise and ever rejoice in his
consolation, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer to Saint
Joseph
O glorious Saint Joseph, you were chosen
by God to be the foster father of Jesus,
the most pure spouse of Mary, ever virgin, and the head of the Holy Family. You
have been chosen
by Christ’s vicar as the heavenly patron and protector of the Church founded
by Christ.
Protect the Holy Father, our sovereign pontiff, and all bishops and priests
united with him.
Be the protector of all who labor for souls amid the trials and tribulations of
this life, and grant that
all peoples of the world may follow Christ and the Church he founded.
Dear St. Joseph, accept the offering I make to you. Be my father, protector, and
guide in the way of salvation.
Obtain for me purity of heart and a love for the spiritual life. After your
example, let all my actions be directed
to the greater glory of God, in union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, and
your own paternal heart. Finally, pray for me that I may share in the peace and
joy of your holy death. Amen.
Prayer to Saint
Michael the Archangel
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in
battle; be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
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