These are prayers generations of Catholics have known by heart, given here in Latin with English line for line. Read the English once; then pray the Latin slowly — the words will carry their meaning with them. Each card can be downloaded as an elegant black keepsake.
If you would like to pray these in order, there is a step-by-step guide to praying the Rosary.
Pater noster, qui es in cælis:
sanctificétur nomen tuum;
advéniat regnum tuum;
fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo, et in terra.
Panem nostrum cotidiánum da nobis hódie;
et dimítte nobis débita nostra,
sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris;
et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem;
sed líbera nos a malo. Amen.
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.
The Lord's Prayer — Matthew 6Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.
Benedícta tu in muliéribus,
et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta María, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatóribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.
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.
The Angelic SalutationGlória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,
et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
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.
The DoxologyÁnima Christi, sanctífica me.
Corpus Christi, salva me.
Sanguis Christi, inébria me.
Aqua láteris Christi, lava me.
Pássio Christi, confórta me.
O bone Iesu, exáudi me.
Intra tua vúlnera abscónde me.
Ne permíttas me separári a te.
Ab hoste malígno defénde me.
In hora mortis meæ voca me.
Et iube me veníre ad te,
ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te
in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within thy wounds hide me. Never permit me to be separated from thee. From the malignant enemy defend me. In the hour of my death call me, and bid me come to thee, that with thy Saints I may praise thee for ever and ever. Amen.
Anima Christi, 14th centurySub tuum præsídium confúgimus,
sancta Dei Génetrix:
nostras deprecatiónes ne despícias in necessitátibus;
sed a perículis cunctis líbera nos semper,
Virgo gloriósa et benedícta.
We fly to thy protection, O holy Mother of God: despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin.
The oldest known Marian prayer, on a papyrus variously dated to the 3rd or 4th centuryAngele Dei, qui custos es mei,
me tibi commíssum pietáte supérna
illúmina, custódi, rege et gubérna. Amen.
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits me here: enlighten, guard, rule and guide me. Amen.
Prayer to the Guardian AngelHow to use them
Pick one prayer and live with it for a month — morning, evening, the odd waiting minute — until the Latin says itself. The Pater and Ave first; the Gloria Patri to close anything; the Sub tuum in fear; the Anima Christi after Communion. For the sung versions of the great texts, the chant pages of this site give the Salve Regina, Veni Creator, and more in full.
Take these six prayers with you.
↓ Download printable prayer cards (PDF)One page, six cards — Pater Noster, Ave Maria, Gloria Patri, Anima Christi, Sub Tuum Præsidium, and the Angele Dei — set in the same hands as this site. Print, cut, and carry.
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