Children's Prayers

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Pre-K and Kindergarten Prayers & Responses

SIGN OF THE CROSS

 In the Name of the Father,

And the Son,

And the Holy Spirit,

Amen.

OUR FATHER (The LORD's Prayer)

Prayer # 1

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.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours

now and for ever.

Amen.

Prayer # 2

Our Father, in Heaven,

Hallowed be Your Name,

Your Kingdom come,

Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven,

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial,

and deliver us from evil.

Amen.

GRACE BEFORE MEALS

Bless us O LORD and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive from Thy bounty.  Amen

GRACE AFTER MEALS

We give thanks for all your gifts, almighty God, who lives and reigns forever.  May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.

First Grade Prayers & Responses

Doxology (Glory Be)

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning,
it now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.

MORNING OFFERING

O Jesus,
through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer you all my prayers, works,
joys and sufferings of this day;
for the intentions of your Sacred Heart,
in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass
throughout the world,
in reparation for my sins,
for the intentions of our holy father Pope (Name),
and for the salvation of souls.

PrayerS to the guardian angel 

Prayer # 1 (Suggested)

Angel of God,

My Guardian Dear,

to whom His love commits me here,

ever this day be at my side,

to light and to guard,

to rule and guide.

Amen.

Prayer # 2 (Old Guardian Angel Prayer)

O Holy Angel, 

attendant of my wretched soul 

and of mine afflicted life, 

forsake me not, a sinner, 

neither depart from me for mine inconstancy. 

Give no place to the evil demon to subdue me 

with the oppression of this mortal body; 

but take me by my wretched and outstretched hand, 

and lead me in the way of salvation. 

Yea, O holy Angel of God, 

the guardian and protector 

of my hapless soul and body, 

forgive me all things

whatsoever wherewith I have troubled thee, 

all the days of my life,

and if I have sinned in anything this day. 

Shelter me in this present night, 

and keep me from every affront of the enemy, 

lest I anger God by any sin; 

and intercede with the LORD in my behalf,

that He might strengthen me in the fear of Him, 

and make me a worthy servant of His goodness. 

Amen. 

Prayer # 3 (Mother's Prayer to the Guardian Angels of her children)

I humbly salute you, 

O you faithful, 

heavenly Friends of my children! 

I give you heartfelt thanks 

for all the love and goodness you show them. 

At some future day I shall, 

with thanks more worthy than I can now give, 

repay your care for them, 

and before the whole heavenly court 

acknowledge their indebtedness to your guidance and protection. 

Continue to watch over them. 

Provide for all their needs of body and soul. 

Pray, likewise, for me, for my husband, 

and my whole family, 

that we may all one day rejoice in your blessed company. 

Amen.

Prayer # 4

My good Angel, 

Thou comest from heaven; 

God has sent thee to take care of me. 

Oh, shelter me under thy wings. 

Lighten my path, direct my steps. 

Do not leave me, 

stay quite near me 

and defend me against the spirit of evil. 

But above all come to my help 

in the last struggle of my life. 

Deliver my soul so that with thee it may praise, 

love and contemplate the goodness of God 

forever and ever. 

Amen.

DIOCESAN PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Oh God hear my prayer, let my cry come unto you.

Bless our Diocese of Savannah with many priestly and religious vocations.

Give the men and women you call the light to understand your gift and the love to

follow always in the footsteps of your priestly son.
 

Second Grade Prayers & Responses

ACT OF CONTRITION

O my God,
I am heartily sorry for having offended you;
and I detest all my sins because of your just punishment.
But most of all, because they offend you, my God
who art all good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve with the help of your grace,
to sin no more,
and to avoid the near occasions of sin.  Amen.

EUCHARASTIC RESPONSES AT MASS

See Missal

TEN COMMANDMENTS

Third Grade Prayers & Responses

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.
On the third day, he rose again.

He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father,
from whence he will 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.

ACT OF FAITH

O my God,
I firmly believe that you are one God
in three divine persons,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe that your divine Son became man
and died for our sins,
and that he will come to judge
the living and the dead.
I believe these and all the truths
which the holy Catholic Church teaches,
because you revealed them,
who can neither deceive nor be deceived.

ACT OF HOPE

O God, I hope with complete trust
that through the merits of Jesus Christ,
you will give me all necessary grace in this world
and everlasting life in the world to come.
For this is what you have promised,
and you always keep your promises.

ACT OF LOVE

O my God, I love you above all things
with my whole heart and soul
because you are all good and worthy of all love.
I love my neighbor as myself for the love of you.
I forgive all who have injured me.
Please give me the grace to ask pardon
of all whom I have injured.

MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY

FOUR TYPES OF PRAYERS

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Fourth Grade Prayers & Responses

TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.

The second is to love your neighbor as yourself.  Mark 12:30 (28-34)

BEATITUDES          (Matthew 5)

    ³"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
       for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
    ⁴Blessed are those who mourn,
       for they will be comforted.
    ⁵Blessed are the meek,
       for they will inherit the earth.
    ⁶Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
       for they will be filled.
    ⁷Blessed are the merciful,
       for they will be shown mercy.
    ⁸Blessed are the pure in heart,
       for they will see God.
    ⁹Blessed are the peacemakers,
       for they will be called sons of God.
    ¹⁰Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
       for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
¹¹"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. ¹²Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION

January 1: Holy Mary, the Mother of God

40 days after Easter: The Ascension

August 15: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

November 1: All Saints

December 8: The Immaculate Conception

December 25: The Nativity of our LORD Jesus Christ

All Sundays: Celebration of the Paschal Mystery

NICENE CREED

We believe in God, the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

and all that is seen and unseen. 

We believe in one LORD, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation

he came down from heaven:

by the power of the Holy Spirit

he was born of the Virgin Mary,

and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered, died, and was buried.

On the third day he rose again

in fulfilment of the Scriptures;

he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory

to judge the living and the dead,

and His kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,

the LORD, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son.

With the Father and the Son

he is worshipped and glorified.

He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come.  Amen.

Fifth Grade Prayers & Responses

THE ANGELUS

V. The Angel of the LORD declared unto Mary,

R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

            Hail Mary, etc...

V. Behold the handmaid of the LORD.

R. Be it done unto me according to Your Word.

            Hail Mary, etc...

V. And the Word was made flesh,

R. And dwelt among us.

            Hail Mary, etc...

V. 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 You, O LORD,

Your Grace into our hearts;

that as we have known the incarnation of Christ,

your Son by the message of an angel,

so by His passion and cross

we may be brought to the glory of His Resurrection.

Through the same Christ, our LORD.

Amen.

ROSARY

STEP 1: Make the sign of the Cross:

STEP 2: Say the Apostle's Creed:

STEP 3: Say 1 "Our Father":

STEP 4: Say 3 "Hail Mary's":

(For the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity)

STEP 5: Say 1 "Glory Be":

STEP 6: The Rosary Breakdown:

The Holy Rosary consists of 20 decades.

A decade consists of: 1 Our Father, 10 Hail Mary's, 1 Glory Be.

To pray an entire Rosary, you must pray 20 times the "Our Father," 10 "Hail Mary's" and the "Glory Be" in that order.

The Rosary is been divided into 4 parts of 5 decades each.  Each of the four parts are called a Chaplet.

To pray an entire Chaplet, you must pray 5 times the "Our Father," 10 "Hail Mary's" and "Glory Be" in that order.

The general practice of Catholic is to commit themselves to praying one Chaplet per day.

STEP 7: The Mysteries of the Rosary:

While praying a decade, you reflect on a mystery.  There are specific mysteries for each day of the week.  See “Mysteries of the Rosary”  in Grade 3.

For example, when praying the Holy Rosary on a Monday, you meditate on the Joyful Mysteries. 

During the recitation of first decade, you meditate on the Annunciation of Mary.

During the recitation of the second decade, you meditate on the Visitation.

During the recitation of the third decade, you meditate on the Nativity of Jesus.   Etc...

STEP 8: The "Fatima Prayer":

After the completion of one decade, you recide the "Fatima Prayer":

O my Jesus,

forgive us our sins,

save us from the fire of hell,

lead all souls to heaven,

especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy.

STEP 9: The "Hail Holy Queen":

After the completion of one Chaplet (5 decades which represents 5 mysteries), you pray the "Hail Holy Queen" prayer.  (see below)

STEP 10: The Sign of the Cross:

You conclude the Rosary by doing the Sign of the Cross.

HAIL HOLY QUEEN

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy,

our life, 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 valley of tears.

Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us,

and after this our exile show 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 your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you O Virgin of virgins, my mother.

To you I come; before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.

O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions,

but in your mercy, hear and answer me.

Amen.

SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY

Warn the sinner

Instruct the ignorant

Counsel the doubtful

Comfort the sorrowful

Bear wrongs patiently

Forgive all injuries

Pray for the living and the dead

CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

To feed the hungry,
To shelter the homeless,
To clothe the naked,
To visit the sick and imprisoned,
To bury the dead, and
To give alms to the poor.

SEVEN SACRAMENTS

Baptism

Confirmation

Eucharist

Reconciliation (Penance, Confession)

Anointing of the Sick

Marriage

Holy Orders

Sixth Grade Prayers & Responses

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Come, Holy Spirit, fill my heart with Your holy gifts.

Let my weakness be penetrated with Your strength this very day

that I may fulfill all the duties of my state conscientiously,

that I may do what is right and just.

Let my charity be such as to offend no one,

and hurt no one's feelings;

so generous as to pardon sincerely any wrong done to me.

Assist me, O Holy Spirit in all my trials of life,

enlighten me in my ignorance,

advise me in my doubts,

strengthen me in my weakness,

help me in all my needs,

protect me in temptations

and console me in afflictions.

Graciously hear me, O Holy Spirit, and pour Your light into my heart,

my soul, and my mind.

Assist me to live a holy life and to grow in goodness and grace.

Amen.

Seventh Grade Prayers & Responses

PRAYER JOURNALING

Pray for inspiration to the Holy Spirit; sit and write in your journal as the LORD leads you.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

1. Jesus is condemned to death.
2. Jesus is made to bear His Cross.
3. Jesus Falls the First Time.
4. Jesus is met by His Blessed Mother.
5. The cross is laid on Simon of Cyrene.
6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.
7. Jesus falls the second time.
8. Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem.
9. Jesus falls the third time.
10. Jesus is stripped and receives gall to drink.
11. Jesus is nailed to the cross.
12. Jesus dies on the cross.
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross.
14. Jesus is laid in the sepulcher.

Eighth Grade Prayers & Responses

CREED AND LITURGY OF THE HOURS

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