St. Michael, the
Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection
against the wickedness
and snare
of the devil. May God rebuke him,
we humbly
pray, and do thou, O prince of the
Heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into
Hell, Satan and the other evil spirits
who prowl about the
world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen
ST. PATRICK PRAYER
Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind
me.
Christ in
me, Christ beneath me
Christ above
me,
Christ on
my right, Christ on my left;
Christ in
breadth, Christ in length,
Christ in
height;
Christ in
the heart of everyone who
thinks of me;
Christ in
the mouth of everyone who \
speaks to me,
Christ in
every eye that sees me,
Christ in
every ear that hears me.
PRAYER OF ST.
FRANCIS
Lord, make me an
instrument of your peace:
where there
is hatred, let me sow love;
where there
is doubt, faith;
where there
is despair, hope:
where there
is darkness, light:
where there
is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not
so much seek
to be consoled
as to console,
to be understood
as to understand,
to be loved
as to love. For it is in giving that we receive,
it is pardoning
that we are pardoned,
and it is
in dying that we are born
to eternal
life.
ST. AUGUSTINE'S
PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
Breathe in me
O Holy Spirit,
That my thoughts
May all be holy,
Act in me,
O Holy Spirit,
That my work,
too,
May be holy,
Draw my heart,
O Holy Spirit,
That I love
But what is holy.
Strengthen
me,
O Holy Spirit,
To defend
All that is holy,
Guard me,
then,
O Holy Spirit,
That I always
May be holy.
