Powerful Catholic Prayers for Daily Strength

 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.

Jesus Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.

Prayer to Our Lady, Untier of Knots

Holy Mary, full of the presence of God during your life you accepted with great humility the Holy Will of the Father and the legacy of your Son Our Lord Jesus Christ.  Evil never dared to entangle you with its confusion.

Since then you have interceded for all of our difficulties.  With all simplicity and patience you have given us examples on how t untangle the knots in our complicated lives.  By being our Mother forever, you arrange and make clear the path that unites us to Our Lord.

Holy Mary, Mother of God and ours, with your maternal heart, untie the knots that upset our lives.  We ask you receive in your hands (mention who or prayer request) and deliver us from the chains and confusions that have us restrained.

Blessed Virgin Mary, through your grace, your intercession, and by your example, deliver us from evil and untie the knots that keep us from uniting with God, so that once free of every confusion and error, we may find Him in all things, have Him in our hearts and serve Him always in our brothers and sisters.  Amen.

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 I 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 and amend my life.  Amen.

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 my love.  I love my neighbor as myself for the love of you.  I forgive all who have injured me and I ask pardon of those whom I have injured. Amen.

Act of Hope

O my God, relying on your infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of your grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.  Amen.

Act of Faith

O my God, I firmly believe that you are one God in three divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.  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 have revealed them, who can neither deceive nor be deceived.  Amen.

Saint Francis Prayer

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.  Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; 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 in pardoning that we pardoned; it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.

Prayer written by Saint Therese of Lisieux

O Little Infant Jesus, my only treasure, I abandon myself to Your every wish, I seek no other joy than that of calling forth Your sweet smile.  Grant me the graces and the virtues of Your Holy Childhood, so that on the day of my birth into Heaven the angels and saints may recognize me as Your little spouse.

A prayer of Saints Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels

Heavenly King, You have given us archangels to assist us during our pilgrimage on earth.  Saint Michael is our protector; I ask him to come to my aid, fight for all my loved ones, and protect us from danger.

Saint Gabriel is a messenger of the Good News; I ask him to help me to clearly hear Your voice and to teach me the truth.

Saint Raphael is the healing angel; I ask him to take my need for healing and that of everyone I know, lift it up to Your throne of grace and deliver back to us the gift of recovery.

Help us, O Lord. to realize more fully the reality of the archangels and their desire to serve us.

Holy angels, prayer for us.  Amen.

Prayer of Peace by St. John of the Cross

O blessed Jesus, Give me stillness of Soul in You. Let Your might calmness reign in me. Rule me, O King of Gentleness, King of Peace.

Saint Michael’s Prayer

Saint Michael Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection 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 evil spirits who prowl about seeking the ruin of souls.

Fatima Prayer

Oh my Jesus forgive us our sins and save us from hell. Lead all souls to heaven especially those most in need of thy mercy.

Prayer to the Shoulder Wound of Jesus

O Loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy Flesh and laid bare Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other Wound of Thy Most Blessed Body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee and give Thee Thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain and by the crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and venial sins, and to lead me towards Heaven along the Way of Thy Cross. Amen.

Prayer to the Holy Face of Jesus by Saint Theresa

Jesus, Who in Thy bitter Passion, didst become the reproach of men and the Man of Sorrows, I venerate Thy Holy Face on which shone the beauty and gentleness of Divinity. In those disfigured features, I recognize Thine infinite Love, and I long to love Thee, and make Thee loved. May I behold Thy Glorious Face in Heaven. Amen.

Litany of Trust