The Eternal Flame
Church of the Holy Family
366 Watchogue Rd.
Staten Island, NY 10314

PRAYERS


[Memore][Apostles' Creed][Guardian Angel Prayer][Glory Be][Grace Before Meals][Grace After Meals]
[The Lord's Prayer][Act of Contrition][The Serenity Prayer][The Nicene Creed][The Mysteries of the Rosary]
[The Divine Praises][The Ten Commandments][The Seven Sacraments]

 



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 then with confidence,
I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother!
To you do 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

 

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 of the Holy Spirit
Born of the Virgin Mary
Suffered under Pontius Pilate
Was crucified, died and was buried.
On the third day, he rose again
He ascended into Heaven
and is seated at the right hand
of God, the Father Almighty.
He will come again 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.

 

Guardian Angel Prayer

Angel of God,
my guardian dear
To whom God's love commits me here
Ever this day (night) be at my side
To light and guard,
to rule and guide.
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

 

 

Grace Before Meals

Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts
which we are about to receive from Thy bounty
through Christ our Lord.
Amen

Grace After Meals

 

 

 


The Lord's Prayer


Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation;
But deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever.
Amen.

 

Act of Contrition

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart,
In choosing to do wrong
and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you
whom I should love about all things
I firmly intend,
with your help,
to do penance,
to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ
suffered and died for us.
In his name, my God, have mercy.
(Rite of Reconciliation)


The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the
Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change
The
Courage
to change the things I can
and the
Wisdom
to know the difference
Amen
Reinhold Neibuhr-1926

 

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,
  the Father, the Almighty,
  maker of heaven and earth,
  of 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,
  of one Being with the Father.
  Through him all things were made.
  For us and for our salvation
    he came down from heaven:
  by the power of the Holy Spirit
    he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
    and was made man.
  For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
    he suffered death and was buried.
    On the third day he rose again
      in accordance with 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 worshiped
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.

 


The Mysteries of the Rosary

 The Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation
The Visitation
The Birth of Our Lord
 The Presentation of Our Lord
The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple

 The Sorrowful Mysteries
The Agony in the Garden
The Scourging at the Pillar
The Crowning with Thorns
The Carrying of the Cross
The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord

The Glorious Mysteries
The Resurrection
The Ascension
The Coming of the Holy Ghost
The Assumption of our Blessed Mother into Heaven
The Coronation of our Blessed Mother

 

 

 

The Divine Praises

Blessed be God.
Blessed be his holy name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be his most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be his most Precious Blood
Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.

 
 

 


The Ten Commandments

1
I, the Lord, am your God.
You shall not have other gods besides me.

2
You shall not take the name of the Lord,
your God, in vain.

3
Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.

4
Honor your father and your mother.

5
You shall not kill.

6
You shall not commit adultery.

7
You shall not steal.

8
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

9
You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.

10
You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

 

 
 

 

The Seven Sacraments

Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist,
Reconciliation (Penance), Anointing of the Sick,
Matrimony, Holy Orders

 

 


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