Catholic Student Center at USF

Sign of the Cross
Confiteor
Gloria
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Apostles' Creed
Act of Contrition
Grace before Meals
Grace after Meals
St. Francis' Prayer for Peace
St. Ignatius' Prayer for Generosity
Mother Teresa's Prayer: Make Us Worthy
Millennium Prayer

The Sign of the Cross
In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Confiteor
I confess to almighty God,
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have sinned through my own fault,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and what I have failed to do;
and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin,
all the angels and saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.
For You alone are the Holy One,
You alone are the Lord,
You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen

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The Lord's Prayer
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 Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace!
The is with thee;
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed in 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 Doxology
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,
forever and ever. Amen.

The 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 from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
sits at the right hand of God,
the Father Almighty.
From there he shall 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.

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The 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 above 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.

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

Grace after meals
We give you thanks, O Lord,
for all your gifts
which come to us in your providence,
through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for Peace
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 seek
not so much 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 are pardoned;
it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
(by St Francis of Assisi)

A Prayer for Generosity
Dear Lord,
teach me to be generous:
teach me to serve you as you deserve;
to give and not count the cost;
to fight and not heed the wounds;
to toil and not seek for rest;
to labor and not ask for reward,
except that of knowing that I am doing your will.
(by St. Ignatius of Loyola)

Make us worthy, Lord
Make us worthy, Lord,
to serve others throughout the world
who live and die in poverty or hunger.
Give them, through our hands, this day their daily bread
and by our understanding love,
give peace and joy.
(by Mother Teresa of Calcutta)

-from Pope John Paul II's millennium prayer
Lord Jesus,
fullness of time and Lord of history,
prepare our minds to celebrate with faith
the great Jubilee of the year 2000,
so that it might be a year of grace and mercy.

Give us a pure and simple heart
so that we might contemplate with ever renewed wonder
the mystery of the Incarnation
when you, the Son of God,
in the womb of the Virgin,
became our brother.

Praise and glory to you, O Christ, today and forever. Amen.

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