EVENING PRAYERS

Signum Crucis
Sign of the Cross
IN nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus IN the name of the Father, and of the Son,
Sancti. Amen. and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Veni, Sancte Spiritus

Come, Holy Ghost
VENI, Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda COME, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy
fidelium, et tui amoris in eis ignem faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy
accende. love.

V. Emitte Spiritum tuum et creabuntur; V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be
R. Et renovabis faciem terrae. created
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the
earth.

Oremus: Let us pray:

DEUS, qui corda fidelium Sancti Spiritus O GOD, Who taught the hearts of the
illustratione docuisti: da nobis in eodem faithful by the light of the Holy Ghost,
Spiritu recta sapere, et de eius semper grant that, by the gift of the same Spirit, we
consolatione gaudere. Per Christum may be always truly wise, and ever rejoice
Dominum nostrum. Amen. in His consolation. Through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Pray 7 Glory be’s and ask the 7 gifts of the Holy Ghost

O Domina Mea
My Queen! My Mother!
O DOMINA mea! O Mater mea! Tibi me MY QUEEN! My Mother! I give thee all
totum offero, atque, ut me tibi probem myself, and, to show my devotion to thee, I
devotum, consecro tibi [hodie*] oculos consecrate to thee my eyes, my ears, my
meos, aures meas, os meum, cor meum, mouth, my heart, my entire self.
plane me totum. Quoniam itaque tuus sum, Wherefore, O loving Mother, as I am thine
o bona Mater, serva me, defende me ut rem own, keep me, defend me, as thy property
ac possessionem tuam. Amen. and possession. Amen.
Pray 3 Hail Mary’s for the virtue of purity in honour of the immaculate purity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. Add the following prayer to each Hail Mary.
Per tuam sanctam virginitatem et Through thy Holy Virginity and thy
immaculatam conceptionem, piisima Virgo, Immaculate Conception, O must pure
emunda cor meum at carnem meam Virgin, purify my body and sanctify my
soul.
Kiss your scapular and say the following prayer:

"Totus tuus ego sum, et omnia mea tua sunt. “I belong entirely to you and all that I have
Accipio te in mea omnia. Praebe mihi cor is yours. I take you for my all. O Mary give
tuum, Maria." me your heart”

Oratio ad Sanctum Ioseph

Prayer to St. Joseph
VIRGINUM custos et pater, sancte Ioseph, GUARDIAN of virgins and father, Saint
cuius fideli custodiae ipsa Innocentia Christus Joseph, to whose faithful custody Innocence
Iesus et Virgo virginum Maria commissa fuit; itself, Christ Jesus, and Mary, Virgin of
te per hoc utrumque carissimum pignus Iesum virgins, was committed; I pray and beseech
et Mariam obsecro et obtestor, ut me, ab omni thee by each of these dear pledges, Jesus and
immunditia praeservatum, mente Mary, that, being preserved from all
incontaminata, puro corde et casto corpore uncleanness, I may with spotless mind, pure
Iesu et Mariae semper facias castissime heart, and a chaste body, ever serve Jesus and
famulari. Amen Mary most chastely all the days of my life.
Amen
Pray 7 Glory be’s in honor of St. Joseph

Place yourself in the presence of God, and humbly adore Him.

Great God! the Lord of heaven and earth! I prostrate myself before Thee. With the adorable
Heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and with all Thy angels and saints, I adore
Thee, and render to Thee the homage of my being and life. I acknowledge Thee to be my
Creator and sovereign Lord. I devote myself to Thy divine service now and forever. Amen.

O my God, I present myself before Thee at the end of another day, to offer Thee anew the
homage of my heart. I humbly adore Thee, my Creator, my Redeemer, and my Judge. I
believe in Thee, because Thou art Truth itself. I hope in Thee, because Thou art faithful to
Thy promises; I love Thee with my whole heart, because Thou art infinitely worthy of being
loved; and for Thy sake I love my neighbor as myself.
 Actus Fidei
Act of Faith
DEUS meus, firmiter credo Te esse unum O MY GOD, I firmly believe that Thou art
Deum in tribus distinctis Personis, Patre, one God in three divine persons, Father, Son
Filio et Spiritu Sancto; et Filium propter and Holy Spirit; I believe that Thy divine
nostram salutem incarnatum, passum et Son became man and died for our sins, and
mortuum esse, resurrexisse a mortuis, et that He shall come to judge the living and
unicuique pro meritis retribuere aut the dead. I believe these and all the truths
praemium in Paradiso aut poenam in which the holy Catholic Church teaches,
because Thou hast revealed them, Who
Inferno. Haec ceteraque omnia quae credit
canst neither deceive nor be deceived.
et docet catholica Ecclesia, credo quia Tu ea
Amen
revelasti, qui nec ipse falli nec nos fallere
potes. Amen

Actus Spei
Act of Hope
DEUS meus, cum sis omnipotens, infinite O MY GOD, relying on Thy almighty
misericors et fidelis, spero Te mihi daturum, power and infinite mercy and promises, I
ob merita Iesu Christi, vitam aeternam et hope to obtain pardon for my sins, the help
gratias necessarias ad eam consequendam, of Thy grace, and life everlasting, through
quam Tu promisisti iis qui bona opera the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and
facient, quemadmodum, Te adiuvante, Redeemer. Amen
facere constituo. Amen.

Actus Caritatis
Act of Love
DEUS meus, ex toto corde amo Te super O MY GOD, I love Thee above all things,
omnia, quia es infinite bonus et infinite with my whole heart and soul, because
amabilis; et ob amorem Tui proximum Thou art all-good and worthy of all love. I
meum diligo sicut meipsum, eique, si quid in love my neighbor as myself for the love of
me offendit, ignosco. Thee. I forgive all who have injured me,
and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.
Amen.
 Oratio Dominica
The Lord's Prayer
PATER NOSTER, qui es in caelis, OUR FATHER, who art in heaven, hallowed
sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will
tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us
terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis this day our daily bread and forgive us our
hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos against us. And lead us not into temptation,
inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. but deliver us from evil.
Amen. Amen.

Ave Maria
Hail Mary
AVE MARIA, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. HAIL MARY, full of grace, the Lord is with
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and
fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. sinners, now, and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

Symbolum Apostolorum
Apostles' Creed
CREDO in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty,
Creatorem caeli et terrae. Et in Iesum Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus
Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was
nostrum, qui conceptus est de Spiritu conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of
Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, passus sub the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried;
sepultus, descendit ad inferos, tertia die He descended into hell; on the third day He
resurrexit a mortuis, ascendit ad caelos, rose again from the dead; He ascended into
sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis, heaven and is seated at the right hand of
inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos. God, the Father Almighty; from thence He
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, sanctam shall come to judge the living and the dead.
Ecclesiam catholicam, sanctorum I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy
communionem, remissionem peccatorum, Catholic Church, the communion of saints,
carnis resurrectionem, vitam aeternam. the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
Amen the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
 Return thanks to God for all His mercies
I thank Thee, O my God, for all Thy benefits. How can I thank Thee worthily for Thy
inestimable graces? Thou has thought of me and loved me from all eternity; Thou hast
formed me out of nothing; Thou hast delivered up Thy beloved Son to the ignominious death
of the cross for my redemption; Thou hast made me a member of Thy holy Church; Thou
hast even called me to serve Thee; Thou hast preserved me from falling into the abyss of
eternal misery, when my sins had provoked Thee to punish me; Thou hast graciously
continued to spare me, even though I have not ceased to offend Thee. What return, O my
God, can I make for Thy innumerable blessings and particularly for the favors of this day? O
all ye saints and angels, unite with me in praising the God of mercies, who is so bountiful to
so unworthy a creature.

Ask of God light to discover the sins committed this day

O my God, sovereign Judge of men, who desirest not the death of a sinner, but that he should
be converted and saved, enlighten my mind, that I may know the sins which I have this day
committed in thought, word, and deed, and give me the grace of true contrition.

Here examine your conscience;

Particular examination against my particular fault (take note of the number of times)
General examination: with regard to all the sins committed today, against God, against our
neighbor, against ourselves… in thought… word… deed… or by omission.

Let us ask of God pardon for our sins and make the firm resolution to sin no more.
then say:

Actus Contritionis
Act of Contrition
DEUS meus, ex toto corde paenitet me O my God, I am heartly sorry for having
omnium meorum peccatorum, eaque offended Thee, and I detest all my sins,
detestor, quia peccando, non solum poenas a because I dread the loss of heaven and the
Te iuste statutas promeritus sum, sed pains of hell; but most of all because they
praesertim quia offendi Te, summum offend Thee, my God, who are all good and
bonum, ac dignum qui super omnia diligaris. deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve,
Ideo firmiter propono, adiuvante gratia Tua, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my
de cetero me non peccaturum peccandique sins, to do penance, and to amend my life.
occasiones proximas fugiturum. Amen. Amen.
 Confiteor
I Confess
CONFITEOR Deo omnipotenti, beatae I CONFESS to almighty God, to blessed
Mariae semper Virgini, beato Michaeli Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the
Archangelo, beato Ioanni Baptistae, sanctis Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to
Apostolis Petro et Paulo, et omnibus the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and to all
Sanctis, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, the saints that I have sinned exceedingly in
verbo et opere: (strike the breast 3 times) thought, word, and deed, (strike the breast 3
mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. times) through my fault, through my fault,
Ideo precor beatam Mariam semper through my most grievous fault. Therefore,
Virginem, beatum Michaelem I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed
Archangelum, beatum Ioannem Baptistam, Michael the Archangel, blessed John the
sanctos Apostolos Petrum et Paulum, et Baptist, the holy apostles Peter and Paul,
omnes Sanctos, orare pro me ad Domi and all the saints, to pray for me to the Lord
num Deum nostrum. Amen. our God. Amen.

Misereatur nostri omnipotens Deus, et May Almighty God have mercy on (us /
dimissis peccatis nostris, perducat nos ad me), forgive (us / me) (our / my) sins, and
vitam aeternam. Amen bring (us / me) to everlasting life. Amen.

Indulgentiam, + absolutionem et May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant

remissionem peccatorum nostrorum, tribuat (us / me) pardon, + absolution, and
nobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus. remission of all (our / my) sins.
Amen Amen

Pray for the Church of Christ

O God, hear my prayers in behalf of our Holy Father, Pope…., our bishops, our clergy, and
for all that are in authority over us. Bless, I beseech Thee, the whole Catholic Church, and
convert all heretics and unbelievers.

Pray for the Church of Christ

Pour down Thy blessings, O Lord, upon all our friends, relatives, benefactors, and upon those
who wish me evil. Help the poor, the imprisoned, the afflicted, those who travel, the sick and
those in their last agony. O God of mercy and goodness, have compassion on the souls of the
faithful departed in Purgatory; put an end to their sufferings, and grant to them eternal light,
rest and happiness.
O Almighty and eternal God, who savest all and willest not that any should perish, look we
beseech Thee upon the souls that are led astray by the deceits of the devil; that rejecting all
errors, the hearts of those who err may be converted, and return to the unity of Thy Truth.
Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
 Commend yourself to God, to the Blessed Virgin, and the Saints.
Bless, O Lord, the repose I am about to take, that, my bodily strength being renewed, I may
be better enabled to serve Thee.
O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy, pray for me that I may be preserved this night
from all evil, whether of body or soul.
Dear Saint Joseph, all ye saints and angels, especially you, my guardian angel and my chosen
patron, watch over and pray for me. I commend myself to your protection now and always.
Amen.

V. Vouchsafe, O Lord, this night to keep us without sin

R. Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.

Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, this habitation and drive from it all the snares of the enemy.
Let Thy holy angels dwell herein, to preserve us in peace; and may Thy blessing be upon us
forever, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I give my heart and my soul to you;
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, assist me in my last agony;
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace with you.

Sub Tuum Praesidium

We Fly to Thy Patronage
SUB tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta WE fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of
Dei Genetrix. Nostras deprecationes ne God; despise not our petitions in our
despicias in necessitatibus1, sed a periculis necessities, but deliver us from all dangers,
cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
benedicta. Amen.

Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary
MEMORARE, O piissima Virgo Maria, non REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin
esse auditum a saeculo, quemquam ad tua Mary, that never was it known that anyone
currentem praesidia, tua implorantem who fled to thy protection, implored thy
auxilia, tua petentem suffragia, esse help, or sought thy intercession was left
derelictum. Ego tali animatus confidentia, ad unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly
te, Virgo Virginum, Mater, curro, ad te unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother;
venio, coram te gemens peccator assisto. to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful
Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere; sed and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word
audi propitia et exaudi. Amen. Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in
thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
 Invocation to Saint Joseph
Help us Joseph in our earthly strife. E’er to lead a pure and blameless life

Memorare, o purissime Sponse Virginis Mariae

Remember, O Most Pure Spouse of the Virgin Mary
MEMORARE, o purissime Sponse REMEMBER, o most pure Spouse of the
Virginis Mariae, o dulcis Protector mi, Virgin Mary, my sweet Protector Saint
sancte Ioseph, non esse auditum a saeculo, Joseph, never was it heard that anyone who
quemquem ad tua implorantem auxilia, tua implored thy help nor sought thy
petentem suffragia, esse derelictum. Ego intercession was left unaided. Inspired by
tali animatus confidentia ad te venio, this confidence I come to thee and to thee
tibique fervide me commendo. Noli, do I fervently commend myself. Despise
quaeso, o Pater putative Redemptoris, not my petitions, I beseech thee, foster
verba mea despicere, sed audi propitius. Father of the Redeemer, but graciously
Amen. hear them. Amen.

Angele Dei
Angel of God
ANGELE DEI, ANGEL OF GOD,
qui custos es mei, my guardian dear,
Me tibi commissum pietate superna; To whom his love commits me here;
(Hodie, Hac nocte) illumina, custodi, rege, Ever this (day, night) be at my side,
et guberna. To light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen. Amen.

Oratio ad Sanctum Michael

Prayer to Saint Michael
SANCTE Michael Archangele, defende nos SAINT Michael the Archangel, defend us in
in proelio, contra nequitiam et insidias battle; be our defense against the wickedness
diaboli esto praesidium. Imperet illi Deus, and snares of the devil. May God rebuke
supplices deprecamur: tuque, Princeps him, we humbly pray. And do thou, O prince
militiae caelestis, Satanam aliosque spiritus of the heavenly host, by the power of God
malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum cast into hell Satan and all the other evil
pervagantur in mundo, divina virtute, in spirits who prowl about the world seeking
infernum detrude. Amen. the ruin of souls. Amen.

O great saint whose name I bear, protect me, pray for me, that like thee I may serve God
faithfully on earth, and glorify Him eternally with thee in heaven. Amen.
 Praises to the will of God
Fiat, laudetur, atque in aeternum May the most just, most high, most
superexaltetur justissima, altissima et adorable will of God be in all things done,
amabilissima voluntas Dei in omnibus. and praised, and forever magnified

Anima Christi
Soul of Christ
ANIMA Christi, sanctifica me. SOUL of Christ, sanctify me.
Corpus Christi, salva me. Body of Christ, save me.
Sanguis Christi, inebria me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passio Christi, conforta me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O bone Iesu, exaudi me. O good Jesus, hear me.
Intra tua vulnera absconde me. Within Thy wounds, hide me.
Ne permittas me separari a te. Suffer me not to be separated from Thee
Ab hoste maligno defende me. From the malignant enemy, defend me.
In hora mortis meae voca me. In the hour of my death, call me.
Et iube me venire ad te, And bid me come to Thee
Ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te That with Thy saints, I may praise Thee,
in saecula saeculorum. Forever and ever.

Amen. Amen.

The Golden Arrow Prayer

May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and unutterable
Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored, and glorified in Heaven, on earth,
and under the earth, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus
Christ, in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.

May the heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved with
grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of
time. Amen.

Blessed souls of the just, who have entered the happiness of glory, obtain for me two things
of our God and Father: that I may never offend Him mortally, and that He may keep me from
all that is displeasing to Him. Amen.