My Morning Offering
O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day, for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, in union…
Prayers
Prayers for the Souls in Purgatory
Praying in cemeteries, for departed loved ones, especially in November is customary in all Catholic countries. It’s typical for the faithful to visit the graves of relatives and friends on…
Prayer of St. Gertrude
This prayer is one of the most popular prayers for the Holy Souls in Purgatory and is traditionally attributed to St. Gertrude the Great. Eternal Father, I offer You the…
The Sign of the Cross
The sign of the cross, often the first thing a Catholic does upon waking, and the last thing done before bed, is not simply a way to begin praying, it is…
Regina Coeli Prayer
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The Easter prayer Regina Coeli (“Queen of Heaven” in Latin) is a wonderful tribute to our Lord’s resurrection and to the Blessed Virgin Mary (pictured in her Coronation above).…
The Fatima Prayers
The story of Fatima began in the spring of 1916. Lucia Santos and her two cousins Francisco and Jacinto Marto were tending their family’s flocks when an angel appeared…
The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary
The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the Apostles’ Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from the Gospels. The first part…
The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the Apostles’ Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from the Gospels. The…
The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary
The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the Apostles’ Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from the Gospels. The first part…
The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the Apostles’ Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from the Gospels. The…
Prayers of the Rosary
For your convenience, this page contains the prayers of the rosary to view or print as needed. The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of…
The Lord’s Prayer
“Lord, teach us to pray.” This is what the Savior’s disciples asked him. The Lord’s prayer, also known as the “Our Father” is a perfect model of how we…
The Glory Be
The “Glory Be” is far and away the most common Christian prayer after the Our Father and the Hail Mary. This prayer is called a doxology, from the Greek word meaning an expression…
The Prayers You’ve Shared
Share A Prayer is a recent addition to Sicilian Girl, and I am thrilled there are so many of you who have contributed your favorite prayers to share with others.…
My Morning Prayer
My Morning Prayer: Lord, Jesus, I praise you for the gift of another day, for your mercies new each morning. My eyes are open, and my heart is beating.…
Share A Prayer
Prayer, the act of worship that glorifies God and reinforces our need for him, is the lifeblood of one’s faith. St. Therese of Lisieux describes prayer as “… a surge…
The Angelus
The Angelus is a centuries-old Catholic devotion that recalls the annunciation of Christ’s birth by the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. The history of the Angelus is a…
Hail Mary
The Hail Mary (Ave Maria in Latin) is a traditional Catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. In Roman Catholicism, the…
An Invitation to Divine Mercy Sunday
The Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska is filled with invitations from our Lord Jesus Christ to celebrate with Him the great Feast of the Divine Mercy. Jesus said to…
Divine Mercy Novena
Sister Faustina was a young, uneducated nun in a convent of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Poland during the 1930s. She came from a poor…