Evangelization, Catechesis & Apologetics : Common Prayers

Many non-Catholics decry or do not understand the Catholic prayer tradition - one of the most commonly-leveled charges is the prohibition against "vain and repetitious prayer" (there are, of course, a number of Bible verses which support the Catholic position).

Below you will find links to many of the common Catholic prayers, as well as history and background information about them.

• Common Catholic Prayers - a list of some of the most famous
• Thesaurus Precum Latinarum - an extensive collection of nearly ever single Catholic prayer in Latin and English
• The Catholic Doors Treasure of Catholic Prayers - a colection of over 2600 prayers, and still growing!

The Rosary

• The Rosary - information about how to pray it, its history and so forth.
• Rosarius Virginis Mariae - Pope John Paul II's 2002 Apostolic Letter concerning the Rosary
• Rosarium - a guide to the history and the praying of the Rosary, with Latin prayers
• How to pray the Rosary - a guide written personally by the webmaster for a member of his RCIA class, reproduced here. This contains personal reflections on the prayer
• Scriptural readings for the 20 Mysteries - a selection of 20 very short Scriptural passages designed to enhance your Rosary meditations
• A print-out-and-keep guide - please distribute this to everyone you can!

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

• What is the Chaplet of Divine Mercy? - an introduction to this wonderful prayer and its history
• How to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy - a simple and straightforward guide
• The Divine Mercy Novena - how to pray this very special devotion

Prayers with Saints

• Unfailing Novena to Saint Joseph - a most efficacious prayer
• Prayers with the Archangel Michael - taken from the Legion of Saint Michael webpage

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