52 Prayers - Every Catholic Should Know
Magnificat
The Magnificat is Mary’s hymn of praise to God, spoken after the Annunciation. It celebrates God’s mercy, power, and faithfulness, especially toward the lowly and humble. For Catholics, it is a powerful expression of Marian devotion and God’s preference for the humble.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day, all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children forever.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.
Amen.
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- Feb 3 - The Saint Blaise Blessing
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- Feb 17 - The Act of Contrition
- Feb 24 - Prayer To The Holy Spirit
- Mar 3 - A Prayer For Lent
- Mar 10 - The Jubilee Prayer
- Mar 17 - St. Patrick's Breastplate
- Mar 24 - Concluding Prayer of the Litany of St. Joseph
- Mar 31 - Anima Christi
- Apr 7 - Glory Be
- Apr 14 - Psalm 23
- Apr 27 - Opening Prayer to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
- May 5 - Hail Holy Queen
- May 12 - O My Jesus
- May 19 - Memorare
- May 26 - Psalm 98
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