Traditional Prayers

Beloved prayers passed down through generations — the Prayer of St. Francis, the Serenity Prayer, the Doxology, and more.

Most loved
The Prayer of St. Francis — Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.…”
Come, Holy Spirit — The Classic Prayer of Invitation
“Come, Holy Spirit,…”
Guardian Angel Prayer — Angel of God, My Guardian Dear
“Angel of God, my guardian dear,…”
Let Nothing Disturb Thee — Teresa of Ávila's Bookmark Prayer
“Let nothing disturb thee;…”
Luther's Evening Prayer — from the Small Catechism
“I thank Thee, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son,…”
Luther's Morning Prayer — from the Small Catechism
“I thank Thee, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son,…”
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep — The Classic Bedtime Prayer
“Now I lay me down to sleep,…”
St. Patrick's Breastplate — Christ Be with Me, Christ Within Me
“Christ be with me, Christ within me,…”
The Act of Contrition — O My God, I Am Heartily Sorry
“O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee,…”
The Canticle of the Sun — St. Francis's Canticle of the Creatures
“Most High, all-powerful, good Lord,…”
The Doxology — Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;…”
The Glory Be (Gloria Patri)
“Glory be to the Father,…”
The Jesus Prayer — Lord Jesus Christ, Have Mercy on Me
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.…”
The Prayer of Abandonment — Father, I Abandon Myself into Your Hands
“Father, I abandon myself into your hands;…”
The Prayer of Jabez — Oh That Thou Wouldest Bless Me Indeed (KJV)
“Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed,…”
The Prayer of St. Ephrem — O Lord and Master of My Life
“O Lord and Master of my life,…”
The Te Deum
“We praise thee, O God: we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.…”
The Wesley Covenant Prayer — I Am No Longer My Own, But Thine
“I am no longer my own, but thine.…”