Latin texts with line-by-line translation, vocabulary, and the Church's own devotional context.
Some of these prayers are nearly two thousand years old. The Sub Tuum Praesidium predates the Council of Nicaea. The Pater Noster comes from the lips of Christ Himself. The Church has prayed each of them, in this Latin form, for the better part of a millennium and a half.
The Lord's Prayer
Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum.
The prayer Christ Himself taught — the heart of every Christian's life of prayer.
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Hail Mary
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
The greeting of the Archangel Gabriel, joined to the Church's own petition.
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Glory Be
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
The Church's ancient doxology: glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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Hail Holy Queen
Salve Regina, mater misericordiae, vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
The Church's evening hymn to Mary, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
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The Memorare
Memorare, o piissima Virgo Maria,
St. Bernard's confident plea to the Mother of God.
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The Angelus
V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae.
Three times a day the Church remembers the Word made flesh.
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Soul of Christ
Anima Christi, sanctifica me.
A medieval Eucharistic prayer of self-offering to the wounded Christ.
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The Fatima Prayer
Oh mi Jesu, dimitte nobis debita nostra,
The prayer Our Lady of Fatima asked the children to pray after each decade.
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We Fly to Thy Patronage
Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta Dei Genetrix.
The oldest known prayer to the Blessed Virgin still in use today.
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The Apostles' Creed
Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem caeli et terrae.
The Church's ancient baptismal profession of faith, in twelve articles.
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Holy, Holy, Holy
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
The hymn of the angels, sung at every Mass before the Eucharistic Prayer.
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Lamb of God
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
The litany to the Lamb of God, sung at the breaking of the Bread before Communion.
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The Canticle of Mary
Et ait Maria: 'Magnificat anima mea Dominum.'
Our Lady's song of praise at the Visitation — the Gospel canticle of Vespers.
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Queen of Heaven
Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia.
The Church's joyful Easter antiphon to Our Lady, Queen of Heaven.
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Come, Creator Spirit
Veni Creator Spiritus, mentes tuorum visita; imple superna gratia quae tu creasti pectora.
The Church's great hymn invoking the Holy Spirit, sung at Pentecost and every new beginning.
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Adoro Te
Adoro te devote, latens Deitas, quae sub his figuris vere latitas: tibi se cor meum totum subiicit, quia te contemplans totum deficit.
St Thomas Aquinas's quiet hymn of adoration before the Eucharist, prayed in thanksgiving after Communion.
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Pange Lingua Gloriosi
Pange, lingua, gloriosi Corporis mysterium, Sanguinisque pretiosi, quem in mundi pretium fructus ventris generosi Rex effudit gentium.
St Thomas Aquinas's great hymn to the Body and Blood of Christ, whose last two verses are the Tantum ergo of Benediction.
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O Salutaris
O salutaris hostia, quae caeli pandis ostium, bella premunt hostilia; da robur, fer auxilium.
The short hymn of St Thomas Aquinas sung as the Blessed Sacrament is exposed for adoration.
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O Come, All Ye Faithful
Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes, venite, venite in Bethlehem. Natum videte Regem angelorum: venite, adoremus, venite, adoremus, venite, adoremus Dominum.
The Christmas hymn behind "O Come, All Ye Faithful", in its original Latin: four verses, one refrain, and the words of the Creed.
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