98 prayers · 5 traditions · 2,000 years

The prayers Christians have prayed for generations, in one collection.

The Lord's Prayer. The Hail Mary. The Jesus Prayer. Psalm 23. With full text, historical context, and sources cited.

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Luther's Evening Prayer

Luther's Small Catechism Evening Blessing

I thank you, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son,

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By tradition

5 traditions
CATHOLIC
63
Rosary, Marian devotions, the Mass.
ORTHODOX
31
Jesus Prayer, Trisagion, Akathist.
ANGLICAN
46
The Book of Common Prayer, 1662.
PROTESTANT
55
Luther, Calvin, Wesley, Spurgeon.
ECUMENICAL
46
Creeds, psalms, scriptural prayers.

By occasion

8 categories
Daily 59 Praise 44 Petition 42 Penitence 26 Thanksgiving 9 Healing 5 Life events 11 Seasonal 10

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5 foundational prayers
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father · Pater Noster
ECUMENICAL · 1ST C.
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd
ECUMENICAL · PRE-6TH C. BC
The Hail Mary
Ave Maria
CATHOLIC · TRADITIONAL
The Serenity Prayer
Grant me the serenity
ECUMENICAL · 1943
Prayer of St. Francis
Make me an instrument of your peace
ECUMENICAL · 1912