127 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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The Litany of the Sacred Heart

Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.

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By tradition

5 traditions
CATHOLIC
84
Rosary, Marian devotions, the Mass.
ORTHODOX
42
Jesus Prayer, Trisagion, Akathist.
ANGLICAN
58
The Book of Common Prayer, 1662.
PROTESTANT
61
Luther, Calvin, Wesley, Spurgeon.
ECUMENICAL
74
Creeds, psalms, scriptural prayers.

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6 curated landings
Morning
Morning prayers
Lauds, Matins, BCP Morning Office, Wesleyan morning prayers.
Evening
Night prayers
Compline, Evensong, bedtime, Salve Regina.
Protection
Spiritual warfare
St. Michael, Anima Christi, Psalm 91, the Jesus Prayer.
Healing
Prayers for the sick
BCP Visitation of the Sick, anointing prayer from James 5.
Latin
Latin prayers
Pater Noster, Ave Maria, the Aquinas Eucharistic hymns.
Conversion
The Sinner's Prayer
Repentance and faith in Christ, grounded in Luke 18 and Romans 10.

By occasion

8 categories
Daily 66 Praise 65 Petition 66 Penitence 31 Thanksgiving 11 Healing 9 Life events 11 Seasonal 15

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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