PETITION 42 PRAYERS
Petition prayers
Prayers that ask God for help, guidance, protection, or intervention: the Memorare, the Prayer to St. Michael, the Prayer of Humble Access, the Anima Christi, the Serenity Prayer, the Prayer of St. Francis, and the BCP Collects for Peace and Grace.
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Catholic
Prayer Before a Crucifix 16th century AD; Lasance 1913 Prayer Before Communion 16th-17th century AD; Lasance 1913 Prayer to St. Anthony 19th-20th century AD Prayer to St. Joseph 19th century AD; Lasance 1913 Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel 1886 AD Prayer to the Guardian Angel Medieval (Latin original); 17th century (English verse form); Lasance 1913 The Hail Mary Luke 1:28, 42 (1st century AD); full form by 15th century AD; Lasance 1913 The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary 12th century origin; 1587 AD approval; Lasance 1913 The Litany of the Sacred Heart 1899 AD; Lasance 1913 The Memorare 15th century AD; Lasance 1913 The Rosary Opening Prayers 1569 AD (standardized); Lasance 1913
Orthodox
Akathist to the Theotokos: Opening Kontakion 6th century AD; Hapgood 1906 Prayer at the Beginning of the Day 19th century AD; OCA Prayer Book 1979 Prayer Before Holy Communion 9th-10th century AD; Hapgood 1906 Prayer of St. John Chrysostom 4th-5th century AD; Hapgood 1906; BCP 1662 The Jesus Prayer 5th century AD
Anglican
A Prayer for the Whole State of Christ's Church 1549 (original); 1662 (current form) The Collect for Advent Sunday Ancient (Latin origin); 1549 (Cranmer translation); 1662 (current form) The Collect for Aid Against All Perils Ancient (Latin origin); 1549 (Cranmer translation); 1662 (current form) The Collect for Grace 1549 (original); 1662 (current form) The Collect for Peace Ancient (Latin origin); 1549 (Cranmer translation); 1662 (current form) The Prayer of Humble Access 1548 (original); 1662 (current form) The Prayer of St. Chrysostom (BCP) Ancient attribution; 1544 (Cranmer); 1662 (BCP form)
Protestant
Ecumenical
A Prayer for a Sick Person 1662 A Prayer for the Holy Spirit at Pentecost 1662 A Prayer in Sorrow Contemporary traditional form An Advent Prayer Traditional; BCP 1662 language Psalm 23 pre-6th century BC St. Patrick's Breastplate 8th century AD (manuscript); 1889 AD (Alexander translation) The Agnus Dei c. 700 AD (liturgical form) The Anima Christi 14th century AD The Beatitudes 1st century AD The Kyrie 4th century AD The Prayer of Jabez pre-10th century BC The Prayer of St. Francis 1912 The Prayer of Thomas à Kempis c. 1418-1427 The Serenity Prayer c. 1943 Veni Creator Spiritus 9th century AD