Let Us Pray

Let Us Pray

Let Us Pray is the prayers of the Church in podcast form. Whether you're driving to work, cooking dinner, or going for a run, Let Us Pray makes it easy to pray along with all your favorite Catholic prayers.

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July 14, 2022 59 secs

St. Kateri Tekakwitha was a Mohawk woman who converted to Catholicism at age 19. She loved Jesus Christ with great devotion, and she fervently prayed for the conversion of her fellow Mohawks. St. Kateri died of an illness at age 24, and she was canonized in 2012, making her the first Native American to be recognized as a saint.

A Prayer for St. Kateri:
O Great Lily of the Mohawks, we ask that you take our intentions to the foot of...

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The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a synthesis of various litanies dating back to the 17th century. The current litany was approved for public use by Pope Leo XIII in 1899, and it includes 33 invocations: one for each year of the life of Christ.

Find the full text at: https://www.usccb.org/prayers/litany-sacred-heart-jesus

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September 30, 2021 53 secs

St. Thérèse of Lisieux, often called "the Little Flower," promised to spend her time in heaven doing good on earth. Though she lived a hidden life, after her death the 24-year-old French Carmelite became a Doctor of the Church and a beloved friend and intercessor for countless Catholics. It is often said that she sends down "showers of roses" to those who ask for her intercession.

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O Little Ther...

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Ask St. Christopher, patron of traveling, for his intercession before your next journey!

Dear Saint Christopher,
protect me today
in all my travels
along the road’s way.
Give your warning sign
if danger is near
so that I may stop
while the path is clear.
Be at my window
and direct me through
when the vision blurs
From out of the blue.
Carry me safely
to my destined place,
like you carried Christ
in your close embrace.

Amen.

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May 23, 2021 1 min

Listen to the Salve Regina, sung by Bishop Robert Reed. The Salve Regina is a Marian antiphon composed during the Middle Ages, and it is often prayed at the end of the rosary and during some hours of the Divine Office depending on liturgical season. The Hail, Holy Queen is the English translation of this Latin antiphon.

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.
Ad ...

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May 16, 2021 1 min

Pray the Hail, Holy Queen prayer, which is the English translation of the Latin Salve Regina. The Hail, Holy Queen is typically prayed at the end of a Rosary.

Hail, Holy Queen:

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of merc...

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May 9, 2021 4 mins

The Litany of Loreto, also called the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, originated in the Middle Ages. The prayer was approved by Pope Sixtus V in 1587, and it is currently the only approved Marian Litany. The Pope has the exclusive ability to add invocations to the Litany, which many have done throughout history. "Loreto" refers to the Holy House of Loreto in Italy, which is believed to be the house where the Blessed Virg...

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In his message for the 43rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged all the faithful to pray this prayer. It invokes God to raise up and sustain vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life:

O Father, raise up among Christians
abundant and holy vocations to the priesthood,
who keep the faith alive
and guard the blessed memory of your Son Jesus
through the preaching of his word
and the administration of ...

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Listen to and meditate on this Easter Sunday homily written by St. John Chrysostom, an early Church Father and Doctor of the Church. "Chrysostom" comes from the Greek word meaning "golden-mouthed," and refers to St. John's incredible gift of preaching and public speaking.

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April 1, 2021 11 mins

The Exsultet, also known as The Proclamation of Easter, is a poetic hymn sung at the beginning of the Easter Vigil to bless the Paschal candle. The Exsultet’s beautiful words express the joy of Christ’s victory over death and recount God’s faithfulness through the ages. Prayerfully listen to the Exsultet sung by Fr. Jonathan Gaspar.

Full text of the Exsultet: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/ea...

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Meditate on this ancient homily for Holy Saturday, written by an unknown author. The sermon refers to Jesus' descent into Hell, which according to Church Tradition was when he preached the Gospel to the dead and delivered the righteous who had died before him.

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"What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was ...

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At a Mass for Families during the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Redemption in 1984, Pope St. John Paul II led those present in a “Consecration of All Individuals and Peoples of the World to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.” At the end of the consecration he offered this powerful prayer for deliverance from evil:

Immaculate Heart! Help us to conquer the menace of evil, which so easily takes root in the hearts of the people of today, ...

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March 19, 2021 1 min

Pray for St. Joseph's intercession with this prayer composed by Bishop Robert Reed:

St. Joseph, you held the
Son of God close you,
and when the child Jesus was lost
you felt the concern and worry of a parent.
Be like a father and counselor to me;
protect me by your prayers in time
and in eternity.

With the same care that you had for Jesus,
intercede for me that I might grow
in wisdom and grace before God.
Preserve me from
th...

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March 14, 2021 1 min

Saint Patrick's Breastplate, also called The Lorica of Saint Patrick, is a beautiful prayer asking for divine protection. Pray this abridged version of the prayer with Bishop Robert Reed.

Abridged version of Saint Patrick's Breastplate:

Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
...

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March 7, 2021 42 secs

The Act of Contrition isn't reserved for Confession alone. Join Bishop Reed in praying this traditional act of contrition any time.
The Council of Trent defined contrition as “a sorrow of soul and a hatred of sin committed, with a firm purpose of not sinning in the future.” Contrition is an interior repentance by which, through grace, we radically reorient our whole selves to God.

O my God,
I am heartily sorry for having of...

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Join Bishop Reed in praying this prayer for protection against the devil and freedom from all maleficence, both for ourselves and for those who are enslaved by the demonic.

A Prayer of Protection From the Devil:

My Lord, you are all-powerful, you are God, you are Father.
We beg you through the intercession and help of the archangels Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel for the deliverance of our brothers and sisters who are enslaved by ...

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February 14, 2021 1 min

Join Bishop Robert Reed in praying this prayer frequently attributed to St. Francis of Assisi.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to ...

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February 7, 2021 1 min

The Nicene Creed was developed at the first ecumenical Council of Nicaea in response to the heresy of Arianism, which posited that Jesus was not fully divine. The Nicene Creed expands upon the Apostles' Creed and adds phrases like "born before all ages," "begotten not made," and "consubstantial with the Father," among others, to emphasize that Jesus is in fact divine and one with the Father. Today we pra...

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February 7, 2021 57 secs

The Apostles' Creed is one of the most well-known creeds of western Christianity and was developed from a second century baptismal creed. It became the official statement of Catholic faith during the reign of Pope Innocent III between 1198-1216. Today, the Apostles' Creed is prayed at the beginning of the Rosary and is recited in a question-and-answer format at Baptisms.

In the time of the early Church, when many people w...

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January 31, 2021 2 mins

Listen to and pray with Psalm 139:1-12, chanted by Bishop Robert Reed.

The Psalms are sometimes referred to as "a school of prayer." They express nearly every facet of the human experience, giving voice to a vast array of emotions and movements of the heart. Psalm 139 speaks of the ever-present God and his intimate knowledge about each one of his children.

Read Psalm 139 here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/139

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