THE JESUS PRAYER RULE (ROMAN RITE)

If we begin each day at the foot of the cross, we end each day one step closer to heaven.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

[Making the Sign of the Cross]

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit [or Holy Ghost]. Amen.

Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity, now and for evermore. Amen.

O great God, the sovereign Lord of heaven and earth, I prostrate myself before you. With all the angels and saints I adore you, I acknowledge you to be my Creator and sovereign Lord, my first beginning and last end. I render to you the homage of my being and life. I submit myself to your holy will, and I devote myself to your divine service this day and for ever. Amen.


[The Lord’s Prayer "Our Father"]

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.


[The Angelic Salutation "Hail Mary"]

Hail, Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.


[The Minor Doxology "Glory Be"]

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.


[Acts of Faith, Hope, Charity & Contrition]

Faith
 
O my God, I firmly believe that you are one God in three divine Persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; I believe that your divine Son became man and died for our sins, and that he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths that the holy Catholic Church teaches, because you have revealed them, who can neither deceive nor be deceived.
 
Hope
 
O my God, relying on your almighty power and infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of your grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.
 
Charity
 
O my God, I love you above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because you are all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of you. I forgive all who have injured me and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.
 
Contrition
 
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good, and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.


[The Apostles' Creed]

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.


[Adorable Jesus]

Adorable Jesus, divine pattern of that perfection to which we should all aspire, I will endeavor this day to follow your example: to be mild, humble, chaste, zealous, patient, charitable, and resigned. Incline my heart to keep your commandments. I am resolved to watch over myself with the greatest diligence and to live soberly, justly, and piously for the time to come. I will take care of my words that I may not offend with my tongue. I will turn away my eyes that I may not see vanity; and I will be particularly attentive not to relapse this day into my accustomed failings, but to struggle against them with your gracious assistance. Enlighten my mind, purify my heart, and guide my steps that I may pass all my life in your divine service. Amen.

[The Jesus Prayer]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. (100 times)


[Dismissal]

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
 

The Morning Offering

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you all my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart, in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in thanksgiving for all your favors, in reparation for all my sins, for the salvation of souls, the reunion of all Christians, * and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father. Amen.

* Here mention your personal requests and others you wish to pray for.


Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As if you were already there, I embrace you and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.


[Making the Sign of the Cross]

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit [or Holy Ghost]. Amen.


+ The Jesus Prayer Rule (Roman Rite) is a Westernized version of The Rule of St. Pachomius / The Little Rule of Seraphim of Sarov.