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@unnumbered Beginning Prayer
From @cite{Learning to Pray} by Raymond L. Richmond, @*
@url{http://chastitysf.guidetopsychology.com/howtopray.htm}.

@heading Sign of the Cross

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@item In the Name of the Father@*and of the Son@*and of the Holy Spirit.@*Amen.  @tab In n@'omine Patris@*et F@'ilii@*et Sp@'iritus Sancti.@*Amen.
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@heading Our Father

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@item 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 tresspass against us;@*And lead us not into temptation,@*but deliver us from evil. Amen. @tab Pater noster, qui es in c@oe{}lis,@*santific@'etur nomen tuum. @* Adv@'eniat regnum tuum. @* Fiat vol@'untas tua, sicut in c@oe{}lo et in terra. @* Panem nostrum quotidi@'anum da nobis h@'odie. @* Et dim@'itte nobis d@'ebita nostra, sicut et nos dim@'ittimus debit@'oribus nostris. @* Et ne nos ind@'ucas in tentati@'onem: @* sed libera nos a malo. Amen.
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@heading Hail Mary

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@item Hail, Mary, full of grace! @* The Lord is with thee. @* Blessed art thou amongst women, @* and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus! @* Holy Mary, Mother of God, @* ray for us sinners @* now and at the hour of our death. Amen. @tab Ave Mar@'ia, gr@'atia plena! @* D@'ominus tecum. @* Bened@'icta tu in muli@'eribus, @* et bend@'ictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus! @* Sancta Mar@'ia, Mater Dei, @* ora pro nobis peccat@'oribus @* nunc et in hora mortis nostr@ae{}. Amen.
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@heading Glory to the Father

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@item Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. @tab Gloria Patri, et F@'ilio, et Sp@'iritui Sancto. @* Sicut erat in princ@'ipio, et nunc et semper, et insa@'ecula s@ae{}cul@'orum. Amen.
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@heading Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

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

O Divine Master, grant that I may seek @*
Not so much to be consoled as to console; @*
not so much to be understood as to understand; @*
not so much to be loved as to love; @*
not so much to be seen as to see you in all things. @*
For it is giving that we receive; @*
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; @*
it is in dying that we are born to everlasting life. Amen.

@heading Prayer to the Holy Spirit

O Holy Spirit, @* take me as your disciple. @* Guide me; illuminate me; sanctify me. @* Show me what is holy, @* and I will pursue it. @* Show me what is unholy, @* and I will turn from it. @* Command me, and with your grace @* I will obey. @* Lead me, then, into the fullness @* of your Truth and Wisdom. Amen. 

@heading Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, @* that never was it known @* that anyone who fled to your protection, @* implored your help, @* or sought your intercession @* was left unaided. @* Inspired with this confidence, @* I fly unto you, @* O Virgin of Virgins, my Mother. @* To you I come; @* before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. @* O Mother of the Word Incarnate, @* despise not my petitions, @* but graciously hear and answer me. Amen.

@heading Anima Christi

Soul of Christ @dots{} sanctify me. @*
Body of Christ @dots{} save me. @*
Blood of Christ @dots{} inebriate me. @*
Water from the side of Christ @dots{} wash me. @*
Passion of Christ @dots{} strengthen me. @*
O Lord @dots{} hear me. @*
Within your wounds @dots{} hide me. @*
To stay close to you always @dots{} remind me. @*
From the malevolent enemy @dots{} defend me. @*
In the hour of my death @dots{} call me, @*
And bid me come to you, @*
that with your saints I may love you and praise you @*
for ever and ever. Amen.

@heading Dr. Richmond's Prayer

Let me taste the sweetness of your splendor @*
In a world of bitter strife; @*
Let me hear the quiet song of heaven @*
In a world of clamor and din; @*
Let me smell the odor of sanctity @*
In a world of foul decay; @*
Let me see the glory of your visage @*
In a world of empty show; @*
Let me feel the ardor of your presence @*
In a world grown cold with sin. Amen.

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