Welome to the page about Prayer. Here you will find our Catholic Prayers, including the Our Father and the Hail Mary, as well as the Rosary and more. This page is there to help your child learn the Catholic Prayers at their own speed.
At the end of the page, there are 4 videos of the Rosary, which you can pray alongside.
What is prayer?
Types of prayer
There are 5 types of prayer:
- Intercessions- praying for others
- Petition- asking God for something
- Confession – saying sorry for something
- Thanksgiving – Thanking God
- Praise – praising God
Prayers
The 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 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
Why we say the Our Father and Hail Mary?
The Our Father is a prayer we say because it is what Jesus taught us to say.
If you find your Bible and go to Luke 11: 1-4, you will see this prayer there! Click the button below to understand how to find a passage in the Bible.
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.
The Creeds
The Creed
We have 2 creeds that are mainly used during Mass, the Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed.
when do we say the Nicene Creed?
When do we say the Apostles Creed?
The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. 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.
When do we say each Creed?
Nicene Creed is said during most Sunday Masses during the year.
The Apostles Creed is said instead of the Nicene Creed during Lent and Easter.
The Rosary
What is the Rosary?
The Rosary is a prayer that is split into 5 key events that we call the ‘Mysteries’. Each Mystery shows key points that happened in the lives of Jesus and Mary.
The Rosary itself is made up of a cross and beads. Each bead represents either an Our Father, Hail Mary or Glory Be.
Why is praying the Rosary important?
The Rosary is prayed for a few different reasons.
We pray the Rosary to mediate on the life of Christ, to help us strengthen our relationship with Mary and Jesus.
The Rosary can also be prayed for peace and your own personal prayers.
How to pray the Rosary
The Rosary is prayed through 5 seperate Mysteries.
Each Mystery is made up of
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Mary’s
- 1 Glory Be
When should we pray the Rosary?
Each of the five mysteries have a set day of the week that they are to be prayed on.
Mondays: Joyful Mysteries
Tuesdays: Sorrowful Mysteries
Wednesdays: Glorious Mysteries
Thursdays: Luminous Mysteries
Fridays: Sorrowful Mysteries
Saturdays: Joyful Mysteries
Sundays: Glorious Mysteries
Praying the Rosary
The diagram to the right shows how the Rosary is prayed.
Begin with the Sign of the Cross and then pray the Apostles Creed whilst holding the Cross.
Each bead on the Rosary equals a prayer.
You can use the beads to count the prayers as you go.
Decade = 10
Each mystery (as you can see from ‘when should we pray the Rosary’) has 5 decades of prayers that is said.
You can get your Rosary and use the diagram and the videos below to help you pray.
Videos and Activity
Your Activity:
‘what is prayer’ prayer hand
draw a picture of something you are:
thankful for
pray for
need help with
want to tell God