Evening Prayers

Act of Thanksgiving
O Almighty and Eternal God, prostrate before Your Divine Majesty, I adore you with all possible reverence. I believe and hold for certain all that You have revealed to Your Holy Church. I hope in Your Infinite Goodness and Mercy. And I love You with all my heart.

O Great and Almighty God, I kneel before You to thank You with my whole heart for all the favors which You have bestowed upon me this day and during all my life – for my food and drink, my health and all my powers of body and soul. I thank You for all Your Holy Lights and Inspirations, for Your Gracious Care and Protection, and for all those other mercies which I do not now recall or which I do not know how to value as I ought. I thank You for them all, O Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for all my sins. Because of them I deserve the eternal pains of hell. But most of all, because I have offended Thee, my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, to avoid the proximate occasion of sin and never to sin anymore. Amen.

Prayer for the Faithful Departed
Jesus Christ, King of Glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the bottomless pit. Deliver them from the lion’s mouth that hell swallow them not up, that they fall not into darkness, but let Your Holy Standard-bearer, Michael, bring them into that Holy Light which you promised to Abraham and his seed. Amen.

Angelus
The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary and She Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary... Behold the hand-maid of the Lord: “Be it done unto me according to Your Word.” Hail Mary... And the Word was made Flesh and Dwelt Amongst Us. Hail Mary... Pray for us, O Holy Mary, Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the Promises of Christ. Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy Grace into our hearts that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an Angel, may by His Passion and Cross, be brought to the Glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Glory… Glory… Glory… O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Amen.


Act of Offering
Jesus Christ, my God, I adore You and I thank You for the many favors which You have bestowed upon me this day and during all my life. I offer You my sleep and all the moments of this night and I pray You to preserve me from sin. Therefore, I place myself in Your Most Sacred Side and under the mantle of Our Blessed Lady, my Mother. May Your Holy Angels assist me and keep me in peace and may Your Blessing be upon me. Amen.

For Our Home
Visit, we beseech, Thee, O Lord, this home and all the places where my family members are, all our friends, benefactors, and all Your faithful serving You, and drive far from them all the snares of the enemy. Let Your Holy Angels, dwell therein so as to preserve us in Peace and may Your Blessing be upon us, through Christ, Our Lord, for Your Greater Glory and for the good of our souls. Amen.

For Our Family
Defend, we beseech, Thee, O Lord, through the intercession of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, ourselves, family, friends, benefactors, and all Your faithful serving You, from adversity. And as we humbly bow before You with all our hearts, graciously defend us in Your Mercy, from all the snares of the enemy, through Christ, Our Lord, for Your Greater Glory and for the good of our souls. Amen.

Prayer to St. Michael
St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke Him, we humbly pray. And You, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the Power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Mary, Queen of all Holy Angels, pray for us. Amen.

Prayer to Our Guardian Angel
Angel of God, my Guardian dear, to Whom His Love entrusts me here, ever this night be at my side to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen. Glory… Glory… Glory… Glory… Glory… Glory… Glory… And may the Sign of the Holy Cross drive away all evil spirits from us - In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Invocation to the Sacred Heart to Jesus
O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You. O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Your Love for me. O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom Come. Amen.

Concluding Prayer
Jesus, Mary, I love You, save souls. Amen. Thank you, Lord, for your blessings, forgive us our sins, and lead us to life everlasting. Amen. Jesus, hide me in Your Wounds. Mama Mary, cover me with Your Mantle. Amen.