Prayers to start the day

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.

For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever.

Amen.

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer you my prayers, works,
joys, and sufferings of this day,
in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
throughout the world.

I offer them for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart:
the salvation of souls, reparation for sin,
and the reunion of all Christians.

I offer them for the intentions of our bishops
and of all members of the Apostleship of Prayer,
and in particular for those recommended
by our Holy Father this month.

Amen.

I bind unto myself today
the strong name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three.

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,
Christ when I arise.

Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

I bind unto myself today
the strong name of the Trinity.

Amen.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;
for he hath visited and redeemed his people.

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David.

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers,
and to remember his holy covenant.

And thou, child, shalt be called
the prophet of the Highest:
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord
to prepare his ways.

To give light to them that sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Amen.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness:
come before his presence with singing.

Know ye that the Lord he is God:
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise:
be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

For the Lord is good;
his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth to all generations.

Amen.