Favorite Prayer?

6/12/2013

UPDATE: So thanks for your responses, everyone! The friend I had the bet with was Protestant (non-denominational) and suggested the Our Father would be the favorite prayer. I said, "No. It'll be the rosary... at the very least the Hail Mary." He said, "No way. All your prayers can't be going to St. Mary (I love that he calls her that)." I said, "A lot of them do. Who better to bring them to Jesus than His own mother?"

Thanks for proving me right. Ha ha ha!

My friend and I have a bit of a bet going on right now. Readership, I ask your help.

What is your favorite prayer?

I must stipulate that it must be your favorite prayer - BESIDES THE MASS.

Rosary counts, chaplets count, singular, stand-alone prayers count.

You're allowed to answer more than one prayer. For example:

Billy's favorite prayer is the Chaplet of St. Michael for protection of his family. However, his personal favorite for struggling to overcome addiction is the Our Father. The one that makes him feel closest to God is the Hail Mary because it reminds him of Jesus as a small child in the womb of Our Lady.

So technically Billy's got a bunch of favorite prayers for various reasons. They'll all count towards my tally.

What's your favorite prayer?

15 Comments

Dom

6/12/2013 08:07:24 am

Let's see.

Number one Marian prayer: the Memorare. It's my go-to-Mother prayer, and I often find myself reciting it in the back of my head without conscious notice or thought. When someone asks for prayers, this is it. Always.

St. Michael prayer. If I'm blocked or feeling paralyzed, or embattled, or someone (incl. me) needs an instant shot of courage... This one never fails to provide. I recite it for my kids every day, or try to.

The Fatima Prayer... I'll admit I didn't like this one at first. It felt awkward. Now, I find it the most beautiful. It puts my prideful little self in its place, and makes me like it too. :)

The Lord's Prayer - esp. in LATIN. Because it came from Jesus, and I can hear Him reciting it along with me. :)

And of course, the Prayer of St. Francis. Yay St. Francis!

Gina

6/12/2013 01:52:09 pm

St. Francis... I was wondering when he'd show up! *Grin*

Dom

6/12/2013 03:19:16 pm

He doesn't show up. He's always there. :)

Kathryn H.

6/12/2013 10:57:28 am

The Hail Mary--all around!

For a prayer to Our Lady to recite over and over in the back of my mind, I like the "Sub Tuum Praesidium," one of the oldest Marian prayers: "We fly to thy patronage, Holy Mother of God. Listen to our prayers and help us in our needs. Save us from every danger, Glorious and Blessed Virgin."

For the same thing for Our Lord, I like: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Most High God, have mercy on me, a sinner."

Gina

6/12/2013 01:51:52 pm

That's a new one for me, Kathryn! I'd never heard of it (blush).

Thank you for sharing this! <3

Deo Volente link

6/12/2013 11:45:50 am

The rosary without a doubt. I consider it to be one prayer.

D.v.

Gina

6/12/2013 01:52:41 pm

Agreed. I consider it one as well.

Out of curiosity, do you count one set of mysteries "one" rosary or the entire 4 sets?

Katherine link

6/12/2013 11:59:09 am

My favorite personal prayer is simply when I talk to God and listen to God.
When in a group, I love the chaplet of divine mercy.
When in labor, I time the contractions by how far I get through an Our Father and, if they are intense, how fast. :)

Gina

6/12/2013 01:51:17 pm

I remember you did a blog entry stating that (about the Our Father). I remembered reading that and thinking, "Oh man, if I ever get a chance to have a 2nd child, I wanna try that!"

LoL. I think that's a great idea!

Nicole P.

6/12/2013 01:59:57 pm

First, the Guardian Angel prayer. It's the first prayer I taught Eli and she says it before bed every night and it makes me so happy to hear her say it. And I have a special place in my heart for the Rosary. In the summers, I would go to Portugal with my brother and every afternoon at 4, my grandparents would turn on the radio to pray the Rosary along with a live "show" that would pray it at the same time. Sometimes I would sit with them while they did it, and it's one of my favorite memories of my youth :)

Dom

6/12/2013 03:23:59 pm

I'm also profoundly fond of St. Francis' prayer before the Crucifix of St. Damiano.

Most High, glorious God,
enlighten the darkness of my heart
and give me true faith,
certain hope and perfect charity,
sense and knowledge, Lord,
that I may carry out
Your holy and true command.

Theresa

6/12/2013 05:40:09 pm

Hail Holy Queen. I remember my mother teaching me, and it being one of the harder prayers for a child to learn. Once I learned it, I was proud of myself and included it in my nightly prayers. As I grew older, I began to understand the meaning, and to look to the Blessed Mother as our Intercessor.

Kristen link

6/13/2013 12:38:09 am

This one I just wrote on twitter to get me through what has already been a rough day:

Jesus Christ, heal my heart with your wounds and suffering. Unite my suffering with your own for the souls in purgatory.

And I guess that another favorite should be the Saint Anthony prayer because I have to say it so often, particularly for money I just had in my hand or my cell phone: "Anthony, Anthony please come around __________ is lost and can't be found." St Anthony has also found lost children's shoes in our home.

And my favorite "formal prayer" is the Anima Christi, which is what I choose to pray after receiving the Body and Blood of Christ.

Megan

6/14/2013 04:41:46 am

The silent little prayer one says to oneself when encountering frustrating people "Dear Lord, give me strength." It is probably because I am easily frustrated by people and I say this a lot.

But I think the Glory Be was always a favorite, because it is so short. As a rebellious child, the short the prayer, the happier I was. But it always stuck with me as a positive memory. And it IS an all encompassing prayer of thanks and adoration.

Anabelle Hazard link

6/14/2013 09:11:09 am

Hands down, the rosary! But if I'm pressed for time, Chaplet of
Divine Mercy.

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