Act of Contrition
My God,
I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong
and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you,
whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help,
to do penance, to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us.
In his name, my God, have mercy.

Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven, and is seated
at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again 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 the life everlasting.  Amen.

The Ten Commandments
1.  I am the Lord your God.  You shall not have other gods besides me.
2.  You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.
3.  Remember to keep holy the sabbath day.
4.  Honor your father and mother.
5.  You shall not kill.
6.  You shall not commit adultery.
7.  You shall not steal.
8.  You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
9.  You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.
10.  You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.

The Corporal Works of Mercy
1.  Feed the hungry.
2.  Give drink to the thirsty.
3.  Clothe the naked.
4.  Visit those in prison.
5.  Shelter the homeless.
6.  Visit the sick.
7.  Bury the dead. 

The Spiritual Works of Mercy
1.  Help others do what is right.
2.  Teach the ignorant.
3.  Give advice to the doubtful.
4.  Comfort those who suffer.
5.  Be patient with others.
6.  Forgive injuries.
7.  Pray for the living and the dead.

Required:
Hail Mary
The Lord’s Prayer
Glory Be
Grace Before Meals
Act of Contrition
Apostles’ Creed
Hail Holy Queen
Mysteries of the Rosary
Stations of the Cross
The Beatitudes

Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy;
hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope! 
To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. 
Turn, then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us;
and after this our exile, show us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!

 The Rosary
A rosary has a cross, followed by one large bead and three small ones.  Then there is a circle with five “decades.”  Each decade consists of one large bead followed by ten smaller beads.  Begin the rosary with the sign of the cross.  Recite the Apostles’ Creed.  Then pray one Our Father, three Hail Marys, and one Glory Be to the Father.

To recite each decade, say one Our Father on the large bead and ten Hail Marys on the ten smaller beads.  After each decade, pray the Glory Be to the Father.  As you pray each decade, think of the appropriate Joyful, Sorrowful, or Glorious Mystery, a special event in the life of Jesus or Mary.  The rosary concludes with the Hail, Holy Queen prayer.

 The Five Joyful Mysteries
1.  The annunciation
2.  The visitation
3.  The birth of Jesus
4.  The presentation of Jesus in the Temple
5.  The finding of Jesus in the Temple

The Five Sorrowful Mysteries
1.  The agony in the garden
2.  The scourging at the pillar
3.  The crowning with thorns
4.  The carrying of the cross
5.  The crucifixion and death of Jesus

The Five Glorious Mysteries
1.  The resurrection
2.  The ascension
3.  The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles
4.  The assumption of Mary into heaven
5.  The coronation of Mary as queen of heaven

Stations of the Cross
 1.  Jesus is condemned to die.
 2.  Jesus takes up his cross.
 3.  Jesus falls the first time.
 4.  Jesus meets his Mother.
 5.  Simon helps Jesus carry his cross.
 6.  Veronica wipes the face of Jesus.
 7.  Jesus falls the second time.
 8.  Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem.
 9.  Jesus falls the third time.
10.  Jesus is stripped of his garments.
11.  Jesus is nailed to the cross.
12.  Jesus dies on the cross.
13.  Jesus is taken down from the cross.
14.  Jesus is laid in the tomb.
(15.)  Resurrection 

The Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of  heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Act of Faith
O my God, I believe that you are one God in three Divine Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

I believe that Your Divine Son became Man and died for our sins, and that He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe these and all the truths that the Catholic Church teaches, because You have revealed them, who can neither deceive nor be deceived.  Amen.

Act of Hope
O my God, relying on Your almighty power and infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Your grace and life everlasting through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.  Amen.

Act of Love
O my God, I love You above all things with my whole heart and soul, because You are all good and worthy of all my love.  I love my neighbor as myself for the love of You.  I forgive all who have injured me and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.  Amen.

Required:
Hail Mary
The Lord’s Prayer
Glory Be
Grace Before Meals
Act of Contrition
The Ten Commandments

Encouraged:
The Precepts of the Church
The Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy

The Precepts of the Church
1.  Assist at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of obligation. 
2.  Fast and abstain on the days appointed.
3.  Confess your sins at least once a year.
4.  Receive Holy Communion during the Easter season.
5.  Contribute to the support of the Church.
6.  Observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage. 

The 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 to 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 in your mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen.

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, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love.  For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.  Amen.

Prayer to St. Joseph
Gracious St. Joseph, protect me and my family from all evil as you did the Holy Family. Kindly keep us ever united in the love of Christ, ever fervent in imitation of the virtue of our Blessed Lady, your sinless spouse, and always faithful in devotion to you.  Amen.