What Christian doesn't know the prayer, Our Father - but out of complacency there is a real danger of not getting the most this and other spiritual gems.
If you are Catholic, there is a good chance that many of the following prayers are familiar - but there is always the chance that you didn't realize their importance. Many of these prayers are even popular among non-Catholics - although to varying degrees. In my own case, I was aware of a few of them but only upon chancing upon, and buying, a 1955 St Joseph Missal at an Anglican bargain book sale did I begin to discover the wealth of Christian prayers that have been handed down over the centuries.
With that in mind, the purpose of this section is to give a quick explainer behind the reasoning for each prayer, and their use in deepening one's Christian walk, as well as serving as a handy bookmark for remembering some of the more "elusive" ones.
The name Lord's Prayer attaches to it not because Jesus Christ used the prayer Himself (for to ask forgiveness of sin would have implied the acknowledgment of guilt) but because He taught it to His disciples
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The Hail Mary is the most familiar of all the prayers used by the Universal Church in honor of our Blessed Lady
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This traditional prayer praises the Holy Trinity
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The name Lord's Prayer attaches to it not because Jesus Christ used the prayer Himself (for to ask forgiveness of sin would have implied the acknowledgment of guilt) but because He taught it to His disciples
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The Memorare (Remember) builds upon the idea presented in the Hail Mary and is a personal prayer of petition for Mary's intercession that has a long tradition within the Church