Learn How to Pray in Latin
Supreme Pontiffs have long recommended that Catholics learn the ‘core’ prayers of the Faith in Latin. One does not need to be familiar with Latin in order to pray in it and these Latin-English Prayerbooks (free and downloadable in .pdf format) are designed to assist the beginner recite our rich treasury of prayers in the language of the one, holy, universal & apostolic Church.
Presented alongside the English text and punctuated with pious invocations and traditional imagery, these prayerbooks are compiled from orthodox, pre-conciliar sources and, as such, are a valuable resource to the faithful Catholic irrespective of whether he intends to pray in Latin or not.
Further prayerbooks will be complied and added to this page (the objective being to offer a full complement of prayers), and so return to this page periodically to down-load further booklets.
FREE & DOWNLOADABLE BOOKLETS:
HOW TO PRAY IN LATIN
An easy & straight-forward guide for beginners:
you do not need to know Latin in order to pray in it.
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CORE & ESSENTIAL PRAYERS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH
LATIN & ENGLISH
A brief though encompassing selection of the ‘Core’ prayers of our holy Faith. The Pontiffs have long encouraged the faithful to learn such prayers in Latin, the one common language of the One, Holy, Catholic & Apostolic Church.
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THE HOLY ROSARY
LATIN & ENGLISH
A complete guide to the Holy Rosary in Latin, featuring all standard (and additional) prayers, the Mysteries with specific Scriptural references & commentary. Included are writings from the Saints and Leo XIII, the ‘Rosary Pope, on why it is that there are – and will only ever be – 15 Salvific Mysteries.
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COMPLETE PRAYERBOOK – PART I
[DAILY – WEEKLY – MONTHLY – SEASONAL PRAYERS]
BENEDÍCTUS DEUS Prayerbook – PART I
** UPDATED **
The first instalment of a complete Latin + English Prayerbook.
This section comprises an edited compilation of traditional, Pre-Conciliar Catholic prayers & devotions for:
• Morning
• Evening
• Invocations for daily occasions
• Core prayers to be said daily
• Seasonal
• Days of the Week
• Months of the Year
• Ember Days
Includes the Angelus Domini & Regina Cœli; Miraculous St. Andrew Christmas Novena; the Great ‘O’ Antiphons, traditional devotions for End of Year & Start of New Year; and a selection of Psalms for the Catholic life.
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COMPLETE PRAYERBOOK – PART II
[God and His Saints]
BENEDÍCTUS DEUS Prayerbook – PART II
The second instalment of a complete Latin + English Prayerbook.
This section comprises an edited compilation of traditional, Pre-Conciliar Catholic prayers & devotions to:
• The Triune God: Father, Son & Holy Ghost
• The B. V. M.
• St. Joseph
• Angels & Archangels
• The Saints
• Invoking the protection of God, His Angels & Saints
• Litanies for Public & Private usage
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PRAYERS TO THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
LATIN & ENGLISH
A collection of Pre-Conciliar prayers to the Triune God, the Most High Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Ghost, punctuated with traditional invocations, devotions & details of historical indulgences. Includes the Te Deum, Benedicite Dominum & Benedictus (as per the Divine Office), Quicumque vult (Athanasian Creed) and a Litany.
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PRAYERS TO GOD THE FATHER
LATIN & ENGLISH
Pre-Conciliar prayers to God the Father, the First Person of the Triune God. Includes ancient prayers by Sts. Clement, Augustine & Bonaventure and the extraordinary full-length Litany to God the Father.
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PRAYERS TO OUR LORD Jesus Christ
LATIN & ENGLISH
An extensive collection of Pre-Conciliar prayers to God the Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, punctuated with traditional invocations, devotions & details of historical indulgences.
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PRAYERS TO GOD THE HOLY GHOST
LATIN & ENGLISH
Pre-Conciliar prayers to God the Holy Ghost, the Third Person of the Triune God. Includes excerpts from the Liturgy and Divine Office (including the Sequence for Whit Sunday), two Litanies and the Little Office (Hours) of the Holy Ghost. Also included are details of traditional liturgical practices, and solid analysis as to why, in English, ‘Holy Ghost’ is the proper default (and preferred) term.
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PRAYERS TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
LATIN & ENGLISH
A robust collection of ancient and traditional prayers and devotions to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Mother of God. Punctuated with pious invocations, devotions, details of historical indulgences and TLM Propers of all major Feasts from the 1962 Missal of John XXIII.
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PRAYERS TO St. Joseph
LATIN & ENGLISH
A collection of traditional prayers and devotions to St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, punctuated with pious invocations, devotions and details of historical indulgences. Includes the Litany of St. Joseph and the Devout Exercise in Honour of the 7 Sorrows & 7 Joys of the Foster Father of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
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PRAYERS TO ANGELS
LATIN & ENGLISH
A collection of powerful prayers to Sts. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Guardian Angels and the Nine Angelic Choirs, punctuated through-out with Pre-Conciliar devotions, invocations and details of historical indulgences. The remarkable Litany of the Holy Angels from Sacred Scripture is included with complete Scriptural cross-references.
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PRAYERS BEFORE & AFTER CONFESSION
LATIN & ENGLISH
Pre-Conciliar prayers to be said before & after Confession. Includes the ‘Confiteor’, invocations to the Holy Ghost, the B. V. M. and one’s Patrons & Guardians for enlightenment and contrition; Psalms 50 & 102 and post-Confessional prayers of petition.
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PRAYERS BEFORE & AFTER COMMUNION
LATIN & ENGLISH
Pre-Conciliar prayers to be said before & after Holy Communion. Includes prayers to our Saviour, the Blessed Virgin & St. Joseph; and prayers by St. Thomas Aquinas & St. Alphonsus (Spiritual Communion), as well as ‘Anima Christi’ and the ‘Prayer Before A Crucifix’. Psalm 83 is also included.
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BLESSED SACRAMENT+
RITE OF EXPOSITION
LATIN & ENGLISH
Pre-Conciliar prayers, hymns & devotions to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Included is the Rite of Eucharistic Exposition & Benediction, consistent with the 1962 Missal.
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SPECIAL OCCASIONS + GROUPS
LATIN & ENGLISH
A compendium of the Pre-Conciliar Church’s prayers for various occasions, groups & circumstances.
Includes prayers for Missions, nations & conversions; the Church & Her Ministers; the Dying; the Faithful Departed; a Happy Death; peace; in times of tribulation; personal graces & necessities; the good of others; reparation for blasphemies; Families, Spouses & Children; Priests & Religious; Teachers & Students; Family Pets; and a wide range of miscellaneous circumstances (e.g. renewal of Baptisimal Vows, etc.)
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PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
LATIN & ENGLISH
Pre-Conciliar prayers and devotions for the Poor Souls in Purgatory, including the traditional De Profundis (Psalm 129), which should be prayed daily after the Ave Maria Bell (i.e. the evening Angelus).
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PRAYERS FOR PROTECTION
LATIN & ENGLISH
Powerful Pre-Conciliar prayers & psalms for divine protection from our enemies, visible or other-wise. Included is a supplication from the Rituale Romanium for protection in times of plague.
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PRAYERS IN THANKSGIVING
LATIN & ENGLISH
A collection of traditional & ancient prayers and psalms giving thanks to Almighty God for the day ahead and for the day completing. Includes the ‘Te Deum’ Ambrosian Hymn, ‘The Benedictus’, ‘Gloria in excélsis Deo’ Doxology and Pope Innocent VI’s sublime ‘Ave verum Corpus natum’. Psalms 102 & 116 are also reproduced.
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VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS
LATIN & ENGLISH
Vespers form part of the priest’s daily office which is recited in the afternoon or evening. In ancient times they were chanted by the faithful every day, and this venerable custom is still retained by certain Religious Orders.
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PRAYERS TO BE SAID BY PRIESTS
LATIN & ENGLISH
A robust selection of ancient & traditional prayers (and meditations) to be recited by clerics & priests on their own behalf. Includes prayers to be said before and after vesting, hearing & making Confessions and celebrating holy Mass.
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Prayers for children to be kind, to go back to the Eucharist.
Do you have paper prayer book in what you offer in ebooks?
I would buy them. If so…price?
Thank you, that’s most kind; hopefully there will be more added up soon.
No, there are no paper version, though you should be able to print them out and staple them together.
God bless you and the Virgin protect you!
Hello my name is Cathy
Im trying to buy The Holy Cloak of St. Joseph Novena
By Jonathan Reid
Can you please help me Thank You and May God Bless you
Hello Cathy,
You can find the 30 Day Cloak of St. Joseph devotion here:
https://traditionalcatholicprayers.com/2019/09/11/the-holy-cloak-of-st-joseph-novena-30-days/
(There is no printed version, just the web-link.)
Thank you, and may God bless you for sharing these beautiful prayers with us!
Thank you so much Jonathan!
My girlfriend sent me your link.
I am so grateful I have just downloaded the contents in my phone. I have been longing for such a Prayer Book would you happen to have the Mass ?
Is it possible to make you a small gift of love and appreciation? If so please let me know how I may use my Swish. Thank you once again.I shall now pray for you and give my deepest Thanksgiving Prayer to my Lord Jesus Christ for this beautiful gift. May God Bless and keep you and our Beloved Mother of God wrap Her most Holy Mantle in a Warm Embrace over you and yours…in Love & Prayers Sincerely Joy
Thank you, that is most kind. I hope they may serve you well.
God bless you and the Virgin protect you!
You have given a gift beyond measure by your work in making these invaluable prayers so readily available. There is no way to properly thank you except 🙏🏻for you and your great work!God’s choicest blessings on you!
Good morning,
I come to you with a humble heart, I am no one but a servant in Christ.
Two years ago, the Holy Spirit guided me in putting a book together to save souls. This is the reason for the book. I have finished the book which contains prayers, novenas, chaplets, and messages from above.
I would like to add, with your permission, “The Rosary in Latin” with instructions and the “Three Hail Mary’s Devotion”. There are other prayers that I am also contemplating on adding, with your permission. There are no images to these pages, I have not found anyone to give me permission to add images at this time. If given permission, I will reference your website and information.
Since I could not find contact information for you, I have gone this route. Forgive me if this is not allowed.
Please, I humbly ask for your permission to add this information.
God bless and may Our Lady cover you with her sacred mantle.
Maria del Rosario Thomas
Texas
I remain a servant in Christ
By all means Maria, please do; though be sure to check the NOTES sections of each booklet to see any specific details regarding either the source of the prayer, indulgence information, Latin rendering, etc.
God bless you and keep you.
There is a mistake in the Ave Maria in the PDF from the main page -> Latin + English Prayerbooks | Free Downloads link -> The Holy Rosary link.
It reads:
“oro nobis peccatóribus”
Instead of:
“ora pro nobis peccatóribus”
Please fix.
Other than that, thank you, beautiful undertaking.
Fixed, thank you. (The URL has changed, access via the page links.)
Hello,
I have found your prayer books and Latin instructional to be extremely helpful, as a personal project, I am compiling a book of prayers in english and latin and would like to include your ” How to pray in latin” pamplet in the booklet. I am not planning on selling this booklet, only producing it for myself and other parishioners, so with your permission, I would love to include this section with proper accreditation.
That’s most kind of you; thank you and yes, of course. If, however, you plan to include the ‘Word on Indulgences’, then please be sure to use that section from a more recent prayer-book (e.g. PART I, PART II with the blue Praying Hands covers) as these are more accurate and detailed.
Very best regards.
Jonathan,
Thank you very much!
God Bless You Mr. Reid. As a convert to our faith, I value your efforts greatly. A gift from God. Thank you.
That’s most very kind, thank you. God bless you and the Virgin protect you!
Being a Catholic is such a sweet.
Wow!! This is so helpful and wonderful given the prayers can be downloaded and printed!! Thank you!! God bless you and God bless us all <3