Family Prayer
Family Prayers & Precepts
Grace before Meals
Bless us, O Lord, and these Your gifts
which we are about to receive from Your goodness
through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Grace after Meals
We give You thanks, Almighty God, for all Your benefits
who lives and reigns, world without end. Amen.
Holy Souls prayer
Eternal Rest grant unto them oh Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen
Precepts of the Church
1. Participate at Mass on Sundays and Holydays of Obligation.
2. Go to Confession at least once a year.
3. Receive Communion at least once a year during the Easter season.
4. Observe the prescribed days of fasting and abstinence.
5. Provide for the material needs of the Church.
6. Observe the laws of the Church concerning Marriage.
Seven Sacraments
Sacraments of Initiation
Baptism
Confirmation
Holy Eucharist
Sacraments of Healing
Penance
Anointing of the Sick
Sacraments of Service
Holy Orders
Matrimony