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What prayer
do you
need
right now?

A few quick, honest taps about where you are right now. Then the prayer the Church has kept for exactly that, in plain English, with where it comes from.

8Questions
377Prayers
3mTo take

the 101 situations

Worry, fear and sadness 11 situations Sadness and depression · Anxiety and fear · Stress and overwhelm · more
Health and healing 8 situations Illness and healing · A sick child · Addiction and recovery · more
Through the day 15 situations Giving thanks · At meals · Before a flight · more
When someone dies 10 situations Grief and loss · After a miscarriage · After a suicide · more
For someone you love 12 situations A broken friendship · A husband or wife · A marriage in trouble · more
When it is hard 9 situations Money and work · Protection from evil · A difficult boss · more
Life’s big moments 10 situations A birthday · A new baby · A new home · more
To grow closer to God 9 situations Wisdom and guidance · Contentment · Faith and doubt · more
Struggles and temptations 9 situations Forgiving someone · After sinning · Anger and a quick temper · more

Prayers the Church has prayed for centuries

377 prayers from the Psalms, the saints and the old liturgies, each in plain English with where it comes from.

How it works

Tell it what’s going on
Who you’re praying for, what’s happening and how you feel. Every answer changes what you’re given.
Pick your moment
Choose the line closest to where you are now, and the prayer for it comes first.
Pray it, and keep it
The whole prayer in plain English, a line to carry with you, and a card to save or print.

When you are ready

8 questions, about 3 minutes.

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