Guides & Resources

Psalm 61, Hear, O God, my supplication (Psalm 60 in the Douay-Rheims): the Catholic text, from the ends of the earth I cry to you, the rock, and a prayer.

Catholic prayers of gratitude to God: a daily thank-you prayer, the Te Deum, thanks for answered prayers, gratitude in hard times, and psalms of thanks.

Psalm 147, He healeth the broken of heart and Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem (Psalms 146–147 in the Douay): the Catholic text, Corpus Christi, and a prayer.

Psalm 102, Hear, O Lord, my prayer: and let my cry come to thee (Psalm 101 in the Douay): the Catholic text of the fifth penitential psalm, and a prayer.

Psalm 38, Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation (Psalm 37 in the Douay-Rheims): the Catholic text of the third penitential psalm, its meaning, and a prayer.

Psalm 113, Praise the Lord, ye children (Psalm 112 in the Douay-Rheims): the Catholic text of the Laudate Pueri, God who lifts up the poor, its meaning and a prayer.

Psalm 89, The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever (Psalm 88 in the Douay): the Catholic text, God’s covenant with David, Christmas, St. Joseph, and a prayer.

Veni Creator Spiritus, the hymn to the Holy Spirit: the Latin text, the English “Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come,” its history, when it is sung, and the indulgence.

We Three Kings by John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1857): the full lyrics, what gold, frankincense and myrrh mean, the Magi in the Gospel, Epiphany, and a prayer.

Psalm 72, Give to the king thy judgment, O God (Psalm 71 in the Douay-Rheims): the Catholic text of the Epiphany psalm, the kings bearing gifts, and a prayer.