Vade Mecum

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The priests and seminarians of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary realized early on that a book of daily prayers was needed for their use and edification. Thus was born the Vade Mecum, a Latin phrase which means “go with me.”

The term traditionally refers to a handbook or quick reference with instructions or information necessary for an individual.

In the context of seminary life, the Vade Mecum became a short prayerbook that would be small, portable and yet contain the basic and necessary prayers seminarians would offer each day.

This edition is based on that of the seminary, but with the laity in mind, providing a small treasury of daily prayers to aid your spiritual life.

We hope this Vade Mecum is spiritually profitable for you. Please pray for the  priests and seminarians of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.

5 1/2 x 4 1/4, 77 pp.

Table of Contents

Daily Prayers

  • Veni Sancte Spíritus 2
  • Sub Tuum Præsídium 2
  • Salve Regína 2
  • Prayer for Priests, to be said by the Confraternity 4

Morning Prayers

  • Morning Offering 6
  • Daily Offering to Our Lady 6
  • Act of Faith 7
  • Act of Hope 7
  • Act of Charity 7
  • Act of Petition 8
  • Act of Contrition 8
  • The Fatima Prayers 9
  • Blessing Before Meals 10
  • Before Lunch 10
  • Before Dinner 10
  • Blessing After Meals 10
  • Pious Invocations 10
  • The Angelus 12
  • Ángelus in Cantu 14
  • Regína Cæli 16

Evening Prayers

  • Act of Contrition to the Sacred Heart 18
  • Act of Adoration and Thanksgiving 18
  • Commendation to the Sacred Heart 19
  • Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 19
  • Act of Resignation 20
  • Prayer to Christ Crucified 20
  • The De Profúndis, with Night Commendation 21

Prayers for Mass

  • Prayer of St. Ambrose 22
  • Prayer of St. Thomas 23
  • Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary 24
  • Prayer to St. Joseph 24
  • Prayer to All the Angels and Saints 25
  • Prayer to the Saint of the Mass 25
  • Prayer of St. Thomas after Communion 25
  • Ánima Christi 26

Prayers for Confession

  • Before Confession 28
  • After Examination of Conscience 30
  • Thanksgiving After Confession 31

Prayers to St. Joseph

  • The Ancient Prayer 32
  • Before Work, by St. Pius X 32
  • Protector of the Church, by Pope Leo XIII 33
  • For Purity 33

Prayers for Various Needs

  • Prayer of St. Thomas Before Study 34
  • A Shorter Prayer of St. Thomas 34
  • Most Loving Jesus, a Prayer for the Holy Souls 34
  • Obtaining the Virtues, by St. Thomas 36
  • O Divine Heart of Jesus 37
  • Obsécro Te / I Beseech Thee 37

Novenas & Devotions

  • Novena for Those to be Ordained to the Priesthood 42
  • Act of Consecration of the Human Race 44
  • Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart 45
  • Daily Prayer to the Sacred Heart 45
  • Prayer to St. Peter 46
  • Novena to St. Peter 47
  • Novena to St. Peter, the Apostle 47
  • Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe 48
  • Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe 52
  • Novena in Honor of the Immaculate Conception 53
  • Novena in Honor of St. Thérèse 54
  • O Supreme Physician, by St. Catherine of Siena 54
  • Prayer of St. Teresa of Avila 55
  • Novena to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 56
  • Prayer to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 59

Prayers of the Most Holy Rosary (Latin/English)

  • Sign of the Cross 61
  • Apostle’s Creed 61
  • Our Father 61
  • Hail Mary 61
  • Glory Be 63
  • Oh My Jesus 63
  • Joyful Mysteries 63
  • Sorrowful Mysteries 65
  • Glorious Mysteries 67
  • Prayers to be Said at the End of the Rosary 67
  • Prayer to St. Joseph (for October) 69

Prayers to be Said After Benediction

  • For the Sovereign Pontiff 72
  • Down in Adoration Falling 74
  • Divine Praises 76
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