Morning Prayer

Dear God,

You are my God, and I love You with all my heart.
When I wake up early, You’re already there,
like a soft light in my room.
I praise You, Lord,
and I want to carry Your name with me all day.
Please send Your Holy Spirit to stay close,
so I can bow my head and worship You with all the love and mercy
You’ve given to me.

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary (The Angelic Salutation)

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Florine was a little German girl, born sometime before 1850. We know almost nothing of her days—only that she once held a small handwritten prayer book, given to her by someone who must have loved her deeply. In the quiet of her evenings, perhaps she ended her days just as we do now—with her thoughts resting on Jesus and Mary. And though her voice has faded from the world, the prayers she once held close still shine with the light of faith.