The Fatima Prayer, also known as the “O My Jesus” prayer, was taught by Our Lady to the three shepherd children at Fatima in 1917. This brief but profound prayer asks for mercy for souls and is traditionally prayed after each decade of the Rosary.
O my Jesus,
forgive us our sins.
Save us from the fires of Hell.
Lead all souls to Heaven,
especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy.
“The Glory Be” is a short but profound doxology that has been central to Christian worship since the early centuries of the Church. The prayer’s structure reflects the biblical foundation of Trinitarian theology, echoing the baptismal formula given by Christ: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). The phrase “as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be” affirms God’s eternal nature and unchanging glory, reminiscent of passages like Hebrews 13:8: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
