{"id":931,"date":"2011-06-12T14:40:26","date_gmt":"2011-06-12T21:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?page_id=931"},"modified":"2016-01-14T17:03:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T01:03:48","slug":"prayers-and-meditations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayers and Meditations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">A<\/span>ll of our prayers should begin with the invocation or glorification of the Holy Trinity.<\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: left;  border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; width: 48%; text-align: justify;\"> <font color=\"#AF0000\">IN NOMINE<\/font> Patris, <strong><font color=\"#AF0000\">+<\/font><\/strong> et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; width: 48%; text-align: justify;\"> <font color=\"#AF0000\">IN THE NAME<\/font> of the Father, <strong><font color=\"#AF0000\">+<\/font><\/strong> and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Trinity_knight_shield.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/trinity_knight_shield\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Trinity_knight_shield.jpg?fit=399%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"399,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Trinity_knight_shield\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Detail from Harleian ms. 3244, folios 27-28, showing an allegorical knight preparing to battle the seven deadly sins with the &amp;#8220;Scutum Fidei&amp;#8221; diagram of the Trinity as his shield. This is part of a ca. 1255-1265 illustration to the &amp;#8221;Summa Vitiorum&amp;#8221; &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Detail from Harleian ms. 3244. This is part of a ca. 1255-1265 illustration to the &amp;#8221;Summa Vitiorum&amp;#8221; &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Trinity_knight_shield.jpg?fit=399%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Trinity_knight_shield.jpg?resize=399%2C450\" alt=\"\" title=\"Scutum Fidei: the Shield of Faith\" width=\"399\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Trinity_knight_shield.jpg?w=399&amp;ssl=1 399w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Trinity_knight_shield.jpg?resize=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/novena-to-the-holy-spirit\/\" title=\"Novena to the Holy Spirit\" target=\"_blank\">Novena to the Holy Spirit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/magnificat\/\" title=\"Magnificat\" target=\"_blank\">Magnificat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/marian-antiphons\/\" title=\"Marian Antiphons\" target=\"_blank\">Marian Antiphons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/litany-of-saint-john\/\" title=\"Litany of Saint John\" target=\"_blank\">Litany of Saint John<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/a-meditation\/\" title=\"Bl. John Henry Newman\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nMeditation of Blessed John Henry Newman<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/oremus-pro-pontifice\/\" title=\"Oremus pro Pontifice\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nOremus pro Pontifice<\/a> (Prayer for the Pope)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/medal-of-saint-benedict\/\" title=\"Medal of Saint Benedict\" target=\"_blank\">Medal of Saint Benedict<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/blessing-for-beer\/\" title=\"Blessing for Beer\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nBlessing for Beer<\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: left;  border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; width: 48%; text-align: justify;\"> <font color=\"#AF0000\">GLORIA<\/font> Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in s\u00e6cula s\u00e6culorum. Amen. <\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; width: 48%; text-align: justify;\"> <font color=\"#AF0000\">GLORY<\/font>  to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/500px-Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-compact.svg_.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/500px-shield-trinity-scutum-fidei-compact-svg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/500px-Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-compact.svg_.png?fit=500%2C446&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,446\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"500px-Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-compact.svg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/500px-Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-compact.svg_.png?fit=500%2C446&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/500px-Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-compact.svg_.png?resize=300%2C267\" alt=\"\" title=\"The Blessed Trinity\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/500px-Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-compact.svg_.png?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/500px-Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-compact.svg_.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All of our prayers should begin with the invocation or glorification of the Holy Trinity. GLORIA Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in s\u00e6cula s\u00e6culorum. Amen. GLORY to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":933,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-931","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P1aGBK-f1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":905,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/marian-antiphons\/","url_meta":{"origin":931,"position":0},"title":"Marian Antiphons","author":"Thom","date":"12 June 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"These four great hymns are sung throughout the year at Compline (night prayer). In many places, they are also sung after Mass during the proper seasons. They were composed during the Medieval Era. Alma Redemptoris Mater (From the First Sunday Advent to the Feast of the Presentation) Regina c\u00e6lorum, Ave,\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/6_8_mediatrix.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1123,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/prayers-and-meditations\/oremus-pro-pontifice\/","url_meta":{"origin":931,"position":1},"title":"Oremus pro Pontifice","author":"Thom","date":"28 June 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Prayer for the Pope This ancient prayer for the Pope has been frequently set to music, including in the venerable Liber Usualis. V. Let us pray for Leo, our\u00a0Pope.R. 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