What are the basic Catholic prayers?

Answer 1

For Catholics they would be:

* The Nicene Creed * The Apostles Creed * The Our Father * The Hail Mary * The Glory Be * The act of Contrition More complex prayers and devotions would include the Holy Mass, the Rosary and the Angelus in which the above prayers are included.

Answer 2

The Baltimore Catechism listed basic prayers that every Catholic should know, including:

The Lord's Prayer (the Our Father)

The Angelical Salutation (the Hail Mary)

The Apostles' Creed

The Confiteor

An Act of Faith

An Act of Hope

An Act of Love

An Act of Contrition

The Blessing before Meals

Grace after Meals

and it including the basics for a lay person to baptize someone in case of necessity.

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The Catechism of the Catholic Church which was just issued by Pope John Paul in 1994 devotes the entire fourth section to Christian prayer and is well worth the effort of every Christian to read. It covers the history of prayer in the Old and New Testaments, the different forms of prayer, and then give a detailed analysis on how to pray and concludes with a wonderful exposition on the Our Father.

Answer 3

There are many prayers in The Bible. too many to mention here. The book of psalms are prayers or hymns. There are the famous prayer of Solomon when he dedicated the temple and other prayer of Hezekiah and David.

Answer 4

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Catholic AnswerThere are no "5 daily prayers" in Christianity, we are taught by Our Blessed Savior to pray at "all times", time is in the Lord's hands, we have only the present, and we are to be praying always, so we are to pray in the present. Prayer is divided into vocal, mental (meditation), and contemplation. All vocal prayer should be mental to a certain degree. Meditation, as such, is when we are considering something, a verse from Scripture, say, and applying it to our daily lives, asking Our Blessed Lord to enlighten us, listening to Him. Contemplation is something that is given, it is not something we do. After we remain faithful in our daily meditation, become free from sin through the sacraments, then God gives us contemplation, which, in its more advanced form is how you pray continuously, it is a dual awareness, as the psalm says, "my eyes are always on the Lord...".