My eyes got upon this POST by The Catholic Shield. Shoutout to Br. Joseph Bulay-og for this one! This is for further reference, anyway....

The Sign of the Cross (Signum Crucis)

English

In the Name of the Father

and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

Latin

In nomine Patris

et Filii

et Spiritus Sancti. Amen

Our Father (Lord's Prayer, Pater Noster)

English

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.

Latin

Pater Noster

qui es in caelis,

sanctificetur nomen tuum.

Adveniat regnum tuum.

Fiat voluntas tua,

sicut in caelo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie,

et dimitte nobis debita nostra,

sicut et nos

dimittimus debitoribus nostris.

Et ne nos inducas in tentationem:

sed libera nos a malo.

The Hail Mary (Ave Maria)

English

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.

Latin

Ave Maria gratia plena,

Dominus tecum

Benedicta tu in mulieribus,

et benedictus

fructus ventris tui, Iesus

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei

ora pro nobis peccatoribus,

nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae

Amen.

The Glory Be (Gloria Patri)

English

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.

Latin

Gloria Patri

et filii

et spiritui sancto.

Sicut erat in principio

et nunc

et semper

et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

The Apostles Creed (Symbolum Apostolorum)

English

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ,

his only Son, our Lord. 

He was conceived

by the power of the Holy Spirit,

and born of the Virgin Mary, 

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried; 

He descended into hell.

On the third day he rose again;

he ascended into heaven,

he is seated at the right hand of the Father,

he will come again

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 the life everlasting. Amen

Latin

Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem;

Creatorem caeli et terrae.

Et in Jesum Christum,

Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum;

qui conceptus est

de Spiritu Sancto,

natus ex Maria virgine;

passus sub Pontio Pilato,

crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus;

descendit ad inferos;

tertia die resurrexit a mortuis;

ascendit ad caelos;

sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis;

inde venturus est

iudicare vivos et mortuos.

Credo in Spiritum Sanctum;

sanctam ecclesiam catholicam;

sanctorum communionem;

remissionem peccatorum;

carnis resurrectionem;

vitam aeternam. Amen.

Act of Contrition

English

O, my God,

I am heartily sorry

for having offended you.

I detest all my sins

because of your just punishment,

but most of all

because they offend you,

my God, who are all-good

and deserving of all my love.

I firmly resolve,

with the help of Your grace,

to sin no more

and to avoid the near occasions of sin.

Latin

Deus meus,

ex toto corde paenitet me

omnium meorum peccatorum,

eaque detestor, quia peccando,

non solum poenas a Te iuste

statutas promeritus sum,

sed praesertim quia offendi Te,

summum bonum,

ac dignum qui super omnia diligaris.

Ideo firmiter propono,

adiuvante gratia Tua,

de cetero me non peccaturum peccandique

occasiones proximas fugiturum. Amen.

Memorare

English

Remember, 

O most gracious Virgin Mary, 

that never was it known 

that anyone who fled to thy protection,

implored thy help, 

or sought thine intercession,

was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence,

I fly unto thee, 

O Virgin of virgins, my mother;

to thee do I come, 

before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.

O Mother of the Word Incarnate, 

despise not my petitions, 

but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Latin

Memorare, 

O piissima Virgo Maria,

non esse auditum a saeculo, 

quemquam ad tua currentem praesidia,

tua implorantem auxilia, 

tua petentem suffragia, 

esse derelictum.

Ego tali animatus confidentia, 

ad te, 

Virgo Virginum, Mater, curro,

ad te venio, 

coram te gemens peccator assisto.

Noli, Mater Verbi, 

verba mea despicere; 

sed audi propitia et exaudi. Amen.

Act of Hope

English

O my God,

relying on Your almighty power

and infinite mercy and promises,

I hope to obtain

pardon for my sins,

the help of Your grace,

and life everlasting,

through the merits of Jesus Christ,

my Lord and Redeemer. Amen.

Latin

Deus meus,

cum sis omnipotens,

infinite misericors et fidelis,

spero Te mihi daturum,

ob merita Iesu Christi,

vitam aeternam et gratias

necessarias ad eam consequendam,

quam Tu promisisti iis qui bona opera facient,

quemadmodum, Te adiuvante, facere constituo.

Act of Love

English

O Lord God, 

I love you above all things

and I love my neighbor for your sake

because you are the highest,

infinite and perfect

good, worthy of all my love.

In this love 

I intend to live and die.

Amen.

Latin

Domine Deus,

amo te super omnia

et proximum meum propter te,

quia tu es summum, infinitum,

et perfectissimum bonum,

omni dilectione dignum.

In hac caritate

vivere et mori statuo.

Amen.

Queen of Heaven (Regina Caeli)

English

Queen of Heaven rejoice, Alleluia;

The Son whom you merited to bear, Alleluia,

has risen as He said, Alleluia.

Pray for us to God, Alleluia.

Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia,

For the Lord is truly Risen, Alleluia.

Latin

Regina caeli laetare, Alleluia;

Quia quem meruisti portare, Alleluia;

Resurrexit sicut dixit, Allelluia;

Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia.

Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia,

Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

English

Saint Michael the Archangel,

defend us in battle;

be our defense against the wickedness

and snares of the devil.

May God rebuke him,

we humbly pray.

And do thou,

O prince of the heavenly host,

by the power of God

cast into hell

Satan and all the evil spirits

who prowl about the world

seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Latin

Sancte Michael Archangele,

defende nos in proelio,

contra nequitiam

et insidias diaboli esto praesidium.

Imperet illi Deus,

supplices deprecamur:

tuque,

Princeps militiae caelestis,

Satanam aliosque spiritus malignos,

qui ad perditionem animarum

pervagantur in mundo,

divina virtute,

in infernum detrude. Amen.

Angel of God (Guardian Angel Prayer)

English

Angel of God,

my guardian dear,

to whom God’s love commits me here,

ever this day be at my side,

to light and guard, to rule and guide.

Amen.

Latin

Angele Dei,

qui custos es mei,

me, tibi commissum pietate superna,

illumina, custodi,

rege et gubérna.

Amen.

Blessing Before Meals

English

Bless us O Lord,

and these Thy gifts

which we are about to receive from Thy bounty.

Through Christ Our Lord. Amen

Latin

Benedic Domine,

nos et haec tua dona

quae de tua largitate sumus sumpturi

per Christum Dominum Nostrum. Amen.

Blessing After Meals

English

We give Thee thanks

for all Thy benefits,

O Almighty God,

Who livest and reignest forever.

And may the souls of the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God,

rest in peace. Amen.

Latin

Agimus tibi gratias,

omnipotens Deus,

pro universis beneficiis tuis,

qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum.

Fidelium animae,

per misericordiam Dei,

requiescant in pace. Amen.

The Divine Praises

English

Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name

Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man

Blessed be the Name of Jesus

Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart

Blessed be His Most Precious Blood

Blessed be Jesus

in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar

Blessed be the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete

Blessed be the great Mother of Christ, Mary most Holy

Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception

Blessed be her Glorious Assumption

Blessed be the Name of Mary, Virgin and Mother

Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse

Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints

Latin

Benedictus Deus. Benedictum Nomen Sanctum eius

Benedictus Iesus Christus, verus Deus et verus homo

Benedictum Nomen Iesu

Benedictum Cor eius sacratissimum

Benedictus Sanguis eius pretiosissimus

Benedictus Iesus

in sanctissimo altaris Sacramento

Benedictus Sanctus Spiritus, Paraclitus

Benedicta excelsa Mater Christi, Maria sanctissima

Benedicta sancta eius et immaculata Conceptio

Benedicta eius gloriosa Assumptio

Benedictum nomen Mariae, Virginis et Matris

Benedictus sanctus Ioseph, eius castissimus Sponsus

Benedictus Deus in Angelis suis, et in Sanctis suis 

And let me add... 

The Nicene Creed 

English

We believe in one God, 

the Father the Almighty, 

maker of heaven and earth, 

of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, 

the only Son of God, 

eternally begotten of the Father, 

God from God, 

Light from Light, 

true God from true God, 

begotten, not made, 

of one Being with the Father. 

Through him all things were made. 

For us men and for our salvation 

he came down from heaven: 

by the power of the Holy Spirit 

he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, 

and was made man. 

For our sake 

he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; 

he suffered death and was buried. 

On the third day 

he rose again 

in accordance with the Scriptures; 

he ascended into heaven 

and is seated at the right hand of the Father. 

He will come again in glory 

to judge the living and the dead, 

and their kingdom has no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, 

the Lord, the giver of life, 

who proceeds from the Father and the Son. 

With the Father and the Son 

He is worshiped and glorified. 

He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. 

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. 

We look for the resurrection of the dead, 

and the life of the world to come. 

Amen. 

Latin 

Credo in unum Deum, 

Patrem omnipotentem, 

factorem caeli et terrae, 

visibilium omnium et invisibilium.

Et in unum Dominum Iesum Christum, 

Filium Dei unigenitum, 

et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula. 

Deum de Deo, 

Lumen de Lumine, 

Deum Verum de Deo Vero, 

genitum, non factum, 

consubstantialem Patri, 

per quem omnia facta sunt. 

Qui propter nos homines 

et propter nostram salutem 

descendit de caelis. 

Et incarnatus est 

de Spiritu Sancto 

ex Maria Virgine, 

et homo factus est. 

Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato; 

passus et sepultus est, 

et resurrexit tertia die 

secundum Scripturas, 

et ascendit in caelum, 

sedet ad dexteram Patris. 

Et iterum venturus est 

cum gloria iudicare vivos et mortuos, 

cuius regni non erit finis.

Et in Spiritum Sanctum, 

Dominum et vivificantem: 

qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. 

Qui cum Patre et Filio 

simul adoratur et conglorificatur: 

qui locutus est per prophetas.

Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. 

Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. 

Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum et vitam venturi saeculi. 

Amen.

The Saga of the Right to Life Against the Culture of Death

Maybe only a handful knew about the March for Life that happened Valentine's Eve, due to the absence of the major media networks in the country; in fact, the only prominent one present was Radyo Veritas, which is the sole Catholic radio station in the Metropolis. In my personal opinion, this is a problem to the prominent profession which we seek, and because of this ignorance, I was disappointed to the very institutions I look up to. 

But all that happened there is just the tip of the iceberg. Because when you dive down deeper, you would realize that there is a continuing saga of life versus death. 

Yes, reader. I'm talking about the most talked-about moral issue to date: the Reproductive Health Bill; and I would give my best common-sense comments on this. 

It started in the last days of the Arroyo administration, but was aggravated at the beginning of Benigno Aquino III's presidency when Albay Representative Edcel Lagman filed House Bill 96 in the Lower House of Congress. With its responsibility as Mater et Magistra, obviously the Catholic Church is the first to react and challenge the said legal action. Their conflict even got worse when Carlos Celdran got into the picture and rubbed to the Bishops' faces that the Church should not meddle in political affairs while raising high the placard which wrote "DAMASO"; but the Bishops didn't interfere in politics, they just reacted as it is natural for all men to react in a peculiar issue. It is the Church who spearheaded the campaign against the RH Bill, but it does not mean that they were the only ones fighting. There were also pockets of resistance that came from several pastors, imams, and even secular groups. Their support was physically shown in the March for Life and virtually shown through social networking. And everything between it is history. 

Now, I name the game. It cannot be morality because it is more religious. It cannot be the freedom of choice because it's vague. It cannot also be Church vs. State because being a Theist cannot be separated from being a Filipino. Maybe the name of the game is social responsibility. 

Why such? 

Everyone, I presume, is familiar with the Basic Human Rights: in this case, the right to life. Maybe the Bill could promote life, but what makes it wrong is simple: the intention is good yet some provisions are shown promoting artificial family planning (e.g. contraceptives), which is something not yet 100% proven effective. In short, the intentions may be good, but the means are doubtful: thus, a doubtful legal action that must be scrutinized. 

Moreover, to make things simple, imagine this: you were born even if you are uncertain of your future and no matter how and why; and after all your prayers and endeavors, you succeeded in the things you look  forward to achieve (who doesn't want to, anyway?). Will you be that generous to share your experiences to your future children for their future reference; or will you be that selfish to keep all your grudges to yourself, given that you were told that you were a mistake? 

Okay. Enough of the analogies. The reason why we see this as a taboo in society is because of three things: 

1. Filipinos value life even outside religion and law. We are known for our acceptance for children, regardless of color, physique, or even gender; 

2. Filipinos try hard to be careful of their bringing, especially in their sexual aspect; and 

3. Filipinos do not want to shame the ones they cherish the most, especially one's family and community. 

It is not wrong to make love in bed, as long as it is according to one's social norm and as long as the participants are responsible enough to face the potential consequences. We must remember that no matter what happens, deprivation is not an answer to something that is rendered as sacred. 

And the saga goes on....