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Prayers of the Heart

- Faith Formation

From the Archdiocesan Framework for Lilfelong Faith Formation:
Parents, catechists and faith communities are called to assist individuals learn by heart the following prayers, formulas and practices at the appropriate age/grade listed. This is achieved in a variety of ways, including: the witness of daily prayer in the home, participation in the life of the Church and in intentional catechetical settings. The following list reflects the common language of faith to be reflected in all cultures and generations, thus facilitating, “a common way of praying in the Church, not only personally but also in community” (Presentation of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 8). There are many other traditional prayers and devotions in the Church. Catholics are encouraged to learn as many of them as desired. Unless specified, these may be learned in whatever language one chooses. In addition to learning these prayers in the vernacular (the language one speaks), please note that there are a limited number of parts of the Mass which are also to be learned in Latin.
Prayer of the Heart:
To be Memorized
- Birth - Age 2
  - Sign of the Cross:
    
    In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
    
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- Age 3 and 4
  - Plus Grace Before and After Meals (Español)
    
    GRACE BEFORE MEALS
    Bless us O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive, from thy bounty, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
    
    GRACE AFTER MEALS
    We give you thanks, almighty God, for these and all your gifts which we have received
    through Christ, O Lord. Amen
- Kindergarten
  - Plus, Morning and Evening Prayers (Español) and the Guardian Angel Prayer (Español)
    
    MORNING PRAYER
    O my God, I offer you this day, all I do and think and say. In union with what was done,
    on earth by Jesus Christ, your Son.
    
    EVENING PRAYER
    God, our Father, this day is done. We ask you and Jesus Christ, your Son, that with the
    Spirit, our welcome guest, you guard our sleep and bless our rest. Amen.
    
    GUARDIAN ANGEL
    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.
- Grade One
  - Plus Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be
    
    OUR FATHER (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
    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.
    
    GLORY BE
    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.
- Grade Two
  - Plus, Act of Contrition, and the Assembly’s responses
and acclamations during Mass (Greeting,

Penitential Act, Gloria , Response to the Biblical

Readings, Prayer with the Priest over the

Offerings, Preface Dialogue, Preface

Acclamation, Mystery of Faith, Litany at the
Fraction Rite, Act of Humility and Sending)
- ACT OF CONTRITION (use whichever your family chooses)
  My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my
  heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to
  do good, I have sinned against you whom I
  should love above all things. I firmly intend,
  with your help, to do penance, to sin no more,
  and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our
  Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us.
  In his name, my God, have mercy.
  (Alternate version from the Rite of Penance)
- ACT OF CONTRITION (use whichever your family chooses)
  O my God, I am heartily sorry for having
  offended Thee, and I detest all my sins
  because of thy just punishments, but most of
  all because they offend Thee, my God, who art
  all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly
  resolve with the help of Thy grace to sin no
  more and to avoid the near occasion of sin.
  Amen. (Traditional version)
MASS PRAYERS AND RESPONSES
Greeting
Priest: The Lord be with you.
Assembly: And with your spirit.
Penitential Act, Form A (Confiteor)
I confess to almighty God and to you, my
brothers and sisters, that I have greatly
sinned in my thoughts and in my words, in
what I have done and in what I have failed
to do, through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault; therefore I
ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the angels
and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Penitential Act, Form B
Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Assembly: For we have sinned against you.
Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
Assembly: And grant us your salvation.

Gloria

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace to people of good will. We praise you,
we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty
Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten
Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the
Father, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us; you take away the sins of
the world, receive our prayer; you are seated
at the right hand of the Father, have mercy
on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you
alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most
High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in
the glory of God the Father. Amen

Response to the Biblical Readings
First and Second Reading (at Conclusion)
Reader: The Word of the Lord.
Assembly: Thanks be to God.

Gospel (at Introduction)
Deacon, or Priest: The Lord be with you.
Assembly: And with your spirit.
Deacon, or Priest: A reading from the holy
Gospel according to N (name of Gospel writer).
Assembly: Glory to you, O Lord.

Gospel (at Conclusion)
Deacon, or Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.
Assembly: Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.

Prayer with the Priest over the Gifts
Assembly: May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands for the praise and glory of his
name, for our good and the good of all his
holy Church.

Preface Dialogue
Priest: The Lord be with you.
Assembly: And with your spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
Assembly: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord
our God.
Assembly: It is right and just.

Preface Acclamation
Assembly: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of
hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your
glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he
who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

Mystery of Faith (formerly Memorial Acclamation)
Priest: The mystery of faith.
Assembly (a): We proclaim your death, O
Lord, and profess your Resurrection until
you come again.
(or b): When we eat this Bread and drink
this Cup, we proclaim your death, O Lord,
until you come again.
(or c): Save us, Savior of the world, for
by your cross and Resurrection you have
set us free.

Litany at the Fraction Rite
Assembly: Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world, grant us peace.

Act of Humility
Priest: Behold the Lamb of God, behold
him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of
the Lamb.
Assembly: Lord, I am not worthy that you
should enter under my roof, but only say the
word and my soul shall be healed.

Sending
Deacon, or Priest (a): Go forth, the Mass
is ended.
(or b): Go and announce the Gospel of
the Lord.
(or c): Go in peace, glorifying the Lord
by your life.
(or d): Go in peace.
Assembly: Thanks be to God.
- Grade Three
  - Plus, Nicene Creed, Fatima Prayer,
Hail, Holy Queen
- NICENE-CONSTANTINOPOLITAN CREED (Nicene Creed)
  I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
  maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
  I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
  the only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.
  God from God, Light from Light, true God
  from true God, begotten, not made,
  consubstantial with the Father; through him
  all things were made. For us men and for our
  salvation he came down from heaven, and
  by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the
  Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake
  he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he
  suffered death and was buried, and rose
  again on the third day 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 his kingdom will
  have no end.
  I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the
  giver of life, who proceeds from the Father
  and the Son, who with the Father and the
  Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken
  through the prophets.
  I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic
  Church. I confess one baptism for the
  forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the
  resurrection of the dead
- FATIMA PRAYER
  O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell,
  lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of your mercy.
- HAIL, HOLY QUEEN
  Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life,
  our sweetness and our hope. To you do we
  cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you
  do we send up our sighs, mourning and
  weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then,
  most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy
  toward us, and after this exile show unto us
  the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
  O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
- Grade Four
  - Plus, Ten Commandments, Apostles’ Creed,
Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy,

Beatitudes, Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
- TEN COMMANDMENTS
  1. I am the LORD your God. You shall
  worship the Lord your God and him
  only shall you serve.
  2. You shall not take the name of the Lord
  your God in vain.
  3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
  4. Honor your father and your mother.
  5. You shall not kill.
  6. You shall not commit adultery.
  7. You shall not steal.
  8. You shall not bear false witness against
  your neighbor.
  9. You shall not covet your neighbor's
  wife.
  10. You shall not covet your neighbor's
  goods.
- 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.
- WORKS OF MERCY
  Corporal
  1. Feed the hungry.
  2. Give drink to the thirsty.
  3. Clothe the naked.
  4. Shelter the homeless.
  5. Visit the sick.
  6. Visit the imprisoned.
  7. Bury the dead.
  Spiritual
  1. Counsel the doubtful.
  2. Instruct the ignorant.
  3. Admonish sinners.
  4. Comfort the afflicted.
  5. Forgive offenses.
  6. Bear wrongs patiently.
  7. Pray for the living and the dead.
- BEATITUDES (Mt 5:3-12)
  1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is
  the Kingdom of Heaven.
  2. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will
  be comforted.
  3. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit
  the earth.
  4. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for
  righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
  5. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be
  shown mercy.
  6. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will
  see God.
  7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will
  be called children of God.
  8. Blessed are those who are persecuted for
  righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the
  Kingdom of Heaven.
- Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
  The Annunciation
  The Visitation
  The Nativity
  The Presentation
  The Finding in the Temple
- Grade Five
  - Plus, Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, Act of Faith,
Seven Sacraments, Holy Days of Obligation,

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (Shema)
- Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
  The Agony in the Garden
  The Scourging at the Pillar
  The Crowning with Thorns
  The Carrying of the Cross
  The Crucifixion
- ACT OF FAITH
  O my God, I firmly believe that you are one
  God in three divine Persons, Father, Son, and
  Holy Spirit. I believe that your divine Son
  became man and died for our sins and that he
  will come to judge the living and the dead. I
  believe these and all the truths which the Holy
  Catholic Church teaches because you have
  revealed them who are eternal truth and
  wisdom, who can neither deceive nor be
  deceived. In this faith I intend to live and die.
  Amen.
- SEVEN SACRAMENTS
  1. Baptism
  2. Confirmation
  3. Holy Eucharist
  4. Penance and Reconciliation
  5. Anointing of the Sick
  6. Holy Orders
  7. Matrimony
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God - January 1
Solemnity of the Ascension - Seventh Sunday
of Easter
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin - August 15
Solemnity of the Feast of All Saints -
November 1
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception -
December 8
Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord, Jesus
Christ - December 25
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops decided at
their November 1991 meeting that whenever January 1, the
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God or August 15, the feast
of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin or November 1,
the Feast of all Saints falls on a Saturday or a Monday, the
precept to celebrate Mass is dispensed. The Congregation
for Bishops confirmed the action on July 4, 1992.

Although the obligation to celebrate Mass when these three holy days fall on a Saturday or Monday is abolished,

parishes are to continue to observe these holydays by
scheduling one or more Masses at a convenient time so that
people who wish to participate are able to do so.
- DEUTERONOMY 6:4-5 (Shema)
  Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the
  LORD alone! Therefore, you shall love the
  LORD, your God, with your whole heart, and
  with your whole being, and with your whole
  strength.
- Grade Six
  - Plus Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary, Act of Hope, Precepts of the Church, and Sanctus, Mysterium Fidei, Agnus Dei in Latin
    
    Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary
    The Resurrection
    The Ascension
    The Descent of the Holy Spirit
    The Assumption
    The Coronation of Mary
    
    ACT OF HOPE
    O Lord God, I hope by your grace for the
    pardon of all my sins and after life here to gain
    eternal happiness because you have promised
    it who are infinitely powerful, faithful, kind,
    and merciful. In this hope I intend to live and
    die. Amen.
    
    PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH
    1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on
    Holy Days of Obligation and remain free
    from work or activity that could impede
    the sanctification of such days.
    2. You shall confess your sins at least once a
    year.
    3. You shall receive the Sacrament of the
    Eucharist at least during the Easter
    season.
    4. You shall observe the days of fasting and
    abstinence on days established by the Church.
    5. You shall help to provide for the needs of
    the Church.
    
    SELECTED MASS PRAYERS AND RESPONSES IN LATIN
    
    Sanctus (Preface Acclamation)
    Sanctus, Santus, Sanctus Dóminus Deus
    Sábaoth. Pleni sunt caeli et terra glória tua.
    Hosánna in excélis.
    Benedictus qui venit in nómine Dómini.
    Hosánna in excélsis.
    
    Misterium Fidei (Mystery of Faith)
    a) Mortem tuam annuntiámus, Dómine, et
    tuam resurrectiónem confitémur, donec
    vénias.
    or b) Quatioscúmque manduacámus panem
    hunc et cálicem bíbimus, mortem tuam
    annutiámus, Dómine,
    donec vénias.
    or c) Salvátor mundi, salva nos, qui per
    curcem et resurrectiónem tuam liberásti nos.
    
    Agnus Dei (Litany at the Fraction Rite)
    Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi:
    miserére nobis.
    Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi:
    miserére nobis.
    Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: dona
    nobis pacem.
- Grade Seven
  - Plus Act of Love, Stations of the Cross, Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary, and Gloria in Latin
    
    ACT OF LOVE
    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.
    
    STATIONS OF THE CROSS
    1. Jesus condemned to death
    2. Jesus carries his cross
    3. Our Lord falls the first time
    4. Jesus meets his Mother
    5. Simon the Cyrenean helps Jesus carry
    his cross
    6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
    7. The second fall of Jesus
    8. Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem
    9. The third fall of Jesus
    10. Jesus is stripped of his garments
    11. Jesus is nailed to the cross
    12. Jesus dies on the cross
    13. Jesus is taken down from the cross
    14. Jesus is laid in the tomb
    
    Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary
    The Baptism of Jesus
    The Wedding Feast of Cana
    The Proclamation of the Kingdom, with the
    call to Conversion
    The Transfiguration
    The Institution of the Eucharist
    
    Glória (Gloria)
    Glória in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax
    homínibus bonae voluntátis. Laudámus te,
    benedíctimus te, adorámus te, glorificámus
    te, grátias ágimus tibi propter magnam
    glóriam tuam, Dómine Deus, Rex caeléstis,
    Deus Pater omnípotetens. Dómine Fili
    unigénite, Iesu Christe, Dómine Deus,
    Agnus Dei, Fílius Patris, qui tollis peccáta
    mundi, miserére nobis; qui tollis peccáta
    mundi, súscipe deprecatiónem nostram. Qui
    sedes ad déxteram Patris, miserére nobis.
    Quóniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus
    Dóminus, tu solus Altíssimus, Iesu Christe,
    cum Sancto Spíritu, in gloria Dei Patris.
    Amen.
- Grade Eight
- Plus Cardinal Virtues, Theological Virtues and Principles of Catholic social teaching, John 11:25-26a
  - Cardinal Virtues
    1. Prudence
    2. Justice
    3. Fortitude
    4. Temperance
  - Theological Virtues
    1. Faith
    2. Hope
    3. Charity
  - PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING
    1. Life and Dignity of the Human Person
    2. Call to Family, Community, and Participation
    3. Rights and Responsibilities
    4. Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
    5. The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
    6. Solidarity
    7. Care for God’s Creation
  - JOHN 11:25-26A
    Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies,
    will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.”
- Grade Nine
- Plus Gifts of the Holy Spirit, major Feasts of the Blessed Mother and of the Lord, Psalm 23
  - GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
    1. Wisdom
    2. Understanding
    3. Counsel
    4. Fortitude
    5. Knowledge
    6. Piety
    7. Fear of the Lord
  - MAJOR FEASTS OF THE BLESSED MOTHER
    Mary, Mother of God - January 1
    Immaculate Heart of Mary - Saturday after
    Sacred Heart of Jesus
    Visitation of the BVM - May 31
    Assumption - August 15
    Nativity of the BVM - September 8
    Immaculate Conception - December 8
    Our Lady of Guadalupe - December 12
  - MAJOR FEASTS OF THE LORD
    Nativity of the Lord - December 25
    Holy Family - Sunday within the octave of
    Christmas or December 30 if no such Sunday exists
    Epiphany - Sunday between January 2 and January 8 inclusive
    Baptism of the Lord - Sunday after January 6 unless that Sunday is Epiphany in which case the Baptism of the Lord is the next day
    Presentation - February 2
    Annunciation - March 25
    Easter - First Sunday after the first full moon after March 21
    Ascension - Seventh Sunday of Easter
    Trinity - First Sunday after Pentecost
    The Body and Blood of Christ - Second
    Sunday after Pentecost
    Sacred Heart of Jesus - Friday after Body and
    Blood of Christ
    Transfiguration - August 6
    Triumph of the Cross - September 14
    Christ the King - Last Sunday of Ordinary Time
  - PSALM 23
    The LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I
    shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures
    where he gives me repose. Near restful
    waters he leads me; he revives my soul. He
    guides me along the right path, for the sake
    of his name. Though I should walk in the
    valley of the shadow of death, no evil would
    I fear, for you are with me. Your crook and
    your staff will give me comfort. You have
    prepared a table before me in the sight of my
    foes. My head you have anointed with oil;
    my cup is overflowing. Surely goodness and
    mercy shall follow me all the days of my
    life. In the LORD’s own house shall I dwell
    for length of days unending.
- Grade Ten
- Plus Come, Holy Spirit and Fruits of the Holy Spirit, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
  - COME, HOLY SPIRIT
    Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your
    love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth.
  - FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
    1. Charity
    2. Joy
    3. Peace
    4. Patience
    5. Kindness
    6. Goodness
    7. Generosity
    8. Gentleness
    9. Faithfulness
    10. Modesty
    11. Self-control
    12. Chastity
  - 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8A
    Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous,
    love is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is
    not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it
    is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over
    injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing
    but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things,
    believes all things, hopes all things, endures
    all things. Love never fails.
- Grade Eleven
- Plus Magnificat, Matthew 28:16-20 (The Great Commission)
  - MAGNIFICAT (Canticle of Mary)
    My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
    my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has
    looked with favor on his lowly servant. From
    this day all generations will call me blessed:
    the Almighty has done great things for me,
    and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those
    who fear him in every generation. He has
    shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered
    the proud in their conceit. He has cast down
    the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted
    up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with
    good things, and the rich he has sent away
    empty. He has come to the help of his servant
    Israel for he has remembered his promise of
    mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to
    Abraham and his children forever.
  - MATTHEW 28:16-20 (The Great Commission)
    The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the
    mountain to which Jesus had ordered them.
    When they saw him, they worshiped, but
    they doubted. Then Jesus approached and
    said to them, “All power in heaven and on
    earth has been given to me. 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, teaching them to
    observe all that I have commanded you. And
    behold, I am with you always, until the end
    of the age.”
- Grade Twelve
- Plus Benedictus
  - BENEDICTUS (Canticle of Zechariah)
    Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he has come to his people and set them free. He has
    raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of his servant David. Through his holy
    prophets he promised of old that he would save us from our enemies, from the hands of
    all who hate us. He promised to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy
    covenant. This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: to set us free from the hands
    of our enemies, free to worship him without fear, holy and righteous in his sight all the
    days of our life. You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go
    before the Lord to prepare his way, to give his people knowledge of salvation by the
    forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high
    shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
    and to guide our feet into the way of peace.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. Amen.
Adults
An adult is called to learn by heart all the basic prayers, formulas and practices indicated
previously in the life cycle. “In addition to the memorization of basic prayers and formulations
of the faith, memorization of favorite psalms, songs, prayers, and poetry in praise of Christ our
Savior is an effective form of catechesis that nourishes the human heart and helps to form the
human spirit in Christ” ( NDC 29F).