Taught by the Angel of Peace (1916) and by Our Lady (1917) at Fatima

The Fatima Prayers — the Angel's prayers and “O my Jesus”

The Pardon Prayer, the Angel's prayer to the Holy Trinity, the decade prayer and the sacrifice prayer

Original (Portuguese)English

Oração do Perdão (Anjo, 1916)Meu Deus, eu creio, adoro, espero e amo-Vos.
Peço-Vos perdão para os que não creem, não adoram, não esperam e não Vos amam.

The Pardon PrayerMy God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love thee.
I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love thee.

Oração do Anjo à Santíssima Trindade (1916)Santíssima Trindade, Pai, Filho e Espírito Santo, adoro-Vos profundamente e ofereço-Vos o preciosíssimo Corpo, Sangue, Alma e Divindade de Jesus Cristo, presente em todos os sacrários da terra, em reparação dos ultrajes, sacrilégios e indiferenças com que Ele mesmo é ofendido.
E pelos méritos infinitos do Seu Santíssimo Coração e do Coração Imaculado de Maria, peço-Vos a conversão dos pobres pecadores.

The Angel's prayer to the Most Holy TrinityMost Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore thee profoundly, and I offer thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference by which he himself is offended.
And through the infinite merits of his Most Sacred Heart and of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of thee the conversion of poor sinners.

Depois de cada dezena (Nossa Senhora, 13 de julho de 1917)Ó meu Jesus, perdoai-nos, livrai-nos do fogo do inferno; levai as almas todas para o Céu, principalmente as que mais precisarem.

After each decade of the RosaryO my Jesus, forgive us, save us from the fire of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who are most in need.

Oração do sacrifício (Nossa Senhora, 13 de julho de 1917)Ó Jesus, é por Vosso amor, pela conversão dos pecadores e em reparação pelos pecados cometidos contra o Imaculado Coração de Maria!

The sacrifice prayerO Jesus, it is for love of thee, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

SourceTaught by the Angel of Peace (1916) and by Our Lady (1917) at Fatima · The Pardon Prayer, the Angel's prayer to the Holy Trinity, the decade prayer and the sacrifice prayer

The history of this prayer

In 1916, a year before Our Lady's apparitions, the three shepherd children of Fatima — Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta — saw an Angel three times; he called himself “the Angel of Peace” and “the Angel of Portugal”. The first time, at the Loca do Cabeço, he knelt with his forehead to the ground and had them repeat three times: “My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love thee…”. The third time he came holding a chalice with a Host above it; leaving them suspended in the air, he prostrated himself, taught them the prayer to the Most Holy Trinity, and then gave them Holy Communion.

On 13 July 1917 Our Lady asked that, when praying the Rosary, they say after each mystery: “O my Jesus, forgive us…”, and taught them to offer their sacrifices with the prayer “O Jesus, it is for love of thee…”. The texts come from Sister Lúcia's Memoirs; the “Original” column gives the Portuguese wording published by the Shrine of Fatima, and the English column a faithful rendering.

The Fatima apparitions were declared worthy of belief by the Bishop of Leiria in 1930. Francisco and Jacinta were canonized by Pope Francis on 13 May 2017.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Angel's prayer from Fatima?

“My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love thee. I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love thee.” The Angel taught it in 1916, to be said three times with the head bowed low.

Where does “O my Jesus” go in the Rosary?

After the Glory Be at the end of each decade, as Our Lady asked on 13 July 1917.

Is there an official Latin text of the Fatima prayers?

No. They were taught in Portuguese, and the reference text is the one in Sister Lúcia's Memoirs.

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