O My Jesus

Said at the end of each decade of the Rosary.

The Fatima Prayer, also called the O My Jesus prayer, was given to the three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal, in 1917, when Our Lady asked them to add it to the end of each decade of the Rosary. It is one of the most widely prayed Catholic prayers of the twentieth century.

The 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 Thy mercy.
Amen.

About This Prayer

Our Lady of Fatima appeared to Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta from May to October 1917. She asked them to pray the Rosary daily for world peace and to add this prayer after each decade. Pope John Paul II, who attributed his survival of the 1981 assassination attempt to Our Lady of Fatima, was a great promoter of this prayer.