You are probably familiar with the “sinner's prayer.” Perhaps you have even prayed it at some point in your life. This prayer is often traced back to the evangelistic campaigns of Billy Sunday ...

If the sinner’s prayer is a way of rejecting the world, the flesh and the devil and believing in Christ as Savior and Lord, then this is precisely what happens within the Catholic baptism rite.

Because I had been reading Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger at the time, I chose the Jesus prayer quoted in the book — "Jesus Christ, son of David, have mercy on me, a sinner" — as my mantra.

Once the person says the sinner’s prayer he’s got his ticket to heaven, ... The Catholic, on the other hand, quotes the New Testament and says, “Repent and be baptized.” ...

Prayer to Mary, Refuge of Sinners. ... the queen of the world, the advocate and refuge of sinners! I, a most wretched sinner, now come to you. ... EWTN launches new series on Catholic homesteading.

While the U.S. government had previously marked days of prayer, fasting or thanksgiving, a National Day of Prayer was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman in 1952.

At his general audience, the pope recommended the prayer at the heart of Eastern Christianity’s mystical tradition. Sunday, July 06, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...