The Divine Praises or Laudes Divinæ is a Roman Catholic prayer

Prayer

Prayer is a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional rapport to a deity through deliberate practice. Prayer may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words or song. When language is used, prayer may take the form of...

 and, in some Dioceses, is traditionally recited following the liturgy

Liturgy

Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...

 of Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a devotional ceremony celebrated within the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as in some Anglican and Lutheran Churches, Liberal Catholic churches, Western Rite Orthodox churches, and Latinised Eastern Catholic Churches.Benediction of the...

. It is also said by pious Catholics after they have heard, seen or inadvertently uttered profanity or blasphemy.

History

The Divine Praises were originally written in Italian by Luigi Felici in 1797 for the purpose of making reparations after saying profanity or blasphemy. The praises were expanded upon thereafter by Pius VII in 1801 and eventually came into existence as a recitation following the Benediction, usually with the priest saying each line which is thereafter repeated by the congregation.

Text of the prayer

Latin	English
Benedictus Benedictus -Music:* Benedictus , the canticle sung at Lauds, also called the Canticle of Zachary.* The second part of the Sanctus, part of the eucharistic prayer* Benedictus , a song by Simon and Garfunkel...  Deus.	Blessed be God God God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism.... .
Benedictum Nomen Sanctum eius.	Blessed be His Holy Name.
Benedictus Iesus Christus, verus Deus et verus homo.	Blessed be Jesus Jesus Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...  Christ Christ Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach... , true God God God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....  and true Man Human Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus... .
Benedictum Nomen Iesu.	Blessed be the Name of Jesus Jesus Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity... .
Benedictum Cor eius sacratissimum.	Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is one of the most famous religious devotions to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of His divine love for Humanity.... .
Benedictus Sanguis eius pretiosissimus.	Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Benedictus Iesus in sanctissimo altaris Sacramento.	Blessed be Jesus Jesus Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...  in the Most Holy Sacrament Sacrament A sacrament is a sacred rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites.-General definitions and terms:...  of the Altar Altar An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship... .
Benedictus Sanctus Spiritus, Paraclitus.	Blessed be the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of the Hebrew Bible, but understood differently in the main Abrahamic religions.While the general concept of a "Spirit" that permeates the cosmos has been used in various religions Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of... , the Paraclete.
Benedicta excelsa Mater Christi, Maria sanctissima.	Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy.
Benedicta sancta eius et immaculata Conceptio.	Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology... .
Benedicta eius gloriosa Assumptio.	Blessed be her Glorious Assumption Assumption of Mary According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life... .
Benedictum nomen Mariae, Virginis et Matris.	Blessed be the name of Mary Mary (mother of Jesus) Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee... , Virgin and Mother.
Benedictus sanctus Ioseph, eius castissimus Sponsus.	Blessed be St Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Benedictus Deus in Angelis suis, et in Sanctis suis. Amen.	Blessed be God God God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....  in His Angels and in His Saints. Amen.