Biblical Catholic Prayer
Jonah's Prayer
Jonah's Prayer is a biblical prayer from Jonah 2, spoken from distress and remembered as a prayer of repentance, deliverance, thanksgiving, and renewed obedience to God.
Biblical setting
Jonah's Prayer appears in Jonah 2 after Jonah has fled from God's call and finds himself in deep distress. From the belly of the fish, Jonah cries out to the LORD and remembers God's power to save.
The prayer moves through danger, judgment, remembrance, thanksgiving, and surrender. It ends with the declaration that salvation belongs to the LORD.
Why it matters in Catholic prayer
In Catholic prayer life, Jonah's Prayer may be received as a biblical prayer for moments of distress, repentance, rescue, and returning to God's will.
It gives language for crying out when a person feels overwhelmed, far from where they should be, or in need of God's mercy and deliverance.
How it may be prayed
Jonah's Prayer may be prayed word for word, read slowly as a confession of dependence, or used as a guide for returning to God with honesty, gratitude, and renewed obedience.
Source note
PWG currently provides the King James Version wording of Jonah's Prayer from Jonah 2 for this Catholic prayer path. Other modern Bible translations and official Catholic biblical or liturgical texts may have separate copyright or permission considerations.