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Indwelling Spirit.. Solemnity of Pentecost.. Eternal Rest (Catholic Funeral Prayer).. 7 Gifts of the Holy Ghost..
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Indwelling Spirit
Holy Spirit, powerful Consoler, sacred Bond of the Father and the Son, Hope of the afflicted, descend into my heart and establish in it your loving dominion.
Enkindle in my tepid soul the fire of your Love so that I may be wholly subject to you.
We believe that when you dwell in us, yolu also prepare a dwelling for the Father and the Son.
Deign, therefore, to come to me, Consoler of abandoned souls, and Protector of the needy.
Help the afflicted, strengthen the weak, and support the wavering.
Come and purify me. Let no evil desire take possession of me.
You love the humble and resist the proud. Come to me, glory of the living, and hope of the dying.
Lead me by your grace that I may always be pleasing to you.
Amen.
Solemnity of Pentecost
God our Father, let the Spirit you sent on your Church to begin the teaching of the gospel continue to work in the world through the hearts of all who believe.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Eternal Rest (Catholic Funeral Prayer)
Eternal rest grant them, O Lord. And let your perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
7 Gifts of the Holy Ghost
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before ascending into heaven, didst promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thy Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me, that He may perfect in my soul the work of Thy grace and Thy love.
Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining Heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee, and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God, and may dread in any way to displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit.
Amen.
Prayer to the Blessed Mother
O most holy, most amiable and most glorious Virgin, Mother of God.
Mistress and Advocate to whom we are all vowed and consecrated, making it our glory to belong to thee as children, servants and slaves for time and eternity, behold with common accord, we throw ourselves at thy feet to renew our vows of fidelity and servitude to thee and to pray thee that as we belong entirely to thee, thou wouldst offer, dedicate, consecrate and immolate to the Sacred Heart of our adorable Jesus, ourselves and all that we are, all that we shall do and suffer, without reserving anything for ourselves.
We wish to have no other liberty except that of loving Him, no other glory except that of belonging to Him as slaves and victims of His pure love, no other will or power but that of pleasing Him and contenting Him in everything, even at the price of our lives.
And since thou hast all power over the amiable Heart of thy Divine Son, grant, O most charitable Mother, that He may receive and accept this consecration which we make today in thy presence, and through thy mediation, with the protestations of our fidelity, relying on His grace and thy help, which we beg thee not to refuse us.
Growth in My Walk With God
Please pray that I grow in my walk with God.
I know by growing I will be more useful in the kingdom, more loving, more giving, more forgiving, and more tuned in to Gods spirit.
Amen!!
The Chaplet Of All Souls
How to pray the Chaplet of Our Lady's Tears
This devotion is prayed on the popular Marian Rosary of 59 beads.
On the Crucifix, recite the Psalm "Out of the Depths."
On the large beads, say the "Lord's Prayer."
On the small beads, recite the following invocation:
"O good Jesus,
have mercy on the soul in purgatory
or (mention name)
and grant to them eternal rest.
First decade, begin with the following prayer:
"I offer You,
my Saviour,
this first decade
for the souls of all of my relatives,
through the Precious Blood
which You shed for them in Your Agony
in the Garden of Gethsemane.
O good Jesus,
have mercy on them!"
Say the Our Father.
Repeat the Invocation "O good Jesus..." 10 times.
Second decade, begin with the following prayer:
"I offer You,
my Saviour,
this second decade
for the souls of all those who have shown me kindness,
through the Precious Blood
which You shed for them in Your Scourging.
O good Jesus,
have mercy on them!"
Say the Our Father.
Repeat the Invocation "O good Jesus..." 10 times.
Third decade, begin with the following prayer:
"I offer You,
my Saviour,
this third decade
for the souls of those whom I have at any time offended, through the Precious Blood
which You shed for them in carrying Your Cross to Calvary.
O good Jesus,
have mercy on them!"
Say the Our Father.
Repeat the Invocation "O good Jesus..." 10 times.
Fourth decade, begin with the following prayer:
"I offer You,
my Saviour,
this fourth decade
for the souls of my friends and companions,
through the Precious Blood
which You poured forth upon the Cross,
and through the sorrows which Mary,
our tender Mother,
endured at the foot of the Cross.
O good Jesus,
have mercy on them!"
Say the Our Father.
Repeat the Invocation "O good Jesus..." 10 times.
Fifth decade, begin with the following prayer:
"I offer You,
my Saviour,
this fifth decade
for the soul of my father and/or Mother and/or relative.
I offer You,
for this soul so dear to me,
the Precious Blood
and the sacerd water from Your Heart,
pierced by the lance.
O good Jesus,
open to this soul the gate of heaven,
and grant me the grace
to be reunited with it
forever in the bosom of Your goodness."
Say the Our Father.
Repeat the Invocation "O good Jesus..." 10 times.
Finish the Chaplet by saying:
"O good Jesus,
have mercy on the soul or souls in purgatory
or (mention name)
and grant to them eternal rest.
Traditional Chaplet Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe
On crucifix or pendant medal say:
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mystical Rose, make intercession for Our Holy Church, protect the sovereign Pontiff, help all who invoke you in their necessities and since you are the ever Virgin Mary and Mother of the true God, obtain for us from yOur most Holy Son the grace of keeping Our faith - of sweet hope in the midst of the bitterness of life - of burning charity - and the precious gift of final perseverance. Amen
(large bead)
Our Father
4 small beads - in honor of her 4 Apparitions to Blessed Juan Diego
4 Hail Marys
First Apparition
(large bead)
Our Father
Our Lady of Guadalupe appears to Blessed Juan Diego. She requests a temple
in her honor be built over the temple of the Aztec mother goddess.
Meditation
Our Lady of Guadalupe, my Queen and my Mother, I thank you for yOur First Apparition to Blessed Juan Diego when you revealed that you are the most pure Virgin Mary, Mother of the true God and Mother of all mankind. I thank you for requesting a temple to be built where you stood, to bear witness to yOur love, yOur compassion, yOur aid and yOur protection for all who would love you, trust you, and invoke yOur help.
3 small beads
3 Hail MaryS
Glory Be
Second Apparition
(large bead)
Our Father
Our Lady of Guadalupe gives Blessed Juan Diego
encOuragement after his return from the Bishop's house.
Meditation
Our Lady of Guadalupe, my Queen and my Mother, I thank you for yOur Second Apparition to Blessed Juan Diego when, upon his return from the Bishop's house, hr knelt in humiliation and defeat before you since he was unable to accomplish yOur mission. I thank you for the cOurage and encOuragement you gave to Blessed Juan Diego to make a Second appeal to the Bishop.
3 small beads
3 Hail MaryS
Glory Be
Third Apparition
(large bead)
Our Father
Our Lady of Guadalupe promises a sign to
Blessed Juan Diego for the Bishop
Meditation
Mother, I thank you for yOur third Apparition to Blessed Juan Diego when, after this unsuccessful attempt to have a temple built you said to him,
"So be it, son. Return tomorrow in order that you may secure for the Bishop, the sign for which he has asked. When this is in yOur possession, he will believe you; he will no longer doubt yOur word or suspect yOur good faith. Be assured that I will reward you for all that you have undergone."
3 small beads
3 Hail MaryS
Glory Be
Fourth Apparition
(large bead)
Our Father
Our Lady of Guadalupe fulfills her promise by
showing herself on the tilma of Blessed Juan Diego.
Meditation
Our Lady of Guadalupe, my Queen and my Mother, I thank you for yOur Second Apparition to Blessed Juan Diego when you ordered him to pick the roses he would find on the summit of the hill and bring them to you. I thank you for arranging them in his tilma when you said,
"This cluster of roses is the sign that you shall take to the Bishop. You are to tell him - in my name - that in this he will recognize my will and that he must fulfill it. You will be my ambassador, wholly worthy of my confidence. Only in the presence of the Bishop shall you unfold your mantle and disclose that which you carry."
I thank you for your image printed on the tilma which appeared when the roses were released.
3 small beads
3 Hail MaryS
Glory Be
Closing Prayer
Remember O most gracious Virgin of Guadalupe, that in thy celestial Apparition on the Mount of Tepeyac, thou didst promise to show thy compassion and pity towards all who, loving and trusting in thee, seek thy help and call upon thee in their necessities and afflictions; also to hearken to Our supplications, to dry Our tears and to give us consolation and relief.
Inspired with this confidence we come before thy august presence, certain that thou will deign to fulfill thy merciful promises. We are full of hope that, standing beneath thy protection nothing will trouble or afflict us. Thou has desired to remain with us through thy admirable image, thou who art Our Mother, Our health and Our life.
O Mary, Mother of God, hear Our petitions and in thy mercy answer us. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Peter
O Glorious Saint Peter, because of your vibrant and generous faith, sincere humility and flaming love our Lord honored you with singular privileges and especially leadership of the whole Church. Obtain for us the grace of a living faith, a sincere loyalty to the Church, acceptance of all her teaching, and obedience to all her precepts. Let us thus enjoy an undisturbed peace on earth and everlasting happiness in heaven.
Prayer To Saint Paul #3
Thou art the Vessel of election, Saint Paul the Apostle, the Preacher of truth in the whole world.
V. Pray for us, Saint Paul the Apostle,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray: Almighty and everlasting God, Who, of Thy Divine mercy, didst instruct Thy blessed Apostle Paul what he should do that he might be filled with the Holy Ghost; by his admonitions directing us and his merits interceding for us, grant that we may serve Thee in fear and trembling and so be filled with the comfort of Thy heavenly gifts. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer To Saint Paul #2
Great convert and Apostle of the Gentiles, you became Christlike and knew only Christ Crucified. Though extremely learned, you relied completely on the Wisdom received from the Spirit and taught from the abundance of your heart. Instruct modern evangelists--those who preach Christ to others. Let them realize that their actions speak louder in conveying their God-given message but to rely above all on the promptings of the Spirit. Amen.
Prayer To Saint Paul #1
Saint Paul Patron of Evangelists
O glorious St. Paul, after persecuting the Church you became by God's grace its most zealous Apostle. To carry the knowledge of Jesus, our Divine Savior, to the uttermost parts of the earth you joyfully endured prison, scourgings, stonings, and shipwreck, as well as all manner of persecutions culminating in the shedding of the last drop of your blood for our Lord Jesus Christ.
Obtain for us the grace to labor strenuously to bring the faith to others and to accept any trials and tribulations that may come our way. Help us to be inspired by your Epistles and to partake of your indomitable love for Jesus, so that after we have finished our course we may join you in praising Him in heaven for all eternity. Amen.
Prayer of the Apostle Paul
(Ephesians 3: 14 - 19)
I kneel before the Father, from Whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that He may grant you in accord with the riches of His glory to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner self, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Prayer To Saint Martin De Porres
Saint Martin De Porres
Feast – November 5)
Father of the poor, Patron of the needy, Help of the Sick
O GOD,
Who has given us
In Your humble Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
The model of all virtue
And perfection,
Grant to us
The virtue of humility.
We think so little of You
Because we are
So full of ourselves.
We cannot love You more
Until humility shows us
Our own nothingness
And makes us rejoice
In our complete
Dependence upon You.
You have given to the world
a glorious apostle of humility:
ST. MARTIN DE PORRES.
Guide us by his example
And strengthen
Us through his intercession
In our efforts
To conform our hearts
To the humble Heart
Of Your crucified Son.
May the glory of sainthood
Which you have
Deigned to bestow
Upon Brother Martin
Draw the world closer
And closer to You.
Renew, O Lord, in these days
When pride and forgetfulness
Of You are so widespread,
The wonders which You performed
Through Your humble servant
During his lifetime.
Through the same Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be (3 times each.)
Seven Sorrows Chaplet
Bead 1: O God, come to my assistance;
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Bead 2: Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of
the living God,
have mercy on me, a sinner.
Bead 3: Sorrowful and Immaculate
Heart of Mary, pray for me.
Bead 4: Glory be to the Father...
As it was in the beginning...
First Septet: The Prophecy of Simeon.
Our Father...
Prayer: I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the affliction of your tender heart at the prophecy of the holy and aged Simeon. Dear Mother, by your heart so afflicted, obtain for me the virtue of humility and the gift of the holy fear of God.
Hail Mary...Luke 2:22 And when the day came for them to be purified as laid down by the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord...
Hail Mary...Luke 2:25 Now in Jerusalem was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man; he looked forward to Israel's comforting and the Holy Spirit rested on him..
Hail Mary...Luke 2:26 It had been bevealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he had set eyes on the Christ of the Lord.
He took him into his arms and blessed God;
Hail Mary...Luke 2:29-32 "Now, Master, you can let your servant go in peace, just as you promised; because my eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared for all the nations to see, a light to enlighten the pagans and the glory of your poeple Israel."
Hail Mary...Luke 2:33 The child's father and mother stood there wondering about the things that were being said about him...
Hail Mary...Luke 2:34,35 ...Simeon blessed them and said to his Mary his mother, "You see this child: he is destined for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is rejected- and a sword will pierce your own soul too- so that the secret thoughts of many will be laid bare."
Second Septet: The Flight into Egypt.
Our Father...
Prayer: I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the anguish of your most affectionate heart during the flight into Egypt and your sojourn there. Dear Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of generosity, especially toward the poor, and the gift of piety.
Hail Mary...Matthew 2:13 After they had left, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother with you, and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and do away with him."
Hail Mary...Matthew 2:14 So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him, he left that night for Egypt...
Hail Mary...Matthew 2:15 ...where he stayed until Herod was dead. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: "I called my son out of Egypt."
Hail Mary...Matthew 2:16 Herod was furious when he realized he had been outwitted by the wise men, and in Bethlehem and its surrounding district he had all the male children killed who were two years old or under, reckoning by the date he had been careful to ask the wise men.
Hail Mary...Matthew 2:18 "A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loudly lamenting: it was Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted because they were no more."
Hail Mary...Matthew 219,20 After Herod's death, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother with you and go back to the land of Israel, for those who wanted to kill the child are dead."
Hail Mary...Matthew 2: 21-23 So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him, went back to the land of Israel. But when he learnt that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as ruler of Judea,he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he left for the region of Gallile. There he settled in a town called Nazareth. In this way the words spoken through the prophets were to be fulfilled: "He will be called a Nazarene."
Third Septet: The Missing of Jesus
Our Father...
Prayer: I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in those anxieties which tried your troubled heart at the loss of your dear Jesus. Dear Mother, by your heart so full of anguish, obtain for me the virtue of chastity and the gift of knowledge.
Hail Mary...Luke 2: 41
Hail Mary...Luke 2:42
Hail Mary...Luke 2:43
Hail Mary...Luke 2:44,45
Hail Mary...Luke 2:46,47
Hail Mary...Luke 2: 48
Hail Mary...Luke 2: 49,50
Fourth Septet: Mary Meets Jesus on the Way of the Cross
Our Father...
Prayer: I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the consternation of your heart at meeting Jesus as he carried his cross. Dear Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of patience, and the gift of fortitude.
Hail Mary...Luke 23:25
Hail Mary...Luke 23:26
Hail Mary...Luke 23:27
Hail Mary...Luke 23:28
Hail Mary...Luke 23:29
Hail Mary...Luke 23:30,31
Hail Mary...Luke 23:32
Fifth Septet: Jesus Dies on the Cross
Our Father...
Prayer: I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the martyrdom which your generous heart endured in standing near Jesus in his agony. Dear Mother, by your afflicted heart, obtain for me the virtue of temperance and the gift of counsel.
Hail Mary...Luke 23:33
Hail Mary...Luke 23:35
Hail Mary...John 19:25
Hail Mary...John 19:26,27
Hail Mary...Mark 15:34
Hail Mary...Luke 23:44
Hail Mary...Luke 23:45,46
Sixth Septet: Jesus is Taken from the Cross
Our Father...
Prayer: I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the wounding of your compassionate heart, when the side of Jesus was struck by the lance before his body was removed from the cross. Dear Mother, by your heart thus transfixed, obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the gift of understanding.
Hail Mary...John 19:31
Hail Mary...John 19:32
Hail Mary...John 19:33
Hail Mary...John 19:34
Hail Mary...John 19:36,37
Hail Mary...John 19:38
Hail Mary...Lamentations 1:12
Seventh Septet: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
Our Father...
Prayer: I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, for the pangs that wrenched your most loving heart at the burial of Jesus. Dear Mother, by your heart sunk in the bitterness of desolation, obtain for me the virtue of diligence and the gift of wisdom.
Hail Mary...John 19:39 "Nicodemus came as well- the same one who had first come to Jesus at night-time- and he brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing about a hundred pounds."
Hail Mary...John 19:40 "They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the Jewish burial customs."
Hail Mary...John 19:41 "At the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in this garden was a new tomb in which no one had yet been buried."
Hail Mary...John 19:42 "Since it was the Jewish Day of Preparation and the tomb was near at hand, they laid Jesus there."
Hail Mary...Matthew 27:60 "He then rolled a large stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away. Now Mary of Magdala and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulchre." (Thanks to the gentleman who called my attention to this error!)
Hail Mary...Mark 15:47 "Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joset were watching and took note of where he was laid.
Hail Mary...Luke 23:55,56 "Meanwhile the women who had come from Gallilee with Jesus were following behind. They took note of the tomb and of the position of the body."
Chaplet Of The Blessed Sacrament
Blessed Sacrament Chaplet consists of a medal of the Blessed Sacrament and 33 beads, recalling the 33 years of Christ's life on earth.
On the medal one makes a spiritual communion as follows:
"As I cannot now receive Thee, my Jesus, in Holy Communion, come,
spiritually into my heart, and make it Thine own forever."
On each bead say:
"Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament on the altar have mercy on us!"
Approved May 30, 1911 by Pope Pius X
(The Holy Father has granted to the entire world 300 days indulgence each time the above prayer is recited.)
Lamb Of God
Lamb of God, I look to Thee;
Thou shalt my example be;
Thou art gentle, meek, and mild,
Thou wast once a little child.
Fain I would be as Thou art:
Give me Thy obedient heart.
Thou art pitiful and kind:
Let me have Thy loving mind.
Loving Jesus, gentle Lamb,
In Thy gracious hands I am;
Make me, Savior, what Thou art,
Live Thyself within my heart.
I shall then show forth Thy praise,
Serve Thee all my happy days;
Then the world shall always see
Christ, the holy Child, in me. Amen.
Your Guardian Angel
Angel-guardians of men, spirits and powers we sing, Whom our Father hath sent, aids to our weakly frame, Heavenly friends and guides, help from on high to bring Lest we fail through the foemen's wile.
A Guardian Angel Prayer For Friends
Guardian Angel, watch over those whose names you can read in my heart. Guard over them with every care and make their way easy and their labours fruitful. Dry their tears if they weep; sanctify their joys; raise their courage if they weaken; restore their hope if they lose heart, their health if they be ill, truth if they err, repentance if they fail.
St. Cecilia Chaplet Prayer
On The Crucifix pray the Apostles Creed followed by...
St. Cecilia, glorious Virgin and Martyr of Jesus Christ, I admire the courage with which you professed your faith in the face of severe persecution, and the generous love with which you offered your life in witness to your belief in the Blessed Trinity. I thank God with you for the wonderful graces He had bestowed upon you to make your life holy and pleasing to Him even in the midst of the wealth that was yours. I thank Him for the privilege offered to you of receiving the glorious crown of martyrdom.
Saint Cecilia, I also admire the purity of love that bound you to the Savior, which was greater in your eyes than any human affection, so that you declared yourself before the enemies of the Church, "I am the bride of my Lord Jesus Christ." Pray for me that in imitation of you I may keep my body pure and my soul holy, and that I may love Jesus with all my heart.
In these times so full of pleasure seeking and so lacking in faith, teach us to profess our faith courageously and to be willing to sacrifice ourselves in practicing it, so that our good example may lead others closer to Christ and the Church He as founded.
On the Bead sets:
In thanksgiving to God for the graces he bestowed on St Cecilia pray:
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary and
1 Glory Be
At the end of each bead set say...
St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr of Jesus Christ, pray for us.
On the medal of Saint Cecilia say...
St. Cecilia, I confide in your intercession because you generously offered your life as a sacrifice for the love of Jesus, to whom you were devoted with your whole heart and soul. Jesus will not refuse your prayers. Beg Jesus to grant me this favor...
(Mention your request.)
For the sake of Jesus Christ, Who filled your heart with pure and heroic love, Who crowned you with the glorious crown of martyrdom, Who permitted your body to remain incorrupt through these many centuries, and Who willed that your memory be praised by the Church at every Holy Day Mass, I earnestly ask you to intercede for me. I resign myself entirely to the Holy Will of God. Help me to imitate your faith and love of God, that I may be ready to make any sacrifice for my Catholic faith. Through your prayers may I someday reach heaven and praise with you the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the loving Spouse of your soul and mine. Amen.
Chaplet Of The Five Wounds Of Jesus
O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, grant that I may, with all my heart, all my desire, and with a thirsting soul, aspire toward you; and in you, most sweet and pleasant, take my rest. With my whole spirit and all that is within me, may I sigh always for you in whom alone true blessedness is to be found. Inscribe with your precious blood, most merciful Lord, your wounds on my heart, that I may read in them both your sufferings and your love. May the memory of your wounds ever remain in the hidden places of my heart, to stir up within me your compassionate sorrow, so that the flame of your love may be enkindled in me. Grant also that all creatures may become vile to me, and that you may become the only sweetness of my heart.
St. Gertrude of Helfta, pray for us.
Wound of the Right Hand
I adore you Jesus, I love you and I praise you. I come before you as an unworthy man, filled with the most vile self-love. I ask you to burn that base and ugly love in the fire that burns within your Sacred Heart. I consecrate myself entirely to your most Sacred Heart, and I reverence the wounds that are the fruit of your love. I praise, worship, and adore the Holy Wound of your right Hand. I thank you for the infinite Love with which You so eagerly desired to endure so numerous and such cruel sufferings, to expiate my sins which I detest with all my heart. I recommend to You your Holy Church, and I ask you to bless your Vicar on earth, and our bishop N, and all the priests of your Church.
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, 7 Glory be to the Father.
Wound of the Left Hand
I adore you Jesus, I love you and I praise you. United with the entire Heavenly Court and with all the faithful on earth, I praise, worship, and adore the Holy Wound of your left Hand. I thank you; for it is on account of our sins that Your hands have been pierced. I recommend to You all those who at this moment are dying. Touch the heart of the most hardened and rebellious of them. Have mercy on that soul, as well as on the souls of all those in their last hour.
1 Our Father, etc.
Eternal Father, may you be praised, adored, and loved by all and forever. I thank You for sending Your Son into the world to suffer and die for us. Under the movement of your Holy Spirit and through the most pure hands of Mary, I offer You my humble life in union with the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of your Son. Accept the sacred Wounds of his Hands which implore mercy on us.
Wound of the Right Foot
I adore you Jesus, I love you and I praise you. Because of our sins You have been struck unto death. I praise, worship, and adore the Holy Wound of your right Foot. Help all those who desire to serve You more closely by increasing their faith, hope, and love. And I ask you to protect all your priests. Strengthen them against the attacks of the Evil One, and grant them all an increase in faith, hope, and love. May all your consecrated souls become ardent lamps lighting and warming up today's dark and faithless world.
1 Our Father, etc.
Wound of the Left Foot
I adore you Jesus; I love you and praise you. In union with all the souls that are still detained far from You in the purging flames of Purgatory and who yearn to be with You, I praise, worship, and adore the Holy Wound of your left Foot. Have mercy on those souls who hunger while awaiting your mercy. Come to the aid of those tried by life's difficulties and all those who walk in darkness. Allow them to discover that You are their only hope.
1 Our Father, etc.
Eternal Father, may you be praised, adored, and loved by all and forever. I offer You the Wounds of Jesus Crucified and Resurrected to heal the horrible wounds of our souls.
Wound of the Opened Side
I adore you Jesus; I love you and praise you. It is through your sufferings that You reconciled the world to Yourself. It is through your sufferings that we are justified. You let Yourself be overwhelmed by the enormous burden of the world's sins, receive our praise, worship, and adoration. I praise, adore, and worship the Wound of your opened Side, your pierced Heart. All I desire is that I may live every remaining day of my life in the cleft of Your opened side. You are all I desire, and You are all I want to desire. I desire to love you more, to know only you and Your suffering love. I desire to think of You at all times. I desire, in particular, to think of Your Holy Wounds every moment of the day. And so I ask you again to inscribe your wounds on my heart, that I may read in them your sufferings and your love. May the memory of those wounds ever remain in the hidden depths of my heart so that I may return Your love ever more fervently, ever more perfectly, ever more selflessly.
1 Our Father, etc.
O my Jesus, your Holy Face has been marred by the malice of sinful man. The thorns from the twisted branches penetrate into Your Sacred Head, the Temple of Divine Wisdom. The Wound of your bruised Shoulder, the Wounds of your knees and those of your atrocious scourging are as so many openings from which shine forth the pure and bright rays of your perfectly patient and selfless love. I recommend to you, Jesus, all the miserable hearts of this world as well as all those for whom I must pray and who rely upon my prayers.
Eternal Father, I praise you, I adore you, and I love you. I offer You, with my humble life, all the bloody and triumphant Wounds of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal the wounds of sinful and miserable humanity.
Concluding Prayer
"O Jesus, whose Face is the only beauty that delights my heart, I accept not to see here on earth the sweetness of your glance, but I beseech You to imprint in me your Divine resemblance, to inflame me with your love, so that it may consume me quickly and soon make me contemplate your glorious Face in Heaven."
St. Theresa of Lisieux, pray for us.
Stations of the Cross Rosary Chaplet
The Apostle's Creed...
On each of the following six beads:
1. An Act of Contrition.
2. Prayer to Jesus Christ Crucified:
Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself on my knees in Your sight and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beg You to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of amendment, while with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate Your five most precious wounds: having before my eyes that which David spoke in prophecy: "They have pierced My hands and My feet; they have numbered all My bones."
3. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them; on day all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen
4. Our Father
5. Hail Mary
6. Glory be
For the intentions of the Holy Father: at each medal/station say:
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory be.
The Chaplet of St. Michael
O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be...
Say one Our Father and three Hail Marys after each of the following
nine salutations in honor of the nine Choirs of Angels
1. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of
Seraphim may the Lord make us worthy to burn with the fire of
perfect charity. Amen.
2. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of
Cherubim may the Lord grant us the grace to leave the ways of sin
and run in the paths of Christian perfection. Amen.
3. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of
Thrones may the Lord infuse into our hearts a true and sincere
spirit of humility. Amen.
4. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of
Dominions may the Lord give us grace to govern our senses and
overcome any unruly passions. Amen.
5. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of
Powers may the Lord protect our souls against the snares and
temptations of the devil. Amen.
6. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of
Virtues may the Lord preserve us from evil and falling into
temptation. Amen.
7. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of
Principalities may God fill our souls with a true spirit of
obedience. Amen.
8. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of
Archangels may the Lord give us perseverance in faith and in all
good works in order that we may attain the glory of Heaven. Amen.
9. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of
Angels may the Lord grant us to be protected by them in this mortal
life and conducted in the life to come to Heaven. Amen.
Say one Our Father in honor of each of the following leading Angels:
St. Michael
St. Gabriel
St. Raphael and
our Guardian Angel.
Concluding prayers:
O glorious prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the
heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits,
servant in the house of the Divine King and our admirable conductor,
you who shine with excellence and superhuman virtue deliver us from
all evil, who turn to you with confidence and enable us by your
gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day.
Pray for us, O glorious St. Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus
Christ, that we may be made worthy of His promises.
Almighty and Everlasting God, Who, by a prodigy of goodness and a
merciful desire for the salvation of all men, has appointed the most
glorious Archangel St. Michael Prince of Your Church, make us
worthy, we ask You, to be delivered from all our enemies, that none
of them may harass us at the hour of death, but that we may be
conducted by him into Your Presence. This we ask through the merits
of Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Chaplet Of The Precious Blood
This is how to pray the Chaplet of the Precious Blood
This devotion consists of seven mysteries in which you meditate on the seven principal sheddings of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. The Chaplet is divided into 7 groups, each containing 33 beads in honour of the 33 years of the life of Jesus.
The Our Father is said five times after each mystery except the last, when it is said three times. In all, 33 Our Fathers are said in honour of the 33 years of the life of Our Lord Jesus on earth.
While praying this devotion, you are asked to meditate on each of the seven blood sheddings of Jesus.
Mystery 1
Jesus shed His Blood in the Circumcision.
Let us ask for chastity of soul and body.
Say the Our Father... 5 times.
Say the following prayer:
"Incline unto my aid, O God. O Lord, make haste to help me."
Say the Glory Be... 1 time.
Say the following prayer:
V. "We beseech You, Lord, help Your servants."
R. "Whom You have redeemed with Your Precious Blood."
Mystery 2
Jesus shed His Blood whilst praying in the Garden of Olives.
Let us ask for the spirit of prayer.
Say the Our Father... 5 times.
Say the following prayer:
"Incline unto my aid, O God. O Lord, make haste to help me."
Say the Glory Be... 1 time.
Say the following prayer:
V. "We beseech You, Lord, help Your servants."
R. "Whom You have redeemed with Your Precious Blood."
Mystery 3
Jesus shed His Blood in the scourging.
Let us ask for the grace of mortification.
Say the Our Father... 5 times.
Say the following prayer:
"Incline unto my aid, O God. O Lord, make haste to help me."
Say the Glory Be... 1 time.
Say the following prayer:
V. "We beseech You, Lord, help Your servants."
R. "Whom You have redeemed with Your Precious Blood."
Mystery 4
Jesus shed His Blood in the crowning with thorns.
Let us ask for contempt of worldly honors.
Say the Our Father... 5 times.
Say the following prayer:
"Incline unto my aid, O God. O Lord, make haste to help me."
Say the Glory Be... 1 time.
Say the following prayer:
V. "We beseech You, Lord, help Your servants."
R. "Whom You have redeemed with Your Precious Blood."
Mystery 5
Jesus shed His Blood while carrying His cross.
Let us ask for patience.
Say the Our Father... 5 times.
Say the following prayer:
"Incline unto my aid, O God. O Lord, make haste to help me."
Say the Glory Be... 1 time.
Say the following prayer:
V. "We beseech You, Lord, help Your servants."
R. "Whom You have redeemed with Your Precious Blood."
Mystery 6
Jesus shed His Blood in the crucifixion.
Let us ask for contrition for our sins.
Say the Our Father... 5 times.
Say the following prayer:
"Incline unto my aid, O God. O Lord, make haste to help me."
Say the Glory Be... 1 time.
Say the following prayer:
V. "We beseech You, Lord, help Your servants."
R. "Whom You have redeemed with Your Precious Blood."
Mystery 7
Jesus shed His Blood and water when His side was pierced.
Let us ask for the grace of perseverance.
Say the Our Father... 3 times.
Say the following prayer:
"Incline unto my aid, O God. O Lord, make haste to help me."
Say the Glory Be... 1 time.
Say the following prayer:
V. "We beseech You, Lord, help Your servants."
R. "Whom You have redeemed with Your Precious Blood."
You may conclude with this devotion with this final prayer:
Eternal Father,
I offer Thee the most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
in satisfaction for my sins,
for the needs of Holy Church
and for the relief of the souls in purgatory.
Chaplet Of 10 Evangelical Virtues Of Blessed Virgin Mary
Sign of the Cross
1x Our Father
10x Hail Marys.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
(Mention one virtue in the following order)
1. Most Pure,
2. Most Prudent,
3. Most Humble,
4. Most Faithful,
5. Most Devout,
6. Most Obedient,
7. Most Poor,
8. Most Patient,
9. Most Merciful,
10. Most Sorrowful,
pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
V. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
R. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
V. In thy Conception, O Virgin Mary, thou wert Immaculate.
R. Pray for us to the Father, Whose Son, Jesus, thou didst bring forth into the world.
V. Let us pray.
Father, Thou didst prepare the Virgin Mary to be the worthy Mother of Thy Son. Thou didst let her share beforehand in the salvation Christ would bring by His death and kept her sinless from the first moment of her Conception. Help us by her prayers to live in Thy presence without sin. We ask this in the Name of Jesus the Lord.
R. Amen.
V. May the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception
R. Be our health and protection.
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