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 The
Sign of the Cross:
In the name of the
father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
The
Our Father:
Our Father, Who art in
Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy
Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth
as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread; and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us; and lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from
evil. Amen.
The
Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of Grace,
the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou
among women and blessed is the fruit of
thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now and at the hour
of our death Amen.
Morning
Offering:
O Jesus, through the
immaculate heart of Mary, I offer you my
prayers, works, joys and sufferings of
this day in union with the holy
sacrifice of the Mass throughout the
world. I offer them for all the
intentions of your sacred heart: the
salvation of souls, reparation for sin,
the reunion of all Christians. I offer
them for the intentions of our bishops
and of all the apostles of prayer, and
in particular for those recommended by
our Holy Father this month.
Act
of Contrition:
O my God, I am heartily
sorry for having offended You and I
detest all my sins, because I dread the
loss of heaven and the pains of hell,
but most of all because they offend you,
my God, who are all good and deserving
of all my love. I firmly resolve, with
the help of your grace, to confess my
sins, to do penance and to amend my
life.
Prayer
Before Meals:
Bless us Oh Lord, and
these thy gifts, which we are about to
receive, from thy bounty, through
Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Prayer
After Meals:
We give You thanks,
Almighty God, for these and all your
blessings; As you live and reign for
ever and ever. Amen
Anima
Christi:
Soul of Christ, make me
holy. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of
Christ, fill me with love. Water from
Christ's side, wash me. Passion of
Christ, strengthen me. Good Jesus, hear
me. Within your wounds, hide me. Never
let me be parted from you. From the evil
enemy, protect me. At the hour of my
death, call me. And tell me to come to
you. That with your saints I may praise
you. Through all eternity. Amen
.Memorare:
Remember, O most loving
Virgin Mary, that never was it known
that anyone who fled to your protection,
implored your help, or sought your
intercession was left unaided. Inspired
with this confidence, we turn to you, O
Virgins of virgins, our Mother. To you
we come, before you we stand, sinful and
sorrowful. O Mother of the Word
Incarnate, do not despise our petitions,
but in your mercy hear us and answer us.
Amen.
The
Hail, Holy Queen or
Salve
Regina
'Hail
Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life,
our sweetness, and our hope. To
thee do we come, poor banished children
of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of
tears. Turn then, most gracious
advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards
us. And after this our exile, show
unto us the Blessed Fruit of thy womb,
Jesus. O clement, O loving, O
sweet Virgin Mary.
V.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R.
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Let
us pray:
O God, Whose only Begotten Son, by His
life, death, and resurrection, has
purchased for us the rewards of eternal
life. Grant, we beseech thee, that
meditating upon these mysteries of the
Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, we may imitate what they contain,
and obtain to what they promise, through
same Christ Our Lord. Amen'
The
Angelus:
V- The Angel of the Lord
declared unto Mary. R- And she conceived
of the Holy Spirit. (Hail Mary....) V-
Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R- Be
it done unto me according to thy word.
(Hail Mary....) V- And the Word was made
Flesh. R- And dwelt among us. (Hail
Mary....) V- Pray for us, O Holy Mother
of God. R- That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ. LET US PRAY:
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy
grace into our hearts; that, we to whom
the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was
made known by the message of an Angel,
may by His Passion and Cross, be brought
to the glory of His Resurrection.
Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Traditionally, the Angelus is said at 6
- 12 - 6.
Glory
Be:
Glory be to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now, and
ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Come
Holy Spirit:
Come, Holy Spirit, fill
the hearts of Your faithful and kindle
in them the fire of Your love. Send
forth Your Spirit, and they shall be
created; And You will renew the face of
the earth. O God, on the first Pentecost
You instructed the hearts of those who
believed in You by the light of the Holy
Spirit; Under the inspiration of the
same Spirit, give us a taste for what is
right and true and a continuing sense of
His presence and power; Through Jesus
Christ Our Lord. Amen.
The
Apostles Creed:
I believe in God, the
Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and
earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only
Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the
Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary;
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died and was buried. He
descended into hell; the third day He
rose again from the dead; He ascended
into heaven, is seated at the right hand
of God the Father Almighty; from thence
He shall come to judge the living and
the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Catholic Church, the communion
of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body, and life
everlasting. Amen.
The
Nicene Creed:
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty, maker of
heaven and earth of all that is seen and
unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus
Christ, the only Son of God, eternally
begotten of the Father, God from God,
Light from Light, true God from true
God, begotten, not made, one in Being
with the Father. Through him all things
were made. For us men and our salvation
he came down from heaven: by the power
of the Holy Spirit he was born of the
Virgin Mary, and became man. For our
sake he was crucified under Pontius
Pilate; he suffered, died, and was
buried. On the third day he rose again
in fulfilment of the Scriptures; he
ascended into heaven and is seated at
the right hand of the Father. He will
come again to judge the living and the
dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,
the giver of life, who proceeds from the
Father and the Son. With the Father and
the Son he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets. We
believe in one holy catholic and
apostolic Church. We acknowledge one
baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We
look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The
Divine Praises:
Blessed be God. Blessed
be His Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus
Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed
be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be His
Most Sacred Heart. Blessed be Jesus in
the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary
most Holy. Blessed be her Holy and
Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her
Glorious Assumption. Blessed be the Name
of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be
St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His Angels and in His
Saints.
A
Short Way of the Cross
-
First Station
- Jesus Condemned to Death
O Jesus! so meek and uncomplaining,
teach me resignation in trials.
-
Second Station
- Jesus Carries His Cross
My Jesus, this Cross should be mine,
not Thine; my sins crucified Thee.
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Third Station -
Our Lord Falls the First Time
O Jesus! by this first fall, never
let me fall into mortal sin.
-
Fourth Station
- Jesus Meets His Mother
O Jesus! may no human tie, however
dear, keep me from following the
road of the Cross.
-
Fifth Station
- Simon the Cyrenean Helps Jesus
Carry His Cross
Simon unwillingly assisted Thee; may
I with patience suffer all for Thee.
-
Sixth Station
- Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
O Jesus! Thou didst imprint Thy
sacred features upon Veronica's
veil; stamp them also indelibly upon
my heart
-
Seventh Station
- The Second Fall of Jesus
By Thy second fall, preserve me,
dear Lord, from relapse into sin.
-
Eighth Station
- Jesus Consoles the Women of
Jerusalem
My greatest consolation would be to
hear Thee say: "Many sins are
forgiven thee, because thou hast
loved much."
-
Ninth Station
- Third Fall of Jesus
O Jesus! when weary upon life's ong
journey, be Thou my strength and my
perseverance
-
Tenth Station
- Jesus Stripped of His Garments
My soul has been robbed of its robe
of innocence; clothe me, dear Jesus,
with the garb of penance and
contrition.
-
Eleventh Station -
Jesus Nailed to the Cross
Thou didst forgive Thy enemies; my
God, teach me to forgive injuries
and FORGET them.
-
Twelfth Station
- Jesus Dies on the Cross
Thou art dying, my Jesus, but Thy
Sacred Heart still throbs with love
for Thy sinful children.
-
Thirteenth
Station - Jesus Taken Down from
the Cross
Receive me into thy arms, O
Sorrowful Mother; and obtain for me
perfect contrition for my sins.
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Fourteenth
Station - Jesus Laid in the
Sepulchre
When I receive Thee into my heart in
Holy Communion, O Jesus, make it a
fit abiding place for thy adorable
Body. Amen.
Christmas
Novena
Begins December 16th
and
recite each day for nine days
Divine
Infant, after the wonders of Your birth
in Bethlehem,
You wished to extend Your infinite mercy
to the whole world by
calling the Wise Men by heavenly
inspiration to Your crib, which
was in this way changed into a royal
throne. You graciously received those
holy men who were obedient to the divine
call and hastened toYour feet. They
recognized and worshipped You as Prince
of Peace, the Redeemer of mankind, and
the very Son of God.
Show us
also Your goodness and almighty power.
Enlighten our minds, strengthen our
wills, and inflame our hearts to know
You, to serve You, and to love You in
this life, that we may merit to find our
joy in You eternally in the life to
come.
Jesus, most
powerful Child, I implore You again to
help me: (mention your request).
Divine
Child, great omnipotent God, I implore
through Your most
Holy Mother's most powerful
intercession, and through the boundless
mercy of Your omnipotence as God, for a
favourable answer to my prayer during
this Novena.
Grant
me the grace of possessing You eternally
with Mary and Joseph and of adoring You
with Your holy angels and saints. Amen.
Prayer to St. Thomas
Feast
Day - December 29
Gracious Father, Saint Thomas was famed
for his opulence and his status as the
most powerful man in England second to
the king. Everything changed when he
became a priest to be consecrated
archbishop. He completely turned his
life around and began to live piously.
He was soon opposing the king to defend
the Church’s rights. I ask him to pray
for the politicians of today. O Lord,
give them motivation to turn away from
the love of money and prestige and to
begin serving Your kingdom more than
their earthly domains. Forgive them
their sins and lead them to heaven.
Saint Thomas, pray for us. Amen
Fatima
Petitions
Introduction to
a Scriptural Rosary for Children
How to Pray the
Rosary
Introduction
to the Joyful Mysteries
Pray the
Joyful Mysteries
"The Joyful
Mysteries remind us to be glad."
1. The Annunciation: the angel Gabriel says to Mary
that she is going to be the mother of Jesus.
2. The
Visitation: Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth to tell her how happy she is
that she is going to have a baby
3. The Birth of
Jesus
4. The
Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple
5. The Finding
of the Child Jesus in the Temple
Introduction to the Luminous Mysteries
Pray the
Luminous Mysteries
"The Luminous
Mysteries remind us to follow Jesus, the light of the world."
1. Baptism of
Jesus in the Jordan River
2. Miracle
at Cana's Wedding Feast
3. Jesus
Preaches the Good News
4. The
Transfiguration
5. The
Institution of the Eucharist
Introduction to the Sorrowful Mysteries
Pray the
Sorrowful Mysteries
"These stories of
Jesus tell us not to give up -- even when things are very bad. God will help us
through; God will make us strong enough to go on."
1. The Agony of
Jesus in the Garden
2 . The
Scourging at the Pillar
3. The
Crowning with Thorns
4. The
Carrying of the Cross
5. The
Crucifixion
Introduction to the Glorious Mysteries
Pray the
Glorious Mysteries
"God gives us a new
life that never ends."
1. The Resurrection of Jesus from the Dead
2. The Ascension
of Jesus into Heaven
3. The
Descent of the Holy Spirit
4. The
Assumption of Mary into Heaven
5. The
Crowning of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth
From: The Tablet Oct 19, 2002
Pope calls for rosary revival.
Pope John Paul II is adding to the
rosary five new mysteries dedicated to
episodes from Jesus’ public life.
The new rosary themes will focus on
Jesus’ baptism, his first miracle, his
preaching ministry, his transfiguration
and his institution of the Eucharist, a
Vatican spokesman said on 14 October.
The Pope’s initiative is contained in
his apostolic letter, Rosarium
Virginis Mariae (“The Rosary of
the Virgin Mary”), published on 16
October, the 24th anniversary of his
election.
Since the 1500s, the rosary has been
recited in a series of three mysteries
–joyful, sorrowful and glorious –
each of which has five themes dedicated
to episodes in the lives of Christ and
Mary.
The themes of the
five new “mysteries of light” are:
- Christ’s baptism in the River
Jordan.
- His self-revelation at the
marriage of Cana.
- His announcement of the kingdom
of God with the invitation to
conversion.
- His Transfiguration, when he
revealed his glory to his Apostles.
- The institution of the
Eucharist at the Last Supper.
In his document, the Pope asks that
the “mysteries of light” be recited
especially on Sundays, the official
said. Traditionally, mysteries of the
rosary have been dedicated to specific
days of the week: the joyful mysteries
recited on Mondays and Thursdays, the
sorrowful mysteries on Tuesdays and
Fridays, and the glorious mysteries on
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
In his document, the Pope said he
respected the traditional form of the
rosary and did not want to change it.
But he also spoke of the rosary’s
evolution as a prayer form and said the
“mysteries of light” made an
appropriate modern contribution.
The Pope may have drawn inspiration
from a Maltese priest he beatified in
2001, Blessed George Preca. In 1957,
Preca devised five new mysteries
corresponding to events in Jesus’
public life and called them “mysteries
of light”; they are similar to those
formulated by the Pope.
The other 15 mysteries were
standardised by Pope Pius V in 1569.
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