Holy Spirit,
fill the heart of my husband/wife with Your peace,
so that through him/her he may show your love to our children.
Give him/her the patience and
the necessary wisdom to raise our children in purity and in faith.
Help him/her to guide our children towards
the right path and to encourage them to stay close to You.
Amen.
L: Lord, have mercy on us
R: Lord, have mercy on us
L: Christ, have mercy on us
R: Christ, have mercy on us
L: Lord, have mercy on us
R: Lord, have mercy on us
L: Christ, hear us
R: Christ, graciously hear us
L: God, the Father of heaven
R: Have mercy on us
L: God the Son, Redeemer of the world
R: Have mercy on us
L: God, the Holy Spirit
R: Have mercy on us
L: Holy Trinity, One God
R: Have mercy on us
L: O most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, the Blood of Salvation
R: Cover us and the whole world.
L: The ocean of the Blood of Jesus Christ
R: Set us free
L: The Blood of Jesus Christ, Full of holiness and compassion
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, Our strength and power
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The Everlasting Covenant
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The foundation of the Christian faith
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The armor of God
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The Divine Charity
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The scourge of demons
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The help of those in bondage
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The sacred wine
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The power of Christians
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The defender of the Catholic wall
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The Christian’s true faith
R: Set us free
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The healing blood
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The anointing blood
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The boldness of the children of God
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The commander of Christian warriors
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The blood of resurrection
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The drink of heavenly angels
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The consolation of God the Father
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The power of the Holy Spirit
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The circumcision of the Gentiles
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The peace of the world
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The sunshine of heaven and earth
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The rainbow in heaven
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The hope of innocent children
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The Word of God in our hearts
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The heavenly weapon
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The Divine Wisdom
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The foundation of the world
R: Save us
L: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, The mercy of God the Father
R: Save us
L: O most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
R: Cleanse the sins of the world
L: O most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
R: Refine the world
L: O most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
R: Teach us how to console Jesus
O Precious Blood of our salvation, we believe, hope and trust in You. Deliver all those that are in the hands of the infernal spirits we beseech You. Protect the dying against the works of evil spirits and welcome them into Your eternal glory. Have mercy on the whole world and strengthen us to worship and console the Sacred Heart. We adore you, O Precious Blood of mercy. Amen.
L: O most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
R: Heal the wounds in the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. (repeat 3 times)
Blood of Jesus
Blood of Jesus
Blood of Jesus, cover us (3 times)
Adoration Precious Blood of Jesus
Adoration Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
We adore You Precious Blood of Jesus
We adore You Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
Adoration Precious Blood of Jesus
Adoration Precious Blood of Jesus Christ
Let us cry out to the Lord our God:
in mercy, he will hear us!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia!
Firm through the endless years,
Your kingdom stands secure,
And your dominion evermore
Through ages shall endure.
For, from the Paraclete,
O Word, you came to earth
And, Christ our God, you humbly stooped
To share our lowly birth.
You came as Light from Light
Within our world to shine,
And brought into the darkest heart
The hope of light divine.
O Savior, God most high,
Incarnate Word of Light,
Be merciful and save us all
From sin’s eternal night.
My word shall not return to me void,/ but shall do my will. (cf. Is 55:11)
The Word of God gathers up our many words into one song of praise and petition. In him and through him and with him, we offer our humble prayer.
Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you just;
for praise is fitting for loyal hearts.
Give thanks to the Lord upon the lyre,
with a ten-stringed harp sing him songs.
O sing him a song that is new,
play loudly, with all your skill.
For the word of the Lord is faithful
and all his works to be trusted.
The Lord loves justice and right
and fills the earth with his love.
By his word the heavens were made,
by the breath of his mouth all the stars.
He collects the waves of the ocean;
he stores up the depths of the sea.
Let all the earth fear the Lord,
all who live in the world revere him.
He spoke; and it came to be.
He commanded; it sprang into being.
Glory to the Father….
As God is faithful, our word to you is not “yes” and “no.” For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed to you by us, Silvanus and Timothy and me, was not “yes” and “no,” but “yes” has been in him. For however many are the promises of God, their Yes is in him; therefore, the Amen from us also goes through him to God for glory.
Let your “Yes” mean “Yes,” and your “No” mean “No.” Anything more is from the evil one. (Mt 5:37)
What came to be through him was life,/ and this life was the light of the human race. (Jn 1:3-4)
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet
of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness
and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father…
To God, whose gift to us is the Word of life, we pray:
R/Your Word, O Lord, is spirit and life!
For the Word of creation, we praise you, O God:
– teach us to reverence all that your Word has brought into being. R/
For the Word of salvation, we praise you, O God:
– teach us to work for the salvation of all whom you will to save. R/
For the Word of life, we praise you, O God:
– teach us to live according to your word. R/
(Personal intentions)
Our Father….
God our Father, you have spoken into the chaos of sin the one all-powerful Word of salvation, your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Teach us to put our faith in the constancy of your Word and not in the multiplication of our words, through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
How great is our God through all the earth!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia!
O faithful saint! Apostle to the West!
Founder of missions, striving without rest!
With you we sing, Junípero the blest:
R/Siempre adelante! Siempre adelante!
Though suffering illness, violence and fear,
You gave his love to those God brought you near;
Your footsore journeys spoke the Gospel clear! R/
Come, ring the bell you rang in days of yore,
Come, plant the Cross again upon our shore!
Bring California to Christ’s heart once more! R/
I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” “Here I am,” I said; “send me!” (Is 6:8)
Saint Junípero’s motto—siempre adelante, always go forward—was not merely a personal challenge but a reminder of God’s loving fidelity. May the Lord’s faithful care sustain us, as it carried the infirm Junípero through many years of unforgiving labor, penance, and preaching for God’s people.
Come, children, and hear me
that I may teach you the fear of the Lord.
Who is he who longs for life
and many days, to enjoy his prosperity?
Then keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
Turn aside from evil and do good;
seek and strive after peace.
The Lord turns his face against the wicked
to destroy their remembrance from the earth.
The Lord turns his eyes to the just
and his ears to their appeal.
They call and the Lord hears
and rescues them in all their distress.
The Lord is close to the broken-hearted;
those whose spirit is crushed he will save.
Glory to the Father….
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power: proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching. Be self-possessed in all circumstances; put up with hardship; perform the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry.
Go and proclaim the kingdom of God!
(cf. Lk 9:60)
Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his name;/ make known among the nations his deeds. (1 Chr 16:8)
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father…
Let us pray to Christ, the Good Shepherd, through the intercession of Saint Junípero:
R/Lead your people into your fold, O Lord!
For all those who have not heard the Word of God:
– send them pastors and teachers. R/
For all those who have not received the Sacrament of Baptism:
– send them pastors and teachers. R/
For all those who have not received the Eucharist:
– send them pastors and teachers. R/
(Personal intentions)
Our Father….
The Lord bless us and keep us!/ The Lord let his face shine upon us, and be gracious to us!/ The Lord look upon us kindly and give us peace! Amen. (cf. Nm 6:24-26)
Antiphon for the Memorial of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 16,
from the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
Your head is like Carmel,
and the hairs of your head,
bound in tresses,
even as royal purple, alleluia.
Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos
ad nos converte.
Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy,
our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To you do we cry,
poor banished children of Eve.
To you do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, O most gracious advocate,
your eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this our exile
show unto us the blessed fruit of your 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.
For Catholics, July is the month of the Precious Blood, a devotion spread through the work of Blessed Fr. Gaspar de Bufalo, founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.Falling right between June’s devotion to the Sacred Heart and August’s devotion to the Immaculate Heart, July is an ideal time to grow in deeper gratitude for the bond Jesus and Mary share, as well as to heighten our devotion to the blood of the Lamb of God. As summer brings the re-opening of churches and longer, lighter days following a dark, challenging winter, the devotion to the Precious Blood is perfect for us to cling to: for blessings, encouragement, and protection!
July 1 is the traditional feast day of the Precious Blood, but we can and should honor it all month long. Here are 12 ways you can more closely align your life to the Precious Blood, especially as we celebrate the re-opening of churches and look to regain our strength and gather graces. If you must still self-quarantine, there’ are ideas here for how you can participate, too!
Get the morning off to a powerful start that will set the tone for the rest of the day! Celebrate the Precious Blood’s association with the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary by praying the Fatima Morning Offering daily, as it offers up the Blood of Christ joined to our own prayerful devotion, and ends with these timely words, invoking the Precious Blood along with the Twin Hearts:
Precious Blood of Jesus, save us!
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!
Amen.
“You who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” (Ephesians 2:13)
We surely have felt far off during the past few months of trials. But now many of us may draw near to our Eucharistic Lord at church once more. This month, we’re called to focus on the reality of the presence of the blood of Christ in the Eucharist. Adoration provides us with the opportunity to do our humble part to console the tears of blood Christ shed in Gethsemane and throughout His Passion.
“Truly, truly I say to you: unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you cannot have life within you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:23)
The Precious Blood is a Eucharistic devotion. Receiving the Eucharist, which is the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ is also receiving the Precious Blood held within the Host … so as we thank God for our joyful return to the Eucharist, we may specifically give thanks for the Precious Blood. If your church is not offering the chalice at communion, remember that you may receive the Precious Blood within the host!
Consider going to daily Mass more often this month, since when we devoutly receive communion, we bring Christ into our hearts and He becomes our lifeblood. We’ve been separated from being allowed to receive Communion for very difficult months, so let us vow to be more hungry than ever for the gift of the Eucharist, more humble and awe-filled as we receive, and more grateful than ever for the Real Presence.
We can make this amazing offering many times a day, and we should! We can use either of these and trust in its power:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, in satisfaction for my sins, in supplication for the holy souls in Purgatory and for the needs of Holy Church [especially for the soul of (Name)]. — The Raccolta, 188
In order to obtain special graces through the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, let us ask the Blessed Virgin Mary to offer It in our stead. This advice is given us by many servants of God, in particular by St. John Vianney [the Cure of Ars] who says that this is the best method of prayer. He furthermore adds, “My children, mark this well: whenever I obtained some grace, it was obtained in this manner, which I never found to fail.”
“But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out.” (John 19:33–34)
Here’s how to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, which is especially good to pray on Fridays.
“When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” (Mark 15:39)
St. Longinus is the centurion who pierced the side of Our Lord while He was hanging on the Cross. It’s said that St. Longinus, nearly blind, was healed when some of the blood and water from Jesus fell into his eyes. He was killed for his faith and his lance is contained in one of the pillars in the Basilica of St Peter’s in Rome. What a faith, what a savior have we, that even a man who wounded the side of God may become a saint! So, what is our excuse not to work hard to try to become saints, too? Here’s a novena to St. Longinus.
Place a vase of red flowers and/or a red tablecloth/runner on your table or mantel. Place an image of the face of Jesus in a prominent place where you gather as a family, such as a kitchen island or dining table. Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus goes all the way back to the Veil of Veronica and the Shroud of Turin, with the unforgettable image of the Holy Face covered with blood. You might also want to put a Divine Mercy image in a prominent place of honor.
Consider including this as part of your Grace before Meals, or consider praying the Nine Day Novena of the Holy Face of Jesus. It may be said any time, but why not begin it on a Tuesday, the day of the week devoted to the Holy Face? Or each evening in July try reciting the Litany of the Precious Blood or consecrate yourself to the Precious Blood.
You’ll never take the Precious Blood for granted again after listening to these songs: “This Blood” by Rita Springer; “Jesus My Lord, My God, My All” (a great one for kids), or “The Precious Blood” by Sovereign Grace Music.
This chaplet could be a great gift for a friend going through a hard time this month.
Seeking to emulate Jesus, do something that is an outpouring. If you’re healthy, perhaps donate blood, and as you do so, pray for the health (body and soul) of the one who’ll receive it. Give your time, talent, or treasure to those in need this month, even when it isn’t easy, and offer it up. Give an outpouring of love even (and especially!) when you’re tired, hungry, or busy. Encourage your kids to do so, too.
Though we thank God for the sweet reprieves we are given and the moments of pure joy, this is the “valley of tears” as the Hail Holy Queen prayer reminds us, and hard times are clearly not behind us. The news is still filled with stories of coronavirus cases, sorrow, and unrest. We suffer daily. Just as the Israelites sealed their doorposts with the Blood of the Lamb in dark times, let us seal ours with the Blood of the Paschal Lamb. It is an outward sign of protection and an act of open-hearted trust in our Savior. The Marian Fathers teach that we can “seal our doorposts,” all year round, by placing a Divine Mercy Image on our doors. Hear all about it here.
The Catholic Church dedicates the month of July to the Precious Blood of Jesus, which was “shed for the many, for the remission of sins” (Matthew 26:28). (The Feast of the Precious Blood, established by Pope Pius IX in 1849, is celebrated each year on the first Sunday of July.) Like the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the subject of Catholic devotion in June, the Precious Blood has long been venerated for its role in our redemption.
Many non-Catholics find Catholic devotion to the “body parts” of Jesus Christ to be a little odd. In addition to the Sacred Heart and the Precious Blood, there are devotions to the Five Wounds (in Christ’s hands, feet, and side); to the shoulder wound, where Christ carried the Cross; and to the wounds caused by the crown of thorns, to name just a few.
Faced with Protestant discomfort with these devotions, many Catholics have abandoned or downplayed them. But we should not do that. These devotions provide a living witness to our belief in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Our Savior is not an abstraction; He is God-Made-Man. And as the Athanasian Creed tells us, in becoming man, Christ assumed humanity into the Godhead.
It’s an awesome thought: Our physical nature is united to God through the Person of Jesus Christ. When we venerate Christ’s Precious Blood or His Sacred Heart, we aren’t making an idol out of Creation; we are worshiping the One True God Who so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son to save us from everlasting death.
Through the following prayers, we can all join with the Church in reaffirming our belief that our God walked among men, that one day we might all dwell with God.
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Lord Jesus Christ, who camest down from heaven to earth from the bosom of the Father,
and didst shed Thy Precious Blood for the remission of our sins: we humbly beseech
Thee, that in the day of judgment we may deserve to hear, standing at Thy right hand:
“Come, ye blessed.” Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.
Christ’s Precious Blood, like His Sacred Heart, is a symbol of His love for all mankind. In this prayer, we recall the shedding of His Blood and ask that He may guide our lives so that we may be worthy of Heaven.
Dear Mother of God and purest virgin, do offer to the Heavenly Father the Precious
Blood and merits of Jesus Christ for all poor sinners and for the prevention of mortal sin.
Dear Mother of God and Protectress of the Holy Church, do offer to the Heavenly Father
the Precious Blood and Merits of Jesus Christ for our Holy Mother Church, for our Holy
Father the Pope and his intentions, for our Bishop and his diocese.
Dear Mother of God, and my Mother also, do offer to the Heavenly Father the most
Precious blood and the merits of Jesus Christ, His most holy and Divine Heart, and His
infinite merits, for our cruelly persecuted brethren in every land where Christians suffer
persecution. Offer them also for the unhappy pagans that they may learn to know Jesus,
Thy Son, and their Redeemer, and for the liberty, victory, and extension of the Catholic
Faith in all the countries of the world. Obtain also for the newly converted fidelity and
constancy in our holy Faith. Amen.
In this beautiful Precious Blood Prayer to the Mother of God, we ask the Virgin Mary to offer the Precious Blood of Christ—the Blood He received from her—to God the Father, on our behalf and for the protection and advancement of the Church.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son,
my Savior and my God, for the spread and exaltation of my dear Mother, Thy holy
Church, for the preservation and welfare of her visible Head, the sovereign Roman
Pontiff, for the cardinals, bishops, and pastors of souls, and for all the ministers of the
sanctuary.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus, who hath saved us with his Blood!
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son,
my Savior and my God, for peace and concord among Catholic kings and princes, for the
humbling of the enemies of our holy faith, and for the welfare of all Thy Christian people.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus, who hath saved us with his Blood!
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son,
my Savior and my God, for the conversion of unbelievers, the rooting-up of all heresies,
and the conversion of sinners.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus, who hath saved us with his Blood!
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son,
my Savior and my God, for all my relations, friends and enemies, for those in need, in
sickness, and in tribulation, and for all those for whom Thou knowest that I am bound to
pray, and willest that I should pray for.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus, who hath saved us with his Blood!
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son,
my Savior and my God, for all those who are to pass this day to the other life, that Thou
wouldst deliver them from the pains of hell, and admit them with all speed to the
possession of Thy glory.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus, who hath saved us with his Blood!Eternal
Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son, my
Savior and my God, for all men who are lovers of this great treasure and who are united
with me in adoring and glorifying It and who labor to spread this devotion.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus, who hath saved us with his Blood!
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son,
my Savior and my God, for all my needs, both temporal and spiritual, as in intercession
for the holy souls in purgatory, and in an especial manner for those who were most
devoted to this price of our redemption, and to the sorrows and sufferings of our dear
Mother, Mary most holy.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus, who hath saved us with his Blood!
Glory to the Blood of Jesus both now and for evermore and through the everlasting ages.
Amen.
This long but beautiful prayer recalls that our salvation comes through Christ’s shedding of His Precious Blood. We offer our intentions together with His merits, so that God may look with favor on the needs of the Church and of all Christians.
We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants: whom Thou has redeemed with Thy
Precious Blood.
This short prayer calls to mind the Precious Blood of Jesus and asks Christ for His aid. It is a type of prayer known as an ejaculation or aspiration—a short prayer meant to be memorized and repeated throughout the day, either alone or in combination with longer prayers.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in atonement for my sins, and in supplication for the holy souls in purgatory and for the needs of holy Church.
Christ shed His Blood for our salvation, and we in turn should join in His sacrifice by offering to God the Father the Precious Blood of Christ. In this prayer, we are reminded that repentance for our sins goes hand in hand with the struggles of the whole Church and concern for the souls in Purgatory.
Almighty and everlasting God, who hast appointed Thy only-begotten Son to be the
Redeemer of the world, and hast been pleased to be reconciled unto us by His Blood,
grant us, we beseech Thee, so to venerate with solemn worship the price of our
salvation, that the power thereof may here on earth keep us from all things hurtful, and
the fruit of the same may gladden us for ever hereafter in heaven. Through the same
Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
By the shedding of His Precious Blood, Christ saved mankind from our sins. In this prayer, drawn from the traditional Roman Missal, we ask God the Father to help us to recognize our debt and thus properly to venerate the Precious Blood.
Precious Blood of Jesus, infinite price of sinful man’s redemption, both drink and laver of
our souls, Thou who dost plead continually the cause of man before the throne of infinite
mercy; from the depths of my heart, I adore Thee, and so far as I am able, I would
requite Thee for the insults and outrages which Thou dost continually receive from
human beings, and especially from those who rashly dare to blaspheme Thee. Who
would not bless this Blood of infinite value? Who doth not feel within himself the fire of
the love of who shed it all for us? What would be my fate, had I not been redeemed by
this Divine Blood? Who hath drawn it from the veins of my Savior, even to the last drop?
Ah, this surely was the work of love. O infinite love, which has given us this saving balm!
O balm beyond all price, welling up from the fountain of infinite love, grant that every
heart and every tongue may be enabled to praise Thee, magnify Thee and give Thee
thanks both now and for evermore. Amen.
In this moving prayer, we recall the redemptive quality of the Precious Blood of Jesus and adore the Precious Blood, which represents Christ’s infinite love for all mankind.
Pope Francis recommends a simple prayer he learned from his grandmother. Often translated in English with the more archaic, “Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto thine,” the Holy Father led those in St. Peter’s Square in praying it after the midday Angelus on Sunday June 7th, 2020: “Jesus, make my heart more like yours.”June is the month traditionally focused on devotion to the Sacred Heart, which the pope said is a “devotion that unites the great spiritual teachers and the simple among the people of God. Indeed, the human and divine Heart of Jesus is the wellspring where we can always draw upon God’s mercy, forgiveness, and tenderness,” he said.
The unique symbolism of the Sacred Heart
To access this wellspring, the pope said, we can focus on a passage of the Gospel, “feeling that at the center of every gesture, of every word of Jesus, at the center there is love, the love of the Father who sent His Son, the love of the Holy Spirit that is within us.”
“And we can do this by adoring the Eucharist, where this love is present in the Sacrament,” he said. “Then our heart too, little by little, will become more patient, more generous, more merciful, in imitation of the Heart of Jesus.”
There is an ancient prayer – I learned it from my grandmother – which said: ‘Jesus, make my heart more like yours.’ It is a beautiful prayer. ‘Make my heart more like yours.’ A beautiful prayer, short, to pray during this month. Shall we say it together now? ‘Jesus, make my heart more like yours.’ Once more: ‘Jesus, make my heart more like yours.’
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God sends workers into the harvest fields of faith:
let us give thanks and praise!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia!
O raise your voices, wake the world.
And let your song of praise be heard.
For both in town and desert waste
God’s glory finds a dwelling place.
This servant heard within his heart
A call to leave his family hearth.
He heard, he answered, left his home
And gave away the goods he owned.
He gave his life to hear God’s word
And then proclaim it to the world.
He listened, fasted, suffered, prayed
And stood in darkness undismayed.
O praise the Father, wake the world!
And let the Son’s own praise be heard!
And praise in town or desert waste
The Spirit glorified in grace.
It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain. (Jn 15:16)
Saint Junípero Serra did not set out to become a missionary; he heard God’s call through the ordinary words of his brothers and sisters, and he answered it willingly. His tireless labor for the salvation and the needs of the people entrusted to his care earned him the nickname “Apostle of California.”
O sing a new song to the Lord,
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
O sing to the Lord, bless his name.
Proclaim his help day by day,
tell among the nations his glory
and his wonders among all the peoples.
The Lord is great and worthy of praise,
to be feared above all gods;
the gods of the heathens are naught.
Proclaim to the nations: “God is king.”
The world he made firm in its place;
he will judge the peoples in fairness.
With justice he will rule the world,
he will judge the peoples with his truth.
Glory to the Father….
It is Christ in you, the hope for glory. It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. For this I labor and struggle, in accord with the exercise of his power working within me.
This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is
at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.
(Mk 1:15)
We do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus. (2 Cor 4:5)
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty savior,
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet
of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness
and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father…
The Lord is faithful to his promise of salvation. With Saint Junípero, we pray:
R/Fill the earth with your love.
For all those you have called to preach and teach your word:
– sustain them in courage and zeal. R/
For all those you have called to labor through physical illness:
– sustain them in patience and hope. R/
For all those struggling to forgive those who have harmed their loved ones:
– sustain them in love and humility. R/
For the Church in the United States, to whom you sent Saint Junípero:
– sustain them in holiness, justice, and peace. R/
(Personal intentions)
Our Father….
God our Father, who sent Junípero Serra to the New World as the herald of your Gospel, through his intercession may we bear the light of your Gospel to others throughout our everyday lives. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
St. Paul famously wrote in his letter to the Ephesians, “For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12).It is a truth of the Catholic faith that Satan and his minions are real and are actively engaged in a battle against us. They eagerly want our demise, but we must fight back against them.
Pope Francis explained this reality during a daily Mass homily in 2014.
The devil exists and we have to fight against him. Paul says so — I’m not the one saying it. The word of God says it … However, do not be discouraged. (Have) courage and strength because the Lord is with us.
Among the many prayers that the Church provides for us in this battle against Satan, here is one simply called “Prayer to Defeat the Work of Satan.” It is a powerful prayer, one that begs God to cast out the darkness from this world once and for all.
O Divine Eternal Father, in union with your Divine Son and the Holy Spirit, and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg You to destroy the Power of your greatest enemy — the evil spirits. Cast them into the deepest recesses of hell and chain them there forever! Take possession of your Kingdom which You have created and which is rightfully yours.
Heavenly Father, give us the reign of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.I repeat this prayer out of pure love for You with every beat of my heart and with every breath I take.
Amen.
St Joseph is one of the most popular saints of Christianity. Due to this fact, there are numerous devotions to him. One such devotion is the Rosary of St Joseph that uses the regular beads of the Marian rosary, but substitutes various prayers and mysteries to honor the foster-father of Jesus. It is a beautiful devotion, one that draws a soul closer to the beloved St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church.
O Lord, in order to honor St Joseph as he deserves, Thou hast taken him body and soul to Heaven to Crown him with glory, thus signifying to the world, both visible and invisible, that Thou hast made Joseph Thy foster-father, the supreme steward of all Thy possessions.
After saying the above prayer, skip to the large bead and say the following prayer, which will be said on each of the large beads.
We beseech Thee, O Lord, that we may find aid in the merits of the Spouse of Thy Most Holy Mother, so that what we cannot obtain by ourselves may be given us through his intercession, who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.
For each decade of small beads, it is customary to meditate on events in the life of Joseph, similar to what the Oblates of St. Joseph list on their website.
Other mysteries that can be substituted for these mysteries are the “Finding of Jesus in the Temple,” the “Death of St. Joseph” and the “Coronation of St. Joseph in Heaven.”
Hail Joseph, Son of David, thou whose holiness surpasses that of all Angels and Saints, blessed art thou amongst men, thou who wert chosen to be the Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary of whom was born Jesus.
Glorious Saint Joseph, now reigning body and soul in Heaven, protector of the Universal Church, pray for us poor sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Similar to the typical Rosary, each decade is completed with a “Glory Be.”
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We accept and share ALL God has revelead and try to explain them to others. We will never go against the Church now or in the future because we know She is Mother and Teacher. Thank You, Jesus!!!
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