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PRAYER FOR THIS MORNING (MONDAY, JUNE 29)

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PRAYER FOR THIS MORNING (MONDAY, JUNE 29)

Saints Peter and Paul

 

Prayer for the Morning

 

Sing God’s praise in the assembly of the faithful!

 

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!

 

HYMN

 

Blest day by suff’ring sanctified:

Christ’s chosen high apostles died.

Today Saint Peter wins renown.

Today Saint Paul accepts the crown.

 

Together, equally, they bled:

Together: the victorious dead.

They followed God and sacrificed

And now their faith is crowned by Christ.

 

Saint Peter holds the highest place,

Yet Paul is not the less by grace.

An equal faith was giv’n to Paul:

The chosen vessel of God’s call.

 

Saint Peter, downward crucified—

To honor God in how he died—

Securely tied, he sees unfold

The death his Shepherd once foretold.

 

On such foundations Rome may claim

The highest service of God’s name:

His noble blood has dignified

The city where this prophet died.

 

PSALM 149

 

We do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus. (2 Cor 4:5)

Armed with the two-edged sword of God’s word, Saints Peter and Paul bound the hands of evil and brought the nations to joyful faith in Jesus Christ. The Church, built upon their faith and fidelity, continues to bear responsibility for their task.

 

Sing a new song to the Lord,

his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let Israel rejoice in its maker,

let Zion’s sons exult in their king.

Let them praise his name with dancing

and make music with timbrel and harp.

 

For the Lord takes delight in his people.

He crowns the poor with salvation.

Let the faithful rejoice in their glory,

shout for joy and take their rest.

Let the praise of God be on their lips

and a two-edged sword in their hand,

 

to deal out vengeance to the nations

and punishment on all the peoples;

to bind their kings in chains

and their nobles in fetters of iron;

to carry out the sentence pre-ordained:

this honor is for all his faithful.

 

Glory to the Father….

 

Word of God (Romans 10:14-15)

 

How can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can people preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring [the] good news!”

 

If today you hear God’s voice,/ harden not your hearts! (cf. Ps 95:7-8)

 

CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH 

 

Proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching. (2 Tm 4:2)

 

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…

 

INTERCESSIONS 

 

You sent your Apostles to preach the Gospel to all ­nations. With gratitude, we pray:

 

R/Your word, O Lord, is spirit and life!

 

For the pope and bishops, to whom you have continued to entrust the apostolic task so faithfully

carried out by Saints Peter and Paul:

– strengthen them to preach your Gospel by word and deed. R/

 

For the whole Church, to whom you have given the word of life through the ministry of the Apostles:

– confirm your people in fidelity and zeal. R/

 

For the world, which awaits the Good News:

– illumine those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. R/

 

(Personal intentions)

 

Our Father….

 

Father in heaven, who still leads the Church through Saints Peter and Paul, bless each of us and especially our leaders, that, like those holy men we celebrate today, we might all value your perfect will above our own. 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.

A Prayer for the Help of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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A Prayer for the Help of the Blessed Virgin Mary

This prayer, asking for the Blessed Virgin Mary’s help, is addressed to Jesus Christ, the source of the blessings and protection that the Blessed Virgin bestows on those who seek her intercession. As such, it illustrates an important point: All intercessory prayer, even through the saints, is directed to man’s relationship with God.

 

The Prayer

 

May we be assisted, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by the worshipful intercession of Thy glorious Mother, the ever-Virgin Mary; that we, who have been enriched by her perpetual blessings, may be delivered from all dangers, and through her loving kindness made to be one heart and mind: who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

 

Explanation

 

This prayer might initially strike us as odd. Catholics are used to praying to saints, as well as praying to God, in all Three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; but why would we pray to our Lord Jesus Christ in order to seek the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary? After all, when the Mother of God intercedes for us, she does so by praying to God Himself. Doesn’t that mean that this prayer is a sort of circular prayer?

 

Well, yes, in a way. But that isn’t as odd as it might seem at first glance. For instance, imagine being stranded somewhere and needing some sort of physical help. We might pray to Christ that He would send someone to assist us. But spiritual dangers are even more hazardous than physical ones, and we, of course, are not always aware of the forces that are attacking us. By asking Jesus for the assistance of His Mother, we’re not asking for help just right now, and for those dangers that we know threaten us; we are asking Him for her intercession at all times and in all places and against all dangers, whether we recognize them or not.

 

And who better to intercede for us? As the prayer notes, the Blessed Virgin Mary has already provided many good things for us through her previous intercession.

 

Definitions of Words Used

 

Beseech: To ask with urgency, to beg, to implore

Worshipful: Reverent, showing adoration

Intercession: Intervening on behalf of someone else

Enriched: Made richer; here, in the sense of having had one’s life improved

Perpetual: Unending, repeated

Blessings: Good things for which we are thankful

Delivered: Set free or kept free

Loving-kindness: Tenderness toward others; consideration

World without end: In Latin, In saecula saeculorum; literally, “unto the ages or ages”—that is, “forever and ever”

Ten Prayers Every Catholic Child Should Know

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Ten Prayers Every Catholic Child Should Know

Teaching your children how to pray can be a daunting task. While it’s good eventually to learn how to pray in our own words, an active prayer life starts with committing some prayers to memory. The best place to start is with common prayers for children that can be easily memorized. Children who are making their First Communion should have memorized most of the following prayers, while the Grace Before Meals and the Guardian Angel Prayer are prayers that even very young children can learn by repeating them daily.

 

The Sign of the Cross

 

The Sign of the Cross is the most basic Catholic prayer, though we don’t often think of it that way. We should teach our children to say it with reverence before and after their other prayers.

The most common problem that children have in learning the Sign of the Cross is using their left hand instead of their right; the second most common is touching their right shoulder before the left. While the latter is the correct way for Eastern Christians, both Catholic and Orthodox, to make the Sign of the Cross, Latin Rite Catholics make the Sign of the Cross by touching their left shoulder first.

 

The Our Father

 

We should pray the Our Father daily with our children. It’s a good prayer to use as a short morning or evening prayer. Pay close attention to how your children pronounce the words; there are a lot of opportunities for misunderstandings and mispronunciations, such as “Howard be thy name.”

 

The Hail Mary

 

Children naturally gravitate to the Virgin Mary, and learning the Hail Mary early makes it easier to foster devotion to Saint Mary and to introduce longer Marian prayers, such as the Rosary. One useful technique for teaching the Hail Mary is for you to recite the first part of the prayer (through “the fruit of thy womb, Jesus”) and then have your children respond with the second part (“Holy Mary”).

 

The Glory Be

 

The Glory Be is a very simple prayer that any child who can make the Sign of the Cross can easily memorize. If your child has trouble remembering which hand to use when making the Sign of the Cross (or which shoulder to touch first), you can get some extra practice in by making the Sign of the Cross while reciting the Glory Be, as Eastern Rite Catholics and Eastern Orthodox do.

 

An Act of Faith

 

Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity are common morning prayers. If you help your children memorize these three prayers, they will always have a short form of morning prayer at their disposal for those days when they don’t have time to pray a longer form of morning prayer.

 

An Act of Hope

 

An Act of Hope is a very good prayer for school-aged children. Encourage your children to memorize it so that they can pray the Act of Hope before taking a test. While there is no substitute for study, it is good for students to realize that they don’t have to rely on their own strength alone.

 

An Act of Charity

 

Childhood is a time filled with deep emotions, and children often suffer real and perceived slights and injuries at the hands of friends and classmates. While the primary purpose of an Act of Charity is to express our love for God, this prayer is also a daily reminder to our children to try to develop forgiveness and love toward others.

 

The Act of Contrition

 

The Act of Contrition is an essential prayer for the Sacrament of Confession, but we should also encourage our children to say it every evening before they go to sleep. Children who have made their First Confession should also make a quick examination of conscience before saying the Act of Contrition.

 

Grace Before Meals

 

Instilling a sense of gratitude in our children can be especially hard in a world where many of us have an overabundance of goods. Grace Before Meals is a good way to remind them (and ourselves!) that everything we have comes ultimately from God. (Consider adding the Grace After Meals to your routine as well, to cultivate a sense of thanksgiving as well as to keep those who have died in our prayers.)

 

The Guardian Angel Prayer

 

As with devotion to the Virgin Mary, children seem predisposed toward belief in their guardian angel. Cultivating that belief when they are young will help to protect them from skepticism later on. As children grow older, encourage them to supplement the Guardian Angel Prayer with more personal prayers to their guardian angel.

St. Thomas More’s Prayer for Good Humor

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St. Thomas More’s Prayer for Good Humor

Grant me, O Lord, good digestion, and also something to digest.

Grant me a healthy body, and the necessary good humor to maintain it.

Grant me a simple soul that knows to treasure all that is good

and that doesn’t frighten easily at the sight of evil,

but rather finds the means to put things back in their place.

Give me a soul that knows not boredom, grumblings, sighs and laments,

nor excess of stress, because of that obstructing thing called “I.”

Grant me, O Lord, a sense of good humor.

Allow me the grace to be able to take a joke to discover in life a bit of joy,

and to be able to share it with others.

PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (SUNDAY, JUNE 28)

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PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (SUNDAY, JUNE 28)

Prayer for the Evening

 

Vigil of the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

 

Let us adore Christ, Lord of the Apostles.

 

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!

 

HYMN

 

By all your saints still striving,

For all your saints at rest,

Your holy Name, O Jesus,

For evermore be blessed.

You rose, our King victorious,

That they might wear the crown

And ever shine in splendor

Reflected from your throne.

 

We praise you for Saint Peter;

We praise you for Saint Paul.

They taught both Jew and Gentile

That Christ is all in all.

To cross and sword they yielded

And saw the kingdom come:

O God, your two apostles

Won life through martyrdom.

 

Then let us praise the Father

And worship God the Son

And sing to God the Spirit,

Eternal Three in One,

Till all the ransomed number

Who stand before the throne,

Ascribe all power and glory

And praise to God alone.

 

CANTICLE OF JEREMIAH 31:10-14

 

May they all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. (cf. Jn 17:21)

 

By celebrating the memory of these two great saints together, we remember how valiantly—and humanly—they struggled to bring together into one Church under one Gospel those who were divided by the differing heritage and belief of Jew and Gentile.

 

Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,

proclaim it on distant coasts, and say:

He who scattered Israel, now gathers them together,

he guards them as a shepherd his flock.

 

The Lord shall ransom Jacob,

he shall redeem him from the hand of his conqueror.

Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion,

they shall come streaming to the Lord’s blessings:

The grain, the wine, and the oil,

the sheep and the oxen;

They themselves shall be like watered gardens,

never again shall they languish.

 

Then the virgins shall make merry and dance,

and young men and old as well.

I will turn their mourning into joy,

I will console and gladden them after their sorrows.

I will lavish choice portions upon the priests,

and my people shall be filled with my blessings,

says the Lord.

 

Glory to the Father….

 

Word of God (Ephesians 2:13-18)

 

Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ.

 

For he is our peace, he who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his flesh, abolishing the law with its commandments and legal claims, that he might create in himself one new person in place of the two, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile both with God, in one body, through the cross, putting that enmity to death by it. He came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near, for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

 

Love one another as I have loved you, says the Lord. (cf. Jn 13:34)

 

TE DEUM

 

I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one. (Jn 17:22)

 

You are God: we praise you;

You are the Lord: we acclaim you;

You are the eternal Father:

All creation worships you.

 

To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,

Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord, God of power and might,

heaven and earth are full of your glory.

 

The glorious company of apostles praise you.

The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.

The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.

 

Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you:

Father, of majesty unbounded,

your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,

and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.

 

You, Christ, are the king of glory,

the eternal Son of the Father.

 

When you became man to set us free

you did not spurn the Virgin’s womb.

 

You overcame the sting of death,

and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

 

You are seated at God’s right hand in glory.

We believe that you will come, and be our judge.

 

Come then, Lord, and help your people,

bought with the price of your own blood,

and bring us with your saints

to glory everlasting.

 

INTERCESSIONS

 

Through the intercession of Saints Peter and Paul, let us pray:

 

R/Make all one, O Lord.

For those who do not believe in God and those who seek to serve them: R/

For those who have not heard the Gospel and those whom you have sent to proclaim it: R/

For all Christians who are divided by ignorance, prejudice, or differing beliefs: R/

 

(Personal intentions)

 

Our Father….

 

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant us to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus, that with one accord we may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. (cf. Rom 15:5-6)

MARIAN ANTIPHON

 

Mary is the immaculate lily,

who brought forth Christ the imperishable rose.

O holy Mother of God,

immaculate sheep,

who gave birth to Christ the Lamb,

the Word incarnate from you;

O most holy Virgin,

who have astonished the hosts of angels;

stupendous is the miracle in heaven:

a woman clothed with the sun

carrying in her arms the Light.

 

 

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.

Powerful prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary when you really need help

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Powerful prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary when you really need help

The 12th-century prayer has been connected to numerous miracles throughout the centuries.

One of the most widely known Catholic prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary, almost as popular as the Hail Mary, is the Memorare. It is an ancient powerful prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary that has a miraculous reputation. Below are the English and Latin versions.

Remember, O most gracious 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, I fly unto you,

O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.

To you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.

O Mother of the Word incarnate, despise not my petitions,

but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

– English version

Memoráre, o piísima Virgo María,

non esse audítum a saé­culo,

quemquam ad tua curréntem præsídia,

tua implo­rántem auxília, tua peténtem suffrágia esse derelíctum.

Ego tali animátus confidéntia ad te, Virgo Vírginum,

Mater, curro; ad te vénio; coram te gemens peccátor assísto.

Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mea despícere, sed audi propítia et exáudi. Amen.

– Latin version

An Explanation of the Memorare to the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Memorare, interestingly, is often described as a “powerful” prayer. This means that those who pray it have their prayers answered. Sometimes, though, people misunderstand the text, and think of the prayer as essentially miraculous. The words “never was it known that any one… was left unaided” does not mean that the requests that we make while praying the Memorare will be automatically granted. Nor does it mean they’ll be granted in the way we desire them to be. As with any prayer, when we humbly seek the aid of the Blessed Virgin Mary through the Memorare, we will receive that aid, but it may take a very different form from what we desire.

Who Wrote the Memorare?

The Memorare is frequently ascribed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a famous monk of the 12th century who had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This attribution is incorrect; the text of the modern Memorare is a section of a much longer prayer known as the “Ad sanctitatis tuae pedes, dulcissima Virgo Maria” (literally, “At the feet of your Holiness, most sweet Virgin Mary”). That prayer, however, wasn’t composed until the 15th century, 300 years after Saint Bernard’s death. The actual author of the “Ad sanctitatis tuae pedes, dulcissima Virgo Maria” is unknown, and, thus, the author of the Memorare is unknown.

The Memorare as a Separate Prayer

By the early 16th century, Catholics had begun to treat the Memorare as a separate prayer. St Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva in the early 17th century, was very devoted to the Memorare, and Fr. Claude Bernard, a 17th-century French priest who ministered to the imprisoned and those condemned to death, was a zealous advocate of the prayer. Father Bernard attributed the conversion of many criminals to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, invoked through the Memorare. Father Bernard’s promotion of the Memorare brought the prayer the popularity it enjoys today, and it is likely that Father Bernard’s name has led to the false attribution of the prayer to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.

Definitions of Words Used in the Memorare to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Gracious: filled with grace, the supernatural life of God within our souls

Fled: normally, to run from something. In this context, though, it means to run to the Blessed Virgin for safety.

Implored: asked or begged sincerely or desperately

Intercession: intervening on behalf of someone else

Unaided: without help

Virgin of virgins: the most saintly of all virgins; the virgin who is the example for all others

The Word Incarnate: Jesus Christ, the Word of God made flesh

Despise: look down on, spurn

Petitions: requests; prayers

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Saint of the Day (SUNDAY, JUNE 28): St. Irenaeus of Lyons

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Saint of the Day (SUNDAY, JUNE 28): St. Irenaeus of Lyons

Bishop and Martyr (d. ca. 200)

 

His life

 

+ Irenaeus was born around the year 110 and was educated in Smyrna where he became a disciple of the great martyr and bishop Saint Polycarp.

 

+ In 177, Irenaeus was ordained a priest in Lyons, France, and was elected bishop a short time later.

 

+ Irenaeus was a strong defender of the Faith and his writings, especially against the Gnostics, show the evolution of the Church’s understanding of the divinity and humanity of Jesus during the second century. His best-known work is his Treatise Against Heresies.

 

+ According to tradition, Irenaeus was martyred around the year 200. He was the most highly honored non-Italian martyr of the early Church. His shrine and relics were destroyed by Calvinists in 1562.

 

Worth Knowing

 

Before the time of Irenaeus, there was division among Christians about which versions of the Gospel were authentic and had authority and which books/letters should be included among the Christian Scriptures. Irenaeus was among the first to propose that the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John provided an authentic witness to the life and ministry of Jesus. In his writings, he quoted from 21 or 27 canonical New Testaments texts.

 

For prayer and reflection

 

“Irenaeus did not stop at defining the concept of Tradition. His tradition, uninterrupted Tradition, is not traditionalism, because this Tradition is always enlivened from within by the Holy Spirit, who makes it live anew, causes it to be interpreted and understood in the vitality of the Church.”—Pope Benedict XVI

 

Prayer

 

O God, who called the Bishop Saint Irenaeus

to confirm true doctrine and the peace of the Church,

grant, we pray, through his intercession,

that, being renewed in faith and charity,

we may always be intent on fostering unity and concord.

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.

 

(from The Roman Missal)

 

Saint profiles prepared by Brother Silas Henderson, S.D.S.

A prayer to help discern your vocation

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A prayer to help discern your vocation

O Lord, grant me your divine light, that I may know the designs of your providence concerning me, and that, filled with a sincere desire for my soul’s salvation, I may say, with the young man in the Gospel: “What must I do to he saved?” All states of life are before me; but, still undecided what to do, I await your commands, I offer myself to you without restriction, without reserve, with a most perfect submission.

Speak, Lord, to my soul; speak to me as you did to the youthful Samuel: “Speak to me, Lord; for your servant is listening.” I cast myself at your feet, and I am ready to do your will.

Amen.

PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (SATURDAY, JUNE 27)

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PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (SATURDAY, JUNE 27)

Today, we pray for the end of COVID-19 and for our own personal intentions.

As this deadly virus, COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across the world, let us pause and pray to Our Lady of Perpetual Help for her intercession to end the pandemic. Let us also pray for the quick recovery of those who are already affected, may God grant them healing.

Prayer for the Evening

 

Vigil of the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

The Lord calls us to follow him to eternal life;

let us give him 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!

 

HYMN

 

Jesus calls us; o’er the tumult

Of our life’s wild, restless sea,

Day by day his sweet voice sounding,

Saying, “Christian, follow me.”

 

Jesus calls us from the worship

Of the vain world’s golden store,

From each idol that would keep us,

Saying, “Christian, love me more.”

 

In our joys and in our sorrows,

Days of toil and hours of ease,

Still he calls, in cares and pleasures,

“Christian, love me more than these.”

 

Jesus calls us: by your mercies,

Savior, may we hear your call,

Give our hearts to your obedience,

Serve and love you best of all.

 

CANTICLE OF MATTATHIAS (1 Mc 2:51-53, 57-61)

 

All who inhabit the world shall understand,/ That nothing is better than the fear of the Lord,/ nothing more salutary than to obey his commandments. (Sir 23:27)

Our forefathers in faith made great sacrifices to follow God. Putting him first in our lives and taking up our crosses is no small task, but the Lord desires to reward us greatly for following him whole­heartedly.

 

Remember the deeds that our fathers did in their times,

and you shall win great glory and an everlasting name.

 

Was not Abraham found faithful in trial,

and it was reputed to him as uprightness?

Joseph, when in distress, kept the commandment,

and he became master of Egypt.

 

David, for his piety,

received as a heritage a throne of everlasting royalty.

Elijah, for his burning zeal for the law,

was taken up to heaven.

 

Hananiah, Azariah and Mishael, for their faith,

were saved from the fire.

Daniel, for his innocence,

was delivered from the jaws of lions.

 

And so, consider this from generation to generation,

that none who hope in him shall fail in strength.

 

Glory to the Father….

 

Word of God (2 Timothy 2:11-13)

 

This saying is trustworthy:/ If we have died with him/ we shall also live with him;/ if we persevere/ we shall also reign with him./ But if we deny him/ he will deny us./ If we are unfaithful/ he remains faithful,/ for he cannot deny himself.

 

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. (Jn 8:12)

 

CANTICLE OF MARY 

 

They are happy whose life is blameless,/ who follow God’s law! (Ps 119:1)

 

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…

 

INTERCESSIONS 

 

In humility, we pray:

 

R/Make us faithful as you are faithful.

 

When what you ask of us is more difficult than our own plans,

– help us to trust in your providence: R/

 

When the people you’ve put in our lives are hard to love,

– help us to see your face in them: R/

 

When stresses and anxieties threaten to rob life of its joys,

– help us to rest in your saving love: R/

 

(Personal intentions)

 

Our Father….

 

May God draw our hearts to himself, that we may ­follow him in everything and keep the commands, statutes, and ordinances which he enjoined on our fathers. Amen. (cf. 1 Kgs 8:58)

 

MARIAN ANTIPHON 

 

Mary is the immaculate lily,

who brought forth Christ the imperishable rose.

O holy Mother of God,

immaculate sheep,

who gave birth to Christ the Lamb,

the Word incarnate from you;

O most holy Virgin,

who have astonished the hosts of angels;

stupendous is the miracle in heaven:

a woman clothed with the sun

carrying in her arms the Light.

 

 

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.

Prayer for help discerning God’s will in your life

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Prayer for help discerning God’s will in your life

When you don’t know God’s will, always begin with prayer.

 

At times it can be difficult to know what you should do with your life. Often we are confronted with major life decisions, such as what to do after college, finding the right person to marry, or applying for a new job.In all cases, we should place our decisions before God and let him fill our hearts with his peace.

 

Here is a prayer adapted from the Golden Manual that offers-up that situation to God, asking him for clarity and strength.

 

O Lord, grant me your divine light, that I may know the designs of your providence concerning me, and that, filled with a sincere desire for my soul’s salvation, I may say, with the young man in the Gospel: “What must I do to be saved?” All options are before me; but, still undecided what to do, I await your commands, I offer myself to you without restriction, without reserve, with a most perfect submission.

 

Speak, Lord, to my soul; speak to me as you did to the youthful Samuel: “Speak to me, Lord; for your servant is listening.” I cast myself at your feet, and I am ready to do your will.

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