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God’s Care

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by Bishop Fulbert of Chartres (970-1028)

How brief is our span of life compared with the time since you created the universe. How tiny we are compared with the enormity of your universe. How trivial are our concerns compared with the complexity of your universe. How stupid we are compared with the genius of your universe. Yet, during every minute and every second of our lives you are present, within and around us. You give your whole and undivided attention to each and every one of us. Our concerns are your concerns. And you are infinitely patient with our stupidity. I thank you with all my heart, knowing that my thanks are worthless compared with your greatness. Amen.

Daily Intentions

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O my God! I offer you all my prayers, works and sufferings of this day, in union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for the following intentions:

Sunday: To obtain a true spirit of zeal, religion, and piety. For the success of priests’ work, and the spiritual welfare of those entrusted to their care.

Monday: To obtain a spirit of meekness and humility. For the souls in purgatory, and Religious communities.

Tuesday: To obtain a spirit of Faith. For my relatives, friends, and benefactors.

Wednesday: To obtain a spirit of Charity. For the sick, dying, suffering, poor, and those who care for them.

Thursday: To obtain a love of the Holy Eucharist. For vocations to the Priesthood; for the conversion of unbelievers; for the needs of missionaries.

Friday: To obtain a spirit of mortification and self-sacrifice. For the conversion of sinners.

Saturday: To obtain a love of chastity and of the Blessed Virgin. For schools, teachers, and youth.

Please add your own personal intentions to those suggested above.

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Pray three times:

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Apostles Creed. Then begin each decade with:

Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

Then pray the following ten times:

For the sake of his sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

After five decades, repeat three times:

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Closing Prayer:

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is love and mercy itself. Amen.

God’s Blessings

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by Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471)

My God and my All! What greater blessing can I receive than your love? What greater wealth can I possess than your grace? What greater pleasure can I enjoy than your presence? What greater sweetness can I taste than your Body and Blood? What greater wisdom can I know than your Gospel? Your wisdom is so simple that even fools like myself can understand it. Your holy communion is so generously given that even sinners like me are allowed to receive it. Your presence is everywhere so that even someone with such a dull mind as I have can find you. Your grace is such a constant source of reassurance that I can trust you completely for all my spiritual and material needs. And your love is so warm and so forgiving that even a cold, hard heart like my own is melted. Amen.

Meditation Before Death of Saint Thomas More

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Composed in 1534 while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London.

Give me Your grace, good Lord, to set the world at nought, to set my mind fast upon You. And not to hang upon the blast of men’s mouths. To be content to be solitary. Not to long for worldly company, little and little utterly to cast off the world, and rid my mind of all the business thereof. Not to long to hear of any worldly things, but that the hearing of worldly phantasies may be to me displeasant. Gladly to be thinking of God, piteously to call for His help, to lean unto the comfort of God, busily to labor to love Him. To know mine own vility and wretchedness, to humble and meeken myself under the mighty hand of God, to bewail my sins passed, for the purging of them, patiently to suffer adversity. Gladly to bear my purgatory here. To be joyful of tribulations, to walk the narrow way that leadeth to life. To bear the cross with Christ, to have the last thing—death—in remembrance. To have ever afore mine eyes my death that is ever at hand; to make death no stranger to me; to foresee and consider the everlasting fire of hell; to pray for pardon before the Judge comes. To have continually in mind the passion that Christ suffered for me; for His benefits incessantly to give Him thanks. To buy the time again that I before have lost. To abstain from vain confabulations. To eschew light foolish mirth and gladness—recreations not necessary, to cut off. Of worldly substance, friends, liberty, life, and all–to see the loss as nought for the winning of Christ. To think my most enemies my best friends, for the brethren of Joseph could never have done him so much good with their love and favor as they did him with their malice and hatred. Amen.

Evening Acts of Thanksgiving

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Sunday:

We give you thanks and praise, Almighty Father, for having called us today to celebrate the eternal covenant of our redemption. Make this evening holy, and never withdraw your love from us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Monday:

Thank you, Lord, for the love and protection you have shown us throughout this day. Stretch your hand of blessing over us this evening that we may end the day as we began it, by praising your holy name. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Tuesday:

Almighty Father, in your loving providence every hair of our head is counted, every tear is noted, and every prayer heard. We thank you for your faithful goodness to us, and ask for a peaceful evening, and blessed rest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Wednesday:

We give you thanks, Almighty God, for all the gifts you have given to us during this day. Keep our hearts open to your love and grace this evening, that we may always deserve to be called your children. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thursday:

May the thanks we express this evening, Lord, be for us a foretaste of the grateful joy which fills our hearts when your kingdom comes. Until then, let us grow ever stronger in faith, hope, and love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Friday:

Thank you, heavenly Father, for the graces you have given us today. Thank you for inviting us to share in the sufferings of your Son and so to follow him, to glory. By your Holy Spirit, give us strength and encouragement this evening, and let us love one another. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saturday:

Father, you made us in your own image, and your Son accepted death for our salvation. Help us to keep watch in prayer at all times. May we be free from sin when we leave this world and rejoice in peace with you for ever and ever. Amen

Catholic Election Prayers

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1. Prayer for the United States of America

by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò

Almighty and Eternal God, King of Kings and Lord of Lords: graciously turn your gaze to us who invoke you with confidence.

Bless us, citizens of the United States of America; grant peace and prosperity to our nation; illuminate those who govern us so that they may commit themselves to the common good, in respect for your holy law.

Protect those who, defending the inviolable principles of the natural law and your commandments, must face the repeated assaults of the enemy of the human race.

Keep in the hearts of your children courage for the truth, love for virtue and perseverance in the midst of trials.

Make our families grow in the example that our Lord has given us, together with his most holy mother and Saint Joseph in the home of Nazareth; give to our fathers and mothers the gift of strength, to educate wisely the children with which you have blessed them.

Give courage to those who, in spiritual combat, fight the good fight as soldiers of Christ against the furious forces of the children of darkness.

Keep each one of us, O Lord, in your most Sacred Heart, and above all he whom your providence has placed at the head of our nation.

Bless the president of the United States of America, so that aware of his responsibility and his duties, he may be a knight of justice, a defender of the oppressed, a firm bulwark against your enemies, and a proud supporter of the children of light.

Place the United States of America and the whole world under the Mantle of the Queen of Victories, our unconquered leader in battle, the Immaculate Conception. It is thanks to her, and through your mercy, that the hymn of praise rises to you, O Lord, from the children whom you have redeemed in the most precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.++++++++++++

2. Bible Election Prayers

First Prayer
Heavenly Father, please silence every lying tongue and convict the hearts of those who devise wicked plans intended to invalidate and nullify the expressed will of the voters. Stop those who would be quick to rush into evil. Expose and silence every false witness who utters lies and operates in deceit. Thwart the efforts of every person who attempts to stir conflict within their community. Amen.

Second Prayer
Heavenly Father, please “reveal deep and hidden things. You know what lies in darkness. Light dwells with You.” (Daniel 2:22) Please bring to light and expose every lie, deceit, deception, misrepresentation and illegal act intended to “steal, kill and destroy” the electoral process and the expressed will of the citizens. (John 10:10) Amen.

Third Prayer
Heavenly Father, please, “Frustrate the plotting of the shrewd so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise or attain success.” May no weapon formed intended to steal, kill and destroy the authentic, accurate vote count and expressed will of the people “be allowed to prosper.” (Isaiah 54:17) Amen.

Fourth Prayer
Heavenly Father, please “Capture the wise by their own shrewdness and quickly thwart the advice of the cunning” (Job 5:12) whose intention is to sabotage and subvert state and federal election law and the expressed will of the people. “Hold them guilty O Lord, by their own devices let them fall.” (Psalm 5:10) Amen.++++++++++++

3. Auxilium Christianorum Prayers

The Auxilium Christianorum, which means “Help of Christians,” is a spiritual warfare association founded by the exorcist, Rev. Chad Ripperger, Ph.D., FSSP.

Father Ripperger strongly advises that Catholics be in state of grace before praying these prayers.

Opening Prayer for Each Day

Our help is in the name of the Lord.
Who made heaven and earth.

Most gracious Virgin Mary, thou who wouldst crush the head of the serpent, protect us from the vengeance of the evil one. We offer our prayers, supplications, sufferings and good works to thee so that thou may purify them, sanctify them and present them to thy Son as a perfect offering. May this offering be given so that the demons that influence or seek to influence the members of the Auxilium Christianorum and all residents of the United States do not know the source of their expulsion and blindness.

Blind them so that they know not our good works. Blind them so that they know not on whom to take vengeance. Blind them so that they may receive the just sentence for their works.

Cover us with the Precious Blood of thy Son so that we may enjoy the protection which flows from his passion and death. Amen.

Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God
cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

Pray one Our Father.

Pray one Hail Mary.

Pray one Glory Be.

Litany of the Most Precious Blood

Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Christ hear us. Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the Eternal Father, save us.
Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word of God, save us.
Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament, save us.
Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in the Agony, save us.
Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging, save us.
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns, save us.
Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross, save us.
Blood of Christ, price of our salvation, save us.
Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness, save us.
Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls, save us.
Blood of Christ, stream of mercy, save us.
Blood of Christ, victor over demons, save us.
Blood of Christ, courage of martyrs, save us.
Blood of Christ, strength of confessors, save us.
Blood of Christ, bringing forth virgins, save us.
Blood of Christ, help of those in peril, save us.
Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened, save us.
Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow, save us.
Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent, save us.
Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying, save us.
Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts, save us.
Blood of Christ, pledge of eternal life, save us.
Blood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory, save us.
Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor, save us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Thou hast redeemed us with Thy Blood, O Lord.
And made of us a kingdom for our God.

Let us pray: Almighty and everlasting God, who hast appointed thine 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 our Lord. Amen.

Pray the Prayer for the Day of the Week:

On Sundays:O Glorious Queen of Heaven and Earth, Virgin Most Powerful, thou who hast the power to crush the head of the ancient serpent with thy heel, come and exercise this power flowing from the grace of thine Immaculate Conception. Shield us under the mantle of thy purity and love, draw us into the sweet abode of thy heart and annihilate and render impotent the forces bent on destroying us. Come Most Sovereign Mistress of the Holy Angels and Mistress of the Most Holy Rosary, thou who from the very beginning hast received from God the power and the mission to crush the head of Satan. Send forth thy holy legions, we humbly beseech thee, that under thy command and by thy power they may pursue the evil spirits, counter them on every side, resist their bold attacks and drive them far from us, harming no one on the way, binding them to the foot of the Cross to be judged and sentenced by Jesus Christ Thy Son and to be disposed of by him as he wills.

Saint Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, come to our aid in this grave battle against the forces of darkness, repel the attacks of the devil and free the members of the Auxilium Christianorum and residents of the United States, and those for whom the priests of the Auxilium Christianorum pray, from the strongholds of the enemy.

Saint Michael, summon the entire heavenly court to engage their forces in this fierce battle against the powers of hell. Come O Prince of Heaven with thy mighty sword and thrust into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits. O Guardian Angels, guide and protect us.
Amen.

On Mondays:

In thy name, Lord Jesus Christ, we pray that thou cover us, our families, and all of our possessions with thy love and thy Most Precious Blood and surround us with thy heavenly angels, saints and the Mantle of Our Blessed Mother.
Amen.

On Tuesdays:

Lord Jesus Christ, we beg thee for the grace to remain guarded beneath the protective Mantle of Mary, surrounded by the holy briar from which was taken the Holy Crown of Thorns, and saturated with thy Precious Blood in the power of the Holy Spirit, with our guardian angels, for the greater glory of the Father.
Amen.

On Wednesdays:

In the Name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and God, we ask thee to render all spirits impotent, paralyzed and ineffective in attempting to take revenge against anyone of the members of the Auxilium Christianorum and residents of the United States, our families, friends, communities, those who pray for us and their family members, or anyone associated with us and for whom the priests of the Auxilium Christianorum pray.

We ask thee to bind all evil spirits, all powers in the air, the water, the ground, the fire, under ground, or wherever they exercise their powers, any satanic forces in nature and any and all emissaries of the satanic headquarters. We ask thee to bind by thy Precious Blood all of the attributes, aspects and characteristics, interactions, communications and deceitful games of the evil spirits. We ask thee to break any and all bonds, ties and attachments in the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

On Thursdays:

My Lord, thou art all powerful, thou art God, thou art our Father. We beg thee through the intercession and help of the Archangels Saints Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel for the deliverance of our brothers and sisters who are enslaved by the evil one. All Saints of Heaven, come to our aid.

From anxiety, sadness and obsessions,
we implore thee, deliver us, O Lord.

From hatred, fornication, and envy,
we implore thee, deliver us, O Lord.

From thoughts of jealousy, rage, and death,
we implore thee, deliver us, O Lord.

From every thought of suicide and abortion,
we implore thee, deliver us, O Lord.

From every form of sinful sexuality,
we implore thee, deliver us, O Lord.

From every division in our family, and every harmful friendship,
we implore thee, deliver us, O Lord.

From every sort of spell, malefice, witchcraft, and every form of the occult,
we implore thee, deliver us, O Lord.

Thou who said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.” Grant that, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, we may be liberated from every demonic influence and enjoy thy peace always, in the name of Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

On Fridays:

Litany of HumilityO Jesus, meek and humble of heart, hear me.From the desire of being esteemed, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being honored, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being praised, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being approved, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being despised, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected, deliver me, Jesus.

That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be esteemed more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be chosen and I set aside,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be praised and I unnoticed,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be preferred to me in everything,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may become holier than I,
provided that I become as holy as I should,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

On Saturdays:

O God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we call upon thy holy name and humbly beseech thy clemency, that, through the intercession of the ever Immaculate Virgin, our Mother Mary, and of the glorious Archangel Saint Michael, thou wouldst vouchsafe to help us against Satan and all the other unclean spirits that are prowling about the world to the great peril of the human race and the loss of souls. Amen.

After the Prayer for the Day of the Week, pray the Concluding Prayer for Each Day:

Concluding Prayer for Each Day

August Queen of the Heavens, heavenly Sovereign of the Angels, thou who from the beginning hast received from God the power and the mission to crush the head of Satan, we humbly beseech thee to send thy holy legions, so that under thy command and through thy power, they may pursue the demons and combat them everywhere, suppress their boldness, and drive them back into the abyss. O good and tender mother, thou wilt always be our love and hope! O Divine Mother, send thy holy angels to defend us and to drive far away from us the cruel enemy. Holy Angels and Archangels, defend us and guard us. Amen.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us.
Virgin Most Powerful, pray for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Saint Michael the Archangel, pray for us.
All You Holy Angels, pray for us.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.++++++++++++

4. Divine Mercy Chaplet

To honor the request of the Guardian Angel
of the United States of America.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. I offer this chaplet in atonement for the sins of the United States of America, especially for the sin of abortion.

Pray three times:

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, I trust in you!

Pray one Our Father.

Pray one Hail Mary.

Pray 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 arose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, sitteth 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 the life everlasting. Amen.

Then, pray five decades:

Eternal Father,
I offer you the Body and Blood,
Soul and Divinity,
of your dearly beloved son,
Our Lord, Jesus Christ,
in atonement for our sins
and those of the whole world.

Repeat ten times for each decade:

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us and on the whole world.

After five decades, pray three times:

Holy God,
Holy Mighty One,
Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us
and on the whole world.

Closing prayer:

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to your holy will, which is love and mercy itself. Amen.++++++++++++

5. Mantle of Mary Prayer

Almighty Father, we offer our prayers in the Holy Name of your Eucharistic Son, Jesus, in atonement for the sins of the United States, especially for the sin of abortion and all sins of the flesh. We humbly request that You fortify the fearsome Guardian Angel of the United States, along with your mighty Archangel Michael and every angel assigned to their legions, to save America in her time of distress. May they teach us how to combat evil.

Eternal Father, deliver us as you delivered your people by the parting of the Red Sea!

Eternal Father, just as your servant David defeated Goliath with one smooth stone, by the sweep of your mighty hand, cast into the abyss forever all those diabolical powers and principalities which seek to dominate and degrade our children, our neighbors, and our communities. Direct us as you directed David’s stone in battle.

Eternal Father, we beg You to remember always the sacrifice of our holy martyrs of North America, whose blood forever anointed our very soil for Your divine purposes.

Eternal Father, honor the faith of our fathers and mothers who have gone before us into your heavenly embrace, and who intercede for victory on our behalf.

Eternal Father, honor the covenant made by our bishops, who, inspired by your prophetic grace, solemnly consecrated our nation to the Immaculate Virgin Mary in every century since our founding.

By the infinite merits of the Blood of Christ, offered everywhere and every day in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout our states and territories, keep the Mantle of Mary pinned at every border to fully cover the United States of America, a nation you, O God, brought forth into salvation history through your divine will, merciful grace, and providential protection.

O Almighty and Eternal Father, in union with all of our Christian brothers and sisters who offer fasts and prayers for deliverance of America from evil, we implore You to deeply immerse every soul in our beloved nation within an overflowing ocean of your Holy Spirit, the Divine Spouse of Immaculate Mary, and to thus vanquish the serpent, his demons, and those who serve the evil one within our midst, while bringing forth, we pray, the new Great Awakening and Illumination of Consciences. Amen.

Canticle of Simeon

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Lord, now you let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled: my own eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared in the sight of every people: a light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel.

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.

Response: Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in His peace. Alleluia!

By Your Compassion

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By Your compassion, O Lord, we beseech you, loosen the bonds of our sins, and by the intercession of the ever blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, together with blessed Joseph, and your holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, preserve us, your servants and our abodes in all holiness. Cleanse from the stains of sin our relatives, kinsfolk, and acquaintances. Grant to us peace and health. Remove from us all our enemies, visible and invisible. Repel carnal desires, grant us healthful seasons, bestow your love on our friends and enemies. Protect our Pontiff, defend all prelates, princes, and the entire Christian people from all adversity. May your blessing be always upon us, and grant eternal rest to the souls of all your faithful departed. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Canticle of Mary The Magnificat

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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, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.