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Prayer for the Evening (Saturday, November 27)

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November 27, 2021

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Prayer for the Evening

Vigil of the First Sunday of Advent, Year C

Sing to God, praise the Lord!

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

Thy kingdom come! on bended knee

The passing ages pray;

And faithful souls have yearned to see

On earth that kingdom’s day.

But the slow watches of the night

Not less to God belong;

And for the everlasting right

The silent stars are strong.

And lo, already on the hills

The flags of dawn appear;

Gird up your loins, ye prophet souls,

Proclaim the day is near.

The day in whose clear shining light

All wrong shall stand revealed,

When justice shall be throned in might,

And every hurt be healed.

When knowledge, hand in hand with peace,

Shall walk the earth abroad;

The day of perfect righteousness,

The promised day of God.

Psalm 89:20-22, 25-30

In those days, in that time, I will raise up for David a just shoot; he shall do what is right and just in the land. (Jer 33:15)

During the first part of Advent, we look not backward toward Jesus’ first coming in Bethlehem but forward to Christ’s return at the end of time in glory.

Of old you spoke in a vision.

To your friends the prophets you said:

“I have set the crown on a warrior,

[I have] exalted one chosen from the people.

I have found David my servant

and with my holy oil anointed him.

My hand shall always be with him

and my arm shall make him strong.

My truth and my love shall be with him;

by my name, his might shall be exalted.

I will stretch out his hand to the Sea

and his right hand as far as the River.

He will say to me: ‘You are my father,

my God, the rock who saves me.’

And I will make him my first-born,

the highest of the kings of the earth.

I will keep my love for him always;

with him my covenant shall last.

I will establish his dynasty for ever,

make his throne endure as the heavens.”

Glory to the Father….

Word of God. Jeremiah 23:5-6

Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord,/ when I will raise up a righteous shoot to David;/ As king he shall reign and govern wisely,/ he shall do what is just and right in the land./ In his days Judah shall be saved,/ Israel shall dwell in security./ This is the name they give him:/ “The Lord our justice.”

In those days Judah shall be safe and Jerusalem

shall dwell secure; this is what they shall call her:

“The Lord our justice.” (Jer 33:16)

Canticle of Mary

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:/ “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you;/ he will prepare your way.” (Mk 1:2)

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

Let us pray for the coming of God’s kingdom:

R/Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your

salvation!

Lord, you keep the promises you have made:

– establish your reign of justice and right over all the earth. R/

Lord, you have raised up for us a savior:

– deepen our faith and our hope in him. R/

Lord, you have delivered us from the hands of our great enemy, death:

– bring our beloved dead to dwell in safety and security in your presence for ever. R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

May the Lord strengthen our hearts, to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones. Amen. (cf. 1 Thes 3:13)

Marian Antiphon

Medieval Antiphon

Rejoice, O Mother of God, O Virgin Immaculate;

[rejoice], you who received joy from an angel;

rejoice, you who bore the glory of the light everlasting;

[rejoice], O Mother, rejoice,

O holy Virgin Mother of God;

you alone a maiden Mother,

all creation praises you, the Mother of light;

may you be for us, we beseech you,

a perpetual intercessor.

Salve Regina

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

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.

Alma Redemptoris Mater

Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli

porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti,

surgere qui curat, populo: tu quae genuisti,

natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem,

Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore

sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere.

Loving mother of the Redeemer

Loving mother of the Redeemer,

gate of heaven, star of the sea,

assist your people who have fallen yet strive

to rise again.

To the wonderment of nature, you bore your Creator,

yet remained a virgin after as before.

You who received Gabriel’s joyful greeting,

have pity on us, poor sinners.

V/ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

R/ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

This first Miraculous Medal prayer

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you, and for all who do not have recourse to you, especially the enemies of the Church and those recommended to you.

Amen.

St. Maximilian’s devotion to our Lord and His Blessed Mother, and his distress at such a scene, was such that he formed the Militia of the Immaculata (MI for short) in 1917. This organization still exists today. Its mission is “To Lead Every Individual With Mary To The Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus” and is open to all Catholics, religious, and laypeople alike as described here. St. Maximilian called the Miraculous Medal his “silver bullet” against evil, and all MI members wear it.

This second Miraculous Medal prayer deals with the sacramental itself, and has some nice MI overtones as well.

The second Miraculous Medal prayer

O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, We dedicate and consecrate ourselves to you under the title of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. May this Medal be for each one of us a sure sign of your affection for us and a constant reminder of our duties toward you. Ever while wearing it, may we be blessed by your loving protection and preserved in the grace of your Son. O Most Powerful Virgin, Mother of Our Savior, keep us close to you every moment of our lives. Obtain for us, your children, the grace of a happy death; so that in union with you, we may enjoy the bliss of Heaven forever. Amen.

It is important to note as well that, as with all sacramentals, the Miraculous Medal is not some “lucky charm”. Keep in mind also that in expressing devotion to Mary, we do not worship her, as many Christians in other denominations, especially some Evangelicals, believe, but rather honor her in her devotion to our Lord! As the popular saying goes “to Jesus through Mary.”

Remember also her last words in Scripture, which could almost be her motto, in which she told the attendants at the wedding feast of Cana “Do whatever he [Jesus] tells you” (John 2:5).

Miraculous Medal Prayers — The Miraculous Medal

The Miraculous Medal has been called “a summary of the Church’s teaching on Our Lady, a mini-catechism of the faith for everyone.” Indeed, the Marian vision that inspired the medal included some important symbolism!

For starters, the reference to Mary’s having been conceived without sin on the medal, shown in its original French in the photo above, was defined as a Dogma by the church in 1854. (Note that this refers to Mary’s conception, not to Jesus’ birth, a common misconception!)

Note also that Mary is shown in the photo above standing on a globe crushing the head of a serpent. This is in line with scripture, from Genesis 3:15, which foretells Satan’s ultimate defeat at the hands of her Son. (Granted, this is not readily visible here or indeed on many Miraculous Medals, particularly small ones!)

On the back of the medal (the picture on the right above) we see symbols of Jesus and Mary, in the Cross (the symbol of her Son’s victory over sin and death for us at Calvary) with the Letter “M” for Mary right underneath it. Directly underneath that are two hearts, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, both filled with great love for each other and for us too!

We see their sadness over our sins as well in this depiction. On the left side are the thorns of our indifference and ingratitude piercing our Lord’s Sacred Heart even while it burns with love for us. On the right side we see a sword piercing Mary’s heart, which is filled with sorrow as well as love (as described here). Surrounding these poignant images we see twelve stars symbolizing the twelve apostles.

On the front of the medal (left) we see our Lady’s hands outstretched with rays of light, symbolizing grace, streaming from her fingers. (Again, granted, this may be hard to see on a small medal!) We are reminded here of St. Louis de Montfort’s reference to her as the “treasurer and dispenser of God’s graces.”

We can see from all this that the Miraculous Medal is an important sacramental, indeed, as it can give us the graces Our Lady wishes us to have on behalf of her Divine Son. Indeed, she herself said to St. Catherine when giving her the vision of the medal “Have a medal made according to this model. Everybody who wears it will receive great graces by wearing it around the neck. The graces will be abundant for persons who wear it with confidence.” Remember, however, that the most important place of honor for Mary must be in our hearts, not around our necks.

Prayers such as the Hail Mary and the Memorare can also help do us worlds of good in receiving and sharing the graces she wishes to give us. They are all meant to lead us to a closer relationship with Jesus!

Mary showed St. Catherine an intriguing symbol in her Miraculous Medal vision. The rays of light emanating graces came from sparkling jewels on Our Lady’s fingers. St. Catherine noticed, however that some of these jewels were dark and not giving forth any light. Mary explained that “those stones which remain dark symbolize the graces people have forgotten to request.” Don’t let such graces be lost on you! And don’t ever be afraid to ask for her help in obtaining Christ’s mercy!

Prayer for the Morning

In honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

let us praise God from age to age.

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

O Lady, Queen of glory bright,

Set high above the stars in light,

You fed from your most holy breast

Your own Creator, ever blest.

The loss unhappy Eve has earned,

By this kind shoot you have returned,

That those who dwelt in dark dismay

Might rise and walk your starry way.

O doorway to the King of might,

And gateway to the gleaming light,

Let us who are redeemed applaud,

And through the Virgin live for God.

Psalm 45:11-18

A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. (Rv 12:1)

Mary, Queen of heaven and earth, is the figure of the Church, Spouse and Mother brought to fulfillment in Christ.

Listen, O daughter, give ear to my words:

forget your own people and your father’s house.

So will the king desire your beauty:

He is your lord, pay homage to him.

And the people of Tyre shall come with gifts,

the richest of the people shall seek your favor.

The daughter of the king is clothed with splendor,

her robes embroidered with pearls set in gold.

She is led to the king with her maiden companions.

They are escorted amid gladness and joy;

they pass within the palace of the king.

Sons shall be yours in place of your fathers:

you will make them princes over all the earth.

May this song make your name for ever remembered.

May the peoples praise you from age to age.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God. Hosea 2:21-22

I will espouse you to me forever:/ I will espouse you in right and in justice,/ in love and in mercy;/ I will espouse you in fidelity,/ and you shall know the Lord.

Behold, your mother. (Jn 19:27)

Canticle of Zechariah

To the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb/ be blessing and honor, glory and might,/ forever and ever. (Rv 5:13)

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

God has desired that the Church grow in beauty as we mirror the fidelity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in paying to him the homage of our obedience and praise. Through her, let us pray:

R/Hear our prayer.

You have given Mary to your people as queen:

– through her intercession, teach us to live according to the rule of your kingdom. R/

You have given Mary to your people as the sign of our hope:

– through her intercession, grant us perseverance in growing toward the life to come. R/

You have given Mary to your people as Mother:

– through her intercession, bring us to eternal life. R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

O God, by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary, you have given to the human race the reward of eternal life. Grant, we beseech you, that through the intercession of the mother of the Author of Life, the Church may become the mother of many children who will take their place before your throne to sing your praises for all eternity, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

At his canonization, St. John Paul II invoked the intercession of Padre Pio and asked for strength to endure any trial.

John Paul II’s prayer to St. Padre Pio for strength during suffering is really remarkable. St. Padre Pio endured much suffering in his life, but also did all he could to relieve the suffering of others. His example of selfless sacrifice has inspired many over the years, including St. John Paul II, who visited him and later canonized him.For the canonization, John Paul II composed a beautiful prayer invoking Padre Pio’s intercession, looking to his heavenly assistance in enduring any trial.

John Paul II’s prayer to St. Padre Pio for strength during suffering

Teach us, we ask you, humility of heart so we may be counted among the little ones of the Gospel, to whom the Father promised to reveal the mysteries of his Kingdom.

Help us to pray without ceasing, certain that God knows what we need even before we ask him.

Obtain for us the eyes of faith that will be able to recognize right away in the poor and suffering the face of Jesus.

Sustain us in the hour of the combat and of the trial and, if we fall, make us experience the joy of the sacrament of forgiveness.

Grant us your tender devotion to Mary, the Mother of Jesus and our Mother.

Accompany us on our earthly pilgrimage toward the blessed homeland, where we hope to arrive in order to contemplate forever the glory of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Prayer to Mary for help of all Christians

Most holy and Immaculate Virgin,

Help of Christians,

we place ourselves under your motherly protection.

Throughout the Church’s history you have helped

Christians in times of trial, temptation and danger.

Time and time again, you have proven to be

the Refuge of sinners,

the Hope of the hopeless,

the Consoler of the afflicted,

and the Comforter of the dying.

We promise to be faithful disciples of Jesus Christ,

your Son, to proclaim His Good News of God’s love for all people,

and to work for peace and justice in our world.

With faith in your intercession,

we pray for the Church,

for our family and friends,

for the poor and abandoned, and all the dying.

Grant, O Mary, Help of Christians,

the graces of which we stand in need.

(Mention your intentions.)

May we serve Jesus with fidelity and love until death.

Help us and our loved ones to attain the boundless joy

of being forever with our Father in heaven.

Amen.

Prayer for the Evening

Christ is the true Lamb who takes away

the sins of the world: come, let us adore!

Glory to the Father…. Alleluia!

Hymn

O Christ our King, supreme in power,

The Father’s glory and delight

Our fallen nature you restored,

By dying you defeated death.

You bore our sorrows and our griefs,

And sought a sterner conflict yet,

By death you crushed the serpent’s head

Who conquered us and caused our death.

In triumph risen from the tomb

You bring your people back to life

Through your great Paschal Mystery,

We who were dead and lost by sin.

Your servants who have left this world

With soul from body now set free,

Call swiftly to our Father’s home

To praise you for eternity.

Psalm 68:4-7b, 20-21, 36b

The hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear the voice of the Son of God and will come out, those who have done good deeds to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked deeds to the resurrection of condemnation. (cf. Jn 5:28-29)

On the last day, when time is no more, Jesus shall return as Judge and all will be made clear. Until that day comes, we wait in hope, working and praying for our salvation and that of our loved ones.

The just shall rejoice at the presence of God,

they shall exult and dance for joy.

O sing to the Lord, make music to his name;

make a highway for him who rides on the clouds.

Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence.

Father of the orphan, defender of the widow,

such is God in his holy place.

God gives the lonely a home to live in;

he leads the prisoners forth into freedom.

May the Lord be blessed day after day.

He bears our burdens, God our savior.

This God of ours is a God who saves.

The Lord our God holds the keys of death.

Blessed be God!

Glory to the Father….

Word of God. Romans 6:3-4

Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.

He will destroy death forever./ The Lord God will
wipe away/ the tears from all faces. (Is 25:8)

Canticle of Mary

Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but he has been raised. (Lk 24:5-6)

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

We wait in hope for the resurrection of the dead. With joyful hearts, let us pray:

R/Your love, O Lord, is stronger than death!

Fix our hearts firmly on heaven,

– that we may live earthly lives full of hope. R/

Keep us mindful of our responsibility to intercede for our brothers and sisters in Christ,

– especially the holy souls in purgatory. R/

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,

– rest in peace. R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

May the angels lead us into paradise; may the martyrs come to welcome us and lead us into the holy city Jerusalem. Amen. (In Paradisum)

Marian Antiphon

Medieval Antiphon

Rejoice, O Mother of God, O Virgin Immaculate;

[rejoice], you who received joy from an angel;

rejoice, you who bore the glory of the light everlasting;

[rejoice], O Mother, rejoice,

O holy Virgin Mother of God;

you alone a maiden Mother,

all creation praises you, the Mother of light;

may you be for us, we beseech you,

a perpetual intercessor.

Salve Regina

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

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.

Alma Redemptoris Mater

Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli

porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti,

surgere qui curat, populo: tu quae genuisti,

natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem,

Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore

sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere.

Loving mother of the Redeemer

Loving mother of the Redeemer,

gate of heaven, star of the sea,

assist your people who have fallen yet strive

to rise again.

To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator,

yet remained a virgin after as before.

You who received Gabriel’s joyful greeting,

have pity on us, poor sinners.

V/ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

R/ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

THE HOLY FACE DEVOTION

Whoever spreads devotion to My Holy Face is Saved. “Our Lord makes us a present of his most Holy Face, that we may thereby be all-powerful before the throne of God.” ~Sr. Marie Pete

Devotion to The Holy Face of Jesus — The Holy Face of Jesus from the image of Veronica’s veil (The veil is kept in St. Peters Basilica, Rome.)

PRAYERS OF REPARATION TO THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS

as requested by Our Lord Jesus Christ. These prayers are to be said on Sundays and the Holy Days of Obligation, publicly (if possible), and preferably before the Blessed Sacrament or before the picture of the Holy Face.

Dear Lord, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, I (we) offer You these prayers in reparation for the sins which offend God the most in these modern times -– the sins of BLASPHEMY and the PROFANATION OF SUNDAY and Your Holy Days of Obligation;

One Our Father, Hail Mary,

and Glory Be To The Father

THE “GOLDEN ARROW” PRAYER (dictated by Our Lord to Sister Mary of St. Peter)

May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and unutterable Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified, in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.

After receiving this prayer, Sister Mary of St. Peter was given a vision in which she saw the Sacred Heart of Jesus delightfully wounded by this “Golden Arrow”, as torrents of graces streamed from It far the conversion of sinners.

LITANY OF THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS

I salute Thee, I adore Thee and I love Thee, O adorable Face of Jesus, my Beloved, noble Seal of the Divinity! Outraged anew by blasphemers. I offer Thee, through the heart of Thy blessed Mother, the worship of all the Angels and Saints, most humbly beseeching Thee to repair and renew in me and in all men Thy Image disfigured by sin.

O adorable Face which was adored, with profound respect, by Mary and Joseph when they saw

Thee for the first time, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which did ravish with joy, in the stable of Bethlehem, the Angels, the shepherds

and the magi, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which did transpierce with a dart of love in the Temple, the saintly old man Simeon

and the prophetess Anna, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which filled with admiration the Doctors of the law when Thou didst appear in the

Temple at the age of twelve years, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which possesses beauty always ancient and always new, have mercy…

O adorable Face which is the masterpiece of the Holy Ghost, in which the Eternal Father is well

pleased, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which is the ineffable mirror of the divine perfection, have mercy on us.

The Salvation of the World

Adorable Face of Jesus which was so mercifully bowed down on the Cross, on the day of Thy Passion, for the salvation of the world! Once more today in pity bend down towards us poor sinners. Cast upon us a glance of compassion and give us Thy peace.

O adorable Face which became brilliant like the sun and radiant with glory, on the Mountain of Tabor, have mercy on us.

[O adorable] Face which wept and was troubled at the tomb of Lazarus, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which was rendered sad at the sight of Jerusalem, and shed tears on that ungrateful city, have mercy on us.

[O adorable] Face which was bowed down to the ground in the Garden of Olives, and covered with confusion for our sins, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which was covered with the sweat of blood, have mercy on us.

[O adorable] Face which was struck by a vile servant, covered with a veil of shame, and profaned by the sacrilegious hands of Thy enemies, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which by Its divine glance, wounded the heart of St. Peter with a dart of sorrow and love, have mercy on us.

Be Merciful to Us

Be merciful to us, O my God! Do not reject our prayers, when in the midst of our afflictions; we call upon Thy Holy Name and seek with love and confidence Thy adorable Face.

O adorable Face which was washed and anointed by Mary and the holy women and covered with a shroud, have mercy on us.

[O adorable Face which was all resplendent with glory and beauty on the day of the Resurrection, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which is hidden in the Eucharist, have mercy on us.

[O adorable Face which will appear at the end of time in the clouds with great power and great majesty, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which will make sinners tremble, have mercy on us.

[O adorable Face which will fill the just with joy for all eternity, have mercy on us.

O adorable Face which merits all our reverence, our homage, and our adoration, have mercy on us.

O Lord, show us Thy Face, and we shall be saved!

[O Lord,] show us Thy Face, and we shall be saved!

O Lord, show us Thy Face, and we shall be saved!

Note: The Litany of the Holy Face above, and the same Litany in our pamphlets, is the abridged version, as the full version is quite lengthy.

PRAYER TO OFFER THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS TO GOD THE FATHER TO APPEASE HIS JUSTICE AND DRAW DOWN MERCY UPON US

Almighty and Eternal Father, since it has pleased Our Divine Savior to reveal to mankind in modern times; the power residing in His Holy Face, we now avail ourselves of this Treasure in our great need. Since our Savior Himself promised that by offering to You His Holy Face disfigured in the Passion; we can procure the settlement of all the affairs of our household and that nothing whatsoever will be refused to us; we now come before Your throne.

Eternal Father, turn away Your angry gaze from our guilty people whose face has become unsightly in Your eyes. Look instead upon the Face of Your Beloved Son; for this is the Face of Him in whom You are well pleased.

We now offer You His Holy Face covered with blood, sweat, dust, spittle, and shame, in reparation for the worst crimes of our age, which are atheism, blasphemy, and the desecration of Your holy days.

We thus hope to appease Your anger justly provoked against us. The All-Merciful Advocate opens His mouth to plead our cause; listen to His cries, behold His tears, O God, and through the merits of His Holy Face hearken to Him when He intercedes for us poor miserable sinners.

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Prayer for the Morning

Christ delivers us from death: come,

let us give thanks and praise!

Glory to the Father…. Alleluia!

Hymn

O Christ, our Pardon and our Hope,

Our Resurrection and our Life,

All eyes and hearts to you must turn

When saddened by approaching death.

You also bore its dreadful pangs,

In suff’rings deeper far than ours,

Into the Father’s loving hands

With heads bowed low your spirit fled.

Good Shepherd, merciful and kind,

Who knew our fragile, human state,

You gave us grace your death to share,

And in the Father’s love to die.

Since you once broke the gates of hell,

And opened heaven’s portal wide,

Raise up our hope as now we mourn,

As you will raise us after death.

Canticle. Titus 3:4-7

In the days when he was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. (Heb 5:7)

We pray for the holy souls in purgatory not out of fear but with love and joy. Their salvation is assured, yet we are helping to hasten their path to eternal beatitude. This work of mercy is rooted in the hope that we have from the cross: Jesus Christ has defeated death, and we have been baptized into his victory.

When the kindness and generous love

of God our savior appeared,

not because of any righteous deeds we had done

but because of his mercy,

he saved us through the bath of rebirth

and renewal by the holy Spirit,

whom he richly poured out on us

through Jesus Christ our savior,

so that we might be justified by his grace

and become heirs in hope of eternal life.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God. Luke 23:39-43

Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us.” The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, “Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation? And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

Where, O death, is your victory?/ Where, O death,

is your sting? (1 Cor 15:55)

Canticle of Zechariah

Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I hold the keys to death and the nether world. (Rv 1:18)

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

With grateful praise, we pray:

R/Through your Passion, purify them, O Lord!

The faithful departed were baptized into an eternal inheritance;

– speed their entrance into everlasting communion with you. R/

Have pity on those souls who have no one to pray for them;

– draw them ever closer to your divine presence. R/

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,

– and may perpetual light shine upon them. R/

Personal intentions

Our Father….

Father of all, who are perfectly just and perfectly merciful, remember your covenant with your children, that those souls who linger in purgatory for their purification may be swiftly drawn to perfect happiness with the saints in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for the Morning

Jesus Christ is the glory of all martyrs:

on this feast of the Vietnamese martyrs,

let us adore him!

Glory to the Father…. Alleluia!

HYMN

Sing praise for all the martyrs

who carried Jesus’ cross.

They followed in his footsteps;

they counted gain as loss.

Our heroines and heroes,

their blood the Church’s seed,

Whose witness to the Gospel

led to their dying deed.

We praise you for the strength’ning

of Andrew at the last,

Who bravely bore his torments

and to the truth held fast.

Lord, grant our Church for ever

the grace to turn to you,

To follow in your footsteps

with courage ever new.

All praise to God the Father,

who made the martyrs be,

And praise the Holy Spirit,

their fount of charity.

All praises to Christ Jesus,

let crowns before him fall,

Exemplar of the martyrs:

their Joy, their Love, their All.

CANTICLE. Wisdom 3:1-6

In God’s hand is the soul of every living thing,/ and the life-breath of all mankind. (cf. Jb 12:10)

The martyrs bear witness to the core of Christ’s sacrifice: they surrender their lives into God’s hands to do with as he wills. To them, the present cost of their offering counts as nothing in comparison to life with the Lord who awaits them.

The souls of the just are in the hand of God,

and no torment shall touch them.

They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;

and their passing away was thought an affliction

and their going forth from us, utter destruction.

But they are in peace.

For if before men, indeed, they be punished,

yet is their hope full of immortality;

Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,

because God tried them

and found them worthy of himself.

As gold in the furnace, he proved them,

and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

We are not discouraged; rather, although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen; for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake,

and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking

in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body,

which is the church. (Col 1:24)

CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH

The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold,/ but the tester of hearts is the Lord. (Prv 17:3)

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

The martyrs bear witness to the cost and the reward of living according to the Gospel. Through their intercession, let us pray:

R/Make your people steadfast in faith, O Lord.

For the Church throughout the world:

– that we may live the Gospel faith for which the martyrs died. R/

For those who suffer persecution for the Gospel’s sake:

– that they may find strength in the example of the martyrs. R/

For the Vietnamese Catholic communities that have remained faithful in the midst of war, exile, and hardship:

– that their lives may be a light to their neighbors. R/

Personal intentions

Our Father….

O God of all glory, the genuineness of the martyrs’ faith, more precious than gold that is perishable even though tested by fire, proved to be for the praise, glory, and honor of Jesus Christ. Through their intercession, grant to all your Church the fortitude of faith, the joy of love, and the determination born of hope through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for the Evening (Tuesday, November 23)

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Prayer for the Evening

Our God is love: let us give thanks and praise!

Glory to the Father…. [Alleluia]!

HYMN

Come, Holy Spirit, as a fire;

Bright deeds of charity inspire.

[Alleluia!] [Alleluia]!

Most holy sanctifying flame,

Kindle the earth in Jesus’ Name.

[Alleluia!] [Alleluia]! Alleluia! [Alleluia]! Alleluia!

PSALM 119:97-104

If you love me, you will keep my commandments. (Jn 14:15)

The commandments are summed up in the command to love. Love is not mere sentiment. Love requires that we refrain from everything that would harm another, and choose to do whatever will serve the other person’s true well-being.

Lord, how I love your law!

It is ever in my mind.

Your command makes me wiser than my foes;

for it is mine for ever.

I have more insight than all who teach me

for I ponder your will.

I have more understanding than the old

for I keep your precepts.

I turn my feet from evil paths

to obey your word.

I have not turned away from your decrees;

you yourself have taught me.

Your promise is sweeter to my taste

than honey in the mouth.

I gain understanding from your precepts;

I hate the ways of falsehood.

Glory to the Father….

Word of God. Leviticus 19:17-18

You shall not bear hatred for your brother in your heart. Though you may have to reprove your fellow man, do not incur sin because of him. Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your fellow countrymen. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Love does no evil to the neighbor;

hence, love is the fulfillment of the law. (Rom 13:10)

CANTICLE OF MARY

I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. (Jn 13:34)

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

With love for the God who has so loved us, we pray:

R/Teach us your ways, O Lord!

You made us in your image:

– reveal your love to the world through our love for one another. R/

You showed the depth of your love in the mystery of the cross:

– grant us the wisdom to seek forgiveness rather than vengeance. R/

You taught us that all peoples are neighbors:

– remove all the false boundaries that set limits to our love. R/

(Personal intentions)

Our Father….

May Christ dwell in our hearts through faith, and may charity be the root and foundation of our life. Amen. (cf. Eph 3:17)

Marian Antiphon

Medieval Antiphon

Rejoice, O Mother of God, O Virgin Immaculate;

[rejoice], you who received joy from an angel;

rejoice, you who bore the glory of the light everlasting;

[rejoice], O Mother, rejoice,

O holy Virgin Mother of God;

you alone a maiden Mother,

all creation praises you, the Mother of light;

may you be for us, we beseech you,

a perpetual intercessor.

SALVE REGINA

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

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.

ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER

Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli

porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti,

surgere qui curat, populo: tu quae genuisti,

natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem,

Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore

sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere.

LOVING MOTHER OF THE REDEEMER

Loving mother of the Redeemer,

gate of heaven, star of the sea,

assist your people who have fallen yet strive

to rise again.

To the wonderment of nature, you bore your Creator,

yet remained a virgin after as before.

You who received Gabriel’s joyful greeting,

have pity on us, poor sinners.

V/ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

R/ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

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