Raymond
Nonnatus, O. de M. (Catalan: Sant Ramon Nonat, Spanish: San Ramón Nonato,
French: Saint Raymond Nonnat, Maltese: San Rajmondo Nonnato), (1204 – 31 August
1240) is a saint from Catalonia in Spain. His nickname (Latin: Nonnatus,
"not born") refers to his birth by Caesarean section, his mother
having died while giving birth to him.
Raymond
is the patron saint of childbirth, midwives, children, pregnant women, and
priests defending the confidentiality of confession.
St. Raymond Nonnatus was born in
Catalonia, in the year 1204, and was descended of a gentleman's family of a
small fortune. In his childhood he seemed to find pleasure only in his
devotions and serious duties. His father, perceiving in him an inclination to a
religious state, took him from school, and sent him to take care of a farm
which he had in the country. Raymund readily obeyed, and, in order to enjoy the
opportunity of holy solitude, kept the sheep himself, and spent his time in the
mountains and forests in holy meditation and prayer. Some time after, he joined
the new Order of Our Lady of Mercy for the redemption of captives, and was
admitted to his profession at Barcelona by the holy founder, St. Peter Nolasco.
Within two or three years after his profession, he was sent into Barbary with a
considerable sum of money, where he purchased, at Algiers, the liberty of a
great number of slaves. When all this treasure was exhausted, he gave himself
up as a hostage for the ransom of certain others. This magnanimous sacrifice
served only to exasperate the Mohammedans, who treated him with uncommon
barbarity, till, fearing lest if he died in their hands they should lose the
ransom which was to be paid for the slaves for whom he remained a hostage, they
gave orders that he should be treated with more humanity. Hereupon he was
permitted to go abroad about the streets, which liberty he made use of to
comfort and encourage the Christians in their chains, and he converted and
baptized some Mohammedans. For this the governor condemned him to be put to
death by thrusting a stake into the body, but his punishment was commuted, and
he underwent a cruel bastinado. This torment did not daunt his courage. So long
as he saw souls in danger of perishing eternally, he thought he had yet done
nothing. St. Raymund had no more money to employ in releasing poor captives,
and to speak to a Mohammedan upon the subject of religion was death. He could,
however, still exert his endeavors, with hopes of some success, or of dying a
martyr of charity. He therefore resumed his former method of instructing and
exhorting both the Christians and the infidels. The governor, who was enraged,
ordered our Saint to be barbarously tortured and imprisoned till his ransom was
brought by some religious men of his Order, who were sent with it by St. Peter.
Upon his return to Spain, he was nominated cardinal by Pope Gregory IX., and
the Pope, being desirous to have so holy a man about his person, called him to
Rome. The Saint obeyed, but went no further than Cardona, when he was seized
with a violent fever, which proved mortal. He died on the 31st of August, in
the year 1240, the thirty-seventh of his age.
St. Raymund Nonnatus, Confessor
Monday in the Fourteenth Week after Pentecost
Double – White Vestments
Missa 'Os Justi'
INTROIT - Psalm 36: 30-31
Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, et lingua ejus loquetur judicium: lex
Dei ejus in corde ipsius. Alleluia. Ps.
Noli æmulari in malignantibus: neque zelaveris facientes iniquitatem.
Gloria Patri.
The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak
judgment: the law of his God is in his heart. Alleluia. Ps. Be not emulous of
evildoers: nor envy them that work iniquity. Glory be to the Father.
St. Raymond Nonnatus being fed by Angels
COLLECT
O God, Who didst make blessed Raymond, Thy Confessor, wonderful in
delivering Thy faithful held in captivity by the infidels, grant us by his
intercession that, being loosed from the bonds of our sins, we may with quiet
minds perform those things which are pleasing to Thee. Through our Lord.
EPISTLE - Ecclesiasticus 31: 8-11
Blessed is the man that is found without blemish, and that hath not gone
after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. Who is he, and we will
praise him? for he hath done wonderful things in his life. Who hath been tried
thereby, and made perfect, he shall have glory everlasting: he that could have
transgressed, and hath not transgressed: and could do evil things, and hath not
done them: therefore are his goods established in the Lord, and all the Church
of the Saints shall declare his alms.
GRADUAL - Psalm 91: 13, 14, 3
The Just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the
cedar of Libanus in the house of the Lord. To show forth Thy mercy in the
morning, and Thy truth in the night.
ALLELUIA - James 1: 12
Alleluia. Alleluia. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when
he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life. Alleluia.
GOSPEL - Luke 12: 35-40
At that time: Jesus said to His disciples: Let your loins be girt and lamps burning in
your hands, and you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he
shall return from the wedding: that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open
to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the Lord, when he cometh,
shall find watching: amen I say to you that he will girt himself and make them
sit down to meat, and passing will minister unto them. And if he shall come in
the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are
those servants. But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour
the thief would come, he would surely watch. and would not suffer his house to
be broken open. Be you then also ready, for at what hour you think not the Son
of man will come.
OFFERTORY- Psalm 88: 25
My truth and My mercy shall be with him: and in My name shall his horn
be exalted.
SECRET
In memory of Thy Saints, O Lord, we offer Thee the sacrifice of praise,
by which we trust to be freed from both present and future evils. Through our
Lord.
COMMON PREFACE
It is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation that we should at
all times and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father
almighty, eternal God: through Christ our Lord. through Whom the Angels praise
Thy Majesty, Dominations worship, Powers stand in awe. The Heavens and the
Heavenly hosts together with the blessed Seraphim in triumphant chorus unite to
celebrate it. Together with them we entreat Thee, that Thou mayest bid our
voices also to be admitted, while we say in lowly praise:
THE SANCTUS
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dóminus Deus Sábaoth. Pleni sunt cæli et terra glória tua. Hosánna in excélsis. Benedíctus qui venit in nómine Dómini. Hosánna in excélsis.
COMMUNION - Matthew 24: 46-47
Blessed is that servant, whom when his Lord shall come he shall find
watching: amen I say to you, he shall place him over all his goods
POSTCOMMUNION
Refreshed by meat and drink from heaven, O God, we humbly entreat Thee,
that we may be protected by the prayers of him in whose memory we have
partaken. Through our Lord.
Novena In
preparation for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Day
Two: August 31
V.
O God, come to my assistance
R.
O Lord, make haste to help me
Glory Be
Gloria
Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et
semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
O
Chosen One among the daughters of Adam, admirable Mary, the Son of God delights
in thy birth, for He beholds the one chosen to be His Mother, and oh! such a
beloved Mother. May thy birth give joy to my soul also, by obtaining from thy
divine Son the grace to be born again spiritually to a holy life, perfectly
conformed to thine, so that I may merit to obtain eternal glory.
Hail Mary
Ave
Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus
fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis
peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Antiphon
Thy Nativity, O Virgin Mother of God, was the herald of joy to the whole world;
since from thou arose the Sun of Justice, Christ our God, who, destroying the
curse, bestowed the blessing, and confounding death, rewarded us with life
everlasting.
V.
Let us celebrate with joy the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
R.
That she may intercede for us with Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let
us pray
Grant
to us Thy servants, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the gift of Thy heavenly grace,
that as our salvation was begun in the child-bearing of the Blessed Virgin, so
from this solemn festival of her Nativity may we obtain an increase of peace.
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
St. Rose, the first
canonized saint of the New World, was born at Lima in 1586. She received the
name of Isabella in Baptism, but one day her mother saw a beautiful rose
drooping over the baby’s cradle and ever afterwards called her Rose. She was an
obedient child; her mortifications were most severe. She prayed worked, and
wept for the conversion of sinners; she excelled in her love for holy purity.
She lived a life of simplicity and prayer in a small hut in a corner of her
father’s garden; the birds would visit her and sing with her the praises of
God. The Savior frequently appeared to her. Her devotion to the Passion of Our
Lord was remarkable as were her own sufferings. Her bed was strewn with glass
shards, with nails and thorns; she wore chafing hair-cloth; her head was
crowned with painful thorns skillfully concealed by roses. She died August 26,
1617
Sts. Felix and Saint Adauctus, Martyrs
The holy martyrs
Saint Felix and Saint Adauctus. St. Felix suffered martyrdom in the year 303,
and was joined by Adauctus, who shared his martyr crown.
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Commemoration of St. Rose of Lima and
Ss. Felix and Adauctus
Semi-Double - Green Vestments
Missa ‘Protector noster'
No man can serve two
masters for he will hate the one and love the other
Introit - Psalm 83:10-11
Protector
noster, áspice, Deus, et réspice in fáciem Christi tui: quia mélior est dies
una in átriis tuis super mílla. Ps. 83. 2-3. Quam dilécta tabernácula tua,
Dómine virtútum! concupíscit et déficit ánima mea in átria Dómine. V. Gloria
Patri.
Behold,
O God, our protector, and look on the face of Thy Christ for better is one day
in Thy courts above thousands. ( Psalm 83:2 ) How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O
Lord of hosts! my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. v.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the
beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Behold,
O God, our protector…
Collect for the Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Keep,
we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy Church with Thy perpetual mercy: and because,
without Thee the frailty of man is wont to fall, save it ever by Thine aid from
all things hurtful, and lead it to all things profitable to salvation. Through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Second Collect for St. Rose of Lima
Almighty
God, the giver of all good gifts, who, by the outpouring of the heavenly dew of
thy grace, didst enable thy blessed Saint Rose to shew forth among the peoples
of the Indies the glory of chastity and suffering: grant to us thy servants,
that running after her in the savour of her sweetness, we may be made a sweet
savour unto Christ our Lord. Who liveth
and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world
without end. R. Amen.
Third Collect Collect for Ss. Felix and Adauctus, Martyrs
O
Lord, we humbly beseech thy majesty: that, like as thou dost ever gladden us
with the remembrance of thy Saints; so thou wouldest evermore defend us with
their supplications.Through Jesus
Christ, thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of
the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
Epistle - Galatians 5:16-24
Lesson from the Epistle of Blessed Apostle Saint Paul
to the Galatians
Brethren,
Walk in the spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh: for the
flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh for these
are contrary one to another: so that you do not the things that you would. But
if you are led by the spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the
flesh are manifest which are fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury,
idolatry, witchcrafts, enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels,
dissensions, sects, envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like of
which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who do such things,
shall not obtain the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the spirit is charity,
joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity, mildness, faith,
modesty, continency, chastity. Against such there is no law. And they that are
Christ's, have crucified their flesh with the vices and concupiscences.
Gradual - Psalm 117: 8-9
It
is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man. v. It is
good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in princes.
Alleluia
Alleluia,
alleluia. Psalm 4:91 Come, let us praise
the Lord with joy; let us joyfully sing to God our Savior. Alleluia.
Gospel – St. Matthew 6:24-33
The Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Saint
Matthew
At
that time, Jesus said to His disciples: "No man can serve two masters for
he will hate the one and love the other, or he will sustain the one and despise
the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say to you, be not
solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall
put on. Is not the life more than the meat, and the body more than the raiment?
Behold the birds of the air for they neither sow nor do they reap, nor gather into
barns, and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are you not of much more value
than they? And which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one
cubit? And for raiment, why are you solicitous? Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they labor not, neither do they spin but I say to you,
that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. Now if God
so clothe the grass of the field, which is today, and tomorrow is cast in the
oven, how much more you, O ye of little faith! Be not solicitous therefore
saying: What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be
clothed? for after all these things do the heathen seek. For your Father
knoweth that you have need of all these things. Seek ye therefore first the kingdom
of God, and His justice and all these things shall be added unto you."
Offertory – Psalm: 33:8-9
The
Angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear Him, and shall
deliver them: O taste and see that the Lord is sweet!
Secret for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Look
graciously, O Lord, upon Thy people: graciously look upon our gifts, that,
being appeased by this offering, Thou mayest both grant us pardon, and give us
what we ask. Through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Second Secret Prayer for St. Rose of Lima
May
the Sacrifice of thy holy people be acceptable unto thee, O Lord, for the honour
of thy Saints: through whose merits they
know that they have received help in tribulation. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, ever one
God, world without end.
Third Secret Prayer for Ss. Felix and Adauctus
We
beseech thee, O Lord, to look down in mercy on the offerings of thy
people:that, as we do devoutly offer
this our service to the honour of thy Saints, so we may be profited thereby to
the salvation of our souls.Through
Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity
of the same Holy Ghost, ever one God…
Preface of the Most Holy Trinity
It
is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, that we should at all
times and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father Almighty,
Ever-Lasting God: Who, together with Thine only-begotten Son, and the Holy
Ghost, are one God, one Lord: not in the oneness of a single Person, but in the
Trinity of one substance. For what we believe by Thy revelation of Thy glory,
the same do we believe of Thy Son, the same of the Holy Ghost, without
difference or separation. So that in confessing the true and everlasting
Godhead, distinction in persons, unity in essence, and equality in majesty may
be adored. Which the Angels and Archangels, the Cherubim also and Seraphim do
praise: who cease not daily to cry out with one voice saying:
Communion - Wisdom: 16:20
Seek
ye first the kingdom of God: and all things shall be added unto you, saith the
Lord.
Postcommunion For The Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Filled
with Thy sacred gift, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord, that what we celebrate
with our homage duly given by the intercession of Thy blessed martyr Lawrence,
we may also know as an increase of Thy saving grace within us. Through the same
Lord Jesus Christ.
Second Postcommunion for St. Rose of Lima
Thou
hast filled Thy household, O Lord, with sacred gifts; ever comfort us, we
beseech Thee, through her intercession whose festival we celebrate. Through our
Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of
the Holy Ghost, God…
Third Postcommunion for Ss. Felix and Adauctus
Filled
with Thy sacred gifts, O Lord, we beseech Thee that, by the intercession of Thy
saints, we may pass our lives in giving thanks to Thee. Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, God…
But have we no need at all of a mediator with the Mediator himself? Are
we pure enough to be united directly to Christ without any help? Is Jesus not
God, equal in every way to the Father? Therefore is he not the Holy of Holies,
having a right to the same respect as his Father? If in his infinite love he
became our security and our Mediator with his Father, whom he wished to appease
in order to redeem us from our debts, should we on that account show him less
respect and have less regard for the majesty and holiness of his person?
Let us not be afraid to say with St. Bernard that we need a mediator
with the Mediator himself and the divinely-honored Mary is the one most able to
fulfill this office of love. Through
her, Jesus came to us; through her we should go to him. If we are afraid of
going directly to Jesus, who is God, because of his infinite greatness, or our
lowliness, or our sins, let us implore without fear the help and intercession
of Mary, our Mother. She is kind, she is tender, and there is nothing harsh or
forbidding about her, nothing too sublime or too brilliant. When we see her, we
see our own human nature at its purest. She is not the sun, dazzling our weak
sight by the brightness of its rays. Rather, she is fair and gentle as the
moon, which receives its light from the sun and softens it and adapts it to our
limited perception.
She is so full of love that no one who asks for her intercession is rejected,
no matter how sinful he may be. The saints say that it has never been known
since the world began that anyone had recourse to our Blessed Lady, with trust
and perseverance, and was rejected. Her power is so great that her prayers are
never refused. She has but to appear in prayer before her Son and he at once
welcomes her and grants her requests. The prayers of the dear Mother who bore
him and nourished him always lovingly conquer him.
Second Week
Day 20 of 33 Theme for the Week: Knowledge Of The Blessed
Virgin
Acts of love, pious affection for the Blessed Virgin, imitation of her
virtues, especially her profound humility, her lively faith, her blind
obedience, her continual mental prayer, her mortification in all things, her
surpassing purity, her ardent charity, her heroic patience, her angelic
sweetness, and her divine wisdom: "there being," as St. Louis De
Montfort says, "the ten principal virtues of the Blessed
Virgin."
We must unite ourselves to Jesus through Mary - this is the
characteristic of our devotion; therefore, Saint Louis De Montfort asks that we
employ ourselves in acquiring a knowledge of the Blessed Virgin.
Mary is our sovereign and our mediatrix, our Mother and our Mistress.
Let us then endeavor to know the effects of this royalty, of this mediation,
and of this maternity, as well as the grandeurs and prerogatives which are the
foundation or consequences thereof. Our Mother is also a perfect mold wherein
we are to be molded in order to make her intentions and dispositions ours. This
we cannot achieve without studying the interior life of Mary; namely, her
virtues, her sentiments, her actions, her participation in the mysteries of
Christ and her union with Him.
Luke 2:16-21, 45-52 And they came with haste; and they found Mary and
Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. And seeing, they understood of the
word that had been spoken to them concerning this child. And all that heard,
wondered; and at those things that were told them by the shepherds. But Mary
kept all these words, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God, for all the things they had heard and seen, as it
was told unto them. And after eight days were accomplished, that the child
should be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, which was called by the
angel, before he was conceived in the womb...
...And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him. And
it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting
in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions. And all
that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers. And seeing him,
they wondered. And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us?
behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said to them: How is
it that you sought me? did you not know, that I must be about my father's
business? And they understood not the word that he spoke unto them. And he went
down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother
kept all these words in her heart. And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and
grace with God and men.
Recite:Litany of the Holy Ghost, Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Ave Maris Stella, St. Louis de Montfort’s Prayer to Mary, and the Rosary
Litany of the Holy Ghost
Lord,
have mercy on us.
Christ,
have mercy on us.
Lord,
have mercy on us.
Father
all powerful, have mercy on us Jesus,
Eternal
Son of the Father,
Redeemer
of the world, save us.
Spirit
of the Father and the Son, boundless life of both,
sanctify
us.
Holy
Trinity, hear us
Holy
Ghost, Who proceedest from the Father and the Son,
enter
our hearts.
Holy
Ghost, Who art equal to the Father and the Son,
enter
our hearts.
Promise
of God the Father, have mercy on us.
Ray
of heavenly light, have mercy on us
Author
of all good, have mercy on us
Source
of heavenly water, have mercy on us
Consuming
fire, have mercy on us
Ardent
charity, have mercy on us
Spiritual
unction, have mercy on us
Spirit
of love and truth, have mercy on us
Spirit
of wisdom and understanding, have mercy on us
Spirit
of counsel and fortitude, have mercy on us
Spirit
of knowledge and piety, have mercy on us
Spirit
of the fear of the Lord, have mercy on us
Spirit
of grace and prayer, have mercy on us
Spirit
of peace and meekness, have mercy on us
Spirit
of modesty and innocence, have mercy on us
Holy
Ghost, the Comforter, have mercy on us
Holy
Ghost, the Sanctifier, have mercy on us
Holy
Ghost, Who governest the Church, have mercy on us
Gift
of God, the Most High, have mercy on us
Spirit
Who fillest the universe, have mercy on us
Spirit
of the adoption of the children of God, have mercy on us
Holy
Ghost, inspire us with horror of sin.
Holy
Ghost, come and renew the face of the earth.
Holy
Ghost, shed Thy light in our souls.
Holy
Ghost, engrave Thy law in our hearts
Holy
Ghost, inflame us with the flame of Thy love.
Holy
Ghost, open to us the treasures of Thy graces
Holy
Ghost, teach us to pray well.
Holy
Ghost, enlighten us with Thy heavenly inspirations.
Holy
Ghost, lead us in the way of salvation
Holy
Ghost, grant us the only necessary knowledge.
Holy
Ghost, inspire in us the practice of good.
Holy
Ghost, grant us the merits of all virtues.
Holy
Ghost, make us persevere in justice.
Holy
Ghost, be Thou our everlasting reward.
Lamb
of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Send us Thy Holy Ghost.
Lamb
of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, pour down into our souls the
gifts of the Holy Ghost.
Lamb
of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant us the Spirit of wisdom
and piety.
V.
Come, Holy Ghost! Fill the hearts of Thy faithful, R. And enkindle in them the
fire of Thy love.
Let
Us Pray. Grant, O, merciful Father, that Thy Divine Spirit may enlighten,
inflame and purify us, that He may penetrate us with His heavenly dew and make
us fruitful in good works, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with
Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, liveth and reigneth forever and
ever.
R.
Amen.
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Litany of Loreto)
Lord,
have mercy on us,
Christ
have mercy on us.
Lord,
have mercy on us. 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 Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy
Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Holy
Mary, pray for us Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy
Virgin of virgins, pray for us.
Mother
of Christ, pray for us.
Mother
of divine grace, pray for us.
Mother
most pure, pray for us.
Mother
most chaste, pray for us.
Mother
inviolate, pray for us.
Mother
undefiled, pray for us.
Mother
most amiable, pray for us.
Mother
most admirable, pray for us.
Mother
of good counsel, pray for us.
Mother
of our Creator, pray for us.
Mother
of our Saviour, pray for us.
Mother
of the Church, pray for us.
Virgin
most prudent, pray for us.
Virgin
most venerable, pray for us.
Virgin
most renowned, pray for us.
Virgin
most powerful, pray for us.
Virgin
most merciful, pray for us.
Virgin
most faithful, pray for us.
Preparation
for Consecration, pray for us.
Mirror
of justice, pray for us.
Seat
of wisdom, pray for us.
Cause
of our joy, pray for us.
Vessel
of honor, pray for us.
Singular
vessel of devotion, pray for us.
Mystical
rose, pray for us.
Tower
of David, pray for us.
Tower
of ivory, pray for us.
House
of gold, pray for us.
Ark
of the covenant, pray for us.
Gate
of Heaven, pray for us.
Morning
star, pray for us.
Health
of the sick, pray for us.
Refuge
of sinners, pray for us.
Comforter
of the afflicted, pray for us.
Help
of Christians, pray for us.
Queen
of angels, pray for us.
Queen
of patriarchs, pray for us.
Queen
of prophets, pray for us.
Queen
of Apostles, pray for us.
Queen
of martyrs, pray for us.
Queen
of confessors, pray for us.
Queen
of virgins, pray for us.
Queen
of all saints, pray for us.
Queen
conceived without Original Sin, pray for us.
Queen
assumed into Heaven, pray for us.
Queen
of the most holy Rosary, pray for us.
Queen
of peace, pray for 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.
Pray
for us, O holy Mother of God,
That
we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let
Us Pray.
Grant,
we beseech Thee, O Lord God, unto us Thy servants, that we may rejoice in
continual health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of Blessed
Mary, ever virgin, may be delivered from present sadness, and enter into the
joy of Thine eternal gladness. Through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Ave Maris Stella
Hail,
O Star of the ocean,
God's
own Mother blest,
ever
sinless Virgin,
gate
of heav'nly rest.
Taking
that sweet Ave,
which
from Gabriel came,
peace
confirm within us,
changing
Eve's name.
Break
the sinners' fetters,
make
our blindness day,
Chase
all evils from us,
for
all blessings pray.
Show
thyself a Mother,
may
the Word divine,
born
for us thine Infant
hear
our prayers through thine.
Virgin
all excelling,
mildest
of the mild,
free
from guilt
preserve
us meek and undefiled.
Keep
our life all spotless,
make
our way secure
till
we find in Jesus, joy for evermore.
Praise
to God the Father,
honor
to the Son,
in
the Holy Spirit,
be
the glory one.
Amen.
St. Louis De Montfort's Prayer to Mary Hail Mary
Beloved Daughter of
the Eternal Father! Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son! Hail Mary, faithful
spouse of the Holy Ghost! Hail Mary, my dear Mother, my loving Mistress, my
powerful sovereign! Hail my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul! Thou art all
mine by mercy, and I am all thine by justice. But I am not yet sufficiently
thine. I now give myself wholly to thee without keeping anything back for
myself or others. If thou still seest in me anything which does not belong to
thee, I beseech thee to take it and to make thyself the absolute Mistress of
all that is mine. Destroy in me all that may be displeasing to God, root it up
and bring it to nought; place and cultivate in me everything that is pleasing
to thee.
May the light of thy
faith dispel the darkness of my mind; may thy profound humility take the place
of my pride; may thy sublime contemplation check the distractions of my
wandering imagination; may thy continuous sight of God fill my memory with His
presence; may the burning love of thy heart inflame the lukewarmness of mine;
may thy virtues take the place of my sins; may thy merits be my only adornment
in the sight of God and make up for all that is wanting in me. Finally, dearly
beloved Mother, grant, if it be possible, that I may have no other spirit but
thine to know Jesus and His divine will; that I may have no other soul but
thine to praise and glorify the Lord; that I may have no other heart but thine
to love God with a love as pure and ardent as thine I do not ask thee for
visions, revelations, sensible devotion or spiritual pleasures. It is thy
privilege to see God clearly; it is thy privilege to enjoy heavenly bliss; it
is thy privilege to triumph gloriously in Heaven at the right hand of thy Son and
to hold absolute sway over angels, men and demons; it is thy privilege to
dispose of all the gifts of God, just as thou willest.
Such is, O heavenly
Mary, the "best part," which the Lord has given thee and which shall
never be taken away from thee-and this thought fills my heart with joy. As for
my part here below, I wish for no other than that which was thine: to believe
sincerely without spiritual pleasures; to suffer joyfully without human
consolation; to die continually to myself without respite; and to work
zealously and unselfishly for thee until death as the humblest of thy servants.
The only grace I beg thee to obtain for me is that every day and every moment
of my life I may say: Amen, so be it's all that thou didst do while on earth;
Amen, so be it's all that thou art now doing in Heaven; Amen, so be it-to all
that thou art doing in my soul, so that thou alone mayest fully glorify Jesus
in me for time and eternity. Amen.
The Rosary Signum Crucis
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Symbolum Apostolicum
Credo in Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, creatorem caeli et terrae. Et in
Iesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum, qui conceptus est de
Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus,
mortuus et sepultus. Descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis.
Ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dextram Dei Patris omnipotentis. Inde venturus est
iudicare vivos et mortuos. Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclesiam
catholicam, sanctorum communionem, remissionem peccatorum, carnis
resurrectionem, vitam aeternam. Amen.
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and
in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and
was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe the Holy
Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of
sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Pater noster
Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat
regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum
quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus
debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo.
Amen.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Ave Maria
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, Et
benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Ora pro nobis
peccatoribus, Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, Blessed art thou among
women, And blessed is the fruit Of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners Now and at the hour of our death. Amen
Gloria Patri
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et
nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it
was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Oratio Fatima
Domine Iesu, dimitte nobis debita nostra, salva nos ab igne inferiori,
perduc in caelum omnes animas, praesertim eas quae misericordiae tuae maximae
indigent.
Fatima Prayer
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and
lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy.
Salve, Regina
Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae; vita, dulcedo et spes nostra,
salve. Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae. 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.
V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix.
R. Ut digni efficamur promissionibus Christi.
Hail, Holy
Queen
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our
hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee to we send up
our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most
gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet
Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Oratio sequens post Salve, Regina dici potest:
Deus, cuius Unigenitus per vita, mortem et resurrectionem suam nobis
salutis aeternae praemia comparavit: concede, quaesumus; ut, haec mysteria
sacratissimo beatae Mariae Virginis Rosario recolentes. et imitemur quod
continent, et quod promittunt, assequamur. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum.
Amen.
O God, Whose Only-Begotten Son, by His life, death and
resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life: grant, we
beseech Thee, that by meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy Rosary
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what
they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sunday,
Wednesday and Saturday are days associated with the Glorious Mysteries.
Pray the Holy Rosary everyday as requested by Our Lady of Fatima.
