Thank you and may God Bless You!
The Nativity
Joyous Mysteries
1. History of Angelus and Regina Coeli
2. The Angelus (hear the bells ringing, click ((please be patient while it loads))
The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived by the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, full of grace...
V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R. Be it done unto me according to thy word. Hail Mary, full of grace...
V. And the Word was made flesh.
R. And dwelt among us. Hail Mary, full of grace...
V. Pray for us, O' Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ…
Let us pray
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross, be brought to the glory of His Resurrection through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
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 Spirit, have mercy us,
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, * pray for us,
Holy Mother of God,*
Queen of the Angels,*
St. Michael,*
St. Gabriel,*
St. Raphael,*
All holy Angels and Archangels,*
Holy Guardian Angels,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who unceasingly behold the Face of the Heavenly Father,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who never part from us,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who are devoted to us in heavenly friendship,*
Holy Guardian Angels, our faithful admonishers,*
Holy Guardian Angels, our wise counselors,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who preserve us from many evils of body and soul,*
Holy Guardian Angels, our mighty defenders against the attacks of the evil enemy,*
Holy Guardian Angels, our support in the time of temptations,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who help us when we stumble and fall,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who comforts us in troubles and sufferings,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who uphold our prayers and carry them before the Throne of God,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who through your inspirations and encouragement help us to progress
in the good,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who despite our faults never leave us,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who rejoice over our improvement and advancement in perfection,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who watch over us and pray for us even when we rest,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who do not abandon us in our agony of death,*
Holy Guardian Angels, whos console the souls in Purgatory,*
Holy Guardian Angels, who lead the righteous into Heaven,*
Holy Guardian Angels, with whom one day we hope to eternally praise and behold God,*
Noble Princes of Heaven,*
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us, O Lord!
Christ, hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Our Father...
Bless the Lord, all His Angels,
you mighty ones who do His Will.
He has sent His Angels before you,
to guard you on all your ways.
My God, in the presence of the Angels I will bless You.
I want to adore You and praise Your holy Name.
Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my cry come unto You.
Let us pray
Almighty, Eternal God, in Your ineffable goodness You have assigned a special Angel to all men, from the womb onwards, as a protection for body and soul. Graciously grant that I may follow my holy Angel so faithfully and love him so dearly, that through Your grace and under his protection I may one day reach the heavenly Father's House and may merit to behold Your Divine Countenance together with him and all the holy Angels. Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
(Translated from "Die Heiligen Schutzengel" by Christian Pesch, SJ. Printed with Ecclesiastical Approbation). Missions office, Gethsemani Chapel of Adoration, 13770 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48205.
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 Spirit, 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 the Church, 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 immaculate,) 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 Savior, 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.
Mirror of justice, pray for us.
Seat of wisdom, pray for us.
Cause of our joy, pray for us.
Spiritual vessel, 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 takes away the sins of the world. Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes 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.
We join our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, in invoking the intercession of Mary, Advocate for the People of God, through what might be considered a type of modern Sub Tuum, (Totally Yours). We implore the Holy Spirit for a "renewed outpouring" of His Divine Mercy upon the faithful and the world today.
O' Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ and Mother of the Church, open our hearts to the great anticipation for the proclamation of the Gospel to the whole of creation and the reign of the Kingdom of God. Your Mother's Heart is ever mindful of the many dangers and evils which threaten to overpower men and women in our time. O Mary, full of courage, may your spiritual strength and trust in God inspire us, so that we might know how to overcome the obstacles that we encounter. Teach us to treat the affairs of the world with a real sense of Christian responsibility and a joyful hope of the coming of God's Kingdom.
O' Mother of Our Divine Savior and Our Mother, who gathered with the Apostles in prayer at the Cenacle, awaiting the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, we implore you for a renewed outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all the faithful, so that we, your children, might more generously respond to the Will of your Divine Son and mission of His Church. O Virgin Mother, guide and sustain us so that we might always live as true sons and daughters of the Church of your Son Jesus Christ. Enable us to do our part in helping to establish here on earth a civilization of truth and love, as God wills it, and for His Glory. Amen.
O' HOLY VIRGIN, in the midst of your days of glory, do not forget the sorrows of
this earth. Cast a merciful glance upon those who are suffering, struggling against
difficulties, with their lips constantly pressed against life's bitter cup.
Have pity of those who love each other and are separated. Have pity on our rebellious hearts. Have pity on our weak faith. Have pity on those we love. Have pity on those who weep, on those who pray, on those who fear.
Grant hope and peace to all. Amen
MY GOD, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You, I ask forgiveness for those who do not believe, nor adore, nor hope nor love You.
MOST HOLY TRINITY, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I adore You profoundly, and I offer You the Most Precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended, and by the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners.
Holy Angel, my counselor, inspire me; Holy Angel, my defender, protect me;
Holy Angel, my faithful friend; intercede for me;
Holy Angel, my consoler, fortify me; Holy Angel, my brother, defend me;
Holy Angel, my teacher, instruct me;
Holy Angel, witness of all my actions, purify me;
Holy Angel, my helper, support me;
Holy Angel, my intercessor, speak for me;
Holy Angel, my guide, direct me; Holy Angel, my light, enlighten me;
Holy Angel, whom God has assigned to lead me, govern me.
Brothers and Sisters,
Dear Synodal Fathers, one month since the inhumane terrorist attacks which occurred in different parts of the United States of America, we again recommend to the eternal mercy of the God of our Fathers the numerous innocent victims.
We ask for consolation and comfort for their family and relatives, burdened by pain; we invoke strength and courage for the many who continue their work in the places struck by this terrible disaster; we implore for tenacity and perseverance by all men of goodwill continuing on the paths of justice and peace.
May the Lord remove from the heart of man every trace of resentment, of hostility and of hate, and open him to reconciliation, to solidarity and to peace.
Let us pray so that the "culture of love" may be established all over the world.
O God, Almighty and Merciful,
he who sows discord cannot understand you,
he who loves violence cannot welcome you:
watch over us in our painful human condition
tried by the brutal acts of terrorism and death;
Comfort your children and open our hearts to hope,
that our time may again know days of serenity and peace.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Holy Spirit, my Light, my Life, my Love, my Strength, be with me now, and always:
in all my doubts, anxieties and trials,
Come, Holy Spirit;
in hours of loneliness, weariness and grief,
Come, Holy Spirit;
in failure, in loss and in disappointment,
Come, Holy Spirit;
when other fail me, when I fail myself.
Come, Holy Spirit;
when I am ill, unable to work, depressed,
Come, Holy Spirit;
now, and forever, and in all things, "COME, HOLY SPIRIT"
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for our dear country.
Our Lady of Fatima, sanctify our clergy.
Our Lady of Fatima, make our Catholics more fervent.
Our Lady of Fatima, guide and inspire those who govern us.
Our Lady of Fatima, cure the sick who confide in thee.
Our Lady of Fatima, console the sorrowful who trust in thee.
Our Lady of Fatima, help those who invoke your aid.
Our Lady of Fatima, deliver us from all dangers.
Our Lady of Fatima, help us to resist temptation.
Our Lady of Fatima, obtain for us all that we lovingly ask of thee.
Our Lady of Fatima, help those who are dear to us.
Our Lady of Fatima, bring back to the right road our erring brothers.
Our Lady of Fatima, give us back our ancient fervor.
Our Lady of Fatima, obtain for us pardon of our manifold sins and offenses.
Our Lady of Fatima, bring all men to the feet of thy Divine Child.
Our Lady of Fatima, obtain peace for the world.
O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Let Us Pray:
O God of infinite goodness and mercy, fill our hearts with a great confidence in Thy dear Mother, whom we invoke under the title of Our Lady of the Rosary and our Lady of Fatima, and grant us by her powerful intercession all the graces, spiritual and temporal, which we need. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
by John Paul II, October 16, 2002
..."The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric
prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message
in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium.2 ... With the Rosary,
the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty
on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary
the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother
of the Redeemer." ...
"Worthy of special note in this regard is Pope Leo XIII who on 1 September 1883 promulgated the Encyclical Supremi Apostolatus Officio,3 a document of great worth, the first of his many statements about this prayer, in which he proposed the Rosary as an effective spiritual weapon against the evils afflicting society" ...
"The Rosary belongs among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation. Developed in the West, it is a typically meditative prayer, corresponding in some way to the “prayer of the heart” or “Jesus prayer” which took root in the soil of the Christian East." ...
"As a prayer for peace, the Rosary is also, and always has been, a prayer of and for the family. At one time this prayer was particularly dear to Christian families, and it certainly brought them closer together. It is important not to lose this precious inheritance. We need to return to the practice of family prayer and prayer for families, continuing to use the Rosary ... The family that prays together stays together.
"It is also beautiful and fruitful to entrust to this prayer the growth and development of children." ...
"Many signs indicate that still today the Blessed Virgin desires to exercise through this same prayer that maternal concern to which the dying Redeemer entrusted, in the person of the beloved disciple, all the sons and daughters of the Church: “Woman, behold your son!” (Jn19:26). Well-known are the occasions in the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries on which the Mother of Christ made her presence felt and her voice heard, in order to exhort the People of God to this form of contemplative prayer. I would mention in particular, on account of their great influence on the lives of Christians and the authoritative recognition they have received from the Church, the apparitions of Lourdes and of Fatima;11 these shrines continue to be visited by great numbers of pilgrims seeking comfort and hope ..."
..."The contemplation of Christ has an incomparable model in Mary. In a unique way the face of the Son belongs to Mary. It was in her womb that Christ was formed, receiving from her a human resemblance which points to an even greater spiritual closeness. No one has ever devoted himself to the contemplation of the face of Christ as faithfully as Mary." ...
"Mary lived with her eyes fixed on Christ, treasuring his every word: “She kept all these things, pondering them in her heart” (Lk 2:19; cf. 2:51). The memories of Jesus, impressed upon her heart, were always with her, leading her to reflect on the various moments of her life at her Son's side. In a way those memories were to be the “rosary” which she recited uninterruptedly throughout her earthly life." ...
"Christ is the supreme Teacher, the revealer and the one revealed. It is not just a question of learning what he taught but of “learning him”. In this regard could we have any better teacher than Mary? ..."
Lord, I believe in Thee: increase my faith. I trust in Thee: strengthen my trust. I love Thee: let me love Thee more and more. I am sorry for my sins: deepen my sorrow.
I worship Thee as my first beginning, I long for Thee as my last end, I praise Thee as my constant helper, and call on Thee as my loving protector.
Guide me by Thy wisdom, correct me with Thy justice, comfort me with Thy mercy, protect me with Thy power.
I offer Thee, Lord, my thoughts; to be fixed on Thee; my words: to have Thee for their theme; my actions: to reflect my love for Thee; my sufferings: to be endured for Thy greater glory.
I want to do what Thou ask of me: in the way Thou ask, because Thou ask.
Lord, enlighten my understanding, strengthen my will, purify my heart, and make me holy.
Help me to repent of my past sins and to resist temptation in the future.
Help me to rise above my human weakness and to grow stronger as a Christian.
Let me love Thee, my Lord and my God, and see myself as I really am: a pilgrim in this world, a Christian called to respect and love all whose lives I touch, those in authority over me or those under my authority, my
friends and my enemies.
Help me to conquer anger with gentleness, greed by generosity, apathy by fervor. Help me to forget myself and reach out toward others.
Make me prudent in planning, courageous in taking risks. Make me patient in suffering, unassuming in prosperity.
Keep me, Lord, attentive at prayer, temperate in food and drink, diligent in my work, firm in my good intentions.
Let my conscience be clear, my conduct without fault, my speech blameless, my life well-ordered.
Put me on guard against my human weaknesses. Let me cherish Thy love for me, keep Thy law, and come at last to Thy salvation.
Teach me to realize that this world is passing, that my true future is happiness of heaven, that life on earth is short, and the life to come eternal.
Help me to prepare for death with a proper fear of judgment, but a greater trust in Thy goodness. Lead me safely through death to the endless joy of
heaven.
Though Christ our Lord. Amen.
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Exodus 20 2-17
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/command.htm
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
[A Traditional Catechetical Formula: 1. I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me.]
You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
[A Traditional Catechetical Formula: 2. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.]
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates; for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.
[A Traditional Catechetical Formula: 3. Remember to keep holy the LORD'S Day.]
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
[A Traditional Catechetical Formula: 4. Honor your father and your mother.]
You shall not kill.
[A Traditional Catechetical Formula: 5. You shall not kill.]
You shall not commit adultery.
[A Traditional Catechetical Formula: 6. You shall not commit adultery.]
You shall not steal.
[A Traditional Catechetical Formula: 7. You shall not steal.]
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
[A Traditional Catechetical Formula: 8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.]
You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife,
[A Traditional Catechetical Formula: 9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.]
or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's.
[A Traditional Catechetical Formula: 10. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods. ]
God our Father, Giver of life, we entrust the United States of America to Your loving care.
You are the rock on which this nation was founded. You alone are the true source of our cherished rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Reclaim this land for Your glory and dwell among Your people.
Send Your Spirit to touch the hearts of our nation´s leaders. Open their minds to the great worth of human life and the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. Remind Your people that true happiness is rooted in seeking and doing Your will.
Through the intercession of Mary Immaculate, Patroness of our land, grant us the courage to reject the "culture of death." Lead us into a new millennium of life. We ask this through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Prayers
When I say "Hail Mary, the Heavens bow down, the angels rejoice, the earth jubilates, hell trembles, and the devils take flight ... St. Francis of Assisi