+Today in the oratory Saturday, Mar 31 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

 

 

 

Passiontide

 

 

Novena to Pope St. Pius X continues

 

 

A reading from the Book of Jeremiah  18: 18-23

 Et dixerunt venite et cogitemus contra Hieremiam cogitationes non enim peribit lex a sacerdote neque consilium a sapiente nec sermo a propheta venite et percutiamus eum lingua et non adtendamus ad universos sermones eius,  Adtende Domine ad me et audi vocem adversariorum meorum.  Numquid redditur pro bono malum quia foderunt foveam animae meae recordare quod steterim in conspectu tuo ut loquerer pro eis bonum et averterem indignationem tuam ab eis.

Propterea da filios eorum in famem et deduc eos in manus gladii fiant uxores eorum absque liberis et viduae et viri earum interficiantur morte iuvenes eorum confodiantur gladio in proelio.  Audiatur clamor de domibus eorum adduces enim super eos latronem repente quia foderunt foveam ut caperent me et laqueos absconderunt pedibus meis.  Tu autem Domine scis omne consilium eorum adversum me in mortem ne propitieris iniquitati eorum et peccatum eorum a facie tua non deleatur fiant corruentes in conspectu tuo in tempore furoris tui abutere eis.

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And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremias: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words. Give heed to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries. Shall evil be rendered for good, because they have digged a pit for my soul? Remember that I have stood in thy sight, so speak good for them, and turn away thy indignation from them. Therefore deliver up their children to famine, and bring them into the hands of the sword: let their wives be bereaved of children and widows: and let their husbands be slain by death: let their young men be stabbed with the sword in battle. Let a cry be heard out of their houses: for thou shalt bring the robber upon them suddenly: because they have digged a pit to take me, and have hid snares for my feet. But thou, O Lord, knowest all their counsel against me unto death: forgive not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from thy sight: let them be overthrown before thy eyes, in the time of thy wrath do thou destroy them.

 

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A reading from the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to St. John  12: 10-36

 

 

Cogitaverunt autem principes sacerdotum ut et Lazarum interficerent. Quia multi propter illum abibant ex Iudaeis et credebant in Iesum. In crastinum autem turba multa quae venerat ad diem festum cum audissent quia venit Iesus Hierosolyma.  Acceperunt ramos palmarum et processerunt obviam ei et clamabant:  Osanna benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, rex Israhel.  Et invenit Iesus asellum et sedit super eum sicut scriptum est: Noli timere, filia Sio:. Ecce rex tuus venit sedens super pullum asinae.

Haec non cognoverunt discipuli eius primum sed quando glorificatus est Iesus, tunc recordati sunt quia haec erant scripta de eo et haec fecerunt ei. Testimonium ergo perhibebat turba, quae erat cum eo quando Lazarum vocavit de monumento et suscitavit eum a mortuis. Propterea et obviam venit ei turba quia audierunt eum fecisse hoc signum.  Pharisaei ergo dixerunt ad semet ipsos videtis quia nihil proficimus? Ecce mundus totus post eum abiit.   Erant autem gentiles quidam ex his qui ascenderant ut adorarent in die festo.

Hii ergo accesserunt ad Philippum qui erat a Bethsaida Galilaeae et rogabant eum dicentes: domine volumus Iesum videre.  Venit Philippus et dicit Andreae, Andreas rursum et Philippus dixerunt Iesu. Iesus autem respondit eis dicens:  Venit hora ut clarificetur Filius hominis.  Amen, amen dico vobis: Nisi granum frumenti cadens in terram mortuum fuerit.   Ipsum solum manet si autem mortuum fuerit multum fructum adfert qui amat animam suam perdet eam et qui odit animam suam in hoc mundo in vitam aeternam custodit eam.

Si quis mihi ministrat me sequatur et ubi sum ego illic et minister meus erit si quis mihi ministraverit honorificabit eum Pater meus.  Nunc anima mea turbata est et quid dicam Pater salvifica me ex hora hac sed propterea veni in horam hanc.  Pater clarifica tuum nomen venit ergo vox de caelo et clarificavi et iterum clarificabo.  Turba ergo quae stabat et audierat dicebant tonitruum factum esse alii dicebant angelus ei locutus est.  Respondit Iesus et dixit: non propter me vox haec venit, sed propter vos.

Nunc iudicium est mundi nunc princeps huius mundi eicietur foras.  Et ego si exaltatus fuero a terra omnia traham ad me ipsum.  Hoc autem dicebat significans qua morte esset moriturus.  Respondit ei turba nos audivimus ex lege quia Christus manet in aeternum et quomodo tu dicis oportet exaltari Filium hominis?  Quis est iste Filius hominis?  Dixit ergo eis Iesus:  Adhuc modicum lumen in vobis est ambulate dum lucem habetis ut non tenebrae vos conprehendant et qui ambulat in tenebris nescit quo vadat.  Dum lucem habetis credite in lucem ut filii lucis sitis haec locutus est Iesus et abiit et abscondit se ab eis.

 

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But the chief priests thought to kill Lazarus also: Because many of the Jews, by reason of him, went away and believed in Jesus. And on the next day, a great multitude that was come to the festival day, when they had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him and cried:  Hosanna. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel. And Jesus found a young ass and sat upon it, as it is written: Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold thy king cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt. These things his disciples did not know at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him and that they had done these things to him. The multitude therefore gave testimony, which was with him, when he called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from the dead. For which reason also the people came to meet him, because they heard that he had done this miracle. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: Do you see that we prevail nothing? Behold, the whole world is gone after him. Now there were certain Gentiles among them, who came up to adore on the festival day. These therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew. Again Andrew and Philip told Jesus. But Jesus answered them, saying: The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified. Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, Itself remaineth alone. But if it die it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it and he that hateth his life in this world keepeth it unto life eternal. If any man minister to me, let him follow me: and where I am, there also shall my minister be. If any man minister to me, him will my Father honour. Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause I came unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. A voice therefore came from heaven: I have both glorified it and will glorify it again. The multitude therefore that stood and heard said that it thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him. Jesus answered and said: This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. Now is the judgment of the world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself. (Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.) The multitude answered him: We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever. And how sayest thou: The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man? Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while, the light is among you. Walk whilst you have the light, and the darkness overtake you not. And he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither be goeth. Whilst you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things Jesus spoke: and he went away and hid himself from them.

 

 

A Lenten devotion

 

 

En Ego

Plenary, when said before any representation of JESUS crucified. I, II, IV. 127 Pius IX,July 31, 1858  From the Raccolta, 1910.

 Prayer

EN EGO, O bone et dulcissime JESU, ante conspectum tuum genibus me provolvo, ac maximo animi ardore te oro atque obtestor ut meum in cor vividos fidei, spei, et charitatis sensus, atque veram peccatorum meorum poenitentiam, eaque emendandi firmissimam voluntatem velis imprimere: dum mag-no animi affectu, et dolore tua quinque Vulnera mecum ipse considero, ac mente contemplor, illud præoculis habens, quod jam in ore ponebat tuo David propheta de te, O bone JESU:  Foderunt manus meas et pedes meos; dinumeraverunt omnia ossa mea.  (Ps. xxi, 17, 18.)

O GOOD and sweetest JESUS, before thy face I humbly kneel, and with the greatest fervour of spirit I pray and beseech Thee to vouchsafe to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a most firm purpose of amendment; whilst I ontemplate with great sorrow and affection thy five wounds, and ponder them over in my mind, having before my eyes the words which, long ago, David the prophet spoke in thy own person concerning Thee, my JESUS: They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones. (Ps. xxi, 17,18.)

 

 

 

 

The month of March is devoted to St. Joseph

 

 

Saturdays are devoted to the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady.

 

 

 

Let us pray.

O GOD, who, by the Immaculate conception of the Virgin, didst prepare a worthy habitation for thy Son; we beseech Thee that,: as in view of the death of that Son Thou didst preserve her from all stain of sin, so Thou wouldst enable us, being made pure by her intercession, to come unto Thee. Through the same Christ our Lord.

R. Amen

 

 

 

 

  

 

    

 

From the Little of Office of the Immaculate Conception

 

Salve, mundi Domina, caelorum Regina: Salve, Virgo virginum, stella matutina	Hail, Queen of the Heavens! Hail, Mistress of earth! Hail, Virgin most pure of immaculate birth!
Salve, plena gratia, clara luce divina. Mundi in auxilium, Domina, festina.	Clear star of the morning in beauty enshrined! O Lady make speed to the help of mankind.
Ab aeterno Dominus te praeordinavit matrem unigeniti Verbi, quo creavit.	Thee God in the depth of eternity chose; and formed thee all fair, as His glorious spouse;
Terram, pontum, aethera, te pulchram ornavit sibi Sponsam, quae in Adam non peccavit. Amen.	And called thee His Word’s own Mother to be, by Whom He created the earth, sky, and sea. Amen.
V. Elegit eam Deus, et praeelegit eam. R. In tabernaculo suo habitare fecit eam.	V. God elected her, and pre elected her. R. He made her to dwell in His tabernacle.

 

 

V. Domina, protege orationem meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.	V. O Lady, aid my prayer R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Benedicamus Domino. R. Deo gratias.	V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.
V. Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. R. Amen.	V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.

 

 

 

 

 

THE SACRED HEART OF MARY

 

Prayer and Act of Praise.

 

i.60 Days, once a day. ii. Plenary, to those who say it every day for a year, on each of the following three feasts of our Lady, viz., the Nativity, Assumption, and her Sacred Heart, provided they visit a church or altar dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, and pray for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff. I, II,III, IV. iii. Plenary, in articulo mortis, at the point of death, to all who in life have said this prayer every day. I, II (or at least with contrition).  257 Pius VII, August 18, 1807; February i, 1816. From the Raccolta, 1910.

 

 

The Prayer.

 

HEART of Mary, Mother of GOD and our Mother, Heart most amiable, on which the adorable Trinity ever gazes with complacency, worthy of all the veneration and tenderness of angels and of men; Heart most like the Heart of JESUS, whose most perfect image thou art; Heart full of goodness, ever compassionate towards our miseries; vouchsafe to thaw our icy hearts, that they may be wholly changed to the likeness of the Heart of JESUS. Infuse into them the love of thy virtues, inflame them with that blessed fire with which thou dost ever burn. In thee let the Holy Church find safe shelter; protect it and be its sweet asylum, its tower of strength, impregnable against every inroad of its enemies. Be thou the road leading to JESUS; be thou the channel whereby we receive all graces needful for our salvation. Be thou our help in need, our comfort in trouble, our strength in temptation, our refuge in persecution, our aid in all dangers ; but especially in the last struggle of our life, at the moment of our death, when all hell shall be unchained against us to snatch away our souls: in that dread moment, that hour so terrible, whereon our eternity depends, ah, then, most tender Virgin, make us feel how great is the tenderness of thy maternal Heart, and how mighty thy power with the Heart of JESUS, opening to us a safe refuge in the very fount of mercy itself, that so we too may join with thee in Paradise in blessing that same Heart of JESUS for ever and for ever. Amen.

 

Act of Praise to the SS. Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

 

MAY the Divine Heart of JESUS and the Immaculate Heart of Mary be known, praised, blessed, loved,

worshipped and glorified always and in all places! Amen.

 

V. Domina, protege orationem meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.	V. O Lady, aid my prayer R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Benedicamus Domino. R. Deo gratias.	V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.
V. Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. R. Amen.	V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.

 

 

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+Today in the oratory Friday, Mar 30 2012

Friday, March 30, 2012

 

 

Passiontide

 

 

Novena to St. Pius X continues

 

 

Commemoration of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 

 

 

 

Today’s lectionary readings:

 

 

 

A reading from the Book of Jeremiah  17: 13-18

 

 

Expectatio Israhel, Domine: Omnes qui te derelinquunt confundentur: recedentes in terra scribentur quoniam dereliquerunt venam aquarum viventium Dominum.  Sana me Domine et sanabor salvum me fac et salvus ero quoniam laus mea tu es.  Ecce ipsi dicunt ad me: ubi est verbum Domini? Veniat.

Et ego non sum turbatus te pastorem sequens, et diem hominis non desideravi tu scis. Quod egressum est de labiis meis rectum in conspectu tuo fuit.  Non sis mihi tu formidini spes mea tu in die adflictionis.  Confundantur qui persequuntur me, et non confundar ego paveant illi et non paveam ego induc super eos diem adflictionis et duplici contritione contere eos.

 

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Lord, the hope of Israel: all that forsake thee shall be confounded: they that depart from thee, shall be written in the earth: because they have forsaken the Lord, the vein of living waters. Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed: save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. Behold they say to me: Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come. And I am not troubled, following thee for my pastor, and I have not desired the day of man, thou knowest. That which went out of my lips, hath been right in thy sight. Be not thou a terror unto me, thou art my hope in the day of affliction. Let them be confounded that persecute me, and let not me be confounded: let them be afraid, and let not me be afraid: bring upon them the day of affliction, and with a double destruction, destroy them.

 

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A reading from the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to St. John 11:47-54

 

Collegerunt ergo pontifices et Pharisaei concilium et dicebant: Quid facimus quia hic homo multa signa facit?  Si dimittimus eum sic omnes credent in eum; et venient Romani et tollent nostrum et locum et gentem.  Unus autem ex ipsis, Caiaphas, cum esset pontifex anni illius dixit eis: Vos nescitis quicquam.  Nec cogitatis quia expedit nobis ut unus moriatur homo pro populo et non tota gens pereat.

Hoc autem a semet ipso non dixit, sed cum esset pontifex anni illius prophetavit quia Iesus moriturus erat pro gente.  Et non tantum pro gente sed et ut filios Dei qui erant dispersi congregaret in unum.  Ab illo ergo die cogitaverunt ut interficerent eum.  Iesus ergo iam non in palam ambulabat apud Iudaeos: sed abiit in regionem iuxta desertum in civitatem quae dicitur Efrem. Et ibi morabatur cum discipulis.

 

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The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council and said: What do we, for this man doth many miracles? If we let him alone so, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and take away our place and nation. But one of them, named Caiphas, being the high priest that year, said to them: You know nothing. Neither do you consider that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people and that the whole nation perish not. And this he spoke not of himself: but being the high priest of that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation. And not only for the nation, but to gather together in one the children of God that were dispersed. From that day therefore they devised to put him to death. Wherefore Jesus walked no more openly among the Jews: but he went into a country near the desert, unto a city that is called Ephrem. And there he abode with his disciples.

 

 

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The month of March is devoted to St. Joseph

 

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Fridays are devoted to the Passion of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, and to His Sacred Heart

 

Stations of the Cross

 

 

DEUS meus, ex toto corde paenitet me omnium meorum peccatorum, eaque detestor, quia peccando, non solum poenas a Te iuste statutas promeritus sum, sed praesertim quia offendi Te, summum bonum, ac dignum qui super omnia diligaris. Ideo firmiter propono, adiuvante gratia Tua, de cetero me non peccaturum peccandique occasiones proximas fugiturum. Amen.

O MY God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.

 

 

STATION I. JESUS condemned to death.

 

V. Adoramuste, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

My Jesus, oft have I signed thy death-warrant by my sins; save me by thy death from that death eternal I

deserve.  Pater noster… Ave…

 

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

Stabat Mater dolorosa iuxta Crucem lacrimosa, dum pendebat Filius.	At the Cross her station keeping, stood the mournful Mother weeping, close to Jesus to the last.
Cuius animam gementem, contristatam et dolentem pertransivit gladius.	Through her heart, His sorrow sharing, all His bitter anguish bearing, now at length the sword has passed.

 

 

 

STATION II. JESUS receives his cross.

 

 

V. Adoramuste, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

My Jesus, who by thine own will didst take on Thee the Cross which I made for Thee by my sins ; oh,

make me know the weight of them, and sorrow for them ever while I live.

Pater noster… Ave…

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

O quam tristis et afflicta fuit illa benedicta, mater Unigeniti!

O how sad and sore distressed was that Mother, highly blest, of the sole-begotten One.

 

 

STATION III. JESUS falls the first time beneath the Cross.

 

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

My Jesus, the heavy burden of my sins has made Thee fall down beneath the Cross. My Jesus, I loathe

them, I detest them, I beseech Thee to pardon them; aided by thy grace, I will never commit them more.

Pater noster…Ave…

 

 

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

Quae maerebat et dolebat, pia Mater, dum videbat nati poenas inclyti.	Christ above in torment hangs, she beneath beholds the pangs of her dying glorious Son.

 

 

STATION IV. JESUS meets his Mother.

 

 

 

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

Jesus, most suffering ! Mary, Mother most sorrowful ! if for the past by sin I have caused you pain and

sorrow, yet by divine grace it shall be so no more, but I will love you faithfully until death. 

Pater noster….Ave…

 

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

 

Quis est homo qui non fleret, matrem Christi si videret in tanto supplicio?

Is there one who would not weep, whelmed in miseries so deep, Christ’s dear Mother to behold?

 

 

 

 

 

STATION V. Simon of Cyrene helps JESUS to carry the Cross.

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

My Jesus, happy was that man of Cyrene who aided Thee to bear the Cross. Happy shall I be if I too aid

Thee to bear the Cross, by suffering with patience and goodwill the crosses Thou shalt send me during

life. My Jesus, give me grace to do so.

Pater…Ave…

 

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

Quis non posset contristari Christi Matrem contemplari dolentem cum Filio?	Can the human heart refrain from partaking in her pain, in that Mother’s pain untold?
Pro peccatis suae gentis vidit Iesum in tormentis, et flagellis subditum.	Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled, she beheld her tender Child All with scourges rent:

 

 

 

STATION VI. JESUS and Veronica.

 

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

Jesus most compassionate, who didst deign to print thy sacred countenance upon the cloth with which

Veronica wiped the sweat from off thy brows; print in my soul deep, I pray Thee, the lasting memory of

Thy most bitter pains.

Pater noster…Ave…

 

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

Vidit suum dulcem Natum moriendo desolatum, dum emisit spiritum.

For the sins of His own nation, saw Him hang in desolation, Till His spirit forth He sent.

 

 

STATION VII. JESUS falls a second time.

 

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

My Jesus, oft have I sinned, and by sin often made Thee fall beneath the Cross. Help me to use such

efficacious means of grace that I may never fall again into sin. 

Pater noster…Ave…

 

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.	V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.
Eia, Mater, fons amoris me sentire vim doloris fac, ut tecum lugeam.	O thou Mother! fount of love! Touch my spirit from above, make my heart with thine accord:
Fac, ut ardeat cor meum in amando Christum Deum ut sibi complaceam.	Make me feel as thou hast felt; make my soul to glow and melt with the love of Christ my Lord.

 

 

STATION VIII. JESUS comforts the women of Jerusalem.

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

My Jesus, who didst comfort the pious women of Jerusalem who wept to see Thee so tormented;

comfort my soul with thy mercy, for in thy mercy alone is my trust; oh, may I never frustrate it!

Pater noster…Ave…

 

 

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

Sancta Mater, istud agas, crucifixi fige plagas cordi meo valide.	Holy Mother! pierce me through, in my heart each wound renew of my Savior crucified:
Tui Nati vulnerati, tam dignati pro me pati, poenas mecum divide.	Let me share with thee His pain, who for all my sins was slain, who for me in torments died.

 

 

STATION IX. Again a third time JESUS falls.

 

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

My JESUS, by all the bitter woe Thou didst endure when a third time Thou didst fall beneath the heavy

Cross, oh, never, never let me fall away; but rather let me die than ever mortally sin again.

Pater noster…Ave…

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

Fac me tecum pie flere, crucifixo condolere, donec ego vixero.

Let me mingle tears with thee, mourning Him who mourned for me, all the days that I may live:

 

 

 

 

STATION X. JESUS stripped and given gall to drink.

 

 

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

My Jesus, who wast stripped of thy clothes and given gall to drink, strip me of love for things of earth,

and make me loathe all that savours of the world and sin. 

Pater noster…Ave…

 

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

 

Virgo virginum praeclara, mihi iam non sis amara, fac me tecum plangere.	Virgin of all virgins blest!, Listen to my fond request: let me share thy grief divine;
Fac, ut portem Christi mortem, passionis fac consortem, et plagas recolere.	Let me, to my latest breath, in my body bear the death of that dying Son of thine.

 

 

 

 

STATION XI. JESUS nailed to the Cross.

 

 

 

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

My Jesus, by those agonizing- pains Thou didst endure when the hard nails pierced thy tender hands

and feet and fixed them to the Cross, oh, make me ever crucify my flesh with the spirit of true Christian

penance.  Pater noster…Ave…

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

Fac me plagis vulnerari, fac me Cruce inebriari, et cruore Filii.

Wounded with His every wound, steep my soul till it hath swooned, in His very Blood away;

 

 

 

STATION XII. JESUS dies upon the Cross.

 

 

 

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

 

My Jesus, three hours didst Thou hang in agony upon the Cross, and then didst die for me; let me die

before I sin again, and if I live, may I live to love Thee and to serve Thee faithfully.

Pater noster…Ave…

 

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

 

Flammis ne urar succensus, per te, Virgo, sim defensus in die iudicii.

Be to me, O Virgin, nigh, lest in flames I burn and die, in His awful Judgment Day.

 

 

 

 

STATION XIII. JESUS taken from the Cross and laid in Mary’s bosom.

 

 

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

Mary, Mother most sorrowful, the sword of grief went through thy soul when thou didst see thy dear Son

Jesus lying lifeless in thy bosom ; ask for me hatred of sin, which was the cause of his death and made

thee suffer so much; and then obtain for me grace to live a true Christian life, and save my soul.

Pater noster…Ave…

 

 

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.

V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

 

Christe, cum sit hinc exire, da per Matrem me venire ad palmam victoriae.

Christ, when Thou shalt call me hence, by Thy Mother my defense, by Thy Cross my victory;

 

 

 

 

STATION XIV. JESUS laid in the tomb.

 

 

V. Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

My Jesus, beside Thee in the tomb I desire that I may ever remain as one dead ; and if I live, I wish to

live only to Thee, that so one day I may come with Thee to taste of the bliss of heaven, fruit of thy Passion

and most painful death. Amen.

Pater noster…Ave…

 

 

                                                      

V. Miserere nostri, Domine. R. Miserere nostri.	V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quando corpus morietur, fac, ut animae donetur paradisi gloria. Amen.

While my body here decays, may my soul Thy goodness praise, safe in paradise with Thee. Amen.

 

 

 

Deus, qui Unigeniti Filii tui pretioso sanguine vivificæ crucis vexillum sanctificare voluisti; concede, quæsumus, eos, qui ejusdem sanctæ crucis gaudent honore, tua quoque ubi que protectione gaudere. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen.

God, who by the Precious Blood of thy only begotten Son didst sanctify the standard of the Cross; grant, we beseech Thee, that all those who rejoice in the glory of the same Holy Cross may at all times and places feel the gladness of thy protection. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

 

 

Pater noster…Ave…Gloria…

 

 

The Stations of the Cross are taken from the 1910 Raccolta.

 

The Stabat Mater is taken from the Liturgia Horarum. Translation by Fr. Edward Caswall (1814-1878).  From the website http://www.preces-latinae.org.

 

 

Indulgences: The Stations of the Cross.

 

117 Clement XIV, Res. January 26, 1773; Pius IX, Br. August n, 1863; Leo XIII, January 19, March 15, 1884.

Those who perform devoutly the Stations of the Cross may gain all the Indulgences which have ever been granted by Popes to the faithful who visit in person the sacred places in Jerusalem. It is not permitted to specify definitely what these Indulgences are. All, however, who wish to gain them must bear in mind that the Stations must be erected by one who has Faculties, and that it is indispensably required of them to meditate, according to their abilities, on the Passion of our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, and to go from one Station to the other, so far as the number of persons engaged in the devotion, and the space where the fourteen Stations are erected, will admit, and this is all that is required for the Indulgences. Those who are sick, in prison, or at sea, or in parlibus infidelium, or who are prevented in any other way from visiting the Stations erected in churches or public oratories, may gain the said Indulgences by reciting fourteen times Pater noster and Ave Maria, and at the end of these, Pater noster and Ave Maria and Gloria Patri five times, and one Pater, Ave, and Gloria besides, for the Pope, “holding in their hands the while a crucifix ” blessed by the Father-General of the Order of the Friars Minor Observants at the Convent of Ara Coeli, or else by the Father-Provincial or any Father-Guardian, subject of the said Father-General, or any priest with Faculties from the said Father-General. These crucifixes, so indulgenced, after they have been blessed, cannot be sold or given away or lent for the purpose of enabling others to gain the Indulgences of the Stations.

 

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

 

Passiontide

 

 

Novena to St. Pius X continues

 

 

 

Novena to the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary continues

 

 

 

 

Today’s lectionary readings:

 

 

Today’s lectionary readings:

 

 

A Reading from the Book of Daniel  3: 25,  34-45

Stans autem Azarias, oravit sic aperiensque, os suum in medio ignis, ait:

Ne quaesumus tradas nos in perpetuum propter nomen tuum, et ne dissipes testamentum tuum.  Neque auferas misericordiam tuam a nobis propter Abraham dilectum tuum et Isaac servum tuum et Israel sanctum tuum.

Quibus locutus es pollicens quod multiplicares semen eorum sicut stellas caeli et sicut arenam quae est in littore maris.  Quia Domine imminuti sumus plus quam omnes gentes sumusque humiles in universa terra hodie propter peccata nostra.  Et non est in tempore hoc princeps et dux et propheta neque holocaustum neque sacrificium neque oblatio neque incensum neque locus primitiarum coram te.  Ut possimus invenire misericordiam tuam sed in animo contrito et spiritu humilitatis suscipiamur.  Sicut in holocausto arietum et taurorum et sicut in millibus agnorum pinguium: Sic fiat sacrificium nostrum in conspectu tuo hodie ut placeat tibi quoniam non est confusio confidentibus in te. Et nunc sequimur te in toto corde et timemus te et quaerimus faciem tuam. Nec confundas nos sed fac nobiscum iuxta mansuetudinem tuam et secundum multitudinem misericordiae tuae.  Et erue nos in mirabilibus tuis et da gloriam nomini tuo, Domine. Et confundantur omnes qui ostendunt servis tuis mala confundantur in omni potentia tua et robur eorum conteratur.  Et sciant quia tu es Dominus Deus solus et gloriosus super orbem terrarum. 

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Then Azarias standing up, prayed in this manner, and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire, he said: Deliver us not up for ever, we beseech thee, for thy name’s sake, and abolish not thy covenant. And take not away thy mercy from us, for the sake of Abraham, thy beloved, and Isaac, thy servant, and Israel, thy holy one: To whom thou hast spoken, promising that thou wouldst multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea shore. For we, O Lord, are diminished more than any nation, and are brought low in all the earth this day for our sins. Neither is there at this time prince, or leader, or prophet, or holocaust, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or place of first fruits before thee, That we may find thy mercy: nevertheless, in a contrite heart and humble spirit let us be accepted. As in holocausts of rams, and bullocks, and as in thousands of fat lambs: so let our sacrifice be made in thy sight this day, that it may please thee: for there is no confusion to them that trust in thee. And now we follow thee with all our heart, and we fear thee, and seek thy face. Put us not to confusion, but deal with us according to thy meekness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies. And deliver us, according to thy wonderful works, and give glory to thy name, O Lord: And let all them be confounded that shew evils to thy servants, let them be confounded in all thy might, and let their strength be broken: And let them know that thou art the Lord, the only God, and glorious over all the world.

 

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A reading from the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to St. Luke 7: 36-50

 

Rogabat autem illum quidam de Pharisaeis ut manducaret cum illo et ingressus domum Pharisaei discubuit.  Et ecce mulier quae erat in civitate peccatrix ut cognovit quod accubuit in domo Pharisaei adtulit alabastrum unguenti. Et stans retro secus pedes eius lacrimis coepit rigare pedes eius et capillis capitis sui tergebat et osculabatur pedes eius et unguento unguebat.  Videns autem Pharisaeus qui vocaverat eum ait intra se dicens: Hic si esset propheta sciret utique quae et qualis mulier quae tangit eum quia peccatrix est.  Et respondens Iesus dixit ad illum:  Simon, habeo tibi aliquid dicere. At ille ait:  Magister, dic.

Duo debitores erant cuidam feneratori unus debebat denarios quingentos alius quinquaginta. Non habentibus illis unde redderent donavit utrisque. Quis ergo eum plus diliget? Respondens Simon dixit:  Aestimo quia is cui plus donavit.  At ille dixit ei: Recte iudicasti. Et conversus ad mulierem dixit Simoni:  Vides hanc mulierem? Intravi in domum tuam: aquam pedibus meis non dedisti. Haec autem lacrimis rigavit pedes meos et capillis suis tersit.  Osculum mihi non dedisti, haec autem ex quo intravit non cessavit osculari pedes meos.

Oleo caput meum non unxisti.  Haec autem unguento unxit pedes meos.  Propter quod dico tibi:  Remittentur ei peccata multa quoniam dilexit multum cui autem minus dimittitur minus diligit. Dixit autem ad illam:  Remittuntur tibi peccata.  Et coeperunt qui simul accumbebant dicere intra se: Quis est hic qui etiam peccata dimittit? Dixit autem ad mulierem: Fides tua te salvam fecit. Vade in pace.

 

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And one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee and sat down to meat. And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment. And standing behind at his feet. she began to wash his feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. And the Pharisee, who had invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were if a prophet, would know surely who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner. And Jesus answering, said to him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. But he said: Master, say it. A certain creditor had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence and the other fifty. And, whereas they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which therefore of the two loveth him most? Simon answering, said: I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou hast judged rightly. And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon: Dost thou see this woman? I entered into thy house: thou gavest me no water for my feet. But she with tears hath washed my feet; and with her hairs hath wiped them. Thou gavest me no kiss. But she, since she cane in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint. But she with ointment hath anointed my feet. Wherefore, I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loveth less. And he said to her: Thy sins are forgiven thee. And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said to the woman: Thy faith hath made thee safe. Go in peace.

 

 

 

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A Lenten Devotion

 

 

Litany for the Lenten Season

 

  

Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.	Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
V. Pater sancte, R. audi nos.	V. Holy Father, R. hear us.
V. Pater iuste, R. exaudi nos.	V. Righteous Father, R. graciously hear us.
V. Pater de caelis Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. God, the Father of Heaven, R. have mercy on us.
V. Fili redemptor mundi Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, R. have mercy on us.
V. Spiritus Sancte Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. God, the Holy Spirit, R. have mercy on us.
V. Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. Holy Trinity, one God, R. have mercy on us.
V. Deus, qui non vis mortem peccatoris, sed ut magis convertatur et vivat, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who desireth not the death of the sinner, but that he convert and live, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Moysi quadraginta diebus ieiunanti, legem in monte dedisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who on Mt Sinai, hath given the law to Moses after he had fasted for forty days, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui precibus Moysis ieiunantis, populi peccata dimisisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who for the sake of the prayers of the fasting Moses, hath forgiven the sins of his people, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Danielem ieiunantem in lacu leonum custodisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath guarded the fasting Daniel in the lions’ den, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Ninivitis ieiunantibus et ad te clamantibus pepercisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath spared the Ninivites fasting and crying out to Thee, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Ninivitas in sacco, cinere, et cilicio paenitentes, a subversione urbis liberasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath delivered from the destruction of their city, the Ninivites, repentant, in sackcloth, ashes, and hairshirts, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Davidis confitentis, et in cilicio paenitentis peccatum transtulisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath forgiven the repentant King David,confessing his sin in a hairshirt, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Iudith in cilicio, et cinere coram te prostratam exaudisti et confortasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath heard and comforted Judith, in hairshirt and ashes, prostrate before Thee,  R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Ionam ex ventre cetis ad te clamantem salvasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who from the belly of the whale, hath saved Jonah, crying out to Thee,  R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Ezechiam cum populo in sacci, cinere, et ieiunio et invocantem, ab exercitu Assyriorum liberasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who from the army of the Assyrians,  hath delivered Ezechial and Thy people,  fasting in sackcloth and ashes, crying out to Thee, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Esther ieiunantem in oculis Regis gratiam invenire fecisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath granted Esther, fasting, grace in the eyes of the King, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Mardochaeum, in sacco et cinere, te invocantem, a patibulo liberasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who from the gallows hath freed Mardoch, in sackcloth and ashes, crying out to Thee,  R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Machabaeis ieiunantibus in sacco et cinere ad te clamantibus auxilio fuisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath aided the Maccabees, fasting in sackcloth and ashes, crying out to Thee, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Annae in ieiuniis et obsecrationibus perseveranti, teipsum in templo manifestasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath manifested Thyself to Anna fasting in the temple, perseverant in prayer, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Prophetis ieiunantibus et se affligentibus mysteria multa patefecisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. O God, who hath revealed many mysteries to the Prophets fasting and afflicted, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Sacerdotes in ciliciis pro populo deprecantes et sacrificia offerentes exaudisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath heard the priests of Israel praying and offering sacrifices for Thy people, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui quadraginta diebus et quadraginta noctibus in deserto ieiunasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh Lord, who hath fasted for forty days and nights in the desert, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui per Apostolos tuos quadragesimale ieiunium instituisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath instituted the Lenten fast through Thine apostles, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Paulum triduo ieiunantem et orantem illuminasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. O God, Thou who hath illuminated Paul praying and fasting for three days, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui dissimulas peccata hominum propter paenitentiam, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who forgiveth the sins of men for the sake of their repentance, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui elegisti nos et excoxisti in camino humiliationis, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath chosen us and tempered us in the furnace of humility, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui quasi aurum in fornace probas electos tuos, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who testeth Thy elect as gold in the furnace, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui das locum et tempus paenitentiae in peccatis, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who granteth sinners a time and a place for repentance, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui flagellas omnem filium, quem recipis et diligis, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who chastiseth all those children whom Thou receiveth and loveth, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui non vis aliquos perire, sed omnes ad paenitentiam reverti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, not wishing any to perish, but that all would return to repentance, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Matthaeum in telonio sedentem, tua gratia praevenisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who by Thy prevenient grace hath called Matthew, sitting at the tax collector’s office, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui publicanum pectus percutientem, iustificatum abire fecisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, Thou who hath justified the repentant tax-collector, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui filium prodigum ad te revertentem paterne suscepisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath received as a father, the prodigal son returning to Thee, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui mulieri Samaritanae fontem aquae vivae manare fecisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath made flow for the Samartian woman the fount of living water, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui publicanos et peccatores recepisti et cum eis manducasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath received and dined with tax-collectors and sinners,  R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Mariae Magdalenae multum diligenti, peccata multa dimisisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath forgiven Mary Magdalene, loving much, many sins, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Petrum ter te negantem, benigne respexisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath looked upon Peter denying Thee three times, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui latronem paenitentem in paradisum suscepisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath received into Paradise, the penitent thief, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui aufers iniquitatem et scelera atque peccata nostra, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who taketh away our iniquities, wickedness and sins, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui pro aversione furoris tui nos plangere, ciliciis accingere et cinere conspergere iussisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who biddeth us put on ashes, cinch our hair-shirts, and lament our sins to avert Thy wrath, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui omnium in ieiunio, fletu, et planctu se ad te convertentium misereris, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath shown mercy to all who turn to Thee, fasting, weeping, and contrite, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui post paenitentiam omnium peccatorum nostrorum non recordaris amplius, R. miserere nobis.	V. Og God, who doth not remember but forgiveth all our sins following our repentance, R. have mercy on us.
V. Deus misericors et praestabilis super malitia, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, merciful and inclined to overlook wickedness, R. have mercy on us.
V. Propitius esto, R. parce nobis, Domine.	V. Be merciful, R. spare us, Oh Lord.
V. Propitius esto, R. exaudisti nos, Domine.	V. Be merciful. R. graciously hear us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni malo, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From every evil, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni peccato, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From every sin, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni periculo mentis et corporis, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From every danger of body and mind, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni malitia et indignatione, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From all malice and indignation, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni crapula et comissatione, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From all forms of gluttony, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni impudicitia et turpitudine, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From every form of sexual impurity and moral turpitude, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab ira, rixa, et omni contentione, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From anger, quarrels, and all contention, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V.Ab omni negligentia et socordia, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From all negligence and sloth, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni impaenitentia et duritia cordis, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From all impenitence and hardness of heart, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. A subitanea et improvisa mala morte, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From a sudden and unprovided death, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. A damnatione perpetua, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From perpetual damnation, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Per baptismum et sanctum ieiunium tuum, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through Thy Baptism and Thy Holy Fast, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V.Per trinam tentationem tuam, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through Thy three temptations, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Per sitim et esuriem tuam, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through Thy thirst and hunger, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Per labores et dolores tuos, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through Thy labors and sorrows, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Per trinam contra te prolatam mortis sententiam, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through the sentence of death thrice proclaimed against Thee, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Per tremendum et cruentum in cruce sacrificium tuum, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through Thy terrible and cruel sacrifice upon the Cross, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. In die irae calamitatis, R. Libera nos, Domine.	V. In the calamitous day of wrath, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Peccatores, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. Sinners, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut nobis indulgeas, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That Thou wouldst be merciful to us, R. we besesech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut ad veram paenitentiam nos perducere digneris, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That Thou wouldst lead us to true repentance, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut dignos paenitentiae fructus facere possumus, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That we would be able to yield fruits of repentance and worth,  R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut peccata nostra digne flere et gratiam tuam consequi mereamur, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. May it please Thee to grant us the grace to weep sincerely for our sins, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut Ecclesiam tuam hoc sacro ieiunio purificare et ab omni nequitia liberare digneris, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That Thou wouldst purify Thy Church by means of this Holy Fast and deign to free her from every sin, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut corpora nostra hostiam viventem sanctam tibique placentem semper exhibeamus, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That we may offer our bodies as a living, holy sacrifice always acceptable to Thee, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut indulgentiam et remissionem omnium peccatorum nostrorum nobis tribuere digneris, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That it would please Thee to deliver us, and grant us forgiveness and remission of all our sins, R. we beseechThee, hear us.
V. Ut per tribulationes huius temporis ad futuram gloriam nos introire concedas, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That, through the sufferings of this season, Thou wouldst concede our entry into future glory, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut nos exaudire digneris, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That Thou wouldst graciously hear us, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Fili Dei, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. Oh, Son of God, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. Parce nobis, Domine.	V. Oh, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, R. spare us, O Lord.
V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. Exaudi nos, Domine.	V. Oh, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, R. hear us, O Lord.
V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, R. have mercy on us.
Christe, audi nos.	Christ, hear us.
Christe, exaudi nos.	Christ, graciously hear us.
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.	Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Pater noster. ..	Our Father …
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo.	And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
V. Inter vestibulum et altare plorabunt Sacerdotes ministri Domini. R. Parce Domine, parce populo tuo.	V. Between the vestibule and the altar, the priests, the Lord’s ministers, shall weep. R. Spare, Oh Lord, spare thy people. (Joel 2:17)
V. Domine non secundum peccata nostra facias nobis, R. Neque secundum iniquitates nostras retribuas nobis.	V. Oh Lord, deal not with us according to our sins, R. Neither reward with us as our iniquities deserve. (Ps 102:11)
V. Domine, ne memineris iniquitatum nostrarum antiquarum, R. Neque vindictam sumas de peccatis nostris.	V. Oh Lord, remember not our iniquities of old, R. Neither take thou vengeance upon our sins.
V. Adiuva nos, Deus salutaris noster, R. Et propter gloriam nominis tui, Domine, libera nos.	V. Help us, Oh God our Savior, R. And for the sake of the glory of Thy name, O Lord, free us.
V. Propitius esto Domine peccatis nostris, R. Propter nomen sanctum tuum.	V. Be merciful to our sins, O Lord, R. For the sake of Thy Holy Name.
V. Domine, exaudi orationem meam, R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.	V. Oh Lord, hear my prayer, R. And let my cry come to Thee.
Oremus	Let us pray
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, parce paenitentibus, propitiare supplicantibus, et largire nobis beneficia misericordiae tuae, ut haec ieiunia sint omnibus nomen tuum invocantibus, et ante conspectum clementiae tuae facinora sua deplorantibus, remedium mentis et corporis, ut quicumque te pro remissione peccatorum suorum invocaverint, corporis et animae sanitatem percipiant, et praemia tibi fideliter servientibus promissa, in aeterna beatitudine consequantur.	Oh almighty and everlasting God, spare the penitent, be merciful to those who implore Thee, and give to us generously of Thy benificent mercy, that this Fast may be for all who invoke Thy name, and in Thy sight, deploring their deeds, beseech Thy clemency,  the healing of body and mind, that those who invoke Thy aid for the remission of their sins may in consequence receive health of body and soul, and Thy reward promised to Thy faithful servants,  for blessed eternity.
Deus, qui hominem mirabiliter creasti, et mirabilius redemisti, da nobis contra oblectamenta peccati, mentis ratione persistere, et maiestati tuae sincero corde servire.	Oh God, who hath wonderfully created man, and more wonderfully that redeemed him, grant us, against the allurements of sin, the intellect and reason to persevere, with a sincere heart, to serve Thy majesty.
Preces populi tui, quaesumus Domine, clementer exaudi, ut qui iuste pro peccatis nostris affligimur, pro tui nominis gloria misericorditer liberemur.	Graciously hear the prayers of Thy people, plaintively beseeching Thee, Oh Lord, that those who are justly afflicted because of our sins may, for the glory of Thy Name. mercifully be freed.
Familiam tuam quaesumus, Domine, continua pietate custodi, ut a cunctis adversitatibus te protegente sit libera et in bonis actibus tuo nomini sit devota.	We beseech Thee, Oh Lord, with Thy compassion ever guarding Thy family, that by Thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and may be devoted in good deeds to Thy name.
Deus qui non mortem, sed paenitentiam desideras peccatorum, fragilitatem conditionis humanae benignissime respice et conatus nostros benigna pietate prosequere, ut per magnam misericordiam tuam peccatorum nostrorum veniam; in tuo servitio constantiam; et tandem praemia perseverantibus promissa, feliciter consequamur. Per Dominum nostrum.	Oh God, who desireth not the death of sinners, but their repentance, consider most benignly the frailty of our human condition, and oversee our endeavors with benign compassion, so that through Thy great mercy we may obtain pardon for our sins, constancy in Thy service, and perseverance in joyously attaining the promised reward.
V. Domine, exaudi orationem meam, R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.	V. Oh Lord, hear my prayer, R. And let my cry come to Thee.
V. Benedicamus Domino. R. Deo gratias.	V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.
V. Et fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. R. Amen.	V. And may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. R. Amen.

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Latin from “Fasciculus Sacrarum Orationum et Litaniarum ad usum quotidianum Christiani hominis, ex sanctis Scripturis et Patribus collectus”, 1618. http:www.preces-latinae.org.       Translation by Altar Stones Oratory.

 

 

 

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The month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph

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Thursdays are devoted to the Blessed Sacrament

O sacrum convivium, in quo Christus sumitur: recolitur memoria passionis eius; mens impletur gratia et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.	O sacred banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of His Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory given to us.
V. Panem de caelo praestitisti eis; R. Omne delectamentum in se habentem.	V. Thou didst give them bread from heaven; R. Containing in itself all sweetness.
Oremus; Deus, qui nobis sub Sacramento mirabili Passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti; tribue, quaesumus, ita nos Corporis et Sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari, ut redemptionis tuae fructum in nobis iugiter sentiamus: Qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen.	Let us pray; O God, who under a wonderful Sacrament hast left us a memorial of Thy Passion; grant us, we beseech Thee, so to reverence the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, that we may ever feel within ourselves the fruit of Thy Redemption: Thou who liveth and reigneth forever and ever. Amen.

 

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+Today in the oratory Wednesday, Mar 28 2012

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

 

Passiontide

 

 

Novena to St. Pius X continues

 

 

 

Novena to the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary continues

 

 

 

 

Today’s lectionary readings:

 

 

 

A reading from the Book of Leviticus: 19: 1-2; 11-19, 25

 

Locutus est Dominus ad Mosen dicens:  Loquere ad omnem coetum filiorum Israhel, et dices ad eos:  Sancti estote, quia ego sanctus sum Dominus Deus vester.Non facietis furtum non mentiemini nec decipiet unusquisque proximum suum. Non peierabis in nomine meo nec pollues nomen Dei tui ego Dominus.  Non facies calumniam proximo tuo nec vi opprimes eum non morabitur opus mercennarii apud te usque mane.  Non maledices surdo nec coram caeco pones offendiculum; sed timebis Deum tuum quia ego sum Dominus. Non facies quod iniquum est nec iniuste iudicabis nec consideres personam pauperis nec honores vultum potentis iuste iudica proximo tuo.

Non eris criminator et susurro in populis non stabis contra sanguinem proximi tui ego Dominus. Ne oderis fratrem tuum in corde tuo sed publice argue eum ne habeas super illo peccatum. Non quaeres ultionem nec memor eris iniuriae civium tuorum diliges amicum tuum sicut temet ipsum ego Dominus.  Leges meas custodite iumenta tua non facies coire cum alterius generis animantibus agrum non seres diverso semine veste quae ex duobus texta est non indueris.

Leges meas custodite. Iumenta tua non facies coire cum alterius generis animantibus agrum.  Non seres diverso semine.  Veste quae ex duobus texta est non indueris.  Quinto autem anno comedetis fructus congregantes poma quae proferunt ego Dominus Deus vester.

 

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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy. You shall not steal. You shall not lie, neither shall any man deceive his neighbour. Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord. Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning. Thou shalt not speak evil of the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind: but thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, because I am the Lord. Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor, nor honour the countenance of the mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to justice. Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart, but reprove him openly, lest thou incur sin through him. Seek not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citizens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord. Keep ye my laws. Thou shalt not make thy cattle to gender with beasts of any other kind. Thou shalt not sow thy field with different seeds. Thou shalt not wear a garment that is woven of two sorts. And in the fifth year you shall eat the fruits thereof, gathering the increase thereof. I am the Lord your God.

 

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A reading from the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to St. John 10: 22-38

 

Facta sunt autem encenia in Hierosolymis et hiemps erat. Et ambulabat Iesus in templo in porticu Salomonis.  Circumdederunt ergo eum Iudaei et dicebant ei: Quousque animam nostram tollis si tu es Christus, dic nobis palam.  Respondit eis Iesus: Loquor vobis et non creditis opera quae ego facio in nomine Patris mei haec testimonium perhibent de me.

Sed vos non creditis quia non estis ex ovibus meis. Oves meae vocem meam audiunt et ego cognosco eas et sequuntur me.  Et ego vitam aeternam do eis et non peribunt in aeternum et non rapiet eas quisquam de manu mea. Pater meus quod dedit mihi maius omnibus est et nemo potest rapere de manu Patris mei. Ego et Pater unum sumus.

Sustulerunt lapides Iudaei ut lapidarent eum. Respondit eis Iesus:  multa opera bona ostendi vobis ex Patre meo.  propter quod eorum opus me lapidatis?  Responderunt ei Iudaei:  De bono opere non lapidamus te, sed de blasphemia et quia tu homo cum sis facis te ipsum Deum.  Respondit eis Iesus: Nonne scriptum est in lege:  Vestra quia ego dixi, dii estis?  Si illos dixit deos ad quos sermo Dei factus est, et non potest solvi scriptura,  quem Pater sanctificavit et misit in mundum, vos dicitis quia blasphemas quia dixi Filius Dei sum? Si non facio opera Patris mei, nolite credere mihi. Si autem facio et si mihi non vultis credere, operibus credite.  Ut cognoscatis et credatis quia in me est Pater et ego in Patre.

 

 

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And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. The Jews therefore came round about him and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them: I speak to you, and you believe not: the works that I do in the name of my Father, they give testimony of me. But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. And I know them: and they follow me. And I give them life everlasting: and they shall not perish for ever. And no man shall pluck them out of my hand. That which my Father hath given me is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. I and the Father are one. The Jews then took up stones to stone him. Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me? The Jews answered him: For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy: and because that thou. being a, man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said, you are gods? If he called them gods to whom the word of God was spoken; and the scripture cannot be broken: Do you say of him whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world: Thou blasphemest; because I said: I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though you will not believe me, believe the works: that you may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in the Father.

 

 

 

A Lenten Devotion

 

 

Litany for the Lenten Season

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.	Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
V. Pater sancte, R. audi nos.	V. Holy Father, R. hear us.
V. Pater iuste, R. exaudi nos.	V. Righteous Father, R. graciously hear us.
V. Pater de caelis Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. God, the Father of Heaven, R. have mercy on us.
V. Fili redemptor mundi Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, R. have mercy on us.
V. Spiritus Sancte Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. God, the Holy Spirit, R. have mercy on us.
V. Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. Holy Trinity, one God, R. have mercy on us.
V. Deus, qui non vis mortem peccatoris, sed ut magis convertatur et vivat, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who desireth not the death of the sinner, but that he convert and live, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Moysi quadraginta diebus ieiunanti, legem in monte dedisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who on Mt Sinai, hath given the law to Moses after he had fasted for forty days, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui precibus Moysis ieiunantis, populi peccata dimisisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who for the sake of the prayers of the fasting Moses, hath forgiven the sins of his people, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Danielem ieiunantem in lacu leonum custodisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath guarded the fasting Daniel in the lions’ den, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Ninivitis ieiunantibus et ad te clamantibus pepercisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath spared the Ninivites fasting and crying out to Thee, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Ninivitas in sacco, cinere, et cilicio paenitentes, a subversione urbis liberasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath delivered from the destruction of their city, the Ninivites, repentant, in sackcloth, ashes, and hairshirts, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Davidis confitentis, et in cilicio paenitentis peccatum transtulisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath forgiven the repentant King David,confessing his sin in a hairshirt, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Iudith in cilicio, et cinere coram te prostratam exaudisti et confortasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath heard and comforted Judith, in hairshirt and ashes, prostrate before Thee,  R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Ionam ex ventre cetis ad te clamantem salvasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who from the belly of the whale, hath saved Jonah, crying out to Thee,  R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Ezechiam cum populo in sacci, cinere, et ieiunio et invocantem, ab exercitu Assyriorum liberasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who from the army of the Assyrians,  hath delivered Ezechial and Thy people,  fasting in sackcloth and ashes, crying out to Thee, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Esther ieiunantem in oculis Regis gratiam invenire fecisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath granted Esther, fasting, grace in the eyes of the King, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Mardochaeum, in sacco et cinere, te invocantem, a patibulo liberasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who from the gallows hath freed Mardoch, in sackcloth and ashes, crying out to Thee,  R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Machabaeis ieiunantibus in sacco et cinere ad te clamantibus auxilio fuisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath aided the Maccabees, fasting in sackcloth and ashes, crying out to Thee, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Annae in ieiuniis et obsecrationibus perseveranti, teipsum in templo manifestasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath manifested Thyself to Anna fasting in the temple, perseverant in prayer, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Prophetis ieiunantibus et se affligentibus mysteria multa patefecisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. O God, who hath revealed many mysteries to the Prophets fasting and afflicted, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Sacerdotes in ciliciis pro populo deprecantes et sacrificia offerentes exaudisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath heard the priests of Israel praying and offering sacrifices for Thy people, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui quadraginta diebus et quadraginta noctibus in deserto ieiunasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh Lord, who hath fasted for forty days and nights in the desert, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui per Apostolos tuos quadragesimale ieiunium instituisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath instituted the Lenten fast through Thine apostles, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Paulum triduo ieiunantem et orantem illuminasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. O God, Thou who hath illuminated Paul praying and fasting for three days, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui dissimulas peccata hominum propter paenitentiam, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who forgiveth the sins of men for the sake of their repentance, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui elegisti nos et excoxisti in camino humiliationis, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath chosen us and tempered us in the furnace of humility, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui quasi aurum in fornace probas electos tuos, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who testeth Thy elect as gold in the furnace, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui das locum et tempus paenitentiae in peccatis, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who granteth sinners a time and a place for repentance, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui flagellas omnem filium, quem recipis et diligis, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who chastiseth all those children whom Thou receiveth and loveth, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui non vis aliquos perire, sed omnes ad paenitentiam reverti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, not wishing any to perish, but that all would return to repentance, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Matthaeum in telonio sedentem, tua gratia praevenisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who by Thy prevenient grace hath called Matthew, sitting at the tax collector’s office, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui publicanum pectus percutientem, iustificatum abire fecisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, Thou who hath justified the repentant tax-collector, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui filium prodigum ad te revertentem paterne suscepisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath received as a father, the prodigal son returning to Thee, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui mulieri Samaritanae fontem aquae vivae manare fecisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath made flow for the Samartian woman the fount of living water, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui publicanos et peccatores recepisti et cum eis manducasti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath received and dined with tax-collectors and sinners,  R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Mariae Magdalenae multum diligenti, peccata multa dimisisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath forgiven Mary Magdalene, loving much, many sins, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui Petrum ter te negantem, benigne respexisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath looked upon Peter denying Thee three times, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui latronem paenitentem in paradisum suscepisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath received into Paradise, the penitent thief, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui aufers iniquitatem et scelera atque peccata nostra, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who taketh away our iniquities, wickedness and sins, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui pro aversione furoris tui nos plangere, ciliciis accingere et cinere conspergere iussisti, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who biddeth us put on ashes, cinch our hair-shirts, and lament our sins to avert Thy wrath, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui omnium in ieiunio, fletu, et planctu se ad te convertentium misereris, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, who hath shown mercy to all who turn to Thee, fasting, weeping, and contrite, R. have mercy on us.
V. Qui post paenitentiam omnium peccatorum nostrorum non recordaris amplius, R. miserere nobis.	V. Og God, who doth not remember but forgiveth all our sins following our repentance, R. have mercy on us.
V. Deus misericors et praestabilis super malitia, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh God, merciful and inclined to overlook wickedness, R. have mercy on us.
V. Propitius esto, R. parce nobis, Domine.	V. Be merciful, R. spare us, Oh Lord.
V. Propitius esto, R. exaudisti nos, Domine.	V. Be merciful. R. graciously hear us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni malo, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From every evil, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni peccato, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From every sin, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni periculo mentis et corporis, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From every danger of body and mind, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni malitia et indignatione, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From all malice and indignation, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni crapula et comissatione, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From all forms of gluttony, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni impudicitia et turpitudine, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From every form of sexual impurity and moral turpitude, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab ira, rixa, et omni contentione, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From anger, quarrels, and all contention, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V.Ab omni negligentia et socordia, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From all negligence and sloth, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Ab omni impaenitentia et duritia cordis, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From all impenitence and hardness of heart, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. A subitanea et improvisa mala morte, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From a sudden and unprovided death, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. A damnatione perpetua, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. From perpetual damnation, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Per baptismum et sanctum ieiunium tuum, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through Thy Baptism and Thy Holy Fast, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V.Per trinam tentationem tuam, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through Thy three temptations, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Per sitim et esuriem tuam, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through Thy thirst and hunger, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Per labores et dolores tuos, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through Thy labors and sorrows, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Per trinam contra te prolatam mortis sententiam, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through the sentence of death thrice proclaimed against Thee, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Per tremendum et cruentum in cruce sacrificium tuum, R. libera nos, Domine.	V. Through Thy terrible and cruel sacrifice upon the Cross, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. In die irae calamitatis, R. Libera nos, Domine.	V. In the calamitous day of wrath, R. deliver us, Oh Lord.
V. Peccatores, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. Sinners, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut nobis indulgeas, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That Thou wouldst be merciful to us, R. we besesech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut ad veram paenitentiam nos perducere digneris, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That Thou wouldst lead us to true repentance, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut dignos paenitentiae fructus facere possumus, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That we would be able to yield fruits of repentance and worth,  R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut peccata nostra digne flere et gratiam tuam consequi mereamur, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. May it please Thee to grant us the grace to weep sincerely for our sins, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut Ecclesiam tuam hoc sacro ieiunio purificare et ab omni nequitia liberare digneris, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That Thou wouldst purify Thy Church by means of this Holy Fast and deign to free her from every sin, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut corpora nostra hostiam viventem sanctam tibique placentem semper exhibeamus, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That we may offer our bodies as a living, holy sacrifice always acceptable to Thee, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut indulgentiam et remissionem omnium peccatorum nostrorum nobis tribuere digneris, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That it would please Thee to deliver us, and grant us forgiveness and remission of all our sins, R. we beseechThee, hear us.
V. Ut per tribulationes huius temporis ad futuram gloriam nos introire concedas, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That, through the sufferings of this season, Thou wouldst concede our entry into future glory, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Ut nos exaudire digneris, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. That Thou wouldst graciously hear us, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Fili Dei, R. te rogamus audi nos.	V. Oh, Son of God, R. we beseech Thee, hear us.
V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. Parce nobis, Domine.	V. Oh, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, R. spare us, O Lord.
V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. Exaudi nos, Domine.	V. Oh, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, R. hear us, O Lord.
V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. miserere nobis.	V. Oh, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, R. have mercy on us.
Christe, audi nos.	Christ, hear us.
Christe, exaudi nos.	Christ, graciously hear us.
Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.	Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Pater noster. ..	Our Father …
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo.	And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
V. Inter vestibulum et altare plorabunt Sacerdotes ministri Domini. R. Parce Domine, parce populo tuo.	V. Between the vestibule and the altar, the priests, the Lord’s ministers, shall weep. R. Spare, Oh Lord, spare thy people. (Joel 2:17)
V. Domine non secundum peccata nostra facias nobis, R. Neque secundum iniquitates nostras retribuas nobis.	V. Oh Lord, deal not with us according to our sins, R. Neither reward with us as our iniquities deserve. (Ps 102:11)
V. Domine, ne memineris iniquitatum nostrarum antiquarum, R. Neque vindictam sumas de peccatis nostris.	V. Oh Lord, remember not our iniquities of old, R. Neither take thou vengeance upon our sins.
V. Adiuva nos, Deus salutaris noster, R. Et propter gloriam nominis tui, Domine, libera nos.	V. Help us, Oh God our Savior, R. And for the sake of the glory of Thy name, O Lord, free us.
V. Propitius esto Domine peccatis nostris, R. Propter nomen sanctum tuum.	V. Be merciful to our sins, O Lord, R. For the sake of Thy Holy Name.
V. Domine, exaudi orationem meam, R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.	V. Oh Lord, hear my prayer, R. And let my cry come to Thee.
Oremus	Let us pray
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, parce paenitentibus, propitiare supplicantibus, et largire nobis beneficia misericordiae tuae, ut haec ieiunia sint omnibus nomen tuum invocantibus, et ante conspectum clementiae tuae facinora sua deplorantibus, remedium mentis et corporis, ut quicumque te pro remissione peccatorum suorum invocaverint, corporis et animae sanitatem percipiant, et praemia tibi fideliter servientibus promissa, in aeterna beatitudine consequantur.	Oh almighty and everlasting God, spare the penitent, be merciful to those who implore Thee, and give to us generously of Thy benificent mercy, that this Fast may be for all who invoke Thy name, and in Thy sight, deploring their deeds, beseech Thy clemency,  the healing of body and mind, that those who invoke Thy aid for the remission of their sins may in consequence receive health of body and soul, and Thy reward promised to Thy faithful servants,  for blessed eternity.
Deus, qui hominem mirabiliter creasti, et mirabilius redemisti, da nobis contra oblectamenta peccati, mentis ratione persistere, et maiestati tuae sincero corde servire.	Oh God, who hath wonderfully created man, and more wonderfully that redeemed him, grant us, against the allurements of sin, the intellect and reason to persevere, with a sincere heart, to serve Thy majesty.
Preces populi tui, quaesumus Domine, clementer exaudi, ut qui iuste pro peccatis nostris affligimur, pro tui nominis gloria misericorditer liberemur.	Graciously hear the prayers of Thy people, plaintively beseeching Thee, Oh Lord, that those who are justly afflicted because of our sins may, for the glory of Thy Name. mercifully be freed.
Familiam tuam quaesumus, Domine, continua pietate custodi, ut a cunctis adversitatibus te protegente sit libera et in bonis actibus tuo nomini sit devota.	We beseech Thee, Oh Lord, with Thy compassion ever guarding Thy family, that by Thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and may be devoted in good deeds to Thy name.
Deus qui non mortem, sed paenitentiam desideras peccatorum, fragilitatem conditionis humanae benignissime respice et conatus nostros benigna pietate prosequere, ut per magnam misericordiam tuam peccatorum nostrorum veniam; in tuo servitio constantiam; et tandem praemia perseverantibus promissa, feliciter consequamur. Per Dominum nostrum.	Oh God, who desireth not the death of sinners, but their repentance, consider most benignly the frailty of our human condition, and oversee our endeavors with benign compassion, so that through Thy great mercy we may obtain pardon for our sins, constancy in Thy service, and perseverance in joyously attaining the promised reward.
V. Domine, exaudi orationem meam, R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.	V. Oh Lord, hear my prayer, R. And let my cry come to Thee.
V. Benedicamus Domino. R. Deo gratias.	V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.
V. Et fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. R. Amen.	V. And may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. R. Amen.

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Latin from “Fasciculus Sacrarum Orationum et Litaniarum ad usum quotidianum Christiani hominis, ex sanctis Scripturis et Patribus collectus”, 1618. http:www.preces-latinae.org.       Translation by Altar Stones Oratory.

 

 

 

 

 

The month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph

 

 

Wednesdays are devoted to St. Joseph

 

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+Today in the oratory Tuesday, Mar 27 2012

 

 

Tuesday, March 28, 2012

 

 

Passiontide

 

 

 

Novena to St. Pius X continues

 

 

 

 

Novena to the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary continues

 

 

 

 

Today’s lectionary readings

 

 

A reading from the Book of Daniel 14: 27-42

 

Quod cum audissent Babylonii, indignati sunt vehementer et congregati adversum regem dixerunt: Iudaeus factus est rex.  Bel destruxit, draconem interfecit et sacerdotes occidit.  Et dixerunt cum venissent ad regem: Trade nobis Danielem, alioquin interficiemus te et domum tuam.  Vidit ergo rex quod irruerent in eum vehementer: Et necessitate compulsus tradidit eis Danielem.  Qui miserunt eum in lacum leonum et erat ibi diebus sex.

Porro in lacu erant leones septem et dabantur eis duo corpora quotidie et duae oves. Et tunc non data sunt eis ut devorarent Danielem.  Erat autem Habacuc propheta in Iudaea et ipse coxerat pulmentum et intriverat panes in alveolo et ibat in campum ut ferret messoribus.  Dixitque Angelus Domini ad Habacuc: Fer prandium quod habes in Babylonem Danieli qui est in lacu leonum.  Et dixit Habacuc: Domine, Babylonem non vidi et lacum nescio.  Et apprehendit eum Angelus Domini in vertice eius et portavit eum capillo capitis sui posuitque eum in Babylone supra lacum in impetu spiritus sui.

Et clamavit Habacuc dicens Daniel: Serve Dei tolle prandium quod misit tibi Deus.  Et ait Daniel: Recordatus es mei Deus, et non dereliquisti diligentes te.  Surgensque Daniel comedit. Porro Angelus Domini restituit Habacuc confestim in loco suo.  Venit ergo rex die septimo ut lugeret Danielem et venit ad lacum et introspexit et ecce Daniel sedens in medio leonum.  Et exclamavit voce magna rex dicens: Magnus es Domine Deus Danielis. Et extraxit eum de lacu leonum.

Porro illos qui perditionis eius causa fuerant intromisit in lacum et devorati sunt in momento coram eo.  Tunc rex ait: Paveant omnes habitantes in universa terra Deum Danielis: quia ipse est Salvator faciens signa et mirabilia in terra: qui liberavit Danielem de lacu leonum.

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And when the Babylonians had heard this, they took great indignation: and being gathered together against the king, they said: The king is become a Jew. He hath destroyed Bel, he hath killed the dragon, and he hath put the priests to death. And they came to the king, and said: Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thy house. And the king saw that they pressed upon him violently: and being constrained by necessity he delivered Daniel to them. And they cast him into the den of lions, and he was there six days. And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given to them two carcasses every day, and two sheep: but then they were not given unto them, that they might devour Daniel. Now there was in Judea a prophet called Habacuc, and he had boiled pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl: and was going into the field, to carry it to the reapers. And the angel of the Lord said to Habacuc: Carry the dinner which thou hast into Babylon to Daniel, who is in the lions’ den. And Habacuc said: Lord, I never saw Babylon, nor do I know the den. And the angel of the Lord took him by the top of his head, and carried him by the hair of his head, and set him in Babylon over the den in the force of his spirit. And Habacuc cried, saying: O Daniel, thou servant of God, take the dinner that God hath sent thee. And Daniel said: Thou hast remembered me, O God, and thou hast not forsaken them that love thee. And Daniel arose and ate. And the angel of the Lord presently set Habacuc again in his own place. And upon the seventh day the king came to bewail Daniel: and he came to the den, and looked in, and behold Daniel was sitting in the midst of the lions. And the king cried out with a loud voice, saying: Great art thou, O Lord the God of Daniel. And he drew him out of the lions’ den. But those that bad been the cause of his destruction, he cast into the den, and they were devoured in a moment before him. Then the king said: Let all the inhabitants of the whole earth fear the God of Daniel: for he is the Saviour, working signs, and wonders in the earth: who hath delivered Daniel out of the lions’ den.

 

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A reading from the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to St. John 7: 1-13

 

Post haec ambulabat Iesus in Galilaeam non enim volebat in Iudaeam ambulare quia quaerebant eum Iudaei interficere.  Erat autem in proximo dies festus Iudaeorum scenopegia.  Dixerunt autem ad eum fratres eius: Transi hinc et vade in Iudaeam ut et discipuli tui videant opera tua quae facis.  Nemo quippe in occulto quid facit et quaerit ipse in palam esse si haec facis manifesta te ipsum mundo.  Neque enim fratres eius credebant in eum.  Dicit ergo eis Iesus: Tempus meum nondum advenit; tempus autem vestrum semper est paratum.  Non potest mundus odisse vos: me autem odit, quia ego testimonium perhibeo de illo quia opera eius mala sunt.  Vos ascendite ad diem festum: hunc ego non ascendo ad diem festum istum quia meum tempus nondum impletum est.   Haec cum dixisset ipse mansit in Galilaea.  Ut autem ascenderunt fratres eius tunc et ipse ascendit ad diem festum non manifeste sed quasi in occulto.   Iudaei ergo quaerebant eum in die festo et dicebant: ubi est ille?  Et murmur multus de eo erat in turba; quidam enim dicebant quia bonus est; alii autem dicebant:  Non, sed seducit turbas.  Nemo tamen palam loquebatur de illo propter metum Iudaeorum.

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After these things, Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews feast of tabernacles was at hand. And his brethren said to, him: Pass from hence and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou dost. For there is no man that doth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, manifest thyself to the world. For neither did his brethren believe in him. Then Jesus said to them: My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you: but me it hateth, because I give testimony of it, that the works thereof are evil, Go you up to this festival day: but I go not up to this festival day, because my time is not accomplished. When he had said these things, he himself stayed in Galilee. But after his brethren were gone up, then he also went up to the feast, not openly, but, as it were, in secret. The Jews therefore sought him on the festival day and said: Where is he? And there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him. For some said: He is a good man. And others said: No, but he seduceth the people. Yet no man spoke openly of him, for fear of the Jews.

 

 

A Lenten Devotion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

En Ego

 

 

 

Plenary, when said before any representation of JESUS crucified. I, II, IV. 127 Pius IX,

 

July 31, 1858  From the Raccolta, 1910.

 

 

 

 

 

Prayer

 

 

 

 

EN EGO, O bone et dulcissime JESU, ante conspectum tuum genibus me provolvo, ac maximo animi ardore te oro atque obtestor ut meum in cor vividos fidei, spei, et charitatis sensus, atque veram peccatorum meorum poenitentiam, eaque emendandi firmissimam voluntatem velis imprimere: dum mag-no animi affectu, et dolore tua quinque Vulnera mecum ipse considero, ac mente contemplor, illud præoculis habens, quod jam in ore ponebat tuo David propheta de te, O bone JESU:  Foderunt manus meas et pedes meos; dinumeraverunt omnia ossa mea.  (Ps. xxi, 17, 18.)

O GOOD and sweetest JESUS, before thy face I humbly kneel, and with the greatest fervour of spirit I pray and beseech Thee to vouchsafe to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a most firm purpose of amendment; whilst I ontemplate with great sorrow and affection thy five wounds, and ponder them over in my mind, having before my eyes the words which, long ago, David the prophet spoke in thy own person concerning Thee, my JESUS: They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones. (Ps. xxi, 17,18.)

 

 

 

 

 

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The month of March is devoted to St. Joseph

 

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Tuesdays are devoted to the Holy Angels.

XI. THE HOLY ANGELS

ST MICHAEL ARCHANGEL

(i. 200 Days, once a day. ii. Plenary, once a month. I, II, IV. (See Instructions.) 289 Pius VII, May 6, 1817.)

TE splendor et virtus PATRIS,

Te vita JESU, cordium,

Ab ore qui pendent tuo,

Laudamus inter Angelos,

Tibi mille densa millium

Ducum corona militat:

Sed explicat victor crucem

Michael salutis signifer.

Draconis hic dirum caput

In ima pellit tartara,

Ducemque cum rebellibus

Coelesti ab arce fulminat.

Contra ducem superbiæ

Sequamur hunc nos Principem,

Ut detur ex AGNI throno

Nobis corona gloriæ.

PATRI, simulque FILIO,

Tibi que, SANCTE SPIRITUS,

Sicut fuit, sit jugiter

Sæclum per omne gloria Amen.

Ant. Princeps gloriosissime, Michael Archangele,

esto memor nostri: hic et ubique semper precare

pro nobis FILIUM DEI

V/. In conspectu angelorum psallam tibi, DEUS

meus.

R/. Adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum, et

confitebor nomini tuo

Oremus.

DEUS, qui miro ordine angelorum ministeria,

hominumque dispensas: concede propitius, ut a

quibus tibi ministrantibus in coelo semper

assistitur, ab his in terra vita nostra muniatur. Per

CHRISTUM DOMINUM, etc.

O JESU! life-spring of the soul !

The FATHER’S Power and Glory bright !

Thee with the Angels we extol ;

From Thee they draw their life and light.

Thy thousand, thousand hosts are spread, [

Embattled o’er the azure sky;

But Michael bears thy standard dread,

And lifts the mighty Cross on high.

He in that Sign the rebel powers

Did with their Dragon Prince expel ;

And hurled them from

the Heaven’s high towers,

Down like a thunderbolt to hell.

Grant us with Michael still, O LORD,

Against the Prince of Pride to fight ;

So may a crown be our reward,

Before the LAMB’S pure throne of light.

To GOD the FATHER and the SON,

Who rose from death, all glory be;

With Thee, O blessed PARACLETE,

Henceforth through all eternity. Amen.

Ant. Most glorious Prince, Michael the Archangel,

be mindful of us: pray for us always both here and

everywhere to the SON of GOD.

V/. In the sight of the Angels I will sing psalms to

Thee, O my GOD.

R/. I will adore at thy holy temple, and will confess

to thy name.

Let us pray.

O GOD, who disposest the services of Angels and

men in a wonderful order; mercifully grant that

those who ever stand before Thee, ministering to

Thee in Heaven, may themselves also protect our

life here upon earth. Through CHRIST our LORD.

Amen.

(From the Raccolta, 1910)

Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio; contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium. Imperat illi Deus; supplices deprecamur: tuque, Princeps militiae coelestis, Satanam aliosque spiritus malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum pervagantur in mundo, divina virtute in infernum detrude. Amen.

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in the battle, be our safeguard and protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

St. Michael Chaplet

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art All Good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, by the help of Thy Grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life.

On the medal:

V. Deus † in adjutórium meum inténde. R. Dómine ad adjuvándum me festína. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen. Allelúja.

V. O God, † make speed to save me. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. 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. Alleluia.

FIRST SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the First Angelic Choir of Seraphim..

At the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Seraphim, may it please God to make us worthy to receive into our hearts the fire of his perfect charity. Amen.

SECOND SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Second Angelic Choir of Cherubim..

At the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Cherubim, may it please God to grant us grace to abandon the ways of sin, and follow the path of Christian perfection. Amen.

THIRD SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Third Angelic Choir of Thrones.

At the intercession of St. Michael and the sacred choir of the Thrones, may it please God to infuse into our hearts a true and earnest spirit of humility. Amen.

FOURTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Fourth Angelic Choir of Dominations.

AT the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Dominations, may it please God to grant us grace to have dominion over our senses, and to correct our depraved passions. Amen.

FIFTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Fifth Angelic Choir of Powers.

At the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Powers, may it please God to vouchsafe to keep our souls from the wiles and temptations of the devil. Amen.

SIXTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Sixth Angelic Choir of Virtues.

AT the intercession of St. Michael and the choir of the admirable celestial Virtues, may it please our Lord keep us from falling into temptations and deliver us from evil. Amen.

SEVENTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Seventh Angelic Choir of Principalities..

AT the intercession of St Michael and the heavenly choir of the Principalities, may it please God to fill our souls with the spirit of true and hearty obedience. Amen.

EIGHTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Eighth Angelic Choir of Archangels.

At the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of Archangels, may it please God to grant us the gift of perseverance in the faith and in all good works, that we may thereby be enabled to attain unto the glory of Paradise. Amen.

NINTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Ninth Angelic Choir of Angels.

At the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of Angels, may God vouchsafe to grant that the Holy Angels may protect us during life, and after death may lead us into the everlasting glory of heaven. Amen.

In conclusion, say one Pater noster each in honor of St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael,  our Angel Guardian. Then end with the following Antiphon:

St. Michael the Archangel, glorious Prince, chief and champion of the heavenly host, guardian of the souls of men, conqueror of the rebel angels, who art set over the palace of God, our worthy captain under Jesus Christ, endowed with superhuman excellence and virtue; vouchsafe to free us from every evil, who with full confidence have recourse to thee; and by thy powerful protection enable us to make progress every day in the faithful service of our God.

Let us pray.

V. Ora pro nobis, Sancte Michael Archangele.

R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.

Almighty and eternal God, who in thy own marvellous goodness and pity didst, for the common salvation of man, choose the glorious Archangel Michael to be the Prince of thy Church; make us worthy, we pray Thee, to be delivered by his beneficent protection from all our enemies, that at the hour of our death no one of them may approach to harm us, and that by the same Archangel Michael we may be introduced into the presence of thy high and heavenly Majesty. Through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

 

 

 

 

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+Today in the oratory Sunday, Mar 25 2012

Monday, March 26, 2012

 

 

In Passiontide

 

 

 

The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 

 

 

 

Novena to St. Pius X continues

 

 

 

 

Novena to the Seven Sorrows of Blessed Virgin Mary continues

 

 

 

 

Today’s lectionary readings

 

 

 

A reading from the Book of Isaiah 7: 10-15

 

Et adiecit Dominus loqui ad Ahaz dicens:

Pete tibi signum a Domino Deo tuo, in profundum inferni sive in excelsum supra.  Et dixit Ahaz non petam et non temptabo Dominum.  Et dixit: Audite ergo domus David:  Numquid parum vobis est molestos esse hominibus quia molesti estis et Deo meo?  Propter hoc dabit Dominus ipse vobis signum. Ecce virgo concipiet et pariet filium et vocabitis nomen eius Emmanuhel.  Butyrum et mel comedet ut sciat reprobare malum et eligere bonum.

 

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And the Lord spoke again to Achaz, saying: Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above. And Achaz said: I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord. And he said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son and his name shall be called Emmanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.

 

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A reading from the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Luke 1: 26-38

 

In mense autem sexto missus est angelus Gabrihel a Deo in civitatem Galilaeae cui nomen Nazareth. Ad virginem desponsatam viro cui nomen erat Ioseph de domo David et nomen virginis Maria.  Et ingressus angelus ad eam dixit:  Ave gratia plena. Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus.  Quae cum vidisset turbata est in sermone eius et cogitabat qualis esset ista salutatio.  Et ait angelus ei:  Ne timeas Maria invenisti enim gratiam apud Deum.

Ecce concipies in utero et paries filium et vocabis nomen eius Iesum. Hic erit magnus et Filius Altissimi vocabitur et dabit illi Dominus Deus sedem David patris eius. Et regnabit in domo Iacob in aeternum et regni eius non erit finis.  Dixit autem Maria ad angelum: Quomodo fiet istud quoniam virum non cognosco?  Et respondens angelus dixit ei: Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi ideoque et quod nascetur sanctum vocabitur Filius Dei.

Et ecce Elisabeth cognata tua et ipsa concepit filium in senecta sua et hic mensis est sextus illi quae vocatur sterilis.   Quia non erit inpossibile apud Deum omne verbum.   Dixit autem Maria: Ecce ancilla Domini.  Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Et discessit ab illa angelus.

 

 

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And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father: and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. And of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man? And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren. Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

 

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Mondays are dedicated to the Poor Souls in Purgatory and to the Holy Ghost.

 

Rosary for the Poor Souls in Purgatory

 

On the Cross:

 

Canticum graduum de profundis clamavi ad te Domine:

Domine exaudi vocem meam. Fiant aures tuae intendentes in vocem deprecationis meae. Si iniquitates observabis Domine:

Domine quis sustinebit? Quia apud te propitiatio est; propter legem tuam sustinui te Domine. Sustinuit anima mea in verbum eius: speravit anima mea in Domino. A custodia matutina usque ad noctem speret Israhel in Domino. Quia apud Dominum misericordia: et copiosa apud eum redemption. Et ipse redimet Israhel ex omnibus iniquitatibus eius.

 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiescant in pace. Amen.

 

V. Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.

R. Et clamor meus ad te véniat.

 

Oremus.

 

O God the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, we beseech Thee to grant to the souls of thy servants the remission of their sins, so that by our prayers they may obtain pardon for which they long. O Lord, who livest and reignest, world without end. Amen.

 

On the Our Father Beads:

 

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

 

The Three Small Beads:

 

Actus Fidei

 

Domine Deus, firma fide credo et confiteor omnia et singula quae sancta ecclesia Catholica proponit, quia tu, Deus, ea omnia revelasti, qui es aeterna veritas et sapientia quae nec fallere nec falli potest. In hac fide vivere et mori statuo. Amen.

 

Actus Spei

 

Domine Deus, spero per gratiam tuam remissionem omnium peccatorum, et post hanc vitam aeternam felicitatem me esse consecuturum: quia tu promisisti, qui es infinite potens, fidelis, benignus, et misericors. In hac spe vivere et mori statuo. Amen.

 

Actus Caritatis

 

Domine Deus, amo te super omnia proximum meum propter te, quia tu es summum, infinitum, et perfectissimum bonum, omni dilectione dignum. In hac caritate vivere et mori statuo. Amen.

 

On the Hail Mary Beads:

 

Dulce cor Jesu, sis amor meus.

 

Maria, Mater Dei et Mater misericordiæ,

ora pro nobis et pro mortuis.

 

At the end:

 

Cor Jesu, flagrans amore nostri, inflamma cor nostrum amore tui.

Domina nostra, Sancta Dei Genetrix, intercede pro nobis.

Alme Sancte Joseph, dux noster, nos et sanctam Ecclesiam protege.

(Prayer of St. Gertrude)

 

English version

 

Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord:

Lord hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If Thou, O Lord wilt mark iniquities; Lord who shall stand it? For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of Thy law, I have waited for Thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on His word: my soul hath hoped in the Lord. From the morning-watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with Him plentiful redemption. And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

 

Eternal rest give unto them. O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. From the gate of hell, deliver their souls, O Lord. May they rest in peace. Amen.

 

O Lord, hear my prayer.

And let my cry come unto Thee.

 

Let us Pray:

 

O God the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, we beseech Thee to grant to the souls of thy servants the remission of their sins, so that by our prayers they may obtain pardon for which they long. O Lord, who livest and reignest, world without end. Amen. May they rest in peace. Amen.

 

On the Our Father Beads:

 

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

 

The Three Small Beads:

 

Act of Faith

 

O my God, I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three divine persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; I believe that Thy divine Son became man and died for our sins, and that He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the holy Catholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, Who canst neither deceive nor be deceived. Amen.

 

Act of Hope

 

O my God, relying on Thy almighty power and infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon for my sins, the help of Thy grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer. Amen.

 

Act of Charity

 

O my God, I love Thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because Thou art all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured. Amen.

 

On the Hail Mary Beads:

 

Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my love. Mary, Mother of God and Mother of mercy, pray for us, and for the departed.

 

At the end:

 

Heart of Jesus, burning with love of us, inflame our hearts with love of Thee.

 

Our Lady, Holy Mother of God, intercede for us.

 

Foster-father St. Joseph, our guide, protect us and the holy Church.

(Prayer of St. Gertrude)

 

Eternal Father,

I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus,

in union with the Masses said throughout the world today,

for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory,

for sinners everywhere,

for sinners in the Universal Church,

those in my own home and within my family. Amen.

Oh, divine heart of Jesus, convert sinners, save the dying, set free the holy souls in Purgatory.

 

Devotion to the Holy Spirit

 

O Creator Sancte Spiritus, adesto propitius Ecclesiae catholicae eamque contra inimicorum incursus tua superna virtute robora et confirma, tuacaritate et gratia spiritum famulorum tuorum, quos unxisti, renova, ut in te clarificent Patrem Filiumque eius Unigenitum Iesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

O Holy Spirit, Creator, mercifully assist Thy Catholic Church, and by Thy heavenly power strengthen and establish her against the assaults of all her enemies; and by Thy love and grace renew the spirit of Thy servants whom Thou hast anointed, that in Thee they may glorify the Father and His only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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From the Raccolta # 288 (S. C. Ind., Aug. 26, 1889; S. P. Ap., Oct. 14, 1935).  From  http://www.preces-latinae.org/thesaurus/Spiritus.html.

 

 

 

The month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph

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Seven Days Novena to the Seven Sorrows of Mary Sunday, Mar 25 2012

Seven Days Novena

 

 

 

 

The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 

 

 

Mater dolorosa

 

 

Pray one Sorrow each Day

 

 

 

 

First Day

 

The first sorrow:

The Prophecy of Simeon (St. Luke 2:22-35) 

 

 

Et postquam impleti sunt dies purgationis eius secundum legem Mosi tulerunt illum in Hierusalem ut sisterent eum Domino:	And after the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord:
Ave	Maria…
Et ecce homo erat in Hierusalem cui nomen Symeon et homo iste iustus et timoratus expectans consolationem Israhel et Spiritus Sanctus erat in eo.  Et responsum acceperat ab Spiritu Sancto non visurum se mortem nisi prius videret Christum Domini.	And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost was in him.  And he had received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.
Ave	Maria…
Et venit in Spiritu in templum et cum inducerent puerum Iesum parentes eius ut facerent secundum consuetudinem legis pro eo.  Et ipse accepit eum in ulnas suas et benedixit Deum.	And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when his parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he also took him into his arms, and blessed God.
Ave	Maria…
Et dixit: Nunc dimittis servum tuum Domine secundum verbum tuum in pace; Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum, Quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum: Lumen ad revelationem gentium et gloriam plebis tuae Israhel.	And he said: Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word in peace; Because my eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples: A light to the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
Ave	Maria…
Et erat pater eius et mater mirantes super his quae dicebantur de illo.	And his father and mother were wondering at those things which were spoken concerning him.
Ave	Maria

 

Et benedixit illis Symeon et dixit ad Mariam matrem eius ecce positus est hic in ruinam et resurrectionem multorum in Israhel et in signum cui contradicetur;	And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;
Ave	Maria…
Et tuam ipsius animam pertransiet gladius ut revelentur ex multis cordibus cogitationes.	And thine own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed.
Ave	Maria…
Et mater eius conservabat omnia verba haec in corde suo.	And his mother kept all these words in her heart.
V.Mater cruci corde affixa, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother crucified in heart, R. pray for us.

 

 

Second Day

 

 

The second sorrow:

The Flight into Egypt (St. Matthew 2: 13-21

 

Qui cum recessissent ecce angelus Domini apparuit in somnis Ioseph,	And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph,
Ave	Maria…
Dicens: Surge et accipe puerum et matrem eius et fuge in Aegyptum: et esto ibi usque dum dicam tibi. Futurum est enim ut Herodes quaerat puerum ad perdendum eum.	Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him.
Ave	Maria…
Qui consurgens accepit puerum et matrem eius nocte et recessit in Aegyptum et erat ibi usque ad obitum Herodis:	Who arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt: and he was there until the death of Herod:
Ave	Maria…
Tunc Herodes videns quoniam inlusus esset a magis iratus est.	Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry.
Ave	Maria…
Valde et mittens occidit omnes pueros qui erant in Bethleem et in omnibus finibus eius a bimatu et infra secundum tempus quod exquisierat a magis.	And sending killed all the men children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Ave	Maria

 

Defuncto autem Herode ecce apparuit angelus Domini in somnis Ioseph in Aegypto,	But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt,
Ave	Maria…
Dicens:  Surge et accipe puerum et matrem eius et vade in terram Israhel defuncti sunt enim qui quaerebant animam pueri. Qui surgens accepit puerum et matrem eius et venit in terram Israhel	Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the child. Who arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
Ave	Maria…
Et mater eius conservabat omnia verba haec in corde suo.	And his mother kept all these words in her heart.
V. Mater cruci corde affixa, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother crucified in heart, R. pray for us.

 

 

 

Third Day

 

 

The third sorrow:

The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple (St. Luke 2:41-50)

 

 

 

Et ibant parentes eius per omnes annos in Hierusalem in die sollemni paschae. Et cum factus esset annorum duodecim ascendentibus illis in Hierosolymam secundum consuetudinem diei festi,	And his parents went every year to Jerusalem, at the solemn day of the pasch. And when he was twelve years old, they going up into Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,
Ave	Maria…
Consummatisque diebus cum redirent remansit puer Iesus in Hierusalem; et non cognoverunt parentes eius.	And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not.
Ave	Maria…
Existimantes autem illum esse in comitatu venerunt iter diei,	And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day’s journey,
Ave	Maria…
Et requirebant eum inter cognatos et notos.  Et non invenientes regressi sunt in Hierusalem requirentes eum	And sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance.  And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.

 

Ave	Maria…
Et factum est post triduum invenerunt illum in templo sedentem in medio doctorum audientem illos et interrogantem.	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.
Ave	Maria…
Et dixit mater eius ad illum: Fili, quid fecisti nobis? Sic ecce pater tuus et ego dolentes quaerebamus te.	And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Ave	Maria…

Et dixit mater eius ad illum: Fili, quid fecisti nobis? Sic ecce pater tuus et ego dolentes quaerebamus te.

And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

Ave	Maria…
Et ait ad illos quid est quod me quaerebatis nesciebatis quia in his quae Patris mei sunt oportet me esse.  Et ipsi non intellexerunt verbum quod locutus est ad illos	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.
Ave	Maria…
Et mater eius conservabat omnia verba haec in corde suo.	And his mother kept all these words in her heart.
V.Mater cruci corde affixa, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother crucified in heart, R. pray for us.

 

 

 

The fourth sorrow:  Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary (St. John 19: 16-17; St. Luke 23: 26-32)

 

 

Tunc ergo tradidit eis illum ut crucifigeretur susceperunt autem Iesum et eduxerunt. Et baiulans sibi crucem exivit in eum qui dicitur Calvariae locum hebraice Golgotha.	Then therefore he delivered him to them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him forth. And bearing his own cross, he went forth to that place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha.
Ave	Maria…
Et cum ducerent eum adprehenderunt Simonem quendam Cyrenensem venientem de villa; et inposuerunt illi crucem portare post Iesum.	And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus.
Ave	Maria…
Sequebatur autem illum multa turba populi et mulierum quae plangebant et lamentabant eum.	And there followed him a great multitude of people, and of women, who bewailed and lamented him.
Ave	Maria…
Conversus autem ad illas Iesus dixit: Filiae Hierusalem, nolite flere super me; sed super vos ipsas flete, et super filios vestros.	But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
Ave	Maria…
Quoniam ecce venient dies in quibus dicent:  Beatae steriles et ventres qui non genuerunt, et ubera quae non lactaverunt.	For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the paps that have not given suck.
Ave	Maria

 

Tunc incipient dicere montibus: Cadite super nos; et collibus:  Operite nos.	Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; and to the hills: Cover us.
Ave	Maria…
A si in viridi ligno haec faciunt in arido quid fiet?	For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry?
Ave	Maria…
Et mater eius conservabat omnia verba haec in corde suo.	And his mother kept all these words in her heart.
V. Mater cruci corde affixa, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother crucified in heart, R. pray for us.

 

 

 

 

 

The fifth sorrow:  Jesus Dies on the Cross. (St. John 19:17-19; 25-27; 30 )

 

 

Et baiulans sibi crucem, exivit in eum qui dicitur Calvariae locum hebraice Golgotha.	And bearing his own cross, he went forth to that place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha.
Ave	Maria…
Ubi eum crucifixerunt, et cum eo alios duos, hinc et hinc, medium autem Iesum.	Where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the midst.
Ave	Maria…
Scripsit autem et titulum Pilatus, et posuit super crucem. Erat autem scriptum: Iesus Nazarenus rex Iudaeorum.	And Pilate wrote a title also, and he put it upon the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Ave	Maria…
Stabant autem iuxta crucem Iesu, mater eius, et soror matris eius, Maria Cleopae, et Maria Magdalene.	Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen.
Ave	Maria…
Cum vidisset ergo Iesus matrem et discipulum stantem quem diligebat, dicit matri suae: Mulier, ecce filius tuus.	When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his mother: Woman, behold thy son.
Ave	Maria

 

Deinde dicit discipulo:  Ecce mater tua.  Et ex illa hora accepit eam discipulus in sua.	After that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.
Ave	Maria…
Cum ergo accepisset Iesus acetum, dixit: onsummatum est et inclinato capite tradidit spiritum	Jesus therefore, when he had taken the vinegar, said: It is consummated. And bowing his head, he gave up the ghost.
Ave	Maria…
Mulier, ecce filius tuus.	Woman, behold thy son.
V. Mater cruci corde affixa, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother crucified in heart, R. pray for us.

 

 

 

 

The sixth sorrow:  Mary Receives the Body of Jesus in Her Arms. (St. John 19: 31-34; 36-40)

 

 

 

Iudaei (ergo quoniam parasceve erat) ut non remanerent in cruce corpora sabbato erat, (enim magnus dies ille sabbati) rogaverunt Pilatum ut frangerentur eorum crura, et tollerentur.	Then the Jews (because it was the parasceve) that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath day, (for that was a great sabbath day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
Ave	Maria…
Venerunt ergo milites et primi quidem fregerunt crura et alterius qui crucifixus est cum eo.  Ad Iesum autem cum venissent, ut viderunt eum iam mortuum, non fregerunt eius crura.	The soldiers therefore came; and they broke the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him. But after they were come to Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
Ave	Maria…
Sed unus militum lancea latus eius aperuit, et continuo exivit sanguis et aqua	But one of the soldiers with a spear opened his side, and immediately there came out blood and water.
Ave	Maria…
Facta sunt enim haec ut scriptura impleatur os non comminuetis ex eo.  Et iterum alia scriptura dicit: Videbunt in quem transfixerunt	For these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of him. And again another scripture saith: They shall look on him whom they pierced
Ave	Maria…
Post haec autem rogavit Pilatum Ioseph ab Arimathia eo quod esset discipulus Iesu occultus autem propter metum Iudaeorum ut tolleret corpus Iesu.  Et permisit Pilatus venit ergo et tulit corpus Iesu.	And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea (because he was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews) besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave leave.
Ave	Maria

 

Venit autem, et Nicodemus qui venerat ad Iesum nocte primum, ferens mixturam murrae et aloes quasi libras centum.	He came therefore, and Nicodemus also came, (he who at the first came to Jesus by night,) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
Ave	Maria…
Acceperunt ergo corpus Iesu et ligaverunt eum linteis cum aromatibus sicut mos Iudaeis est sepelire.	They took therefore the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
Ave	Maria…
Mulier, ecce filius tuus.	Woman, behold thy son.
V. Mater cruci corde affixa, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother crucified in heart, R. pray for us.

 

 

 

 

The seventh sorrow: The Body of Jesus Is Placed in the Tomb.

(St. John 19:41-42, St. Matthew: 27:60, St. Luke 23: 54-56)

 

 

 

Erat autem in loco ubi crucifixus est hortus. et in horto monumentum novum in quo nondum quisquam positus erat	Now there was in the place where he was crucified, a garden.
Ave	Maria…
Et in horto monumentum novum, in quo nondum quisquam positus erat.	And in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein no man yet had been laid.
Ave	Maria…
Ibi ergo propter parasceven Iudaeorum quia iuxta erat monumentum posuerunt Iesum.	There, therefore, because of the parasceve of the Jews, they laid Jesus, because the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Ave	Maria…
Et advolvit saxum magnum ad ostium monumenti et abiit.	And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument, and went his way.
Ave	Maria…
Dies erat parasceves et sabbatum inlucescebat	And it was the day of the Parasceve, and the sabbath drew on.
Ave	Maria

 

Subsecutae autem mulieres quae cum ipso venerant de Galilaea, viderunt monumentum, et quemadmodum positum erat corpus eius.	And the women that were come with him from Galilee, following after, saw the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
Ave	Maria…
Et revertentes paraverunt aromata et unguenta et sabbato quidem siluerunt secundum mandatum.	And returning, they prepared spices and ointments; and on the sabbath day they rested, according to the commandment.
Ave	Maria…

V. Mater filio orbata, R. ora pro nobis.

V. Mother bereft of thy Son, R. pray for us.

V. Mater aerumnis confecta, R. ora pro nobis.

V. Mother consumed with grief, R. pray for us.

 

 

Litaniae Dominae nostrae Dolorum

Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows

 

 

V. Kyrie, eleison. R. Christe, eleison.	V. Lord, have mercy on us. R. Christ, have mercy on us.
V. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, audi nos. R. Christe, exaudi nos.	V. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. R. Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pater de caelis, Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. God the Father of heaven, R. have mercy on us.
V. Fili, Redemptor mundi, Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, R. have mercy on us.
V. Spiritus Sancte Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. God the Holy Spirit, R. have mercy on us.
V. Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, R. miserere nobis.	V. Holy Trinity, one God, R. have mercy on us.
V. Sancta Maria, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Holy Mary, R. pray for us.
V. Sancta Dei Genetrix, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Holy Mother of God, R. pray for us.
V. Sancta Virgo virginum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Holy Virgin of virgins, R. pray for us.
V. Mater crucifixa, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother crucified, R. pray for us.
V. Mater dolorosa, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother sorrowful, R. pray for us.
V. Mater lacrimosa, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother tearful, R. pray for us.
V. Mater afflicta, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother afflicted, R. pray for us.
V. Mater derelicta, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother forsaken, R. pray for us.
V. Mater desolata, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother desolate, R. pray for us.
V. Mater filio orbata, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother bereft of thy Son, R. pray for us.
V. Mater gladio transverberata, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother pierced with a sword, R. pray for us.
V. Mater aerumnis confecta, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother consumed with grief, R. pray for us.
V. Mater angustiis repleta, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother filled with anguish, R. pray for us.
V. Mater cruci corde affixa, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother crucified in heart, R. pray for us.
V. Mater maestissima, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mother most sorrowful, R. pray for us.
V. Fons lacrimarum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Fountain of tears, R. pray for us.
V. Cumulus passionum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mass of suffering, R. pray for us.
V. Speculum patientiae, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Mirror of patience, R. pray for us.
V. Rupes constantiae, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Rock of consistency, R. pray for us.
V. Ancora confidentiae, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Anchor of confidence, R. pray for us.
V. Refugium derelictorum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Refuge of the forsaken, R. pray for us.
V. Clipeus oppressorum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Shield of the oppressed, R. pray for us.
V. Debellatrix incredulorum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Subduer of the unbelieving, R. pray for us.
V. Solatium miserorum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Comfort of the wretched, R. pray for us.
V. Medicina languentium, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Medicine of the sick, R. pray for us.
V. Fortitudo debilium, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Strength of the weak, R. pray for us.
V. Portus naufragantium, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Harbor of the wrecked, R. pray for us.
V. Sedatio procellarum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Subduer of storms, R. pray for us.
V. Recursus maerentum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Resource of mourners, R. pray for us.
V. Terror insidiantium, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Terror of the treacherous, R. pray for us.
V. Thesaurus fidelium, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Treasure of the faithful, R. pray for us.
V. Oculus Prophetarum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Eye of the prophets, R. pray for us.
V. Baculus Apostolorum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Staff of Apostles, R. pray for us.
V. Corona Martyrum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Crown of martyrs, R. pray for us.
V. Lumen Confessorum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Light of Confessors R. pray for us.
V. Margarita Virginum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Pearl of Virgins, R. pray for us.
V. Consolatio Viduarum, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Consolation of widows, R. pray for us.
V. Laetitia Sanctorum omnium, R. ora pro nobis.	V. Joy of all Saints, R. pray for us.
V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. parce nobis, Iesu.	V. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, R. spare us, O Jesus.
V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. exaudi nobis, Iesu.	V. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, R. graciously hear us, O Jesus.
V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. miserere nobis, Iesu.	V. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, R. have mercy on us, O Jesus.
Respice super nos, libera nos, salva nos ab omnibus angustiis in virtute Iesu Christi. Amen.	Look down upon us, deliver us from all trouble in the power of Jesus Christ. Amen
Scribe, Domina, vulnera tua in corde meo, ut in eis legam dolorem et amorem: dolorem, ad sustinendum per te omnem dolorem: amorem, ad contemnendum per te omnem amorem.	Imprint, O Lady, thy wound upon my heart, that I may read therein sorrow and love: sorrow, to endure every sorrow for thee; love, to despise every love for thee.
Credo. Salve Regina, et ter Ave Maria.	Creed. Hail Holy Queen, 3 Hail Marys

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From the Golden Manual, 1870.  http://www.preces-latinae.org

 

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

The Fourth Sunday in Lent

Passion Sunday

Novena to St. Pius X continues

Today’s lectionary readings

 

 

A reading from the Book of Hebrews 9: 11-15

Christus autem adsistens pontifex futurorum bonorum, per amplius et perfectius tabernaculum non manufactum, id est non huius creationis: Neque per sanguinem hircorum et vitulorum, sed per proprium sanguinem, introivit semel in sancta, aeterna redemptione inventa.  Si enim sanguis hircorum et taurorum et cinis vitulae aspersus, inquinatos sanctificat ad emundationem carnis:  Quanto magis sanguis Christi, qui per Spiritum Sanctum semet ipsum obtulit inmaculatum Deo, emundabit conscientiam vestram ab operibus mortuis, ad serviendum Deo viventi? Et ideo novi testamenti mediator est: ut morte intercedente in redemptionem earum praevaricationum quae erant sub priore testamento, repromissionem accipiant qui vocati sunt aeternae hereditatis.

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But Christ, being come an high Priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hand, that is, not of this creation: Neither by the blood of goats or of calves, but by his own blood, entered once into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and of oxen, and the ashes of an heifer, being sprinkled, sanctify such as are defiled, to the cleansing of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by the Holy Ghost offered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God? And therefore he is the mediator of the new testament: that by means of his death for the redemption of those transgressions which were under the former testament, they that are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

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A reading from the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to St. John 8: 46-59

Quis ex vobis arguit me de peccato? Si veritatem dico quare vos non creditis mihi: qui est ex Deo, verba Dei audit. Propterea vos non auditis quia ex Deo non estis.  Responderunt igitur Iudaei et dixerunt ei: Nonne bene dicimus nos quia Samaritanus es tu et daemonium habes?  Respondit Iesus:  Ego daemonium non habeo, sed honorifico Patrem meum. Et vos inhonoratis me.  Ego autem non quaero gloriam meam: est qui quaerit et iudicat.  Amen, amen dico vobis:  Si quis sermonem meum servaverit mortem non videbit in aeternum.   Dixerunt ergo Iudaei:  Nunc cognovimus quia daemonium habes. Abraham mortuus est et prophetae et tu dicis si quis sermonem meum servaverit non gustabit mortem in aeternum.  Numquid tu maior es patre nostro Abraham qui mortuus est? Et prophetae mortui sunt. Quem te ipsum facis?  Respondit Iesus:  Si ego glorifico me ipsum gloria mea nihil est. Est Pater meus qui glorificat me, quem vos dicitis quia Deus noster est.  Et non cognovistis eum, ego autem novi eum.  Et si dixero quia non scio eum, ero similis vobis mendax.  Sed scio eum et sermonem eius servo.  Abraham pater vester exultavit ut videret diem meum et vidit et gavisus est.  Dixerunt ergo Iudaei ad eum quinquaginta annos nondum habes et Abraham vidisti?  Dixit eis Iesus:  Amen, amen dico vobis:  Antequam Abraham fieret, ego sum. Tulerunt ergo lapides ut iacerent in eum. Iesus autem abscondit se et exivit de templo.

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Which of you shall convince me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe me: He that is of God heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God. The Jews therefore answered and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil? Jesus answered: I have not a devil: but I honour my Father. And you have dishonoured me. But I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Amen, amen, I say to you: If any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever. The Jews therefore said: Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets: and thou sayest: If any man keep my word, he shall not taste death for ever. Art thou greater than our father Abraham who is dead? And the prophets are dead. Whom dost thou make thyself? Jesus answered: If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom you say that he is your God. And you have not known him: but I know him. And if I shall say that I know him not, I shall be like to you, a liar. But I do know him and do keep his word. Abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day: he saw it and was glad. The Jews therefore said to him: Thou art not yet fifty years old. And hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM. They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.

 

 

 

En Ego

 

 

 

Plenary, when said before any representation of JESUS crucified. I, II, IV. 127 Pius IX, July 31, 1858. From the Raccolta. 1910.

 

 

En ego, O bone et dulcissime Jesu, ante conspectum tuum genibus me provolvo, ac maximo animi ardore te oro atque obtestor ut meum in cor vividos fidei, spei, et charitatis sensus, atque veram peccatorum meorum poenitentiam, eaque emendandi firmissimam voluntatem velis imprimere: dum mag-no animi affectu, et dolore tua quinque Vulnera mecum ipse considero, ac mente contemplor, illud præoculis habens, quod jam in ore ponebat tuo David propheta de te, O bone Jesu: Foderunt manus meas et pedes meos; dinumeraverunt omnia ossa mea. (Ps. xxi, 17, 18.)

O good and sweetest Jesus, before thy face I humbly kneel, and with the greatest fervour of spirit I pray and beseech Thee to vouchsafe to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a most firm purpose of amendment; whilst I contemplate with great sorrow and affection thy five wounds, and ponder them over in my mind, having before my eyes the words which, long ago, David the prophet spoke in thy own person concerning Thee, my Jesus: They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones. (Ps. xxi, 17,18.)

V. Adoramuste, CHRISTE, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

V. We adore Thee, O CHRIST, and we bless Thee. R. Because by thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

 

 

Sundays are devoted to the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph

 

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+Today in the oratory Friday, Mar 23 2012

Saturday, March 24, 2012

 

 

 

Feast Day of St. Gabriel the Archangel

 

 

 

Novena to St. Pius X continues

 

 

 

Today’s lectionary reading:

 

 

 

A reading from the Book of Isaiah  49: 10-15

 

Non esurient neque sitient et non percutiet eos aestus et sol quia miserator eorum reget eos et ad fontes aquarum portabit eos.  Et ponam omnes montes meos in viam et semitae meae exaltabuntur. Ecce isti de longe venient et ecce illi ab aquilone et mari et isti de terra australi.  Laudate caeli et exulta terra iubilate montes laudem quia consolatus est Dominus populum suum et pauperum suorum miserebitur.  Et dixit Sion: Dereliquit me Dominus et Dominus oblitus est mei.  Numquid oblivisci potest mulier infantem suum ut non misereatur filio uteri sui et si illa oblita fuerit ego tamen non obliviscar tui.

 

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Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in the day of salvation I have helped thee: and I have preserved thee, and given thee to be a covenant of the people, that thou mightest raise up the earth, and possess the inheritances that were destroyed: That thou mightest say to them that are bound: Come forth: and to them that are in darkness: Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in every plain. They shall not hunger, nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun strike them: for he that is merciful to them, shall be their shepherd, and at the fountains of waters he shall give them drink. And I will make all my mountains a way, and my paths shall be exalted. Behold these shall come from afar, and behold these from the north and from the sea, and these from the south country. Give praise, O ye heavens, and rejoice, O earth, ye mountains, give praise with jubilation: because the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy on his poor ones. And Sion said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? And if she should forget, yet will not I forget thee.

 

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A reading from the Gospel of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to St. John  8: 12-20

 

Iterum ergo locutus est eis Iesus dicens: Ego sum lux mundi qui sequitur me non ambulabit in tenebris sed habebit lucem vitae. Dixerunt ergo ei Pharisaei tu de te ipso testimonium perhibes testimonium tuum non est verum.  Respondit Iesus et dixit eis et si ego testimonium perhibeo de me ipso verum est testimonium meum quia scio unde veni et quo vado vos autem nescitis unde venio aut quo vado. Vos secundum carnem iudicatis ego non iudico quemquam.

Eet si iudico ego iudicium meum verum est quia solus non sum sed ego et qui me misit Pater. Et in lege vestra scriptum est quia duorum hominum testimonium verum est. Ego sum qui testimonium perhibeo de me ipso et testimonium perhibet de me qui misit me Pater.  Dicebant ergo ei ubi est Pater tuus respondit Iesus neque me scitis neque Patrem meum si me sciretis forsitan et Patrem meum sciretis.  Haec verba locutus est in gazofilacio docens in templo et nemo adprehendit eum quia necdum venerat hora eius.

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Again therefore, Jesus spoke to: them, saying: I am the light of the world. He that followeth me walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life. The Pharisees therefore said to him: Thou givest testimony of thyself. Thy testimony is not true. Jesus answered and said to them: Although I give testimony of myself, my testimony is true: for I know whence I came and whither I go. You judge according to the flesh: I judge not any man. And if I do judge, my judgment is true: because I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. And in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true. I am one that give testimony of myself: and the Father that sent me giveth testimony of me. They said therefore to him: Where is thy Father? Jesus answered: Neither me do you know, nor my Father. If you did know me, perhaps you would know my Father also. These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, teaching in the temple: and no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

 

 

 

 

Saturdays are devoted to the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady.

 

 

 

From the Little of Office of the Immaculate Conception

 

Salve, mundi Domina, caelorum Regina: Salve, Virgo virginum, stella matutina	Hail, Queen of the Heavens! Hail, Mistress of earth! Hail, Virgin most pure of immaculate birth!
Salve, plena gratia, clara luce divina. Mundi in auxilium, Domina, festina.	Clear star of the morning in beauty enshrined! O Lady make speed to the help of mankind.
Ab aeterno Dominus te praeordinavit matrem unigeniti Verbi, quo creavit.	Thee God in the depth of eternity chose; and formed thee all fair, as His glorious spouse;
Terram, pontum, aethera, te pulchram ornavit sibi Sponsam, quae in Adam non peccavit. Amen.	And called thee His Word’s own Mother to be, by Whom He created the earth, sky, and sea. Amen.
V. Elegit eam Deus, et praeelegit eam. R. In tabernaculo suo habitare fecit eam.	V. God elected her, and pre elected her. R. He made her to dwell in His tabernacle.

 

 

V. Domina, protege orationem meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.	V. O Lady, aid my prayer R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Benedicamus Domino. R. Deo gratias.	V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.
V. Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. R. Amen.	V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.

 

 

 

 

 

THE SACRED HEART OF MARY

 

Prayer and Act of Praise.

 

i.60 Days, once a day. ii. Plenary, to those who say it every day for a year, on each of the following three feasts of our Lady, viz., the Nativity, Assumption, and her Sacred Heart, provided they visit a church or altar dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, and pray for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff. I, II,III, IV. iii. Plenary, in articulo mortis, at the point of death, to all who in life have said this prayer every day. I, II (or at least with contrition).  257 Pius VII, August 18, 1807; February i, 1816. From the Raccolta, 1910.

 

 

The Prayer.

 

HEART of Mary, Mother of GOD and our Mother, Heart most amiable, on which the adorable Trinity ever gazes with complacency, worthy of all the veneration and tenderness of angels and of men; Heart most like the Heart of JESUS, whose most perfect image thou art; Heart full of goodness, ever compassionate towards our miseries; vouchsafe to thaw our icy hearts, that they may be wholly changed to the likeness of the Heart of JESUS. Infuse into them the love of thy virtues, inflame them with that blessed fire with which thou dost ever burn. In thee let the Holy Church find safe shelter; protect it and be its sweet asylum, its tower of strength, impregnable against every inroad of its enemies. Be thou the road leading to JESUS; be thou the channel whereby we receive all graces needful for our salvation. Be thou our help in need, our comfort in trouble, our strength in temptation, our refuge in persecution, our aid in all dangers ; but especially in the last struggle of our life, at the moment of our death, when all hell shall be unchained against us to snatch away our souls: in that dread moment, that hour so terrible, whereon our eternity depends, ah, then, most tender Virgin, make us feel how great is the tenderness of thy maternal Heart, and how mighty thy power with the Heart of JESUS, opening to us a safe refuge in the very fount of mercy itself, that so we too may join with thee in Paradise in blessing that same Heart of JESUS for ever and for ever. Amen.

 

Act of Praise to the SS. Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

 

MAY the Divine Heart of JESUS and the Immaculate Heart of Mary be known, praised, blessed, loved,

worshipped and glorified always and in all places! Amen.

 

V. Domina, protege orationem meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.	V. O Lady, aid my prayer R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Benedicamus Domino. R. Deo gratias.	V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.
V. Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. R. Amen.	V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.

 

 

The month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph

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Feast Day of St. Gabriel the Archangel Friday, Mar 23 2012

Feast Day of St. Gabriel the Archangel

 

 

March 24

 

 

 

Aperi, Dómine, os meum ad benedicéndum nomen sanctum tuum: munda quoque cor meum ab ómnibus vanis, pervérsis et aliénis cogitatiónibus; intelléctum ilúmina, afféctum inflámma, ut digne, atténte ac devóte hoc Offícium recitáre váleam, et exaudíri mérear ante conspéctum divínæ Majestátis tuæ. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen. Dómine, in unióne illíus divínæ intentiónis, qua ipse in terris laudes Deo persolvísti, has tibi Horas (vel hanc tibi Horam) persólvo.	Open, O Lord, my mouth to bless thy holy Name; cleanse also my heart from all vain, evil, and wandering thoughts; enlighten my understanding and kindle my affections; that I may worthily, attentively, and devoutly say this Office, and so be meet to be heard before the presence of thy divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. O Lord, in union with that divine intention wherewith thou, whilst here on earth, didst render praises unto God, I desire to offer this my Office of prayer unto thee.
V. Dómine, + lábia mea apéries. R. Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.   V. Deus † in adjutórium meum inténde. R. Dómine ad adjuvándum me festína. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen. Laus tibi Dómine, Rex ætérnæ glóriæ.	V. O Lord, + open thou my lips. R. And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.   V. O God, † make speed to save me. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. 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. All praise be unto thee, O Lord, King of glory everlasting.
Regem Archangelórum Dóminum, * Veníte, adorémus.	The Lord, the King of Archangels, * O come, let us worship.
Christe, sanctórum decus Angelórum, Gentis humánæ Sator et Redémptor, Cælitum nobis tríbuas beátas Scándere sedes.   Angelus fortis Gábriel, ut hostes Pellat antíquos, et amíca cælo, Quæ triumphátor státuit per orbem, Templa revísat.	Christ, of the Angels praise and adoration, Maker of all men, Lord of every nation, Grant of thy bounty that we gain a station Blest in the heavens.   Gabriel Angel, all in might excelling, Speeding from heaven, our old foeman quelling, Oft in this temple may he make his dwelling, Sojourning with us.
Virgo dux pacis, Genitríxque lucis, Et sacer nobis chorus Angelórum Semper assístat, simul et micántis Régia cæli.   Præstet hoc nobis Déitas beáta Patris, ac Nati, paritérque Sancti Spíritus, cujus résonat per omnem Glória mundum. Amen.	Mary the Mother of our God be o’er us; Spirits angelic in their praiseful chorus, Saints in their glory ever go before us, Strong to assist us. God ever-blessed, humbly we implore thee; Father eternal, Son alike in glory, Spirit Co-equal, all thy works adore thee, World without ending. Amen.

 

 

 

Princeps gloriosissime, Gabriel Archangele, esto memor nostri: hic et ubique semper precare pro nobis Filium Dei, alleluia, alleluia.	O most glorious Prince, Gabriel the Archangel, be mindful of us, here and everywhere: pray always unto the Son of God for us, Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Stetit Angelus iuxta aram templi.	V. An Angel stood near the altar of the temple.
R. Habens turibulum aureum in manu sua.	R. Holding a golden censer in his hand.
DEUS, qui inter ceteros Angelos, ad annuntiandum incarnationis tuae mysterium, Gabrielem Archangelum elegisti; concede propitius, ut qui festum eius celebramus in terris, ipsius patrocinium sentiamus in caelis: qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen.	O God, who amongst all the Angels didst choose the Archangel Gabriel to announce the mystery of Thine Incarnation; mercifully grant, that we who solemnly keep his feast on earth may feel the benefit of his patronage in heaven: who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.

 

 

Antiphons 

 

 

Dixit Angelus Gábriel ad Daniélem: Intéllige, fili hóminis, quóniam in témpore finis implébitur vísio. Ecce vir Gábriel, quem víderam in visióne, cito volans tétigit me in témpore sacrifícii vespertíni, et dócuit me.   Cumque Gábriel loquerétur ad me, collápsus sum pronus in terram, et tétigit me, et státuit me in gradu meo.     Gábriel Angelus appáruit Zacharíæ, dicens: Uxor tua Elísabeth páriet tibi fílium, et vocábis nomen ejus Joánnem.     Et dixit Zacharías ad Angelum: Unde hoc sciam? ego enim sum senex, et uxor mea procéssit in diébus suis.     Respóndens autem Angelus, dixit ei: Ego sum Gábriel, qui asto ante Deum : et missus sum loqui ad te, et hæc tibi evangelizáre.	The Angel Gabriel said unto Daniel : Understand, O son of man; for at the time of the end shall the vision be fulfilled.   Behold the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation; and he informed me.   When Gabriel was about speaking unto me, I fell upon my face toward the ground; but he touched me, andset me upright. The Angel Gabriel appeared unto Zacharias, and said unto him: Thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.   And Zacharias said unto the Angel : Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.   And the Angel, answering, said unto him: I am Gabriel, that stands in the presence of God, and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
Missus est  Gábriel Angelus ad Maríam Vírginem desponsátam Joseph.   Gábriel Angelus Maríæ dixit: Ecce Elísabeth cognáta tua, et ipsa concépit fílium in senectúte sua.	The Angel Gabriel was sent to the Virgin Mary, who was espoused to Joseph.   The Angel Gabriel said unto Mary: Behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age.
V. In conspéctu Angelórum psallam tibi, Deus meus. R. Adorábo ad templum sanctum tuum, et confitébor nómini tuo.	V. Even before the Angels will I sing praise unto thee, my God. R. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy Name.

 

 

 

From the breviary. http://www.breviary.net

 

 

 

Angel of humanity, trusting messenger of God, open our ears also for the quiet warnings and calls of the most loving Heart of Jesus! Always be before of our eyes, we beg you, that we understand the Word of God correctly, that we follow, obey and fulfill that which God wants of us. And assist us in staying awake in that hour so that He does not find us asleep. Amen.

 

Saint Gabriel the Archangel, I venerate you as the Angel of the Incarnation, because God  appointed you to bear the messages concerning the God-Man to Daniel, Zechariah, and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Give me a very tender and devoted love for the Incarnate Word and his Blessed Mother. I venerate you also as the “Strength from God” because you are the giver of God’s strength, consoler and comforter chosen to strengthen God’s faithful and teach them important truths. I ask for the grace of a special power of the will to strive for holiness of life.

 

Steady my resolutions; renew my courage; comfort and console me in the problems, trials and sufferings of daily living, as you consoled our Savior in his agony, Mary in her sorrows, and Joseph in his trials. I put my confidence in you. Saint Gabriel I ask you especially for this favor: (mention your request). Through your earnest love for the Son of God made man and for his Blessed Mother I beg of you, intercede for me that my request may be granted, if it be God’s holy will. Pray for us, Saint Gabriel the Archangel, that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.

 

 

 

St. Michael Chaplet

 

 

Deus meus, ex toto corde paenitet me omnium meorum peccatorum, eaque detestor, quia peccando, non solum poenas a Te iuste statutas promeritus sum, sed praesertim quia offendi Te, summum bonum, ac dignum qui super omnia diligaris. Ideo firmiter propono, adiuvante gratia Tua, de cetero me non peccaturum peccandique occasiones proximas fugiturum. Amen

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art All Good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, by the help of Thy Grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

 

 

 

On the medal:

 

 

V. Deus † in adjutórium meum inténde. R. Dómine ad adjuvándum me festína. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculórum. Amen. Allelúja.

V. O God, † make speed to save me. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. 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. Alleluia.

FIRST SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the First Angelic Choir of Seraphim

At the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Seraphim, may it please God to make us worthy to receive into our hearts the fire of his perfect charity. Amen.

SECOND SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Second Angelic Choir of Cherubim.

At the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Cherubim, may it please God to grant us grace to abandon the ways of sin, and follow the path of Christian perfection. Amen.

THIRD SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Third Angelic Choir of Thrones.

AT the intercession of St. Michael and the sacred choir of the Thrones, may it please God to infuse into our hearts a true and earnest spirit of humility. Amen.

FOURTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Fourth Angelic Choir of Dominations.

AT the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Dominations, may it please God to grant us grace to have dominion over our senses, and to correct our depraved passions. Amen.

FIFTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Fifth Angelic Choir of Powers.

At the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Powers, may it please God to vouchsafe to keep our souls from the wiles and temptations of the devil. Amen.

SIXTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Sixth Angelic Choir of Virtues.

AT the intercession of St. Michael and the choir of the admirable celestial Virtues, may it please our Lord keep us from falling into temptations and deliver us from evil. Amen.

SEVENTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Seventh Angelic Choir of Principalities.

AT the intercession of St Michael and the heavenly choir of the Principalities, may it please God to fill our souls with the spirit of true and hearty obedience. Amen.

EIGHTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Eighth Angelic Choir of Archangels.

At the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of Archangels, may it please God to grant us the gift of perseverance in the faith and in all good works, that we may thereby be enabled to attain unto the glory of Paradise. Amen.

NINTH SALUTATION. Pater once, Ave thrice, to the Ninth Angelic Choir of Angels.

At the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of Angels, may God vouchsafe to grant that the Holy Angels may protect us during life, and after death may lead us into the everlasting glory of heaven. Amen.

Then say Pater noster four times in conclusion, the first to St. Michael, the second to St. Gabriel, the third to St. Raphael, the fourth to our Angel Guardian. Then end with the following Antiphon:

St. Michael the Archangel, glorious Prince, chief and champion of the heavenly host, guardian of the souls of men, conqueror of the rebel angels, who art set over the palace of God, our worthy captain under Jesus Christ, endowed with superhuman excellence and virtue; vouchsafe to free us from every evil, who with full confidence have recourse to thee; and by thy powerful protection enable us to make progress every day in the faithful service of our God.

Let us pray.

V. Ora pro nobis, Sancte Michael Archangele.

R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.

Almighty and eternal God, who in thy own marvellous goodness and pity didst, for the common salvation of man, choose the glorious Archangel Michael to be the Prince of thy Church; make us worthy, we pray Thee, to be delivered by his beneficent protection from all our enemies, that at the hour of our death no one of them may approach to harm us, and that by the same Archangel Michael we may be introduced into the presence of thy high and heavenly Majesty. Through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

 

 

 

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Litany of St. Gabriel

 

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 , Queen of Angels, pray for us.

 Saint Gabriel, glorious Archangel, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, strength of God, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, who stands before the throne of God, pray for us.

 St. Gabriel, model of prayer, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, herald of the Incarnation, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, who revealed the glories of Mary, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, Prince of Heaven, pray for us.

 St. Gabriel, ambassador of the Most High, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, guardian of the Immaculate Virgin, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, who foretold the greatness of Jesus, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, peace and light of souls, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, scourge of unbelievers, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, admirable teacher, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, strength of the just, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, protector of the faithful, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, first adorer of the Divine Word, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, defender of the Faith, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, zealous for the honor of Jesus Christ, pray for us.

St. Gabriel, whom the Scriptures praise as the Angel sent by God to Mary, the Virgin, 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.

Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

V. Pray for us, blessed Archangel Gabriel, R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Jesus Christ.

Let Us Pray: O blessed Archangel Gabriel, we beseech thee, intercede for us at the throne of Divine Mercy in our present necessities, that as thou didst announce to Mary the mystery of the Incarnation, so through thy prayers and patronage in Heaven we may obtain the benefits of the same, and sing the praise of God forever in the land of the living. Amen.

 

 

To Saint Gabriel, for Others

O loving messenger of the Incarnation, descend upon all those for whom I wish peace and happiness. Spread your wings over the cradles of the new-born babes, O thou who didst announce the coming of the Infant Jesus. Give to the young a lily petal from the virginal scepter in your hand. Cause the Ave Maria to re-echo in all hearts that they may find grace and joy through Mary. Finally, recall the sublime words spoken on the day of the Annunciation — “Nothing is impossible with God,” and repeat them in hours of trial — to all I love — that their confidence in Our Lord may be reanimated, when all human help fails. Amen

 

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