Hymn of Praise to Jesus II

Hymn of Praise to Jesus II

Jesus, the very thought of Thee with sweetness fills the breast! 

Yet sweeter far Thy face to see and in Thy presence rest. 

No voice can sing, no heart can frame, nor can the memory find, 

a sweeter sound than Jesus' name, the Savior of mankind. 

O hope of every contrite heart! O joy of all the meek! 

To those who fall, how kind Thou art! How good to those who seek! 

But what to those who find? Ah! This nor tongue nor pen can show - 

The love of Jesus, what it is, none but His loved ones know. 

Jesus! Our only hope be Thou, as Thou our prize shalt be, 

in Thee be all our glory now, and through eternity. Amen. 

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Hymn of Praise to Jesus

Hymn of Praise to Jesus

O Jesus, King most wonderful! Thou Conqueror renowned! 

Thou Sweetness most ineffable! In whom all joys are found! 

When once Thou visitest the heart, then truth begins to shine; 

then earthly vanities depart; then kindles love divine. 

O Jesu! Light of all below! Thou Fount of life and fire! 

Surpassing all the joys we know, and all we can desire. 

May every heart confess Thy name, and ever Thee adore; 

And seeking Thee, itself inflame to see Thee more and more. 

Thee may our tongues for ever bless; Thee may we love alone; 

And ever in our lives express the image of Thine own. Amen. 

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Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes for a Sick Person

Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes for a Sick Person

O MARY, conceived without sin, our Lady of Lourdes, who dost draw from all parts thy children to the Grotto of the apparitions; thou never ceasest to encourage, by innumerable benefits, the filial confidence of those who have responded to thy invitation. Suffering in body and soul, I come in the company of thousands and thousands of poor sick people to throw myself at thy feet and implore thee to heal me. O Mother of goodness, and all-powerful with our LORD, grant that I may be delivered from my infirmities, and that I may be able to consecrate my renewed strength to the service of GOD and of my brethren.  How sweet it would be for me to proclaim that I owe to thy intercession the restoration of my health, which, while bearing witness to thy goodness to me, might be also a motive of conversion for many a soul.

But I desire, above everything, to abandon myself into thy maternal hands. If it be the will of JESUS CHRIST, my divine SAVIOUR, to which thy will is ever united, that the chalice of my sufferings should not at present depart from me, I desire the grace to say, with resignation and love, that I, too, will the same. Cause me, then, to be penetrated to the depths of my heart with a full and perfect acceptance of that consoling and heaven-sent doctrine: that the GOD of goodness loves us infinitely, always and under all circumstances, but especially without doubt when he associates us with the sufferings of JESUS CHRIST and fastens us to his Cross.

O Immaculate Virgin, our Lady of Lourdes, Mother of a GOD who was a man of sorrows, thy divine Son wished thee to be at his side on Calvary, whilst He suffered and died for us. He loves thee as only GOD could love a mother, and yet He willed that thy soul should be pierced with a sword of grief, so that thy love for Him should be revealed, and expand by sharing in his inexpressible sufferings.  Obtain for me this grace, our Lady of Lourdes, consoler of the afflicted, health of the sick, that I may love GOD more and more, in proportion as He prolongs and aggravates my trials. This would be a miracle greater than my sudden and complete restoration. To restore my health a single word would suffice, spoken by thee in the name and with the power of Him who is thy Son, while He is also thy GOD; but that the grace of resignation in suffering should make me accept with joy my sickness and its many painful consequences, this I feel to be in an eminent degree the work of the Most High. I see that it is in some sort easier for GOD to heal my sufferings than to make me love them. But, if thou desirest it, my weakness will have for support a supernatural force which will render it victorious, and so manifest the  extent of thy power

Would that the pains of my malady, sanctified by submission to the divine will, could be united to the agony of my Divine SAVIOUR ; would that my tears, mixed with his tears and his blood, could effect the expiation of my past sins, and draw down the graces of resurrection on poor souls dying or dead in sin.  May the abundance of thy gifts, O my GOD, be granted, I beseech Thee, in the name of thy Mother, especially to those who are united to me by ties of blood or friendship. Grant that my sufferings, until it shall please thee to put an end to them, may open for them a fountain of mercies. O Mother of Sorrows and Mother of merciful bounty, who stood erect at the foot of the Cross, pray for us, that we may be made worthy of the promises of CHRIST. Amen.

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Prayer to Our Lady "Reparatrice

Prayer to Our Lady "Reparatrice

IMMACULATE Virgin, the refuge of sinners, thou who, to repair the outrages committed against GOD, and the evil inflicted on man by sin, didst resign thyself to the death of thy divine Son, be ever propitious to us, and carry on thy work of zeal and love for us in heaven, where thou reignest so gloriously. We wish to be thy children, do thou show thyself a Mother to us; obtain from the divine Restorer, JESUS, that by applying to our souls the fruits of his Passion and Death, He may free us from the bonds of our iniquities. May He be our light in the darkness, our strength in weakness, our help in danger, so that after He has consoled us by his grace and love in time, He may permit us to see, possess and love Him in eternity. Amen.

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Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes

Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes

O HOLY Mary, Mother of GOD, who to reanimate the faith of the world and draw men to thy divine Son, JESUS CHRIST our LORD, didst deign to appear at Lourdes; thou who, in order to render more manifest thy maternal tenderness, and to inspire our hearts with greater confidence, didst choose a simple little child as the confidant of thy mercy; thou who didst say: "I am the Immaculate Conception” to make us understand the priceless value of that innocence which is the pledge of the friendship of GOD; thou who by eighteen successive apparitions didst not cease by thy actions and words to urge men to prayer and penance, which alone can appease Heaven and ward off the blows of divine justice; thou who, by a moving appeal to the world, hast reunited before the miraculous grotto an innumerable multitude of thy children; behold us, Our Lady of Lourdes, prostrate at thy feet, and confident of obtaining blessings and graces from GOD by thy most powerful intercession.

Those who love thee, O Mother of JESUS CHRIST, Mother of men, desire above everything to serve GOD faithfully in this world, so as to have the happiness of loving Him eternally in Heaven. Listen to the prayers which we this day address to thee; defend us against the enemies of our salvation, and against our own infirmities; together with the pardon of our sins, obtain for us perseverance in the determination never to fall away again.

We implore thee also to take under thy protection our friends and benefactors, and of these in a very special manner those who have abandoned the practice of their Christian duties. May they be converted and become thy faithful servants.

We beseech thee also to bless our country. She has many failings, for which we must implore pardon ; but in the midst of her wanderings from the right path, she has never ceased to proclaim through the best of her sons that thou art for ever her Mother and her Sovereign.  Thou hast always shown her thy love, and we hope that thou wilt not abandon her after having heaped thy favours and benefits upon her.  

While we pour forth our hearts in prayer at thy feet, O Virgin Immaculate, Our Lady of Lourdes, we cannot forget our Holy Father, the Supreme Pontiff, and in his person the whole Catholic Church, which thy divine Son has entrusted to him to lead along the paths of eternal salvation. He, too, places his whole trust in thee. Protect and bless him ; be his support and consolation in the midst of his trials, and help him to extend the Kingdom of GOD. O Mother of mercy, be for us all "the cause of our joy, " and show unto us” " JESUS CHRIST, as thy gift in this life and in eternity. Amen.

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Prayer to Our Lady, Mother of Confidence

Prayer to Our Lady, Mother of Confidence

O IMMACULATE Mary, when we venerate thee under the gracious title of Mother of Confidence, how our hearts overflow with the sweetest consolation, how we are moved to hope for every good gift from thee ! That such a name should have been given to thee is a sign that none have recourse to thee in vain.  Receive, then, with a mother’s compassion these a6ls of homage, with which we earnestly pray thee to be propitious to us in every necessity. Above all we ask thee to make us live ever united to thee and thy divine Son JESUS.* Under thy escort we shall safely walk along the straight road; and so shall it be our lot to hear on the last day of our lives those consoling words : Come, O faithful servant, enter into the joy of thy LORD. Amen.

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Prayers to Our Lady Help of Christians

Prayers to Our Lady Help of Christians

ONE

MARY, Immaculate Virgin, Mother of GOD and our Mother, thou seest how the Catholic Faith, in which we propose by the help of GOD to live and die, and so attain to eternal glory, is everywhere assailed by the devil and the world. Do thou, Help of Christians, renew thy victories as of old, for the salvation of thy children. To thee we entrust our firm purpose of never joining assemblies of heretics or sectaries. Do thou, all holy, offer to thy divine SON our resolutions, and obtain from him the graces necessary to enable us to remain steadfast in them to the end. Bring consolation to the visible head of the Church; support the Catholic Episcopate; protect the Clergy and the people who proclaim thee Queen ; hasten by the power of thy prayers the day when all nations shall be gathered together around the Supreme Pastor. Amen. Mary, help of Christians, pray for us.

TWO
MOST powerful Virgin, loving help of the Christian people, what thanks are not due to thee from us for the help thou didst give to our fathers, who, when threatened by the infidel Turk, invoked thy maternal aid by devoutly reciting the Rosary. From heaven thou didst behold their danger, thou didst hear their pitiful voices, thou didst lend a favourable ear to the humble prayer suggested by the great Pontiff, St Pius V, and didst promptly run to their assistance. Grant, O dear Mother, that the present and long continued groanings of the holy Spouse of CHRIST may penetrate to thy throne; may they again move thI. MARY, Immaculate Virgin, Mother of GOD and our Mother, thou seest how the Catholic Faith, in which we propose by the help of GOD to live and die, and so attain to eternal glory, is everywhere assailed by the devil and the world. Do thou, Help of Christians, renew thy victories as of old, for the salvation of thy children. To thee we entrust our firm purpose of never joining assemblies of heretics or sectaries. Do thou, all holy, offer to thy divine SON our resolutions, and obtain from him the graces necessary to enable us to remain steadfast in them to the end. Bring consolation to the visible head of the Church; support the Catholic Episcopate; protect the Clergy and the people who proclaim thee Queen ; hasten by the power of thy prayers the day when all nations shall be gathered together around the Supreme Pastor. Amen. Mary, help of Christians, pray for us.

THREE
MOST holy and immaculate Virgin Mary, our most tender Mother, and powerful Help of Christians, we dedicate ourselves entirely to thy most sweet love and holy service. We consecrate our minds with all their thoughts, our hearts with all their affections, our bodies with all their senses and powers, and we promise to desire always to work for the greater glory of GOD and for the salvation of souls. Meanwhile do thou, O incomparable Virgin, who hast always been the Help of the Christian people, continue to show thyself such, especially in these days. Humble the enemies of our holy religion, and frustrate their evil purposes. Enlighten and strengthen bishops and priests, and keep them ever united in obedience to the Pope, their infallible master. Preserve incautious youth from irreligion and vice. Promote holy vocations and increase the number of thy sacred ministers, that by means of them the Kingdom of JESUS CHRIST may be preserved among us, and extended to the farthest boundaries of the earth.

We pray thee also, most sweet Mother, to look at all times with compassion upon the young and thoughtless, exposed to so many dangers, and upon poor sinners and the dying; be for all a sweet hope, O Mary, Mother of Mercy and Gate of Heaven.  Also we pray thee for ourselves, O great Mother of GOD. Teach us to copy thy virtues and especially angelic modesty, profound humility, and ardent charity; so that by word and example we may, as far as is possible in our state of life, present in the midst of the world a living image of blessed JESUS thy Son, and may cause thee to be known and loved, and so may succeed in saving many souls.

Obtain for us, O Mary our Helper, that we may be all gathered under thy maternal mantle, that in temptation we may invoke thee promptly and confidently; in short, that the thought of thee, so good, so loving, and so dear, and the remembrance of the love which thou bearest to thy clients may be such a support to us, as to render us victorious over the enemies of our souls in life and in death, so that we may become thy crown in beautiful Paradise. Amen.

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Prayer to Our Lady, Mother of Divine Providence

Prayer to Our Lady, Mother of Divine Providence

O IMMACULATE Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Providence, take possession of my soul with all the fullness of thy favour and protection. Govern thou my life, and direct it along the way of virtue to the fulfilment of the divine will. Do thou obtain for me the pardon of my sins; be my refuge, my protection, my defence, my guide in the pilgrimage of this life; console me in afflictions, sustain me in dangers, and in the storms of adversity afford me the security of thy guardianship. Obtain for me, O Mary, the renewal of my heart within me, so that it may become the holy dwelling place of thy divine Son JESUS; remove far from me, weak and miserable as I am, every kind of sin, negligence, sloth, timidity and human respect; entirely expel from me pride, vain glory, self-love, and all other earthly affections which hinder the efficacy of thy patronage. O sweetest Mother of Providence, turn thy maternal regard upon me, and if through frailty or malice I have provoked the menaces of the eternal Judge and embittered the most Sacred Heart of my loving JESUS, do thou throw over me the mantle of thy protection, and I shall be safe.

Thou art the watchful Mother, the Virgin of forgiveness, and my hope on earth; oh, grant that I may have thee for the Mother of Glory in Heaven.  Ave Maria thrice

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Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel

Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel

MOST glorious Virgin, chosen by the Eternal Counsel to be the Mother of the Eternal WORD made Man, treasure-house of divine graces and advocate of sinners; I, the most unworthy of thy servants, have recourse to thee, begging of thee to be my guide and counsellor in this vale of tears. Obtain for me, through the most Precious Blood of thy Divine Son, forgiveness of my sins, and the salvation of my soul with all the means necessary to secure it. Obtain for Holy Church triumph over her enemies and the extension of the Kingdom of JESUS CHRIST over the whole earth. Amen.

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Prayers to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour

Prayers to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour

I. BEHOLD at thy feet, O Mother of Perpetual Succour, a wretched sinner who has recourse to thee, and confides in thee. O Mother of mercy, have pity on me. I hear thee called by all, the refuge and the hope of sinners: be, then, my refuge and my hope. Assist me, for the love of JESUS CHRIST; stretch forth thy hand to a miserable fallen creature who recommends himself to thee, and who devotes himself to thy service for ever. I bless and thank Almighty GOD, who in mercy has given me this confidence in thee, which I hold to be a pledge of my eternal salvation. It is true that in the past I have miserably fallen into sin, because I had not recourse to thee. I know that, with thy help, I shall conquer. I know, too, that thou wilt assist me, if I recommend myself to thee; but I fear that, in time of danger, I may neglect to call on thee, and thus lose my soul. This grace, then, I ask of thee, and this I beg, with all the fervour of my soul, that, in all the attacks of hell, I may ever have recourse to thee. O Mary, help me. O Mother of Perpetual Succour, never suffer me to lose my GOD.

II. O MOTHER of Perpetual Succour, grant that I may ever invoke thy most powerful name, which is the safeguard of the living and the salvation of the dying. O purest Mary ! O sweetest Mary ! let thy name henceforth be ever on my lips. Delay not, O blessed Lady, to succour me, whenever I call on thee; for, in all my temptations, in all my needs, I shall never cease to call on thee, ever repeating thy sacred name, Mary! Mary! Oh, what consolation, what sweetness, what confidence, what emotion fills my soul when I utter thy sacred name, or even only think of thee! I thank the LORD for having given thee, for my good, so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. But I will not be content with merely uttering thy name. Let my love for thee prompt me ever to hail thee Mother of Perpetual Succour.

III. O MOTHER of Perpetual Succour, thou art the dispenser of all the gifts which GOD grants to us miserable sinners; and for this end He has made thee so powerful, so rich, and so bountiful, in order that thou mayest help us in our misery. Thou art the advocate of the most wretched and abandoned sinners who have recourse to thee: come to my aid ; I commend myself to thee. In thy hands I place my eternal salvation, and to thee I entrust my soul. Count me among thy most devoted servants; take me under thy protection, and it is enough for me. For, if thou protect me, I fear nothing; not from my sins, because thou wilt obtain for me the pardon of them; nor from the devils, because thou art more powerful than all hell together; nor even from JESUS, my Judge, because by one prayer from thee He will be appeased. But one thing I fear: that in the hour of temptation, I may through negligence fail to have recourse to thee, and thus perish miserably. Obtain for me, therefore, the pardon of my sins, love for JESUS, final perseverance, and the grace ever to have recourse to thee, O Mother of Perpetual Succour.

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Prayer to Our Lady of Pity

Prayer to Our Lady of Pity

KNEELING at thy holy feet, O gracious Queen of Heaven, we offer thee our deepest reverence. We confess that thou art the daughter of the Eternal FATHER, the Mother of the Divine Word, and the Spouse of the HOLY GHOST. Full of grace, of virtue and of heavenly gifts, thou art the chaste temple of the Holy Trinity. With thee are treasured GOD’S mercies, and thou, too, dost dispense them. And since thy loving heart is filled with charity, sweetness, and tender compassion for us poor sinners, we call thee Mother of Divine Pity. 

With the greatest trust, then, O most loving Mother, do I come to thee in my sorrow and distress. I beg thee to give me an assurance of thy love, by granting me (mention request) if it be GOD’S will, and for the welfare of my soul. Cast, then, thy most pure eyes upon me and upon all my kindred. 

Consider the cruel warfare which the devil, the world, and the flesh wage against our souls, and how many perish in it. Remember, O fondest of mothers, that we are thy children, purchased with the Precious Blood of thy Divine Son. Pray without ceasing that the adorable Trinity may give us the grace to be victorious over the devil, the world, and our own unhallowed passions; that grace by which the just grow in holiness, sinners are converted, and heresy is destroyed ; by which unbelievers are enlightened, and Jews brought to the true religion. Bestow on us this boon, O most pure Virgin, through the infinite bounty of the Most High, through the merits of thy most holy Son, by the milk with which thou didst nourish Him, by the devotion with which thou didst serve Him, by the love with which thou didst cherish Him, by thy tears and the anguish endured by thee in his holy Passion. 

Obtain for us the great favour that the whole world may be made one people and one Church, to give thanks, praise, and glory to the most Holy Trinity, and to thee who art our mediatrix.

May the power of the FATHER, the wisdom of the SON and the virtue of the HOLY GHOST grant us this blessing. Amen.

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Rosary of Our Lord

Rosary of Our Lord

This Rosary is composed of the Pater, said thirty-three times in remembrance of the thirty-three years He lived on earth, and of the Ave five times in honour of his five most holy wounds; of the two remaining beads one Ave is said before saying Pater noster thrice in conclusion.

Begin with an act of contrition: 
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, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen. 

FIRST DECADE: THE Archangel Gabriel makes known to Mary the Incarnation of the Divine Word in her pure womb.  Recite the Hail Mary Once in honor of the Wound of the Right Hand... 

Recite an Our Father after each Number (10 Our Fathers)...

1. The SON of GOD made man is born of Mary the Virgin in a stable. 
2. The Angels rejoice and sing Gloria in excelsis Deo. 
3. The shepherds hear the Angels tidings, and come and adore Him. 
4. He is circumcised the eighth day, and called by the most holy Name of JESUS.  
5. Is adored by the Magi with offerings of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 
6. Is presented in the Temple, and foretold to be the SAVIOUR of the world. .
7. Flees from the persecution of Herod, and is carried into Egypt. 
8. Herod finds him not, and murders the Innocents. 
9. He is carried back by Joseph and his Mother into Nazareth, his home. 
10. Disputes in the Temple with the doctors, being twelve years old. 

Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them.  May they rest in peace.

SECOND DECADE: JESUS is most obedient to the Blessed Virgin his Mother, and to St Joseph.  Recite the Hail Mary Once in Honor of the Wound of the Left Hand... 

Recite an Our Father after each Number (10 Our Fathers)...

1. When thirty years old, He is baptized by John in the Jordan.
2. Fasts forty days in the desert, and overcomes the tempter.  
3. Practises and preaches his own holy law, whereby is life eternal.  
4. Calls his disciples, who forthwith leave all and follow Him. 
5. Works his first miracle of changing water into wine.  
6. Heals the sick, the lame to walk, gives hearing to the deaf, sight to the blind, life to the dead. 
7. Converts sinful men and women, and pardons their sins.  
8. Persecuted by the Jews even unto death, He chastises them not, but sweetly chides them. 
9. Is transfigured on Mount Thabor, in the presence of Peter, James and John.  
10. Enters triumphant into Jerusalem sitting on an ass’s colt, and drives the profaners from the Temple.

Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them.  May they rest in peace.

THIRD DECADE: JESUS takes leave of his most holy Mother before He goes to die for our salvation.  Recite the Hail Mary Once in Honor of the Wound of the Right Foot... 

 Recite an Our Father after each Number (10 Our Fathers)...

1. Celebrates the last Paschal Supper, washes the Apostles feet.  
2. Institutes the most holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. 
3. Prays in the garden, sweats blood, and is comforted by an angel. 
4. Betrayed by Judas with a kiss, taken and bound by the officers as a great malefactor. 
5. Is falsely accused, is buffeted and spit upon, and shamefully used before four tribunals. 
6. Looks tenderly on Peter after he had thrice denied Him, and converts him; whilst Judas despairs, hangs himself, and is lost. 
7. Is cruelly scourged at the pillar, and receives innumerable blows. 
8. Is crowned with thorns, shown to the people, who cry, Crucify Him ! Crucify Him! 
9. Condemned to die, carries heavy cross with grievous pain upon his shoulders to Calvary.
10. Is crucified between two thieves, dies after three hours most painful agony, is wounded in the side with a lance, and is buried. 

Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them.  May they rest in peace.

JESUS rises the third day, and visits first of all Mary his most holy Mother.  

Recite the Hail Mary Once in Honor of the Wound of the Left Foot... 

Recite an Our Father after each Number (3 Our Fathers)...

1. Appears to the three Marys, and bids them tell the disciples they have seen Him risen. 
2. Appears to the disciples, shows them his most holy Wounds, makes Thomas touch them. 
3. The fortieth day after his resurrection, blesses most holy Mary his Mother and all his disciples; then ascends into heaven.  

Let us pray to the most holy Virgin to obtain for us also the blessing of her divine Son JESUS CHRIST, now and at the hour of our death. Ave Maria. Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them.  May they rest in peace.

In Conclusion: 
Recite the Hail Mary Once in Honor of the Wound of the Sacred Side of our Lord and the Our Father three times to make up the thirty three years and then conclude with the Apostles Creed

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The Rosary of Saint Bridget

The Rosary of Saint Bridget

This Chaplet is said in honour of the sixty-three years which, it is said, the most holy Mary lived on earth: it is composed of six divisions, each division consisting- of the Pater once, Ave ten times.  Thus in all the Pater will be said seven times, to mark the number of Seven Dolours and Seven Joys ; and the Ave sixty-three times, to make up the full number of sixty-three years. 

Begin with the Apostles Creed

The First Joy and Sorrow: The Annunciation and the Prophecy of Simeon.  Our Father Once 

in Honor of the First Joy and Sorrow of Mary and Ten Hail Marys in honor of the sixty-three years which, it is said, the most holy mother lived on earth. 

The Second Joy and Sorrow: The Nativity of Jesus and The Flight into Egypt.  Our Father Once in Honor of the First Joy and Sorrow of Mary and Ten Hail Marys in honor of the sixty-three years which, it is said, the most holy mother lived on earth. 

The Third Joy and Sorrow: The Adoration of the Magi and The loss of the child Jesus.  Our Father Once in Honor of the First Joy and Sorrow of Mary and Ten Hail Marys in honor of the sixty-three years which, it is said, the most holy mother lived on earth. 

The Fourth Joy and Sorrow: The Resurrection of Christ and Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary.  Our Father Once in Honor of the First Joy and Sorrow of Mary and Ten Hail Marys in honor of the sixty-three years which, it is said, the most holy mother lived on earth. 

The Fifth Joy and Sorrow: The Ascension of Christ to Heaven and Jesus dies on the cross.  Our Father Once in Honor of the First Joy and Sorrow of Mary and Ten Hail Marys in honor of the sixty-three years which, it is said, the most holy mother lived on earth. 

The Sixth Joy and Sorrow: The Pentecost or Descent of the Holy Spirit and Mary receives the body of Jesus in her arms.  Our Father Once in Honor of the First Joy and Sorrow of Mary and Ten Hail Marys in honor of the sixty-three years which, it is said, the most holy mother lived on earth. 

The Seventh Joy and Sorrow: The Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven and The body of Jesus is placed in the tomb.  Our Father Once in Honor of the First Joy and Sorrow of Mary and Ten Hail Marys in honor of the sixty-three years which, it is said, the most holy mother lived on earth. 

Conclude with: One Our Father and Three Hail Marys... 

The Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary are:

The Annunciation

The Nativity of Jesus

The Adoration of the Magi

The Resurrection of Christ

The Ascension of Christ to Heaven

The Pentecost or Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and Mary

The Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven 

The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary are:

The Prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34-35) or the Circumcision of Christ

The Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13)

The loss of the child Jesus in the Temple. (Luke 2:43-45)

Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary.

Jesus dies on the cross. (John 19:25)

Mary receives the body of Jesus in her arms. (Matthew 27:57-59)

The body of Jesus is placed in the tomb. (John 19:40-42)

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Daily Act of Oblation

Daily Act of Oblation

O LORD JESUS CHRIST, in union with that divine intention with which Thou didst on earth offer praises to GOD through thy Sacred Heart, and now dost continue to offer them in all places in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, and wilt do so to the end of the world, I most willingly offer Thee, throughout this entire day without the smallest exception, all my intentions and thoughts, all my affections and desires, all my words and actions, that they may be conformed to the most sacred heart of the blessed Virgin Mary ever Immaculate.

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Act of Consecration

Act of Consecration

JESUS, adorable LORD, hidden in thy Sacrament of love, Thou who abidest with us to sweeten our exile, should I not occupy myself in consoling Thee in thine ? To Thee who givest me thy heart, how should I not offer Thee mine ? Truly, to give myself to Thee is to benefit myself; it is to find an ineffable treasure, a heart, loving, disinterested, and faithful, such as I would wish my own to be. I cannot be for ever receiving, and giving nothing in return. Dear LORD, I could never vie with Thee in generosity, but I love Thee; deign to accept my poor heart, and though it is worthless, yet because Thou lovest it, it may become something by thy grace; make it good and take it into thy custody.

Eucharistic Heart of JESUS, I consecrate to Thee all the powers of my soul, and all the powers of my body; I desire to apply myself to the work of knowing Thee and loving Thee ever more and more, in order to make Thee better known and loved by others. I would do nothing except what tends to thy glory, nor and in anything but as thy divine FATHER wills. I consecrate to Thee all the moments of my life in a spirit of adoration before thy real presence, in a spirit of thanksgiving for this incomparable gift, of reparation for our cruel indifference, and of incessant supplication, so that our prayers offered to Thee, with Thee, and in Thee may rise to the throne of divine mercy pure and efficacious, and for GOD’S eternal glory. Amen.

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Sacred Heart Chaplet

Sacred Heart Chaplet

V/. O GOD, come to my assistance.

R/. O LORD, make haste to help me.

V/. Glory be to the Father...

R/. As it was in the Beginning...

I. MY most loving JESUS, when I ponder over thy most Sacred Heart, all tenderness and sweetness for sinners, then doth my heart rejoice, and I am filled with hope of thy kind welcome. But, ah me, my sins!  how many and how great! With Peter and with Magdalene, I bewail and abhor them, because they are an offence to Thee, my Sovereign Good. Oh, grant me pardon for them all. I pray thy Sacred Heart that I may rather die than offend Thee again, and may live only to love Thee. 

PATER once, Gloria five times, in honour of the Sacred Heart, then : Sweet Heart of my JESUS, Make me love Thee ever more and more,

II. MY JESUS, I bless thy most humble Heart; and I give thanks unto Thee, who in making It my model dost urge me with strong pleadings to imitate It, and also, at the cost of so many humiliations, dost vouchsafe thyself to point out and smooth for me the way to follow Thee. Fool and ungrateful that I am, how have I wandered far away from Thee! Pardon me, my JESUS! Take away from me all hateful pride and ambition, that with lowly heart I may follow Thee, my JESUS, amidst humiliations, and so gain peace and salvation. Strengthen me, Thou who canst, and I will ever bless thy Sacred Heart. 

PATER once, Gloria five times, in honour of the Sacred Heart, then : Sweet Heart of my JESUS, Make me love Thee ever more and more,

III. MY JESUS, I marvel at thy most patient Heart, and I give Thee thanks for all the wondrous examples of unwearied patience which Thou hast left us. It grieves me that these examples still have to reproach me for my excessive delicacy, shrinking from every little pain. Pour, then, into my heart, O dear JESUS, a fervent and constant love of suffering- and the cross, of mortification and of penance, that, following- Thee to Calvary, I may with Thee attain the joys of Paradise. 

PATER once, Gloria five times, in honour of the Sacred Heart, then : Sweet Heart of my JESUS, Make me love Thee ever more and more,

IV. DEAR JESUS, beside thy most gentle Heart I set my own, and shudder to see how unlike mine is to thine.  How am I wont to fret and grieve when a hint, a look, or a word thwarts me! Pardon all my violence, and give me for the future grace to imitate in every contradiction thy unalterable meekness, that so I may enjoy an everlasting holy peace. 

PATER once, Gloria five times, in honour of the Sacred Heart, then : Sweet Heart of my JESUS, Make me love Thee ever more and more,

V. LET us sing praise to JESUS for his generous Heart, Conqueror of death and hell; for well It merits every praise. Still more than ever confounded am I, looking upon my coward heart, which dreads even a rough word or injurious taunt. But it shall be so with me no more. My JESUS, I pray Thee for such strength that, fighting and conquering self on earth, I may one day rejoice triumphantly with Thee in heaven. 

PATER once, Gloria five times, in honour of the Sacred Heart, then : Sweet Heart of my JESUS, Make me love Thee ever more and more,

NOW let us turn to Mary, and dedicating ourselves yet more and more to her, and trusting in her Mother s heart, we say to her: By all the virtue of thy most sweet heart obtain for me, great Mother of GOD, our Mother Mary, a true and enduring devotion to the Sacred Heart of JESUS, thy Son, that, bound up in every thought and affection in union with his Heart, I may fulfil each duty of my state, serving JESUS ever more with readiness of heart, and specially this day.

V/. Heart of JESUS, burning with love or us,

R/.. Inflame our hearts with love of Thee.

Let us pray

LORD, we beseech Thee, let thy HOLY SPIRIT kindle in our hearts that fire of charity which our LORD JESUS CHRIST, thy SON, sent forth from his inmost Heart upon this earth, and willed that it should burn exceedingly. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the same HOLY SPIRIT, GOD for ever and ever. Amen.

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Acts of Devotion to the Sacred Heart

Acts of Devotion to the Sacred Heart

I. The Word was made Flesh, and dwelt amongst us.

ETERNAL Word, made Man for love of us, humbly kneeling at thy feet we adore Thee with the deepest veneration of our souls; and in order that we may repair our ingratitude for this great benefit of thy Incarnation, we unite ourselves to the hearts of all those who love Thee, and together with them we offer Thee our humble loving thanksgiving-. Pierced by the excess of humility, goodness, and sweetness which we behold in thy Divine Heart, we beseech Thee to give us thy grace, that in our lives we too may imitate these virtues so dear to Thee. PATER, Ave, and Gloria.

II. He was crucified also for us; suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried.

JESUS our loving SAVIOUR, humbly kneeling at thy feet we adore Thee with the deepest veneration of our souls; and, in order that we may give Thee proof of the sorrow w r e feel at our insensibility to the outrages and sufferings which thy loving Heart made Thee undergo for our salvation in thy painful Passion and Death, we here unite ourselves with the hearts of all those who love Thee, and together with them we give thanks unto Thee with our whole soul. We wonder at the boundless patience and generosity of thy divine Heart; and we entreat Thee to fill our hearts with such a spirit of Christian penance as may enable us courageously to embrace suffering, and to make thy Cross our great comfort and all our glory. PATER, Ave, Gloria.

III. Thou didst give them bread from heaven to eat, containing in itself all sweetness.

JESUS, who dost burn with love for us, humbly kneeling at thy feet we adore Thee with the deepest veneration of our souls; and, in order to make Thee reparation for the outrages which thy divine Heart daily receives in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar, we unite ourselves with the hearts of all those who love Thee, and give Thee tenderest thanks. We love in thy divine Heart this thy incomprehensible fire of love towards thy Eternal FATHER, and we entreat Thee to inflame our hearts with ardent charity towards Thee and towards our neighbour. PATER, Ave, and Gloria.

LASTLY, O most loving JESUS, we pray Thee, by the sweetness of thy Divine Heart, convert the sinner, console the afflicted, help the dying, lighten the pains of the souls in purgatory. Make all our hearts one in the bonds of true peace and charity, deliver us from sudden and unforeseen death, and grant us a death holy and peaceful. Amen.

V/.. Heart of JESUS, burning- with love of us,

R/. Inflame our hearts with love of Thee.

Let us pray

GRANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty GOD, that we who glory in the most Sacred Heart of thy well beloved SON, and call to mind the chief benefits of his heavenly charity towards us, may be gladdened by the operation and the fruit of those graces in our souls. Through the same CHRIST, Our Lord.  Amen

O Divine Heart of my JESUS! I adore Thee with all the powers of my soul; I consecrate them to Thee for ever, together with all my thoughts, my words, my works, and my whole self. I purpose to offer to Thee, as far as I am able, acts of adoration, love, and glory, like unto those which Thou dost offer to thine.

Eternal FATHER. I beseech Thee, be Thou the reparation for my transgressions, the protector of my life, my refuge and asylum in the hour of my death. By thy sighs, and by that sea of bitterness in which Thou wast immersed for me throughout the whole course of thy mortal life, grant me true contrition for my sins, contempt of earthly things, an ardent longing for the glory of heaven, trust in thy infinite merits, and final perseverance in thy grace.

Heart of JESUS, all love! I offer Thee these humble prayers for myself, and for all who unite with me in spirit to adore Thee; vouchsafe, of thy infinite goodness, to receive and to answer them, and especially for that one of us who shall first end this mortal life. Sweet Heart of my SAVIOUR, pour down upon him, in the agony of death, thine inward consolations; place him in thy sacred wounds; cleanse him from every stain in that furnace of love, that so Thou mayest open to him speedily the entrance into thy glory, there to intercede with Thee for all those who yet tarry in their land of exile.

Most Holy Heart of my most loving JESUS, I purpose to renew these acts of adoration and these prayers for myself, miserable sinner that I am, as well as for all who are associated with me to adore Thee, every moment while I live, down to the last instant of my life. I recommend to Thee, my JESUS, the Holy Church, thy well-beloved Spouse, our own true Mother, the souls that undergo thy justice, all poor sinners, those who are in affliction, the dying, and all mankind let not thy Blood be shed in vain for them; and, last of all, vouchsafe to receive my poor prayers for the relief of the souls in purgatory, and, above all, for those who in the course of their life were wont devoutly to adore Thee.

Most loving heart of Mary, which, amongst the hearts of all creatures of GOD, art at once the most pure, most inflamed with love for Jesus, and most compassionate towards us poor sinners, gain for us from the Heart of JESUS our REDEEMER all the graces which we ask of thee. Mother of mercies, one single throb, one beat of thy heart, all on fire with love towards the Heart of JESUS, has power to console us to the full.

Only grant us this favour and the Heart of JESUS, out of that filial love It had and will ever have for thee, will not fail to hear and answer us. Amen.

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