He Will Save Us

Hymn from the Anthology of the Greeks

Yet a little while, and the conqueror of death will appear, and then, in the joy of our hearts, we will say: Lo! this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us; we have patiently waited for Him; this is He, and we will rejoice and be joyful in His salvation. Let us, therefore, prepare the way of the Lord that we may receive Him worthily; and in this work of our preparation, let us have recourse to Mary.

Prayer:

O Blessed Mother! obtain this grace for us. Pray for us that henceforth we may submit ourselves to the will of our Lord as thou didst, when thou didst speak those admirable words: 'Behold the handmaid of the Lord: may it be done to me according to thy word!'

The Liturgical Year - Advent

by Dom Prosper  Granger O.S.B.

London, 1867

1,123,965

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception - Murillo, 17th century

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed virgin Mary consists essentially in her exemption from original sin.  From the first moment of her existence her soul was adorned with sanctifying grace which made her a beloved child of God.  She was never in that state of separation from God in which all men find themselves before baptism.  Mary was preserved from sin in view of the merits of her Son.  The grace of the Redeemer prevented her from being tainted by original sin; whereas, we have been rescued from this sin through baptism.  

PRAYER

Receive, O Most Sweet Mother, our humble supplications, and above all obtain for us that, one day, happy with you, we may repeat before your throne that hymn which today is sung on earth around your altars: You are all-beautiful, O Mary! You are the glory, you are the joy, you are the honor of our people!  Amen.

Our Lady in Catholic Life

The Reverend Lawrence G. Lovasik, 1957

This Beautiful Cloud

Hymn from the Anthology of the Greeks

It is the Virgin Mary; says St. Jerome, a cloud laden with a refreshing Dew, since it holds the Just One, who is to be rained down upon us, that our seething passions may be quenched, and the soil of our spiritual life made fertile. How sweet is the majesty of our divine King, when seen thus through this beautiful cloud! O incomparable Virgin! the whole Church of God recognizes thee in that mysterious cloud which the prophet Elias, from the summit of Mount Carmel, saw rising up from the sea, little at first, like a man's foot, but sending at last such a plentiful rain that all Israel was refreshed by its abundance. Delay not, we pray thee; give us that heavenly and divine Dew which thou possesses within thee. 

Prayer:

Let us now be glad in the Lord, and in the Son of God, and be ready to receive him in his glorious coming.  Amen.

The Liturgical Year - Advent

by Dom Prosper  Granger O.S.B.

London, 1867

1,106,190

Cave of Bethlehem

Hymn from the Anthology of the Greeks

Cave of Bethlehem, be ready, for here comes the Mother bearing Christ, her Lamb, in her womb; and thou, O crib, receive him who delivers us mortals by his word ineffably; ye shepherds, keeping your night watch, tell the wondrous miracle; ye Magi, from Persia, bring to the King gold, incense, and myrrh; for the Lord hath appeared, born of a Virgin Mother; before him she herself falls down, and though his Mother, yet adores him as his lowly handmaid, and then taking him into her arms, she says unto him: O my Saviour, my God, how is it that thou camest unto me, and was produced in me?

Prayer:

It is truly meet and just, that we should give thanks to thee, O Lord God almighty: and that we should, whilst invoking thy power, celebrate the feasts of the blessed Virgin Mary; from whose womb grew the Fruit, which has filled us with the Bread of angels.  Amen.

The Liturgical Year - Advent

by Dom Prosper  Granger O.S.B.

London, 1867

1,087,011

Thou Art a New Heaven, O Lady!

From the Anthology of the Greeks

Thou art a new heaven, O Lady! Hasten to make arise from thy womb, as from a cloud, Christ, the Sun of glory; may he appear in the flesh, in the cave, shedding thence to the ends of the world his dazzling splendor by his immense mercy. 

Thou, O Mary, art like that instrument which Isaias of old, holding in thy womb the Christ, who, like a burning coal, will consume all the dross of sin, and will enlighten the minds of the faithful.

The songs of the prophets are hushed; for he, whom they announced as having to come in the fullness of time, is present and appears to us, having assumed a body from the chaste Virgin; let us receive him with pure hearts. 

The Liturgical Year - Advent

by Dom Prosper  Granger O.S.B.

London, 1867

1,087,011

An Ancient Prayer

An Ancient Prayer from the Ambrosian Liturgy

O Jesus, almighty Son of God, mercifully come and save thy people on the day of thy Nativity; and deign, with thy wonted compassion, to deliver us from all the anxieties and fears of this present time. Who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.

The Liturgical Year - Advent

by Dom Prosper  Granger O.S.B.

London, 1867

A Meadow Verdant

R. The root of jesse gave out a branch, and the branch a flower; and on the flower resteth the holy Spirit.

V. The Virgin Mother of God is the branch, her Son the flower. And on the flower resteth the holy Spirit.  

The Virgins womb, a meadow verdant in an endless spring, has brought forth a flower, whose beauty will never droop, whose freshness will never fade. O Virgin, branch sublime, to what a height art thou grown! Even up to Him that sitteth on the throne, even to the Lord of majesty. It was sure to be so, for thou fastest deep down the roots of humility. O plant of heaven indeed! precious above all, holier than all. O tree of life indeed! alone worthy to bear the fruit of salvation. 

The Devout St. Bernard

1,067,000

Walking & Waiting

Come, let us adore the King our Lord, who is to come.

Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel.

Let your hearts be filled with hope and joy at hearing this fair and sweet prophecy: A Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son. These words contain the salvation of the world, as these others express its perdition: 'The woman took of the fruit of the tree, and did eat, and gave unto her husband.' 

This Virgin promised to us has at length come: the divine Fruit is in her womb. 

O Emmanuel, God with us, Christ the Son of God, who didst announce that thou wouldst be born of a Virgin, and didst, as Lord, create Mary, the Mother whose Son thou art: grant us, that being, like her, created by thee out of nothing, we may be rewarded, like her, for our faith in thee.  Amen.

The Liturgical Year

Dom Prosper Guéranger O. S. B.

Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1867.

Advent's First Friday

Oh Queen and Mother most Amiable! I am a sinner, but I am not obstinate; I wish to change my life. Thou canst, then, help me; do help and save me. Today I place myself entirely in thy hands. Teach me what I must do to please God, and I will do it; and I hope to do so with thy aid, oh Mary, Mary, my mother, my light, my consolation, my refuge, and my hope. 

                                                Amen, amen, amen.

                            

 THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET
Click Below

Dedicated To


Father LeRoy

My Priest & Friend

Ah Mary When

Ah Mary, when will the day come that I shall see myself safe at thy feet, and shall behold the mother of my Lord and my mother, who has been so occupied with my salvation?

Above all, I thank God who gives me such confidence in the blood of Jesus Christ and in thee; namely, that thou wilt save me, that thou wilt free me from my sins, and obtain for me light and strength to execute the divine will, and finally conduct me to the port of paradise.  

Received today from a fan of . . . Sing to Mary

TEARS OF AUTUMN

In the days of Autumn old,
The leaves were a deeper shade of gold,
Now in the days of Autumn new,
The leaves have taken on a brighter hue,
The apples tasted so bitter then,
And now they taste sweet again,
The colors have faded from long ago,
The brown and rusts of bitterness and woe,
The corn husks have been laid to dry,
Along with all the tears I have cried,
The crimson red of the fallen leaves,
Has captured a soul that no longer bleeds,
And as Autumn turns into winter,
Jesus still loves me....a sinner.

Author: Marie Bernadette, 1990

Advent - Day 4th

Jesus will repeat His visit this year with an untiring tenderness; He has forgotten your past slights; He would 'that all things be new.' Make room for the divine Infant, for He desires to grow within your soul. The time of His coming is close at hand: let your heart, then, be on the watch; and lest you should slumber when He arrives, watch and pray, yea, sing. 

 Ravisher of Hearts

"Hast thou not stolen my heart?"

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

O Blessed Message

O the Blessed Message sent to the Virgin Mary! By believing she conceives; she is a Mother, and a Virgin knowing not man.

     All ye nations and islands applaud this grand triumph. Run swiftly as the stag, lo! the Redeemer is coming.  

The Angelical Salutation

Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

After this, recite the symbol of faith; and as you pronounce the words, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, dwell on them with special attention, adoring the Saviour, who is as yet concealed in Mary's womb.

The Apostles Creed

I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell, the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church; the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

The Liturgical Year

Dom Prosper Guéranger O. S. B.

Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1867.

1,021,433

An Act of Faith

An Act of Faith

O my God, I firmly believe whatsoever the holy, Catholic, apostolic, Roman Church requires me to believe: I believe it because thou hast revealed it to her, thou who art the very truth!

Then say to our blessed Lady, in honor of the ineffable dignity of her maternity, the following anthem.

ANTHEM OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN

Sweet Mother of our Redeemer, gate whereby we enter heaven, and star of the sea! help us, we fall; yet do we long to rise. Nature looked upon thee with admiration, when thou didst give birth to thy divine Creator, thyself remaining, before and after it, a pure Virgin. Gabriel spoke his Hail to thee; we sinners crave thy pity.

You would do well to add Our Lady's Litany.

The Litany of Our Lady

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. 
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, Pray for us.

Holy Virgin of virgins, Pray for us.

Mother of Christ, Pray for us.

Mother of divine grace, Pray for us.

Mother most pure, Pray for us.

Mother most chaste, Pray for us.

Mother inviolate pray for us.

Mother undefiled, Pray for us.

Mother most amiable, Pray for us.

Mother most admirable, Pray for us.
Mother of good counsel, Pray for us.

Mother of our Creator, Pray for us.

Mother of our Redeemer, Pray for us.

Virgin most prudent, Pray for us.

Virgin most venerable, Pray for us.

Virgin most renowned, Pray for us.

Virgin most powerful, Pray for us.

Virgin most merciful, Pray for us.

Virgin most faithful, Pray for us.

Mirror of justice, Pray for us

Seat of wisdom, Pray for us.

Cause of our joy, Pray for us.

Spiritual vessel, Pray for us.

Vessel of honour, Pray for us.

Singular vessel of devotion, Pray for us.

Mystical rose, Pray for us.

Tower of David, Pray for us.

Tower of ivory, Pray for us.

House of gold, Pray for us.

Ark of the covenant, Pray for us.

Gate of heaven, Pray for us.

Morning star, Pray for us.

Health of the sick, Pray for us.

Refuge of sinners, Pray for us.

Comforter of the afflicted, Pray for us.

Help of Christians, Pray for us.

Queen of Angels, Pray for us.

Queen of Patriarchs, Pray for us.

Queen of Prophets, Pray for us.

Queen of Apostles, Pray for us.

Queen of Martyrs, Pray for us.

Queen of Confessors, Pray for us.

Queen of Virgins, Pray for us.

Queen of all Saints, Pray for us.

Queen conceived without original sin, Pray for us.
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Pray for us.
Queen of Peace, Pray for us.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

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

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

Let Us Pray

Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that we thy servants may enjoy constant health of body and mind, and by the glorious intercession of blessed Mary, ever a Virgin, be delivered from all present affliction, and come to that joy which is eternal. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Especially at Bedtime:

Here invoke the holy angels, whose protection is, indeed, always so much needed by us, but never so much as during the hours of night. Say with the Church: 

Holy angels, our loving guardians, defend us in the hour of battle, that we may not be lost at the dreadful judgement.

   V. God hath given his angels charge of thee.
   R. That they may guard thee in all thy ways.

O God, who in thy wonderful providence hast been pleased to appoint thy holy angels for our guardians: mercifully hear our prayer, and grant we may rest secure under their protection, and enjoy their fellowship in heaven for ever. Through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

The Liturgical Year

Dom Prosper Guéranger O. S. B.

Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1867.

Page 55

1,012,409

Prepare Ye The Way

During Advent, the Christian, on awaking in the morning, will unite himself with the Church, who, in her Office of Matins, says to us these solemn words, which choirs of religious, men and women, throughout the universe, have been chanting during the deep silence of the night:

"Come, let us adore the King, who is to come!"

The Liturgical Year

Dom Prosper Guéranger O. S. B.

Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1867.

986,194

Thine I Am, Save Me!

During Advent, the Christian, on awaking in the morning, will unite himself with the Church, who, in her Office of Matins, says to us these solemn words, which choirs of religious, men and women throughout the universe, have been chanting during the deep silence of the night:

Come, let us adore the King our Lord, who is to come!

The Liturgical Year

Dom Prosper Granger O. S. B.

Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1867

986,194

The Girl from Philadelphia

 Young Grace Kelly

I can hardly believe, O Lord, that your fatherly love has brought me my dear husband. Yet I see him kneeling here beside me and I can hear him saying the words which will bind us for our entire lives.

We pray you, O God, extend your hands over us and bless us. May our married life continue to the very end as you have begun it for us today.  Amen.

April 19th, 1956

  Grace Kelly's Catholic Prayer Book

979,598

Graces Before and After Meals

Already the morning sun has risen.
We beg that in all we do this day,
You will keep us free from sin and harm.

Curb our tongues that discord may never rise.
Cover our eyes before all vain delusion.

Let the inward depths of our heart be pure and free from all evil.

In food and drink, let us moderate our senses.

And then when the day has spent itself,
And night has gently embraced us,
May we with pure and happy heart
dedicate to you, our God, a hymn of thanks.

Praise be to God on high and to His only-begotten Son and to the Holy Spirit at all times, now and forever.  Amen.

Women Before God

Newman Press, 1961

Graces

Most families come together at least once a day to have the family meal. This is often the only opportunity for family prayer. It is a chance to thank God as a family for the blessings of the home. The father, as head of the family, should lead the graces. But it is the task of the mother to see that graces at table are not forgotten.

before meals:

     Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts

     which we are about to receive from Thy

     bounty through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

after meals:

     We give Thee thanks, almighty God, for

     these and all Thy gifts which we have

     received from Thy bounty through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Women Before God

Newman Press, 1961

Have a Blessed Day!

973,465

Our Lady of Zeitoun

A bus mechanic named Farouk Mohammed Atwa was working at a Public Transport garage across the street from the Virgin Mary Orthodox Coptic Church in Zeitoun, Egypt (a suburb of Cairo) after sunset on the evening of April 2, 1968 when the figure of a woman standing on top of one of the church’s domes caught his attention. Alarmed because he saw the woman moving and thought she was preparing to commit suicide by jumping off the church’s roof, Farouk alerted two of his coworkers, and they all shouted at the woman to be careful so she wouldn’t fall. Their shouting attracted the attention of many people passing by on Tumanbay Street, who also saw the glowing white female figure when they looked up. 

(Continued in the Video at the top of this page.)

The Litany of Our Lady

  The Litany of Our Lady

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, Pray for us.

Holy Virgin of virgins, Pray for us.

Mother of Christ, Pray for us.

Mother of divine grace, Pray for us.

Mother most pure, Pray for us.

Mother most chaste, Pray for us.

Mother undefiled, Pray for us.

Mother unviolated, Pray for us.

Mother most amiable, Pray for us.

Mother most admirable, Pray for us.

Mother of our Creator, Pray for us.

Mother of our Redeemer, Pray for us.

Virgin most prudent, Pray for us.

Virgin most venerable, Pray for us.

Virgin most renowned, Pray for us.

Virgin most powerful, Pray for us.

Virgin most merciful, Pray for us.

Virgin most faithful, Pray for us.

Mirror of justice, Pray for us

Seat of wisdom, Pray for us.

Cause of our joy, Pray for us.

Spiritual vessel, Pray for us.

Vessel of honor, Pray for us.

Singular vessel of devotion, Pray for us.

Mystical rose, Pray for us.

Tower of David, Pray for us.

Tower of ivory, Pray for us.

House of gold, Pray for us.

Ark of the covenant, Pray for us.

Gate of heaven, Pray for us.

Morning star, Pray for us.

Health of the sick, Pray for us.

Refuge of sinners, Pray for us.

Comforter of the afflicted, Pray for us.

Help of Christians, Pray for us.

Queen of Angels, Pray for us.

Queen of Patriarchs, Pray for us.

Queen of Prophets, Pray for us.

Queen of Apostles, Pray for us.

Queen of Martyrs, Pray for us.

Queen of Confessors, Pray for us.

Queen of Virgins, Pray for us.

Queen of all Saints, Pray for us.

Queen conceived without original sin, Pray for us.

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, O Lord!.

Christ, hear us, Christ, graciously hear us.

Lord have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Anthem:  We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin.

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

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

Let Us Pray

Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts, that we to whom the incarnation of Christ thy Son has been made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and cross be brought to the glory of His resurrection; through the same Christ, our Lord.  Amen.
   V.  Pray for us, O holy Joseph.
   R.  That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let Us Pray

We beseech thee, O Lord, that we may be assisted by the merits of the Spouse of thy most holy Mother; so that what we are unable to obtain of ourselves, may be granted us through His intercession;  Who livest and reignest world without end.  Amen.

Especially at Bedtime:

Here invoke the holy angels, whose protection is, indeed, always so much needed by us, but never so much as during the hours of night. Say with the Church: 

Holy angels, our loving guardians, defend us in the hour of battle, that we may not be lost at the dreadful judgement.

V. God hath given his angels charge of thee.
R. That they may guard thee in all thy ways.

O God, who in thy wonderful providence hast been pleased to appoint thy holy angels for our guardians: mercifully hear our prayer, and grant we may rest secure under their protection, and enjoy their fellowship in heaven for ever. Through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

945,656