In the Name of the Father,
And the Son,
And the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
			

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever.

Amen.

Hail, Mary!  Full of grace,
The Lord is with thee;
Blessed are 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.

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit as
it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen 

I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth;
I believe in Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our Lord,
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descend
ed to the dead.
On the third day He rose again.
He ascended into Heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Catholic Church,
the communion of Saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

O Lord, help me to examine fully the sins
I have committed today in thought, word, and deed,
and through any unfulfilled duty,
and make me aware of those faults
that have become habits.
Amen. 

1. I am the Lord your God;
    you shall not have strange gods before Me.

 2. You shall not take the Name of the Lord your God in vain.

 3. Remember to keep holy the Lord's day.

 4. Honor your father and your mother.

 5. You shall not kill.

 6. You shall not commit adultery.

 7. You shall not steal.

 8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.

 9. You shall not covet your neighbour's wife.

10. You shall not covet your neighbour's goods.

I confess to almighty God, 
and to you, my brothers and sisters, 
that I have sinned through my own fault, 
in my thoughts and in my words, 
in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; 
and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin, 
all the angels and saints, 
and you, my brothers and sisters, 
to pray for me to the Lord our God. 

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance,
to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Saviour Jesus Christ suffered and died for us.
In His name, my God, have mercy. Amen. 

Act of Faith (신덕송)

O my God, I firmly believe all the truths
that the holy catholic Church believes and teaches.
I believe these truths, O Lord,
because you have revealed them to her
and in this faith I am resolved to live and die.
Amen.


Act of Hope (망덕송)

O my God, relying on your promies,
I hope that, through the infinite merits of Jesus Christ,
you will grant me pardon of my sins,
and the graces necessary to serve you in this life
and to obtain eternal happiness in the next.
Amen.


Act of Charity (애덕송)

O my God, I love you with my whole heart and above all things,
because you are infinitely good and perfect;
and I love my neighbour as myself for love of you.
Grant that I may love you more and more in this life,
and in the next for all eternity. Amen.

○ The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
● And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary…

○ Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
● Be it done unto me according to thy word.
Hail Mary…

○ And the Word was made Flesh.
● And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary…

○ Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
● That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

+ Let us pray:
Pour forth, we beseech you,
O Lord, your grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, your Son,
was made known by the message of an angel,
may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of his resurrection,
through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Bless us, O Lord, and these Your gifts,
which we are about to receive from Your bounty.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen

† We give you thanks, almighty God,
for all your benefits,
who live and reign for ever and ever.
◎ Amen

† May the souls of the faithful
departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
◎ Amen

○ Come, O Holy Spirit
fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love
● Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created.
And you will renew the face of the earth.

† Let us pray:
O, God, who have taught the hearts of the faithful
by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us by that Holy Spirit himself,
to know what is right and ever rejoice in his consolations,
Through Christ Our Lord,
Amen.

○ We fly to your patronage,
O holy Mother of God.
Despise not our petition in our necessities,
but deliver us from all dangers,
O eve●glorious and blessed Virgin.

O Master and holy God, who are beyond our understanding:
at your word, light came forth out of darkness.
In your mercy, you gave us rest through night-long sleep,
and raised us up to glorify your goodness
and to offer our supplication to You.
Now, in your own tender love, accept us who adore You
and give thanks to You with all our heart.
Grant us all our requests, if they lead to salvation;
give us the grace of manifesting that we are children of light and day,
and heirs to your eternal reward.
In the abundance of your mercies,

O Lord, remember all your people;
all those present who pray with us;
all our brothers and sisters on land, at sea, or in the air,
in every place of Your domain,
who call upon your love for humankind.
Upon all, pour down your great mercy,
that we, saved in body and in soul, may persevere unfailingly;
and that, in our confidence,
we may extol your exalted and blessed Name,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
always, now and forever. Amen.

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer you my prayers, works,
joys, and sufferings of this day
for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart,
in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass
throughout the world,
in thanksgiving for your favors,
in reparation for my sins,
for all intentions of all my relatives and friends,
and in particular for all intentions of the Holy Father.
Amen.

God, come to my assistance.
Lord make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning,
is now and ever shall be,
world without end.

Amen.

O my God, I thank you for having preserved me today
and for having given me so many blessings and graces.
I renew my dedication to you and ask your pardon for 
all my sins.


I adore you, my God,
and I love you with all my heart.
I thank you for having created me,
made me a Christian and kept me this day.
Pardon me the evil I have done,
and if I have done some good, accept it.
Take care of me while I sleep
and deliver me from all danger.
May your grace be always with me
and with all my loved one　　　　　　s.
Amen.

1. You have to think about what you have done. Examine your heart with .
2. Say sorry to God and others. Promise not to do again with God's help
3. Go to confession to the priest
4. Do your penance


TO START:
+ Priest ● Penitent

+ ● (make a sign of the cross) In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

● Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned
   My last confession was........
   (How many days, weeks, months etc)
   These are my sins................
   These are all the sins that I remember and I include all the sins of my past life.

   The priest will now talk to the Penitent. Listen to Him.
   The Priest will invite you to say an Act of Contrition that you know, or say the following:

● ACT OF CONTRITION
   My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and
   failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all
   things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and
   to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Saviour Jesus Christ suffered and
   died for us. In his name, my God have mercy.

+ FORM OF ABSOLUTION
   God, the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of His Son has reconciled
   the world to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins.
   Through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace and
   I ABSOLVE YOU FROM YOUR SINS, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND

OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

● Amen.

+ The Lord has freed you from sin. May he bring you safely to his kingdom in heaven.
   Go in the peace of Christ.

● Thank you, Father

O Joseph, virgin-father of Jesus, 
most pure Spouse of the Virgin Mary, 
pray every day for us to the same Jesus, 
the Son of God, that we, 
being defended by the power of His grace 
and striving dutifully in life, 
may be crowned by Him at the hour of death.

Amen.

My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour,
Because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid:
for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed;
Because He that is mighty, 
has done great things to me; and Holy is His Name.
And His mercy is from generation unto generations, 
to them that fear Him.
He has shewed might in His Arm: 
He has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He has cast down the mighty from their seat, 
and has exalted the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things, 
and the rich He has sent empty away.
He has received Israel, 
His servant, mindful of His mercy.
As He spoke to our fathers, 
to Abraham and to his seed, for ever.

O Mary conceived without sin, 
pray for us who have recourse to Thee, 
and for all those who do not have recourse to Thee, 
especially for the Freemasons.

○ Queen of heaven, rejoice! Alleluia
● For he whom you did merit to bear. Alleluia,
○ Has risen, as he said. Alleluia.
● Pray for us to God. Alleluia.
○ Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary. Alleluia.
● For the Lord is truly risen. Alleluia.

+ Let us pray:
O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of your Son
our Lord Jesus Christ, grant, we beseech you,
that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, his Mother,
we may obtain the joys of everlasting life,
through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord God,
you are the glory of believers
and the life of the just.
Your Son redeemed us
by dying and rising to life again.
Since our departed brothers and sisters
believed in the mystery of our resurrection,
let them share the joys and blessings
of the life to come. 

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, 
fountain of eternal life, 
Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. 
You are my refuge and my sanctuary. 
O my adorable and loving Savior, 
consume my heart with the burning fire 
with which Yours is aflamed. 
Pour down on my soul those graces 
which flow from Your love. 
Let my heart be united with Yours. 
Let my will be conformed to Yours in all things. 
May Your Will be the rule of all my desires and actions. 

Amen. 

Lord Jesus, 
let my heart never rest until it finds You, 
who are its center, its love, and its happiness. 
By the wound in Your heart 
pardon the sins that I have committed
whether out of malice or out of evil desires. 
Place my weak heart in Your own divine Heart,
continually under Your protection and guidance, 
so that I may persevere in doing good 
and in fleeing evil until my last breath. 

Amen. 

O most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 
fountain of every blessing, 
I adore You, 
I love You and with true sorrow for my sins, 
I offer You this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, 
patient, pure and wholly obedient to Your will. 
Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in 
You and for You.
Protect me in the midst of danger, 
comfort me in my afflictions, 
give me health of body, 
assisstance in my temporal needs, 
Your blessing on all that I do, 
and the grace of a holy death. 

Amen. 

Sacred Heart of Jesus,
today I wish to live in You, in your grace, 
in which I desire at all costs to persevere.
Keep me from sin and strength my will by helping me 
to keep watch over my senses, may imagination, 
and my heart.
Help me to correct my faults 
which are the source of sin.
I beg You to do this, 
O Jesus, through Mary, 
Your Immaculate Mother. 

Amen.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, 
fountain of eternal life, 
Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. 
You are my refuge and my sanctuary. 
O my adorable and loving Savior, 
consume my heart with the burning fire 
with which Yours is aflamed. 
Pour down on my soul those graces 
which flow from Your love. 
Let my heart be united with Yours. 
Let my will be conformed to Yours in all things. 
May Your Will be the rule of all my desires and actions. 

Amen. 

Lord Jesus, 
let my heart never rest until it finds You, 
who are its center, its love, and its happiness. 
By the wound in Your heart 
pardon the sins that I have committed
whether out of malice or out of evil desires. 
Place my weak heart in Your own divine Heart,
continually under Your protection and guidance, 
so that I may persevere in doing good 
and in fleeing evil until my last breath. 

Amen.

Lord, have mercy 
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously 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.
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of God, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of divinity, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke You, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, obedient to death, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and our reconciliation, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in You, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints, Have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Lord.

V. Jesus, meek and humble of heart.
R. Make our hearts like Yours.

Let us pray,

Almighty and eternal God, 
look upon the Heart of Your most beloved Son 
and upon the praises 
and satisfaction which He offers You
in the name of sinners; 
and to those who implore Your mercy,
in Your great goodness, 
grant forgiveness in the Name of the same Jesus Christ,
Your Son, who lives and reigns
with You forever and ever. 

Amen. 

Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, hear us
Christ, graciously hear us

God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us
God the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us
God the Holy Spirit, ...
Holy Trinity, one God, ...

Holy Mary, pray for us
Holy Mother of God, pray for us
Holy Virgin of virgins, ...
Mother of Christ, ...
Mother of Divine Grace, ...
Mother most pure, ...
Mother most chaste, ...
Mother inviolate, ...
Mother undefiled, ...
Mother most amiable, ...
Mother most admirable, ...
Mother of good counsel, ...
Mother of our Creator, ...
Mother of our Saviour, ...
Virgin most prudent, ...
Virgin most venerable, ...
Virgin most renowned, ...
Virgin most powerful, ...
Virgin most merciful, ...
Virgin most faithful, ...
Mirror of justice, ...
Seat of wisdom, ...
Cause of our joy, ...
Spiritual vessel, ...
Vessel of honour, ...
Singular vessel of devotion, ...
Mystical rose, ...
Tower of David, ...
Tower of ivory, ...
House of gold, ...
Ark of the covenant, ...
Gate of heaven, ...
Morning star, ...
Health of the sick, ...
Refuge of sinners, ...
Comforter of the afflicted, ...
Help of Christians, ...
Queen of Angels, ...
Queen of Patriarchs, ...
Queen of Prophets, ...
Queen of Apostles, ...
Queen of Martyrs, ...
Queen of Confessors, ...
Queen of Virgins, ...
Queen of all Saints, ...
Queen conceived without original sin, ...
Queen assumed into heaven, ...
Queen of the most holy Rosary, ...
Queen of Peace, ...

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Grant we beseech Thee, O Lord God, 
that we, Thy servants, 
may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body: 
and, by the glorious intercession of the blessed Mary, ever Virgin, 
be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal gladness. 
Through Christ, our Lord. 

Amen.

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy 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.

St. Michael, pray for us. St. Gabriel, pray for us. St. Raphael, pray for us.

All ye holy angels and archangels, pray for us.
All ye holy orders of blessed spirits, pray for us.

St. John the baptist, pray for us. St. Joseph, pray for us.

All ye holy patriarchs and prophets, pray for us.

St. Peter, pray for us. St. Paul, pray for us.
St. Andrew, pray for us. St. James, pray for us.
St. John, pray for us. St. Thomas, pray for us.
St. James, pray for us. St. Philip, pray for us.
St. Bartholomew, pray for us. St. Matthew, pray for us.
St. Simon, pray for us. St. Thaddeus, pray for us.
St. Barnabas, pray for us. St. Luke, pray for us.
St. Mark, pray for us.

All ye holy apostles and evangelist, pray for us.
All ye holy disciples of our Lord, pray for us.
All ye holy innocents, pray for us.

St. Stephen, pray for us. St. Lawrence, pray for us.
St. Vincent, pray for us. Sts. Fabian and Sebastian, pray for us.
Sts. John and Paul, pray for us. Sts. Cosmos and Damian, pray for us.
Sts. Gervase and Protase, pray for us. All ye holy martyrs, pray for us.

St. Sylvester, pray for us. St. Gregory, pray for us.
St. Ambrose, pray for us. St. Augustine, pray for us.
St. Jerome, pray for us. St. Martin, pray for us.
St. Nicholas, pray for us. 

All ye holy bishops and confessors, pray for us.
All ye holy doctors, pray for us.

St. Anthony, pray for us. St. Benedict, pray for us.
St. Bernard, pray for us. St. Dominic, pray for us.
St. Francis, pray for us.

All ye holy priest and levites, pray for us.
All ye holy monks and hermits, pray for us.

St. Mary Magdalen, pray for us. St. Agatha, pray for us.
St. Lucy, pray for us. St. Agnes, pray for us.
St. Cecilia, pray for us. St. Catherine, pray for us.
St. Anastasia, pray for us.

All ye holy virgins and widows, pray for us.
All ye men and women, saints of God, make intercession for us.

Be merciful, spare us, O Lord!
Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Lord!

From all evil, O Lord, deliver us.
From all sin, O Lord, deliver us.
From thy wrath, O Lord, deliver us.
From a sudden and unprovided death, O Lord, deliver us.
From the deceits of the devil, O Lord, deliver us.
From anger, hatred, and all ill will, O Lord, deliver us.
From the spirit of fornication, O Lord, deliver us.
From lightning and tempest, O Lord, deliver us.
From the scourge of earthquake, O Lord, deliver us.
From pestilence, famine, and war, O Lord, deliver us.
From everlasting death, O Lord, deliver us.

Through the mystery of thy holy incarnation, O Lord, deliver us.
Through thy coming, O Lord, deliver us.
Through thy nativity, O Lord, deliver us.
Through thy baptism and holy fasting, O Lord, deliver us.
Through thy cross and passion, O Lord, deliver us.
Through thy death and burial, O Lord, deliver us.
Through thy holy resurrection, O Lord, deliver us.
Through thine admirable ascension, O Lord, deliver us.
Through the coming of the holy ghost, the paraclete, O Lord, deliver us.

In the day of judgment, we sinners beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst spare us, we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst pardon us, we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to bring us to true penance, we beseech thee hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to govern and preserve thy holy Church....
  We beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve our apostolic prelate 
  and all ecclesiastical orders in holy religion.  
  We beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to humble the enemies of thy holy church, 
  we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to give peace 
  and true concord to christian kings and princes, 
  we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to all christian people, 
  we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to bring back to the unity of the church 
  all those who have strayed away, and lead to the light of the gospel all unbelievers, 
  we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us thy holy service,
  we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst lift up our minds to heavenly desires,
  we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst render eternal blessings to all our benefactors, 
  we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst deliver our souls and those of our brethren, relative, 
  and benefactors from eternal damnation, 
  we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, 
  we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to give eternal rest to all the faithful departed, 
  we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe graciously to hear us, 
  we beseech thee, hear us.

Son of God, we beseech thee, hear 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.......
Lord, have mercy on us.......
Christ, have mercy on us.......
Lord, have mercy on us.......

Our Father, etc, (In Secret.)

+ And Lead Us Not Into Temptation.
● But Deliver Us From Evil.

Psalm LXIX

Incline unto my aid, O God.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul.
Let them be turned backward and blush for shame that desire evils to me. 

Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame that say to me, "Tis well, 'tis well."

Let all that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; 
and let such as love Thy salvation say always, 
The Lord be magnified.
But I am needy and poor: O God, help me.
Thou art my helper and my deliverer; O Lord, make no delay.

Glory Be To The Father, etc.

			+ Priest ● Penitent

+ Save Thy servants. ● Trusting in Thee, O my God.
+ Be unto us, O Lord, a tower a strength. ● From the face of the enemy.
+ Let not the enemy prevail against us. ● Nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt us.
+ O Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins.
● Neither reward us according to our iniquities.
+ Let us pray for our chief bishop: (name)
● The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, 
   and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.
+ Let us pray for our benefactors.
● Vouchsafe, O Lord, for Thy name's sake, to reward with eternal life all those who do us good.
+ Let us pray for the faithful departed.
● Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
+ May they rest in peace. ● Amen.
+ For our absent brethren. ● Save Thy servants who hope in Thee, O my God.
+ Send them help, O Lord, from Thy holy place. ● And from Sion protect them.
+ O Lord, hear my prayer. ● And let my cry come unto Thee.

LET US PRAY:

O God, 
Whose property is always to have mercy and to spare, receive our petition, 
that we and all Thy servants who are bound by the chain of sin, 
may, by the compassion of Thy goodness, mercifully be absolved.

Hear, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the prayers of Thy supplicants, 
and pardon the sins of those who confess to Thee, 
that, in Thy bounty, Thou mayest grant us both pardon and peace.

In Thy clemency, O Lord, show Thy unspeakable mercy to us, 
that so Thou mayest both loose us from all our sins 
and deliver us from the punishments which we deserve for them.

O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, 
mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people, 
who make supplication to Thee, 
and turn away the scourges of Thine anger, 
which we deserve for our sins.

O almighty and eternal God, have mercy on Thy servant (N)., 
our chief bishop, and direct him according to Thy clemency, 
in the way of everlasting salvation, that, by Thy grace, 
he may desire the things that are pleasing to Thee, 
and perform them with all his strength.

O God, from Whom are all holy desires, 
righteous counsels, and just works, 
give to Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; 
that, our hearts being disposed to keep Thy commandments, 
and the fear of enemies taken away, the times, by Thy protection, 
may be peaceful.

Inflame, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the fire of the Holy Spirit; 
that we may serve Thee with a chaste body, 
and please Thee with a clean heart.

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, 
give to the souls of Thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, 
that through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.

Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions by Thy holy inspirations, 
and carry them on by Thy gracious assistance; 
that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from Thee, 
and through Thee be happily ended.

O almighty and eternal God, Who hast dominion over the living and the dead, 
and art merciful to all who Thou foreknowest will be Thine by faithand good works: 
we humbly beseech Thee that they for whom we have purposed to offer our prayers, 
whether this present world still detains them in the flesh 
or the next world hath already received them divested of their bodies, 
may, by the intercession of Thy saints and the clemency of Thy goodness, 
obtain pardon and full remission of all their sins. 

Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, 
Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, 
God, world without end.

● Amen.
+ O Lord, hear my prayer.
● And let my cry come unto Thee.
+ May the almighty and merciful Lord graciously hear us.
● Amen.
+ And my the souls of the faithful departed throught the mercy of God, rest in peace.
● Amen.

Oh God, grant that this creature (water) 
may be endowed with Divine grace 
to drive away devils 
and to cast out diseases, 
that whatever, 
in the houses or posessions of the faithful 
may be sprinkled by this water, 
may be freed from everything unclean, 
and delivered from what is hurtful. 
Let everything that threatens the peace 
or safety of the dwellers therein, 
be banished by the sprinkling of this water; 
so that the health that they seek 
by calling upon Thy Holy Name 
may be guarded from assault.

Oh dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, 
I give You my whole heart. 
I see Your Heart on fire for love of me. 
I want to be in this fiery furnace 
and know the love of God. 
Take me, Jesus. 
Use me as Your little servant 
to spread Your love to this world. 
I give myself entirely to You 
and I ask the Holy Spirit 
to make me more like You. 
I want to be a little child of the Father. 
I give You my heart, 
keep me in Your Heart 
and teach me Your way of love. 

Amen 

O Mary, 
Virgin most powerful and Mother of mercy, 
Queen of Heaven and Refuge of sinners, 
we consecrate ourselves to thine Immaculate Heart.

We consecrate to thee our very being and our whole life; 
all that we have, 
all that we love, 
all that we are. 

To thee we give our bodies, 
our hearts and our souls; 
to thee we give our homes, 
our families, our country. 

We desire that all that is in us 
and around us may belong to thee, 
and may share in the benefits of thy motherly benediction. 

And that this act of consecration 
may be truly efficacious and lasting, 
we renew this day at thy feet the promises 
of our Baptism and our first Holy Communion. 

We pledge ourselves to profess courageously 
and at all times the truths of our holy Faith, 
and to live as befits Catholics 
who are duly submissive to all the directions 
of the Pope and the Bishops in communion with him. 

We pledge ourselves to keep the commandments 
of God and His Church, 
in particular to keep holy the Lord's Day. 

We likewise pledge ourselves 
to make the consoling practices of the Christian religion, 
and above all, Holy Communion, 
an integral part of our lives, 
in so far as we shall be able so to do. 

Finally, we promise thee, 
O glorious Mother of God and loving Mother of men, 
to devote ourselves whole-heartedly
to the service of thy blessed cult, 
in order to hasten and assure, 
through the sovereignty of thine Immaculate Heart, 
the coming of the kingdom of the Sacred Heart of thine adorable Son, 
in our own hearts and in those of all men, 
in our country and in all the world, 
as in heaven, 
so on earth. 

Amen. 

2 Save me, O God: for the waters have come in even unto my soul. 3 I stick fast in the mire of the deep and there is no sure standing. I have come into the depth of the sea, and a tempest has overwhelmed me. 4 I have laboured with crying; my jaws have become hoarse, my eyes have failed, whilst I hope in my God. 5 They are multiplied above the hairs of my head, who hate  me without cause. My enemies are grown strong who have wrongfully persecuted me: then did I pay that which I took not away. 
6 O God, you know my foolishness; and my offences are not hidden from you: 7 Let not them be ashamed for me, who look for you, O Lord, the Lord of hosts. Let them not be confounded on my account, who seek you, O God of Israel. 8 Because for your sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face. 9 I have become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to the sons of my mother. 10 For the zeal of your house has eaten me up: and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen upon me. 
11 And I covered my soul  in fasting: and it was made a reproach to me. 12 And I made haircloth my garment: and I became a byword to them. 13 They that sat in the gate spoke against me: and they that drank wine made me their song. 14 But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord; for the time of your good  pleasure, O God. In the multitude of your mercy hear me, in the truth of your salvation. 15 Draw me out of the mire, that I may not stick fast: deliver me from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 
16 Let not the tempest of water drown me, nor the deep water swallow me up: and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 17 Hear me, O Lord, for your mercy is kind; look upon me according to the multitude of your tender mercies. 18 And turn not away your face from your servant: for I am in trouble, hear me speedily. 19 Attend to my soul, and deliver it: save me because of my enemies. 20 You know my reproach, and my confusion, and my shame. 
21 In your sight are all they that afflict me; my heart has expected reproach and misery. And I looked for one that would grieve together with me, but there was none: and for one that would comfort me, and I found none. 22 And they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 23 Let their table become as a snare before them, and a recompense, and a stumbling block. 24 Let their eyes be darkened that they see not; and their back bend down always. 25 Pour out your indignation upon them: and let your wrathful anger take hold of them. 26 Let their habitation be made desolate: and let there be none to dwell in their tabernacles. 27 Because they have persecuted him whom you have smitten; and they have added to the grief of my wounds. 28 Add iniquity upon their iniquity: and let them not come into your justice. 29 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; and with the just let them not be written. 30 But I am poor and sorrowful: your salvation, O God, has set me up. 
31 I will praise the name of God with a canticle: and I will magnify him with praise. 32 And it shall please God  better than a young calf, that brings forth horns and hoofs. 33 Let the poor see and rejoice: seek God, and your soul shall live. 34 For the Lord has heard the poor: and has not despised  his prisoners. 35 Let the heavens and the earth praise him; the sea, and everything that creeps therein. 
36 For God will save Sion, and the cities of Juda shall be built up. And they shall dwell there, and acquire it by inheritance. 37 And the seed of his servants shall possess it; and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

Almighty and everlasting God, 
behold I come to the Sacrament of Thine only-begotten Son, 
our Lord Jesus Christ: 
I come as one infirm to the physician of life, 
as one unclean to the fountain of mercy, 
as one blind to the light of everlasting brightness, 
as one poor and needy to the Lord of heaven and earth. 
Therefore I implore the abundance of Thy measureless bounty 
that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to heal my infirmity, 
wash my uncleanness, 
enlighten my blindness, 
enrich my poverty and clothe my nakedness, 
that I may receive the Bread of Angels, 
the King of kings, the Lord of lords, 
with such reverence and humility, 
with such sorrow and devotion, 
with such purity and faith, 
with such purpose and intention 
as may be profitable to my soul’s salvation. 
Grant unto me, I pray, 
the grace of receiving not only the Sacrament of our Lord’s Body and Blood, 
but also the grace and power of the Sacrament. 
O most gracious God, 
grant me so to receive the Body of Thine only-begotten Son, 
our Lord Jesus Christ, 
which He took from the Virgin Mary, 
as to merit to be incorporated into His mystical Body, 
and to be numbered amongst His members. 
O most loving Father, 
give me grace to behold forever 
Thy beloved Son with His face at last unveiled, 
whom I now purpose to receive under the sacramental veil here below.

Amen.

We praise Thee, O God: 
We acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. 

All the earth doth worship Thee 
And the Father everlasting.
 
To Thee all Angels: 
To Thee the heavens and all the Powers therein. 

To Thee the Cherubim and Seraphim: 
Cry with unceasing voice: 
Holy, Holy, Holy: Lord God of Hosts. 

The heavens and the earth are full: 
Of the majesty of Thy glory. 

Thee the glorious choir: 
Of the Apostles. 

Thee the admirable company: 
Of the Prophets. 

Thee the white-robed army of Martyrs: 
Praise. 

Thee the Holy Church throughout all the world: 
Doth acknowledge. 

The Father of infinite Majesty. 
Thine adorable, true: 
And only Son. 

Also the Holy Ghost: 
The Paraclete. 

Thou art the King of Glory: 
O Christ. 

Thou art the everlasting Son: 
Of the Father. 

Thou having taken upon Thee to deliver man: 
Didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb. 

Thou having overcome the sting of death: 
Didst open to believers the kingdom of heaven. 

Thou sittest at the right hand of God: 
In the glory of the Father. 

We believe that Thou shalt come: 
To be our Judge. 

We beseech Thee, therefore, help Thy servants: 
Whom Thou has redeemed with Thy precious Blood. 

Make them to be numbered with Thy Saints: 
In glory everlasting. 

Lord, save Thy people: 
And bless Thine inheritance. 

Govern them: and lift them up forever. 
Day by day: we bless Thee. 

And we praise Thy name forever: 
And world without end. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day: 
To keep us without sin. 

Have mercy on us, O Lord: 
Have mercy on us. 

Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us: 
As we have hoped in Thee.
 
O Lord, in Thee have I hoped: 
Let me never be confounded.

Heavenly Father,
be pleased to bless and protect our Holy Father,
Pope ____________________,
whom you have chosen as the successor of St. Peter
as the chief minister of unity
and charity in the Church.
Keep him safe in holiness of life
and in wise fulfillment of his awesome responsibilities.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

Jesus, Good Shepherd,
You sent us the Holy Spirit
to guide Your Church
and lead her faithful to You through the ministry of
Your priests.

Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,
grant to
Your priests wisdom in leading,
faithfulness in teaching,
and holiness in
guarding Your sacred Mysteries.

As they cry out with all the faithful,
"Abba, Father!"
may Your priests be ever more closely identified with You in
Your Divine Sonship
and offer their own lives with You,
the one saving
Victim.

Make them helpful brothers of one another,
and understanding
fathers of all Your people.

On this Pentecost Sunday,
renew in Your
priests deeper faith,
greater trust in You,
childlike reliance on our
Mother Mary,
and unwavering fidelity to the Holy Father and his
bishops.

Holy Mary, intercede for your priests.
St. Joseph, protect
them.
St. Michael, defend them.
St. John Vianney, pray for
them.

Lord Jesus, 
hear our prayer for the spiritual renewal of bishops, priests, deacons, 
brothers, sisters, lay ministers and seminarians, 
especially those of our own diocese. 
We praise you for giving their ministry to the Church. 
In these days, renew them with the gifts of Your Spirit.

You once opened the Holy Scriptures to Your disciples 
when You walked on this earth. 
Now renew Your ordained and chosen ones 
with the truth and power of Your Word.

In the Eucharist, 
you gave Your disciples renewed life and hope. 
Nourish Your consecrated ones 
with Your Own Body and Blood. 
Help them to imitate in their lives 
the death and resurrection they celebrate around Your altar.

Give them enthusiasm for the Gospel, 
zeal for the salvation of all people, 
courage in leadership and humility in service.

Give them Your love for one another 
and for all their brothers and sisters in You. 
For You love them, Lord Jesus 
and we love and pray for them in Your Holy Name.

Amen.

[Note: Some Catholic Dioceses will not approve of this prayer because it appears 
to promote a secular priesthood of lay deacons and lay ministers.  Most Bishops 
place their emphasis on a clerical priesthood to ensure that the Sacraments will 
continue to be administered in their Diocese.  Lay deacons and lay ministers should 
be a last resort in cases where there is an extreme shortage of priests.]

O praise the Lord, all ye nations:
praise Him, all ye people.

For His mercy is confirmed upon us
and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.

Glory be...

(In Paschal time, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.)

Heavenly Father,
since the time of the Apostles 
you have inspired the Church 
to commission certain members 
to assist in a special way 
in the pastoral mission of Christ.  
Bless the deacons 
and all other ordained 
and non-ordained ministers 
that they may be humble 
and faith-inspired in their service.  
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.

O Lord, my God, 
You renew the Church in every age 
by raising up priests outstanding in holiness, 
living witnesses of Your unchanging Love. 
In Your Plan for our salvation 
You provide shepherds for Your people.

Fill the hearts of young men 
with the spirit of courage and love 
that they may answer Your call generously. 
Give parents the grace to encourage vocations 
in their family by prayer and good example.

Raise up worthy priests for Your Altars 
and ardent, but gentle servants of the Gospel. 
Give the Church more priests 
and keep them faithful in their love and service. 
May many young men choose to serve You 
by devoting themselves to the service of Your people.

(Author: Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D.) 

Loving Father, I thank You for Your eternal love for me. 
I thank You for the gifts of Your sacraments,
The Eucharist which feeds me, 
Reconciliation which renews me, 
and the Sacrament of the Sick which strengthens me 
and gives me courage. 
Thank You for our Church and its ministers 
who bring me Your gifts.

I ask You for an increase in vocations 
to the priesthood and religious life. 
I ask You too, 
if someone from my own family is called to serve You in this way, 
that they will hear and generously respond to the call. 
Let families throughout our Church 
support them in their answering You.

Lord Jesus, I unite my illness and sufferings to Your suffering 
and death for me on the cross. 
I offer all to You for my salvation 
and the salvation of my loved ones.

Amen.

○ (This day) the Father of light
has enlightened the minds of the disciples
by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
May He bless you 
and give you the gifts of the Spirit for ever.

●  Amen!

○ May that fire which hovered over the disciples
as tongues of flame
burn out all evil from your hearts
and make them glow with pure light.

●  Amen!

○ God inspired speech in different tongues
to proclaim one faith.
May He strengthen your faith
and fulfill your hope of seeing Him face to face.

●  Amen!

○ May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

● Amen!

Heavenly Father,
You have chosen us to be Your beloved people,
and have gathered us to live in this parish.
Be pleased with all our efforts
to love You and serve You
in word, worship, and work.

Give Your + blessings to these members
of our parish council
and let them be pleasing to You.
Guide their activities by the light of Your Spirit,
and help them to work for Your honour and glory
and for the benefit of all Your people.

Father,
we praise Your Name
for ever and ever.

Amen.

Lord, our God,
help us to walk with you
on the pathway of the beatitudes
and to live out your mission
in today's world.

Bind us to all men and women
of our time so that together
we may bring the Good News
to the ends of the earth.

Open our hearts 
and our Christian communities
to the needy, 
the afflicted,
the oppressed.
May we radiate the Living Christ
and transform our lives
in the hope of the Resurrection.

This prayer we make to you
who are living God now and forever.

Amen.

Father, hear our prayers for the salvation of the world. 
Grant Mercy to all souls that turned away from You. 
Open their hearts and minds with Your light.

Gather Your children from the east and the west, 
from the north and the south.

Have mercy O God on those who do not know You. 
Bring them out of darkness into Your light. 
You are our saving God 
Who leads us in our salvation. 
Protect us from evil.

Bless and praise You O Lord, 
hear our prayers and answer us. 
You, our Savior, 
are the hope of all the ends of the Earth 
and the distant seas. 
May Your way be known upon Earth; 
among all nations Your salvation.

We put the world in Your hands; 
fill us with Your love. 
Grant us peace through Christ, our Lord. 

Amen

I
Eternal Father,
we praise you for sending your Son
to be one of us and to save us.
Look upon your people with mercy,
for we are divided in so many ways,
and give us the Spirit of Jesus to make us one in love.

We ask this gift, loving Father,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

II
Jesus Christ, our Lord and our brother,
you have called us to be your one Church.
Make us one in our faith and hope,
and one in our loving service.
Make us one in worship and in daily living.

Lord Jesus,
send your Spirit to make us one
as you want us to be.

We ask this, Jesus,
for you are our Lord and our saviour for ever.

Amen.

III
Lord Jesus, Son of God,
our brother and our saviour,
we give your glory.
Protect your Church and make us one.
Send your Spirit to guide us
and to lead us back to unity and love.

Lord Jesus,
we praise your holy name for ever.

Amen.

Everything that is good has its beginning in You, O God, 
and from You receives progress towards betterment. 
We humbly beg of You to provide 
that by the never failing help of Your fatherly wisdom, 
this work, begun for the glory of Your name, 
may be brought to completion, 
through Christ our Lord. 

Heavenly Father,
you have given us the model of life
in the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Help us, O Loving Father,
to make our family another Nazareth
where love, peace and joy reign.
May it be deeply contemplative,
intensely eucharistic,
revived with joy.

Help us to stay together in joy
and sorrow in family prayer.
Teach us to see Jesus in the members of our families,
especially in their distressing disguise.
May the eucharistic heart of Jesus
make our hearts humble like his
and help us to carry out our family duties
in a holy way.
May we love one another
as God loves each one of us,
more and more each day,
and forgive each other's faults
as you forgive our sins.
Help us, O Loving Father,
to take whatever you give
and give whatever you take with a big smile.

Immaculate Heart of Mary,
cause of our joy, pray for us.

St. Joseph, pray for us.

Holy Guardian Angels,
be always with us,
guide and protect us.

Amen.

(Author: Mother Teresa of Calcutta)

Dear Lord, bless our family. 
Be so kind as to give us the unity, peace, 
and mutual love that You found in Your own family 
in the little town of Nazareth.

Saint Joseph, bless the head of our family. 
Obtain for him the strength, 
the wisdom, and the prudence 
he needs to support and direct those under his care.

Mother Mary, bless the mother of our family. 
Help her to be pure and kind, 
gentle and self-sacrificing. 
For the more she resembles you, 
the better will our family be.

Lord Jesus, bless the children of our family. 
Help them to be obedient and devoted to their parents. 
Make them more and more like You. 
Let them grow, as You did, 
in wisdom and age and grace before God and man.

Holy Family of Nazareth, 
make our family and home more and more like Yours, 
until we are all one family, 
happy and at peace in our true home with You. 

Amen.

CHILDREN'S PRAYER FOR PARENTS

Dear Lord!
Fill our parents with Thy choicest blessings;
enrich their souls with Thy holy grace;
grant that they may faithfully
and constantly guard that likeness to Thy union with Thy Church,
which Thou didst imprint upon them on their wedding day.
Fill them with Thy spirit of holy fear,
which is the beginning of wisdom;
inspire them to impart it to their children.
May they ever walk in the way of Thy commandments,
and may we their children be their joy on earth
and their crown of glory in heaven.
Finally, Lord God, grant that both our father and mother
may attain to extreme old age
and enjoy continuous health in mind and body.
May they give Thee abundant thanks
because Thou bast bestowed upon them the great gift of parenthood.

Amen.

O Jesus, Lover of Children,
bestow Your Most precious graces
on those whom You have confided to our care.
Increase in them Faith, Hope and Charity.
May Your love lead them to solid piety,
inspiring them with dread for sin,
love of work and an ardent desire 
of worthily approaching Your Holy Table.
Preserve in them innocence and purity of heart;
and if they should offend You,
grant them the grace of a prompt and sincere repentance.
From Your Tabernacle watch over them day and night;
protect them in all their ways.
Grant that they may acquire the knowledge 
that they need to embrace the state of life 
to which You have called them.
Grant us a sincere love,
constant vigilance 
and generous devotedness towards them.
Grant us all consolation on earth 
and eternal reward in heaven.

Lord Jesus,
grant that I and my spouse may have a true
and understanding love for each other.
Grant that we may both
be filled with faith and trust.
Give us the grace to live 
with each other in peace and harmony.
May we always bear with one another's weaknesses 
and grow from each other's strengths.
help us to forgive one another's failings 
and grant us patience, kindness, cheerfulness 
and the spirit of placing the well-being 
of one another ahead of self.

May the love that brought us together
grow and mature with each passing year.
Bring us both ever closer to You
through our love for each other.
Let our love grow to perfection.

Amen.

Loving Father,
have mercy on Your people,
and open our hearts to peace and love.
Reward all who have died for their country,
and grant that Canada and all nations
may continue to work for peace and justice.

Bless us in Your service,
and help us to follow Jesus Christ,
who is our Saviour and our Lord
for ever and ever.

Amen.

O God, I beseech You, 
watch over those exposed to the horror of war, 
and the spiritual dangers of a soldier's or sailor's life. 

Give them such a strong faith 
that no human respect may ever lead them to deny it, 
nor fear ever to practice it. 
By Your grace, O God, 
fortify them against the contagion of bad example, 
that being preserved from vice, 
and serving You faithfully, 
they may be ready to meet you face to face 
when they are so called: 
through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Sacred Heart! 
Inspire them with sorrow for sin, 
and grant them pardon. 

Mother of God! 
Be with them on the battlefield during life 
and at the hour of death, 
and grant that they may live and die 
in the grace of thy Son.

Amen.

St. Joseph!
Pray for them. 

May their Guardian Angel protect them.
Amen.

Lord Jesus,
Lover of the
sick,
Be with (name) in his (her) sickness.
Help him (her) to accept this
illness
As a sharer in your cross,
And bring him (her) back to full
health.

Lord Jesus,
We praise You,
For You are Lord for ever and
ever.

Amen.

Grant us,
Lord Jesus,
always to follow the example of Your holy family,
that at the hour of our death
Your glorious Virgin Mother
with blessed Joseph
may come to meet us,
and so we may deserve to be received by You
into Your everlasting dwelling-place.

Amen.

O God, Who has commanded us 
to honour our father and mother,
have compassion in Thy mercy,
on the souls of my father and mother;
forgive them their sins, 
and grant that I may see them 
in the joy of eternal brightness.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

You are, O God, 
quick to pardon and desire man's salvation. 
In Your goodness we ask You to grant our deceased brothers, 
relatives, and friends everlasting happiness. 
With the help of Blessed Mary ever Virgin 
and all Your saints, 
we ask this through Christ, our Lord. 

Amen.

God our Father, 
on this Feast of Mary, the Mother of God 
give us an appreciation of the many gift 
You have given us during the past year. 
Help us bless You in return during the coming year 
by sharing some of our gifts with others who have far, 
far less than we do.

Amen.

O God, in Whom we live and move, 
and have our being, 
grant us rain, 
in due abundance, that, 
being sufficiently helped with temporal, 
we may the more confidently seek after eternal gifts. 
Through Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

First Station: Jesus is Condemned to Death
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
Because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
The judgment of death pronounced upon Thee, O Jesus, is a sentence full of iniquity: on the part of the Jews who demanded it, on the part of Pilate who pronounced it, and on the part of man, in general, whose sins are the only cause thereof. The righteous suffers instead of the guilty. Hell has lost its rights. The mystery of our justification is accomplished. May I, by a sincere and constant repentance, efficaciously participate therein.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Second Station: Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
Although Jesus is already exhausted with fatigue and pain, and although His strength has abandoned Him, the inhumanity of His executioners takes a cruel pleasure in burdening Him with a heavy cross. The Divine Redeemer offers to His Holy Father this new suffering in order to atone more amply for our sins.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time Under His Cross
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
My Saviour, Thou fallest under the weight of the cross or rather under the burden of my innumerable sins. O divine Jesus, the feebleness of Thy Holy Humanity, eloquently displays the acuteness of the pain which bruised it and the severity of Thy penance. May Thy Divine Grace aid me to walk worthily in Thy footsteps.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
The eyes of Jesus meet the eyes of Mary. Mary sees the face of her only and adored Son covered with spittle and blood . . . . Jesus sees the face of a tender and beloved Mother bathed in tears more bitter than all the bitterness of death.  "My Mother, I leave you and I go to My death, willingly, to save ungrateful man."
"Go, my Son, leave Thy Mother, and may Thy death save them all!"
Oh, unspeakable martyrdom of maternal love and filial piety! . . . Eternity alone can fathom your extent and price. Henceforth shall I consider any sacrifice on earth too great when offered in expiation of my sins?

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Fifth Station: The Cyrenean Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
If Simon, the Cyrenean, is forced to help Jesus to carry His Cross, it is because the malice of hell fears that His faintness may cause death before He reaches the summit of Golgotha, and that so, His enemies may be deprived of the frightful pleasure of seeing Him delivered up to the horrors of the last punishment.

O good Cyrenean! I wish to join you, to share your burden, and sympathize with His pains. I wish, above all, to unite myself to Him, to suffer with Him, through Him, and for Him. O Jesus! by this union it is not we who carry Thy Cross; it is Thou Who carriest ours and Who grantest us grace to change it into a tree of life.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
The insults and reproaches are always increasing. At each step the face of Jesus, which is adored by Angels, gives fresh evidence thereof; at this Veronica became so indignant, that notwithstanding the soldiers and the threatening cries of the crowd, she wished to make amends as well as she could by a public act of courageous piety. O my God! how long will human respect retain my homage captive? No, my Master, no more weakness, no more timidity, regarding Thy service and glory.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Seventh Station: Jesus Falls the Second Time

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
The second fall of our Redeemer under the weight of the Cross should remind us of our falls and relapses into sin. Who can count them? O my soul, arise, hasten to return to God, and be careful not to follow thy own ways. He so often turns away from the true path will fall into the abyss and perish. Let us, then, watch over all our thoughts, all our words, and all our ways. Vigilance is the mother of safety.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Eighth Station: Jesus Speaks to the Daughters of Jerusalem

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
What a consolation for the daughters of Israel to hear, once more, the Voice of their Divine Saviour!
"Do not weep for me."
O Jesus! to allay our ills, you forget your own. This is a mystery calculated to animate our confidence, notwithstanding our falls. But in order that presumption of lawful confidence, let us listen to this threat:
"If the fresh wood is served thus, what will become of the dry?"
O my God! may an exact mixture of confidence and fear, henceforward, be the salutary refreshment for my soul.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Ninth Station: Jesus Falls the Third Time

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
When Jesus fell the third time, He was almost on the summit of Calvary. Alas! what a striking picture for those who, after spending many years in piety and fidelity to their duties, lose their crown at the very moment they were about to receive it! What a subject for serious and profound reflection, and what a powerful motive for perseverance! Lord, may this virtue be mine! I beseech Thee for it by all the struggles the laborious paths of Calvary cost Thee.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Tenth Station: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
The Son of the Virgin Mary is stripped of His garments. "My God," said He to His Father by the mouth of the Prophet, "Thou Alone knowest the mystery of my shame and confusion."
It is necessary in order to render to the Supreme Majesty the glory of which the pride of man wished to rob Him; it is necessary in order to reinstate man himself in this glory which he has lost through sin. pride took away our garment of innocence, and with it, our dignity and our glory, and true glory will only return to us through profound humiliation and contempt of ourselves.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Eleventh Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
O Jesus, my Divine Redeemer! the hour for Thy Crucifixion has struck. Adorable Victim, I see Thy feet and Thy hands nailed to the stake of Thy Sacrifice! Now the cruelty of the deicides triumphs; it enjoys the tortures of the sufferer, but the Divine Lamb does not give vent to one moan or to one sigh. His unalterable gentleness confounds the barbarity of His enemies. He prays for them, He asks for their forgiveness. He deems Himself happy in suffering for their salvation. Pains, nails, and thorns are His desire, His pleasure, His burning thirst. O Jesus! grant that we may comprehend this thirst and be refreshed by it.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
My Jesus, my Saviour, my Master, thou diest on the Cross! Oh! how beautiful is Thy death! Thou diest of love! All Thy thoughts, all Thy words, all Thy actions, even to Thy last sigh, are thoughts of love, words of love, actions of love. St. John, Thy well beloved disciple, reveals to us that God is love. O Jesus! Thou art our God, for Thou art all love. At His last sigh, all creatures published His sovereign power; the earth trembled, the heavens were clothed in mourning. O my God! It is by the practice of Christian perfection that I, Thy disciple, am to show that Thou art God, and the King of my heart. Help me, O Jesus! without Thee I can nothing.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Thirteenth Station: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
O Holy Mother! who can fathom this mystery of desolation into which thy heart, so tender and so loving, is plunged? It is not by one sword only that Mary is transpierced; I see as many buried in her soul as there are instruments in the Passion of her Son; and yet, I behold her in the attitude of the most perfect resignation, because she wishes, above all things, to accomplish the will of her God, despite the bitterness of the cup. She knows that at the bottom of the cup the salvation of the world is deposited, and in our interest, she does not wish one drop to be lost. O afflicted heart of Mary! I have been the cause of thy sorrows; thou wilt, henceforward, be the object of my most tender and most constant devotion.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.
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Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Placed in the Sepulchre

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

Let us pray,
The hatred of the deicides is satisfied. . . . Jesus is in the Sepulchre. His voice, which condemned vice and launched ananthemas against hardened sinners, need no longer be feared. Death has chilled His tongue forever. Thus gloried the Jews; thus still glory the impious and decides of our day. For them, Jesus is no more. . . . He is a lifeless God. You are mistaken; you are wilfully blind . . . Jesus Christ lives and reigns forever and ever. His death is regeneration, it is life, eternal life.
If we wish to imbibe abundantly of this immortal life in His Adorable Blood, let us not cease to meditate, to contemplate, to bless His Passion and Death.

Holy Mother, deign to impress upon my heart the wounds of my crucified Jesus.