Litany of St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the World,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us.
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, pray for us.
Holy man of God, pray for us.
Faithful servant of the Father, pray for us.
Representative of the Son, pray for us.
Vessel of the Holy Spirit, pray for us.
Victim of Divine Love, pray for us.
Blessed recipient of the mystical espousal, pray for us.
Beloved spiritual son of the Virgin, pray for us.
Fervent promoter of the most Holy Rosary, pray for us.
Lover of the Holy Mysteries, pray for us.
Devoted Son of Mary, pray for us.
Holy priest of God, pray for us.
Dispenser of God’s Sacraments, pray for us.
Sanctified in God’s grace, pray for us.
Consecrated to God, pray for us.
Fortified by His love, pray for us.
Lover of the Eucharist, pray for us.
Defender and lover of the truth, pray for us.
Champion of the faith, pray for us.
Humble friar of prayer, pray for us.
Great intercessor of God, pray for us.
Dispenser of God’s love and mercy, pray for us.
Chaste lover of purity, pray for us.
Lover of poverty, pray for us.
Seraphic son of St. Francis, pray for us.
Man of true Franciscan spirit, pray for us.
Friend of the holy angels, pray for us.
Hope of God’s people, pray for us.
God’s vessel of healing of body and spirit, pray for us.
Testament of God’s word, pray for us.
God’s servant of grace, pray for us.
Wounded victim of Christ, pray for us.
Loving bearer of the Passion of Our Lord, pray for us.
Almighty Father, in Your great Love and Mercy, You gave us your
faithful servant, St. Pio of Pietrelcina. May we experience Your
help and grace in our present need through his intercession. Amen.
Homily – Father DZ Servant and Steward
3 August 2008 here
The Litany for Holy Communion
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, living Bread which came down from Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bread from Heaven giving life to the world,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, hidden God and Savior, etc.
Jesus, Who has loved us with an everlasting love, Jesus,
Whose delights are to be with the children of men,
Jesus, Who has given Thy Flesh for the life of the world,
Jesus, Who invites all to come to Thee,
Jesus, Who promises eternal life to those who receive Thee,
Jesus, Who with desire desires to eat this Pasch with us,
Jesus, ever ready to receive and welcome us,
Jesus, Who stands at our door knocking,
Jesus, Who has said that if we will open to Thee the door,
Thou wilt come in and sup with us,
Jesus, Who receives us into Thy arms and blesses us with the little children,
Jesus, Who suffers us to sit at Thy feet with Magdalen,
Jesus, Who invites us to lean on Thy bosom with the beloved disciple,
Jesus, Who has not left us orphans,
Most dear Sacrament,
Sacrament of love,
Sacrament of sweetness,
Life-giving Sacrament,
Sacrament of strength,
My God and my all,
That our hearts may pant after Thee as the hart
after the fountains of water,
we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst manifest Thyself to us as to
the two disciples in the breaking of bread,
we beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may know Thy voice like Magdalen, etc.
That with a lively faith we may confess with the beloved disciple, “It is the Lord,”
That Thou wouldst bless us who have not seen and yet have believed,
That we may love Thee in the Blessed Sacrament with our whole heart,
with our whole soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength,
That the fruit of each Communion may be fresh love,
That our one desire may be to love Thee and to do Thy will,
That we may ever remain in Thy love,
That Thou wouldst teach us how to receive and welcome Thee,
That Thou wouldst teach us to pray, and Thyself pray within us,
That with Thee every virtue may come into our souls,
That throughout this day Thou wouldst keep us closely united to Thee,
That Thou wouldst give us grace to persevere to the end,
That Thou wouldst then be our support and Viaticum,
That with Thee and leaning on Thee we may safely pass through all dangers,
That our last act may be one of perfect love and
our last breath a long deep sigh to be in Our Father’s house,
That Thy sweet face may smile upon us when we appear before Thee,
That our banishment from Thee, dearest Lord, may not be very long,
That when the time is come, we may fly up from our prison to Thee,
and in Thy Sacred Heart find our rest forever,
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.
V. Stay with us, Lord, because it is toward evening,
R. And the day is now far spent.
Let Us Pray.
We come to Thee, dear Lord, with the Apostles, saying, “Increase our faith.”
Give us a strong and lively faith in the mystery of Thy Real Presence
in the midst of us. Give us the splendid faith of the centurion, which drew from
Thee such praise. Give us the faith of the beloved disciple to know Thee
in the dark and say, “It is the Lord!” Give us the faith of Martha to confess,
“Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Give us the faith of Magdalen
to fall at Thy feet crying, “Rabboni, Master.” Give us the faith of all Thy Saints,
to whom the Blessed Sacrament has been Heaven begun on earth.
In every Communion increase our faith; for with faith, love and humility
and reverence and all good will come into our souls. Dearest Lord,
increase our faith. R. Amen.
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Source: Catholic Tradition.org
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off on The Litany for Holy Communion )Vocations Expo Attracted 2,500 Pilgrims per Hour
from (Zenit.org)
Benedict XVI told pilgrims at the Youth Day closing Mass not to fear a call to the priesthood or consecrated life. One statistic indicates his words fell on fertile soil: An average of 2,500 pilgrims an hour visited the Vocations Expo in Sydney.
Some 70,000 international pilgrims took part in Days of the Diocese throughout Australia during the week leading up to World Youth Day.
Those who didn’t make it to Australia were tuned in to what was happening.
The World Youth Day Web site received over 500,000 unique users from Saturday, July 12, to Sunday, July 20, with the biggest spike in hits occurring Thursday, July 17, when the Pope made his official arrival in a boat-a-cade.
Online streaming received over 250,000 visits during the event period.
Top countries watching online streaming included the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Spain and Germany. And 2,000 media professionals were accredited for the event.
Perhaps the most important statistic has to do with the people designated to intercede for the Sydney event from their places in heaven.
There were 10 World Youth Day Patrons:
Sts. Thérèse of Lisieux,
Faustina Kowalska,
Maria Goretti,
Peter Chanel,
Blesseds Peter To Rot,
Mary MacKillop,
Pier Giorgio Frassati,
Teresa of Calcutta,
and John Paul II
and the Virgin Mary, under the title of
Our Lady of the Southern Cross.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off on Vocations Expo Attracted 2,500 Pilgrims per Hour )Our Lady, Queen of the Angels August 2
August 2nd: Portiuncula Indulgence – Air Maria
Our Lady, Queen of the Angels
August 2
In 1863 A Bernardine Sister was shown in spirit the vast desolation caused by the devil throughout the world. At the same time, she heard the Blessed Virgin telling her it was true, Hell had been let loose upon the earth, and that the time had come to pray to her as Queen of Angels and to ask of her the assistance of the Heavenly Legions to fight against these deadly foes of God and of men.
“But, my good Mother,” she replied, “you who are so kind, could you not send them without our asking?”
“No,” Our Lady answered, “because prayer is one of the conditions required by God Himself for obtaining favors.”
Then the Blessed Virgin communicated the following prayer, bidding her to have it printed and distribute it everywhere.
August Queen of Heaven, sovereign Mistress of the Angels, who didst receive from the beginning the mission and the power to crush the serpent’s head, we beseech thee to send thy holy Angels, that under thy command and by thy power, they may pursue the evil spirits, encounter them on every side, resist their bold attacks, and drive them hence into the abyss of woe.
Most holy Mother, send thy Angels to defend us and to drive the cruel enemy from us. Amen.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels help and defend us.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off on Our Lady, Queen of the Angels August 2 )It is by the Holy Spirit that my Eucharistic presence reaches the souls who adore it to unite them to me, and carries them even before the Face of my Father.
There where I am present in the Sacrament of my Love, the Spirit of the Father and the Son is also present. It is by the Holy Spirit that my Eucharistic presence reaches the souls who adore it to unite them to me, and carries them even before the Face of my Father.
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Source: Vultus Christi
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E’en so I love Thee and will love, and in Thy praise will sing, solely because Thou art my God, and my eternal King.
O Deus, Ego Amo Te
Attributed To St. Francis Xavier S.J. Tr. Edward Caswall (1506–1552)
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Source: Bartleby.com, Harvard Classics
Hymns of the Christian Church.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14
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May the Lord give you His peace
Let there always be a vigilant sentinel in your soul which will discover anything that might trouble or disturb your conscience. At its first alarm, seize your weapons to defend yourself. Remember that all these evils, and a great many others, no matter how formidable their appearance, are but imaginary for they cannot deprive you of any real good. Consider this fact. Whether God decrees or permits these things for the reasons given above, or for others which we should certainly consider equitable, they are hidden from our comprehension.
You will find it greatly advantageous to preserve a calm mind through all the events in your life. Without it, your pious exercises will be fruitless.
I am convinced that, if the heart is troubled, the enemy is ever able to strike us, and as much as he wishes. Moreover, in that state we are not capable of discerning the true path to follow, the snares that must be avoided to attain virtue.
The enemy detests this peace. For he knows that this is the place where the spirit of God dwells, and that God now desires to accomplish great things in us. Consequently he employs his most devilish means to destroy this peace. He suggests various things that apparently are good. It is a trap; you will soon discover that these desires will destroy the peace of your heart.
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Source: Catholic Tradition.org
THE SPIRITUAL COMBAT, Dom Lorenzo Scupoli
TREATISE ON PEACE OF SOUL AND INNER HAPPINESS, Dom Lorenzo Scupoli
UNIFORMITY WITH GOD’S WILL, Saint Alphonsus de Ligouri
The Chaplet of St. Colette – MP3 / Audio
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Somehow, in the midst of our very refusal to receive Him, He discovers a pathway into our hearts
Justice is put on trial; Truth is called a liar; Love is declared hateful.
All of this we do to avoid being called out of the shadow of sin. Yet
somehow, in the midst of our very refusal to receive Him,
He discovers a pathway into our hearts, and He determines to
follow that path, knowing that it will cost Him everything.
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source: Stations of the Cross (based on The Passion of the Christ)
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Prayer of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus
O Jesus, who in Thy bitter Passion didst become “the most abject of men, a man of sorrows”, I venerate Thy Sacred Face whereon there once did shine the beauty and sweetness of the Godhead; but now it has become for me as if it were the face of a leper! Nevertheless, under those disfigured features, I recognize Thy infinite Love and I am consumed with the desire to love Thee and make Thee loved by all men.
The tears which well up abundantly in Thy sacred eyes appear to me as so many precious pearls that I love to gather up, in order to purchase the souls of poor sinners by means of their infinite value. O Jesus, whose adorable face ravishes my heart, I implore Thee to fix deep within me Thy divine image and to set me on fire with Thy Love, that I may be found worthy to come to the contemplation of Thy glorious Face in Heaven. Amen.
Prayer is not a feeling – Prayer is a dialogue – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
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