Saturday Veneration ofTHE IMMACUALTE HEART

 To contemplate the Mystery of Christ
in the mirror of Mary's immaculate heart.

I.  Salutation of the Sacred Heart

in the Blessed Sacrament
II.  Invocations on the Cross & Angelus on the Pendant

III. Scriptural Reading & Saint's Meditation
IV.  The Florilegium Rosary
V.   Antiphon and Litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary 

VI.  The Divine Praises

I

SALUTATION OF THE SACRAMENT

ANTIPHON

(A leader begins by reading the verses only, and the rest respond:)

Vs. Hail, very body born for us of blessed Mary's virgin womb.

Rs.  Hail, very body born for us

to suffer the sacrifice of the cross.

Vs. Hail sacred head that lay to rest on Joseph's breast,

Rs. Hail sacred head crowned for us

with crown of piercing thorn.

 

Vs.  Hail sacred Heart pierced to flow for us 

thy precious blood and saving water.

Rs.  O sacred Heart pierced for love of us!

 Be thou our foretaste of life in the hour of our death!

Vs.  

O, gentle Jesus! 

O, loving Jesus!

Rs.  

Sweet Jesus!

Sweet son of Mary!

Or, better, the Latin plainchant is sung antiphonally
between a cantor and those assembled.

Vs.  Ave verum corpus natum de Maria virgine.
Rs.  Vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine.

Vs.  Cuius latus perforatum fluxit aqua et sanguine.
Rs.  Esto nobis praegustatum mortis in examine.

Vs.  O Jesu dulcis! *
Rs.  O Jeus pie!

Vs.  O Jesu! *
Rs.  Fili Mariae!

HYMN

Jesu, thou joy of loving hearts,
Thou fount of life, thou light of men,
From sweetnesses that earth imparts
We turn unfilled to thee again.

 

No voice can sing, no heart can frame,
Nor can the mind a name contrive,
A sweeter sound than thy sweet name,
Sweet Jesus, Savior of mankind.

 

Thy love unchanged has ever stood,
Thou savest those that on thee call;
To them that seek thee, ever good,
To them that find thee, all in all.

Our restless spirits yearn for thee,
Here where our changeful lot is cast,
Glad when thy grace at work we see,

Blest when unseen faith holds thee fast.

 

We taste thee, living bread and true,
And long to feast upon thee still;
From thee we drink, thy heart pierced through,
And thirst our souls from thee to fill.

Abide with us this hour, O Lord,

Fulfil us with thy grace, we pray;

Feed with thy body here adored

Our souls that with thee watch and pray.

(A leader says the opening prayer:)

O God,

graciously hear us who believe and confess

that present in this blessed sacrament

is the very body born of the Virgin Mary;

the very body pierced on the cross for our salvation.

Grant us always to drink worthily from the saving font

flowing to us from this sacred heart.

Through the same Christ our Lord:

Rs. Amen

II

INVOCATIONS ON THE CROSS
& ANGELUS ON THE PENDENTS

(The opening invocations are said on the crucifix.

All make the sign of the cross with it on the lips at the first verse:)

Vs. O Lord, you will open my lips,

and my mouth shall declare your praise.

(Then kissing the crucifix, all make the sign of the cross with it 

on the brow and breast at the second verse:)

Rs. O God, come to my assistance;

O Lord, make haste to help me.

(Allow the head at the name of the Trinity,

crossing themselves as usual. )

Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Rs. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 

world without end. Amen.

Vs. Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and all that is within me bless his holy name.

Rs. Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and forget not all his benefits.

(On the large bead of the pendant:)

Vs. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name:

Rs. 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.

Amen.

The Angelus

(The Angelus is said on the three small beads of the pendent, 

the leader leading with the verses, and the others responding:)

Vs. The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,

and she conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee:

Rs. Blessed art thou among women, and

and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, holy Mother of God, pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Vs. Behold the handmaid of the Lord:

be it done unto to me according to his word.

Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee:

Rs. Blessed art thou among women ...

Vs. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us.

Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee:

Rs. Blessed art thou among women ...

Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

Rs. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end. Amen

(The leader recites the prayer:)

 Lord Holy Father, 

 as in the heart of Mary Immaculate 

your Holy Spirit did prepare a fit dwelling for your Eternal Word,

grant us that by pondering all the words she kept in hers

our hearts too may be found a worthy dwelling for your word. 

Through the same Christ our Lord: 

 Rs. Amen 

III

READINGS

AA READING FROM 
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE (1:29-55)

The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary.

And, coming to her, he said, "Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you." But she was greatly troubled  by these words and wondered with herself what sort of greeting this might be.

Then the angel said to her, "Fear not, Mary, for you have found grace with God. Behold, you shall conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there shall be no end."

But Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I know not man?"

And the angel said to her in reply, "The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you. Therefore the infant to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. 

And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing shall be impossible for God."

Mary said, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her.

Mary set out in haste and went into the hill country to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 

When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She cried out in a loud voice: "Most fully blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that the word of the Lord to you would be fulfilled."

Responsory:

Vs.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit:

And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord,

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior:

For he that is mighty has done great things to me.

Rs.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs.  Behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed:

Rs.  For he that is mighty has done great things to me.

Rs.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs.  And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord,

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior

Rs.  For he that is mighty has done great things to me.

A MEDITATION FROM A DISCOURSE
BY ST. ANSELM, OFFICE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.

Blessed Lady, sky and stars, earth and rivers, day and night – everything that is subject to the power or use of man – rejoice that through you they are in some sense restored to their lost beauty and are endowed with inexpressible new grace. All creatures were dead, as it were, useless for men or for the praise of God, who made them. The world, contrary to its true destiny, was corrupted and tainted by the acts of men who served idols. Now all creation has been restored to life and rejoices that it is controlled and given splendour by men who believe in God.

The universe rejoices with new and indefinable loveliness. Not only does it feel the unseen presence of God himself, its Creator, it sees him openly, working and making it holy. These great blessings spring from the blessed fruit of Mary’s womb.

Through the fullness of the grace that was given you, dead things rejoice in their freedom, and those in heaven are glad to be made new. Through the Son who was the glorious fruit of your virgin womb, just souls who died before his life-giving death rejoice as they are freed from captivity, and the angels are glad at the restoration of their shattered domain.

Lady, full and overflowing with grace, all creation receives new life from your abundance. Virgin, blessed above all creatures, through your blessing all creation is blessed, not only creation from its Creator, but the Creator himself has been blessed by creation.

To Mary God gave his only-begotten Son, whom he loved as himself. Through Mary God made himself a Son, not different but the same, by nature Son of God and Son of Mary. The whole universe was created by God, and God was born of Mary. God created all things, and Mary gave birth to God. The God who made all things gave himself form through Mary, and thus he made his own creation. He who could create all things from nothing would not remake his ruined creation without Mary.

God, then, is the Father of the created world and Mary the mother of the re-created world. God is the Father by whom all things were given life, and Mary the mother through whom all things were given new life. For God begot the Son, through whom all things were made, and Mary gave birth to him as the Saviour of the world. Without God’s Son, nothing could exist; without Mary’s Son, nothing could be redeemed.

Truly the Lord is with you, to whom the Lord granted that all nature should owe as much as to himself.

Responsory:

Vs.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit:

My heart shall rejoice in your salvation:

I will sing to the name of the Lord most high.

For he has been bountiful to me.

Rs.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs.  My heart exults in the Lord my Savior:

Rs.  For he has been bountiful to me.

Rs.  Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs.  My heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

I will sing to the name of the Lord most high:

Rs.  For he has been bountiful to me.

IV

THE FLORILEGIUM ROSARY

Mary kept in mind all these words,

pondering them in her heart.

Let us ponder in our hearts that Mystery of Faith

mirrored in Mary's immaculate heart.

FIRST, THE LAMB OF GOD

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.

Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...

(A leader begins by reading the verses only, and the others respond:)

Vs. 1  Having come as high Priest of the good things to come, Christ by his own blood entered once and for all into the Sanctuary, * having obtained an eternal redemption.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 2   By means of his death he is the mediator of the new testament, * for the redemption of  transgressions under the former testament. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 3  It was fitting that we should have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled; * separated from sinners and made higher than the heavens.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 4  He need not daily offer sacrifices, first for his own sins and then for the people's: * for this he did once and for all in offering himself.   Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 5  God was pleased to reconcile all things to himself through him, * making peace through the blood of his cross.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 6  God has presented him to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, * to show his own justice.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 7  For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar: * for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 8  The blood of Christ cleanses our conscience from dead works, * to serve the living God.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 9  God has reconciled you by the body of his flesh through his death, * to present you holy and immaculate and blameless before him.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 10  Therefore let us feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth,* for Christ our Pasch is sacrificed!  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirt:

They wondered at the things being said of him:

And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs. She wondered with herself what these sayings could mean,

Rs. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.   

Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs.  They wondered at the things being said of him:

Rs. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

SECOND, THE BREAD OF LIFE

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.

Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...

(A leader begins by reading the verses only, and the others respond:)

Vs. 1  Being a merciful and gracious Lord, he has given food to them that fear him: * he has made a remembrance of his wonderful works.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 2  His mercy is from generation to generation on them that fear him. * He has filled the hungry with good things.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 3  Man eats the bread of angels, * having in it all that is delicious, the sweetness of every taste.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 4  He has opened the doors of heaven and rained down on them manna to eat: * he has given them the bread of heaven.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 5  He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches: * To him that overcomes I will give the hidden manna, and a name known only to the one who receives it.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 6   Truly, truly, I tell you: * the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 7  We, though many, are one bread, one body: * for all of us partake of the one bread.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 8  So that you do not separate from one another, * eat the bond of your peace.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 9  Take and eat the body of Christ, you who have been made the members of Christ. * For as this when you eat and drink of it turns into you, likewise you are turned into the body of Christ.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 10  As a man nourishes his own flesh, so also Christ the church: * for we are members of his body, of his flesh and of his bones.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirt:

They wondered at the things being said of him:

And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs. She wondered with herself what these sayings could mean,

Rs. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.   

Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs.  They wondered at the things being said of him:

Rs. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

THIRD, THE SUPPER OF THE LORD

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.

Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...

(A leader begins by reading the verses only, and the others respond:)

Vs. 1  Wisdom has built herself a house, she has hewn her seven pillars. * She has slain her victims, mingled her wine, and set forth her table.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 2  She has sent her maids to the walls of the city to invite to the tower:  Whoever is simple, let him turn in here. * Come eat my bread and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 3  Go tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner. And say to as many as you shall find in the highways, Come you to the marriage. * For many are called, but few chosen.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 4  Let a man probe himself, therefore, and only then let him eat of that bread and drink of the chalice. * For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 5  Behold, I stand at the gate and knock. * If anyone shall hear my voice and open to me the door, I will come in to him and sup with him, and he with me.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 6  Amen, Amen, I say to you: * unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 7  As the living Father has sent me and I live by the Father, * so he that eats me, the same also shall live by me.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 8  For my flesh is true food, * and my blood is true drink.  Hail Mary, hail Full of 8grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 9  He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, * and I in him.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 10   He has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. * Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirt:

They wondered at the things being said of him:

And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs. She wondered with herself what these sayings could mean,

Rs. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.   

Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs.  They wondered at the things being said of him:

Rs. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

FOURTH, THE WASHING OF FEET

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.

Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...

(A leader begins by reading theverses only, and the others respond:)

Vs. 1   If I, being your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. * Even as I have loved you, so also must you love one another.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 2  If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love, * as I also have kept my Father’s commandments and do abide in his love.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs, 3  Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. * Abide in my love.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 4  Dearly beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God. * And every one that loves is born of God, and knows God, for God is love.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 5  Be imitators, therefore, of God, * as his beloved children.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 6  And this commandment we have from God: * that he who loves God, love also his brother.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 7  If we love one another, God abides in us, * and his charity is perfected in us.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 8  In this is love: not as though we had loved God, * but because he has first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 9  Walk in love, therefore, as Christ also delivered himself for us, * who has loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 10  And be kind one to another, merciful, * forgiving one another, even as God has forgiven you in Christ.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirt:

They wondered at the things being said of him:

And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs. She wondered with herself what these sayings could mean,

Rs. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.   

Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs.  They wondered at the things being said of him:

Rs. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

FIFTH, GOD-WITH-US

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.

Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...

(A leader begins by reading the verses only, and the others respond:)

Vs. 1  Jesus showed himself to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. * For the third time he was manifested to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 2  When the morning came, Jesus stood on the shore and he said to them: Children, have you anything to eat? * They answered, No.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 3  Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and you shall find. * They cast, therefore, and now they were not able to draw it, for the multitude of fish.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 4  The disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter: It is the Lord! * Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, cast himself into the sea.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 5  But the other disciples came in the ship, dragging the net with the fish. * As soon as they came to land, they saw hot coals lying, and a fish laid thereon, and bread.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

 

Vs. 6  Jesus says to them: * Bring here some of the fish which you have just now caught.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 7  Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of big fish, one hundred and fifty-three. * And although there were so many, the net was not broken.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 8  Jesus says to them: Come and dine. * They knew it was the Lord.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 9  And Jesus comes and takes bread and gives it to them, * and fish in like manner.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. 10  When they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?  * Lord, you know that I love you, he said.  Jesus replied: Feed my lambs.  Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …

Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirt:

They wondered at the things being said of him:

And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs. She wondered with herself what these sayings could mean,

Rs. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.   

Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, 

and to the Holy Spirit:

Vs.  They wondered at the things being said of him:

Rs. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

INTERCESSIONS FOR THE CHURCH

Vs. Lord, have mercy.

Rs. Lord have mercy.

Vs. Christ have mercy.

Rs. Christ, have mercy.

Vs. Lord, have mercy.

Rs. Lord have mercy.

Vs. Christ, hear us.

Rs. Christ, graciously hear us.

Vs. Watch over your Church, O Lord.

Rs. O Lord, watch over our Holy Father.

Vs. Preserve your Church, O Lord.

Rs. O Lord, preserve our Holy Father.

Vs. Uphold your Church, O Lord.

Rs. O Lord, uphold our Holy Father.

Vs. Grant the pastors of your Church and its laborers

ever to renew, O Lord.

Rs. O Lord, grant your people ever to renew.

Vs. Grant religious life in the Church and the consecrated

ever to renew, O Lord.

Rs. O Lord, grant your people ever to renew.

Vs. Grant the life of the faithful in the family and in the world

ever to renew, O Lord.

Rs. O Lord, grant your people ever to renew.

Vs. In your mercy draw to the bosom of the Church

all the peoples of the world, O Lord.

Rs. And in your mercy hear the Pope's intentions

for all the peoples of the world, O Lord.

V

 ANTIPHON & LITANY

ANTIPHON TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Ave Maris Stella

Hail, guiding Star of seafarers,

portal to eternal light!

Ever-virgin mother of God,

shine on us thy light from light.

By the grace of Gabriel's Ave, 

overturning Eva's name,

God's peace confer upon us all 

in our journey 'mid the waves.

Our captive fetters unloosing,

his light upon our darkness pour.

All our ills below expelling,

blessings from above implore.

To him who took you for his own,

in taking from you his own flesh,

offer him our prayers, we pray thee,

thou our Mother by his address.

Most gentle one, make us gentle.

Most chaste one, make us most chaste.

Peerless virgin, be our shelter

against the flesh's sin and taint.

Our way here keep immaculate,

keep our footsteps pure and sure,

till we enter thy Son's sweet joy

one with thee forevermore.

LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

(A leader leads with the invocation of titles, and the rest respond.)

Vs. Holy Mary,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Holy Mother of God,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Holy Virgin of virgins,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother of Christ,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother of the Church,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother of mercy,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother of divine grace,

Rs. Pray for us.

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Vs. Mother of hope,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother most pure,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother most chaste,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother inviolate,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother undefiled,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother most amiable,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother most admirable,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother of good counsel,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother of our Creator,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mother of our Savior,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Virgin most prudent,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Virgin most venerable,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Virgin most renowned,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Virgin most powerful,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Virgin most merciful,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Virgin most faithful,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mirror of justice,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Seat of wisdom,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Cause of our joy,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Spiritual vessel,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Vessel of honor,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Singular vessel of devotion,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Mystical rose,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Tower of David,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Tower of ivory,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. House of gold,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Ark of the covenant,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Gate of heaven,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Morning star,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Health of the sick,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Refuge of sinners,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Comfort of Migrants,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Comforter of the afflicted,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Help of Christians,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of Angels,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of Patriarchs,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of Prophets,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of Apostles,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of Martyrs,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of Confessors,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of Virgins,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of all Saints,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen conceived without original sin,

Rs. Pray for us.

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Vs. Queen assumed into heaven,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of the most holy Rosary,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of Families,

Rs. Pray for us.

Vs. Queen of Peace,

Rs. Pray for us.

 

Rs.  O Lamb of God,

who take away the sins of the world, 

Vs.  Spare us, O Lord.

Vs.  O Lamb of God,

who take away the sins of the world, 

Rs.  Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Vs.  O Lamb of God,

who take away the sins of the world, 

Rs.  Have mercy on us.

 

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, 

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

(The concluding prayer is recited by a leader:)

Lord Holy Father,

as in the immaculate conception of his mother

you prepared a worthy dwelling for your Son,

providentially preserving her from all stain of sin

by virtue of his death foreseen:

grant us likewise, we beseech you, by her intercession 

to come unto you with clean hearts.

Through the same Christ our Lord:

Rs. Amen.

VI

 THE DIVINE PRAISES

(A leader leads with the invocations, and the rest respond.)

Vs. Blessed be God.

Rs. Blessed be his holy name.

Vs. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.

Rs. Blessed be the name of Jesus.

Vs. Blessed be his most sacred heart.

Rs. Blessed be his most precious blood.

Vs. Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar.

Rs. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.

Vs. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.

Rs. Blessed be her holy and immaculate conception.

Vs. Blessed be her glorious assumption.

Rs. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.

Vs. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.

Rs. Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.

Or esle the Latin plainchant is sung antiphonally 

between a cantor and the rest.

Vs. Benedictus Deus. Benedictus nomen sanctum eius.
Rs. Benedictus Jesus Christus, verus Deus and verus homo.

Vs. Benedictum nomen Jesu. Benedictum cor ejus sacratissimum
Rs. Benedictus ejus sanguis pretiossimus.

Vs. Benedictus Jesus in sanctissimo altaris sacramento.
Rs. Benedictus Spiritus Sanctus, Sanctus Paraclitus.

Vs. Benedicta magna Mater Dei, Maria santissima.
Rs. Benedicta sancta ejus et immaculata conceptio.

Vs. Benedicta ejus gloriosa assumptio.
Rs. Benedictum nomen Mariae, Virginis et Matris.

Vs. Benedictus sanctus Joseph, ejus castissimu Sponsus.
Rs. Benedictus Deus in angelis suis, et in sanctis suis.
Fiat, fiat.

 

Laudes Divinae

FINAL BLESSINGS

Vs. Our help is in the name of  the Lord,

Rs. Who made heaven and earth.

The leader invokes the final blessing: 

Vs. May the Lord our God bless us, 

and defend us from all evil, 

and lead us to eternal life: 

 They conclude, kissing the crucifix and making the sign of the cross with it: 

 Rs. In the name of the Father, 

and of the Son, 

and of the Holy Spirit. 

Amen

Vs. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts,

for he has given his angels charge over you,

to keep you in the way of the Lord.

Vs.  Holy Michael,

Rs.  Defend us in the way of the Lord.

Vs.  Holy Raphael,

Rs.  Guide us in the way of the Lord.

Vs.  Holy Gabriel,

Rs.  Instruct us in the way of the Lord.

Vs.  Bless the Lord, all ye his angels,
you that are mighty in strength

 and who do his bidding, obedient to his word.

Rs.  Bless the Lord, all his hosts,
his ministers doing his will.

Vs. Bless the Lord, all his works,
in all the places of his dominion

Rs.  Bless the Lord, O my soul.

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