September 15th ~ The SEVEN SORROWS of the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

O God, In Whose Passion a sword of sorrow pierced the most dear soul of the glorious Virgin-Mother, Mary, as foretold by Simeon, mercifully grant that we who reverently commemorate her sorrows, may obtain the happy effect of Thy passion.

Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

Collect, September 15, The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937

Prayer

O MOST holy Virgin and Mother, whose soul a sword of grief went through in the Passion of thy Divine Son, and who in his glorious Resurrection wast filled with unending joy at his triumph, intercede for us thy suppliants, that we may become so truly partakers in the adversities of the Church and the trials of the Supreme Pontiff, that we may deserve to share in the consolations they desire, in the charity and peace of the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

200 Days, once a day.
Pius X, February 3, 1906

(The Raccolta, 1910)

AVE MARIA, etc., seven times

HAIL MARY, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

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

Amen.

After each Ave, say:
HOLY Mother, pierce me through,
In my heart each wound renew,
Of my SAVIOUR crucified.


300 Days, once a day
Plenary, once a month

(The Raccolta, 1910)

AVE MARIA, etc., seven times

Áve María, grátia pléna, Dóminus técum; benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus frúctus véntris túi, Jésus.

Sáncta María, Máter Déi, óra pro nóbis peccatóribus, nunc et in hóra mórtis nóstræ.

Amen.

After each Ave, say:
SANCTA Mater, istud agas,
Crucifixi fige plagas
Cordi meo valide.


300 Days, once a day
Plenary, once a month

(The Raccolta, 1910)

PRAYER to the QUEEN of MARTYRS

MARY, most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs, would that I could be transported to Heaven, there to contemplate the honours bestowed on thee by the Blessed Trinity and by all the heavenly court. But since I am still a pilgrim in this valley of tears, accept from me, thy unworthy and sinful servant, the most sincere homage and the most complete act of submission which a human being is capable of making to thee. In thy adorable heart, transfixed with so many swords of grief, I lay, once for all, my poor soul; receive me as the companion of thy sorrows, and do not allow me ever to be separated from that Cross on which thy only Son breathed forth his blessed Soul for me. With thee, O Mary, will I suffer all the trials, contradictions and infirmities with which it may please thy Divine Son to visit me in this life. I offer all to thee in memory of those sorrows which thou didst endure in thy life on earth; so that every thought of my mind, every beating of my heart, may henceforth be an act of compassion for thy sorrows and an act of rejoicing in the glories which thou dost now enjoy in Heaven. Therefore, dear Mother, while I now compassionate thee and rejoice to see thee thus glorified, do thou have compassion on me, and reconcile me with thy Son Jesus, so that I maybe able to return and be thy true and faithful son. Come on my last day to assist me in my agony, as thou didst once assist at that of thy Divine Son, so that from this cruel exile I may come to share in thy glory in Heaven. Amen.


200 Days, once a day.
Leo XIII, March 26, 1887


(The Raccolta, 1910)

September 17th ~ FEAST of St. HILDEGARD of BINGEN
(Doctor of the Church)
(1098 - 1179)

The Holy Spirit animates
all, moves
all, roots
all, forgives
all, cleanses
all, erases
all
our past mistakes, and then
puts medicine on our wounds.
We praise this Spirit of incandescence
for awakening
and reawakening
all
creation.

~ St. Hildegard of Bingen
(1098 - 1179)


Butcher, Carmen Acevedo, Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader, Paraclete Press, 2007.

WE FLY TO THY PATRONAGE
(Sub tuum praesidium)

WE FLY to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God. Despise not thou our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin (Roman Breviary).

(The Raccolta, 1957)

The Raccolta, 1910 adds the following after this prayer:

[℣.] Make me worthy to praise thee, O Holy Virgin.
[℟.] Give me strength against thine enemies.
[℣.] Blessed be God in his saints.
[℟.] Amen.

SUB TUUM PRAESIDIUM

SUB tuum præsídium confúgimus, sancta Dei Génetrix; nostras deprecatiónes ne despícias in necessitátibus nostris, sed a perículis cunctis líbera nos semper, Virgo gloriósa et benedócta (ex Breviario Romano).

(The Raccolta, 1957)

The Raccolta, 1910 adds the following after this prayer:

[℣.] Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata.
[℟.] Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.
[℣.] Benedictus Deus in Sanctis suis.
[℟.] Amen.

GOLDEN SALUTATION of the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

The Blessed Virgin revealed to St Gertrude that she rejoiced to show to those who thus saluted her the inestimable treasure of her loving compassion. And at the hour of his departure, she added, I will appear to him clothed with radiant beauty, and will pour into his soul heavenly sweetness and consolation.

HAIL fair Lily of the effulgent and ever-peaceful Trinity. Hail radiant Rose of heavenly fragrance, of whom the King of heaven willed to be born, and with thy milk to be fed; uphold and succor me, a miserable sinner, now and at the hour of my death.

Amen.

~ Preces Gertrudianae (1861)

Our Lady of la Salette, Reconciler of sinners, pray without ceasing for us who have recourse to thee.

An indulgence of 300 days (S. P. Ap., Nov. 7, 1927, and Dec. 12, 1933).

September 19th ~ The FEAST of OUR LADY of la SALETTE


Prayer to Our Lady of la Salette

Remember, our Lady of la Salette, true Mother of Sorrows, the tears which thou didst shed for me on Calvary; be mindful also of the unceasing care which thou dost exercise to screen me from the Justice of God, and consider whether thou canst now abandon thy child, for whom thou hast done so much. Inspired by this consoling thought, I come to cast myself at thy feet, in spite of my infidelity and ingratitude. Reject not my prayer, O Virgin of reconciliation, convert me, obtain for me the grace to love Jesus Christ above all things and to console thee too by living a holy life, in order that one day I may be able to see thee in Heaven.
Amen

An indulgence of 500 days (S. P. Ap., Nov. 7, 1927, and Dec. 12, 1933).

(The Raccolta, 1957)

Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin;
Give me strength against thine enemies.

(Roman Breviary).

Dignáre me laudáre te, Virgo sacráta;
Da mihi virtútem contra hostes tuo.

(ex Breviario Romano).

An indulgence of 300 days.
A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this invocation is repeated daily for a month (S. C. Ind., Apr. 5, 1786; S. P. Ap., March 28, 1933).

(The Raccolta, 1957)

NOVENA to ST. MICHAEL the ARCHANGEL
September 20th ~ September 28th

Repeat this prayer for nine consecutive days.

Saint Michael the Archangel, loyal champion of God and His Catholic people, I turn to thee with confidence and seek thy powerful intercession. For the love of God, Who hast made thee so glorious in grace and power, and for the love of the Mother of Jesus, the Queen of the Angels, be pleased to hear my prayer.

Thou knowest the value of my soul in the eyes of God. May no stain of evil ever disfigure its beauty. Help me to conquer any evil spirit who tempts me. I desire to imitate thy loyalty to God and Holy Mother Church and thy great love for God and men. And since thou art God’s messenger for the care of His people, I entrust to thee this special request (here mention your request).

Saint Michael, since thou art, by the will of the Creator, the powerful intercessor of Christians, I have great confidence in thy prayers. I earnestly trust that if it is God’s holy will, my petition will be granted.

Pray for me, Saint Michael, and also for those I love. Protect us in all dangers of body and soul. Help us in our daily needs. Through thy powerful intercession, may we live a holy life, die a happy death and reach Heaven where we may praise and love God with thee forever.

Amen.

Prayer

O JESUS , who dost live in Mary, come and live in thy servants, in the spirit of thine own holiness, in the fullness of thy power, in the reality of thy virtues, in perfection of thy ways, in the communion of thy Mysteries; have Thou dominion over every adverse power, in thine own Spirit, to the glory of thy Father. Amen.


O JESU, vivens in Maria, veni et vive in famulis tuis, in SPIRITU sanctitatis tuæ, in plenitudine virtutis tuæ, in veritate virtutum tuarum, in perfectione viarum tuarum, in communione Mysteriorum tuorum, dominare omni adversæ potestati in SPIRITU tuo ad gloriam PATRIS. Amen.

i. 300 Days, once a day.

Pius lX, Pr. Ma. October 14, 1859

(The Raccolta, 1910)

September 21st ~ St. MATTHEW, Apostle, Evangelist

May we be assisted, O Lord, by the prayers of the blessed apostle and evangelist, Matthew, that what our efforts obtaineth not, may be granted us by his intercession.

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.


Collect, September 21, St. Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937

Praise, Love and Glory to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary!


Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself to Thee through Mary.


An indulgence of 300 days.

A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, for the daily repetition of this invocation for a month. (S. P. Ap., June 19, 1920; . 21, 1907; March 1, 1923 and April 23, 1936).

(The Raccolta, 1943)

O powerful Queen of heaven and earth, wipe out our trespasses and our sins.

~ Old Irish Litany of the Blessed Virgin

OLD IRISH LITANY of the BLESSED VIRGIN

O GREAT Mary,
O Mary, the greatest of Mary’s,
O Most exalted among women,
Queen of the Angels,
Empress of the Heavens,
Woman replete and overflowing with the grace of
the Holy Spirit,
Blessed and thrice Blessed,
Mother of eternal glory,
Mother of the heavenly and earthly Church,
Mother of love and mercy,
Mother of the golden effulgence,
Honour of the sky,
Harbinger of peace,
Gate of Heaven,
Golden Ark,
Couch of charity and indulgence,
Shrine of the Divinity,
Beauty of the Virgins,
Lady-Chief of the tribes,
Fountain of the gardens,
Cleansing of sins,
Purifying of souls,
Mother of the orphans,
Breast of the infants,
Refuge of the poor,
Star of the sea,
Handmaid of God,
Mother of Christ,
Abode of the Godhead,
Graceful as the dove,
Serene like the moon,
Resplendent like the sun,
Thou who dost cancel Eve's disgrace,
O Renewer of life,
Perfection of women,
Head of the Virgins,
Garden enclosed,
Fountain ever-refreshing,
Mother of God,
Perpetual Virgin,
Holy Virgin,
Prudent Virgin,
Comely Virgin,
Chaste Virgin,
Temple of the Living God,
Royal Throne of the Eternal King,
Sanctuary of the Holy Spirit,
Virgin of the root of Jesse,
Cedar of Mount Lebanon,
Cypress of Mount Sion,
Crimson rose of the land of Jacob,
Blooming like the palm,
Fruitful like the olive
Glorious son-bearer,
Light of Nazareth,
Glory of Jerusalem,
Beauty of the world,
Noblest born of the Christian fold,
O Queen of life,
O Ladder of Heaven,

Hear the petition of the poor; spurn not the wounds and the groans of the miserable.

Let our devotion and our sighs be carried through thee to the presence of the Creator, for we are not ourselves worthy of being heard because of our evil deserts.

O powerful Queen of heaven and earth, wipe out our trespasses and our sins.

Cancel our wickedness and depravity.

Raise the fallen, the miserable, and the fettered. Loose the condemned. Repair through thyself the faults of our unworthiness and our iniquity. Bestow upon us through thyself the brightness and ornaments of good actions and virtues. Appease for us the Judge by thy prayers and thy supplications. Allow us not, for mercy sake, to be carried off from thee among the spoils of our enemies. Allow not our souls to be condemned, but take us to thyself for ever under thy protection.

We, moreover, beseech and pray thee, O holy Mary, to obtain, through thy great power with thy only Son, that is, with Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, that He may guard us from all dangers and temptations. Obtain also for us from the God of all creatures, the forgiveness and remission of all our sins and trespasses; and may we receive from Him further, through thy intercession, the everlasting dwelling in the heavenly kingdom, through all eternity, in the presence of the saints and the saintly virgins of the world; which may we deserve, may we enjoy, in sæcula sæculorum.

Amen.


(The Catholic Prayerbook, 1883)

September 24th ~ The Feast of Our Lady of Ransom
Traditional

O God, Who for the ransoming from slavery of the Christians held captive by pagans wast pleased through the most glorious mother of Thy Son to enrich the Church by a new order: grant, we beseech Thee, that she, whom we piously venerate as the founder of so great a work, may through her merits and prayers, deliver us from all our sins and from the captivity of the devil.

Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost. Amen.


Collect, September 24, Our Lady of Ransom

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937

PRAYER

O Jesus, only Son of God, only Son of Mary,
I offer Thee the most loving Heart of Thy divine Mother
which is more precious and pleasing to Thee than all hearts.

O Mary, Mother of Jesus,
I offer Thee the most adorable Heart of Thy well-beloved Son,
Who is the life and love and joy of Thy Heart.

Blessed be the Most Loving Heart
and Sweet Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ
and the most glorious
Virgin Mary, His Mother,
in eternity and forever.

Amen.


~ St. John Eudes