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ACT OF CONSECRATION to OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus
Shrove Tuesday

Thou art the Lord and Supreme Ruler of all mankind, and we, in acknowledging this Thy dominion, consecrate ourselves to Thee now and forever. Loving Jesus, we place our family under the protection of Thy Holy Face, and of Thy Virgin Mother, Mary Most Sorrowful. We promise to be faithful to Thee for the rest of our lives and to observe with fidelity Thy holy Commandments. We will never deny before men Thee and Thy Divine rights over us and all mankind. Grant us the grace to never sin again; nevertheless, should we fail, O Divine Savior, have mercy on us and restore us to Thy grace. Radiate Thy Divine Countenance upon us and bless us now and forever. Embrace us at the hour of death in Thy kingdom for all eternity, through the intercession of Thy Blessed Mother, of all Thy Saints who behold Thee in Heaven, and the just who glorify Thee on earth. O Jesus, be mindful of us forever and never forsake us; protect our family. O Mother of Sorrows, by the eternal glory which Thou enjoyest in Heaven, through the merits of Thy bitter anguish in the Sacred Passion of Thy Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, obtain for us the grace that the Precious Blood shed by Jesus for the redemption of our souls, be not shed for us in vain. We love thee, O Mary. Embrace us and bless us, O Mother. Protect us in life and in death. Amen.

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

Words of Our Lord

On one occasion when St. Gertrude was compassionating the Adorable Face, wounded and disfigured, she asked Our Lord for a special grace for those who would practice this devotion. From His Divine lips she heard this consoling promise:

"All those who meditate frequently on the vision of My Divine Face, attracted by the desires of love, shall receive within them, through My Humanity, a bright ray of My Divinity, which shall enlighten their inmost souls so that they shall reflect the light of My Countenance in a special manner throughout eternity."

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O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine. (Three times)

An Aspiration to the Eternal Father
to be Frequently Recited During the Day

Eternal Father, we offer Thee the Holy Face of Jesus, covered with blood, sweat, dust, and spittle, in reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world.

~ Sr. Mary of St. Peter

True Image of the Holy Face of our Lord Jesus Christ, Religiously venerated and kept in Rome, in the Basilica of Saint Peter, in the Vatican.

THE GOLDEN ARROW
ACT OF PRAISE FOR THE REPARATION OF BLASPHEMIES
AGAINST THE HOLY NAME OF GOD
Dictated by Our Lord to Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre

May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and ineffable Name of God, be for ever praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified, in heaven, on earth and in hell, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.

(40 days indulgence may be gained, by saying this act of praise in honour of the three Persons of the Blessed Trinity three times.)

+ CHARLES, archbishop of Tours
Tours, Good Friday, 15th of April 1881


~ Manual of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face (1887)

Jesus meek and humble of heart,
make my heart like unto Thine.

(300 days Indulg.)

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LITANY of HUMILITY Novena
To be prayed once a day for oneself or others to overcome the vice of pride.

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LITANY of HUMILITY Novena
Day 1 - February 17th

O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being honored,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being praised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being approved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being despised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I go unnoticed,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.


~ Cardinal Merry del Val

MOMENTO HOMO QUIA PULVIS ES
ET IN PULVEREM REVERTERIS

REMEMBER, O man, that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return.

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ASH WEDNESDAY

GRANT to Thy faithful, O Lord, that they may both undertake the venerable solemnities of fasting with piety and carry them through with unwavering devotion.

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.

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PRǼSTA, Dómine, fidélibus tuis: ut jejuniórum veneránda solémnia, et cóngrua pietáte suscípiant, et secúra devotióne percúrrant.

Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Collect, Ash Wednesday

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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Prayer in Honor of the Holy Family

GRANT us, O Lord Jesus, faithfully to imitate the examples of Thy Holy Family, so that in the hour of our death, in the company of Thy glorious Virgin Mother and St. Joseph, we may deserve to be received by Thee into eternal tabernacles.

Amen.

(Ind. of 200 days, once a day.— Leo XIII. Feb. 6, 1893.)

~ Fr. Charles Callan O.P. and Fr. John McHugh, O.P., Blessed Be God (1925)

Je porterai ma croix avec courage.

Ich will mein kreuz muthig tragen.

I shall carry my Cross with courage.

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THURSDAY after ASH WEDNESDAY

O GOD, Who art offended by sin, and appeased by penance, graciously regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication to Thee, and turn aside the scourge of Thy anger, which we deserve for our 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.

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DEUS, qui culpa offénderis, pœniténtia placáris: preces pópuli tui supplicántis propítius réspice; et flagélla tuæ iracúndiæ, quæ pro peccátis nostris merémur, avérte.

Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Collect, Thursday after Ash Wednesday

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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Against the Persecutors of the Church

RECEIVE, we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy church, and mercifully appease thy wrath against us; that all adversities and errors being removed, we may serve thee in secure liberty: through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour, who, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth one God, world without end. Amen.

~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
Devout Prayers on Different Occasions

Gloire au PÉRE, au FILS et au ST. ESPRIT.
SAINT, SAINT, SAINT EST LE SEIGNEUR
Le terre est pleine de sa gloire.

Glory be to the FATHER,
and to the SON, and to the HOLY GHOST.
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD
The earth is full of His glory.

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FRIDAY after ASH WEDNESDAY

MAY Thy kindly favor, we beseech Thee, O Lord, accompany the fast we have begun, that we may be able to practice with a single heart the observance which we bodily perform.

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.

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INCHOÁTA jejúnia, quæsumus, Dómine, benigno favóre proséquere: ut observántiam, quam corporáliter exhibémus, méntibus étiam sincéris exercére valeámus.

Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Collect, Friday after Ash Wednesday

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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A poor Clare nun who had just died, appeared to her Abbess, who was praying for her, and said to her, "I went straight to Heaven, for, by means of this prayer, recited every evening, I paid all my debts."

PRAYER for DAILY NEGLECTS
Evening

ETERNAL FATHER, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its love, all its sufferings and all its merits.

First, to expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and the Holy Ghost as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Second, to purify the good I have done poorly this day and during all my life. Glory be.

Third, to supply for the good I ought to have done, and that I have neglected this day and during all my life. Glory be.

Act of Contrition.

INVOCATION OF
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
TO THE CROSS

Crux mihi certa salus.
Crux est quam semper adóro.
Crux DÓMINI mecum.
Crux mihi refgúium.

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The Cross is my sure salvation.
The Cross I ever adore.
The Cross of my LORD is with me.
The Cross is my refuge.


His Holiness, Pope Pius IX, by an autograph rescript, June 21, 1874, granted to all the faithful who, with at least contrite heart and devotion, shall say these prayers, drawn up in the form of a cross by the Angelic Doctor, S. Thomas Aquinas :
AN INDULGENCE OF THREE HUNDRED DAYS, once a day.


~ The Raccolta (1878)


To read the Crux Angelica, begin at the center ‘C’, following the word ‘CRUX’ up, down, left or right. You will find one prayer in each direction, which repeats on each line, sharing letters at the end with the previous or next line; the text continues across the top, bottom and sides of the Cross. Although it may seem confusing at first, once you see the pattern, it is indeed quite remarkable.

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SATURDAY after ASH WEDNESDAY

GIVE ear to our supplications, O Lord, and grant that we may keep with devout service this solemn fast, wholesomely instituted for the cure of soul and body.

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.

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ADÉSTO Dómine, supplicatiónibus nostris: et concéde; ut hoc solémne jejúnium, quod animábus corporibúsque curándis salúbriter institútum est, devóto servítio celebrémus.

Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Collect, Saturday after Ash Wednesday

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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ACTE DE CONTRITION
Act of Contrition

Que votre prècieux sang purifie mon âme.
Que vuestra preciosa sangre purifique mi alma !
Che il vostro prezioso sangue purifichi l’anima mia.

That Thy precious blood purify my soul !

Spiritual Communion

AT Thy feet, O my Jesus, I prostrate myself and I offer Thee repentance of my contrite heart, which is humbled in its nothingness and in Thy holy presence. I adore Thee in the Sacrament of Thy love, the ineffable Eucharist. I desire to receive Thee into the poor dwelling that my heart offers Thee. While waiting for the happiness of sacramental communion, I wish to possess Thee in spirit. Come to me, O my Jesus, since I, for my part, am coming to Thee! May Thy love embrace my whole being in life and in death. I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee.

Amen.

~ Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val

Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God. Matt. 4, 4

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FIRST SUNDAY of LENT

O GOD, Who dost purify Thy Church with the annual observance of Lent, grant to Thy household that what it strives to obtain from Thee by abstinence it may secure with good works.

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.

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DEUS qui Ecclésiam tuam ánnua quadragesimáli observatióne puríficas: præsta famíliæ tuæ; ut, quod a te obtinére abstinéndo nítitur, hoc bonis opéribus exsequátur.

Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.


Collect, First Sunday of Lent

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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FIRST SUNDAY of LENT
Christ permitted Himself to be tempted by Satan. Why, then, should we be surprised if we have to struggle against the malice and snares of the devil! Our strength to resist lies in fasting, in guarding and controlling our senses, in almsgiving, in prayers, and in uniting ourselves with Christ in Holy Mass and Communion.

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