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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Matt. 4, 1-11. At that time, Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. And the tempter came and said to Him, “If Thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Not by bread alone does man live, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took Him into the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If Thou art the Son of God, throw Thyself down; for it is written, ‘He has given His angels charge concerning Thee; and upon their hands they shall bear Thee up, lest Thou dash Thy foot against a stone.’” Jesus said to him, “It is written further, ‘Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.’” Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them. And he said to Him, “All these things will I give Thou, if Thou wilt fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Begone, Satan, for it is written, ‘The Lord thy God shalt thou worship and Him only shalt thou serve.’” Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. S. Praise be to Thee, O Christ.

Gospel, First Sunday of Lent

~ St. Joseph Daily Missal, (1950)

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FEBRUARY 22nd ~ FEAST of THE CHAIR of ST. PETER at ANTIOCH

O GOD, Who committing to blessed Peter, Thine apostle, the keys of the heavenly kingdom, didst bestow on Him the pontifical function of binding and loosing, grant that, by the help of his intercession, we may be delivered from the bonds of our sins,
Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

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FEAST of THE CHAIR of ST. PETER at ANTIOCH

Commemoration of St. Paul
O GOD, Who by the preaching of the blessed apostle Paul didst teach the multitude of the gentiles, grant us, we pray Thee, that, honoring His commemoration, we may experience the benefit of his patronal influence with Thee.
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 beáto Petro Apóstolo tuo, collátis clávibus regni cœléstis, ligándi atque solvéndi pontifícium tradidísti: concéde; ut, intercessiónis ejus auxílio, a peccatórum nostrórum néxibus liberémur.
Qui vivis et regnas, cum Deo Patre in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Commemoratio S. Pauli
DEUS, qui multitúdinem géntium beáti Pauli Apóstoli prædicatióne docuísti: da nobis, quǽsumus; ut, cuius commemoratiónem cólimus, eius apud te patrocínia sentiámus.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.


Collect, Feast of the Chair of St. Peter at Antioch
Commemoration of St. Paul

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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DEVOTIONS FOR EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK
A holy and ancient practice among the faithful has consecrated every day in the week to some particular devotion. It is with this spirit, that a prayer is here set down for each of these days.

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