July 7th~ Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Bishops, Confessors
Celebrated on this date from 1887 to 1969
Almighty, eternal God, Who didst grant the peoples of Slavonia to come to the knowledge of Thy name through Thy blessed confessors and bishops, Cyril and Methodius, grant that, as we glory in their festival, we may be joined with them in fellowship. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen. (Collect, July 7, Sts. Cyril and Methodius)
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
Celebrated on this date from 1887 to 1969
Almighty, eternal God, Who didst grant the peoples of Slavonia to come to the knowledge of Thy name through Thy blessed confessors and bishops, Cyril and Methodius, grant that, as we glory in their festival, we may be joined with them in fellowship. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen. (Collect, July 7, Sts. Cyril and Methodius)
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
PRAYER of the VIRGIN
“August Queen of Heaven” prayer given by Our Lady to Fr. Louis-Édouard Cestac with the Imprimatur of the [local] Bishop of Bayonne, Leo Albertus, 1945.
August Queen of heaven and mistress of the Angels, you who received from God the power and the mission to crush the head of Satan, we humbly ask you, send the heavenly legions so that under your orders, they may pursue the demons, fight them everywhere, suppress their audacity and drive them back into the abyss.
Who is like unto God?
O good and tender Mother, you will always be our love and our hope.
O divine Mother, send the Holy Angels to defend me and to drive the cruel enemy away from me.
Holy Angels and Archangels defend us, keep us.
An indulgence of 300 days (Pius X, June 6, 1908)
“August Queen of Heaven” prayer given by Our Lady to Fr. Louis-Édouard Cestac with the Imprimatur of the [local] Bishop of Bayonne, Leo Albertus, 1945.
August Queen of heaven and mistress of the Angels, you who received from God the power and the mission to crush the head of Satan, we humbly ask you, send the heavenly legions so that under your orders, they may pursue the demons, fight them everywhere, suppress their audacity and drive them back into the abyss.
Who is like unto God?
O good and tender Mother, you will always be our love and our hope.
O divine Mother, send the Holy Angels to defend me and to drive the cruel enemy away from me.
Holy Angels and Archangels defend us, keep us.
An indulgence of 300 days (Pius X, June 6, 1908)
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Forwarded from Virgo Potens
AUGUST QUEEN OF HEAVEN
A slightly different version.
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.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels help and defend us. Amen
O good and tender Mother, thou shalt ever be our love and our hope.
Holy angels and archangels, keep and defend us. Amen.
A slightly different version.
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.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels help and defend us. Amen
O good and tender Mother, thou shalt ever be our love and our hope.
Holy angels and archangels, keep and defend us. Amen.
Prayer for Peace
Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris: quia non est alius qui pugnat pro nobis nisi tu, Deus noster.
℣ Fiat pax in virtute tua.
℟ Et abundantia in turibus tuis.
Give peace, O Lord, in our days; for there is none other that fighteth for us, but only Thou, our God.
℣ Let there be peace in Thy strength, O Lord.
℟ And plenty in Thy strong places.
An indulgence of 100 days, each time it is said. Pius IX, May 18, 1848)
(The Raccolta, 1910)
Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris: quia non est alius qui pugnat pro nobis nisi tu, Deus noster.
℣ Fiat pax in virtute tua.
℟ Et abundantia in turibus tuis.
Give peace, O Lord, in our days; for there is none other that fighteth for us, but only Thou, our God.
℣ Let there be peace in Thy strength, O Lord.
℟ And plenty in Thy strong places.
An indulgence of 100 days, each time it is said. Pius IX, May 18, 1848)
(The Raccolta, 1910)
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The Sacrifice Prayer
Our Lady gave the children this prayer on June 13, 1917. It is meant to be recited when you are offering up suffering to God.
O Jesus, it is for the love of Thee, in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and for the conversion of poor sinners [that I do this].
Ó Jesus, é por Vosso amor, pela conversão dos pecadores e em reparação pelos pecados cometidos contra o Imaculado Coração de Maria.
Our Lady gave the children this prayer on June 13, 1917. It is meant to be recited when you are offering up suffering to God.
O Jesus, it is for the love of Thee, in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and for the conversion of poor sinners [that I do this].
Ó Jesus, é por Vosso amor, pela conversão dos pecadores e em reparação pelos pecados cometidos contra o Imaculado Coração de Maria.
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I am reposting the prayer below due to an error in the Latin (in case anyone forwarded it, copied it, or saved it). Sorry!
Prayer for Peace
Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris: quia non est alius qui pugnat pro nobis nisi tu, Deus noster.
℣ Fiat pax in virtute tua.
℟ Et abundantia in turibus tuis.
Give peace, O Lord, in our days; for there is none other that fighteth for us, but only Thou, our God.
℣ Let there be peace in Thy strength, O Lord.
℟ And plenty in Thy strong places.
An indulgence of 100 days, each time it is said. Pius IX, May 18, 1848)
(The Raccolta, 1910)
Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris: quia non est alius qui pugnat pro nobis nisi tu, Deus noster.
℣ Fiat pax in virtute tua.
℟ Et abundantia in turibus tuis.
Give peace, O Lord, in our days; for there is none other that fighteth for us, but only Thou, our God.
℣ Let there be peace in Thy strength, O Lord.
℟ And plenty in Thy strong places.
An indulgence of 100 days, each time it is said. Pius IX, May 18, 1848)
(The Raccolta, 1910)
ACT of CONSECRATION
I vow and consecrate to God all that is in me: my memory and my actions to God the Father; my understanding and my words to God the Son; my will and my thoughts to God the Holy Ghost; my heart and my body, my tongue, my senses and all my sorrows to the sacred Humanity of Jesus Christ, “who was contented to be betrayed into the hands of wicked men and to suffer the torment of the Cross”. ~ St. Francis de Sales
An indulgence of 3 years.
(The Raccolta, 1957)
I vow and consecrate to God all that is in me: my memory and my actions to God the Father; my understanding and my words to God the Son; my will and my thoughts to God the Holy Ghost; my heart and my body, my tongue, my senses and all my sorrows to the sacred Humanity of Jesus Christ, “who was contented to be betrayed into the hands of wicked men and to suffer the torment of the Cross”. ~ St. Francis de Sales
An indulgence of 3 years.
(The Raccolta, 1957)
Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Tears of St. Mary Magdalen
May be said as a Novena
July 13th - 21st
St. Mary Magdalen said to St. Mechtilde: "Whoever shall give God thanks for all the tears I shed upon the feet of Jesus, our most merciful God will grant him, through my intercession, remission of all his sins before his death, and a great increase of love of God."
O Most merciful Jesus, I give Thee thanks for that work of piety which the blessed Mary Magdalen wrought on Thee, when she washed Thy feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed them and anointed them with fragrant ointment; whereby she obtained from Thee such signal grace that Thou didst pour into her heart and soul so great a love of Thee that she could love nothing apart from Thee; beseeching Thee that by her merits and intercessions Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant me tears of true repentance and pour into my heart Thy Divine Love.
Amen.
(Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be.)
May be said as a Novena
July 13th - 21st
St. Mary Magdalen said to St. Mechtilde: "Whoever shall give God thanks for all the tears I shed upon the feet of Jesus, our most merciful God will grant him, through my intercession, remission of all his sins before his death, and a great increase of love of God."
O Most merciful Jesus, I give Thee thanks for that work of piety which the blessed Mary Magdalen wrought on Thee, when she washed Thy feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed them and anointed them with fragrant ointment; whereby she obtained from Thee such signal grace that Thou didst pour into her heart and soul so great a love of Thee that she could love nothing apart from Thee; beseeching Thee that by her merits and intercessions Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant me tears of true repentance and pour into my heart Thy Divine Love.
Amen.
(Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be.)
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PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL
300 Days, once a day. Leo XIII, Mot. Pr, September 23, 1888
O GLORIOUS Archangel St Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, be our defence in the terrible warfare which we carry on against principalities and Powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, spirits of evil. Come to the aid of man, whom GOD created immortal, made in his own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil. Fight this day the battle of the LORD, together with the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer, and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist thee, nor was there place for them any longer in Heaven. That cruel, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan, who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with his angels. Behold, this primeval enemy and slayer of men has taken courage. Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits, invading the earth in order to blot out the name of God and of his CHRIST, to seize upon, slay and cast into eternal perdition souls destined for the crown of eternal glory. This wicked dragon pours out, as a most impure flood, the venom of his malice on men of depraved mind and corrupt heart, the spirit of lying, of impiety, of blasphemy, and the pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity. These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where has been set up the See of the most holy Peter and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered. Arise then, O invincible Prince, bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits to the people of GOD, and give them the victory. They venerate thee as their protector and patron; in thee holy Church glories as her defence against the malicious power of hell; to thee has GOD entrusted the souls of men to be established in heavenly beatitude. Oh, pray to the GOD of peace that He may put Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may no longer be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church. Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that they may quickly conciliate the mercies of the LORD; and beating down the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, do thou again make him captive in the abyss, that he may no longer seduce the nations. Amen.
V/. Behold the Cross of the LORD; be scattered ye hostile powers.
R/. The Lion of the tribe of Juda has conquered, the root of David.
V/. Let thy mercies be upon us, O LORD.
R/. As we have hoped in thee.
V/. O LORD, hear my prayer.
R/. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O GOD, the FATHER of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, we call upon thy holy name, and as suppliants we implore thy clemency, that by the intercession of Mary, ever Virgin immaculate and our Mother, and of the glorious Archangel St Michael, thou wouldst deign to help us against Satan and all other unclean spirits, who wander about the world for the injury of the human race and the ruin of souls. Amen.
(The Raccolta, 1910)
300 Days, once a day. Leo XIII, Mot. Pr, September 23, 1888
O GLORIOUS Archangel St Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, be our defence in the terrible warfare which we carry on against principalities and Powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, spirits of evil. Come to the aid of man, whom GOD created immortal, made in his own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil. Fight this day the battle of the LORD, together with the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer, and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist thee, nor was there place for them any longer in Heaven. That cruel, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan, who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with his angels. Behold, this primeval enemy and slayer of men has taken courage. Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits, invading the earth in order to blot out the name of God and of his CHRIST, to seize upon, slay and cast into eternal perdition souls destined for the crown of eternal glory. This wicked dragon pours out, as a most impure flood, the venom of his malice on men of depraved mind and corrupt heart, the spirit of lying, of impiety, of blasphemy, and the pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity. These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where has been set up the See of the most holy Peter and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered. Arise then, O invincible Prince, bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits to the people of GOD, and give them the victory. They venerate thee as their protector and patron; in thee holy Church glories as her defence against the malicious power of hell; to thee has GOD entrusted the souls of men to be established in heavenly beatitude. Oh, pray to the GOD of peace that He may put Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may no longer be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church. Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that they may quickly conciliate the mercies of the LORD; and beating down the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, do thou again make him captive in the abyss, that he may no longer seduce the nations. Amen.
V/. Behold the Cross of the LORD; be scattered ye hostile powers.
R/. The Lion of the tribe of Juda has conquered, the root of David.
V/. Let thy mercies be upon us, O LORD.
R/. As we have hoped in thee.
V/. O LORD, hear my prayer.
R/. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
O GOD, the FATHER of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, we call upon thy holy name, and as suppliants we implore thy clemency, that by the intercession of Mary, ever Virgin immaculate and our Mother, and of the glorious Archangel St Michael, thou wouldst deign to help us against Satan and all other unclean spirits, who wander about the world for the injury of the human race and the ruin of souls. Amen.
(The Raccolta, 1910)
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The above prayer to St. Michael (the long version) was written by Pope Leo XIII in 1888 and is far more powerful than the shorter version. It is in the 1910 Raccolta, but was later removed.
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At the end of The Rosary, or other prayers.
℣ May the divine assistance remain always with us.
℟ And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
℣ Amen.
℣ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟ Have mercy on us.
℣ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟ Have mercy on us.
℣ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟ Have mercy on us.
℣ Immaculate Heart of Mary,*
℟ Pray for us.
℣ St. N. **
℟ Pray for us.
℣ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟ We place all our trust in Thee!
*or another of Our Lady’s titles, such as Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Virgin Most Powerful, etc.
** for example, St. Joseph, Terror of Demons; St. Michael the Archangel; one’s patron saint(s); the saint of the day, etc.
℣ May the divine assistance remain always with us.
℟ And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
℣ Amen.
℣ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟ Have mercy on us.
℣ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟ Have mercy on us.
℣ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟ Have mercy on us.
℣ Immaculate Heart of Mary,*
℟ Pray for us.
℣ St. N. **
℟ Pray for us.
℣ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
℟ We place all our trust in Thee!
*or another of Our Lady’s titles, such as Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Virgin Most Powerful, etc.
** for example, St. Joseph, Terror of Demons; St. Michael the Archangel; one’s patron saint(s); the saint of the day, etc.
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PRAYER of SAINT BONAVENTURE
Pierce, O most sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul with the most joyous and healthful wound of Thy love, and with true, calm and most holy apostolic charity, that my soul may ever languish and melt with entire love and longing for Thee, may yearn for Thee and for thy courts, may long to be dissolved and to be with Thee.
Grant that my soul may hunger after Thee, the Bread of Angels, the refreshment of holy souls, our daily and supersubstantial bread, having all sweetness and savor and every delightful taste.
May my heart ever hunger after and feed upon Thee, Whom the angels desire to look upon, and may my inmost soul be filled with the sweetness of Thy savor; may it ever thirst for Thee, the fountain of life, the fountain of wisdom and knowledge, the fountain of eternal light, the torrent of pleasure, the fullness of the house of God; may it ever compass Thee, seek Thee, find Thee, run to Thee, come up to Thee, meditate on Thee, speak of Thee, and do all for the praise and glory of Thy name, with humility and discretion, with love and delight, with ease and affection, with perseverance to the end; and be Thou alone ever my hope, my entire confidence, my riches, my delight, my pleasure, my joy, my rest and tranquility, my peace, my sweetness, my food, my refreshment, my refuge, my help, my wisdom, my portion, my possession, my treasure; in Whom may my mind and my heart be ever fixed and firm and rooted immovably. Amen.
Pierce, O most sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul with the most joyous and healthful wound of Thy love, and with true, calm and most holy apostolic charity, that my soul may ever languish and melt with entire love and longing for Thee, may yearn for Thee and for thy courts, may long to be dissolved and to be with Thee.
Grant that my soul may hunger after Thee, the Bread of Angels, the refreshment of holy souls, our daily and supersubstantial bread, having all sweetness and savor and every delightful taste.
May my heart ever hunger after and feed upon Thee, Whom the angels desire to look upon, and may my inmost soul be filled with the sweetness of Thy savor; may it ever thirst for Thee, the fountain of life, the fountain of wisdom and knowledge, the fountain of eternal light, the torrent of pleasure, the fullness of the house of God; may it ever compass Thee, seek Thee, find Thee, run to Thee, come up to Thee, meditate on Thee, speak of Thee, and do all for the praise and glory of Thy name, with humility and discretion, with love and delight, with ease and affection, with perseverance to the end; and be Thou alone ever my hope, my entire confidence, my riches, my delight, my pleasure, my joy, my rest and tranquility, my peace, my sweetness, my food, my refreshment, my refuge, my help, my wisdom, my portion, my possession, my treasure; in Whom may my mind and my heart be ever fixed and firm and rooted immovably. Amen.
FLOS CARMELI Prayer
Oral tradition tells of St. Simon Stock praying with fervor and faith to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel during a time of great distress and hardship for the Order of Carmelites. Our Lady answered that prayer, and for seven centuries the Flos Carmeli has continued to be prayed to the Blessed Mother with the firm faith that she will answer its request with her powerful help. The prayer below is from the first two verses of the longer sequence.
Oral tradition tells of St. Simon Stock praying with fervor and faith to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel during a time of great distress and hardship for the Order of Carmelites. Our Lady answered that prayer, and for seven centuries the Flos Carmeli has continued to be prayed to the Blessed Mother with the firm faith that she will answer its request with her powerful help. The prayer below is from the first two verses of the longer sequence.
FLOS CARMELI Prayer
O beautiful Flower of Carmel,
most fruitful vine,
Splendor of Heaven, holy and singular,
who brought forth the Son of God,
still ever remaining a Pure Virgin,
assist me in this necessity.
O Star of the sea, help and protect me!
Show me that Thou art my Mother.
O Mary, conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to Thee!
Mother and Beauty of Carmel,
Pray for us!
Virgin, Flower of Carmel,
Pray for us!
Patroness of all who wear the Scapular,
Pray for us!
Hope of all who die wearing the Scapular,
Pray for us!
St. Joseph, Friend of the Sacred Heart,
Pray for us!
St. Joseph, Chaste Spouse of Mary,
Pray for us!
St. Joseph, Our Patron,
Pray for us!
O sweet Heart of Mary,
Be our salvation!
Amen.
O beautiful Flower of Carmel,
most fruitful vine,
Splendor of Heaven, holy and singular,
who brought forth the Son of God,
still ever remaining a Pure Virgin,
assist me in this necessity.
O Star of the sea, help and protect me!
Show me that Thou art my Mother.
O Mary, conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to Thee!
Mother and Beauty of Carmel,
Pray for us!
Virgin, Flower of Carmel,
Pray for us!
Patroness of all who wear the Scapular,
Pray for us!
Hope of all who die wearing the Scapular,
Pray for us!
St. Joseph, Friend of the Sacred Heart,
Pray for us!
St. Joseph, Chaste Spouse of Mary,
Pray for us!
St. Joseph, Our Patron,
Pray for us!
O sweet Heart of Mary,
Be our salvation!
Amen.
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