THIS SITE IS BASICALLY A GUIDE TO DEVOTIONS TO THE SACRED HEART AND
THE IMMACULATE HEART. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE
WEB SITE IS AVAILABLE AT www.sacredheart-prayers.com
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THE OF PRAYER Please can you pray for Pauline Pace, Patricia Dobbyn,
who are
very sick. We
pray also for those with serious ailments especially Penny Thompson and Emily Light. May the healing power of the Risen Lord be
with these people and the comfort and
peace of God Our Father, We pray this prayer through Christ Our Lord, who
lives and reigns in the unity of The Holy Spirit, One God for ever and ever,
Amen. |
R.I.P.
Moira Parker 2007,
Pat
Brady 29 July 2007
Peter
Dopheide 24 August 2007
May
Lindsay 16 September 2007.
First Friday Devotions
11am-12noon followed by Mass at
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Most sweet Jesus, humbly kneeling at Thy
feet, we renew the consecration of our family to Thy Divine Heart. Be Thou our
King forever! In Thee we have full and entire confidence. May Thy spirit
penetrate our thoughts, our desires, our words and our deeds. Bless our
undertakings, share in our joys, in our trials, and in our labours.
Grant us to know Thee better, to love Thee more, to serve Thee without
faltering.
Litany of the Sacred Heart
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Lord, have mercy |
Lord, have mercy. |
[For the First Friday of the Month]
ADORABLE Heart of Jesus,
glowing with love for us and Inflamed with zeal for our salvation: O Heart!
ever sensible of our misery and the wretchedness to which our sins have reduced
us, infinitely rich in mercy to heal the wounds of our souls, behold us humbly
prostrate before Thee to express the sorrow that fills our hearts for the
coldness and indifference with which we have so long requited the numberless
benefits that Thou hast conferred upon us. With a deep sense of the outrages
that have been heaped upon Thee by our sins and the sins of others, we come to
make a solemn reparation of honour to thy most sacred majesty. It was our sins
that overwhelmed Thy Heart with bitterness; it was the weight of our iniquities
that pressed down Thy face to the earth in the
But now, repenting and
sorrowful, we cast ourselves at Thy feet, and implore forgiveness. Adorable
Heart of Jesus, source of true contrition and ever merciful to the penitent
sinner, impart to our hearts the spirit of penance, and give to our eyes a
fountain of tears, that we may sincerely bewail our sins now and for the rest
of our days. Oh, would that we could blot them out, even with our blood! Pardon
them, O Lord, in Thy mercy, and pardon and convert to Thee all that have
committed irreverences and sacrileges against Thee in
the Sacrament of Thy Love, and thus give another proof that Thy mercy is above
all Thy works. Divine Jesus, with Thee there are mercy and plentiful redemption:
deliver us from our sins, accept the sincere desire we now entertain, and our
holy resolution, relying on the assistance of Thy grace, henceforth to be
faithful to Thee. And in order to repair the sins of ingratitude by which we
have grieved Thy most tender and loving Heart, we are resolved in the future
ever to love and honour Thee in the most adorable Sacrament of the Altar, where
Thou art ever present to hear and grant our petitions, and to be the food and
life of our souls. Be Thou, O compassionate Jesus! our Mediator with Thy
Heavenly Father, Whom we have so grievously offended; strengthen our weakness,
confirm these our resolutions of amendment, and as Thy Sacred Heart is our
refuge and our hope when we have sinned, so may It be the strength and support
of our repentance, that nothing in life or death may ever again separate us
from Thee. Amen.
Of the many promises Our Lord Jesus
Christ did reveal to Saint Margaret Mary in favour of
souls devoted to His Sacred Heart the principal ones are as follows:
1. I will give them all the graces necessary
for their state of life.
2. I will give peace in their families.
3. I will console them in all their
troubles.
4. I will be their refuge in life and
especially in death.
5. I will abundantly bless all their
undertakings.
6. Sinners shall find in my Heart the
source and Infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall become fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall rise speedily to
great perfection.
9. I will bless those places wherein
the image of My Sacred Heart shall be
exposed and venerated.
10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts.
11. Persons who propagate this devotion shall have their names eternally
written in my Heart.
12. In the excess of the mercy of my Heart, I promise you that my all powerful
love will grant to all those who
will receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the
grace of final repentance: they will not die in my displeasure, nor without
receiving the sacraments; and my Heart will be their secure refuge in that last
hour.
Devotional History.
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a
devotion that focuses attention on the physical Heart is the symbol of His
redemptive love. Although tradition often situates the beginning of the
practice of the devotion to the year 1000, it might be more accurate to place
its birth during the time of the great mystics [St. Anselm and St. Bernard]
between 1050 and 1150. By the middle ages, because of a strong emphasis on the
Passion of our Lord, and because of the efforts of St. Bonaventure and St.
Gertrude the Great, the devotion became popularized as a means of worshipping
the mystery of Christ, living in the Church.
This devotion was promoted by great Saints, including
St. Albert the Great, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Francis de Sales, as well as
the great religious orders, such as the Benedictines, the Dominicans, and the Carthusians. However, it must be recorded that the Saint
who is most often associated with this devotion is St. Margaret Mary Alacoque [1647-1690]. After she received the Vision of the
Sacred Heart, which popularized the devotion, she was scorned by her mother
superior who thought her to be delusional. The Saint took ill. Mother superior
told
Her private revelations promoted the
establishment of a liturgical feast day and the practice of offering reparation
for the outrages committed against the Blessed Sacrament on the First Fridays
and the Promises of the Sacred Heart.
St. Alphonsus was
heavily influenced by
In modern times it was Pope Pius IX who, in
1856, established the Feast of the Sacred Heart and encouraged the efforts of
the Apostleship of Prayer-------a
confraternity of faithful Catholics who encourage groups, families, and
communities to consecrate themselves to the Sacred Heart.. In 1928 Pope Pius XI
issued his encyclical Miserentissimus Redemptor
on reparation to the Sacred Heart. In 1956 Pope Pius XII published his encyclicalHaurietis aquas on
the nature of devotion to the Sacred Heart.
The devotion is usually practiced in preparation for the Feast of
the Sacred Heart following the Second Sunday after Pentecost. It is also
practiced in conjunction with the monthly First Friday observance that is traditional in many
parishes.
ABOUT
THE DEVOTION
The
devotion of all devotions is love for Jesus Christ. A devout author laments the
sight of so many persons who pay attention to various devotions, but neglect
devotion to the Sacred Heart. there are are many
preachers and confessors who say great things, but speak little of love for
Jesus Christ.
The
love of Jesus Christ ought to be the principal devotion of a Catholic. Lack of
devotion to the Sacred Heart is the reason for frequent relapses into serious
sin, because people pay scant attention, and are not sufficiently encouraged to
acquire the love of Jesus, which is the golden cord which unites and binds the
soul to God. . . The Father will love us in the same proportion as we love
Jesus Christ. . . We will never be formed in the image of the Lord, nor even
desire to be formed in His image, if we do not meditate upon the love which
Jesus Christ has shown us.
For
this purpose it is related in the life of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a nun of the Visitation Order, that our Saviour
revealed to this servant His wish that the devotion and the Feast of His Sacred
Heart should be established and propagated in the Church. In this way, devout
believers would, by their adoration and prayer, make reparation for the
injuries His Heart constantly receives from ungrateful humanity when He is
exposed in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar. It is also related that while
this devout nun was praying before the Blessed Sacrament, Jesus Christ showed
her His Heart surrounded by thorns, with a cross on the top, and in a throne of
flames.
"Behold
the Heart," she reports that Jesus spoke to her, "that has loved
humanity, and has spared nothing for them, even to consuming itself to give
them pledges of Its love, but which receives from the majority of people, no
other return but ingratitude, and insults toward the Sacrament of Love."
The
devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is nothing more than an exercise of love
toward our loving Saviour. Therefore, the principal object of this devotion,
the spiritual object of this devotion, is the love with which the Heart of
Jesus is inflamed toward all. Let us now attempt to satisfy the devotion of
those who are enamored of Jesus Christ, and who desire to honor him in the Most
Holy Sacrament, by a novena of holy meditations and affections to His Sacred
Heart.
The First Friday of the Month
It
was the special desire of our Lord Jesus Christ, revealed to Blessed Margaret
Mary, that the first Friday of each month be consecrated to the devotion to and
adoration of His most Sacred Heart. In order to better prepare for it, it would
be well to read, the evening before, some book treating of this devotion, or of
the Passion of Our Lord, and to make a short visit to the Blessed Sacrament. On
the day itself we should, on awaking, offer and consecrate ourselves, with all
our thoughts, words, and actions, to Jesus, that His Sacred Heart may be
thereby honored and glorified. We should visit some church as early as
possible; and as we kneel before Jesus, truly present in the tabernacle, let us
endeavor to awaken in our soul a deep sorrow at the thought of the innumerable
offenses continually heaped upon His most Sacred Heart in this Sacrament of His
love; and surely we cannot find this difficult if we have the least degree of
love for Jesus. Should we, however, find our love to be cold or lukewarm, let
us consider earnestly the many reasons we have for giving our hearts to Jesus.
After this we must acknowledge with sorrow the faults of which we have been
guilty through our want of respect in presence of the Blessed Sacrament, or
through our negligence in visiting and receiving Our Lord in Holy Communion.
The
Communion of this day should be offered by the adorers of the Sacred Heart with
the intention of making some satisfaction for all the ingratitude which Jesus
receives in the Most Holy Sacrament, and the same spirit should animate all our
actions during the day.
As
the object of this devotion is to inflame our hearts with an ardent love for
Jesus, and to repair thereby, as far as lies in our power, all the outrages which
are daily committed against the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, it is evident
that these exercises are not confined to any particular day. Jesus is equally
deserving of our love at all times; and as this most loving Saviour is daily
and hourly loaded with insults and cruelly treated by His creatures, it is but
just that we should strive each day to make an the reparation in our power.
Those, therefore, who are prevented from practicing this devotion on the first
Friday can do so on any other day during the month. In the same manner they may
offer the first Communion of each month for this intention, consecrating the
whole day to the honor and glory of the Sacred Heart, and performing in the
same spirit all the pious exercises they were unable to accomplish on the first
Friday.
Moreover,
Our Lord suggested another feature in this consoling devotion of the First
Friday, by the faithful practice of which he led Blessed Margaret Mary to
expect the grace of final perseverance, and that of receiving the Sacraments of
the Church before dying, in favor of those who should observe it. This was to
make a novena of Communions in honour of the Sacred Heart on the first Friday
of the month for nine successive months.
References that refer to Mary as “Thee”
or “Thy” are not assuming or placing her as Deity,
but are OLD ENGLISH for a very esteemed
person.
The Five First Saturdays
Mary's
Great Promise at Fatima -The Five First Saturdays are intended
to honour and to make reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for all the
blasphemes and ingratitude of people. This devotion and the wonderful promises
connected with it were revealed by the Blessed Virgin at Fatima, a small
village in
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The observance of the First Saturday in honour of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary is intended to make reparation to it for the sins of mankind. This
devotion was revealed by the Blessed Virgin to three children, Francisco,
Jacinta and Lucia to whom she appeared at |
The following First Saturday devotions
are important in honouring
the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
Click on 1 – 5 for link
1. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
2. Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament
3. Act of
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
4. Act of
Reparation
5. The Litany
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
6. The Sacrament of Reconciliation
This is the Great
Promise of the Heart of Mary that is alongside that of the Heart of Jesus.
To obtain the
promise of the Heart of Mary the following conditions are required:
I
promise to help at the hour of death, with the graces needed for salvation,
whoever on the First Saturday of five consecutive
months shall:
(1) Confession
made within eight days and especially with the intention of making reparation
for the offenses made to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. If one forgets in Confession
to make such an intention, he can formulate it in the following Confession,
taking advantage of the first opportunity available for Confession.
(2) Communion made in the grace of God with the same intention as for the
Confession.
(3) The Communion must be received on the First Saturday of the month.
(4) The Confession and the Communion must be repeated for five consecutive
months, without interruption, otherwise one must start all over again.
(5) Rosary recited with at least five decades, for the same intention as the
Confession.
(6) “Keeping me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on fifteen
mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me.”
Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1)
Queen of the Most Holy
Rosary, and tender Mother of all people, I consecrate myself to you and to your
Immaculate Heart, and recommend to you my family, my country, and the whole
human race. Please accept my consecration, dearest Mother, and use me as you wish,
to accomplish your designs upon the world. O Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Queen of Heaven and Earth, rule over me, and teach me how to allow the Heart of
Jesus to rule and triumph in me and around me, as it has ruled and triumphed in
you. Amen.
Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (2)
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven
and Earth and tender Mother of children, men and women, in accordance with thy
ardent wish made known at
Reign over us, dearest Mother, that we may
be thine in prosperity and in adversity; in joy and
in sorrow; in health and in sickness; in life and in death. O most
compassionate Heart of Mary, Queen of Virgins, watch over our minds and our
hearts and preserve them from the deluge of impurity which thou didst lament so
sorrowfully at
Therefore, we now promise to imitate
thy virtues by the practice of a Christian life without regard to human
respect. We resolve to receive Holy Communion on the First Saturday of every
month and to offer thee five decades of the Rosary each day together with our
sacrifices in a spirit of reparation and penance. Amen
Act of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Most Holy Virgin, and our beloved Mother, we listen with
grief to the complaints of thy Immaculate Heart, surrounded with thorns which
ungrateful people place therein at every moment by their blasphemies and
ingratitude. Moved by the ardent desire of loving thee as our Mother and of
promoting true devotion to thy Immaculate Heart, we prostrate ourselves at thy
feet to prove the sorrow we feel for the grief that people cause thee and to
atone by means of our prayers and sacrifices for the offenses with which people
return thy tender love. Obtain for them and for us the pardon of so many sins.
A word from thee will obtain grace and forgiveness for us all. Hasten O Lady,
the conversion of sinners, that they may love Jesus and cease to offend God,
already so much offended, and thus avoid eternal punishment. Turn thine eyes of mercy toward us so that henceforth we may
love God with all our hearts while on earth and enjoy Him forever in Heaven.
Amen.
Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Lord,
have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of
Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Heart of
Mary,
Pray for us.
Heart of Mary, after God’s own Heart,
Heart of Mary, in union with the Heart of Jesus,
Heart of Mary, the vessel of the Holy Spirit,
Heart of Mary, shrine of the Trinity,
Heart of Mary, home of the Word,
Heart of Mary, immaculate in your creation,
Heart of Mary, flooded with grace,
Heart of Mary, blessed of all hearts,
Heart of Mary, Throne of glory,
Heart of Mary, Abyss of humbleness,
Heart of Mary, Victim of love,
Heart of Mary, nailed to the cross,
Heart of Mary, comfort of the sad,
Heart of Mary, refuge of the sinner,
Heart of Mary, hope of the dying,
Heart of Mary, seat of mercy,
Lamb of God, who take
away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
L: Immaculate Mary,
meek and humble of heart.
A: Conform our hearts to the heart of Jesus.
Let us pray:
O most merciful God, who for the salvation of sinners and the refuge of the
wretched, has made the Immaculate Heart of Mary most like in tenderness and
pity to the Heart of Jesus, grant that we, who now commemorate her most sweet
and loving heart, may by the merits of her intercession, ever live in the
fellowship of the hearts of both Mother and Son, through the same Christ our
Lord. – Amen
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Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (abbreviated version) V/ Lord, have mercy. R/ Lord, have mercy. V/ Christ, have
mercy. R/ Christ, have mercy. V/ Lord, have mercy. R/ Lord, have mercy. V/ Jesus, hear
us. R/ Jesus, graciously hear us. V/ God, the Father of Heaven, R/ have mercy on us. V/ God, the
Son, Redeemer of the world, R/
have mercy on us. V/ God, the Holy
Spirit, R/ have mercy on us. V/
Holy Trinity, One God, R/ have mercy on us. R/ for ff: pray for us. Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, R/
spare us, O Lord, Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, R/
graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the
world. R/ have mercy on us. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R/ That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ. Let us pray. Grant,
we beg you, O Lord God, that we your servants, may enjoy lasting health of
mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever
Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal
happiness. Through Christ our Lord. R/ Amen |
Introduction
The Rosary is divided
into five decades. Each decade represents a mystery or event in the life of
Jesus. There are four sets of "Mysteries of the Rosary" (Joyful,
Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious). These four "Mysteries of the
Rosary" therefore contain, a total of twenty mysteries. The Joyful,
Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries are then said on specific days of
the week (see each set of mysteries below). During private recitation of
the Rosary, each decade requires devout meditation on a specific mystery.
Public recitation of the Rosary (two or more people), requires a leader
to announce each of the mysteries before the decade, and start each prayer (see
"The Family Rosary" below).The Apostle's Creed is said on the
Crucifix; the Our Father is said on each of the Large Beads; the Hail Mary is
said on each of the Small Beads; the Glory Be after the three Hail Mary's at
the beginning of the Rosary, and after each decade of Small Beads. In June 13,
1917, Our Lady asked that an additional prayer be added after each decade of
the Rosary (see prayers at the end of this document). It is a prayer of
forgiveness to Jesus and is said following the Glory Be after each decade only.
The Joyful Mysteries
(Said on Mondays,
Saturdays, Sundays of Advent, and Sundays from Epiphany until Lent)
First Joyful Mystery - The Annunciation of Gabriel to Mary
I Desire the Love Of Humility Think of... The humility of the Blessed
Virgin when the Angel Gabriel greeted her with these words: "Hail full of
grace". Luke 1:26
Second Joyful Mystery
- The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
I Desire Charity Toward My Neighbor
Think of... Mary's charity in visiting her cousin Elizabeth and
remaining with her for three months before the birth of John the Baptist. Luke
1:39
Third Joyful Mystery -
The Birth of Jesus I Desire the Love of God Think of...
The poverty, so lovingly accepted by Mary when she placed the Infant Jesus, our
God and Redeemer, in a manger in the stable of
Fourth Joyful Mystery
- The Presentation of Jesus in the
Fifth Joyful Mystery -
Finding Jesus in the Temple I desire Zeal For The Glory Of God
Think of...The deep sorrow with which Mary sought the Child Jesus for three
days, and the joy with which she found Him in the midst of the Teachers of the
Temple. Luke 2:41
The Luminous Mysteries
(Said on Thursdays
throughout the year)
First Luminous Mystery - The Baptism of Jesus in the River
The Second Luminous
Mystery - The Wedding at Cana, Christ Manifested Jesus did this as the
beginning of his signs in Cana in
The Third Luminous
Mystery - the Proclamation of the
The Fourth Luminous
Mystery - The Transfiguration of Jesus And he was transfigured before them; his face
shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. Matthew 17:2
The Fifth Luminous
Mystery - The Last Supper, the Holy Eucharist While they were eating, Jesus took
bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said,
"Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and
gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood
of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of
sins. Matthew 26:26
The Sorrowful Mysteries
(Said on
Tuesdays, Fridays, and daily from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday)
First Sorrowful
Mystery - Agony of Jesus in the Garden I Desire True Repentance for My Sins Think of... Our Lord Jesus in the
Second Sorrowful
Mystery - Jesus is Scourged at the Pillar I Desire a Spirit of Mortification
Think of...The cruel scourging at the pillar that our Lord suffered; the heavy
blows that tore His flesh. Matthew
27:26
Third Sorrowful
Mystery - Jesus is Crowned With Thorns I Desire Moral Courage.
Think of... The crown of sharp thorns that was forced upon our Lord's Head and
the patience with which He endured the pain for our sins. Matthew 27:27
Fourth Sorrowful
Mystery - Jesus Carries His Cross I
Desire the Virtue of Patience
Think of... The heavy Cross, so willingly carried by our Lord, and ask Him to
help you to carry your crosses without complaint. Matthew 27:32
Fifth Sorrowful
Mystery - The Crucifixion of Jesus I Desire the Grace of Final Perseverance
Think of... The love which filled Christ's Sacred Heart during His three hours'
agony on the Cross, and ask Him to be with you at the hour of death. Matthew
27:33
The Glorious Mysteries
(Said on Wednesdays, and
Sundays throughout the year)
First Glorious Mystery - The Resurrection of Jesus I Desire a Strong Faith Think
of...
Christ's glorious triumph when, on the third day after His death, He arose from
the tomb and for forty days appeared to His Blessed Mother and to His
disciples. John 20:1
Second Glorious
Mystery - The Ascension of Jesus I
Desire the Virtue of Hope Think of...
The Ascension of Jesus Christ, forty days after His glorious Resurrection, in
the presence of Mary and His disciples. Luke 24:36
Third Glorious Mystery
- The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost I Desire Zeal for the Glory of God
Think of... The descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles, under
the form of tongues of fire, in fulfillment of Christ's promise. Acts 2:1
Fourth Glorious Mystery - The Assumption of Mary into Heaven I Desire the Grace
of a Holy Death Think of... The glorious Assumption of Mary into Heaven,
when she was united with her Divine Son.
Fifth Glorious Mystery
- The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth
I Desire a Greater Love for the Blessed Virgin Mary Think of... The
glorious crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven by her Divine Son, to the great
joy of all the Saints.
Rosary Prayers
Prayer Before The
Rosary
Queen of the Holy
Rosary, you have designed to come to Fatima and Medjugorje, to reveal to the
three shepherd children and six visionaries, the treasures of grace hidden in
the Rosary. Inspire my heart with a sincere love of this devotion, in order
that by meditating on the Mysteries of our Redemption which are recalled in it,
I may obtain peace for the world, the conversion of sinners, and the favour which I ask of you in this Rosary (Mention your
request). I ask it for the greater glory of God, for your own honour, and
for the good of souls, especially for my own. Amen.
The Our Father:
Our Father who art in
heaven, hallowed be Thy name; 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 Hail Mary:
Hail Mary, full of
grace! the Lord is with thee; blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the
fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and
at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory be to the
Father:
Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Prayer to Jesus
Requested By Our Lady
O My Jesus, forgive us
our sins, save us from the fires of hell, take all souls to Heaven, and help
especially those most in need of Your mercy.
The Apostles' Creed:
I believe in God, the
Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ His only Son,
Our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended
into Hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He
shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the
Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Concluding Prayers Of
The Rosary
Hail Holy Queen:
Hail! Holy Queen,
Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To you do we cry, poor
banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping
in this valley of tears. Turn then, O most gracious advocate, your eyes of
mercy towards us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of
your womb, Jesus. O clement! O loving! O sweet Virgin Mary!
Pray for us, O Holy
Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
O God, whose
only-begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us
the rewards of eternal life; grant, we beseech Thee, that, meditating upon
these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate
what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Our Lady help of
Christians – pray for us
Our Lady of the
Assumption – pray for us
In the Name of The Father,
and of The Son, and of The Holy Spirit, Amen.
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