The Passion of the Lord
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First, The Lord's Agony
On each bead, a leader begins by reading the verses only, and the others respond:
Vs. 1 In the
days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, Christ offered up prayers and
supplications to the One who was able to save him from death. * And he was
heard for his reverence. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord
is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Son though he was, he learned obedience by the things
that he suffered. * And once consummated, he became to all that obey him the
cause of eternal salvation. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the
Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 For as by the disobedience of one man, many were made
sinners; * so also by the obedience of one, many shall be made
just. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs.
Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 He went according to his custom to the Mount of Olives,
and his disciples also followed him. * And he said to them: Pray that you come
not into temptation. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is
with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 And kneeling down, he prayed, saying: Father, if you
will, remove this chalice from me; * yet, not my will, but yours be
done. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs.
Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 And there appeared to him an angel from heaven,
strengthening him. * And being in an agony, he prayed the more. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 And his sweat became as drops of blood, * trickling
down upon the ground. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is
with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 And when he rose up from prayer and came to the
disciples, he found them sleeping, * and he said to them: Arise, and pray that
you come not into temptation. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the
Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 As he was yet speaking there came a multitude; and Judas
went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss him. * Jesus said to him:
Judas, do you betray the Son of man with a kiss? Hail Mary, hail
Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 To those that had come for him he said: When I was
daily with you in the temple, you did not stretch forth your hands against me.
* But this is your hour and the power of darkness. Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
Behold, your son is set to be a sign that shall be contradicted, *
and your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. They shall look upon him whom they pierced, *
Rs. And your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Behold, your son is set to be a sign that shall be contradicted,*
Rs. And your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Second, The Lord Scourged
On each bead, a leader begins by reading the verses only, and the others respond:
Vs. 1 The chief priests bound Jesus, and led him away, and delivered him to Pilate. * And the chief priests accused him in many things. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Now on the festival day he used to release to them one
of the prisoners. * And the chief priests roused the people that Pilate should
release Barabbas to them, who in the sedition had committed murder. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 And so Pilate, willing to satisfy the people, released
to them Barabbas; and he delivered over Jesus to be scourged, that he might be
crucified. * And the soldiers led him away into the palace. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 O God, my God, why have you forsaken me? * Depart not from me, for tribulation is very near, for there is none to help me. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 For you
are the one that has drawn me out of the womb, my hope from the breast of my
mother. * I was cast upon you from the womb, from my mother's
belly. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 But I am a worm and no man; * the reproach of men and the outcast of the people. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me. * They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 I am
poured out like water, and all my bones are scattered. * My heart is become
like wax melting in my midst. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the
Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 My strength is dried up like baked clay; my tongue has
cleaved to my jaws. * You have brought me down into the dust of
death. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Many dogs have encompassed me; the council of the malicious has besieged me. * They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
Behold, your son is set to be a sign that shall be contradicted, *
and your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. They shall look upon him whom they pierced, *
Rs. And your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Behold, your son is set to be a sign that shall be contradicted,*
Rs. And your own soul a sword shall pierce.
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Third, The Lord Crowned
On each bead, a leader begins by reading the verses only, and the others respond:
Vs. 2 And taking Jesus into the palace, the soldiers of the governor put a scarlet cloak about him, and plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head. * And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail King of Jews! Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 Behold,
Pilate said, I bring him forth to you. * Then Jesus came forth, bearing
the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 And Pilate says to them: Behold the man! * I find no
guilt in him. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 They cried out, We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. * When Pilate heard this saying, he feared the more. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 Pilate brought Jesus forward, and he sat in the
judgement seat. And he says to them: Behold your king. * But they cried
out, Away with him, away with him! Crucify him. Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Pilate says to them: Shall I crucify your king? And the
chief priests answered: We have no king but Caesar. * Therefore Pilate
delivered him to them to be crucified. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met
together, * against the Lord and against his Christ. Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 He that dwells in heaven shall laugh at them; the Lord
shall deride them. * Then shall he speak to them in his anger: I have appointed
my king on Zion, my holy mountain. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace,
the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Behold, my servant shall be exalted and extolled and exceeding high, * even as many were astonished at him, so disfigured was his visage among men, and his form among the sons of men. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
Behold, your son is set to be a sign that shall be contradicted, *
and your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. They shall look upon him whom they pierced, *
Rs. And your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Behold, your son is set to be a sign that shall be contradicted,*
Rs. And your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Fourth, The Lord Bearing the Cross
On each bead, a leader begins by reading the verses only, and the others respond:
Vs. 1 He was
offered because it was his own will, and he opened not his mouth. * He shall be
led as a sheep to the slaughter. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace,
the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 In this way in which I walk, they have hidden a snare
for me. * I look on my right hand and, behold, there is no one that would know
me, no one that has regard to my soul. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 And bearing his own cross, * he went forth to the place
which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha. Hail Mary, hail
Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon
of Cyrene, * and they laid the cross upon him to carry behind
Jesus. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 Take up my yoke upon you and learn from me, * for I am
gentle and humble of heart. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the
Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 Whoever does not carry his cross and come after me, *
cannot be my disciple. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is
with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 All we like sheep have gone astray, every one has
turned aside into his own way, * and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of
us all. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our sorrows. * And we thought of him as afflicted, as one struck by God and humiliated. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 Despised, the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with infirmity, * as one from whom we hide our face. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 But he was wounded for our iniquities, he was bruised for our sins. * The chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou
and to the Holy Spirit:
Behold, your son is set to be a sign that shall be contradicted, *
and your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. They shall look upon him whom they pierced, *
Rs. And your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Behold, your son is set to be a sign that shall be contradicted,*
Rs. And your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Fifth, the Lord Crucified
On each bead, a leader begins by reading the verses only, and the others respond:
Vs. 1 They
bring him to the place called Golgotha, the place of Calvary. * And they gave
him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but he did not take it. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 And crucifying him, they divided his garments, *
casting lots upon them for what each should take. Hail Mary, hail
Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 And with him they crucify two thieves, the one on his
right hand and the other on his left. * And the scripture was fulfilled which
says, And he was reputed as among the wicked. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their
heads and saying, * So, you destroy the temple of God and in three days
build it up again! Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 In like manner also the chief priests, mocking, said
with the scribes one to another, * He saved others, himself he cannot
save! Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over
the whole earth, until the ninth hour. * At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out
with a loud voice, My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 They said, Behold, he calls Elijah! And
one, filling a sponge with vinegar and putting it upon a reed, gave him to
drink. * And crying out with a loud voice, Jesus gave up the
spirit. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two,
from the top even to the bottom; * and the earth quaked, and rocks were rent,
and graves were opened. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord
is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 Now the centurion and those who were with him watching
Jesus were sorely afraid, * saying, Indeed this was the Son of
God! Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs.
Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 God spared not even his own Son, but delivered him up
for us all. * What shall we then say to these things? Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
Behold, your son is set to be a sign that shall be contradicted, *
and your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. They shall look upon him whom they pierced, *
Rs. And your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Behold, your son is set to be a sign that shall be contradicted,*
Rs. And your own soul a sword shall pierce.
Seasonal Antiphon to the
Blessed Virgin Mary
ADVENT
Hail, guiding Star of seafarers,portal to eternal light!Ever-virgin mother of God,shine on us thy light from light.
By the grace of Gabriel's Ave, overturning Eva's name,God's peace confer upon us all in our journey 'mid the waves.
Our captive fetters unloosing, his light upon our darkness pour.All our ills below expelling, blessings from above implore.
To him who took you for his own,in taking from you his own flesh,offer him our prayers, we pray thee, thou our Mother by his address.
Most gentle one, make us gentle. Most chaste one, make us most chaste.Peerless virgin, be our shelter against the flesh's sin and taint.
Our way here keep immaculate,
keep our footsteps pure and sure,till we enter thy Son's sweet joyone with thee forevermore.
Vs. Pray for us, holy Mother of God: Rs. That we be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
The concluding prayer is recited by a leader of the prayers:
Lord Holy Father, as in the heart of Mary Immaculate your Holy Spirit did prepare a fit dwelling for your Eternal Word, grant us that by pondering all the words she kept in her heart,our hearts too may be found a worthy dwelling for your word.
Rs. Through the same Christ our Lord, Amen.
The Blessing
Vs. Our help is In the name of the Lord:
Rs. Who made heaven and earth. Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Rs. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen Vs. May the Lord our God bless us, defend us from all evil, and lead us to eternal life:
Kissing the crucifix, they make the sign of the cross with it:
Rs. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Rs. Who made heaven and earth.
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Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary, that no one who has run to your protection, or implored your help, or sought your intercession, is known ever to have been forsaken.
Enlivened by trust in this, to you I run, O Virgin of virgins, to you have I come, O my Mother, before you I stand a sinner grieving.
O Mother of the Word of God, Disdain not the words of my prayer,
but kindly give ear and graciously hear,
O most loving Virgin and Mother.
Vs. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God: Rs. That we be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
The concluding prayer is recited by a leader:
Lord holy Father, as you willed that when your only begotten Son was to be exalted on the cross, his Mother stand near,her heart pierced with grief for his pierced with a lance:grant us that by pondering in our hearts those two wounded for our healing, we may become worthy to share in the healing of his resurrection.
Rs. Through the same Christ our Lord, Amen.
The Blessing
Vs. Our help is In the name of the Lord:
Rs. Who made heaven and earth. Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Rs. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen Vs. May the Lord our God bless us, defend us from all evil, and lead us to eternal life:
Kissing the crucifix, they make the sign of the cross with it:
Rs. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Rs. Who made heaven and earth.