The Work of the Lord
First, The Blind See
Vs. 1 Jesus passed by a man who was blind from his birth, and his disciples asked him: * Teacher, who has sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Jesus answered: Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents, * but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. * As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 When he had said these things, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle, * and he spread the clay upon the man's eyes. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 And he said to him: Go wash in the pool of Siloam. * Then he went and washed, and he came seeing. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 Now it was the sabbath, and some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, who keeps not the sabbath. * But others of them said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 The blind man answered: From the beginning of the world it has not been heard that any man opened the eyes of one born blind. * Unless this man were of God, he could do no such thing. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 They cast out the man born blind, and when Jesus found him, he said to him: Do you believe in the Son of Man? * And he said: I believe Lord—and falling down, he adored him. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 And Jesus said: For judgment I have come into this world: * that they who see not, may see; and they who see, may become blind. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Some of the Pharisees said to him: Are we also blind? * Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you would not have sin; but now you say We see, and your sin remains. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Second, The Lame Walk
Vs. 1 There is at Jerusalem a pond with five porches in which lay a great multitude of the sick, the blind, the lame, * for at times the angel of the Lord descended and moved the waters of the pond, and the one that went down first was made whole. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 There was a man there that had been eighty-three years
under his infirmity. * When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been a
long time, he says to him: Do you will to be made whole? Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 The infirm man answered him: Lord, I have no man, when
the water is troubled, to put me into the pond. * Jesus says to him: Arise!
Take up your bed and walk! Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the
Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 And immediately the man was made whole, and he took up his bed and walked. * Now it was the sabbath that day. Jews therefore said to him who was healed, It is not lawful for you to take up your bed. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 Afterwards, Jesus finds him in the temple and says to
him: Behold, you have been made whole. * Sin no more, lest some worse thing
happen to you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 The man went to tell the Jews that it was Jesus who had
made him whole. Therefore did Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things
on the sabbath. * But Jesus answered them: My Father still works now, and I
work. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Hereafter they sought the more to kill him, * because
he not only broke the sabbath, but also said God was his Father, making himself
equal to God. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 Jesus answered them: Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son
cannot do anything of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. * For
whatever things he does, these the Son likewise does. Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all things
that he himself does. * And greater works than these will he show him, so that
you may wonder. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Nor does the Father judge any man, but has given all
judgment to the Son, * that all men may honor the Son, as they honor the
Father. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Third, Lepers are Cleansed
Vs. 1 Have
mercy on me, O God, according to your great mercy. * According to the multitude
of your tender mercies, blot out my iniquity. Hail Mary, hail
Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Wash me yet more from my iniquity and cleanse me from
my sin. * For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 There is no health in my flesh because of your wrath. *
There is no peace for my bones because of my sins. Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 My sores are putrefied and corrupted because of my
foolishness. * I am bowed down to the ground, for my loins are filled with
burning pains, and there is no health in my flesh. Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 My strength has left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.* My friends and my neighbors stand aloof from my plague, and they that are kin to me have stood afar off. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 I have roared with the groaning of my heart. * All my desire is before you, O Lord, and my groaning is not hidden from you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Behold, you shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall
be cleansed. * You shall wash me, and I shall be made whiter than
snow. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs.
Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 Behold, a leper came and adored him, * saying: Lord, if
you will to, you can make me clean. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 And Jesus, stretching forth his hand, touched him,
saying: I do will to. Be made clean! * And at once his leprosy was
cleansed. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 And Jesus says to him: See that you tell no one. * But
go show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a
testimony to them. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is
with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Fourth, The Deaf Hear
Vs. 1 His
disciples came to him, and he said to them: Hear you the parable of the sower.
Behold, the sower went forth to sow. * His seed is the word of God. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds of the
air came and ate them up. * When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and
understands it not, there comes the wicked one and catches away what was sown
in his heart. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 Other seeds fell upon stony ground and sprung up
immediately, and when the sun was up, were scorched. * This is he that hears
the word and at first receives it with joy; yet when tribulation arises because
of the word, he is scandalized. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace,
the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 Other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up and choked
them. * This is he that hears the word, and the care of this world and the
deceitfulness of riches chokes up the word, and he becomes
fruitless. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 But he that receives the seed upon good ground, * he it
is that hears the word, and understands, and bears fruit. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 He that has ears to hear, * let him hear. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 His disciples said: Why do you speak to the crowds in
parables? * —I speak to them in parables because seeing, they see not; and
hearing, they hear not, nor do they understand. Hail Mary, hail
Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with
their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut, *
lest they should understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should
heal them. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men
have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them; * and to
hear the things that you hear, and have not heard them. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Go tell what you have seen and heard: The blind see;
the lame walk; lepers are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead rise; and the
gospel is preached to the poor. * Blessed is he that shall not be scandalized
in me. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Fifth, The Dead Rise Again
Vs. 1 Jesus said to his disciples: Lazarus
our friend is dead, and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you
may believe. * But let us go to him. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Martha came to meet him and said to Jesus: Lord,
if you had been here, my brother had not died. * But even now, I know that
whatever you will ask of God, God will give it to you. Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 Jesus says to her: I am the resurrection and the life:
he that believes in me, even though he be dead, shall live. * And everyone who
lives and believes in me, shall not die forever. Hail Mary, hail
Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 She says to him: Yes, Lord, I have believed that you
are Christ, * the Son of the living God, who have come into this
world. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 Mary, on seeing him, fell down at his feet, and she
says to him: Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died! * When
Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who were with her, he groaned in the
spirit. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 Where have you put him? he asked. * They say: Lord,
come and see! And Jesus wept. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Jesus says: Take away the stone. But Martha says to
him: Lord, he is now of four days! * Jesus says to her: Did I not say to you
that if you believe, you shall see the glory of God? Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 And lifting up his eyes, Jesus said: Father, I give you
thanks that you have heard me, so that they may believe that you have sent me.
* And he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth! Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 And suddenly he that had been dead came forth, bound
feet and hands with winding bands, and his face bound up with a facecloth. *
Jesus said to them: Loose him and let him go! Hail Mary, hail
Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Many Jews who had seen the things that Jesus did believed in him. * But some went to Pharisees and told them, and from that day they devised to put him to death. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
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.
.png)
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.