The Call of the Lord
First, To the Faithful
Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...
Vs. 1 Good
master, what good shall I do, that I may have life everlasting? * Jesus said:
If you will enter into life, keep the commandments. Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 If you will be perfect, Jesus says to him: * Go
sell what you have, and give to the poor, and come follow me. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 Everyone who for my name’s sake has left house, or
brothers and sisters, or father and mother, or children, or lands, * shall
receive a hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 There are eunuchs who were born so, and there are
eunuchs who have made themselves so for the kingdom of heaven. * He that can
take it, let him take it. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord
is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 . If anyone would become the greater among you, he will become your
servant. * Even as the Son of Man has come not to be served, but to serve, and
to give his life for many. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is
with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 I am the true vine, and my Father the
vinedresser. * Every branch that bears fruit, he will prune, that it may bring
forth more fruit. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is
with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 If anyone love me, he will keep my word. * And my
Father will love him, and we will come to him, and we will make our dwelling
with him. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Paraclete, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it sees him not, nor knows him * But you shall know him, because he shall dwell with you and shall be in you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 If you had been of the world, the world would love its own. * But because I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. * In the world you shall have distress, but have confidence! I have overcome the world. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
The Apostles were persevering with one mind in prayer, *
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished,
they were all together in one place, *
Rs. with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. The Apostles were persevering with one mind in prayer, *
Rs. with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Second, To the Apostles Preordained
Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...
Vs. 1 Amen, amen, I say to you: he that receives whomever I send, receives me. * And he that receives me, receives him that sent me. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. * And I have appointed you, that you should go, and bring forth fruit, and your fruit should remain. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 And you also shall give testimony, * for you have been with me from the beginning. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 I have yet many things to say to you, * but you cannot bear them now. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 When the Paraclete comes, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, * he shall give testimony of me. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will teach you all truth. * And the things that are to come, he shall show you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 He shall glorify me, for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it to you. * All things that the Father has are mine: therefore shall he receive of mine and show it to you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 Lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said: Father, I have revealed your name to the men whom you have given me out of the world. * Yours they were, and to me you gave them. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 Holy Father, keep them in your name, whom you have given me, * that they may be one, as we also are one. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Not for them only do I pray, but for those also who through their word shall believe in me: * that they all may be one, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
The Apostles were persevering with one mind in prayer, *
with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished,
they were all together in one place, *
Rs. with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. The Apostles were persevering with one mind in prayer, *
Rs. with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
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Third,
To Simon Called Peter
Vs. 1 Simon Peter, before I called you from your boat, I knew you. * Before I formed you in the womb, I consecrated you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Simon Peter fell down at Jesus' knees, saying: Depart
from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man. * And Jesus says to Simon: Fear not:
henceforth you shall catch men. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace,
the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 Simon Peter said: Lord, You have the words of eternal
life: * and we have believed and have known that you are the Christ, the Son of
God. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs.
Blessed art thou ...
Vs. 4 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you all, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith fail not. * And you, once converted, shall confirm your brethren. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 Lord, I am ready to go with you into prison and to death. * —I say to you, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day till you three times deny that you know me. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 When the cock crowed, the Lord, turning, looked on Peter, and he remembered the word of the Lord. * And going out, Peter wept bitterly. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? And he said to him: Lord, you know that I love you. * He said to him again: Simon, son of John, do you love me? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 He said to him a third time: Simon, son of John, do you love me? And Peter was grieved that he said it to him a third time. * He said to him: Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 Amen, amen, I say to you: When you are old, you shall stretch forth your hands and another shall gird you and lead you where you would not go. * He said this to signify by what death he would glorify God. Then he said to him: Follow me. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 When Herod stretched forth his hands to afflict the church, Peter was kept in prison, bound with two chains. * And prayer was made without ceasing by the church to God for him. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
The Apostles were persevering with one mind in prayer, *
with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished,
they were all together in one place, *
Rs. with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. The Apostles were persevering with one mind in prayer, *
Rs. with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Fourth,
To Paul,
Apostle of Gentiles
Vs. 1 I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, * because I persecuted the church of God. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 I obtained the mercy of God because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief. * But now the grace of our Lord has abounded exceedingly for me, with the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 By the grace of God, I am what I am. * And his grace in
me has not been in vain. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord
is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 I have labored more abundantly than all the rest. * Yet
not I, but the grace of God with me. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 I give thanks to him who has strengthened me, even
Christ Jesus our Lord, * that he has counted me faithful, putting me in the
ministry, who before was a blasphemer. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 A faithful saying and worthy of full acceptance: *
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am
chief. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 And for this reason have I obtained mercy: that in me
Christ Jesus might display all patience, * for a pattern to them that shall
believe in him unto life everlasting. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 And the Lord said to me, My grace is sufficient
for you, for power is made perfect in infirmity. * Gladly therefore will I
glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 For which reason I am pleased in my infirmities, in
reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ. * For
when I am weak, then am I powerful. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 To me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. * God
forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
The Apostles were persevering with one mind in prayer, *
with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished,
they were all together in one place, *
Rs. with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. The Apostles were persevering with one mind in prayer, *
Rs. with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Fifth, To His Martyrs
Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...
Vs. 1 Behold, I
send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. * Be therefore wise as serpents and
simple as doves. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Beware of men, for they will deliver you up in
councils, and they will scourge you. * The brother also shall deliver up the
brother to death, and the father the son. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth. * I
came not to send peace, but the sword: to set a man at variance against his
father, and the daughter against her mother. Hail Mary, hail Full
of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 You shall be hated by all men for my name's sake. * But
he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it forever. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 Everyone who shall confess me before men, I will also
confess him before my Father that is in heaven. * But he that shall deny me
before men, I will also deny him before my Father. Hail Mary,
hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 Fear none of those things that you shall suffer. * Be
faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. Hail
Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 To him that shall overcome, I will grant to sit with me
in my throne, * as I also have overcome and am set down with my Father in his
throne. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with
thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 I saw a great multitude that none could number, of all
nations and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne in sight of the
Lamb. * These have come out of great tribulation and whitened their robes in
the blood of the Lamb. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is
with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 If you partake of the sufferings of Christ, then
rejoice, so that when his glory shall be revealed, you also may be glad with
exceeding joy. * For you have not yet resisted to blood in striving against
sin. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs.
Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 We are the sons of God, and if sons, heirs also: *
heirs indeed of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him, so
that we may also be glorified with him. Hail Mary, hail Full of
grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
and to the Holy Spirit:
The Apostles were persevering with one mind in prayer, *
with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished,
they were all together in one place, *
Rs. with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. The Apostles were persevering with one mind in prayer, *
Rs. with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus.
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.