OFFERING OF MASS AND COMMUNION ON SATURDAYS: The Blessed Virgin Mary

In Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one, look upon me, O dear Mther of mercy, and my Mother, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, conversion to that perfection to which God has called me, the virtues of purity and humility, and great confidence in thee. Obtain, likewise, that this Mass and communion may be acceptable to God for the conversion of sinners, especially...; for the increased perfection of each dear sister of this Community, and for our preservance.

MOST holy Virgin, Mother of the Word Incarnate, depositary of graces, and Refuge of sinners, we have recourse to thy maternal love: with a lively faith we ask the grace to do always the will of God and thine. We resign ourselves into thy most sacred hands, and beseech thee to obtain for us the virtues of our state and the grace of a happy death. We confidently hope that thou, O most loving Mother, wilt graciously hear us, and therefore with a lively faith we say, "Hail Mary."

Repeat the Hail Mary three times.

Let us pray.

WE beseech Thee, O Lord, protect Thy servants from every frailty, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and, as we kneel in humble adoration before Thee and offer Thee our hearts, mercifully guard us against the snares of our enemies, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 Method of Hearing Mass on Saturday

AT THE BEGINNING

Make acts of contrition, humility, and confidence.

INTROIT

COLLECT. Concede nos. Grant, O Lord, we beseech Thee, that we, Thy servants, may enjoy constant health of body and mind, and by the glorious intercession of blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from all temporal afflictions, and come to those joys that are eternal. Through, etc.

LESSON. Ecclus. xxiv. 14, 16. From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling-place I have ministered before Him. And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusalem. And I took root in an honorable people, and in the portion of my God His inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of saints.

GRADUAL. Thou art blessed, and worthy of our respects, O Virgin Mary, who, without prejudice to thy virginity, didst become the Mother of Our Saviour.

V. O Virgin Mother of God! He Whom the whole world can not contain, became man, and was enclosed in the womb. Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. After child-birth thou didst remain a pure Virgin.

R. O Mother of God, intercede for us!

GOSPEL. In illo loquente Jesu. Luke xi. 27, 28. At that time, as Jesus was speaking to the multitudes, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to Him: Ble:sed is the womb that bore Thee, and the paps that gave Thee suck. But He said: Yea, rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.

OFFERTORY. Happy art thou, O holy Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise, because from thee arose the Sun of justice, Christ our Lord.

SECRET. May, O Lord, by Thy own mercy and the intercession of blessed Mary, ever a Virgin, this oblation procure us peace and happiness, both in this life, and in that which is to come. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son.

PRAYER AT THE OFFERTORY

O MERCIFUL God! Who, for the salvation of sinners and the comfort of the afflicted, hast infused into the immaculate heart of the Blessed Virgin sentiments of the tenderest compassion for us, similar to those which predominate in the Heart of Jesus, grant that, by the intercession of our holy patroness, we may imitate our divine Model, and thus becoming ever more pleasing to Thee, may enjoy a foretaste of the joys of heaven. O sweet Jesus! Who tenderly lovest the most holy of virgins, and art most tenderly loved by her, grant, through her intercession, and by the resemblance her immaculate heart bore to Thine, that I may ever love Thee, live but for Thee, and be united to Thee in a happy eternity. Amen.

O holy Mother of Jesus! the most pure of all creatures, in union with all the saints in heaven and all the just on earth, I venerate thee: I consecrate my heart to thee, choosing thee for my Mother, my queen, my advocate, and my guide; I wish to imitate ;hee, and I desire to serve thee with a tender, generous, and filial love. I beseech thee, august and merciful Queen of heaven, to receive me this day as thy child, to assist me in all my undertakings, to succor me all in my wants, to obtain for me purity, humility, charity, patience, obedience, union with God, and perfect submission to His holy will. Comfort and support me, dear Mother, in the hour of my death. Amen.

 THREE OFFERINGS, IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

I. HOLIEST Virgin, with all my heart I worship thee above all the angels and saints in paradise as the daughter of the eternal Father, and to thee I consecrate my soul and all its powers.

Hail Mary, etc.

II. HOLIEST Virgin, with all my heart I worship thee above all the angels and saints in paradise as the Mother of the only-begotten Son, ad to thee I consecrate my body with all its senses.

Hail Mary, etc.

III. HOLIEST Virgin, with all my heart I worship thee above all the angels and saints in paradise as the spouse of the Holy Ghost, and to thee I consecrate my heart and all its affections, praying thee to obtain for me from the ever-blessed Trinity all the graces which I need for my salvation.

Hail Mary, etc.

Indulgence of 300 days, each time, to be gained by those who shall say above prayers to obtain Our Lady s protection in the practice of all holy virtues, and especially of chastity.

Plenary indulgence on usual conditions. Leo XII., Oct. 21, 1823; Pius IX., June 18, 1876.

AT THE PREFACE

DIVINE Jesus, grant me a share in Thy zeal for Thy Father s glory, that in union with the dominations, principalities, and the whole hierarchy of angels, I may anticipate in my exile the ever new canticle, which they incessantly sing in the abode of bliss: Holy, thrice holy, infinitely holy is the Lord of hosts! the heavens and the earth are full of His glory, but His mercies have been exalted above all His works, since Thou, O divine Jesus, hast descended from His bosom, and come in His name to dwell in this valley of tears nay, more, to dwell in unworthy hearts.

AFTER THE ELEVATION

ETERNAL Father! behold Thy beloved Son, my blessed Saviour, Whom I humbly offer to Thy divine Majesty in satisfaction for all my offences and ingratitude.

I offer Thee His purity, His innocence, to atone for my defilement; His humility, for my pride; His zeal, for my tepidity ; and the holiness of His life, for all the imperfections of mine.

O merciful Father! look on the charity of Thy Son; behold how He once offered Himself a bloody sacrifice for my salvation, and how He now offers Himself in an unbloody manner on this altar for the same end. O holy Father! receive this His sacrifice in lieu of all the honor, homage, and gratitude due to Thy goodness from me and all Thy creatures.

O my sweet Saviour! I thank Thee for Thy love and Thy mercy. I thank Thee, also, for all the wondrous prerogatives and dignities which Thou hast conferred on Mary, the Queen of heaven. I love Thee with my whole heart. What pledge of my love can I give Thee? Thou hast asked my heart: take it, Lord Jesus, take it Thou alone, take it all to Thee, take it as Thy due, and my free offering; take it as the present of a child to her father; take it as a holocaust, to be consumed entirely in Thy service.

Invocation: Sancta Virgo Maria Immaculata

SANCTA Virgo Maria Immaculata, Mater Dei, Mater nostra, Tu pro nobis loquere ad Cor Jesu, qui tuus Filius est et Frater noster.

HOLY Virgin Mary Immaculate, Mother of God and our Mother, speak thou for us to the Heart of Jesus, Who is thy Son and our Brother.

Indulgence of 100 days, once a day. Leo XIII., Dec. 20, 1890.

 Ejaculation of St. Philip Neri

VIRGIN Mother of God, Mary, pray to Jesus for me.

Indulgence of 50 days, once a day. Leo XIII., March 29, 1894.

 

Pious Exercise

Pius VII., on Dec. 4, 1815, in order to increase, in all the faithful, devotion toward the sorrows of the most holy Virgin Mary, and to excite in them grateful recollection of the Passion of her Son Jesus, granted to those who, with contrite heart, shall say the Hail Mary seven times, and after each Hail Mary, the stanza,

Sancta mater istud agas, Crucifixi fige plagas Cordi meo valide.

Bid me bear, O Mother blessed ! On my heart the wounds impressed Suffered by the Crucified.

Indulgence of 300 days, once a day; plenary indulgence, on any one day, in each month, on usual conditions.

AT THE AGNUS DEI AND COMMUNION

LAMB of God! have mercy on me, and may the voice of Thy blood plead powerfully in my favor: grant me a secure shelter in Thy sacred wounds; impart to me, in the adorable Sacrament which I am about to receive (if you do not communicate actually, make at least a spiritual communion), that peace which the world can not give, and which can alone be found in union with Thee, O divine Victim! O Jesus, my life and my salvation, when Thou enterest into my heart in holy communion, impress on it the lessons of humility, meekness, patience, charity, and sweetness, so strongly inculcated by Thy precepts and example. O Mary! show thyself now my tender Mother and powerful advocate, that I may receive with faith, purity, fervor, humility, and confidence thy own beloved Son, and my sweet Saviour and Master. O blessed spirits of heaven, and, above all, my dear angel guardian, intercede for me, and supply, by your ardent adorations, for my want of fervor when I receive my Redeemer.

Make an act of contrition, a renewal of vows, and then with fervent aspirations invite your Saviour into your heart.

OFFERING OF MASS AND COMMUNION ON FRIDAYS: The Sacred Passion

In Honor of the Sacred Passion and the Sorrowful Heart of Jesus

DIVINE Jesus! sacred Victim, immolated for the redemption of mankind, I earnestly beseech Thee that I may assist at this adorable sacrifice with the most lively faith, animated hope, unbounded gratitude, and tender love; permit me to follow Thee in spirit through the different stages of Thy sacred Passion, and give me an abundant share of that infinite charity which induced Thee to suffer such excessive torments for my sake. I offer this divine sacrifice to commemorate in a special manner Thy Passion and death, and to obtain, through its efficacious merits, the conversion of tepid priests and Religious ; furthermore that union and charity may reign in this Community, and that all its members may be filled with zeal for the conversion of sinners, for whom Thou didst die; and for myself, the spirit of mortification and humility, light and prudence in the discharge of my office, patience and forbearance with those under my care, purity of intention, simplicity, diffidence in self, confidence in God. But, O my Jesus, Thou needest not my representation to discern my wants. I am too weak, too insensible, to feel my miseries as I ought, too guilty to deserve being heard; let my silence then speak. O most merciful Saviour! let my multiplied miseries plead in my behalf. Thou wilt not be deaf to their eloquent supplications, and surely, O my Jesus! Thou needest but consult Thy own Heart, and that infinite love which brings Thee daily upon our altars, to find motives for granting pardon, and mercy to me, a poor sinner.

Method of Hearing Mass on Friday

AT THE CONFITEOR AND INTROIT

Represent to yourself Jesus Christ retiring to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray : unite your sentiments with the divine dispositions of the Son of God, and prepare for this divine sacrifice of the Mass by acts oj sincere contrition:

JESUS, in the Garden of Olives, shed His blood for us in such streams that it bathed the earth around.

This He did at the vision He then had of the ingratitude with which men would meet His love. Oh! let us, then, repent sincerely for the past, considering how poorly we have met the countless benefits of Our Lord, and resolve henceforth to make good use of His graces and holy inspirations.

O my good Jesus, my dear Saviour, I compassionate Thee in Thy sufferings. I fervently bless Thee and thank Thee for all Thou hast done and suffered for me; give me grace to weep over the sins and the ingratitude which caused Thy dreadful agony. Sweet Jesus, mercy! Pardon me, O Lord, for my past indifference to Thy love. Heart of Jesus, inflamed with love of us, inflame our hearts with love of Thee.

AT THE KYRIE ELEISON

Represent Jesus taken and bound with cords, and say: those bonds which confined Thy hands burst the fetters of my sins, and restore me to the sweet liberty of Thy children! I cast myself at Thy sacred feet, O my King and my God: and since Thou hast undergone the humiliation of allowing Thyself to be bound by Thy creatures, may I place all my happiness in sharing Thy humiliations, and carrying Thy cross.

 AT THE GOSPEL

Reflect on the patience and benignity of Jesus in allowing Himself to be dragged from tribunal to tribunal, and say:

SPOTLESS Lamb of God! while Thy judges proclaim Thee an impostor, I rise without fear or shame to declare, in the face of heaven and earth, that Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God, and that I unreservedly assent to all and every article proposed by Thy holy Church to my belief: but, O divine Lord, give me grace to profess by my actions as well as by my words the faith. Have mercy on all who are involved in the dreadful night of infidelity : may the light of Thy grace shine upon them, and so penetrate their hearts that they may embrace the truth, and be admitted to the communion of Thy holy Church.

AT THE OFFERTORY

Represent Jesus bound to the pillar and cruelly scourged:

JESUS, in His cruel scourging, shed His blood most painfully and abundantly, offering it to His eternal Father in payment of our impatience and our wantonness. How is it, then, that we do not curb our wrath and self-love? Oh! let us henceforth try to before patient in our trials, to despise ourselves, and to bear in peace the injuries men do us.

O Jesus, Thou art the Love and Life of my soul. I find true peace and real happiness only in Thy love, inThy service, and in the imitation of Thy virtues. I offer myself to Thee; do what Thou wiliest with me; hence forth my motto shall be, "All for Jesus."

Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make my heart like unto Thine.

Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my love!

AT THE PREFACE

Contemplate thy Saviour crowned with thorns; reflect on the words "Behold the man," and say:

BEHOLD me, O most merciful Jesus: A poor sinner; I cast myself at Thy sacred feet, penetrated with sorrow for my sins. Oh! let not pride any longer occupy my heart, which Thou, my Saviour, hast so tenderly loved and redeemed at so great a price; cleanse my poor soul, O Jesus, from all offensive stains, and drown my imperfections in the boundless ocean of Thy mercy.

AT THE ELEVATION

Contemplate Jesus hanging on the cross, and adore the same Jesus here present on the altar:

O JESUS, my crucified Saviour, Thou didst die for the love of me, let me die to self and to the world for love of Thee! O crucified Love! O precious blood of Jesus! May all hearts ove Thee, may all tongues praise and glorify and thank Thee, now and for ever more.

PRECIOUS blood, shed so profusely in the crucifixion of our Jesus, make me die entirely to self-love!

Precious blood, shed to the very last drop by the opening of the Sacred Heart, give me that generous love that sacrifices all for God!

Precious blood, sacred source whence flow all virtues and all graces, apply thy infinite merits to my soul

Precious blood, whose virtue animates and vivifies our actions, apply thy infinite merits to all our works!

Life-giving fountain, in which the soul fully slakes its thirst, saturate it with pure love!

O divine blood of my Jesus, I adore thee from the depth of my heart! Thee I ardently invoke, for thou art my salvation, and by thee I hope to obtain the joys of paradise.

Most precious blood of Jesus, cry for mercy for us, to thy divine Father and deliver us!

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the precious blood of Jesus, in satisfaction for my sins and for the wants of the holy Church.

By the precious blood of Jesus, I beseech Thee, Father in heaven, have mercy on the poor souls in purgatory.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; Et lux perpetua luceat eis!

Adore the five wounds of your crucified Jesus, kissing them in spirit, praying for true and abiding sorrow for your sins, for perfect conformity to the will of God and the grace of perseverance.

 Jesu dulcis amor meus

JESU ! as though Thyself wert here,

I draw in trembling sorrow near;

And hanging o er Thy form divine,

Kneel down to kiss these wounds of Thine.

Ah me, how naked art Thou laid!

Bloodstain d, distended, cold, and dead?

Joy of my soul my Saviour sweet,

Upon this sacred winding-sheet!

Hail, awful brow! hail, thorny wreath!

Hail, countenance now pale in death!

Whose glance but late so brightly blazed,

That angels trembled as they gazed.

And hail to thee, my Saviour s side;

And hail to thee, thou wound so wide:

Thou wound more ruddy than the rose,

True antidote of all our woes!

Oh, by those sacred hands and feet

For me so mangled! I entreat,

My Jesu, turn me not away,

But let me here for ever stay.

 AT COMMUNION

Make an act of contrition, a renewal of vows, and tasting yourself in spirit into the bleeding Heart of Jesus, pray that you may love Him more and more, be more like to Him in the imitation of His virtues, and be united with Him for evermore.

AT THE BLESSING

ETERNAL Father! we offer Thee the most precious blood of Jesus, shed for us with such great love and bitter pain from the wound in His right hand ; and, through its merits and its might, we entreat Thy divine Majesty to grant us Thy holy benediction, that, by its power, we may be defended against all our enemies and freed from every ill; whilst we say:

Benedictio Dei omnipotentis, Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, descendat super nos, et maneat semper. Amen.

May the blessing of God almighty, Father, and Son, and Holy Ghost, descend upon us, and remain for ever. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

Indulgence of 100 days to those who shall say this offering, with the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory be to the Father, to the Most Holy Trinity, in thanksgiving for blessings received; plenary indulgence once a month, on usual conditions. Leo XII., Oct. 25, 1823.

 PRAYER TO THE HOLY VIRGIN, OUR LADY OF SORROWS

MARY most holy. Mother of sorrows, by that intense martyrdom which thou didst suffer at the foot of the cross, during the three hours of Jesus agony: deign to aid us all, children of thy sorrows, in our last agony, that, by thy prayers, we, from our bed of death, may pass to heaven s holy joys, there to adorn thy crown.

Hail Mary, three times.

 Maria Mater Gratiae

MARIA mater gratiae, Mater misericordiae, Tu nos ab hoste protege. Et mortis hora suscipe. V. A subitanea et improvisa morte. R. Libera nos, Domine. V. Ab insidiis diaboli. R. Libera nos, Domine. V. A morte perpetua. R. Libera nos, Domine. Oremus. DEUS, qui ad humani generis salutem in dolorosissima Filii tui morte exemplum et subsidium constituisti: concede, quaesumus, ut in extremo mortis nostrae periculo tantse charitatis effectum consequi, et ipsius Redemptoris gloriae consociari mereamur. Per eumdum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

MOTHER of mercy, Mother of grace,  Mary, help a fallen race, Shield us when the foe is nigh, And receive us when we die. V. From sudden and un prepared death. R. Deliver us, O Lord! V. From the snares of the devil. R. Deliver us, O Lord! V. From everlasting death. R. Deliver us, O Lord! Let us pray. GOD, Who for our salvation hast, in the most bitter death of Thy Son, made for us both an example and a refuge: grant, we beseech Thee, that, in the last peril, at the hour of our death, we may be made worthy to experience the effect of His great charity, and to be made par takers of the Redeemer's glory. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

 End with the ejaculations:

JESUS, Mary, and Joseph! I give you my heart and my soul.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! assist me in my last agony.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! may I breathe out my soul in peace with you.

OFFERING OF MASS AND COMMUNION ON THURSDAYS: Blessed Sacrament and Sacred Heart

In Honor of the Blessed Sacrament and the Sacred Heart

COME, O my God, into Thy sanctuary, to seek the food and life of my soul. By the hope Thou commandest me to have in Thee, inspire me with confidence to approach Thy holy mountain; permit me, divine Jesus, to ascend this new Calvary with Thee, that my whole soul may do homage to Thy Majesty; that my heart, with its tenderest affections, may acknowledge Thy infinite love; that my memory may dwell on the admirable mysteries here renewed; and that the sacrifice of my whole being may accompany them. Alas! I am unworthy to join with Thy minister in adoring Thee; but do Thou Thyself assist me, and purify my heart and mind, that I may be entirely employed and occupied about Thee during this holy sacrifice. O Jesus, humbly prostrate before Thee, I adore Thee and offer Thee the holy sacrifice at which I am going to assist, in order to make atonement for the many outrages which Thy divine Heart daily receives in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the altar. I beseech Thee to inflame my heart with a most ardent love of Thee; make me one with Thee; totally transform and change me into Thyself; may nothing in life or death ever separate me from Thee.

 Method of Hearing Mass on Thursday

FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE INTROIT

Make acts of contrition, humility, and confidence.

AT THE INTROIT

O MY God, strengthen me by Thy grace, that I may worthily approach Thy altar and participate in the sacred mysteries. Create in me, O Lord, a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me. Thou art worthy, O my almighty Creator, of an infinite homage, which my extreme misery and poverty render me incapable of offering; yet I am not destitute, for Jesus, Thy beloved Son, by His profound adorations and incomprehensible humiliations, more than supplies for my deficiencies. O permit me by Him and with Him to prostrate and humble myself before Thy supreme Majesty. I adore Thee with the adorations of my divine Saviour, the only Victim worthy of Thyself, and I rejoice in seeing Thee thus worthily and perfectly honored. I offer this Mass and holy communion in honor of the adorable Sacrament, in reparation for all sacrilegious communions, for Religious, for priests, for those under my care, and to implore for myself the spirit of patience, self-denial, and entire resignation, charity, and unbounded confidence in my Lord and God.

AT THE OFFERTORY

JESUS! Thou hast loved me so tenderly as to leave me Thy Heart in the Eucharist, and this Heart so full of mercy and of love is outraged and pierced incessantly by my ingratitude; but Thou wilt forgive my sins. Oh! yes, I conjure Thee, save my soul, which Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood, cleanse me from every stain. I long to be restored to Thy grace and favor. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, inflamed with love of me, inflame my heart with love of Thee! I dedicate myself to Thee for ever my tongue to proclaim Thy favors; my mind to think of Thee, my only Good; my will to desire Thee; and my heart to love Thee alone. I offer Thee the sacrifice of my existence when it may please Thee to call for it, only asking that I may breathe my last sigh in Thy Sacred Heart. I offer Thee, my God, all that I have and all that I am, a miserable sacrifice, but such as it is, I unite it to the great oblation of my divine Saviour, in union with Whose precious blood and merits I dare hope Thou wilt accept my offering.

AT THE PREFACE

O DIVINE Jesus! grant me a share in Thy zeal for Thy Father s glory, that, in union with the dominations, principalities, and the whole hierarchy of angels, I may anticipate in my exile the ever new canticle which they incessantly sing in the abode of bliss: Holy, thrice holy, infinitely holy, is the Lord God of hosts! the heavens and the earth are full of His glory; but His mercies have been exalted above all His works, since Thou, O divine Jesus! hast descended from His bosom and come in His name to dwell in this valley of tears; nay, more, to dwell in unworthy hearts.

AT THE ELEVATION

ADORE Thee at every moment, O living Bread of heaven, great Sacrament! O Jesus! beloved Son of the Virgin Mary, I pray Thee to bless my soul; to Thee I consecrate my heart, O most blessed Jesus! my dear Saviour. Mayest Thou be known, adored, and loved by all, and may thanks be continually given to Thee in the Most Holy and Most August Sacrament.

OH! see upon the altar placed

The Victim of the greatest love!

Let all the earth below adore,

And join the choirs of heaven above.

Sweet Sacrament, we Thee adore;

Oh! make us love Thee more and more.

O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine,

All praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine!

Glory be to the blood of Jesus, now and for ever, and throughout all ages. Amen.

IN PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION

V. ADORAMUS te, Christe,       V. WE adore Thee, Christ,

et benedicimus tibi.                        and we bless Thee.

Quia per sanctam crucem              Because by Thy holy cross

                         tuam redemisti mundum.               Thou hast redeemed the world.

ADORE Thee, eternal Father, and I give Thee thanks for the infinite love with which Thou didst deign to send Thy only-begotten Son to redeem me, and to become the food of my soul. I offer Thee all the acts of adoration and thanksgiving that are offered to Thee by the angels and saints in heaven and by the just on earth. I praise, love, and thank Thee with all the praise, love, and thanksgiving that are offered to Thee by Thine own Son in the Blessed Sacrament; and I beg Thee to grant that He may be known, loved, honored, praised, and worthily received by all in this Most Divine Sacrament.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

I ADORE Thee, eternal Son, and I thank Thee for the infinite love which caused Thee to become man for me, to be born in a stable, to live in poverty, to suffer hunger, thirst, heat, cold, fatigue, hardships, contempt, persecutions, the scourging, the crowning with thorns, and a cruel death upon the hard wood of the cross. I thank Thee with the Church militant and triumphant for the infinite love with which Thou didst institute the Most Blessed Sacrament to be the food of my soul.

I adore Thee in all the consecrated Hosts throughout the whole world, and I return thanks for those who know Thee not and do not thank Thee. Would that I were able to give my life to make Thee known, loved, and honored by all in this Sacrament of love, and to prevent the irreverences and sacrileges that are committed against Thee! I love Thee, divine Jesus, and I desire to receive Thee with all the purity, love, and affection of Thy blessed Mother, and with the love and affection of Thy own moot pure Heart. Grant, O most amiable Spouse of my soul, in coming to me in this Most Holy Sacrament, that I may receive all the graces and blessings which Thou dost come to bestow on us, and let me rather die than receive Thee unworthily.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

I ADORE Thee, eternal Holy Ghost, and I give Thee thanks for the infinite love with which Thou didst work the ineffable mystery of the Incarnation, and for the infinite love with which Thou didst form the sacred body of Our Lord Jesus Christ out of the most pure blood of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to become in this Sacrament the food of my soul. I beg Thee to enlighten my mind, and to purify my heart and the hearts of all men, that all may know the benefit of Thy love, and receive worthily this Most Blessed Sacrament.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

AGNUS DEI AND COMMUNION

INNOCENT Lamb of God Who takest away the sins of the world, take away mine, I beseech Thee; efface them by Thy great mercy ; purify my soul in the streams of Thy precious blood. O Prince of peace, give me that peace which the world can not give, that peace which is found in Thy love, that peace which neither earth nor hell can deprive me of, unless I forfeit it by sin. O grant me the peace of Thy grace here, and eternal peace hereafter. Amen.

PRAYER

SEE where Thy boundless love has reached, my loving Jesus! Thou, of Thy flesh and precious blood, hast made ready for me a banquet whereby to give me all Thyself. Who drove Thee to this excess of love for me? Thy Heart, Thy loving Heart. O adorable Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of divine love! within Thy sacred wound take Thou my soul; in order that, in that school of charity, I may learn to love that God Who has given me such wondrous proofs of His great love. Amen.

Indulgence of 100 days, once a day. Pius VII., Feb. 9, 1818.

Make an act of contrition, a renewal of vows, and invite your Lord into your heart by fervent aspirations.

AFTER HOLY COMMUNION

Faith and Adoration

MY Lord Jesus Christ! Thou dost now dwell within me. Thou art mine and I am all Thine. I adore Thee with the angels and saints of heaven. Thou art my King; reign Thou alone in me; defend me against the evil spirits and the temptations of the world, that I may serve Thee and love Thee faithfully and never be separated from Thee and Thy sweet dominion over me.

 Thanksgiving

MY Lord Jesus Christ! I thank Thee for the grace which Thou hast bestowed upon me to-day of coming to dwell within me and of nourishing me with Thy sacred body and precious blood.

Saints and angels! in my unworthiness I call upon you to give thanks to God for His great goodness and mercy, and to praise becomingly His holy name. "What shall I render to the Lord for all the things that He hath rendered to me?" (Ps. cxv. 12.)

Love

MY Lord Jesus Christ, how great is Thy love! I now return Thee love for love, according to my ability. I repent with my whole heart of all my offences against Thee, because Thou art infinitely good and deserving of all my love. I desire to love Thee more and more, and I will avoid everything that is displeasing to Thee.

 

Prayer of St. Ignatius

TAKE, O Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my whole will. Thou hast given me all that I am and all that I possess ; I surrender it all to Thee that Thou mayest dispose of it according to Thy will. Give me only Thy 15ve and Thy grace; with these I will be rich enough, and will have no more to desire.

Indulgence of 300 days once a day. Pope Leo XIII., May 26, 1883.

 Petitions

Pray for the Holy Father s intentions, for the Catholic Church, for the conversion of sinners, for the holy, suffering souls in purgatory, for your Community, for the Religious Orders, for your special necessities, for your country, for your relatives and benefactors, and for all who have asked you to pray far them. 

 

INDULGENCED PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX

LOOK down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before Thy face I humbly kneel, and with burning soul pray and beseech Thee to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment; and while I contemplate with great love and tender pity Thy five wounds, pondering over them within me, and calling to mind the words which David Thy prophet -said of Thee, my Jesus: "They pierced* my hands and my feet; they numbered all my bones." (Ps. xxi. 17, 18.)

A plenary indulgence, which can be applied to the souls in purgatory, may be gained by the faithful who, after having confessed their sins with sorrow and received holy communion, shall devoutly recite the above prayer before an image or picture of Christ crucified, and pray for the intentions of the Holy Father. Pius IX., July 31, 1858.

 

 PRAYER: O JESUS, LIVING IN MARY

O Jesu, vivens in Maria, veni et vive in famulis tuis, in Spiritus sanctitatis tuae, in plenitudine virtutis tuae, in veritate virtutum tuarum, in perfectione viarum tuarum, in communione mysteriorum tuorum, dominare omni adversae potestate in Spiritu tuo ad gloriam Patris.  Amen.

O Jesus, who dost live in Mary, come and live in Thy servants, in the spirit of Thine own holiness, in the fulness of Thy power, in the reality of Thy virtues, in the perfection of Thy ways, in the communion of Thy mysteries, - have Thou dominion over every adverse power, in Thine own Spirit, to the glory of Thy Father.  Amen.

Indulgence of 300 days, once a day. Pius IX.. Oct. 14, 1859.

 

PRAYER: O MOST COMPASSIONATE JESUS.

CLEMENTISSIME Jesu, salus, vita, resurrectio nostra tu solus es. Te ergo quaesumus ne derelinquas nos in angustiis et perturbationibus nostris, sed per agoniam cordis tui sanctissimi et per dolores matris tuae immaculatae tuis famulis subveni, quos pretioso sanguine redemisti.

O MOST compassionate Jesus! Thou alone art our salvation, our life, and our resurrection. We implore Thee, therefore, do not forsake us in our needs and afflictions, but, by the agony of Thy most Sacred Heart, and by the sorrows of Thy immaculate Mother, succor Thy servants whom Thou hast redeemed by Thy most precious blood.

Indulgence of 100 days, once a day. Pius IX., Oct. 6, 1870.

OFFERING OF MASS AND COMMUNION ON WEDNESDAY: Saint Joseph

In Honor of Saint Joseph

O DIVINE Jesus! Lamb without spot, Whose precious blood was shed for the redemption of mankind, I adore Thee in the mystery of faith and love, in which, by Thy exceeding great mercy, Thou dost daily renew the sacrifice of Thyself for man. Deign to destroy in me all that is displeasing to Thy pure eyes, in order that I may be as a living holocaust, pleasing and acceptable before the throne of Thy love.

O Mary, I have recourse to thee in this happy moment; pray for me, that my heart may be penetrated with profound humility, lively faith, and ardent lo^e during the celebration of this august sacrifice.

O glorious St. Joseph, first adorer, after Mary, of the sacred humanity of my Saviour, to you do I confide my friends and benefactors, and those for whom I promise to pray, especially... Obtain for them all the graces you know to be necessary for them; take under your protection the temporal interests of this Institute; obtain for its Superiors, wisdom and justice in the discharge of their authority, and obtain for me, O holy St. Joseph, a perfect spirit of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and a happy death.

Method of Hearing Mass on Wednesday

FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE GOSPEL

Employ yourself in making acts of contrition for your many sins committed against God, considered as your God, your King, and your Father. Vide " Mass for Religious."

AT THE OFFERTORY

MY God, considering the infinite merits of the Victim that will be offered to Thee, I hope that Thou wilt look with pity and compassion on me. O blessed be this hour in which Thou, O divine Jesus, art going to offer Thyself to Thy eternal Father for my salvation. O my God, receive this holy sacrifice, in which Thy divine Son offers Himself, and is offered by the priest, to render Thee due homage and worthy thanks for all Thy benefits. Receive here also the entire sacrifice which I make of myself, of my body, of my soul, and of all that I am, which I unite with that of Thy divine Son. For His sake receive me, together with the promises I made at my holy profession.

AT THE ELEVATION

ADORE Thee, O Victim of propitiation, Who hast been sacrificed for my salvation. Humbled at Thy feet I implore Thy mercy. Thou hast shed Thy blood to blot out my iniquitif 3; purify my soul still more from its stains. O infinite Goodness, do not abandon me. Sacred hands, which have formed me, do not destroy me. Sacred feet, which have been fatigued running after the dispersed children of Israel, be my asylum and refuge. Heart, ever filled with compassion for sinners, receive me. C Jesus, my beloved, for me Thou hast died, for Thee I desire to live for Thee alone. Jesus, my Lord, my God, and my all! Thou wert crucified and didst die for love of me; oh, grant that I may be truly crucified in spirit and die to self for love of Thee.

AT THE AGNUS DEI

DIVINE Lamb, Who earnest to take away the sins of the world, let me not be excluded from a share in Thy universal mercies! Cleanse my soul; purify it in the bath of Thy precious blood; adorn it, I beseech Thee, with those virtues which will render me less un worthy to participate in the food of angels. "As the heart panteth after fountains of water, so my soul panteth after Thee, O God !"

O amiable Virgin! thou, who art by excellence blessed among women, show thyself now my tender Mother and powerful advocate.

Angels and saints, bless the Lord, and intercede for me.

I adore Thee at every moment, O living Bread of heaven, Most August Sacrament. O Jesus, beloved Son of the Virgin Mary, I pray Thee to bless my soul.

To Thee I consecrate my heart, O most blessed Jesu? my dear Saviour. Mayest Thou be known, adored, and loved by all, and may thanks be continually given to Thee in the Most Holy and Most August Sacrament. Amen.

Jesus, most merciful; Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, forgive us our sins; give Thy peace to our souls remember us in Thy kingdom.

Mary and Joseph, pray for us this hour and at the hour of our death.

Make an act of contrition, a renewal o] vows, and wait in humble adoration the coming of Jesus.