Miscellaneous
Prayers and Acts
THE
ACT OF CONSECRATION OF THE FAMILY TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Lord Jesus Christ, thank you
for being with us till the end of time. You are present among us in word
and sacrament. You are also present in our homes, for you have said, "Where
two or three are gathered in my name there I am among them." We come to you
today with a great desire to belong to you more closely and to discover you
more fully as the Way, the Truth and the Life.
To St. Margaret Mary you
revealed your great wish to be the Centre of all families. You promised to
bless, in a special way, all those who concentrate themselves and their
homes to your Sacred Heart. Each one of us here has already been
consecrated to you in Baptism. Today, we wish to renew this consecration
with our whole heart. We commit ourselves to you, as individuals and as a
family, by our consecration to your Sacred Heart. We desire to be true to
you and to your Church, in our family values, our relationships and
entertainment, and to be of service for your Kingdom, all the days of our
life.
Lord Jesus, be with us now
and always. Bind us together-in your love. Open our hearts to serve those
in need. Sustain us in our daily struggle to be true to your Gospel. Take
away all useless worry and anxiety. Be with us particularly in times of
sickness and suffering. Direct us in our moments of doubt. Protect us from
the snares of the Evil One.
Sinners though we are, we
still trust in your infinite love and mercy. When we go along our selfish
way and do wrong, follow us closely, like the Good Shepherd in search of the
lost sheep. In your goodness and love lead us safely back to your fold.
Be close to us in a special
way at the hour of death. Grant us perfect peace as we surrender ourselves
to God in the dying moments of our life. To those of us who are left
behind, grant courage and strength. May we live in the hope of one day
being reunited as one family in your family in your heavenly Kingdom. To
you be glory, honour and praise forever. Amen.
LITANY OF
THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
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 Sprit,
"
Holy Trinity one
God, "
Heart
of Jesus,
Son of
the Eternal Father "
Formed by the Holy Spirit in the
Womb of the Virgin Mother, "
Hypostatically united to the Word Of God, "
Infinite in
Majesty, "
Holy temple of God,
"
Tabernacle of the Most High, "
House of God and gate of Heaven, "
Glowing furnace of charity, "
Abode of justice and love, "
Abyss of all virtues,
"
Most worthy of all hearts,
"
Wherein are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, "
Wherein abides the fullness of the Godhead, "
In which the Father is pleased, "
Of whose fullness we have all received, "
Desire of the everlasting hills,
"
Patient and abounding in mercy "
Rich unto all who call upon you. "
Source of life and holiness "
Overwhelmed with insults, "
Bruised of our sins,
"
Made obedient even unto death, "
Pierced with a lance "
Source of all consolation, "
Our life and consolation "
Victim for sinners,
"
Salvation of all who trust in you, "
Hope of all who die in you, "
Delight of all the Saints. "
Lamb of God, who take away
the sin of the world, Spare us O Lord.
Graciously hear us O Lord,
Have mercy on us.
V.
Jesus meek and humble
of heart
VI.
Make our heart like
unto Yours.
Let us pray
Almighty
and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Your well beloved Son, and upon the
praise and satisfaction, He offers you on behalf of sinners, and being
appeased, grant pardon to those who seek Your mercy, in the name of the same
Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.
NOVENA
TO OUR LADY OF HEALTH VAILANKANNI
O Most holy Virgin! You were
chosen by the most adorable trinity from all eternity to be the most pure
Mother of Jesus. Permit me your humble and devoted client, to remind you of
the joy you received at the instance of the most sacred incarnation of the
Divine Lord, and during the nine months you carried Him in your chaste
womb. I wish you most sincerely that I could renew, or even increase that
joy by the fervour of my prayers.
O tender Mother of the
afflicted! grant me under my present necessities that special protection you
have promised to those who devoutly commemorate this ineffable joy. Relying
on the infinite mercies of your Divine Son, trusting that those who ask
should receive and penetrated with confidence in your powerful prayers, I
most humbly entreat you to intercede for me. I beg you to obtain for me
the favours which I petition for in this novena, if it be the Holy will of
God to grant them; and if not , to ask for me whatever graces I most stand
in need of (Here
specify your request)
I desire by this novena
which I now offer in your honour, to prove the lively confidence I have in
your intercession. Accept it I beseech you, in honour of that supernatural
love and joy, with which your Immaculate Heart replenished during the abode
of your Divine Son in your womb, in veneration of which I offer you the
sentiments of my heart.
(Repeat the Hail Mary nine times)
O Mother of God, accept
these salutations in union with the respect and veneration with which the
angel Gabriel first hailed you "full of grace." I wish most sincerely that
they may become so many gems in the crown of your accidental glory, which
will increase in brightness to the end of the world.
I beseech you, O comfortress
of the afflicted, by the joy you received, when the Word was made flesh, to
obtain for me the favours and graces which I have know implored through your
powerful intercession. For this end I offer you all the good works which
have ever been performed in your honour. I most humbly entreat you for the
love of the amiable heart of Jesus with which yours was ever so inflamed, to
hear my humble prayers and obtain my request. Amen.
LITANY OF OUR LADY OF
HEALTH
Lord
have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father in heaven, Have mercy
on us
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity,
One
God, pray
for us
Holy Mary Mother of health
Our Lady of Health, predestined by "
God even before the creation of the world.
Our Lady of Health, made known to the "
Angels as soon as they were created.
Our Lady of Health, revealed to Adam in the Garden of Eden.
Our Lady of health the Morning Star fortold by the prophets.
Our Lady of Health, the cloud that brings rain to the world.
Our lady of Health, the vessel of goodness.
Our Lady of Health, called holy before your birth by the Patriarchs.
Our lady of Health, conceived without Original Sin.
Our lady of Health, who crushed the head of Satan.
Our lady of Health, born of the highest
Family of the descendants of the sixteen kings that ruled Israel.
Our lady of Health, the child of the Holy Joachim and Anne.
Our lady of Health, the fruit of their prayers and good deeds.
Our lady of Health, adorned with more Brighteness than all the angels and
the Saints.
Our lady of Health, who came into the world With the greatest piety.
Our lady of Health, who has been favoured With divine consolation in
addition to divine Grace.
Our lady of Health, more righteous than all the saints.
Our lady of Health, who at birth was gifted with a heavenly light.
Our lady of Health, whose birth brought joy to those in heaven.
Our lady of Health, offered up to god soon after birth.
Our lady of Health, who received sweet name, Mary.
Our lady of Health, presented in the temple at the age of three years.
Our lady of Health, who walked for most in The virginity.
Our lady of Health, who was model to all While in the temple.
Our lady of Health, who relieves the sufferings Of the sick.
Our lady of Health, the unfailing help of those That trust in you,
Our lady of Health, the heavenly crown of all The saints.
Lamb of God who take away
the sin of the world
- Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God who take away the sin of the world
- Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God who take away the sin of the world
- Have mercy on us.
We fly to patronage, O holy
mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us
from all dangers, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
V. Pray
for us, O Mary, conceived without original sin.
R. That we
may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray
O God , who
in your unspeakable providence chose the blessed Virgin Mary to be your own
most holy mother, mercifully grant her prayers on our behalf, so that we may
enjoy the happiness of heaven for all eternity. Amen.
NOVENA
TO ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
(24th Nov - 2nd Dec) (Feast 3rd Dec)
O devoted servant of God,
St. Francis Xavier, the Father filled you with special gifts while on earth
and made your heart a furnace burning with love for Jesus. Impelled by this
love, you went from country to country and spent yourself unto death to
proclaim the Name of Jesus and the Good News of salvation.
For this total offering of
your life God rewarded you with a high degree of glory in heaven and
preserved your body from corruption here on earth. Filled with joy for
these unique gifts, we (I) join you in praising the Father.
We (I) too have received
the priceless gift of the faith you proclaimed. So we (I) ask you to
obtain that our hearts (my heart) too may burn with the same love of Jesus
and be filled with a thirst for making Him known to other men. Show us (me)
how in our (my) own state and condition of life we are (I am) to fulfill
this duty of our (my) Christian calling and may our (my) entire life be,
according to the teaching of Jesus, a brightly shining light.
We (I) place before you also
our (my) other needs and the earnest desires of our hearts (my
heart)..(mention your special request). We (I) ask you to intercede for the
fulfillment of these desires if they are pleasing to the Father. And for
everything together with you we (I) praise the Father, though Jesus, in the
Spirit, Amen.
PRAYER
TO OUR LADY OF THE MOUNT
O Most Holy Mary, Immaculate
Virgin and Mother, Queen of the angels and saints, and refuge of sinners Our
Lady of Mount; I salute thee with the most profound veneration and filial
devotion. I thank thee for thy maternal protection and the many blessings
that I and many others have received through thy blessings that I and many
others have received through thy wondrous mercy and most powerful
intercession. O help of Christians, O Queen and Mother of India I have
recourse to thee with unbounded confidence. I beseech thee to hear my
prayer and to obtain for me of thy divine Son the favour I request in this
novena, if it be to the glory of God, to thy honour and for the good of my
soul. Amen. (Make your petition)
V.
O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us, who have recourse to thee.
Let us pray
O most sweet and merciful Jesus, who has given us to venerate thy most
Blessed Mother under the special invocation of Our Lady of the Mount;
graciously grant that amid all the changes of this our life, we may be so
defended by the constant protection of the same Immaculate and ever Virgin
Mary, as to be able to attain to the reward of thine eternal redemption.
Who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.
THE
ANGELUS
The Angel of the Lord
declared unto Mary.
And she conceived of the Holy Ghost.
Hail Mary.
Behold the handmaid of the
Lord.
Be done unto me according to the word.
Hail mary..
And the word was made flesh.
And dwell among us.
Hail mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother
of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us
pray,
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we to
whom the whom the incarnation of Christ Thy Son, was made known by the
message of an angel, may by his passion and cross be brought to the glory of
his resurrection; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Glory be (3)
Regina
Coeli
Queen of Heaven, rejoice,
Alleluia.
For he whom you did merit to
bear,
Alleluia.
Has risen as he said,
Alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, Virgin
Mary,
Alleluia.
For the Lord has truly
risen,
Alleluia.
Let us pray
O God , you were pleased to
give joy to the world through the resurrection of Your Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ. Grant we beseech you, that through the intercession of the Virgin
Mary, His Mother, we may come to possess the joys of life everlasting,
through the same Christ our Lord.
Glory be (3)
HOLY
ROSARY
APOSTLES' CREED
I
believe
in God, the father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus
Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy
Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day
He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right5 hand of
the father. He will come again 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 the life everlasting.
Amen
OUR FATHER(1), HAIL MARY
(3), GLORY BE (1)
MYSTERIES
JOYFUL
First : The Annunciation
Second : The Visitation
Third : The Nativity
Fourth : The Presentation
Fifth : The Finding of Jesus in the temple
SORROWFUL
First : The
Agony in the Garden
Second : The Scourging
Third : The Crowning with Thorns
Fourth : The Carrying of the Cross
Fifth : The Crucifixion
GLORIOUS
First :
The Resurrection
Second : The Ascension
Third : The descent of the Holy Spirit
Fourth : The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Fifth : The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
LUMINOUS (Mysteries of
Light)
First : His Baptism in the Jordan,
Second : His self-manifestation at the wedding of Cana.
Third : His proclamation of the kingdom of God, with his call to conversion.
Fourth : His Transfiguration, and finally,
Fifth : His institution of the Eucharist, as the sacramental expression of
the Paschal Mystery
Prayer after each
mystery
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of hell, and lead
all souls to heaven, especially those who are in the most need of your
mercy.
Hail Holy Queen
Hail
Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope. To
you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale 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. Amen.
Litany of the Blessed Virgin
Mary
Lord
have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father in heaven, Have
mercy on us
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, One God,
Holy
Mary, Pray
for us
Holy Mother of
God, "
Holiest of all Virgins
"
Mother of
Christ, "
Mother of the
Church "
Mother of God's gift to
men, "
Mother all pure,
"
Mother
inviolate, "
Mother all
chaste, "
Mother
undefiled, "
Mother worthy of our
love, "
Mother worthy of our admiration,
"
Mother of good
counsel, "
Mother of our
Creator, "
Mother of our Saviour, "
Virgin all
prudent, "
Virgin all
venerable, "
Virgin all
renowned, "
Virgin all
powerful, "
Virgin all
mild, "
Virgin all
faithful, "
Mirror of
justice, "
Seat of wisdom,
"
Means of our
joy, "
Vessel of the Holy
Spirit, "
Exalted
vessel, "
Glorious vessel of
holiness, "
Mystical Rose,
"
Tower of David,
"
Tower of ivory,
"
House of gold,
"
Ark of the covenant,
"
Gate of heaven,
"
Morning star,
"
Health of the sick,
"
Refuge of sinners,
"
Comforter of the afflicted,
"
Help of Christians,
"
Queen of angels,
"
Queen of patriarchs,
"
Queen of
prophets, "
Queen of apostles,
"
Queen of martyrs,
"
Queen of
confessors, "
Queen of virgins,
"
Queen of all saints,
"
Queen conceived without original sin,
"
Queen taken into heaven,
"
Queen of the Holy Rosary,
"
Queen of the family,
"
Queen of peace,
"
Queen beauty of Carmel,
"
Lamb of God who take away
the sin of the world
- Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God who take away
the sin of the world
- Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God who take away
the sin of the world
- Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, holy
Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
LET US PRAY
Defend, we
pray you Lord, by the intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, this family
from all harm, and mercifully deign to protect from the snares of the enemy
those who prostrate themselves before you. Through Christ our Lord. Amen
THE FIAT ROSARY
In
the name of the Father...
Most Holy Spirit,
Help us to relive, in union
with Mary, the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries of Jesus. Amen.
Grant us that we may be
Inspired the
faith of our Baptism,
Nourished by the Eucharist,
Renewed in the grace of Pentecost.
So as to live:
In word and deed
Always and everywhere,
As faithful witnesses of Christ and of the love of his Divine
Heart. Amen.
We pray for: the Church, the
World, our intentions:-
Our Father.(After every
mystery, say- 3 Hail Mary.. Glory be.)
THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES
The Annunciation
The Visitation
The Nativity
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES
The Agony of
Jesus
Jesus carries his Cross
The Crucifixion of Jesus
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
The Resurrection
The Pentecost
The Assumption
St. Joseph, Guardian of the
Holy Family protect us.
St. Michael the Archangel from the powers of Evil, defend us.
All the Angels and Saints,
Pray for
us.
V. "O Mary teach
us how to say "YES"
to the Lord.
R.
O Mary, every moment of our life.
V. O Mary teach us
to say "THANK
YOU" to the Lord.
R.
O Mary, every moment
of our life."
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