January 25, 2009
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
AND THE FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL
Sign of the Cross
Hail Mary
In petition:
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly kneel to offer you a Crown of Roses – snow-white buds to remind you of your joys – each bud recalling to you a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces, and Mother of all who invoke you! You cannot not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you receive my gift, so will you receive my petition; from your bounty you wilt give me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly seek.
I despair of nothing that I
ask of you. Show yourself my Mother!
In thanksgiving:
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly kneel to offer you a Crown of Roses – snow-white buds to remind you of your joys – each bud recalling to you a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces and Mother of all who invoke you! You cannot look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you receive my gift, so will you receive my thanksgiving; from your bounty you have given me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly sought.
I despaired not of what I asked of you, and you have truly shown yourself my Mother.
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel appeared to you with the tidings that you were to become the Mother of God; greeting you with that sublime salutation, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you!” and you humbly submitted yourself to the will of the Father, responding: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to your word.”
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father.
I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of Humility
And humbly lay this bouquet at your
feet.
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Visitation, when, upon your visit to your cousin, Elizabeth, she greet you with the prophetic utterance, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” and you answered with that canticle of canticles, the Magnificat,
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father.
I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of Charity
And humbly lay this bouquet at your
feet.
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Nativity of Our Lord, when, your time being completed, you brought forth, O holy Virgin, the Redeemer of the world in a stable at Bethlehem; whereupon choirs of angels filled the heavens with their exultant song of praise – “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will,”
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father.
I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of
Detachment from the world
And humbly lay this bouquet at your
feet.
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Presentation, when, in obedience to the Law of Moses, you presented your Child in the Temple, where the holy prophet, Simeon, taking the Child in his arms, offered thanks to God for sparing him to look upon his Savior and foretold your sufferings by the words: “Thy soul also a sword shall pierce…”
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father.
I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of Purity
And humbly lay this bouquet at your
feet.
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple, when, having sought Him for three days, sorrowing, your heart was gladdened upon finding him in the Temple speaking to the doctors; and when upon your request, He obediently returned home with you.
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father.
I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of
OBEDIENCE TO THE WILL OF GOD
And humbly lay this bouquet at your
feet.
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION: My Jesus, really present in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar, since I cannot now receive You under the sacramental veil, I ask You, with a heart full of love and longing, to come spiritually into my soul through the immaculate heart of Your most holy Mother, and abide with me forever; Thou in me, and I in Thee, in time and in eternity, in Mary.
In petition: Sweet Mother Mary, I offer you this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow. O my Mother! Look with favor upon my gift, and in your love, obtain for me (specify your request). Hail Mary, etc.
In thanksgiving: Sweet Mother
Mary, I offer thee this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a
wreath to place upon your brow in thanksgiving for (specify your
request) which you in your love have obtained for me.
Hail Mary, etc.
Prayer: O God! Whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the reward of eternal life; grant, we beseech You, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen
May the divine assistance remain always with us. Amen
And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
Holy Virgin, with your loving Child, your blessing give to us this day (night).
Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross
In petition:
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly kneel to offer you a Crown of Roses – blood-red roses to remind you of the passion of your divine Son, with Whom you did so fully partake of its bitterness – each rose recalling to you a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces and Mother of all who invoke you! You cannot look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you receive my gift, so will you receive my petition; from your bounty you will give me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly seek.
I
despair of nothing that I ask of you. Show yourself my Mother!
In thanksgiving:
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I gratefully kneel to offer you a Crown of Roses – blood-red roses to remind you of the passion of your divine Son, with Whom you did so fully partake of its bitterness – each rose recalling to you a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces and Mother of all who invoke you! You cannot look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you receive my gift, so will you receive my thanksgiving; from your bounty you have given me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly sought
I despaired not of what I asked of you, and you have truly shown yourself my Mother.
Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father.
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Agony of Our Lord in the Garden, when, in the grotto of the Garden of Olives, Jesus saw the sins of the world unfolded before Him by Satan, who sought to dissuade Him from the sacrifice He was about to make; when, His soul shrinking from the sight, and His precious blood flowing from every port at the vision of the torture and death He was to undergo, your own sufferings, dear Mother, the future sufferings of His Church, and His own sufferings in the Blessed Sacrament, He cried in anguish, “Abba! Father! If it be possible, let this chalice pass from me! Bu, immediately resigning Himself to His Father’s will, He prayed, “Not as I will, but as Thou will!”
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father.
I bind these blood-red roses with a petition for the virtue of
Resignati
And humbly lay
this bouquet at your feet.
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Scourging of Our Lord, when, at Pilate’s command, your divine Son, stripped of His garments and bound to a pillar, was lacerated from head to foot with cruel scourges and His flesh torn away until His mortified body could bear no more.
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father
I bind these blood-red roses with a petition for the virtue of Mortification
And humbly lay this bouquet at
your feet.
O Most sorrowful mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Crowning of Our Lord with thorns, when, the soldiers, binding about His head a crown of sharp thorns, showered blows upon it, driving the thorns deeply into His head; then, in mock adoration, knelt before Him, crying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father
I bind these blood-red roses with a petition for the virtue of HUMILITY
And humbly lay this bouquet at
your feet.
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Carrying of the Cross, when, with the heavy wood of the cross upon His shoulders, your divine Son was dragged, weak and suffering, yet patient, through the streets, amidst the revilements of the people, to Calvary; failing often, but urged along by the cruel blows of His executioners.
I humbly pray: : Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father
I bind these blood-red roses with a petition for the virtue of
PATIENCE IN ADVERSITY
And humbly lay this bouquet at
your feet.
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Crucifixion, when, having been stripped of His garments, your divine Son was nailed to the cross, upon which He dies after three hours of indescribable agony, during which time He begged from His Father forgiveness for His enemies.
I humbly pray: : Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father
I bind these blood-red roses with a petition for the virtue of
LOVE OF OUR ENEMIES
And humbly lay this bouquet at
your feet.
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION: My Jesus, really present in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar, since I cannot now receive You under the sacramental veil, I ask You, with a heart full of love and longing, to come spiritually into my soul through the immaculate heart of Your most holy Mother, and abide with me forever; Thou in me, and I in Thee, in time and in eternity, in Mary.
In petition: Sweet Mother Mary, I offer you this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow. O my Mother! Look with favor upon my gift, and in your love, obtain for me (specify your request). Hail Mary, etc.
In thanksgiving: Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon your brow in thanksgiving for (specify your request) which you in your love have obtained for me. Hail Mary, etc.
Prayer: O God! Whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the reward of eternal life; grant, we beseech You, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen
May the divine assistance remain always with us. Amen
And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
Holy Virgin, with your loving Child, your blessings give to us this day (night).
Sign of the Cross
Sign of the Cross
Hail Mary
In petition:
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At your feet I humbly kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses – full blown white roses, tinged with the red of the passion, to remind you of your glories, fruits of the sufferings of your Son and you – each rose recalling to you a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
O
Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces and Mother of all who invoke
you! You cannot look upon my gift and fail to see its binding.
As you receive my gift, so will you receive my petition; from
your bounty you will give me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly
seek. I despair of nothing that I ask of you. Show yourself my
Mother!
In thanksgiving:
Hail! Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At thy feet I gratefully kneel to offer you a Crown of Roses – full-blown white roses tinged with the red of the passion, to remind you of your glories, fruits of the sufferings of your Son and you – each rose recalling to you a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces, and Mother of all who invoke you! You cannot look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As you receive my gift, so will you receive my thanksgiving; from your bounty you have given me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly sought.
I despaired not of what I asked of you, and you have truly shown yourself my Mother.
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Resurrection of Our Lord from the dead, when, on the morning of the third day after His death and burial, He arose from the dead and appeared to you, dear Mother, and filled your heart with unspeakable joy; then appeared to the holy women and to His disciples, who adored Him as their risen God,
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father.
I bind these full=blown roses with a petition for the virtue of FAITH
And humbly lay this bouquet at your
feet.
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Ascension, when your divine Son, after forty days on earth, went to Mount Olivet accompanied by His disciples and you, where all adored Him for the last time, after which He promised to remain with them until the end of the world; then, extending His pierced hands over all in a last blessing, He ascended before their eyes into heaven,
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father
I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of HOPE
And humbly lay this bouquet at your
feet.
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Descent of the Holy Ghost, when, the apostles being assembled with you in a house in Jerusalem, the Holy Spirit descended upon them in the form of fiery tongues, inflaming the hearts of the apostles with the fire of divine love, teaching them all truths, giving to them the gift of tongues, and, filling you with the plentitude of His grace, inspired you to pray for the apostles and the first Christians,
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father
I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of CHARITY
And humbly lay this bouquet at your
feet.
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of Your Assumption into Heaven, when, consumed with the desire to be united with your divine Son in heaven, your soul departed from your body and united itself to Him, Who, out of the excessive love He bore for you, His Mother, whose virginal body was His first tabernacle, took that body into heaven and there, amidst the acclaims of the angels and saints, reinfused into it your soul.
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father
I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of
UNION WITH CHRIST
And humbly lay this bouquet at your
feet.
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of Your Coronation in Heaven, when, upon being taken up to heaven after your death, you were triply crowned as the august Queen of Heaven by God the Father as His beloved Daughter, by God the Son as His dearest Mother, and by God the Holy Ghost as His chosen Spouse; the most perfect adorer of the Blessed Trinity, pleading our cause as our most powerful and merciful Mother, through thee,
I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory be to the Father
I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of UNITY WITH THEE
And humbly lay this bouquet at your
feet.
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION: My Jesus, really present in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar, since I cannot now receive You under the sacramental veil, I ask You, with a heart full of love and longing, to come spiritually into my soul through the immaculate heart of Your most holy Mother, and abide with me forever; Thou in me, and I in Thee, in time and in eternity, in Mary.
In petition: Sweet Mother Mary, I offer you this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow. O my Mother! Look with favor upon my gift, and in your love, obtain for me (specify your request). Hail Mary, etc.
In thanksgiving: Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon your brow in thanksgiving for (specify your request) which you in your love have obtained for me. Hail Mary, etc.
Prayer: O God! Whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the reward of eternal life; grant, we beseech You, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen
May the divine assistance remain always with us. Amen
And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
Holy Virgin, with your loving Child, your blessing give to us this day (night).
Sign of the Cross