O. Daily Prayer Resolutions Flashcards

Question 1

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DPR 1 (4.10)	
Shower & Clothing Chaplets - 
Do not worry about what you will wear; the body is more important than clothes\""

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SHOWER CHAPLET - ARMS OUTSTRETCHED 1. Creed2. Our battle is not against flesh and blood…3. wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. (X3)4. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin5. wash and make yourselves clean.(x10)CLOTHING CHAPLET (4:40)NAKEDKing David, son of Jesse…pray for medo not worry…about your body, what you will wear…the body is more important than clothesclothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.Job 40Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.1Psalm 132food.16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, her saints will forever sing for joy.17clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble

Question 2

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DPR 0 (4.00)
Chaplet of Dawn - \"Cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light\""

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THE FIRST THING to do when you awake is to open the windows of your soul. Consider yourself as on the field of battle, facing the enemy and bound by the iron-clad law——either fight or die.Chaplet of dawnArms extended Kneeling before GodANGELUSSt michael PrayerSPIRITUAL COMMUNIONREPARATION TO THE MOST HOLY TRINITYCreedOur battle…put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. X3it is full time now for you to wake from sleep….the night is far gone, the day is at hand. cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of lightAwake, my soul! Awake, lyre and harp! I will awaken the dawnAwake, awake! Clothe yourself with strength, You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy. Blessed is he who stays awake wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believedWake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.

Question 3

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DPR 2 (4.30)
 Chaplet of the Eucharist

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ST CHARLES BORROMEOHe who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.57 he who eats this bread will live for ever.”Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal lifeI will raise him up on the last day.Work for food that endures to eternal lifeDo not work for food that spoils, it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.Jesus gives life to the worldHe who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.36I am the bread of life. “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”If a man eats this bread he will never die.

Question 4

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DPR03 (4.50)

orthodox morning prayers

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Having risen from sleep, before any other action, stand reverently, considering thyself to be in the presence of the All-seeing God, and, having made the sign of the Cross, say:In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.I forsake all earthly things x 10O God, be merciful to me a sinner. Thrice.O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of the prayers of Thy most pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.As I rise from sleep, I thank Thee, O Holy Trinity, for through Thy great goodness and patience Thou wast not angry with me, an idler and sinner, nor hast Thou destroyed me with mine iniquities, but hast shown Thy usual love for mankind; and when I was prostrate in despair, Thou hast raised me up to keep the morning watch and glorify Thy power. And now enlighten my mind’s eye, and open my mouth that I may meditate on Thy words, and understand Thy commandments, and do Thy will, and hymn Thee in heartfelt confession, and sing praises to Thine all-holy name: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.O come let us worship God our King.O come let us worship and fall down before Christ our King and God.O come let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and God.

Question 5

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DPR04 (5.00)

Divine Office - Invitatory Psalm & office of readings

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Divine Office - Invitatory Psalm VP

Question 6

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DPR05 (5:15)

interior Disposition Prayer & Chaplet VP

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I, MICHAEL JOHN PORTELLI, PROMISE TO LIVE MY LIFE IN UNION WITH JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH IN MY HEART, MIND, BODY AND SOUL. I DESIRE TO LIVE CRUCIFIED TO THE THINGS OF THE WORLD AND WITH THE WORLD CRUCIFIED TO ME. MY DISPOSITION MUST BE TO LIVE MY INTERIOR LIFE IN THIS WORLD, AS IF I AM ALREADY IN MY COFFIN, COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD, COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM MY SPECIFIC PRAYERS, BUT FULLY ALIVE TO GOD THROUGH THE SCAFFOLD OF MY DAILY PRAYER RESOLUTIONS.I MUST LIVE THIS DAY AS IF IT IS THE LAST DAY OF MY LIFE AND I COUNT THE PAST AS NOTHING AND SAY “NOW! I WILL BEGIN TO LOVE MY GOD, MY WIFE, MY SON AND ALL OF HUMANITY!” I tell you, most solemnly, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest. Anyone who loves his life loses it; anyone who hates his life in this world, will keep it for the eternal life.” John 12:24-26The Chaplet of Interior DispositionI MUST LIVE THE PRESENT MOMENT AS IF IT IS THE FIRST MOMENT, THE LAST MOMENT AND THE ONLY MOMENT THAT I HAVE, TO PRAISE, BLESS, LOVE, ADORE, WORSHIP AND GLORIFY MY LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, MY MOST HOLY MOTHER, QUEEN AND SPOUSE THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, AND MY MOST BELOVED FATHER, LORD AND MASTER ST JOSEPH.I count the past as nothing and say ‘Now I will begin to love my God’ x 10I must live the present moment as if my entire salvation depends on that moment and that fighting for peace in my soul is the only one thing necessary.I was not born for the things of this world, but for eternal life x10I must live the present moment offering up my life continuously for the sanctification of my family:my most precious Son Isaac, my beloved Spouse Agnes, and for my own sanctification.All is vanity, vanity of vanities, chasing of the wind x10I must live the present moment offering up my life continuously for the salvation of souls, for the conversion of sinners and for the sanctification of the Society of Jesus, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the Sisters of St Joseph, and of the Universal Church.He must Increase and I must decrease x10I must live the present moment in union with my crucified Saviour, on my deathbed or rather, in my coffin, living my entire life with the disposition that I am always on the precipice between life and death, and that in union with St Paul I proclaim that “the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”For The Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day.

Question 7

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DPR06 (5.25)

MORNING OFFERINGS VP

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Offering to Jesus. O my Jesus, through the immaculate heart of Mary, the Most chaste heart of St Joseph, and by the merits of your most sacred heart - I offer thee, all my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day, in union with the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for sin, for the conversion, sanctification and salvation of every soul on earth, and the release of every soul in purgatory, until the end of the world, and for my own sanctification, the sanctification of my family, and the sanctification of the Society of Jesus, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the Sisters of St Joseph, and of the universal Church.Our Father - Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.Rejoice st Heli Rejoice St Heli, fulfillment of the covenant, you offered your life for the sake of your people, blessed are you, most holy observer of the law, and blessed is the fruit of your death, st Joseph Holy St Heli, legal Father of the guardian, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death Amen.Rejoice St Esta, Rejoice St Esta, widow of St Heli, your fervent prayers obtained the grace of a son, blessed are you holy star of Bethlehem and blessed is the fruit of your womb, St Joseph. Holy St Esta, Grandmother of the Messiah pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Amen Rejoice St Jacob Rejoice St Jacob, Descendant of David. Your grandson Jesus is the Son of God. Blessed are you holy father of the Guardian, and blessed is your son, the Spouse of Mary, St Joseph. Holy St Jacob, Father of the Head, of the most Holy Family on earth, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death Amen.Rejoice st Rachel Rejoice St Rachel, foster Mother of St Joseph, your fervent prayers obtained the grace of a Spouse. Blessed are you holy daughter of Bethlehem, and blessed is the fruit of your marriage to St Jacob. Holy St Rachel, Mother of the Patron of the Universal Church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death AmenRejoice St Joseph - Rejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother are with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus. Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, Amen Rejoice St Anne, Rejoice St Anne, filled with the fullness of grace. The Mother of God is with thee. Blessed are you, Grandmother of the saviour, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Mary. Holy St Anne, Mother of the Immaculate Conception, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AMENRejoice St Joachim - Rejoice St Joachim, O just of the Just. Your Daughter Mary is the Mother of God. Blessed are you, most chaste spouse of St Anne, and blessed is the fruit of your seed, Mary. Holy St Joachim, Father of the Immaculate Conception, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AMENHail Mary - Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit, of your most holy womb, Jesus Holy Mary, mother of the Most High God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amenGlory to God Glory to God in the highest,mand peace to His people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father, we worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; You are seated at the right hand of the Father:receive our prayer. For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of the Father.

Question 8

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DPR07 (5.35)

Chaplet of Tongues & Chaplet of Perfection

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St Anthony of Paduathe Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words.pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. If I speak in tongues, but have not love, I gain nothing

Question 9

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DPR08 (5.40)

Spiritual Warfare Prayer & Chaplet

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CHAPLET of SPIRITUAL WARFARE - St PaulPut on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devilbe strong in the Lord and in the power of his mightHELMET OF SALVATION, VEIL OF HOLINESS. SEAL OF SILENCEBREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESSBACKPLATE OF ENDURANCESHIELD OF FAITHSHIELD OF HOPESHIELD OF LOVEGAUNTLET OF GOOD DEEDSSWORD OF THE SPIRITBELT OF TRUTH PLATE OF CHASTITYGREAVE OF SCRIPTUREGREAVE OF TRADITIONSHOES OF PEACEEAGERNESS TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL

Question 10

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DPR09 (5.45)

LITTLE OFFICE OF ST JOSEPH

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Great st Joseph, son of david, foster father of ur lordSpouse of Mary every virgin, keeping o’er them watch and wardIn the stable didst guard them, with a fathers loving careThou by gods command did save them, From the cruel of herods snareThree long days in grief and anguish, with that mother sweet and mildMary virgin didst thou wander, seeking her beloved childIn the temple thou didst find him, o what joy then filled thy heartIn thy sorrows in thy gladness, grant us Joseph to have partClasped in Jesus arms and marys, when death gently came at lastThy pure spirit, sweetly sighing, from its earthly dwelling pastDear st Joseph by that passing may our death by like to thineAnd with Jesus Mary and Joseph, may our souls forever shine

Question 11

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DPR10 (6.00)

Ignatian Scripture Meditation

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PREPARATORY PRAYERI beg for the grace that all my intentions, actions and operations may be purely directed to the praise and service of His Divine Majesty.

Question 12

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DPR11 (7.00)

Prayers before Holy Communion

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Make my heart o Lord a living tabernacle of your presence

Question 13

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DPR12 (7.15)

Prayers immediately after receiving Communion

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Chaplet of Holy Abasement
Your attitude must be the same as that of Christ Jesus
Who being in the very nature of God
Made himself nothing

Question 14

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DPR13 (7.20)

Prayers after Communion

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Soul of Mary Sanctify Agnes

soul of St Joseph sanctify Isaac

Question 15

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DPR14 (7.25)

My daily bread

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My God, make me brave enough to face my faults, honest enough to acknowledge them, and strong enough to fight them. I think of many things each day, but so many of my interests are unimportant and useless. Give me the strength and the generosity to make definite resolutions against definite faults. May I never be so selfish as to stop trying to please You more each day. Though my faults seem to continue, still my efforts must remain firm and I must go on trying to become daily a better man. If I will go on trying, I cannot help becoming better each day. A continued effort will slowly destroy my selfishness, and my faults will gradually weaken and die. Lord, on You I depend for the light and strength for this daily battle. Amen.

Question 16

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DPR15 (7.30)

Divine Office - Morning Prayer

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Praise my soul the King of heaven,To His feet thy tribute bring;Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,Who like Thee His praise should sing?Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him!Praise the everlasting King.Praise Him for His grace and favourTo our fathers in distress;Praise Him still the same for ever,Slow to chide and swift to bless:Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him!Glorious in His faithfulness.Father like He tends and spares us,Well our feeble frame He knows;In His hands He gently bears us,Rescues us from all our foes:Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him!Widely as His mercy flows.Angels help us to adore Him;Ye behold Him face to face;Sun and moon, bow down before Him,Dwellers all in time and space.Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him!Praise with us the God of grace.“Praise, My Soul,The King Of Heaven” by Halifax Choral Society; Text: Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847 “Praise, My Soul,The King Of Heaven” performed by Halifax Choral Society is available from Amazon.com.

Question 17

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DPR16 (7.45)

Chaplet of St Michael VP

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O glorious Prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King, and our admirable conductor, thou who dost shine with excellence and superhuman virtue, vouchsafe to deliver us from all evil, who turn to thee with confidence, and enable us by thy gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully day. 1. Seraphim - to burn with the fire of perfect charity2. Cherubim - to run in the paths of Christian perfection3. Thrones - sincere spirit of humility4. Dominations - self-control to govern our senses 5. Powers - spiritual protection against the devil6. Virtues - endurance in our spiritual life7. Principalities - a true spirit of obedience8. Archangels - perseverance in our faith9. Angels - devotion to all the Holy AngelsGlorify God for the assistance of the AngelsSt. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, St. Uriel, St. Raguel, St. Remiel, St. Saraqael, St. Francis, St. Eloah, St. Tobias, St Sebastian,St RuebenO glorious Prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King, and our admirable conductor, thou who dost shine with excellence and superhuman virtue, vouchsafe to deliver us from all evil, who turn to thee with confidence, and enable us by thy gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully day.

Question 18

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DPR17a (8.00)

Mental Prayer - Archangels (5m)

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St. Michael, the Archangel - Glorious Prince, chief and champion of the heavenly hosts; guardian of the souls of men; conqueror of the rebel angels! How beautiful art thou, in thy heaven-made armor. We love thee, dear Prince of Heaven! St. Gabriel - O loving messenger of the Incarnation, descend upon all those for whom I wish peace and happiness. Spread your wings over the cradles of the new-born babes, O thou who didst announce the coming of the Infant Jesus. recall the sublime words spoken on the day of the Annunciation– “Nothing is impossible with God,” and repeat them in hours of trial–to all I love–that their confidence in Our Lord may be reanimated, when all human help fails. Amen.St. Raphael - God who in Thy ineffable goodness hast rendered blessed Raphael the conductor of thy faithful in their journeys, we humbly implore Thee that we may be conducted by him in the way of salvation, and experience his help in the maladies of our souls.

Question 19

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DPR17b (8.05)

Mental Prayer - Guardian Angels (3m)

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My good Angel, Thou comest from heaven; God has sent thee to take care of me. Oh, shelter me under thy wings. Lighten my path, direct my steps. Do not leave me, stay quite near me and defend me against the spirit of evil. But above all come to my help in the last struggle of my life. Deliver my soul so that with thee it may praise, love and contemplate the goodness of God forever and ever.

Question 20

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DPR17c (8.10)

Mental Prayer - Holy Choirs of Angels (3m)

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Seraphim - to burn with the fire of perfect charity2. Cherubim - to run in the paths of Christian perfection3. Thrones - sincere spirit of humility4. Dominations - self-control to govern our senses 5. Powers - spiritual protection against the devil6. Virtues - endurance in our spiritual life7. Principalities - a true spirit of obedience8. Archangels - perseverance in our faith9. Angels - devotion to all the Holy Angels

Question 21

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DPR17d (8.15)

Mental Prayer - Patron Saints

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St. Faustina Kowalska2. St Ignatius Loyola3. St. Claude de la Colombiere4. St. Mary of the Cross Mackillop5. Little Mother Eileen O’Connor6. St. John Paul II7. Blessed Mother THERESA of Calcutta

Question 22

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DPR18 (8.20)

Chaplet - Holy Violence VP

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ARMS OUTSTRECTHEDSt. John the Baptist….pray us (x3)THE KINGDOM OF GOD SUFFERS VIOLENCE, AND ONLY THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY Do violence to yourself, no matter how painful it is

Question 23

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DPR19 (8.25)

Chaplet of Holy Necessity VP - St Claude

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Saint Martha of Bethany, St Mary of Bethany, St Lazarus of BethanyThere is only one thing necessary (x5)pray always and never lose heart. (x50)Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up & went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. (x5)Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.(x50)One thing I ask of The Lord -to dwell in his house all the days of my life

Question 24

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DPR20a (8.30)

Act of Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary

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DPR20A - ACT OF CONSECRATION TO MARY (8:30)
O Eternal and incarnate Wisdom! O sweetest and most adorable Jesus! True God and true man, only Son of the Eternal Father, and of Mary, always virgin! I adore Thee profoundly in the bosom and splendors of Thy Father during eternity; and I adore Thee also in the virginal bosom of Mary, Thy most worthy Mother, in the time of Thine incarnation.

I give Thee thanks for that Thou hast annihilated Thyself, taking the form of a slave in order to rescue me from the cruel slavery of the devil. I praise and glorify Thee for that Thou hast been pleased to submit Thyself to Mary, Thy holy Mother, in all things, in order to make me Thy faithful slave through her. But, alas! Ungrateful and faithless as I have been, I have not kept the promises which I made so solemnly to Thee in my Baptism; I have not fulfilled my obligations; I do not deserve to be called Thy child, nor yet Thy slave; and as there is nothing in me which does not merit Thine anger and Thy repulse, I dare not come by myself before Thy most holy and august Majesty. It is on this account that I have recourse to the intercession of Thy most holy Mother, whom Thou hast given me for a mediatrix with Thee. It is through her that I hope to obtain of Thee contrition, the pardon of my sins, and the acquisition and preservation of wisdom.

Hail, then, O immaculate Mary, living tabernacle of the Divinity, where the Eternal Wisdom willed to be hidden and to be adored by angels and by men! Hail, O Queen of Heaven and earth, to whose empire everything is subject which is under God. Hail, O sure refuge of sinners, whose mercy fails no one. Hear the desires which I have of the Divine Wisdom; and for that end receive the vows and offerings which in my lowliness I present to thee.

I, Michael John Portelli, a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before. In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God in time and in eternity.

Receive, O benignant Virgin, this little offering of my slavery, in honor of, and in union with, that subjection which the Eternal Wisdom deigned to have to thy maternity; in homage to the power which both of you have over this poor sinner, and in thanksgiving for the privileges with which the Holy Trinity has favored thee. I declare that I wish henceforth, as thy true slave, to seek thy honor and to obey thee in all things.

O admirable Mother, present me to thy dear Son as His eternal slave, so that as He has redeemed me by thee, by thee He may receive me! O Mother of mercy, grant me the grace to obtain the true Wisdom of God; and for that end receive me among those whom thou lovest and teachest, whom thou leadest, nourishest and protectest as thy children and thy slaves.

O faithful Virgin, make me in all things so perfect a disciple, imitator and slave of the Incarnate Wisdom, Jesus Christ thy Son, that I may attain, by thine intercession and by thine example, to the fullness of His age on earth and of His glory in Heaven. Amen.

Question 25

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DPR20b (8.35)

Act of Consecration to St Joseph

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Receive O patron of the Universal Church this little offering of my slavery

Question 26

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DPR21 (8.40)

Rosary of St Heli

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Rejoice St Heli, fulfillment of the Covenant, you offered your life for the sake of your people, blessed are you, most holy observer of the law, and blessed is the fruit of your death, st josephHoly St Heli, legal Father of the guardian, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death Amen.

Question 27

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DPR22 (8.45)

Rosary of St Esta

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Rejoice St Esta, widow of St Heli, your fervent prayers obtained the grace of a son, blessed are you holy star of Bethlehem and blessed is the fruit of your womb, St Joseph.Holy St Esta, Grandmother of the Messiah pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Amen

Question 28

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DPR23 (8.50)

Rosary of St Jacob

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Rejoice St Jacob, Descendant of David. Your grandson Jesus is the Son of God. Blessed are you holy father of the Guardian, and blessed is your son, the Spouse of Mary, St Joseph.Holy St Jacob, Father of the Head, of the most Holy Family on earth, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death Amen.

Question 29

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DPR24 (8.55)

Rosary of St Rachel

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Rejoice St Rachel, foster Mother of St Joseph, your fervent prayers obtained the grace of a Spouse. Blessed are you holy daughter of Bethlehem, and blessed is the fruit of your marriage to St Jacob.Holy St Rachel, Mother of the Patron of the Universal Church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Amen

Question 30

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DPR25 (9.00)

Private vows of Devotion - Mental Prayer (5m) & Chaplet VP

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offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.Almighty and eternal God, trusting in your infinite goodness and mercy, though altogether unworthy to appear in your sight, and moved by a desire to serve you:In the presence of the most holy Virgin Mary, her Blessed Spouse Saint Joseph, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, Saint Claude de la Colombiere, Saint Michael the Archangel, my guardian angels and your whole heavenly court;I, MICHAEL JOHN PORTELLI, take the following perpetual vows of devotion before your Divine Majesty:33 - MOST HOLY UNION WITH THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS, THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, AND THE MOST CHASTE HEART OF ST JOSEPH, TRULY PRESENT IN THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT OF THE ALTAR In union with the Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son & Holy SpiritTherefore, I humbly beg from you Almighty God, your boundless goodness and compassion, through the blood of Jesus Christ, through the sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and through the unspeakable torture experienced in the Most chaste Soul of St Joseph, kindly to receive this holocaust in an odor of sweetness, and that just as you have enabled me to desire and offer this, so you also bestow abundant grace to fulfill it. AMEN offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Question 31

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DPR26 (9.10)

Rosary of St Anne

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Rejoice st Anne, filled with the fullness of grace, the mother of the most high God is with thee, blessed are you, grandmother of the Saviour, and blessed is the fruit, of thy most holy womb, MaryHoly st Anne, mother of the immaculate conception, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, amen

Question 32

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DPR27 (9.15)

Rosary of St Joachim

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Rejoice St Joachim, O just of the Just. Your Daughter Mary is the Mother of God. Blessed are you, most chaste spouse of St Anne, and blessed is the fruit of your seed, Mary. Holy St Joachim, Father of the Immaculate Conception, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AMEN

Question 33

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DPR28 (9.20)

Chaplet of Most Holy Espousal (Husbands)

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BLESSED LOUIS MARTIN - FATHER OF ST Therese of LisieuxBLESSED ZELIE MARTIN - MOTHER OF ST Therese of LisieuxThe husband is the head and Saviour of the wife, just as Christ is the head and Saviour of the church.Husbands must love their wives, as Christ loved the church who sacrificed himself for her to make her holy

Question 34

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DPR29 (9.25)

Chaplet of Most Holy Espousal (Wives)

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As the church is subject to Christ, so also wives ought to be subject to their husbands, in everythingWives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.

Question 35

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DPR30 (9.30)
LITTLE OFFICE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Morning Prayer

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As I kneel before you, As I bow my head in pray’rTake this day, make it yours And fill me with your love Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, benedicta tu All I have I give you Every dream and wish are yours Mother of Christ, Mother of mine Present them to my Lord. As I kneel before you, And I see your smiling faceEvery thought, every word Is lost in your embrace Refrain (2x)

Question 36

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DPR31 (9.40)
Chaplet of Guardian Angels
St John Bosco

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O angel of God my guardian dear, to whom Gods love commits me here, ever this day be at my side to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen

Question 37

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DPR32 (9.45)

Chaplet of Most Holy Fasting - St Stanislaus Kostka

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return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;This kind is not cast out except by prayer and fasting

Question 38

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DPR33 (9.50)

Chaplet of Tribulation

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St Francis of Assisi Blessed are you when men hate you, because of the Son of ManRejoice in that day and leap for joy, for great is your reward in heaven. Blessed are you when men exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evilFor that is how their fathers treated the prophetsNo one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God

Question 39

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DPR34 (9.55)

Chaplet of Crucifixion

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Anyone who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of mewhoever loses their life for my sake will find it.take up your cross and follow me Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I came to bring a sword

Question 40

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DPR35 (10.00)

Divine Office - Mid-Morning Prayer VP

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Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all,Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all,How can I love Thee as I ought?And how revere this wond’rous gift, So far surpassing hope or thought. Sweet Sacrament, we Thee adore.O make us love Thee more and more! O make us love Thee more and more!Had I but Mary’s sinless heart,To love Thee with, my dearest King; O with what bursts of fervent praise, Thy goodness, Jesus, would I sing! Sweet Sacrament, we Thee adore.O make us love Thee more and more! O make us love Thee more and more!O, see, within a creature’s hand,The vast Creator deigns to be, Reposing infantlike, as thoughOn Joseph’s arm, on Mary’s knee. Sweet Sacrament, we Thee adore.O make us love Thee more and more! O make us love Thee more and more!

Question 41

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DPR36 (10.10)

Act of Consecration to JMJ - IAM

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Holy Spirit, I invite you to come into Isaac’s heart, mind, body and soul. I ask you Holy Spirit to anoint him with Divine Grace. Bless him, purify him, sanctify him and make him holy. Spirit of the Living God consume all of Isaacs’ darkness and fill him with the Light of Christ. Transform my dear son completely into a living reflection of the Lord Jesus Christ.I offer to you, Lord Jesus, all that Isaac is and all that he has. I offer and consecrate to you his heart, mind, body and soul. Transform him into yourself. Help him, Lord Jesus to become a living reflection of you and I pray that he may be filled with Divine Grace all the days of his life.I offer to you, Lord Jesus Isaac’s eyes and his sense of sight. Help him to not look at outward appearances but to see the world around him as you do. Help Isaac to be open to see the action of the Most Holy Trinity in every moment of his life and give him spiritual vision to discover the will of your Father in heaven in all situations and circumstances.I offer to you, Lord Jesus , Isaac’s ears and his sense of hearing. Help him, Lord Jesus, to hear the sound of Spirit’s voice in everything that takes place in his life. Inspire him to not hear but to listen, to listen to the voice of Wisdom in everything that he hears throughout his day. Transform Isaacs’ ability to hear you, Lord God reaching out to him in every moment.I offer to you, Lord Jesus , Isaac’s nose and his sense of smell. Help him always to appreciate the beauty of the world around him by allowing his sense of smell to look beyond what he sees and hears. Grant Isaac the grace to not be curious about things that do not concern him. Help him to use his sense of smell to discover the will of Your Father, in the present moment. I offer to you Lord Jesus , Isaac’s mouth and his sense of taste. I pray that he may be temperate in eating and never over indulge in food or drink. Lord Jesus, anoint his tongue so that every word that comes out of his mouth is in accordance with your Most Holy Will. Transform Isaac’s speech so that all his words may be a reflection of your infinite Love and as the Holy Trinity creates with His voice, may he unite with you in re-creating the world around him by all that he says. Finally, I offer to you Lord Jesus Isaac’s hands and his sense of touch. Help him to appreciate that everything he comes in physical contact with during his day is a gift from your hands and help him to physically treat the world around him, especially other human beings, as he would treat you Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Grant Isaac an abundance of divine grace, Lord Jesus Christ, to only use his hands to serve you and to bring Your love to every person that he meets during this day.I ask all this through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the most chaste heart of St Joseph and by the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Amen Soul of Christ, santify Isaac. Body of Christ, save Isaac. Blood of Christ, inebriate Isaac. Water from the side of Christ, wash Isaac. Passion of Christ, strengthen Isaac. O good Jesus, hear Isaac. Within your wounds, hide Isaac. Never let him be separated from you. From the malignant enemy, defend Isaac. At the hour of his death, call Isaac; and bid him come to thee. So that with thy saints he may praise thee forever and ever. Amen

Question 42

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DPR37 (10.15)

Chaplet & Litany of Humility - St Thomas Aquinas

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ST THOMAS AQUINASDo nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than yourselvesBe completely humble and gentleLITANY OF HUMILITY - VPO Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being honored, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being praised,Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being preferred to others, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being consulted, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being approved, Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of being humiliated, Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of being despised, Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of suffering rebukes, Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of being calumniated, Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of being forgotten, Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of being ridiculed Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of being wronged, Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of being suspected, Deliver me, Jesus. That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. That others may be esteemed more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. That in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. That others may be chosen and I set aside, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. That others may be praised and I unnoticed, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. That others may be preferred to me in everything, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. That others may become holier than I, provided that I become as holy as I should, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it. AMEN

Question 43

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DPR38 (10.20)

Chaplet of Teaching

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St. John baptist de la Salle, St Eugene de Mazenod, St. John BoscoYou are not to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one Teacher, the ChristThe greatest among you will be your servant.whoever practices and teaches the commandments will be called great in the kingdom of heaven

Question 44

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DPR39 (10.25)

CHAPLET for the Salvation of Souls & JESUIT saint Invocation

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Lord Jesus. Christ, the Saviour the Son of God have mercy on me a sinnerJESUS,MARY & JOSEPH I LOVE YOU, SAVE SOULSPrayers for each year Level from year 3 to year 12All Jesuit Saints and MartyrsSt. Peter canisius, St Aloysius Gonzaga, St Ignatius of Loyola, St Francis Xavier, St. John Berchmans, St stanislaus kostka, St Robert bellarmine, Br John Conway, St Nicholas Owen, St Edmund campion, St. John Ogilvie, St Robert southell

Question 45

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DPR40 (10.30)

Imitation of Christ (10m) MAGIS

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“Of the Corruption of Nature and the Efficacy of Divine GraceO Lord my God, who hast created me after thine own image and similitude, grant me this grace, which Thou hast shown to be so great and so necessary for salvation, that I may conquer my wicked nature, which draweth me to sin and to perdition. For I feel in my flesh the law of sin, contradicting the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the obedience of sensuality in many things; nor can I resist its passions, unless Thy most holy grace assist me, fervently poured into my heart.2. There is need of Thy grace, yea, and of a great measure thereof, that my nature may be conquered, which hath alway been prone to evil from my youth. For being fallen through the first man Adam, and corrupted through sin, the punishment of this stain descended upon all men; so that Nature itself, which was framed good and right by Thee, is now used to express the vice and infirmity of corrupted Nature; because its motion left unto itself draweth men away to evil and to lower things.

Question 46

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DPR41 (10.40)

Chaplet of the Body - St Bernadette Soubirous - VP

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St Bernadette soubirousYour body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in youhonor God with your bodyControl your own body in a way that is holy and honorableYou are not your own, you were bought at a price.

Question 47

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DPR42 (10.45)

Chaplet of The Immaculate Conception - St John Berchmans

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St. John BerchmansHail Mary…Blessed be the Holy and Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin MaryRejoice st Joseph…Blessed be the most Holy Divine Conception of St Joseph, the Father of God

Question 48

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DPR43 (10.50)

Chaplet of the Holy Spirit

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Apostles Creed Our battle St. PeterSt James St. JohnCome Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. ‘Come Holy Spirit, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful, fill them with an enduring love, bring to perfection in me the image and likeness of christ, remind me of all that Jesus said and did, instruct me in everything. Your words o lord are spirit and life, you have the words of everlasting life.

Question 49

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DPR44 (10.55)

Chaplet of Transubstantiation

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O my God, Trinity whom I adore, help me forget myself entirely so to establish myself in you, unmovable and peaceful as if my soul were already in eternity. May nothing be able to trouble my peace or make me leave you, O my unchanging God, but may each minute bring me more deeply into your mystery! Grant my soul peace. Make it your heaven, your beloved dwelling and the place of your rest. May I never abandon you there, but may I be there, whole and entire, completely vigilant in my faith, entirely adoring, and wholly given over to your creative action.102260a The ultimate end of the whole divine economy is the entry of God’s creatures into the perfect unity of the Blessed Trinity.Little mother EILEEN O’CONNOR pray for us (x3)we are called to be a dwelling for the Most Holy TrinityGod became man so man would become God

Question 50

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DPR45 (11.00)

Most Holy Rosary of the BVM - Joyful Mysteries

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Most Holy Rosary of the BVM - Joyful Mysteries

Question 51

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DPR46 (11.15)

Most Holy Rosary of the BVM - Luminous Mysteries

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Most Holy Rosary of the BVM - Luminous Mysteries

Question 52

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DPR47 (11.30)

Self-Offering to the BVM VP

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Hail, Mary, Daughter of God the Father; Hail, Mary, Mother of God the Son; Hail, Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit; Hail, Mary, Temple of the most Holy Trinity;Hail, Mary, my Mistress, my treasure, my joy, Queen of my heart; my Mother, my life, my sweetness, my dearest hope —- yea, my heart and my soul!I am all thine and all that I have is Thine, O Virgin blessed above all things! Let thy soul be in me to magnify the Lord; let thy spirit be in me to rejoice in God my Savior.Set thyself, O faithful Virgin, as a seal upon my heart, that in thee and through thee I may be found faithful to God.Receive me, O gracious Virgin, among those whom thou love and teach, whom thou lead, nourish and protect as thy children and thy slaves.Grant that for love of thee I may despise all earthly consolations and ever cling to those of Heaven until, through thee, His faithful spouse, Jesus Christ thy Son be formed in me for the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Behold, O Mother of Perpetual Help, at thy feet a wretched sinner, who has recourse to thee and trusts in thee. O Mother of mercy, have pity on me; I hear all men call thee the refuge and hope of sinners: be therefore my refuge and my hope. Help me for the love of Jesus Christ: hold out thy hand to a fallen wretch, who commends himself to thee and dedicates himself to be thy servant forever.

Question 53

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DPR48 (11.35)

Examination of Conscience

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Most merciful God,
Father in heaven,
relying on Thy goodness and mercy,
I come to Thee with filial confidence
to confess my sins and to implore Thy forgiveness.
Thou wilt not despise a contrite and humble heart.
Bless me and receive me again into Thy favour;
I acknowledge that I have been most ungrateful to Thee,
but I sincerely repent and detest the wrong I have done,
and I desire henceforth to walk in the way of perfection
in accordance with Thy holy will.

O Jesus, my Saviour, my good Shepherd,
I have strayed far from the path
that Thou hast marked out for me;
I did not follow in Thy footsteps;
I wandered into forbidden places.
Repentant and sorrowful,
I beg to be admitted again into the fold of Thy faithful
followers.
I want to confess my sins with the same sincerity
as I should wish to do at the moment of my death.
My Jesus, I look to Thee with confidence
for the grace to examine my conscience well.

O Holy Spirit come in Thy mercy; 
enlighten my mind and strengthen my will 
that I may know my sins, 
humbly confess them, 
and sincerely amend my life.

Mary, my Mother,
immaculate Spouse of the Holy Ghost,
refuge of sinners,
Assist me by thy intercession.

Holy angels and saints of God,
pray for me
Amen.

Examination of Conscience
Come Holy Spirit 
Thanksgiving 
Examination of thoughts
Examination of my words
Examination of my actions
Contrition and repentance
Resolutions and Offerings

Question 54

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DPR49a (11.45)

Mental Prayer - God the Father

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Thank You, Father in heaven, for the blessings and graces You have give me this day. Once more I entreat Your continuing protection. Conscious of my own weakness and frailty, of my many faults, I entrust myself to Your loving care.I entrust to Your protection, loving Father, those dear to me, my relatives, friends, and all those living and dead, who have done good for me and mine by Your holy inspiration. Be pleased, Eternal Father, to keep in Your care Your Church, the Holy Father, and all who serve You religiously. Please assist also all civil officials to exercise authority justly, and to direct all our people according to Your will.In Your loving and tender mercy, Lord and Father, assist especially those who are poor and deprived, those who suffer, and all who are without hope in this life unless You come to their aid. It is You alone Who can bring great good out of the worst evils by Your unbounded power. So we trust You to curb the malice of the wicked, to convert sinners, and bring us all to a knowledge of Your love.These favors we beg in the Name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, Your only Son, Who reigns forever with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, through all ages. Amen.

Question 55

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DPR49b (11.50)

Mental Prayer - God the Son

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Lord Jesus, I come before Thee, just as I am, I am sorry for my sins, I repent of my sins, please forgive me. In Thy Name, I forgive all others for what they have done against me. I renounce Satan, the evil spirits and all their works. I give Thee my entire self, Lord Jesus, I accept Thee as my Lord God and Savior. Heal me, change me, strengthen me in body, soul, and spirit.Come Lord Jesus, cover me with Thy Precious Blood, and fill me with Thy Holy Spirit, I love Thee Lord Jesus, I praise Thee Lord Jesus, I thank Thee Jesus, I shall follow Thee every day of my life. Amen.Dear Lord Jesus, Good Shepherd of the lambs of God, I need you to come to me today and make me lie down in pastures of green grace, for I have a restless, wandering heart. I need the quieting waters of the gospel for my ambivalent soul—presently the home to many conflicting emotions. I need the kind of refreshment that cannot be found in changed circumstances, only in a compassionate Christ.Because of you, Jesus, I don’t lack anything essential. As the Lamb of God, you took away my sin forever, and now I’m “dressed in your righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne.” As the Lord of Lords, you are currently working in all things for my good and your glory. You rule the whole world with your truth and grace. As the Lamp of the New City (Rev. 21:23), you have secured my place in coming world of eternal delights—the new heaven and new earth. I believe this good news with every fiber of my being. But…But right now, Jesus, I need you to help me sort through my feelings. I need you to help me steward my emotions in line with the truth of the gospel.I feel sad. Change is never very easy for me, and I am going through some pretty major changes—changes connected to loss. One day you will wipe away every one of my tears, come and dab just a few of them today. May my lamenting lead me heavenward to worship and hope, not inward to isolation and contempt.I feel confused. I don’t like second guessing anything, so you know how much I hate third and forth guessing. Speak through all my conflicting thoughts, Jesus. You know my voice and call me by name. I know your name and want to hear your voice more distinctly than any other voice.I feel angry… not angry at someone(s) in particular, but about many things in general. I don’t do anger well, Jesus, so really shepherd my anger. I usually stuff it deep—into a dark cellar where it grows like mold. I don’t want old hurts to barrel into the present situation, making it hard to stay engaged, gentle and kind. I’m certain I want to honor you more than I want to feel vindicated.I feel loved. If I wasn’t certain of your love for me, Jesus, I would surely resort to unhealthy, even destructive choices. I’d already have a one-way ticket purchased to Tarshish (Jonah 1). But you’ve taught me well that “those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs” (Jonah 2:8 NIV). I don’t want to be swallowed by something big just to be brought back to gospel sanity, yet again. So shepherd me now, Jesus, to your glory and my growth. So very Amen I pray, in your tender and tenacious name.

Question 56

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DPR49c (11.55)

Mental Prayer - God the Holy Spirit

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Spirit of wisdom and understanding, enlighten our minds to perceive the mysteries of the universe in relation to eternity. Spirit of right judgment and courage, guide us and make us firm in our baptismal decision to follow Jesus’ way of love. Spirit of knowledge and reverence, help us to see the lasting value of justice and mercy in our everyday dealings with one another. May we respect life as we work to solve problems of family and nation, economy and ecology. Spirit of God, spark our faith, hope and love into new action each day. Fill our lives with wonder and awe in your presence which penetrates all creation. Amen. Oh Holy Spirit, You are the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. You are the Spirit of truth, love and holiness, proceeding from the Father and the Son, and equal to Them in all things. I adore You and love You with all my heart. Teach me to know and to seek God, by whom and for whom I was created. Fill my heart with a holy fear and a great love for Him. Give me compunction and patience, and do not let me fall into sin. Increase faith, hope and charity in me and bring forth in me all the virtues proper to my state of life. Help me to grow in the four cardinal virtues, Your seven gifts and Your twelve fruits. Make me a faithful follower of Jesus, an obedient child of the Church and a help to my neighbor. Give me the grace to keep the commandments and to receive the sacraments worthily. Raise me to holinessin the state of life to which You have called me, and lead me through a happy death to everlasting life. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord.Grant me also, O Holy Spirit, Giver of all good gifts, the special favor for which I ask {name special petition}, if it be for Your honor and glory and for my well being. Amen. Holy Spirit of light and love, you are the substantial love of the Father and the Son; hear my prayer. Bounteous bestower of most precious gifts, grant me a strong and living faith which makes me accept all revealed truths and shape my conduct in accord with them. Give me a most confident hope in all divine promises which prompts me to abandon myself unreservedly to you and your guidance. Infuse into me a love of perfect goodwill, and act according to God’s least desires. Make me love not only my friends but my enemies as well, in imitation of Jesus Christ who through you offered himself on the Cross for all people. Holy Spirit, animate, inspire, and guide me, and help me to be always a true follower of you. Amen.

Question 57

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DPR50 (12.00)

Divine Office - Midday Prayer VP

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HymnOh, the love of my Lord is the essenceOf all that I love here on earth.All the beauty I see, He has given to me,And his giving is gentle as silence.Every day, every hour, every moment,Have been blessed by the strength of His love.At the turn of each tide, He is there at my side,And his touch is as gentle as silence.There’ve been times when I’ve turned from his presence,And I’ve walked other paths, other ways,But I’ve called on his name, in the dark of my shameAnd his mercy was gentle as silence.

Question 58

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DPR51 (12.10)

Rosary of St Joseph

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I unite with all the saints in heaven, with all the just on earth, and with all the faithful here present. I unite with you, most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in order to praise the Blessed St Joseph, worthily and to praise the Blessed Virgin Mary in him, with him and through him. I renounce all distractions which may arise during this Rosary. I desire to say it with attention and devotion as if it were the last of my life. Amen. We offer you, Most Holy Trinity, this Creed in honour of all the mysteries of our faith, the Our Father and three Rejoice St Joseph’s in honour of the unity in the Holy espousal of Mary and Joseph and your presence Most Holy Trinity in the Holy family. We ask of you a lively faith, a firm hope and an ardent charity. Amen.1. The Divine Conception of St Joseph We offer Thee, O Most Holy Trinity, this mystery in honor of the Divine Conception of St Joseph, in the womb of his Mother, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession of St Joseph the grace to share in the Divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity. Amen.2. Birth of St Joseph in BethlehemWe offer Thee, O Most Holy Trinity, this mystery in honor of the Nativity of St Joseph in Bethlehem and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession of St Joseph the grace to be born into eternal life. Amen.3. Presentation of St Joseph in the TempleWe offer Thee, O Most Holy Trinity, this mystery in honor of the Presentation of St Joseph in the Temple of Jerusalem, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession of St Joseph the grace that our own self-offering may be pleasing in the sight of the LorD. Amen.4. Most Holy Espousal of St Joseph to the Blessed Virgin MaryWe offer Thee, O Most Holy Trinity, this mystery in honor of the most Holy Espousal of St Joseph to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession of St Joseph the grace for husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the Church. Amen.5. The Holy Death of St Joseph with Jesus & Mary at his side.We offer Thee, O Most Holy Trinity, this mystery in honor of the death of St Joseph with Jesus and Mary at his side, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession of St Joseph the grace to die to the things of this world.Amen. 6. The Sorrowful Resurrection of St JosephWe offer Thee, O Most Holy Trinity, this mystery in honor of the sorrowful Resurrection of the Divine Father of God, St Joseph and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession of St Joseph the grace to rise above all our sufferings in Honour of St Joseph. Amen. 7. The glorious assumption of St Joseph into heaven body and soul and His Coronation as King, Saviour & Master of Heaven & EarthWe offer Thee, O Most Holy Trinity, this mystery in honor of the glorious assumption of st Joseph into heaven body and soul and his Coronation as King, Saviour, and Master of heaven and earth, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession of St Joseph the grace of devotion to St Joseph and confidence in his power before the Divine Majesty. Amen. Concluding Prayer Hail St Joseph, beloved son of the Eternal Father, admirable father of the Son, faithful Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Father of God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hail, sovereign lord, to whom all owe subjection in Heaven and on earth! Hail, sure refuge of sinners, Our father of Mercy, who hast never refused any request. All sinful though I am, I cast myself at thy feet and beseech thee to obtain from Mary, your beloved spouse and Jesus, thy beloved Son, contrition and pardon for all my sins, as well as the gift of divine wisdom. I consecrate myself entirely to thee with all that I have. I choose thee today as my lord, master and father. Treat me, then, as the least of thy children and the most obedient of thy servants. Listen, my dear St Joseph, listen to the sighs of a heart that desires to love and serve thee faithfully. Let it never be said that of all those who have had recourse to thee, I was the first to be abandoned. O my hope, O my life, O my faithful and Most chaste St Joseph, defend me, nourish me, hear me, teach me and save me.

Question 59

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DPR52 (12.40)

Self-Offering to St Joseph VP

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Hail, St Joseph, Son of God the Father; Hail, St Joseph, Father of God the Son; Hail, St Joseph, Spouse of the Holy Spirit; Hail, St Joseph, Head of the most Holy Trinity;Hail, St Joseph, my Master, my treasure, my joy, King of my heart; my Father, my life, my sweetness, my dearest hope —- yea, my heart and my soul!I am all thine and all that I have is Thine, O Most chaste Soul, blessed above all things! Let thy soul be in me to magnify the Lord; let thy spirit be in me to rejoice in God my Savior.Set thyself, O faithful Guardian, as a seal upon my heart, that in thee and through thee I may be found faithful to God.Receive me, O gracious Father of God, among those whom thou love and teach, whom thou lead, nourish and protect as thy children and thy slaves.Grant that for love of thee I may despise all earthly consolations and ever cling to those of Heaven until, through thee, Most faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit, and through Mary, Your Faithful Spouse, Jesus Christ thy Son be formed in me for the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Question 60

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DPR53 (12.45)

Chaplet of Spiritual Warfare - St Benedict

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Vade retro Satana! Nunquam suade mihi vana! Sunt mala quae libas. Ipse venena bibas! (Begone Satan! Never tempt me with your vanities! What you offer me is evil. Drink the poison yourself!)Crux sacra sit mihi lux! Nunquam draco sit mihi dux! (May the holy cross be my light! May the dragon never be my guide!).Eius in obitu nostro praesentia muniamur! (May we be strengthened by his presence in the hour of our death!) x 3Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti (The cross of our holy father Benedict). Be our salvation x 3 O Divine Eternal Father, in union with your Divine Son and the Holy Spirit, and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Most Chaste Heart of St Joseph, and by the merits of the sacred heart of Jesus, I beg you to destroy the power of your greatest enemy, the Evil Spirits. Cast them into the deepest recesses of hell and chain them there for ever.Take possession of your kingdom, which you have created and which is rightfully yours. Heavenly Father give us the reign of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, The Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Most Chaste Heart of St Joseph. I repeat this prayer out of pure love for you with every beat of my heart and every breath that I take. AmenMay the Divine Assistance remain always with usAnd may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

Question 61

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DPR54 (12.50)

Chaplet of The Miraculous Medal - St Catherine Laboure

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St Catherine LaboureHail Mary…O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to theeRejoice St Joseph…O Joseph, Sharer in the Divinity of Christ, pray for us who have recourse to theeO Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you, and for all who do not have recourse to you, especially the enemies of the Church and those recommended to you. Amen.

Question 62

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DPR55 (13.00)

Little Office BVM - Prayer during the Day VP

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Christ Be Beside Me Christ be beside me, Christ be before me,Christ be behind me, King of my heart.Christ be within me, Christ be below me,Christ be above me, never to part.Christ on my right hand, Christ on my left hand,Christ all around me, shield in the strife.Christ in my sleeping, Christ in my sitting,Christ in my rising, light of my heart.Christ be in all hearts thinking about me,Christ be on all tongues telling of me.Christ be the vision in eyes that see me,In ears that hear me Christ ever be.

Question 63

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DPR56 (13.10)

Aboriginal Healing Prayer VP

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God of the Dreaming. Father of all the custodians of this great land, Australia. You have lived among us since time immemorial. We have always known You. You gave this land to the many nations around Australia. You have not dispossessed them nor destroyed them. People from other lands, who do not understand their unique culture, unique lifestyle and unique heritage have come and destroyed much of their way of life. Many of these people from other lands now want to understand and reconcile with the original owners of this land.. But for many of these people, this reconciliation business is a little difficult. Too many of their children are still in jails.Too many of their children are still living in sub-standard housing. Too many of their mothers are living on the streets or in refuges. Too many of their children are still uneducated. Too many of their children have no land and no community to go back to. Too many of their children have not got good opportunities for good employment. Too many of their children are living in extremely unhealthy environments. Too many of their children are living among violence and abuse. Too many of their children are dying to drugs and other soul-destroying substances.God of the Dreaming and Creator of all, we sometimes feel overwhelmed by these things. Many of the people from these nations, feel like they are refugees in their own land. Today I cry out to You for mercy and justice for all of their children, for their families and for their land. I pray that more resources will be given to their local community organizations to help them grow healthy and strong. I pray that the peoples from other lands, including my own, will be given a heart of flesh instead of a heart of stone so that they can understand their spirituality and the importance of the land in their culture, life and identity. May great people here in Australia rise up so as to be able to support them properly. I pray that the great Spirit will help and encourage all of the people from the many nations around Australia, to grow good strong leaders from among their own. Father i pray that the original custodians of this land will grow strong and healthy again in their own land. I pray that they may take their rightful place in this great land and make their contribution to the re-building of our families, our communities and our nation. May you Lord God heal the wounds of the past and rise up in this great nation, people from many of these nations who rediscover the beauty of their spirituality and desire to spread that spirituality throughout Australia. I implore you Lord to heal every child that was stolen from their families, so many years ago. Help them to forgive those responsible for this great atrocity in our nation. May the Holy Spirit bestow on each and every original Australian, his love and peace so that all Aboriginals, who were once seen as part of the flora and fauna of this great nation of Australia, may become all that Almighty God intends for them to be - sons and daughters of the Most High Please hear my cries for justice. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ and through the intercession of Australias first Saint, St Mary Mackillop of the cross and Little Mother Eileen O’Connor. Amen.

Question 64

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DPR57a (13.15)

Mental Prayer - Yahweh

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You shall love Yahweh with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words which I command you today shall be upon your heart. You shall teach them thoroughly to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road, when you lie down and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes. And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.And it will be, if you will diligently obey My commandments which I enjoin upon you this day, to love Yahweh and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, I will give rain for your land at the proper time, the early rain and the late rain, and you will gather in your grain, your wine and your oil. And I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be sated. Take care lest your heart be lured away, and you turn astray and worship alien gods and bow down to them. For then Yahwehs wrath will flare up against you, and He will close the heavens so that there will be no rain and the earth will not yield its produce, and you will swiftly perish from the good land which Yahweh gives you. Therefore, place these words of Mine upon your heart and upon your soul, and bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, to speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road, when you lie down and when you rise. And you shall inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates - so that your days and the days of your children may be prolonged on the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers to give to them for as long as the heavens are above the earth.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel and tell them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to attach a thread of blue on the fringe of each corner. They shall be to you as tzizit, and you shall look upon them and remember all the commandments of the Lord and fulfill them, and you will not follow after your heart and after your eyes by which you go astray - so that you may remember and fulfill all My commandments and be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I, the Lord, am your God.Blessed are You, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and awesome God, exalted God, who bestows bountiful kindness, who creates all things, who remembers the piety of the Patriarchs, and who, in love, brings a redeemer to their children’s children, for the sake of His Name.

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O Most Holy Trinity, I adore Thee who are dwelling by Thy grace within my soul.O Most Holy Trinity, who art dwelling by Thy grace within my soul, make me love Thee more and more. O Most Holy Trinity, who art dwelling by Thy grace within my soul, sanctify me more and more.Abide with me, O Lord; be Thou my true joy.In order that I may be a living act of perfect love, I offer myself as a whole burnt offering to Thy tender love, beseeching Thee to consume me continually, letting my soul overflow with the floods of infinite tenderness that are found in Thee, that so I may become a martyr of Thy love, O God! Let this martyrdom make me ready to appear before Thee and at last cause me to expire; let my soul cast itself without delay into the everlasting arms of Thy merciful love. With every beat of my heart I desire, O my dearly Beloved, to renew this offering an infinite number of times, until that day when the shadows shall vanish and I shall be able to retell my love in eternal union with Thee! With our whole heart and voice we glorify Thee, we praise Thee, we bless Thee, God the Father unbegotten, the only-begotten Son, the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete, the holy and undivided Trinity. For Thou art great, and dost wonderful things: Thou alone art God. To Thee be praise, to Thee glory, to Thee thanksgiving forever and ever, O blessed Trinity! O Lord, our God, we believe in Thee, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. As far as I have been able, as much as Thou hast given me the power to do so, I have sought for Thee. I have desired to see that in which I believe; much have I striven and labored.Lord, my God, my only hope, let me never tire of seeking Thee, but make me seek Thy face with constant ardor. Give me the strength to seek after Thee–Thou who hast made me find Thee, who hast given me more and more the hope of finding Thee. Thou seest my strength and my weakness; do Thou sustain the one and heal the other; Thou seest my strength and my ignorance. Where Thou hast opened to me, come make me welcome; where Thou hast closed to me, open to my plea. Give me to remember, understand, and love Thee.

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Praise be to Thee, Most Supreme God,Omnipotent, Omnipresent, All-pervading, the Only Being.Take us in Thy Parental Arms, raise us from the denseness of the earth,Thy Beauty do we worship, to Thee do we give willing surrender.Most Merciful and Compassionate God, the Idealized Lord of the whole humanity,Thee only do we worship, and towards Thee Alone we aspire.Open our hearts towards Thy Beauty, illuminate our souls with Divine Light,O Thou, the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty, All-powerful Creator, Sustainer,Judge and Forgiver of our shortcomings, Lord God of the East and of the West,of the worlds above and below, and of the seen and unseen beings:Pour upon us Thy Love and thy Light,give sustenance to our bodies, hearts and souls,use us for the purpose that Thy Wisdom chooseth, and guide us on the pathof Thine Own Goodness.Draw us closer to Thee every moment of our life,until in us be reflected Thy Grace, Thy Glory,Thy Wisdom, Thy Joy and Thy Peace.Amen.

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Most Holy Rosary of the BVM - Sorrowful Mysteries

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Most Holy Rosary of the BVM - Glorious Mysteries

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Tu sei la mia vita altro io non hoTu sei la mia strada, la mia veritàNella tua parola io cammineròFinché avrò respiro fino a quando tu vorraiNon avrò paura sai, se tu sei con meio ti prego resta con me Credo in te Signore nato da MariaFiglio eterno e santo, uomo come noiMorto per amore, vivo in mezzo a noiUna cosa sola con il Padre e con i tuoiFino a quando, io lo so, tu ritorneraiPer aprirci il regno di Dio.Tu sei la mia forzaaltro io non hoTu sei la mia pace, la mia libertàNiente nella vita ci separeràSo che la tua mano forte non mi lasceràSo che da ogni male tu mi libereraiE nel tuo perdono vivrò. Padre della vita noi crediamo in te.Figlio Salvatore, noi speriamo in teSpirito d’Amore vieni in mezzo a noitu da mille strade ci raduni in unitàe da mille strade poi, dove tu vorrainoi saremo il seme di Dio.

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Put to death whatever belongs to your earthly nature, sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greedAmong you there must not be a hint of sexual immorality

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Padre Pio…..pray for usThrough the disobedience of one man many were made sinners, and through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.Obey as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God From your heart.Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; just as you would obey Christ.

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Our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Sister Josefa MenendezHail MaryEternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.Final PRAYEREternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.

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Our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.St BRUNO the Carthusianlike a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and a sheep that is dumb, before its shearers, so he opened not his mouth.He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; Jesus was silent and made no answer. Teach me, and I will be silent;

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Prayer to the Divine MercyO Lord, behold here before You a soul who exists in this world in order to allow You to exercise Your admirable MERCY and manifest it before heaven and earth. Others may glorify You through their faithfulness and perseverance, thus making evident the power of Your grace. How sweet and generous You are to those who are faithful to You!Nevertheless, I will glorify You by acquainting others of Your goodness to sinners and by reminding them that Your MERCY is above all malice, that nothing can exhaust it, and that no relapse, no matter how shameful or criminal, should allow the sinner to despair of forgiveness.I have offended You grievously, O Beloved Redeemer, but it would be still worse if I were to offend You by thinking that You were lacking in goodness to forgive me. I would rather He deprive me of everything else than the TRUST I have in Your Mercy.Should I fall a hundred times or should my crimes be a hundred times worse that they actually are, I would continue to trust in Your MERCY. Amen

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Holy Choir of SeraphimEternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.Closing PrayerEternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.

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Holy Choir of CherubimEternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.For the sake of the sorrows of Mary, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Holy Mary, Holy Mother of God, Holy Mother of Mercy, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

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Holy Choir of ThronesEternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved son, St Joseph, most Chaste Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Father of the Word Incarnate, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.For the sake of the agony of St Joseph, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Holy St Joseph, Holy Spouse of Mary, Holy Father of the Divine Mercy, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

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Saint Paul
St Francis of Assisi
Little Mother Eileen O’Connor
Sr Josefa Menendez
St Faustina Kowalska
St Padre Pio
St John Paul II
Holy Angels
All Saints
Holy Family

Answer 79

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The prophecy of Simeon2. The flight into Egypt3. The loss of the child Jesus for 3 days in Jerusalem4. The death of St Joseph 5. The sorrowful passion of Jesus, Mary and St Joseph6. The crucifixion and death of Jesus, Mary & St Joseph 7. Jesus, Mary & St Joseph Lay in the tomb for three days

Answer 80

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Chaplet of Holy Love - ST THERESA OF LISIEUXLove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strengthThere is No Greater love than to lay down your life for your friendsCHAPLET OF HOLY SERVICE - St. Vincent de Paulthe Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for manyServe wholeheartedly, as if you are serving the Lord

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Eternal Father, I offer Thee the wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls.My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy holy wounds.Ending - Prayer for Purity - to Saint JosephO Guardian of Virgins and holy Father St. Joseph, into whose faithful keeping were entrusted Christ Jesus, Innocence itself, and Mary, Virgin of virgins, I pray and beseech thee by these dear pledges, Jesus and Mary, that, being preserved from all uncleanness, I may with spotless mind, pure heart and chaste body ever serve Jesus and Mary most chastely all the days of my life.Amen.PRAYER TO THE WOUND OF CHRISTO Loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy Most Blessed Body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee, and give Thee thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain, and by the crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and venial sins, and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way of Thy Cross. Amen.

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If you seek to please God, often this will displease others

Please God Anyway

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O my crucified Lord Jesus, I kneel at your feet. Do not cast me out, although I come to you as a sinner. I have offended you much in the past, but I resolve to no longer do so in the future. O my God, I place all my sins before you; I have considered them and know they do not deserve pardon. But I beg you to be mindful of your sufferings which show the value of the precious Blood that flows from your veins. Close your eyes to my lack of merit and open them to the abundance of your infinite merit. As you deigned to die for my sins, graciously grant me forgiveness of all of them, so that I may no longer feel their burden which oppresses me beyond measure. Help me, dear Lord, for I desire to become good at any cost. Uproot, take away, and destroy in me everything that is contrary to your will. Enlighten me that I may be enabled to walk in your holy light all the days of my life. Amen.

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Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing.You reign now in heaven with Jesus our King.Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria! Ave, Ave, Maria!In heaven the blessed your glory proclaim;On earth we your children invoke your fair name.We pray for our Mother, the Church upon earth,And bless, Holy Mary, the land of our birth.

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The prophecy of Simeon2. The flight into Egypt3. The loss of the child Jesus in the temple4. The meeting of Jesus and Mary on the road to Calvary5. The crucifixion & death of the body of Jesus and soul of Mary6. The body of Jesus is laid in the arms of his Sorrowful Mother7. The body of Jesus and the soul of Mary are laid in the tomb

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Creed - Our battle…St JEROMEAll Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness

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The saints, share in the living tradition of prayer by the example of their lives, the transmission of their writings, and their prayer today. The Spirit is truly the dwelling of the saints and the saints are for the Spirit a place where he dwells as in his own home since they offer themselves as a dwelling place for God and are called his templeRemember those who spoke the word of God to you and imitate their faith The Saints are partakers in the divine nature (x3)

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St. John Paul II, pray for us
In Jesus Christ, the whole of God’s truth is made manifest
The Church’s Magisterium exercises authority it holds from Christ
The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith and morals

Answer 89

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Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come, From Thy bright heav’nly throne;Come, take possession of our souls, And make them all Thine own.Thou who art called the Paraclete, Best gift of God above,The living spring, the living fire, Sweet unction and true love.Thou who art sevenfold in Thy grace, Finger of God’s right hand;His promise, teaching little ones, To speak and understand.O guide our minds with Thy blest light, With love our hearts inflame;And with Thy strength, which ne’er decays, Confirm our mortal frame.Far from us drive our deadly foe; True peace unto us bring;And through all perils lead us safe, Beneath Thy sacred wing.Through Thee may we the Father know, Through Thee th’eternal Son,And Thee the Spirit of them both, Thrice-blessèd Three in One.All glory to the Father be, With His co-equal Son:The same to Thee, great Paraclete, While endless ages run.

Answer 90

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O Lord Jesus Christ, Mirror of abstinence, to teach me the value in denying myself food, you fasted for forty days and forty nights. Grant that, serving Thee and not my own appetite, I may be given the grace of Holy Temperance and may live soberly and piously without greed or gluttony. Scripture says that, man does not live on bread alone, but on every Word that comes from the mouth of God. Grant O Lord that I may be moderate in eating and drinking to ensure that my life is always sustained by God through prayer and Scripture and not on temporal satisfaction. Lord Jesus, your food was to do the will of your Father in heaven. Grant me the grace to always accomplish God’s will in my life by seeking solace in God through prayer rather than by overindulging in food or drink. Most Holy Mother of God, you proclaimed that God fills the hungry with good things. Please pray that I may hunger and thirst for justice in our world with the coming of the kingdom of God in our midst today. May your Son Jesus truly be the bread from heaven who nourishes & sustains me on my journey here on earth & may the Eucharistic Lord be food that brings me to everlasting life. Amen.

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Saint John VianneyMan does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God / My food is to do the will of my father in heavenGod has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty handedSaint IrenaeusSo whether you eat or drink or whatever you do / do it all for the glory of God.to be alive consists in beholding God / The glory of God is man fully alive; Saint AugustineI have learned the secret of being content whether well fed or hungry / I can do all things through Christ who strengthens meI consider everything rubbish compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord / For His sake I have lost all things.

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St Peter the ApostleI will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understandingfeed me with food that nourishes my soulmany live as enemies of the cross of Christ..their god is their stomach, and Their mind is on earthly things.Saint dymphnaput a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttonyIt is not good to eat too muchdo not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink;life is more important than food,ST JOHN THE BELOVED DISCIPLEdo you love me more than these?” Lord, you know everything; do you love me more than these?” Feed my lambs.”do you love me more than these?” Tend my sheep.”do you love me more than these?” Feed my sheep.do you love me more than these?” you know that I love you.”

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Infant of PragueAnyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a child Will never enter itwhoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heavenHoly Patriarch Abraham Fathers, bring your children upin the training and instruction of the Lord.the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights inSaint Maria Goretti what you do to the least of my brothers, you do to me.’whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.St. Thomas MoreTrain a child in the way he should goWhen he is old, he will not turn from itAs a father has compassion on his childrenSo the Lord has compassion on those who fear himSt Agnes Virgin & MartyrLet the little children come to meFor the kingdom of heaven belongs to themFrom the lips of children and infantsYou have ordained praise

Answer 94

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1st Station: Jesus is condemned to death2nd Station: Jesus carries His cross3rd Station: Jesus falls the first time4th Station: Jesus meets his mother5th Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross6th Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus7th Station: Jesus falls the second time8th Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem9th Station: Jesus falls a third time10th Station: Jesus clothes are taken away11th Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross12th Station: Jesus dies on the cross13th Station: The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross14th Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb

Answer 95

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Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrate before Thine altar. We are Thine, and Thine we wish to be; but, to be more surely united with Thee, behold we freely consecrate ourselves today to Thy most Sacred Heart.Many indeed have never known Thee; many too, despising Thy precepts, have rejected Thee. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Thy sacred Heart. Be Thou King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken Thee, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned Thee; grant that they may quickly return to Thy Father’s house lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.Be Thou King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbor of truth and unity of faith, so that there may be but one flock and one Shepherd. Be Thou King of all those who are still involved in the darkness of idolatry, and refuse not to draw them into the light and kingdom of God. Turn Thine eyes of mercy towards the children of the race, once Thy chosen people: of old they called down upon themselves the Blood of the Saviour; may it now descend upon them a laver of redemption and of life.Grant, O Lord, to Thy Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: “Praise be to the divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to it be glory and honor for ever.” Amen. ACT OF PRIVATE CONSECRATIONI give myself and consecrate to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ, my person and my life, my actions, pains and sufferings, so that I may be unwilling to make use of any part of my being other than to honour, love and glorify the Sacred Heart. This is my unchanging purpose, namely, to be all His, and to do all things for the love of Him, at the same time renouncing with all my heart whatever is displeasing to Him.I therefore take You, O Sacred heart, to be the only object of my love, the guardian of my life, my assurance of salvation, the remedy of my weakness and inconstancy, the atonement for all the faults of my life and my sure refuge at the hour of death.Be then, O Heart of goodness, my justification before God the Father, and turn away from me the strokes of his righteous anger. O Heart of love, I put all my confidence in You, for I fear everything from my own wickedness and frailty, but I hope for all things from Your goodness and bounty. Remove from me all that can displease You or resist Your holy will; let your pure love imprint Your image so deeply upon my heart, that I shall never be able to forget You or to be separated from You.May I obtain from all Your loving kindness the grace of having my name written in Your Heart, for in You I desire to place all my happiness and glory, living and dying in bondage to You forever and ever. Amen.

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SAINT John XXIIIIf I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet / Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be savedLord, if you are willing, you can make me cleanCreate in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within meCleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean

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St. John Paul IIlet us run with perseverance the race that is set before usBy your endurance you will gain your lives.In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood / keep alert with all perseveranceConsider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds / the testing of your faith develops perseverance

Answer 98

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STS PETER, JAMES AND JOHNBlessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes / Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptationthe spirit…is willing, but the flesh is weak / remain here, and watch with meWatch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour / Even in darkness light dawns for the upright

Answer 99

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Eileen O’Connorin my flesh, I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions /for the sake of his body, the churchwe rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that /suffering produces endurance,he delivers the afflicted through their suffering /he speaks to them in their afflictionLook upon my suffering and deliver me /I have not forgotten your law.

Answer 100

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O Mary, recall the solemn moment when Jesus, your divine Son, dying on the Cross, confided us to your maternal care. You are our Mother, we desire ever to remain your devout children. Let us therefore feel the effects of your powerful intercession with Jesus Christ. make your Name again glorious in the shrine once renowned throughout England by your visits, favours, and many miracles. Pray, O holy Mother of God, for the conversion of England, restoration of the sick, consolation for the afflicted, repentance of sinners, peace to the departed. O blessed Mary, Mother of God, our Lady of Walsingham, intercede for us.O Mother of God, Immaculate Mary, to thee do I dedicate my body and soul, all my prayers and deeds, my joys and sufferings, all that I am and all that I have. With a joyful heart I surrender myself to thy love. To thee will I devote my services of my own free will for the salvation of mankind, and for the help of the Holy Church whose Mother thou art.From now on my only desire is to do all things with thee, through thee, and for thee. I know I can accomplish nothing by my own strength, whereas thou can do everything that is the will of thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Thou are always victorious. Grant, therefore, O Helper of the Faithful, that my family, my parish, and my country might become in truth the Kingdom where thou reignest in the glorious presence God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. O Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of the most holy Rosary, you were pleased to appear to the children of Fatima and reveal a glorious message. We implore you, inspire in our hearts a fervent love for the recitation of the Rosary. By meditating on the mysteries of the redemption that are recalled therein may we obtain the graces and virtues that we ask, through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer. Dear Mother, we love you. We thank you for your promise to help us in our need. We trust in your love that dries our tears and comforts us. Teach us to find our peace in your Son, Jesus, and bless us every day of our lives. Help us to build a shrine in our hearts. Make it as beautiful as the one built for you on the Mount of Tepeyac. A shrine full of trust, hope, and love of Jesus growing stronger each day. Mary, you have chosen to remain with us by giving us your most wonderful and holy self-image on Juan Diego’s cloak. May we feel your loving presence as we look upon your face. Like Juan, give us the courage to bring your message of hope to everyone. You are our Mother and our inspiration. Hear our prayers and answer us. Blessed, most pure Virgin, you chose to manifest yourself shining with life, sweetness and beauty, in the Grotto of Lourdes.To the child, St. Bernadette, you revealed yourself, “I am the Immaculate Conception”

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Little Crown of BVM

Answer 102

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Holy Espousal to the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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Prayer with Agnes - Examen, Intercession, Rosary, Litany, Novena & Marriage Vows

Answer 105

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II. —- St. Joseph, guardian angel of Mary.Secondly, Joseph was chosen from all eternity to be the visible guardian angel of the virginity of Our Lady. Must not, then, his soul have been armed with every virtue, and fortified by every assistance necessary for such a noble and admirable office? Consider what manner of man Joseph is! The angels and Saints are only the servants of the glorious Virgin, while he is her guardian angel and her spouse. This title, to which we now only allude in passing, is far beyond the comprehension of our feeble intelligence; for, husband and wife being of one heart and one soul, what must be the sovereign dignity of a man who, so to speak, is one with the most holy Mother of the living God!St. Bernardin of Siena has boldly grasped this thought. He says that as the virginal marriage of Mary and Joseph consisted in the union of their wills, the friendship of their hearts, and the love of their souls increased to such a degree that there never were two hearts more completely identified, two souls more dissolved into one, and he adds that the Holy Spirit would never have formed this union without rendering the husband perfectly similar to the wife. (1) It was beseeming that the likeness of these two suns should be so striking, that it would be difficult to distinguish one from the other. On one hand, the holiness of Our Lady outshines the holiness of all creatures; on the other hand, the holiness of Joseph is entirely alike the holiness of Mary. Later on, we shall treat this subject more at length.

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Divine Paternity of St JosephBlessed art thou oh St Joseph who did carry in thy arms the Lord, the creator of the world; thou didst protect him who made thee and thou didst govern with love your own God who called you a father.Rejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand times. 2. Ineffable Chastity of St Joseph St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenO holy and most chaste spouse of Mary, I know not with what praise to extol thee, since thou didst bear in thy household the very one whom the heavens cannot containRejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand times3. Purity without stain of St JosephRejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenO most worthy guardian of the Holy Family, you lived with the Mother of purity incarnate; there is truly no stain in theeRejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand times4. Innumerable virtues of St JosephRejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenThy virtues o saint Joseph, surpass the stars in numberRejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand timesGlory be to the Father,and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit.As it was in the beginning,is now,and ever shall be,world without end. AmenCrown of Power of St JosephOur Father, Who art in heavenHallowed be Thy Name;Thy kingdom come,Thy will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread,and forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us;and lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil. Amen.5. Royalty of St Joseph Rejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenGlory be to thee, o head of the Holy Family! You are lord of his household and ruler of all his possessions! Bring us with thee to the joys of heaven.Rejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand times6. Magnificence of St JosephRejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenGlory be to thee, magnificent Joseph; thy Spouse is the treasure house of the Lords graces! Grant us a share in thy richesRejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand times7. Universal Mediation of St JosephRejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenGlory be to thee, O Patron of the Universal Church! Through thee may the Almighty Be favorable to usRejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand times8. Strength of St Joseph’s rule Rejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenGlory be to thee, who has been made governor of heaven and earth; The Lord himself declares ‘Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you!’ Be thou our loving guide.Rejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand timesGlory be to the Father,and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit.As it was in the beginning,is now,and ever shall be,world without end. AmenCrown of goodness of St JosephOur Father, Who art in heavenHallowed be Thy Name;Thy kingdom come,Thy will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread,and forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us;and lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil. Amen.9. Mercy of St Joseph towards sinners Rejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenGlory be to thee o father of mercy and refuge of sinners! Intercede for us with God.Rejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand times10. Mercy of St Joseph towards the poorRejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenGlory be to thee, o father of orphans! Render the almighty favorable to usRejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand times11. Mercy of St Joseph towards the just Rejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenGlory be to thee, o joy of the just! Lead us with thee to the joys of heavenRejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand times12. Mercy of St Joseph towards the dyingRejoice St Joseph, worthy guardian of the Holy Family, the Lord and his most Holy Mother is with thee, blessed are you, most chaste spouse of the virgin Mary, and blessed is your son, the Word Incarnate, Jesus.Holy St Joseph, father of God, and patron of the universal church, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AmenGlory be to thee, patron of departing souls; thou art ever ready to assist us in life and in death! Lead us with thee to the kingdom of heaven.Rejoice O Saint Joseph, rejoice a thousand timesGlory be to the Father,and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit.As it was in the beginning,is now,and ever shall be,world without end. Amenlet us prayRejoice! O st Joseph, worthy guardian of the holy family; rejoice! Most chaste spouse of the blessed Virgin Mary; rejoice! Father of the word incarnate and Father of God. Rejoice! Temple of the Holy Spirit! You st Joseph are my guide, my protector, my treasure and my model; You are the lord of my life, death and eternity; my father, my life, my peace and my joy; my dearest hope - Yes, St Joseph you are my heart and my soul! I Michael John Portelli, am all thine, and all that I have is thine, o holy Joseph, blessed above all things! Let thy soul be in me to magnify The Lord; let thy spirit be in me to rejoice in God my saviour. In union with you, I am espoused to Mary; may I love her, with your love and filled with your spirit, become a faithful spouse of the mother of God. Set thyself, o loving protector, as a seal upon my heart, that in thee and through thee I may be found faithful to Mary. Receive me, o Joseph, among those whom you love and teach, whom you lead nourish and protect as thy children and thy slaves. Grant that for love of thee, I may despise all earthly consolations and ever cling to those of heaven, until through the Virgin Mary, thy faithful spouse, and through thee, her faithful spouse, Jesus Christ thy son, be formed in me, through the power of the Holy Spirit, for the glory of God the Father. Amen.

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ACT OF MOST HOLY ESPOUSAL TO ST JOSEPHMy dearly beloved father, lord and master St Joseph. Standing before almighty God and his Church, and in union with the Blessed Virgin Mary, I, Michael John Portelli espouse myself to you for all eternity. From this day forth I desire to be one with you, dear St Joseph. I pray that you would fill me with your spirit. May my only desire in life be to become a living reflection of your person. I invoke the intercession of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop and St Andre Bessette, to pray for me and to obtain this most precious grace from His Divine majesty.Holy Joseph I offer you my heart and ask you most humbly to grant me the grace of feeling completely united to you for the rest of my days on earth and for all eternity. I ask you my beloved Joseph to take possession of my entire being, heart, mind, body and soul and transform me into yourself. I pray dear father that my thoughts may be your thoughts, my desires may be your desires, my actions may be your actions and my will may be your will.St Joseph please hear the cries of a heart that longs to be transformed into a living image of the father of God on earth. From the depths of my misery and conscious that I am a most unworthy creature, I ask you dear father of God to grant me the grace to be a father like you. Help me to love Isaac as you loved Jesus. May I speak to Isaac, play with Isaac and embrace Isaac with that same fervor and love with which you had for Jesus. I believe Jesus to be completely present, body, blood, soul and divinity in the Blessed Sacrament. Remind me always that my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, is present in my son, in the same way he is present in the most holy Eucharist.Saint Joseph obtain from the divine majesty that I may be transformed by you and may this be the perfect accomplishment of God’s will in my life. Pray for me dear Joseph to your beloved spouse Mary, so that I may faithfully accomplish all that God has asked me to do each and every day in my prayer resolutions. Grant me grace st Joseph, so I may see that constant prayer is absolutely necessary and completing my resolutions, is perfectly accomplishing Gods will in my life. My dear guardian, protect me from the Evil One and help me fight courageously in the spiritual battle. Give me a confidence and determination in the spiritual life so nothing can interrupt or distract me from union with God. St Joseph you were constantly united to Jesus your son and Mary your spouse. Pray to them both so that I may be admitted into the realms of your Holy Family. I humbly ask this grace for my spouse, Agnes and my son Isaac.Grant me the grace dear st Joseph to be a husband to Agnes in that same way you were a husband to Mary. Fill me with your spirit of sacrifice so that through my Holy Espousal to you, I may love Agnes with your love. May my words to her always be words of love and may I be completely crucified to the world so that no vanities may ever get between us. Teach me St Joseph to not allow the Evil One to tempt me to pride in relating with my wife, but may my Espousal to you dear Joseph, be the source of a profound humility that casts out all pride.Finally, dear mother of God, Mary most holy, I invoke your intercession to plead with your Son, Jesus so that he would allow me this grace to be espoused to the Holy Family forever. Mary in union with you, I espouse myself to your beloved Joseph and ask you to help me Mary to love him with your heart and to be filled always with his spirit.St Mary of the cross Mackillop, you entrusted yourself time and again to the intercession of this great man. Please pray to St Joseph for me so that my love for him may reflect the love and devotion you had for him while on earth.Saint Andre Bessette, your trust in the intercession of St Joseph was of a profound nature. Pray for me brother Andre to love St Joseph with all your heart and to become a living image of this great Saint on earth. Help me dear Brother Andre to Honour St Joseph every day and to entrust myself always to his powerful intercession, obtaining an abundance of grace for myself, my family and all those I have contact with.And so, in union with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I, Michael John Portelli, espouse my body, my blood, my soul and my misery and nothingness, completely and absolutely to the great patriarch of God, St Joseph. May my only desire in life be to unite myself to St Joseph so that in union with the Holy Family, and through my own family, Gods kingdom may come, and Gods will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. All for Jesus! All for Mary! All for Joseph! Amen Signed: Michael John Portelli Date: 23rd January 2014 3pm Feast of the Holy Espousal of Mary & JosephPRAYERS TO SAINT JOSEPHPrayer to Be filled with the Spirit of St Joseph Rejoice! O St Joseph, worthy guardian of the holy family; Rejoice! Most chaste spouse of the blessed Virgin Mary; Rejoice! Father of the Word Incarnate! Rejoice! Temple of the Holy Spirit! You St Joseph are my guide, my protector, my treasure and my model; You are The Lord of my life, death and eternity; my father, my life, my peace and my joy; my dearest hope - Yes, St Joseph you are my heart and my soul! I, Michael John Portelli, am all thine, and all that I have is thine, o Holy Joseph, blessed above all things! Let thy soul be in me to magnify The Lord; let Thy Spirit be in me to rejoice in God my Saviour. In union with you, may I be forever espoused to the Blessed Virgin Mary; and in union with Mary may I be forever espoused to you. Grant me the grace to love Mary, with your heart and to love you with Marys heart. May I be filled with your spirit and Mary’s spirit and may I be faithfully espoused to both of you for all eternity.Set thyself, O loving protector, as a seal upon my heart, that in thee and through Mary I may be found faithful to God. Receive me, O Joseph, among those whom you love and teach, whom you lead nourish and protect as thy children and thy slaves. Grant that for love of thee, I may despise all earthly consolations and ever cling to those of heaven, until through the Virgin Mary, thy faithful spouse, and through thee, her faithful spouse, Jesus Christ thy beloved Son, be formed in me, through the power of the Holy Spirit, for the glory of God the Father. Amen.Prayer to St Joseph for PuritySaint Joseph, father and guardian of virgins, to whose faithful keeping Christ Jesus, innocence itself, and Mary, the virgin of virgins was entrusted, I pray and beseech you by that twofold and most precious charge, by Jesus and Mary, to save me from all uncleanness, to keep my mind untainted, my heart pure, and my body chaste; and to help me always to serve Isaac and Agnes in perfect chastity. Grant me, st Joseph to always remain pure in heart, mind, body and soul. Help me to find God in all those around me, especially my beloved Spouse and my son. And may I serve them and obey them, as if I am serving Jesus and Mary in the way you St Joseph served them with great devotion and love in your home at Nazareth. Amen.Consecration to St JosephO dearest Saint Joseph, I consecrate myself to your honour and give myself to you, that you may always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of salvation. Obtain for me a greater purity of heart and fervent love of the interior life. After your example may I do all my actions for the greater glory of God, in union with the Divine Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. O Blessed Saint Joseph, pray for me, that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death. Amen.Invocation of Saint JosephOh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls - Pray for me. This prayer was found in the fiftienth year of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In 1505 it was sent from the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was going into battle. Whoever shall read this prayer or hear it or keep it about themselves, shall never die a sudden death, or be drowned, not shall posion take effect of them; neither shall they fall into the hands of the enemy; or shall be burned in any fire, or shall be overpowered in battle.

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A Solemn Act of Consecration to the most chaste Heart of St JosephMost Holy st Joseph, tender father of men, to fulfill the desires of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the immaculate heArt of Mary, we consecrate ourselves and our families to your Sorrowful and most chaste Heart, O father of God and Father of Jesus, and we recommend to You, all the people of our country and all the world.Please accept our consecration, dearest father, and use us as You wish to accomplish Your designs in the world.O Sorrowful and most chaste Heart of St Joseph, King, Lord and Master of Heaven and earth, and King of our family, rule over us, together with the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, and the immaculate heart of Mary, Save us from the spreading flood of modern paganism; kindle in our hearts and homes the love of purity, the practice of a virtuous life, an ardent zeal for souls, and a desire to perfectly accomplish Gods will in our lives. We come with confidence to You, O Throne of Grace and father of Fair Love. Inflame us with the same Divine Fire which has inflamed Your own Sorrowful and most Chaste Heart. Make our hearts and homes Your shrine, and through us, make the Heart of Jesus, and the Heart of Mary, together with your rule, triumph in every heart and home.Amen.

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Glories of St Joseph Reading

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Most merciful God, Father in heaven, relying on Thy goodness and mercy, I come to Thee with filial confidence to confess my sins and to implore Thy forgiveness. Thou wilt not despise a contrite and humble heart. Bless me and receive me again into Thy favour; I acknowledge that I have been most ungrateful to Thee, but I sincerely repent and detest the wrong I have done, and I desire henceforth to walk in the way of perfection in accordance with Thy holy will. O Jesus, my Saviour, my good Shepherd, I have strayed far from the path that Thou hast marked out for me; I did not follow in Thy footsteps; I wandered into forbidden places. Repentant and sorrowful, I beg to be admitted again into the fold of Thy faithful followers. I want to confess my sins with the same sincerity as I should wish to do at the moment of my death. My Jesus, I look to Thee with confidence for the grace to examine my conscience continuosly, distrusting myself completely, and keeping a strict watch and guard over my thoughts.O Holy Spirit come in Thy mercy; enlighten my mind and strengthen my will that I may know my sins, immediately when I commit them and humbly confess them, so that from one moment to the next I carry no guilt of sins committed. Mary, my Mother, Immaculate Spouse of the Holy Ghost, refuge of sinners, assist me by thy intercession. Holy angels and saints of God, pray for me. Father in Heaven, Creator of all and source of all goodness and love, please look kindly upon me and receive my heartfelt gratitude in this time of giving thanks. Thank you for all the graces and blessings You have bestowed upon me today, both spiritual and temporal: Thank you for food and shelter, thank you for my health, my heart, my mind, body and soul, my beloved wife Agnes, my beautiful son Isaac, my vocation, my students, my life and all the graces that you have given me up to this present moment. Almighty God, I thank you for the abundant graces that you have granted me in my spiritual life. I thank you for the gift of faith, hope and love and for all the spiritual graces you have granted to my soul. Heavenly Father, from the depths of my heart and soul and in union with all the Angels and Saints in Heaven, I praise you and thank you for creating me from nothing and giving me the wonderful opportunity to share in your Divine Plan for humanity. Help me never to forget that you, my Lord and my God, are the Great I Am, and standing before you Lord Jesus, I am an abyss of misery, darkness and sin. I immerse myself into the depths of my nothingness and from the abyss of my misery I cry out to your mercy. From the depths of my heart I thank you for your infinite mercy and shall praise and glorify your mercy for ever and ever. Even if my sins were darker than darkness itself, I would still trust in your mercy because your mercy is without end. Lord Jesus Christ, I am so sorry for any way that I have offended you in this day. I ask you for forgiveness for the sins I have committed in thought, word or deed. Please cleanse me and purify me of all sin so that I may be a pleasing offering to you. I am truly sorry Lord Jesus for allowing my human nature to rise throughout this day and to react and respond to others in a selfish way. I ask you for forgiveness for giving my heart over to the vain things of this world. For allowing myself, even for a moment, to become engrossed in the things of this world, rather than living my life completely and absolutely in union with you. Help me dear Jesus to live completely dead to my broken human nature. Grant me the grace to live completely crucified to the world and with the world completely crucified to me. May I control my eyes from the vain things of this world, and when necessary to lower my gaze or close my eyes in prayer.I beg pardon Lord Jesus for those times throughout this day when I have acted out of pride, envy, lust, greed, gluttony, anger and sloth. Please forgive me Lord for all those times during this day that I have overreacted and hurt others with my words. Especially for times when I have not been patient with those around me. I am sorry Jesus for getting annoyed at the words and actions of those around me. Help me to distrust myself completely, to die to myself and to see that I am always called in every moment to live dead to the world.Help me Jesus to truly believe that I am called to act in this world as if I am already in my coffin. Whenever I allow myself to be disturbed in anyway, I am allowing my miserable self to be victorious over my spiritual nature and I fall into sin. Help me to see that without union with you in my heart and soul, I am extremely vulnerable and am weaker than weakness itself. Help me Lord Jesus to be filled with Divine Grace and in union with Mary & Joseph to give glory to you in life, in death and during my eternity. I am sincerely sorry Lord for not being perfect, for you yourself have said “be perfect as my Heavenly Father is perfect”. Have mercy on me O God for I have sinned. Cleanse my heart & soul & transform me into a living image of yourself in this world. O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. I wish dear Lord Jesus, to embrace all the crosses that you bestow upon me as wonderful graces in reparation for all of my sins. Purify me, cleanse me, consume my darkness and fill me with your light. I resolve to live my life in perfect submission to the Holy Will of God. There is only one thing necessary and that is to be united with God at all times, in all situations and in all circumstances, by being faithful to my regime from one resolution to the next.I resolve to remain faithful to prayer continuously and to live in this world with no greater desire than to accomplish God’s will in my life. I must NOT go to sleep before completing each and every resolution I have made on my regime, whether in full, if I am in solitude, or with a conscious awareness of the resolution if I am in the world I am completely convinced that it is God’s will for me to be perfectly united to Him in my heart and soul. I resolve Lord Jesus to use the gift of tongues, and to recite ALL prayers on my regime, interceding for the salvation and conversion of every soul Living on the face of the earth.I must continuously throughout the day recite prayers from my regime and as often as I can - on my knees, with my eyes closed, and my arms outstretched - praying for souls wherever I am or whomever I am with. I must persevere in praying for the conversion of souls all over the world, from every country, religion and all souls within the Catholic Church. When in the presence of human beings or during any external activity, like teaching in class or spending time with my family, I must vigorously lift up my soul to God through prayers in tongues, or by reciting ejaculatory prayers from my regime. I must do violence to my soul, no matter how painful it is. But above all I must look to the final end of my life - union with God! I must either fight for union with God in my soul, or die. There is no other option, as the kingdom of God in my soul truly does suffer violence and I must be violent to my human nature which opposes the establishment of God’s kingdom in my soul. My violence must be a spiritual violence to myself fighting until I am once again in possession of Gods kingdom.RESPICE FINEM! RESPICE FINEM! RESPICE FINEM! Lord God, grant me the grace to not be afraid to cling to my rosary beads while reciting prayers from my Regime and may I see this as perfectly fulfilling the vow of Most Holy Cleaving to God. While teaching I must seek interior union with God with all the strength of my heart and soul praying fervently for every student in the class, while remaining faithful to my regime through EJACULATORY prayer. I desire to be Eucharist before my students and in moments when they are disruptive I resolve to stop and be present before my students as Jesus is present before me in the Blessed Sacrament. I must always seek to love God and those around me by seeking interior union with The Lord in the presence of other human beings. Finally, I resolve to be completely submissive to my beloved Spouse Agnes in regards to my exterior life. May I humble myself before my wife, in the same way Jesus humbled himself before Mary and Joseph and was completely obedient to them. May almighty God bless these resolutions and grant me the grace to remain committed to them each and every day of my life.Lord Jesus I offer you every moment of my day tomorrow with every beat of my heart and with every breath I take. I offer up all that I am and have and ask you Lord to be ever present in my soul throughout the entire day. May your holy Will always and everywhere be accomplished in my life. Please accept the offering I make of every beat of my heart and every breath I take, for the salvation of souls, for the conversion of sinners, for my sanctification, the sanctification of my wife, my son, and for the Sanctification of the Society of Jesus, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the Sisters of St Joseph and of the Universal Church. Praise be to Jesus, Mary and Joseph both now and throughout all of eternity. As I go to sleep tonight, may you send your Angels to be at my side, to pray for me, to pray with me and to protect my heart, mind, body and soul. May the Angels of God wake me in the morning to live another day offering up my life for the greater Glory of God. Our Father

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Most Holy Trinity, I come before you and beg you by the infinite merits of the Sacred heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the most chaste heart of St Joseph, to grant me the grace to accomplish the Magis in every moment of my life, for the greater GLORY of God. I desire to serve you and accomplish your most Holy Will in all things. May my only desire be not only to do good in this world, but to always seek that which is for the greater glory of God - a complete death to self and perfect union with the Most Holy Trinity.There is much that I can do in this world which constantly presents itself to me as a good or holy act, but I believe that you, Almighty God are calling me to seek that which gives even greater glory to you. I ask you Lord God to bestow upon me the grace to cling to my regime and the prayers contained therein, seeking to please you and to please you alone. May my life be a pleasing fragrance to you Lord God and may my desire for the Magis be reflected in all my thoughts, words and actions and prayers.May I make the ultimate sacrifice of Love by dying to myself and becoming perfectly like you Dear God in the blessed Sacrament - my heart, mind body and soul, transformed into a living host in the world. May I seek to be present in the world by being dead and crucified with Jesus on the cross. My Magis is a complete death to myself in all of my actions and operations in this world, so that God may truly act through me as the Great I Am! Immersed in God, my nothingness becomes a means for God to act in this world.May every beat of my heart and every breath that I take be for the greater glory of God and for the salvation of souls - now and for all eternity. CHAPLET OF GODS GREATER GLORY Ignatius of Loyolawhatever you do, do all for the glory of God.give glory to the LORD AD MAJORA NATUSST FRANCIS XAVIER anyone who hates his life in this world, will keep it for the eternal lifeIf a grain of wheat dies, it will yield a rich harvest

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Novena in preparation for a Feast

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People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;Forgive them anyway.If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;Be kind anyway.If you love others as God loves them, people may envy you and gossip about you,Love anywayIf you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;Succeed anyway.If you are honest and frank, people may misjudge you;Be honest and frank anyway.What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;Build anyway.If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;Be happy anyway.The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;Do good anyway.Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.If you seek to please God, often this may displease others,Please God anyway.You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;It was never between you and them anyway.Chaplet of Gods FavourBlessed Mother THERESA of CalcuttaIf you seek to please God, often this may displease others,Please God anyway.

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Imitation of the Sacred Heart

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Come Holy Spirit, fill my heart and my soul with your Most Holy Presence. Fill me with an enduring love. Bring to perfection in me the image and likeness of St Joseph. Remind me of all that St Joseph said and did. Instruct me in everything. Your words O Lord are Spirit and Life. You are the Word of eternal life. Make me Holy in the truth. I pray that you may enlighten my mind and give me a new heart and a new spirit. Grant me perseverance and determination to always remain committed to this process of being filled with the Spirit and Soul of the Blessed St Joseph and to not be afraid of suffering, the cross and death. Help me O Lord to live my life with the interior disposition of seeing that the final end of my interior life is death and that my calling is to live every moment of my interior life in my coffin, dead to the world and fully alive to God.Please grant me the grace to embrace this disposition firstly at home, by loving my wife as Christ loved the Church, by loving Agnes unconditionally as St Joseph loved the Blessed Virgin Mary and sacrificing myself for her as a slave would for its master. May I also love Isaac as St Joseph loved his beloved son Jesus, worshiping the presence of Almighty God in his son, the fruit of Mary’s womb. My priority in life is to serve my family by giving my life as a ransom for my spouse and for my son.Lord, I beg you to crucify my will and grant me the grace to die completely to myself. May I live completely for you Jesus by seeking the will of your Father St Joseph in all that I do and by abasing myself before human beings by serving them as their servant and their slave.Lord Jesus, my desire is for my soul to live completely dead to the world, imitating you in the Holy Eucharist, silent and hidden in tabernacles throughout the world. I promise to continuously serve you in spirit by constant prayer and as I go to sleep I offer up every beat of my heart and every breath I take throughout this night, for the salvation of souls, the conversion of sinners and for the sanctification of the Society of Jesus, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the Sisters of St Joseph and of the Universal Church.Mary my mother, please pray for me so that I can truly die to the things of this world. Pray Mother of the Most High God that I may love, Honour and embrace you dear Mary, by loving, honouring and embracing my beloved Spouse, Agnes. Help me St Joseph to be filled with your soul and spirit and to become a living image of you on this earth. Dear Father Joseph, may I see union with my Lord and my God as the only ONE thing necessary in accomplishing God’s will in my life while serving humanity and abasing myself before every living creature on earth.Finally, I ask you Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, to grant me and my wife Agnes, the grace to accomplish perfectly your will in our lives. Your first Commandment to Adam and Eve was for their Holy Espousal to be fruitful and to fill the earth and to subdue it. May our Holy Espousal bring forth an abundance of fruit, so that an innumerable amount of souls may give you great glory on earth, and in union with Jesus Christ may we constantly pray, “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done, on earth as it is in heaven.”I ask all this through the same Christ Our Lord, Amen.

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Oh my God when will it please You to give me the grace to remain habitually in this union of my will with Your adorable will, in which, without uttering a word all is said, in which all is accomplished by allowing You to act, in which one’s only occupation is that of conforming more and more entirely to Your good pleasure; in which, nevertheless, one is saved all trouble since the care of all things is confided to You, and to repose in You is the only desire of one’s heart? Delightful state, which, even in the absence of all sensible faith, affords the soul an interior joy altogether spiritual. I desire to repeat without ceasing by this habitual disposition of my heart, “Fiat,” yes, my God, yes, all that You please, may Your holy will be done in all things. I renounce my own will which is very blind, perverse, and corrupt in consequence of its wretched self-love, the mortal enemy of Your grace, of Your pure love, of Your glory, and of my own sanctification.Prayer to be said in temptation:Oh my God! preserve me by Your grace from all sin, but as for the pain by which my self-love is put to death, and the humiliations which crucify my pride, I accept them with all my heart; not so much because they are the effects of your justice, but as benefits of your great mercy. Have pity on me then, dear Saviour, and help me.Chaplet of Abandonment of Divine ProvidenceCreedOur battle is not against flesh and blood…Saint Francis de sales (x3)Without uttering a word all is said, and all is accomplished by allowing You to actTo repose in You is the only desire of my heart

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ACT OF CONSECRATIONTO SAINT MICHAEL.Oh most Noble Prince of the Angelic Hierarchies valorous warrior of Almighty God, and zealous lover of His glory, terror of the rebellious angels, and love and delight of all the just ones, my beloved Archangel Saint Michael, desiring to be numbered among your devoted servants, I, today offer and consecrate myself to you, and place myself, my family, and all I possess under your most powerful protection.I entreat you not to look at how little, I, as your servant have to offer, being only a wretched sinner, but to gaze, rather, with favorable eve at the heartfelt affection with which this offering is made, and remember that if from this day onward I am under your patronage, you must during all my life assist me, and procure for me the pardon of my many grievous offenses, and sins, the grace to love with all my heart my God, my dear Saviour Jesus and my Sweet Mother Mary, and obtain for me all the help necessary to arrive to my crown of glory.Defend me always from my spiritual enemies, particularly in the last moments of my life.Come then oh Glorious Prince and succour me in my last struggle, and with your powerful weapon cast far from me into the infernal abysses that prevaricator and proud angel that one day you prostrated in the celestial battle.Saint Michael, defend us in our daily battle so that we may not perish in the last Judgement.St. Michael, the Archangel! Glorious Prince, chief and champion of the heavenly hosts; guardian of the souls of men; conqueror of the rebel angels! How beautiful art thou, in thy heaven-made armor. We love thee, dear Prince of Heaven!We, thy happy clients, yearn to enjoy thy special protection. Obtain for us from God a share of thy sturdy courage; pray that we may have a strong and tender love for our Redeemer and, in every danger or temptation, be invincible against the enemy of our souls. O standard-bearer of our salvation! Be with us in our last moments and when our souls quit this earthly exile, carry them safely to the judgement seat of Christ, and may Our Lord and Master bid thee bear us speedily to the kingdom of eternal bliss. Teach us ever to repeat the sublime cry: “Who is like unto God?” Amen.

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I, MICHAEL JOHN PORTELLI, consecrate my heart, mind, body and soul to the presence of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. I pray that I may Perfectly imitate the presence of God in this world, by becoming a living host. May people see me, no longer. May my presence bring the presence of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. May my mind be constantly impressed with the Eucharistic image and my call to become a living eucharist in this world. May I desire to be so crucified to the world that My interior disposition is to truly live in the world the way Jesus, Mary and Joseph live in the tabernacle - Silent, hidden, unknown, crushed and completely consumed by my nothingness so that the presence of Almighty God may reign in this world. It is the same Holy Family whose presence is so insignificant in the tabernacle, who reign as king and queen and Lord of heaven and earth. May my annihilation be inspired by the annihilation of God in the Holy Family, and the annihilation of the Divinity (Al-lah) in the blessed sacrament.

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HOLY ESPOUSAL TO THE MOST HOLY TRINITYFather, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore thee profoundly and ask that you may come and consume the very depths of my being. I desire O God to be perfectly espoused to you for all eternity. I desire that you may take complete control of my heart, mind , body and soul. May you come and fill me O God, with the heart of St Joseph, the mind of Jesus and the spirit of Mary. May my espousal to the Holy family be a reflection of my desire to become a living reflection of God on earth. From the depths of my nothingness I cry out to you and ask you to transform me into a perfect image of your Divinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit - the The great IAM and Al-lah ON EARTH.On the feast of the Annunciation, I recall how You sent the Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce your desire to take on human flesh through her. In virtue of my union with Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I ask the holy Archangel st Gabriel, to enter the Holy of holies in the heavenly chamber and to announce my desire that I may take on your divine nature upon the earth. I recognise that I am nothing in myself, but by virtue of your desire, most Holy Trinity to live among men, I plead with you for this grace on behalf of all humanity. May people no longer see me, but you O God. May my thoughts be your thoughts, my desires, be your desires, my actions be your actions, my words be your words and my will be your will. It’s no longer I that live, but God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit - Jesus, Mary and Joseph who live within me. I offer up my, life absolutely for the greater glory of God. May my existence in this world be a reflection of the existence of an All Powerful and All Merciful God who desires that all may come to an intimate union with him. I ask all this through the Sacred heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Most Chaste heart of St Joseph, present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. All glory Honour and praise be to the Most Holy Trinity, now and forever. Michael John Portelli25th March 2014Feast of the AnnunciationCHAPLET of Most Holy Espousal to the Blessed Trinity St Margaret Mary Alacoque260 The ultimate end of the whole divine economy is the entry of God’s creatures into the perfect unity of the Blessed Trinity.100 But even now we are called to be a dwelling for the Most Holy Trinity: “If a man loves me”, says the Lord, “he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him”:101O my God, holy Trinity whom I adore, help me forget myself entirely so to establish myself in you, unmovable and peaceful as if my soul were already in eternity. May nothing be able to trouble my peace or make me leave you, O my unchanging God, but may each minute bring me more deeply into your mystery! Grant my soul peace. Make it your heaven, your beloved dwelling and the place of your rest. May I never abandon you there, but may I be there, whole and entire, completely vigilant in my faith, entirely adoring, and wholly given over to your creative action.Act of Consecration to the Blessed TrinityWith all my heart I praise Thee, Most Holy Virgin above all Angels and Saints in Paradise, Daughter of the Eternal Father, and I consecrate to Thee my soul with all its faculties.Say the Hail Mary…With all my heart I praise Thee, Most Holy Virgin above all Angels and Saints in Paradise, beloved Mother of the Son of God, and I consecrate to Thee my body with all its senses. Say the Hail Mary…With all my heart I praise Thee, Most Holy Virgin above all Angels and Saints in Paradise, beloved Spouse of the Holy Ghost, and I consecrate to Thee my heart with all its affections, and beseech Thee to obtain for me from the Most Holy Trinity all the graces necessary for salvation. Say the Hail Mary…

Answer 120

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Spiritual Combat St John the Baptist

Answer 121

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True Devotion to Mary. St. Louis de Montfort

Answer 122

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A thought from St Ignatius of Loyola

Answer 123

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Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ St Alphonsus Liguori

Answer 124

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Catechism of the Catholic Church Pope St John XXIII

Answer 125

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Divine Office - Compline & Examen

Answer 126

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Intercessory Prayer Isaac

Answer 127

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Intercessory Prayer Agnes

Answer 128

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Intercessory Prayer Michael

Answer 129

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Night Offering - St John Paul II

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Chaplet of Death & Anointing

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