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ALL NIGHT PRAYER VIGIL
"...Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God." (Luke
6:12)
"And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night?
Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly." (Luke
18:7,8)
“Can you not spend one hour with Me,” our Lord said to His Apostles in the
garden of Olives that Holy Thursday night? And He says the same thing to you
1. It’s in the mystery of the cross and sacrifice where the treasure and fruit
lie which leads to one’s own sanctification and the transformation of our
culture.
2. We pray at this time to imitate Jesus who prayed late into the night in the
Garden of Gesthemine.
3. It is a time when most people are available and do not have work or
family obligations inhibiting them from attending.
4. Our Lord said to Sr. Faustina, “Anyone who prays the chaplet whenever
the 3 o’clock hour strikes will receive special favors and great graces. An
ocean of mercy is opened at the 3 o’clock hour. I will not deny anyone
their requests who prays the chaplet at 3 o’clock.”
5. To sacrifice a bit of sleep for our Lord and these intentions is exactly the
medicine that is needed to kill the maladies which infect our country.
1. Spend the first minute simply worshipping and adoring the Lord Jesus who it
THE Life! Try not to make any requests at this time. Just spend a minute telling
Him how incredibly awesome He is! Check out these Psalms for help with this
if you need it or want it. Psalm 48, 63, 65, 84, 89, and 92. There are many
MANY more, but these should take you well into a minute of praise and
worship!
2. Spend another minute thanking God for the gift of life. Use this short time to
recognize what an awesome blessing it is just to be alive, and let that enhance
your prayer for those yet unborn to have the chance to experience how great
life can be.
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3. Pray for the woman in your community who at this very moment is
considering an abortion. Consider her emotions (fear, anxiety, maybe
even contempt or indifference) and pray that the Holy Spirit would
minister to her, teaching her to recognize, respect, and love the
“personhood” of her unborn child. Pray that God would grant her the
courage she needs to carry and deliver him/her. If you know someone
personally, please mention her to our Lord by name! This one is in bold
because I would like this to be the one request that we ALL pray for! No matter
which ―method‖ of prayer that you use,please pray this one request!
4. Pray that the families, friends, churches of those who choose to carry their
babies would support their decision to let the child live. Especially pray for the
father's of these babies, that they will love and support their child.
5. Pray that adoption agencies would be successful in finding loving families for
babies that are placed in their care. (This is a very Pro-Life issue! We don’t
just want to see the babies born, we want to see them loved and nurtured as
well!)
6. Pray for ―inner conversion‖ of those who perform abortions in your community
and those who assist them. If you know names of specific people or places that
offer elective abortions, please mention them by name!
7. Pray for all those in the community who support, urge, and rally for abortion –
especially for those profess faith in Christ. Pray that the Holy Spirit would
move them in such a way,, that they would realize the great detriment of the
―culture of death‖ that they are promoting.
8. Pray for all those fighting abortion at level in society. Pray for God to protect
them against all evil, and grant them strength and courage to ―keep it up!‖.
9. Pray for all Pro-Life ministries that you can think of that God would supply all
their needs and inspire them with ideas of how be the most effective in the fight
against abortion. Again, if know any by name, mention them specifically!
10. Pray for those in positions of civil authority that they would heed the voice of
their Pro-Life constituents as well as for them to be personally involved in the
movement!
11. Pray that those men and women in authority would actively present and pass
laws that respect all human life from conception to natural death.
12. Pray that the right of conscience would always be protected for all medical
personnel.
13. Pray for those in your community who have had abortions. Pray that God
would heal their wounds and give them grace and courage to testify to the
destructive nature of abortion.
14. Pray for your local community of Christians that we would all keep open doors
and hearts to those who have had abortions. Pray that our local churches would
be beacons of hope and healing to those who regret their decision to abort their
child.
15. Pray for society that we will come to an understanding of God’s design for life,
especially the family unit and uphold His law above our own desires. Pray that
all marriages would be open to life.
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16. Pray for the leaders of our churches that they would receive inspiration and
strength from God to remain steadfast in their convictions against the murder of
innocent unborn children.
17. Pray again for the Christian community that we would all be obedient to our
spiritual leaders as they guide us in the battle for a ―culture of life‖.
18. Spend at least one full minute repenting on behalf our nation who has allowed
this legalized murder for so long. Even though you may not have been actively
involved, there is great power and merit in begging mercy for others!
19. Pray for another minute thanking the Lord again for hearing the needs that you
have offered to him in prayer. Ask him for strength to be a voice in any way
possible for the ―Gospel of Life‖.
20. Spend the final minute of prayer in silence listening for God to inspire you as
to what ways you should be involved with the local Pro-Life movement.
Father, extend Your hand of protection to those threatened by abortion, and save
them from its destructive power. Give Your strength to all fathers, that they may
never give in to the fears that may tempt them to facilitate abortions.
Bless our families and bless our land, that we may have the joy of welcoming and
nurturing the life of which You are the source and the Eternal Father. Amen.
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You also shared our time in the womb. While still God, while worshipped and
adored by the angels, while Almighty and filling every part of the universe, You
dwelt for nine months in the womb of Mary. You were our Redeemer in the womb,
our God who has a preborn child.
Lord Jesus, we ask You to bless and protect the children who today are in their
mothers’ womb. Save them from the danger of abortion. Give their mothers the
grace to sacrifice themselves, in body and soul, for their children. Help all people
to recognize in the preborn child a brother, a sister, saved by You, our Redeemer in
the womb.
―This is my body.‖ Lord, we also hear these words used by those who think they
can take life, just because that life is growing within their body. We hear these
words distorted by those who support abortion.
Grant that all Your people may learn that human fulfillment is never found by
pushing someone else out of the way, but only and always by pushing ourselves
out of the way. May all Your people live their lives according to Your most sacred
words, ―This is my body, given up for you!‖
Unity
Thank You, Lord Jesus, for the gift of the Holy Eucharist, Your Sacred Body, by
which You unite us as one body in You. ―For we, many though we are, are one
body, for we all partake of the one loaf‖ (1 Cor. 10:17). As we receive You, O
Lord, You also receive us. As You draw us up to Yourself, You draw us also into
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one another. ―You are the Body of Christ, and individually members of it‖ (1 Cor.
12:27).
Lord, grant that we may never exclude any of the other members of Your Body
from our love. As we receive Your Body in Communion, so let us receive and
welcome all the members of Your Body, no matter how inconvenient they may be.
Help us especially to welcome those who have become the most unwelcome
members of our world, namely, those who have just entered it. Bless our brothers
and sisters in the womb. Rod our world of the sin of abortion, which divides
parents from their own children, from one another, from their very selves, and
from You, O Lord.
Grant that the power of Unity which we find in the Eucharist may overcome the
fear of the unborn child, and may enable us to welcome that child as a brother, a
sister, a member of Your Body. Amen.
Faith
Lord Jesus, I firmly believe that the Blessed Sacrament is Your very Body and
Blood, Soul and Divinity. Senses cannot grasp this marvel. Faith, however, reaches
beyond what the eyes can see and assures us that You are present.
Grant, O Lord, that our faith in the Eucharist may also strengthen our ability to
recognize the dignity of every human life. We know that the senses can fool us
there as well. Some may not be attractive, others may seem too small, some may
appear as less than human.
But we, who can see You in the Sacred Host, can certainly see you in our brothers
and sisters. We can also see You, O Lord, in the children in the womb. In a day
when so many have forgotten these children, and dismiss them as less valuable
than those who are born, grant that we may grow all the or convinced of their
dignity and worth.
Come Holy Spirit, Creator of all things… You who breathed over the
waters at the dawn of creation and brought forth all living beings… You
who filled the apostles when the Risen Lord breathed on them on the
first Easter night, giving them the power to restore life to those dead in
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sin… You who, on the last day, will breathe again over all the dead and raise them
from the grave—Come! Come and breathe on our world again, immersed as it is in
the Culture of Death! Come, O Lord and Giver of Life! Defeat the works of death
in our midst, that abortion may no longer stain our land.
We worship You, O Holy Spirit, and we rejoice in You. We know that no matter
how strong the forces of death may be, we can still find in You the endless source
of life. Renew that life in each of us, and make us worthy apostles of the Culture of
Life in our day! Amen.
Holy Spirit, You are the promised Spirit of Truth, constantly revealing the splendor
of truth to Your people, and leading us deeper into the Mysteries of our Faith.
Come to us today, and deepen in our minds and hearts the truth about the life: its
greatness, its dignity, its reflection of the eternal God. Make us appreciate ever
more the truth that life is always a good, and that every life is of equal dignity,
despite all the different characteristics people have, or the different circumstances
under which they come to be.
Come, Spirit of Truth. Free all Your people from the falsehoods that lead to the
evil of abortion. Free them from the false and harmful ideas which make a god out
of their own choices, or which fail to recognize the right to life of children in the
womb.
Come, O Holy Spirit, and as You immerse us in Your truth, so make us effective
witnesses of that truth within our families, among our friends, and to all the world.
Amen.
The Advocate
O Holy Spirit of God, You were promised to us by the Lord Jesus as the Advocate,
as one who pleads our cause and speaks up for us in the heights of heaven. ―I will
ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever…‖
(Jn. 14:15).
The apostle Paul has taught us that You intercede for us with groanings that cannot
be expressed in speech (Rom. 8:26).
We praise You today for the gift of salvation, for we are deeply aware that we
cannot save ourselves. We have sinned, and we cannot win forgiveness on our
own. We need an Advocate.
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We ask You, O Holy Spirit, to make us ever more aware of those who need us as
advocates. Grant that we may hear the cries of our youngest, smallest brothers and
sisters, those still in the womb, who cannot speak or defend themselves, and who
cannot even pray.
Holy Spirit, as You are the Advocate, so make us advocates. As You hear our cries
for mercy, so let us hear the cries of others for mercy. Save us from the misfortune
of seeking mercy only for ourselves, while being deaf to others. As You loosened
the tongues of the apostles at Pentecost, so grant us today a Pentecost for the
unborn, that we may speak for them before the great and the small, before
governments and institutions, and before all Your people. Amen.
We trust in the mercy and power of God. Therefore, we now pray with confidence.
Cantor:
For the Holy Catholic Church throughout the world, that she may carry on her
mission of life with faith and joy, we pray to the Lord…
That God may protect all unborn babies, and keep them safe from the scourge of
abortion, we pray to the Lord…
For all women who have had abortions, and for those who feel tempted and afraid,
we pray to the Lord…
That God may bless all doctors and nurses, and help them use their skills to heal
and foster life, we pray to the Lord…
For all elected officials, that they courageously advance the cause of life, we pray
to the Lord…
For all those who work in the pro-life movement, that they move forward with
haste to the great day of victory, we pray to the Lord…
That God strengthen all pro-lifers who suffer ridicule, rejection or imprisonment,
we pray to the Lord…
For all those who have died, that they share the full glory of Heaven, we pray to
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the Lord…
Celebrant:
We praise you, O God, Lord and Giver of Life, and we look to You in the sure
hope that You will grant these prayers through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
The Fifth Station: The Cyrenian Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
Many watched the Lord suffer. Simon the Cyrenian helped alleviate that suffering.
Many lament abortion. Some actually get involved to help to stop it. We pray that
all people may take their active place in the pro-life movement.
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In working to defend life, there are many setbacks and obstacles. Yet we know the
meaning of the cross. In weakness, power reaches perfection. We do not look to
our own strengths and talents alone, but to Christ. His own strength will sustain us.
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We pray, Father, that we who are the living stones of the Church, may likewise be
witnesses to the dignity of life. Give us the grace to confront the evil of abortion
and eliminate it. May we see the day when all people who look upon this stone will
remember abortion only as a thing of the past, and may praise You forever for the
victory of life.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
The Annunciation
Mary is troubled by the angel's greeting, yet rejoices to do God's will.
Let us pray that those who are troubled by their pregnancy may have
the grace to trust in God's will.
The Visitation
John the Baptist leapt for joy in his mother's womb. We pray that people may
realize that abortion is not about children who "might" come into the world, but is
about children who are already in the world, living and growing in the womb, and
are scheduled to be killed.
The Nativity
God Himself was born as a child. The greatness of a person does not depend on
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size, for the newborn King is very small. Let us pray for an end to prejudice
against the tiny babies threatened by abortion.
The Presentation
The Child is presented in the Temple because the Child belongs to God. Children
are not the property of their parents, nor of the government. They - and we - belong
to God Himself.
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
The boy Jesus was filled with wisdom, because He is God. Let us pray that all
people may see the wisdom of His teachings about the dignity of life, and may
understand that this teaching is not an opinion, but the truth.
Sorrowful Mysteries
The Scourging
As Christ's flesh was torn by the instruments of those who scourged Him, so the
bodies of babies in the womb are torn by the instruments of the abortionists. Let us
pray that abortionists may repent of these acts of child-killing.
The Crucifixion
As we ponder the death of Christ, let us remember the many women who have died
from so-called "safe, legal" abortions. Let us ask forgiveness and mercy for them.
May their memory save other women from making this tragic mistake.
Glorious Mysteries
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The Resurrection
Christ is Risen! By his Resurrection, He has destroyed the power of death, and
therefore the power of abortion. The outcome of the battle for Life has already
been decided: Life is victorious! Let us pray that all prolifers will spread this
victory to every segment of our society.
The Ascension
By ascending to the Father's throne, Christ takes our human nature,
given to us in the womb, to the heights of heaven. He shows us that
human beings are made to be raised to heaven, not thrown in the
garbage. Let us pray that the world may learn this truth and reject
abortion.
The Assumption
The Blessed Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heaven because she is the
Mother of God. Mother and child are united. The Assumption reminds us that they
belong together. We pray that society will see that it cannot love women while
killing their children, and cannot save children without helping their mothers. We
pray that people will be touched by the pro-life question, "Why can't we love them
both?"
The Coronation
Mary is the Queen of the Universe. The Church teaches that she is the greatest
creature, second only to God Himself. The Church defends the dignity of women.
We pray that people will understand that to be pro-life means to be pro-woman,
and that to be pro-woman demands that we be pro-life.
Luminous Mysteries
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Third Luminous Mystery: Christ proclaims the Kingdom and Calls All to
Conversion
"Repent and believe the Good News." Let us pray that these first words of Jesus'
public ministry may be heard by all who have committed abortion. May they know
that the Lord calls them to conversion, and may they experience life-giving
repentance.
Mary, we pray today for all mothers who are afraid to be mothers. We pray for
those who feel threatened and overwhelmed by their pregnancy. Intercede for
them, that God may give them the grace to say yes and the courage to go on. May
they have the grace to reject the false solution of abortion. May they say with you,
"Be it done unto me according to your word." May they experience the help of
Christian people, and know the peace that comes from doing God's will. Amen.
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Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us,
O Lord, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Let us Pray
Almighty and ever-living God, You have created all things through Your Son Jesus
Christ. He trampled the power of death by His Paschal Mystery. May all who
acknowledge You promote the sacredness of life and always serve You faithfully,
through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Do I try to come up with new ideas for pro-life work? Do I suggest these ideas
to others or just forget about them? Do I give financially to the cause even when it
hurts? Is financial loss on my part worth the life of a child?
Do I have faith that God is the Lord of Life? Do I believe the whole struggle is
in His hands? Am I willing to give more time to this cause and cut out other
activities which are less urgent than life and death? Do I trust Him! Do I ask His
guidance? Do I keep my eyes on Him, or do I allow discouragement in by focusing
only on the problem and myself?
Am I learning more about the issues surrounding abortion and about the pro-life
movement? Do I read good pro-life books? Do I subscribe to at least one pro-life
publication so that I can be well informed on the issue? Do I escape from taking
action by thinking that prayer alone is enough? Do I see pro-life work as a work of
love for people who are in need, or is it just an "issue" or a "project" to me?
Do I speak up about pro-life? Do I make full use of the opportunities I have,
such as wearing pins or using bumper stickers or decals? Do I write letters to the
paper or to legislators or to doctors? Or do I allow my lack of self-confidence to
paralyze my activity? Do I only do what's comfortable, or do I try to expand my
skills? Do I develop my talents, whatever they may be for the pro-life cause? Are
my efforts genuine and generous? Do I take proper care of myself, physically and
spiritually, so that I can be more effective in my pro-life work? Do I rest when I
need to?
Do I gladly participate in projects that need to be done, even if I don't particularly
want to? Do I foster unity in the movement? Do I encourage my fellow pro-
lifers? Are all of my efforts guided by charity? Do I allow unhealthy competition
between pro-life persons or groups to begin or continue? Do I follow the advice or
direction of those who bear responsibility for pro-life projects or groups, so as to
make their task easier? Do I seek the advice and input of those more experienced in
pro-life work?
Do I try to grow in compassion for women who are tempted to have abortions or
who have had them in the past? Do I try to understand their situation and learn
more about their needs? Do I help women find alternatives to abortion? Do I
inspire hope in women I know who have had abortions? Do I help them find
forgiveness and healing?
Am I ready from this day forward to be a better pro-lifer? Am I ready to launch
out with new strength, generosity, and determination to bring an end to abortion,
without counting the cost to myself? Am I grateful enough for the gift of life to
work to give life to others? Do I thank God for the privilege of being part of the
pro-life movement?
Pledge of Re-commitment
I thank God today for the gift of my life,
And for the lives of my brothers and sisters.
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I know I am responsible for the unborn who cannot speak for themselves.
I know that the most serious tragedy of our day is the tragedy of abortion.
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Foreward
“Let all be convinced that human life and its transmission are realities whose meaning is not
limited by the horizons of this life only; their true evaluation and full meaning can only be
Reflection on this passage from the decree of Vatican II on The Church in the Modern World,
puts the abortion issue in proper perspective. We are dealing heat with eternal realities. Once
called into being, each human being is destined for eternity. Abortion at any stage deprives a
little human being of all opportunity, even of the opportunity of baptism. We know that God
“wishes all men to be saved” (I Tim 2:4). We can hope and pray that, some way, He who loves
these little divine images more than anyone else, has an unrevealed dispensation by which
these little ones, may some way achieve an eternal beatific destiny.
But the infants are not the only tragedies in this world-wide drama. Innumerable mothers, who,
regardless of any other progeny, will always remain such, are fortunately haunted by the
realization of the awfulness of their sin. Fortunate, for their pain can lead to repentance.
Tormented though they are, they need to realize that God is infinitely merciful and loves them
with an everlasting love. Lack of repentance is the only thing that stands between them and
forgiveness and His loving embrace. To take this gigantic, trustful step, they need our prayers.
Other actors in the tragedy, the fathers, other relatives who misled, misguided, or even
pressured the mother, are also in need of conversion and repentance, as are, of course, the
professionals who, for mercenary or even ideological considerations, actively participate in the
Politics or amendments to the Constitution may help, but they won’t solve the problem. Our
country and the whole world will ultimately get the government it deserves. We need a national
change of heart. In fact, we need Christ! Legal protections for the unborn and for the long-ago
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born without that change of heart will either prove inadequate or are in danger of being
completely dismantled. It was not an innocent people who accepted Roe vs. Wade without
vigorous protest.
May our prayerful association with Christ, the Incarnate Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, in
His Sacred Passion help us all to grow in appreciation of the awfulness of sin, which required
such an atonement. May it help us realize His great love for sinners, all of us. May it inspire us
to pray for the victims of abortion, and in a special way for the perpetrators who, unrepentant,
Inspired by our association with Christ in His Sacred Passion, may we through our prayers
overcome this evil afflicting our Nation and the culture of death that burdens us. With God’s
grace may we eliminate this serious obstacle to the culture of life and to the coming of the
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May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Second Station
Jesus receives his cross
PRAYER: O Jesus, by bearing Your Cross You atoned for my sins and gained the graces
necessary for my salvation. And it is by bearing my cross after You that I can best make sure
that the sacrifices You made for me were not in vain.
Whatever little worry, or trouble, or trial, or responsibility You will send me, I shall bear each
generously for love of You, Who bore Your Cross so generously for love of me.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Third Station
Jesus falls the first time
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You;
Because by your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
REFLECTION: Although weakened by the loss of blood and broken hearted because of my
infidelities, Jesus strains to bear the heavy weight of my sins. But they are too much for Him!
With His unaided human strength, and unaided human strength is all He permits Himself to
use, He is simply unable to bear up under the oppressive burden. He stumbles and falls. But,
impelled by love for me, He strains to rise again and carry on. However much I deserve to be
forsaken, He will not forsake me.
PRAYER: My Jesus, if ever I should have the misfortune of falling into sin again, I shall take
courage from Your example. I promise, with the help of Your grace to rise again and to
follow faithfully Your footsteps, even if they do lead to Calvary.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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Fourth Station
Jesus meets his blessed mother
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You;
Because by your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
REFLECTION: Imagine Mary, Mother of Sorrows, meeting her beloved Son carrying the
Cross. Think of the deep sorrow that fills her heart. She wished to die either for Jesus or
together with Him. But her cross was to live! It was by sharing so intimately in the Passion of
her Divine Son that she brought me forth into supernatural life and merited to be called my
mother.
As a worthy child of so glorious a Mother, I must strive in her great and intense sorrow that I
might not only console her, but also by suffering with her, learn to hate sin which caused her
such great anguish.
PRAYER: O Mary, my Mother, by the merits of your intense grief, obtain for me the great
grace of realizing that God chastises those He loves. Following your graceful example, let me
be reconciled to the fact that suffering and sorrow and the cross must be my lot in this valley
of tears. In your motherly solicitude, strengthen me that I might bear my cross well, as He
would have me.
And have mercy on all pregnant mothers who are overwhelmed by anxieties over their
pregnancy; may they, through the example and prayers of our Blessed Mother, have the grace
and courage to accept crucifixion with their baby rather than try to escape the cross by
aborting their baby.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Fifth Station
Simon of cyrene helps jesus carry the cross
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You; Because by your Holy Cross You have redeemed
the world.
REFLECTION: Simon of Cyrene is compelled to help Jesus carry the Cross. How he recoiled
at theembarrassment of helping a condemned criminal! How he preferred, as I often prefer, to
carry the cross of his own choice instead of the cross Jesus would have him bear.
Let me be ashamed that, like Simon, I so frequently carry the cross only on compulsion, that I
so reluctantly help Jesus bear the heavy burden of atonement for sins.
PRAYER: My Jesus, whoever does not carry the Cross and follow You is not worthy of You.
I will help You carry the Cross; I will be Your companion.
Do help me realize, as St. Paul realized, the great privilege I have in being able to make up in
my body what is lacking in Your sufferings for the salvation of souls, that I am able, by
carrying the Cross with You, to share in Your work of saving souls.
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And have mercy on all pregnant mothers who are overwhelmed by anxieties over their
pregnancy; maythey, through the example and prayers of our Blessed Mother, have the grace
and courage to accept crucifixion with their baby rather than try to escape the cross by
aborting their baby.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Sixth Station
Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You;
Because by your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
REFLECTION: Veronica, out of devotion and compassion for Jesus, approaches Him and
wipes Hisblood-stained countenance with a cloth. Brave woman! Long ago she had learned
the vanity of human praise and emptiness of human contempt. Scorning the jeering multitude,
she befriends the friendless Jesus and offers Him her comfort and sympathy. Jesus imprints
on her veil the image of His Holy Face. A little service brings a great reward. God will not be
outdone in generosity.
PRAYER: O Jesus, grant me the courage to befriend You in the company of the scornful. Let
me learn from those who ridiculed and condemned You the insignificance of human
contempt. Give me the courage to stand alone, if need be, in witness to what is true and in
defense of what is right. Let me fear only Your adverse judgment.
Behold I offer You my heart; seal it as Your very own. Imprint upon it the image of Your
countenance, and may that image never be effaced there from.
And have mercy on the many women who, dreading the loss of reputation their pregnancy
brings, are tempted to avoid the embarrassment by aborting their babies. May they valiantly
resist the temptation and refuse to mar the image of God they bear in their womb.
Seventh Station
Jesus falls the second time
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You;
Because by your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
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REFLECTION: Again, weakened by suffering and overcome by fatigue, Jesus falls. Though
utterly exhausted, He will not give up. He will not surrender to death until atonement is made
and my salvation is accomplished.
PRAYER: O Jesus, help me bear with perseverance and ever greater generosity the cross of
fidelity to Your commandments and of docility to Your inspirations.
But if I should ever again have the misfortune of sinning, let me, encouraged by the example
of Your zeal to atone, have the honesty to acknowledge my guilt, the humility to confess my
failure, the courage to atone for my sin, and the strength to rise again.
And have mercy on all those guilty of second abortion, that they might not only come to an
acute realization of the awfulness of their sin but also to a firm conviction of the infinite
mercy of God and of His love for the repentant sinner.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Eighth Station
Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You;
REFLECTION: The pious women of Jerusalem weep for our suffering Savior. He turns to
them and says, ―Weep not for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.‖
Compassion is good and we should compassionate Our Lord, but He wishes us to understand
that it is better to be sorry for our sins. He also wants us to realize that we, too, might be
asked to bear such sufferings as His. We must beprepared for it.
PRAYER: O Jesus, grant me, like the women of Jerusalem, a compassionate heart, a heart
ever sensitive to the sufferings of others and ever eager to help them in their trials. Grant me
especially a heart acutely sensitive to the malice of sin. But also, dear Lord, help me to realize
that I, like You, may be required to bear my cross down the gauntlet of ridicule and scorn.
Please strengthen me for any trials You have in store for me.
And have mercy on all lonely mothers who having been deceived into aborting their baby are
now abandoned to bear alone the burden of a tortured conscience, may they realize that in
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spite of their sin they are still objects of God’s overwhelming and merciful love. With tears of
repentance may they quickly return to their Father’s loving embrace.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Ninth Station
Jesus falls the Third time
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You;
REFLECTION: As Jesus approaches Calvary, He falls again, the third time. I must realize
how very real was the suffering, the heartache, the fatigue of my beloved Savior; and
therefore, how great and how genuine was His love for me in bearing the Cross. From this
third fall I must realize especially that, regardless of how many times I fall, I must
acknowledge my failure, repent of my fault, and rise again.
PRAYER: O Jesus, grant me the grace of immunity from despair. Imprint indelibly on my
soul the realization of Your great love for me and of Your infinite patience and forgiveness.
Instill in me a firm determination never to allow unrepented sins to keep me from you.Make
me firm in my resolve ever to be honest in admitting my guilt; make me ever ready to endure
any embarrassment, to tolerate any consequences, rather than rail to confess and atone for my
sins.
And have mercy on the professional abortionists, the mothers who have had multiple
abortions, the abortionists and their assistants. With a keen realization of the awfulness of
their sin, may they, with sincere repentance, strive to atone for their sin by helping others
avoid the trap they have fallen into.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Tenth Station
Jesus is stripped of his garments
REFLECTION: Behold our Blessed Savior as He is stripped of His garments. Even in His
Sacred Passion He teaches me detachment from things of this world. He divests Himself of
the last vestiges of the things of this world, His own garments. He reminds me that in my
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final agony I must relinquish all, that nothing on earth can serve as mysupport. Riches,
honors, reputation, are of no avail. Even friends must pass me by, helpless to come to my aid.
I must, therefore, seek above all, the kingdom of God and His friendship. With these I am
rich and secure; with anything else, I am poor and wretched.
PRAYER: O Jesus, let me, like You, be detached from the things of this world. Help me to
realize that things of this earth can never bring me final happiness, nor ever support me in my
critical trials.Grant me the grace to see that attachment of things that cannot bring happiness
is not wisdom, that dependence on things that cannot save is folly. Grant me the grace of
being poor in spirit; that I might have one consuming ambition: to amass merit in Heaven;
and that I might have one consuming passion to do always Your Holy Will.
And have mercy on those who are at this hour being prepared for an abortion. With a keen
awareness of the sin they are about to commit, may they, even at this last moment, have the
grace and courage to reverse their decision, and spare their child.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Eleventh Station
Jesus is nailed to the cross
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You;
Because by your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
REFLECTION: Contemplate our Divine Savior as He suffers the pain of being nailed to the
cross. By
His anguish He atones for our sins of sensuality. Hear the dull thud of the hammer. Feel the
piercing
pain as each blow strikes. How intolerable is the aching agony that follows as each hand and
each foot is
fastened to the Cross.
Reflect on the fact that this is my Savior; and that He endures all this for my sins of self-
indulgence. By
His anguish He atones for my repeated folly of seeking happiness where it cannot be found,
in forbidden
pleasures of sense.
PRAYER: O Jesus, my Savior, by the merits You gained for me by Your Sacred Passion,
grant me an
abiding realization that genuine happiness does not consist in pleasures of the senses.
Make me vigilant in guarding against the approaches of sin, whether its attraction springs
from the lure of
passion or a deceit of Satan. Make me prompt and generous in my determination to resist all
temptations.
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Have mercy on us.
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And have mercy on the little ones who, this day, are being nailed to their cross of
pain in their mother‟s
womb. Some way, in God‟s Divine Providence, may their pain, united with that of
Christ, effect not only
their own redemption, but gain the grace of repentance for those who inflict this pain upon
them.
Have mercy on them.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Twelfth Station
Jesus dies on the cross
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You;
REFLECTION: Contemplate our Divine Savior as He hangs for three agonizing hours upon
the Cross. This is He in whom the Father is well pleased. And yet how abandoned, how
forsaken is He. He is paying the price of sin, rejection by God. His whole body is racked with
pain. His sacred features are distorted with anguish. He is overwhelmed with weakness. His
Sacred Heart is utterly broken with grief. With His own unaided human powers, He forces
Himself to bear the agony of approaching death, and this without consolation, with nothing
but loneliness as His companion. Finally, obedient unto death, when His Heavenly Father
would have Him do so, He dismisses His wearySoul. He dies that I might have life.
PRAYER: O most Sacred Heart of Jesus, wounded that I might be healed, even today You
still make of Yourself a victim of Love upon our altars. What do You desire and what do You
seek but victims to continue in them Your sacrifice? Through the Immaculate Heart of Mary
and in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, accept my sacrifices
in atonement for sin and for the salvation of souls.
And have mercy on all those mothers, fathers, abortionists and staff who have committed
abortions. Maythey all have the honesty and the integrity to admit the awfulness of their sin,
the grace to repent, and the determination to atone by helping others avoid the fatal folly they
have been made guilty.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Thirteenth Station
Jesus is taken down from the Cross
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You;
Because by your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
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REFLECTION: Only after He is dead does our Divine Savior condescend to come down
from the cross. He wished to give me an example and to teach me a lesson. Although
desolation still envelopes the land, although failure seems to fill the air, His life has been a
tremendous success. Things are not what they seem. With God, failures are often successes;
and successes, failures. The folly of fidelity to God is the highest wisdom.
His Passion is over; mine is yet to be endured. He wants me to realize that although God may
at times appear to abandon me, He does not. Although my cross may at times seem
unbearable, it is not.
Although all may at times seem to be lost, the victory is really won. He won it. My only
possible failure is to fail to persevere in bearing my cross as He would have me bear it.
PRAYER: O Holy Mary, Mother of God and my Mother, teach me to follow your example of
fidelity and fortitude. As you mothered me, giving me life, as you have so solicitously cared
for me throughout all the days of my life, do now in your motherly solicitude continue to care
for me. Teach me to bear my cross generously as a child of yours should; and do comfort and
strengthen me in the hours of my greatest trials, especially at the hour of my death.
And have mercy on all those who, guilty of the sin of abortion, are tempted to despair of ever
being forgiven. May they come to a keen realization that the atonement of the crucified Son
of God is so great that ONLY their refusal to confess their sin and repent their fault can
render them unqualified for their Savior‟s loving embrace.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Fourteenth Station
Jesus is laid in the sepulcher
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You;
Because by your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.
REFLECTION: Contemplate our Divine Savior as He is laid in the sepulcher. How proper it
was that He should have so suffered and thus should have entered into His glory.
And how proper it is, if I am to reign with Him, that I too should follow His bloody footsteps,
that my entire life should be a life of atonement for sin and pleas for grace, that I should make
up in my body for sufferings that are wanting to His for the salvation of souls!
PRAYER: O Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the Universe. All that has been
created has been made for You. Exercise upon me all Your rights.
I renew my baptismal promises renouncing Satan and all his works and pomps. I promise to
live a good Christian life and to do all in my power to procure the triumph of the rights of
God and Your church. Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You my poor actions in order to obtain
that all hearts may acknowledge Your Sacred Royalty and that thus the reign of Your peace
may be established throughout the universe.
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Amen.
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Have mercy on us.
And have mercy on all those supporting the abortion industry; the abortionists, politicians,
lawyers, journalists, and ordinary citizens, that they might have the grace to realize the
awfulness of the sin they promote, repent their fault, and do what they can to stop abortion, in
our country and in the whole world.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Closing Prayer
Look down with favor, O Lord, we beseech You, on this, Your assembly,
for which
Our Lord Jesus Christ did not hesitate to be delivered into the hands of
wicked
men and suffer the torment of the cross; Who lives and reigns, world
without end.
Amen.
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17: If he has lived all his life doing his own will and he is to die the next day, his
life will be
prolonged.
18: Every time one recites these Prayers he gains 100 days indulgence.
19: He is assured of being joined to the Supreme Choir of Angels.
20: Whoever teaches these Prayers to another will have continuous joy and merit
which will
endure eternally.
21: Where these Prayers are being said or will be said in the future, God is present
with His
Grace.
First Prayer
One Our Father......One Hail Mary. O Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to those who
love Thee. Joy surpassing all joy and all desire. Salvation and Hope of all sinners.
Who hast proved that Thou hast no greater desire than to be among men, even
assuming human nature at the fullness of time for the love of men, recall all the
sufferings Thou hast endured from the instant of Thy Conception and especially
during Thy Passion, as it was decreed and ordained from all Eternity
in the Divine Plan. Remember, O Lord, that during the Last Supper with Thy
disciples, having washed their feet, Thou gavest them Thy Most Precious Body
and Blood and while at the same time Thou didst sweetly console them, Thou didst
foretell them Thy coming Passion.Remember the sadness and bitterness which
Thou didst experience in Thy Soul as Thou Thyself bore witness saying, “My soul
is sorrowful even unto death.” Remember the fear, anguish and
pain that Thou didst suffer in Thy Delicate Body before the torment of the
Crucifixion, when,after having prayed three times, bathed in a sweat of blood.
Thou was betrayed by Judas, Thy disciple. Arrested by the people of a nation Thou
had chosen and elevated. Accused by false witnesses. Unjustly judged by three
judges during the Flower of Thy Youth and during the Solemn Paschal Season.
Remember that Thou was despoiled of Thy Garments and clothed in
those of derision. That Thy Face and Eyes were veiled. That Thou was buffeted,
crowned with thorns and a reed placed in Thy Hands. That Thou was crushed with
blows and overwhelmed with affronts and outrages. In memory of all these pains
and sufferings which Thou didst endure before Thy Passion on the Cross, grant me
before my death, true contrition, a sincere and entire confession worthy satisfaction
and the remission of all my sins. Amen.
Second Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! True Liberty of Angels, Paradise of Delights,
remember the horror and sadness which Thou didst endure when Thy enemies, like
furious lions, surrounded Thee and by thousands of insults, spits, blows,
lacerations and other unheard of cruelties, tormented Thee at will. In consideration
of these torments and insulting words, I beseech Thee, O My Savior, to deliver me
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from all my enemies, visible and invisible and to bring me under Thy Protection to
the perfection of Eternal Salvation. Amen.
Third Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Creator of Heaven and earth. Whom nothing can
encompass or limit. Thou who dost enfold and hold all under Thy Loving Power,
remember the very bitter pain Thou didst suffer when the Jews nailed Thy Sacred
Hands and Feet to the Cross by blow after blow with big blunt nails and not
finding Thee in a pitiable enough state to satisfy their rage, they enlarged Thy
Wounds and added pain to pain and with indescribable cruelty, stretched Thy Body
on the Cross, pulled Thee from all sides thus dislocating Thy Limbs. I beg
of Thee, O Jesus, by the memory of this most Loving Suffering of the Cross, to
grant me the Grace to fear Thee and to love Thee. Amen.
Fourth Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Heavenly Physician, raised aloft on the Cross to
heal our wounds with Thine. Remember the bruises which Thou didst suffer and
the weakness of all Thy Members which were distended to such a degree that
never was there pain like unto Thine. From the Crown of Thy Head to the Souls of
Thy Feet, there was not one spot on Thy Body that
was not in torment and yet, forgetting all Thy Sufferings, Thou didst not cease to
pray to Thy Heavenly Father for Thy enemies saying, “Father, forgive them,
for they know not what they do.” Through this Great Mercy and in memory
of this suffering, grant that the remembrance of Thy Most Bitter Passion may
effect in us, a perfect contrition and the remission of all our sins.
Amen.
Fifth Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Mirror of Eternal Splendor, remember the
sadness which Thou experienced when contemplating in the Light of Thy Divinity,
the predestination of those who would be saved by the Merits of Thy Sacred
Passion, Thou didst see at the same time, the great multitude of reprobates who
would be damned for their sins and Thou didst complain bitterly of
those hopeless lost and unfortunate sinners. Through this Abyss of Compassion
and Pity, and especially through the Goodness which Thou displayed to the good
thief when Thou didst say to him, “This day, thou shalt be with Me in
Paradise.” I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, that at the
hour of my death, Thou wilt show me Mercy. Amen.
Sixth Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus. Beloved and Most Desirable King, remember the
grief Thou didst suffer, when naked and like a common criminal, Thou was
fastened and raised on the Cross. When all Thy friends abandoned Thee, except
Thy Beloved Mother, who remained close
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to Thee during Thy Agony and whom Thou didst entrust to Thy faithful disciple
when Thou said to Mary, “Woman, behold thy son!” and to St. John, “Son,
behold thy Mother!” I beg of Thee, O My Savior, by the sword of sorrow which
pierced the soul of Thy Holy Mother, to have compassion on me in all my trials
and tribulations, both corporal and spiritual, and to assist me in all my trials, and
especially at the hour of my death. Amen
Seventh Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Inexhaustible Fountain of Compassion. Who by a
profound gesture of Love, said from the Cross, “I thirst!” Suffered from the
thirst for the salvation of the human race. I beg of Thee, O My Savior, to inflame
in our hearts the desire to tend toward perfection in all our acts and to extinguish in
us the concupiscence of the flesh and the ardor of worldly desires. Amen.
Eighth Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Sweetness of Hearts, Delight of The Spirit, by the
bitterness of the vinegar and gall which Thou didst taste on the Cross for Love of
us, grant us the grace to receive worthily, Thy Precious Body and Blood during our
life and at the hour of our death, that They may serve as a remedy and consolation
for our souls. Amen.
Ninth Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Royal Virtue, Joy of the Mind, recall the pain
Thou didst endure when, plunged in an ocean of bitterness at the approach of
death, insulted, outraged bythe Jews, Thou didst cry out in a loud voice that
Thou was abandoned by Thy Father, saying, “My God, My God, why hast
Thou forsaken Me?” Through this anguish, I beg of Thee, O My
Savior, not to abandon me in the terrors and pains of my death. Amen.
Tenth Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Who art the beginning and end of all things, life
and virtue, remember that for our sakes, Thou was plunged in an abyss of suffering
from the Soles of Thy Feet to the Crown of Thy Head. In consideration of the
enormity of Thy Wounds, teach me to keep, through pure love, Thy
Commandments, whose way is wide and easy for those who love Thee. Amen.
Eleventh Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Deep Abyss of Mercy. I beg of Thee, in memory
of Thy Wounds which penetrated to the very Marrow of Thy Bones and to the
Depth of Thy Being, to draw me, a miserable sinner, overwhelmed by my offenses,
away from sin and to hide me in Thy Wounds until Thy anger and just indignation
shall have passed away. Amen.
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Twelfth Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Mirror of Truth, Symbol of Unity, Link of
Charity, remember the multitude of wounds with which Thou was covered from
head to foot, torn and reddened by the spilling of Thy Adorable Blood. O Great
and Universal Pain which Thou didst suffer in Thy Virginal Flesh for the love of
us! Sweetest Jesus! What is there that Thou couldst have done for us that Thou hast
not done?! May the Fruit of Thy Sufferings be renewed in my soul by the
faithful remembrance of Thy Passion, and may Thy Love increase in my heart each
day until I see Thee in Eternity. Thou who art the treasury of every real good and
every joy, which I beg Thee to grant me, O Sweetest Jesus, in Heaven. Amen.
Thirteenth Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Strong Lion, Immortal and Invincible King,
remember the pain which Thou didst endure when all Thy Strength both moral and
physical, was entirely exhausted, Thou didst bow Thy Head saying, “It is
consummated!” Through this anguish and grief, I beg of Thee Lord Jesus, to
have mercy on me at the hour of my death when my mind will be greatly troubled
and my soul will be in anguish. Amen.
Fourteenth Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! Only Son of the Father, Splendor and Figure of
His Substance, remember the simple and humble recommendation Thou didst
make of Thy Soul to Thy Heavenly Father saying, “Father, into Thy Hands, I
commend My Spirit!” And with Thy Body all torn, Thy Heart broken and the
Bowels of Thy Mercy open to redeem us, Thou didst expire. By this Precious
Death, I beg of Thee, O King of Saints, comfort me and help me to resist the
devil, the flesh and the world, so that being dead to the world, I may live for Thee
alone. I beg of Thee, at the hour of my death, to receive me, a pilgrim and an exile
returning to Thee. Amen.
Fifteenth Prayer
Our Father...Hail Mary. O Jesus! True and Fruitful Vine, remember the abundant
outpouring of Blood which Thou didst so generously shed from Thy Sacred Body
as juice from grapes in a wine press. From Thy Side, pierced with a lance by a
soldier, Blood and Water issued forth until there was not left in Thy Body a single
drop and finally, like a bundle of myrrh, lifted to the top of the Cross, Thy Delicate
Flesh was destroyed, the very Substance of Thy Body withered and the Marrow of
Thy Bones dried up. Through this bitter Passion and through the outpouring of
Thy Precious Blood, I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, to receive my soul when I am
in my death agony. Amen.
Conclusion
O Sweet Jesus! Pierce my heart so that my tears of penitence will be my bread day
and night.May I be converted entirely to Thee. May my heart be Thy perpetual
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habitation. May my conversation be pleasing to Thee and may the end of my life
be so praiseworthy, that I may merit Heaven and there with Thy saints, praise Thee
forever. Amen.
God please bless marriages in warmth and strength. Give couples guidance, love,
and understanding to be the best that they can be. Be with them through the difficult
moments and the beautiful ones. Teach them that marriage is a loving process and a
challenge. Father, we pray that You will deliver couples from self-centeredness.
Grant that they will have a servant's heart. Father, in the name of Jesus, we pray that
You would bind the work of Satan from marriages. He would love nothing more than
to destroy them. We ask You to stop his work in couples' lives and destroy his
attacks against marriages. Lord, we ask You to help couples deal with any
unconfessed sin in their lives. We plead that couples will speak the truth to one
another in love and to share their feelings without being arrogant or
spiteful. Please create a spirit of forgiveness in marriages, and that couples will be
kind to one another. Through love and honesty, enable couples to work through their
differences. Father, we plead that You would bring marriages into a more intimate
relationship with Yourself. Cause couples to long for You as the deer longs for water.
Grant couples a hunger in their soul for You. Create within them a spirit of prayer,
especially for each other. Father, we ask that You would deal with any past problems
in marriages that are causing trouble now. Your Word declares that You heal the
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brokenhearted and that You bind up their wounds. In the name of Jesus, we ask You
to be true to Your Word and heal the emotional wounds and baggage
that couples have in their lives. Father, we pray that You would rekindle passion and
desire between couples. We ask You to bless their relationships and cause them to
rejoice in it. Lord Jesus, You have declared that what therefore God has joined
together, let no man separate. You desire one man to be with one woman for life.
We plead with you to save and strengthen marriages. O God, do not let sin, Satan,
circumstances, or problems separate what You have joined together. Amen.
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Let us pray
Almighty and everlasting God, look upon the Heart of Thy well-beloved Son and upon the
acts of praise and satisfaction which He renders unto Thee in the name of sinners; and do
Thou, in Thy great goodness, grant pardon to them who seek Thy mercy, in the name of the
same Son, Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, world without end. Amen.
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Lord God, from you every family in Heaven and on earth takes its name. Father, you are love
and life. Through your Son, Jesus Christ, born of woman, and through the Holy Spirit,
fountain of Divine Charity, grant that each family on earth may become for each successive
generation a true shrine of life and love. Grant that your grace may guide the thoughts and
actions of husbands and wives for the good of their families and of all the families in the
world. Grant that the young may find in the family solid support for their human dignity and
for their growth in truth and love. Grant that love, strengthened by the grace of the sacrament
of marriage, may prove mightier than all the weaknesses and trials through which our
families sometimes pass. Grant that all the families may be faithful to their day-to-day duties,
to bear the cares and tribulations of life, to be open and generous to the needs of others, and
fulfill with joy the plan of God in their regard. Through the intercession of the Holy Family
of Nazareth, grant that the Church may fruitfully carry out her worldwide mission in the
family and through the family. May each family really become a "little Church" in which the
mystery of the Church of Christ is mirrored and given new life. Grant that every family may
generously make its own contribution to the coming of His Kingdom in the world -- a
kingdom of truth and life; a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love
and peace, Through Christ our Lord who is the Way, the Truth and the Life for ever
and ever.”
Amen
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the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may
be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.‟ We do this precisely with deep humility and
profound love. This exalted yet simple action of our daily mission as priests opens up
humanity, so to speak, to its forth limits…” Pope John Paul II March 13, 19??
O Holy Spirit, Spirit of Wisdom and divine love, impart Your knowledge, understanding, and
counsel to youth that they may know the vocation wherein they can best serve God. Give
them courage and strength to follow
God‟s holy will. Guide their uncertain steps, strengthen their resolutions, shield their
chastity, fashion their minds, conquer their hearts, and lead them to the vineyards where
they will labor in God‟s holy service.
EWTN
You who are God and live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone
who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession was left
unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O virgin of virgins, my
Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of
the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer
me. Amen.
The Magnificat
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
Because He hathregarded the humility of His handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because He that is
mighty hath done great things to me, and holy is His Name. And His Mercy is from
generation unto generations upon them that fear Him.
He hath shown might in His arm. He hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their
heart. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble. He
hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent empty away.
He hath received Israel, His servant, being mindful of His mercy. As He spoke to our
Fathers, Abraham and His seed forever. Glory 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. Amen.
LITANY OF HUMILITY
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Amen.
O Eternal God! O Eternal Trinity! Through the union of Thy divine nature Thou hast made so precious
the Blood of Thine only-begotten Son! O eternal Trinity, Thou art as deep a mystery as the sea, in
whom the more I seek, the more I find; and the more I find, the more I seek. For even immersed in the
depths of Thee, my soul is never satisfied, always famished and hungering for Thee, eternal Trinity,
wishing and desiring to see Thee, the True Light.
O eternal Trinity, with the light of understanding I have tasted and seen the depths of Thy mystery and
the beauty of Thy creation. In seeing myself in Thee, I have seen that I will become like Thee. O
eternal Father, from Thy power and Thy wisdom clearly Thou hast given to me a share of that wisdom
which belongs to Thine Only-begotten Son. And truly hast the Holy Spirit, who procedeth from Thee,
Father and Son, given to me the desire to love Thee.
O eternal Trinity, Thou art my maker and I am Thy creation. Illuminated by Thee, I have learned that
Thou hast made me a new creation through the Blood of Thine Only-begotten Son because Thou art
captivated by love at the beauty of Thy creation.
O eternal Trinity, O Divinity, O unfathomable abyss, O deepest sea, what greater gift could Thou
givest me then Thy very Self? Thou art a fire that burns eternally yet never consumed, a fire that
consumes with Thy heat my self-love. Again and again Thou art the fire who taketh away all cold
heartedness and illuminateth the mind by Thy light, the light with which Thou hast made me to know
Thy truth.
By this mirrored light I know Thou are the highest good, a good above all good, a fortunate good, an
incomprehensible good, an unmeasurable good, a beauty above all beauty, a wisdom above all
wisdom, for Thou art wisdom itself, the the food of angels, the fire of love that Thou givest to man.
Thou art the garment covering our nakedness. Thou feedest our family with Thy sweetness, a
sweetness Thou art from which there is no trace of bitterness. O Eternal Trinity! Amen.
A Trinity Prayer
Love of Jesus Fill us.
Holy Spirit Guide us.
Will of the Father be done.
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Heavenly Father,
From the moment these children were conceived, You knew their names.
In the silent first hours of their lives, as cells divided and their living flesh
quickened, Your love breathed deep within and they began to grow in Your image
and likeness.
May our prayers be accompanied by choirs of angels as we await their births.
We ask this through Your child who was formed in the Virgin’s womb and who
lived and died for us,
Lord, forever and ever. Amen.
Lord Jesus,
You who faithfully visit and fulfill with your Presence the Church and the history
of men; You who in the miraculous Sacrament of your Body and Blood render us
participants in divine Life and allow us a foretaste of the joy of eternal Life; We
adore and bless you.
Prostrated before You, source and lover of Life, truly present and alive among us,
we beg you.
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Reawaken in us respect for every unborn life, make us capable of seeing in the
fruit of the maternal womb the miraculous work of the Creator, open our hearts to
generously welcoming every child that comes into life.
Bless all families, sanctify the union of spouses, render fruitful their love.
Accompany the choices of legislative assemblies with the light of your Spirit,so
that peoples and nations may recognize and respect the sacred nature of life, of
every human life.
Guide the work of scientists and doctors, so that all progress contributes to the
integral well-being of the person, and no one endures suppression or injustice.
Give creative charity to administrators and economists, so they may realize and
promote sufficient conditions so that young families can serenely embrace the birth
of new children.
Console the married couples who suffer because they are unable to have children
and in Your goodness provide for them.
Teach us all to care for orphaned or abandoned children, so they may experience
the warmth of your Charity, the consolation of your divine Heart.
Together with Mary, Your Mother, the great believer, in whose womb you took on
our human nature, we wait to receive from You, our Only True Good and Savior,
the strength to love and serve life, in anticipation of living forever in You, in
communion with the Blessed Trinity.
Lord God, I thank you today for the gift of my life, and for the lives of all my
brothers and sisters. I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion,
yet I rejoice that You have conquered death by the Resurrection of Your Son. I am
ready to do my part in ending abortion. Today I commit myself NEVER to be
silent, NEVER to be passive, NEVER to be forgetful of the unborn. I commit
myself to be active in the pro-life movement, and never to stop defending life until
all my brothers and sisters are protected, and our nation once again becomes a
nation with liberty and justice not just for some, but for all, through Christ our
Lord. Amen!
Glorious Saint Michael, Prince of the heavenly hosts, who stands always ready to
give assistance to the people of God; who fought with the dragon, the old serpent,
and cast him out of heaven, and now valiantly defends the Church of God that the
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gates of hell may never prevail against her, I earnestly entreat you to assist me also,
in the painful and dangerous conflict which I sustain against the same formidable
foe.
Be with me, O mighty Prince! that I may courageously fight and vanquish that
proud spirit, whom you, by the Divine Power, gloriously overthrew, and whom our
powerful King, Jesus Christ, has, in our nature, completely overcome; so having
triumphed over the enemy of my salvation, I may with you and the holy angels,
praise the clemency of God who, having refused mercy to the rebellious angels
after their fall, has granted repentance and forgiveness to fallen man. Amen.
Memorae to St Joseph
Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, that never was it
known that anyone who implored your help and sought your intercession
were left unassisted.
Full of confidence in your power I fly unto you and beg your protection.
Despise not O Guardian of the Redeemer my humble supplication, but in
your bounty, hear and answer me. Amen.
O dearest St. Joseph, I consecrate myself to your honor 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 St. Joseph, pray for me, that I may share in the peace and joy of
your holy death. Amen.
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Amen.
Saint Mary Magdalen was one of the few who remained with Christ during His
agony on the Cross. She visited His tomb with two other women and found it
empty. It was to her that our Lord first appeared after His Resurrection. He asked
her to announce His Resurrection to the Apostles.
O Lord, we ask for a boundless confidence and trust in Your divine mercy, and the
courage to accept the crosses and sufferings which bring immense goodness to our
souls and that of Your Church.
Help us to love You with a pure and contrite heart, and to humble ourselves
beneath Your cross, as we climb the mountain of holiness, carrying our cross that
leads to heavenly glory.
May we receive You with great faith and love in Holy Communion, and allow You
to act in us, as You desire, for Your greater glory.
O Jesus, most adorable heart and eternal fountain of Divine Love, may our prayer
find favor before the Divine Majesty of Your Heavenly Father. Amen.
O Christ Jesus
When all is darkness
And we feel our weakness and helplessness,
Give us the sense of Your Presence,
Your Love and Your Strength.
Help us to have perfect trust
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O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the
glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my
every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; and I wish
to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its Merciful
Love.
O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to
fulfill perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of
this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all
Eternity.
Amen.
O little St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, who during your short life on earth became
a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of wholehearted
abandonment to God, now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues, cast a
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glance of pity on me as I leave all things in your hands. Make my troubles your
own - speak a word for me to our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love
you were - to that Queen of heaven "who smiled on you at the dawn of life." Beg
her as the Queen of the heart of Jesus to obtain for me by her powerful
intercession, the grace I yearn for so ardently at this moment, and that she join with
it a blessing that may strengthen me during life. Defend me at the hour of death,
and lead me straight on to a happy eternity.
Amen
Amen.
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Blessed Pier Giorgio, pray for us. (Repeat after each invocation.)
Loving son and brother,
Support of family life,
Friend of the friendless,
Most Christian of companions,
Leader of youth,
Helper of those in need,
Teacher of charity,
Patron of the poor,
Comfort of the sick,
Athlete for God’s kingdom,
Conqueror of life’s mountains,
Defender of truth and virtue,
Opponent of every injustice,
Patriotic citizen of the nation,
Loyal son of the Church,
Devoted child of the Madonna,
Ardent adorer of the Eucharist,
Fervent student of the Scriptures,
Dedicated follower of St. Dominic,
Apostle of prayer and fasting,
Guide to a deep love for Jesus,
Diligent in work and study,
Joyful in all of life’s circumstances,
Strong in safeguarding chastity,
Silent in pain and suffering,
Faithful to the promises of Baptism,
Model of humility,
Example of detachment,
Mirror of obedience,
Man of the Beatitudes,
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Let us pray: Father, You gave to the young Pier Giorgio Frassati the joy of
meeting Christ and of living his faith in service of the poor and the sick.Through
his intercession, may we, too, walk the path of the Beatitudes and follow the
example of his generosity, spreading the spirit of the Gospel in society. We ask
this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Heavenly Father,
Give me the courage to strive for the highest goals,
to flee every temptation to be mediocre.
Enable me to aspire to greatness, as Pier Giorgio did,
and to open my heart with joy to Your call to holiness.
Free me from the fear of failure.
I want to be, Lord, firmly and forever united to You.
Grant me the graces I ask You through Pier Giorgio's intercession,
by the merits of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
St Maria Goretti, Patroness of the Youth and victims of rape, pray for us.
Here is a daily prayer to end abortion. Every unborn child is God’s Precious gift and we have no
right to end a human life. Let’s pray for all those who struggle through abortion and who want to
end their unborn babies.
Father in heaven, we thank you for the precious gift of human life to our first parents, Adam and
Eve, and to every human being down the centuries till today.
In your Divine Providence, you have made us your collaborators in the transmission of this gift and
in preserving it from the moment it is conceived till it is transformed into life eternal.
We beg pardon for those who suffocate human life in unborn babies, who eliminate it violently with
enmity and hatred, or who suppress it prematurely in the elderly and the terminally ill.
Grant us so to cherish human life that we shall always respect and defend it, especially within the
sacred shrine of the family where it is born and nurtured. We promise to use the gift of life with
gratitude and care at all times and in every place.
We make this prayer to You, our loving Father, through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Life, in
the Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of Life, and the name of Jesus Christ, your Son, who came that we
may have life in abundance. Amen
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QUOTES
With violence hatred is sown and then its evil fruits are gathered. With charity Peace is sown among
men, but not the peace of the world, True Peace, which only faith in Jesus Christ can give, binding us
together in brotherly love."
(Excerpt from Pier Giorgio’s notes for a speech made to the students of FUCI: “Federation of Italian Catholic University Students.")
"America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has
deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their
children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the
most intimate human relationships. It has aggravated the derogation of the father's role
in an increasingly fatherless society. It has portrayed the greatest of gifts -- a child -- as
a competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience. It has nominally accorded mothers
unfettered dominion over the independent lives of their physically dependent sons and
daughters"
And, in granting this unconscionable power, it has exposed many women to unjust and
selfish demands from their husbands or other sexual partners. Human rights are not a
privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue
of his humanity. The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be
contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or a sovereign." (Mother
Theresa -- "Notable and Quotable," Wall Street Journal, 2/25/94, p. A14)
"But I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war
against the child - a direct killing of the innocent child - murder by the mother herself.
And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people
not to kill one another? How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As
always, we must persuade her with love, and we remind ourselves that love means to be
willing to give until it hurts. Jesus gave even his life to love us. So the mother who is
thinking of abortion, should be helped to love - that is, to give until it hurts her plans, or
her free time, to respect the life of her child. The father of that child, whoever he is,
must also give until it hurts. By abortion, the mother does not learn to love, but kills
even her own child to solve her problems. And by abortion, the father is told that he
does not have to take any responsibility at all for the child he has brought into the world.
That father is likely to put other women into the same trouble. So abortion just leads to
more abortion. Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching the people to love, but
to use any violence to get what they want. That is why the greatest destroyer of love
and peace is abortion. "
"Please don't kill the child. I want the child. Please give me the child. I am willing to
accept any child who would be aborted, and to give that child to a married couple who
will love the child, and be loved by the child. From our children's home in Calcutta alone,
we have saved over 3,000 children from abortions. These children have brought such
love and joy to their adopting parents, and have grown up so full of love and joy!"
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February 1997 - National Prayer Breakfast in Washington attended by the President and
the First Lady. "What is taking place in America," she said, "is a war against the child.
And if we accept that the mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not
to kill one another."
"Any country that accepts abortion, is not teaching its people to love, but to use any
violence to get what it wants."
"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."
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