O Jesus,
the Magi offered You revealing gifts:
gold, because You are our King;
frankincense, because You are our God;
and myrrh, because You are our Redeemer.
Like the Magi,
I offer You my gifts:
the gold of my earnest love as Your faithful subject;
the frankincense of frequent prayer as Your creature;
and the myrrh of a generous self-sacrifice as a sinner.
Amen.
(St Joseph Prayer Book)
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, – have mercy on us.
(Repeat after each invocation.)
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father,
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother,
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God,
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty,
Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God,
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High,
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven,
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity,
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love,
Heart of Jesus, full of justice and love,
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,
Heart of Jesus, king and centre of all hearts,
Heart of Jesus, in Whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge, Heart of Jesus, in Whom dwells the fullness of Divinity,
Heart of Jesus, in Whom the Father was well pleased,
Heart of Jesus, of Whose fullness we have all received,
Heart of Jesus, desire of everlasting hills,
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke You,
Heart of Jesus, fountain of love and holiness,
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium,
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offences,
Heart of Jesus, obedient to death,
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation,
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in You,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You,
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints, – have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world; spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world; graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world; have mercy. on us.
V. Jesus, meek and humble of Heart,
R. make our hearts like to Yours.
Let us pray:
Almighty and Eternal God, look upon the Heart of Your most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfaction that He offers You in the name of sinners; and to those who implore Your mercy, in Your great goodness, grant forgiveness in the Name of the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You, forever and ever. Amen.
THE LITANY OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS
Lord, have mercy on us. – Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. – Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. – Lord, have mercy on us.
Jesus, hear us. – Jesus, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, – have mercy on us. (Repeat after each line.)
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Jesus, Son of the living God,
Jesus, splendour of the Father,
Jesus, brightness of eternal light,
Jesus, king of glory,
Jesus, sun of justice,
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary,
Jesus most amiable,
Jesus most admirable,
Jesus, mighty God,
Jesus, angel of great counsel,
Jesus most powerful,
Jesus most patient,
Jesus most obedient,
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Jesus, lover of chastity,
Jesus, lover of us,
Jesus, God of peace,
Jesus, author of life,
Jesus, example of virtues,
Jesus, zealous for souls,
Jesus, our God,
Jesus, our refuge,
Jesus, father of the poor,
Jesus, treasure of the faithful,
Jesus, good shepherd,
Jesus, true light,
Jesus, eternal wisdom,
Jesus, infinite goodness,
Jesus, our way and our life,
Jesus, joy of angels,
Jesus, king of patriarchs,
Jesus, master of the apostles,
Jesus, teacher of the evangelists,
Jesus, strength of martyrs,
Jesus, light of confessors,
Jesus, purity of virgins,
Jesus, crown of all saints, – have mercy on us.
Be merciful unto us, – Jesus, spare us.
Be merciful unto us, – Jesus, spare us.
From all evil, – Jesus, deliver us. (Repeat after each line.)
From all sin,
From your wrath,
From the snares of the devil,
From the spirit of uncleanness,
From everlasting death,
From the neglect of your inspirations,
Through the mystery of your holy Incarnation,
Through your nativity,
Through your infancy,
Through your most divine life,
Through your labours,
Through your agony and passion,
Through your cross and dereliction,
Through your faintness and weariness,
Through your death and burial,
Through your resurrection,
Through your ascension,
Through your institution of the Most Holy Eucharist,
Through your joys,
Through your glory, – Jesus, deliver us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, – spare us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, – graciously hear us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, – have mercy on us, O Jesus.
Jesus hear us, – Jesus, graciously hear us.
Let us pray:
O Lord Jesus Christ, who said, ‘Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you’; grant, we beseech you, to us your supplicants, the gifts of your most divine love, that we may love you with our whole heart, and in all our words and works, and never cease from praising you.
O Lord, give us a perpetual fear as well as love of your holy Name, for you never cease to govern those you founded upon the strength of your love. You who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
May God the Father, and the eternal High Priest Jesus Christ,
build us up in faith and truth and love,
and grant to us our portion among the saints
with all those who believe in our Lord Jesus Christ.
We pray for all saints, for kings and rulers,
for the enemies of the Cross of Christ,
and for ourselves we pray that our fruit may abound
and we be made perfect in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
– Saint Polycarp –
O Christ Jesus, I acknowledge thee King of the Universe. All that has been created has been made for thee. Exercise over me all thy sovereign rights.
I renew the promises of my Baptism. I renounce Satan and all his works, and all his pomps, and 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 thy Church.
Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer thee my poor efforts in order to obtain that all hearts may acknowledge thy Sacred Royalty, and that thus the Kingdom of thy peace may be established throughout the Universe. Amen.
PRAYER OF ST GERTRUDE TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Hail, Sacred Heart of Jesus, living and vivifying source of eternal life, infinite treasure of the Divinity, burning furnace of divine love!
Thou art the place of my repose and my refuge. O my Divine Lord, inflame my heart with that ardent love with which thine was inflamed; pour into my heart the graces of which thine is the source; and grant that my heart may be so closely united to thine that thy will may be mine, and that mine may be eternally conformed to thine, for it is my desire that henceforth this holy will be the rule of all my desires and my actions. Amen.
– St Anthony’s Treasury, 1916
Lord Jesus,
You came to serve, not to be served,
form within us Your generous spirit.
Fill us with Your love,
that we may love the Father
as You love Him.
Fill us with Your compassion,
that we may see our brothers and sisters
as You see them.
Fill us with Your courage,
that we may give our lives in service
to the Church as You gave Your life for us.
Fill us with that Spirit which will make us
preachers of Your Word,
friends of the poor
and the voice of the forgotten.
Transform us through Your Holy Spirit
so that we may transform the world
into Your Kingdom of justice and faith.
Amen.
– from a prayer card
This Devotion invites all the Faithful, like so many loving children, to come every evening before the Crucifix to make an act of deep sorrow for their sins and to kiss the bruised and wounded feet of Jesus Crucified “good-night,” by saying with loving reverence and contrition the aspiration:
“We adore thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, and we bless thee, for through thy Holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world. – My Jesus, mercy.”
This is a night telegram of love, a wireless message to His Sacred Heart, purifying, ennobled, sanctifying and uplifting every heart that makes this act of contrite love. It is a protest of love, making reparation for all the insults and blasphemies hurled against Almighty God the whole day long. Let us practise this beautiful Devotion as a means of intimate spiritual communication with God’s great loving Sacred Heart – the centre of all Love – for the benefit of all our friends. By kissing His Dear Wounded Feet for each one of them we will win mercy for all our dear ones, living and dead, we will interest His Sacred Heart in their conversion and become helpers of the salvation of many poor sinners, even the most hardened.
– St Anthony’s Treasury, 1916
PRAYER OF POPE ST PIUS V., O. P.
1. O my Lord Jesus Christ Crucified, Son of the most Blessed Virgin Mary, open thine Ears, and listen to me as thou didst listen to the Eternal Father on Mount Tabor.
Here say the Apostles’ Creed.
2. O my Lord Jesus Christ Crucified, Son of the most Blessed Virgin Mary, open thine Eyes, and look upon me as thou didst look from the Tree of the Cross upon thy dear Mother sorrowing and afflicted.
The Apostles’ Creed as before.
3. O my Lord Jesus Christ Crucified, Son of the most Blessed Virgin Mary, open thy blessed Mouth, and speak to me as thou didst speak to St John when thou gavest him for son to thine own most beloved Mother.
The Apostles’ Creed.
4. O my Lord Jesus Christ Crucified, Son of the most Blessed Virgin Mary, open thine Arms and embrace me as thou didst open them upon the Cross to embrace the whole human race.
The Apostles’ Creed.
5. O my Lord Jesus Christ Crucified, Son of the most Blessed Virgin Mary, open thy Heart and receive therein my heart, and hear me in all that I ask of thee, if so it be agreeable to thy most holy will.
The Apostles’ Creed.
[Indulgence of 60 days each time, which must be applied according to the intention of the Pope. Plenary once a month.]
– From: St Anthony’s Treasury, 1916
Hail, Saving Victim, offered upon the Scaffold of the Cross for me and for the whole human race.
Hail, Precious Blood, streaming from the Wounds of my Crucified Lord Jesus Christ, washing away the sins of the whole world.
Remember, O Lord, Thy servant, the work of thy Hands, whom thou hast redeemed with thy Precious Blood.
[60 days, once a day. – Leo XIII., June 10th, 1893.]
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