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January 18th ~ FEAST of THE CHAIR of ST. PETER at ROME
O GOD, Who committing to blessed Peter, Thine apostle, the keys of the heavenly kingdom, didst bestow on Him the pontifical function of binding and loosing, grant that, by the help of his intercession, we may be delivered from the bonds of our sins,
Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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DEUS, qui beáto Petro Apóstolo tuo, collátis clávibus regni cœléstis, ligándi atque solvéndi pontifícium tradidísti: concéde; ut, intercessiónis ejus auxílio, a peccatórum nostrórum néxibus liberémur.
Qui vivis et regnas, cum Deo Patre in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect, January 18, The Chair of St. Peter at Rome
~ St. Joseph Daily Missal, 1950 - English
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937 - Latin
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January 18th ~ FEAST of THE CHAIR of ST. PETER at ROME
O GOD, Who committing to blessed Peter, Thine apostle, the keys of the heavenly kingdom, didst bestow on Him the pontifical function of binding and loosing, grant that, by the help of his intercession, we may be delivered from the bonds of our sins,
Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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DEUS, qui beáto Petro Apóstolo tuo, collátis clávibus regni cœléstis, ligándi atque solvéndi pontifícium tradidísti: concéde; ut, intercessiónis ejus auxílio, a peccatórum nostrórum néxibus liberémur.
Qui vivis et regnas, cum Deo Patre in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect, January 18, The Chair of St. Peter at Rome
~ St. Joseph Daily Missal, 1950 - English
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937 - Latin
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Thou art the salvation of my countenance
and my God,
whom I must love above all.
An Offering to the Holy Name of Jesus
LORD JESUS CHRIST, today I consecrate myself to Thy Most Holy Name. I consecrate to Thee all my thoughts, words and deeds; all my sufferings and labors; all my hopes, consolations and joys. I consecrate to Thee my body with all its senses, my soul with all its faculties, my entire being without reserve. In particular, I consecrate to Thee my heart, so that it may love only Thee and may be consumed as a victim in the fire of Thy Divine Love. Do with me what Thou willest, my Jesus. I place within Thy hands all my cares and anxieties. I place my trust in Thee. Take this offering of myself and give me the deepest love and respect for Thy most Holy and Sacred Name. I promise to love, honor, and serve Thee and to spread, with my whole heart, soul, mind and strength, devotion to Thy most Holy Name, until I draw my dying breath.
Amen.
and my God,
whom I must love above all.
An Offering to the Holy Name of Jesus
LORD JESUS CHRIST, today I consecrate myself to Thy Most Holy Name. I consecrate to Thee all my thoughts, words and deeds; all my sufferings and labors; all my hopes, consolations and joys. I consecrate to Thee my body with all its senses, my soul with all its faculties, my entire being without reserve. In particular, I consecrate to Thee my heart, so that it may love only Thee and may be consumed as a victim in the fire of Thy Divine Love. Do with me what Thou willest, my Jesus. I place within Thy hands all my cares and anxieties. I place my trust in Thee. Take this offering of myself and give me the deepest love and respect for Thy most Holy and Sacred Name. I promise to love, honor, and serve Thee and to spread, with my whole heart, soul, mind and strength, devotion to Thy most Holy Name, until I draw my dying breath.
Amen.
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DEVOTIONS FOR EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK
A holy and ancient practice among the faithful has consecrated every day in the week to some particular devotion. It is with this spirit, that a prayer is here set down for each of these days. ~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
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DEVOTIONS FOR EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK
A holy and ancient practice among the faithful has consecrated every day in the week to some particular devotion. It is with this spirit, that a prayer is here set down for each of these days. ~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
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Devotions for Every Day of the Week
SUNDAY
A Prayer to the most Holy Trinity
GLORY be to the Father, who, by his power hath brought us forth from nothing, and created us to his own likeness. Glory be to the Son, who, by his mercy, hath delivered us from hell, and opened heaven for us. Glory be to the Holy Ghost, who by his grace, which we every day receive from him, hath sanctified us. Glory, honour, and praise be to the three persons of the holy and undivided Trinity, now and forever. We adore thee, O Holy Trinity, we worship thee; we most humbly give thee thanks for having revealed to us this glorious, this incomprehensible mystery: and for granting to those who shall persevere until death in the faithful profession of it, the reward of beholding and enjoying in heaven what we now believe and adore upon earth, one God in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
SUNDAY
A Prayer to the most Holy Trinity
GLORY be to the Father, who, by his power hath brought us forth from nothing, and created us to his own likeness. Glory be to the Son, who, by his mercy, hath delivered us from hell, and opened heaven for us. Glory be to the Holy Ghost, who by his grace, which we every day receive from him, hath sanctified us. Glory, honour, and praise be to the three persons of the holy and undivided Trinity, now and forever. We adore thee, O Holy Trinity, we worship thee; we most humbly give thee thanks for having revealed to us this glorious, this incomprehensible mystery: and for granting to those who shall persevere until death in the faithful profession of it, the reward of beholding and enjoying in heaven what we now believe and adore upon earth, one God in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
Devotions for Every Day of the Week
MONDAY
A Prayer to the Holy Ghost
O SANCTIFIER of our souls! thou Spirit of love and truth! we adore thee as the principle of our eternal happiness; we thank thee as the dispenser of all heavenly favours; and we invoke thee as the source of that light and strength by which alone we can know what is good, and be enabled to practise it. Enlighten our understandings, fortify our wills, purify our hearts, regulate our movements, and make us attentive to all thy inspirations. Pardon us,thou Spirit of grace and mercy! pardon us our constant infidelities, and the shameful insensibility by which we have so often resisted the most touching impulses of grace. We are at length resolved to be no longer rebellious to it, but to obey it with such docility that we may taste those fruits, and enjoy those beatitudes, which thy sacred gifts can produce in our souls. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
MONDAY
A Prayer to the Holy Ghost
O SANCTIFIER of our souls! thou Spirit of love and truth! we adore thee as the principle of our eternal happiness; we thank thee as the dispenser of all heavenly favours; and we invoke thee as the source of that light and strength by which alone we can know what is good, and be enabled to practise it. Enlighten our understandings, fortify our wills, purify our hearts, regulate our movements, and make us attentive to all thy inspirations. Pardon us,thou Spirit of grace and mercy! pardon us our constant infidelities, and the shameful insensibility by which we have so often resisted the most touching impulses of grace. We are at length resolved to be no longer rebellious to it, but to obey it with such docility that we may taste those fruits, and enjoy those beatitudes, which thy sacred gifts can produce in our souls. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
INVOCATION
Christ Jesus, my helper and my Redeemer. (St. Augustine)
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Christe Iesu, audiútor meus et redémptor meus (S. Augustinus).
An indulgence of 300 days.
A plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, when this invocation is said with devotion daily for a month (S. P. Ap., Feb. 9, 1935).
~ The Raccolta, (1943)
Christ Jesus, my helper and my Redeemer. (St. Augustine)
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Christe Iesu, audiútor meus et redémptor meus (S. Augustinus).
An indulgence of 300 days.
A plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, when this invocation is said with devotion daily for a month (S. P. Ap., Feb. 9, 1935).
~ The Raccolta, (1943)
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January 20th ~ FEAST of Sts. FABIAN and SEBASTIAN, Martyrs
LOOK down upon our infirmity, O almighty God, and, because the burden of our own deeds weigheth us down, let the glorious intercession of Thy blessed martyrs, Fabian and Sebastian, protect us.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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INFIRMITÁTEM nostram réspice, omnípotens Deus: et, quia pondus própriæ actiónis gravat, beatórum Mártyrum tuórum Fabiáni et Sebastiáni intercéssio gloriósa nos prótegat.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect, January 20, Sts. Fabian and Sebastian
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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January 20th ~ FEAST of Sts. FABIAN and SEBASTIAN, Martyrs
LOOK down upon our infirmity, O almighty God, and, because the burden of our own deeds weigheth us down, let the glorious intercession of Thy blessed martyrs, Fabian and Sebastian, protect us.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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INFIRMITÁTEM nostram réspice, omnípotens Deus: et, quia pondus própriæ actiónis gravat, beatórum Mártyrum tuórum Fabiáni et Sebastiáni intercéssio gloriósa nos prótegat.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect, January 20, Sts. Fabian and Sebastian
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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Devotions for Every Day of the Week
TUESDAY
A Prayer to our Guardian Angel
O Holy Angel, to whose care God, in his mercy, hath committed me, I return thee now my most sincere and humble thanks; I conjure thee, O amiable guide, to continue still thy care; to defend me against my enemies; to remove from me the occasions of sin; to obtain for me a constant docility to divine inspirations; to protect me, in particular, at the hour of my death; and then to conduct me to the mansions of eternal repose; where, in thy blessed society, I may praise our Creator forever. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
TUESDAY
A Prayer to our Guardian Angel
O Holy Angel, to whose care God, in his mercy, hath committed me, I return thee now my most sincere and humble thanks; I conjure thee, O amiable guide, to continue still thy care; to defend me against my enemies; to remove from me the occasions of sin; to obtain for me a constant docility to divine inspirations; to protect me, in particular, at the hour of my death; and then to conduct me to the mansions of eternal repose; where, in thy blessed society, I may praise our Creator forever. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
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Prayer Before Study or Work
From A Catholic Prayer Book
Direct, O Lord, we beseech Thee, all our actions by Thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by Thy gracious assistance, so that every prayer and work of ours may begin always from Thee, and by Thee be happily ended. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hail Mary. Glory be.*
V. Seat of wisdom,
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint N.**,
R. Pray for us.
V. Bless us, O Virgin Mary,
R. With thy Holy Child.
*When a prayer mentions the beginning words of another prayer (i.e. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be), pray that entire prayer.
**Any time a prayer mentions Saint N., you have the option to choose the saint(s) whose patronage you wish to implore.
From A Catholic Prayer Book
Direct, O Lord, we beseech Thee, all our actions by Thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by Thy gracious assistance, so that every prayer and work of ours may begin always from Thee, and by Thee be happily ended. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hail Mary. Glory be.*
V. Seat of wisdom,
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint N.**,
R. Pray for us.
V. Bless us, O Virgin Mary,
R. With thy Holy Child.
*When a prayer mentions the beginning words of another prayer (i.e. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be), pray that entire prayer.
**Any time a prayer mentions Saint N., you have the option to choose the saint(s) whose patronage you wish to implore.
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Litany of St. Sebastian
Feast Day ~ January 20th
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!
Christ hear us!
Christ, graciously hear us!
God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us!
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us!
God, the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us!
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us!
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Feast Day ~ January 20th
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!
Christ hear us!
Christ, graciously hear us!
God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us!
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us!
God, the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us!
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us!
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Litany of St. Sebastian
Holy Mary, Queen of Martyrs, pray for us.
Saint Sebastian, pray for us.
Invincible Martyr, pray for us.
Knight, noble by birth and fame, pray for us.
Glorious warrior and martyr of Christ, pray for us.
Patron and mirror of Christian soldiers, pray for us.
Despiser of the world, pray for us.
Conqueror of Satan, pray for us.
Comfort of the dying, pray for us.
Consoler of the afflicted, pray for us.
Announcer of the word of God, pray for us.
Protector and Patron of countries and cities, pray for us.
Saint Sebastian, perfect in virtue and wisdom, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, lover of God and men, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, mighty in word and work, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who didst strengthen the Christians in torments and death, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who didst fortify those wavering in their faith, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who didst encourage the doubting to persevere to the end, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who, in flamed with love of God, didst despise the pains inflicted by the tyrant, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, surrounded by celestial light, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, instructed by the holy Angels, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, giving speech to the dumb, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who for defending the truth was wounded by arrows, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who was put to death with clubs, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who was crowned with eternal glory, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, great intercessor for us with God, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, endowed with power from God to avert pestilence and all contagious diseases, pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Spare us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us, O Lord!
Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us!
Let us pray.
Mercifully look on our weakness, O almighty God. Since the weight of our own evil deeds bears us down, may the glorious intercession of Thy blessed martyr, Sebastian, be our protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth as one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Litany of St. Sebastian
Holy Mary, Queen of Martyrs, pray for us.
Saint Sebastian, pray for us.
Invincible Martyr, pray for us.
Knight, noble by birth and fame, pray for us.
Glorious warrior and martyr of Christ, pray for us.
Patron and mirror of Christian soldiers, pray for us.
Despiser of the world, pray for us.
Conqueror of Satan, pray for us.
Comfort of the dying, pray for us.
Consoler of the afflicted, pray for us.
Announcer of the word of God, pray for us.
Protector and Patron of countries and cities, pray for us.
Saint Sebastian, perfect in virtue and wisdom, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, lover of God and men, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, mighty in word and work, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who didst strengthen the Christians in torments and death, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who didst fortify those wavering in their faith, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who didst encourage the doubting to persevere to the end, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who, in flamed with love of God, didst despise the pains inflicted by the tyrant, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, surrounded by celestial light, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, instructed by the holy Angels, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, giving speech to the dumb, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who for defending the truth was wounded by arrows, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who was put to death with clubs, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, who was crowned with eternal glory, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, great intercessor for us with God, pray for us.
St. Sebastian, endowed with power from God to avert pestilence and all contagious diseases, pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Spare us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us, O Lord!
Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us!
Let us pray.
Mercifully look on our weakness, O almighty God. Since the weight of our own evil deeds bears us down, may the glorious intercession of Thy blessed martyr, Sebastian, be our protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth as one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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January 21st ~ FEAST of ST. AGNES, Virgin and Martyr
ALMIGHTY, eternal GOD, Who dost choose the weak things of the world to confound the strong, mercifully grant that we, who venerate the festival of blessed Agnes, Thy virgin and martyr, may experience the benefit of her patron all influence with Thee.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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OMNÍPOTENS sempitérne Deus, qui infirma mundi éligis, ut fórtia quæque confúndas: concéde propítius; ut qui beátæ Agnétis Virginís et Mártyris tuæ solémnia cólimus, ejus apud te pátrocinia sentiámus.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect, January 21, St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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January 21st ~ FEAST of ST. AGNES, Virgin and Martyr
ALMIGHTY, eternal GOD, Who dost choose the weak things of the world to confound the strong, mercifully grant that we, who venerate the festival of blessed Agnes, Thy virgin and martyr, may experience the benefit of her patron all influence with Thee.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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OMNÍPOTENS sempitérne Deus, qui infirma mundi éligis, ut fórtia quæque confúndas: concéde propítius; ut qui beátæ Agnétis Virginís et Mártyris tuæ solémnia cólimus, ejus apud te pátrocinia sentiámus.
Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
Collect, January 21, St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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Devotions for Every Day of the Week
WEDNESDAY
A Prayer to St. Joseph
O FAITHFUL servant, whom God had charged with the care of his family; thou whom he had established the guardian and protector of the life of Jesus, the consoler and support of his mother, and his own faithful associate in the great affair of our redemption; thou who hadst the happiness to live with Jesus and Mary, and to expire in their arms; chaste spouse of the m other of God! thou model of pure, humble, and interior souls! be touched with the confidence we have in thee; and graciously accept these testimonies of our devotion.
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WEDNESDAY
A Prayer to St. Joseph
O FAITHFUL servant, whom God had charged with the care of his family; thou whom he had established the guardian and protector of the life of Jesus, the consoler and support of his mother, and his own faithful associate in the great affair of our redemption; thou who hadst the happiness to live with Jesus and Mary, and to expire in their arms; chaste spouse of the m other of God! thou model of pure, humble, and interior souls! be touched with the confidence we have in thee; and graciously accept these testimonies of our devotion.
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WEDNESDAY ~ A Prayer to St. Joseph
We return God thanks for the favours he hath bestowed on thee; and we beg, through thy intercession, that we may imitate thy virtues. Pray for us, then, O glorious Saint; and by the love thou always hadst for Jesus and for Mary, and which Jesus and Mary had also for thee, obtain always for us the incomparable advantage of living faithful to Jesus, and of dying in his love. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
WEDNESDAY ~ A Prayer to St. Joseph
We return God thanks for the favours he hath bestowed on thee; and we beg, through thy intercession, that we may imitate thy virtues. Pray for us, then, O glorious Saint; and by the love thou always hadst for Jesus and for Mary, and which Jesus and Mary had also for thee, obtain always for us the incomparable advantage of living faithful to Jesus, and of dying in his love. Amen.
~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
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Il Cuor di Gesú è il tesoro di tutte le grazie; la nostra confidenza ne è la chiave.
The Heart of Jesus is the treasure of all graces; our trust is the key to it.
INVOCATION
O Lord, increase our faith. (Luke 17,5)
An indulgence of 500 days.
A plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, if the invocation is devoutly recited every day for a month.
(S. C. Ind., March 20, 1908; S. P. Ap., April 15, 1935).
~ The Raccolta (1943)
The Heart of Jesus is the treasure of all graces; our trust is the key to it.
INVOCATION
O Lord, increase our faith. (Luke 17,5)
An indulgence of 500 days.
A plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, if the invocation is devoutly recited every day for a month.
(S. C. Ind., March 20, 1908; S. P. Ap., April 15, 1935).
~ The Raccolta (1943)
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Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee.
EFFICACIOUS NOVENA to the SACRED HEART of JESUS
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EFFICACIOUS NOVENA to the SACRED HEART of JESUS
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Virtue of the MONTH
JANUARY — FAITH
St. Teresa says that all sins spring from want of faith. She was right, for it is impossible to live estranged from God if we keep constantly before our eyes the truths of our faith, the greatness of God, the love He bears us, the benefits He has bestowed on us, and especially the work of our Redemption, the Passion of Jesus Christ, and the gift of the Most Holy Sacrament. The same effect is produced by frequently meditating on death, judgment, hell, eternity. This is why we must frequently renew the spirit of faith in ourselves, by calling to mind the eternal maxims. The saints did this, and it was thus they won their heavenly crown.
~ St. Alphonsus' Prayer Book (1888)
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Virtue of the MONTH
JANUARY — FAITH
St. Teresa says that all sins spring from want of faith. She was right, for it is impossible to live estranged from God if we keep constantly before our eyes the truths of our faith, the greatness of God, the love He bears us, the benefits He has bestowed on us, and especially the work of our Redemption, the Passion of Jesus Christ, and the gift of the Most Holy Sacrament. The same effect is produced by frequently meditating on death, judgment, hell, eternity. This is why we must frequently renew the spirit of faith in ourselves, by calling to mind the eternal maxims. The saints did this, and it was thus they won their heavenly crown.
~ St. Alphonsus' Prayer Book (1888)
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