Novena to our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

It is customary to pray a Novena to the Immaculate Conception starting on November 29 and ending on December 7, the Vigil of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. 

Novena to the Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Virgin! Mary, conceived without sin! Remember, thou wert miraculously preserved from even the shadow of sin, because thou wert destined to become not only the Mother of God, but also the mother, the refuge, and the advocate of man; penetrated therefore, with the most lively confidence in thy never-failing intercession, we most humbly implore thee to look with favor upon the intentions of this novena, and to obtain for us the graces and the favors we request. Thou knowest, O Mary, how often our hearts are the sanctuaries of God, Who abhors iniquity. Obtain for us, then, than angelic purity which was thy favorite virtue, that purity of heart which will attach us to God alone, and that purity of intention which will consecrate every thought, word, and action to His greater glory. Obtain also for us a constant spirit of prayer and self-denial, that we many recover by penance that innocence which we have lost by sin, and at length attain safety to that blessed abode of the saints, where nothing defiled can enter.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

V. Thou are all fair, O Mary.
R. Thou art all fair, O Mary.

V. And the original stain is not in thee.
R. And the original stain is not in thee.

V. Thou art the glory of Jerusalem.
R. Thou art the joy of Israel

V. Thou art the honor of our people.
R. Thou art the advocate of sinners.

V. O Mary.
R. O Mary.

V. Virgin, most prudent.
R. Mother, most tender.

V. Pray for us.
R. Intercede for us with Jesus our Lord.

V. In thy conception, Holy Virgin, thou wast immaculate.
R. Pray for us to the Father Whose Son thou didst bring forth.

V. O Lady! aid my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray

Holy Mary, Queen of Heaven, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one, look upon me, O Lady! with an eye of pity, and entreat for me of thy beloved Son the forgiveness of all my sins; that, as I now celebrate, with devout affection, thy holy and immaculate conception, so, hereafter I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him whom thou, in virginity, didst bring forth, Jesus Christ Our Lord: Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, in perfect Trinity, God, world without end. Amen.

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The Holy Face Devotion is the Solution for France

The following prayers are taken from the prayers of Sister Saint Pierre, Carmelite Nun of Tours, to whom Our Lord gave the messages of devotion to His Holy Face and the work of reparation. 

"The future of France depends on the work of reparation, [devotion to the Holy Face.] It is always shown to me [Sister Saint Pierre] as the means of salvation which God, in His infinite mercy, has designed for FRANCE."

[Taken from the Life of Sister Saint Pierre, 1884]

PRAYERS of the seer of the Holy Face, Sister Saint Pierre OCD, with imprimatur.

Arrest, O Divine Father, the instruments of thy justice, ready to strike us!

Behold the instruments of the most Sacred Passion of Jesus, red with his Adorable

Blood. May this sight change thy justice to mercy, and move thee to speak peace to France and the world.

Eternal Father, I offer thee all the glory that our Divine Saviour Jesus has rendered thee during the thirty years of his hidden and laborious life, and all the merits he has acquired for us from the moment of his Divine Incarnation until his evangelical Life. I make this offering for the honor and glory of thy Holy Name, in reparation for the indignities offered our Saviour; finally, for the wants of the Holy Church, the salvation of France, and the Work of Reparation.

Eternal Father, I offer thee the Holy Face of Jesus for the salvation of poor France. It is the golden coin which alone can cancel her debts.

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Traditional Mass Propers: Last Sunday after Pentecost

Commentary from Dom Gueranger in the Liturgical Year on the Last Sunday after Pentecost:

The number of the Sundays after Pentecost may exceed twenty-four, and go as far as twenty-eight, according as Easter is each year more or less near to the vernal equinox. But the Mass here given is always reserved for the last; and the intervening ones, be their number what it may, are taken from the Sundays after the Epiphany, which, in that case, were not used at the beginning of the year. This, however, does not apply to the Introit, Gradual, Offertory, and Communion, which, as we have already said, are repeated from the twenty-third Sunday.

We have seen how that Mass of the twenty-third Sunday was regarded, by our forefathers, as really the last of the cycle. Abbot Rupert has given us the profound meaning of its several parts. According to the teaching we have already pondered over, the reconciliation of Juda was shown us as being, in time, the term intended by God: the last notes of the sacred liturgy blended with the last scene of the world’s history, as seen and known by God. The end proposed by eternal Wisdom in the world’s creation, and mercifully continued, after the fall, by the mystery of Redemption, has now (we speak of the Church’s year and God’s workings) been fully carried out. This end was no other than that of divine union with human nature, making it one in the unity of one only body. Now that the two antagonistic people, Gentile and Jew, are brought together in the one same new Man in Christ Jesus their Head, the two Testaments, which so strongly marked the distinction between the ages of time, the one called the old, the other the new, fade away, and give place to the glory of the eternal Alliance.

It was here, therefore, that mother Church formerly finished her liturgical year. She was delighted at what she had done during all the past months; that is, at having led her children, not only to have a thorough appreciation of the divine plan, which she had developed before them in her celebrations, but moreover, and more especially, to unite them themselves, by a veritable union, to their Jesus, by a real communion of views, and interests, and loves. On this account, she used not to revert again to the second coming of the God-Man and the last judgment, two great subjects which she had proposed for her children’s reflexions, at the commencement of the purgative life, that is, in her season of Advent. It is only a few centuries ago that, with a view of giving to her year a conclusion more defined and intelligible to the faithful of these comparatively recent times, she chose to conclude the cycle with the prophetic description of the dread coming of her Lord, which is to put an end to time, and to open eternity. From time immemorial, St. Luke had had the office of announcing, in Advent, the approach of the last judgment; the evangelist St Matthew was selected for this its second, and more detailed, description, on the last Sunday after Pentecost.

INTROIT
Jer. 29:11, 12, 14 Said the Lord: "I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. You shall call upon me and I will hear you, and I will bring you back from captivity from all places." Ps. 84:2. Lord, You have blessed Your land; You have restored Jacob from captivity. V. Glory be . . .

COLLECT - O Lord, stir up the wills of the faithful that they may be more eager to seek the fruits of divine grace, and to discover in Your mercy greater healing for their sinfulness. Through Our Lord . . .

EPISTLE
Col. 1:9-14
Brethren: Therefore we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding: That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God: Strengthened with all might according to the power of his glory, in all patience and long-suffering with joy, giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love, in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins.

GRADUAL
You have freed us from those who afflict us, O Lord, and You have put to shame those who hate us. V. In God we will glory all the day, and praise Your name forever.

Alleluia, alleluia! Ps. 129:1-2 V. Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my prayer! Alleluia!

GOSPEL
St. Matthew 24:15-35

At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: "When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand. Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains: And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house: And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat. And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days. But pray that your flight be not in the winter or on the sabbath. For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be. And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.

"Then if any man shall say to you, 'Lo here is Christ,' or 'there': do not believe him. For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect. Behold I have told it to you, beforehand. If therefore they shall say to you, 'Behold he is in the desert': go ye not out. 'Behold he is in the closets': believe it not. For as lightning cometh out of the east and appeareth even into the west: so shall also the cowling of the Son of man be. Wheresoever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be gathered together.

"And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of heaven shall be moved. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven. And then shall all tribes of the earth mourn: and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty. And he shall send his angels with a trumpet and a great voice: and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them. "And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh. So you also, when you shall see all these things, know ye that it is nigh, even at the doors. Amen I say to you that this generation shall not pass till all these things be done. Heaven and earth shall pass: but my words shall not pass."

OFFERTORY
Ps. 129:1-2
Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my prayer, out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord.

SECRET O Lord, lend a responsive ear to our petitions. Receive the offerings and prayers of Your people, and turn the hearts of us all towards Yourself, so that we may be drawn from earthly desires to the joys of heaven. Through Our Lord . . .

COMMUNION
Mark 11:24
Amen I say to you, all things whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you shall receive, and they shall come to you.


POST COMMUNION - O Lord, cure the evil in our hearts by the healing power of the Sacrament we have received. Through Our Lord . . .

Sources: Saint Andrew Daily Missal and the Marian Missal , 1945

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SSPX Response to Paris Attacks

Terrorist acts of great gravity have been inflicted upon our country. Hundreds of people were killed, injured or traumatized, and we pray for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives in this tragedy, and we pledge our prayers for their families and loved ones in mourning, and for the injured victims, that they may regain their health quickly.

Such an attack certainly warrants a prompt response from French political and military authorities. But will this be sufficient to restore order, peace and security in France? We insist that it will not.

Indeed, Pope Pius XI in his beautiful encyclical Quas Primas on the social Kingship of Christ, seeing the early twentieth century clouds gathering over the whole world, proclaimed:

These manifold evils in the world are due to the fact that the majority of men have thrust Jesus Christ and his holy law out of their lives; that these have no place either in private affairs or in politics: and that as long as individuals and states refuse to submit to the rule of our Savior, there will be no hopeful prospect of a lasting peace among nations.

Only Christ, the Prince of Peace, is able to restore in the heart of human society the reign of justice, love and peace which has been shattered by sin and by the rejection—public and private—of God's law. That is why we must work every day to establish the "peace of Christ through the reign of Christ," that is to say the fruitful union of faith and of the fatherland, the Church and the State.

These tragic events are the terrible consequences of the divorce (for more than two hundred years now) of France from the Catholic Church, which led our leaders to reject Christ the King and drag our country in the direction of gradual apostasy.

Thus we must all begin to work with all of our strength for the restoration of the reign of Christ the King.

We call on the bishops, priests, Catholics and all people of good will to rediscover the courage of our fathers and to work every day for the proclamation of Christ’s rule for the greater good of souls and of all society.

May Christ the King of all nations have mercy on our country, and may the Virgin Mary, Patroness and Queen of France, inspire generous souls and brave men and women to dedicated themselves to the restoration of the Catholic soul of France that made this country great.

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Custom Missal Covers: Highly Recommended

I was recently exposed to the work of MissalCovers.com.  The company is owned by Alyssa Lehmann who wrote me earlier this month:

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The company has a beautifully designed website with a true care for the details.  I went ahead and ordered a missal cover for my 1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal.  The cover is custom made to fit the size specifications needed and it can be customized to feature your name/initials on it.

The end result was a personalized and beautiful traditional Catholic design as shown below.

All in all, the entire experience from ordering and design to receiving the product was extremely easy.  I am extremely happy to recommend MissalCovers.com with the highest rating!

Other samples of their work include:

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Litany of French Saints

For Private Devotion Only.

V. Kyrie, eléison.
R. Christe, eléison.
V. Kyrie, eléison. 

V. Christe, audi nos.
R. Christe, exáudi nos.

V. Pater de cælis, Deus.
R. Miserére nobis. 

V. Fili Redemptor mundi Deus,

R. Miserére nobis.

V. Spíritus Sancte, Deus.
R. Miserére nobis.

V. Sancta Trínitas, unus Deus.
R. Miserére nobis.

Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.

St. Michael, pray for us.
St. Gabriel, pray for us.
St. Raphael, pray for us.
All you Holy Angels and Archangels, pray for us. 

St. John the Baptist, pray for us.
St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin, pray for us.
All you Holy Patriarchs and Prophets, pray for us. Holy Mary, pray for us.

Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.

St. Peter, pray for us.
St. Paul, pray for us.
St. Andrew, pray for us.
St. James, pray for us.
St. John, pray for us.
St. Thomas, pray for us.
St. James, pray for us.
St. Philip, pray for us.
St. Bartholomew, pray for us.
St. Matthew, pray for us.
St. Simon, pray for us.
St. Jude, pray for us.
St. Matthias, pray for us.
St. Barnabas, pray for us.
St. Luke, pray for us.
St. Mark, pray for us.
All you holy Apostles and Evangelists, pray for us.
All you holy Disciples of the Lord, pray for us.
All you holy Innocents, pray for us.

(French Saints)

St. Abbo of Fleury , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Adelaide of Italy , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Adelelmus of Burgos , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Adelelmus of Flanders , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Adelin of Séez , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Aderald , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Aimo , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Albert of Montecorvino , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Alexander (martyr) , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Andrew of Trier , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Anselm of Canterbury , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Anthony the Hermit , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Antoninus of Pamiers , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Artaldus , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Ascelina , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Auspicius of Toul , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Auspicius of Trier , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Aventinus of Tours , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Leonie Aviat , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Aymard of Cluny , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Baldwin of Rieti , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Madeleine Sophie Barat , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Bernard of Thiron , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Siméon-François Berneux , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Berno of Cluny , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Bertrand of Comminges , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Joan Elizabeth Bichier des Ages , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Julie Billiart , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Jean-Louis Bonnard , pray for France and of the whole world.
St.Pierre Dumoulin-Borie Bourgeoys , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Jean de Brébeuf , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Canus Natus , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Noël Chabanel , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Peter Chanel , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Jane Frances de Chantal , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Colette of Corbie , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Jean-Charles Cornay , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Antoine Daniel , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Dionysius of Vienne , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Domnin , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Pierre-Henri Dorie , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Ebontius , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Elzéar of Sabran , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Émilie de Villeneuve , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Estelle , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. John Eudes , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Peter Julian Eymard , pray for France and of the whole world.
Sts. Peter Faber , pray for France and of the whole world.
Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Floribert of Liège , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Peter Fourier , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Andrew Fournet , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Frederick of Liege , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. François-Isidore Gagelin , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Charles Garnier , pray for France and of the whole world. 
St. Gaugericus , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Gens , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Gérard of Brogne , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Goneri of Brittany , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Goswin , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. René Goupil , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Guarinus of Sitten , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Théodore Guérin , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Guirec , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Hilary of Poitiers , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Hugh of Noara , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Isabelle of France , pray for France and of the whole world.

St. Joan of Arc , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Joan of France, Duchess of Berry , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Isaac Jogues , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. John of the Grating , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Judoc , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Julian the Hospitaller , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Catherine Labouré , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Benedict Joseph Labre , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Jean de Lalande , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Gabriel Lalemant , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Lambert of Vence, pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Jeanne de Lestonnac , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Leudwinus , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Louis IX King of France , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Magloire , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Jeanne-Marie de Maille , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Joseph Marchand , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Marie of the Incarnation , pray for France and of the whole world. 
St. Louise de Marillac , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Maurice of Carnoet Méen , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Louis de Montfort , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Nazarius , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Odo of Cluny , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Ormond , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Paternus of Auch, pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Vincent de Paul , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Paulinus of Trier , pray for France and of the whole world.
St Mary Euphrasia Pelletier , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. John Gabriel Perboyre , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Peter of Juilly , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Peter of Tarentaise , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. William Pinchon , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Prosper of Aquitaine , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Quintian of Rodez , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Raymond of Barbastro , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Raymond of Toulouse , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Richard of Vaucelles , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Richardis , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Roch , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Émilie de Rodat , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Benildus Romançon , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Elizabeth Rose , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Francis de Sales , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Saturnina , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Augustin Schoeffler , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Serenus the Gardener, pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Severinus, Exuperius, and St. Felician , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Sigo , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Bernadette Soubirous , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Stephen of Obazine , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Theobald of Dorat , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Theodard , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Theophilus of Corte , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Claudine Thévenet , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Joan Antidea Thouret , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Tironensian Order , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Torpes of Pisa , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Marie Therese Vauzou , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Venant de Viviers , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Théophane Vénard , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Veranus of Vence , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Emily de Vialar , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. John Vianney , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Vincent of Digne , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Walric, abbot of Leuconay , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. William of Æbelholt , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. William of Breteuil , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. William of Donjeon , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. William of Gellone , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. William of Pontoise , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Wivina , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Zachary (bishop of Vienne) , pray for France and of the whole world.
St. Émilien of Nantes, pray for France and of the whole world.

Ye holy men and women, Saints of God,
R. intercede for us.

Be merciful
R. spare us, O Lord.

Be merciful
R. graciously hear us, O Lord.

From all evil,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

From all sin,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

From Thy wrath,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

From sudden and unprovided death,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

From the snares of the devil,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

From anger, hatred, and all ill-will,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

From the spirit of fornication,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

From lightning and tempest,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

From the scourge of earthquake,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

From plague, famine and war,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

From everlasting death,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

Through the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

Through Thy coming,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

Through Thy nativity,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

Through Thy Baptism and holy fasting,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

Through Thy Cross and Passion,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

Through Thy Death and Burial,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

Through Thy Holy Resurrection,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

Through Thy wondrous Ascension,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

Through the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

In the day of judgment,
R. deliver us, O Lord.

We sinners,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst spare us,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst pardon us,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst bring us to true repentance,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst govern and preserve Thy Holy Church,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst preserve the Bishop of the Apostolic See, and all orders of the Church in holy religion,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst humble the enemies of Holy Church,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst grant peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst grant peace and unity to all Christian peoples
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst call back to the unity of the Church all who have strayed from her fold, and to guide all unbelievers into the light of the Gospel
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst lift up our minds to heavenly desires,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst render eternal blessing to all our benefactors,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst deliver our souls and the souls of our brethren, relations and benefactors from eternal damnation,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst grant and preserve the fruits of the earth,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst graciously hear us,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

Son of God,
R. we beseech Thee, hear us.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. have mercy on us.

Christ,
R. hear us.

Christ,
R. graciously hear us.

Kyrie, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison. 
Kyrie, eleison.

Christe, eleison.
Christe, eleison. 
Christe, eleison.

Kyrie, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.

Our Father (in silence until)

And lead us not into temptation,
R. but deliver us from evil.

V. O God, come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

V. Let them be confounded and ashamed;
R. those who seek my life.

V. Let them be rebuffed and disgraced,
R. those who wish me evil.

V. Let them be turned away blushing for shame,
R. those who say unto me: Aha! Aha!.

But let all those who seek Thee:
R. rejoice and be glad in Thee.

And may they always say: "Great is the Lord",
R. all those who delight in Thy salvation.

V. But I am afflicted and poor ,
R. O God, help me.

Thou art my helper and deliverer,
R. O Lord, do not delay.

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.

V. Save Thy servants.
R. My God, who hope in Thee.

V. Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength.
R. In the face of the enemy.

V. Let not the enemy prevail against us.
R. Nor the son of iniquity have power to harm us.

V. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins.
R. Nor render unto us according to our sins.

V. Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff ___________
R. That The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

V. Let us pray for our benefactors.
R. Deign to grant, O Lord, for the sake of Thy Name, eternal life to all those who do good to us.

V. Let us pray for the faithful departed.
R. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord: and let perpetual light shine upon them. Amen.

V. May they rest in peace.
R. Amen.

V. For our absent brethren.
R. Save Thy servants who hope in Thee, O my God.

V. Send them help, O Lord, from Thy holy place.
R. And from Sion protect them.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.

V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray:

O God, Whose property is always to have mercy and to spare, receive our petition; that we and all Thy servants who are bound by the chain of sin may, by the compassion of Thy goodness mercifully be absolved.

Graciously hear, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the prayers of Thy supplicants and pardon the sins of those who confess to Thee: that in Thy bounty Thou mayest grant us both pardon and peace.
In Thy clemency, O Lord, show unto us Thine ineffabile mercy; that Thou mayest both free us from sins and deliver us from the punishments which we deserve for them.

O God, who by sin art offended, and by penance appeased, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication to Thee; and turn away the scourges of Thy wrath which we deserve for our sins.

Almighty and everlasting God, have mercy upon Thy servant, N, our Sovereign Pontiff: and direct him according to Thy clemency into the way of everlasting salvation: that, by Thy grace, he may desire those things which are pleasing to Thee, and accomplish them with all his strength.

O God, from Whom are holy desires, right counsels, and just works: grant to Thy servants the peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be devoted to the keeping of Thy commandments, and that, being removed from the fear of our enemies, our times may be peaceful through Thy protection.

Inflame, O Lord, with the fire of the Holy Spirit, our hearts and our desires; that we may serve Thee with a chaste body and please Thee with a clean heart.

O God, the Creator and redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of Thy departed servants the remission of all their sins; that through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.

Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions by Thy holy inspirations and carry them on by Thy gracious assistance; that every prayer and work of ours may always begin with Thee and through Thee be happily ended.

Almighty and everlasting God, Who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all whom Thou foreknowest shall be Thine by faith and good works: we humbly beseech Thee; that they for whom we intend to pour forth our prayers, whether this present world still detains them in the flesh, or the world to come has already received them out of their bodies, may, through the intercession of all Thy Saints, and in Thy compassionate goodness, obtain the pardon of all their sins. Through Christ our Lord.

V. May the almighty and most merciful Lord graciously hear us.
R. Amen.

V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

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Feast of All Dominican Saints

Allegory of the Virgin Patroness of the Dominicans - Miguel Cabrera

Today we joyously celebrate in the Dominican Tradition the Feast of All Dominican Saints.  This Feast was moved to November 7th after Vatican II; however, my order and those attached to Catholic Tradition still retain it on November 12th.

In Short Lives of the Dominican Saints, by A Sister of the Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena, 1901, we read:

"It may not be without interest to record in this place the number of Saint Dominic's children who, up to the present date, A.D. 1900, have received the honours of canonization and beatification. The canonized Saints of the Order are 14 in number; its Beati, 215. By far the majority of these belong, of course, to the First or Great Order; but the Second Order of cloistered women has 10 representatives, and the Third Order, 66. We may add to the figures given above, Blessed Jane of Aza, the mother of our Holy Father, Saint Dominic, 58 members of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary, beatified with our Japanese Martyrs, and 7 Martyrs belonging to the Dominican Mission of Eastern Tonquin." 

"The General Chapter of Valencia caused a list to be drawn up of the martyrs of the Order between the years 1234 and 1335, and it was found to contain 13,370 names. In the sixteenth century alone, 26,000 of the children of Saint Dominic gave their lives for the faith; and an author writing in the year 1882 states as an ascertained fact, that, from the foundation of the Order down to our own day, there has never been a single decade of years without some addition to the blood-stained roll of its martyrs. The century now closing has furnished its quota in the far East, where the chronicle of the Dominican Mission in Tonquin may be said to be written in blood. 

"But there are other martyrdoms besides that of blood, and who shall reckon up the number of Saint Dominic's children whose lives have been consumed for the aim and object of his Order, the salvation of the souls for whom Christ died, in missionary labours, in the pulpit, the confessional, the professor's chair, the hospital, or the school, or in the humbler sphere of domestic labour in the service of their Community, or again in the cloistered seclusion of their Convents, by the secret crucifixion of the spirit and the holy apostleship of intercessory prayer and suffering?" Page 314.

Prayers for the Divine Office specific to this day for Dominicans:

(From left to right) top row: Benedict XI, Innocent V (Peter of Tarentaise), The Virgin Mary, John of Vercelli, John Dominici, Latino Malabranca; 2nd row: Albert the Great, Christian (Patriarch of Antioch), John of Wildeshausen, James of Venice, James Salomoni, Agnes of Montepulciano, Peter González (St. Elmo), Jerome Cala; 3rd row: Unknown friar, Rose of Lima, Louis Bertrand, James of Ulm, The Head Carriers (Céphalophores) of Toulouse, Vincent of St. Etienne, Francis of Toulouse; 4th row: Vincent Ferrer, Thomas Aquinas, James of Bevagna, Jordan of Saxony, Conrad of Marburg, Ambrose of Siena, Henry Suso; bottom row: Raymond of Penyafort, Antonio (Dominic’s eldest brother, priest in the Order of Santiago), Mannes (Dominic’s second brother), Peter Martyr, Hyacinth of Poland, Catherine of Siena, Antoninus of Florence.  Image: J. Rolbels, The Genealogical Tree of St. Dominic

The feast is II Class and therefore contains a full set of propers. At Lauds, the Psalms of Sunday are prayed.

First Vespers:

Ant. He who is mighty hath gone great things for the order: He hath received Dominic, His son; He hath blessed him and his followers forever.

V. Pray for us, all ye Saints of God

R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.

Lauds:

Ant. The Lord God of Israel hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of Dominic, His son, that in holiness and justice we may serve Him all the days of our life.

V. Rejoice in the Lord, ye Saints and just.

R. God hath chosen you for His inheritance.

Second Vespers:

Ant. The Lord hath magnified His Saints with His salvation, for behold from henceforth all generations shall call them blessed.

V. Pray for us, all ye Saints of God

R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.

Prayer

Let us Pray: O God, who hast vouchsafed to make the order of Preachers fruitful in an abundant progeny of Saints, and hast sublimely crowned in them the merits of all heroic virtues, grant us to follow in their footsteps, that we may one day be united in perpetual festivity in heaven with those whom we today venerate in common upon earth. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Litany of All Dominican Saints:

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us. 

God, the heavenly Father, 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. 

Holy Mary, pray for us.

Holy Mother of God, pray for us.

Holy Virgin of Virgins, pray for us.

All you holy angels and archangels, pray for us.

All you holy Patriarchs and Prophets, pray for us.

All you holy Apostles and Evangelists, pray for us.

All you holy martyrs, pray for us.

All you holy virgins and widows, pray for us.

All you holy men and women, pray for us.

Saint Michael, pray for us.

Saint Gabriel, pray for us.

Saint Raphael, pray for us.

Saint Joseph, pray for us.

Saint John the Baptist, pray for us.

Saint Mary Magdalen, pray for us.

Holy Father Augustine, pray for us.

Holy Father Francis, pray for us.

Blessed Jane of Aza, pray for us.

Blessed Reginald, pray for us. 

Holy Father Dominic, pray for us.

Holy Father Dominic, pray for us. 

Blessed Bertrand, pray for us.

Blessed Mannes, pray for us.

Blessed Diana, pray for us.

Blessed Jordan of Saxony, pray for us.

Blessed John of Salerno, pray for us.

Blessed William and Companions, pray for us.

Blessed Ceslaus, pray for us.

Blessed Isnard, pray for us.

Blessed Guala, pray for us.

Blessed Peter Gonzalez, pray for us.

Saint Zdislava, pray for us.

Saint Peter of Verona, pray for us.

Blessed Nicholas, pray for us.

Saint Hyacinth, pray for us.

Blessed Gonsalvo, pray for us.

Blessed Sadoc and Companions, pray for us.

Blessed Giles, pray for us.

Saint Margaret of Hungary, pray for us.

Blessed Batholomew of Vincenza, pray for us.

Saint Thomas Aquinas, pray for us.

Saint Raymond of Penyafort, pray for us.

Blessed Innocent V, pray for us.

Blessed Albert of Bergamo, pray for us.

Saint Albert the Great, pray for us.

Blessed John of Vercelli, pray for us.

Blessed Ambrose, pray for us.

Blessed Cecilia, pray for us.

Blessed Benvenuta, pray for us.

Blessed James of Varazze, pray for us.

Blessed James of Bevagna, pray for us.

Blessed Benedict XI, pray for us.

Blessed Jane of Orvieto, pray for us.

Blessed Jordan of Pisa, pray for us.

Saint Emily, pray for us.

Blessed James Salomonio, pray for us.

Saint Agnes of Montepulciano, pray for us.

Blessed Simon, pray for us.

Blessed Margaret of Castello, pray for us.

Blessed Augustine Kazotic, pray for us.

Blessed James Benefatti, pray for us.

Blessed Imelda, pray for us.

Blessed Dalmatius, pray for us.

Blessed Margaret Ebner, pray for us.

Blessed Villana, pray for us.

Blessed Peter Ruffia, pray for us.

Blessed Henry, pray for us.

Blessed Sibyllina, pray for us.

Blessed Anthony of Pavonio, pray for us.

Saint Catherine of Siena, pray for us.

Blessed Marcolino, pray for us.

Blessed Raymond of Capua, pray for us.

Blessed Andrew Franchi, pray for us.

Saint Vincent Ferrer, pray for us.

Blessed Clara, pray for us.

Blessed John Dominic, pray for us.

Blessed Alvarez, pray for us.

Blessed Maria, pray for us.

Blessed Peter of Castello, pray for us.

Blessed Andrew Abellon, pray for us.

Blessed Stephen, pray for us.

Blessed Peter Geremia, pray for us.

Blessed John of Fiesole, pray for us.

Blessed Lawrence of Ripafratta, pray for us.

Blessed Anthony della Chiesa, pray for us.

Saint Antoninus, pray for us.

Blessed Anthony Neyrot, pray for us.

Blessed Margaret of Savoy, pray for us.

Blessed Bartholomew of Cerverio, pray for us.

Blessed Matthew, pray for us.

Blessed Constantius, pray for us.

Blessed Christopher, pray for us.

Blessed Damian, pray for us.

Blessed Andrew of Peschiera, pray for us.

Blessed Bernard, pray for us.

Blessed Jane of Portugal, pray for us.

Blessed James of Ulm, pray for us.

Blessed Augustine of Biella, pray for us.

Blessed Aimo, pray for us.

Blessed Sebastian, pray for us.

Blessed Mark, pray for us.

Blessed Columba, pray for us.

Blessed Magdalen, pray for us.

Blessed Osanna of Mantua, pray for us.

Blessed John Liccio, pray for us.

Blessed Dominic Spadafora, pray for us.

Blessed Stephana, pray for us.

Saint Adrian, pray for us.

Blessed Lucy, pray for us.

Blessed Catherine Racconigi, pray for us.

Blessed Osanna of Kotor, pray for us.

Saint Pius V, pray for us.

Saint John of Cologne, pray for us.

Blessed Maria Bartholomew, pray for us.

Saint Louis Bertrand, pray for us.

Saint Catherine de Ricci, pray for us.

Blessed Robert, pray for us.

Blessed Alphonsus and Companions, pray for us.

Saint Rose, pray for us.

Saint Dominic Ibanez and Companions, pray for us.

Blessed Agnes of Jesus, pray for us.

Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companio, pray for us.ns

Saint Martin de Porres, pray for us.

Blessed Peter Higgins, pray for us.

Blessed Francis de Capillas, pray for us.

Saint Juan Macias, pray for us.

Blessed Terence, pray for us.

Blessed Ann of the Angels, pray for us.

Blessed Francis de Posadas, pray for us.

Saint Louis de Montfort, pray for us.

Blessed Francis Gil, pray for us.

Saint Matteo, pray for us.

Blessed Peter Sanz and Companions, pray for us.

Saint Vincent Liem, pray for us.

Saint Hyacinth Castaneda, pray for us.

Blessed Marie, pray for us.

Blessed George, pray for us.

Blessed Catherine Jarrige, pray for us.

Saint Ignatius and Companions, pray for us.

Saint Dominic An-Kham and Companions, pray for us.

Saint Joseph Khang and Companions, pray for us.

Saint Francis Coll, pray for us.

Blessed Hyacinthe Cormier, pray for us.

Blessed Pier Giorgio, pray for us.

Blessed Bartolo, pray for us.

Blessed Michael Czartoryski, pray for us.

Blessed Julia Rodzinska, pray for us.

All holy Dominican brothers and sisters, pray for us.

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.--

God, source of all holiness, you have enriched your Church with many gifts in the saints of the Order of Preachers. By following the example of our brothers and sisters, may we come to enjoy their company for ever in the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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