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Prayer to Jesus Christ

O Jesus , Who dost live in Mary come and live in Thy servants, in the spirit of Thine own holiness, in the fulness of Thy power, in the reality of Thy virtues, in the perfection of Thy ways, in the communion of Thy Mysteries; have Thou dominion over every adverse power, in Thine own spirit, to the glory of Thy Father. Amen.

Prayers and Colloquies

Office of the Irish Messenger, 1937

 

Pentecost Sunday

 

Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon

Friends, we come to the great Feast of Pentecost—the feast, par excellence, of the Holy Spirit. A critique of the Western Church is that we don’t speak sufficiently of the third person of the Trinity, and there might be some truth to that. I’d like to follow Vatican II in trying to bring the Holy Spirit very much into the forefront. Our readings today show us the great power of the Spirit—a power that unleashes great saints, fiery speech, and a liberating unity. Surrender your life over to the Holy Spirit, and—trust me—you will tap into this source of power to change things for the better.

Mass Readings

Reading 1 – Acts 2:1-11
Psalm – 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34
Reading 2 – 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13
Gospel – Jn 20:19-23

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Camp Prayers #1

None is good but God alone. All my bones shall say: Lord, who is like to Thee?

Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon

Friends, right at the end of the Easter season and in anticipation of Pentecost, we come to the great Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. We should do a theological reflection on this feast—how we should and shouldn’t understand the Ascension, and what it means for Christ’s work in the world—because it is key to understanding the dynamics of the Christian life.

Mass Readings

Reading 1 – Acts 1:1-11
Psalm – Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9
Reading 2 – Eph 1:17-23
Gospel – Mt 28:16-20

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Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon

Friends, on this Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Church gives us a kind of foretaste of Pentecost. In all three readings, we hear descriptions of the work of the Holy Spirit—the animating principle of the Mystical Body. What are the signs that the Holy Spirit is at work? Let’s look at five of them.

Mass Readings

Reading 1 – Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
Psalm – Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20
Reading 2 – 1 Pt 3:15-18
Gospel – Jn 14:15 -21

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During the Day

Catholic Hymns and Devotions

New York, 1885

Evening Sigh

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Mary, Mother and Queen!

Bring us at length, where the angels lean,

Choir on choir, beneath thy grace:

Bring us all to that hidden place,

Where face to face thyself thou art seen, 

O Mary Queen!

℣. In peace I will lie down. 

℟. And sleep comes at once.

Today's Homily by Bishop Robert Barron

Friends, there is an enormously important line in our first reading today that we might just pass over: “The number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly; even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith.” Priests were so important in Jewish religious life, and these priests knew that Jesus was the fulfillment of the whole tradition of temple sacrifice. We, all the baptized, do not just admire Christ’s supreme priesthood from afar; we participate in it.

Mass Readings

Reading 1 – Acts 6:1-7
Psalm – Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19
Reading 2 – 1 Pt 2:4-9
Gospel – Jn 14:1-12

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Imagine Yourself

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Imagine Yourself in this little group of angels keeping baby Jesus warm.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.  Amen.

 

THE LORD'S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name: thy kingdom come: thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.  Amen. 

THE HAIL MARY

HAIL MARY, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

THE APOSTLES' CREED

I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell, the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church; the communion of Saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

THE CONFITEOR.

I CONFESS to Almighty God, to blessed Mary, ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.  Therefore I beseech the blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, to pray to the Lord our God for me.

May Almighty God have mercy on us, and forgive us our sins, and bring us to life everlasting. Amen.

May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, absolution and remission of our sins. Amen.

I beg thy blessing, O my God, on the repose that I am going to take, so that strengthened by it, I may serve thee better for the future.

PRAYER FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE SAINTS

HOLY MARY, Mother of God, and after Him my only hope; my good Angel, and holy Patron, intercede for me; protect me this night and during the rest of my life, but more particularly at the hour of my death.

 

ON LYING DOWN TO REST

IN THE NAME of our Lord Jesus Christ crucified, I lay myself down to rest; bless me, O Lord, defend and govern me this night and for ever; and, after this short and miserable pilgrimage, bring me to everlasting happiness with thee.  Amen.

The Man of God

Fr.  Callan & McHugh
Authors of "Blessed Be God."

P. J. Kennedy & Sons, 1928