SACRED ART: "The Marriage Feast at Cana" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
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PRAYER: Litany of the Holy Name ***OPTIONAL***
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
God our Father in Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, splendor of the Father, have mercy on us.
Jesus, brightness of everlasting light, have mercy on us.
Jesus, king of glory, have mercy on us.
Jesus, dawn of justice, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary, have mercy on us.
Jesus, worthy of our love, have mercy on us.
Jesus, worthy of our wonder, have mercy on us.
Jesus, mighty God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, father of the world to come, have mercy on us.
Jesus, prince of peace, have mercy on us.
Jesus, all-powerful, have mercy on us.
Jesus, pattern of patience, have mercy on us.
Jesus, model of obedience, have mercy on us.
Jesus, gentle and humble of heart, have mercy on us.
Jesus, lover of chastity, have mercy on us.
Jesus, lover of us all, have mercy on us.
Jesus, God of peace, have mercy on us.
Jesus, author of life, have mercy on us.
Jesus, model of goodness, have mercy on us.
Jesus, seeker of souls, have mercy on us.
Jesus, our God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, our refuge, have mercy on us.
Jesus, father of the poor, have mercy on us.
Jesus, treasure of the faithful, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Good Shepherd, have mercy on us.
Jesus, the true light, have mercy on us.
Jesus, eternal wisdom, have mercy on us.
Jesus, infinite goodness, have mercy on us.
Jesus, our way and our life, have mercy on us.
Jesus, joy of angels, have mercy on us.
Jesus, king of patriarchs, have mercy on us.
Jesus, teacher of apostles, have mercy on us.
Jesus, master of evangelists, have mercy on us.
Jesus, courage of martyrs, have mercy on us.
Jesus, light of confessors, have mercy on us.
Jesus, purity of virgins, have mercy on us.
Jesus, crown of all saints, have mercy on us.
Lord, be merciful, Jesus save your people.
From all evil, Jesus save your people.
From every sin, Jesus save your people.
From the snares of the devil, Jesus save your people.
From your anger, Jesus save your people.
From the spirit of infidelity, Jesus save your people.
From everlasting death, Jesus save your people.
From neglect of your Holy Spirit, Jesus save your people.
By the mystery of your incarnation, Jesus save your people.
By your birth, Jesus save your people.
By your childhood, Jesus save your people.
By your hidden life, Jesus save your people.
By your public ministry, Jesus save your people.
By your agony and crucifixion, Jesus save your people.
By your abandonment, Jesus save your people.
By your grief and sorrow, Jesus save your people.
By your death and burial, Jesus save your people.
By your rising to new life, Jesus save your people.
By your return in glory to the Father, Jesus save your people.
By your gift of the Holy Eucharist, Jesus save your people.
By your joy and glory, Jesus save your people.
Christ, hear us. Christ, hear us.
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer. Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
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.
Lord, may we who honor the holy name of Jesus
Enjoy his friendship in this life
And be filled with eternal joy in the kingdom
Where he lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.
SACRED ART: "Pentecost" by Jean Restout
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PRAYER: Invocation of the Holy Spirit ***REQUIRED***
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful,
And enkindle in them the fire of your love.
Lord, send forth your Spirit,
And you will renew the face of the earth.
O God,
Who instructs the hearts of your faithful
With the light of your Holy Spirit,
Make us responsive to his inspirations
So that we may be truly wise and
Ever rejoice in his consolations,
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
SACRED ART: "The Last Supper" by Juan de Juanes
SCRIPTURE: James 1: 21-27 ***REQUIRED***
Therefore, put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his own face in a mirror. He sees himself, then goes off and promptly forgets what he looked like. But the one who peers into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres, and is not a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be blessed in what he does. If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
SACRED ART: "Founder Statue of St. Louis de Montfort" by Giacomo Parsini
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REFLECTION BY ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT: True Devotion to Mary (#101) ***REQUIRED***
Inconstant devotees are those whose devotion to Our Lady is practiced in fits and starts. Sometimes they are fervent and sometimes they are lukewarm. Sometimes they appear ready to do anything to please Our Lady, and then shortly afterwards they have completely changed. They start by embracing every devotion to Our Lady. They join her confraternities, but they do not faithfully observe the rules. They are as changeable as the moon, and like the moon Mary puts them under her feet. Because of their fickleness they are unworthy to be included among the servants of the Virgin because faithfulness and constancy are the hallmarks of Mary’s servants. It is better not to burden ourselves with a multitude of prayers and pious practices but rather adopt only a few and perform them with love and perseverance in spite of opposition from the devil and the world and the flesh.
RESOLUTION ***REQUIRED***
Faithfulness in simple things is much more valuable than inconstant activity in greater things. If you are not attending mass every Sunday, make the decision to do so. If you are doing so faithfully, ask yourself how you might improve your participation in the liturgy and do it.
SACRED ART: "The Visitation" by Raphael and Giulio Romano or Giovanni Francesco Penni
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PRAYER: Jesus Living in Mary ***REQUIRED***
O Jesus living in Mary,
Come and live in your servant,
In the Spirit of your holiness,
In the fullness of your gifts,
In the perfection of your ways,
In the truth of your virtues,
In the communion of your mysteries.
Subdue within me
The power of flesh and demon
By your Holy Spirit,
For the glory of God the father.
Amen.
SACRED ART: "The Annunciation" by Giovanni Lanfranco
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PRAYER: Sub Tuum ***REQUIRED***
We fly to your patronage,
O holy Mother of God,
Despise not our petitions in our necessities,
But deliver us always from all dangers,
O glorious and blessed Virgin.
Amen.