LITANY FOR HOLY WEEK

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St.Joan of Arc Church Canton, Ohio

Jesus, Son of God,                                              
Have mercy on us

Jesus, Son of the Sorrowful Mother,                    
Have mercy on us

Jesus, Redeemer of the world                              
Have mercy on us

Jesus, meek and humble of heart                          
Have mercy on us

Jesus, burning with love for us                              
Have mercy on us

Jesus, abandoned by the apostles                          
Have mercy on us

Jesus, sold for thirty pieces of silver                      
Have mercy on us

Jesus, agonizing in the garden                              
Have mercy on us

Jesus, betrayed by Judas' kiss                              
Have mercy on us

Jesus, denied by Peter                                          
Have mercy on us

Jesus, mocked and scorned                                  
Have mercy on us

Jesus, condemned unjustly                                    
Have mercy on us

Jesus, bound and blindfolded                                
Have mercy on us

Jesus, struck and spit upon                                  
Have mercy on us

Jesus, crowned with thorns                                    
Have mercy on us

Jesus, scourged at the pillar                                  
Have mercy on us

Jesus, laden with the heavy cross                          
Have mercy on us

Jesus, burdened with our sins                                
Have mercy on us

Jesus, crucified between two thieves                    
Have mercy on us

Jesus, suffering on the cross                                  
Have mercy on us

Jesus, obedient unto death                                    
Have mercy on us

Jesus, who died for us                                          
Have mercy on us

Jesus, placed in the tomb                                      
Have mercy on us

Jesus, raised from the dead                                    
Have mercy on us

Jesus, salvation for all                                            
Have mercy on us

Jesus, mediator for us with the Father                    
Have mercy on us

Jesus, our peace and reconciliation                        
Have mercy on us

Jesus, fount of love and mercy                              
Have mercy on us

May all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Source: Written by Esther Potter, resident of Akron, Ohio, when she was 95 years old.

Peace be with you!

Rosemarie, OCDS

The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Happy and Blessed Easter

to all visitors of Spirit Singing!

Urbi et Orbi Message of His Holiness

(Message & Blessing to theWorld)

Pope Benedict XVI

Holy Saturday

Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows

MOST HOLY and afflicted Virgin,

Queen of Martyrs,

You stood beneath the Cross,

Witnessing the agony of your dying Son.

Look down with a mother’s tenderness

And have pity on me,

Who kneels before you to venerate your

Sufferings and to place my request

With filial confidence in the sanctuary

Of your wounded heart.

Present them, I beseech you,

On my behalf, to Jesus Christ,

Through the merits of his own

Most sacred Passion and Death,

Together with your sufferings

At the foot of the Cross;

And through the united efficacy of both,

Obtain the grant of my present petition.

To whom shall I have recourse

In my wants and miseries

If not to you, O Mother of Mercy,

Who, having so deeply drunk

Of the chalice of your Son,

An console with the sorrows

Of those who still sigh in the land of exile?

O Holy Mary,

Whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow

At the sight of the Passion

Of your Divine Son,

Intercede for me and obtain for me from Jesus

(mention the request)

If it be for His Honor and Glory

And the good of my soul.

Amen.

Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows

By Pope Pius VII

 

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, 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 Spirit, Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us.

Holy Virgin of virgins, Pray for us.

Mother of the Crucified, Pray for us.

Sorrowful Mother Pray for us.

Mournful Mother Pray for us.

Sighing Mother Pray for us.

Afflicted Mother Pray for us.

Foresaken Mother Pray for us.

Desolate Mother Pray for us.

Mother most sad Pray for us.

Mother set around with anguish Pray for us.

Mother overwhelmed by grief Pray for us.

Mother transfixed by a sword Pray for us.

Mother crucified in thy heart Pray for us.

Mother bereaved of thy Son Pray for us.

Sighing Dove Pray for us.

Mother of Dolors Pray for us.

Fount of tears Pray for us.

Sea of bitterness Pray for us.

Field of tribulation Pray for us.

Mass of suffering Pray for us.

Mirror of patience Pray for us.

Rock of constancy Pray for us.

Remedy in perplexity Pray for us.

Joy of the afflicted Pray for us.

Ark of the desolate Pray for us.

Refuge of the abandoned Pray for us.

Shield of the oppressed Pray for us.

Conqueror of the incredulous Pray for us.

Solace of the wretched Pray for us.

Medicine of the sick Pray for us.

Help of the faint Pray for us.

Strength of the weak Pray for us.

Protectress of those who fight Pray for us.

Haven of the shipwrecked Pray for us.

Calmer of tempests Pray for us.

Companion of the sorrowful Pray for us.

Retreat of those who groan Pray for us.

Terror of the treacherous Pray for us.

Standard-bearer of the Martyrs Pray for us.

Treasure of the Faithful Pray for us.

Light of Confessors Pray for us.

Pearl of Virgins Pray for us.

Comfort of Widows Pray for us.

Joy of all Saints Pray for us.

Queen of thy Servants Pray for us.

Holy Mary, who alone art unexampled Pray for us.

 

Pray for us, most Sorrowful Virgin, That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

 

O God, in whose Passion,

According to the prophecy of Simeon,

A sword of grief pierced through

The most sweet soul

Of Thy glorious Blessed Virgin Mother Mary:

Grant that we, who celebrate

The memory of her Seven Sorrows,

May obtain the happy effect of Thy Passion,

Who lives and reigns world without end.

Amen.

Peace be with you!

Rosemarie

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GOOD FRIDAY

The Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me

Body of Christ, save me

Blood of Christ, inebriate me

Water from Christ's side, wash me

Passion of Christ, strengthen me

O good Jesus, hear me

Within Thy wounds hide me

Suffer me not to be separated from Thee

From the malicious enemy defend me

In the hour of my death call me

And bid me come unto Thee

That I may praise Thee with Thy saints

and with Thy angels

Forever and ever

Amen.

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Peace be with you!
Rosemarie
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Holy Thursday

HOLY THURSDAY

BIRTHDAY OF THE PRIESTHOOD OF JESUS CHRIST

INSTITUTION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST

Christ: If you had the purity of an Angel and the holiness of St. John the Baptist, you would not be worthy to receive or to touch this holy Sacrament. No man has merited to be able to consecrate and touch the Sacrament of Christ, or to receive the Bread of Angels as his food.

This is a tremendous mystery, and great is the dignity conferred on priests, which is not granted to the Angels. For only priests, validly ordained in the Church, have this power of offering Holy Mass and consecrating the Body of Christ.

(Imitation of Christ)

Fr. John Hardon, S.J. on the Holy Eucharist

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Peace be with you!

Rosemarie

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Wednesday of Holy Week

Carmelite Quote

Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity

I believe that the people who are the really happy ones in this world are those who have enough contempt and forgetfulness of self to choose the cross as their portion!

What marvelous peace we have

when we find our joy in suffering!

(St. Peter in Chains)

'By means of my physical sufferings I am helping to complete what still remains of Christ's sufferings on behalf of his body, the church' (Colossians 1:24)

(Beheading of St. Paul)

This is what happiness is for St. Paul!

I keep thinking about this, and I must confess that I have a deep inner joy in thinking that God has chosen me to share in Christ's passion, and that this road to Calvary that I walk each day is becoming more and more the path to heaven!

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Peace be with you!

Rosemarie

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Tuesday of Holy Week

Psalm 51

Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness.
In your compassion blot out my offense.
O wash me more and more from my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.

My offenses truly I know them;
my sin is always before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned;
what is evil in your sight I have done.

That you may be justified
when you give sentence
and be without reproach when you judge,
O see, in guilt I was born,
a sinner was I conceived.


Indeed you love truth in the heart;
then in the secret of my heart
teach me wisdom.

O purify me, then I shall be clean;
O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow.

Make me hear rejoicing and gladness
that the bones you have crushed may revive.
From my sins turn away your face
and blot out all my guilt.

A pure heart create for me, O God,
put a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
nor deprive me of your holy spirit.

Give me again the joy of your help;
with a spirit of fervor sustain me,
that I may teach transgressors your ways
and sinners may return to you.

O rescue me, God, my helper,
and my tongue shall ring out your goodness.
O Lord, open my lips
and my mouth shall declare your praise.

For in sacrifice you take no delight,
burnt offering from me you would refuse;
my sacrifice, a contrite spirit,
a humbled, contrite heart you will not spurn.

In your goodness, show favor to zion;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Then you will be pleased with lawful sacrifice,
(burnt offerings wholly consumed),
then you will be offered young bulls on your altar.

The Seven Penitential Psalms

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Peace be with you!
Rosemarie
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Monday of Holy Week

O God our Master, Almighty Father, only begotten son, Lord Jesus Christ; and You, O Holy Spirit, one God and one Might, have mercy on me a sinner, and save me, your unworthy servant, according to the ways of your wisdom. For You are blessed forever and ever. Amen.

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Peace be with you!

Rosemarie

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