The Form of Investing a Person with the Scapular of Mt. Carmel
The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1915)
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The Catholic Church: For the sake of Christ Jesus … and for the sake of Mary, His Mother … God decided to create man and the universe. The Catechism of Vatican II: Man is … the only creature on earth that God has willed for its own sake.
…man…is not creation’s final goal.…Man—simple link in a chain that must go back to God—paves the way for the coming of the blessed Virgin Mary. Mary, God’s jewel case, in which reposed He Who upholds all things, Jesus Christ! – The Roman MissalHe [man] is “the only creature on earth that God has willed for its own sake”. – Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1992. §356
The Roman Missal, 1962, Introduction: “Your Mass and Your Life” (xlvii): In God’s plan, it is not man who is the center of the universe; but Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word. God created all things for Christ. For the sake of Christ Jesus in whom the Father already had “placed all His delight” and for the sake of Mary, His Mother, “full of grace,” God decided to create man and the universe.
To this Son, in whom He is well pleased, friends were to be given-and so man was created. (The race of man represents the “friends of the Bridegroom” mentioned by our Lord in the Gospel.) To this Son whom He loves, the Father will give a house and garden-and so the universe was created. Man, created for Christ, is loved in Him. We thus form, as it were, a “wedding gift” from God the Father to Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom.
In Him, through Him, and for Him, we are pleasing to the heavenly Father. Without Him we are nothing. This last is very important for an understanding of the Mass. Our sacrifices are of value only through their being united with Christ’s Sacrifice. Since all have issued from the heart of God solely to give pleasure to Jesus, all then are brothers. Creation itself is our kin. The universe and I, what are we, if not a delicate thought of the Father toward His Divine Son?
The creation, launched into existence by God’s loving power, will forever have something unfinished about it, until that time when it shall return to the Source of its perfection; there to receive from that same Source its final perfection and beatitude. Thus the general plan of creation appears to us as an image and prolongation of the fecundity of the Most Blessed Trinity. The chronological order of the plan is as follows:
- Creation of the heavens;
- Preparation of the earth;
- Creation of minerals, vegetation, and animals;
- Creation of man.
King though he may be of that creation predating his own existence, man, however, is not creation’s final goal.
Man—simple link in a chain that must go back to God—paves the way for the coming of the blessed Virgin Mary. Mary, God’s jewel case, in which reposed He Who upholds all things, Jesus Christ! Christ is the center of the universe. He is before all things: “He is before all creatures” (Col. 1:17). “The firstborn of every creature” (Col. 1:15). “In the beginning was the Word … ” Jn.1:1).
“In Him … through Him … unto Him … all things!” (Col. 1:16, 17).
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| Fr. Frederick William Faber, (1814-1863) | St. Denio |
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| 1. O purest of creatures, sweet Mother! sweet Maid! The one spotless womb wherein Jesus was laid! Dark night hath come down on us, Mother! And we, Look out for thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea! |
2. Deep night has come down on this rough-spoken world, &-the banners of darkness are boldly unfurled; &-the tempest tossed Church— all her eyes are on thee, They look to thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea! |
| 3. He gazed on thy soul; it was spotless and fair; For-the empire of sin—it had never been there; None had ever owned thee, dear Mother! but He, And-He blessed thy clear shining, sweet Star of the Sea! |
4. Earth gave Him one lodging; ‘twas deep in thy breast, And God found a home where the sinner finds rest; His home and His hiding place both were in thee, He-was won by thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea. |
| 5. O blissful and calm was the wonderful rest, That-thou gavest thy God in thy virginal breast; For-the heaven He left, He found heaven in thee, And-He shone in thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea! |
6. To sinners what comfort, to angels what mirth, That God found one creature un- fallen on earth, One spot where His Spirit, un- troubled could be, The depth of thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea! |
| 7. O shine on us brighter than even, then shine, For-the highest of honours, dear Mother! Is thine; “Conceived without sin,” thy chaste title e’re be, Clear light from thy birth-spring, sweet Star of the Sea! |
8. So worship we God in these rude latter days; So worship we Jesus our Love, when we praise, His wonderful grace in the gifts He gave thee, The gift of clear shining, sweet Star of the Sea! |
| 9. Deep night hath come down on us, Mother! Deep night, And-we need more than ever the guide of thy light; For-the darker the night is the brighter should be, Thy beautiful shining, sweet Star of the Sea! |
Amen. |
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Morning
As soon as you awake, give your thoughts to God and say,
“In the holy name of Jesus, I begin this day.”
While dressing, thank God for having protected and preserved you during your rest. Make it a habit in life to say your morning and evening prayers.
Almighty and eternal God, I adore Thee and I render to Thee that supreme honor which is Thy due, acknowledging Thine absolute dominion over all things and my complete dependence upon Thee.
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Thou art my first beginning
and my last end.
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I thank Thee for the countless benefits which Thou, in Thine infinite goodness and mercy, hast conferred upon me. I thank Thee especially for having preserved and protected me this night.
In the Name of the Father. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be.
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In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Each morning, pray the Fatima Morning Offering, kissing your Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. The pious devotion of kissing the Brown Scapular imparts to you 500 days indulgence each time.
O my God, in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary ♥ (here kiss the Brown Scapular), I offer Thee the Most Precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, joining with it my every thought, word and action of this day.
O my Jesus, I desire today to gain every indulgence and merit I can, and I offer them, together with myself, to Mary Immaculate ♥ , that she may best apply them to the interests of Thy Most Sacred Heart.
O my God, I beseech Thee most earnestly to bless me that I may serve Thee faithfully this day by a perfect devotedness to all my duties and a steadfast adherence to all my promises and good resolutions.
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The Hymn in the Key of G
The Hymn in the Key of D
| Let my ob-ject e__-ver be, To give glor-y Lord to Thee. If I work or if I__ rest, May God’s Ho-ly Name__ be blest. |
Grant me grace my all__ to give, Un-to Him by Whom I live. Je-sus for Thy help I__ plead, Mary for me in__-ter-cede. A__-men. |
Precious Blood of Jesus, save us!
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!
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O Virgin Mother of God, we fly to thy protection and beg thine intercession against the darkness and sin which ever more envelop the world and menace the Church.
Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, gave thee to us as our mother as He died on the Cross for our salvation. So too, in 1531, when darkness and sin beset us, He sent thee, as Our Lady of Guadalupe, on Tepeyac to lead us to Him Who alone is our light and our salvation.
Through thine apparitions on Tepeyac and thine abiding presence with us on the miraculous mantle of thy messenger, Saint Juan Diego, millions of souls converted to faith in thy Divine Son.
Through this novena and our consecration to thee, we humbly implore thine intercession for our daily conversion of life to Him and the conversion of millions more who do not yet believe in Him.
In our homes and in our nation, lead us to Him Who alone wins the victory over sin and darkness in us and in the world.
Unite our hearts to thine Immaculate Heart so that they may find their true and lasting home in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Ever guide us along the pilgrimage of life to our eternal home with Him.
So may our hearts, one with thine, always trust in God’s promise of salvation, in His never-failing mercy toward all who turn to Him with a humble and contrite heart.
Through this novena and our consecration to thee, O Virgin of Guadalupe, lead all souls in America and throughout the world to thy Divine Son in Whose name we pray. Amen.
— Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
have mercy on us! Amen.
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Memorare to St. Joseph
Remember, O Most Chaste Spouse of the Virgin Mary, that
never was it known that anyone who
fled to thy protection,
implored thy help, or
sought thy intercession
was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence,
I fly unto thee,
my spiritual father, and
beg thy protection.
O Foster Father of the Redeemer,
despise not my petitions (mention here), but
in thy goodness hear and answer me.
Amen.
O God, Who in Thy ineffable providence didst vouchsafe to choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of Thy most holy Mother, grant, we beseech Thee, that he whom we venerate as our protector on earth, may be our intercessor in Heaven. Who liveth and reigneth forever and ever. Amen.
Memorare of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
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Offering of the Host
Accept, O holy Father, almighty and eternal God, this unspotted host, which I, Thy unworthy servant, offer unto Thee, my living and true God, for my innumerable sins, offenses, and negligences, and for all here present: as also for all faithful Christians, both living and dead, that it may avail both me and them for salvation unto life everlasting. Amen.
Offering of the Chalice
We offer unto Thee, O Lord, the chalice of salvation, beseeching Thy clemency, that it may ascend before Thy divine Majesty, as a sweet savor, for our salvation, and for that of the whole world. Amen.
The Consecration
“For this is my Body.”
“For this is the chalice of my Blood of the new and eternal testament, the mystery of faith; which shall be shed for you and for many unto the remission of sins.”
Domine, Non Sum Dignus
Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof; say but the word, and my soul shall be healed.
The Communion Prayers
The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
The Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul unto life everlasting. Amen.
Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe Thou art really present in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. I love Thee above everything else, and I long to receive Thee into my soul. I cannot now receive Thee in Holy Communion, but I beg Thee to come to me at least spiritually. I embrace Thee as already there, and unite myself entirely to Thee. Grant that I may never be separated from Thee!
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Communion Prayer of St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You.
Stay with me Lord, because I am weak, and I need Your strength, so that I may not fall so often.
Stay with me Lord, for You are my life, and without You, I am without fervor.
Stay with me Lord, for You are my light, and without you, I am in darkness.
Stay with me Lord, to show me Your will.
Stay with me Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You.
Stay with me Lord, for I desire to love you very much, and always be in Your Company.
Stay with me Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You.
Stay with me Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of Love.
Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late, and the day is coming to a close, and life passes, death, judgment, eternity approach. It is necessary to renew my strength, so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I need You. It is getting late and death approaches. I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile.
Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all its dangers, I need You.
Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of bread, so that the Eucharistic Communion be the light which disperses the darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.
Stay with me Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain united to you, if not by Communion, at least by grace and love.
Stay with me Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation because I do not merit it, but the gift of Your presence, oh yes, I ask this of You.
Stay with me Lord, for it is You alone I look for, Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart, Your Spirit, because I love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more.
With a firm love, I will love You with all my heart while on earth and continue to love You perfectly during all eternity. Amen.
Now, I am going to let you in on a secret – the secret of my spiritual life. When I travel on the train, I say, ten, twenty ‘Masses of St. John’ – Masses in honor of the Blessed Trinity. There is no prayer like that. I have but three devotions: My Mass, my breviary, my rosary. The breviary is beautiful, but you cannot compare it with the Mass. There is no prayer like the Mass. As I travel, I offer my Mass on the altar of the holy Will of God, offering it in union with the thousands of priests saying Mass continuously, perpetually. I am tired, I cannot prepare conferences – I offer Mass instead. I said four or five Masses this morning. I do it the whole day. It unites my heart, my will with priests at the altar.
When I awake during the night, the first thing I do is to take the shortest form of the Mass of St. John, ‘Suscipe… Offerimus…’ ‘Hoc est enim Corpus Meum’ … ‘Hic est enim Calix Sanguinis Mei …’ ‘Domine, non sum dignus…’ ‘Corpus Domini Jesu Christi… Sanguis Domini Jesu Christi, custodiant animam meam in vitam aeternam. Amen!’ (The offering of the Host, the Chalice, the Consecration, Domine non sum dignus, the Communion prayers of the priest.)
I hope to die saying Mass – between two consecrations… Learn these prayers by heart and then during the day you can live the wonderful grace of your Mass. You have a few moments free –say a Mass of St. John. You wake up at night – say a Mass…
I remember preaching in a big community in California. The Mother Superior said to me one day, “Father, I want to thank you. Yesterday after your conference about Holy Mass I went to the infirmary to see a poor sister who suffers terribly and who cannot sleep at all, especially during the night. She was smiling. Mother, I have learned the secret of how to pass the night – the Mass of St. John. Thank Father for me for having told us about it.”
Father Mateo’s Mass of St. John (Quidlibet, A Traditionalist Miscellany) ⧉
TO OBTAIN A CONVERSION OR ANY SPIRITUAL FAVOR
…whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, that will I do…–John 14:13
Lord, all hearts are in Thy hands: Thou canst bend as Thou wilt the most stubborn, and soften the most obdurate. Do that honor this day to
- the precious blood,
- the merits,
- the sacred wounds,
- the holy name, and
- the loving Heart
of Thy beloved Son, of granting the conversion of N.N. (or of bestowing such a grace, etc.).
Amen.
Prior to the Council, it was customary, in addition to the grouping of the Acts of Faith, Hope and Charity, for the Act of Contrition to be conveyed in the same group, a practice which might be anticipated to be restored at some time in the future.
Act of Faith.
I believe that there is one God, and that in this one God there are three persons. That the Son of God was made man for us, that He died upon the cross, rose again from the dead and ascended into heaven. I believe that the Son of God will come again at the Last Day, and call all men to judgment. I believe this because Christ is the Son of God and therefore can neither deceive nor be deceived; and because He has confirmed His teaching by many miracles. Moreover I believe whatever the Catholic Church by Christ’s authority proposes to us to be believed; I believe it because the Catholic Church is guided and defended against error by the Holy Spirit; and because even down to the present day God corroborates by miracles the truths which the Catholic Church teaches. O God, increase my faith.
| Fr. Jeremiah Williams Cummings (1814-1866) Songs for Catholic Schools and Aids to Memory for the Catechism (1860), p. 107 |
Sir Hubert Parry (1848-1918) Amberley |
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| Holy Face Hymnal Sisters of Mercy (Providence, R.I.), 1891 |
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My God! most firmly I believe what e’er Thou teachest me; |
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Act of Hope.
O my God, I hope that after death Thou wilt admit me to everlasting happiness, and that Thou wilt give me here such means as are essential to the attainment of that happiness. I trust that Thou wilt grant me for this end the grace of the Holy Spirit, such temporal good things as are necessary to me, pardon of sin, help in time of need, and a gracious answer to my petitions. I hope this, because Thou, Who art almighty and all-bountiful and ever-faithful to Thy promises, hast promised these things to me, and because Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour, has merited them for me by His cruel death upon the cross. O God, increase my hope.
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| Fr. Jeremiah Williams Cummings (1814-1866) Songs for Catholic Schools and Aids to Memory for the Catechism (1860), p. 108 |
Philip James (1890-1975) Tregaron |
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My God! relying on Thy love I firmly hope in Thee; |
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Act of Charity.
My God, I love Thee with my whole heart, and above all things, because Thou art supreme beauty and perfection, because Thou art my greatest benefactor and Thy love for me is infinite. I will, therefore, think of Thee in all my actions; I will avoid even the slightest sins; I will give thanks to Thee for all Thy benefits and for all Thou givest me to suffer, and I will love my neighbor because he is Thy child and made after Thy image. O God, increase my charity.
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| Fr. Jeremiah Williams Cummings (1814-1866) Songs for Catholic Schools and Aids to Memory for the Catechism (1860), p. 108 |
Arnold G.H. Bode (1866-1952) Laramie |
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I love Thee, Lord, with all my heart, with all my strength and will; |
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Contrition, or sorrow for sin, is a hatred of sin and a true grief of the soul for having offended God, with a firm purpose of sinning no more. If joined with a confidence in the mercy of God and an earnest desire of performing whatever is necessary to the proper reception of the Sacrament, it thus prepares us for the remission of sin.
(“I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.” -Isaiah 57:15)
Act of Contrition
| Fr. Jeremiah Williams Cummings (1814-1866) Songs for Catholic Schools and Aids to Memory for the Catechism New York: P. O’Shea. 1860. Pp. 109–110 |
Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) Third Mode Melody |
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My holy God! my very soul, |
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| Holy Face Hymnal Sisters of Mercy (Providence, R.I.), 1891 |
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My God! my Father, I have sinned, Turn not Thy face away |
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Noontide
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| ANGELUS (Latin) | THE ANGELUS (English) |
| V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae. R. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto. |
V. The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R. And she conceived by the Holy Spirit. |
| Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus. *(Bow head) | Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. *(Bow head) |
| Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. | Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayer for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. |
| V. Ecce ancilla Domini, R. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. |
V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord, R. Be it done to me according to Thy word. |
| Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus. *(Bow head) | Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. *(Bow head) |
| Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. | Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayer for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. |
| (Genuflect) V. Et Verbum caro factum est, R. Et habitavit in nobis. |
(Genuflect) V. And the Word was made flesh, R. And dwelt among us. |
| Ave Maria, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus. *(Bow head) | Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with Thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. *(Bow head) |
| Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. | Holy Mary, Mother of God, prayer for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. |
| V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genetrix, R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi |
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. |
| Oremus. Gratiam tuam, quaesumus, Domine, mentibus nostris infunde; ut qui, Angelo nuntiante, Christi Filii tui incarnationem cognovimus, per passionem eius et crucem ad resurrectionis gloriam perducamur. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. | Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that, that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of the Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. |
| Divinum auxilium maneat semper nobiscum. Fidelium animae, per misericordiam Dei, requiescant in pace. Amen | May the divine assistance remain always with us. And may the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. |
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Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
Pray the Regina Coeli at Noon from Holy Saturday, to the Saturday after Pentecost.
| Regina cæli, lætare, alleluia: Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia, Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia, Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. Gaude et lætare, Virgo Maria, alleluia. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia. |
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For He Whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia. Has risen, as He said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. |
| Oremus. | Let us pray. |
| Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi, mundum lætificare dignatus es: præsta, quæsumus, ut per eius Genitricem Virginem Mariam, perpetuæ capiamus gaudia vitæ. |
O God, Who through the resurrection of Thy Son Jesus Christ gave rejoicing to the world, grant, we pray, that through His Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joy of everlasting life. |
| Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. | Through Christ our Lord. |
| Amen. | Amen. |
Evening
Before sleep, it is good for the spiritual life to kneel down and pray at least a short night prayer. Make the Sign of the Cross, invoking the Holy Trinity:
“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”
Examine your conscience and make an act of perfect contrition. Then, at your discretion, pray any one or all of the following prayers.
Prayer of Praise
Blessed be the holy and undivided Trinity, now and forevermore. Amen.
Prayer of Adoration, Thanksgiving and Contrition
O almighty and eternal God, in the presence of Thy divine Majesty, I humbly adore Thee and thank Thee for all Thy blessings. Grant me the grace to know how I have offended Thee, and to be truly sorry for my sins.
Prayer for Daily Neglects
- Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its love, all its sufferings and all its merits.
- To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
- Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its love, all its sufferings and all its merits.
- To purify the good I have done poorly this day and during all my life.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
- Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its love, all its sufferings and all its merits.
- To supply for the good I ought to have done, and that I have neglected this day and all my life.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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This is what God’s Coming in grace means–a soul in the state of grace is the host of the Blessed Trinity, neither more nor less. “We will come to him and will make our abode with him,” (John 14:23) and from the moment that grace enters, the soul becomes the abode of God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Ghost.
It was at the moment of Baptism that our souls were raised to the dignity of being hosts of God Himself. What happened then? God added to the natural gifts with which He had endowed man supernatural ones, summed up in the gift of grace. What is that? A participation in His own life, something which makes us “partakers of the Divine nature” (2nd Peter 1:4, “…he hath given us most great and precious promises: that by these you may be made partakers of the divine nature: flying the corruption of that concupiscence which is in the world.”). He created man thus in the beginning, for He meant man always to possess supernatural as well as natural gifts. He meant always to live with man and talk and walk with him in the paradise of his soul; but Adam chased out the Divine Guest and lost this miraculous privilege for all his children. God, however, could not rest content to be outside, the souls which He had created solely that He might live in them, and He devised a way (the first coming of Christ) by which He might get back to the dwelling which He cherished so much. We need not follow the beautiful story of the Redemption through all its wondrous steps, we know it well enough; we will take it up at Baptism, when the divine gift of life which Adam lost was restored to the soul, when God came back to His chosen dwelling, and the soul regained its responsible position of host to the Blessed Trinity. When Satan had noticed that the soul was left exposed, that it was a human soul only, with nothing divine about it, he naturally had taken possession, as he does of all empty houses (see Mt 12: 44-45 – “And when an unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest, and findeth none. [44] Then he saith: I will return into my house from whence I came out. And coming he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. [45] Then he goeth, and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is made worse than the first.”); so at Baptism the Priest said: “Depart from him, thou unclean spirit, and give place to the Holy Ghost.” Where the Holy Ghost is, there are also the Father and the Son. The Blessed Trinity, then waits to take possession of each soul, waits to come back to Its own, waits to restore the privilege that man had at the beginning.
Thus the new creation takes place, and the soul is no longer a human soul only, but divine, for the Divine Life within has made it one with Itself. Does man realize this privilege and rise to it? No! For the greater part of Christians we are obliged to say: No. As soon as they come to years of discretion, they invite back the unclean sprit and chase out their Divine Guest. What base ingratitude! And what folly! What base ingratitude! And what folly! But God, Who is rich in mercy is not repelled by such conduct; His one thought is to go back to His Temple which has been so profaned, and the scheme of Redemption included a method (the Sacrament of Penance), whereby, if man would, he could drive out the devil and invite back the Divine Guest. Is God angry? Does He upbraid! Does He allude to the past and throw doubts on the future? No, He loves, and all He asks in return is love. Such is our Guest!
I often talk about recalling the Presence of God, but it is in His Presence within me that I have to recall. I make Acts of Contrition, of Love, to Whom? To the God within me.
Now what is my side of this great question? I am, or if I am not, I can be, a Temple of God. God is living within me. How much do I think about it? I often talk about recalling the Presence of God, but it is in His Presence within me that I have to recall. I make Acts of Contrition, of Love, to Whom? To the God within me. Do not let me forget that my heart is an altar where I can, whenever I will, adore God. He is there to walk with me and talk to me as He did to Adam of old. He wants me to live side by side with Him, and talk to Him as naturally as I do to my friend.Let me try this Advent, as one of the best ways of preparing for the Coming of Christ at Christmas, and for His coming in judgment, to realize what the supernatural life means, what God in me means, what it means to be the host always of God Himself. The realization will transform my life, will alter my point of view, will change me from a mediocre Christian into one who is filled with a great idea and who is occupied with it every moment of his time–an idea which is ever stimulating to him to aim higher. God in me–then I am never alone, my life is intimately bound up with God’s life. I am a partaker of His nature. O my God, forgive me for having though of it so little; help me to rise to my great privileges. I thank Thee for letting a few streaks of Thy Divine Light reach my dark soul, and by the time the Sun of Justice has risen in all His splendour this Advent, may my soul be flooded with the new light which the realization of the Divine Presence within it, will surely bring.
Colloquy: with God within me.
Resolution: To realize this truth today, and every day more and more.
Spiritual Bouquet: “We will come to him and make our abode with him.”
– Mother St. Paul (1941)
Prayer to the Most Holy Indwelling Trinity
O my Love, my only Good, Most Holy Trinity, I adore Thee, hidden in the depths of my soul. To Thee, to Thine honor and glory, I dedicate my life. May every thought, word and deed of mine be an act of adoration and praise directed towards Thy Divine Majesty enthroned in my heart.
O Father, Infinite Goodness, behold Thy child, clothed in the likeness of Thy Son. Extend to me Thine arms that I may belong to Thee forever.
O Son, Divine Lord, made man, crucify me with Thyself that I may become, in union with Thee, a sacrifice of praise for the glory of Thy Father.
O Holy Spirit, Fire of Everlasting Love, consume me on the altar of Divine Charity, that at the end of life, nothing may remain but that which bears the likeness of Christ.
O Blessed Trinity, worthy of all adoration, I wish to remain in spirit on my knees, to acknowledge forever Thy reign in me and over me, to Thine everlasting glory.
Through the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the pure heart of St. Joseph, I consecrate my life to Thine adoration and glory.
At the moment of death, receive me, O my Triune Love, that I may continue my adoration of love through all eternity. Amen.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
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Flos Carmeli was used by the Carmelites as the sequence for the Feast of St. Simon Stock, and, since 1663, for the Feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel. It also appears in an ancient metrical office of Carmel as an antiphon and responsory. Its composition is ascribed to St. Simon Stock himself (ca 1165 – 1265).
Flos Carmeli,
vitis florigera,
splendor caeli,
virgo puerpera
singularis.Flower of Carmel,
Tall vine blossom laden;
Splendor of heaven,
Childbearing yet maiden.
None equals thee.Mater mitis
sed viri nescia
Carmelitis
esto propitia
stella maris.Mother so tender,
Who no man didst know,
On Carmel’s children
Thy favors bestow.
Star of the Sea.Radix Iesse
germinans flosculum
nos ad esse
tecum in saeculum
patiaris.Strong stem of Jesse,
Who bore one bright flower,
Be ever near us
And guard us each hour,
who serve thee here.Inter spinas
quae crescis lilium
serva puras
mentes fragilium
tutelaris.Purest of lilies,
That flowers among thorns,
Bring help to the true heart
That in weakness turns
and trusts in thee.Armatura
fortis pugnantium
furunt bella
tende praesidium
scapularis.Strongest of armor,
We trust in thy might:
Under thy mantle,
Hard press’d in the fight,
we call to thee.Per incerta
prudens consilium
per adversa
iuge solatium
largiaris.Our way uncertain,
Surrounded by foes,
Unfailing counsel
You give to those
who turn to thee.Mater dulcis
Carmeli domina,
plebem tuam
reple laetitia
qua bearis.O gentle Mother
Who in Carmel reigns,
Share with your servants
That gladness you gained
and now enjoy.Paradisi
clavis et ianua,
fac nos duci
quo, Mater, gloria
coronaris. AmenHail, Gate of Heaven,
With glory now crowned,
Bring us to safety
Where thy Son is found,
true joy to see.
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Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel Sr. Miriam of the Holy Spirit
(1905–1988)Assynt
(1884)1. Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel,
Whom in ancient prophecy
God revealed to Saint Elijah
By an Oriental sea,
Rise again on God’s creation,
Bring to bloom this arid place
With the white cloud of your beauty
And the rainfall of your grace.2. Lady of the mystic mountain
Where the Lord has set his throne,
Up its steep ways of the spirit
None can walk save love alone.
Grant us grace to climb Mount Carmel
And to learn that love is loss;
Guide us till our ways outdistance
All earth’s treasures save the Cross.3. Blessed cloud of God’s protection
And his luminous abode,
Light the pathway of your pilgrims
To the Promised Land of God.
On the mount of contemplation
Be our surety and stay,
In the night a pillar glowing
And a cloud of love by day.4. Virgin of the Incarnation,
In the mysteries of grace
God has made his habitation
In our soul’s most secret place.
Toward that bright and inner kingdom
All our words and ways compel,
For the Father, Son and Spirit
In its sacred silence dwell.5. Queen and beauty of Mount Carmel,
Virgin of the solitude,
In the wilderness of Carmel
Lies the world’s eternal good.
Draw us to its deep seclusion
And make God alone our goal
In the mystical Mount Carmel
That lies hidden in the soul.6. Mother fair above all mothers,
By the Scapular we wear,
By your own Sign of Salvation,
Which our willing shoulders bear,
Shield us from the foes of darkness,
We are prey they seek to win.
Guard us as thy loving children
From the tragedy of sin.
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