On the Catholic Priesthood
Prayer of the Sick for Vocations
O God, Who through the sufferings and
death of Thine Only Begotten Son, didst redeem the race of men, grant,
we beseech Thee, that through the sufferings which I now humbly and
patiently bear out of love for Thee and in union with Jesus Christ, Thy
Son, Thou mayest be pleased to call to the sacred priesthood and the
religious life generous youths who will dedicate themselves to the
sublime vocation of bringing to souls the saving merits of the Passion
and Death of the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who livest and reignest
forever and ever.
Amen.
Source: CAPG
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Prayer to the Holy Angels for Parishes
All you legions and choirs of Angels,
please make haste to come to the aid and defense of our One Holy Roman
Catholic Church.
Led by St. Michael, may She be protected from destruction within by all modernistic attempts that try to diminish the true presence of God and take away His proper and due respect!
In
particular, come to the aid of my parish (name your parish) that it may
remain or be remade to be a place of reverence and a stronghold from
which the One True Triune God may continue to lead and strengthen us.
Amen.
Source: Curé d'Ars Prayer Group
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Prayer for Priests and Vocation ( Ste. Thérèse de Lisieux)
O Holy Father, may the torrents of love flowing from the sacred wounds
of Thy Divine Son bring forth priests like unto the beloved disciple
John who stood at the foot of the Cross; priests: who as a pledge of
Thine own most tender love will lovingly give Thy Divine Son to the
souls of men.
May Thy priests be faithful guardians of Thy Church, as John was of
Mary, whom he received into his house. Taught by this loving Mother who
suffered so much on Calvary, may they display a mother’s care and
thoughtfulness towards Thy children. May they teach souls to enter into
close union with Thee through Mary who, as the Gate of Heaven, is
specially the guardian of the treasures of Thy Divine Heart.
Give us priests who are on fire, and who are true children of Mary,
priests who will give Jesus to souls with the same tenderness and care
with which Mary carried the Little Child of Bethlehem.
Mother of sorrows and of love, out of compassion for Thy beloved Son,
open in our hearts deep wells of love, so that we may console Him and
give Him a generation of priests formed in thy school and having all the
tender thoughtfulness of thine own spotless love.
O my God, help those priests who are faithful to remain faithful, to
those who are falling, stretch forth Your Divine Hand that they may
grasp it as their support. And for those poor unfortunate souls who have
fallen, lift them up in the great ocean of Your Mercy, that being
engulfed therein, they may receive the grace to return to Your Great
Loving Heart. Amen.
Source: Curé d'Ars Prayer Group
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Prayer for the Protection of the Church to Saint Michael
O glorious Saint Michael, guardian and
defender of the Church of Jesus Christ, come to the assistance of the
Church, against which the powers of Hell are unchained, guard with
especial care her august Head, and obtain that for him and for us the
hour of triumph may speedily arrive.
O glorious Archangel Saint
Michael, watch over us during life, defend us against the assaults of
the demon, assist us especially at the hour of death; obtain for us a
favorable judgment, and the happiness of beholding God face to face for
endless ages. Amen
Source: Curé d'Ars Prayer Group
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Prayer for the Church
O good Jesus! Our Master, deliver Thy servants from the persecutions of their enemies. Have pity on Thy people and turn their sorrow into joy. In the disordered state of society, there is no one to whom we can have recourse, unless to Thee, O God! Cast Thine eyes upon Thy Church; she mourns and Thou alone can come to her assistance. Lord, give not over Thy servants to those who hate us, and let them not triumph over us. Remember us, O Lord, and deliver us from our afflictions, Thou who livest and reignest for ever and Ever. Amen
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Father Thomas Price
The diocesan phase for the Cause for Beatification and Canonization of Father Price was opened on March 9, 2012.
Please join us in prayer for
its success.
Heavenly Father, You so inspired Father Thomas
Frederick Price with love for You and zeal for the Gospel that he
dedicated his life to serve You and Your Church,
first in North Carolina, his home state, and then in
the foreign missions. Grant that by his example we may grow in holiness
and into a deeper union with Our Lord
Jesus Christ. Help us to be authentic witnesses of
the Gospel and proclaim the Holy Name of Jesus throughout the Diocese of
Raleigh and to all the people and in
all the places we are sent to love and serve.
If it be according to Your Will, glorify Your
servant, Father Thomas Frederick Price, by granting the favor I (we) now
request through his prayerful
intercession (mention your request here). I (we) make this prayer confidently through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Source: Cure d'Ars Prayer Group
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Priests' First Saturday
"As recently as 1934 the General of the Salvatorians suggested to Pope
Pius XI that one Saturday each month might become a day specially
devoted to prayers for priests. Pius XI agreed wholeheartedly, declaring
that he praised and blessed the suggestion, and since 1934, bishops of
more than fifty European dioceses have recommended this practice. How
does one take part in Priestsʼ Saturday? It means offering the Saturday
after the First Friday of the month wholly and entirely for the
sanctification of priests throughout the world; offering Mass and Holy
Communion together with all the prayers, actions, joys, sorrows of the
day and offering it all to Christ through the hands of Mary. Priestsʼ
Saturday is intended to help all priests--the Pope, the bishops,
missionaries, all who teach in seminaries and schools, the contemplative
religious, the parish priests. For some people a weekday Mass will be
impossible. Still they can make an offering of their whole day, and they
could say this prayer at least once on Priestsʼ Saturday:"
Source: Priests' Saturday
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Offerings to the Divine Incarnate Word of His own Most Precious Blood
O most Holy Word! I offer Thee Thy
priests, and in their behalf I offer thee whatever is most dear to Thee
in heaven and on earth, in union with all Thy Most Precious Blood: and I
pray Thee to enable them fitly to conceive of the high degree to which
they are exalted, and to hold in extreme abhorrence whatever can
dishonor their dignity or contaminate their lives.
O most Loving Word! I offer Thee the Virgins consecrated to Thee, and in
their behalf I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood which Thou didst
sweat in Thine Agony, in the garden. I place these doves in their own
nest, and these lilies in their garden, Thy most amiable Heart; and I
pray Thee to make them know the height of the vocation to which Thou
hast called them, and faithfully correspond to Thy love.
O Eternal Word! I offer Thee all the faithful sons of Holy Church, Thy
Spouse, members of that body of which Thou art the Head; and I offer
Thee in their behalf the Most Precious Blood which Thou didst shed in
Thy scourging: I pray Thee to cause them to remember the solemn
renouncement of the world, the flesh, and the devil, which they made in
baptism; and that they may lead such lives as will not bring discredit
on the faith which they profess.
O Divine Word! I offer Thee all poor sinners, and in their behalf I
offer Thee the Most Precious Blood and Water which issued from Thy
sacred Side when pierced by the lance. I pray Thee to wash the stains
from their souls in this Blood and Water, and to grant that, with a
timely repentance, they may, by returning love for love, make up for the
sins they have committed against Thee.
O Eternal Word! I offer to Thee all heretics, and in their behalf I
offer Thee that Most Precious Blood which Thou didst shed from Thy Body,
all wounded as it was, when Thou wast stripped to be crucified. I
entreat Thee to have compassion on these poor sheep, which, separated
from Thy fold, are on the way to lose themselves in the paths of error
and obstinacy; and place them in the bosom of Thy Church, where alone
truth and safety are found.
O Divine Word! I offer Thee all infidels, and in their behalf I offer
Thee the Most Precious Blood which Thou didst shed from Thy sacred Head
when crowned with thorns. I beseech Thee to remember that these souls
also are the work of Thy Hands. Enlighten them, that they may know their
true and only God, and their Savior; that they too may be made
partakers of the grace of the Sacraments, and of our common redemption.
Eternal Father! I offer Thee the intense pains which Thy only-begotten
Son did suffer, during the three hours that he was nailed to the Cross
for love of us; particularly when, in the intensity of His grief and
abandonment, He exclaimed, " My God! my God! why hast Thou forsaken me?"
I offer them to Thee in behalf of all those in their agony, together
with the Blood that flowed from His five wounds; that they, by the power
of this Blood, may be fortified and defended against all temptations,
and may reach the port of eternal bliss.
O most merciful Word! I offer to Thee all the holy souls in Purgatory,
and in then- behalf I offer Thee Thy most Precious Blood. I beseech Thee
to grant that this sacred fount of comfort may incessantly flow to
mitigate their pains, and to hasten their release, that so they may
quickly come to be united with Thee in that glory to which they are
destined. Amen.
O Eternal Father! I offer Thee the love which Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
testified towards the human race during the whole course of His Passion,
and especially in the pain which He endured in the hiding of the
Beatific Vision from the lower part of His nature. I pray Thee that Thy
complacency in this love may so delight Thee, that Thou mayest
mercifully vouchsafe to overlook the many offenses committed against
Thee in the world at this time.
Seven Glorias in honor of the Most Precious Blood.
Source: CAPG
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Litany to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Litany link here
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Offering of the Precious Blood
(Mother of Mercy, Washington NC ©CAPG)
Eternal Father, we offer Thee the
Precious blood of Jesus Christ in satisfaction for the sins of Thy
priests Thy servants. Help them, O Jesus, by Thy merits of Thy blood;
Cleanse them, O Jesus, in Thy blood.
Mary, Refuge of sinners!
Offer to the Eternal Father, the Precious Blood of Thy Son Jesus for
these priests, that purified in it they may be pleasing to God. Amen.
Source: Cure d'Ars Prayer Group
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July: Precious Blood
Precious Blood Chaplet for Priests
This chaplet of reparation and
intercession is meant to be prayed on an ordinary five decade rosary.
Incline (+) unto my aid, O God;
O Lord, make haste to help me.
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.
Alleluia.
On the Our Father beads:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Precious Blood of Thy Beloved Son, our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb without blemish or spot (1 Peter 1:19)in
reparation for my sins and for the sins of all Thy priests.
On the Hail Mary beads:
By Thy Precious Blood, O Jesus, purify and sanctify Thy priests.
In place of the Glory be to the Father:
O Father, from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named
(Ephesians 3:14), have mercy on all Thy priests, and wash them in the
Blood of the Lamb.
Sources: Dom Mark Kirby
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Act of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
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Most Sweet Jesus, whose overflowing
charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and
contempt, behold us prostrate before Thee, eager to repair by a special
act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries to which Thy loving
Heart is everywhere subject.
Mindful, alas! that we ourselves have had a share in such great
indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we
humbly ask Thy pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary
expiation, not only for our own personal offenses, but also for the sins
of those, who, straying far from the path of salvation, refuse in their
obstinate infidelity to follow Thee, their Shepherd and Leader, or,
renouncing the promises of their baptism, have cast off the sweet yoke
of Thy law.
We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable outrage
committed against Thee; we are now determined to make amends for the
manifold offenses against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and
behavior, for all the foul seductions laid to ensnare the feet of the
innocent, for the frequent violations of Sundays and holy days, and the
shocking blasphemies uttered against Thee and Thy Saints. We wish also
to make amends for the insults to which Thy Vicar on earth and Thy
priests are subjected, for the profanation, by conscious neglect or
terrible acts of sacrilege, of the very crimes of nations who resist the
rights and teaching authority of the Church which Thou hast founded.
Would that we were able to wash away such abominations with our blood.
We now offer, in reparation for these violations of Thy divine honor,
the satisfaction Thou once made to Thy Eternal Father on the cross and
which Thou continuest to renew daily on our altars; we offer it in union
with the acts of atonement of Thy Virgin Mother and all the Saints and
of the pious faithful on earth; and we sincerely promise to make
recompense, as far as we can with the help of Thy grace, for all neglect
of Thy great love and for the sins we and others have committed in the
past. Henceforth, we will live a life of unswerving faith, of purity of
conduct, of perfect observance of the precepts of the Gospel and
especially that of charity. We promise to the best of our power to
prevent others from offending Thee and to bring as many as possible to
follow Thee.
O loving Jesus, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mother,
our model in reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering we make
of this act of expiation; and by the crowning gift of perseverance keep
us faithful unto death in our duty and the allegiance we owe to Thee,
so that we may all one day come to that happy home, where with the
Father and the Holy Spirit Thou livest and reignest, God, forever and
ever. Amen.
Source: From the Raccolta, #256 (S. P. Ap., June 1, 1928 and March 18, 1932); Enchridion of Indulgences #26.
This prayer was prescribed to be recited on this feast by Pope Pius XI
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 9: June 28th)
“We pray for all future priests now being formed in the wombs of their mothers, that they may be safe from physical and
spiritual harm, and come to ordination as God intends.”
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 8: June 27th)
“ We pray for the souls of priests in Purgatory, especially those most forgotten and who have no one else to pray for
them. Do Thou deliver them from the dire torments they endure; call them and admit them to Thy most sweet embrace in Paradise.”
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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Novena for Priests to the Sacred Heart (Day 7: June 26th)
“We pray for priests who are sick, that Our Blessed Lord restore them to health and vigor so that praising Him they may
be able to continue to labor in promoting His greater honor and glory and the salvation of souls. “
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart for Priests
Remember, O most loving Heart of Jesus,
that they for whom I pray are those for whom You prayed so earnestly the
night before Your death. These are they to whom You look to continue
with You in Your sorrows when others forsake You, who share Your griefs
and have inherited your persecutions, according to Your word: That the
servant is not greater than his Lord.
Remember, O Heart of
Jesus, that they are the objects of the worldʼs hatred and Satanʼs
deadliest snares. Keep them then, 0 Jesus, in the safe citadel of Your
Sacred Heart and there let them be sanctified in truth.
May they
be one with you and one among themselves, and grant that multitudes may
be brought through their word to believe in You and love You. Amen.
Novena
to the Sacred Heart
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I
love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor
heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Thy
will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect
me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health
of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I
do, and the grace of a holy death. Within Thy Heart I place my every
care. In every need let me come to Thee with humble trust saying, Heart
of Jesus help me.
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