Rogation Monday
by VP
Posted on Monday May 26, 2025 at 12:00AM in Tradition
"This, and the two following days, are named Rogation days, on which the faithful are called upon to humble themselves in penance and prayer; so to obtain God's blessing on the fruits of the earth, and for our preservation from all pestilential distempers, as likewise to prepare for the great solemnity of our Lord's Ascension. To comply with the design of the Church, we ought on these days to recite the litany of the saints, and offer up our prayers to Almighty God, to obtain his blessings; and in the true spirit of humiliation and penance, endeavour to prepare for the approaching solemnity of the Ascension.
We are ever in want of the divine blessings, which are all to come to us from the hand of God; and it being his will not to dispense them to us, but on the condition of our manifesting our most earnest desires to him by prayer, we are therefore, as we have a concern for our own interest, to be ever solicitous in praying to him. Now to pray as we ought, our first endeavours must be, by a sincere repentance and hearty contrition, to remove from our souls whatever is there of sin, and whatever we may apprehend to be an obstacle to the divine goodness, and just motive of denying what we ask for it is the prayer of the just man that prevails much; and sinners God hears not. Hence we may guess at some reason of our praying in vain; because we use a form of words, which being accompanied with only weak desires of a sinful heart, can never prevail on heaven to pour forth its blessings upon us. Secondly, we must beg of God to teach us how to pray. For we have many seeming necessities and false wants, which ought not to be the subject of our prayers. We are ignorant of what is good for ourselves; and therefore our prayer ought ever to be accompanied with submission to whatever God knows to be best for us. Thirdly, we ought to pray with perseverance; that, as the blessings of God are infinitely valuable, so we may express the value which we have for them by our fervent desires, and not being tired in our prayers. He that prays, ought to begin with a resolution of never being tired; and he will soon discover the good effect of his prayers." The Catholic Year by Fr. John Gother
On this day of Rogation, we beg of Thee, O Lord, in Thy mercy, to hear and answer our fervent petitions:
Do Thou, O Lord, defend Thy Holy Church and all Its members against the
snares of the enemy, the powers of evil, and all temporal misfortunes;
Deliver us, O Lord.
From all false doctrine and loss of faith; Deliver us, O Lord.
From famine, disease, and plague; Deliver us, O Lord.
From all captivity by our enemies; Deliver us, O Lord.
From the snares of the legions of Hell; Deliver us, O Lord.
From the spirit of the world and the flesh; Deliver us, O Lord.
From the spirit of pride and disobedience; Deliver us, O Lord.
That Godʼs Holy Church may dwell in peace and unity; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thy True Catholic Church may spread throughout all nations; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve, bless, and defend the Bishop Thou hast chosen to govern Thy flock; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst grant to the members of Thy Church the grace to live
in humility and obedience; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That all the members of Thy Holy Church be preserved from all spiritual and physical harm; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst sustain all the members of Thy One, True, Church in
holiness, physical well-being, and material necessity; O Lord, we
beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst convert all peoples to Thy One, True, Holy, Catholic Church; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve Thy Church and our parishes from all
division, dissension, and disunity; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve Thy Church from all those who have fallen into heresy and schism; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst inspire in the hearts of the faithful a greater spirit of charity; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst grant the blessings of wisdom and holiness to our
Clerics in preparing for the Priesthood; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear
us.
That Thou wouldst preserve our Priests and Religious in the spirit of
charity, piety, holiness, and fervent zeal for souls; O Lord, we beseech
Thee, hear us.
Thou wouldst bless all of our missionary and apostolic labors and grant
abundant conversion of souls; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst grant abundant laborers to work in the harvest of
souls, and grant to all of our Religious perseverance in their holy
Vocation; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst imbue our youth with the spirit of piety and love of their Holy Faith; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst grant to Thy Church a favorable outcome in all our
court cases, legal actions, and attacks of the press and all of our
enemies; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst bless our Diocese, our Priory, our Friary, our
Seminary, our Convent, our schools, and all our apostolic undertakings; O
Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
Let us pray:
Almighty and Everlasting God, we commend unto Thee Thy Holy Catholic
Church: that Thou wouldst grant unto Her peace, unity, and Thy
protection, while shielding Her against the attacks of Her enemies and
subjecting to Her the powers of evil. We thank Thee, O Lord, for the
many blessings Thou hast bestowed upon us, and we beseech Thee to assist
us to live peaceful and tranquil lives; through the same Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
