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25.03.202511:12
Solemnity of Annunciation of the Lord!!!
26.03.202501:52
Dear Lord, You are our refuge in good and in bad times. In Your infinite mercy, bring peace and comfort to those of us, filled with pain and anxiety . Help us to realize that through You there is joy and the promise of lasting peace. Help us through the rough times. Give us wisdom in this time of trouble, heal us. Restore the joy of Your salvation and give us peace that only comes from You. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
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Christus Regnat
10.04.202504:12
GOOD FRIDAY NOVENA
To be prayed once each day from the Wednesday of Passion Week until Holy Thursday.
Day 2 - April 10th
O Jesus, Who by reason of Thy burning love for us hast willed to be crucified and to shed Thy Most Precious Blood for the redemption and salvation of our souls, look down upon us here gathered together in remembrance of Thy most sorrowful Passion and Death, fully trusting in Thy mercy; cleanse us from sin by Thy grace, sanctify our toil, give unto us and unto all those who are dear to us our daily bread, sweeten our sufferings, bless our families, and to the nations so sorely afflicted, grant Thy peace, which is the only true peace, so that by obeying Thy commandments we may come at last to the glory of heaven. Amen.
(Here mention your requests.)
Recite one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.
To be prayed once each day from the Wednesday of Passion Week until Holy Thursday.
Day 2 - April 10th
O Jesus, Who by reason of Thy burning love for us hast willed to be crucified and to shed Thy Most Precious Blood for the redemption and salvation of our souls, look down upon us here gathered together in remembrance of Thy most sorrowful Passion and Death, fully trusting in Thy mercy; cleanse us from sin by Thy grace, sanctify our toil, give unto us and unto all those who are dear to us our daily bread, sweeten our sufferings, bless our families, and to the nations so sorely afflicted, grant Thy peace, which is the only true peace, so that by obeying Thy commandments we may come at last to the glory of heaven. Amen.
(Here mention your requests.)
Recite one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.
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Glory to God
10.04.202512:22
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APRIL 10 — ST. BADEMUS, MARTYR
He lay four months in a dungeon, loaded with chains; during which lingering martyrdom he every day received a number of stripes. But he triumphed over his torments by the patience and joy with which he suffered them for Christ. At the same time, a Christian lord named Nersan, prince of Aria, was cast into prison because he refused to adore the sun. At first he showed some resolution; but at the sight of tortures his constancy failed him, and he promised to conform. The king, to try if his change was sincere, ordered Bademus to be introduced into the prison of Nersan, which was a chamber in the royal palace, and sent word to Nersan that if he would despatch Bademus, he should be restored to his liberty and former dignities. The wretch accepted the condition; a sword was put into his hand, and he advanced to plunge it into the breast of the abbot. But being seized with a sudden terror, he stopped short, and remained some time without: being able to lift up his arm to strike. He had neither courage to repent, nor heart to accomplish his crime. He strove, however, to harden himself, and continued with a trembling hand to aim at the sides of the martyr. Fear, shame, remorse, and respect for the martyr made his strokes forceless and unsteady; and so great was the number of the martyr's wounds, that the bystanders were in admiration at his invincible patience. After four strokes, the martyr's head was severed from the trunk. Nersan, a short time after, falling into public disgrace, perished by the sword. The body of St. Bademus was reproachfully cast out of the city by the infidels; but was secretly carried away and interred by the Christians. His disciples were released from their chains four years afterward upon the death of King Sapor. St. Bademus suffered on the 10th of April, in the year 376.
REFLECTION. — Oh! what ravishing delights does the soul taste which is accustomed, by a familiar habit, to converse in the heaven of its own interior with the Three Persons of the adorable Trinity! Worldlings wonder how holy solitaries can pass their whole time buried in the most profound solitude and silence. But those who have had any experience of this happiness are surprised with far greater reason how it is possible that any souls which are created to converse eternally with God, should here live in constant dissipation, seldom entertaining a devout thought of Him whose charms and sweet conversation eternally ravish all the blessed.
~ Pictorial Lives of the Saints (1878)
St. Bademus, pray for us.
APRIL 10 — ST. BADEMUS, MARTYR
He lay four months in a dungeon, loaded with chains; during which lingering martyrdom he every day received a number of stripes. But he triumphed over his torments by the patience and joy with which he suffered them for Christ. At the same time, a Christian lord named Nersan, prince of Aria, was cast into prison because he refused to adore the sun. At first he showed some resolution; but at the sight of tortures his constancy failed him, and he promised to conform. The king, to try if his change was sincere, ordered Bademus to be introduced into the prison of Nersan, which was a chamber in the royal palace, and sent word to Nersan that if he would despatch Bademus, he should be restored to his liberty and former dignities. The wretch accepted the condition; a sword was put into his hand, and he advanced to plunge it into the breast of the abbot. But being seized with a sudden terror, he stopped short, and remained some time without: being able to lift up his arm to strike. He had neither courage to repent, nor heart to accomplish his crime. He strove, however, to harden himself, and continued with a trembling hand to aim at the sides of the martyr. Fear, shame, remorse, and respect for the martyr made his strokes forceless and unsteady; and so great was the number of the martyr's wounds, that the bystanders were in admiration at his invincible patience. After four strokes, the martyr's head was severed from the trunk. Nersan, a short time after, falling into public disgrace, perished by the sword. The body of St. Bademus was reproachfully cast out of the city by the infidels; but was secretly carried away and interred by the Christians. His disciples were released from their chains four years afterward upon the death of King Sapor. St. Bademus suffered on the 10th of April, in the year 376.
REFLECTION. — Oh! what ravishing delights does the soul taste which is accustomed, by a familiar habit, to converse in the heaven of its own interior with the Three Persons of the adorable Trinity! Worldlings wonder how holy solitaries can pass their whole time buried in the most profound solitude and silence. But those who have had any experience of this happiness are surprised with far greater reason how it is possible that any souls which are created to converse eternally with God, should here live in constant dissipation, seldom entertaining a devout thought of Him whose charms and sweet conversation eternally ravish all the blessed.
~ Pictorial Lives of the Saints (1878)
St. Bademus, pray for us.
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10.04.202512:21
APRIL 10 — ST. BADEMUS, MARTYR
BADEMUS was a rich and noble citizen of Bethlapeta, in Persia, who founded a monastery near that city, which he governed with great sanctity. He conducted his religious in the paths of perfection with sweetness, prudence, and charity. To crown his virtue, God permitted him, with seven of his monks, to be apprehended by the followers of King Sapor, in the thirty-sixth year of his persecution.
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BADEMUS was a rich and noble citizen of Bethlapeta, in Persia, who founded a monastery near that city, which he governed with great sanctity. He conducted his religious in the paths of perfection with sweetness, prudence, and charity. To crown his virtue, God permitted him, with seven of his monks, to be apprehended by the followers of King Sapor, in the thirty-sixth year of his persecution.
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10.04.202504:12
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NOVENA in HONOR of the PASSION of OUR LORD
I ask it, through the grace of the Holy Spirit, infused into the hearts of His disciples; when He descended upon them in the form of fiery tongues, and by which they were inspired with zeal for the conversion of the world, when they went to preach the Gospel. I ask it, through the glorious appearance of thy Son, at the last day, when He shall come to judge the living and the dead, and the world by fire. I ask it, through the compassion He bore in this life, and the wonderful joy thou didst feel at thine Assumption into Heaven, where thou doth eternally contemplate His Divine perfection.
O glorious and ever Blessed Virgin, comfort the heart of thy suppliant, by obtaining for me (here mention or reflect upon your request).
And as I believe that my Divine Savior honors thee as His beloved Mother, to whom He refuses nothing contrary to His honor, so let me soon experience thy powerful intercession. Wherefore, O most Blessed Virgin, beside my present petition, and whatever else I may stand in need of, obtain for me also of thy dear Son, our Lord and our God, a lively faith, firm hope, perfect charity, true contrition of heart and genuine tears of compunction, sincere confession, satisfaction and deliverance from sin, love of God and my neighbor, a correct attitude to the world, patience to suffer insults, even death itself, for love of thy Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Obtain likewise for me, O Holy Mother of God, perseverance in good works, the carrying out of my good resolutions, mortification of my self-will, a holy life, and, at my last moments, a strong and sincere repentance, with such presence of mind, as will enable me to receive the last Sacrament of the Church worthily, so as to die in God's friendship and favor.
Lastly, I beseech thee, for the Souls of my parents, brethren, relatives and benefactors, both living and dead, life everlasting, from the only giver of every good and perfect gift, the Lord God Almighty: to Whom be all power, now and forever.
Amen.
NOVENA in HONOR of the PASSION of OUR LORD
I ask it, through the grace of the Holy Spirit, infused into the hearts of His disciples; when He descended upon them in the form of fiery tongues, and by which they were inspired with zeal for the conversion of the world, when they went to preach the Gospel. I ask it, through the glorious appearance of thy Son, at the last day, when He shall come to judge the living and the dead, and the world by fire. I ask it, through the compassion He bore in this life, and the wonderful joy thou didst feel at thine Assumption into Heaven, where thou doth eternally contemplate His Divine perfection.
O glorious and ever Blessed Virgin, comfort the heart of thy suppliant, by obtaining for me (here mention or reflect upon your request).
And as I believe that my Divine Savior honors thee as His beloved Mother, to whom He refuses nothing contrary to His honor, so let me soon experience thy powerful intercession. Wherefore, O most Blessed Virgin, beside my present petition, and whatever else I may stand in need of, obtain for me also of thy dear Son, our Lord and our God, a lively faith, firm hope, perfect charity, true contrition of heart and genuine tears of compunction, sincere confession, satisfaction and deliverance from sin, love of God and my neighbor, a correct attitude to the world, patience to suffer insults, even death itself, for love of thy Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Obtain likewise for me, O Holy Mother of God, perseverance in good works, the carrying out of my good resolutions, mortification of my self-will, a holy life, and, at my last moments, a strong and sincere repentance, with such presence of mind, as will enable me to receive the last Sacrament of the Church worthily, so as to die in God's friendship and favor.
Lastly, I beseech thee, for the Souls of my parents, brethren, relatives and benefactors, both living and dead, life everlasting, from the only giver of every good and perfect gift, the Lord God Almighty: to Whom be all power, now and forever.
Amen.
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10.04.202504:11
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NOVENA in HONOR of the PASSION of OUR LORD
Cast therefore an eye of pity on this sorrowful child of Eve, and hear my prayer; for since, in just punishment of my sins, I find myself surrounded by a multitude of evils, and oppressed with much anguish of spirit, where can I fly for more secure shelter, O loving Mother of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, than under the wings of thy maternal protection? Listen, therefore, I beseech thee, with an air of pity and compassion, to my humble and earnest request.
I ask it through the infinite mercy of thy dear Son: through that love and humility with which He embraced our human nature, when through thine own obedience to the Divine Will, thou didst consent to become His Mother, and Whom after nine months, thou didst bring forth from thy chaste womb, to visit this world, and bless it with His presence. I ask it, through the anguish of mind of thy beloved Son, our dear Savior, on Mount Olivet, when He besought His Eternal Father, to remove from Him, if possible, the bitter chalice of His future passion. I ask it, through the three-fold repetition of His prayers in the Garden, from whence afterwards in sorrow thou didst accompany Him to the scene of His sufferings and death.
I ask it, through the laceration of His sinless flesh, caused by the cords and whips with which He was bound and scourged, when stripped of His seamless garments, for which His executioners afterwards cast lots. I ask it, through the scoffs and ignominies by which He was insulted; the false accusations and unjust sentence by which He was condemned to death, and which He bore with enduring patience. I ask it, through His bitter tears and bloody sweat; His silence and resignation; His sadness and grief of heart.
I ask it, through the Blood which trickled from His royal and Sacred Head, when struck with the scepter of a reed, and pierced with His Crown of Thorns. I ask it, through the excruciating torments He suffered, when His hands and feet were fastened with nails to the tree of the Cross. I ask it, through His unbearable thirst, and bitter potion of vinegar and gall. I ask it, through His dereliction on the Cross, when He exclaimed: My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me? I ask it, through His Mercy extended to the good thief, and through His recommending His precious Soul and spirit into the hands of His Eternal Father, before He expired, saying: "It is finished." I ask it, through the Blood mixed with water, which issued from His Sacred Side when pierced with a lance, from whence a flood of grace and mercy has flowed to us.
I ask it, through His immaculate life, bitter passion and ignominious death on the Cross, at which even nature itself was thrown into convulsions by the bursting of rocks, rending of the veil of the temple, the earthquake and darkness, of the sun and the moon. I ask it, through His glorious victory over death, when He arose again to life on the Third day, and through the joy which His appearance for forty days, gaveth thee, His Blessed Mother, His Apostles, and the rest of His disciples, when in thy and their presence, He miraculously ascended into Heaven.
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NOVENA in HONOR of the PASSION of OUR LORD
Cast therefore an eye of pity on this sorrowful child of Eve, and hear my prayer; for since, in just punishment of my sins, I find myself surrounded by a multitude of evils, and oppressed with much anguish of spirit, where can I fly for more secure shelter, O loving Mother of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, than under the wings of thy maternal protection? Listen, therefore, I beseech thee, with an air of pity and compassion, to my humble and earnest request.
I ask it through the infinite mercy of thy dear Son: through that love and humility with which He embraced our human nature, when through thine own obedience to the Divine Will, thou didst consent to become His Mother, and Whom after nine months, thou didst bring forth from thy chaste womb, to visit this world, and bless it with His presence. I ask it, through the anguish of mind of thy beloved Son, our dear Savior, on Mount Olivet, when He besought His Eternal Father, to remove from Him, if possible, the bitter chalice of His future passion. I ask it, through the three-fold repetition of His prayers in the Garden, from whence afterwards in sorrow thou didst accompany Him to the scene of His sufferings and death.
I ask it, through the laceration of His sinless flesh, caused by the cords and whips with which He was bound and scourged, when stripped of His seamless garments, for which His executioners afterwards cast lots. I ask it, through the scoffs and ignominies by which He was insulted; the false accusations and unjust sentence by which He was condemned to death, and which He bore with enduring patience. I ask it, through His bitter tears and bloody sweat; His silence and resignation; His sadness and grief of heart.
I ask it, through the Blood which trickled from His royal and Sacred Head, when struck with the scepter of a reed, and pierced with His Crown of Thorns. I ask it, through the excruciating torments He suffered, when His hands and feet were fastened with nails to the tree of the Cross. I ask it, through His unbearable thirst, and bitter potion of vinegar and gall. I ask it, through His dereliction on the Cross, when He exclaimed: My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me? I ask it, through His Mercy extended to the good thief, and through His recommending His precious Soul and spirit into the hands of His Eternal Father, before He expired, saying: "It is finished." I ask it, through the Blood mixed with water, which issued from His Sacred Side when pierced with a lance, from whence a flood of grace and mercy has flowed to us.
I ask it, through His immaculate life, bitter passion and ignominious death on the Cross, at which even nature itself was thrown into convulsions by the bursting of rocks, rending of the veil of the temple, the earthquake and darkness, of the sun and the moon. I ask it, through His glorious victory over death, when He arose again to life on the Third day, and through the joy which His appearance for forty days, gaveth thee, His Blessed Mother, His Apostles, and the rest of His disciples, when in thy and their presence, He miraculously ascended into Heaven.
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10.04.202504:11
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NOVENA in HONOR of the PASSION of OUR LORD
(April 10th)
Ever glorious and blessed Mary, Queen of Virgins, Mother of Mercy, through that sword of sorrow which pierced thy tender heart whilst thy only Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, suffered death and ignominy on the Cross; through that filial tenderness and pure love He hast for thee, while from His Cross He recommended thee to the care and protection of His beloved disciple, Saint John, take pity, I beseech thee, on my poverty and need; have compassion on my anxieties and cares; assist and comfort me in all my infirmities and miseries. Thou art the Mother of Mercies, the only refuge of the needy and the orphan, of the desolate and afflicted.
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NOVENA in HONOR of the PASSION of OUR LORD
(April 10th)
Ever glorious and blessed Mary, Queen of Virgins, Mother of Mercy, through that sword of sorrow which pierced thy tender heart whilst thy only Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, suffered death and ignominy on the Cross; through that filial tenderness and pure love He hast for thee, while from His Cross He recommended thee to the care and protection of His beloved disciple, Saint John, take pity, I beseech thee, on my poverty and need; have compassion on my anxieties and cares; assist and comfort me in all my infirmities and miseries. Thou art the Mother of Mercies, the only refuge of the needy and the orphan, of the desolate and afflicted.
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10.04.202504:11
Nine Month Novena for Impossible Requests
To be prayed from March 25th to December 25th
Day 17 - April 10th
Pray the Hail, Holy Queen.
℣ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
℟ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Most holy Virgin of the Incarnation, a thousand times we greet thee, a thousand times we praise thee, for the joy thou hadst when God wast incarnated in thee. Because thou art so powerful a Virgin and the Mother of God, grant what we ask of thee for the love of God.
Here state your first request. Repeat the prayers above, stating your second request, then repeat the prayers above, stating your third request.
Continue by praying once, each: the Memorare; the Hail Mary.
End by praying:
Blessed and praised be the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, in Heaven, on earth and everywhere. Amen.
Day 1, with complete prayer texts, is pinned at Christus Regnat. https://t.me/RexUniversi
To be prayed from March 25th to December 25th
Day 17 - April 10th
Pray the Hail, Holy Queen.
℣ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
℟ That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Most holy Virgin of the Incarnation, a thousand times we greet thee, a thousand times we praise thee, for the joy thou hadst when God wast incarnated in thee. Because thou art so powerful a Virgin and the Mother of God, grant what we ask of thee for the love of God.
Here state your first request. Repeat the prayers above, stating your second request, then repeat the prayers above, stating your third request.
Continue by praying once, each: the Memorare; the Hail Mary.
End by praying:
Blessed and praised be the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, in Heaven, on earth and everywhere. Amen.
Day 1, with complete prayer texts, is pinned at Christus Regnat. https://t.me/RexUniversi
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Chantbird’s Garden of Song
10.04.202504:10
Soul of my Savior
Hymn
1
Soul of my Savior, sanctify my breast!
Body of Christ, be thou my saving guest!
Blood of my Savior, bathe me in thy tide,
Wash me ye waters gushing from His side!
2
Strength and protection may His Passion be!
O Blessed Jesus, hear and answer me!
Deep in Thy wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me,
So shall I never, never part from Thee!
3
Guard and defend me from the foe malign!
In death’s drear moments make me only Thine!
Call me and bid me come to Thee on high!
Where I may praise Thee with Thy Saints for aye!
~ Rev. E. Caswall
The Parochial Hymn Book (1896)
Hymn
1
Soul of my Savior, sanctify my breast!
Body of Christ, be thou my saving guest!
Blood of my Savior, bathe me in thy tide,
Wash me ye waters gushing from His side!
2
Strength and protection may His Passion be!
O Blessed Jesus, hear and answer me!
Deep in Thy wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me,
So shall I never, never part from Thee!
3
Guard and defend me from the foe malign!
In death’s drear moments make me only Thine!
Call me and bid me come to Thee on high!
Where I may praise Thee with Thy Saints for aye!
~ Rev. E. Caswall
The Parochial Hymn Book (1896)
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Defende nos in prœlio
10.04.202504:10
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PREPARATION FOR COMMUNION - An Act of Hope
Encouraged therefore by Thy goodness, behold I come to Thee as a poor and infirm sheep to his shepherd ; as one sick to his physician ; as a condemned criminal to his powerful intercessor : that, as the true shepherd of my soul, Thou mayest strengthen me ; as my physician, heal me ; and as my merciful l advocate, deliver me from the sentence of sin and death. I, who am an abyss of nothing, invoke Thee, Who art the abyss of all goodness ; for though my sins are innumerable, and very grievous, yet they are but light and trivial when compared to Thy boundless mercy, and the infinite ransom of Thy blood. It is in this mercy, then, O Lord, that I put my trust ; and am pleased that I can find nothing in myself wherein to hope, that so I may put my whole trust in Thee. Have pity, therefore, on me, my Jesus, and save me, for Thou forsakest none that place their hopes in Thee.
The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
Preparation for Communion
PREPARATION FOR COMMUNION - An Act of Hope
Encouraged therefore by Thy goodness, behold I come to Thee as a poor and infirm sheep to his shepherd ; as one sick to his physician ; as a condemned criminal to his powerful intercessor : that, as the true shepherd of my soul, Thou mayest strengthen me ; as my physician, heal me ; and as my merciful l advocate, deliver me from the sentence of sin and death. I, who am an abyss of nothing, invoke Thee, Who art the abyss of all goodness ; for though my sins are innumerable, and very grievous, yet they are but light and trivial when compared to Thy boundless mercy, and the infinite ransom of Thy blood. It is in this mercy, then, O Lord, that I put my trust ; and am pleased that I can find nothing in myself wherein to hope, that so I may put my whole trust in Thee. Have pity, therefore, on me, my Jesus, and save me, for Thou forsakest none that place their hopes in Thee.
The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
Preparation for Communion
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PREPARATION FOR COMMUNION - An Act of Hope
IN thee, sweet Jesus, I place all my hope, because Thou alone art my salvation, my strength, my refuge, and the foundation of all my happiness ; and were it not for the confidence I place in Thy merits, and in the precious blood wherewith Thou didst redeem me, I would not presume to partake of this banquet.
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PREPARATION FOR COMMUNION - An Act of Hope
IN thee, sweet Jesus, I place all my hope, because Thou alone art my salvation, my strength, my refuge, and the foundation of all my happiness ; and were it not for the confidence I place in Thy merits, and in the precious blood wherewith Thou didst redeem me, I would not presume to partake of this banquet.
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Catholic Tower
25.03.202506:36
Glorious St. Ann, filled with compassion for those who invoke thee, and with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at thy feet and humbly beg of thee to take the present affair which I recommend to you under your special protection. Please recommend it to your Daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and lay it before the throne of Jesus, so that He may bring it to a happy issue. Do not cease interceding for me until my request is granted.
(Here ask for the favor you wish to obtain)
Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day of beholding my God face to face, and with you and Mary and all the Saints, praise and blessing Him to all eternity.
Good St. Anne, mother of her who is our life, our sweetness and our hope, pray to her for us, and obtain our request. (Repeat 3 times)
(Here ask for the favor you wish to obtain)
Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day of beholding my God face to face, and with you and Mary and all the Saints, praise and blessing Him to all eternity.
Good St. Anne, mother of her who is our life, our sweetness and our hope, pray to her for us, and obtain our request. (Repeat 3 times)
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