Posted on 11/02/2006 1:39:47 PM PST by Carolina
Daily Rosary Prayer for our Universal Shepherd, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, the Vicar of Christ, the Successor of Peter, the Bishop of Rome, the Servant of the Servants of God.
Let us love being with the Lord! There we can speak with him about everything. We can offer him our petitions, our concerns, our troubles. Our joys. Our gratitude, our disappointments, our needs and our aspirations. There we can also constantly ask him: "Lord send labourers into your harvest! Help me to be a good worker in your vineyard!"
~from the Homily for the Marian Vespers, Altötting, Germany, September 11, 2006
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Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Apostles Creed: I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord's Prayer: OUR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary: HAIL Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen. (Three times)
Glory Be: GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Meditations are taken from Scriptures and various mystics;(A) Ann Catherine Emmerich, (B) - St. Bridget of Sweden, (M) - Mary of Agreda, (T) - Therese Neumann
Gabriel greets Mary: "Hail full of grace..." He tells her she is to bear a son and name him Jesus. Mary asks how this is possible since she is a virgin. Gabriel explains she will conceive by the Holy Spirit. Mary agrees, and the Word becomes flesh. (Luke 1:26-38; John 1:14; Mt. 1:20-23)
1. (S) It came to pass that the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph of the House of David.
2. (S) Gabriel enters and says to Mary, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you." She is deeply distressed by this and asks herself what it could mean.
3. (S) But the angel says, "Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God's favor. You are to conceive and bear a son and you must name him Jesus."
4. (S) Gabriel continues his annunciation, "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
5. (S) "He will rule over the house of Jacob forever; and his reign will have no end." Mary replies to Gabriel, "But how can this come about, since I am a Virgin?
6. (S) "The Holy Spirit will come upon you," he answers, "and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be called holy and called Son of God."
7. (S) "Know this too: your kinswoman Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived a son and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month...
8. (S) "For nothing is impossible to God." Mary responds, "I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word." And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.
9. (S) An angel later appears to Joseph in a dream and says, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife for she has conceived by the Holy Spirit."
l0. (S) The angel continues, "She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins.*"
(S) All of this was to fulfill the words of the prophet: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel.**"
* "Jesus" means "Yahweh saves."
**"Emmanuel means "God with us."
Glory be...
O, my Jesus...
After the annunciation, Mary immediately sets out to visit and assist her cousin Elizabeth. Elizabeth greets her, calling her "blessed among women," and Mary replies with the Magnificat. She stays three months, and then returns home. (Luke 1:39-58)
1. (S) Mary sets out and goes as quickly as she can to a town in the hill country of Judah. She goes into Zechariah's house and greets Elizabeth.
2. (S) Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit and cries out, "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb! Why is it granted that the mother of my Lord should visit me?
3. (S) "For, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. And blessed is she who believed that the Lord's word to her would be fulfilled."
4. (S) Mary says, "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For he has looked with favor on his lowly servant."
5. (S) "From this day all generations will call me blessed. The Almighty has done great things for me and holy is his name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation."
6. (S) Mary continues her Magnificat, "He has shown the strength of his arm and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly."
7. (S) "He has filled the hungry with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy...."
8. (S) "...The promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever. (M) Elizabeth responds, "May God save you and may he communicate grace and life to you."
9. (M, A) Mary serves and assists Elizabeth as a handmaid, taking part in all her household work, for this was her purpose in coming to visit her.
10. (S) After having stayed with Elizabeth for about three months, Mary returns home to Nazareth. When Elizabeth's time arrives, she gives birth to a son.
(S) Elizabeth's neighbors and relatives, hearing that the Lord has so extended his mercy, rejoice with her.
* A distance of about 70 miles of dangerous travel.
Glory be...
O, my Jesus...
Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem for the census. While there, Mary gives birth to Our Lord and lays him in a manger for there is no room at the inn. The shepherds and astrologers come to pay homage to their Savior. (Luke 2:1-20; Mt. 2:1-12)
1. (S) Caesar Augustus has issued a decree for a census of the whole world to be taken, so Joseph sets out from Nazareth in Galilee to be registered with Mary, his betrothed.
2. (S) Mary, who is with child, and Joseph travel up to Judea to the town of David called Bethlehem, since Joseph is of David's house and line.
3. (S) While there, Mary gives birth to a son. She wraps him in swaddling clothes and lays him in a manger*, for there is no room for them at the inn.
4. (S) In the countryside close by, there are shepherds who live in the fields and take turns watching their flocks during the night.
5. (S) The angel of the Lord appears to them and the glory of the Lord shines round them. They are terrified, but the angel says, "Do not be afraid."
6. (S) "Listen," continues the angel, "I bring you news of great joy. Today in the town of David a savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord."
7. (S) Suddenly with the angel there is a great throng of the heavenly host singing: "Glory to God in highest heaven and peace to men who enjoy his favor."
8. (S) When the angels leave, the shepherds hurry away and find Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus. When they see the child they repeat what they have heard, and all are astonished.
9. (S) After the birth of the savior, astrologers come from the east to Jerusalem asking, "Where is the king of the Jews? We saw his star rise and have come to do him homage."
10. (S) Herod directs them to Bethlehem where they find the child with his mother, Mary. Falling to their knees, they pay him homage and offer gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
(S) They are warned in a dream not to go back to Herod as he requested, and they return to their own country by a different way.
* A manger is a kind of box or trough for feeding animals.
Glory be...
O, my Jesus...
On the proper day, Mary and Joseph present Jesus in the temple as the Law prescribes. Simeon cries out for joy at seeing the Savior and predicts Mary's sorrow. Anna, too, rejoices at seeing Jesus. (Luke 2:22-39)
1. (S) When the day comes for them to be purified* as laid down by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary take Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
2. (S) They observe what stands written in the Law of the Lord: "Every first-born male must be consecrated to the Lord." They offer in sacrifice two turtledoves.
3. (S) Now, in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man; he looked forward to Israel's comforting and the Holy Spirit rested on him.
4. (S) It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he had set eyes on the Messiah of the Lord. Prompted by the Spirit, he comes to the temple.
5. (S) When the parents bring in the child Jesus to do for him what the Law requires, Simeon takes him in his arms and blesses God, and he says:
6. (S) "Lord, now you let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled. My own eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared in the sight of every people..."
7. (S) "...a light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel." The child's father and mother stand there wondering at the things being said about him.
8. (S) Simeon blesses the parents of Jesus and then says to Mary, "You see this child; he is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel."
9. (S) "He is destined to be a sign that is rejected--a sword will pierce your own heart too--so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare."
10. (S) The prophetess Anna, a widow, comes by just at that moment and begins to praise God; and she speaks of the child to all who looked forward to the deliverance of Jerusalem.
(S) Having done everything the Law required, they return to Nazareth. The child Jesus grows up and is filled with wisdom and God's grace.
*Only Mary was purified; the child was "redeemed" (Lv 12:2-6)
Glory be...
O, my Jesus...
Returning from the Passover feast in Jerusalem, Mary and Joseph discover Jesus has stayed behind. After three days of searching they find him among the teachers in the temple, attending to his "Father's affairs." (Luke 2:41-52)
1. (S) Every year the parents of Jesus used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. When he is twelve years old they go up for the feast as usual.
2. (S) When they are on their way home after the feast, the boy Jesus stays behind in Jerusalem without his parents knowing it; they assume he is with the caravan.*
3. (S) It is only after a day's journey that they go back to seek him among their relatives and friends. Failing to find him, they return to Jerusalem looking for him.
4. (M) They are overcome with self-reproach as they frantically search for their son. Mary is unable to sleep or eat anything during this three day ordeal.
5. (S) On the third day they find him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. All are astounded at his intelligence and his replies.
6. (M) The rabbis had been debating the question of the Messiah: Had he already come? Would he be an earthly king or a suffering servant? How to reconcile the two prophecies?
7. (M) Jesus had gently offered: "Could it not be that the Messiah will come twice, once to redeem the world, and once again to judge it?" Then his parents had entered.
8. (S) They are overcome when they see him, and his mother says to him, "My child, why have you done this to us? See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you?"
9. (S) "Why were you looking for me?" he answers. "Did you not know I had to be in my Father's house?" But they do not understand what he means.
10. (S) He goes down with them then and returns to Nazareth and lives under their authority. His mother, meanwhile, stores up all these things in her heart.
(S) Jesus, for his part, grows in wisdom, in maturity and in grace, and in the presence of God and men.
* Since the men and women often travelled in separate groups Mary might have presumed Jesus was with Joseph and vice versa.
Glory be...
O, my Jesus...
Hail, Holy Queen: HAIL holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.
Closing:
O God whose only begotten Son has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, Grant that we beseech Thee while meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN.
General: That all those who are baptized may mature in their faith and manifest it through clear, coherent and courageous choices in life.
Missionary: That the celebration of World Mission Day may everywhere increase the spirit of missionary animation and cooperation.
Invocation For The Sovereign Pontiff
LORD JESUS, shelter our Holy Father the Pope under the protection of Thy Sacred Heart. Be Thou his light, his strength and his consolation.
Versicle and Response for the Sovereign Pontiff
LET US PRAYER for our Pontiff Benedict.
R. The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him to be blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.
Our Father…, Hail Mary….
Prayer For The Pope From The Roman Missal
O GOD, THE Shepherd and Ruler of all Thy faithful people, mercifully look upon Thy servant Benedict, whom Thou hast chosen as the chief Shepherd to preside over Thy Church; grant him, we beseech Thee, so to edify, both by word and example, those over whom he hath charge, that he may attain unto everlasting life, together with the flock committed unto him. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer For The Pope From The Roman Ritual
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, have mercy upon Thy servant Benedict, our Supreme Pontiff, and direct him, according to Thy loving-kindness, in the way of eternal salvation; that, of Thy gift, he may ever desire that which is pleasing unto Thee and may accomplish it with all his might. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
Most glorious Prince of the Heavenly Armies, Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in "our battle against principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places". Come to the assistance of men whom God has created to His likeness and whom He has redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil. Holy Church venerates thee as her guardian and protector; to thee, the Lord has entrusted the souls of the redeemed to be led into heaven. Pray therefore the God of Peace to crush Satan beneath our feet, that he may no longer retain men captive and do injury to the Church. Offer our prayers unto the Most High, that without delay they may draw His mercy down upon us; take hold of "the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan." Bind him and cast him into the bottomless pit "so that he may no longer seduce the nations". Amen.
Pope Leo XIII's Prayer of Consecration for the Human Race
Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrate before Your altar. We are Yours, and Yours we wish to be; but, to be more surely united with You, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to Your Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known You; many too, despising Your precepts, have rejected You. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Your Sacred Heart.
You are King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken You, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned You; grant that they may quickly return to their Father's house lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.
You are King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof; call them back to the harbor of truth and unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one flock and one Shepherd.
You are King of all those who are still involved in the darkness of idolatry or of Islamism; refuse not to draw them all into the light and kingdom of God. Turn Your eyes of mercy toward the children of that race, once Your chosen people. Of old they called down upon themselves the Blood of the Savior; may it now descend upon them a laver of redemption and of life.
Grant, O Lord, to Your Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the Divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to It be glory and Honor forever. Amen.
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