Category: D

O God,
by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest,
look kindly on your departed veterans who gave their
lives in the service of their country.
Grant that through the passion, death, and resurrection of 
your Son
they may share in the joy of your heavenly kingdom
and rejoice in you with your saints forever.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.

We beseech Thee, O Lord,
in Thy mercy,
to have pity on the soul of Thy handmaid;
do Thou, Who hast freed her 
from the perils of this mortal life,
restore to her the portion of everlasting salvation.
Through Christ our Lord,

Amen.

Dear Mary, 
Your Message of love and care on Tepeyac Hill
floated like a lilting lullaby
into the fresh golden dawn.
Softly you called to Juan Diego,
“least of your sons,”
a man of middle years,
but guileless and childlike in spirit.

Through him you invited all your children to come to you,
the ever-virgin Mother of God,
to look to you as a mother
who wanted only to show a mother’s love.
You would give them whatever they needed,
help and protection,
strength and comfort.
As a lasting proof you left us
your own marvelous picture,
unpainted by any human hand.

Today we bring to you
our child ( I bring __________ my) (as yet Unborn).
May this little one always know
and love you as holy Mary,
Mother of the true God
in whom we live and have our being.
May this new soul,
fresh breathed forth from the creator,
giving life to the body,
be like the soul of Juan Diego,
simple, pure and good.

Dear Lady of Guadulupe,
touch this petal of our hearts
with the wintry roses of Tepeyac,
so that a fragrant joy and peace
may spread along its path of earthly life,
reminding men of you
and sweetly drawing them to your waiting heart.

Take this child as your own.
Lady lovely and demure,
enfolded in the mantle of your care,
until the day when in a new land,
all your children join with you,
their merciful mother,
endlessly giving praise and thanks
to God the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit.

Father, I dedicate this new day to you;
as I go about my work.
I ask you to bless those with whom I come in contact.

Lord, I pray for all men and women
who work to earn their living;
give them satisfaction in what they do.

Spirit of God,
comfort the unemployed and their families;
they are your children and my brothers and sisters.
I ask you to help them find work soon.

O Immaculate Virgin Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
Mother of Grace, 
and Queen of the kingdom of thy Son, 
humbly kneeling before thee, 
we offer thee this country in which we live. 
It once was thine. 

Before it was robbed of the holy Faith 
all its children were thy children, 
and thou wast honoured throughout its length and breadth 
as its Protectress and its Queen.
Again do we consecrate it to thee;
again do we dedicate it as thine own Dowry.
We offer our own hearts,
that their love and service
may ever grow and increase.

We offer all our brethren
those multitudes who know thee so little
or know thee not at all.
May thy prayer bring back the country’s ancient faith.
May thy intercession lead us to a closer union
with thy divine Son.
We consecrate ourselves to Him through thee.
Obtain for us,
and for England thy Dowry,
every grace and blessing,
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

O Holy Mother of God, Virgin ever blest, 
O Mary Immaculate, pray for us, 
intercede for us, disdain not to help us. 
For we are confident and know for certain 
that thou canst obtain all thou wiliest from thy Son, 
our Lord Jesus Christ, 
God Almighty, the King of ages, 
who liveth with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
for ever and ever. 

Amen.

O Blessed Prince of Apostles, 
Vicar of Christ, 
Shepherd of the whole flock, 
Rock on whom the Church is built,
we thank the Prince of Pastors,
who in the ages of Faith, 
did bind this country
so sweetly and strongly to thee
and to that holy See of Rome
from which her conversion came.
We praise and bless our Lord
for those steadfast Confessors
who laid down their lives for thy honour and prerogative
in the hour when schism and heresy broke upon the land.
We desire to revive the zeal,
the devotion and the love of ancient days.
We consecrate our country,
as far as in us lies,
fervently and lovingly to thee.
We offer thee our homage.
We renew our loyalty to the Pontiff, thy successor,
who now fills the Apostolic See.
Do thou confirm and strengthen,
by thy powerful intercession,
the faith of the Pastors and people who invoke thee,
save us from apostasy,
from disunion, from religious indifference,
and from the losses to which ignorance 
and temptation expose our little flock. 
O most sincere and most humble penitent,
obtain for us tears of true repentance for our sins,
and a strong personal love
for our Divine Master; 
O Key-bearer of the Heavenly Kingdom,
open to us the gate of Heaven,
that we may enter into the joy of the King of Glory.
Remember this realm of England,
which grew in grace and unity
under thy blessed apostolic influence
for nigh a thousand years.
Pray to Jesus that all may see the 
and be Drought back to thy Fold,
which is the One Fold of Christ.

Amen.

V. Thou art Peter.
R. And upon this rock I will build My Church.

Let us pray.

Raise us up, we beseech Thee, O Lord, 
by the apostolic might of Thy blessed Apostle, Peter; 
that the weaker we are in ourselves, 
the more powerful may be the assistance 
whereby we are strengthened through his intercession; 
that thus, ever fortified by the protection of Thine 
Apostle, 
we may never yield to sin 
nor be overwhelmed by adversity. 
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Jesus, 
our brother and our Lord,
you have come to save us
because God loves us with a deep and unending love.
You have given us Mary, your mother,
to be our mother too,
and invite us to follow her example.

On earth she was a woman of faith and prayer,
of obedience to God’s will,
always ready to serve in any way.
In heaven she continues to pray for us,
so that we may serve God faithfully in our daily living.

Jesus,
help us to ponder in our hearts
over the many ways you show your love in our lives,
and lead us to walk with your mother
as we follow you each day.

Jesus, we praise you,
for you are our Lord and our God
for ever and ever.

Amen!

Permit us, O Jesus,
to dedicate to you each member of our family.
Acccept each one of us,
and may every beat of our hearts 
be an act of love for you.
By the power of your Blood,
may we be strengtened 
and sustained in our daily difficulties.
May we be a sign, to each other 
and to all with whom we come in contact,
of your life in us.

Bless our home, dear Jesus.
Bless our joys and sufferings.
Bless every moment of our lives
and especially the moment of our death.
After living for the glory of your Blood one earth,
may we have the joy of praising you eternally in heaven.

Amen.

Lord Jesus, 
(on this happy day)
we thank you for the joy of N. and N.
Through all the years of their life
you have watched over them
to bring them together in holy Christian marriage.

Now Lord, bless them,
for they are united in love of you and of each other.
Redeemed by your Precious Blood 
and strengthened by your grace, 
may they live in kindness and fidelity,
in unfailing trust and love 
so that their whole life may be pleasing to you.

Mary, who with Joseph 
made a happy home at Nazareth for Jesus,
take these dear friends into your motherly care.
You who showed concern for a newly married couple at Cana,
help and guide N. and N.
May their union on earth lead to that eternal union
in which all the blessed will be joined together,
praising the Redeeming Blood of Jesus, the Lord.

Amen.

O Divine Eternal Father, 
in union with your Divine Son and the Holy Spirit, 
and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 
I beg You to destroy the Power of your greatest enemy – 
the evil spirits.

Cast them into the deepest recesses of hell 
and chain them there forever! 
Take possession of your Kingdom which You have created 
and which is rightfully yours.

Heavenly Father, 
give us the reign of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 
and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

I repeat this prayer out of pure love for You 
with every beat of my heart and with every breath I take.

Amen