O God, Who didst make blessed Raymund, Thy confessor,
wonderful in delivering Thy faithful held in captivity by the infidels,
grant us by his intercession that,
being loosed from the bonds of our sins,
we may with quiet minds perform those things which are pleasing to Thee.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, forever and ever.
Amen.
O God, You endowed Your holy martyrs Abdon and Sennen
with abundant gifts of Your grace
that they might come to their present glory;
forgive the sins of Your sevants that,
with the merits of Your saints pleading on their behalf,
they may deserve to be delivered from all adversity.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who being God,
lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
O God, You surround us and protect us
by the glorious confesssion of Your holy martyrs,
Processus and Martinian;
grant us both to profit by their example
and to rejoice in their intercession.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who being God,
lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
May the glorious profession of faith
of Your blessed martyrs Protus and Hyacinth
strengthen us, O Lord,
and may the power of their intercession shield us.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who being God,
lives and reigns with You in the unity of the same Holy Spirit,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
Lord, fill us with that spirit of courage
which gave your martyr Sebastian
strength to offer his life in faithful witness.
Help us to learn from him to cherish Your law
and to obey you rather than men.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
O God, Who hast granted to the virgins worthily consecrated to Thee,
the courage to face, with Ursula as their leader,
a wonderful fight whereby through the palm of martyrdom
they reached the glory of Heavenly contemplation,
we beseech Thee grant that we may be aided
by the prayer of those who in this day after passing through the gates of death,
Thou has made to triumph in Heaven.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who liveth and reigneth with God the Father,
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God,
world without end.
Amen.
Eternal Shepherd, regard graciously Thy flock,
and keep it with an everlasting protection,
by the intercession of blessed Melchiades,
Thy Martyr and Sovereign Pontiff,
whom Thou hast constituted Shepherd of the whole Church.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost,
world without end.
Amen.
Come, all who are thirsty
says Jesus, our Lord,
come, all who are weak,
taste the living water
that I shall give.
Dip your hands in the stream,
refresh body and soul,
drink from it,
depend on it,
for this water
will never run dry.
Come, all who are thirsty
says Jesus, our Lord.
Come, Holy Ghost,
fill the hearts of Thy faithful
and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created;
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful people
by sending them the light of Thy Holy Spirit,
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgment in all things,
and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come,
From thy bright heav’nly throne,
Come take possession of our souls,
And make them all thy own.
Thou who art called the Paraclete,
Best gift of God above,
The living spring, the living fire,
Sweet unction and true love.
Thou who art sevenfold in thy grace,
Finger of God’s right hand
His promise teaching little ones
To speak an understand.
O guide our minds with thy blessed light,
With love our hearts inflame;
And with thy strength, which never decays
Confirm our mortal frame.
Far from us drive our deadly foe;
True peach unto us bring;
And through all perils lead us safe
Beneath thy sacred wing.
Through thee may we the Father know,
Through thee the eternal Son,
And thee, the Spirit of them both,
Thrice-blessed Three in One.
All glory to the Father be,
With his coequal Son;
The same to thee, great Paraclete,
While endless ages run.
Amen.
