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As members of the Frassati Society of Young
Adult
Catholics we have made a commitment to pray the Angelus
each day at the noon hour.
 The
Angelus
| The Angel of the Lord declared unto
Mary. |
| R- And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
(Hail Mary...) |
| V- Behold the handmaid of the Lord. |
| R- Be it done unto me according toThy
word. (Hail Mary...) |
| V- And the Word was made Flesh. |
| R- And dwelt among us. (Hail 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: Pour
forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts;
that, we to whom
the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message
of an Angel, may by His Passion and Cross, be brought to
the
glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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Prayer
to Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
| Taken from the Giovanni
Card. Saldarini, Archbishop of Turin. Please report extraordinary
favors received to: Postulazione Causa P.G. Frassati Borgo
S. Spirito, 500100 Roma, Italia |
| Father, you gave to the young Pier Giorgio
Frassati the joy of meeting Christ and of living his faith in
service of the poor and the sick. Through his intercession may
we, too, walk the path of the beatitudes and follow the example
of his generosity, spreading the spirit of the Gospel in society.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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Act of Hope
O my God, relying on your infinite goodness and promises,
I
hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of your grace,
and life
everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord
and
Redeemer.
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Act of Love
O my God, I love you above all things, with
my whole heart and
soul, because you are all good and worthy of all my love.
I love
my neighbor as myself for the love of you. I forgive all
who have
injured me and I ask pardon of all whom I have injured.
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Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and
I
detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments,
but most of
all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good
and
deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the
help of Thy
grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions
of sin.
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Prayer before a Crucifix
Behold, O Kind and gentle Jesus, before Thy face I humbly
kneel, and with the most fervent desire of soul, I pray and
beseech Thee to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of
faith, hope and charity, true contrition for my sins and
a firm
purpose of amendment. With deep affection and grief of
soul, I
ponder within myself, mentally contemplating Thy five
wounds,
having before my eyes the words which David the Prophet
spoke concerning Thee: “They have pierced my hands and my
feet, they have numbered all my bones.”
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Grace Before Meals
Bless us, O Lord! and these Thy gifts, which we are about
to
receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Holy Michael, the Archangel, Defend Us in Battle
Holy Michael, the Archangel, defend us in
battle. Be our
safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May
God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O Prince
of the
heavenly host, by the power of God cast into hell Satan
and all
the evil spirits who wander through the world seeking
the ruin of
souls. Amen.
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Praying The Rosary – Step by Step
| 1. Beginning with the Rosary’s
Cross: Begin as with all prayers In the Name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. |
| 2. On the single bead just above the
cross, pray the Apostles
Creed. Next pray the Our Father for the intentions of our Holy
Father. |
| 3. In the next cluster of beads there
are 3 beads, the “Hail Mary”prayer is said on each
of these three beads. You pray the 3 Hail Marys while meditating
on the three divine virtues of faith, hope,
and love/charity. |
| 4. On the next bead, which is a single bead, you announce the
first divine mystery of contemplation. For example, if it were a
Monday, you would say the first Joyful Mystery is “The Annunciation”,
at this point you pray the “Our Father” prayer. |
| 5. Now this will bring you to the first
decade, or set of 10 beads
of the Rosary. You will then pray 10 Hail Marys while contemplating
the first mystery, example: The Annunciation. |
| 6. After the 10th Hail Mary you will
have completed the first of 5
decades which make up a Chaplet of the Rosary. You now come
to another single bead, at this point, you pray the... Glory be to
the Father... then (on the same bead) pray the Fatima Prayer...
then (on the same bead) announce the next or second mystery.
For example: if its Monday and your praying the Joyful Mysteries,
the second Joyful Mystery is The Visitation. At this point you
pray the Our Father.... |
| 7. You will now come to the second decade
or group of 10
beads, you will now pray the 10 Hail Marys while contemplating
the appropriate mystery. |
8. You continue to pray the rosary the
same way throughout. If
your intention is to pray a Chaplet (a single set of mysteries) at
the end of the fifth mystery you will come back to the joiner, this
is where the decades all join with the lower part of the rosary
which contains the cross. When you come to the joiner, you
decide whether or not you wish to say another Chaplet or end.
If you decide to say another Chaplet you simply announce the
next mystery and continue. If you wish to end, you simply say the
Glory Be To The Father, the Fatima Prayer, The Our Father and
end the rosary with the Hail Holy Queen and the sign of the
Cross........
Various Rosary Prayers in approximate order as
prayed in the Rosary
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The
Apostle’s Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven
and
earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was
conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin
Mary; suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was
buried. He
descended into hell; the third day He rose again
from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, is seated 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 life everlasting.
Amen.
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Our Father
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.
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Doxology
Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
As it was in
the beginning is now and ever shall be, world
without end.
Amen.
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Fatima Prayer
This prayer is optional and may be said after
all Doxologies.
O my Jesus, have mercy on us. Forgive us
our sins. Save us
from the fires of hell. Take all souls into
heaven, especially, those
most in need of thy mercy. Amen.
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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 at the
hour of our death. Amen.
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Decade Prayer - Prayer for Priests
God, our Father, please send us holy priests, all for
the sacred
and Eucharistic heart of Jesus, all for the
sorrowful and immaculate
heart of Mary, in union with Saint Joseph.
Amen.
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Hail Holy Queen – Salve Regina
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!
V- Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God
R- That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
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.
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Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known
that any one who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help or sought thy intercession,
was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence,
I fly unto thee,
O Virgin of virgins my Mother;
to thee do I come,
before thee I stand,
sinful and sorrowful;
O Mother of they Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions,
but in thy clemency hear and answer me.
Amen.
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The Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary
(Monday & Saturday)
1. The Annunication
2. The Visitation
3. The Nativity
4. The Presentation in the Temple
5. The Finding in the Temple
(Tuesday & Friday)
1. The Agony in the Garden
2. The Scourging at the Pillar
3. The Crowning of Thorns
4. The Carrying of the Cross
5. The Crucifixion
(Wednesday & Sunday)
1. The Resurrection
2. The Ascension of Jesus
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
4. The Assumption of Mary
5. The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Mysteries of Light
(Thursday)
1. The Baptism in the Jordon
2. The Self-Manifestation at the wedding of
Cana
3. The Call to Conversion
4. The Transfiguration
5. The Institution of the Eucharist - as
the sacramental expression of the Paschal
Mystery
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Prayer for Vocations
By Most Reverend J. G. Bennett, D.D.
First Bishop of Lafayette-in-Indiana
O, Divine Jesus, Who hast said: “the
harvest indeed is great but
the laborers are few” and hast commanded us to “pray
the Lord
of the harvest to send forth laborers
into His harvest” (Luke
10:2)
behold us before Thee to beg Thee,
in Thy love for souls, to
grant that many children of this
parish will receive the grace to
dedicate themselves to the service
of God and of their fellowmen
as sharers in Thy sacred priesthood;
as brothers and sisters in
the religious life; or as nurses,
teachers, and parents in the lay
apostolate. Hear our prayer, O
Lord, we beseech Thee and
grant that many laborers may go
forth from this parish into Thy
harvest. Amen.
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The Divine Mercy Chaplet
| 1. |
Begin with the Our Father, the Hail
Mary and
the Apostle’sCreed: |
| 2. |
Then, on the large bead before each
decade:
Eternal Father,
I offer you the Body and Blood,
Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved
Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ,
in atonement for our sins
and those of the whole world. |
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On the ten small beads of each decade,
say:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us and on the whole world. |
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Conclude with (Say 3 Times):
Holy God,
Holy Mighty One,
Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us
and on the whole world. |
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Optional Closing Prayer
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and
the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy
in us, that in difficult moments we might not
despair nor become despondent, but with
great confidence submit ourselves to Your
holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. |
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If you are interested in starting a local
chapter of the Frassati Society, please
contact the current Executive Director
of the founding chapter in the Diocese of
Lafayette In-Indiana. The Director’s name
can be found on the Executives page.
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