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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
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Our Lord Jesus Christ is present among us in the Sacrament of
the Eucharist. In his infinite love he wishes to continue his life in
us and repeats to us: ‘Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide
in me, and I in them.’ (John 6:56). Let us adore him and thank him.
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Alternative:
Introductory prayer:
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O Sacred Banquet,
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in which Christ is our food,
his passion is recalled,
grace fills our hearts,
and we receive a pledge of the glory to come. (Alleluia). |
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You have given us bread from heaven, (alleluia,)
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having in it the fruits of all goodness. (Alleluia). |
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Lord Jesus Christ,
you gave us the Eucharist as the memorial
of your suffering, death, and resurrection.
May our worship of this sacrament
of your body and blood
help us to experience the salvation you won for us
and the peace of the kingdom
where you live and reign for ever and ever.
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Amen.
(The Alleluia is added during the whole of Eastertide and on the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ [Thursday or Sunday after Trinity Sunday])
Brief pause
Examination
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Let us remember that our holy Founder gave us the life of our
Lord Jesus Christ as a fundamental rule so that we might imitate him
in our community life and in our apostolate.
Brief pause
Thanksgiving
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Eternal Father, |
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We unite ourselves with Mary,
to offer you the Blood of Jesus Christ in thanksgiving,
as though you had already granted us the gift
of making the hidden and public life of Christ,
even to his death on the cross,
the model of our lives,
for your glory, and for our salvation
and that of our brothers and sisters. |
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Angelus (as above)
Regina Coeli (as above)
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Prayer of St Vincent Pallotti to Mary, Queen of Apostles
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Immaculate Mother of God, Queen of Apostles, |
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we know that God’s commandment of love
and our vocation to follow Jesus Christ
in the Union of Catholic Apostolate,
impels us to cooperate in the saving mission of the Church. |
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Realising our weakness,
we entrust the renewal of our personal lives and our
apostolate to your intercession.
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We are confident that through God’s mercy
and the infinite merits of Jesus Christ,
you who are our Mother,
will obtain for us the strength of the Holy Spirit
as you obtained it for the community of the apostles
gathered in the Cenacle. |
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Therefore, relying on your powerful intercession,
we are resolved from this moment on,
to devote our talents, learning, material resources,
health, sickness and trials,
and every gift of nature and grace,
to the greater glory of God and the salvation of all.
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We wish to do all that lies within our power
to promote the Catholic Apostolate
for the revival of faith and love in the people of God
and so bring all to faith in Jesus Christ. |
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And if a time should come
when we shall no longer be able
to work physically for this end,
we will never cease to pray
that there may be one fold and one shepherd,
Jesus Christ.
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In this way, we hope to enjoy
the fruits of the apostolate of Jesus Christ
for all eternity. Amen. |
Prayer for the Dead
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For deceased members, relatives and benefactors.
Psalm 130 (129)
A prayer of repentance and trust
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Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading. |
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If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness:
for this we revere you.
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My soul is waiting for the Lord.
I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than those who watch for daybreak.
(Let the watchers count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord). |
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Because with the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.
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Give them eternal rest, O Lord, |
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and may your light shine on them.
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May they rest in peace. |
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Amen.
Conclusion
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To the banquet of eternal glory,
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lead us Christ, our risen Lord. |
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Mary, Queen of Apostles |
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Pray for us. |
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St Vincent Pallotti |
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Pray for us. |
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Pray with us 