The Mystery of Faith
Let us ponder in our hearts
the Mystery of Faith
kept in the heart of Mary, Mother of divine grace.
First, The Lamb of God
On the large bead, a leader begins the Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...
On each bead of the decade, a leader begins by reading the verse:
Vs. 2 Foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, * but manifested in these last times for you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 Coming into the world he says: Sacrifice and oblation you willed not, * but a body you have fitted to me. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 Holocausts for sin you willed not, neither are they pleasing to you. Then said I: Behold, I come to do your will. * In the head of the book it is written of me, that I should do your will, O God. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 In which will we are sanctified * by the oblation of the body of Jesus Christ once. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 Having offered one sacrifice for sins, he forever sits on the right hand of God, * always living to make intercession for us. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 For by one oblation he has perfected forever * those who are being sanctified. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, * that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 The blood of Christ cleanses our conscience from dead works, * to serve the living God. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 We have confidence, therefore, to enter the Sanctuary by the blood of Christ, * by the new and living way which he has opened for us through the veil of his flesh. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
The mother of Jesus said to him,
They have no wine. *
And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Draw out now the water made wine, he says. *
Rs. And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. The mother of Jesus said to him,
They have no wine. *
Rs. And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Second, The Bread of Life
On the large bead, a leader begins the Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...
On each bead of the decade, a leader begins by reading the verse:
Vs. 2 To him that overcomes I will give the hidden manna; * and I will give a new name, which no one knows but he that receives it. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 A priest forever is Christ the Lord: * he offers bread and wine according to the order of Melchizedek. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 For from the rising of the sun even to the going down, * in every place there is sacrificed to my name a clean oblation. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 Priests holy to their God shall offer the incense of the Lord and the bread of their God; * therefore they shall be holy. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 The chalice of benediction which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? * And the bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of the Lord? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Acknowledge then in this bread what hung upon the cross; * and in this chalice, what flowed from his side. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 Receive, therefore, and eat the body of Christ, *
you that have become members of Christ in the body of Christ. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou ...
Vs. 9 In Christ we who are many are one body, * and each member belongs one to another. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 For we, though being many, are one bread, one body. * For, we all partake of the one bread. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
The mother of Jesus said to him,
They have no wine. *
And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Draw out now the water made wine, he says. *
Rs. And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. The mother of Jesus said to him,
They have no wine. *
Rs. And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Third, The Supper of the Lord
On the large bead, a leader begins the Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...
On each bead of the decade, a leader begins by reading the verse:
Vs. 2 The day of the unleavened bread came, on which it was necessary that the Pasch should be killed. * And the disciples did as Jesus bid them, and they prepared the Pasch. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 And when it was evening, he sat down with his twelve disciples, and he said to them: * With desire I have desired to eat this Pasch with you, before I suffer. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 For I say to you that from this time I will not eat it, * till it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 And while they were at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed and broke, and gave to his disciples, and said: * Take and eat: this is my body. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 And taking the chalice, he gave thanks and gave to them, saying: Drink of this; * for this is my blood, of the new testament, which shall be shed for many, for remission of sins. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 And while they were eating, he said: Amen, I say to you, that one of you is about to betray me: * behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 And they began to ask among themselves, which of them it was that would do this thing. * And there was also an argument among them, which of them would seem to be the greater. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 And he said to them: Which is greater, he that sits at table or he that serves? * But I am in the midst of you as he that serves. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 This is my commandment: that you love one another, as I have loved you.* Greater love than this no man has, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
The mother of Jesus said to him,
They have no wine. *
And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Draw out now the water made wine, he says. *
Rs. And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. The mother of Jesus said to him,
They have no wine. *
Rs. And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Fourth, The Washing of Feet
On the large bead, a leader begins the Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...
On each bead of the decade, a leader begins by reading the verse:
Vs. 2 He rises from supper and lays aside his garments, and taking
a towel, girded himself. * Then he puts water into a basin and washed the feet of the disciples. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 Do you know what I have done for you? If I, being your
Lord and Master, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's
feet. * For I have given you an example. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 Behold, a woman that was in the city, a sinner, brought an alabaster jar of ointment; * and standing behind at his feet, she began to wash his feet with tears. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 And she wiped them with the hairs of her head; * and she kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 And the Pharisee who had invited him seeing it, Jesus said to him: Simon, I have something to say to you. * Do you see this woman? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet. * But she with tears has washed my feet, and with her hairs has wiped them. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 You gave me no kiss. * But she, since she came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet, and with ointment she has anointed my feet. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 Wherefore, I say to you: Many sins are forgiven her, * because she has loved much. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 Behold, a woman that was in the city, a sinner, brought an alabaster jar of ointment; * and standing behind at his feet, she began to wash his feet with tears. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 And she wiped them with the hairs of her head; * and she kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 And the Pharisee who had invited him seeing it, Jesus said to him: Simon, I have something to say to you. * Do you see this woman? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet. * But she with tears has washed my feet, and with her hairs has wiped them. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 You gave me no kiss. * But she, since she came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet, and with ointment she has anointed my feet. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 Wherefore, I say to you: Many sins are forgiven her, * because she has loved much. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Before all things, have a constant mutual love among yourselves, * for love covers a multitude of sins. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
The mother of Jesus said to him,
They have no wine. *
And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Draw out now the water made wine, he says. *
Rs. And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. The mother of Jesus said to him,
They have no wine. *
Rs. And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
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Fifth,
God-with-us
On the large bead, a leader begins the Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...
On each bead of the decade, a leader begins by reading the verse:
Vs. 1 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, * who has regenerated us for a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Though not having seen, you love him; * in whom you also now believe, though you see him not. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 And believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorified, * as you receive the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 Wherefore, having the loins of your mind girt up and being sober, * trust perfectly in the grace which is offered you in the revelation of Jesus Christ. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 The other disciples said to Thomas, We have seen the Lord! * But he said to them: Unless I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, I will not believe. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 And after eight days, Jesus comes, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst; * and he said: Peace be with you! Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 And after eight days, Jesus comes, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst; * and he said: Peace be with you! Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Then he said to Thomas: Put your finger in here, and see my hands; and bring here your hand, and put it into my side. * Thomas answered and said to him: My Lord and my God. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 For in Christ the whole plenitude of deity is embodied, and dwells in him, * and in him you are filled full. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 He is the image of the invisible God, * and he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he may hold the primacy. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Him God has made head over all the Church, which is his body: * the fullness of him who fills all in all. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
The mother of Jesus said to him,
They have no wine. *
And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Draw out now the water made wine, he says. *
Rs. And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. The mother of Jesus said to him,
They have no wine. *
Rs. And to the servants she says,
Do whatever he shall say.
Concluding Prayers After the Decades
Intercessions for the Church
Vs. Lord, have mercy.
Rs. Lord, have mercy.
Vs. Christ, have mercy.
Rs. Christ, have mercy.
Vs. Lord, have mercy.
Rs. Lord, have mercy.
Vs. Christ, hear us.
Rs. Christ, graciously hear us.
Vs. God, the Father of heaven:
Rs. Have mercy on us.
Vs. God the Son, Redeemer of the world:
Rs. Have mercy on us.
Vs. God the Holy Spirit:
Rs. Have mercy on us.
Vs. Holy Trinity, one God:
Rs. Have mercy on us.
Vs. Watch over your Church, O Lord.
Rs. O Lord, watch over our Holy Father.
Vs. Preserve your Church, O Lord.
Rs. O Lord, preserve our Holy Father.
Vs. Uphold your Church, O Lord.
Rs. O Lord, uphold our Holy Father.
Vs. Grant the pastors of your Church and its laborers
ever to renew, O Lord.
Rs. O Lord, grant your people ever to renew.
Vs. Grant religious life in the Church and the consecrated
ever to renew, O Lord.
Rs. O Lord, grant your people ever to renew.
Vs. Grant the life of the faithful in the family and in the world
ever to renew, O Lord.
Rs. O Lord, grant your people ever to renew.
Vs. In your mercy draw to the bosom of the Church
all the peoples of the world, O Lord.
Rs. And in your mercy hear the Pope's intentions
for all the peoples of the world, O Lord.
Vs. Holy Mary, holy Mother of the Church, pray for her:
Rs. that she be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
The Seasonal Antiphon to the
Blessed Virgin Mary
ADVENT
Hail, guiding Star of seafarers,portal to eternal light!Ever-virgin mother of God,shine down on us in the night.
By the grace of Gabriel's Ave, overturning Eva's name,God's peace confer upon us all in our journey on the wave.
Our captive fetters unloosing, his light on our blindness pour;all our ills below expelling, blessings from above implore.
To him who took you for his own,taking from you his own flesh,offer to him, we pray, our prayers, our own Mother by his address.
Most gentle one, make us gentle; Most chaste one, make us most chaste;Peerless virgin, be our shelter against the flesh's sin and taint.
Our ways here keep immaculate,
keep our footsteps pure and sure,till we enter your Son's sweet joy with his saints forevermore.
Glory be to God the Father, glory be to God the Son, glory to the Holy Spirit,glory to the Three in One:From the heart of blessed Mary, from all saints one praise ascends: let the Church the praise reecho unto earth's remotest ends.
Vs. Pray for us, holy Mother of God: Rs. That we be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
The concluding prayer is recited by a leader of the prayers:
Lord Holy Father, as in the heart of Mary Immaculate you did prepare a fit dwelling for your Holy Spirit, grant us that by pondering all the words she kept in hers
our hearts too may be found a worthy dwelling for your Word. Through the same Christ our Lord: Rs. Amen
Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Rs. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
The leader invokes the final blessing:
Vs. May the Lord our God bless us, and defend us from all evil, and lead us to eternal life:
They conclude, kissing the crucifix and making the sign of the cross with it:
Rs. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Hail, guiding Star of seafarers,
portal to eternal light!
Ever-virgin mother of God,
shine down on us in the night.
By the grace of Gabriel's Ave,
overturning Eva's name,
God's peace confer upon us all
in our journey on the wave.
Our captive fetters unloosing,
his light on our blindness pour;
all our ills below expelling,
blessings from above implore.
To him who took you for his own,
taking from you his own flesh,
offer to him, we pray, our prayers,
our own Mother by his address.
Most gentle one, make us gentle;
Most chaste one, make us most chaste;
Peerless virgin, be our shelter
against the flesh's sin and taint.
Our ways here keep immaculate,
keep our footsteps pure and sure,
till we enter your Son's sweet joy
with his saints forevermore.
Glory be to God the Father,
glory be to God the Son,
glory to the Holy Spirit,
glory to the Three in One:
From the heart of blessed Mary,
from all saints one praise ascends:
let the Church the praise reecho
unto earth's remotest ends.
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Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary,
that no one who has run to your protection,
or implored your help,
or sought your intercession,
is known ever to have been forsaken.
Enlivened by trust in this, to you I run,
O Virgin of virgins,
to you have I come, O my Mother,
before you I stand a sinner grieving.
Disdain not the words of my prayer,
O Mother of the Word of God,
but kindly give ear and graciously hear,
O most loving Virgin and Mother.
Vs. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God:
Rs. that we be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
The concluding prayer is recited by a leader:
Lord holy Father,
as you willed that when your only begotten Son was
to be exalted on the cross, his Mother stand near,
her heart pierced with grief for his pierced with a lance:
grant us that by pondering in our hearts
those two wounded for our healing,
we may become worthy to share in the healing of his resurrection.
Through the same Christ our Lord,
Rs. Amen.
Vs. Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Rs. As it was in the beginning is now,
and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
The leader invokes the final blessing:
Vs. May the Lord our God bless us,
and defend us from all evil,
and lead us to eternal life:
They conclude, kissing the crucifix and making the sign of the cross with it: