The Work of the Lord
Let us ponder in our hearts
the mystery of the Lord’s work
kept in the heart of Mary, Mother of our Savior.
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 Jesus, passing by, saw a man who was blind from his birth. * And his disciples asked him: Teacher, who has sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Jesus answered: Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents, * but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day. * As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 When he had said these things, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle, * and spread the clay upon the man's eyes. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 And he said to him: Go wash in the pool of Siloam. * Then he went and washed, and he came seeing. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 Now it was the sabbath, and some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, who keeps not the sabbath. * But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 The blind man answered: From the beginning of the world it has not been heard, that any man has opened the eyes of one born blind. * Unless this man were of God, he could not do any such thing. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 They cast out the man born blind, and when Jesus found him, he said to him: Do you believe in the Son of Man? * And he said, I believe, Lord; and falling down, he adored him. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 And Jesus said: For judgment I have come into this world: * that they who see not, may see; and they who see, may become blind. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 And some of the Pharisees said to him: Are we also blind? * Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin; but now you say, We see, and your sin remains. 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:
Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Second, The Lame Walk
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 There is at Jerusalem a pond having five porches, in which lay a great multitude of the sick, the blind, the lame. * For the angel of the Lord descended at times into the pond and the water moved, and the one that went down first was made whole. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 And there was a man there that had been eight and thirty years under his infirmity. * When Jesus saw him lying, and knew he had been now a long time, he says to him: Do you will to be made whole? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 The infirm man answered him: Lord, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pond. * Jesus says to him: Arise, take up your bed and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and he took up his bed and walked. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 Now it was the sabbath that day. Jews therefore said to him who was healed, It is not lawful for you to take up your bed. * He answered them: He that made me whole, he said to me, Take up your bed and walk. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 Afterwards, Jesus finds him in the temple and says to him: Behold, you have been made whole. * Sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 The man went his way and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole. Therefore did Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath. * But Jesus answered them: My Father works still now, and I work. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Hereafter they sought the more to kill him, * because he did not only break the sabbath, but also said God was his Father, making himself equal to God. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 Jesus answered them: Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. * For whatever things he does, these the Son likewise does. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. * And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may wonder. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Nor does the Father judge any man, but has given all judgment to the Son, * that all men may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. 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:
Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Third, Lepers are Cleansed
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 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great mercy. * And according to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out
my iniquity. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. * For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 There is no health in my flesh, because of your wrath. * There is no peace for my bones, because of my sins. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 My sores are putrified and corupted because of my foolishness. * I am bowed down to the ground, for my loains are filled with burning pains, and there is no health in my flesh. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. * For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 There is no health in my flesh, because of your wrath. * There is no peace for my bones, because of my sins. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 My sores are putrified and corupted because of my foolishness. * I am bowed down to the ground, for my loains are filled with burning pains, and there is no health in my flesh. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 My strength has left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.* My friends and my neighbors stand aloof from my plague, and they that are kin to me have stood afar off. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 I have roared with the groaning of my heart. * Lord, all my desire is before you, and my groaning is not hidden from you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Behold, you shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed. * You shall wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 Behold, a leper came and adored him, saying: * Lord, if you will to, you can make me clean. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 And Jesus, stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying: I do will to. Be made clean. * And at once his leprosy was cleansed. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 And Jesus says to him: See that you tell no one. * But go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. 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:
Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Fourth, The Deaf Hear
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. 1 His disciples came to him, and he said to them: Hear you the parable of the sower. Behold, the sower
went forth to sow. * The seed is the word of God. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 And some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and ate them up. * When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and understands it not, there comes the wicked one and catches away that which was sown in his heart. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 And some other seed fell upon stony ground and sprung up immediately, and when the sun was up, were scorched. * This is he that hears the word and at once receives it with joy; yet when there arises tribulation because of the word, he is scandalized. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 And other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up and choked them. * This is he that hears the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches chokes up the word, and he becomes fruitless. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 But he that receives the seed upon good ground, * he it is that hears the word, and understands, and bears fruit. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 He that has ears to hear, * let him hear. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 His disciples said to him: Why do you speak to the crowds in parables? * I speak to them in parables, because seeing, they see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither do they understand. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut, * lest they should understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them; * and to hear the things that you hear, and have not heard them. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Go and tell John what you have heard and seen: the blind see; the lame walk; lepers are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead rise again; to the poor the gospel is preached. * And blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in me. 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:
Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Vs. 2 And some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and ate them up. * When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and understands it not, there comes the wicked one and catches away that which was sown in his heart. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 And some other seed fell upon stony ground and sprung up immediately, and when the sun was up, were scorched. * This is he that hears the word and at once receives it with joy; yet when there arises tribulation because of the word, he is scandalized. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 And other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up and choked them. * This is he that hears the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches chokes up the word, and he becomes fruitless. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 But he that receives the seed upon good ground, * he it is that hears the word, and understands, and bears fruit. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 He that has ears to hear, * let him hear. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 His disciples said to him: Why do you speak to the crowds in parables? * I speak to them in parables, because seeing, they see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither do they understand. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut, * lest they should understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them; * and to hear the things that you hear, and have not heard them. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Go and tell John what you have heard and seen: the blind see; the lame walk; lepers are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead rise again; to the poor the gospel is preached. * And blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in me. 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:
Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Fifth, The Dead Rise Again
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. 1 Lazarus is dead, and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. * But let us go to him. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Martha went to meet him and said to Jesus: Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died. * But now also, I know that whatever you will ask of God, God will give it to you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 Jesus says to her: I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes in me, although he be dead, shall live. * And everyone who lives and who believes in me, shall not die for ever. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 She says to him: Yes, Lord, I have believed that you are Christ, * the Son of the living God, who have come into this world. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 Mary, seeing him, fell down at his feet and says to him: Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died. * When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews with her, he groaned in the spirit. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 Where have you put him? he asked, and they say: Lord, come and see. * And Jesus wept. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Jesus says: Take away the stone. But Martha says to him: Lord, he is now of four days! * Jesus says to her: Did I not say to you that if you believe, you shall see the glory of God? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 And lifting up his eyes, Jesus said: Father, I give you thanks that you have heard me, that they may believe that you have sent me. * And he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth! Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 And suddenly he that had been dead came forth, bound feet and hands with winding bands, and his face bound about with a cloth. * Jesus said to them: Loose him and let him go. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 2 Martha went to meet him and said to Jesus: Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died. * But now also, I know that whatever you will ask of God, God will give it to you. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 3 Jesus says to her: I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes in me, although he be dead, shall live. * And everyone who lives and who believes in me, shall not die for ever. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 4 She says to him: Yes, Lord, I have believed that you are Christ, * the Son of the living God, who have come into this world. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 5 Mary, seeing him, fell down at his feet and says to him: Lord, if you had been here, my brother had not died. * When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews with her, he groaned in the spirit. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 6 Where have you put him? he asked, and they say: Lord, come and see. * And Jesus wept. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 7 Jesus says: Take away the stone. But Martha says to him: Lord, he is now of four days! * Jesus says to her: Did I not say to you that if you believe, you shall see the glory of God? Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 8 And lifting up his eyes, Jesus said: Father, I give you thanks that you have heard me, that they may believe that you have sent me. * And he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth! Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 9 And suddenly he that had been dead came forth, bound feet and hands with winding bands, and his face bound about with a cloth. * Jesus said to them: Loose him and let him go. Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: Rs. Blessed art thou …
Vs. 10 Many Jews who had seen the things that Jesus did believed in him. * But some went to Pharisees and told them, and from that day they devised to put him to death. 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:
Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
Rs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
Vs. Blessed the womb that bore you
and the breast that nursed you! *
Rs. And more blessed yet that she believed
the word of the Lord to her would be fulfilled.
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.
O Mother of the Word of God,
Disdain not the words of my prayer,
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: