On the Cross
Kissing the crucifix, make the sign of the cross with it first on the lips,
then on the brow and breast, at the invocation of a leader.
Vs. O Lord, you will open my lips,
and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Rs. Incline unto mine aid, O God,
O Lord, make haste to help me.
At the Gloria, nod the head at the name of the Trinity,
and then make the full sign of the cross as ussal.
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
Vs. Bless the lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me bless his holy name.
Rs. Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
On the first large pendent bead the leader leads with the verse:
Vs. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name:
Rs. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done ...
The Angelus is said on the three small beads,
the leader leading with the verses only, and the others responding:
Vs. The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,
and she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
Rs. Blessed art thou among women,
and blesséd is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, holy Mother of God, pray for us sinnners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen
Vs. Behold the handmaid of the Lord:
be it done unto to me according to his word.
Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
Rs. Blessed art thou among women ...
Holy Mary, holy Mother of God ....
Vs. And the Word became flesh,
and dwelt among us.
Hail Mary, hail Full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
Rs. Blessed art thou among women ...
Holy Mary, holy Mother of God .....
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 recites the prayer.
Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into our hearts,
that we who have known the incarnation of Christ your Son
through the message of the angel,
may by his passion and cross be brought
to the glory of his resurrection.
Through the same Christ our Lord:
Rs. Amen
Proceed with the decades antiphonally,
the leader leading with the verses only, and the others responding.
Click on the seasonal florilegium of the day in the table below ;
the scriptural verses will open in another window.
| Ordinary Time | Lent & Advent | Easter & Christmas |
Mysteries | JOYFUL SUN | SORROWFUL SUN | GLORIOUS SUN |
Revelations | JOYFUL MON | SORROWFUL MON | GLORIOUS MON |
Works | JOYFUL TUE | SORROWFUL TUE | GLORIOUS TUE |
Calls | JOYFUL WED | SORROWFUL WED | GLORIOUS WED |
Joys | JOYFUL THU | SORROWFUL THU | GLORIOUS THU |
Passions | JOYFUL FRI | SORROWFUL FRI | GLORIOUS FRI |
Glories | JOYFUL SAT | SORROWFUL SAT | GLORIOUS SAT |
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. 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
Ordinary: Salve Regina
Christmas: Ave stella maris
Lenten: O piissima
Easter: Regina caeli
Vs. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God:
Rs. That we be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
The seasonal prayer is said by the leader of the prayers. and all respond:
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,
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
MARIAN ANTIPHONS
Advent & Christmas
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 waves.
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 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.
Keep our way here 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 the saints one praise ascends:
let the Church the praise reecho
unto to earth's remotest ends.
Amen
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 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,
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.
Ordinary Time
(To the tune of the Roman Salve)
Mary, we greet thee,
Mother and Queen all merciful,
our life, our sweetness, and our hope, we greet thee!
To thee we exiles,
children of Eve, lift our crying,
to thee we send our sighs,
as mourning and weeping
we pass through this valley of tears.
Therefore we pray,
be our gracious helper,
look with pity, with eyes of loving tenderness,
upon us sinners.
And at the end,
when this earthly exile shall be over,
show us
the blessed fruit of your womb:
Jesus.
O loving!
O gentle!
O most sweet
Virgin Mary!
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 of prayers:
Lord holy Father,
as thy only begotten Son by his life, death, and resurrection
has obtained for us the rewards of eternal life,
grant us, we beseech thee,
that by pondering in our hearts these mysteries that
his blessed Mother keeps in hers,
we may with her imitate what they contain
and attain what they promise.
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,
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.
Lenten Antiphon
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, 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.
Amen.
An alternative hymn:
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 exalted
on the cross
his Mother stand near grieving for the Son whom they pierced
with a sword:
grant to us that by pondering in our hearts
those two that the lance wounded for our healing,
we may become worthy sharers of the healing 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,
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.
Easter Antiphon
Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly Queen,
Be joyful, Mary!
Your grief is changed to joy serene, Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
The Son you bore by heaven's grace,
Be joyful, Mary!
Did by his death our guilt erase, Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
The Lord has risen from the dead,
Be joyful, Mary!
He rose in glory as he said, Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
Now pray to God, O Virgin fair,
Be joyful, Mary!
That he our souls to heaven bear, Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary
Vs. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God:
Rs. that we be made worthy of the promises of Chrsit.
The concluding prayer is recited by a leader:
Lord Holy Father,
as by the resurrection of your beloved Son
you gladdened the heart of his blessed Mother,
once pierced through with sorrow but now glorified with ineffable joy:
grant us too to enter into that joy of our Lord which
she keeps in her heart perpetually.
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,
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