A FRIENDS AND HELPERS ON OUR JOURNEY: MARY
MEDITATION
•In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. A Amen.
ORDINARY TIME
•The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. A And she conceived by the Holy Spirit. Hall Mary...
•Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
A Be it done unto me according to your word. Hall Mary...
•And the Word was made flesh. A And dwelt amongst us. Hall Mary...
•Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
A that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ your 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.
A Amen.
•Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, A as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
EASTER TIME
•Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia!
A For he whom you did merit to bear, alleluia!
• Has risen as he said, alleluia! A Pray for us to God, alleluia!
•Rejoice and be glad, 0 Virgin Mary, alleluia! A Because the Lord is truly risen, alleluia!
Let us pray.
O God,
who gave joy to the world
through the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant that we may obtain
through his Virgin Mother, Mary, the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord.
A Amen.
Glory be.
G Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. A And you shall renew the face of the earth.
G Let' us pray.
O God, you have instructed the hearts
of your faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit: grant that through the same Holy Spirit we may always be truly wise
and rejoice in his consolation
through Christ our Lord.
A Amen.
CONCLUDING PRAYERS
0 Blessed are those who listen to God's word. A And live by it day after day.
Consecration to Mary Help of Christians
0 Let us renew our consecration to God and our dedication to our mission on behalf of youth, let us ask Our Lady for the gift of fidelity.
A Most holy and Immaculate Virgin,
Help of Christians, Mother of the Church, foundress and support of our Congregation,
we place ourselves under your motherly protection,
and faithful to our Salesian vocation, we prom's to work always for the greater glory of God and for the salvation of souls.
With trust in your intercession, we pray for the Church,
for our Congregation and the Salesian Family,
for the youth, especially those most in need, and for all men redeemed by Christ.
You were Don Bosco's teacher;
show us how to imitate his virtues, especially his union with God, his purity, humility and poverty, his love for work and for temperance,
his kindness and his whole-hearted service of others,
his loyalty to the Pope and to the bishops of the Church. Grant, 0 Mary Help of Christians, that we may serve God with fidelity and generosity until death.
Help us to come at last
to the endless joy of life together
in our Father's home in heaven. Amen.
BLESSING OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS
C Our help is in the name of the Lord, A who has made heaven and earth.
Hall Mary...
We fly to your patronage, 0 Holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, 0 glorious and blessed Virgin.
C Mary, Help of Christians. A Pray for us.
C 0 Lord, hear my prayer.
A And let my cry come unto you.
C The Lord be with you. A And also with you.
C Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God,
who by the co-operation of the Holy Spirit did prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother Mary
to become a worthy dwelling for your Son, grant that as we rejoice in her commemoration, we may by her loving intercession, be delivered from present evils and from everlasting death. Through Christ our Lord.
A Amen.
C May the blessing of Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
descend on you and remain with you always. A Amen.
