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| Our Lady Of Ransom 24 September; Our Lady of Walsingham | |
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| Topic Started: Monday, 24. September 2007, 13:08 (122 Views) | |
| KatyA | Monday, 24. September 2007, 13:08 Post #1 |
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Prayer for the feast of Our Lady of Ransom/Our Lady of Walsingham 24th September
With episcopal approval[redit][/redit] Edited by KatyA, Wednesday, 3. September 2008, 19:58.
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| KatyA | Tuesday, 16. September 2008, 12:36 Post #2 |
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Novena in Honour of Our Lady of Walsingham, 24 September Day 1: The Annunciation of The Lord Intention: For the grace to do the Will of God Meditation: Our Lady heard the Word of God and put it into practice. She listened with a disciple's ear and did the Will of God. With Mary, and taught by her, we too pray "Let it be done to me according to Thy Word" (Lk. 1:38). Prayers: Virgin Most Holy, Mother of the Word, intercede for us with your Son, that we may have the grace to seek nothing other than to do His will, and the courage to live out lives in the faith of Him who became incarnate in your womb, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. O God, our Father, through the Holy Spirit You prepared the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to be a fit dwelling place for Your Son. As we recall with joy her appearing at Walsingham, grant that through her motherly intercession we may be preserved from evil and given health of soul and body. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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| KatyA | Wednesday, 17. September 2008, 13:12 Post #3 |
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Day 2: Our Lady's Visitation to Elizabeth Intention: To carry and proclaim the Word of God meditation: Bearing in her womb the Saviour of mankind, the Word of God Incarnate, Mary went as quickly as she could to greet Elizabeth, her cousin. John leaped in Elizabeth's womb and she was filled with the Holy Spirit. Mary's soul proclaimed the greatness of the Lord. With Elizabeth, and taught by her, we say, "Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb" (Lk. 1:42). Prayer: Holy Mary, God-bearer, you went in haste to share the good news of salvation with your cousin, Elizabeth. May we who bear your Son in our hearts possess the same eagerness to share with others the joy that he has given us, so that being filled with the Holy Spirit, we may all rejoice in God, our Saviour. Amen. O God, our Father, through the Holy Spirit You prepared the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to be a fit dwelling place for Your Son. As we recall with joy her appearing at Walsingham, grant that through her motherly intercession we may be preserved from evil and given health of soul and body. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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| KatyA | Thursday, 18. September 2008, 14:34 Post #4 |
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Day 3: The Birth of Our Lord Intention: For the protection and sanctity of life, and for families Meditation: "The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us" (Jn. 1:14). For our sake and for our salvation He came down from Heaven, Emmanuel, God-with-us. His presence blessed and sanctified the life of an earthly home, and made of it His Heaven, so that the family becomes a place of security, love and peace. He humbled Himself to share our humanity that we might share His divinity. Prayer: Father in Heaven, Creator of all, in history's moment when all was ready, you sent your Son to dwell among us, the Word made flesh, Emmanuel. Teach us to respect the dignity of marriage, and to uphold the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception to natural death, that our homes may reflect the love of the Holy Family, and of our eternal home.. Amen. O God, our Father, through the Holy Spirit You prepared the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to be a fit dwelling place for Your Son. As we recall with joy her appearing at Walsingham, grant that through her motherly intercession we may be preserved from evil and given health of soul and body. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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| KatyA | Friday, 19. September 2008, 12:40 Post #5 |
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Day 4: The Ministry of Our Lord Intention: For justice, peace, and all who are sick and in need Meditation: Our Lady, like the Old Testament prophets, spoke of God doing great things for her, routing the proud and exalting the humble, feeding the hungry and sending the rich empty away (Lk. 1:46). Our Lord fulfilled the prophecies, proclaiming that He had come to bring Good News to the poor, liberty to captives, sight to the blind and to set the downtrodden free (Lk. 4:18). Let us pray for justice and peace in the world, particularly for those most in need, as well as healing for those who are sick and in trouble. Prayer: Father, may the peace that is the Kingdom of God, flow to us from the truth and life, the holiness and grace, the justice and love of your Son Jesus Christ. Queen of Peace, obtain for us and for the nations of the world the peace for which all people long. O God, our Father, through the Holy Spirit You prepared the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to be a fit dwelling place for Your Son. As we recall with joy her appearing at Walsingham, grant that through her motherly intercession we may be preserved from evil and given health of soul and body. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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| KatyA | Friday, 19. September 2008, 22:38 Post #6 |
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Saturday 20 September Day 5: The Crucifixion of Our Lord Intention: In reparation for the destruction of the Shrine, and for Christian unity Meditation: Jesus said, "When I am lifted up from the earth, I shall draw everyone to myself" (Jn. 12:32). On the eve of His Passion He prayed, "Father may they be one in us" (Jn. 17:21). "He made peace by His death on the Cross" (Col. 1:20). With the Holy Father we ask pardon of God for the sins of the sons and daughters of the Church, for a "Purification of Memories" of all that caused the destruction of the Shrine and our disunity. Prayer: Father most merciful, grant us the grace of true sorrow for the many sins which offend the Sacred Heart of your dear Son, and the Immaculate Heart of His Holy Mother, and grant pardon and rest to the souls of those who, for whatever motive, destroyed the holy Shrine of Walsingham, and help us to overcome the divisions which have lasted to our day. O God, our Father, through the Holy Spirit You prepared the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to be a fit dwelling place for Your Son. As we recall with joy her appearing at Walsingham, grant that through her motherly intercession we may be preserved from evil and given health of soul and body. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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| KatyA | Saturday, 20. September 2008, 21:43 Post #7 |
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Sunday 21 September Day 6: The Resurrection of Our Lord Intention: In thanksgiving for blessings received Meditation: "The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone" (Ps. 118:22). "We believe that having died with Christ we shall be raised to life with Him" (Rom. 6:8). "All who call on the Name of the Lord will be saved" (Acts. 2:21). Just as individuals are forgiven and raised up by the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection, so has Walsingham's Shrine been restored. Prayer: Ever-living God, help us to celebrate with joy and thanksgiving the resurrection of your Son, that as He has been raised from the dead, so our mortal lives also may be crowned by the ultimate joy of rising from sin and death with Him for ever, who has made all things new. O God, our Father, through the Holy Spirit You prepared the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to be a fit dwelling place for Your Son. As we recall with joy her appearing at Walsingham, grant that through her motherly intercession we may be preserved from evil and given health of soul and body. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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| KatyA | Sunday, 21. September 2008, 23:29 Post #8 |
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Monday 22 Sept Day 7: The Coming of the Holy Spirit Intention: For reconciliation and the unity of all Christ's people and for increased faith Meditation The apostles all "joined in continuous prayer, together with several women, including Mary, the Mother of Jesus" (Acts 1:14). "On the Day of Pentecost they were all together in one place" (Acts 2:1). The Holy Spirit is the source of unity, and the author of prayer. In a remarkable way He inspired both Catholics and Anglicans, divided since the Reformation, to restore devotion and pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsingham. Brought together by Our Lady, Christians grown here in faith and reconciliation. Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, you gathered your apostles together in prayer with Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and you filled them with the Holy Spirit. Grant that through their prayers for us today we may all rejoice in reconciliation, and that Christians in Walsingham and everywhere may be one in heart and mind, and grow together in unity. Prayer to the Holy Spirit: Holy Spirit, soul of my soul, I adore you; enlighten, guide, strengthen and console me; tell me what I ought to do and command me to do it. I promise to be submissive in everything that you ask of me and to accept all that you permit to happen to me, only show me what is your will. (Cardinal Mercier) O God, our Father, through the Holy Spirit You prepared the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to be a fit dwelling place for Your Son. As we recall with joy her appearing at Walsingham, grant that through her motherly intercession we may be preserved from evil and given health of soul and body. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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| KatyA | Monday, 22. September 2008, 21:53 Post #9 |
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Tuesday 23 September Day 8: The Assumption of Our Lady Intention: For vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and the religious life Meditation: "A great sign appeared in Heaven: a woman adorned with the sun, standing on the moon, and with twelve stars on her head as a crown" (Rev. 12:1). The stars represent the twelve tribes of Israel, God's chosen people, and the holy apostles. Our Lady is the Queen of priests and their Mother. We pray that the Pope, the bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and consecrated men and women of the Church may set themselves close to Our Lady as her crown, and that women, men and children everywhere may offer themselves completely to God. Prayer: Father, you raised the Mother of your Son to the glory of Heaven, grant through her intercession that the hearts and minds of all may be open to your call, so that loving you above all things we may be signs of your presence, and ardent but gentle servants of the Gospel. O God, our Father, through the Holy Spirit You prepared the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to be a fit dwelling place for Your Son. As we recall with joy her appearing at Walsingham, grant that through her motherly intercession we may be preserved from evil and given health of soul and body. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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| KatyA | Tuesday, 23. September 2008, 21:28 Post #10 |
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Wednesday 24 September Day 9: The Coronation of Our Lady Intention: For the conversion of England, the Dowry of Mary, and the personal intentions of all forum members Meditation: "I confer a kingdom on you, just as my Father conferred one on me: you will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel" (Lk. 22:30). Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Let us pray for the conversion of England, that through the reconciling prayers of Our Lady of Walsingham it may once again be worthy of the title "The Dowry of Mary". The Prayer of the Feast: Lord God, in the mystery of the Incarnation, Mary conceived your Son in her heart before she conceived Him in her womb. As we, your pilgrim people, rejoice in her patronage, grant that we also may welcome Him into our hearts, and so, like her, be made a holy house fit for His eternal dwelling. We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen. O God, our Father, through the Holy Spirit You prepared the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to be a fit dwelling place for Your Son. As we recall with joy her appearing at Walsingham, grant that through her motherly intercession we may be preserved from evil and given health of soul and body. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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