Miserere mei, Deus

Have mercy on me, O God, as thou art ever rich in mercy; 

in the abundance of thy compassion, blot out the record of my misdeeds.

Wash me clean, 

cleaner yet, from my guilt, 

purge me of my sin the guilt which I freely acknowledge, 

the sin which is never lost to my sight. 

Thee only my sins have offended; 

it is thy will I have disobeyed; 

thy sentence was deserved, 

and still when thou givest award thou hast right on thy side.

For indeed, I was born in sin; 

guilt was with me already when my mother conceived me. 

But thou art a lover of faithfulness, 

and now, deep in my heart, thy wisdom has instructed me. 

Sprinkle me with a wand of hyssop, and I shall be clean; 

washed, I shall be whiter than snow; 

tidings send me of good news and rejoicing, 

and the body that lies in the dust shall thrill with pride.

Turn thy eyes away from my sins, 

blot out the record of my guilt; 

my God, bring a clean heart to birth within me; 

breathe new life, true life, into my being. 

Do not banish me from thy presence, 

do not take thy holy spirit away from me; 

give me back the comfort of thy saving power, 

and strengthen me in generous resolve.

So will I teach the wicked to follow thy paths; 

sinners shall come back to thy obedience. 

My God, my divine Deliverer, save me from the guilt of bloodshed! 

This tongue shall boast of thy mercies; 

O Lord, thou wilt open my lips, 

and my mouth shall tell of thy praise.

Thou hast no mind for sacrifice, 

burnt-offerings, if I brought them, thou wouldst refuse; 

here, O God, is my sacrifice, a broken spirit; 

a heart that is humbled and contrite thou, 

O God, wilt never disdain.

A green rose

 

 

 

 

Heaven's gift offers
the soul new life and true Love
for Eternity



The Saint that is just me ......

 

 

 

O I thought I'd be heroic and inspiring.
I wanted to offer you the greatest sacrifice.
Like all the saints who'd gone before me,
I tried to prove my love for you, and so to gain the prize.
I thought I'd be a martyr like Cecilia.
I hoped I'd disappear like Saint Therese,
Or wear a hidden crown of thorns like Rose of Lima,
To heal the sick and raise the dead.

When you hung upon the cross looking at me,
You didn't die so I would try to be somebody else.
You died so I could be the saint that is just me.

I wanted to be poor and free like Francis,
To cut off my long hair like lovely Clare.
To be faithful like Mother Teresa in the darkness,
Lord, won't you make me just like her?
I tried to kneel for hours in the chapel corner,
To persevere like Paul with all my sleepless nights,
To stay awake and trim my lamp with ten wise virgins,
To really give the devil a good fight.

When you hung upon the cross looking at me,
You didn't die so I would try to be somebody else.
You died so I could be the saint that is just me,
Just me, you died just for me.
Just me, just me, you died just for me.

You saw that I was perfectly imperfect.
O happy fault, the sin of Adam's pride.
That's the reason that you became man,
And bore the new Eve from your wounded side.
If it weren't for my sins and wounds and weakness,
Then you wouldn't have married me upon the cross.
Why do I fear being seen naked and broken?
That's why you came; cause I need you that much.

When you hung upon the cross looking at me,
You didn't die so I would try to be somebody else.
You died so I could be the saint that is just me.



Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary
That never was it known that anyone
Who fled to thy protection
Implored thy help or sought thine intercession
Was left unaided

 Hear and answer us.

Inspired by this confidence
We fly unto thee, Virgin of Virgins, our mother,
To thee do we come
Before thee we stand
Sinful and sorrowful

Hear and answer us.

O Mother of the Word Incarnate
Despise not our petitions
But in thy mercy
Hear and answer us.

Hear and answer us.

Body and Blood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ave Maria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Te Deum

 

 

 

 

O God, we praise Thee, and acknowledge Thee to be the supreme Lord.
Everlasting Father, all the earth worships Thee.
All the Angels, the heavens and all angelic powers,
All the Cherubim and Seraphim, continuously cry to Thee:

  Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts!
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of Thy glory.

  The glorious choir of the Apostles,
The wonderful company of Prophets,
The white-robed army of Martyrs, praise Thee.
Holy Church throughout the world acknowledges Thee:

 

 The Father of infinite Majesty;
Thy adorable, true and only Son;
Also the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.
O Christ, Thou art the King of glory!
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When Thou tookest it upon Thyself to deliver man,
Thou didst not disdain the Virgin's womb.
Having overcome the sting of death,

Thou opened the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
Thou sitest at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father.
  We believe that Thou willst come to be our Judge.
We, therefore, beg Thee to help Thy servants

Whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy Precious Blood.
Let them be numbered with Thy Saints in everlasting glory.

  Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thy inheritance!
  Govern them, and raise them up forever.

  Every day we thank Thee.
  And we praise Thy Name forever, yes, forever and ever.

  O Lord, deign to keep us from sin this day.
  Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.

  Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, for we have hoped in Thee.
  O Lord, in Thee I have put my trust; let me never be put to shame.

 

 



Litany of the Saints

 

 

ANIMA CHRISTI

 

 

 

 

Soul of Christ, sanctify me;

Body of Christ, save me;

Blood of Christ, inebriate me;

Water from the side of Christ, wash me;

Passion of Christ, strengthen me;

O good Jesus, hear me;
within your wounds, hide me;

let me never be separated from you;

from the evil one, protect me;
at the hour of my death, call me;

and bid me to come to you;             

that with your saints, I may praise you forever and ever.

Amen.

 

 



Magnificat

 

 

 

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,

for he has looked with favour on his humble servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed,

the Almighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear Him

in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,

he has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the humble.

He has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel

for he has remembered his promise of mercy,

the promise he made to our fathers,

to Abraham and his children for ever.



Regina Coeli

 

 

 

Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.
For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia.

Has risen, as he said, alleluia.
Pray for us to God, alleluia.

Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.

Let us pray.
O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant we beseech Thee,
that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary,
His Mother,
we may obtain the joys of everlasting life.
Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.



Salve Regina

 

 

Hail, holy Queen,

Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.

To thee to we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

 

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

 

Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God,

Who by the working of the Holy Spirit

didst prepare both body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary,

that she might deserve to be made a worthy dwelling for Thy Son,

grant that we who rejoice in her memory,

may, by her loving intercession,

be delivered from present evils and from lasting death,

through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.

 

Alma Redemptoris Mater

 

 

O loving Mother of our Redeemer, gate of heaven, star of the sea,
Hasten to aid thy fallen people who strive to rise once more.
Thou who brought forth thy holy Creator, all creation wond'ring,
Yet remainest ever Virgin, taking from Gabriel's lips
that joyful "Hail!": be merciful to us sinners.

 

The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
    And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.

 

Let us pray.

Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord,

Thy grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ,

Thy 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.

Amen.

 

Thou gavest birth without loss of thy virginity:
  Intercede for us, O holy Mother of God.

 

Let us pray.

O God, Who by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary

hast offered unto the human race the rewards of eternal salvation,

grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the effects of her intercession,

 through whom we have deserved to receive the author of life, 

   our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son.

Amen.

 

Ave Regina Caelorum

 

 

 

Welcome, O Queen of Heaven.
Welcome, O Lady of Angels
Hail! thou root, hail! thou gate
From whom unto the world, a light has arisen:

 

Rejoice, O glorious Virgin,
Lovely beyond all others,
Farewell, most beautiful maiden,
And pray for us to Christ.

 

Allow me to praise thee, O sacred Virgin.
   Against thy enemies give me strength.

 

Grant unto us, O merciful God,

a defence against our weakness,

that we who remember the holy Mother of God,

by the help of her intercession,

may rise from our iniquities,

through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.