The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Holy Hour of Grace

Holy Hour Of Grace (12 noon - 1 pm)- In Hounour of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady

Opening Hymn - O Salutaris
O salutaris Hostia
Quae coeli pandis ostium
Bella premunt hostilia
Da roburm, fer auxilium (2)

Uni trinoque Domino
Sit sempiterna gloria
Qui vitam sine termino
Nobis donet in patria (2)
Amen

(English)
O saving Victim, open wide
the gate of heaven to man below;
our foes press on from every side;
thine aid supply; thy strength bestow. (2)

All praise and thanks to thee ascend
for evermore, blest One in Three;
O grant us life that shall not end
in our true native land with thee.(2)

The Angelus (Recite)

Psalm 51 (Recite with outstretched arms -3 times)
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
and blameless when you pass judgment.
Indeed, I was born guilty,
a sinner when my mother conceived me.
You desire truth in the inward being;
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.

Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
Deliver me from bloodshed, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
For you have no delight in sacrifice;
if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,
then you will delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.

Hymn - On this day o beautiful Mother
On this day, O beautiful Mother,
On this day we give thee our love.
Near the, Madonna, fondly we hover,
Trusting thy gentle care to prove.

On this day we ask to share,
Dearest Mother, thy sweet care;
Aid us e're our feet astray
Wander from thy guiding way.


Meditation

Salutation to Our Lady in the Words of Jesus
(On the night of 26th August 1923, Jesus spoke to His instrument Sr. Josepha Menendes, "Josepha, is it true that you would like something to say to My Mother that would please her? Write what I tell you." Then in ardent, burning, even enthusiastic words, Jesus dictated this prayer to His Mother)
O tender and loving Mother, most prudent Virgin, Mother of My Redeemer, I come to salute You today with all the love that a child can feel for its mother.

Yes, I am indeed Your child and because I am so helpless I will take the fervour of the Heart of Your Divine Son; with Him I will salute You as the poorest of creaturess, for You were framed according to the wishes and desires of the Thrice-Holy God.

Conceived without sin, exempt from all corruption, You were ever faithful to the impulses of grace, and so Your Soul accumulated such merit that it was raised above all other creatures.

Chosen to be the Mother of Jesus Christ, You kept Him as in a most pure sanctuary, and He who came to give life to souls, Himself took life from You and received nourishment from You.

O incomparable Virgin! Immaculate Virgin! Delight of the Blessed Trinity, admiration of all angels and saints. You are the joy of Heaven. Morning Star, Rose blossoming in springtime, Immaculate Lily, tall and graceful Iris, sweet-smelling Violet.

Garden enclosed kept for the delight of the King of Heaven, you are my Mother.

Virgin most prudent, Ark most precious containing every virtue, you are my Mother.

Most powerful Virgin, Virgin most clement and faithful! you are my Mother.

O Refuge of sinners! I salute you and rejoice at the sight of the gifts bestowed on you by the Almighty, and of the prerogatives with which He has crowned you!

Be blessed and praised, Mother of my Redeemer, Mother of poor sinners! Have pity on us and cover us with your motherly protection. I salute You in the name of all men, of all saints and all angels.

Would that I could love you with the love and fire of the seraphim, and this is too little to satisfy my desires, and to render you filial homage, constant and pure for all eternity.

O Incomparable Virgin, bless me since I am your child. Bless all men! Protect them and pray for them to Him who is Almighty and can refuse you nothing.

O sweet and tender Mother, day and night I salute you, in time and for eternity.

Amen.

Hymn - Ave Maria, Gratia Plena
As I kneel before you,
as I bow my head in prayer.
Take this day, make it yours
and fill me with Your love.

Ave, Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum, benedicta tu
All I have I give you,
every dream and wish are yours.
Mother of Christ, Mother of mine,
present them to my Lord.

Ave, Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum, benedicta tu
As I kneel before you,
and I see your smiling face,
every thought, every word
is lost in your embrace.

Ave, Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum, benedicta tu

The Holy Rosary (Pray)

The Salve Regina
Salve, Regína,
Mater misericórdiæ,
vita, dulcédo et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamámus,
éxsules fílii Evæ.
Ad te suspirámus geméntes et flentes
in hac lacrimárum valle.
Eia ergo, advocáta nostra,
illos tuos misericórdes óculos
ad nos convérte.
Et Iesum benedíctum fructum ventris tui,
nobis, post hoc exsílium, osténde.

O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo María!

(English)
Hail, holy Queen,
Mother of mercy,
hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry,
poor banished children of Eve:
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this vale 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!


Consecration to Our Lady
I, (N)_____, a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands O Immaculate Mother, the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before.

In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day for my Mother and Queen. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God in time and in eternity.

Amen.

O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us, who have recourse to thee (3)

The Magnificat
My soul magnifies the Lord
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;
Because he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaid;
For behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed;
Because he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name;
And his mercy is from generation to generation
on those who fear him.
He has shown might with his arm,
He has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
and has exalted the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has given help to Israel, his servant, mindful of his mercy
Even as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity forever.


Thanksgiving

O Jesus and Mother Mary, we thank you for bringing us together before you. We thank you for all the blessings and graces you have showered upon us gathered here, on our homes, on our families and on our loved ones. Keep us always united in our love and devotion to your loving hearts now and forever.

Thank you Jesus for this wonderful gift of Your Immaculate Mother. Teach us to love her as you did.

Thank you Blessed Mother for accepting us as your children. May we ever love you as Jesus loved you.

Amen.

Intentions of the Holy Father ( One - Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be)

Benediction:- Tantum Ergo
Tantum ergo Sacramentum, Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum, Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum, Sensuum defectui.

Genitori, Genitoque, Laus et jubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque, Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque, Compar sit laudatio.

Amen.

(English)
Down in adoration falling,
Lo! the sacred Host we hail,
Lo! oe'r ancient forms departing
Newer rites of grace prevail;
Faith for all defects supplying,
Where the feeble senses fail.

To the everlasting Father,
And the Son Who reigns on high
With the Holy Spirit proceeding
Forth from each eternally,
Be salvation, honor blessing,
Might and endless majesty.

Amen.

V. Thou hast given them bread from heaven.
R. Having within it all Sweetness.

Let us pray: O God who, in this wonderful Sacrament, has left us a memorial of Thy Passion; grant, we beseech Thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, that we may ever feel within ourselves the fruit of Thy Redemption, who lives and reigns forever and ever.

Amen.

O Sacrament Most Holy O Sacrament Divine
All Praise and all Thanksgiving be every moment Thine (3)

The Divine Praises
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His angels and in His Saints.


Final Hymn - O Mother I Could Weep For Mirth
O Mother, I could weep for mirth,
Joy fills my heart so fast;
My soul today is heaven on earth,
Oh, could the transport last !

Chorus:-
I think of thee, and what thou art,
Thy majesty, thy state---
And I keep singing in my heart;
Immaculate ! Immaculate !
When Jesus looks upon thy face,
His heart with rapture glows;
And in the Church, by His sweet grace,
Thy blessed worship grows.

Chorus.

The angels answer with their songs,
Bright choirs in gleaming rows;
And saints flock round thy feet in throngs,
And heaven with bliss o’er-flows.

Chorus.

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