just another day of Catholic pondering

O God, You have been pleased to bestow upon us unceasing favors by having placed us under the special protection of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary.  Grant us, your humble servants, who rejoice in honoring her today upon earth, the happiness of seeing her face to face in heaven. Our Father who art in heaven, [...]

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With my heart full of the most sincere veneration, I prostrate myself before you, O Mother, to ask you to obtain for me the grace to fulfill the duties of my state in life with faithfulness and constancy. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, [...]

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O Lady of Guadalupe, we beg you that parents live a holy life and educate their children in a Christian manner; that children obey and follow the directions of their parents; that all members of the family pray and worship together.  This we ask of you, O Mother. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed [...]

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Mary, Mother of Vocations, multiply priestly vocations and fill the earth with religious houses which will be light and warmth for the world, safety in the stormy nights.  Beg your Son to send us many priests and religious.  This we ask of you, O Mother. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  [...]

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O most holy Mother, I beg you to obtain for me pardon of all my sins, abundant graces to serve your Son more faithfully from now on, and lastly, the grace to praise Him with you forever in heaven. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  Thy kingdom come, thy will be [...]

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