For the Feast of Visitation

The Magnificat is more than a prayer of praise. It also reminds us about the essential link between humility and holiness. Just as God has “regarded the lowliness of his handmaid” and “has done great things” for Mary in making her the Mother of his Son, so too “he has put down the mighty from their thrones (with his own might!) and has exalted the lowly.”

Magnificat

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
For he has looked with favour on his lowly 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 lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the aid 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.

Inexhaustible Source of Life

~~ Prayer to the Blessed and Holy Trinity ~~

The Father is my Hope.
The Son is my Refuge.
The Holy Spirit is my Protector.
Glory to the Holy and Undivided Trinity,
now and forever.
Let us Praise the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit;
let us bless and exalt God above all forever!

Almighty and everlasting God,
to whom we owe the grace of professing the true Faith,
grant that while acknowledging the Glory of the eternal Trinity
and adoring its Unity,
we may through Your majestic power
be confirmed in this faith
and defended against all adversities;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
forever and ever.Amen

Everyday with Holy Spirit

Come, O Creator Spirit, come,
And make within our hearts Thy home;
To us Thy grace celestial give,
Who of Thy breathing move and live.
O Comforter, that name is thine,
Of God most high the gift divine;
The Well of Life, the Fire of Love,
Our souls’ anointing from above.
Our senses with Thy Light inflame,
Our hearts to heavenly Love reclaim;
Our bodies’ poor infirmity
With strength perpetual fortify.
May we by Thee the Father learn,
And know the Son, and Thee discern,
Who art of both; and thus adore
In perfect Faith for evermore.
All laud to God the Father be;
All praise, O risen Son, to Thee;
All glory, as is ever meet,
To God the Holy Paraclete.Amen

( Vespers Hymn ~~ Universalis ~~ )

Oration To Saint Rita of Cascia , The Saint Of The Impossible

O excellent St. Rita, worker of miracles, from thy sanctuary in Cascia, where in all thy beauty thou sleepest in peace, where thy relics exhale breaths of paradise, turn thy merciful eyes on me who suffer and weep! Thou seest my poor bleeding heart surrounded by thorns Thou seest, O dear Saint, that my eyes have no more tears to shed, so much have I wept! Weary and discouraged as I am, I feel the very prayers dying on my lips. Must I thus despair in this crisis of my life? O come, St. Rita, come to my aid and help me. Art thou not called the Saint of the Impossible, Advocate to those in despair? Then honor thy name, procuring for me from God the favor that I ask.
(Here our prayer request.)
Everyone praises thy glories, everyone tells of the most amazing miracles performed through thee, must I alone be disappointed because thou hast not heard me? Ah no! Pray then pray for me to thy sweet Lord Jesus that He be moved to pity by my troubles and that, through thee, O good St. Rita, I may obtain what my heart so fervently desires. Amen
(Pray the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, three times.)