The Sign of The Cross: In the name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Ghost. Amen.
1. Purification Prayer of St.
Mary Magdalen de Pazzi [ii]
ALMIGHTY
FATHER, we place the Precious Blood of Jesus before our lips, before we pray
that all our prayers may be purified before they ascend to Thy divine altar.
BLESS OUR
family and our home, O Lord, that we may be worthy of Your Love and Your Divine
Presence. May our home be a true nest of
Your Divine Love not only for the next seven days of Your visit but for the
rest of our pilgrimage on this earth. Grant that we may make Your stay in our
home very pleasurable.
LORD, WE are
Yours and we humbly pray that You will take care of us as Your true possession,
now and forever. Amen.
O THOU MOST
BELOVED, Most Merciful Lord Jesus Christ, into Thy Holy Almighty Hands we
commend ourselves for all eternity, as well as in the Heart of the Most High
God of the Eternal Trinity! We take
refuge in the deep Wounds of Thy Most Holy Body. May Thy Most Holy Body nourish us, Thy Most
Precious shed Blood, Fear and Suffering purify us of all our sins and
vices! Oh, Our Dear Lord God, we humbly
offer Thy Great Fear and Need to Thy Heavenly Father in expiation for all our
sins and debts! May the terrible blows
Thou didst endure plead for us! May Thy
most painful scourging cover our great guilt!
We offer All Thine injustices, deep wounds, great pains and sighs to Thy
Heavenly Father for all our neglects.
May Thy Great Love, Oh Dearest Jesus, reconcile us with Thy Divine
Justice and with Thee! Oh, Most Merciful
Jesus, may Thy Faultless Judgment be for us the forgiveness of all our sins,
known and unknown; may Thy Holy
Footsteps in so much Misery lead and guide us in the way of Thy Divine Justice;
may Thy Shameful Denuding make us pure in body and sanctify our souls! May Thy Bitter Agony, Thy Holy Wounds shield
us from our visible and invisible enemies!
May Thy Pierced Hands and Feet lead us to All Good. Oh Dearest Lord, place us and hide us in Thy
Five Most Holy Wounds! Forget not our
poor souls for which Thou didst so agonizingly trembled on the stem of the Holy
Cross! For the sake of all the Martyrdom
Thou didst suffer, reconcile us with Thy Divine Justice! May Thy Most Holy and Bitter Death protect
us, and lead us to Eternal Salvation!
May Thy Most Blessed Power and Divine Omnipotence drive away and keep
away from us every evil of body and soul!
May Thy Most Holy Wounds, Dearest Jesus, bless and protect us in our
death agony from all power of the infernal enemy! At the hour of our death, may Thy Most
Precious Blood erase all our sins before our Beloved Heavenly Father, and let
die in us all inclination to sin! May
Thy Most Precious Blood lead us to all Angels and Saints! We commend and place all our suffering
friends and enemies and all deceased persons to and into Thy most Loyal
Redeemer’s Heart! Oh, Dearest Jesus,
give to us all Thine Infinite Merits, the Power and the Blessing of Thy Most
Bitter Passion and Death! Oh, Eternal Divinity, Oh, True Humanity of Jesus, Oh,
Most Blessed Trinity, protect us now, according to Thy Divine desire and
forever! Oh, Almighty and Immortal God, have mercy on us all! Amen. (It is highly recommended that this prayer
be kept in one’s home and said daily.)
4. The
‘Constant’ Prayer of St. Catherine of
Precious
Blood,
Precious
Blood, Most Pure Offering: Procure Us Every Grace!
Precious Blood, Delight of Holy
Souls: Draw Us! Amen.
5. An Offering
of The Holy Wounds and The Precious Blood [vi]
ETERNAL
FATHER, we offer You the Holy Wounds of Your Son, and His Precious Blood, for
the conversion of sinners and for the relief of the souls in Purgatory.
ETERNAL
FATHER, we offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in atonement for
our sins, and in supplication for the souls in Purgatory and for the needs of
the
6. Invocations
O God the
Father, Omnipotent and Merciful Creator, Who has so much love and mercy for
such miserable creatures like us; Have
mercy on us, save us from hell, and protect us from all evil. (3X)
O Jesus
Christ, The Lord of Pardon, Have mercy on
us and forgive us our sins. (3X)
O Most
Precious Blood of Jesus, Save and protect
us from all that is evil. (3X)
O Holy
Ghost, Paraclete and Comforter of All Mankind, Have Mercy on Us (3X)
Immaculate
Hear of Mary, Pray for us, now and at the
hour of our
death. Amen.
O Mary, Mother of Sorrows, Pray for Us
O Mother of the Sorrowful
Heart, Pray for Us.
O Mary, Conceived without sin, Pray for Us who have recourse to Thee.
Our Lady of
Today/Tonight, we protect
ourselves with the shield of the Imma-culate Conception!
[i] This prayer is recited on the arrival of The Lord of Pardon Icon from a previous house stay that just ended, usually on a Friday. Formal devotion starts the next day with ‘The Seven Day Devotion to The Lord of Pardon
[ii] Prayers
and Heavenly Promises, Joan Carroll Cruz, TAN Books and Publishers,
[iii] The
Lord of Pardon Devotion, Monsgr. Melencio De Vera, Pastor (Ret.),
[iv] Book
‘Hope 84’ Prayer Folder No.6, Tom Zimmer,
[v] Prayers
and Heavenly Promises, Joan Carroll Cruz, TAN Books and Publishers,
[vi]Prayers
and Heavenly Promises, Joan Carroll Cruz, TAN Books and Publishers,
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THE SEVEN-DAY DEVOTION TO THE LORD OF PARDON
OPENING
PRAYERS FOR EACH DAY
The Sign of The Cross: In the name of The Father +, and of The Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
1. Purification Prayer of St.
Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
ALMIGHTY FATHER, we place the
Precious Blood of Jesus before our lips, before we pray that all our prayers
may be purified before they ascend to Thy divine altar.
2. Come, Holy Ghost
COME HOLY GHOST, fill the hearts
of Thy faithful
And
kindle in them the fire of Thy Divine Love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be
created,
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let
Us Pray
O GOD, Who has taught the hearts of the
faithful by the light of the Holy Ghost, grant that by the gift of the same
Spirit, we may always be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation. Grant this through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
(The following hymn may be sung in place of the above prayer.)
VENI
CREATOR SPIRITUS
Come Holy Ghost, Creator
blest O,
Comforter, to Thee we cry
And in our hearts take up Thy
Rest Thou heavenly
gift of God, Most High
Come with Thy grace, and heavenly
aid O Fount of Life and Fire
of Love
To fill our hearts which Thou has
made And Sweet Anointing
from above
To fill our hearts which Thou has
made. And Sweet Anointing
from above.
3. Divine Will Prayer [1]
THROUGH
THE Immaculate Heart of Mary, I enter today/tonight into the Holy Will of God
and pray – Come Divine will to pray in my prayer, in my name (and the name
of those whom we pray for daily) and the name of all souls, for the love,
honor and (greater) glory of God, Our Father, in reparation for all sins
and for the salvation of souls. Amen.
4.
To Obtain
Love of Prayer [2]
O, LORD JESUS CHRIST, for the sake
of Thy sufferings, grant to us, (and to all those whom we pray for daily,) such
faith, hope, charity, sorrow for sins and love of prayer, that will help
sanctify and save our souls.
5. To Learn
the Science of Salvation [3]
JESUS, EXTEND to us in the light,
in Thine infinite knowledge, the power through the light, to understand the
task that lies ahead for all of us, who wish to be saved. Amen.
6. Act of Contrition
O MY GOD, I am heartily sorry for
having offended Thee. And I confess all
my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell. But most all, because I love Thee, my God,
Who art all good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do
penance and to amend my life. Amen.
7. Daily Prayer [4]
O GOD,
Who for the redemption of the world didst vouchsafe to be born among men,
rejected by the Jews, betrayed with a kiss by the traitor Judas, bound with
cords, to be led as an innocent lamb to the slaughter, to be treated with
indignity, accused by false witnesses, afflicted with scourges and reproaches,
to be spit upon, crowned with thorns, beaten with blows, struck with a reed, to
have Your face veiled, to be stripped of Your garments, to be nailed to the cross
and raised high thereon, to be ranked among thieves, to be offered gall and
vinegar to drink, and to be pierced with a lance.
O LORD,
by these Your most holy pains, which I, though unworthy, now call to mind, and
by Your Holy cross
and
death, deliver us from the pains of hell and take us where You took the good
thief who was crucified with You, Who with The Father and The Holy Ghost,
livest and reignest forever and ever.
Amen.
8. Hymns
O SACRED HEART
O Sacred Heart! O Love
Divine! Ref: Heart of Jesus, Hear!
Do keep us near to Thee. O Heart
of Love Divine!
And make our hearts so
like to Thine Listen
to Our Prayer!
That we may holy be Make us always Thine.
HAIL MARY
Hail! Mary, Full of Grace! Holy
Mary, Mother of God,
The Lord is with Thee!
Pray for us, sinners,
Blessed art Thou amongst women! Now, and at the hour --
And blessed is the Fruit Of Thy Womb, Jesus! Of our death. Amen.
9.
Prayers before The Rosary
O Queen of the most holy rosary, Thou hast
deigned to come to
WE UNITE ourselves with all the Saints in
heaven, and with all the just on earth; we unite ourselves with Thee, Our
Jesus, in order to praise Your holy Mother worthily and to praise You in her
and by her. We renounce all the
distractions that may have during this rosary which we wish to say with
modesty, attention and devotion just as if it were to be the last one of our
lives. Amen.
WE OFFER to Thee, O Most Holy Trinity this
creed – in honor of the mysteries of our faith; this Our Father and these three
Hail Marys – in honor of the Unity of Thy Essence and the Trinity of Thy
Persons.
WE ASK of Thee a lively faith, a firm hope
and an ardent charity. Amen.
10. The Proper of The Most Holy
Rosary
THE
APOSTLE’S CREED
I BELIEVE in God, the Father the Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ His Only Son, Our Lord, Who
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Blessed Virgin Mary, suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell, the third day He
arose again from the dead. He ascended
into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God, The Father Almighty. From thence He shall come to judge the living
and the dead. I believe in The Holy
Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of
sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be
Thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive
us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not
into temptation but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
HAIL MARY! Full of grace! The Lord is with
Thee! Blessed art Thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb,
Jesus! Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray
for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
GLORY BE to The Father, and to The Son and
to The Holy Ghost! As it was in the
beginning, now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
MY GOD, I believe, I adore, I trust and I
love Thee, and I beg pardon for all those who do not believe, do not adore, do
not trust and do not love Thee.
O MY JESUS, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell, and lead all
souls into heaven, especially those who most need of Thy mercy.
O MOST SWEET Heart of Jesus, lead us unto
salvation. Grant peace to the entire
world, specially the
IMMACULATE
HEART INVOCATION *
O BLESSED VIRGIN Mother protect us with
your most Immaculate Heart. Amen.
PRAYER of POPE LEO XIII *
St. MICHAEL, the
The
Joyful Mysteries (Monday and Thursday)
1.
THE ANNUNCIATION (by the Archangel Gabriel to the
Blessed Virgin Mary of her selection by
The Blessed Trinity as the Mother of
the forthcoming Messiah)
2. THE VISITATION (of the Blessed
Virgin Mary to her cousin, Elizabeth)
3. THE BIRTH of Our Lord Jesus
(in the small town of
4. THE PRESENTATION of Our Lord
Jesus (in the temple)
5. THE FINDING of the Child Jesus
(in the
The
Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday and Friday)
1. THE AGONY of Our Lord Jesus
Christ in the
2. THE SCOURGING of Our Lord
Jesus Christ at the Pillar
3. THE CROWNING of Our Lord Jesus
Christ with the Crown of Thorns
4. THE CARRYING of the Cross by
Our Lord Jesus Christ to
5. THE CRUCIFIXION and Death of
Our Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross
The
Glorious mysteries (Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday)
1.
THE RESURRECTION of Our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead (on the third
day after His
burial)
2. THE
ASCENSION of Our Lord Jesus Christ (into Heaven, forty days after His
resurrection)
3. THE DESCENT of The Holy Ghost
(upon Our Blessed Mother and the Apostles on the 50th day
after The Ascension of Jesus)
4. THE ASSUMPTION of Our Blessed
Mother (into Heaven, body and soul)
5. THE CORONATION of the Blessed
Virgin Mary (as the Queen of Heaven and all of Creation)
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 sigh, mourning, and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then O Most Gracious Advocate, Thine
eyes of mercy towards us and after this our exile, show unto us, the Blessed
Fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. O Clement, O
Loving, O Sweet, Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us O Holy Mother of God,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Let Us Pray
O GOD, Whose Only Begotten Son, by His Life, Death and Resurrection, has
purchased for us the rewards of eternal life.
Grant, we beseech Thee, that by meditating upon these mysteries of the
most holy rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain
and obtain what they promise. Through
the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
V. May the Divine Assistance remain always with
us, +
R. And may the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
11. Prayers
After The Rosary
LITANY OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD
Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us!
Christ, hear us, Christ graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.
Blood of Christ, Only Begotten Son of
The Eternal Father, Save us.
Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word of
God,
Blood of Christ, of the New and
Eternal Testament,
Blood of Christ, first shed in the
Presentation at the temple,
Blood of Christ, falling upon the
Earth in Agony in the
Blood of Christ, shed profusely in
the Scourging at the pillar,
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in
the Crowning with thorns,
Blood of Christ, poured out on the
Cross,
Blood of Christ, the price of our
Salvation,
Blood of Christ, without which
there is no forgiveness,
Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink
and Refreshment of souls,
Blood of Christ, stream of mercy,
Blood of Christ, victor over
demons,
Blood of Christ, courage of martyrs,
Blood of Christ, strength of
confessors,
Blood of Christ, bringing forth
virgins,
Blood of Christ, help of those in
peril,
Blood of Christ, relief of the
burdened,
Blood of Christ, solace of the
sorrowful,
Blood of Christ, hope of the
penitent,
Blood of Christ, consolation of
the dying,
Blood of Christ, peace and
tenderness of hearts,
Blood of Christ, the pledge of
Eternal Life,
Blood of Christ, freeing souls
from Purgatory,
Blood of Christ, most worthy of
all glory and honor,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Spare us, O
Lord
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Graciously hear
us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Have mercy on
us
V. You have redeemed us, O Lord, by Your
Precious Blood,
R. And made us, for Our God, a kingdom.
Let Us Pray
OMNIPOTENT and Eternal God, You
have chosen Your Only Begotten Son to be the Redeemer of the world and You have
been appeased by the shedding of His Most Precious Blood. Grant, we humbly pray, that we may always
cherish the value of our redemption and forget not the grief You and our
Blessed Virgin Mother have to bear in the suffering and death of Your Dearly
Beloved Son. Through His Precious Blood
and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, may we be delivered from all
evil in this world that we may enjoy the fruits of our redemption in Your
kingdom for all eternity. Amen.
FIRST DAY
“FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY
DO.” (Luke 23:34)
1. Meditation (Read pages 10 to 16
of ‘The Seven Last Words’ by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, D.D.)
3. The Old Rugged Cross/Heart of
Jesus (Turn to page 8)
SECOND DAY
“
1. Meditation (Read pages 18 to 24
of ‘The Seven Last Words’ by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, D.D.)
3. The Old Rugged Cross/Heart of
Jesus (Turn to page 8)
THIRD DAY
“WOMAN, BEHOLD THY
(After
that, He said to the disciple:) “BEHOLD THY MOTHER.” (John 19:26-27)
1. Meditation (Read pages 26 to 31 of ‘The Seven
Last Words’ by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, D.D.)
2. Prayer for All of Humanity (Page 1)
3. The Old Rugged Cross/Heart of Jesus (Turn
to page 8)
FOURTH DAY
“MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY
(Matt. 27:46 and Mk. 15:34)
1. Meditation (Read pages 34 to 40 of ‘The Seven
Last Words’ by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, D.D.)
3. Heart of
Jesus (Turn to page 8)
FIFTH DAY
“I THIRST.”
(John 19:28)
1. Meditation (Read pages 42 to 47 of ‘The Seven
Last Words’ by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, D.D.)
SIXTH DAY
“IT IS CONSUMMATED.”
(John 19:28)
1. Meditation (Read pages 50 to 55 of ‘The Seven
Last Words’ by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, D.D.)
3. Heart of Jesus (Turn
to page 8)
SEVENTH DAY
“FATHER, INTO THY HANDS I COMMEND MY SPIRIT.” (Luke 23:46)
1. Meditation (Read pages 58 to 64 of ‘The Seven
Last Words’ by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, D.D.)
Heart of JESUS
Heart of Jesus! Meek and Mild!
Hear, O hear, Thy feeble
child!
And when the tempest most
severe
Heart of Jesus, hear!
Ref. Sweetly we’ll rest on The Sacred Heart
Never from Thee, Oh let us part
Hear then Thy loving children’s prayer
O Heart of Jesus, Heart of Jesus,
hear!
FAREWELL
(This Section to Be Used on the SEVENTH & LAST Day)
O Most Loving Father, the time has come
for You to leave us and our dwelling which have been Your home for the past
seven days. Words are not enough to
render You praise and thanksgiving for the love that You have shown us. Our Father, You have always loved us. You have deigned to be with us even for a
short time, and this Thou has done through this novena devotion to Your Son,
The Lord of Pardon. We give Thee our
heartfelt thanks through Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Farewell, Lord Jesus and we thank Thee for
the great gifts of knowledge and understanding You have given us through Your
Holy Spirit: of why You died for us and what we have to do in order that Your
Passion and Death will be bear the fruits that You expect.
Farewell, O Holy Spirit and thank You for all Your gifts. Grant us also your fruits that we may live
our lives in conformance and for the pleasure of Our Almighty God.
Farewell, O Queen and Delight of
Heaven. We thank Thee, for all the
blessings and graces you brought in to our dwelling by your constant
intercession and for Your Motherly Love.
We look forward to Your next visit, O
Blessed Trinity and Our Mother. We pray
that we will again enjoy Your company soon, if not in this life, then, by Your
compassion and forgiveness which You shower upon us with the Precious Blood of
Your Dearly Beloved Son, may it be in Your kingdom. Amen.
TO JESUS’ HEART
HAIL! HOLY
QUEEN
To Jesus’ Heart all burning
Hail! Holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria!
With fervent love for men Hail! Mother of Mercy and of
Love, O Maria!
My heart with fondest
yearning
Ref. Triumph
all ye cherubim, Sing ye seraphim
Shall raise its joyful
strain. Heaven
and Earth resound the hymn:
Ref. While
ages course along Salve!
Salve! Salve
Blest be with loudest song Our life,
our sweetness here below, O Maria!
The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Our hope in sorrow and in woe, O Maria!
(Ref)
By every heart and tongue
Too true I have forsaken
Thy love by willful sin
Yet now let me be taken
Back by Thy grace again. (Ref)
THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
On a
hill far away stood an old rugged cross, Oh, that old rugged cross, so
despised by the world,
The
emblem of suff’ring and shame. Has
wondrous attraction for me,
And I
love that old cross, where the dearest and best For, The Dear Lamb of God left
His glory above,
For a world of lost sinners was
slain
To bear it to dark
Ref.
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, In the old
rugged cross, stained with blood so divine
Till my trophies at last I lay down.
A wondrous beauty I see.
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
For ‘twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
And exchange some day for a crown. To pardon
and sanctify me. (Ref)
[1] Divine
Will Prayers, The Center for The Divine Will,
[2] Prayer
the Key to Salvation by Fr. Michael Mueller, C.Ss.R., TAN Books &
Publishers,
[3] Our Lady
of the Roses Prayers, Our Lady of the Roses Shrine, Bayside,
[4] Prayer
Card, Mary’s Call c/o Ray Goffinet,
[5] ‘The
Last Vision of
[6] How to
Say Your Rosary,