To Jordan’s water, to Jordan’s water Christ comes to be baptized. John the Forerunner, John the Forerunner, Now humbly steps aside. Christ Our Lord is baptized. Salvation is now realized. Skies of heaven open, God the Father spoken, O’er the Jordan a Dove, Holy Spirit of Love – Revelation from above. Three Persons in God, […]
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Come, holy Ghost, and bring from above The splendor of thy light. Come, father of the poor, come, giver of graces, Come, light of our hearts. Best of consolers, sweet guest of the soul, And comfort of the weary. Thou rest in labor, relief in burning toil, Consoling us in sorrow. O blessed light, fill […]
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Heavenly Father, We ask You today for Your truth, As a belt tight around our waists. We put on the zeal, To announce Your good news of peace, As shoes for our feet. We put on Your righteousness, O Christ, as our breastplate. And the hope of salvation, As a helmet for our head. Father […]
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Of Thy tender mercy, we beseech Thee, O Lord, loose the bonds of our sins, and through the intercession of Mary, the blessed and ever-Virgin Mother of God, together with that of Saint Joseph and Thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all Thy Saints, keep us Thy servants and our dwelling places in […]
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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. To Thy great Name be endless praise. Immortal Godhead, One in Three! O grant us endless length of days In our true native land with Thee. Amen.
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O Queen of heaven, rejoice, Alleluia; For He whom thou didst deserve to bear, Alleluia; Is risen again as He said, Alleluia. Pray for us to God, Alleluia. V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia. R. Because our Lord is truly risen, Alleluia. Let us pray. O God, who by the Resurrection of […]
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Majestic Queen of Heaven and Mistress of the Angels, thou didst receive from God the power and commission to crush the head of Satan; wherefore we humbly beseech thee, send forth the legions of heaven, that, under thy command, they may seek out all evil spirits, engage them everywhere in battle, curb their insolence, and […]
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When I was hungry, you gave me to eat; when I was thirsty you gave me to drink. Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren, you do it to Me. Come and enter the house of My Father. When I was a stranger, you opened your doors; when I was naked, you gave […]
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The royal banners forward go; The Cross shines forth in mystic glow, Where Life for sinners death endured, And life by death for man procured. Where deep for us the spear was dyed, Life’s torrent rushing from His side, To wash us in that precious flood Where mingled, Water flowed, and Blood. Fulfilled is all […]
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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 […]
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