Long before you entered nursing The Lord had played His part, Planting seeds of love and kindness In the portals of your heart. For it’s clear that you’ve been gifted With a sympathetic ear, And blessed from the beginning With a willingness to cheer. And the people who you care for Are better off by […]
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O God, great and omnipotent judge of the living and the dead, we are to appear before you after this short life to render an account of our works. Give us the grace to prepare for our last hour by a devout and holy life, and protect us against a sudden and unprovided death. Let […]
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Bless us Oh Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive, from thy bounty, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
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Father in heaven, you have made us for yourself; our hearts are restless until they rest in you. Fulfill this longing through Jesus, the bread of life, so that we may witness to him who alone satisfies the hungers of the human family. By the power of your Spirit lead us to the heavenly table […]
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(Whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.” [Col. 3:17]) O Jesus, sweet Jesus, O Jesus divine, My life and my death unto Thee I resign. Every action of mine shall Thy patronage claim; For whatever I do shall be done in Thy name. (Renew […]
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My Lord Jesus Christ, Thou hast made this journey to die for me with love unutterable, and I have so many times unworthily abandoned Thee; but now I love Thee with my whole heart, and because I love Thee, I repent sincerely for having ever offended Thee. Pardon me, my God, and permit me to […]
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Graciously hear our prayers, we beseech You, O Lord, that we who are justly punished for our sins and must bear the punishment of this plague, may be freed from it for the glory of Your name. By Your power may these injurious animals be driven off so that they will do no harm to […]
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O my God, I give Thee heartfelt thanks for all the graces Thou hast conferred on me during this meditation. Pardon me, I beseech Thee, all the negligence and all the distractions of which I have been guilty. Give me strength to carry out the resolutions that I have made. Fortify me, that from henceforth […]
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O Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ and Mother of priests, accept this title which we bestow on you to celebrate your motherhood and to contemplate with you the Priesthood of your Son and of your sons, O Holy Mother of God. O Mother of Christ, to the Messiah-Priest you gave a body of flesh through […]
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Sing, my tongue, the Saviour’s glory, Of His flesh the mystery sing; Of the blood all price exceeding, Shed by our immortal King. Destined for the world’s redemption. From a noble womb to spring. Of a pure and spotless virgin, Born for us on earth below, He, as man with man conversing, Stay’d, the seeds […]
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