29/01/2024
Celebrant: In the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen
Celebrant: The might of God the Father, the Wisdom of the Son and the Power of the Holy Spirit
be always with you all.
All: And with your spirit
Celebrant: As we start our Liturgy in preparation to the Solemnity of St. Jerome Emiliani, let us invoke the help of our Father and Founder,
that we may have true conversion of the heart,
which is the source of reconciliation and communion
with God and our brothers and sisters.
Celebrant: Lord Jesus Christ, you want us to be numbered among your dear children, provided we have perseverance. Lord, have mercy.
All: Lord, have mercy (Kyrie, eleison)
Celebrant: Lord Jesus Christ, you work in those instruments who allow themselves to be guided by the Holy Spirit. Christ, have mercy.
All: Christ, have mercy (Christe, eleison)
Celebrant: Lord, you comfort those who hope in you. Lord, have mercy.
All: Lord, have mercy (Kyrie, eleison)
Celebrant: May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.
All: Amen.
Psalms of the day……
Reading……
Short reflection on St. Jerome…..
Short Responsory….
Magnificat………………….
Intercessions 1
Celebrant: With joy let us give praise to the Lord Jesus,
our Savior, who enriched St. Jerome with His gifts;
and let us address Him with our humble petitions:
Let us pray together and say:
All: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us
Leader: Most sweet Jesus, you loved us and laid down
Your life for our salvation; grant us your mercy.
For this we pray:
All : Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us
L: Most sweet Jesus, you poured out your charity on
St. Jerome; grant us to be united to you with all
our heart. For this we pray.
All: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
L: Most sweet Jesus, you have called us with the power of the Holy Spirit; grant us to be faithful to your love in order to be always with you. For this we pray.
All: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
L: Most sweet Jesus, you came not to be served but
to serve; grant us to devote our life to serve you in our brothers and sisters. For this we pray.
All: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy
on us.
L: Most sweet Jesus, as a child you experienced
Persecution and exile; protect the little ones, who
Suffer from poverty, abuse, war or calamity.
For this we pray:
All: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.
God, Father of mercy, you broke the chains of your servant Jerome through conversion and deep renewal; we pray: make us sharers of his ardent desire to follow Christ crucified; may we express in the holiness of life and in the works of mercy our love for you. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Lord. Amen
Prayer to St. Jerome
O Saint Jerome during your earthly life you received the
Merciful gaze of the Lord and with the motherly help of
the Blessed Virgin Mary you were renewed to a life of grace: extend upon us your protection and obtain us from the Lord a true conversion to the Gospel of Salvation.
Glory...
O Saint Jerome, you were a flame of divine love to the
needy and orphans and brought solace to their misery and
sufferings; grant that following your example we may learn
how to welcome and love our neighbor in the same way as
Jesus loved us.
Glory'...
O Saint Jerome, in your life you revealed to men the
mercy and tenderness of the heavenly Father by
welcoming children and young people and teaching them
the way to Heaven; continue with the same love of predilection to guard and protect our youth
from all evil.
Glory...
Saint Jerome, in your earthly life, like a Good
Samaritan, many times with a father’s love you bent upon
every person bodily or spiritually wounded, please help
through your prayer and fatherly intercession
our sick brothers and sisters, give them strength and courage to face and live with faith this moment of suffering, so “that they may soon recover from their illness and be given again serenity and health, in order to praise you
in your Church with a thankful and joyful heart.
Glory...
Let us pray
O God of our salvation, hear our prayers as we rejoice for having given us through the example of St. Jerome Emiliani, living faith, burning love and undying hope, grant us that spirit of holiness and of love that will enable us to accomplish your will now and forever.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
(Optional or only some parts)
Litany in honor of St. Jerome Emiliani
Power of the Father, help us
Wisdom of the Son guide us
Strength of the Holy Spirit, sanctify us
Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us
Holy Mary, Mother of Mercy
Mary, Mother of Graces
Holy Mary, Mother of Orphans
All angels and saints
Saint Jerome Emiliani
Holy man of God
Faithful servant of the Lord
Fervent refuge of the poor
Tender father of orphan
True Image of the divine fatherhood
Confident witness of the Merciful heart of the Father
Loving disciple of Christ Crucified
Docile instrument of the Holy Spirit
Steadfast prophet of the Holiness of the Church
Untiring worker in the Vineyard of the Lord
Zealous apostle of the catechism
Wise teacher of the way God
Wonderful example of contemplation and prayer
Meek peacemaker among worldly divisions
Joyful friend of evangelical poverty
Ardent appeal for the conversion of sinners
Solicitous healer of the sick
Holy root of the Somascan Vine
Powerful patron of our Seminary
That we may experience sincere conversion to God,
R/: St. Jerome, intercede for us
That we may be restored to the holiness
of the times of the apostles...R/
That we may center our life in God, source of all good... R/
That we may have true faith and hope in God alone... R/
That we may grow in the spirit of adoption as children of God… R/
That we may persevere in the love of Christ
and in loyalty to the Gospel… R/
That we may follow Christ crucified… R/
That we may be concerned of our brothers and sisters in need… R/
Let us pray
God, most loving Father, you did great things in St. Jerome Emiliani; We pray that you may share also with us the spirit of holiness, which made him father of orphans and refuge of the poor.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
Celebrant: The Lord be with you
All: And with your spirit
Celebrant: May Almighty God bless you, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen
Celebrant: Go in pace to love the Lord, free to serve him in your brothers and in the poor.
