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31/08/2022

Agosto 31
Segundo día de la Novena por la Natividad de la Santísima Virgen María

En el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo

Oración para todos los días

Virgen María, Madre de Dios, Reina y Madre mía, acudo a Ti, llena de confianza y amor, porque creo que es por medio de Ti, que Jesús, verdadero Hijo de Dios y verdadero hijo tuyo, ha querido, quiere y querrá hasta el final de los tiempos derramar sobre mí pecadora, todas las gracias, los bienes y la infinita misericordia que guarda en su Divino Corazón. Por esto te suplico a Ti, Madre de Bondad y de Misericordia, que me alcances de Jesús, la conversión de corazón, el perdón de mis pecados, el remedio de mis necesidades, la fortaleza en mis pruebas y sufrimientos, el consuelo en mis tristezas, sobre todo la salvación de mi alma, y lo que Te pido en esta Novena, si es según la Voluntad de Dios Padre, para mayor Gloria Suya, alabanza Tuya y bien de las almas y de mi alma.

Pedir la gracia que deseo alcanzar de María en esta Novena.

Segundo día: Virgen María,
siempre inmaculada, "bendito el Fruto de tu vientre".

Tú que desde el primer instante de tu concepción fuiste preservada por Dios de toda mancha de pecado y llena de gracia , para que llegada la "Plenitud de los tiempos" su Divino Hijo, llevando a cumplimiento el plan providencial de la Santísima Trinidad sobre la salvación de los Hombres, se encarnase en Ti por obra del Espíritu Santo, quedando Tú introducida ya desde aquel primer anuncio en el Misterio de Cristo tu Hijo para siempre. Te suplico por tu Inmaculada Concepción que me concedas Tu auxilio para que mantenga siempre mi alma limpia de pecado y el Espíritu Santo pueda formar Contigo y en Ti a Jesús en mi corazón y llena de sus dones como Tu, sea una digna morada de la Santísima Trinidad.

Rezar tres Ave María en honor de la SantísimaTrinidad y Gloria.

Oración final

Te suplico Señor y Dios mío, que escuches a tu Madre y me concedas las gracias que Ella te solicita en favor mío ; "sentirla", amarla, y servirla con tu mismo amor y contar siempre con su intercesión "todopoderosa" ante tu Corazón, para que guiada, "acompañada" y defendida por Ella y siguiendo su ejemplo, pueda amarte y servirte en esta vida y g***r con Ella y con todos los Ángeles y Santos del amor de la Santísima Trinidad por toda la eternidad. Pídeselo por mi y en Tu Nombre a Dios Padre, con quién vives y reinas en unidad del Espíritu Santo por todos lo siglos de los siglos. Amen.

Imagen del Santíssima Virgen Maria y Sta. Ana

30/08/2022

Agostó 30
Novena por la Natividad de la Santíssima Virgen María

Primer dia

En el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo

Oración para todos los días
Virgen María, Madre de Dios, Reina y Madre mía, acudo a Ti, llena de confianza y amor, porque creo que es por medio de Ti, que Jesús, verdadero Hijo de Dios y verdadero hijo tuyo, ha querido, quiere y querrá hasta el final de los tiempos derramar sobre mí pecadora, todas las gracias, los bienes y la infinita misericordia que guarda en su Divino Corazón. Por esto te suplico a Ti, Madre de Bondad y de Misericordia, que me alcances de Jesús, la conversión de corazón, el perdón de mis pecados, el remedio de mis necesidades, la fortaleza en mis pruebas y sufrimientos, el consuelo en mis tristezas, sobre todo la salvación de mi alma, y lo que Te pido en esta Novena, si es según la Voluntad de Dios Padre, para mayor Gloria Suya, alabanza Tuya y bien de las almas y de mi alma.

Pedir la gracia que deseo alcanzar de María en esta Novena.

Primer día:
Virgen María,
¡Bendita Tú entre todas las mujeres!.

Tú que fuiste predestinada desde toda la eternidad, y elegida entre todas las mujeres, para ser la Madre del Hijo de Dios, por lo cual Dios infundió en tu alma todas las virtudes y el Espíritu Santo te colmó con todos sus dones e inflamó tu corazón en el amor de Dios. Te ruego, -ya que dicen que amarte es señal de predestinación-, que enriquezcas mi alma con el amor, las virtudes y frutos que necesito, para que mi vida sea digna de hija de Dios y de hija tuya, para que imitándote a Ti, vaya uniendo más y más estrechamente mi voluntad a la Voluntad de Dios y así como con tu "Sí" a Su Voluntad dio inició la Historia de la Salvación , al tomar carne el Hijo de Dios en tus entrañas por obra del Espíritu Santo, también yo, haga de mi vida un "sí", y pueda emplear mi vida en el amor y servicio de Él y de la Iglesia, convirtiéndome en instrumento de salvación para los demás.

Rezar tres Ave María en honor de la SantísimaTrinidad y Gloria.

Oración final
Te suplico Señor y Dios mío, que escuches a tu Madre y me concedas las gracias que Ella te solicita en favor mío ; "sentirla", amarla, y servirla con tu mismo amor y contar siempre con su intercesión "todopoderosa" ante tu Corazón, para que guiada, "acompañada" y defendida por Ella y siguiendo su ejemplo, pueda amarte y servirte en esta vida y g***r con Ella y con todos los Ángeles y Santos del amor de la Santísima Trinidad por toda la eternidad. Pídeselo por mi y en Tu Nombre a Dios Padre, con quién vives y reinas en unidad del Espíritu Santo por todos lo siglos de los siglos. Amen.

Imagen Del Santíssima Virgen María con San Joaquin

27/08/2022

August 27
Memorial, ST. MONICA or SANTA MONICA DE HIPPO
MOTHER OF SAINT AUGUSTINE,
Patron Saint of Wives, Mothers, Alcoholics, Patience, Conversions and abuse victims

Saint Monica's Story

The circumstances of St. Monica’s life could have made her a nagging wife, a bitter daughter-in-law, and a despairing parent, yet she did not give way to any of these temptations. Although she was a Christian, her parents gave her in marriage to a pagan, Patricius, who lived in her hometown of Tagaste in North Africa. Patricius had some redeeming features, but he had a violent temper and was licentious. Monica also had to bear with a cantankerous mother-in-law who lived in her home. Patricius criticized his wife because of her charity and piety, but always respected her. Monica’s prayers and example finally won her husband and mother-in-law to Christianity. Her husband died in 371, one year after his baptism.

Monica had at least three children who survived infancy. The oldest, Augustine, is the most famous. At the time of his father’s death, Augustine was 17 and a rhetoric student in Carthage. Monica was distressed to learn that her son had accepted the Manichean heresy—"all flesh is evil"—and was living an immoral life. For a while, she refused to let him eat or sleep in her house. Then one night she had a vision that assured her Augustine would return to the faith. From that time on, she stayed close to her son, praying and fasting for him. In fact she often stayed much closer than Augustine wanted.

When he was 29, Augustine decided to go to Rome to teach rhetoric. Monica was determined to go along. One night he told his mother that he was going to the dock to say goodbye to a friend. Instead he set sail for Rome. Monica was heartbroken when she learned of Augustine’s trick, but she still followed him. She arrived in Rome only to find that he had left for Milan. Although travel was difficult, Monica pursued him to Milan.

In Milan, Augustine came under the influence of the bishop, St. Ambrose, who also became Monica’s spiritual director. She accepted his advice in everything and had the humility to give up some practices that had become second nature to her. Monica became a leader of the devout women in Milan as she had been in Tagaste.

She continued her prayers for Augustine during his years of instruction. At Easter 387, St. Ambrose baptized Augustine and several of his friends. Soon after, his party left for Africa. Although no one else was aware of it, Monica knew her life was near the end. She told Augustine, “Son, nothing in this world now affords me delight. I do not know what there is now left for me to do or why I am still here, all my hopes in this world being now fulfilled.” She became ill shortly after and suffered severely for nine days before her death.

Almost all we know about St. Monica is in the writings of St. Augustine, especially his Confessions.

Santa Monica
Pray for us

25/08/2022

August 26
FEAST OF THE TRANSVERBERATION OF SAINT TERESA OF JESUS (TERESA OF AVILA)

“In my heart was the likeness of a burning fire, imprisoned in my bones; and I was scarcely able to bear it. ALLELUIA!”

“Amid the other virtues of Teresa, the love of God shone forth with particular lustre. It burned in her heart so strongly that the confessors of Theresa marvelled thereat, and extolled it as the love belonging to the Cherubim rather than to man.

In 1559, at the age of 44, The Doctor of Prayer; Saint Teresa of Avila experienced one of the most sublime of her many mystical ecstasies. In a vision, she saw an angel, and in his hand he held a golden spear tipped with fire. He penetrated her heart and caused a very sharp pain that was at the same time exquisitely beautiful. Signs that the piercing were real are visible in her incorrupt heart.

We can read description of this mystical experience in Chapter 29 of her “Autobiography": “It pleased the Lord that I should sometimes see beside me an angel in bodily form. He was not tall, but short, and very beautiful, his face so aflame that he appeared to be one of the highest types of angel who seemed all afire. In his hands I saw a long golden spear and at the end of its iron tip I seemed to see a point of fire. With this he seemed to pierce my heart several times leaving me completely afire with a great love of God.”

VIVA SANTA TERESA DE JESUS!
Ora pro Nobis

21/08/2022

AUGUST 21
Eve of the feast of the QUEENSHIP of the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
✝️ VIGIL

"Come, let us adore Christ the King who has crowned His Mother as Queen of the Universe!
Glory to the Father..."

Virgin Mary,
most noble Queen of the world,
plead for peace and salvation
in our behalf,
for you have brought forth Christ the Lord,
the Savior of us all.
Hail Mary...

Hail, Mother of Christ,
companion in His sufferings,
Queen of the whole world!
Hail Mary....

You are kind and lovable
in your splendor, holy Mother of God!
Show me your face.
Let your words sound in my ears,
for your voice is sweet
and your face is beautiful.
Turn to us in your beauty and loveliness!
Come forth in majesty and reign!
Hail Mary...

"Behold, henceforth all generations
shall call me blessed,
because he who is mighty
has done great things for me."
Glory to the Father...

THE STORY OF THE QUEENSHIP OF MARY
Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary’s life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus’ kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court.

In the fourth century Saint Ephrem called Mary “Lady” and “Queen.” Later Church fathers and doctors continued to use the title. Hymns of the 11th to 13th centuries address Mary as queen: “Hail, Holy Queen,” “Hail, Queen of Heaven,” “Queen of Heaven.” The Dominican rosary and the Franciscan crown as well as numerous invocations in Mary’s litany celebrate her queenship.

The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption, and is now celebrated on the octave day of that feast. In his 1954 encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus’ redemptive work, because of her preeminent perfection, and because of her intercessory power.

O Queen conceived without original sin,
Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

21/08/2022

AUGUST 21
APPARITION OF OUR LADY AT KNOCK, IRELAND

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF KNOCK
Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland,
you gave hope to your people
in a time of distress and
comforted them in sorrow.

You have inspired countless pilgrims
to pray with confidence
to your divine Son, remembering His promise,
“Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall
find”.

Help me to remember
that we are all pilgrims
on the road to Heaven.
Fill me with love and concern
for my brothers and sisters in Christ,
especially those who live with me.

Comfort me when I am sick,
lonely or depressed.
Teach me how to take part
ever more reverently in
the Holy Mass.

Give me a greater love of Jesus
in the Blessed Sacrament.
Pray for me now and at
the end of my death.
Amen.

OUR LADY OF KNOCK
Pray for us

21/08/2022

AUGUST 21
TRIDUUM NOVENA PRAYER, QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Queen of Heaven and Earth

DAY 03

INTENTION DAY 03
Today’s prayer intention is for the living and deceased members of our family. On this, the final day of preparation for the celebration of the Queenship of Mary, we pray that the grace of this novena become the seed by which a new era of blessing flourishes for our people. May we grow in holiness, may we be strengthened in the will to do good, and may we be inspired to an ever greater bond of fraternal charity so that we give witness to God’s love and give honor to our Queen and Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary.

DAILY NOVENA PRAYER
Blessed Mother Mary, your Son Jesus Christ entrusted us to your protection as your own sons and daughters. In every age, the Church has known your maternal grace and intercession. In this special time of grace as we prepare to celebrate that you are our Queen, may we enjoy your protection, assistance, and love. By your sacred fiat, the Word was made flesh.

Teach us how to say yes to God when he calls us forth to work in his vineyard. Grant us reverence and humility when we receive the Lord Jesus Christ in his Holy Eucharist. We call upon you, Immaculate Virgin Mary, to inspire us by your own sorrow and suffering to true contrition for our sins. As you along with Saint Joseph made a home for the Son of God, help our families to grow in holiness in their own homes.

O Star of the Sea, please be a beacon of light for all of us so that we may fulfill our mission to bring God’s Light to the World and guide all souls to heaven. Amen.

SCRIPTURE READING DAY 03
August 21: Mark 3:13-35
He went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. He appointed twelve [whom he also named apostles] that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons: [he appointed the twelve:] Simon, whom he named Peter; James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.
He came home. Again [the] crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat. When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.”
Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand; that is the end of him. But no one can enter a strong man’s house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house. Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin.” For they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
His mother and his brothers arrived. Standing outside they sent word to him and called him. A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers [and your sisters] are outside asking for you.” But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and [my] brothers?” And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. [For] whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
Before continuing with the rosary, there is a brief

Pause for Silent Reflection

LITANY OF LORETO
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy.
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 Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary,
Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Pray for us.
Mother of Christ,
Pray for us.
Mother of the Church,
Pray for us.
Mother of Mercy,
Pray for us.
Mother of Divine Grace,
Pray for us.
Mother of Hope,
Pray for us.
Mother most pure,
Pray for us.
Mother most chaste,
Pray for us.
Mother inviolate,
Pray for us.
Mother undefiled,
Pray for us.
Mother most amiable,
Pray for us.
Mother admirable,
Pray for us.
Mother of good counsel,
Pray for us.
Mother of our Creator,
Pray for us.
Mother of our Savior,
Pray for us.
Virgin most prudent,
Pray for us.
Virgin most venerable,
Pray for us.
Virgin most renowned,
Pray for us.
Virgin most powerful,
Pray for us.
Virgin most merciful,
Pray for us.
Virgin most faithful,
Pray for us.
Mirror of justice,
Pray for us.
Seat of wisdom,
Pray for us.
Cause of our joy,
Pray for us.
Spiritual vessel,
Pray for us.
Vessel of honour,
Pray for us.
Singular vessel of devotion,
Pray for us.
Mystical rose,
Pray for us.
Tower of David,
Pray for us.
Tower of ivory,
Pray for us.
House of gold,
Pray for us.
Ark of the covenant,
Pray for us.
Gate of heaven,
Pray for us.
Morning star,
Pray for us.
Health of the sick,
Pray for us.
Refuge of sinners,
Pray for us.
Solace of migrants,
Pray for us.
Comfort of the afflicted,
Pray for us.
Help of Christians,
Pray for us.
Queen of Angels,
Pray for us.
Queen of Patriarchs,
Pray for us.
Queen of Prophets,
Pray for us.
Queen of Apostles,
Pray for us.
Queen of Martyrs,
Pray for us.
Queen of Confessors,
Pray for us.
Queen of Virgins,
Pray for us.
Queen of all Saints,
Pray for us.
Queen conceived without original sin,
Pray for us.
Queen assumed into Heaven,
Pray for us.
Queen of the most Holy Rosary,
Pray for us.
Queen of families,
Pray for us.
Queen of peace.
Pray for us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray
Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord God,
that we, your servants,
may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body;
and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,
may be delivered from present sorrow,
and obtain eternal joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

INVOCATION TO OUR LADY QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
Come, let us adore Christ the King who has crowned His Mother as Queen of the Universe!
Glory to the Father...

Virgin Mary, most noble Queen of the world, plead for peace and salvation in our behalf, for you have brought forth Christ the Lord, the Savior of us all.
Hail Mary...

Hail, Mother of Christ, companion in His sufferings, Queen of the whole world!
Hail Mary....

You are kind and lovable in your splendor, holy Mother of God! Show me your face. Let your words sound in my ears, for your voice is sweet and your face is beautiful. Turn to us in your beauty and loveliness! Come forth in majesty and reign!
Hail Mary...

"Behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed, because he who is mighty has done great things for me." (Luke 1:48)

CLOSING PRAYER
Grant, we beg of you, O Lord, that we who celebrate the feastday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Queen, may merit, under her loving protection, to attain peace on this earth and glory in heaven. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

SALVE REGINA
Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.
Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.

21/08/2022

AUGUST 21
APPARITION OF OUR LADY AT KNOCK, IRELAND
with SAINT JOSEPH AND SAINT JOHN

On the evening of August 21, 1879 Mary McLoughlin, the housekeeper to the parish priest of Knock, County Mayo, ireland, was astonished to see the outside south wall of the church bathed in a mysterious light; there were three figures standing in front of the wall, which she mistook for replacements of the stone figures destroyed in a storm. She rushed through the rain to her friend Margaret Byrne's house.

After a half hour Mary decided to leave and Margaret's sister Mary agreed to walk home with her. As they passed the church they saw and amazing vision very clearly: Standing out from the gable and to the west of it appeared the Blessed Virgin, St. Joseph and St. John. The figure of the Blessed Virgin was life-size, while the others seemed to be neither as large nor as tall. They stood a little away from the gable wall about two feet from the ground. The Virgin was erect with her eyes toward Heaven, and she was wearing a large white cloak hanging in full folds; on her head was a large crown.

Mary Byrne ran to tell her family while Mary McLoughlin gazed at the apparition. Soon a crowd gathered and all saw the apparition. The parish priest, Archdeacon Cavanaugh, did not come out, however, and his absence was a disappointment to the devout villagers. Among the witnesses were Patrick Hill and John Curry. As Patrick later described the scene: 'The figures were fully rounded, as if they had a body and life. They did not speak but, as we drew near, they retreated a little towards the wall.' Patrick reported that he got close enough to make out the words in the book held by the figure of St. John.

An old woman named Bridget trench drew closer to embrace the feet of the Virgin, but the figure seemed always beyond reach. Others out in the fields and some distance away saw a strange light around the church. The vision lasted for about three hours and then faded.

The next day a group of villagers went to see the priest, who accepted the their report as genuine; he wrote to the diocesan Bishop of Tuam; then the Church set up a commission to interview a number of the people claiming to witness the apparition. The diocesan hierarchy was not convinced, and some members of the commission ridiculed the visionaries, alleging they were victims of a hoax perpetrated by the local Protestant constable! But the ordinary people were not so skeptical, and the first pilgrimages to knock began in 1880. Two years later Archbishop John Joseph Lynch of Toronto made a visit to the parish and claimed he had been healed by the Virgin of Knock.

In due course many of the witnesses died. But Mary Byrne married, raised six children, living her entire life in Knock. When interviewed again in 1936 at the age of eighty-six, her account did not vary from the first report she gave in 1879.

The village of Knock was transformed by the thousands who came to commemorate the vision and to ask for healing for others and themselves. The local church was too small to accommodate the crowds. In 1976 a new church, Our Lady Queen of Ireland, was erected. It holds more than two thousand and needs to, for each year more than a half million visitors arrive to pay their respects to the Blessed Virgin.

The Church approved the the apparition in 1971 as being quite probable, although it has never been formally stated. The Shrine at Knock is opened year round. In 1994 three life-sized statues were erected of Our Lady, St. Joseph and St. John

20/08/2022

AUGUST 20
TRIDUUM NOVENA PRAYER, QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Queen of Heaven and Earth

DAY 02

INTENTION DAY 02
Today’s prayer intention is for all Clergy and for the people of the this nation. We turn to our patroness, Mary with her Immaculate Heart, for all our needs. In her heart, she pondered the World of God. In her heart, she felt the sorrow of a grieving mother. With her Immaculate Heart, she loves us as the children Jesus gave to her for mutual care and devotion. May the people of the diocese be renewed in our apostolic faith. May we find new strength to preach the Good News to all and share the message of salvation that only comes from Jesus Christ, our redeemer.

DAILY NOVENA PRAYER
Blessed Mother Mary, your Son Jesus Christ entrusted us to your protection as your own sons and daughters. In every age, the Church has known your maternal grace and intercession. In this special time of grace as we prepare to celebrate that you are our Queen, may we enjoy your protection, assistance, and love. By your sacred fiat, the Word was made flesh.

Teach us how to say yes to God when he calls us forth to work in his vineyard. Grant us reverence and humility when we receive the Lord Jesus Christ in his Holy Eucharist. We call upon you, Immaculate Virgin Mary, to inspire us by your own sorrow and suffering to true contrition for our sins. As you along with Saint Joseph made a home for the Son of God, help our families to grow in holiness in their own homes.

O Star of the Sea, please be a beacon of light for all of us so that we may fulfill our mission to bring God’s Light to the World and guide all souls to heaven. Amen.

SCRIPTURE READING DAY 02
August 20: Hebrews 9:1-15
Now [even] the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tabernacle was constructed, the outer one, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of offering; this is called the Holy Place. Behind the second veil was the tabernacle called the Holy of Holies, in which were the gold altar of incense and the ark of the covenant entirely covered with gold. In it were the gold jar containing the manna, the staff of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tablets of the covenant. Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the place of expiation. Now is not the time to speak of these in detail. With these arrangements for worship, the priests, in performing their service, go into the outer tabernacle repeatedly, but the high priest alone goes into the inner one once a year, not without blood that he offers for himself and for the sins of the people.
In this way the holy Spirit shows that the way into the sanctuary had not yet been revealed while the outer tabernacle still had its place. This is a symbol of the present time, in which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the worshiper in conscience but only in matters of food and drink and various ritual washings: regulations concerning the flesh, imposed until the time of the new order. But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come to be, passing through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made by hands, that is, not belonging to this creation, he entered once for all into the sanctuary, not with the blood of goats and calves but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer’s ashes can sanctify those who are defiled so that their flesh is cleansed, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to worship the living God. For this reason he is mediator of a new covenant: since a death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance.
For this reason he is mediator of a new covenant: since a death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. Now where there is a will, the death of the testator must be established. For a will takes effect only at death; it has no force while the testator is alive. Thus not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood. When every commandment had been proclaimed by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves [and goats], together with water and crimson wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, saying, “This is ‘the blood of the covenant which God has enjoined upon you.’”

Pause for Silent Reflection

LITANY OF LORETO
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy.
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 Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary,
Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Pray for us.
Mother of Christ,
Pray for us.
Mother of the Church,
Pray for us.
Mother of Mercy,
Pray for us.
Mother of Divine Grace,
Pray for us.
Mother of Hope,
Pray for us.
Mother most pure,
Pray for us.
Mother most chaste,
Pray for us.
Mother inviolate,
Pray for us.
Mother undefiled,
Pray for us.
Mother most amiable,
Pray for us.
Mother admirable,
Pray for us.
Mother of good counsel,
Pray for us.
Mother of our Creator,
Pray for us.
Mother of our Savior,
Pray for us.
Virgin most prudent,
Pray for us.
Virgin most venerable,
Pray for us.
Virgin most renowned,
Pray for us.
Virgin most powerful,
Pray for us.
Virgin most merciful,
Pray for us.
Virgin most faithful,
Pray for us.
Mirror of justice,
Pray for us.
Seat of wisdom,
Pray for us.
Cause of our joy,
Pray for us.
Spiritual vessel,
Pray for us.
Vessel of honour,
Pray for us.
Singular vessel of devotion,
Pray for us.
Mystical rose,
Pray for us.
Tower of David,
Pray for us.
Tower of ivory,
Pray for us.
House of gold,
Pray for us.
Ark of the covenant,
Pray for us.
Gate of heaven,
Pray for us.
Morning star,
Pray for us.
Health of the sick,
Pray for us.
Refuge of sinners,
Pray for us.
Solace of migrants,
Pray for us.
Comfort of the afflicted,
Pray for us.
Help of Christians,
Pray for us.
Queen of Angels,
Pray for us.
Queen of Patriarchs,
Pray for us.
Queen of Prophets,
Pray for us.
Queen of Apostles,
Pray for us.
Queen of Martyrs,
Pray for us.
Queen of Confessors,
Pray for us.
Queen of Virgins,
Pray for us.
Queen of all Saints,
Pray for us.
Queen conceived without original sin,
Pray for us.
Queen assumed into Heaven,
Pray for us.
Queen of the most Holy Rosary,
Pray for us.
Queen of families,
Pray for us.
Queen of peace.
Pray for us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray
Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord God,
that we, your servants,
may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body;
and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,
may be delivered from present sorrow,
and obtain eternal joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

INVOCATION TO OUR LADY QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
Come, let us adore Christ the King who has crowned His Mother as Queen of the Universe!
Glory to the Father...

Virgin Mary, most noble Queen of the world, plead for peace and salvation in our behalf, for you have brought forth Christ the Lord, the Savior of us all.
Hail Mary...

Hail, Mother of Christ, companion in His sufferings, Queen of the whole world!
Hail Mary....

You are kind and lovable in your splendor, holy Mother of God! Show me your face. Let your words sound in my ears, for your voice is sweet and your face is beautiful. Turn to us in your beauty and loveliness! Come forth in majesty and reign!
Hail Mary...

"Behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed, because he who is mighty has done great things for me." (Luke 1:48)

CLOSING PRAYER
Grant, we beg of you, O Lord, that we who celebrate the feastday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Queen, may merit, under her loving protection, to attain peace on this earth and glory in heaven. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

SALVE REGINA
Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.
Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.

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