​​THE DIVINE PRAISES

Blessed be God.

Blessed be his holy Name.

Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.

Blessed be the Name of Jesus.

Blessed be his most Sacred Heart.

Blessed be his most Precious Blood.

Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.

Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.

Blessed be her holy and immaculate conception

Blessed be her glorious assumption.

Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.

Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.

Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
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My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
​Amen. (St Alphonsus LIguori)
ENTRANCE HYMN
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​Father, We Adore You,
lay our lives before you,
How we love you!   
 
Jesus, we adore You,
lay our lives before you,
How we love you!
 
Spirit, we adore You,
lay our lives before you,
How we love you!
FINAL HYMN
 
Hark! A herald voice is calling:
‘Christ is nigh!’ it seems to say;
‘Cast away the dreams of darkness,
O ye children of the day!’

2. Startled at the solemn warning,
let the earth-bound soul arise;
Christ, her sun, all sloth dispelling,
shines upon the morning skies.

3. Lo! The Lamb, so long expected,
comes with pardon down from heav'n;
let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
one and all to be forgiv'n.

4. So when next he comes with glory,
wrapping all the earth in fear,
may he then, as our defender
on the clouds of heav'n appear.

5. Honour, glory, virtue, merit,
to the Father and the Son,
with the co-eternal Spirit,
while unending ages run.
Salve Regina *
​Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus, exules filii Hevae.
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos
​ad nos converte.
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exilium ostende.
O Clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
Ave, Regina caelorum! **
Ave, Regina caelorum,
Ave, Domina angelorum,
Salve radix, salve porta,
exqua mundo lux est orta.
Gaude Virgo gloriosa,
super omnes speciosa,
vale, o valde decora,
et pro nobis Christum exora.
​Regina Caeli ***
Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia,
Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,
Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia,
Ora Pro Nobis Deum, alleluia.
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***
Regina Caeli
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia, 
For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia, 
Has risen, as he said, alleluia, 
Pray for us to God, alleluia.
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** Ave, Regina caelorum!
Hail, Queen of heaven,
Hail lady of the angels,
Hail root, hail door,
From whom the Light of the world was born.
Rejoice, glorious Virgin,
Precious above all.
Hail, O very beautiful one,
And plead for us to Christ.
*  ​Salve Regina
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 sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
​Thine eyes of mercy toward us;
And after this our exile,
Show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
​Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
​May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust Satan into hell and with him all the evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.