EPIPHANY BLESSING

Hear us, O Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal God, and send Thy holy angel from heaven to watch over, cherish, protect, attend, and defend all who live in this dwelling. We call upon Thy saints, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, to protect our family and our home from every harm and danger, and we place their mark over our door to remain there as a constant reminder to us and to all who enter here that our home is truly a home dedicated to the Lord, Jesus Christ.

O God, make the door of our home a gateway to Thine eternal Kingdom. We ask these things in the Name of Jesus Christ, Thy Son. Amen

(continued)

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EPIPHANY BLESSING

Thus it is that the faithful bless their homes with the sign: 20 + C + M + B + 26 signifying both the names of the wise men and also “May Christ this Mansion Bless”.

According to Venerable Bede, Melchior gave gold, Gaspar frankincense, and Balthasar myrrh.


After saying this prayer, write the initials of the Magi (Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar) and the year with blessed chalk over the main door of your home.

For this year, 20 + C + M + B + 26

EJACULATION

Blessed be the Name of the Lord!
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Sit Nomen Dómini benedíctum!


An indulgence of 500 days, as often as this ejaculation is devoutly recited upon hearing blasphemies against God (S. C. Ind., Nov. 28, 1903; S. P. Ap., Dec. 9, 1932).

~ The Raccolta (1943)

O hope of every contrite heart,
O joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!


Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~
January 6th

Chapter 2
What does the Name of Jesus Mean? (continued)

Each time we say “Jesus,” we gain 300 days indulgence* which we may apply to the souls in Purgatory, thus relieving and liberating very many of these holy souls from their awful pains. They thus become our best friends and pray for us with incredible fervor.
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*Although the Church’s regulations on Indulgences, including those regarding ejaculations, have changed, perhaps we may still hope to obtain these same Indulgences from God if we ask Him for them with great confidence.

~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Sundays and Holy Days

1. Every day of our life should be employed in glorifying God, but there are certain days He has particularly appointed whereon to receive from us a more special exterior worship. These are Sundays and holy days.

~ Light and Peace, R.P. Quadrupani, Barnabite (1904), written in 1795.

Sedes Sapientiæ, ora pro nobis.
Seat of Wisdom, pray for us.

“Come to me all.”

Sayings of the Saints

“The person who loves God solely because of His goodness and blessedness, and from an earnest desire to participate in the same goodness and blessedness of God, may be said to love God perfectly.”

~ St. Albert the Great

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NOVENA TO THE INFANT OF PRAGUE
To be said in 9 Consecutive hours on same day, in cases of urgent need.

O JESUS (☨), Who hast said, “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you,”
Through the intercession of Mary, Thy most holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer will be granted.
[Mention your request]

O JESUS (☨), Who hast said, “All that you ask of the Father in My Name He will grant you,”
Through the intercession of Mary, Thy most holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask Thy Father in Thy Name that my prayer will be granted.
[Mention your request]

O JESUS (☨), Who hast said, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My word shall not pass away,”
Through the intercession of Mary, Thy most holy Mother, I am confident that my prayer will be granted.
[Mention your request]

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NOVENA TO THE INFANT OF PRAGUE
To be said in 9 Consecutive hours on same day, in cases of urgent need.

Prayer of Thanksgiving
I prostrate myself before Thy holy image, O most gracious infant Jesus (☨), to offer Thee my most fervent thanks for the blessings Thou hast bestowed upon me. I shall incessantly praise Thine ineffable mercy and confess that Thou alone art my God, my Helper, and my Protector.
Henceforth my entire confidence shall be placed in Thee! Everywhere I shall proclaim aloud Thy mercy and generosity, so that Thy great love and the great deeds which Thou dost perform through this miraculous image may be acknowledged by all. May devotion to Thy Holy Infancy increase more and more in the hearts of all Christians, and may all who experience Thine assistance persevere with me in showing unceasing gratitude to Thy most Holy Infancy, to which be praise and glory forever.

Amen.

But what to those who find? ah! this
Nor tongue nor pen can shew:
The love of Jesus , what it is,
None but his lov’d ones know.


Month of the Holy Name of Jesus ~
January 7th

Chapter 2
What does the Name of Jesus Mean? (continued)

Each time we say “Jesus,” it is an act of perfect love, for we offer to God the infinite love of Jesus.

~ Fr. Paul O’Sullivan O.P., The Wonders of the Holy Name (1946)

Sundays and Holy Days

2. It is therefore obligatory upon us to sanctify such days. The ordinary means of fulfilling this duty are, principally, works of charity, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Sacraments, sermons, religious instructions, and spiritual reading.

~ Light and Peace, R.P. Quadrupani, Barnabite (1904), written in 1795.

Sedes Sapientiæ, ora pro nobis.
Seat of Wisdom, pray for us.

Sayings of the Saints

May the God of love and peace,
set your hearts at rest
and speed you on your journey,
may He meanwhile,
shelter you from disturbance by others,
in the hidden recesses of His love,
until He brings you, at last,
into that place of complete plenitude,
where you will repose forever,
in the vision of peace,
in the security of trust
and in the restful enjoyment of His riches.

~St. Raymond of Peñafort (1175-1275)
Feast Day ~ January 7th

Act of Love for One's Neighbor

I DESIRE to love my neighbor with perfect charity for the love of Thee. I forgive from my heart all who have in any way offended or injured me, and I ask pardon of all whom I have in any way offended or injured.

~ A Manual of Prayers for the Catholic Laity (1896)

A Hymn to the Virgin

Of one who is so fair and bright
Velut maris stella,   [Like a star of the sea]
Brighter than the day is light,
Parens et puella:   [Both mother and maiden]
I cry to thee, thou see to me,
Lady, pray thy Son for me,
Tam pia,   [so pure]
That I may come to thee.
Maria!   [Mary]

All this world was forlorn,
Eva peccatrice,   [because of Eve, a sinner]
Till our Lord was yborn,
De te genetrice.   [through you, his mother]
With ave it went away,
Darkest night, and comes the day
Salutis;   [of salvation]
The well springeth out of thee.
Virtutis.   [of virtue]

Lady, flower of everything,
Rosa sine spina,   [Rose without thorn]
Thou bare Jesu, heaven's king,
Gratia divina:   [by divine grace]
Of all thou bearest the prize,
Lady, queen of paradise
Electa:   [chosen]
Maid mild, mother
es effecta.   [you are made]

~ Anonymous, circa 1300
The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900

A Hymn to the Virgin
Benjamin Britten
Composed in 1930, when Britten was just 16 years old.
This recording: The Roger Wagner Chorale, 1987
Roger Wagner, conductor
Recorded at the University of Redlands
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qP7VawkBLu4&list=PLb2VYV8uzlJhZiiT1ywPxFijRLGyR_K0U&index=18&pp=iAQB8AUB

"I know many who fast, pray, sigh, and demonstrate every manner of piety, so long as it costs them nothing, yet would not part with a penny to help those in distress. Of what profit to them is the remainder of their virtue? The Kingdom of Heaven does not receive such people, for “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God." ~ St. Basil the Great

PRAYER to OUR LADY of PROMPT SUCCOR
Feast Day : January 8th

O Mary, Mother of God, who amid the tribulations of the world, watches over us and over the Church of thy Son, be to us and to the Church, truly, Our Lady of Prompt Succor; make haste to help us in all our necessities, that in this fleeting life thou may be our succor, and obtain for us (here mention your request). Help us to gain life everlasting through the merits of Jesus, thy Son, Our Lord and Redeemer.

Amen.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to our help.

7 - Morning Prayer

Give me grace, O Lord, to do what Thou commandest, and command what Thou pleasest.

Give me grace to suffer what Thou permittest, and permit what Thou pleasest.

The blessing of God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, descend upon me, and dwell in my heart for ever, Amen.


The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
Prayers for Morning

ASPIRATION

May I die consumed by an ardent thirst to see the adorable Face of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

~ St. Edme