Festival of the Saints

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1 Festival of the Saints Morrissey Manor Chapel of the Little FloWER

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3 Celebrant: God, come to our assistance (make the sign of the Cross) Congregation: Lord, make haste to help me. Celebrant: (Bowing) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit Congregation: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Hymn: For All the Saints 1. For all the saints who from their labors rest, Who Thee by faith before the world confess, Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest, 2. Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress, and their Might; Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight; Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light. Introduction to the Rite and Opening Prayer (Celebrant): Father, All-Powerful and ever-living God, today we rejoice in the holy men and women of every time and place. May their prayers bring us your forgiveness and love We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Lives of the Saints (Reading One) Hymn: For All the Saints (Continued) 3. Oh, may Thy soldiers, faithful, true and bold, Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old And win with them the victor's crown of gold. 4. O blest communion, fellowship divine, We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;

4 Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine. Lives of the Saints (Reading Two) Hymn: For All the Saints (Continued) 5. And when the fight is fierce, the warfare long, Steals on the ear the distant triumph song, And hearts are brave, and arms are strong. 6. But, lo, there breaks a yet more glorious day; The saints triumphant rise in bright array; The King of Glory passes on His way. Lives of the Saints (Reading Three) Hymn: For All the Saints (Continued) 7. From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 8. The golden evening brightens in the west; Soon, soon, to faithful warriors cometh rest. Sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest. The Litany of the Saints (Traditional) Lord, have mercy on us. (Lord have mercy on us) Christ, have mercy on us. (Christ have mercy on us) Lord, have mercy on us. (Lord, have mercy on us) Christ, hear us. (Christ, hear us) Christ, graciously hear us. (Christ, graciously hear us)

5 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, Holy Mother of God, (pray for us.) Holy Virgin of virgins, St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, All you holy Angels and Archangels, All you holy orders of blessed Spirits, St. John the Baptist, St. Joseph, All you holy Patriarchs and Prophets, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Andrew, St. James, St. John, St. Thomas, St. James, St. Philip, St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew, St. Simon, St. Thaddeus, St. Matthias, St. Barnabas, St. Luke, St. Mark, All you holy Apostles and Evangelists, All you holy Disciples of the Lord, All you holy Innocents, St. Stephen, St. Lawrence, St. Vincent, SS. Fabian and Sebastian, SS. John and Paul, SS. Cosmas and Damian,

6 All you holy Martyrs, St. Sylvester, St. Gregory, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, St. Jerome, St. Martin, St. Nicholas, All you holy Bishops and Confessors, All you holy Doctors, St. Anthony, St. Benedict, St. Bernard, St. Dominic, St. Francis, All you holy Priests and Levites, All you holy Monks and Hermits, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Agatha, St. Lucy, St. Agnes, St. Cecilia, St. Catherine, St. Anastasia, All you holy Virgins and Widows, All you holy Saints of God, (make intercession for us.) Be merciful, (spare us, O Lord.) Be merciful, (graciously hear us, O Lord.) From all evil, O Lord (deliver us) From all sin, From Your wrath, From sudden and unlooked for death, From the snares of the devil, From anger, and hatred, and every evil will, From the spirit of fornication, From lightning and tempest, From the scourge of earthquakes, From plague, famine and war, From everlasting death,

7 Through the mystery of Your holy Incarnation, Through Your Coming, Through Your Birth, Through Your Baptism and holy Fasting, Through Your Cross and Passion, Through Your Death and Burial, Through Your holy Resurrection, Through Your admirable Ascension, Through the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. In the day of judgment. We sinners, (We implore you to hear us.) That You would spare us, That You would pardon us, That You would bring us to true penance, That You would vouchsafe to govern and preserve Your holy Church, That You would vouchsafe to preserve our Apostolic Prelate, and all orders of the Church in holy religion, That You would vouchsafe to humble the enemies of holy Church, That You would vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes, That You would vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to the whole Christian world, That You would call back to the unity of the Church all who have strayed from her fold, and to guide all unbelievers into the light of the Gospel, That You would vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in Your holy service, That You would lift up our minds to heavenly desires, That You would render eternal blessings to all our benefactors, That You would deliver our souls, and the souls of our brethren, relations, and benefactors, from eternal damnation, That You would vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, That You would vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, That You would vouchsafe graciously to hear us, Son of God, 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.) Christ, (hear us) Christ, (graciously hear us) Lord, have mercy, (Lord, have mercy) Christ, have mercy, (Christ, have mercy) Lord, have mercy, (Lord, have mercy)

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