The mediation of the mind and heart to God in admiration, thanksgiving, restitution and supplication.

 In your prayers please remember,  Diane Agnello, Mary Suzanne Arnowitz, Ralph J. Astarita, Ethan Bach, Barbara Jean Brancato, Joh-Paul Brancato, Erica Burns, Robert J. Cahoon, Marina Cerisano, Susanne Degan, John (Jack) Fraser, Joanne Gale, Brendan Loughrey, Kim Martin, Mary Rose McGarry, Eileen Morey, John S. Palmer, John T. Palmer, Ed Ritter, Salvatore Valenzuela (Msgr’s Father) that they may recover through healing power of Our Lord.  William Eubanks, Rev. Robert G. Hilifiker, William W. Glancey, James La Guarde, Sr., James Scesa and all the poor souls the poor souls in Purgatory. 

In the name of the Father and in the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen

O God, who willed that our infirmities be borne by your Only Begotten Son to show the value of human suffering, listen in kindness to our prayers for our brothers and sisters who are sick; grant that all who are oppressed by pain, distress or other afflictions may know that they are chosen among those proclaimed blessed and are united to Christ in his suffering for the salvation of the world.  Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen. available from the Classic Edition-Celebrating the Eucharist-Liturgical Press-Aug 21, 2011-Nov. 26, 2011

 Make known to me your ways, LORD;
teach me your paths.
Guide me by your fidelity and teach me,
for you are God my savior,
for you I wait all the day long.
Remember your compassion and your mercy, O LORD,
for they are ages old.
Remember no more the sins of my youth;
remember me according to your mercy,
because of your goodness, LORD. Usccb.org

 Creator God,
thank you for providing us
with the gift to share our talents.
Provide our community, our nation, our world
the fortitude to provide work for all
which is decent and fair.
Make us faithful stewards
    of your creation
    to enhance the human dignity
    of our global family.
We ask this in the name of Jesus,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit
now and forever.Amen
(From Being Neighbor: The Catechism and Social Justice, USCCB, April 1998)

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end.  Amen

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son
is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy,
catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism
for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

O, my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you. I detest all my sins because of your just punishment, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin.

O God, may all become one in you.  Make us one in faith and love as we walk with Christ to the joy of your eternal kingdom.  Amen. Living Liturgy tm, Liturgical Press-Celebrating the Eucharist, Classic Edition

 Almighty God, send your blessing upon all who serve in our armed forces.  Shield them from all harm.  Let peace be the sentry that stands guard over them.  Look with compassion on all victims of war; ease their sufferings and heal their wounds.  Put an end to wars over all the earth, and hasten lasting peace.  Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, now and for ever.  Amen.[available from the Classic Edition-Celebrating the Eucharist-Liturgical Press-Aug. 21, 2011-Nov. 26, 2011]

 Matthew 5: 2-12

He began to teach them, saying:

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,  for they will be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they wll see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when they isult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you (falsely) because of me.

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.  Thus they persected the prophets who were befor you."

 from NAB Bible Encyclopedic Dictionary available from USCCB.org

O my God, I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; I believe that Thy Divine Son became man and died for our sins, and that He will come to judge the living and the dead. Amen

Wisdom--Understanding--Right Judgment (counsel)--Courage (Fortitude)--Knowledge--Reverence (piety)--Wonder and awe

Charity (or love)--Joy--Peace--Patience--Benignity (or kindness)--Longanimity (or long suffering)--Faith--Mildness--Goodness--Modesty--Continency--Chastity

Breathe into me, Spirit of God, that I may think what is holy.  Drive me, Spirit of God, that I may do what is holy.
Draw me, Spirit of God, that I may love what is holy.  Strengthen me, Spirit of God, that I may preserve what is holy.  Guide me, Spirit of God, that I may never lose what is holy.  St. Augustine

God, our Father, I offer you today all that I think and do and say.  I offer it with what was done on earth by Jesus Christ, you Son.  Amen.  [Loyola Press]

God, our Father, this day is done.  We ask you and Jesus Christ, your Son, that with the Spirit, our welcome guest, you guard our sleep and bless our rest.  Amen.  [Loyola Press]

"Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ Our Lord.  Amen."

"We give thee thanks for all thy benefits, O Almighty God, who lives and reigns forever, and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen."

Lord, Let me know clearly the work which you are calling me to do in life.  And grant me every grace I need to answer your call with courage and love and lasting dedication to your will. Amen. {Loyola Press}

Matthew 22:37-38

He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment.  (NAB available from USCCB.org)

First of all, then, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone, for kings and for all in authority, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity. This is good and pleasing to God our savior, who wills everyone to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth. For there is one God.  There is also one mediator between God and the human race, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself as ransom for all.-1Timothy 2:1-6 NABRE @ usccb.org

I (We) humbly come before you merciful Lord, God of power and might, just and righteous, asking to enlighten with your spirit the leaders of our country.  By your grace, empower your most commanding protection to help our leaders make truthful and honorable decisions.  Bestow the power of dignity and wisdom to those in command over this land.  May they always seek mercy and integrity.  Through way of the Holy Spirit, place in all our hearts the strength to move and take action to service this land in the direction of Godliness.  In the days ahead, help us, O Lord, to put in place leaders that will do your will for all people.  I (We) ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

 Gracious and loving God, let your Spirit be with us (me) today.
Hear our (my) prayers, and increase in us (me) the will to follow your Son Jesus.
Help us (me) to draw on the resources of our (my) faith as we (I) use the opportunities of our democracy to shape a society more respectful of the life, dignity, and rights of the human person, especially the poor and vulnerable.
We (I) ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen. Provided by Usccb.org

God our Father, we give you thanks for the gift of marriage: the bond of life and love, and the font of the family.
The love of husband and wife enriches your Church with children, fills the world with a multitude of spiritual fruitfulness and service, and is the sign of the love of your Son, Jesus Christ, for his Church.
The grace of Jesus flowed forth at Cana at the request of the Blessed Mother. May your Son, through the intercession of Mary, pour out upon us a new measure of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit as we join with all people of good will to promote and protect the unique beauty of marriage.
May your Holy Spirit enlighten our society to treasure the heroic love of husband and wife, and guide our leaders to sustain and protect the singular place of mothers and fathers in the lives of their children.
Father, we ask that our prayers be joined to those of the Virgin Mary, that your Word may transform our service so as to safeguard the incomparable splendor of marriage.

We ask all these things through Christ our Lord, Amen. Provided by: Usccb.org

Clothe us, Lord God, with the virtues of the Heart of your Son and set us aflame with his love, that, conformed to his image, we may merit a share in eternal redemption.  Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.  Liturgy tm, Liturgical Press-Celebrating the Eucharist, Classic Edition

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ,
his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by
the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;
he descended into hell;
on the third day he rose again
from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand
of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge
the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting. Amen.        

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before you I humbly kneel and with burning soul pray and beseech you to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment; while I contemplate with great love and tender pity your five wounds, pondering over them within me and calling to mind the words which David, your prophet, said of you, my Jesus: “They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones.”
{available from the Classic Edition-Celebrating the Eucharist-Liturgical Press-Aug 21, 2011-Nov. 26, 2011}

Holy Spirit, open my eyes and calm my mind.  Give me the recollection of the Father’s love, of the Son’s unceasing prayer, of the world as God’s world and of your own presence within me.  Holy Spirit, give me faith. 

Holy Spirit, reveal to me the truth of the Father’s unfailing purpose; of the Son’s victory and risen presence; the truth about myself—sinner yet child beloved of God.  Holy Spirit give me hope. 

Holy Spirit, give me peace; peace with God and peace with people.  Kindle my desire for you.  Strengthen my will to live and serve.  Teach me and lead me where you will.  Holy Spirit, give me love. Living Liturgy tm, Liturgical Press-Celebrating the Eucharist, Classic Editio

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, in you we adore the eternal origin of all life.  Born of the Father before all time, you were born of the Virgin Mary in time, In your humanity and person you sanctified motherhood from the first instant of conception through all stages, for our salvation.  Recall all people to these divine blessings, to appreciate the unborn as persons and to enlighten every human being coming into this world.  In your mercy avert your just anger from the enemies of life, to allow God’s infants to give him glory and to be crowned with the heavenly life of grace.  From the cross you called, “Behold you Mother.”  Amen.
{available from the Classic Edition-Celebrating the Eucharist-Liturgical Press-Aug 21, 2011-Nov. 26, 2011}

Hail Mary, full of grace The Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus Holy Mary, mother of God Pray for us sinners Now and at the hour of our death Amen.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.  We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; have mercy on us.  For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.  Amen.

Loving God, You are the giver of all we possess, the source of all of our blessings.  We thank and praise you.  Thank you for the gift of our children.  Help us to set boundaries for them, and yet encourage them to explore.  Give us the strength and courage to treat each day as a fresh start.  May our children come to know you, the one true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.  May your Holy Spirit help them to grow in faith, hope, and love, so they may know peace, truth, and goodness.  May their ears hear your voice.  May their eyes see your presence in all things.  May their lips proclaim your word.  May their hearts be your dwelling place.  May their hands do works of charity.  May their feet walk in the way of Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord.  Amen.  [Loyola Press]

We thank you, Lord Jesus, because the Gospel of the Father’s love; with which you came to save the world, has been proclaimed far and wide in America as a gift of the Holy Spirit that fills us with gladness.  We thank you for the gift of your Life, which you have given us by loving us to the end:  your Life makes us children of God, brothers and sisters to each other.

Increase, O Lord, our faith and our love for you, present in all the tabernacles of the continent.  Grant us to be faithful witnesses to your Resurrection for the younger generation of Americans, so that, in Knowing you, they may follow you and find in you their peace and joy.  Only then will they know that they are brothers and sisters of all God’s children scattered throughout the world.

You, who, in becoming man, chose to belong to a human family, teach families the virtues which filled with light the family home of Nazareth.  May families always be united, as you and the Father are one, and may they be living of respect, forgiveness and mutual help, so that the world may believe; help them to be the source of vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life, and all the other forms of firm Christian commitment.

Protect you church and the Successor of Peter, to whom you, Good Shepherd, have entrusted the task of feeding your flock.

Grant that the church in America may flourish and grow richer in the fruits of holiness.  Teach us to love  your Mother, Mary, as you loved her.

Give us strength to proclaim your word with courage in the work of the new evangelization, so that the world may know new hope, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of America, pray for us! –Living Liturgy tm, Liturgical Press-Celebrating the Eucharist, Classic Edition

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.  Body of Christ, save me.  Blood of Christ, inebriate me.  Water from the side of Christ, wash me.  Passion of Christ, strengthen me.   O good Jesus, hear me.  Within thy wounds hide me.  Suffer me not to be separated from thee.  From the malicious enemy defend me.  In the hour of my death call me and bid me come unto thee That with thy saints I may praise thee forever and ever.  Amen.  Living Liturgy tm, Liturgical Press-Celebrating the Eucharist, Classic Edition 

V. The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived by the Holy Ghost.  Hail Mary...

V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R. Be it done to me according to thy word.  Hail Mary...

V. And the Word was made flesh.
R. And dwelt among us.  Hail Mary...

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

Let us pray. Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His passion and cross be brought to the glory of his resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen

1. I am the Lord, your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.
3. Remember to keep holy the Lord's day.
4. Honor your father and mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

 1. To keep holy the day of the Lord's Resurrection: to worship God by participating in Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation.
2. To lead a sacramental life: to receive Holy Communion frequently and the sacrament of Reconcilation at least once a year.
3. To study Catholic teaching in preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation, to be confirmed, and then continue to study and advance the cause of Christ.
4. To observe the marriage laws of the Church: to give religious training (by word and example) to one's children; to use parish schools and religious education programs.
5. To strengthen and support the Church: one's own parish community and parish priests; the worldwide Church and the Holy Father.
6. To do penance, including abstaining from meat and fasting from food on appointed days.
7. To join in the missionary spirit and work of the church.

1. The Sacrament of Baptism
2. The Sacrament of Reconciliation
3. The Sacrament of Holy Eucharist
4. The Sacrament of Confirmation
5. The Sacrament of Matrimony
6. The Sacrament of Anointing of the sick
7. The Sacrament of Holy Orders

Those Christian deeds of charity performed to relieve the souls of one's neighbors.  They are:

To counsel the doubtful.-- To instruct the ignorant.-- To admonish the sinner.-- To comfort the sorrowful.-- To forgive offenses.--  To bear wrongs patienlty.-- To pray for the living and the dead.

Those Christian deeds of charity performed to relieve the bodily needs one's neighbor.  They are:

 To feed the hungry.-- To give drink to the thirsty.-- To clothe the naked.-- To shelter the homeless.-- To visit the Sick.-- To visit the imprisoned.-- To bury the dead.

  “When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners so that others may see them. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.”(Matthew 6:5-6 NAB available from USCCB.org)

Prudence--Justice--Fortitude--Temperance

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