STATIONS OF THE SORROWFUL MOTHER IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF THE SEVEN DOLORS
The priest vests in surplice and purple stole. He should be assisted by clerics or other ministrants, who hold the aspersory, thurible, and incense boat. First the priest goes up to the altar predella and addresses the people briefly on the excellence and value of this devotion of the Stations of the Sorrowful Mother. After this he kneels on the lowest step of the altar and intones the Veni Creator, which is continued by the choir. When the hymn is finished he says:
- P: Send forth Your Spirit and all things shall be recreated.
- All: And You shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
God, who instructed the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, guide us by Your Spirit to desire only what is good and so always to find joy in His comfort. Lord, we beg You to protect this people from every adversity, by the intercession of blessed Mary, ever a Virgin; and as they fervently bow down before You shield them by Your benevolence from all wiles of the enemy.We beg You, Lord, let a breath of Your grace prompt our undertakings and guide them along their course, so that our least prayer and work may ever begin in You and end in You; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Then the priest blesses the paintings or images of the stations:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty everlasting God, who do not forbid us to carve or paint likenesses of Your saints, in order that whenever we look at them with our bodily eyes we may call to mind their holy lives, and resolve to follow in their footsteps; may it please You to bless and to hallow these images, which have been made in memory and honor of the Sorrowful Virgin and Mother of God. And grant that all who in their presence pay devout homage to the sorrows which the blessed Virgin Mary endured throughout the life, suffering, and death of her only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, may by her merits and pleading obtain Your grace in this life and everlasting glory in the life to come; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
The priest puts incense into the thurible and blesses it. And taking the aspersory he sprinkles the images with holy water, saying:
Purify me with hyssop, Lord, and I shall be clean of sin. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Then taking the thurible he incenses them without saying anything. In a private oratory the incensation may be omitted.
After the blessing of the images the priest, accompanied by the clergy, goes in procession to the place where the first station is to be erected. The procession is led by the cross-bearer (who walks between two acolytes carrying lighted candles). The priest kisses the first image and then hangs it in place, either himself or with the help of another cleric. He then reads the meditation and prayers proper to this station; and the same is done at the other stations. After this he proceeds to the shrine or the image of the Sorrowful Mother, during which time the Stabat Mater is sung. At the shrine the priest says:
- P: Pray for us, O Virgin of many sorrows.
- All: That we may be worthy of Christ's promise.
Let us pray.
O God, during whose passion, as Simeon had foretold, a sword of sorrow pierced the tender heart of the glorious Virgin and Mother Mary; mercifully grant that we who meditate on her sufferings may attain the blessed effect of Your passion. We ask this of You who live and reign forever and ever.All: Amen.
Next the Te Deum is sung, along with its versicles and oration.
Then the priest kneels and invokes the help of the Sorrowful Mother, saying the following words three times:
- P: Virgin, most sorrowful.
- All: Pray for us.
Lastly the priest goes up to the altar predella, and turning toward the people blesses them with the words:
Together with her beloved Son, may Mary, Virgin most sorrowful, bless us.
ROSARY OR TRISAGION OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, whom it pleased to reveal the mystery of the Blessed Trinity through Your only-begotten Son, and through the prophets and the apostles, so that we on earth, imitating the choirs of holy angels might offer devout and worthy praise to You; we appeal to Your goodness, asking that You bless and hallow these rosaries (this rosary), which the Church has sanctioned for the honor and praise of the Most Holy Trinity. Let them (it) be endowed with such power of the Holy Spirit, that whoever carries one on his person or reverently keeps it in his home, or devoutly recites it may be protected by You from every danger to body and soul. Let him (her) share in all the graces, privileges and indulgences granted by the Holy See; and in the hour of death let him (her) deserve to be presented by Your holy angels at the throne of Your divine majesty; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
They (it) are (is) sprinkled with holy water.
BLACK SCAPULAR OF OUR LORD'S SACRED CROSS AND PASSION
The one who is to receive the scapular is kneeling. The priest, vested in surplice and red stole, says:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, who, in order to redeem the world, willed to be born of a woman, submit to circumcision, to be rejected by the Jews and betrayed by the traitor, Judas, with a kiss; to be bound in chains and led as an innocent Lamb to the slaughter; wantonly made a spectacle of in the presence of Annas and Caiphas, Pilate and Herod; accused by false witnesses; tormented with scourges and indignities; spat upon, crowned with thorns, struck with a reed, blindfolded, stripped of Your garments, nailed to the cross, and pierced with a lance. O Lord, by these Your sacred sufferings and by Your holy cross and death, enlighten Your servant's mind and inflame his (her) heart, so that, imbued with Your tender charity, he (she) may ever shed tears of compunction, love You with all his (her) heart, and devote himself (herself) wholly to whatever pleases You. We ask this of You who live and reign with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever.All: Amen.
The foregoing prayers may be omitted at will. Then the priest says:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: Blessed be the name of the Lord.
- All: Both now and forevermore.
- P: Lord, heed my prayer.
- All: And let my cry be heard by You.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, who condescended to clothe yourself in our mortal nature, we humbly beg You to bless and to hallow this garment, designed as a reminder of Your sacred passion and death. May this servant of yours, who is to wear it, have a part in Yoursuffering, and so deserve to attain the glory of heaven. We ask this of You who live and reign forever and ever.All: Amen.
Next the priest sprinkles the scapular with holy water and then clothes the person with it, saying:
May the Lord clothe you as a new man, so that, wearing this insignia of a sorrowing penitent, You may keep Your eyes fixed on Jesus who was crucified at the hands of wicked men, and mourn over Him with a grief befitting the death of God's firstborn Son.
All: Amen.
The priest continues:
By the faculty granted me I make you a partaker of all the spiritual benefits which the Congregation of Passionists enjoys by privilege of the Holy See; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
In conclusion he adds:
May the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ be ever in our hearts. Amen.
ROSARY OF THE SEVEN SORROWS
The priest, vested in surplice and white stole, says:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, who, out of exceeding love for us, willed that Your only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, come down on earth for our salvation, taking our flesh and submitting to the torment of the cross; we humbly beg You in Your boundless goodness to bless and to hallow this rosary, which Yourfaithful Church has consecrated to the memory of the Seven Sorrows of the Mother of Your Son. Let it be endowed with such power of the Holy Spirit, that whoever recites it, or carries it on his person, or reverently keeps it in his home, may always and everywhere in this life be shielded from all enemies, visible and invisible, and at the hour of death attain the grace of being presented to you by the blessed Virgin Mary, crowned with the aureole of good works through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
The priest sprinkles the rosary with holy water.
LORD'S SACRED PASSION
LADY OF MT. CARMEL
LADY OF SORROWS
BLESSED TRINITY
VIRGIN MARY
The ones who are to receive the scapulars are kneeling. The priest, vested in surplice and white stole, says:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May he also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, head of all the faithful and Savior of the human race, who condescended to clothe yourself in our mortal nature, we humbly beg You in Your boundless goodness to bless and to hallow these garments, designed in homage to the Most Blessed Trinity, in honor and in memory of Your bitter passion, in honor of the Virgin Mother of God, under the titles of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Sorrows, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Grant that those who are to wear them may deserve, by the intercession of Your blessed Mother, likewise to put on You, our Savior, both in body and soul. We ask this of You who live and reign forever and ever.All: Amen.
They are sprinkled with holy water. Then the priest invests each one singly with the scapulars, but he says the respective form only once for all in common:
1. Take this scapular of the Most Holy Trinity. May it help you to grow in faith, hope, and charity, so that you may put on the new man, created in the likeness of God in holiness and righteousness.
2. Take this scapular of the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, and divesting yourself of the old man, put on the new man. May you wear it with honor and thus attain everlasting life.
3. Take this scapular of the devoted servants of the blessed Virgin Mary conceived without sin, so that by her intercession you may be cleansed from every stain of sin and attain everlasting life.
4. Take this scapular of the devoted servants of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows; and by diligent meditation on her sorrows may you be marked in heart and body with the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, and ever remain steadfast in Your devotion.
5. Take this habit of the society and confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and call on the most holy Virgin, so that by her merits you may keep it spotless, be shielded by her from all adversity, and attain everlasting life.
By the faculty delegated to me by the Holy See, I make you partakers of all the spiritual favors of these orders and congregations, as well as the indulgences granted by privilege of the Holy See to these scapulars; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
- P: Save Your servants.
- All: Who trust in You, my God.
- P: Lord, send them aid from Your holy place.
- All: And watch over them from Sion.
- P: Let them find in You, Lord, a fortified tower.
- All: In the face of the enemy.
- P: Let the enemy have no power over them.
- All: And the son of iniquity be powerless to harm them.
- P: Lord, heed my prayer.
- All: And let my cry be heard by You.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord, hear our humble prayers, and be pleased to bless those on whom we have bestowed these sacred habits in Your name. May they co-operate with Your grace, and thus deserve to attain everlasting life; through Christ our Lord. All: Amen. May the blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, come upon you and remain with you forever.All: Amen.
The singular form is used if the scapulars are bestowed on one person only.
SCAPULAR OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD
This scapular should be made of wool dyed red, and it should have on it an image of the crucifixion or one of our Lord's Sacred Heart with blood flowing into a chalice.
The one who is to receive the scapular is kneeling. The priest, vested in surplice and red stole, says:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: You have redeemed us, Lord, in Your blood.
- All: You have made us to reign with our God.
- P: We therefore implore You to save Your servants.
- All: Whom Your precious blood has redeemed.
- P: Lord, heed my prayer.
- All: And let my cry be heard by You.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty God and everlasting Father, who willed that Your only begotten Son be clothed in our mortal nature, and shed His precious blood for the salvation of the world; we humbly beg You in Your boundless goodness to bless and to hallow this garment, designed as a sign of the faithful's devotion to the price of our redemption. Let him (her), who is to wear it, deserve likewise to put on this same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever.All: Amen.
It is sprinkled with holy water.
CORDS AND SASHES OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD
The sashes are made of wool dyed red: and if they are worn outwardly by women they ought to hang on the left. The cords too are made of wool dyed red. The versicles and responses are the same as Blessing of the Scapular of the Precious Blood; they are followed by this prayer.
Let us pray:
Almighty everlasting God, who appointed Your only begotten Son the Redeemer of the human race, and willed to be appeased by His blood; increase our love of You, and be pleased to pour out Yourblessing on these cords (or sashes). Let him (her) who is to be girt with one know compunction for his (her) sins in this life, be delivered from every sin of the flesh and all dangers to body and soul, and finally attain everlasting life; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
They are sprinkled with holy water.
VOTIVE GARB OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD
This garb is black in color.
The versicles and responses are the same as Blessing of the Scapular of the Precious Blood; and they are followed by this prayer:
Let us pray.
Holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, from whom every good and every gift descends on us, we offer You our thanks for having heard our prayers. By the merits of the precious blood of Your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the prayers of the blessed Virgin Mary, bestow on Your servant who is to wear this garment well-being in body and mind. Help her to worship You in true faith as the Creator of all things; strengthen her hope in Your only begotten Son, Redeemer of the world; help her to love You above all else as the supreme good and to keep Your holy commandments, until it becomes her happy lot to attain everlasting glory; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
It is sprinkled with holy water.
SCAPULAR OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
The one who is to receive the scapular is kneeling. The priest, in surplice and white stole, says:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: Lord, show us Your mercy.
- All: And grant us Your salvation.
- P: Lord, heed my prayer.
- All: And let my cry be heard by You.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus, who in a singular outpouring of love opened to Your spouse, the Church, the indescribable treasures of Your heart, be pleased to bless this scapular, ornamented with the emblem of Your heart. Grant that whoever will devoutly wear it may, by the prayers of Mary, Your most gracious and blessed Mother, deserve to be enriched with gifts and powers from on high. We ask this of You who live and reign forever and ever.All: Amen.
Then the priest sprinkles the scapular with holy water, and invests the person with it, saying:
Take, dear brother (sister), this scapular of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; and thus adorned in honor and in memory of His love and sacred passion, may you deserve, by the prayers of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of mercy, to have the fulness of divine grace and the reward of never ending glory; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
If the scapular is bestowed on several, the plural form is used. Lastly the priest says only once the following invocations, with the newly enrolled members joining in:
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, let my heart resemble yours.
Mary, Mother of grace and Mother of mercy, protect us from the enemy and receive us in the hour of our death.
SCAPULAR OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
The one who is to receive the scapular is kneeling. The priest, vested in surplice and white stole, says:
The antiphon, versicles and responses, and the prayer "May Christ receive you," etc. are the same as under Another Blessing and Investiture with Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. After these come the following versicles and prayer:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
God, by whose word all things are hallowed, pour out Your blessing on this habit (these habits); and grant that whoever will wear it in accord with Your will and Your law, as well as in gratitude to you, may, in calling on Your holy name, be rewarded with health in body and protection of soul; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
Lastly he sprinkles the scapular with holy water, and invests the person with it, saying:
Take, dear brother (sister), this blessed habit, and call on the most holy Virgin, so that by her merits you may keep it spotless, be shielded by her from all adversity, and attain everlasting life.
All: Amen.
SCAPULAR OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY
The one who is to receive the scapular is kneeling; the priest, vested in surplice and white stole, says: first, the versicles and responses is given above, No. 18; then he adds the following:
Let us pray.
Merciful God, who for the salvation of sinners and a refuge for the afflicted willed that the heart of your Son, Jesus Christ, be full of love and mercy, and likewise the heart of the blessed Virgin Mary; be pleased to bless this scapular, which is to be worn in honor and in memory of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Grant that this servant of yours in wearing it may, by the prayers and merits of the Virgin and Mother of God, come to resemble the heart of Jesus; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
Then the priest sprinkles the scapular with holy water, and invests the person with it, saying:
Take, dear brother (sister), this scapular of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Let it be for you a safeguard and shield, so that, in meditating on the virtues of their hearts and seeking to imitate them, you may be worthy of the glorious resurrection; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
If the scapular is bestowed on several, the plural forms are used. Lastly the priest says only once the following invocations, with the newly enrolled members joining in:
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
SCAPULAR OF OUR LADY OF RANSOM
The one who is to receive the scapular is kneeling. The priest, vested in surplice and white stole, says: first, the versicles and responses as given under No. 18; then he adds the following:
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, who condescended to clothe yourself in our mortal nature, we beg You in Your boundless goodness to bless his garment, which our holy fathers have sanctioned to be worn in token of innocence and holiness. May he (she), who is to wear it, deserve likewise to put on You, who live and reign forever and ever.All: Amen.
Then he sprinkles the habit with holy water, and invests the person with it, saying:
By the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and that of the apostles Peter and Paul, which has been granted to me, I present you with the habit of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy. This is done in recognition of Your devotion to the most holy and immaculate Mary, Mother of God, as well as to the order founded in her name. And having been so enrolled, may it be Your good fortune to have the grace of the Holy Spirit in this life, and everlasting glory, the reward of the elect, in the life to come; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Then the "Veni Creator" is said), followed by the versicle:
- P: Send forth Your Spirit and all things shall be recreated.
- All: And You shall renew the face of the earth.
- P: Save Your servant.
- All: Who trusts in You, my God.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord, hear our humble prayers, and be pleased to bless this servant of yours whom we clothe in Your holy name with the habit of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy. He (she) deserves out of piety to wear it as long as he (she) lives, so that by Your bountiful help he (she) may remain loyal to Your Church, and finally attain everlasting life through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
SCAPULAR OF OUR LADY, HEALTH OF THE SICK
The one who is to receive the scapular is kneeling. The priest, vested in surplice and white stole, says:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord, we beg You to bless this garment, and to grant that whoever will wear it in honor of Mary, God's holy Mother, who is the health of the sick, may enjoy well-being in body and mind, and be led in the hour of death to everlasting life; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
It is sprinkled with holy water. After this the little red crosses that are to be attached to the scapulars are blessed:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord, bless these crosses, that they may prove a saving remedy for the faithful; and grant that in calling on Your holy name all who are to wear them may experience health m body and protection in soul; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
Let us pray.
Almighty everlasting God, who consecrated the cross with the precious blood of Your Son, and willed to redeem the world by the death on this cross of Jesus Christ, Your Son, who delivered the human race from the tyranny of the ancient foe by the power of this sacred cross; we humbly appeal to Your kindness, asking that You bless these crosses and impart to them Your heavenly grace and power. May he (she) who carries them on his (her) person deserve to have an abundance of heavenly grace, and to have Christ as the defender against all artifices of the devil. We ask this of Him who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit forever and ever.All: Amen.
They are sprinkled with holy water. After this the rosary of the dying is blessed:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: You have crowned the year with Your bounty.
- All: And the fields are filled with the fruits of the earth.
- P: Lord, heed my prayer.
- All: And let my cry be heard by You.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, who willed to become man, to sojourn in the world, to suffer so much for the salvation of mankind, even submitting to death on the cross; be pleased, we pray, to bless and to hallow this rosary. May he (she), who will devoutly carry it on his (her) person and faithfully recite it, be enriched with Your many graces and favors, and deserve to obtain an everlasting crown in heaven. May all the faithful the wide world over, who are suffering the last agony, be trengthened by Your compassion, and thus come to share in Your everlasting glory and splendor. We ask this through You, Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, who live and reign with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever.All: Amen.
The rosary is sprinkled with holy water. Next he receives the person into this pious confraternity, saying:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, we humbly implore You to give health of body and soul to the members of this pious sodality, as often as they invoke the help of the blessed Virgin Mary, Health of the Sick, through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
Let us pray.
God, who in Your indescribable providence chose to elect St. Joseph as spouse of Your holy Mother, and appointed him, along with the immaculate Virgin, a patron of the dying; grant that by his prayers we may in the hour of death invoke Your holy name and the name of Mary, and so deserve to enter into everlasting rest. We ask this of You who live and reign forever and ever.All: Amen.
God, who endowed St. Camillus with the gift of extraordinary charity, making him the father of a new offspring for the care of the sick; grant by his merits and prayers that all who suffer from bodily illness may finally obtain everlasting health of soul; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Then he presents the scapular, saying to each one:
Take, dear brother (sister), this garment, the special emblem of the pious sodality of Our Lady, Health of the Sick, and of St. Joseph and St. Camillus; and wear it under their patronage so that you may come to everlasting life.
All: Amen.
Lastly he presents the rosary, saying to each one:
Take this rosary of our Lord Jesus Christ, which has been woven as a memorial of His passion. And as you utter His praises may all who are in their last agony bear their sufferings patiently, and finally attain everlasting life; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
May the peace and blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, come upon you and remain with you forever.
All: Amen.
SCAPULAR OF OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL
This scapular is made in the usual way of two pieces of white wool joined together by double cords or bands. One part has an image of the Blessed Virgin made of silk or similar material, with the lettering: "Mother of Good Counsel," as venerated at the shrine of Genazzano. The other part has the papal arms, namely, the tiara with the keys, and the lettering: "Child, follow her counsel" (Leo XIII).
The one who is to receive the scapular is kneeling. The priest, vested in surplice and white stole, says: first, the versicles as given on p 698 after which he says the following:
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, who by Your incarnation dwelt among men as the Angel of Great Counsel and the Wonderful Counsellor; be pleased to bless this scapular of Our Lady of Good Counsel. May all who are to wear this emblem be empowered by you to follow right counsel and so come to enjoy the good things of eternity. We ask this of you who live and reign forever and ever.All: Amen.
Then he sprinkles the scapular with holy water, and invests the person with it, saying:
Take, dear brother (sister) this emblem of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Good Counsel; and by her inspiration may you always do whatever is pleasing to God, and so deserve to be numbered among His elect; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
The priest continues:
- P: Pray for us, O Mother of Good Counsel.
- All: That we may be worthy of Christ's promise.
Let us pray.
God, who gave us the Mother of Your beloved Son as our Mother, and made her beautiful image renowned by a wondrous apparition; grant, we pray, that we may ever follow her admonitions, and so be disposed to pass our lives in accord with Your divine heart, and come happily to our heavenly home; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
SCAPULAR OF ST. JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF MARY
The one who is to receive the scapular is kneeling. The priest, vested in surplice and white stole, says:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, who willed to be given over to the custody of St. Joseph, spouse of Mary, Your immaculate Mother, be pleased to bless this garment, designed as a safeguard for the faithful of Your Church. Grant that this servant of yours may serve You steadfastly and devoutly, under the protection of St. Joseph. We ask this of You who live and reign forever and ever.All: Amen.
The priest sprinkles the scapular with holy water, and invests the person with it, saying:
Take, dear brother (sister), this scapular of St. Joseph, spouse of the blessed Virgin Mary; and having him as a guardian and protector, may you be defended from the wickedness of the devil, and finally attain everlasting life; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Lastly the priest kneels and says three times the following invocation, with the newly enrolled joining in:
St. Joseph, our protector, pray for us.
SACRED MEDAL OF MARY IMMACULATE
The priest who is to bless the sacred medal of the Immaculate Conception, vested in surplice and white stole, says:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, who by the many appearances on earth of the Immaculate Virgin Mary were pleased to work miracles again and again for the salvation of souls; kindly pour out Your blessing on this medal, so that all who devoutly wear it and reverence it may experience the patronage of Mary Immaculate and obtain mercy from You; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
The priest sprinkles the medal with holy water, and presents it to the person, saying:
Take this holy medal; wear it with faith, and handle it with due devotion, so that the holy and immaculate Queen of heaven may protect and defend you. And as she is ever ready to renew her wondrous acts of kindness, may she obtain for you in her mercy whatever you humbly ask of God, so that both in life and in death you may rest happily in her motherly embrace.
All: Amen.
The priest continues:
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father (the rest inaudibly until:)
- P: And lead us not into temptation.
- All: But deliver us from evil.
- P: Queen conceived without original sin.
- All: Pray for us.
- P: Lord, heed my prayer.
- All: And let my cry be heard by You.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, who willed that Your Mother, the blessed Virgin Mary conceived without sin, should become illustrious through countless miracles; grant that we who ever seek her patronage may finally possess everlasting joys. We ask this of You who live and reign forever and ever.All: Amen.
MEDALS OF ST. BENEDICT
The priest who is to bless the medals of St. Benedict says:
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
I cast out the demon from you, creature medals, by God the Father almighty, who made the heavens and the earth and the seas and all that they contain. May all power of the adversary, all assaults and pretensions of Satan, be repulsed and driven afar from these medals, so that they may be for all who will use them a help in mind and body; in the name of the Father almighty, of Jesus Christ, His Son, our Lord, of the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, and in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is coming to judge both the living and the dead and the world by fire.
All: Amen.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father (the rest inaudibly until:)
- P: And lead us not into temptation.
- All: But deliver us from evil.
- P: Save Your servants.
- All: Who trust in You, my God.
- P: Let us find in You, Lord, a fortified tower.
- All: In the face of the enemy.
- P: The Lord will give strength to His people.
- All: The Lord will bless His people with His peace.
- P: Lord, send us aid from Your holy place.
- All: And watch over us from Sion.
- P: Lord, heed my prayer.
- All: And let my cry be heard by You.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty God, lavish dispenser of every good, we humbly ask that by the prayers of St. Benedict you pour out Your blessing on these sacred medals, impressed with letters and signs ascribed to you. Let all who will wear them with hearts intent on good works deserve to obtain health of mind and body, Your holy grace, and the indulgences that have been granted to us. And may they escape by Your merciful help all attacks and wiles of the devil, and finally appear in Your presence sinless and holy; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, who willed in redeeming the whole world to be born of a Virgin, to be circumcized, rejected by the Jews, betrayed with a kiss by Judas, bound in chains, crowned with thorns, pierced with nails, crucified between robbers, wounded with a lance, and to die at last on the cross; I humbly ask, by this Your sacred passion, that you expel all attacks and wiles of the devil from the person who devoutly calls on Your holy name, using these words and signs ascribed to you. May it please you to lead him (her) to the harbor of everlasting salvation, you who live and reign forever and ever.All: Amen.
May the blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, come upon you and remain with you forever.
All: Amen.
The priest sprinkles the medals with holy water.
ROSARY OF OUR LORD
The versicles and responses are the same as those given under No. 23 and they are followed by this prayer:
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, who became man, sojourning in the world for thirty-three years, suffering many things for the salvation of men, and who willed finally to die on the cross; be pleased, we pray, to bless and to hallow this rosary (these rosaries), which You directed St. Michael the Hermit of Camaldulese to introduce for the purpose of commemorating Your life, passion, and death. May all who devoutly carry it (them) on their person and faithfully recite it (them) be enriched with Your many graces and mercies, and deserve to obtain an everlasting crown in heaven; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
It (they) is (are) sprinkled with holy water.
ROSARIES OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD
The rosary is made up of thirty-three beads divided into seven parts, six of which have five beads each, and the seventh only three. In this way the seven principal sheddings of Christ's blood are honored by the recitation of thirty-three Our Fathers and seven Glory be to the Fathers.
The versicles and responses are the same as those given under No. 15; and they are followed by this prayer:
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, who, out of exceeding love for us, willed that Your only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, come down from heaven to earth, taking flesh at the angel's message in the sacred womb of Our Lady, the blessed Virgin Mary, in order to snatch us from Satan's tyranny; we humbly beg You in Your boundless goodness to bless and to hallow these rosaries, which Your faithful Church has consecrated to the honor and praise of the precious blood of Your Son. Let them be endowed with such power of the Holy Spirit, that whoever carries one on his person or reverently keeps one in his home, may always and everywhere in this life be shielded from all enemies, visible and invisible, and at his death, by the merits of the precious blood, happily attain everlasting blessedness; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
They are sprinkled with holy water.
ROSARIES OF OUR LADY
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, who, out of exceeding love for us, willed that Your only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, come down from heaven to earth, take flesh at the angel's message in the sacred womb of Our Lady, the blessed Virgin Mary, submit to death on the cross, and rise gloriously from the dead on the third day, in order to snatch us from Satan's tyranny; we humbly beg You in Your boundless goodness to bless and to hallow these rosaries, which Your faithful Church has consecrated to the honor and praise of the Mother of Your Son. Let them be endowed with such power of the Holy Spirit, that whoever carries one on his person or reverently keeps one in his home, or devoutly prays to You, while meditating on the divine mysteries, according to the rules of this holy society, may fully participate in all the graces, privileges, and indulgences which the Holy See has granted to this society. And may he always and everywhere in this life be shielded from all enemies, visible and invisible, and at his death deserve to be presented to You by the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, laden with the merits of good works; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
The rosaries are sprinkled with holy water.
ROSARIES OF ST. BRIDGET
- P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
- All: Who made heaven and earth.
- P: The Lord be with you.
- All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, who, out of exceeding love for us, willed that Your only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, come down from heaven to earth for our salvation taking flesh at the angel's message in the sacred womb of the blessed Virgin, in order to snatch us from Satan's tyranny; we humbly beg You in Your boundless goodness to bless and to hallow these rosaries, which Your faithful Church has consecrated to the honor and praise of the Mother of Your Son. Let them be endowed with such power of the Holy Spirit, that whoever carries one on his person, or recites it, or reverently keeps it in his home, may always and everywhere be shielded from every foe and adversity, may gain the indulgences granted by the holy Roman Church, and at his death deserve to be presented to you by the blessed Virgin, laden with the merits of good works; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
May the blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, come upon you and remain with you forever.
All: Amen.
They are sprinkled with holy water.
ROSARY OF ST. JOSEPH
The versicles are the same as on p. 722; and they are followed by this prayer:
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, who, out of exceeding love for us, willed that Your only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, come down from heaven to earth for our salvation, taking flesh at the angel's message in the sacred womb of the blessed Virgin, in order to snatch us from Satan's tyranny; we humbly beg You in Your boundless goodness to bless this rosary, made and dedicated to the honor and praise of the Mother of Your Son and of St. Joseph, her devoted spouse. Let it be endowed with such power of the Holy Spirit, that whoever carries it on his person, or reverently keeps it in his home, may always and everywhere in this life be shielded from every visible and invisible foe, and at his death deserve to be presented to you by these holy spouses, laden with the merits of good works; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
It is sprinkled with holy water.
RING OF ST. JOSEPH
The versicles are the same as #39; and they are followed by this prayer:
Let us pray.
God, whose word sanctifies everything that we possess, we beg You to pour out Your blessing on us and on this ring; and by the prayers of the blessed Mary, ever a Virgin, and her spouse, St. Joseph, may we mercifully obtain whatever is necessary for us in this life and be grateful for it; through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.
It is sprinkled with holy water.