Our lady of the angels
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Franciscan crown rosary
Mary full of grace,
Splendor of our race,
Holy virgin, Maria!
Pray for us to Christ, your Son,
Now and when our life is done!
Ora, ora pro nobis
Mother, Virgin pure,
Hope and refuge sure,
Lead us safely to Jesus!
Spirit filled and lowly,
Mirror of the Holy!
Ora, ora pro nobis
Holy Mary Revealing Your Son.
For the gift of courage, blessed are you
For the gift of faith, blessed are you.
When the Angel called you announcing God’s plan
With courage your journey began.
Refrain:
Holy Mary revealing your son,
Sacred the hearts that beat as one
Holy Mary Christ’s victory is won
Sacred the gift of your son
When you saw Elizabeth, blessed are you;
She acclaimed aloud, blessed are you.
Let us now join you proclaiming the lamb;
Our spirit rejoices in God.
In that night of wonder, blessed are you’
You gave birth to Jesus, blessed are you.
Joining with the angels and shepherds proclaim;
To God give all glory and praise.
God’s Promise to Man:
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head and you will strike his heel. Genesis 3:15
Gracious God and Father, in Mary, the firstborn of redemption, you have given us a Mother most tender.
Open our hearts to the joy of the Spirit, and grant that by imitating the Virgin we too may learn to magnify You through the great work accomplished in Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever Amen
As we meditate upon the seven joys of our Blessed Mother, let us ask the Holy Spirit to bestow upon us his heavenly gifts.
The Immaculate Conception – Peter Paul Rubens
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Mary’s 1st Joy - The Annunciation. We pray for the gift of fortitude.
Our Father Hail Mary x10 Glory Be
Prayer: O God, who willed that your Word should take on the reality of human flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary, grant, we pray, that we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man, may merit to become partakers in his divine nature. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen
The Annunciation – Bartholome Esteban Murillo
Mary’s 2nd Joy - The Visitation. We pray for the gift of Counsel.
Our Father Hail Mary x10 Glory Be
Prayer: Almighty ever-living God, who, while the Blessed Virgin Mary was carrying your Son in her womb, inspired her to visit Elizabeth, grant us, we pray, that, faithful to the promptings of the Spirit, we may magnify your greatness with the Virgin Mary at all times. We ask this 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.
The Visitation – Mariotto Albertinelli
Adoration of The Magi – Peter Paul Rubens
Mary’s 3rd Joy - The Adoration of The Magi. We pray for the gift of The Fear of The Lord
Our Father Hail Mary x10 Glory Be
Prayer: Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, as we are bathed in the new radiance of your incarnate Word, the light of faith, which illumines our minds, may also shine through in our deeds. We ask this 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.
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple –
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri – Il Guercino
Mary’s 4th Joy - The Presentation of Our Lord. We pray for the gift of Wisdom
Our Father Hail Mary x10 Glory Be
Prayer: Almighty ever-living God, we humbly implore your majesty that, just as your Only Begotten Son was presented on this day in the Temple in the substance of our flesh, so, by your grace, we may be presented to you with minds made pure. We ask this 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
Finding of Jesus in the Temple – Carl Heinrich Bloch
Mary’s 5th Joy - The finding of Jesus in the Temple. We pray for the gift of Understanding
Our Father Hail Mary x10 Glory Be
Prayer: O God, you who were pleased to give us the shining example of the Holy Family, graciously grant that we may imitate them in practicing the virtues of family life and in the bonds of charity, and so, in the joy of your house, delight one day in eternal rewards. We ask this 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.
The Resurrection of Christ – Carl Heinrich Bloch
Mary’s 6th Joy - The Resurrection of Our Lord. We pray for the gifts of Piety and Love.
Our Father Hail Mary x10 Glory Be
Prayer: O God, you who on this day, through your Only Begotten Son, have conquered death and unlocked for us the path to eternity, grant, we pray, that we who keep the solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection may, through the renewal brought by your Spirit, rise up in the light of life. We ask this 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
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary –
Bartholome Esteban Murillo
Mary’s 7th Joy - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. We pray for the gift of knowledge.
Our Father Hail Mary x10 Glory Be
Prayer 7: O God, who, looking on the lowliness of the Blessed Virgin Mary, raised her to this grace, that your Only Begotten Son was born of her according to the flesh and that she was crowned this day with surpassing glory, grant through her prayers, that, saved by the mystery of your redemption, we may merit to be exalted by you on high. We ask this 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.
Sistine Madonna - Raphael
To complete Mary’s joys upon the earth, let us pray: Hail Mary x 2
And for the intentions of our Holy Father, Pope Leo, we pray:
Our Father
Hail Mary
Grant we beseech Thee, O Lord God, unto us thy servants, that we may rejoice in continual health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, may be delivered from present sadness, and enter into the joy of thine eternal gladness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen
My soul doth glory in your love, O Lord.
My soul doth glory in your love, O Lord,
For you gazed on your servant with compassion;
And you reached out and took me by the hand.
Great are you God, and Holy is your name.
Your mercy reaches to the end of time;
Ah the lowly you raise to the heavens,
And the proud – hearted have no part with you.
Ah, how you fill the hungry with your love.
With empty hands, the rich are sent away.
You will always be mindful of your mercy,
As you promised your people, long ago.
My soul doth glory in your love, O Lord.
My soul doth glory in your love, O Lord.
For you smiled on your servant with compassion,
And you reached out and took me by the hand.
And may Almighty God bless us In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
The Trinity – Giovanni Francesco Barbieri – Il Guercino
Hymns: Chris Brunnelle