Those Who Sing Pray Twice |
Prayers to St. Cecilia
Dear St. Cecilia
One thing we know for certain about you
is that you became an heroic martyr in fidelity
to your Divine Bridegroom.
We do not know that you were a musician but
we are told you heard Angels sing.
Inspire musicians to gladden the hearts of people
by filling the air with God’s gift of music
and reminding them of the
Divine Musician who created all beauty.
Amen
O Glorious Saint,
who chose to die instead of denying your King,
we pray you please to help us
as His fair praise we sing.
We lift our hearts in joyous song to honor Him this way,
and while we sing, remembering,
to sing is to doubly pray.
At once, in our hearts and in our tongues, we offer double prayer
sent heavenward on winged notes
to praise God dwelling there.
While in our hearts and tongues we try with song to praise God twice,
we ask dear saint, to help us
be united close to Christ!
Amen
Angelus:
V: The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,
R: And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
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V: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
R: Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
R: Be it done unto me according to thy word.
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V: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
R: Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
R: And dwelt among us.
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V: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
R: Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
R: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
V: Let us pray
ALL: Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace unto 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
Send Your Angel to Mass:
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O’ Holy angel at my side Go to church for me Kneel in my place at Holy Mass Where I desire to be. At offertory in my stead Take all I am and own And place it as a sacrifice Upon the Altar throne. At Holy Consecration bell, Adore with Seraph’s love My Jesus hidden in the Host Come down from Heaven above. There pray for those I dearly love And those that cause me grief That Jesus’ blood may cleanse all hearts Give suffering souls relief. That when the priest Communion takes Then bring my Lord to me That His sweet heart may rest in mine And I His temple be. Pray that the sacrifice divine May all man’s sin efface Then bring me Jesus’ blessing home The pledge of every grace. Amen This very special prayer was written by a devout woman named Ruth Merz from Cincinnati, Ohio. Ruth was the mother of eight children who was diagnosed with cancer, which eventually and sadly claimed her life. Unable to attend mass because of her illness, she wrote this wonderful prayer. We hope that her words will convey special meaning to those who are ill and to their friends and families who care for them. Please feel free to share it with anyone that you feel might benefit from it. |