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2 of 2 Prayer to St. Philomena Therefore it is to thee that I lift my suppliant hands. Ah! from the heights of the heavenly country, deign to cast a glance on me, thy humble client. O pure Virgin, O holy martyr, solace me in suffering and temptation, sustain me in trial and persecution, and assist me in danger, above all at the awful hour of death, when I shall have to combat all the powers of hell; pray for me in that final moment upon which my eternity hangs. Hail Philomena, pearl of virgins, generous spouse of the King of kings! Hail, flower of martyrs, living host of Christ! Refuse not the succor of thy prayer to those who invoke it venerating thy merits. Amen. ~ Prayers and Devotions (1954)

PRAYER to SAINT PHILOMENA ST. PHILOMENA, behold me before the bright throne whereon the august Trinity hath set thee wearing thy double crown of virginity and martyrdom; behold, I lift suppliant hands to thee. Even the most cruel sufferings could not diminish the devotion of thy generous heart to the Celestial Lover Who was thy joy. And now thy Lord, to recompense these sufferings, wills to glorify thee by the mightiness of thy intercessions. (continued)

2 of 2 Prayer to St. Philomena Therefore it is to thee that I lift my suppliant hands. Ah! from the heights of the heavenly country, deign to cast a glance on me, thy humble client. O pure Virgin, O holy martyr, solace me in suffering and temptation, sustain me in trial and persecution, and assist me in danger, above all at the awful hour of death, when I shall have to combat all the powers of hell; pray for me in that final moment upon which my eternity hangs. Hail Philomena, pearl of virgins, generous spouse of the King of kings! Hail, flower of martyrs, living host of Christ! Refuse not the succor of thy prayer to those who invoke it venerating thy merits. Amen. ~ Prayers and Devotions (1954)

Prayer Our Lord said to St. Mechtilde: Whoever shall breathe a sigh towards Me from the bottom of his heart when he awakes in the morning, and shall ask Me to work all his works in him throughout the day, he will draw Me to him; so that his soul shall have life from Me even as his body has life from his soul, and he shall do all things through Me and by Me. For never does a man breathe a sigh of longing aspiration towards Me without drawing Me nearer to him than I was before. O MOST loving Jesus, I breathe towards Thee this sigh, drawn from the depth of my heart, beseeching Thee with all my might that Thou wouldst deign Thyself to work in me all my works, whether of body or of soul, to cleanse them all in thy sweetest Heart, and to offer them, in union with Thine Own most perfect works, to God the Father as an eternal thanksgiving. Amen. ~ Preces Gertrudianae (1861)

Protus and Hyacinth, two brothers, were scourged and died at Rome in 260, during the reign of Galienus and Valerian. ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ September 11th ~ FEAST of STS. PROTUS and HYACINTH, Martyrs MAY the glorious confession of Protus and Hyacinth, Thy Blessed Martyrs, strengthen us , O Lord, and may their loving intercession continually protect us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen. Collect, September 11, Sts. Protus and Hyacinth ~ The Saint Joseph Daily Missal (1950) ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ Sts. Protus and Hyacinth, pray for us.

Protus and Hyacinth, two brothers, were scourged and died at Rome in 260, during the reign of Galienus and Valerian. ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ September 11th ~ FEAST of STS. PROTUS and HYACINTH, Martyrs MAY the glorious confession of Protus and Hyacinth, Thy Blessed Martyrs, strengthen us , O Lord, and may their loving intercession continually protect us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen. Collect, September 11, Sts. Protus and Hyacinth ~ The Saint Joseph Daily Missal (1950) ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ Sts. Protus and Hyacinth, pray for us.

ASPIRATION Mother of love, of sorrow and of mercy, pray for us. (Roman Breviary). Mater amóris, dolóris et misericórdiæ, ora pro nobis. (ex Breviario Romano). An indulgence of 300 days (Pius X, Audience, May 14, 1908; S. C. Ind., May 30, 1908). ~ The Raccolta (1957)

St. Nicholas entered the Augustinian Order. He is distinguished for his innocence and for his devotion to the souls in purgatory. He died in 1310. ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ September 10th ~ FEAST of ST. NICHOLAS of TOLENTINE, Confessor GIVE ear, O Lord, to our supplications which we present to Thee on the feast of Blessed Nicholas, Thy Confessor, so that we, who put no trust in our own righteousness, may be aided by the prayers of him who was pleasing to Thee. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen. Collect, September 10, St. Nicholas of Tolentine ~ The Saint Joseph Daily Missal (1950) ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ St. Nicholas of Tolentine, pray for us.

MORNING PRAYER ~ Salve Regina SALVE, Regína, mater misericórdiae, vita, dulcédo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamámus exsules fílii Hevæ; ad te suspirámus, geméntes et flentes in hac lacriámrum valle. Eia, ergo, advocáta nostra, illos tuos misericórdes óculos ad nos convérte. Et Iesum, benedíctum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsílium ostende, o clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria (ex Breviario Romano). ~ The Raccolta (1957) [℣.] Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata. [℟.] Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos. [℣.] Benedictus Deus in Sanctis suis. [℟.] Amen. ~ The Raccolta (1910)

MORNING PRAYER ~ Hail, Holy Queen HAIL, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we sigh, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Ah then, our Advocate, turn thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! (Roman Breviary) (The Raccolta, 1957) The Raccolta, 1910 adds the following after this prayer: [℣.] Make me worthy to praise thee, O Holy Virgin. [℟.] Give me strength against thine enemies. [℣.] Blessed be God in his saints. [℟.] Amen.

PRAYER to ONE’S GUARDIAN ANGEL Angel sent by God to guide me, Be my light and walk beside me, Be my guardian and protect me, On the paths of life direct me. Amen.

Peter Claver, a Spanish Jesuit Priest, labored for the salvation of the African Negroes and the abolition of the Negro slave trade. He died Sept. 8, 1654. ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ September 9th ~ FEAST of ST. PETER CLAVER, Confessor O GOD, Who didst endow Blessed Peter with wonderful charity and patience in helping the enslaved Negroes, when about to call them to the knowledge of Thy name; grant, by his intercession, that we may seek the things of Jesus Christ and love our neighbors in deed and in truth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen. Collect, September 9, St. Peter Claver ~ The Saint Joseph Daily Missal (1956) ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ St. Peter Claver, pray for us.

TOTA PULCHRA ES Thou art all fair, O Mary, And the original stain is not in thee. Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, Thou, the joy of Israel, Thou, the great honor of our people, Thou, the advocate of sinners, O Mary, O Mary. Virgin most prudent, Mother most merciful, Pray for us, Intercede for us with our Lord Jesus Christ. ~~~~~~~ Tota pulchra es, María, Et mácula originális non est in te. Tu glória Ierúsalem, Tu lætítia Israël, Tu honorificéntia pópuli nostri, Tu advocáta peccatórum. O María, O María, Virgo prudentíssima, Mater clementíssima, Ora pro nobis, Intercéde pro nobis ad Dóminum Iesum Christum. An indulgence of 500 days (S. C. Ind., Mar. 23, 1904; S. P. Ap., Dec. 19, 1936). ~ The Raccolta (1943)

O Maria concepita senza peccato pregate per noi che ricorriamo a Voi. Invocation O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Amen. 100 Days, once a day. Leo XIII, March 13, 1884 ~ The Raccolta (1910)

GOLDEN SALUTATION of the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY The Blessed Virgin revealed to St Gertrude that she rejoiced to show to those who thus saluted her the inestimable treasure of her loving compassion. And at the hour of his departure, she added, I will appear to him clothed with radiant beauty, and will pour into his soul heavenly sweetness and consolation. HAIL fair Lily of the effulgent and ever-peaceful Trinity. Hail radiant Rose of heavenly fragrance, of whom the King of heaven willed to be born, and with thy milk to be fed; uphold and succor me, a miserable sinner, now and at the hour of my death. Amen. ~ Preces Gertrudianae (1861)

Nine months after the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ September 8th ~ FEAST of the NATIVITY of the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Impart to Thy servants, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the gift of Thy heavenly grace, that, as the childbearing of the Blessed Virgin was the beginning of our salvation, so the joyful feast of her Nativity may bring us an increase of peace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen. Collect, September 8, The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary ~ St. Joseph Daily Missal, 1956 ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧

St. Bridget’s Prayer O ! Blessed Virgin Mary, Immaculate Mother of God, who didst endure a martyrdom of love and grief, beholding the Sufferings and Sorrows of Jesus; thou didst co-operate in the benefit of my redemption by thy innumerable afflictions, and by offering to the Eternal Father His Only Begotten Son, as a Holocaust and Victim of propitiation for my sins. I thank thee for the unspeakable love which led thee to deprive thyself of the fruit of thy womb, Jesus, true God and true Man to save me, a sinner. Oh ! use the unfailing intercession of thy Sorrows with the Father and the Son, that I may steadfastly amend my life and never again crucify my loving Redeemer by new sins, and that persevering till death in His grace, I may obtain eternal life through the merits of His Cross and Passion. Three Hail Mary’s. ~ St. Bridget ~ Manual of the Sorrows (1861)

PRAYER To Our Almighty Father Almighty Father, come into our hearts, and so fill us with Thy love that forsaking all evil desires, we may embrace Thee, our only good. Show us, O Lord our God, what Thou art to us. Say to our souls, I am your salvation, speak so that we may hear. Our hearts are before Thee; open our ears; let us hasten after Thy voice. Hide not Thy Face from us, we beseech Thee, O Lord. Open our hearts so that Thou may enter in. Repair the ruined mansions, that Thou may dwell therein. Hear us, O Heavenly Father, for the sake of Thy only Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with Thee and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen. ~ attributed to St. Augustine

2 of 2 ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ Luke 7, 11-16. At that time, Jesus went to a town called Naim; and His disciples and a large crowd went with Him. And as He drew near the gate of the town, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large gathering from the town was with her. And the Lord, seeing her, had compassion on her, and said to her, “Do not weep.”. And He went up and touched the stretcher; and the bearers stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to thee, arise.” And he who was dead, sat up, and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother. But fear seized upon all, and they began to glorify God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited His people.” S. Praise be to Thee, O Christ. Gospel, Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost ~ St. Joseph Daily Missal, (1950) ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧

1 of 2 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST Today’s Gospel shows us Christ’s compassion for a widowed mother whose dead son was being carried out for burial. The Gospel prefigures another mother, the Church, who weeps unceasingly over the spiritual death of so many of Her children whom She would conduct to the grace of Jesus Christ. Let us remember, therefore, that if by chance we have lost His grace by sinning, our Savior has founded His Church, within which we may again arise in virtue of His Most Precious Blood. (continued)