Model for one Day

Morning Prayer:

L.     Lord, teach us to pray.
R. In the name of the Father
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Invitation to praise God for his love
L.     Let us praise and bless the Lord with all creatures:
Psalm 117 (116)
1      O praise the Lord, all you nations,
acclaim him, all you peoples!
2 Strong is his love for us;
he is faithful for ever.
1 Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
2 As it was in the beginning,
is now and will be for ever.
Amen.
To the most Holy Trinity
L.     Most Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
R. We adore and thank you
for the blessings received throughout our lives,
especially for the gift of this day.
L. Blessed be the one true God,
Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
R. Most Holy Trinity,
we offer you, through the hands of Mary
Queen of Apostles,
our thoughts, words, work and suffering of this day.
L. We renew our resolve
to grow to be perfect in your love,
so that our community,
united by the love of the Father,
the grace of our Lord Jesus Chrict
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
may be totally committed to the work
of the Catholic Apostolate.
R. We ask you to assist our Pope, John Paul II,
and we join with him in prayer
for the universal Church,
for our Christian brothers and sisters,
for those who profess a different faith,
for those who do not believe in you
and for all the peoples of the world.
L. We entrust our community to your infinite love:
the individual members and their superiors,
the communities, delegatures, regions and provinces.
R. Watch over bishops, priests, sisters, brothers
and all religious families in your Church.
L. Bless our relatives, friends and benefactors
and all who have asked for our prayers.
R. Through your infinite mercy
recall to your love those who have strayed;
and grant eternal life in your kingdom
to our deceased members and relatives
and to all the faithful departed.

Angelus or during the Easter season: Regina Coeli

1     Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
2 As it was in the beginning,
is now and will be for ever.
Amen.
1Angel of God,
2 whom God has appointed my guardian,
enlighten, protect, direct and govern me this day.
Amen.


Apostolic Prayer of St. Vincent Pallotti

Conclusion
L.     May the Lord bless us,
and preserve us from all evil.
May he keep us faithful in his service.
R.To Him be honour and glory
for ever and ever. Amen.


Prayer during the Day:

L.     Lord, we come to adore you.
R. In the name of the Father
and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
or:
Introductory Prayer: O Sacred Banquet

Brief pause

Examination
L.     Let us remember that our holy Founder
gave us the life of our Lord Jesus Christ
as as a fundamental rule
so that we might imitate him
in our community life and in our apostolate.

Brief pause

Thanksgiving
L.     Eternal Father,
R.We unite ourselves with Mary,
to offer you the Blood of Jesus Christ in thanksgiving,
as though you had already granted us the gift
of making the hidden and public life of Christ,
even to his death on the cross,
the model of of our lives,
for your glory, and for our salvation
and that of our brothers and sisters.

Brief pause

Angelus or during the Easter season: Regina Coeli

1     Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
2 As it was in the beginning,
is now and will be for ever.
Amen.
1Angel of God,
2 whom God has appointed my guardian,
enlighten, protect, direct and govern me this day.
Amen.

Prayer of St. Vincent Pallotti to Mary, Queen of Apostles   or   older translation

Prayer for the dead:     Psalm 130(129)   or   Psalm 51(50)   & Closing Petitions


Evening Prayer

Invocation of the Holy Spirit

Thanksgiving
L.     Let us thank God
for all the blessings we have received,
especially for the grace of our vocationn
Brief pause

Examination of Conscience
L.     Let us examine ourselves on the sins we have committed today
in thought, word, deed and omission
and let us ask God's forgiveness.
Brief pause

Remembrance of Death
L.     We ask God
that we may persevere in his love
until death.
Brief pause

Intercessions: Keep us this night, Lord...   or   Intercessions: Let us pray for vocations. ...

Prayer for the Community
L.     Most loving Virgin Mary, Mother of mercy,
Queen of the angels and saints,
our support and our hope.
R. look with mercy on our community
which you have cherished from the beginning.
L. Guard it now and in the future
and bless it with continued growth.
R. May poverty, chastity and obedience,
the spirit of prayer and the sharing of resources,
in a spirit of serving with the love of Christ,
remain alive in our hearts.
L. Preserve our Community from all harm,
especially from all danger of lukewarmness.
R. Mary, our support and our hope,
obtain these blessings for us from your Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to St. Joseph
L.     Remember us, O Blessed Joseph,
and aid us by your powerful intercession
with your foster Son.
R. May your virgin spouse,
Mary, the Mother of Christ,
be always gracious towards us.
Prayer to St. Vincent Pallotti
L.     Saint Vincent, our holy Founder,
you were chosen by God
to revive and promote in the Church
the universal apostolate.
R. Intercede for us with God
for those inspired by your ideals,
especially by your love of God and neighbour,
so that they may seek in everything
the glory of God,
the destruction of sin and the salvation of all.

Blessing
 
L.     Lord, we beg you to visit this house
and banish from it all the deadly power of the enemy.
May your holy angels come to keep us in peace,
and may your blessing be upon us always.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
S. God is love
and those who abide in love abide in God,
and God abides in them.
(1 John 4:16).
Through the infinite mercy of God,
through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Queen of Apostles,
of our founder, St. Vincent Pallotti,
and of all the angels and saints:
May the blessing of Almighty God,
the Father + and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
descend upon us and all our brothers and sisters,
and remain with us always.
R. Amen.

If no priest or deacon is present, this formula of blessing is replaced by the Leader as follows:

L.     God is love
and those who abide in love abide in God,
and God abides in them.
(1 John 4:16).
The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil,
and bring us to everlasting life.
R. Amen.

Te Deum   -  You are God :   we praise you.


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