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Prayers and Intercessions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Clemency

Daily Intercessions


+ In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.


Let us pray for a greater devotion to S. Mary, and for a wider practice of her invocation.  Let us give thanks for the privilege of these evening devotions at this Shrine of her clemency.


Let us remember all those who have ever prayed at this Shrine or offered their novenas here.


Let us pray for all those absent from us who are joining their prayers with ours at this time.


And let us join our intentions with those offered this evening at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.


Holy Mary, Pray for us.


Holy Mother of God, Pray for us.


Holy Virgin of virgins, Pray for us.


Our Lady of Clemency,  Pray for us.


Our Lady of Walsingham,  Pray for us.


Mother of the Church, Pray for us.


Queen of Peace, Pray for us.


Let us pray for our parish, its life and work, for the parish priests; for Sister Elaine at S. Anna’s; for the members of our congregation, and especially those who are ill, or in sorrow, or in any other anxiety.

Lord, in thy mercy.  Hear our prayer.


Let us pray for the Shrine of Our Lady of Clemency, and its Guardians [remembering especially tonight...], 

Lord, in thy mercy. Hear our prayer.


Special Intentions for the Days of the Week


Let us pray tonight for...

Monday
For our Church, & for our Parish. For the Wardens and Vestrymen of our parish. For the Guilds and Sodalities of our parish, and for the organists, choir and acolytes.

Tuesday
For the children of our congregation; the Junior Communicants of the parish, and for the children of the world, especially those harmed by war, violence or vice.

Wednesday
For the All Saints Sisters of the Poor, especially the Reverend Mother Catherine Grace, for a blessing on their common life, and for an increase of vocations. We pray also for the Sisters’ ministry to the wider church.

Thursday
For greater devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and increased attendance at Mass and Holy Communion. For more visits to the Tabernacle. For the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, and for our parish ward dedicated to S. Saviour.

Friday
For a spirit of deeper penitence in the Church. For all confessors and penitents, and for the return of the lapsed to the Sacraments.

Saturday
For the Guild of All Souls, its members, both living and departed. For the parish ward of the Guild, and for a holy death for all faithful Christians.


Lord, in thy mercy.  Hear our prayer.

Let us pray for the members of the Friends of S. Clement's, [remembering especially tonight...],

Lord, in thy mercy.  Hear our prayer.


We continue our prayers for the Sick, remembering especially,


Lord, in thy mercy.  Hear our prayer.


We pray for the intentions of this Novena:


[insert novena intentions and any birthdays or anniversaries]


Lord, in thy mercy.  Hear our prayer.


Let us pray for the faithful departed, especially for the departed priests who have ministered at our altars, for the departed benefactors of our parish whose bounty we enjoy, for the departed members of our congregation, and especially those whom we have in annual remembrance during this week:


[Here insert the names of those on the weekly anniversary list & in the Guild of All Souls Chantry]


Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord.

And let light perpetual shine upon them.


+ May they rest in peace.

Amen.

 


The Novena Prayer


BLESSED Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, glory of the Church and Mother of all Christians: of the generous love and courtesy wherewith thou hast ever served the people of God, be pleased to take our needs to Him. As we kneel before the Throne of our Eucharistic King, do thou bow before His presence in Heaven and plead our cause for us, and by thy mighty intercession obtain for us the petitions which we ask of God during this Novena, that Jesus may triumph over the prince of this world, and souls be blessed and saved, and God glorified in us all for ever and ever. Amen.
O JESUS, our Friend, our Master, our hidden Guest, accept our adoration, our devotion, our life as an unending act of supplication for the intentions of our Continuous Novena. 

Amen.

 


The Angelus

+ The Angel of the Lord brought tidings unto Mary:

And she conceived by the Holy Ghost.


Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Behold the handmaid of the Lord:

Be it unto me according to thy word.

Hail Mary…   Holy Mary…


And the Word was made Flesh:

And dwelt among us.


Hail Mary … Holy Mary…


Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God:

That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts, that as we have known the Incarnation of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, by the message of an Angel: so by his + Cross and Passion, we may be brought unto the glory of his Resurrection, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.


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