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Moreover, we beseech Thee to grant graciously, through the merits and intercession of these powerful Holy
Guides, the petition which through them we humbly place before Thee, that he may be blessed, and have
strength for the Vigil that is to come, devoutly saying, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
Vouchsafe graciously to hear it, if it redounds to Thy greater glory and to the salvation of the world. Amen.
Guides, the petition which through them we humbly place before Thee, that he may be blessed, and have
strength for the Vigil that is to come, devoutly saying, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
Vouchsafe graciously to hear it, if it redounds to Thy greater glory and to the salvation of the world. Amen.
O Most Holy Queen, as the Archangel Gabriel beheld thee, a living scroll of Christ which the Spirit had
sealed, he cried out to thee: "Hail, vessel of joy, in whom the curse of Eve is lifted!" Thou art the Mother of
Our Lord, and the re-creation of Nature. Faithful servant of God and invincible martyr, Saint George; favored
by God with the gift of faith, and inflamed with an ardent love of His Son, thou didst fight valiantly against
the dragon of pride, falsehood, and deceit. Blessed Archangel, Saint Michael, who doth guard us against the
wickedness and snares of the Evil One, thou art the Messenger of Our Lord and His General, and thy name is
the battle cry of the Heavenly Host. We fervently implore you as the Holy Guides of your servant here, for
the sake Our Lord, to help your servant by your intercession to overcome the temptations that surround him,
and to bear bravely the trials that he will face, so that he may enter into his new station with a pure heart and
a humble countenance.
sealed, he cried out to thee: "Hail, vessel of joy, in whom the curse of Eve is lifted!" Thou art the Mother of
Our Lord, and the re-creation of Nature. Faithful servant of God and invincible martyr, Saint George; favored
by God with the gift of faith, and inflamed with an ardent love of His Son, thou didst fight valiantly against
the dragon of pride, falsehood, and deceit. Blessed Archangel, Saint Michael, who doth guard us against the
wickedness and snares of the Evil One, thou art the Messenger of Our Lord and His General, and thy name is
the battle cry of the Heavenly Host. We fervently implore you as the Holy Guides of your servant here, for
the sake Our Lord, to help your servant by your intercession to overcome the temptations that surround him,
and to bear bravely the trials that he will face, so that he may enter into his new station with a pure heart and
a humble countenance.
Our Lord and our God! We offer up to Thee our petition in union with the bitter passion and death of Jesus
Christ, Thy Son, together with the merits of His blessed Mother, Mary, and of all the saints, particularly with
those of the Holy Guides in whose honor he takes the Mantle of Knighthood.
Christ, Thy Son, together with the merits of His blessed Mother, Mary, and of all the saints, particularly with
those of the Holy Guides in whose honor he takes the Mantle of Knighthood.
Look down upon us, merciful Lord! Grant us Thy grace and Thy love, and graciously hear our prayer. In
nómine Patris, et Fílli, et Spirítus Sancti, Amen.
nómine Patris, et Fílli, et Spirítus Sancti, Amen.
First Reader:
Hear now the words of Saint Louis IX, from a letter to his son. My dearest son, my first
instruction is that you should love your God with all your heart and all your strength. Without this there is no
salvation. Keep yourself, my son, from everything that you know displeases God, that is to say, from every
mortal sin. You should permit yourself to be tormented by every kind of martyrdom before you would allow
yourself to commit a mortal sin.
salvation. Keep yourself, my son, from everything that you know displeases God, that is to say, from every
mortal sin. You should permit yourself to be tormented by every kind of martyrdom before you would allow
yourself to commit a mortal sin.
If God has permitted you to have some trial, bear it willingly and with gratitude, considering that it has
happened for your good and that perhaps you well deserved it. If God bestows upon you any kind of
prosperity, thank Him humbly and see that you become no worse for it, either though vain pride or anything
else, because you ought not to oppose God or offend Him in the matter of His gifts.
happened for your good and that perhaps you well deserved it. If God bestows upon you any kind of
prosperity, thank Him humbly and see that you become no worse for it, either though vain pride or anything
else, because you ought not to oppose God or offend Him in the matter of His gifts.
Be kindhearted to the poor, the unfortunate and the afflicted. Give them as much help and consolation as you
can. Thank God for all the benefits He has bestowed upon you, that you may be worthy to receive greater.
Always side with the poor rather than with the rich, until you are certain of the truth.
can. Thank God for all the benefits He has bestowed upon you, that you may be worthy to receive greater.
Always side with the poor rather than with the rich, until you are certain of the truth.
Second Reader:
Hear now the words of the Apostle Paul, from his first Letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13:
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of Angels, and have not Love, I am become as sounding brass or
a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge:
and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not Love, I am nothing. And though I
bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not Love, it profiteth
me nothing.
a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge:
and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not Love, I am nothing. And though I
bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not Love, it profiteth
me nothing.
Love suffereth long, and is kind: Love envieth not: Love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not
behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, Rejoiceth not in
iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth: Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all
things.
behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, Rejoiceth not in
iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth: Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all
things.
Love never faileth: but whether there be prophesies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall
cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesie in part. But
when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part, shall be done away.
cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesie in part. But
when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part, shall be done away.