St. Patrick’s Family Prayer Book · beads we pray the Hail Mary. T. HAIL MARY, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your

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St. Patrick’s Family Prayer Book

DAILY PRAYER SERVICES FOR THE DOMESTIC CHURCH

Edited by Fr. Dennis J. J. Mancuso, M.Div., OCDS

Reformated to be printed on Letter size (8½x11) paper.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Dear Parishioners,

As a promised last week at Mass, I present you this Family Prayer Book. As I stated in my sermon, A Family who Prays Together, Stays Together. Only those Families who are grounded in Prayer can be what they are called to be as Proclaimers of the Gospel in the World in which we live. It is my hope that this prayer book will help renew the families of our parishes.

In this book, I give three different ways to pray together as a family.

(1) The first way is the Rosary (the way my family prayed together in my childhood) - you might have different members of the family lead a decade. I have provided the Rosary in a step by step format.

(2) The second way encourages the Family to encounter the Lord in the words of the Sacred Scriptures. It begins and closes with prayer. In this book a provide a Gospel Reading Plan which allows you to read the four Gospels twice in a year.

(3) The third way allows the Family to pray together some basic prayers of our Catholic Tradition. This is particularly helpful for our younger families because it will assist small children in learning their prayers.

I am sure that if our families put one of these ways into practice, that Our Gracious Lord will richly bless them.

With Prayers,

Rev. Dennis J. J. Mancuso — Pastor

St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church

of Belfast, NY

St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church

of Fillmore, NY

with Catholic Campus Ministry to Houghton College, Houghton, NY

PARISH OFFICES 109 W. Main St. — PO Box 198

Fillmore, NY 14735-0198

PHONE: (585) 567-2282 FAX: (585) 567-4172

Table of Contents

First Way: The Rosary (Step-by-Step Method) 5

Second Way: Praying with The Gospels 17 Reading Plan for the Four Gospels 19

Third Way: Praying our Basic Catholic Prayers 26

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on earth as it is in heaven.

U. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. 3. On each of the three small beads we pray the Hail Mary.

T. HAIL MARY, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

U. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. 4. Then we pray the Glory Be and the O My Jesus.

T. GLORY BE to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

U. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

O MY JESUS, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of hell, lead all souls into heaven, especially those who are most in need of Your mercy.

Praying the Rosary

1. On the cross make the Sign of the Cross and pray the Apostle’s Creed.

T. I BELIEVE IN GOD, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

U. I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

2. On the first Large Bead we pray the Lord’s Prayer

T. OUR FATHER, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done

The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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THE FIRST DECADE 5. On the next large bead we reflect upon the First Mystery (According to what day it is).

Monday and Saturday — Joyful Mysteries Tuesday and Friday — Sorrowful Mysteries

Wednesday and Sunday — Glorious Mysteries Thursday — Luminous Mysteries

THE FIRST JOYFUL MYSTERY THE ANNUNCIATION

And the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most H i g h w i l l overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.”

(Luke 1:31-32)

THE FIRST LUMINOUS MYSTERY THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD ...the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with whom I am well pleased.”

(Mk 1:10-11)

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THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY AGONY IN THE GARDEN

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane. And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”

(Matt. 26: 36, 39)

THE FIRST GLORIOUS MYSTERY THE RESURRECTION

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.

(Matt. 28: 5-6)

Then the Lord’s Prayer is said:

T. OUR FATHER, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. U. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

6. On each of the ten small beads we pray the Hail Mary.

T. HAIL MARY, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.





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THE SECOND JOYFUL MYSTERY THE VISITATION

“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your w o m b ! A n d blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

(Luke 1:42, 45)

THE SECOND LUMINOUS MYSTERY THE WEDDING FEAST AT CANA

On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples. When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants , “Do whatever he tells you.”

(Jn. 2:1-5)

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THE SECOND SORROWFUL MYSTERY

THE SCOURGING And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” Then he released f o r t h e m Barabbas, and they scourged Jesus.

(Mt 27:25-26)

THE SECOND GLORIOUS MYSTERY THE ASCENSION

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.

(Luke 24: 50-51)

THE SECOND DECADE 8. On the next large bead we reflect upon the Second Mystery (According to what day it is).











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THE THIRD JOYFUL MYSTERY THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD

And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

(Luke 2:6-7)

THE THIRD LUMINOUS MYSTERY THE PROCLAMATION OF THE

KINGDOM OF GOD . . . Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel.”

(Mk. 1:14-15)

THE THIRD SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CROWNING WITH THORNS And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe upon him, and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

(Mt 27:28-29)

THE THIRD GLORIOUS MYSTERY THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.

(Acts 2: 3-4)

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THE THIRD DECADE 11. On the next large bead we reflect upon the Third Mystery (According to what day it is).











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THE FOURTH JOYFUL MYSTERY THE PRESENTATION OF OUR

LORD IN THE TEMPLE And when the time came for their p u r i f i c a t i o n according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.

(Luke 2:22)

THE FOURTH LUMINOUS MYSTERY THE TRANSFIGURATION

. . . Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his c o u n t e n a n c e w a s altered, and his raiment became dazzling white. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!”

(Lk. 9: 28-31, 35)

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THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE WAY OF THE CROSS

So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.

(John 19:17-18)

THE FOURTH GLORIOUS MYSTERY THE ASSUMPTION OF THE

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY O daughter, you are blessed by the Most High God above all women on earth; and blessed be the Lord God, who created the heavens and the earth.

(Judith 13: 18)

THE FOURTH DECADE 14. On the next large bead we reflect upon the Fourth Mystery (According to what day it is).











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THE FIFTH JOYFUL MYSTERY THE FINDING OF OUR LORD IN

THE TEMPLE After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and a s k i n g t h e m questions; and all who heard him were amazed a t h i s understanding and his answers.

(Luke 2:41-52)

THE FIFTH LUMINOUS MYSTERY THE INSTITUTION OF THE MOST HOLY

EUCHARIST ...the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

(1 Cor. 11:23-26)

THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION AND DEATH

OF THE LORD The curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.

(Luke 23:45-46)

THE FIFTH GLORIOUS MYSTERY THE CORONATION OF THE

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

(Rev. 12: 1)

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THE FIFTH DECADE 17. On the next large bead we reflect upon the Fifth Mystery (According to what day it is).










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Then we pray the following concluding prayers: Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy; our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

T. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God;

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

T. Let us pray. U. O God, whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant, we beseech You, that meditating upon these mysteries of the most

holy rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may learn to imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

We conclude by making the Sign of the Cross.

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The Family Gathers together. The Parents may lead the prayers themselves or ask one of the older children to lead. The reading for tonight’s prayer service should be marked in a Bible — see page 19 and following for the reading of the day. A reader should be chosen to read the Gospel Passage.

They begin with sign of the Cross.

LEADER: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

ALL: Amen.

Prayer Before Reading the Holy Scriptures

ALL: COME, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

LEADER: Let Us Pray.

O God, Who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things and ever to rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord.

ALL: Amen.

The Reading the Holy Gospel

READER: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to (St. Matthew or St. Mark or St. Luke or St. John).

Praying with The Gospels

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ALL: Glory to you, Lord.

READER: The reader now reads the Gospel Reading concluding with words: The Word of the Lord.

ALL: Thanks be to God.

Prayer St. Bead the Venerable After Reading the Holy Scriptures

ALL: O Lord, let me not, be puffed up with worldly wisdom, which passes away, but grant me Your love which never fades, that I may choose to know nothing in this life, but Jesus, and Him crucified. (1 Cor. 13:8; 2:2.)

I pray to You, O loving Jesus that as You graciously have given me to drink in the words of Your knowledge, so would You mercifully grant me one day to come to You, and to stand before Your face forever. Amen.

Petitions The members of the family may bring various needs and people before the Family for prayer.

Lord’s Prayer LEADER: The Leader concludes the petitions by saying: Let us now bring our prayers and petitions before the our Heavenly

Father as Jesus taught us:

ALL: OUR FATHER, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;

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and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Conclusion The Leader concludes the service with the Sign of the Cross.

Parents may ask God’s blessing on their Children by signing them on the forehead as they did on the day of their child’s Baptism.

Reading Plan for the Four Gospels DAY GOSPEL TEXT

Dec. 1 June 1 John 1:1-18

Dec. 2 June 2 Luke 1:1-13





Dec. 7 June 7 Matthew 1:18-25 or Luke 2:1-7



Dec. 10 June 10 Matthew 2:1-18

Dec. 11 June 11 Matthew 2:19-23 or Luke 2:40-52

Dec. 12 June 12 Luke 3:2-14 or Matthew 3:2-10 or Mark 1:5-6

Dec. 13 June 13 Luke 3:15-18 or John 1:19-26 or Matthew 3:13-17


Dec. 15 June 15 John 1:29-40

Dec. 16 June 16 John 1:41-51


Dec. 18 June 18 John 2:13-25


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DAY GOSPEL TEXT

Dec. 20 June 20 John 3:22 - 4:3


Dec. 22 June 22 John 4:22-42

Dec. 23 June 23 John 4:43-53 or Luke 4:14-15 or Matthew 4:13-17


Dec. 25 June 25 Mark 1:21-31

Dec. 26 June 26 Mark 1:35-45

Dec. 27 June 27 Mark 2:1-12



Dec. 30 June 30 John 5:16-30

Dec. 31 July 1 John 5:31-47

Jan. 1 July 2 Mark 2:23 - 3:6

Jan. 2 July 3 Matthew 12:14-21

Jan. 3 July 4 Mark 3:7-22




Jan. 7 July 8 Matthew 5:43 - 6:4





Jan. 12 July 13 Luke 7:1-10

Jan. 13 July 14 Luke 7:11-23

Jan. 14 July 15 Luke 7:24-35

Jan. 15 July 16 Luke 7:36-50

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DAY GOSPEL TEXT





Jan 21 July 22 Mark 4:21-29

Jan 22 July 23 Matthew 13:24-43





Jan 27 July 28 Luke 4:1-30

Jan 28 July 29 Matthew 9:37 - 10:15



Jan. 31 Aug 1 Luke 9:1-9

Feb 1 Aug 2 Mark 6:17-29


Feb 3 Aug 4 Matthew 14:22-33

Feb 4 Aug 5 John 6:22-33









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DAY GOSPEL TEXT



Feb 15 Aug 16 Luke 9:28-36

Feb 16 Aug 17 Mark 9:14-29


Feb 18 Aug 19 John 7:14-36

Feb 19 Aug 20 John 7:37-52


Feb 21 Aug 22 John 8:21-36

Feb 22 Aug 23 John 8:37-47

Feb 23 Aug 24 John 8:48-59


Feb 25 Aug 26 John 9:18-41

Feb 26 Aug 27 John 10:1-21

Feb 27 Aug 28 Luke 9:43-48



Mar 1 Aug 31 Matthew 14:22-35

Mar 2 Sept 1 Luke 9:51-62




Mar 6 Sept 5 Luke 10:38 - 11:13

Mar 7 Sept 6 John 10:22-42




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DAY GOSPEL TEXT


Mar 12 Sept 11 Luke 12:13-31

Mar 13 Sept 12 Luke 12:32-48

Mar 14 Sept 13 Luke 12:49-59


Mar 16 Sept 15 Luke 13:18-30

Mar 17 Sept 16 Luke 13:31 -14:6


Mar 19 Sept 18 Luke 14:25-35


Mar 22 Sept 20 Luke 15:11-32


Mar 24 Sept 22 Luke 16:14-31

Mar 25 Sept 23 John 11:1-16

Mar 26 Sept 24 John 11:17-31

Mar 27 Sept 25 John 11: 32-46

Mar 28 Sept 26 John 11:47-57


Mar 30 Sept 28 Luke 17:20-37


Apr 1 Sept 30 Matthew 19:1-12

Apr 2 Oct 1 Matthew 19:13-30



Apr 5 Oct 4 John 12:1-11

Apr 6 Oct 5 Luke 19:28-40

Apr 7 Oct 6 Luke 19:41-48

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DAY GOSPEL TEXT

Apr 8 Oct 7 John 12:20-36

Apr 9 Oct 8 Mark 11:20-33

Apr 10 Oct 9 Mark 12:1-12


Apr 12 Oct 11 Luke 20:20-26

Apr 13 Oct 12 Luke 20:27-40

Apr 14 Oct 13 Mark 12:28-34



Apr 17 Oct 16 Mark 13:38-44

Apr 18 Oct 17 Mark 13:1-13

Apr 19 Oct 18 Luke 21:20-28


Apr 21 Oct 20 Luke 21:25-36

Apr 22 Oct 21 Matthew 24:45 - 25:13




Apr 26 Oct 25 Luke 22:14-30

Apr 27 Oct 26 John 13:1-17

Apr 28 Oct 27 John 13:18-30


Apr 30 Oct 29 John 13:31-38

May 1 Oct 30 John 14:1-14

May 2 Oct 31 John 14:15-31

May 3 Nov 1 John 15:1-17


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DAY GOSPEL TEXT





May 9 Nov 7 Luke 22:39-46

May 10 Nov 8 Mark 14:41-51

May 11 Nov 9 Luke 22:49-53

May 12 Nov 10 John 18:19-24

May 13 Nov 11 Matthew 26:57-68

May 14 Nov 12 John 18:15-18

May 15 Nov 13 Luke 22:58-65

May 16 Nov 14 Luke 22:66-71

May 17 Nov 15 Matthew 27:1-10

May 18 Nov 16 John 18:28-38

May 19 Nov 17 Luke 23:6-16

May 20 Nov 18 John 18:38-40

May 21 Nov 19 John 19:1-16

May 22 Nov 20 John 19:15-24

May 23 Nov 21 Luke 23:39-43

May 24 Nov 22 Luke 23:44-49

May 25 Nov 23 John 19:31-37

May 26 Nov 24 John 19:38-42

May 27 Nov 25 John 20:1-10

May 28 Nov 26 John 20:11-28

May 29 Nov 27 Luke 24:13-35

May 30 Nov 28 John 20:19-29

May 31 Nov 29 John 21:15-23

—- Nov 30 Luke 24:36-53

This last method of Family Prayer uses the Basic Prayers that every Catholic Child needs to know. By praying them together daily as a family, young children will learn them easily.

The Sign of the Cross We make the sign of the cross by touching with the right hand the forehead, saying,

In the Name of the Father then the breast, adding and of the Son and then from the left shoulder to the right, while saying

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

O UR FATHER, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in

heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary

H AIL 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.

Praying Our Basic Catholic Prayers

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Glory Be

G LORY BE to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall

be, world without end. Amen.

Act of Contrition

O MY GOD, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of

heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend You, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of You grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

The Apostle’s Creed

I BELIEVE IN GOD, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only son, Our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He arose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Sign of the Cross Repeat Sign of the Cross on Page 27.

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