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Paminsan-Minsan

Richard Reynoso

Paminsan-minsan
Naaalala pa rin kita
Kahit ngayon mayr'ong nagmamahal na ngang iba
Tuwing maiisip mong damdamin nagbabalik
At para bang nar'yan ka pa sa aking tabi
Muling nadarama ang yakap ko
Matitikmang muli ang halik mo
Naririnig sinusumpang
Ako ay mahal mo
Chorus:
Paminsan-minsan ang alaala mo'y nagbabalik
At aaminin ko hanggang ngayon
Ika'y iniibig
Hinihiling ko na kahit nasaan ka man (ngayon)
Isipin mo ako kahit paminsan-minsan lang
Paminsan-minsan
Tinitingnan larawan mo
Unti-unting pumapatak ang luha ko
Pinagsisihan lahat ng aking pagkukulang
Kaya ikaw nga sa akin ay lumisan
Kahit ngayon mayro'n akong iba
Kahit sinasabing mahal ko s'ya
Sa puso ko ikaw pa rin ang mahal ko
Repeat Chorus:


Dont Give up on Us Baby

Don´t give up on us, baby

Don´t make the wrong seem right
The future isn´t just one night
It´s written in the moonlight
Painted on the stars
We can´t change ours
Don´t give up on us, baby
We´re still worth one more try
I know we put a last one by
Just for a rainy evening
When maybe stars are few
Don´t give up on us,
I know
We can still come through
I really lost my head last night
You´ve got a right to start believin´
There´s still a little love left, even so
Don´t give up on us, baby
Lord knows we´ve come this far
Can´t we stay the way we are?
The angel and the dreamer
Who sometimes plays a fool
Don´t give up on us,
I know
We can still come through
It´s written in the moonlight
Painted on the stars
We can´t change ours
Don´t give up on us, baby
We´re still worth one more try
I know we put a last one by
Just for a rainy evening
When maybe stars are few
Don´t give up on us,
I know
We can still come through
Don´t give up on us, baby
Don´t give up on us, baby

Somewhere Down The Road

written by Cynthia Weill and Tom Snow

recorded by Barry Manilow

We had the right love
At the wrong time
Guess I always knew inside
I wouldn't have you for a long time
Those dreams of yours
Are shining on distant shores
And if they're calling you away
I have no right to make you stay
But somewhere down the road
Our roads are gonna cross again
It doesn't really matter when
But somewhere down the road
I know that heart of yours will come to see
That you belong with me
Sometimes goodbyes are not forever
It doesn't matter if you're gone
I still believe in us together
I understand more than you think I can
You have to go out on your own
So you can find your way back home
But somewhere down the road
Our roads are gonna cross again
It doesn't really matter when
But somewhere down the road
I know that heart of yours will come to see
That you belong with me
Letting go is just another way to say
I'll always love you so
We had the right love
At the wrong time
Maybe we've only just begun
Maybe the best is yet to come
Cause somewhere down the road
Our roads are gonna cross again
It doesn't really matter when
But somewhere down the roa
d I know that heart of yours will come to see
That you belong with me



Lyrics by Wency Cornejo:

Hanggang

Ilang ulit mo bang, itinatanong sakin
kung hanggang saan,hanggang saan, hanggang kailan,
hanggang kailan mag tatagal,
ang aking pag mamahal,
hanggang may himig pa akong naririnig,
dito sa aking daig-dig
hanggang may musika akong tinataglay,
ika'y iniibig
giliw wag mo sanang isiping
ikaw ay aking lilisanin,
di ko magagawang
lumayo sayong piling
at nais kong malaman mo
kung gaano kita kamahal
hanggang ang diwa ko'y
tanging sayo laan
mamahalin kailanman
hanggang pag ibig ko'y
hanggang walang hanggan
tanging ikaw lamang
hanggang may himig pa akong naririnig
dito sa aking daig-dig
hanggang may musika akong tinataglay
ika'y iniibig
giliw wag mo sanang isiping
ikaw ay aking lilisanin
di ko magagawang
lumayo sayong piling
at nais kong malaman mo
kung gaano kita kamahal
hanggang may puso akong
marunong mag mahal
na ang sinisigaw ay lagi ng ikaw
hanggang saan hanggang kailan
hanggang kailan kita mahal
hanggang ang buhay ko'y
kunin ng may kapal
giliw wag mo sanang isipin
ikaw ay aking lilisanin
di ko magagawang
lumayo sayong piling
hanggang may pag ibig
laging isisigaw, tanging ikaw
hanggang may pag ibig
laging isisigaw, tanging ikaw

FIRST LOVE

Everybody has a first love,
they have left in yesterday.
Feelings they have left behind,
it's just a place in time but not so far away.
Everybody has a first love,
when the dream they shared was new.
I remember that special someone,
so I wrote this song just for you.
First love in my life.
Where are you tonight?
I wonder about you.
First love in my life.
Did things turned out alright?
I worry about you.
'Cause I've got everything,
everything in life that I wanted.
It would kill me now and make me sad to know you are lonely.
First love never dies.
I wish you love,
I wish you happiness.
And may the years be kind to you.
You'll always be a part of me,
share this thought with me.
I'll carry you always
First love, first love never dies.
RememberFirst love,
first love never dies.
I tell youFirst love,
first love never dies.
RememberFirst love,
first love never dies.
Whoa. . .

Kantang mula sa Seals and Crofts, isang kanta tungkol sa unang pag-ibig. Isang kantang tuwing naririnig ko naalala "kita".
Kumusta ka na ba? Sana naman masaya ka sa piling ng mahal mo sa buhay. Alam ko masagana naman ang iyong pamumuhay. Ang lalaki na pala ng mga anak mo. Ilan ba sila?
Alam mo ba noong nakita kita sa simbahan noong isang uwi ko, nandoon pa rin ang kakaibang pitlag ng puso ko. Bakit ba sa tinagal-tagal ng panahon hindi pa rin kita nalilimutan. Hanggang ngayon naroroon pa rin ang pananabik at pag-aasam na makita ka at masulyapan ka lamang kahit sa isang saglit. Nag-uumapaw na kaligayahan ang aking nadadama sa tuwing mamasdan kita. Nais kitang lapitan at kausapin ngunit atubili ako sapagkat baka hindi ko maikubli ang matindi kong pagkagiliw sa 'yo.
Noong magtama ang ating mga mata at ako ay iyong nginitian at binati walang katumbas na kagalakan ang aking nadama, hindi mababayaran at masusulitan ng anumang halaga. Hanggang ngayon nababanaag ko pa ang iyong ngiti, ang maamo mong mukha, ang iyong galaw, habang ikaw ay lumalakad palayo sa akin tinatanaw kita at inihahatid hanggang sa abot ng aking pananaw.
Ano nga kaya kung naging tayong dalawa? Ganito pa rin kaya ang sidhi ng pagmamahal at pagpapahalaga ko sa iyo? Pakupasin kaya ng panahon at mantsahan ng 'di pagkakaunawaan ang busilak na pagmamahal kong nadadama para sa iyo? Igupo kaya ng alitan at tampuhan ang ating pagsama-sama? Mabantuan kaya ng galit ang dalisay kong damdamin para sa iyo?
Maraming katanungan ang naglalaro sa aking isipan. Mga katanungan mananatiling na lang na walang kasagutan sapagkat gaya nga ng Hatol ng Kapalaran, hindi tayo para sa isa't-isa. Magkaiba ang ating landas. Mayroon ka ng pamilya at ako man ay mayroon na ring pananagutan. Kung sakali mang muli magkatagpo ang ating landas ito lang ang nais kong iyong matanto IKAW ang una kong pag-ibig at kailanman hindi kita malilimutan. Mananatiling ka dito sa aking puso sapagkat ikaw ang aking First Love.

MAMAY PARE, MAMAY OBISPO

Cause for Beatification of a Filipino Priest Underway

The cause for beatification of the Lipeño priest, first Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa and first Bishop of Lucena, Most Rev. Alfredo Maria Aranda Obviar, D.D, is in full swing in the Archdiocese of Lipa. This especially after the Sacred Congregation for the Cause of Saints in Rome recently allowed (given the Nihil Obstat) the study of his life, writings and pastoral care, for his possible elevation to the rank of the Blessed.
A very long and arduous process indeed, but with diligent prayers, sacrifice, and much legwork for research and compilation of evidence on the spirituality of this holy and self-effacing Batangueño, with God’s grace he could be the first Filipino priest to be elevated to that inspiring spiritual level.
A series of activities is scheduled this year, both in Parochial and Archdiocesan levels, all designed to honor his memory and aggressively promote the task of praying for the Cause and making him known, first, to his fellow Batangueños, and then to different parts of the world. These are also the Archdiocese of Lipa’s delighted response to the Diocese of Lucena whose Bishop, Most Rev. Ruben T. Profugo, D.D, made the first official pronouncement of the start of the preparation toward the Beatification Process of the holy man from Batangas and the Archdiocese of Lipa.
On Saturday, August 10, 2002, three successive events will be held. The blessing and inauguration of the Bp. Alfredo Ma. Aranda Obviar Center shall kick-off at 9:00 a.m., followed by the unveiling of a Marker of his former residence amidst the ruins of the Aranda Ancestral Residence at 10:00 a.m., and capped by a visit to his Private Chapel nearby.
The Bishop Obviar Center, situated at the SLD Bldg, 208 P. Torres St, Lipa City, owned by the Dolor Family, shall be blessed and inaugurated by the Most Rev. Gaudencio B. Rosales, D.D, Archbishop of Lipa. He will be assisted by Mo. Rene Rarela, MCST, Superior General of the Missionary Catechists of St. Therese and Mr. Danny Dolor, President of the MAKA-OBVIAR Laity Chapter, in cutting the ribbon. Bp. Obviar’s personal Memorabilia and Records shall be displayed at the Bishop Obviar Center for public viewing. It is also designed as an ideal venue for talks and conferences about the Bishop and his beatification cause.
Atty. Vicente K. Aranda, maternal nephew of the late Bishop, and Mr. Leocadio Obviar, a paternal nephew and President of the MAKA-OBVIAR Relatives Chapter, will assist Archbp. Rosales in unveiling the Marker at the ruins of the old Aranda home at 11 B. Morada St, Mataas na Lupa, Lipa City. This is the official residence of Bp. Obviar where he stayed on his private moments as Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa and later Bishop of Lucena.
Meanwhile, guests will be awed with the well-preserved private chapel of Bp. Obviar at the ground floor of the nearby building which the Arandas made their new home after the original was bombed during the Japanese occupation. Here is where the Bishop privately celebrated the sacraments with his family members. Both the ruins and the chapel shall be open to the public but bookings have to be arranged at the Bp. Obviar Center.
The MAKA-Obviar (Mga Angkan at Kababayan ni Obispo Obviar) is at the forefront of the Cause in the Archdiocese of Lipa. This Association, a brainchild of Archbp. Rosales, and formally launched on November 23, 2000, during the Batangueño’s first visit to the tomb of Bp. Obviar at Tayabas, Quezon, is as yet offered only to Batangueños – relatives, friends, faithful, religious and priests - because the first target of the information campaign on the good Priest and Bishop’s ministry and life will be fellow Batangueños and Batangueñas, many of whom do not know anything about Bishop Obviar now.
The crown jewel on Bishop Obviar’s priestly ministry is the congregation of the Missionary Catechists of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (MCST) which he founded on August 12, 1958. With Formation Houses and Generalate at Tayabas, Quezon, it has 59 local and 12 foreign mission houses in different parts of the world. They were tapped to supervise the Catechetical Institute at Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father’s summer residence. Of late, the sisters were tasked with house management of the Nunciature at the Vatican.
Such is the holy man and Bishop Alfredo Maria Aranda Obviar, a Lipeño, a true and full-blooded Batangueño. If God allows that he be counted among the first Filipino Saints, perhaps the first Filipino Priest Saint --- definitely he will be the FIRST BATANGUEÑO PRIEST SAINT!

The Bishop's Personal Information
Most Rev. Alfredo Maria Aranda Obviar was born on 29 August 1889 in Mataas na Lupa, Lipa City, Batangas to Telesforo Obviar and Florentina Catalina Aranda.
He received his early religious formation and education at the Jesuit College of St. Francis Xavier in Manila where he graduated in 1901. He earned his degree in Bachelor of Arts at Ateneo de Manila in 1914. He then proceeded to the University of Sto. Tomas Pontifical Seminary for Theological Studies.
The Rev. Obviar received the Sacerdotal Ordination on 15 March 1919. His pastoral ministry began that same year at Luta, now Malvar, Batangas, and continued as Pastor of the Cathedral Parish in Lipa City (1927-1944). In both parishes, he established Catechetical Centers at the Poblacion and the barrios. He was also Vicar General for the Archdiocese of Lipa.
After 25 years in the ministry, Fr. Obviar was ordained to the Episcopate on June 29, 1944 and served as the first Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa.
In January 22, 1951, Bishop Obviar was installed Apostolic Administrator of the new Diocese of Lucena. Motivated by his geat work for catechesis, he founded the Missionary Catechists of St. Therese (MCST) on August 12, 1958.
After more than 18 years as Administrator, Bp. Obviar was declared First Residential Bishop of the Diocese of Lucena on July 15, 1969.
On October 1, 1978, Most Rev. Alfredo Maria Aranda Obviar returned to his loving Father. Providentially, it was also the Feast of his patron saint, St. Therese of the Child Jesus.

PRAYER
Almighty Father, aware of our needs,
You always provide faithful shepherds for your people.
You made ALFREDO MARIA a faithful priest,
a true shepherd to the flock,
a model and an encouraging elder to his brother priests.

We thank You for having raised this servant
as an example of humble obedience to the Church
and a silent and committed witness
to the Paschal Mystery that is Jesus.

We also praise You, Father, because,
with filial love for Mary, Mother of Your Son Jesus,
You inspired ALFREDO MARIA to found
the Institute of the Missionary Catechists of St. Therese
in order to carry out the task of evangelization in Christ,
one that he started early in his Priestly Ministry,
and which is an urgent task in the Church today.

In Your loving compassion lead us always to do Your will,
even as we ask You the favor/ grace __________________,
wherein You may always be glorified
and Your faithful servant can be presented
as another example of holiness in the Church.

This we ask of You,
through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
You are God forever and ever.
AMEN.

Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Pray for us.
St. Joseph, Pray for us
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Pray for us.
St. John Ma. Vianney, Pray for us.

Ang middle name ng tatay ko ay Aranda. Tiyo niya sa Pinsan ang mamay pare o mamay obispo. Ang mamay pare ang nagkasal sa inay at tatay ko at sa lahat ng mga kamaganakan naming inabot ang panahon niya. Isa siyang ulirang kagawad ng Simbahan. With the blessing of God maaring siya ang maging kaunaunahang Pilipinong paring naging Santo at Santong Batanggenyo.

NOVENA - MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP

Opening Hymn: (Stand)

Immaculate Mother
Immaculate Mother,To you do we pleadTo ask God, our FatherFor help in our need.Ave, Ave, Ave MariaAve, Ave, Ave Maria
We pray for our country,The land of our birth;We pray for all nationsThat peace be on earth.Ave, Ave, Ave MariaAve, Ave, Ave Maria
Opening Prayers: (Remain standing)
Priest: In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Sprit.
All: Amen.
Priest: Brothers and sisters, as children of our Blessed Mother, we are gathered before her miraculous picture to honour her and to pray for all our needs. Unworthy children that we are, let us first of all ask God’s mercy and pardon.
All: Merciful Father * you sent your Divine Son * to redeem us by his death and resurrection * and to give us new life. By this you make us your children * to love one another in Christ. How many times in the past * we have forgotten this sublime dignity. We have sinned against our brothers and sisters; * we have offended you. Merciful Father, forgive us. Repenting sincerely of our sins we ask your mercy; * may we always live as your truly devoted children.

Reading of Petitions and Thanksgivings

Sermonette (In keeping with the liturgical season)


Mary Immaculate Star of the Morning

(Stand)
Mary Immaculate, star of the morning,Chosen before the creation began,Destined to bring, through the light of your dawning,Conquest of Satan and rescue to man.
We sinners honour your sinless perfection;Fallen and weak, for God’s mercy we plead.Grant us the shield of your mighty protectionMeasure your aid by the depth of our need.
Refrain:
Bend from your throne at the voice of our crying.Look to this earth where your footsteps have trodStretch out your arms to us, living and dying,Mary Immaculate, Mother of God.

Novena Prayer
Dear Mother of Perpetual Help * from the cross Jesus gave you to us for our Mother. You are the kindest the most loving * of all mothers. Look tenderly on us your children * as we now ask you to help us in all our needs * especially this one … (Pause to recall your petition). While you were on earth, dear Mother * you willingly shared in the sufferings of your Son. Strengthened by your faith and confidence * in the fatherly love of God * you accepted the mysterious designs of His will.
We too, have our crosses and trials. Sometimes they almost crush us to the ground. Dearest Mother * share with us your abundant faith and confidence in God. Make us aware that God never ceases to love us; * that He answers all our prayers * in the way that is best for us. Strengthen our hearts to carry the cross * in the footsteps of your Divine Son. Help us to realize * that he who shares the cross of Christ * will certainly share His resurrection.
Dearest Mother, as we worry about our own problems * let us not forget the needs of others. You always loved others so much; * help us to do the same. While praying for our intentions * and for the intentions of all here present at this Novena * we earnestly ask you, our Mother * to help us comfort the sick and the dying * give hope to the poor and the unemployed * heal the broken-hearted * lighten the burden of the oppressed * teach justice to their oppressors and bring back to God all those who have offended Him.
Dearest Mother, help us to avoid sin which separates us from our heavenly Father * and from one another. Full of trust in you * we place ourselves under the mantle of your maternal protection * and confidently hope for your powerful help. Amen.

Prayer for the Home
Mother of Perpetual Help * we choose you as Queen of our homes. We ask you to bless all our families * with your tender motherly love. May the Sacrament of Marriage * bind husbands and wives so closely together * that they will always be faithful to each other * and love one another as Christ loves his Church.
We ask you to bless all parents. May they love and cherish the children * whom God has entrusted to them. May they always give them the example * of a truly Christian life. Help them to bring up their children * in the love and fear of God. Bless all children * that they may love, honor and obey * their fathers and mothers. To your loving care * we especially entrust the youth of today.
Give us all a sense of responsibility * that we may do our part * in making our home a haven of peace * like your own home at Nazareth. We take you as our model. Help us to grow daily in genuine love of God and neighbor * so that justice and peace may happily reign * in the entire family of mankind. Amen.

Petitions to our Mother of Perpetual Help
Holy Mary
Pray for us.
Holy Virgin, conceived without sin
Pray for us.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Pray for us.
We sinners call to you
Loving Mother, help us.Seasonal-ADVENT:
That we may prepare like you for the coming of Christ
Loving Mother, help us.CHRISTMAS:
That we may give out hearts completely to Christ, this Christmas
Loving Mother, help us.LENT:
That we may be faithful to the promises we made at Baptism
Loving Mother, help us.EASTER:
That we may rejoice with you at Christ’s victory over death
Loving Mother, help us.Other Weeks:
That we may be filled with the Holy Sprit and become courageous witnesses of Christ’s love for men
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may be more and more like our Divine Lord, as you were
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may be meek and humble of heart like your son, Jesus
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may fear losing God’s friendship forever by unrepented sin
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may seek Christ’s mercy and forgiveness constantly in the sacrament of Penance
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may be aware of God speaking to us in the events of daily life
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may pray daily with love and trust, especially in moments of temptation
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may realize the value of worshipping God together in the Eucharist
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may grow in the love of Christ and neighbor by frequent Communion
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may reverence our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may strive to be true Christians by our loving concern for others
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may proclaim the dignity of work by doing our own work conscientiously
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may forgive from our heart those who have wronged us
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may see the evil of seeking our own interest at the expense of others
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may work for the just distribution of this world’s goods
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may share our talents with others for the good of the community
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may accept our responsibility in the community in a spirit of genuine service
Loving Mother, help us.
To pray that the Holy Spirit may guide and strengthen Pope Benedict XVI, the Bishops and the clergy
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may be blessed with an increase in priestly and religious vocations
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may bring the knowledge and love of Christ to those who do not know him
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may be aware of our dependence in God in the midst of human achievements
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may be ready at death to enter the home of our heavenly Father
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may die at peace with Christ and our fellowmen
Loving Mother, help us.
That we may be comforted at the death of our dear ones by our hope in the risen Lord
Loving Mother, help us.
To pray that our departed brothers and sisters quickly share in your son’s resurrection
Loving Mother, help us.
Let us pray in silence for our own intentions (Pause)
All: Holy Mary help us in our needs * pray for all the people of God; * may all experience your perpetual help.
Priest: Lord, you gave us Mary to be our Mother ever ready to help us; grant us the grace to have recourse to her in all our needs.
All: Amen.

Consecration
(1st Wednesday of the month)Immaculate Virgin Mary * Mother of God and Mother of the Church * you are also our Mother of Perpetual Help. With hearts full of love for you * we consecrate ourselves to your Immaculate Heart * so that we may be your devoted children. Obtain for us true sorrow for our sins * and fidelity to the promises of our Baptism.
We consecrate our minds and hearts to you * that we may always do the will of our heavenly Father. We consecrate our lives to you * that we may love God better * and live not for ourselves but for Christ your Son * and that we may see him and serve him in others.
By this humble act of consecration * dear Mother of Perpetual Help * we pledge to model our lives on you * the perfect Christian * so that consecrated to you in life and in death * we may belong to your Divine Son for all eternity. Amen.

Mother of Christ
(Stand)
Mother of Christ, Mother of ChristWhat shall I ask of thee?I do not sigh for the wealth of earthFor the joys that fade and fleeBut, Mother of Christ, Mother of ChristThis do I long to seeThe bliss untold which your arms enfoldThe treasure upon your knee.
Mother of Christ, Mother of ChristI toss on a stormy sea,Oh, lift your Child as a beacon lightTo the port where I fain would beAnd, Mother of Christ, Mother of ChristThis do I ask of thee,When the voyage is o’er,O stand on the shoreAnd show him at last to me.
Benediction or Holy Mass(Suggested format for Benediction)(The Blessed Sacrament is Exposed) (Kneel)
O Saving Victim
O saving victim op’ning wideThe gate of heaven to men below!Our foes press on from ev’ry sideYour aid supply, your strength bestow.
To your great name be endless praise,Immortal God-head, one in three;Oh, grant us endless length of daysIn our true native land with thee.Amen.

Silent Prayer (Pause)

Thanksgiving Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ * truly present in the Most Blessed Eucharist * we adore you. It has pleased the Father * that in you all his fullness should dwell * and that through you * he should reconcile all things to himself. Grant us the grace to be truly grateful * for all that our Father has done for us. Grant that we may be truly sorry for our sins * and do penance for them.
Through you, we thank the Eternal Father for the gift of life. He has created all the wonderful things of this world for us. May we learn to use them well * so that through them * we may grow in love for Him.
Above all, we thank our Father * for sending you to us * as the greatest expression of his love * to save us and all creation * by your death and resurrection.
We thank you Lord * for giving us your own Mother to be our Mother of Perpetual Help. May the countless favours we have received through her intercession, * and especially through the Novena * inspire us to greater confidence in God’s loving mercy * and her perpetual help. Grant that we may always do the holy Will of God * and persevere in his love.
To the Most Holy Trinity * Father, Son and Holy Spirit * be honour, glory and thanksgiving forever and ever. Amen.

Silent Prayer (Pause)

Prayer for the Sick
Lord Jesus Christ * you bore our sufferings and carried our sorrows * in order to show us clearly * the value of human weakness and patience; * graciously hear our prayers for the sick. Grant that those who are weighed down * with pain and other afflictions of illness * may realize that they are among the chosen ones * whom you call blessed. Help them to understand * that they are united with you in your sufferings * for the salvation of the world. Amen.

Let us Raise our Voice
Let us raise our voiceTo proclaim our faithChrist the Lord for us has died.Dying, He destroyed our death.Rising, He restored our life.O Lord Jesus, we awaitYour last return in glory.
When we eat the breadAnd we drink the cupIn the Blessed Eucharist,We meet You, our Risen Saviour,Giving life to us anew.Through life’s journey, be with usTo strengthen us forever. Amen.
V. You have given them bread from Heaven. (Alleluia)R. The source of all happiness. (Alleluia)
LET US PRAY:Lord God, by the paschal mystery of the death and resurrection of Your only Son, You accomplished the work of man’s redemption. Full of trust, we proclaim that paschal mystery in the sacramental signs of the Eucharist. Help us to see ever growing in us the fruits of your saving work through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

The Divine Praises
Blessed be God.Blessed be His Holy Name.Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.Blessed be the Name of Jesus.Blessed be his most Sacred Heart.Blessed be his most Precious Blood.Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the altar.Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.Blessed be her glorious Assumption.Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.

(The Blessed Sacrament is returned to the tabernacle)
O Sacrament Most Holy
O Sacrament , Most Holy,O Sacrament divine.All praise and all thanksgivingBe every moment Thine.

Hail Mary
(Sung) (Stand)
Hail Mary, full of graceThe Lord is with youBlessed are you among women,And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,Pray for us sinners.Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Prayer for Private Devotions
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help and sought your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I hasten to you. O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you, I come; before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, do not despise my petition, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Prayer for Financial Aid
Realizing, dear Mother, that you are our perpetual help, not only in spiritual but also in temporal necessities, we ask you to help us in our present financial worry. Because of unavoidable circumstances which have arisen in our lives, we are in great want and financial embarrassment, since we are unable to meet our honest debts. We are not asking, dearest Mother of Perpetual Help, for wealth, if the possession of it is not in accordance with the will of God; we merely ask you for that assistance which will help us to settle our present obligations. We believe, dear Mother of God, that you are extremely kind and generous to all your loving and devoted children. We plead with you, therefore, dear Mother, to obtain for us the help we so urgently need. We are trying so earnestly to solve our problem but we believe in your powerful intercession with Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son and our Redeemer. Amen.

Temptation
Mary, my Mother, your love for us could not be greater or more powerful. You are rich in love and your power brings us relief. You want everyone to be saved. I beg you therefore, protect me in temptation and strengthen me when I weaken. I struggle daily to be faithful to Jesus your son. Help me my Mother at every moment. But above all take me by the hand when you see that I am weakening and about to fall. I will have to battle with temptation till the day I die. My Lady, you are my hope, my refuge, my strength; never let me lose the grace of God. In every temptation I resolve to turn to you at once and pray: Mary help me. (St. Alphonsus)

Prayer for Company-Keeper
Eternal Father, through the powerful intercession of our Mother of Perpetual Help, I come to beg Your guidance and strength, during the important time of courtship.
Help us to realize, that genuine love, deep and lasting, is Your own gift to those who respect and reverence one another. Take from our hearts all trace of selfishness, so that in all things we may help each other to grow in true friendship. Convince us that true love will not hurt... use... or abuse the one loved.
To this end, keep ever growing in us an ardent love of Your Son and Our Saviour Jesus Christ, by means of constant prayer, and frequent Holy Communion.
May the bright hope of a happy marriage, make us determined to prepare well, by avoiding sin, and the dangers that can so easily lead us into sin.
We thank You for our love, and we desire to consecrate it to You. Keep it always pure, so that we may continue to live as worthy children of Mary our Mother and you our heavenly Father. We ask you this through the Spirit of Jesus, The Holy Spirit of perfect Love. Amen

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