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Sunday Holy Hour for priests February 23 photos |
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| Welcome to Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers Shrine, staffed and directed by St Michael's World Apostolate. |
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| Look for the St Michael's World Apostolate banner when you come. Michael Mangan, SMWA president, and William Dykes set up the St Michael banner. |
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| Preparing Our Lady's sacred grounds for the Holy Hour. Seamus O'Neil cleared a path for the pilgrims. It was a cold, foggy and rain-drenched morning with temperature in the low 30's. |
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| James Donohue sprinkles holy water as the pilgrims pray the St. Michael exorcism at the beginning of the Holy Hour. |
| OFFERING OF THE HOLY HOUR FOR PRIESTS |
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O my God, poor, weak and miserable as I am, I have come to spend this hour alone with You, in reparation for the priests who have forgotten that they are Your chosen souls. Especially, dear God, do I offer this holy hour for the priests who at this moment need it most. In praying for consecrated souls, help me to remember my own utter weakness, misery and nothingness. Were it not for Your grace I would be far worse than those for whom I pray. O my god, help those priests who are faithful to remain faithful. To those who are falling, stretch forth Your divine hand that they may grasp it as their support. And for those poor unfortunate souls who have fallen, lift them up in the great ocean of Your mercy, that being engulfed therein, they may receive the grace to return to Your great loving heart. Amen. |
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| James Donohue leads the opening prayer. A 15 decade Rosary, litanies and traditional hymns are prayed and sung during each Holy Hour for the intentions of the Pope and the clergy. |
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| The faithful praying for the Pope and priests. If there's ever a time we need prayers for priests, it is now. Please make every effort to join us in person on Sunday mornings. Short of that, unite with us in the spirit of prayer. |
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| Peter Frank leads the litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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| Michael Mangan led the Sorrowful Mysteries today |
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| After the sorrowful mysteries are finished, Vincent McDonnell, Vigil Coordinator, leads the pilgrims in traditional hymns. Pilgrims follow along with the Shrine hymn booklet. |
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| Here comes the cold soaking rain, or to the faithful, it's just holy water. |
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| Five pilgrims are selected to each pray a decade of the Glorious Mysteries. |
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| Gathering graces through prayer and penance |
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| Jesus and Our Lady have promised to be present at the sacred grounds as long as one person comes here to pray (even outside the scheduled times of the Rosary Vigils and Holy Hours). |
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| Our Lady's devotees pass out the blessed roses to the pilgrims. |
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| In sheets of rain, Stanley Nowak leads a decade of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. |
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| Vincent gives Stanley a religious book, a rosary, and a special rose that was held in the hand of the Our Lady of the Roses statue. |
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| Frank Gibney leads the Angelus, which tops off the three Rosaries. |
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| At the end of the Holy Hour, pilgrims line up to venerate the Rosary kissed by Our Lady. |
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| After the pilgrims finish venerating the Rosary, the statue is moved to an open area on the sacred grounds. Final prayers close the Holy Hour. |
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Last updated: 07/06/07 |
