OPENING
PRAYERS
(Make
the
Sign
of
the
Cross)
In
the
name
of
the
Father,
etc.
Come,
O
Holy
Spirit,
fill
the
hearts
of
Your
faithful,
and enkindle in them
the fire of Your love.
v.
Send
forth
Your
Spirit,
O
Lord,
and
they
shall
be created.
R.
And
You
shall
renew
the
face
of
the
earth.
Let
us
pray.
God
our
Father,
pour
out
the
gifts
of
Your
Holy
Spirit on the world. You
sent the Spirit on Your Church to begin the teaching of the gospel: now
let the, Spirit continue to work in the world through the hearts of all
who believe. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
v.
You,
O
Lord,
will
open
my
lips.
R.
And
my
tongue
shall
announce
Your
praise.
v.
Incline
unto
my
aid,
O
God.
R.
O
Lord,
make
haste
to
help
me.
v.
Glory
be
to
the
Father,
etc.
R.
As
it
was
in
the
beginning,
etc.
Hail,
Holy
Queen,
Mother
of
Mercy;
hail,
our
life,
our
sweetness and our
hope. To you we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to you we send up
our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, O
most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy towards us, and after this
our exile, show us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement, O
loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
v.
Pray
for
us,
O
holy
Mother
of
God.
R.
That
we
may
be
made
worthy
of
the
promises
of Christ.
Let
us
pray.
O
God,
Whose
only-begotten
Son,
by
His
life,
death
and
resurrection, has
purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech
You, that meditating upon these mysteries in the most holy Rosary of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain
what they promise. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
R.
Have
mercy
on
us.
R.
Pray
for
us.
R.
Pray
for
us.
R.
Pray
for
us.
R.
Pray
for
us.
In
the
name
of
the
Father,
etc.
THE
CATENA LEGIONIS
Antiphon.
Who
is
she
that
comes
forth
as
the
morning
rising, fair as the moon,
bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in battle array?
(Make
the
Sign
of
the
Cross)
v.
My
soul
glorifies
the
Lord.*
R.
My
spirit
rejoices
in
God,
my
Saviour.
v.
He
looks
on
His
servant
in
her
lowliness;*
henceforth
all
ages
will
call
me
blessed.
R.
The
Almighty
works
marvels
for
me.*
Holy
His
name!
v.
His
mercy
is
from
age
to
age,*
on
those
who
fear
Him.
R.
He
puts
forth
His
arm
in
strength*
and
scatters
the
proud-hearted.
v.
He
casts
the
mighty
from
their
thrones*
and
raises
the
lowly.
R.
He
fills
the
starving
with
good
things,*
sends
the
rich
away
empty.
v.
He
protects
Israel
His
servant,*
remembering
His
mercy,
R.
The
mercy
promised
to
our
fathers,*
to
Abraham
and
his
sons
for
ever.
v.
Glory
be
to
the
Father,
and
to
the
Son
and to the Holy Spirit..
R.
As
it
was
in
the
beginning
is
now,
and
ever shall be, world without
end. Amen.
Antiphon.
Who
is
she
that
comes
forth
as
the
morning
rising, fair as the moon,
bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in battle array?
v.
O
Mary,
conceived
without
sin.
R.
Pray
for
us
who
have
recourse
to
you.
Let
us
pray.
O
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
our
mediator
with
the
Father,
Who
has been Pleased
to appoint the Most Blessed Virgin, Your mother, to be our mother also,
and our mediatrix with You, mercifully grant that whoever comes to You
seeking Your favours may rejoice to receive all of them through her.
Amen.
CONCLUDING
PRAYERS
(Make
the
Sign
of
the
Cross)
In
the
name
of
the
Father,
etc.
We
fly
to
your
patronage,
O
holy
Mother
of
God;
despise not our prayers in
our necessities, but ever deliver us from all dangers, O glorious and
blessed Virgin.
v.
Mary
Immaculate,
Mediatrix
of
all
Graces
(or
Invocation
appropriate
to
Praesidium)
R.
Pray
for
us.
v.
St.
Michael
and
St.
Gabriel
R.
Pray
for
us.
v.
All
you
heavenly
Powers,
Mary's
Legion
of
Angels
R.
Pray
for
us.
v.
St.
John
the
Baptist
R.
Pray
for
us.
v.
Saints
Peter
and
Paul
R.
Pray
for
us.
Confer,
O
Lord,
on
us,
who
serve
beneath
the
standard
of Mary, that fullness of
faith in You and trust in her, to which it is given to conquer the
world. Grant us a lively faith, animated by charity, which will enable
us to perform all our actions from the motive of pure love of You, and
ever to see You and serve You in our neighbor; a faith, firm and
immovable as a rock, through which we shall rest tranquil and steadfast
amid the crosses, toils and disappointments of life; a courageous faith
which will inspire us to undertake and carry out without hesitation
great things for your glory and for the salvation of souls; a faith
which will be our Legion's Pillar of Fire - to lead us forth united -
to kindle everywhere the fires of divine love - to enlighten those who
are in darkness and in the shadow of death - to inflame those who are
lukewarm - to bring back life to those who are dead in sin; and which
will guide our own feet in the way of peace; so that - the battle of
life over - our Legion may reassemble, without the loss of any one, in
the kingdom of Your love and glory. Amen.
May
the
souls
of
our
departed
legionaries
and
the
souls
of all the faithful
departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
(Make
the
Sign
of
the
Cross)
In
the
name
of
the
Father,
etc.
Prayer
for the Beatification of the Servant of God
Frank
Duff
God
our
Father,
You
inspired
your
servant
Frank
Duff
with
a
profound
insight
into the
mystery of your Church, the Body of Christ, and of the place of Mary
the Mother of Jesus in this mystery.
In
his
immense
desire
to
share
this
insight
with
others
and in filial
dependence on Mary he formed her Legion to be a sign of her maternal
love for the world and a means of enlisting all her children in the
Church’s evangelizing work.
We
thank
you
Father
for
the
graces
conferred
on
him
and for the benefits
accruing to the Church from his courageous and shining faith.
With
confidence
we
beg
you
that
through
his
intercession
you
grant the
petition we lay before you.
We
ask
too
that
if
it
be
in
accordance
with
your will, the holiness of his
life may be acknowledged by
the
Church
for
the
glory
of
your
Name,
through
Christ
Our Lord, Amen.
-
with
ecclesiastical
approval
Prayer
for the Beatification of Venerable
Edel
Quinn
Eternal
Father,
I
thank
you
for
the
grace
you
gave
to
your
servant,
Edel
Quinn,
of
striving
to
live
always
in
the
joy
of
your
presence,
for
the
radiant
charity
infused
into
her
heart
by
your
Holy
Spirit,
and
for
the
strength
she
drew
from
the
Bread
of
Life
to
labour
until
death
for
the
glory
of
your
name,
in
loving
dependence
on
Mary,
Mother
of
the
Church.
Confident,
O
Merciful
Father,
that
her
life
was
pleasing
to
you,
I
beg
you
to
grant
me,
through
her
intercession,
the
special
favour
I
now
implore...,
and
to
make
known
by
miracles
the
glory
she
enjoys
in
Heaven,
so
that
she
may
be
glorified
also
by
your
Church
on
earth,
through
Christ
Our
Lord.
Amen
-
with
ecclesiastical
approval
Prayer
for the Beatification of the Servant of God
Alphonsus
Lambe
o
God,
who
by
your
infinite
mercy
inflamed
the
heart
of
your
servant,
Alphonsus
Lambe
with
an
ardent
love
for
you
and
for
Mary,
our
Mother;
a
love
which
revealed
itself
in
a
life
of
intense
labour,
prayer
and
sacrifice
for
the
salvation
of
souls,
grant,
if
it
be
your
will,
that
we
may
obtain,
by
his
intercession,
what
we
cannot
obtain
by
our
own
merits.
We
ask
this
through
Jesus
Christ,
Our
Lord.
Amen
