Friday, 19 February 2016

Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows : Start Novena today





  Name         :  Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

Feast Day :  27th,February (Start the Novena today to finish it on his Feast Day which is 27th of February)

Patron    :  Of Catholic youth; also invoked by the Church for students, seminarians, novices and clerics.
                   Made a special promise to spread the devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows.

From his Collect:
"O God, who taught blessed Gabriel
to reflect constantly upon the sorrows of Your most sweet Mother,
and through her raised him on high by the glory of holiness and miracles:
grant us, by his intercession and example;
so to be joined to the tears of Your Mother,
that we may be saved by her maternal protection."

Quotes:

I want to break my own will into pieces, I want to do God’s Holy will, not my own. May the most adorable, most loveable, most perfect will of God always be done.” 


"Love Mary! She is loveable, faithful, constant. She will never let herself be outdone in love, but will ever remain supreme. If you are in danger, she will hasten to free you. If you are troubled, she will console you. If you are sick, she will bring you relief. If you are in need, she will help you. She does not look to see what kind of person you have been. She simply comes to a heart that wants to love her. She comes quickly and opens her merciful heart to you, embraces you and consoles and serves you. She will even be at hand to accompany you on the trip to eternity." 

Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother

       Novena to Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 
Come to my aid, O God. O Lord, make haste to help me. 
Almighty God, Father of mercies and giver of all good gifts, I come before Thee to honor Thee in Thy Saints and to ask their help in my many needs Thou hast promised those who ask, would receive, those who seek, would find, those who knock, would have doors opened to them. Hear the prayers of Thy Church, grant my requests, and pardon my sins. Amen. 

Prayer to St. Gabriel 

O Good Saint Gabriel, God inspired thee to see the Passion of Jesus as it was reflected in the Heart of Mary, His mother. By her side, thou didst stand beneath the Cross of Jesus, gazing on Him as she did and learning the meaning of love. O St. Gabriel, we wish, like thee, to grow in love for God and all His faithful. Remember us in our trials; remember especially those who are young. 

(Here mention your request) 

Support us by thy prayers all our days. And when this life is done, may we join thee in Heaven in the joyful company of Jesus and Mary. We ask for the grace of a happy death. Amen. 

O St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, obtain for our young people the grace of following Jesus with generosity.

May they place the gospel at the very heart of their lives. May they desire to love God wholeheartedly as thou didst. May they especially obtain a true devotion to the Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of Mary, and, following thy example may we all increase in grace; pray for us that we will be Saints, so we will know the peace and joy of eternal life in Heaven. Amen. 

Say for nine days or every day as you prefer.

Start today to finish it on his Feast Day which is 27th of February!

Thank You:
http://saintquotes.blogspot.in/2009/06/suffering-through-course-of-ones-own.html
http://www.passionistnuns.org/Saints/GabrielCP/index.htm
http://www.catholictradition.org/Passion/gabriel-possenti2b.htm

http://wdtprs.com/blog/2014/02/st-gabriel-of-our-lady-of-sorrows


Wednesday, 20 February 2013




Prayer To Our Lady of Sorrows

O most holy Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ: by the overwhelming grief You experienced when You witnessed the martyrdom, the crucifixion, and death of Your divine Son, look upon me with eyes of compassion, and awaken in my heart a tender commiseration for those sufferings, as well as a sincere detestation of my sins, in order that being disengaged from all undue affection for the passing joys of this earth, I may sigh after the eternal Jerusalem, and that henceforward all my thoughts and all my actions may be directed towards this one most desirable object. Honor, glory, and love to our divine Lord Jesus, and to the holy and immaculate Mother of God. Amen.


A Devotion in Honour of the Sorrowful Heart of Mary (Novena)

V. Incline unto my aid, O Lord.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory Be...

1. I compassionate Thee,
sorrowing Mary, 
for that affliction which Thy tender heart suffered 
at the time of the prophecy of the holy old man Simeon.
O dear Mother, 
by  Thy heart thus afflicted, 
obtain for me the virtue of humility, 
and the gift of the fear of God.

Hail Mary...

2. I compassionate Thee,
sorrowing Mary,
for those bitter pangs 
which Thy most feeling heart suffered 
in Thy flight and sojourn in Egypt.
O dear Mother,
by  Thy heart immersed in so great sorrows,
obtain for me the virtue of liberality,
especially towards the poor,
and the gift of piety.

Hail Mary...

3. I compassionate Thee,
sorrowing Mary,
for those griefs 
which Thy solicitous heart experienced 
in the loss of Thy beloved Son.
O dear Mother, 
by  Thy heart filled with maternal anxieties,
obtain for me the virtue of chastity 
and the gift of knowledge.

Hail Mary...
4. I compassionate Thee,
sorrowing Mary,
for that sorrow which oppressed Thy maternal heart,
in meeting Jesus carrying His Cross.
O dear Mother,
by  Thy most loving heart,
so much afflicted,
obtain for me the virtue of patience,
and the gift of fortitude.

Hail Mary...

5. I compassionate Thee, 
sorrowing Mary,
for that martyrdom which Thy generous heart sustained,
in being present with Thine agonizing Jesus.
O dear Mother, by Thy heart undergoing so severe a 
martyrdom,
obtain for me the virtue of temperance,
and the gift of counsel.

Hail Mary...

6. I compassionate Thee,
sorrowing Mary,
for those pangs which Thine afflicted heart endured,
when the lance pierced the side of Jesus,
and wounded His most amiable Heart.
O dear Mother, by Thy heart transfixed,
obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity,
and the gift of understanding.

Hail Mary...

7. I compassionate Thee,
sorrowing Mary,
for that anguish which Thy loving heart 
experienced in the burial of Jesus.
O dear Mother, 
by  Thy sacred heart, 
thus steeped in bitter grief,
obtain for me the virtue of diligence,
and the gift of wisdom.

Hail Mary...

V. Pray for us, O most sorrowful Virgin,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promise of Christ.

Let Us Pray, - We beseech Thee,
O Lord Jesus Christ,
that the Blessed Virgin Mary
whose heart at the time of Thy passion
was pierced through with the sword of sorrow,
may intercede for us before the throne of mercy,
now and at the hour of our death;
who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost,
livest and reignest, 
one God, world without end.

Amen.

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“Love Mary!… She is loveable, faithful, constant. She will never let herself be outdone in love, but will ever remain supreme. If you are in danger, she will hasten to free you. If you are troubled, she will console you. If you are sick, she will bring you relief. If you are in need, she will help you. She does not look to see what kind of person you have been. She simply comes to a heart that wants to love her. She comes quickly and opens her merciful heart to you, embraces you and consoles and serves you. She will even be at hand to accompany you on the trip to eternity” 
                                    - St.Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

LET US PRAY

Hail Her !

Hail 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.

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 vale 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!


Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.

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

Amen.