by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
Catholic TV Mass for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, April 9, 2018, from Catholic TV in the Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings]
“The Angel Gabriel was sent from God
to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
… ‘Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.’
… Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.’ …”
Catholic TV Mass for Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, Monday, April 9, 2018, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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Catholic TV Mass for the Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy), April 8, 2018, from the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
The Divine Mercy Chaplet in song, produced by Trish Short, and featuring scenes from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy. More details follow below the video.
The primary prayers of the Divine Mercy Chaplet include:
Opening Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, The Apostles Creed …
Utilizing a Rosary, on each large bead starting a decade:
“Eternal Father, we offer You the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Your dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ … In atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.”
On each of the ten small beads within a decade:
“For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion … have Mercy on us, and on the whole world.”
Concluding prayer:
“Holy God, Holy Might One, Holy Immortal One, have Mercy on us, and on the whole world.” (three times)
There are some additional optional prayers, and a closing Sign of the Cross
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“It is ‘God, who is rich in mercy’ Whom Jesus Christ has revealed to us as Father: it is His very Son who, in Himself, has manifested Him and made Him known to us. Memorable in this regard is the moment when Philip, one of the twelve Apostles, turned to Christ and said: ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied’; and Jesus replied: ‘Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me…? He who has seen me has seen the Father.’ These words were spoken during the farewell discourse at the end of the paschal supper, which was followed by the events of those holy days during which confirmation was to be given once and for all of the fact that ‘God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ.’ …”
Catholic TV Mass for the Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy), April 8, 2018, from Catholic TV in the Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings]
Catholic TV Mass for the Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy), April 8, 2018, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“Welcome to Eden Hill … the home of the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts ….”
“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the Disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ … He showed them His Hands and His Side. … ‘… As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ … He breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.’ Thomas … was not with them … Jesus said ‘Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.’ …”