Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament - May 1, 2020

all salute Ortiz host [Music] [Music] No [Music] together let us pray an act of faith in the divine Eucharist I believe in my heart and openly profess that the bread and the wine which are placed upon the altar but by the mystery of the sacred prayer and the words of the Redeemer substantially changed into the true and life-giving flesh and blood of Jesus Christ our Lord and after the consecration there is present the true body of Christ which was born of the Virgin Mary and offered up for the salvation of the world hung upon the cross and now sits at the right hand of the Father and there is present the true blood of Christ which flowed from his side they are present not only by means of a sign and of the efficacy of the sacrament but also in the very reality in truth of their nature and substance amen an act of contrition oh my god I am heartily sorry for having offended thee and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell but most of all because they offend thee my God who art all good and deserving of all my love I firmly resolve with the help of thy grace to confess my sins to do penance and to amend my life amen mary's canticle the Magnificat has been recommended by spiritual fathers for centuries to be prayed after communion as a spiritual communion ordering adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament my soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior because he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaid for behold henceforth all generations shall call me blessed because he who is mighty has done great things for me and holy is his name and His mercy is from generation to generation on those who fear Him he has shown might with his arm he has scattered the proud and the conceit of their heart he has put down the mighty from their thrones and has exalted the loading he has filled the hungry with good things and the rich he has sent away empty he has given help to Israel his servant mindful of his mercy even as he spoke to our fathers to Abraham and to his posterity for ever the prayer of confession receive my confession almost loving and gracious Lord Jesus Christ only hoped for the salvation of my soul grant to me true contrition of soul so that day and night I made by penance make satisfaction for my many sins Savior of the world oh good Jesus who did give thyself to the death of the cross to save sinners look upon me most wretched of all sinners have pity on me give me the light to know my sins true sorrow for them and the firm purpose of never committing them again Oh gracious Virgin Mary Immaculate mother of Jesus I implore thee to obtain for me by that powerful intercession these graces from thy divine son Saint Joseph pray for me a reading from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians for as often as you shall eat this bread and drink the cup you proclaim the death of the Lord until he calls a reading from the holy Gospel according to st. John amen amen I say to you whoever believes has eternal life I am the bread of life your ancestors ate manna in the desert but they died this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die I am The Living bread that comes down from heaven whoever eats this bread will live forever and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world well sacrament most holding or sacrament divine all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment die a Thanksgiving prayer to our sacramental Lord dear Jesus present in the sacrament of the altar be forever thanked and praised love worthy of all celestial and terrestrial love who out of infinite love for me and ungrateful sinner assumed our human assumed our human nature and shed your most precious blood in the cruel scourging and expired on the shameful cross for our well being now enlightened by lively faith with the outpouring of my whole soul in the fervor of my heart I humbly beseech you through the infinite merits of your sufferings give me the strength and courage to destroy every evil passion which sways my heart to bless you in my greatest trials and to glorify you by the faithful fulfillment of all my duties and above all to hate all sin and in that way to become the Saint you want me to be through the same Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit one God for ever and ever

Channel: Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church Anniston, AL

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Length: 9min 26sec (566 seconds)

Published: Fri May 01 2020