Father

Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be
Thy name;

Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth
as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;

and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil.

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O GOD, WHO IN THE GLORIOUS
TRANSFIGURATION

O God, who in the glorious Transfiguration

of Thine only-begotten Son

didst confirm the mysteries of faith by the witness

of the Fathers, and in wondrous wise

didst fore-token the perfect adoption of sons by
the voice descending from the shinning cloud;

mercifully grant unto us to be made coheirs with
the very King of glory

and bestow upon us a partaking of His glory.
Through the same Christ our Lord.

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O HOLY LORD, FATHER ALMIGHTY

O holy Lord, Father Almighty, everlasting God,

for the sake of Thy bounty

and that of Thy Son,

who for me endured suffering and death;

for the sake of the most excellent holiness of His Mother
and the merits of all the Saints,

grant unto me a sinner, unworthy of all Thy blessings,
that I may love Thee only, may ever thirst for Thy love,
may have continually in my heart the benefits

of Thy passion, may acknowledge my own wretchedness

and may desire to be trampled upon

and be despised by all men;

let nothing grieve me save guilt.

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O LORD AND CREATOR OF ALL

O Lord and Creator of all, and especially of this Thy creature!

O God and Father and Ruler of Thy people!

O Arbiter of life and death!

O Guardian and Benefactor of our souls!

O thou who makest all,

and in due season transformest all by the power of Thy Word

according to Thy wisdom and deep designs,

receive now, I beg Thee, those who have gone before us.

Receive us too at the opportune time,

until Thou hast restrained us in our fleshly life

for as long as it will have been to our advantage.

Indeed receive us prepared by fear of Thee and not troubled,

nor turning back on that day of death,

nor unwilling like those who are accustomed to the world

and addicted to the flesh.

Instead, may we set out eagerly for that everlasting

and blessed life which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

To Him be glory for ever and ever.

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PRAYER OF PRAISE AND PETITION

We praise You, invisible Father, giver of immortality, and

source of life and light. You love all human beings, especially

the poor. You seek reconciliation with all of them and You

draw them to yourself by sending Your beloved Son to visit them.

Make us really alive by giving us the light to know You, the

only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom you have sent. Grant us

the Holy Spirit and enable us to speak volumes about Your ineffable mysteries.

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PRAYER OF THANKS FOR THE FATHER'S LOVE

ETERNAL Father, we thank You for Your great love.

You give the world the best of Yourself,

the mirror of Your perfect transparency,

the splendor of Your very being-Your Son Jesus.

We thank You for giving Jesus to us as our Savior,

not as a tyrant but as a friend,

not as a superior but as a brother.

Help us to open our hearts to His light without fear of

being overwhelmed but exultant with the joy that

comes from this light upon all who accept it with gladness.

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An Act of Contrition

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee,

and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishment -

but most of all because they offend Thee, my God,

Who art all-good and deserving of all love.

I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace,

to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of all sin.

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