Established 1997
Lord, fill us with the love which inspired the seven holy brothers to honor the mother of God with special devotion and to lead your people to you. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
God our Father, you have promised to remain for ever with those who do what is just and right. Help us to live in your presence. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
God our Father, you have promised to remain for ever with those who do what is just and right. Help us to live in your presence. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Post-Vatican II:
Father, you brought the light of the Gospel to Slavic nations through St. Cyril and his brother St. Methodius. Open our hearts to understanding your teaching and help us to become one in faith and praise. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Old Calendar:
Latin:
Praesta, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus: ut, qui beati Valentini Martyris tui natalitia colimus, a cunctis malis imminentibus, ejus intercessione, liberemur. Per Dominum nostrum.
English:
Grant, we beseech Three, O almighty God, that we, who celeb rate the heavenly birthday of blessed Valentine, Thy Martyr, may by his intercession be delivered from all the evils that threaten us. Through our Lord.
Memorial of St. Scholastica, virgin
Post Vatican II:
Lord, as we recall the memory of St. Scholastica, we ask that by her example we may serve you with love and obtain perfect joy. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Old Calendar:
Latin:
Deus, qui animam beatae Virginis tuae Scholasticae ad ostendendam innocentiae viam in columbae specie coelum penetrare fecisti: da nobis ejus meritis et precibus ita innocenter vivere; ut ad aeterna mereamur gaudia pervenire. Per Dominum nostrum.
English:
O God, Who, to show us the way of innocence, didst cause the soul of thy blessed Virgin Scholastica to enter heaven in the form of a dove: grant through her merits and prayers that we may live in an innocence that will win for us eternal joys. Through our Lord.
Post Vatican II:
Father, watch over your family and keep us safe in your care, for all our hope is in you. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Old Calendar (pre-Vatican II):
Latin:
Deus, qui beatum Cyrillum Confessorem tuum atque Pontificem divinae maternitatis beatissimae Virginis Mariae assertorem invictum effecisti: concede, ipso intercedente, ut, qui vere eam Genitricem Dei credimus, materna ejusdem protectione salvemur. Per Dominum nostrum.
English:
O God, Who didst make blessed Cyril, Thy Confessor and Bishop, the invincible champion of the divine Motherhood of the most blessed Virgin Mary: grant that by his intercession, we who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be saved by her motherly protection. Through our Lord.
God of mercy, you chose Jerome Emiliani to be a father and friend of orphans. May his prayers keep us faithful to the Spirit we have received, who makes us your children. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Father, watch over your family and keep us safe in your care, for all our hope is in you. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Post Vatican II:
Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, martyrs
God our Father, source of strength for all your saints, you led Paul Miki and his companions through the suffering of the cross to the joy of eternal life. May their prayers give us the courage to be loyal until death in professing our faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Old Calendar (pre-Vatican II):
St. Titus, confessor and bishop; St. Dorothy, virgin and martyr
Latin:
Deus, qui beatum Titum, Confessorem tuum atque Pontificem, apostolicis virtutibus decorasti: ejus meritis et intercessione concede; ut juste et pie viventes in hoc seaculo, ad caelestem patriam pervenire meramu. Per Dominum nostrum.
English:
O God, Who didst adorn blessed Titus, Thy Confessor and Bishop, with apostolic virtues: grant by his merits and intercession that a life of duty and justice here below may win for us our heavenlyu home. Through our Lord.
Post Vatican II:
Lord, let your forgiveness be won for us by the pleading of St. Agatha, who found favor with you by her chastity and by her courage in suffering death for the Gospel. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Old Calendar (pre-Vatican II):
Latin:
Deus, qui inter cetera potentiae tuae miracula, etiam inj sexu fragili victoriam martyrii constulisti: concede propitius, ut, qui beatae Agatha, Virginis et Martyris tuae natalitia colimus, per ejus ad te exempla gradiamur. Per Dominum nostrum.
English:
O God, Who among the other marvels of Thy power, hast granted even to the weaker sex the victgory of martyrdom: mercifully grant that we who celebrate the heavenly birthday of blessed Agatha, Thy Virgin and Martyr, may be her example draw nearer to Thee. Through our Lord.