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Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee.

FOR DAVID himself.Д«less the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who livest and reignest with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. GOD, Who willest not the death of the sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live grant, by the intercession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin and of all the saints, labourers for Thy Church, fellow labourers with Christ, to spend and consume themselves for souls. That He send labourers into His vineyard. Why stand ye all the day idle, go ye into my vineyard. O LORD, graciously look down upon Thy servants and upon the work of their hands, and do Thou, Who givest food to every creature, bless and preserve the fruits of the earth, that the needy may be filled with good things and that all may praise the glory of Thy bounty. Amen.ДҐx Pater Noster вЂ¦ Ave Maria вЂ¦ Gloria Patri вЂ¦

#Ember days free#

O GOD, Who to redeem the world didst vouchsafe to be born amongst men, to be circumcised, rejected by the Jews, betrayed by the traitor Judas with a kiss, to be bound with cords, and as an innocent lamb to be led to the slaughter Who didst suffer Thyself to be shamelessly exposed to the gaze of Annas, Caiphus, Pilate and Herod to be accused by false witnesses, tormented by scourges and insults, crowned with thorns, smitten with blows, defiled with spittings, to have Thy divine countenance covered, to be struck with a reed, to be stripped of Thy clothes, nailed to and raised high upon a Cross between two thieves, to be given gall and vinegar to drink, and then pierced with a lance do Thou, O LORD, by these most sacred sufferings, which I, unworthy as I am, yet dare to contemplate, by Thy holy Cross and by Thy bitter Death, free me from the pains of hell, and vouchsafe to bring me to Paradise, whither Thou didst lead the thief who was crucified with Thee, my Jesus, Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest, God forever and ever. In Honour of ChristвЂ™s Betrayal and Passion GRANT, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that as year by year we devoutly keep these holy observances, we may be pleasing to Thee both in body and soul. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all He hath done for thee. вЂњReturn, O ye revolting children, saith the Lord: for I am your husband: and I will take you, one of a city, and two of a kindred, вЂ¦В I will give you pastors according to my own heart, and they shall feed you with knowledge and doctrine.вЂќ ( Jeremiah 3: 14-15)ДЄNT. The origins of Ember Days date from the ancient Church (at least the fifth century) and the modern format was arranged and prescribed by Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085).ДЄs the dismantling, deconstruction and open disregard for the practise of the authentic, orthodox Catholic Faith took hold after Vatican II, veiled in stratagems of ambiguity and seeded generationally, the observance of Ember and Rogation Days were among the early casualties.ДЄnd on that note, and bearing in mind that God sends His people the priests that they deserve вЂ“ some say on a personal, rather than purely societal, basis вЂ“ following the extract from Jeremiah 3: 14-15В below, are some prayers for Ember Days. вЂњWednesday, Friday and Saturday were days of particular devotion in the early Church: Wednesday as recalling the betrayal of our Lord, and Friday in memory of His Passion, Saturday was later added to these days of prayer and penance as a continuation of Friday, and as far back as the second century they were set apart as Stational days, that is, as days of special religious service and fasting.вЂќ September 14 ( Exaltation of the Holy Cross)ДЇrom Blessed be God: A Complete Catholic Prayer Book (pp.234-5):.

They are intended to thank God for the gifts of nature, to teach men to make use of them in moderation and to assist those in need.Д®mber Days are days of fasting and abstinence and fall annually after вЂњ Lucy, Ashes, Dove, and CrossвЂњ: Ember DaysВ are observed on the successive Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at the beginning of the four seasons of the year and are an ancient practise instituted by the Church to thank God for blessings received and to implore further graces for the season ahead. The term вЂ Ember DaysвЂ find its origin in the Latin Quatuor Tempora (вЂfour timesвЂ™).