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P: Our help is in the name of The Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
Let us pray.God, whose word suffices to make all things holy, pour out your blessing + on this object (these objects); and grant that anyone who uses it (them) with grateful heart and in keeping with your law and will, may receive from you, its (their) Maker, health in body and protection of soul by calling on your holy name; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
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V. Adjutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini.
R. Qui fecit caelum et terram
Exorcízo vos, numísata, per Deum + Patrem omnipoténtem, qui fecit caelum et terram, mare et ómnia, quae in eis sunt. Omnis virtus adversárii, omnis exércitus diáboli, et omnis incúrsus, omne phantásma sátanae, eradicáre et effugáre, ab his numismátibus: ut fiant ómnibus qui eis usúri sunt, salus mentis et córporis: in nómine Pa+tris ominpoténtis, et Jesu + Christi Fílii eius, Dómini nostri, et Spiritus + Sancti Parácliti, et in caritáte eiúsdem Dómini nostril Jesu Christi, qui ventúrus est judicáre vivos et mórtuos, et saéculum per ignem.
R. Amen
V. Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
R. Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
V. Dóminus vobíscum.
R. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Oremus:
Deus omnípotens, bonórum ómnium largítor, súpplices te rogámus, ut per intercessiónem sancti Benedícti his sacris numismátibus tuam bene+dictiónem infúndas, ut omnes qui ea gestáverint ac bonis opéribus inténti fúerint, sanitátem mentis et córporis, et grátiam sanctificatiónis, atque indugléntias (nobis) concéssas cónsequi mereántur, omnésque diáboli insídias et frauds, per auxílium misericórdiae tuae, stúdeant devitáre et in conspéctu tuo sancti et immaculáti váleant apparére. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
R. Amen
The medals are sprinkled with holy water.
(Weller II, pp. 358)
(Parish Ritual, appendix p. 12)
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V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who made heaven and earth.
I purge you medals of evil by God + the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth and of the sea and of all that they contain. O every power of the adversary, every cohort of the devil, every attack and appearance of Satan get thee out of these medals and fly afar! And may they become for all who will use them a help for body and soul, in the name of the Father + Almighty, in the name of Jesus + Christ, His Son, our Lord, in the name of the Holy + Spirit, the Paraclete, and in the love of the selfsame Lord Jesus Christ, Who shall come to judge the living and the dead and the world by fire.
R. Amen.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Almighty God, lavish Dispenser of every good, we thy suppliants pray that, by the intercession of St. Benedict, thou wouldst pour out thy blessing + on these sacred medals. Let all who will wear them with minds intent on good works deserve to obtain health of body and spirit, the grace of making progress in holiness, as well as the indulgences which have been granted (to us). And may they seek to avoid by thy merciful help every onslaught and fraud of the devil, and finally stand before thee sinless and holy. Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
They are sprinkled with holy water.
(Weller, Vol. II, p. 359)
(Parish Ritual, appendix p. 13)
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Light this candle when you sense an evil presence or manifestation in a certain place. The light from blessed candles symbolizes Jesus, the Light of the world; the presence of the Lord drives away all spirits of darkness. Lighting this candle, then praying for liberation is especially effective to purge a place especially a room, from infestation.
V. Our help is in the + name of the Lord.
R. Who made heaven and earth.
V. The Lord be with you.R. And with your spirit.
V. O candles, I exorcise you in the name of God + the Father Almighty, in the name of Jesus + Christ his Son, our Lord, and in the name of the Holy + Spirit. May God uproot and cast out from these objects, all power of the devil, all attacks of the unclean spirit, and all deceptions of Satan, so that they may bring health of mind and body to all who use them. We ask this through the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is coming to judge both the living and the dead and the world by fire.R. Amen.
V. Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, light of everlasting life, you have given us candles to dispel the darkness. We humbly implore you now to bless + these candles at our lowly request, and hallow + them by the light of your grace. By the power of the Holy + Cross, endow them with a heavenly blessing. May the blessing they receive be so powerful that, wherever they are placed or lighted, the princes of darkness shall flee in fear, along with all their legions, and never more dare to disturb those who serve you, the almighty God. Let the entire building in which these candles are kept, be free from the power of the adversary, and be defended from the snares of the enemy. Grant we pray, that those who will use these candles may be protected from every assault of the evil spirit, and be safeguarded from all danger. Through Christ our Lord.R. Amen.
They are sprinkled with holy water.P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, bless + these candles at our supplication. By the power of the holy + cross, pour out upon them a heavenly blessing, O Lord, who gave them to human kind in order to repel the darkness. From this signing with the holy + cross may they receive such blessing that, wherever they are set up or lighted, the princes of darkness may begin to tremble and depart, may flee in fear with all their ministers from such dwelling places, and may not dare again to disquiet or molest those who serve you, almighty God, who live and reign forever and ever.
All: Amen.
They are sprinkled with holy water.
(Syquia, pp. 247-250), (Parish Ritual, 269)
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V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who made heaven and earth.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O Holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, bless † this cross that it be a saving help to mankind. Let it be a bulwark of faith, an encouragement to good works, the redemption of souls; and may it be consolation, protection, and a shield against the cruel darts of the enemy. Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
Let us pray.
Bless, + O Lord Jesus Christ this cross by which thou hast snatched the world from Satan’s grasp and upon which thou hast overcome by thy suffering him, who is the prompter of sin, who rejoiced in Adam’s deception at the accursed tree of Paradise. Here it is sprinkled with holy water. May this symbol of salvation be sanctified in the name of the Father, + and of the Son, + and of the Holy + Spirit, and may all who kneel and pray before this cross for our Lord’s honor receive health of body and soul. Through the selfsame Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
After this the priest, kneeling before the crucifix, devoutly venerates and kisses it, and others may do likewise.
(Weller, Vol. III, p. 281)
(Parish Ritual, appendix p.15)
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See this website for complete prayers for enthronment: http://laudatedominum.net/files/heart.pdf
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Priest vested in surplice and purple stole, says:
V. Adjutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini.
R. Qui fecit cælum et terram.
Deinde absolute incipit exorcismum salis:
Exorcízo te, creatúra salis, per Deum + vivum, per Deum + verum, per Deum + sanctum, per Deum, qui te per Eliséum Prophétam in aquam mitti jussit, ut sanarétur sterílitas aquæ: ut efficiáris sal exorcizátum in salútem credéntium; et sis ómnibus suméntibus te sánitas ánimæ et córporis; et effúgiat, atque discédat a loco, in quo aspérsum fúeris, omnis phantásia, et nequítia, vel versútia diabólicæ fraudis, omnísque spíritus immúndus, adjurátus per eum, qui ventúrus est judicáre vivos et mórtuos, et sáeculum per ignem.
R. Amen.
Orémus.
Imménsam cleméntiam tuam, omnípotens ætérne Deus, humíliter implorámus, ut hanc creatúram salis, quam in usum géneris humáni tribuísti, bene + dícere et sancti + ficare tua pietáte dignéris: ut sit ómnibus suméntibus salus mentis et córporis; et quidquid ex eo tactum vel respérsum fúerit, cáreat omni immundítia, omníque impugnatióne spiritális nequítiæ. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
R. Amen.
Exorcismus aquæ: et dicitur absolute:
Exorcízo te, creatúra aquæ, in nómine Dei + Patris omnipoténtis, et in nómine Jesu + Christi Fílii ejus Dómini nostri, et in virtúte Spíritus + Sancti: ut fias aqua exorcizáta ad effugándam omnem potestátem inimíci, et ipsum inimícum eradicáre et explantáre váleas cum ángelis suis apostáticis, per virtútem eiúsdem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi: qui ventúrus est judicáre vivos et mórtuos, et saéculum per ignem.
R. Amen.
Orémus.
Deus, qui ad salútem humáni géneris, máxima quæque sacraménta in aquárum substántia condidísti: adésto propítius invocatiónibus nostris, et eleménto huic multímodis purificatiónibus præparáto, virtútem tuæ bene + dictiónis infúnde: ut creatúra tua, mystériis tuis sérviens, ad abigéndos daémones, morbósque pelléndos, divínæ grátiæ sumat efféctum; ut quidquid in dómibus, vel in locis fidélium, hæc unda respérserit, cáreat omni immundítia, liberétur a noxa: non illic resídeat spíritus péstilens, non aura corrúmpens: discédant omnes insídiæ laténtis inimíci; et si quid est, quod aut incolumitáti habitántium ínvidet, aut quiéti, aspersióne hujus aquæ effúgiat: ut salúbritas, per invocatiónem sancti tui nóminis expetíta, ab ómnibus sit impugnatiónibus defénsa. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
R. Amen.
Hic mittat sal in aquam in modum crucis, dicendo:
Commíxtio salis et aquæ páriter fiat, in nomine Patris, et Fílii, et + Spíritus Sancti.
R. Amen.
V. Dóminus vobíscum.
R. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Orémus.
Deus, invíctæ virtútis auctor, et insuperábilis impérii Rex, ac semper magníficus triumphátor: qui advérsæ dominatiónis vires réprimis: qui inimíci rugiéntis sævítiam súperas: qui hostíles nequítias poténter expúgnas: te, Dómine, treméntes et súpplices deprecámur, ac pétimus: ut hanc creatúram salis et aquæ dignánter aspícias, benígnus illústres, pietátis tuæ rore sanctífices; ut, ubicúmque fúerit aspérsa, per invocatiónem sancti nóminis tui, omnis infestátio immúndi spíritus abigátur: terrórque venenósi serpéntis procul pellátur: et præséntia Santi Spíritus nobis, misericórdiam tuam poscéntibus, úbique adésse dignétur. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
R. Amen.
(Parish Ritual, 265-268)
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The priest, vested in surplice and purple stole, says:
P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
Creature of salt, I exorcise you by the living + God, by the true + God, by the holy + God, who through Eliseus the prophet commanded you to be cast into the water and to cure its unfruitfulness. Be made a salt purified for the health of those who believe. Be health of soul and body for all who receive you. May every apparition, wickedness, and cunning of the devil, every unclean spirit depart from wherever you are sprinkled, adjured by him who is to come to judge the living and the dead and the world by fire.
R. Amen
Let us pray,
Almighty everlasting God, humbly we implore your boundless kindness mercifully to bless + this creature of salt which you have given for mankind's use. May it be health of mind and body for all who use it. May whatever is touched or sprinkled with it be free of all uncleanness and every attack of spiritual evil. Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen
He then exorcises and blesses the water, saying:
Creature of water, I exorcise you in the name of God + the Father almighty, and in the name of Jesus Christ, his Son, our Lord, and in the power of the Holy + Spirit, that you may be water purified to escape all the strength of the enemy and able to root out and displace the enemy himself with his apostate angels, through the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is to come to judge the living and the dead and the world by fire.
R. Amen
Let us pray,
O God, for man's salvation you have established the greatest mysteries in the substance of water, be favorable to our petitions and pour out the power of your blessing + upon this element prepared by many purifications. May this your creature, which serves your mysteries, receive the efficacy of divine grace to expel devils and banish disease. In the homes of the faithful and in all other places may anything sprinkled with this water be free from every uncleanness and safe from harm. Let no pestilent spirit or corrupting air dwell therein. May all the hidden snares of the enemy depart. By the sprinkling of this water may anything hostile to the safety and peace of those who dwell therein be banished. And may the well being sought by the invocation of your holy name be protected from all attack. Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen
He now puts salt into the water in the form of a cross saying:
May this salt and water be mingled together in the name of the Father, and of the Son + and of the Holy Spirit.
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with your spirit.
Let us pray,
O God, author of unconquered strength and King of an unconquerable empire, forever the glorious conqueror, you restrain the power of the devil, overcome the cruelty of the roaring enemy, attack all hostile wickedness with power. Fearful and humble, we beg and beseech you, Lord, look upon this creature of salt and water with kindness, honor it and make it holy with the dew of your goodness. Where it is sprinkled, may every infection of the unclean spirit cease through the invocation of your holy name, may the terror of the poisonous serpent be driven out, and may the presence of the Holy Spirit be everywhere with us who ask your mercy. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever, and ever.
R. Amen
V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who made Heaven and earth.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with your spirit.
Let us pray,
O God, by whose word all things are made holy, pour forth your blessing upon + this creature (these creatures). Grant that whoever makes use of it (them) in accordance with your law and your will and with thanksgiving may receive, through the invocation of your holy name, health of body and protection of soul from your providence. Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
(Parish Ritual, 265-268)
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Extra Tempus Paschale
1. Parochus, seu alius Sacerdos, volens aliquam particualrem domum, vel generaliter domos fidelium, extra Tempus Paschale aspergere aqua benedicta, ingrediens domum dicit:
V. Pax huic dómui.
R. Et ómnibus habitántibus in ea.
2. Deinde loca praecipua domus aspergendo, dicit Antiphonam:
Aspérges me, Dómine, hyssópo, et mundábor: lavábis me, et super nivem dealbábor.
Ps. 50, 3. Miserére mei, Deus, secúndum magnam misericórdiam tuam.
V. Gloria Patri, etc.
Et repetitur Antiphona: Asperges me, etc.
V. Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
R. Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
V. Dóminus vobíscum.
R. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Orémus:
Exáudi nos, Dómine sancta, Pater omnípotens, aetérne, Deus: et míttere dignéris sanctum Angelum tuum de caelis, qui custódiat, fóveat, prótegat, vísitet, atque deféndat omnes habitántes in hoc habitáculo. Per Chirstum Dominum nostrum.
R. Amen
Alia Benedictio Domus
V. Adjutórium nostrum in nómine Dómini.
R. Qui fecit caelum et terram.
V. Dóminus vobíscum
R. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Orémus.
Te Deum Patrem omnipoténtem supplíciter exorámus pro hac domo, et habitatóribus eius, ac rebus: ut eam bene + dícere, et sancti + ficáre, ac bonis ómnibus ampliáre dingéris: tríbue eis, Dómine, de rore caeli abundántiam, et de pinguédine terrae vitae substántiam, et desidéria voti eórum ad efféctum tuae miseratiónis perdúcas. Ad intróitum ergo nostrum bene + dícere, et sancti + ficáre dignéris hanc domum, sicut benedícere dignátus es domum Abraham, Isaac, et Iacob: et intra pariétes domus istíus Angeli tuae lucis inhábitant, eámque, et eius habitatóres custodiant. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
R. Amen
Et aspergatur aqua benedicta.
(Weller vol.III, pp. 238-242)
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Outside of Eastertime
A pastor or another priest may wish to sprinkle with holy water a particular home or the homes of the faithful in general. On entering the home he says:
P: God's peace be in this home.
All: And in all who live here.
As he sprinkles the principal room he says:
Antiphon: Purify me with hyssop, Lord, and I shall be clean of sin. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. (Ps. 50.1) Have mercy on me, God, in your great kindness.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
All: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
P: Ant. Purify me with hyssop, Lord, and I shall be clean of sin. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
P: Lord, heed my prayer.
All: And let my cry be heard by you.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Hear us, holy Lord and Father, almighty everlasting God, and in your goodness send your holy angel from heaven to watch over and protect all who live in this home, to be with them and give them comfort and encouragement; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
5. ANOTHER BLESSING OF A HOME
P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
God the Father almighty, we fervently implore you for the sake of this home and its occupants and possessions, that you may bless + and sanctify + them, enriching them by your kindness in every way possible. Pour out on them, Lord, heavenly dew in good measure, as well as an abundance of earthly needs. Mercifully listen to their prayers, and grant that their desires be fulfilled. At our lowly coming be pleased to bless + and sanctify + this home, as you once were pleased to bless the home of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Within these walls let your angels of light preside and stand watch over those who live here; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
It is sprinkled with holy water.
(Weller, Vol. III)
(https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/roman-ritual-part-2-11883)
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If such images are exposed for public veneration they should be solemnly blessed.
P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P. The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Almighty everlasting God, who does not forbid us to carve or paint likenesses of your saints, in order that whenever we look at them with our bodily eyes we may call to mind their holy lives, and resolve to follow in their footsteps; may it please you to bless + and to hallow + this statue (or picture), which has been made in memory and honor of your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ (or the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ), (or blessed N., your apostle, or martyr, or pontiff, or confessor, or virgin). And grant that all who in its presence pay devout homage to your only-begotten Son (or the blessed Virgin, or the glorious apostle, or martyr, or pontiff, or confessor, or virgin) may by His (or her) merits (and intercession) obtain your grace in this life and everlasting glory in the life to come; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
The image is sprinkled with holy water.
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/roman-ritual-part-2-11883
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Vested in surplice and white stole, the priest says:
℣. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
℟. Who made heaven and earth.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God! In virtue of the many apparitions on earth of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, it has pleased Thee to work miracles again and again for the salvation of souls. Be Thou gracious and pour out Thy blessing upon this medal, so that all who piously reverence it and devoutly wear it may experience the patronage of Mary Immaculate and obtain mercy from Thee. Through Christ our Lord.
℟. Amen.
Then he sprinkles the medal with holy water and presents it to the candidate, saying:
Receive the holy medal, wear it with faith, and handle it with becoming devotion, so that the most holy and immaculate Queen of Heaven may protect and defend thee. And as she is ever ready to renew her wondrous acts of kindness, may she obtain for thee in her mercy whatsoever thou dost humbly ask of God, so that both in life and in death thou canst rest securely in her motherly embrace. Amen.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Our Father… inaudibly until
℣. And lead us not into temptation.
℟. But deliver us from evil.
℣. O Queen conceived without original sin.
℟. Pray for us.
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto Thee.
℣. The Lord be with you.
℟. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who hast willed that Thy Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary conceived without sin should be made illustrious through countless miracles, do Thou grant that we who constantly invoke her patronage may come to possess everlasting joys. Who livest and reignest throughout the endless ages.
℟. Amen.
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A laudem et glóriam Deíparae Vírginis Maríae, in memóriam mysteriórum vitae, mortis et resurrectiónis eiúsdem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi, bene + dicátur et sancti + ficétur haec sacratíssimi Rosárii corona: in nomine Patris, et Fílii, + et Spíritus Sancti.
R. Amen
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To the honor and glory of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and in the memory of the mysteries of the life, death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ may these rosaries be blessed + and sanctified. + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit.
R. Amen.
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Prayer of the Blessing
11. The priest or deacon, with arms outstretched, says this prayer of blessing.
O God, author and perfection of holiness, who call those who were born of water and the Holy Spirit to the fullness of the Christian life, look with kindness on those who are about to receive devoutly the Scapular of Carmel which they will wear faithfully as the sign of their commitment to the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Grant that in surrendering to the love of the most tender Virgin, they may conform themselves to the image of Jesus Christ your Son, and having run the course of this life happily, may they enter into the joy of your house. Through Christ our Lord.R. Amen
The priest or deacon then sprinkles the scapular with holy water.
Enrollment in the Scapular
12. The officiant then places the Scapular on each faithful who has requested it, and says:
Receive this Scapular. (Through this Scapular you become a member of the Confraternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.) Full of faith in the love of such a great Mother, dedicate yourself to imitating her and to a special relationship with her. Wear this sign as a reminder of the presence of Mary in your daily commitment to be clothed in Jesus Christ and to manifest him in your life for the good of the Church and the whole of humanity, and to the glory of the Most Blessed Trinity.R. Amen.
13. If deemed more appropriate, when there are many persons to be enrolled in the Scapular, the officiant may say the form of enrollment once only. Then all together answer Amen and approach the officiant to receive the Scapular.
14. After enrollment, the officiant addresses all in these words:
Having received the Scapular, you have been received into the family of Carmel, consecrated in a special way to the imitation and service of the Virgin Mother of God, that you may live for Christ and his Church in the contemplative and apostolic spirit of the Order of Carmel. And that you may be able to follow this ideal perfectly, by the faculties entrusted to me, I admit you to participate in all the spiritual benefits of the Order of Carmel.
15. After explaining briefly and clearly the commitment and obligations involved in being admitted institutionally to the Carmelite family, the officiant closes the rite with a solemn blessing.
May almighty God bless + us, keep us from all evil and lead us to eternal life.
R. Amen.
17. The celebration may end with an appropriate hymn to Our Lady, for instance, Flos Carmeli, Salve Regina, Sub tuum praesidium.(THE PRIEST MAY OFFER THE PERMISSION TO SUBSITUTE THE DAILY HOLY ROSARY FOR THE OBLIGATION TO RECITE THE LITTLE OFFICE OF THE BVM.)
Taken from the Rite for the Blessing of and Enrolment in the Scapular of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
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P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
Lord God, be well disposed to our prayers, and bless + this vehicle with your holy hand. Appoint your holy angels as an escort over it, who will always shield its passengers and keep them safe from accidents. And as once by your deacon, Philip, you bestowed faith and grace upon the Ethiopian seated in his carriage and reading Holy Writ, so also now show the way of salvation to your servants, in order that, strengthened by your grace and ever intent upon good works, they may attain, after all the successes and failures of this life, the certain happiness of everlasting life; through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.
It is sprinkled with holy water.
Blessings for Sacramentals (by a priest)
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