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Prayers from the Raccolta
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I. O glorious Saint John the Baptist, greatest prophet among those born
of woman (Luke 7, 28), although thou wast sanctified in thy mother's
womb and didst lead a most innocent life, nevertheless it was thy will
to retire into the wilderness, there to devote thyself to the practice
of austerity and penance; obtain for us of thy Lord the grace to be
wholly detached, at least in our hearts, from earthly goods, and to
practice Christian mortification with interior recollection and with
the spirit of holy prayer.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory
Be, etc.
II. O most zealous Apostle, who, without working any miracle on others,
but solely by the example of thy life of penance and the power of thy
word, didst draw after thee the multitudes, in order to dispose them to
receive the Messias worthily and to listen to His heavenly doctrine;
grant that it may be given unto us, by means of the example of a holy
life and the exercise of every good work, to bring many souls to God,
but above all those souls that are enveloped in the darkness of error
and ignorance and are led astray by vice.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory
Be, etc.
III. O Martyr invincible, who, for the honor of God and the salvation
of souls, didst with firmness and constancy withstand the impiety of
Herod even at the cost of thine own life, and didst rebuke him openly
for his wicked and dissolute life; by thy prayers obtain for us a
heart, brave and generous, in order that we may overcome all human
respect and openly profess our faith in loyal obedience to the
teachings of Jesus Christ, our Divine Master.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory
Be, etc.
V. Pray for us, Saint John the Baptist,
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, Who hast made this day to be honorable in our eyes by the
Nativity (or commemoration) of blessed John, grant unto Thy people the
grace of spiritual joy, and direct the minds of all Thy faithful into
the way of everlasting salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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