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A message from Pope Francis

Through the Desert God Leads us to Freedom: Part 2
The exodus from slavery to freedom is no abstract journey. If our celebration of Lent is to be concrete, the first step is to desire to open our eyes to reality.
When the Lord calls out to Moses from the burning bush, he immediately shows that he is a God who sees and, above all, hears: “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey” (Ex 3:7-8).
Today too, the cry of so many of our oppressed brothers and sisters rises to heaven. Let us ask ourselves: Do we hear that cry? Does it trouble us? Does it move us? All too many things keep us apart from each other, denying the fraternity that, from the beginning, binds us to one another.

Daily Prayers

We invite you to pray with us.
Saint Michael

SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL,
DEFEND US IN BATTLE.
BE OUR PROTECTION AGAINST THE WICKEDNESS
AND SNARES OF THE DEVIL;
MAY GOD REBUKE HIM, WE HUMBLY PRAY;
AND DO THOU, O PRINCE OF THE HEAVENLY HOST,
BY THE POWER OF GOD, THRUST INTO HELL SATAN
AND ALL EVIL SPIRITS WHO WANDER
THROUGH THE WORLD FOR THE RUIN OF SOULS.
AMEN.

San Miguel Arcángel

SAN MIGUEL ARCÁNGEL,
DEFIÉNDENOS EN LA LUCHA Y SÉ NUESTRO AMPARO
CONTRA LA PERVERSIDAD Y LAS ASECHANZAS
DEL DEMONIO.
QUE DIOS, MANIFIESTE SOBRE EL SU PODER,
ES NUESTRA HUMILDE SUPLICA,
Y TU PRÍNCIPE DE LA MILICIA CELESTIAL CON EL PODER
QUE DIOS TE HA CONCEDIDO ARROJA AL INFIERNO
A SATANÁS Y A LOS ESPÍRITUS MALIGNOS
QUE ANDAN DISPERSOS POR EL MUNDO
PARA LA PERDICIÓN DE LAS ALMAS.

AMÉN.

The Angelus
THE ANGEL OF THE LORD DECLARED TO MARY:
AND SHE CONCEIVED OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH THEE; BLESSED ART THOU AMONG WOMEN AND BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF THY WOMB, JESUS. HOLY MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY FOR US SINNERS, NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH.
AMEN.
BEHOLD THE HANDMAID OF THE LORD:
BE IT DONE UNTO ME ACCORDING TO THY WORD.
HAIL MARY…
AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH: AND DWELT AMONG US.
HAIL MARY…
PRAY FOR US, O HOLY MOTHER OF GOD,
THAT WE MAY BE MADE WORTHY OF THE PROMISES OF CHRIST.
LET US PRAY:
POUR FORTH, WE BESEECH THEE, O LORD, THY GRACE INTO OUR HEARTS; THAT WE, TO WHOM THE INCARNATION OF CHRIST, THY SON, WAS MADE KNOWN BY THE MESSAGE OF AN ANGEL, MAY BY HIS PASSION AND CROSS BE BROUGHT TO THE GLORY OF HIS RESURRECTION, THROUGH THE SAME CHRIST OUR LORD.
AMEN.
El Angelus

V. EL ÁNGEL DEL SEÑOR
LO ANUNCIÓ A MARÍA.
R.Y CONCIBIÓ POR OBRA
DEL ESPÍRITU SANTO.

DIOS TE SALVE, MARÍA…
SANTA MARÍA…

V.HE AQUÍ LA ESCLAVA
DEL SEÑOR.
R. HÁGASE EN MÍ SEGÚN
TU PALABRA.

DIOS TE SALVE, MARÍA…
SANTA MARÍA…

V. EL VERBO SE HIZO CARNE.
R.Y VIVIÓ ENTRE NOSOTROS.

DIOS TE SALVE, MARÍA…
SANTA MARÍA…

V. ROGAD POR NOSOTROS,
SANTA MADRE DE DIOS.
R. PARA QUE SEAMOS DIGNOS
DE ALCANZAR LAS PROMESAS
DE NUESTRO SEÑOR JESUCRISTO.
AMÉN.

ORACIÓN: INFUNDID, SEÑOR, VUESTRA GRACIA EN NUESTRAS ALMAS, PARA QUE, PUES HEMOS CREÍDO LA ENCARNACIÓN DE VUESTRO HIJO Y SEÑOR NUESTRO JESUCRISTO ANUNCIADA POR EL ÁNGEL, POR LOS MERECIMIENTOS DE SU PASIÓN Y MUERTE, ALCANCEMOS LA GLORIA DE LA RESURRECCIÓN.

AMÉN.

Rosary of Divine Mercy

To recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, a normal rosary is used and the following sequence is followed:

Inicial Prayer
You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty yourself out upon us. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in you!

1. The sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

2. Our Father

3. Hail Mary

4. Creed (Symbol of the Apostles)

5. On each major bead of the Rosary, when the Our Father is normally said, say:

Eternal Father, I offer You the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, as propitiation for our sins and those of the entire world.

6. On each minor bead of the Rosary, when the Hail Mary is normally said, say:

For his painful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

7. Invocation: At the end of the wreath, the following prayer is prayed three times in a row:

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have Mercy on us and on the whole world.

8. Closing prayer (optional)

Optional Closing Prayer
Eternal God, in whom Mercy is endless, and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible. Look kindly upon us and increase your Mercy in us, so that in difficult moments, we may not despair nor become despondent but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your Holy Will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen.

Rosario de la Divina Misericordia

Para recitar la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia se usa un rosario normal y se sigue esta secuencia:

Oracion de Inicio
Expiraste, Jesús, pero la fuente de vida brotó para las almas y el mar de misericordia se abrió para el mundo entero. Oh fuente de vida, insondable Misericordia Divina, abarca al mundo entero y derrámate sobre nosotros. Oh Sangre y Agua que brotaste del Corazón de Jesús, como una Fuente de Misericordia para nosotros, en Ti confío.

1. La señal de la Cruz: En el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. Amén.
2. Padre Nuestro
3. Ave María
4. Credo (Símbolo de los Apóstoles)

5. En cada grano mayor del Rosario, cuando normalmente se dice el Padre Nuestro, diga:

Padre Eterno, Te ofrezco el Cuerpo, la Sangre, el Alma y la Divinidad de Tu amadísimo Hijo, Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, como propiciación de nuestros pecados y los del mundo entero.

6. En cada grano menor del Rosario, cuando normalmente se dice el Ave María, diga:

Por Su dolorosa Pasión, ten misericordia de nosotros y del mundo entero.

7. Invocación: Al final de la corona, la siguiente oración se reza tres veces seguidas:

Santo Dios, Santo Fuerte, Santo Inmortal, ten misericordia de nosotros y del mundo entero.

8. Oración para concluir (opcional)

Oh Dios Eterno, en quien la misericordia es infinita y el tesoro de compasión inagotable, vuelve a nosotros Tu mirada bondadosa y aumenta Tu misericordia en nosotros, para que en momentos difíciles no nos desesperemos ni nos desalentemos, sino que, con gran confianza, nos sometamos a Tu santa voluntad, que es el Amor y la Misericordia misma. Amén.

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