liturgy of morning prayer that gives praise to God as we sing to him

2. O sweet and gentle Lady
Immaculate Mother of God
we choose you this day to be
the Mistress and Lady of this
house.
Guard it dear Mother from
pestilence, fire, lightning,
Tempests and earthquakes,
Prayer to Our Lady of this House

3. From schisms and heresies,
from depredations of
burglars and the malice of
enemies. Protect its inmates
sweet Mary. Watch over their
going out and their coming
in and preserve them from
sudden death.

4. Keep us from all sin
and harm and pray for
us to God that we may
live in His service and
depart this life in His
grace. Amen.

5. O Mary conceived without
sin
Pray for us who have
recourse to thee.

6. Prayer for our Sisters
Deign, O Lord, to bless all my
sisters.
Have mercy on those who
suffer, be thyself their
consolation. Have mercy on
those who feel themselves
forsaken, be thyself their
comfort.

7. Have mercy on those
who are wavering, be
thyself their light. Have
mercy on those who
feel weary, be thyself
their courage.

8. Have mercy on all those
who give themselves
without counting the
cost, be thyself their
wealth and their
reward for their
actions.

9. And give to all of us an
increase of Charity more
and more profound and
more and more
efficacious because this
charity is drawn from
your Divine Heart. Amen.

10. The Paulinian Gleaner’s
Prayer
(2023 Adaptation)

11. God, our loving Father,
through your Holy Spirit,
enable us to participate
in Jesus’ saving mission
and to make you known
and loved throughout
the world.

12. May we joyfully live out
our Paulinian identity as
gleaners who are:

13. PRAYERFUL, mindful of
who we truly are and
why we are here – Your
children called to follow
Your holy will.

14. SELF-EFFACING , quick
to transcend when we
are not recognized for
the good we have done
or when we are taken for
granted;

15. with TRANQUIL DARING,
to proceed when we feel
that the work and
responsibilities given us
are back-breaking and
beyond our capacity; and

16. ALL TO ALL, willing to
faithfully serve everyone
especially the least, the
last and the lost.

17. Our Lady of Chartres,
pray for us.
St. Paul the Apostle, our
Patron,
pray for us.

18. Fr. Louis Chauvet and our
first Sisters,
intercede for us.
Caritas christi urget nos,
now and forever. Amen.

20. ANGELUS
V: The angel of the Lord
declared to Mary
R: And she conceived of
the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary…

21. V: Behold the handmaid
of the Lord
R: Be it done to me
according to Your
Word.
Hail Mary…

22. V: And the Word was
made flesh
R: And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary…

23. V: Pray for us, Holy
Mother of God
R: That we may be made
worthy of the promises
of Christ.

24. Let us pray:
Pour forth we beseech
You, O Lord, Your grace
into our hearts, that we to
whom the incarnation of
Christ, Your Son was
made known by the
message of an angel,

25. may by His Passion and
Cross be brought to the
glory of His resurrection
through the same Christ
our Lord. Amen.

27. O Bless the Lord
John Michaels
O bless the Lord, the
God of our salvation,
rock of strength and a
refuge sure! O bless the
Lord, the God of ev’ry
nation, over all the
earth.

28. 1.O bless the Lord,
highest heavens
above! Bless the Lord!
Glorify his name! Sun
in the day, moon and
stars in the night,
worship and praise!

29. Refrain:
O bless the Lord, the
God of our salvation,
rock of strength and a
refuge sure! O bless the
Lord, the God of ev’ry
nation, over all the
earth.

30. 2. Let all the earth sing
with joy to the Lord, all the
seas, creatures of the
deep! Mountains and hills,
birds and beasts in the
fields, worship and praise!

31. Refrain:
O bless the Lord, the
God of our salvation,
rock of strength and
a refuge sure! O
bless the Lord, the
God of ev’ry nation,
over all the earth.

33. Responsorial Psalm
O bless the Lord,
my soul.

35. Prayer of the Faithful:
Father, purify our
hearts.

36. Prayer of the Faithful:
Lord, hear our
prayer.

38. Ang Katawan ni Kristo
Ricky Manalo,CSP (BB’14 – 358)
1. In the presence of
our God, as we gather
here in Christ, feel the
Spirit breathe upon us,
the breath of life,
graced and divine.

39. We have come to
break the bread; we
have come to share
our lives. Let us bring
these fruits to the
table, the love of God,
yours and mine!

40. Refrain:
Ang katawan ni Kristo,
Ang katawan ni Kristo.
Behold the Body of Christ!
Jesus, our Savior and life!
Rejoice, O people of God!
We are the Body of Christ!

41. 2. When we gather in
our homes, through our
prayers and our meals,
we are fed and
nourished together, our
families, broken and
blessed.

42. 2. In the household of
the Lord, where we
come to share the
meal, we are fed the
words of our Savior,
one family,
strengthened and
healed.

43. Refrain:
Ang katawan ni Kristo,
Ang katawan ni Kristo.
Behold the Body of Christ!
Jesus, our Savior and life!
Rejoice, O people of God!
We are the Body of Christ!

44. Bridge:
Is not the meal that we
blessed and share a
communion in the life
of the Christ? One
bread, one blessing,
one cup make us one
body in our Lord.

45. 3. In the presence of
our God, by the justice
that is shown, we will
build a kingdom
together; the love of
Christ given to all!

46. Refrain:
Ang katawan ni Kristo,
Ang katawan ni Kristo.
Behold the Body of Christ!
Jesus, our Savior and life!
Rejoice, O people of God!
We are the Body of Christ!

48. Oratio Imperata for Protection Against
Covid 19
Merciful and
compassionate Father,
we confess our sins
and we humbly come to
you to find forgiveness
and life.

49. We come to you in our
need to seek your
protection against the
COVID-19 virus
that has disturbed
and claimed many
lives.

50. We ask You now
to look upon us
with love and by Your
healing hand,
dispel the fear of
sickness and death,
restore our hope, and
strengthen our faith.

51. We pray that You
guide the people
tasked to find cures
for this disease and
to stem its
transmission.

52. Bless our efforts
to use the medicines
developed
to end the pandemic
in our country.

53. We pray for our health
workers that they may
minister to the sick
with competence and
compassion.

54. Grant them health in
mind and body, strength
in their commitment,
protection from the
disease.

55. We pray for those afflicted.
May they be restored
to health.
Protect those who care
for them.
Grant eternal rest to those
who have died.

56. Give us the grace in these
trying times to work for the
good of all and to help
those in need.
May our concern and
compassion for each other
see us through this crisis
and lead us to conversion
and holiness.

57. Grant all these through
our Lord Jesus Christ
Your Son who lives and
reigns with You, in the
unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever.
Amen.

58. We fly to Your protection,
O Holy Mother of God.
Do not despise our petition
in our necessities,
but deliver us always from
all dangers, O glorious and
blessed Virgin. Amen.

59. Our Lady, health of the sick,
pray for us.
St. Joseph, pray for us.
St. Raphael the Archangel,
pray for us.
San Roque, pray for us.
San Lorenzo Ruiz, pray for us
San Pedro Calungsod,
pray for us.

61. Litany of Gratitude after the Covid
Pandemic
Leader:
Let us approach the
Lord, Who makes all
things new, for all the
blessings and graces we
received during the Covid
pandemic.

62. After every petition,
let us say together:
Thanks be to God.

63. For reminding us of the
fragility of life, shielding us
when no one else dared to
shelter us and opening our
minds to what is really
essential, let us thank the
Lord.
Response:
Thanks be to God.

64. For allowing us to connect
with one another with faith
and love, despite the
isolation that sickness had
imposed on us, let us thank
the Lord
Response:
Thanks be to God.

65. For the heroic kindness of
those who provided us with
scientific, social and
spiritual help when doing so
was both risky and life
threatening for them, let us
thank the Lord.
Response:
Thanks be to God.

66. For the heroic kindness of
those who provided us with
scientific, social and
spiritual help when doing so
was both risky and life
threatening for them, let us
thank the Lord.
Response:
Thanks be to God.

67. For the gift of newly
discovered medicines and
vaccines to combat the
virus and the wonder of
natural immunity, let us
thank the Lord.
Response:
Thanks be to God.

68. For the gift of assuring
presence, when we were
anxious and distressed,
depressed and lonely and
impatient during the
pandemic, let us thank the
Lord.
Response:
Thanks be to God.

69. All:
Loving God, no
thought of ours is
unknown to you.
No tear we shed is
unimportant to you.

70. No joy we celebrate
is alien to you. You
entered our world of
sickness, suffering
and death and you
know the fears we
face.

71. Accept our
thanksgiving for your
provident love during
the Covid pandemic.

72. As you wept at the
death of Lazarus,
breathe the breath of
life everlasting on all
those who died from
the coronavirus.

73. You have turned our
fears into joy and for
this we thank and
praise You. To you be
glory now and
forever.

74. Mary, help of Christians,
pray for us.
St. Michael the Archangel,
pray for us.
San Roque, pray for us.