V: Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee.
R: Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
V: O Lord, open my lips.
R: And my mouth shall declare Your praise.
V: O God, come to my assistance.
R: O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be.....
1. [John was] he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of the one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight." Mt. 3:3. (Hail Mary...)
2. [John said:] I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Mt. 3:11. (Hail Mary…)
4. Jesus [had come] from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” Mt. 3:13-15. (Hail Mary…)
5. John bore witness to him, and cried, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me’…for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” Jn. 1:15;31. (Hail Mary…)
6. When Jesus had been baptized...suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved,[d] with whom I am well pleased.” Mt. 3:16-17. (Hail Mary…)
7. And John bore witness [to Jesus]: “I saw the spirit descend as a dove from heaven and remain on him. I myself did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.” Jn. 1:32-34. (Hail Mary…)
8. And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him…and his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord…With righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. Isaiah 11:2-4. (Hail Mary…)
9. [The Lord] said to me: “You are my son; today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. Psalm 2:7-8. (Hail Mary…)
1. When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." And Jesus said to her, "O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." Jn. 2:3-5. (Hail Mary...)
2. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the [six stone] jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the steward of the feast." Jn. 2:7-8. (Hail Mary...)
3. When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine...[he] called the bridegroom and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first, and when men have drunk freely, then the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." Jn. 2:9-11. (Hail Mary...)
4. This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed in him. After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brethren and his disciples; and there they stayed for a few days. Jn. 2:11-12. (Hail Mary...)
5. Jesus said: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” Jn 15:1-2. (Hail Mary…)
6. “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” Jn 15:4. (Hail Mary…)
7. “I am the vine, and you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” Jn. 15:5. (Hail Mary…)
8. “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.” Jn. 15:7. (Hail Mary…)
9. “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love.” Jn. 15:9-10. (Hail Mary…)
1. Jesus said: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Mt. 5:3-4. (Hail Mary...)
2. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." Mt. 5:5-6. (Hail Mary...)
3. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Mt. 5:7-8. (Hail Mary...)
4. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Mt. 5:9-10. (Hail Mary...)
5. "Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven." Mt. 5:11-12. (Hail Mary...)
6. "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you?" Mt. 5:44-48. (Hail Mary...)
8. "Do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit to his span of life?" Mt. 6:25-27. (Hail Mary...)
9. "Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." Mt. 7:7-8. (Hail Mary...)
10. "Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?" Mt. 7:1-3. (Hail Mary...Glory Be...)
1. And He was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. Mt. 17:2 (Hail Mary...)
2. And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem. Lk. 9:30-31. (Hail Mary...)
3. Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep but kept awake, and they saw his glory and [that of] the two men who stood with him. Lk. 9:32. (Hail Mary...)
4. And Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." For he did not know what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid. Mk. 9:5-6. (Hail Mary...)
5. He was still speaking, when behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him." When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe. Mt. 17: 5-6. (Hail Mary...)
6. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and have no fear." And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. Mt. 17:7-8. (Hail Mary...)
7. And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of man should have risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant. Mk. 9:9-10. (Hail Mary...)
8. And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?" And he said to them, "Elijah does come, and he is to restore all things; but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they do not know him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer at their hands." Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist. Mt. 17:10-13. (Hail Mary...)
9. The Apostle John had a vision of "one like a Son of man...his head and his hair were white as wool, white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined as in a furnace...from his mouth issued a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength." Rev. 1:13-16. (Hail Mary...)
1. And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." Lk. 22:19. (Hail Mary...)
2. And likewise [he took] the chalice after supper, saying, "This chalice which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table." Lk. 22:20-22. (Hail Mary...)
3. Jesus said to the crowd: "Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you." Jn. 6:27. (Hail Mary...)
4. "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst." Jn. 6:35. (Hail Mary...)
5. "Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and never die." Jn. 6:49-50. (Hail Mary...)
6. "I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh." Jn. 6:51. (Hail Mary...)
7. "Truly, truly I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day." Jn. 6:52-54. (Hail Mary...)
8. "For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him." Jn. 6: 55-56. (Hail Mary...)
V. May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
R. Amen.