Future Legion of Mary Saints
Pray for Their Beatification and Your Intentions
Servant of God
Frank Duff
Founder of the Legion of Mary
Venerable
Edel Quinn
Legion Envoy to Africa
Servant of God
Alfie Lambe
Legion Envoy to South America
The Legion of Mary
Arlington Regia
Spouse of the Holy Spirit
46th Annual Acies Ceremony
Rev. Fr. Francis J. Peffley
Spiritual Director, Arlington Regia
Presiding
Saturday March 15, 2008, 1:00 pm
St. AnnCatholic Church
Arlington, Virginia
PROCESSIONAL HYMN: Come Holy Ghost (Stand)
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, and in our hearts take up thy rest: Come with thy grace and heav'nly aid to fill the hearts which thou hast made. To fill the hearts which thou hast made.
O Comforter, to thee we cry, thou heav'nly Gift of God most High; Thou fount of life, and fire of love. And sweet anointing from above. And sweet Anointing from above.
O Holy Ghost, through thee alone, know we the Father and the Son; be this our firm unchanging creed. That thou dost from them both proceed. That thou dost from them both proceed.
Praise we the Lord, Father and Son, and Holy Spirit with them one; and may the Son on us bestow. All gifts that from the Spirit flow. All gifts that from the Spirit flow.
WELCOME
OPENING PRAYERS (Kneel)
Priest:In the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
R.Amen.
Priest:Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle
in them the fire of your love.
Priest: Send forth your Spirit, O Lord, and they shall be created.
People:And you shall renew the face of the earth.
Priest: Let us Pray: God our Father, pour out the gifts of your Holy Spirit on the world. You sent the Spirit on your Church to begin the teaching of the gospel: now let the Spirit continue to work in the world through the hearts of all who believe. Through Christ our Lord. R.Amen.
Priest: You, O Lord, will open my lips.
People:And my tongue shall announce your praise.
Priest: Incline unto my aid, O God.
People:O Lord, make haste to help me.
Priest: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
People: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
Without end. Amen.
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SALVE REGINA(continued)
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae;
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos
ad nos converte.
Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
RECESSIONAL HYMN: Battle Hymn of the Legion(Stand)
1st Verse
Our eyes have seen the glory of the rising of the dawn
She is lovely as the moon and she is brilliant as the sun
More awesome than the armies all the world has gazed upon
Her Legion marches on.
Chorus
All is in the hand of Mary
In the mighty hand of Mary
All is in the hand of Mary
Her Legion marches on.
2nd Verse
In the member’s daily building of the Body of the Lord
In the effort of the envoy off in country unexplored
In the courage of the martyr facing prison or the sword
Her spirit marches on. (Repeat Chorus)
3rd Verse
We will forge ahead united with her standard high unfurled
We will follow her to battle for the conquest of the world
We will fight till every evil to the depth of hell is hurled
Our Legion Marches on. (Repeat Chorus)
All are invited to attend a reception in the Church Hall
immediately after the Acies Ceremony
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REPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
CONCLUDING PRAYERS (Kneel)
Priest: We fly to your patronage, O Holy mother of God; despise not our
prayers in our necessities, but ever deliver us from all dangers, O
glorious and Blessed Virgin.
V. Mary Immaculate,
Mediatrix of all Graces R.Pray for us.
V. St. Michael and St. Gabriel R. Pray for us.
V. All you heavenly Powers,
Mary’s Legion of Angels R. Pray for us.
V. St. John the Baptist R. Pray for us.
V. Saints Peter and Paul R. Pray for us
All: Confer, O Lord on us,/ who serve beneath the standard of Mary,/ that fullness of faith in you and trust in her,/ to which it is given to conquer the world./ Grant us a lively faith, animated by charity,/ which will enable us to perform all our actions/ from the motive of pure love of you,/ and ever to see you and serve you in our neighbor;/ a faith, firm and immovable as a rock,/through which we shall rest tranquil and steadfast/ amid the crosses, toils, and disappointments of life;/ a courageous faith which will inspire us/ to undertake and carry out without hesitation/ great things for your glory and for the salvation of souls;/ a faith which will be our Legion's Pillar of Fire —/ to lead us forth united —/ to kindle everywhere the fires of divine love —/ to enlighten those who are in darkness and in the shadow of death/ — to inflame those who are lukewarm/ — to bring back life to those who are dead in sin;/ and which will guide our own feet in the way of peace;/ so that — the battle of life over — / our legion may reassemble/ without the loss of anyone,/ in the Kingdom of your love and glory. Amen/
Priest: May the souls of our departed legionaries and the souls of all the
faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. R.Amen
SALVE REGINA(Stand)
Salve Regina, mater misericordiae,
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
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ROSARY (Five Decades of the Rosary)
Hail holy Queen, Mother of Mercy; hail our life, our sweetness and our hope. To you we cry poor banished children of Eve, to you we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, O most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy towards us and after this, our exile, show us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Priest: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
People: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
PriestLet us pray: O God, whose only-begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech you, that meditating upon these mysteries in the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ our Lord. R.Amen
V. Most Sacred heart of JesusR.Have mercy on us.
V. Immaculate Heart of MaryR.Pray for us.
V. St. Joseph R.Pray for us.
V. St John the Evangelist R.Pray for us.
V. St. Louis-Marie de MontfortR.Pray for us.
HOMILY (Rev. Fr. Peffley) (Sit)
INDIVIDUAL CONSECRATION OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGION (Sit)
The Priests, Active Members, and Auxiliary Members make the
consecration.
Legionaries go in procession in pairs to the Legion vexillum, place their right hand upon the staff and recite aloud:
I AM ALL YOURS, MY QUEEN, MY MOTHER,
AND ALL THAT I HAVE IS YOURS.
COLLECTIVE CONSECRATION Read by Rev. Fr. Peffley (Kneel)
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CATENA LEGIONIS (Stand)
All: Who is she that comes forth as the morning rising, fair as the
moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in battle array?
Priest: My soul glorifies the Lord.
People:My spirit rejoices in God, my Savior.
Priest:He looks on his servant in her lowliness;
henceforth all ages will call me blessed.
People:The Almighty works marvels for me./ Holy his name!
Priest: His mercy is from age to age,/ on those who fear him.
People:He puts forth his arm in strength/ and scatters the proud-hearted.
Priest: He casts the mighty from their thrones and raises the lowly.
People:He fills the starving with good things/ sends the rich away empty.
Priest: He protects Israel, His servant,/ remembering his mercy.
People: The mercy promised to our fathers,/ to Abraham and his sons
forever.
Priest: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
People: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen.
All:Who is she that comes forth as the morning rising, fair as the
moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in battle array?
Priest: O Mary conceived without sin,
People: Pray for us who have recourse to you.
Priest: Let us pray: O Lord Jesus Christ, our Mediator with the Father,
you have been pleased to appoint the Most Blessed Virgin, your
mother, to be our mother also, and our mediatrix with you,
mercifully grant that whoever comes to you seeking your favors
may rejoice to receive all of them through her. R. Amen.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (Priest)
EXPOSITION HYMN: O Salutaris (Kneel)
1/ O salutaris Hostia / 2/ Uni trinoque DominoQuae caeli pandis ostium: / Sit Sempiterna gloria:
Bella premunt hostilia, / Qui vitam sine termino,
Da robur fer auxilium. / Nobis donet in patria. Amen.
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SILENT MEDITATION (5 Minutes)
BENEDICTION HYMN
1/ Tantum ergo sacramentum / 2/ Genitori, GenitoqueVerneremur cernui: / Laus et jubilatio,
Et atiquum documentum / Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Novo cedat ritui; / Sit et benedictio;
Praestet fides supplementum / Procendeti ab utroque
Sensuum defectui. / Compar sit laudatio. Amen.
Priest: You have given them bread from heaven.
People: Having all sweetness within it.
Priest: Let us pray: O God, who left us in this wondrous sacrament a memorial of Your passion, help us, we beg You, so to reverence the sacred mysteries of Your Body and blood, that we may always experience the effects of Your Redemption. You who live and reign forever and ever. R. Amen
BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
THE DIVINE PRAISES
Blessed be God
Blessed be His Holy Name,
Blessed be Jesus Christ, True God and True man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus,
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart,
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood,
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar,
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary, Most Holy,
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception,
Blessed be her glorious Assumption,
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother,
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse,
Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints.
May the heart of Jesus/ in the Most Blessed Sacrament/ be praised, adored, and loved/ with grateful affection/ at every moment/ in all the tabernacles of the world/ even to the end of time./ Amen.
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