27 June
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
The painting of the Virgin Mary of Perpetual Help was transferred from Crete to Rome in the fifteenth century, where it became famous for great favors. In the nineteenth century, the cult expanded to the entire Church.
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COLLECT
Gracious and loving God,
you have given us Mary,
the Mother of Jesus your Divine Son
to be our Mother of Perpetual Help.
May her powerful prayers bring us protection from danger
and freedom from sin
that we may come to the joy of your peace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
The maiden will bear the Son
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 7, 10-17
Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test. Then Isaiah said: ‘Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted. The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on your ancestral house such days as have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah—the king of Assyria.’
The word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 71 (70), 1-2. 3-4a. 5 & 12 (R.: por. 12)
R. Help me O Lord in my distress.
In you, O LORD, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
In your justice rescue me, and deliver me;
incline your ear to me, and save me. R.
let me never be put to shame.
In your justice rescue me, and deliver me;
incline your ear to me, and save me. R.
Be my rock of refuge,
a stronghold to give me safety,
for you are my rock and my fortress. R.
a stronghold to give me safety,
for you are my rock and my fortress. R.
O my God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked.
For you are my hope, O LORD;
my trust, O LORD, from my youth. R.
God, be not far from me;
my God, hasten to help me. R.
A woman adorned with the sun, standing on the moon.
For you are my hope, O LORD;
my trust, O LORD, from my youth. R.
God, be not far from me;
my God, hasten to help me. R.
Second Reading
A woman adorned with the sun, standing on the moon.
A reading from the Book of Revelation 12, 1-6.10
A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun,
with the moon under her feet,
and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.
Then another sign appeared in the sky;
it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns,
and on its heads were seven diadems.
Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky
and hurled them down to the earth.
Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth,
to devour her child when she gave birth.
She gave birth to a son, a male child,
destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod.
Her child was caught up to God and his throne.
The woman herself fled into the desert
where she had a place prepared by God.
that there she might be taken care of
for twelve hundred and sixty days.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
"Now have salvation and power come,
and the Kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Anointed One."
with the moon under her feet,
and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.
Then another sign appeared in the sky;
it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns,
and on its heads were seven diadems.
Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky
and hurled them down to the earth.
Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth,
to devour her child when she gave birth.
She gave birth to a son, a male child,
destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod.
Her child was caught up to God and his throne.
The woman herself fled into the desert
where she had a place prepared by God.
that there she might be taken care of
for twelve hundred and sixty days.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
"Now have salvation and power come,
and the Kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Anointed One."
The word of the Lord.
The Lord be with you.
Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Standing near the Cross of Jesus was his Mother
and Jesus said to the Disciple
"Here is your Mother".
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Here is your mother.
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 19, 25-27
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother
and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,
and Mary of Magdala.
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her,
he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”
Then he said to the disciple,
“Behold, your mother.”
And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
The Gospel of the Lord.
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
Lord, accept our gifts and praise,
and fill our hearts with the light of your Holy Spirit.
Help us to follow the example of the Virgin Mary
in seeking you in all things
and in doing your will with gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.
and fill our hearts with the light of your Holy Spirit.
Help us to follow the example of the Virgin Mary
in seeking you in all things
and in doing your will with gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.
PREFACE
The Mother of the Lord is Entrusted with the Distribution of Divine Grace
The Lord be with you.
R. And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
R. We lift them up to the Lord
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
R. It is right and just.
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For in your wise and provident plan
you joined the Blessed Virgin
so closely to your Son
in the work of redemption
that she was with him
as a loving mother in his infancy,
stood by his Cross
as the faithful companion in his Passion,
and, assumed into heaven,
became our advocate,
and the handmaid of our redemption.
and Perpetual Help of the people of God.
She cares unceasingly with a mother’s love
for all your children in their need,
breaking the chains of every form of captivity,
that they might enjoy full liberty of body and spirit.
Now, with the Angels and all the Saints
we praise the redeeming love of your Son
and through him we proclaim your greatness,
as we cry out with one voice:
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For in your wise and provident plan
you joined the Blessed Virgin
so closely to your Son
in the work of redemption
that she was with him
as a loving mother in his infancy,
stood by his Cross
as the faithful companion in his Passion,
and, assumed into heaven,
became our advocate,
and the handmaid of our redemption.
and Perpetual Help of the people of God.
She cares unceasingly with a mother’s love
for all your children in their need,
breaking the chains of every form of captivity,
that they might enjoy full liberty of body and spirit.
Now, with the Angels and all the Saints
we praise the redeeming love of your Son
and through him we proclaim your greatness,
as we cry out with one voice:
Holy, Holy, Holy....
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Lord, may this Sacrament we have received
strengthen our faith and renew our hope in you
as we honor Mary, Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
May her faith inspire us to follow you more closely
and serve you more faithfully in the work of plentiful redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.
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strengthen our faith and renew our hope in you
as we honor Mary, Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
May her faith inspire us to follow you more closely
and serve you more faithfully in the work of plentiful redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.
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