Divine Mercy Chaplet

On a standard rosary:

1. Make the Sign of the Cross

2. Pray the Opening Prayers

"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 fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!" (three times)

3. Pray the Our Father

4. Pray the Hail Mary

5. Say the Apostles' Creed

6. On the 'Our Father' bead before each decade, pray the following prayer:

"Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. Amen."

7. On each of the 'Hail Mary' beads in each decade, pray the following prayer:

"For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world."

8. Repeat Steps 6 and 7 for each decade

9. Concluding Doxology

"Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world." (three times)

10. Pray the 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, that in difficult moments, we might not despair, nor become despondent, but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy Itself. Amen."

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Novena Prayer

Immaculate Virgin and Queen of Carmel, you are the hope of the suffering and the consolation of the afflicted. Look not upon my sins, but remember only that I am a poor soul redeemed by the Precious Blood of your Son, and that my heart is sealed with your Holy Scapular. Hear my prayer and if it be for the glory of God, your honor and for the salvation of my soul, grant what I ask for in this Novena. Amen.

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Today: enrollment in the brown scapular confraternity @ St. Joseph's Carmelite monastery in Shoreline.

July 15th is also the feast of St. Rosalia

St. John of the Cross on Hope, the Helmet

St. Benedict on the divine office

Reading from the Rule of St. Benedict:

CHAPTER XVI
How the Work of God Is to Be Performed during the Day

As the Prophet saith: "Seven times a day I have given praise to Thee" (Ps 118[119]:164) , this sacred sevenfold number will be fulfilled by us in this wise if we perform the duties of our service at the time of Lauds, Prime, Tierce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Complin; because it was of these day hours that he hath said: "Seven times a day I have given praise to Thee" (Ps 118[119]:164) . For the same Prophet saith of the night watches: "At midnight I arose to confess to Thee" (Ps 118[119]:62) . At these times, therefore, let us offer praise to our Creator "for the judgments of His justice;" namely, at Lauds, Prime, Tierce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Complin; and let us rise at night to praise Him (cf Ps 118[119]:164, 62).

Religious Initials

Some of the most common ones:


C.P. - Congregation of the Passion (Passionists)
C.S.P. - Congregation of St. Paul (Paulists)
C.Ss.R - Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists)
M.C. - Missionaries of Charity (founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
O.Carm. - Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Carmelites)
O.C.D. - Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Discalced (Carmelites under the reformed rule of Sts. Teresa & John of the Cross)
O.C.S.O, O.C.R. - Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)
O.Cist. - Cistercians of the Ancient Observance (Cistercians)
O.F.M - Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)
O.F.M. Cap - Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins)
O.H. - Order of Hospitalers (Hospitalers)
O.P. - Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
O.Praem. - Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré (Norbertines)
O.S.A. - Order of St. Augustine (Augustinians)
O.S.B. - Order of St. Benedict (Benedictines)
O.S.B.Cam. - Camaldolese Benedictines (Camaldolese)
O.S.C. - Order of St. Clare (Poor Clares)
O.S.M. - Order of Friars, Servants of Mary (Servites)
O.Ss.S. - Order of St. Savior (Brigittine)
S.J. - Society of Jesus (Jesuits)

more initials listed here

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