NOVENA AND HOLY HOUR FOR THE

SAFETY OF THE HOLY FATHER

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
OPENING HYMN
O Salutaris Hostia,
Quae caeli pandis ostium:
Bella premunt hostilia,
Da robur fer auxilium.
Uni trinoque Domino
Sit sempiterna gloria
Qui vitam sine termino,
Nobis donet in patria
The presider places the host in the monstrance. After placing the incense in the
censer, the presider kneels and incenses the holy Eucharist.

INVITATION TO PRAISE
Presider:
All:
Presider:
All:
Presider:
All:

Let us bless our heavenly Father,

source of every good gift.
Glory to You, forever.
Let us bless Christ, the Eternal High Priest.
Glory to You, forever.
Let us bless the Holy Spirit,
Lord and Giver of life.
Glory to You, forever.

FOR THE INTENTIONS OF THE HOLY FATHER

Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory be

INTRODUCTION TO THE CELEBRATION

The presider briefly introduces the celebration in these or similar words.
Presider:

As we kneel before the Lord,

we lift up to him our intentions and in particular the
safe travel and security of our Holy Father.
Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother, Our
Lady of Peace and Good Voyage and Saint Michael
the Archangel, we pray that the Holy Father be
defended from all harm. May he be protected from
all threats so that he may be able to send his message
of mercy and compassion to all of us.

A moment of silent adoration follows. The congregation sits as the psalm is prayed

PRAYING OF THE PSALM

ANTIPHON: I will extol You, O LORD, for You have
lifted me up.
PSALM 30
I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up,
And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
O LORD my God,
I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
O LORD, You have brought up my soul from Sheol;
You have kept me alive,
that I would not go down to the pit.
Sing praise to the LORD, you His godly ones,
And give thanks to His holy name.
For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Now as for me, I said in my prosperity,

I will never be moved.
O LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain to
stand strong;
You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
To You, O LORD, I called,
And to the Lord I made supplication:
What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?
Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me;
O LORD, be my helper.
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with
gladness,
That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now
and will be for ever. Amen

ANTIPHON: I will extol You, O LORD, for You have

lifted me up.
A period of silent reflection is observed

ANTIPHON 2:
The Lord will
generation forever.
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preserve

this

PSALM 12
Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be,
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
They speak falsehood to one another;
With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things;
Who have said, With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?
Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the
groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise, says the LORD; I will set him in the
safety for which he longs.
The words of the LORD are pure words;
As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven
times.
You, O LORD, will keep them;
You will preserve him from this generation forever.
The wicked strut about on every side
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now
and will be for ever. Amen

ANTIPHON 2:
The Lord will
generation forever.

preserve

this

A period of silent reflection is observed. After the silent reflection, all stand for the
proclamation of the Gospel.

PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL

(16:13-20)

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.
V. ! A reading from the Holy Gospel according to
Matthew
R. Glory to you, O Lord.
When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He
was asking His disciples, Who do people say that the Son of
Man is? And they said, Some say John the Baptist; and
others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the
prophets. He said to them, But who do you say that I am?
Simon Peter answered, You are the Christ, the Son of the
living God. And Jesus said to him, Blessed are you, Simon
Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you,
but My Father who is in heaven. I also say to you that you
are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the
gates of Hades will not overpower it. I will give you the keys
of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth
shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on
earth shall have been loosed in heaven. Then He warned the
disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.
The Gospel of the Lord.
R.

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

HOMILY/SILENT REFLECTION/
SUGGESTED REFLECTION
FROM A MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE
WORLD DAY OF PEACE
FRATERNITY, THE FOUNDATION AND PATHWAY TO PEACE
Fraternity is an essential human quality, for we are relational beings. A
lively awareness of our relatedness helps us to look upon and to treat each
person as a true sister or brother; without fraternity it is impossible to
build a just society and a solid and lasting peace. We should remember
that fraternity is generally first learned in the family, thanks above all to
the responsible and complementary roles of each of its members,
particularly the father and the mother. The family is the wellspring of all
fraternity, and as such it is the foundation and the first pathway to peace,
since, by its vocation, it is meant to spread its love to the world around it.
The ever-increasing number of interconnections and communications in
todays world makes us powerfully aware of the unity and common
destiny of the nations. In the dynamics of history, and in the diversity of
ethnic groups, societies and cultures, we see the seeds of a vocation to
form a community composed of brothers and sisters who accept and care
for one another. But this vocation is still frequently denied and ignored in
a world marked by a globalization of indifference which makes us
slowly inured to the suffering of others and closed in on ourselves.
In many parts of the world, there seems to be no end to grave offences
against fundamental human rights, especially the right to life and the
right to religious freedom. The tragic phenomenon of human trafficking,
in which the unscrupulous prey on the lives and the desperation of
others, is but one unsettling example of this. Alongside overt armed
conflicts are the less visible but no less cruel wars fought in the economic
and financial sectors with means which are equally destructive of lives,
families and businesses.

Globalization, as Benedict XVI pointed out, makes us neighbours, but

does not make us brothers.[1] The many situations of inequality, poverty
and injustice, are signs not only of a profound lack of fraternity, but also
of the absence of a culture of solidarity. New ideologies, characterized by
rampant individualism, egocentrism and materialistic consumerism,
weaken social bonds, fuelling that throw away mentality which leads
to contempt for, and the abandonment of, the weakest and those
considered useless. In this way human coexistence increasingly tends
to resemble a mere do ut des which is both pragmatic and selfish.
At the same time, it appears clear that contemporary ethical systems
remain incapable of producing authentic bonds of fraternity, since a
fraternity devoid of reference to a common Father as its ultimate
foundation is unable to endure.[2] True brotherhood among people
presupposes and demands a transcendent Fatherhood. Based on the
recognition of this fatherhood, human fraternity is consolidated: each
person becomes a neighbour who cares for others.
A period of silent reflection is observed after the homily or suggested reflection.

INTERCESSIONS
Presider:

As one family, we bring our petitions before our

heavenly Father, especially as we prepare and await
for the visit of our Holy Father, Pope Francis
Guide and protect your Church, Lord
For Pope Francis, that he may be protected from all
harm and danger, we pray. R/
For government leaders, that they may strive in the
building up of justice and peace, we pray. R/
For all the people working for the Papal Visit, may
they be given the strength and perseverance in carying
out their task, we pray. R/

For all of us gathered here, that we may truly respond

to the challenge of charity so that we may also be
agents of mercy and compassion, we pray. R/
For all the people who have lost their loved ones, may
they continue to share the love that they have
experience from the gift of life of their love ones, we
pray. R/

THE LORDS PRAYER

Presider:

At the Saviors command and formed by divine

teaching, we dare to say :

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed by thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

CONCLUDING PRAYER
Presider:

O God of mercy and compassion, look kindly on

your servant FRANCIS, whom you have set at the
head of your Church as her shepherd. Grant, we
pray, that he may be protected from all harm and
evil. With the strength and guidance that you
provide, may he be of service to the flock entrusted
to his care. Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever.

People:

Amen

PRAYER FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE

HOLY FATHER
Father of all goodness, you who have willed for the
welfare and unity of all your children, you who make
all things holy, we come to you dear Father filled
with hope and confidence entrusting the safety and
security of the holy father as he travels to and from
the Philippines.
As he brings to us your message of mercy and
compassion, may we too lavish in this great gift that
you have bestowed on us. May we also share this
blessing as we go out in our daily lives. May these
blessings lead us to the peace that we yearn for.
O loving Father, may each of us truly look after one
another with a love that readily forgives and unites
us all back to you. Awaken your Church anew to be
vigilant in ensuring the safety of the Holy Father and
safeguarding the sacred truths he upholds.

May we all become saints and heroes of our time

passing on the mission of proclaiming the gospel
your Son made known.
Through the intercession of the Blessed Mother, Our
Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, and of St. Michael
the archangel, may we be protected from the snares
of the evil one and may only your peace reign in our
hearts.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen

BENEDICTION
Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui: et antiquum documentum
novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et jubilation
salus, honor, virtus quoque sit et benedictio:
procedenti ad utroque comparsit laudatio.
Amen.
The presider incenses the Blessed Sacrament. He then rises and sings or says the
following prayers.
All:

Panem de caelo preastitisti eis

Omne delectamentum in se habentem

Presider:

Oremus.

Presider:

Pause for silent prayer.

Deus, qui nobis

sub sacramento mirabilis

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passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti;

tribue quaesumus,
ita nos Corporis et Saguinis tui
sacra mysteria venerari,
ut redemptionis tuae
fructum in nobis iugiter sentiamus.
Qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum.
All:

Amen.

After the prayer, the presider puts on the humeral veil, genuflects, and takes the
monstrance. He then makes the sign of the cross with it over the people in silence.
After the benediction, the prayer of praise is said or sung by the presider together
with the assembly.

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 St. Joseph
her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in his angels
and in his saints. Amen.
The presider replaces the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle and genuflects while a
suitable hymn is being sung. The ministers then depart from the sanctuary.

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O Sacrament most holy

O Sacrament divine
All praise and all thanksgiving
Be every moment thine!
Be every moment thine!

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