Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, One God,
Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Saint Scholastica, pray for us.
St. Scholastica, true sister of St. Benedict,
St. Scholastica, chosen by God from eternity,
St. Scholastica, predisposed to faith by the grace of Christ Our Lord,
St. Scholastica, consecrated to God from your infancy,
St. Scholastica, always a virgin incorrupt,
St. Scholastica, espoused to Jesus Christ,
St. Scholastica, scholar of the Holy Spirit,
St. Scholastica, mirror of innocence,
St. Scholastica, model of perfection,
St. Scholastica, pattern of virtues,
St. Scholastica, glory of the monastic life,
St. Scholastica, mother of numberless virgins,
St. Scholastica, imitator of the angelic life,
St. Scholastica, full of faith in God,
St. Scholastica, replenished with hope of the goods of Heaven,
St. Scholastica, ever burning with the love of your Spouse,
St. Scholastica, resplendent with humility,
St. Scholastica, trusting as a daughter in the Lord,
St. Scholastica, intent on prayer,
St. Scholastica, quickly heard by the Lord,
St. Scholastica, famed for the praise of perseverance,
St. Scholastica, who entered the courts of Heaven in the form of a dove,
St. Scholastica, who now follows the Lamb where ever he goes,
St. Scholastica, who rejoices in the delights of her Spouse forever,
St. Scholastica, adorned with a crown of glory,
St. Scholastica, our intercessor before the throne of God,
St. Scholastica, generous patron of those who imitate you,
St. Scholastica, holy and innocent virgin,
We sinners beseech you, Saint Scholastica, to hear us.
That you would deign to help us by your most holy and efficacious prayers to God, We beseech you, hear us.
That you would deign to cherish and preserve, by your protection, the Benedictine Order and Mary, Help of Christians monastery and all who dwell there,
That you would admit us into the number of your children,
That you would deign to raise up, increase, and preserve our devotion toward you,
That you would deign to preserve in us the perfect observance of the Rule of your blessed brother, our most holy father Saint Benedict,
That you would deign, by your supplications, to moisten the dryness of our hearts
with the dew of heavenly grace,
That by your intercession you may eternally unite us to Christ, the Spouse of our souls,
That you may lead us to eternal joys, and to Jesus (our most sweet Spouse),
That you would vouchsafe to hear us,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O holy Virgin Scholastica,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let Us Pray
O God, Who, to show the innocence of her life, did cause the soul of your blessed virgin Scholastica to ascend to Heaven in the form of a dove, grant, we beseech Thee, by her merits and prayers, that we may live so innocently as to deserve to arrive at eternal joys, through Jesus Christ, your Son, Our Lord, who lives tnad reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
