Jacob's journey to Mesopotamia: his vision and vow.
[1] And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, saying: Take not a wife of the stock of Chanaan: [2] But go, and take a journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bathuel thy mother' s father, and take thee a wife thence of the daughters of Laban thy uncle. [3] And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase, and multiply thee: that thou mayst be a multitude of people. [4] And give the blessings of Abraham to thee, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayst possess the land of thy sojournment, which he promised to thy grandfather. [5] And when Isaac had sent him away, he took his journey and went to Mesopotamia of Syria to Laban the son of Bathuel the Syrian, brother to Rebecca his mother.
[6] And Esau seeing that his father had blessed Jacob, and had sent him into Mesopotamia of Syria, to marry a wife thence; and that after the blessing he had charged him, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Chanaan: [7] And that Jacob obeying his parents was gone into Syria: [8] Experiencing also that his father was not well pleased with the daughters of Chanaan: [9] He went to Ismael, and took to wife, besides them he had before, Maheleth the daughter of Ismael, Abraham' s son, the sister of Nabajoth. [10] But Jacob being departed from Bersabee, went on to Haran.
[11] And when he was come to a certain place, and would rest in it after sunset, he took of the stones that lay there, and putting under his head, slept in the same place. [12] And he saw in his sleep a ladder standing upon the earth, and the top thereof touching heaven: the angels also of God ascending and descending by it; [13] And the Lord leaning upon the ladder, saying to him: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac; the land, wherein thou sleepest, I will give to thee and to thy seed. [14] And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED. [15] And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land: neither will I leave thee, till I shall have accomplished all that I have said.
[16] And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. [17] And trembling he said: How terrible is this place! this is no other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven. [18] And Jacob, arising in the morning, took the stone, which he had laid under his head, and set it up for a title, pouring oil upon the top of it. [19] And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza. [20] And he made a vow, saying: If God shall be with me, and shall keep me in the way by which I walk, and shall give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
[21] And I shall return prosperously to my father' s house: the Lord shall be my God: [22] And this stone, which I have set up for a title, shall be called the house of God: and of all things that thou shalt give to me, I will offer tithes to thee.
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast redeemed
the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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1st Station:
Jesus is before Pilate
O Jesus!
so meek
and uncomplaining,
teach me
resignation in trials.
Matthew 27:2
And when they
had bound him,
they led him
away, and
delivered him
to Pontius Pilate
the governor.
Matthew 27:16-22
16 And they had
then a notable prisoner,
called Barabbas.
17 Therefore when they
were gathered together,
Pilate said unto them,
Whom will ye
that I release unto you?
Barabbas, or Jesus
which is called Christ?...
21 … They said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate saith unto them,
What shall I do then
with Jesus called Christ?
They all say unto him,
Let him be crucified.
Let us pray,
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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2nd Station:
Jesus carries His cross
My Jesus,
this Cross
should be mine,
not Thine;
my sins
crucified Thee.
Matthew 27:31
31 And after that
they had mocked him,
they took the robe
off from him,
and put his
own raiment on him,
and led him away
to crucify him.
John 19:17
17 And he
bearing his cross
went forth
into a place
called the place
of a skull,
which is called
in the Hebrew
Golgotha:
Let us pray,
We adore Thee,
O Christ, and praise Thee.
Because by Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast redeemed
the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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3rd Station:
Jesus falls
the first time
O Jesus!
by this first fall,
never let me fall
into mortal sin.
Psalm 22:14
14 I am poured
out like water,
and all my bones
are out of joint:
my heart is like wax;
it is melted in the
midst of my bowels.
Let us pray,
We adore Thee,
O Christ, and praise Thee.
Because by Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast redeemed
the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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4th Station:
Jesus meets his mother
O Jesus!
may no human tie,
however dear,
keep me from following
the road of the Cross.
Luke 2:34-35
34 And Simeon blessed them,
and said unto Mary his mother,
Behold, this child is set
for the fall and rising again
of many in Israel;
and for a sign which
shall be spoken against;
35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce
through thy own soul also,)
that the thoughts of many
hearts may be revealed.
Let us pray:
Through her Heart, His sorrow sharing,
All His bitter anguish bearing,
Lo! the piercing sword had passed.
O how sad and sore distressed
Was that Mother, highly blessed,
Of the Sole-Begotten One.
Mournful, with Heart's prostration,
Mother meek, the bitter Passion
Saw She of Her glorious Son.
Who on Christ's dear Mother gazing,
In Her trouble so amazing,
Born of woman, would not weep?
We adore Thee, O Christ, and praise Thee.
Because by Thy cross and resurrection
Thou hast redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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5th Station:
Simon of Cyrene
helps Jesus
to carry his cross
Oh Jesus,
You said, "take up thy cross
and follow me"
Grant that I
may with patience
suffer all for Thee.
Matthew 27:32
And as they came out,
they found a man of Cyrene,
Simon by name:
him they compelled
to bear his cross.
Mark 10:21
Then Jesus beholding him
loved him,
and said unto him,
One thing thou lackest:
go thy way,
sell whatsoever thou hast,
and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure
in heaven:
and come,
take up the cross,
and follow me.
Let us pray,
St. Simeon,
The Lord, opened your eyes
and heart and gave you a share
in his cross.
Pray for us to God,
that we may also
be raised to
eternal life.
Through Jesus Christ
Our Lord.
Amen.
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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6th Station:
Veronica wipes
the face of Jesus
O Jesus!
Thou didst imprint
Thy sacred features
upon Veronica's veil;
stamp them also
indelibly upon my heart.
Pslams 22
11 Be not far from me;
for trouble is near;
for there is none to help.
Isaiah 53
2 ... he hath no form
nor comeliness;
and when we shall see him,
there is no beauty that
we should desire him.
Proverbs 7:15
Therefore came
I forth to meet thee,
diligently to seek thy face,
and I have found thee.
Let us pray:
St. Veronica,
you gave Christ a towel
on His way to Cavalry
which He used to wipe
the Precious Blood
from His Holy Face.
In return for this
great act of kindness
He left you His most
Holy image on the towel.
Pray for us to Our Lord
that His Holy Face
may be imprinted on our hearts
so that we may
be always mindful
of the Passion and Death
of Our lord Jesus Christ,
through the same
Christ our Lord,
Amen.
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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7th Station:
Jesus falls
the second time
By Thy second fall,
preserve me,
dear Lord,
from relapse into sin.
Psalm 22
12 Many bulls
have compassed me:
strong bulls of Bashan
have beset me round.
13 They gaped upon me
with their mouths,
as a ravening
and a roaring lion.
Let us pray,
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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8th Station:
Jesus consoles
the women of Jerusalem
My greatest consolation
would be to hear Thee say:
"Many sins are forgiven thee,
because thou hast loved much."
Luke 23
27 And there followed him
a great company of people,
and of women,
which also bewailed
and lamented him.
28 But Jesus turning
unto them said,
Daughters of Jerusalem,
weep not for me,
but weep for yourselves,
and for your children.
29 For, behold, the
days are coming,
in the which they shall say,
Blessed are the barren,
and the wombs that never bare,
and the paps which
never gave suck.
30 Then shall they begin to say
to the mountains,
Fall on us;
and to the hills,
Cover us.
Luke 19
41 And when he
was come near,
he beheld the city,
and wept over it,
42 Saying, If thou hadst known,
even thou, at least
in this thy day,
the things which
belong unto thy peace!
but now they are
hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days
shall come upon thee,
that thine enemies
shall cast a trench about thee,
and compass thee round,
and keep thee in on every side,
44 And shall lay thee
even with the ground,
and thy children within thee;
and they shall not leave in thee
one stone upon another;
because thou knewest not
the time of thy visitation.
Let us pray,
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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9th Station:
Jesus falls a third time
O Jesus!
when weary
upon life's long journey,
be Thou my strength
and my perseverance.
Psalms 22
19 But be not thou far from me,
O Lord: O my strength,
haste thee to help me.
20 Deliver my soul
from the sword;
my darling
from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth:
for thou hast heard me
from the horns of the unicorns.
22 I will declare thy name
unto my brethren:
in the midst of the congregation
will I praise thee.
Let us pray,
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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10th Station
Jesus Stripped
of His Garments
My soul has been robbed
of its robe of innocence;
clothe me, dear Jesus,
with the garb
of penance and contrition.
Psalm 21 (Douay Rheims)
They have dug
my hands and feet.
[18] They have
numbered all my bones.
And they have
looked and stared upon me.
[19] They parted my
garments amongst them;
and upon my
vesture they cast lots.
Matthew 27:35
And they crucified him,
and parted his garments,
casting lots:
that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken
by the prophet,
They parted my
garments among them,
and upon my vesture
did they cast lots.
Let us pray,
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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11th Station
Jesus Nailed
to the Cross
Thou didst forgive
Thy enemies;
my God, teach
me to forgive
as you do
Psalm 22
16 For dogs have
compassed me:
the assembly of the
wicked have inclosed me:
they pierced
my hands and my feet.
Mark 15:25
And it was the third hour,
and they crucified him.
Let us pray,
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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12th Station
Jesus Dies on the Cross
Thou art dying, my Jesus,
but Thy Sacred Heart
still throbs with love
for Thy sinful children.
Luke 23
34 Then said Jesus,
Father, forgive them;
for they know not
what they do…..
44 And it was about the sixth hour,
and there was a darkness
over all the earth
until the ninth hour.
45 And the sun was darkened,
and the veil of the temple
was rent in the midst.
46 And when Jesus
had cried with a loud voice,
he said, Father,
into thy hands
I commend my spirit:
and having said thus,
he gave up the ghost.
Let us pray,
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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Thirteenth Station
Jesus Taken Down
from the Cross
Receive me into thy arms,
O Sorrowful Mother;
and obtain for me
perfect contrition for my sins.
Luke 23
50 And, behold,
there was a man
named Joseph,
a counsellor;
and he was a
good man, and a just:
51 (The same
had not consented
to the counsel
and deed of them;)
he was of Arimathaea,
a city of the Jews:
who also himself
waited for the kingdom of God.
52 This man went unto Pilate,
and begged the body of Jesus.
53 And he took it down,
and wrapped it in linen,
and laid it in a sepulcher
that was hewn in stone,
wherein never man
before was laid.
Let us pray,
Merciful God,
whose servant
Joseph of Arimathea,
with reverence and godly fear,
prepared the body
of our Lord and Savior
for burial and laid
it in his own tomb:
grant to us, your
faithful people,
grace and courage
to love and serve Jesus
with sincere devotion
all the days of our life.
Amen.
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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Fourteenth Station
Jesus Laid in the Sepulchre
When I receive Thee
into my heart in Holy Communion,
O Jesus,
make it a fit abiding place
for Thy adorable Body.
Amen.
John 19
39 And there came
also Nicodemus,
which at the first
came to Jesus by night,
and brought a mixture
of myrrh and aloes,
about an hundred
pound weight.
40 Then took
they the body of Jesus,
and wound it in linen clothes
with the spices,
as the manner of
the Jews is to bury.
41 Now in the place
where he was crucified
there was a garden;
and in the garden
a new sepulcher,
wherein was never man yet laid.
42 There laid they Jesus
therefore because of the
Jews' preparation day;
for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Let us pray:
Merciful God,
whose servant Nicodemus
was a secret disciple of Christ,
meeting him by night
to avoid the wrath
of the other members
of the Sanhedrin,
and eventually
spoke out to that body
to remind them that Jesus
had a right to a hearing
and with reverence
and godly fear
prepared the
body of our Lord
and Savior for burial:
Grant to us,
your faithful people,
grace and courage to love
and serve Jesus
with sincere devotion
all the days of our life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Ghost,
one God, for ever and ever.
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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15th Station The Resurrection
Matthew 28
28 In the end of the sabbath,
as it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week,
came Mary Magdalene
and the other Mary
to see the sepulchre.
2 And, behold,
there was a great earthquake:
for the angel of the Lord
descended from heaven,
and came and
rolled back the stone
from the door,
and sat upon it.
3 His countenance
was like lightning,
and his raiment
white as snow:
4 And for fear of him
the keepers did shake,
and became as dead men.
5 And the angel answered
and said unto the women,
Fear not ye: for I
know that ye seek Jesus,
which was crucified.
6 He is not here:
for he is risen, as he said.
Come, see the place
where the Lord lay.
7 And go quickly,
and tell his disciples that
he is risen from the dead;
and, behold, he goeth
before you into Galilee;
there shall ye see
him: lo, I have told you.
1 Corinthians 15
12 Now if Christ be preached
that he rose from the dead,
how say some among you
that there is no
resurrection of the dead?
13 But if there be no
resurrection of the dead,
then is Christ not risen:
14 And if Christ be not risen,
then is our preaching vain,
and your faith is also vain.
15 Yea, and we are found
false witnesses of God;
because we have
testified of God
that he raised up Christ:
whom he raised not up,
if so be that the dead rise not.
16 For if the dead rise not,
then is not Christ raised:
17 And if Christ be not raised,
your faith is vain;
ye are yet in your sins.
18 Then they also
which are fallen asleep in Christ
are perished.
19 If in this life only
we have hope in Christ,
we are of all men most miserable.
20 But now is Christ
risen from the dead,
and become the firstfruits
of them that slept.
21 For since by man came death,
by man came also the
resurrection of the dead….
55 O death, where is thy sting?
O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin;
and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God,
which giveth us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
We adore Thee,
O Christ,
and praise Thee.
Because by
Thy cross
and resurrection
Thou hast
redeemed the world.
Jacob, by him mother's counsel, obtaineth his father's blessing instead of Esau. And by her is advised to fly to his uncle Laban.
[1] Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am. [2] And his father said to him: Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death. [3] Take thy arms, thy quiver, and bow, and go abroad: and when thou hast taken some thing by hunting, [4] Make me savoury meat thereof, as thou knowest I like, and bring it, that I may eat: and my soul may bless thee before I die. [5] And when Rebecca had heard this, and he was gone into the field to fulfill his father' s commandment,
[6] She said to her son Jacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, and saying to him: [7] Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that I may eat, and bless thee in the sight of the Lord, before I die. [8] Now, therefore, my son, follow my counsel: [9] And go thy way to the flock, bring me two kids of the best, that I may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth: [10] Which when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may bless thee before he die.
[11] And he answered her: Thou knowest that Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am smooth. [12] If my father shall feel me, and perceive it, I fear lest he will think I would have mocked him, and I shall bring upon me a curse instead of a blessing. [13] And his mother said to him: Upon me be this curse, my son: only hear thou my voice, and go, fetch me the things which I have said. [14] He went, and brought, and gave them to his mother. She dressed meats, such as she knew his father liked. [15] And she put on him very good garments of Esau, which she had at home with her:
[16] And the little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and covered the bare of his neck. [17] And she gave him the savoury meat, and delivered him bread that she had baked. [18] Which when he had carried in, he said: My father? But he answered: I hear. Who art thou, my son? [19] And Jacob said: I am Esau thy firstborn: I have done as thou didst command me: arise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. [20] And Isaac said to his son: How couldst thou find it so quickly, my son? He answered: It was the will of God, that what I sought came quickly in my way.
[21] And Isaac said: Come hither, that I may feel thee, my son, and may prove whether thou be my son Esau, or not. [22] He came near to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob; but the hands are the hands of Esau. [23] And he knew him not, because his hairy hands made him like to the elder. Then blessing him, [24] He said: Art thou my son Esau? He answered: I am. [25] Then he said: Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my son, that my soul may bless thee. And when they were brought, and he had eaten, he offered him wine also, which after he had drunk,
[26] He said to him: Come near me, and give me a kiss, my son. [27] He came near, and kissed him. And immediately as he smelled the fragrant smell of his garments, blessing him, he said: Behold the smell of my son is as the smell of a plentiful field, which the Lord hath blessed. [28] God give thee the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, abundance of corn and wine. [29] And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let thy mother' s children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings. [30] Isaac had scarce ended his words, when Jacob being now gone out abroad, Esau came,
[31] And brought in to his father meats made of what he had taken in hunting, saying: Arise, my father, and eat of thy son' s venison; that thy soul may bless me. [32] And Isaac said to him: Why! who art thou? He answered: I am thy firstborn son Esau. [33] Isaac was struck with fear, and astonished exceedingly: and wondering beyond what can be believed, said Who is he then that even now brought me venison that he had taken, and I ate of all before thou camest? and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed. [34] Esau having heard his father' s words, roared out with a great cry: and being in a great consternation, said: Bless me also, my father. [35] And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing.
[36] But he said again: Rightly is his name called Jacob; for he hath supplanted me lo this second time: my first birthright he took away before, and now this second time he hath stolen away my blessing. And again he said to his father: Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing? [37] Isaac answered: I have appointed him thy lord, and have made all his brethren his servants: I have established him with corn and wine, and after this, what shall I do more for thee, my son? [38] And Esau said to him: Hast thou only one blessing, father? I beseech thee bless me also. And when he wept with a loud cry, [39] Isaac being moved, said to him: In the fat of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above, [40] Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by the sword and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck.
[41] Esau therefore always hated Jacob for the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him: and he said in his heart: The days will come of the mourning of my father, and I will kill my brother Jacob. [42] These things were told to Rebecca: and she sent and called Jacob her son, and said to him: Behold Esau thy brother threateneth to kill thee. [43] Now therefore, my son, hear my voice: arise and flee to Laban my brother to Haran: [44] And thou shalt dwell with him a few days, till the wrath of thy brother be assuaged, [45] And his indignation cease, and he forget the things thou hast done to him: afterwards I will send, and bring thee from thence hither. Why shall I be deprived of both my sons in one day?
[46] And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the stock of this land, I choose not to live.
In one of his "just for Catholics" series entitled, "Church Fathers and Baptism", Joe Mizzi asks the question, "Did the early Church Fathers really believe that baptism washed away original sin?"
Then, he says, "Answer", but he doesn't immediately answer the question. First, he tries to prepare us to ignore the answer which he will provide.
Here's how it goes, quote:
Church Fathers and Baptism Question: Did the early Church Fathers really believe that baptism washed away original sin? Answer: This question is important because it has to do with the ultimate authority upon which we rest our faith. We value the teaching of the Church Fathers, but given that they were not infallible and that they often contradicted each another, we must look for a surer foundation for our faith. The ultimate criterion is the Word of God. Even in apostolic times, errors quickly spread among true Christian churches and the apostle Paul was amazed that they would so quickly depart from the Gospel. He points them back to the Gospel he had originally taught them and the teaching of the Scriptures. That is what we should do also.
No response to the question WHICH HE ASKED. He wants us to believe that the question he asked is not important. "The Church Fathers are not infallible", he says, making the inference that we can ignore them. But, Mizzi is also NOT infallible, therefore, by the same logic, we should ignore him.
Finally, he reluctantly, admits the truth. He says:
As a matter of historical fact, there was a general consensus among the Fathers that baptism was the instrument of regeneration and washing away of sin. ...
This is true. In fact, there is not one record of any early Church Father who does not believe that Baptism washes away sin. In other words, the record shows that they ALL the Early Church Fathers believed that Baptism washes away sin. What Joe Mizzi means when he says, "general consensus" is that the early Church Fathers are unanimous on that question. He doesn't want that to be obvious, however. Some of us might come to the conclusion, that the Early Church Fathers, who were taught by the Apostles and their disciples, might have it right.
So, he asked the question and answered it. Then he tried to wash the answer away in a torrent of misinformation. But there it is.
HAIL, HOLY QUEEN, Mother of Mercy,
our life, our sweetness and our hope!
To thee do we cry,
poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O GOD, whose only begotten Son,
by His life, death, and resurrection,
has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life,
grant, we beseech Thee,
that meditating upon these mysteries
of 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. Amen.
Then, finally,
pray One Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be
for the Pope and the Bishops
and to obtain the indulgences promised:
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.
Still on the big bead:
Repeat three times
O Blood and Water,
which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus
as a fountain of Mercy for us,
I trust in You!
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:
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:
On the next ten beads
pray
For the sake
of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us
and on the whole world.
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:
On the next ten beads
pray
For the sake
of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us
and on the whole world.
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:
On the next ten beads
pray
For the sake
of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us
and on the whole world.
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:
On the next ten beads
pray
For the sake
of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us
and on the whole world.
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Holy God,
Holy Mighty One,
Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us
and on the whole world.
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And finally,
O Blood and Water,
which gushed forth
from the Heart
of Jesus
as a fount of Mercy
for us, I trust in You.
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.
SALVE
Dios te salve,
Reina y
Madre de misericordia,
vida, dulzura y esperanza nuestra;
Dios te salve.
A Ti llamamos
los desterrados hijos de Eva;
a Ti suspiramos,
gimiendo y llorando,
en este valle de lágrimas.
Ea, pues, Señora, abogada nuestra,
vuelve a nosotros
esos tus ojos misericordiosos;
y después de este destierro
muéstranos a Jesús,
fruto bendito de tu vientre.
¡Oh clementísima,
oh piadosa,
oh dulce siempre Virgen María!
Ruega por nosotros,
Santa Madre de Dios,
para que seamos dignos
de alcanzar las promesas
de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
Oración.
Omnipotente y sempiterno Dios,
que con la cooperación del Espíritu Santo,
preparaste el cuerpo
y el alma de la gloriosa Virgen
y Madre María
para que fuese merecedora
de ser digna morada
de tu Hijo;
concédenos que, pues celebramos
con alegría su conmemoración,
por su piadosa intercesión
seamos liberados de los males presentes
y de la muerte eterna.
Por el mismo Cristo nuestro Señor. Amén.
Y luego
para recibir las indulgencias prometidas,
un Padre Nuestro, Ave Maria y Gloria
