St. Cecilia Novena - Day Three

DAY THREE
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,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us. (repeat after each line)
St. Cecilia,
St. Cecilia, wise virgin,
St. Cecilia, whose heart burned with the fire of divine love,
St. Cecilia, apostle by your zeal and charity,
St. Cecilia, who converted your spouse and procured for him the crown of martyrdom,
St. Cecilia, who by your pleadings moved the hearts of pagans, and brought them into the true
Church,
St. Cecilia, who did unceasingly see your guardian angel by your side,
St. Cecilia, who mingled your voice with the celestial harmonies of the virgins,
St. Cecilia, who by your melodious accents celebrated the praises of Jesus,
St. Cecilia, illustrious martyr of Jesus Christ,
St. Cecilia, who during three days suffered most excruciating torments,
St. Cecilia, consolation of the afflicted,
St. Cecilia, protectress of all who invoke you,
St. Cecilia, patroness of holy canticles,
St. Cecilia, special patroness and advocate of all singers, musicians, authors, and students,

We salute you, O Virgin, who gave your blood for the defense and faith of Jesus Christ.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

God glorified St. Cecilia,
And He crowned her virtues.

Let us pray, O Eternal God, who gave us in the person of St. Cecilia, a powerful protectress, grant that after having faithfully passed our days like herself, in innocence and holiness, we may one day attain the land of beatitude, where in concert with her, we may praise you and bless you forevermore in eternity. Amen.

Hymn
Let the deep organ swell the lay
In honor of this festive day.
Let the harmonious choirs proclaim
Cecilia’s ever blessed name.

Let the harmonious choirs proclaim
Cecilia’s ever blessed name.

Cecilia with a two-fold crown,
Adorned in heaven we pray look down,
Upon thy fervent children here
And harken to their humble prayer.

Let the harmonious choirs proclaim
Cecilia’s ever blessed name.

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St. Cecilia Novena - Day Two

Sorry for a late post but I had a pretty bad series of panic attacks (and I know what triggered it so I can avoid that in the future). All is not 100% better but I feel much better than I did 3-4 hours ago. Anyway, roll on day two. :D

DAY TWO
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,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us. (repeat after each line)
St. Cecilia,
St. Cecilia, wise virgin,
St. Cecilia, whose heart burned with the fire of divine love,
St. Cecilia, apostle by your zeal and charity,
St. Cecilia, who converted your spouse and procured for him the crown of martyrdom,
St. Cecilia, who by your pleadings moved the hearts of pagans, and brought them into the true
Church,
St. Cecilia, who did unceasingly see your guardian angel by your side,
St. Cecilia, who mingled your voice with the celestial harmonies of the virgins,
St. Cecilia, who by your melodious accents celebrated the praises of Jesus,
St. Cecilia, illustrious martyr of Jesus Christ,
St. Cecilia, who during three days suffered most excruciating torments,
St. Cecilia, consolation of the afflicted,
St. Cecilia, protectress of all who invoke you,
St. Cecilia, patroness of holy canticles,
St. Cecilia, special patroness and advocate of all singers, musicians, authors, and students,

We salute you, O Virgin, who gave your blood for the defense and faith of Jesus Christ.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

God glorified St. Cecilia,
And He crowned her virtues.

Let us pray, O Eternal God, who gave us in the person of St. Cecilia, a powerful protectress, grant that after having faithfully passed our days like herself, in innocence and holiness, we may one day attain the land of beatitude, where in concert with her, we may praise you and bless you forevermore in eternity. Amen.

Hymn
Let the deep organ swell the lay
In honor of this festive day.
Let the harmonious choirs proclaim
Cecilia’s ever blessed name.

Let the harmonious choirs proclaim
Cecilia’s ever blessed name.

Cecilia with a two-fold crown,
Adorned in heaven we pray look down,
Upon thy fervent children here
And harken to their humble prayer.

Let the harmonious choirs proclaim
Cecilia’s ever blessed name.

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Keep it up, y'all. :D

St. Cecilia Novena - Day One

I should be doing the last of my coursework for my Social Diversity course (and I want to be done in the last 3 hours so I can watch a cute movie on TV :-P) but I remembered that St. Cecilia's feast day is coming up on the 22nd and I wanted to post the novena. Since she is my confirmation saint (I was confirmed at 13 outside the U.S.) I thought it would be fitting to post her novena daily so that everyone who wants to do the novena will stay on track. ;)

I got this novena from the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville.

DAY ONE
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,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us. (repeat after each line)
St. Cecilia,
St. Cecilia, wise virgin,
St. Cecilia, whose heart burned with the fire of divine love,
St. Cecilia, apostle by your zeal and charity,
St. Cecilia, who converted your spouse and procured for him the crown of martyrdom,
St. Cecilia, who by your pleadings moved the hearts of pagans, and brought them into the true
Church,
St. Cecilia, who did unceasingly see your guardian angel by your side,
St. Cecilia, who mingled your voice with the celestial harmonies of the virgins,
St. Cecilia, who by your melodious accents celebrated the praises of Jesus,
St. Cecilia, illustrious martyr of Jesus Christ,
St. Cecilia, who during three days suffered most excruciating torments,
St. Cecilia, consolation of the afflicted,
St. Cecilia, protectress of all who invoke you,
St. Cecilia, patroness of holy canticles,
St. Cecilia, special patroness and advocate of all singers, musicians, authors, and students,

We salute you, O Virgin, who gave your blood for the defense and faith of Jesus Christ.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

God glorified St. Cecilia,
And He crowned her virtues.

Let us pray, O Eternal God, who gave us in the person of St. Cecilia, a powerful protectress, grant that after having faithfully passed our days like herself, in innocence and holiness, we may one day attain the land of beatitude, where in concert with her, we may praise you and bless you forevermore in eternity. Amen.

Hymn
Let the deep organ swell the lay
In honor of this festive day.
Let the harmonious choirs proclaim
Cecilia’s ever blessed name.

Let the harmonious choirs proclaim
Cecilia’s ever blessed name.

Cecilia with a two-fold crown,
Adorned in heaven we pray look down,
Upon thy fervent children here
And harken to their humble prayer.

Let the harmonious choirs proclaim
Cecilia’s ever blessed name.

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Anyway, back to homeworkland I go. :D I hope y'all had a great weekend. :D

God Bless,

School. Brain Fried. Update.

<-- That was me last weekend when one of my professors decided to spring a surprise 8-12 page research paper on us (with only two days to finish it)... which was the weekend from heck. More on that soon...

I'm sorry for the lack of updates for the past two weeks. If you're following me on Twitter or FB then you know that I've had a rough two weeks filled with exams, papers, and presentations. I took all of yesterday and most of today off because my brain was on the verge of being metaphorically fried. I spent the last week with a headache because of all the things I had due in such a short amount of time. I wrote at least 55 pages in about 4 days so... I'm tired. Luckily, this is my last weekend of work for three classes before finals so it's all smooth sailing after tomorrow. :D

Not much going on besides school. Trying to get ready for Advent, the new Mass translation changes, and an updated Christmas traditions post. I am crossing my fingers for a seasonal job I applied for. I was told that they would do more interviews next week so we'll see what happens. Hopefully it's good because I could definitely use the paycheck for stuff like food. Hmm... what else? Oh yes, I've finally settled on my Thesis which I will start soon. I actually have to turn in my proposal next week. I'm quite excited for it... especially since it will involve some of you. That is all I am saying until I get my proposal approved. ;) Besides that, not much going on. I'm all schoolwork all the time. I have no life outside of school. I will be doing an end of semester post to update y'all on the penultimate semester at the CINO college. Here's a sneak preview: a professor (who just happens to be well qualified to say this) reluctantly admitted that the school is a CINO college... before telling us to be proud of being taught liberation theology. Seriously. I will write the entire recap within the next two weeks since I am doing a couple of my finals next weekend and will be done with the semester in the next 2-4 weeks. :D

Alright, that is all you get from me. I have quizzes and discussion posts to do today and then I have more stuff to do over the weekend in preparation for my first finals next weekend. Busy but a happy busy because it means I am that much closer to graduating and being done at that school fo-evah. Yes, I purposely spelled it that way. ;D

I will try to update on Monday but I might not even be home that day so if no one sees anything by Wednesday afternoon, you have my permission to bug me again. ;) Those of you who have my number may text me until I cave. lol.

I hope y'all have a great weekend and that those in school get through the last couple of weeks in one piece. We're almost done. ;)

As always, thanks for reading and God Bless. :D

Stop and Smell the Roses. Laugh a Little.

From what I've seen online via Facebook, twitter, emails, etc. it looks like a majority of us are having a hard time with one thing or another this week. So for the next couple of minutes I want y'all to stop what you're doing and watch these videos of Tim Hawkins being awesome.







Remember to stop and smell the roses once in a while. We're all stressed and that's not good for anyone. And, yes, this is a filler post because I will get bugged again if I don't post something soon. I am doing my last midterm right now (argh) so the St. Jude (Happy Feast Day) post is postponed for now. :D

Anyway, I hope y'all enjoyed some of the videos... especially if you hadn't seen them yet. :D Back to the front lines of the war zone (Christology midterm after all; remind me to tell y'all about the fun I'm having with the liberation/feminist theology I've been having this past week ;D) I go.

'til next time, thanks for reading and God bless! :D