The Noël of Pious Souls

Do you see this dear infant

In this stable so poor?

He is Lord the Almighty,

All powerful, True,

All crowns must adore Him

For His Hands hold us all!

This Child, the God of Armies!

This dear infant, so tiny,

In silence, He speaks.

Everything in the stable

Reveals Who He is.

His poverty tells us

His Love is extreme.

All is summed up in this:

How much we are loved!

The poor ox and the ass

This stable and cloths

Are choristers chanting

The praises of God.

Love this good little King,"They tenderly sing.

Tender Jesus, your plan

I now see it so clear!

You are born in this stable

To find a home in my heart.

Then enter it now

And let your glory find rest!

To be conquered by this Child,
O victory sweet!

Amen.

Saint Louis de Montfort

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL

Peace of Christ.

A Prayer For Priests

A Prayer For Priests

Keep them, I pray You, dearest Lord,

Keep them, for they are Thine -

Your priests whose lives burn out before

Your consecrated shrine.

Keep them, for they are in the world,

Though from the world apart;

When earthly pleasures tempt, allure,

Shelter them in Your Heart.

Keep them, and comfort them in hours

O loneliness and pain,

When all their life of sacrifice

For souls seems but in vain.

Keep them, and O remember, Lord,

They have no one but Thee,

Yet they have only human hearts,

With human frailty.

Keep them as spotless as the Host,

That daily they caress;

Their every thought and word and deed,

Deign, dearest Lord to bless.

--Amen--

Prayer to St. Nicholas

Father, hear our prayers for mercy, and by the help of Saint Nicholas keep us safe from all danger, and guide us on the way of salvation. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Peace of Christ.