In
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Leader: Let us prepare
ourselves to take part in this Triduum in honor of Saint Dominic with the best
possible dispositions, so that the Lord may grant us whatever we ask of Him
through the intercession of His glorious saint, of whom a witness said under
oath in the process of canonization: “he
was patient, kind, compassionate, sober, loving, humble and he was always a
virgin. I never knew any one to compare with him in holiness of life.”
Leader: Let us ask the Lord to
forgive us our sins …
All: I confess …
Leader: May Almighty God …
All: Amen.
Leader: Let us pray:
All: O God, you exalted the
world through the humiliation of your Son. Grant that, through the intercession
of St. Dominic and following his example, we may humble ourselves, renounce the
things of earth and die to the pomps and vanities of the world, live always in
God and fulfill His will manifested in His commandments and the duties of my
state of life and work earnestly for the acquisition of the imperishable and
eternal goods of Heaven. Amen.
(A
short homily or reading may follow.)
Leader: Prayer for the 1st/
2nd /3rd day:
All: 1st Day: O glorious patriarch St. Dominic, untiring
preacher of the Faith not only in word but more so in the innocence of your
life and in the ardour of your charity, may the merits of your tears, vigils
and mortifications with which you deserved to bring to God innumerable sinners
and heretics, secure for us the special grace to hate sin, the only true evil
in this world. Thus, detesting sin, we may not only reform our lives but also
imitate you in the apostolate of the Word and of good example in order to help
bring back to the Church of Christ all those who may have gone astray through
sin, error, or ignorance, so that, by sharing in your merits, we may all be
with you in heaven Amen.
2nd Day: O glorious patriarch
St. Dominic, you were so favored by our Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary: she
gave you the Rosary as a remedy for the ills of the world! We beseech you to
foster in us a true devotion to the Blessed Virgin and to her Rosary for the
good of our souls, for the amendment of our lives, for the reparation of our
sins, for the sanctification of our customs, and the defeat of the enemies of
God’s people. Grant that we may always obey promptly the dictates of Mary, make
amendments for the profanities against her and keep her company with the
recitation of the Rosary, becoming apostles of this devotion so dear to Her
hear. Amen.
3rd Day: O glorious patriarch
St. Dominic, you prostrated yourself every night before God’s altar, in order
to adore Him with a living faith and to ignite that ardent desire for martyrdom
with the fiery love of the Eucharist, as well as to prepare yourself for death,
a though which filled you with joy because it meant the end of the struggle and
the long wait for the Beloved, while for us is a source of fear finding ourselves full of sins and regrets
before the Divine Justice. O dear Father St. Dominic, obtain for us a true devotion
to the Holy Eucharist and to the Cross, together with a lively faith, a firm
hope, a perfect contrition and complete abandonment to the Divine Mercy, so
that after living as we would like to die, we may be received by Jesus and Mary
in Heaven. Amen.
Leader: Now ask for the favor
you wish to obtain from this Triduum through the intercession of St. Dominic.
Leader: Let us praise and
bless the Lord for all the graces granted to St. Dominic.
All: Praised be God the
Father, for the power conferred upon St. Dominic to perform miracles!
Our Father… Hail Mary…
Glory be…
All: Praised be God the
Son, for having chosen St. Dominic to be the founder of the Order of Preachers!
Our Father… Hail Mary…
Glory be…
All: Praised be God the
Holy Spirit, for the gift of the Rosary of Mary to the world through St.
Dominic!
Our Father… Hail Mary…
Glory be…
Leader: Let us recite the
Litany of St. Dominic.
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 and earth, 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, pray for us
Holy
Mother of God, pray for us
Holy
Virgin of virgins, pray for us
Our
glorious Father, St. Dominic, pray for us
Follower
of Jesus Christ, pray for us
Eminently
endowed with the virtues of His Sacred Heart, pray for us
Adorer
of the Blessed Sacrament, pray for us
Singularly
devoted to our Blessed Lady, pray for us
Promoter
of her honor, pray for us
Promulgator
of the Holy Rosary, pray for us
Splendor
of the Priesthood, pray for us
Founder
of the Friars Preacher, pray for us
Confounder
of the Albigensians, pray for us
Reviver
of ecclesiastical discipline, pray for us
Rose
of patience, pray for us
Most
ardent for the salvation of souls, pray for us
Most
desirous of martyrdom, pray for us
Evangelical
man, pray for us
Doctor
of truth, pray for us
Ivory
of chastity, pray for us
Man
of truly apostolic heart, pray for us
Poor
in the midst of riches, pray for us
Rich
in an unspotted life, pray for us
Burning
with zeal for perishing souls, pray for us
Preacher
of the Gospel, pray for us
Rule
of abstinence, pray for us
Herald
of heavenly things, pray for us
Salt
of the earth, pray for us
Shining
in the choir of virgins, pray for us
St.
Dominic most humble, pray for us
St.
Dominic most obedient, pray for us
St.
Dominic most chaste, pray for us
St.
Dominic most charitable, pray for us
That
at the hour of death we may be received into heaven with your, pray for us
Be
merciful unto us, O Lord, and pardon us.
Be
merciful unto us, O Lord, and graciously hear us
From
all sin and evil, O Lord deliver us
From
the snares of the devil, O Lord deliver us
From
eternal death, O Lord deliver us
By
the merits of our holy father St. Dominic, O Lord deliver us
By
his ardent love, O Lord deliver us
By
his indefatigable zeal, O Lord deliver us
By
his extraordinary labors, O Lord deliver us
By
his inexpressible penances, O Lord deliver us
By
his voluntary poverty, O Lord deliver us
By
his perpetual chastity, O Lord deliver us
By
his perfect obedience, O Lord deliver us
By
his profound humility, O Lord deliver us
By
his rare constancy, O Lord deliver us
By
all his other virtues, O Lord deliver 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 word, have mercy on us.
Leader: Pray for us, O holy Father,
St. Dominic
Answer: That we may be made
worthy of promises of Christ
Leader: Let us pray:
All: Grant, we beseech you,
O Almighty God, that we who are weighed down by the burden of our sins may be
relieved by the patronage of St. Dominic, your Confessor, our Father. Through Christ
our Lord, Amen.
Leader: Final prayer for every
day:
All: Saintly priest of God,
St Dominic, admirable in life, doctrine and miracle, we beseech you to help give
life to our poor souls and to enrich them with your favours through your
bountiful merits and pious intercession. We are sure you can do this for us.
We
beseech you, dear Father Dominic, to intercede before the merciful Redeemer for
the special request we are begging from God through this Triduum in your honor.
Deign
to receive us, keep us, and protect us, O illustrious leader and father. Assist
us at the hour of our death and in your company and that of the Virgin Mary
bring us to the glory of God. Amen.
Leader: Let us now recite O
Spem Miram
All: Sweet the hope your
fainting breath gave to those who wept your death, promising, though life were
gone, that you would still protect your own. Father, keep that gracious word
pleading for us with our Lord.
Leader: You who so often did
shine amidst the sick with powers divine, to our languid souls apply Christ’s
restoring remedy
All: Father, keep that
gracious word pleading for us with our Lord
Leader: Glory be to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
All: Father, keep that gracious
word pleading for us with our Lord
Leader: Pray for us, blessed
Father Dominic
All: That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ
Leader: Let us pray:
All: O God, who deigns to
enlighten you Church by the merits and teaching of our blessed Father Dominic,
your Confessor, grant through his intercession that it may not be wanting in
temporal help and may always increase in spiritual growth. Through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Source:
Fr. Eladio Neira, O.P. Lay Dominicans' Manual. San Juan, Metro Manila: Life Today Publications, 1989
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