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PRAYERS TO SAINT GABRIEL, THE ARCHANGEL
O Captain and Leader of the armies of heaven, unworthy as we are, we beseech you without cease to surround us with your intercession and cover us beneath the shelter of the glory of your ethereal wings. We bend our knee and cry out with perseverance: “Deliver us from danger, O Prince of the Powers of high!” Amen.
You Angel of humanity, you trusting messenger of God, open our ears also for the quiet warnings and calls of the most loving Heart of Jesus! Always be in front of our eyes, we beg you, that we understand the Word of God correctly, that we follow, obey and fulfill that which God wants of us! And assist us in staying awake for when the Lord comes to get us so that he does not find us asleep! Amen.
Saint Gabriel the Archangel, I venerate you as the Angel of the Incarnation, because God specially appointed you to bear the messages concerning the God-Man to Daniel, Zechariah, and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Give me a very tender and devoted love for the Incarnate Word and his Blessed Mother more like your own. I venerate you also as the “Strength from God” because you are the giver of God’s strength, consoler and comforter chosen to strengthen God’s faithful and teach them important truths. I ask for the grace of a special power of the will to strive for holiness of life.
Steady my resolutions; renew my courage; comfort and console me in the problems, trials and sufferings of daily living, as you consoled our Savior in his agony and Mary in her sorrows and Joseph in his trials. I put my confidence in you, Saint Gabriel I ask you especially for this favor: (mention your request). Through your earnest love for the Son of God made man and for his Blessed Mother I beg of you, intercede for me that my request may be granted, if it be God’s holy will. Pray for us, Saint Gabriel the Archangel, that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ, Amen.
LITANY OF SAINT GABRIEL
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 in 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, Queen of Angels, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, glorious Archangel Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, strength of God, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, who stands before
The throne of God, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, model of prayer, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, herald of the
Incarnation, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, who revealed the
Glories of Mary, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, Prince of Heaven, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, ambassador of the
Most High, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, guardian of the
Immaculate Virgin, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, who foretold the
Greatness of Jesus, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, peace and light
Of souls, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, scourge of unbelievers Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, admirable teacher, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, strength of the just Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, protector of the faithful Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, first adorer of the Divine
Word, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, defender of the Faith, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, zealous for the honor
Of Jesus Christ, Pray for us
Saint Gabriel, whom the Scriptures
Praise as the Angel sent by God to
Mary, the Virgin, Pray for us
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
Sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
Sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
Sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
Christ hear us Christ, graciously hear us
V. Pray for us, blessed Archangel Gabriel,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray: O blessed Archangel Gabriel, we beseech thee, intercede for us at the throne of Divine Mercy in our present necessities, that as thou didst announce to Mary the mystery of the Incarnation, so through thy prayers and patronage in Heaven we may obtain the benefits of the same, and sing the praise of God forever in the land of the living,
Amen.
TO SAINT GABRIEL, FOR OTHERS
O Loving messenger of the Incarnation, descend upon all those for whom I wish peace and happiness. Spread your wings over the cradles of the new-born babes, O thou who didst announce the coming of the Infant Jesus. Give to the young a lily petal from the virginal scepter in our hand. Cause the Ave Maria to re-echo in all hearts that they may find grace and joy through Mary. Finally, recall the sublime words spoken on the day of the Annunciation – “Nothing is impossible with God,” and repeat them in hours of trial - to all I love - that their confidence in Our Lord may be reanimated, when all human help fails.
Amen
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