De Profundis (Psalm 130)

Out of the depths I have cried unto You, O Lord! Lord hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If You, O Lord, will mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is merciful forgiveness; and by reason of Your law I have waited for You, O Lord. My soul has relied on His word; my soul has hoped in the Lord.

From the morning watch even until night; let Israel hope in the Lord. Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with Him plenteous redemption. And He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

Prayer Before a Crucifix

Look down upon me, O good and gentle Jesus, while before Your face I humbly kneel, and with burning soul pray and beseech You to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment; while I contemplate with great love and tender pity Your five wounds, pondering over them within me, calling to mind the words which David Your prophet said of You, my good Jesus: “They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones.”

On Quest for the Living God:Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God by Sister Elizabeth A. Johnson

From the Committee on Doctrine of United States  Conference of Catholic Bishops

Response of Catholic Theological Society of America

Letter of Cardinal Wuerl

Act of Consecration For the United States

Most Holy Trinity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – in union with the Blessed Virgin Mary, we adore Your majesty and acknowledge Your supreme eternal dominion and authority.

Most Holy Trinity, we place the United States of America into the hands of Mary Immaculate in order that she may present the country to You. Through the intercession of Mary, have mercy on the Catholic Church in America. Have mercy on our President and on all the offices of our government. Protect family life in our nation. Grant the precious gift of many vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Have mercy on the sick, the poor, the tempted, and all who are in need.

Mary Immaculate Virgin, Our Mother, Patroness of our land, we honor you and ask your maternal protection and care for us. Obtain for us the graces we need to live and die according to the Will of your Divine Son. Amen.

2010 Calendar
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception