A HOLY HOUR FOR THE INCREASE OF

VOCATIONS

Diocese of San Pablo

Opening Hymn

O salutaris Hostia Uni trinoque Domino

Que caeli pandis ostium Sit sempiterna gloria
Bella premunt hostilia Qui vitam sine termino
Da robur fer auxilium Nobis donet in patria

The presider exposes the host in the mostrance on the altar.

Incensation

After placing the incense in the censer, the presider kneels and invences the
blessed sacrament.

Presider:

Let us bless our heavenly Father source of every perfect gift.

R. Glory to you forever.

Let us bless Christ, wellspring of every blessing.

R. Glory to you forever.

Let us bless the Holy Spirit, Lord and giver of life.

R. Glory to you forever.

Presider:

Lord we ask you to open our minds and hearts to your Spirit.
Help all of us to be open and ever discerning of Your will for

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our lives. We pray that all of us may respond generously and
lovingly to unique calling to a state of life that you have
designed us to live and have planned for us. We pray to have
hearts as Mary, always freely and joyfully saying “yes” to you
in all your plans; that we may say with Mary “Be it done unto
me according to your will, Lord!”

After a brief moment of silent adoration, all recite the following prayer.

OPENING PRAYER

All loving Father,

you promised always to give your Church shepherds.
In faith, we know your promise cannot fail.
Trusting in the power of the Holy Spirit at work in the
Church,
we pray you raise up sacred ministers from your holy people,
that the sacrifice in which you give your body and blood
may be daily renewed in the world until we come to that
kingdom
where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

R. Amen.

All sit for some moments of reflection.

READINGS

Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians

I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of

the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness and

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patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to
preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bind of peace: one Body
and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is
over all and through all and in all. But grace was given to each of
us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. And he gave some as
Apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors
and teachers, to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for
building up the Body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of
faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the
extent of the full stature of Christ.

The Word of the Lord

Some moments of reflection.

Other songs may be sung.

On Eagles Wings

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord who abides in his shadow
for life. Say to the Lord my refuge my God in whom I trust.

And he will raise you up on eagles wings, bear you on the breath of
dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of
his hand.

The snare of the fowler will never capture you and famine will bring
you no fear under his wings your refuge, his faithfulness your
shield.

You need not fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by
day; though thousands fall about you near you it shall not come.

For to his angels he’s given a command, to guide you in all of your
ways, upon their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your
foot upon a stone.

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1 Corinthians 9:16 -19, 22-23
A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
Brothers and sisters: If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me
to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me
if I do not preach it! If I do so willingly, I have a recompense, but
if unwillingly, then I have been entrusted with a stewardship. What
then is my recompense? That, when I preach, I offer the gospel free
of charge so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
Although I am free in regard to all, I have made myself a slave to
all so as to win over as many as possible. To the weak I became a
weak, to win over the weak. I have become all things to all, to save
at least some. All this I do for the sake of the gospel, so that I too
may have a share in it.

The Word of the Lord

Some moments of reflection.

Other songs may be sung.

Awit ng Paghahangad

O Diyos ikaw ang tanging hanap loob ko’y ikaw ang tanging
hangad nauuhaw akong parang tigang na lupa sa tubig ng yong
pag-aaruga.

Ika’y pagmamasdan sa dakong banal ng makita ko ang iyong

pagkarangal dadalangin akong nakataas aking kamay magagalak
na aawit na ang papuring iaalay.

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Gunita koy ikaw habang nahihimlay pagkat ang tulong mong sa
tuwina’y taglay sa lilim ng iyong mga pakpak umaawit akong
buong galak.

Aking kaluluwa’y kumakapit sa’yo kaligtasa’y tiyak kung hawak

mo ako magdiriwang ang hari ang Diyos s’yang dahilan ang sa
iyo ay nangako galak yaong makakamtan.

1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19
A reading from the First Book of Samuel
Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord where the ark of God
was. The Lord called Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.” Samuel
ran to Eli and said, “Here I am. You called me.” “I did not call you,”
Eli said. “Go back to sleep.” So he went back to sleep. Again the
Lord called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli. “Here I am,” he said.
“You called me.” But Eli answered, “I did not call you, my son. Go
back to sleep.”

At that time Samuel was not familiar with the Lord, because the
Lord had nor revealed anything to him as yet. The Lord called
Samuel again, for the third time. Getting up and going to Eli, he
said, “Here I am. You called me.”

Then Eli understood that the Lord was calling the youth. So he said
to Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, Speak, Lord,
for your servant is listening.” When Samuel went to sleep in his
place, the Lord came and revealed his presence, calling out as
before, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak, for your
servant is listening.”

Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, not permitting any
word of his to be without effect.

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The Word of the Lord.

Some moments of reflection.

Other songs may be sung.

Ang Panginoon ang aking pastol

Ang Panginoon ang aking pastol pinagiginhawa nya akong lubos

Handog nyang himlaya’y sariwang pastulan ang pahingahan koy

payapang batisan hatid sa kaluluwa ay kaginhawahan sa tuwid na
landas sya ang patnubay.

Madilim na lambak man ang tatahakin ko wala akong sindak

Sya’y kasama ko ang hawak niyang tungkod ang s’yang gabay ko
hawak nyang pamalo sigla’t tanggulan ko.

All kneel for the litany

LITANY OF
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, PRIEST AND VICTIM

Priest:

Lord have mercy R. Lord have mercy

Christ have mercy R. Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy R. Lord have mercy
Christ, hear us R. Christ hear us
Christ heed our prayer R. Christ heed our prayer

God the Father in heaven R. Have mercy on us

God the Son Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity one God,
Jesus priest and victim,
Jesus priest according to the order of Melquizadek,

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Jesus Priest sent by God to preach the gospel to the poor,
Jesus Priest who at the last supper instituted the
form of the eternal sacrifice,
Jesus Priest living forever to make intercession for us,
Jesus High priest whom the Father annointed
with the Holy Spirit and virtue,
Jesus High priest taken up from among men,
Jesus high priest for men,
Jesus high priest of our confession of faith,
Jesus high priest of greater glory than Moses,
Jesus high priest of the true tabernacle,
Jesus high priest of good things to come,
Jesus holy high priest innocent and undefiled,
Jesus faithful and merciful high priest,
Jesus high priest of God on fire with zeal for souls,
Jesus perfect high priest forever,
Jesus high priest who pierced heaven with your own blood,
Jesus who initiated us into a new life,
Jesus high priest who loved us and washed us clean
of our sins in your blood,
Jesus high priest who gave yourself up to God
as offering and victim,
Jesus sacrificial victim of God and man,
Jesus mild and gentle sacrificial victim,
Jesus peace making sacrificial victim,
Jesus sacrificial victim of propitiation and praise,
Jesus sacrificial victim of reconciliation and peace,
Jesus sacrificial victim in whom we have confidence
and access to God,
Jesus sacrificial victim living forever and ever,

Be gracious R. Spare us Jesus

Be gracious R. Hear us Jesus

From the sin of sacrilege, R. Safeguard your servants Jesus

From the spirit of incontenance,

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From sordid self-interest,
From every lapse into simony,
From the unworthy administration of the church’s treasures,
From the love of the world and its vanities,
From the unworthy celebrations of your mysteries,
Through your eternal priesthood,
Through the holy anointing by which God the Father
made you a priest,
Through your priestly spirit,
Through your ministry by which you glorified your Father
on this earth,
Through the bloody immolation of yourself made once
and for all on the cross,
Through that same sacrifice daily renewed on the altar,
Through the divine power that you exercise invisibly
in your priests,

That you may kindly maintain the whole priestly order

in holy religion, R. Hear us, we bessech You
That you may kindly provide your people with pastors
after your own heart,
That you may kindly fill them with the spirit
of your priesthood,
That the lips of your priests may be a repository
of your knowledge,
That you may kindly send faithful workers into your harvest,
That you may kindly increase the faithful dispensers
of your mysteries,
That you may kindly grant them persevering obedience
to your will,
That you may kindly give them gentleness in their ministry,
skill in their actions and constancy in their prayers,
That through them you may kindly promote the
veneration of the blessed sacrament all over the world,
That you may kindly recieve into your joy
those who have served you well,

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Jesus our Priest, R. Hear us
Jesus our Priest, R. graciously hear us

Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world

R. spare us O Lord
Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world
R. hear us O Lord
Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world
R. have mercy on us O Lord

Let us pray. O GOD, sanctifier and guardian of Your Church, stir

up in her, through Your Spirit, suitable and faithful dispensers of
the holy Mysteries, so that by their ministry and example, the
Christian people may be guided in the path of salvation with Your
protection. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

All sit for the reading.

Sirach 3:2-7, 12-14

A reading from the Book of Sirach
God sets a father in honor over his children; a mother’s authority
he confirms over her sons. Whoever honors his father atones for
sins, and preserves himself for them. When he prays, he is heard;
he stores up riches who reveres his mother. Whoever honors his
father is gladdened by children, and, when he prays, is heard.
Whoever reveres his father will live a long life; he who obeys his
father brings comfort to his mother.

My son, take care of your father when he is old; grieve him not as
long as he lives. Even if his mind fail, be considerate of him; revile
him not all the days of his life; kindness to a father will not be
forgotten, firmly planted against the debt of your sins- a house
raised in justice to you.

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The Word of the Lord

Some moments of reflection.

Other songs may be sung.

Umasa ka sa Diyos

Umasa ka sa Diyos ang mabuti’y gawin at manalig kang ligtas sa

lupain sa Diyos mo hanapin ang kaligayahan at pangarap mo’y
makakamtan.

Ang iyong sarili sa Diyos mo ilagak at magtiwalang tutulungan

kang galak. Ang kabutihan mo ay magliliwanag katulad ng araw
pag tanghaling tapat.

Sa harap ng Dyos pumanatag ka maging matiyagang maghintay sa

kanya huwag mong kainggitan ang gumiginhawa sa likong paraan
umunlad man sila.

All kneel to pray the prayer for vocations

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS BY ST. JOHN PAUL II

Jesus, Son of God,

in whom the fullness of the Divinity dwells,
You call all the baptized to " put out into the deep",
taking the path that leads to holiness.
Waken in the hearts of young people the desire
to be witnesses in the world of today
to the power of your love.
Fill them with your Spirit of fortitude and prudence,
so that they may be able to discover the full truth
about themselves and their own vocation.

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Our Saviour,
sent by the Father to reveal His merciful love,
give to your Church the gift
of young people who are ready to put out into the deep,
to be the sign among their brothers
of Your presence which renews and saves.

Holy Virgin, Mother of the Redeemer,

sure guide on the way towards God and towards neighbour,
You who pondered his word in the depth of your heart,
sustain with your motherly intercession
our families and our ecclesial communities,
so that they may help adolescents and young people
to answer generously the call of the Lord.
Amen.

All will stand to give reverence to the Gospel

Alleluia! Alleluia

GOSPEL
Matthew 9:35-38
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew
Jesus went around all the towns and villages, teaching in their
synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing
every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was
moved with pity for them because they were troubled and
abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his
disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask
the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”

The Gospel of the Lord

GENERAL INTERCESSIONS

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Presider: Let us ask our Heavenly Father who chose His Son to
be the eternal high priest. Full of confidence we ask for
guidance and strength in our own priestly ministry:

R. Lord bless your chosen ministers.

N. We pray for ______________our pope _________our bishop

and all bishops, that they may become the living imge of Chist in
the world:

N. We pary that you may grant continual blessing upon all priests
that we may become true bringers of peace and hope for your
people:

N. We pray that you teach us all to choose the better part, to find
you in all things at all times in moments of triumph but most
especially in in times of suffering:

N. We pray for all our elder brothers in the ministry that they may
be given renewed strength as they enter this stage of their priestly
life:

N. We pray for priests in crises that they may experience your help,
guidance and consolation in their life as they adress with heroic
fidelity the challenges they are undergoing:

N. We pray for all our brothers who have passed away, may your
perpetual light shine upon them as they forever enjoy the vision of
your glory:

Presider:

Let us pray with confidence in the words our Savior gave us:

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Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy
kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we
forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen

BENEDICTION

The presider goes to the altar genuflects and incenses the blessed sacrament
while the following is sung.

Tantum ergo sacramentum Genitori genitoque

Venermur cernui Laus et jubilatio
Etr antiquum documentum Salus honor virtus quoque
Novo cedat ritui : sit et benedictio
Preastet fides supplementum procedenti abutroque
Sensuum defectui. Comparsit Laudatio

Presider:

Panem de coelo praestitisti eis.

R. Omne delectametum in se habentem.

The presider rises and sings or recites the following.

Oremus.
Pause for silent prayer.

Deus qui nobis sub sacramento mirabili passionis tuae

memoriam relequisti tribue quesumus, ita nos corporis et
sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari ut redemptionis tuae
fructum in nobis iugiter sentiamus. Qui vivis et regnas in
saecula saeculorum.
R. Amen.

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Benediction +

Divine Praises

Blessed be God
Blessed be his holy name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be his most sacred heart.
Blessed be his most precious blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the most holy sacrament of the altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit the paraclete
Blessed be the great mother of God Mary most Holy.
Blessed be her holy and immaculate conception.
Blessed be her glorious assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary virgin and mother.
Blessed be saint Joseph her rmost chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.

The presider reposes the blessed sacrament while an appropriate hymn is

sung.
Priest:

Body of Christ concieved of the blessed VirginMary:

R.Glory and praise to you forever.
Body of Christ sacrificed on the cross:
R Glory and praise to you forever.
Body of Christ risen from the tomb:
R Glory and praise to you forever.
Blood of Christ price for our ransom:
R Glory and praise to you forever.
Blood of Christ seal of the new alliance:
R Glory and praise to you forever.

Blood of Christ, drink of eternal life:

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R Glory and praise to you forever.
Heart of Christ pierced through with a lance:
R Glory and praise to you forever.
Heart of Christ rich in mercy:
R Glory and praise to you forever.
Heart of Christ, source of love:
R Glory and praise to you forever.
Living bread come down from heaven:
R Glory and praise to you forever.
Living Word of the Father:
R. Give us your salvation.
Giver of the Holy Spirit:
R. Give us your salvation.
Bridegroom of holy Church
R. Give us your salvation.
Redeemer of the world:
R. Give us your salvation.
Friend of the young and poor:
R. Give us your salvation.
When you come on the last day.
R. Give us your salvation.

The presider reposes the blessed sacrament while an appropriate hymn is

sung.

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