Pray Schwiiz!
Rosary around Switzerland
Prayers
Tantum Ergo
Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et iubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.
V. Panem de caelo praestitisti eis.
R. Omne delectamentum in se habentem.
V. Oremus: Deus, qui nobis sub sacramento mirabili, passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti: tribue, quaesumus, 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.
Divine Praises
Blessed be God
Blessed be His Holy Name
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man
Blessed be the Name of Jesu
Blessed be His Most Sacred Hear
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 St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse
Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.
Amen.
Litany to The Blessed Virgin Mary
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, 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
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Holy Mary, pray for us
Holy Mother of God, pray for us
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us
Mother of Christ, pray for us
Mother of divine grace, pray for us
Mother most pure, pray for us
Mother most chaste, pray for us
Mother inviolate, pray for us
Mother undefiled, pray for us
Mother most amiable, pray for us
Mother most admirable, pray for us
Mother of good counsel, pray for us
Mother of our Creator, pray for us
Mother of our Savior, pray for us
Virgin most prudent, pray for us
Virgin most venerable, pray for us
Virgin most renowned, pray for us
Virgin most powerful, pray for us
Virgin most merciful, pray for us
Virgin most faithful, pray for us
Mirror of justice, pray for us
Seat of wisdom, pray for us
Cause of our joy, pray for us
Spiritual vessel, pray for us
Vessel of honor, pray for us
Singular vessel of devotion, pray for us
Mystical rose, pray for us
Tower of David, pray for us
Tower of ivory, pray for us
House of gold, pray for us
Ark of the Covenant, pray for us
Gate of heaven, pray for us
Morning star, pray for us
Health of the sick, pray for us
Refuge of sinners, pray for us
Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us
Help of Christians, pray for us
Queen of Angels, pray for us
Queen of Patriarchs, pray for us
Queen of Prophets, pray for us
Queen of Apostles, pray for us
Queen of Martyrs, pray for us
Queen of Confessors, pray for us
Queen of Virgins, pray for us
Queen of all Saints, pray for us
Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us
Queen assumed into heaven, pray for us
Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us
Queen of Peace, pray for us
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
Let us pray - O God, who by the Resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, granted joy to the whole world, grant, we beg you, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, his Mother, we may attain the joys of eternal life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Litany to the Swiss Saints (Blesseds, Venerables, etc.)
St. Beatus of Lungren, missionary, pray for us
Bl. Achates, missionary, pray for us
St. Lucius of Chur, pray for us
St. Emerita, virgin and martyr, pray for us
St. Columba of Sens, virgin and martyr, pray for us
St. Pelagius of Constance, martyr, pray for us
SS Maurice & all Theban Legion Martyrs, pray for us
St. Martinianus, martyr, pray for us
St. Nicasius, martyr, pray for us
SS Felix, Regula & Exuperantius, martyrs, pray for us
SS Victor and Ursus of Solothurn, martyrs, pray for us
SS All Martyrs of Nyon, pray for us
St. Pantalus, Bishop of Basel, pray for us
St. Verena of Zurzach, virgin, pray for us
SS Kunigunde, Mechtundis & Wibrandis of Rapperswil, virgins, pray for us
St. Chrischona of Dinkelberg, virgin, pray for us
St. Sempronius, Bishop of Valias, pray for us
St. Aquilo of Geneva, pray for us
St. Theodulus I, Bishop of Sion, pray for us
St. Elias, Bishop of Sion and hermit, pray for us
St. Florentinus, Bishop of Sion & martyr, pray for us
St. Hilarius, Deacon of Sion & martyr, pray for us
St. Isaac, Bishop of Geneva, pray for us
St. Eucherius, Bishop of Lyon, pray for us
St. Asimo, Bishop of Chur, pray for us
St. Parilius, Bishop of Chur, pray for us
St. Salonis, Bishop of Geneva, pray for us
St. Silvius, Bishop of Valais, pray for us
St. Romanus of Condat, abbot, pray for us
St. Maximus of Rhaetia, Bishop of Turin, pray for us
St. Valentine of Passau, Bishop in Rhaetia, pray for us
St. Lupicinus, abbot and hermit, pray for us
St. Pontius of Vaud, hermit, pray for us
St. Severinus of Agaunum, abbot, pray for us
St. Hymnemund of St. Maurice, abbot, pray for us
St. Ambrose of Agaunum, abbot, pray for us
St. Achivus of St. Maurice, abbot, pray for us
St. Sigismund of Burgandy, king and martyr, pray for us
St. Gistald, martyr, pray for us
St. Gundebald, martyr, pray for us
St. Tranquillinus of St. Maurice, abbot, pray for us
St. Fridolin, missionary & abbot, pray for us
St. Maximus, Bishop of Geneva, pray for us
St. Chlothildis, Queen of the Franks, pray for us
St. Valentinianus, Bishop of Chur, pray for us
St. Placidus of St. Maurice, abbot, pray for us
St. Theodulus II, Bishop of Sion, pray for us
St. Paulus of St. Maurice, abbot, pray for us
St. Hilary, Bishop of Valais, pray for us
St. Guntram, King of the Franks, pray for us
St. Marius, Bishop of Avenches, pray for us
St. Gaudentius of Casaccia, martyr, pray for us
St. Marinus of St. Maurice, abbot, pray for us
St. Columbanus, missionary & abbot, pray for us
St. Ursicinus of the Juras, founder, pray for us
St. Fromund, pray for us
St. Himerius of Immertal, hermit, pray for us
St. Attala of Bobbio, abbot, pray for us
St. Ragnachar, Bishop of Basel, pray for us
St. Amatus of Saint Maurice, abbot and hermit, pray for us
St. Gallus, missionary, pray for us
St. Protasius, Bishop of Lausanne, pray for us
St. Quilisinda of Brig, virgin, pray for us
St. Lonochil, pray for us
St. Magnus of Fussen, pray for us
St. Theodoro, pray for us
St. Germanus of Granfelden, abbot and martyr, pray for us
St. Rondoald of Granfelden, monk and martyr, pray for us
St. Wandrille of Fontenelle, abbot, pray for us
Bl. Chilmegisil, Bishop of Avenches, pray for us
St. Haberilla, hermitess, pray for us
St. Amatus, Bishop of Sion, pray for us
St. Placidus of Disentis, lay & martyr, pray for us
St. Sigisbert of Disentis, abbot, pray for us
St. Adalbero of Disentis, abbot & martyr, pray for us
St. Pirminus of Disentis, Bishop, pray for us
St. Othmar of St. Gallen, abbot, pray for us
St. Ursicinus II, abbot & Bishop of Chur, pray for us
Bl. Remigius of Strasbourg, Bishop & abbot, pray for us
St. Alteus, Bishop of Valais, pray for us
Bl. Ulric, Bishop of Lausanne, pray for us
St. Notburga of Buel, lay, pray for us
St. Florinus of Remus, priest, pray for us
St. Meinrad, hermit and martyr, pray for us
St. Marcellus of St. Gallen, pray for us
St. Iso of St. Gallen, pray for us
St. Findan of Rheinau, hermit, pray for us
St. Eusebius of St. Gallen, hermit & martyr, pray for us
St. Victor of Tomils, priest & martyr, pray for us
St. Richardis, secular cannoness, pray for us
Bl. Notker Balbulus of St. Gallen, pray for us
St. Tutilo of St. Gallen, pray for us
St. Wiborada of Klingen, virgin & Martyr, pray for us
Bl. Benno, Bishop of Einsiedeln, founder, pray for us
Bl. Rachildis of St. Gallen, virgin & hermit, pray for us
Ven. Diethmarus of Hirschau, abbot, pray for us
St. Regulinda, matron & royalty, pray for us
Bl. Eberhard of Einsiedeln, abbot & hermit, pray for us
St. Reginbert of Seldenburen, pray for us
St. Thietland of Einsiedeln, abbot, pray for us
St. Ulrich of Kyburg, Bishop of Augsburg, pray for us
St. Adalrich of Einsiedeln, hermit, pray for us
St. Theodulus III, Bishop of Sion, pray for us
St. Conrad, Bishop of Konstanz, pray for us
St. Gerold, hermit, pray for us
Bl. Cuno of Einsiedeln, monk, pray for us
Bl. Ulrich of Einsiedeln, monk, pray for us
St. Sandratus, abbot of St. Gall, pray for us
St. Wofgang of Ratisbon, Bishop, pray for us
St. Gebhard II, Bishop of Konstanz, pray for us
Bl. Gregory of Einsiedeln, abbot, pray for us
St. Adelheid von Burgundy, Holy Roman Emperess, pray for us
Bl. Notker of Liege, pray for us
Bl. Kerhild of St. Gall, hermitess & virgin, pray for us
St. Notker Labeo of St. Gallen, monk, pray for us
St. Henry II, King of Germany, pray for us
Bl. Adalgott of Disentis, abbot, pray for us
St. Reginbaldus of Speyer, Bishop & abbot, pray for us
St. Heinrich of Lenzburg, Bishop of Lausanne, pray for us
Bl. Hermann of Reichenau, pray for us
Bl. Simeon Achaicus of Reichenau, pray for us
Bl. Frederic of Hirsau, abbot, pray for us
Bl. Eberhard V of Thurgau, lay, pray for us
St. Bernard of Menthon, pray for us
St. Ulric von Zell, prior, pray for us
St. Luitfried of Muri, abbot, pray for us
Bl. Merbod of Albertschwende, priest, pray for us
Bl. Conrad of Seldenburen, martyr, pray for us
St. Adelhelm of Engelberg, abbot, pray for us
Bl. Esso of Beinwil, abbot, pray for us
St. Guerin, Bishop of Sion, pray for us
Bl. Amadeus, Bishop of Lausanne, pray for us
St. Adalgott, Bishop of Chur, pray for us
Bl. Frowin II of Engelberg, abbot, pray for us
St. Anthelm of Belley, Bishop & abbot, pray for us
St. Burkhard of Beinwil, priest, pray for us
Bl. Bechtold of Engelberg, abbot, pray for us
Bl. Manfred von Riva, priest & hermit, pray for us
St. Idda of Toggenburg, hermit, pray for us
St. William of Neuchâtel, religious, pray for us
St. Boniface of Brussels, Bishop of Lausanne, pray for us
Bl. Ulric de Bottis, Bishop of Geneva, pray for us
St. Gisela von Veltheim, lay, pray for us
St. Uguzo of Carvagna, shepherd & martyr, pray for us
Bl. Anglo-Saxons of Sarmenstorf, martyrs, pray for us
Bl. Elizabeth of Töss, religious, pray for us
Bl. Henry Suso, religious, pray for us
Elsbeth Stagel, religious, pray for us
Bl. Antonio Caxal, religious, pray for us
St. Colette of Corbie, virgin & religious, pray for us
St. Willhellmo, Bishop of Lausanne, pray for us
St. Bruder Klaus, lay & Patron of Switzerland, pray for us
Ven. Ulrich im Mosli, lay and hermit, pray for us
Bl. Louise of Savoy, matron & religious, pray for us
Bl. Hans Wagner of Mt. Pilatus, religious & hermit, pray for us
Bl. John Gogniat of Bern, abbot, pray for us
Ven. Konrad Scheuber of Wofenschiessen, lay, pray for us
Ven. Cäcilia of Möslin, lay & hermit, pray for us
Bl. Peter Berno, priest & martyr, pray for us
St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop of Milan, pray for us
St. Peter Canisius, Priest & Doctor of the Church, pray for us
Bl. Nicolo Rusca, martyr, pray for us
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest & martyr, pray for us
St. Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church, Bishop of Geneva, pray for us
St. Leontius of Muri, martyr, pray for us
Bl. Antonio Francesco Marzorati, martyr, pray for us
Ven. Giacomo Gianiel, religious, pray for us
Bl. Apollinaris of Posat, martyr, pray for us
Ven. Niklaus Wolf of Rippertschwand, lay, pray for us
Ven. Bernarda Heimgartner, religious, pray for us
Ven. Anastasius Hartmann, missionary, pray for us
Servant of God Marie-Therese de Sales Chappuis, religious, pray for us
St. Marquerite Bays, lay, pray for us
Bl. Maria Theresia Scherer, religious, pray for us
Ven. Antonia de Oviedo Schöntal, religious, pray for us
Bl. Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan, priest, pray for us
St. Maria Bernarda Butler, religious, pray for us
Ven. Meinrad Eugster, religious, pray for us
Servant of God, Lukas Etlin, priest, pray for us
Ven. Aurelio Bacciarine, religious, pray for us
Bl. Maria Caridad Brader, religious, pray for us
Bl. Mauritius Tornay, martyr, pray for us
Ven. Clovis Veuthey, religious, pray for us
All Swiss souls in Heaven, pray for us
Our Lady of Einsiedlen, pray for us
Words to our Swiss National Anthem-
Swiss Psalm (1st and 4th verses)
When the morning skies grow red
And o'er their radiance shed,
Thou, O Lord, appeareth in their light.
When the Alps glow bright with splendour,
Pray, free Swiss, Pray,
For you feel and understand,
For you feel and understand,
That he dwelleth in this land.
That he dwelleth in this land.
(1st-verse)
Towards us in the wild storm coming,
You yourself give us resistance and stronghold,
You, almighty ruling, rescuing!
During horror and nights of thunderstorms
Let us childlike trust Him!
Yes, we feel and understand;
Yes, we feel and understand;
That God dwelleth in this land.
That God dwelleth in this land.
(4th-verse)
Prayer of Bruder Klaus
My Lord and my God, take from me everything that keeps me from You.
My Lord and my God, give me everything that brings me closer to You.
My Lord and my God, take me away from myself and give me completely to You.
The Golden Arrow
(a short, powerful pray of reparation)
May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most mysterious and unutterable Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified in heaven, on the earth and under the earth, by all the creatures of God and by the Sacred heart of our Lord Jesus Christ in the most Holy Sacrament of the altar.
Consecration Prayers
The word “consecration” means to be set aside to be made holy, to be used by our good God for His purposes. Priests and other vowed religious have consecrated their lives to God in a very special way. We, as lay people, can consecrate ourselves as well. However, because we are moving through this world as single or married non-religious, our consecration is somewhat different and matches our life’s calling.
Following are examples of several consecration prayers to Jesus, Mary and for our Country. An act of consecration may be made in one’s own words or by reciting any one of the many acts of consecration available. Choose one that suits your heart and soul, and say it, daily.
Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrate before Your altar. We are Yours, and Yours we wish to be. But, to be more surely united with You, behold, each of us freely consecrates himself today to Your Most Sacred Heart.
Many, indeed, have never known You. Many, too, despising Your precepts, have rejected You. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Your Sacred Heart. Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken You, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned You. Grant that they may quickly return to their Father’s house, lest they die of wretchedness and hunger. Be King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbor of truth and unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one flock and one Shepherd.
Grant, O Lord, to Your Church, assurance of freedom and immunity from harm. Give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: “Praise to the Divine Heart that wrought our salvation- to It be glory and honor forever!” Amen.
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and tender Mother of men, in accordance with Thy ardent wish made known at Fatima, I consecrate to Thy Immaculate Heart myself, my brethren, may country and the whole human race.
Reign over us, Most Holy Mother of God, and teach us how to make the Heart of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ reign and triumph in us even as It has reigned and triumphed in Thee.
Reign over us, Most Blessed Virgin, that we may be Thine in prosperity and in adversity, in joy and in sorrow, in health and in sickness, in life and in death.
O most compassionate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven, watch over our minds and hearts and preserve them from the impurity which Thou didst lament so sorrowfully at Fatima. Assist us in imitating You in all things, especially purity. Help us to call down upon our country and upon the whole world the peace of God I justice and charity.
Therefore, Most Gracious Virgin and Mother, I hereby promise to imitate Thy virtues by the practice of a true Christian life without regard to human respect.
I resolve to receive Holy Communion regularly and to offer to Thee five decades of the Rosary each day, together with my sacrifices, in the spirit of reparation and penance.
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Amen.
Consecration Prayer for Switzerland
Written by Fr. James Manjackal
Omnipotent eternal God, we thank You and praise You for creating us according to your image and for putting us on this beautiful planet. You have entrusted us to your son Jesus Christ, who through his suffering and death on the cross has given us salvation.
Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, we thank You for giving us your Holy Spirit to guide, direct and lead our lives according to God's plan.
Holy Spirit, together with all men on earth I ask You to renew the face of the earth, illuminating our hearts with your wisdom to live for God's sake, and to love God and our neighbor.
Jesus our savior and redeemer, today here and now, I join with all government leaders and citizens of our country Switzerland. I accept You as the Lord and King of our nation and consecrate myself and our land to your most Holy Heart through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, our Holy Mother.
We pray that with the Holy Spirit over us and our land, You will rule in justice, harmony and prosperity through our obedience to the commandments of God and the observance of the values of life and morality according to the Word of God that is handed down to us in the Holy Scriptures.
Amen.
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1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory be to the Father
