Croatia: For Eternal Glory

Simultaneous worldwide prayers by Croats 11 April 2020
Top left: Father Ike Manduric
Photo: Screenshot

The Easter story is the story of hope. Easter Sunday is one of the most festive events among Christians worldwide. It commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection. The knowledge and sight of Jesus’ crucifixion more than 2000 years ago initially brought a sudden halt to so much hope and promise in the lives of his living, ardent followers. And the resurrection of Jesus has instilled in his followers, to this day, a story of overcoming darkness and despair, and finding new life and hope.

Easter invites all of us to believe in the transforming power of love.

At a time in our world where fear is a natural response, the Easter season encourages us to look towards love and life. We look for the generous and life-giving response of our health care and community service workers who continue to care for others; who continue to place their own life at risk so that the destruction sowed worldwide by Covid-19 coronavirus may be eradicated. We look at ourselves, we look at our neighbours, we look at our community and we give and expect sacrifice by adhering to strict rules of social isolation and limited movements. We look to the generosity of neighbours, as people help one another with shopping, phone calls and staying in touch. We look to the willingness of our community leaders working together to realise better outcomes for us all. To nourish our souls, we look at our religious institutions and church leaders to provide us and join us in prayer and celebration and the joy of Easter, even if at a distance via video or audio technology.

It is at times of disaster and fear of losing our lives, our loved ones’ lives, that our needs to belong, which are constantly present in all of us as human beings, become highly acute. And while there are multitudes of examples how people have come together despite the Covid-19 restrictions, one that caught my attention, naturally, are the events of simultaneous coming together online in prayer of thousands of Croats living across the world and all the continents. On Saturday 4th April 2020 Croats across the world gathered together in simultaneous rosary for healing, fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and restoring faith on the youtube channel “For Eternal Glory“, initiated by Father Ike Manduric from Croatia, one of the most prominent Jesuit priests in Croatia well known for his spiritual guidance and deeds of goodness for the people. The Rosary was led by Father Ike Manduric then and also on last Saturday 11 April 2020 and it is to be continued.

This is how Father Manduric announced on 2 April 2020 the worldwide simultaneous prayer of the Rosary:

“Dear emigrated Croatians! Dear Croats in the Homeland, My people – separated!

These days, when even those who live side by side cannot spend time together, all of us Croats yearn for one another. And then, how much is the longing of those who had to part from their homeland, and how much is the Homeland’s longing for those who had to leave it? This is a time of yearning to meet, so our thoughts fly to you.

Where are you, how are your hearts, do you think of us? How is your faith, hope, love, wisdom? Have the seductions and difficulties of the world pressed upon you? Do you think of the Homeland? Do you manage to raise your children, preserve the language and religion, instil in them humanity, the Croatian soul? Are you scared?

And we know that you equally touch in thoughts the land you left behind, or your fathers and grandparents. Separated, but together in the soul… Wherever we are, we are all burdened by same worries, and especially these days we see and feel how fragile we are. In particular, we, as a small nation, must today be comforted by one another, in prayer, with our God, and by the robes of the Virgin Mary, whom we have carried in our hearts across the oceans and continents, with the love and prayers we have learned in the homeland.

The big pandemic is ravaging the world, shaking all the world’s powerful, all systems are tottering, and every human fragility is showing. In addition to this anguish, our main city of all Croats was badly damaged (in earthquakes), churches were badly damaged, the Cathedral damaged, apartments destroyed. With all the anguish and pain that we feel as we remain attached to our Homeland, these present ones must hurl us together to gather around the Mother of Heaven, for, though we are separated, we are one people and we are one. Let’s be together with her, all of us Croats from every continent, priests and people of God. And let us pour out all the crying of our souls. Thanks to the power of grace that dear God has bestowed upon our people, we ask that our people be elevated and thoroughly renewed through this crisis:

  • for faith, to remain true to God and our Catholic Church
  • to end the pandemic and rebuild Zagreb
  • for our diaspora, to preserve its identity and its values
  • for the future of all Croatian people and their offspring
  • and for each of us with all our needs.

I invite you, dear Croats from all over the world, all those whom I have met across Canada, America, Australia and Europe, and all those whom I have not, and I equally love you all: Let’s gather together and perhaps for the first time all together and at the same time pray the rosary, all Croats of the world, for God’s grace and salvation, for all the world as well as for all the difficulties that have afflicted our Croatia – from earthquakes to coronavirus and all the current crosses of this generation.”

If you the reader of this post, your family or friends wish to join in this rosary it is organised via Youtube channel “Za vječnu slavu” (For Eternal Glory) every Saturday, 14.00 hrs Zagreb/Croatia time.

Father Ike Manduric and Ina Vukic – 2019
Photo: Ina Vukic

 

Happy and blessed Easter to all! Ina Vukic

 

 

Comments

  1. Easter Wishes to you and your family, too, Ina.

  2. Wishing you a Wonderful Easter day Ina

    Huge Hugs
    David

  3. Sretan Uskrs

  4. Sărbători PASCALE luminate și binecuvântate, Ina ! 🙂
    Alioșa ! 🙂

  5. A blessed Easter to you, Ina.

  6. Wishing you a blessed and joyous Easter! Joyeuses Paques!

  7. Humanity always comes together in times of hardship and need, this one is different, it has caused us to separate, some feel helpless and as social beings, it is unthinkable to be denied this natural need to be together. I think that these challenges, in this case the CoVid is perhaps a call or signal that we need to re think our way of life and make changes? I see it that way as I don’t believe in accidents, grand design designates all lessons needed to learn while we are here. Although I am not Catholic nor do I belong to any religious organization, I do believe that this Pandemic is just a reminder that we have gone off our paths and need to return back to where we loved they neighbor and helped each other always, not just in times of need. For me, this Pandemic was an Event that led me to think how I live my own life and what I could have done better and incorporate those new lessons into what I am living now. I never like to take a negative event and give it energy, I always believe the energy of love is what prevails. We will get through this, we always do!

    • Yes the energy og love is what prevails always, I agree Ines. It would be a great thing were the way the world did business before Covid19 (creating victims in process of competition etc) changed after the pandemic, if more humanity was introduced into the way business is done etc.

  8. Best wishes to you too. Stay safe, Ina!

  9. Easter blessings to you and yours from Iowa.

  10. BLAGOSLOV SVEDSKE

    03. VAZ – PETAK – SLUŽBA ČITANJA – SV. JOSIP RADNIK
    Objavljeno 1 svi. 2020 autor Administrator

    III. VAZMENI TJEDAN – PETAK
    03. VAZ – SV. JOSIP RADNIK, Spomendan

    SLUŽBA ČITANJA

    Posebno slavlje u čast sv. Josipa radnika ustanovio je papa Pio XII. 1955. godine, postavivši ga na tradicionalni blagdan rada, želeći naglasiti dostojanstvo ljudskoga rada.

    POZIVNIK

    R. Otvori, Gospodine, usne moje.
    O. I usta će moja navješćivati hvalu tvoju.

    PSALAM 95 (94). Poziv na Božju hvalu
    Bodrite jedni druge dan za danom dok još odjekuje ono ‘danas’ (Heb 3, 13).
    (Umjesto Ps 95 (94) može se uzeti i Psalam 100 (99) ili Psalam 67 (66) ili Psalam 24 (23))

    Antifona
    Dođite, poklonimo se Kristu Gospodinu
    koji se udostojao da ga ljudi smatraju drvodjeljinim sinom, aleluja.

    Dođite, kličimo Gospodinu, *
    uzvikujmo Hridi, Spasitelju svome!
    Pred lice mu stupimo s hvalama, *
    kličimo mu u pjesmama!(Ant.).

    Jer Gospodin je Bog velik, *
    Kralj velik nad svim bogovima.
    U njegovoj su ruci zemaljske dubine, *
    njegovi su vrhunci planina.
    Njegovo je more, on ga je stvorio, *
    i kopno koje načiniše ruke njegove:(Ant.).

    Dođite, prignimo koljena i padnimo nice, *
    poklonimo se Gospodinu koji nas stvori!
    Jer on je Bog naš, *
    a mi narod paše njegove, ovce što on ih čuva(Ant.).

    O da danas glas mu poslušate: †
    »Ne budite srca tvrda kao u Meribi, *
    kao u dan Mase u pustinji
    gdje me iskušavahu očevi vaši, *
    iskušavahu, premda vidješe djela moja. (Ant.).

    Četrdeset mi ljeta dodijavao naraštaj onaj, †
    pa rekoh: Narod su nestalna srca, *
    i ne proniču moje putove.
    Tako se zakleh u svom gnjevu: *
    Nikad neće ući u moj počinak!«(Ant.).

    Slava Ocu i Sinu *
    i Duhu Svetomu.
    Kako bijaše na početku, tako i sada i vazda *
    i u vijeke vjekova. Amen.(Ant.).

    HIMAN

    Radniče marljivi, Josipe, tesaru,
    Radom što posveti ponizni Nazaret!
    Pjesmom te radosnom slavi sav Božji puk,
    Slaveć spomen tvoj zahvalno.

    Kraljevskog poroda, skroman ti bijaše,
    Smireno, spokojno podnoseć nevolje,
    Radom si hranio predraga blaga ti:
    Dragog Isusa, Mariju.

    Tesaru radini, uzore radnika,
    Uresu predivni domaćeg ognjišta.
    Znojem ti radničkim ljudski rad posveti
    Rađeć .pošteno, marljivo.

    Za sav svijet radnički pred Bogom moli bi:
    U kući radničkoj Krist da se nastani.
    Posla i kruha im dostatnog pribavljaj,
    Mir i sklad domu njihovu.

    Trojice višnja, čuj, budi nam u pomoć!
    Podaj po Josipu u nebo nama doć,
    Da te svi uvijeke ondje u domu tvom
    Pjesmom slavimo zahvalnom. Amen.

    1^ Antifona
    Iznemogoh od vikanja
    čekajući Boga svoga, aleluja.

    PSALAM 69 (68), 2-13 (I) Izjeda me revnost za dom tvoj
    Dadoše mu piti vino sa žuči pomiješano (Mt 27, 34)

    Spasi me, Bože: *
    vode mi dođoše do grla!
    U duboko blato zapadoh *
    i nemam kamo nogu staviti;
    u duboku tonem vodu, *
    pokrivaju me valovi.

    Iznemogoh od vikanja, †
    grlo mi je promuklo, *
    oči mi klonuše Boga mog čekajući.
    Brojniji su od vlasi na glavi mojoj *
    oni koji me mrze nizašto.
    Tvrđi su od kostiju mojih †
    oni što mi se nepravedno protive: *
    zar mogu vratiti što nisam oteo?

    Bože, ti znadeš bezumnost moju, *
    moji ti grijesi nisu sakriti.
    Neka se ne postide zbog mene †
    koji se u te uzdaju, *
    Gospode, Bože nad Vojskama!
    Neka se ne posrame zbog mene *
    koji traže tebe, Bože Izraelov!

    Jer zbog tebe podnesoh pogrdu, *
    i stid mi pokri lice.
    Tuđinac postadoh braći *
    i stranac djeci majke svoje.

    Jer me izjela revnost za Dom tvoj *
    i poruge onih koji se rugaju tebi
    padoše na me.
    Dušu sam postom mučio, *
    okrenulo mi se u ruglo.

    Uzeh kostrijet za haljinu, *
    i postah im igračka.
    Koji sjede na vratima protiv mene govore, *
    vinopije mi rugalice poju.

    Slava Ocu i Sinu *
    i Duhu Svetomu.
    Kako bijaše na početku, †
    tako i sada i vazda *
    i u vijeke vjekova. Amen.

    1^ Antifona
    Iznemogoh od vikanja
    čekajući Boga svoga, aleluja.

    2^ Antifona
    U jelo mi žuči umješaše,
    u mojoj me žeđi octom napojiše, aleluja.

    PSALAM 69 (68),14-22 (II) Izjeda me revnost za dom tvoj
    Dadoše mu piti vino sa žuči pomiješano (Mt 27, 34)

    No tebi se molim, Gospodine, *
    u vrijeme milosti, Bože;
    po velikoj dobroti svojoj ti me usliši *
    po svojoj vjernoj pomoći!
    Izvuci me iz blata da ne potonem, †
    od onih koji me mrze izbavi me − *
    iz voda dubokih.
    Neka me ne pokriju valovi, †
    neka me ne proguta dubina, *
    neka bezdan ne zatvori usta nada mnom!

    Usliši me, Gospodine, jer je dobrostiva milost tvoja, *
    po velikom milosrđu pogledaj na me!
    Ne sakrivaj lica pred slugom svojim; *
    jer sam u stisci, usliši me brzo!

    Približi se duši mojoj i spasi je; *
    zbog dušmana mojih oslobodi me!
    Ti mi znadeš porugu, stid i sramotu, *
    pred tvojim su očima svi koji me muče.

    Ruganje mi slomilo srce i klonuh; †
    čekao sam da se tko sažali nada mnom,
    ali ga ne bi; *
    i da me tko utješi, ali ga ne nađoh.
    U jelo mi žuči umiješaše, *
    u mojoj me žeđi octom napojiše.

    Slava Ocu i Sinu *
    i Duhu Svetomu.
    Kako bijaše na početku, †
    tako i sada i vazda *
    i u vijeke vjekova. Amen.

    2^ Antifona
    U jelo mi žuči umješaše,
    u mojoj me žeđi octom napojiše, aleluja.

    3^ Antifona
    Gospodina tražite
    i srce će vam oživjeti, aleluja.

    PSALAM 69 (68), 30-37 (III) Izjeda me revnost za dom tvoj
    Dadoše mu piti vino sa žuči pomiješano (Mt 27, 34)

    A ja sam jadnik i bolnik − *
    neka me štiti tvoja pomoć, o Bože!
    Božje ću ime hvaliti popijevkom, *
    hvalit ću ga zahvalnicom.
    Bit će to milije Gospodinu no bik žrtveni, *
    milije nego junac s papcima i rozima.

    Gledajte, ubogi, i radujte se, *
    neka vam oživi srce,
    svima koji Boga tražite.
    Jer siromahe Gospodin čuje, *
    on ne prezire sužanja svojih.
    Neka ga hvale nebesa i zemlja, *
    mora i sve što se u njima miče.

    Jer Bog će spasiti Sion − †
    on će sagraditgradove Judine − *
    tu će oni stanovat, imati baštinu.
    Baštinit će ga potomci slugu njegovih; *
    prebivat će u njemu oni što ljube ime Božje.

    Slava Ocu i Sinu *
    i Duhu Svetomu.
    Kako bijaše na početku, †
    tako i sada i vazda *
    i u vijeke vjekova. Amen.

    3^ Antifona
    Gospodina tražite
    i srce će vam oživjeti, aleluja.

    R. Tvome se uskrsnuću, Kriste, aleluja.
    O. Nebo i zemlja raduju, aleluja.

    PRVO ČITANJE:
    Iz knjige Otkrivenja svetog Ivana, apostola 10, 1-11

    »Treba da ponovno prorokuješ proti pucima i narodima i kraljevima mnogim!«

    Ja, Ivan, vidjeh drugoga jednog, snažnog anđela: silazio s neba ogrnut oblakom, na glavi mu duga, lice mu kao sunce, a noge kao ognjeno stupovlje; u ruci drži otvorenu knjižicu. I zakorači desnom nogom na more, lijevom na zemlju pa povika iza glasa kao kad lav riče. I kad povika, oglasi se sedam gromova tutnjavom. A kad se oglasi sedam gromova, htjedoh pisati, ali začujem glas s neba: »Zapečati to što prozbori sedam gromova! Toga ne piši!«
    I onaj anđeo što ga vidjeh gdje stoji na moru i zemlji, podiže k nebu desnicu i zakle se Živim u vijeke vjekova, koji stvori nebo i sve što je na njemu, zemlju i sve što je na njoj, more i sve što je u njemu: »Neće više biti vremena! Nego — u dane kad se oglasi sedmi anđeo, čim zatrubi, dovršit će se otajstvo Božje kao što on to navijesti slugama svojim prorocima.« I glas što ga začuh s neba opet prozbori sa mnom: »Idi, uzmi otvorenu knjigu iz ruke anđela što stoji na moru i na zemlji!« Pristupim k anđelu i zamolim ga da mi dade knjižicu. A on će mi: »Uzmi je i progutaj! Zagorčit će ti utrobu, ali će ti u ustima biti slatka kao med.« Uzeh knjižicu iz ruke anđelove i progutah je. I bijaše mi u ustima kao med slatka, ali kad je progutah, zagorči mi utrobu. I rečeno mi je: »Treba da ponovno prorokuješ proti pucima i narodima i kraljevima mnogim!«

    Otpjev Usp. Otk 10,7; Mt 24,30
    R. Čim zatrubi, dovršit će se otajstvo Božje * kao što on to navijesti slugama svojim prorocima, aleluja.
    O. I tada će se pojaviti znak Sina Čovječjega na nebu. I ugledat će Sina Čovječjega gdje dolazi na oblacima s velikom moću i slavom. * Kao što on to navijesti slugama svojim prorocima, aleluja.

    DRUGO ČITANJE:
    Iz Pastoralne konstitucije Gaudium et spes Drugog vatikanskog sabora o Crkvi u
    (Br. 33—34)

    Ljudska djelatnost na čitavom svijetu

    Svojim radom i duhom čovjek je uvijek pokušavao da svoj život sve bogatije razvije. Danas je, osobito pomoću znanosti i tehnike, proširio i neprestano dalje širi svoje gospodstvo gotovo nad čitavom prirodom, te se ljudska obitelj, zahvaljujući povećanim mnogostrukim putovima razmjene među narodima, sve više priznaje i oblikuje kao jedna jedinstvena zajednica na čitavom svijetu. Zbog toga mnoga dobna, koja je nekoć čovjek prvotno iščekivao od viših sila, danas pribavlja već vlastitim radom.
    Pred tim golemim pothvatom, koji već zahvaća čitav ljudski rod, ljudima se nameću mnoga pitanja. Koji je smisao i vrijednost te ljudske djelatnosti? Kako se treba služiti svim tim stvarima? Koja je svrha tih pojedinačnih i zajedničkih napora?
    Crkva, čuvarica blaga riječi Božje, iz kojega crpi načela religioznog i moralnog reda, premda nema uvijek spremna odgovora na svako pitanje, ipak želi svjetlo Objave povezati sa stručnim znanjem sviju, da bi se osvijetlio put kojim je čovječanstvo upravo krenulo.
    Za vjernike je jedno sigurno: pojedinačna i kolektivna ljudska djelatnost, taj divovski napor kojim ljudi tokom vjekova nastoje da poboljšaju svoje životne uvjete, promatran sam u sebi, odgovara Božjoj zamisli.
    Čovjek, stvoren na sliku Božju, primio je nalog da sebi podloži zemlju sa svime što ona sadržava, da upravlja svijetom u pravednosti i svetosti te da priznajući Boga stvoriteljem svega k njemu upravi sebe i sveukupnu stvarnost, da time što su sve stvari podvrgnute čovjeku bude ime Božje slavljeno po svoj zemlji.
    To također vrijedi i za najobičnije dnevne poslove. Muževi i žene koji, pribavljajući za sebe i za svoju obitelj sredstva potrebna za život, tako razvijaju svoju djelatnost da prikladno služe društvu, s pravom mogu smatrati da svojim radom dalje razvijaju Stvoriteljevo djelo, da služe dobrobiti svoje braće i da osobnim radom doprinose povijesnom ostvarenju Božje zamisli.
    Stoga kršćani i ne pomišljaju da se dostignuća što su ih ljudi svojim genijem i silama stvorili suprotstavljaju Božjoj moći i kao da bi razumno stvorenje bilo takmac Stvoritelju. Naprotiv, oni su uvje renii da su pobjede čovječanstva znak veličine Božje i plod njegove neizrecive zamisli.
    Što pak više raste rnoć ljudi, to se dalje proteže i njihova pojedinačna i skupna odgovornost.Iz toga se jasno vidi da kršćanska poruka ne odvraća ljude od ‘izgradnje svijeta niti ih potiče da zanemare dobro drugih ljudi, nego ih naprotiv na to još čvršće Obavezuje.

    Otpjev Usp. Post 2, 15
    R. Gospodin Bog postavi čovjeka koga stvori u edenski vrt, * da ga obrađuje i čuva, aleluja.
    O. Takav je bio čovjekov položaj od početka. * Da ga obrađuje i čuva, aleluja.

    Molitva
    Bože, stvoritelju svega svijeta, ti si ljudskom rodu dao zakon rada. Podaj nam da po uzoru i zagovoru svetog Josipa izvršimo zadaću koju nam nalažeš i primimo nagradu koju obećavaš. Po Gospodinu.

    O. Amen.
    Blagoslivljajmo Gospodina.
    O. Bogu hvala.

    The Terror of Demons, The Solace of the Wretched, The Splendor of Patriarchs and The Protector of the Holy Church are all titles ascribed to St. Joseph in his litany. Although not a single word from St. Joseph is recorded in scripture, by the accounts of Matthew and Luke’s Gospels we know that these names have been bestowed upon him for his humble obedience to God and his fortitude in protecting the Holy Family.

    St. Joseph is a true example of authentic masculinity. He is bound by his faith, trusting in God and God’s Angel by not dissolving his marriage with Mary. He is devoted to loving Mary chastely and on her own terms as the Mother of God. He is tender and gentle with the baby Jesus. He is patient in teaching Jesus his earthly trade of carpentry (Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:54-55).

    Can you imagine being tasked to marry the most beautiful woman to ever exist and be required to preserve her perpetual virginity? Can you imagine trusting in God so deeply to not only raise a child that is not yours, but to raise the only begotten Son of God? Can you imagine having to travel far and wide to protect the Holy Family from the ruler of the land? St. Joseph is the only man in history, by the power of God’s grace to obediently and silently carry out these tasks.

    Thusly, St. Joseph’s example of a fierce protector, a masculine father and a chaste spouse make clear that veneration and imitation of him is urgently necessary in the culture of today. Entrenched in a society hailing the pursuit of lust as virtuous and propagating perilous evils such as sexual license, fatherlessness and pornography, the powerful intercession of Jesus’ earthly foster father should be sought expediently, especially by men.

    When I first received my Prayer Book, I turned to the Powerful Prayers section and found the following words.
    “An Ancient Prayer to St. Joseph;

    O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interest and desires.

    O St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.

    O St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him close in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me.

    Amen.”

    A powerful prayer indeed. The image of St. Joseph holding the child Jesus is powerful. It illustrates the reverence we seek to have for Christ in our hearts, daring not to approach the baby Jesus lest we wake him from his rest. Again we see the way in which protection of Jesus is entrusted to the powerful St. Joseph, with Jesus asleep peacefully in his arms. The ending supplication brings a chill to my spine every time. “Kiss his fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.” Our hearts yearn for the graces of God to overcome hardships and setbacks in our lives. Is it not our ultimate goal to live according to God’s will for us and cooperate as St. Joseph did, with his grace, so that we may be worthy to receive the kiss from Jesus as we pass from this life into the hope of heavenly beatitude?

    The closing request, “St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me” stems from what can be inferred about St. Joseph’s death. St. Joseph is recognized as the Patron of a Happy Death, as he was personally consoled and accompanied by both Jesus and Mary during his departure from this world. Once again, can you imagine being surrounded by Jesus and Mary on your deathbed and not only the tenderness and love, but the magnitude of heavenly graces bestowed upon you for your humble obedience to God? It is again our hope, and our request to St. Joseph to pray for us on our behalf that we may depart from this world in the imitation of his own pious departure.

    This prayer, and the image and example of St. Joseph are strong reminders of what genuine, sanctified masculinity requires of us. To love our families deeply and to protect them. To commit ourselves to right chastity according to our state in life. To deny our love for sensual pleasures and love for self so that we may humbly follow God’s will for us. To protect those who cannot protect themselves. To stand strong in the face of any earthly adversity. To advocate for justice and peace. To grow deeply in our love for God and to grow in virtue every day, glorifying the Lord by our lives.

    My hope is that this prayer will find a home in your life, help deepen your relationship with St. Joseph through his foster son, our Lord Jesus Christ and bring about his powerful intercession.

    Sanctus Ioseph, Ora Pro Nobis.

    Note: Click here to read an article I’ve written about the “words that usually accompany this prayer”.

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