Saint Joseph Marello

Celebration of the Word with veneration of the Relics of Saint Joseph Marello
Bishop and Founder of the Oblates of Saint Joseph

This prayer service may be lead be lead by a priest or layperson herewith referred as minister and observes the rubrics proper to him/her.

With the faithful gathered, the minister places the reliquary in a suitable place while an Hymn appropriate for the occasion may be sung.

The minister begins the celebration with the Sign of the Cross and introduces the Proclamation of the Word with these or similar words:

Brothers and sisters, we remember Saint Joseph Marello, bishop and founder of the Oblates of Saint Joseph, who gave his life to the service of the underprivileged. We thank God for the gift of his life and we ask him to intercede for our needs. Obedient as he was to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who made him do great things for God, like Saint Joseph, husband of Mary, we listen to God’s word so as to imitate him as he imitated Christ.

The minister or a member of the assembly proclaims the Word of God.

A proclamation from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (2:7-14)
Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage." After their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way. When they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him." Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt.

The Gospel of the Lord.

The assembly responds: Praise to you, O Lord Jesus Christ.

If a priest presides over the service, he may give a homily. Otherwise, the service continues with the minister inviting the assembly to pray through the intercession of Saint Joseph Marello:

Saint Joseph Marello, like your patron Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary, you are proof that sanctity consists not in extraordinary achievements that attract the world’s attention, but in the daily exercise of the virtues of simplicity, charity, and humility. May your holy life inspire us to take the Gospel as our sure guide. Pray with us and for us that we may all live with that peacefulness of mind and heart that comes only from a trusting surrender to God’s will. Amen.

If a sick/sick persons wishes to be prayed for during the service, the minister continues with the following prayer. Otherwise, the service ends with the priest’s blessing or a prayer for God’s blessing (if a layperson lead the service). The veneration of the relics is made after the service.

Laying the relics of Saint Joseph Marello or simply raising it towards the sick person/s, the minister prays:

Lord and Father, almighty and eternal God, by your blessing you give us strength and support in our frailty: turn with kindness toward this your servant N. Free him/her from all illness and restore him/her to health, so that in the sure knowledge of your goodness he/she will gratefully bless your holy name. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

The sick person responds: Amen.

Blessed Columba Marmion, OSB

Celebration of the Word with veneration of the

Relics of Blessed Columba Marmion,
Abbot

This prayer service may be lead be lead by a priest or layperson herewith referred as minister and observes the rubrics proper to him/her.

With the faithful gathered, the minister places the reliquary in a suitable place while an Hymn appropriate for the occasion may be sung.

The minister begins the celebration with the Sign of the Cross and introduces the Proclamation of the Word with these or similar words:

Brothers and sisters, we celebrate the life of Blessed Columba Marmion who reminded to us the value of being adopted sons and daughters of God, our Father through Jesus Christ. Gathered together to pray through his intercession, we listen to God’s Word.

The minister or a member of the assembly proclaims the Word of God.

A proclamation from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians (1:3-6)

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

The Word of the Lord.

The assembly responds: Thanks be to God

If a priest presides over the service, he may give a homily. Otherwise, the service continues with the minister inviting the assembly to pray through the intercession of Blessed Columba Marmion:

O Lord, our God, You have given Your servant, Columba, to understand so well that by our Baptism we are Your adopted children and brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ: as a good Father graciously hear the prayers which we address to You to obtain through his intercession the graces that we need. Teach us by his example and doctrine how to live generously as true Christians with a childlike confidence and a simplicity abounding in love. Likewise, is such is Your pleasure, show clearly by miracles, how pleasing Your servant is to You, so that Holy Mother Church may be able to declare him a Saint. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

If a sick/sick persons wishes to be prayed for during the service, the minister continues with the following prayer. Otherwise, the service ends with the priest’s blessing or a prayer for God’s blessing (if a layperson lead the service). The veneration of the relics is made after the service.

Laying the relics of Blessed Columba Marmion or simply raising it towards the sick person/s, the minister prays:

Lord and Father, almighty and eternal God, by your blessing you give us strength and support in our frailty: turn with kindness toward this your servant N. Free him/her from all illness and restore him/her to health, so that in the sure knowledge of your goodness he/she will gratefully bless your holy name. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

The sick person responds: Amen.