THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) DEVOTIONAL FIELD BOOK
Almighty God, draw our hearts to you, guide our minds, fill our imaginations, control our wills, so that we may be wholly yours. Use us as you will, always to your glory and the welfare of your people. Amen. (LBW)
9. For Those In Our Country's Service In Time Of War
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, let thy protection be upon all those who are in the service of our country; guard them from all harm and danger of body and soul; sustain and comfort those at home, especially in their hours of loneliness, anxiety, and sorrow; prepare the dying for death and the living for thy service; give success to our arms on land and sea and in the air; and grant unto us and all nations a speedy, just and lasting peace. Amen. (LSBH)
1. BARCHU ET ADONOI HAM'VORACH
Praise the Lord, to whom our praise is due.
BARUCH ADONOI HAMVORACH L'OLAM VA'ED.
Praised be the Lord, to whom our praise is due, now and forever.
SHEMA YISRAEL ADONOI ELOYEHNU ADONOI EHAD.
Hear, O'Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words which I command thee this day shall be in thy heart. Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thy house, when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thy house and upon thy gates.
I give thanks unto thee, O live and ever enduring King, because Thou hast mercifully restored my soul unto me; great is Thy faithfulness.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe. Thou hast sanctified us with Thy commandments and hast set upon us the ordinance of wearing fringes.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast sanctified us with Thy precepts and commanded us to occupy ourselves with the study of the Torah.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who hast chosen us from among all peoples by giving us Thy Torah. Blessed are Thou, O Lord, Giver of the Torah.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has provided all my needs.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who removest sleep from mine eyes and slumber from mine eyelids.
O my God, the soul with which Thou didst endow me is pure. Thou didst create it and fashion it; Thou didst breathe it into me and Thou preservest it within me. Thou wilt reclaim it from me, but Thou wilt restore it to me in the life to come. So long as the breath of life is within me, I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord my God, and God of my fathers. Master of all works, Lord of all souls. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who dost restore the soul to the dead.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe. Thou weighest down my eyes with the bonds of sleep, my eyelids with slumber. Lord my God, God of my fathers, may it be Thy will to lay me down in peace, and to raise me up again to peaceful life. May evil thoughts, disturbing dreams and base imaginings not trouble me, but grant that my couch be serene before Thee. Lighten my eyes again that I sleep not the sleep of death, for Thou givest light to the apple of my eye. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, whose glory gives light to the whole universe.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come? My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, He that keepeth Israel doth neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall keep thee from all evil; He shall keep thy soul. The Lord shall guard thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth and for ever.
4. Confession for the Critically III
Lord, my God, God of my fathers, before Thee I confess that in Thy hand alone rests my healing or my death. If it be Thy will, grant me a perfect healing. Yet if my death be fully determined by Thee, I will in love accept it at Thy hand. Then may my death be an atonement for all sins and transgressions, and for all the wrong which I have committed before Thee. Grant me of the abounding happiness that is the destiny of the righteous. Make me to know the path of life, the fullness of joy in Thy presence, at Thy right hand bliss evermore.
Thou who are the father of the fatherless and judge of the widow, protect my beloved family whose souls are bound with mine. Into Thy hand I commend my spirit, Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth. Amen, and Amen!
When the end is approaching: The Lord is King, the Lord was King, the Lord shall be king for ever and ever. (Said three times.)
Blessed be His name and glorious sovereignty for ever and ever. (Said three times.)
The Lord He is God.
(Said seven times.)
SH'MA YIS-RO-EL A-DO-NOY E-LO-HAY-NU A-DO-NOY E-CHOD
Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God the Lord is One.
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
2. The Rosary The Joyful Mysteries
1. The messenger of God announces to Mary that she is to be the Mother of God. (Humility)
2. Mary visits and helps her cousin Elizabeth. (Love of Neighbor)
3. Mary gives birth to Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem. (Spirit of Poverty)
4. Jesus is presented in the Temple. (Obedience to God's Will)
5. Jesus is found in the Temple. (Fidelity to Vocation)
The Sorrowful Mysteries
1. Jesus undergoes his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. (Spirit of Prayer)
2. Jesus is scorched at the pillar. (Modesty and Purity)
3. Jesus is crowned with thorns. (Courage)
4. Jesus carries the cross to Calvary. (Patience in Suffering)
5. Jesus dies on the cross for our sins. (Self-Denial)
The Glorious Mysteries
1. Jesus rises from the dead. (Faith)
2. Jesus ascends into heaven. (Hope)
3. The Holy Spirit comes to the apostles and the Blessed Mother. (Wisdom, Love, Zeal, Fortitude)
4. The Mother of Jesus is taken into heaven. (Eternal Happiness)
5. Mary is crowned queen of heaven and earth. (Devotion to Mary and Final Perseverance)
(At each Station, contemplate the scene and pray a brief, heartfelt prayer.)
1. Jesus is condemned to death on the cross. (Mark 14:61-64)
2. Jesus accepts his cross. (John 19:14-17)
3. Jesus falls the first time. (John 15:18-20)
4. Jesus meets his sorrowful Mother. (John 19:25-27)
5. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry his cross. (Mark 15:20-22)
6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. (Mathew 25:37-40)
7. Jesus falls the second time. (Isaiah 53:4-6)
8. Jesus meets and speaks to the women of Jerusalem. (Luke 23:27-28)
9. Jesus falls the third time. (Psalm 118:25-28)
10. Jesus is stripped of his garments. (Matthew 27:34-35)
11. Jesus is nailed to the cross. (Luke 23:33-34)
12. Jesus dies on the cross. (Luke 23:44-46)
13. Jesus is taken down from the cross and laid in his mother's arms. (John 19:33-37)
14. Jesus is placed in the tomb. (Matthew 27:59-60)
15. Jesus rises from the dead. (Mark 16:1-6)
O God of all love, when will we truly believe that you do love us beyond our understanding? Each day tells it to the other as each offers us Your precious gifts. Each night would speak it anew to us as You give us rest and renewal. But the greatest witness to Your love we hear constantly from Your Word. There You tell us that Your Son shed His blood for us that we might be cleansed from all our sin. Now we can call you "Father". Now we can stand before You in the purity of Christ's righteousness and in the certainty of being Your children. Let Your love in Christ be the power of our lives and the joys of all our days. We thank You that we can lie down in peace and entrust ourselves to Your never-failing love. We rest in Jesus' name. Amen.
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins because of your just punishments, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to sin no more, and to avoid the near occasions of sin.
Father, grant that I might be a bearer of Christ Jesus, your Son. Allow me to warm the often cold, impersonal scene of modern life with your burning love. Strengthen me by your Holy Spirit to carry out my MISSION of changing the world, or some definite part of it for the better. Despite my lamentable failures, bring home to me that my advantages are your blessings to be shared with others.
Make me more energetic in setting right what I find wrong with the world, instead of complaining about it. Nourish in me a practical desire to build up, rather than to tear down, to reconcile instead of polarize, to go out on a limb rather than crave security. Never let me forget that IT IS FAR BETTER TO LIGHT ONE CANDLE THAN TO CURSE THE DARKNESS, and to join my light, one day, with yours. Amen.
1. O Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth who art everywhere and fillest all things. Treasury of Blessings, and Giver of Life: Come and abide in us, and cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
2. O most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us from our sins. O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy names sake.
Lord, be thou within us, to strengthen us; without us, to keep us; above us, to protect us: beneath us, to uphold us; before us, to direct us; behind us, to keep us from straying; round about us, to defend us.
Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, who of thy great mercy hast promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto thee; have mercy upon us; pardon and deliver us from all our sins; confirm and strengthen us in all goodness; and bring us to everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Eternal Father, we commend to your protection and care the members of the Marine Corps. Guide and direct them in the defense of our country and in the maintenance of justice among nations. Protect them in the hour of danger. Grant that wherever they serve they may be loyal to their high traditions and that at all times they may put their trust in you; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Heavenly Father, on a day of battle I commit myself body and soul to your keeping. When I am in peril of life, give me courage to do my duty. When I am tempted to sin, give me strength to resist. If I am sick or wounded, grant me healing. If I fall, of your mercy receive me to yourself, forgiving me all my sins. Bless all who are near and dear to me and keep them in your fatherly care. And in your good providence, out of this evil bring a lasting peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
O Lord we pray you to have mercy upon all who are this day wounded and suffering. Though family and friends be far away, let your grace be their comfort. Raise them to health again, if it be your good pleasure; but chiefly give them patience and faith in you; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Almighty God, we entrust all who are dear to us to your never-failing care and love for this life and the life to come; Knowing that you are doing for them better things than we can desire or pray for; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.
8. Prayer for Loyalty to Christ
O Lord Jesus Christ, who art the Way, the Truth, and the Life, we pray thee suffer us not to stray from thee, who art the Way, nor to distrust thee, who art the Truth, nor to rest in any other thing than thee, who art the Life. Teach us by thy Holy Spirit what to believe, what to do, and wherein to take our rest. For thine own name's sake we ask it. Amen.
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