Holy Hour of St.

Francis truly present, in the

Most Holy Sacrament of the altar,
INTRODUCTION (on knees) prostrated before you, we want
profess our faith.
Our father Francisco taught us to
to have a deep devotion to Everyone (T) - Sir, we believe
Most Holy Sacrament. in your love for us and for your
priests.
Christ-Eucharist was for him, the center
of his life. Francisco liked to L-San Francisco said: “And the Lord
constantly meditate on Him: a gave me and gives me so much faith in the
Christ very human, very personal, priests who live according to the form
very present. from the Holy Roman Church, by
causes of the Orders they have,
Three aspects captivated him about
that even though they chased me I want
a special way: the Christ of
to turn to them... And I proceed like this, for
Nativity, 'The incarnation of the son of
that of the same Most High Son of God,
God,” the Christ of the Cross, “the Passion
I see nothing physically in this
of the Lord" and the Christ of the altar, "Christ
world, but His Most Holy Body and
Eucharist.
Blood, which they consecrate and
Contemplating the wonderful example only they manage the
we want to pass from Serafín de Asís demás.
this Holy Hour, before Christ
T.- Sir, we believe in you
Sacramented.
love towards us. Increases
It is the same Francisco that us our faith, in the presence of Christ
I therefore request all of you, in the Eucharist. Make that the
my brothers, kissing their feet, and priests who administer to us the
with all the love that I am capable of, that body and blood of Christ, may they be each
they manifest all reverence and all the more saints. "Oh, glorious, God
honor that you can, to the Most High! Illuminate the darkness of my
Most Holy Body and Most Holy heart. Grant me a faith
Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, true, a firm hope and a
in which all were pacified perfect love
things, both of heaven and of earth,
It is admirable in our father
reconciled with Almighty God.
San Francisco, his deep faith in
Eucharistic Song Christ-Eucharist and its veneration by
the Priesthood: "And the Lord gave me
ACT OF FAITH so much faith in the church, that with

Reader(L) - Lord Jesus Christ, we are Simplicity prayed and said:

in your presence. We believe that you are

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We adore You, Most Holy Lord L.- Look brothers, what humility it is
Jesus Christ, here and everywhere of God. May their hearts be
churches around the world, they melt in his presence. Humble yourselves,
and we bless you, because for your Holy brothers, so that He may exalt them. For
Cross, you redeemed the world. hold back nothing from you for
you, for you totally the
L.- When they hear his name
receive, He who gives them totally.
(says Our Father Francisco in his
letter to the Chapter) "worship with fear and T.- We adore you, Most Holy
respect, deeply prostrated in Lord Jesus Christ! Amen.
land the Lord Jesus, whose name is
(A Eucharistic song is sung)
Son of the Most High, blessed for all the
eternity. Blessed are the pure REQUEST FOR FORGIVENESS
from the heart, because they will see to
God. They have a pure heart, L.- Francisco went through a long
those who, disregarding things conversion process throughout
the earthly ones seek the heavenly ones and not his life. And even when he had
they cease to worship and to always see reached a high degree of
God, living and true. perfection, in the last moments
of her earthly existence, she said:
T.- We adore you, Most Holy Brothers, let's start by
Lord Jesus Christ! So far we have done nothing.
L.-"And it is a disgrace and a We humbly ask you and
lamentable weakness, if you all we beseech, we are unworthy servants,
having it this waypresent he that we can preserve in the
they are worried about something else. true faith and penance because of
Be astonished, oh man!
another way, no one will be able to save themselves.
Let the whole earth tremble! Lord forgive our unfaithfulness!
Let the heavens burst forth in great Forgive us for not being 'signs'
voices!... when on the Altar it will be transparent of your goodness and of your
in the hands of the Priest, Christ, the presence in the world.
Son of the Living God.
L.-"We all must confess"
Oh marvelous greatness! Oh our sins to the priest. It is of
admirable condescension! Oh he, from whom we receive the Body and
Humble sublimity! Oh lord of Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
universe: God and Son of God! It Well, whoever does not eat of his Flesh and
humiliate to the point of hiding, to No Baby from her Blood, she will not be able to
our good, in the modest enter the kingdom of God.
appearance of bread.

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T.- Let us produce worthy fruits of ACT OF PRAISE
penitence and let us love our
We were created to praise and
neighbor as ourselves. And,
if someone doesn't want to or cannot
to bless. San Francisco learned to
to praise and glorify God the Father, for
love him like yourself, at least,
Jesus Christ. Seeing that Love does not
do not do him any harm; and yes, always,
he was loved, he devoted his whole life to
the good. Lord, that for love,
that, in the person and in the life of his/her
let's deserve the forgiveness of our
brothers, God be glorified.
sins!
T.- Francisco began his
It is always important to go back
sentences of praise, with these
start. Persevere in the process
Holy Father Our,
of the 'Conversion'. A difficult task, but
essential, for those who wish to continue the
that are in the heavens. Joining us
to the Angels and to the Saints of heaven,
footprints of Saint Francis of Assisi.
let us all praise the Lord saying;
T.- 'Take it, Sir, I beg you, my Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord Almighty
soul and, by the gentle and burning force powerful, what it is, what it was and what
from your love, take away my fondness for the he will come. Let us praise and extol the
earthly things, so that I can Sir, for all eternity!
to die for your love. Oh God that for
L.- Worthy are You, Lord our God,
my love, you deigned to die.
to receive the praise, the glory, the
L.-"Lord, who are You and who honor and power.
it's me!
Let us praise and exalt the Lord
T.- You, the most high Lord of heaven andfor all eternity!
the earth! And I, a miserable little worm,
Worthy is the Lamb that was
the last of your servants!” “Great and
immolated, to receive the power and the
Magnificent God, my Lord Jesus Christ;
wealth, wisdom, strength, the
light up my soul and dispel the darkness
that wrap around me. Give me a Faith honor, glory, and blessing!
integral, a firm hope, a T.-Let us praise and exalt the Lord for
perfect charity. Grant me–God all eternity!
mine, that I get to know you more and more,
to always be able to act according to your L.- Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the

teachings and according to your Holy Spirit.

Most Holy Will. Amen. T.- Let us praise and exalt the Lord
(A penitential hymn is sung) for all eternity!

L.- Works of the Lord, bless them all

to the Lord!

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Let us praise and exalt the Lord You are Holy, Lord and God
for all eternity! unique, that does wonders. You are
the strong, You are the great you are the
L.- Praise the Lord, little ones and
Most High, You are the Almighty King,
great. All of you, your servants Holy Father, King of Heaven and of the
they fear the Lord.
earth. You are the trine and the one, Lord
T.- Let us praise and exalt the Lord God the universal king, the supreme Good.
for all eternity! Lord God, living and true.

L.- Let the heavens exalt his glory and the You are wisdom, you are the
earth, and every creature that lives on it humility, you are patience, you
heaven and on earth, beneath the earth you are the security, you are the
and in the sea and everything that exists, rest, you are the joy and the
celebrate your glory. jubilation, you are the justice and the
temperance, you are the fullness of the
T.- Let us praise and exalt the Lord wealth, you are beauty, you are the
for all eternity! humility, you are the protector, you
L.- Glory to the Father, the Son and theyou are the guardian and defender, you are the
Holy Spirit! fortress, you are the relief, you are
our hope, you are our faith,
T.- Let us praise and exalt the Lord our ineffable sweetness, you are
for all eternity! our Eternal Life. The great and
wonderful God Lord Almighty,
As it was in the beginning now
merciful God.
and always for all eternity.
Hymn of Praise (standing)
Let us praise and exalt the Lord
for all eternity! Praised be you, my Lord (2)
The sun and the stars
L.- “To Praise and Bless”, here is the
proclaim your greatness
dimension of our life. The same
the flowers and the moon
Christ lifts his eyes to heaven and says:
they sing your power
I bless you, Lord, Father of heaven
Praise be to you, my Lord (2)
and from the earth, because you hid these
Singing the universe
things to the wise and understanding and the
offers you its beauty
you revealed to the little ones.
well every creature
Like Francisco, we want in this it is a song of love. (2)
moment, praise, exalt and bless Blessed be you, my Lord (2)
the greatness of God. Let us pray together The birds and the forest,
the prayer that Our Father wrote the trees and the wind
Francisco: the rivers and the seas
they sing to us of their power (2)

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ACT OF PETITION L.-"The Life and the Rule of the
We are the work of the Lord. Like Minor Brothers is this:
creatures and children, we ask, through Christ, Observe the Holy Gospel of
to the Father. And we want to do it, as Our Lord Jesus Christ, living in
that's how San Francisco did it obedience, without anything of one's own and in
we have a Father. "How honorable chastity.
and holy, to have in heaven a Father. T.- We, Lord, ask you for
How is saint, comforter and the entire great Franciscan Family.
deletable, to have in heaven a Make, Lord, that the children of San
husband! Francisco, the example of a life
How holy it is, how beloved it is simple, humble, poor, and cheerful, and
pleasant, delightful humble be truly 'Brothers'
soothing, sweet, adorable, and Minors.
above all desirable things, to have
L.- After poverty, Francisco
that Brother who gave his life for
his sheep and that he prayed for us at the
puts in the brotherhood, one of the
characteristics of their Order.
Father...!
T.- Oh, Father, listen to our T.-"And wherever they may be, the
supplications that we make for you by brothers, and if you meet, treat each other
Jesus Christ, your son: We want to ask you to one another, as members
for the universal church, for the great of a single family, since, if one
Franciscan Family, spread throughout mother feeds and loves her child
everyone, and for all those who carnal, with all the more reason, must
They live the ideal of Saint Francis! each one loves and feeds their
L.- We admire in San Francisco its spiritual brother.
love and its fidelity towards the
church. The text of the rule says That all of us can be,
definitive: "Brother Francisco promises more and more, the 'brothers of
obedience and reverence to the Lord all the brothers" and we can be,
Father Honorio and his legitimate ones like San Francisco, the Brother
successors and to the Roman church. Universal, by excellence.
May God make the church be Since the very birth of the
always more faithful to Christ.
Order, Our Father Saint Francis
May the Holy Father, the Pope, be she placed her under the maternal protection of
always more and more, a visible signal Mary: 'Holy Virgin Mary, there is no
of unity of all those who believe in in the world, like You, daughter and
Christ. That all the children of San Servant of the Most High, King and Father
Francisco, always be faithful children Celestial. Mother of Our
to the church. Most Holy Lord Jesus Christ. Spouse
of the Holy Spirit.

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T.- Oh Mary, Mother of God and all of his person upon receiving the Lamb
Our Mother! Bless everyone Immaculate; he also sacrificed his
human family. Make the soul, using for this holocaust, the
religious men, religious women, and the priests, fire that burned continuously over
always be more and more images the altar of his heart.” Seeing the bread
of your son Jesus. and the wine with our eyes
corporeal, let's see and create
We have a request very
firmly that it is present the
important: the grace of the
Most Holy Body and Blood, alive and
perseverance.
true.
I, brother Francisco, the
Everywhere, in every place, to
youngest of all, I want to continue living
every hour and at all times, every day
of the poverty of our Lord and without stopping, we all create with a faith
Jesus Christ and His Most Holy Mother, and
sincere and humble, let us keep in
in it to persevere until the end.
let us love, let us honor our heart,
T.- Sir! Grant us the great grace of let us adore, serve, praise and
persevere in your service. Do let us bless, let us glorify y
also sir, what more and more let us exalt let's enlarge y
young people discover the happiness of let us thank the Most Holy Sovereign
to serve you, following the ideal of Saint O Eternal God, Trinity and Unity,
Francis of Assisi. Amen. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, creator
of all things, Savior of all
ACT OF THANKSGIVING. those who believe in Him, those who in Him
they wait for him and love him.
L.- Sir, how good it was to be here:
how Brotherhood, we feel L.- 'Omnipotent, most high, most holy'
need to thank and sovereign God, who is everything the

T.-"You are, Lord, the one true God and Well, the supreme good, the fullness of
sovereign, from whom all proceed well, that only you are good,
the goods. To you, all honor and we give you all praise,
reverence every praise y all glory, all thanksgiving,
exaltation, all acts of thanksgiving and all exaltation and all good. Amen
all glory. PSALM 116
CONCLUSION (on knees) T.- Praise the Lord all the
L. - Brothers, let us keep the example nations applaud it all
I live in San Francisco de Asís: peoples; Firm is His mercy with
Francisco was arriving at this sublime ours, your fidelity lasts for
always. Glory to the Father...
Sacramento, with all due respect from
that was capable, offered the sacrifice of