Chaplet of St. Augustine of Hippo #2

History:

Anglican.  Based on Prayers of St. Augustine.

Medals/Beads:

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Method:

On the Cross: 
O Lord my God, I believe in you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Insofar as I can, insofar as you have given me the power, I have sought you. I became weary and I loabored. O Lord my God, my sole hope, help me to believe and never ro cease seeking you. Grant that I may always and ardently seek out your countenance. Give me the strength to seek you, for you help me to find you and you have more and more given me the hope of finding you. Here I am before you with my firmness and my infirmity. Preserve the first and heal the second. Here I am before you with my stregnth and my ignorance. Where you have opened the door to me, welcome me at the entrance; where you have closed the door to me, open to my cry; enable me to remember you, to understand you, and to love you. Amen.
Invitatory Bead: 
Give me yourself, O my God, give yourself to me. Behold I love you, and if my love is too weak a thing, grant me to love you more strongly. I cannot measure my love to know how much it falls short of being sufficient, but let my soul hasten to your embrace and never be turned away until it is hiddeen in the secret shelter of your presence. This only do I know, that it is not good for me when you are not with me, when you are only outside me. I want you in my very self. All the plenty in the world which is not my God is utter want. Amen.
Cruciform Bead: 
Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give your angels charge over those who sleep.
Week Beads:
1st: Tend your sick ones, O Lord Christ.
2nd: Rest your weary ones.
3rd: Bless your dying ones.
4th: Soothe your suffering ones.
5th: Pity your afflicted ones.
6th: Shield your joyous ones.
7th: And for all your love's sake. Amen.
Exit Cross: 
My God, let me know and love you, so that I may find my happiness in you. Since I cannot fully achieve this on earth, help me to improve daily until I may do so to the full Enable me to know you ever more on earth, so that I may know you perfectly in heaven. Enable me to love you ever more on earth, so that I may love you perfectly in heave. In that way my joy may be great on earth, and perfect with you in heaven. O God of truth, grant me the happiness of heaven so that my joy may be full in accord with your promise. In the meantime let my mind dwell on that happiness, my tongue speak of it, my heart pine for it, my mouth pronounce it, my soul hunger for it, my flesh thirst for it, and my entire being desire it until I enter through death in the joy of my Lord forever. Amen.

Chaplet of St. Augustine of Hippo

History:

Anglican.  Based on Lectionary Lessons.

Medals/Beads:

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Method:

On the Cross:
Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire. -- Hebrews 12:28-29
Invitatory Bead: 
Lord God, the light of the minds that know you, the life of the souls that love you, and the strength of the hearts that serve you: Help us, following the example of your servant Augustine of Hippo, so to know you that we may truly love you, and so to love you that we may fully serve you, whom to serve is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Cruciform Bead: 
O LORD of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you. -- Psalm 84:12
Week Beads: 
Psalm 87
1st: On the holy mount stands the city he founded;
2nd: the LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3rd: Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. Selah
4th: Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon; Philistia too, and Tyre, with Ethiopia—"This one was born there," they say.
5th: And of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in it"; for the Most High himself will establish it.
6th: The LORD records, as he registers the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah
7th: Singers and dancers alike say, "All my springs are in you."
Exit Cross: 
Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.’ Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, “Show us the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it. ’If you love me, you will keep my commandments. -- John 14:6-15

Chaplet of St. Augustine of Canterbury

History:

Anglican.  Based on Lectionary Lessons.

Medals/Beads:

C  X  0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Method:

On the Cross: 
If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. -- 2 Corinthians 5:17-20a
Invitatory Bead: 
O Lord our God, who by your Son Jesus Christ called your apostles and sent them forth to preach the Gospel to the nations: We bless your holy name for your servant Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, whose labors in propagating your Church among the English people we commemorate; and we pray that all whom you call and send may do your will, and bide your time, and see your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Cruciform Bead: 
Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth -- Psalm 66:1
Week Beads: 
Psalm 66:2-8
1st: Sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise.
2nd: Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you.
3rd: All the earth worships you; they sing praises to you, sing praises to your name." Selah
4th: Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds among mortals.
5th: He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him,
6th: who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let the rebellious not exalt themselves. Selah
7th: Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard.
Exit Cross: 
Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.’ Simon answered, ‘Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.’ When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!’ For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.’ When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him. -- Luke 5:1-11