Hymn: Dear Martyr of God

O dear martyr of God; dear San Lorenzo Ruiz

You sealed your faith with blood, dying a Christian death.

Teach us to follow Christ, walk with Him all the way,

Carrying the cross aright, onward to Calvary.

Hail, San Lorenzo, dear San Lorenzo

Pray for the Philippines. Pray for Asia. Pray for the world.

Prayer:

O Most Blessed Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Creator of all things, infinite goodness and love:

You gave San Lorenzo Ruiz courage and strength to die as witness of the Gospel of Christ.

By his prayers, help us to endure all sufferings for love of you and to seek you with all our hearts.

Deign to accept our prayers through his intercession.

O San Lorenzo Ruiz, we come to you with confidence as our kin and brother. You have undergone misfortunes and tremendous pains, help us in our trials and frustrations to firmly trust in God's loving Providence and Fatherly goodness. Obtain for us the graces we need, especially (choose one): 

1) peace and harmony in the world

2) perseverance in our priestly and missionary vocation

3) courage and strength to resist temptation

4) generosity in doing God's will and in responding to our seminary formation

5) (other urgent, important and relevant intention may be expressed)

Litany of Petitions

Leader: San Lorenzo Ruiz, we pray for the needs of the Church, for our country, for the peace of the world and for our own particular needs:

All: San Lorenzo Ruiz, pray for us.

Leader: For all bishops, especially our Archbishop, ________

For all diocesan and religious priests, brothers and sisters

For Catholic men and women involved in lay apostolate

For the increase and priestly and religious vocations

For all seminaries, especially the Lorenzo Mission Institute

For all Catholic schools

For those who are working for the health and welfare of our people, especially, the teachers who are working for the education of the young

For the laborers and the unemployed

For peace and enconomic progress of our country and all peoples

For intelligent and dynamic growth to maturity in our political involvement

During calamities of fire, typhoon, flood, earthquake, volcanic eruption, and epidemic diseases

That the mission of the Church in Asia and throughout the world may be understood and bear abundant fruits.

That hunger and pestilence may be wiped out from all peoples

That we may learn to live together in harmony in spite of our differences and that we may have patience and endurance in all difficulties

That we may be able to see the value and meaning of our sufferings, and that we may have constant joy in bearing our cross daily.

That we may be channels of peace and Christian love

That all peoples in Asia and everywhere may come to believe in the one True God.

For justice, peace and understanding among nations

For benevolent collaboration and harmonious cooperation among nations toward common progress

For Christian missionaries in Asia and around the world.

All:

San Lorenzo Ruiz, by admirable design of Divine Providence you have been declared by Pope John Paul II in this modern times to be our model of faith and endurance as witness of Jesus Christ. Be with us now as we ask our Heavenly Father for light to guide our ways, courage and strength in our temptations and adversities, joy and fruitfulness in living together.

Priest: Let us Pray

Lord Jesus Christ, You are here with us now, because you have said: "where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. It is in your name that we assemble here today with your martyr, San Lorenzo Ruiz, and ask his intercession that we may ever remain faithful and close to you, who live and reign forever and ever. Amen.

Hymn:

Lord, we heard you calling us, we pretended not to hear

We are living for ourselves, we never felt that you were here

For such a time we were so afraid, living withour the sun.

For such a time we have lived in fear but for now the dark has gone.

What would our future bring if not for the light from you

Dear Lord, for now it seems that through your servant's life

You showed us how to dream

We will die a thousand deaths, a thousand deaths for you

Lorenzo is a gift, an inspiration to us all

we will live a thousand lives, a thousand lives for you

Lord, our lives to you we give, even if a thousand lives we are to live.

Lord, we stand in your embrace now, our souls you have reclaimed

As humble servants now we bow, renew our faith life in your grace.