Candlemas

February 2, 1988

          Six white candles

          Six green candles

          One gold candle

          Blessed salt

          Verdiana layed her mother’s white shawl on the cookie sheet and wrapped the fourteen items inside it. Sergio would be home soon from the butcher’s shop and she had fixed them a quick bite of supper: a few slices of ham and salami with soft scquacquerone cheese on a couple of piadinas she would heat up as soon Sergio got home, a nice big bowl of egg noodles with a hearty ragu and plenty of Parmesan cheese grated on top, followed by three pork chops with mashed potatoes, fennel gratin, and boiled chicory. Then they were off to perform the ceremony. No time for dessert tonight! So many people had been showed up for the Candlemas ceremony last year that Verdiana had been desperate about what to do since she hated to turn people away. Then her officiant Piero found a miraculous solution: a discothèque where dozens and dozens of people could comfortably participate in Verdiana’s annual rite of white magic this year.

         The first year after her mother passed away, Verdiana held Candlemas in her home, which just barely held all her friends who all wanted to come. So, the next year she rented a rustic cottage house in the pine forest where she performed the Candlemas rite. In a few short years the cozy house was brimming with her “faithful;” last year the stone room had become so crowded that there weren’t enough places for everyone to sit. If the congregants had to stand and stare at thirteen flames for almost an hour then the magic just wouldn’t work. No one concentrates well when they are weary. Verdiana did not like asking people not to bring their friends, so the discotheque solution should work very pretty well. This year someone else would take care of the chairs and tables and lights and bathrooms and heating and she wouldn’t have to even think about it. The disco’s owner told her he would charge each person 5,000 lire in admission and let her have the place for “free;” it was Monday anyway, and the locale would still be clean and warm enough from Sunday night. It might even bring in some new clients for the weekend. 

         The other important thing was that she did not have to worry about collecting money which did not interest her. So, as many people who wanted to come were welcome, the disco owner would rake in his lucre, and Verdiana would harness all the power her faithful brought with them. She was starting to feel the collective energy coursing through her limbs and neck.

          Sergio walked in and Verdiana noticed a good two-inch cut on the heft of his left hand.

         “Have you been slicing cutlets again?” Verdiana asked. She knew her husband had never mastered the art of slicing thin veal cutlets. Instead, he had shaved a tiny little Sergio cutlet off his own flesh today.

          “How’d you know? Marisa Mangagnina came in and said she wanted three dozen cutlets for a big party she is having this weekend after the opera on Saturday night. But it’ll heal if that’s what you’re worried about.”

          Sergio took off his coat and snacked on the ham he had brought home while Verdiana heated the piadina, set the table, and cooked the noodles. As they ate, they chatted about Marisa Mangangina’s longstanding clandestine love affair with the mayor (which the whole town knew of). Sergio polished off two pork chops and cleaned the bone on Verdiana's chop. While Sergio was scraping the serving bowl of mashed potatoes, Piero arrived.

          “How are my old folks doing tonight? All ready for Candlemas?”

          Piero was as cute as Christmas: his liquid features were beautifully sculpted in cappuccino skin and then clearly traced in dark coffee hair and chocolate eyes. He was on the small side but perfectly proportioned which contrasted with Verdiana and Sergio who were both large. Sergio was tall, imposing, and hefty while Verdiana was big-boned, bosomy, and blonde. It was never clear whether Piero had adopted Sergio and Verdiana as parents or if they, childless, had adopted him as a surrogate son. Piero had his own parents, but there was a feeling that just clicked between the three of them. Piero spent as much time at Sergio and Verdiana's home as he spent with his own blood family.

         “Oh yes, we’re all ready. Are you ready to read the litany again this year?” said Verdiana as she squeezed him in a big hug.

          “I think so. I’ve got the copy you gave me in my pocket to read from; I really didn’t need to memorize it, did I?” Piero flashed a wide smile of brilliant white teeth while Verdiana poured him a cup of moka espresso.

         “Just remember to say it soft and low so that nobody can hear you, baby.”

          “I know, I know. Lord knows we don’t want any apostates! And we certainly don’t want people to start asking questions. Great coffee – thanks.” Piero knocked the bottom of the cup back and pulled up the hood on his beige parka. Verdiana stood up.

         “Shall we go then? I’ve got some cake all wrapped up and the soft drinks, so I think we can leave.”

          Verdiana dreaded walking outside on this polar night and shuddered as she put on her black coat and a big white shawl around her shoulders. As heavy as she was, she was dressed all in black so she would look somewhat less like the Venus of Villendorf. The shawl around her shoulders was white however, to remind her (and everyone else) that the rite she was performing at this evening would be white magic and would pool each person’s positive essence energy around their most fervent desires. Everyone looked forward to the Candlemas rite: each individual knew exactly what he or she was wishing for, what they wanted more than anything else on this, one of the coldest days of the year.

          In the car, Piero told off color jokes and laughed in his rich resonant voice as he drove them over the icy roads through the outskirts of town. The trio arrived in a vast track of low-lying land that had been reclaimed from sugar beet and alfalfa fields. A local entrepreneur had turned the fallow land into a big slinky black box of a discotheque where twenty-somethings searched for glamour and had sex in their cars while the bass pounded and ground the night into the expanding flat Romagnol sky.          Verdiana was lucky it was so cold this evening: when they got out of the car the mud was packed and frozen, and still rough enough to give just a touch of friction so that nobody slipped and broke their hip. The frigid weather also kept the merely curious away since the disco would close after the midnight ceremony. Still the parking lot had a few dozen cars in it, so there was a fair crowd.

         Sergio and Piero held Verdiana’s elbows while she bore the tray and picked her way to the bronzed doors of the main entrance. A huge gold mosaic above the door reflected the name of the dance hall into the cold night air: BYZANTIUM. As they walked closer, BYZANTIUM glimmered and flickered because the sign painter had known what she was doing. She had actually set gigantic brazen mosaic tesserae at different angles so the light would magically reflect and flash or disappear and fade to black as the angle of light changed as you approached the scintillating sign.

         Instead of a great din of music inside, they heard the high buzz of conversation; the hall was filled with dozens and dozens of people that the three of them knew. Many of the faithful who came to Candlemas each year only saw the other faithful on Candlemas Eve. Women who had taught at the same middle school for decades twenty years ago and been good colleagues caught up on what had happened in their lives since last February. Boys who had been in the same junior soccer league forty years ago reminisced as men debating the merits of the current national teams. Old boyfriends and girlfriends, former wives and husbands, some with their current partners, all amicably saluted one another and smiled and chatted.

         Verdiana took off her coat and set up a plain white altar with Piero. Her friends came up to the card table to say hello, and the uninitiated came up to ask her about the ceremony, which she patiently explained five different times as she placed six green candles around the gold candle, and then tied six white candles around the green bundle. She sprinkled blessed salt onto the aluminum foil lined pan, and then placed the bundle of thirteen candles dead center. The perfume of frankincense wafted up from the green candles. Ten o’clock. They needed to wait until after eleven to start so Verdiana wandered in and among the crowd to visit with everyone, good hostess that she was. Piero sauntered off to one side of the large raised dance floor in search of the best-looking women (and men) in the hall.

         Sergio wasn’t especially interested in seeing anybody; he knew exactly where he wanted to be that evening and left the altar making to his wife and Piero. With quiet glee, he surveyed table after orderly table bearing the great variety of sweets that everyone had brought and laid out amidst several bottles of cokes and water, and the occasional bottle of wine. Gilded paper pastry trays were brimming with batter fritters, fried and baked, naked or sprinkled with powdered sugar, and occasionally squirted with alchermes dried into red drips. Round fried “chestnuts” of cake flour received the same treatment in red or white. Next came artfully wound coils of “noodles,” rolled and cut like tagliatelle but made with sweet dough and then fried and drizzled with honey or dusted with sugar. There were rich brown chestnut cakes made with chestnut flour and chestnut jelly, sweet tortellini stuffed with homemade marmalade and chestnut jam, and apple cake and boxes of chocolates. There were “ugly but good” cookies: if you had seen one on the ground, you would have thought that it was a dog’s turd but they were actually light and crunchy and delicious. Chocolate tooth-breakers and corn meal biscuits preceded four different kinds of wine cakes, both fresh and dried out, and sliced so that you could dunk them to a moist texture in glasses of sweet Albana wine.          

          The people who did not care for cooking had brought trays of pastries: minute jewel-like fruit cups over custard, little checkerboard petit fours, and miniature cannoli with bright red candied cherries spouting out each end. There was even a tremulous rectangular slab of baked cream dripping with raspberry sauce. Some people had offered round big trays of large pastry “peaches” made of two cream puffs joined with creamy custard and sprinkled with alchermes and sugar, and pudgy deep-fried custard puffs and great flamboyant cookies made of mille-feuille pastry, shaped like ears as big as an adolescents’ hand. One of Verdiana’s oldest friends Norma who still had the country flowing through her fingers, brought a couple of leftover Christmas panettoni. She had placed them between two small pitchers, one filled with creamy mascarpone sauce and the other brimming with a velvety chocolate sauce she had whipped up that afternoon, to pour over the Christmas cakes and turn their slight dryness into a lushly delicious dish. Urban wisdom had it that the panettone would also ward off a sore throat if the winter continued. Of course, there were plenty of oranges and tangerines so you could clean your teeth and mouth of all that sugar.

          Sergio was renowned for his company at the table: his appetite and sheer capacity to pack food away in his monumental frame made everyone commune when he sat down to eat with them. Though actually quite an immense man, no one ever even defined him as even portly.  He was tall and gangly with relatively narrow shoulders but large, long limbs, and his candid smile came shyly but easily. His friends sponsored him in dining contests all year long to see if anyone could out-eat him. Sergio could actually pack away a full, five-course meal – antipasto, pasta, meat and vegetables, cheese and dressed meats and dessert and could then start all over again and finish another meal. He did this several times a year, saying that it kept him healthy. Apparently it did.

         Now Sergio set about his Candelmas task: trying one of each kind of sweet that was put out, in case anyone asked him if he had enjoyed some delicacy that they had made at home or discovered at their local baker’s. He didn’t want to slight anyone, but his favorites were the coils of noodles. He could tell which ones were made at home, fried two at a time in peanut oil. They had a crunchy lightness that the ones you bought at the baker’s just didn’t have. After Sergio had tried one of everything else that had been daintily laid out, he had six more coils (two of which he dunked in Norma’s chocolate and mascarpone sauce) before he attacked the tangerines.      

         Piero was chatting up everyone near him, young or old, male or female, proletarian or bourgeois. People flocked to him; he was an appealing magnet that radiated delight, energy and attraction from his bright eyes, quick smile, and surprisingly baritone laugh that issued from his perfectly groomed, discreetly scented frame.

          At half past eleven, Verdiana glanced at Piero and he asked the manager to dim the lights. Verdiana now appeared, standing alone beneath one of the disco’s spotlights which illuminated her voluminous blonde hair like a halo. Her rotund forms seemed larger and inviting with the overhead lighting and that gave her the regal, poised air she needed as celebrant. Before her stood the card table altar draped in a white tablecloth with its unlit candles standing in their pool of salt; Piero walked up to her and stood by her side.

          “Now people, this is a rite of white magic, magic that works off our positive energy and the things that we want most for the year to come. Candlemas, which begins at midnight, commemorates Christ’s presentation at the temple after his birth; this was the time when the Madonna expressed her wishes for God’s blessing for her son’s future. I am going to light these candles, six white, six green and one gold one on a bed of blessed salt. One by one, I want you to come right up to me, if you like, you don’t have to come if you don’t want to, but if you do want to come, I want you to walk right up to me. I will put my hand on your shoulder and pass my hand through the flames and make a sign on your breast. While I do this, you must think intensely about what you most ardently desire in the coming year, and stare at the flames. I want everyone else in the room to focus silently on the flames at the same time for the whole time that the candles are burning, and send your positive energy into the flames for each person who comes up. When the candles have all burned down, I’ll cut a little talisman out of the melted wax for you to take with you. Wrap it in something white – a piece of tissue paper is fine, or a piece of muslin and keep it by your bed where you’ll smell the frankincense in the green candles. This perfume will give you the force, the strength to pursue your dream, your wish for the year to come, when you feel your energy flagging. Are there any questions?”

The crowd was silent; most of them already knew the rite and they had begun infusing the candles with all of the goodness in their hearts before they burned and melted.

        “All right, I’ll begin. If you don’t want to participate that’s fine, but it’s important for the room to be quiet; everyone must concentrate on the candles so that the rite can be effective. Piero will read the litany and I want you to come up, one at a time when you feel moved to do it. Are we ready?”

         The crowd was silent.

         It was time to begin.

         Piero held a small green sheet close to his chest and recited the litany sottovoce while Verdiana lit the gold candle, the green candles and finally the white candles. The crowd watched in silence. She bowed her head and closed her eyes and then opened them to stare at the flames for a full minute. She passed her right hand through the thirteen flames three times.

         “I’m ready. Come when you are moved to come. Gaze at the candles with all your might and will. And ponder on what you most desire for the year to come.”

          No one moved. No one moved again.

          There was a pause. No one moved.

          Verdiana passed her hands through the flames three times and looked up through the ceiling and saw the cosmos beyond it.

         No one moved. A young girl in a light blue sweater, hardly more than fifteen years old, without a trace of makeup walked forward. Verdiana put her left hand on the girl’s shoulder.

        “What’s your name?”

         “Ornella.”

         Verdiana waved her right hand through the flames and brought it just below her left hand on the girl’s shoulder and placed her right hand on the girl’s breast.

         “For Ornella.”

          Verdiana closed her eyes and bowed her head while she discreetly traced three small signs of the cross into Paola's breast. Paola looked at the flames intently and then walked away.

One by one, Verdiana’s friends, and the friends of her friends, and the relatives and neighbors of the friends of her friends came forward. They whispered their names to her and staring fixedly at the flames, Verdiana repeated their names. She passed her hand through the thirteen flames and scratched the sign of the cross into each breast three times. Piero murmured the litany over and over. Even during a lull, the crowd was silent, concentrating all its attention on the flames as they burned higher and then finally as one flame while the white and green and gold wax melted onto the shining aluminum strewn with salt.

         Each person was thinking about the one thing they wanted most, the most important desire they had for the year to come. No one stated their wish out loud, each person was focusing on their wish with all their soul as that same wish swirled around inside his or her body and issued through their eyes into the flame.

Ornella	A passing grade in mathematics in June	LORD JESUS CHRIST, YOU WHO SAID:” I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT AND SINCE YOU LOVE TRUTH, DEIGN YOURSELF TO SHOW YOUR INFINITE BENEVOLENT AND MUNIFICENCE. THIS NIGHT MAY YOU GIVE ME A SING OF YOUR INFINITE GENEROSITY JUST AS YOU MULTIPLIED HE LOAVES AND THE FISHES, MULTIPLY MY WELLBEING SO THAT IN SERENITY AND TRANQUILITY, I MAY PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME AND SO THAT MY FATIGUE AND MY DAILY WORK BE A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF PRAISE AND PRAYER IN YOUR HOLY NAME, JESUS. BUT IF THE MOMENT HAS NOT YET ARRIVED, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH AND THE CONSTANCY SO THAT MY SPIRIT AND MY HEAR KNOW HOW TO WAIT JUST AS THE FRESHNESS AND PURITY OF THE WATER FROM THE SOURCE AND MY IT BE ALIVE AND WAR JUST AS THE FLAME THAT IS BURNING IS ALIVE AND WARM FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT DEAR TO YOU COME INTO MY HEART O MY LORD JESUS CHRIST AND INTERVENE FOR YOUR AND WITH EH ANGELS ARIEL AND RUBIEL AND BARACHIEL BE FILLED WITH LOVE TOWARDS ME AND MA THEY HEARTILY HELP ME OBTAIN THE SUCCESS OF WHAT I ARDENTLY  DESIRE TO OBTAIN , WHICH I, STATE YOUR NAME, AND DESIRE TO OBTAIN TO KNOW THE HAVE TO SEE I HUMBLY ASK YOU IN THE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO ONE DAY SHALL JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND WHO WILL PURIFY THE WORLD THROUGH THE FLAME OF FIRE, AND THUS MA IT BE OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. SIGNORE GESU’ CRISTO, VOI CHE AVETE DETTO “IO SONO LA VIA - LA VERITA’ – LA VITA E POICHE' AMATE LA VERITA’, DEGNATEVI DI MANIFESTARMI LA VOSTRA INFINITA BENEVOLEZZA E MAGNIFICENZA. VOGLIATE IN QUESTA NOTTE DONARMI UN SEGNO DELLA VOSTRA INFINITA GENEROSITA’ COSI’ COME VOI MOLTIPLICASTE I PANI E I PESCI MOLTIPLICATE IL MIO BENESSERE AFFINCHE' SIA POSSIBILE IN SERENITA’ E TRANQUILLITA’ LODARE IL VOSTRO  NOME E affinché LE MIE FATICHE E IL MIO LAVORO QUOTIDIANO SIA UNA CONTINUA SORGENTE DI LODE E PREGHIERA AL VOSTRO SANTO NOME + GESU’ +. MA SE IL MIO MOMENTO NON E’ ANCORA ARRIVATO, DONATEMI LA FORZA E LA COSTANZA AFFINCHE’ IL MIO SPIRITO E IL MIO CUORE ABBIA A SAPER ATTENDERE COME LA FRESCHEZZA E LA LIMPIDEZZA DELL’ACQUA DI SORGENTE E SIA VIVO E CALDO COME VIVA E CALDA E’ QUESTA FIAMMA CHE ARDE E PER TUTTO QUANTO TI E’ CARO VENGA DAL MIO CUORE O MIO SIGNORE + GESU’ + CRISTO + SIGNORE + INTERCEDE PRESSO DI VOI E GLI ANGELI + ARIEL + RUBIEL + BARACHIEL + CHE SIANO PIENI D’AMORE VERSO DI ME E CHE MI AIUTINO POSSANTEMENTE AD OTTENERE LA RIUSCITA DI QUANTO E’ MIO ARDENTE DESIDERIO OTTENERE (dire il proprio desiderio) CHE IO (pronunciare il proprio o i propri nomi di battesimo se sono più di una persona) DESIDERO OTTENERE – CONOSCERE – AVERE – VEDERE – IO UMILMENTE LO DOMANDO NEL NOME DI + NOSTRO SIGNORE GESU’ + CRISTO + CHE DOVRA’ UN GIORNO GIUDICARE I VIVI E I MORTI E CHE PER LA FIAMMA DEL FUOCO PURIFICHERA’ IL MONDO + COSI’  + SIA  + OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAYER FOR US NO SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. LORD JESUS CHRIST, YOU WHO SAID:” I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT AND SINCE YOU LOVE TRUTH, DEIGN YOURSELF TO SHOW YOUR INFINITE BENEVOLENT AND MUNIFICENCE. THIS NIGHT MAY YOU GIVE ME A SING OF YOUR INFINITE GENEROSITY JUST AS YOU MULTIPLIED HE LOAVES AND THE FISHES, MULTIPLY MY WELLBEING SO THAT IN SERENITY AND TRANQUILITY, I MAY PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME AND SO THAT MY FATIGUE AND MY DAILY WORK BE A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF PRAISE AND PRAYER IN YOUR HOLY NAME, JESUS. BUT IF THE MOMENT HAS NOT YET ARRIVED, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH AND THE CONSTANCY SO THAT MY SPIRIT AND MY HEAR KNOW HOW TO WAIT JUST AS THE FRESHNESS AND PURITY OF THE WATER FROM THE SOURCE AND MY IT BE ALIVE AND WAR JUST AS THE FLAME THAT IS BURNING IS ALIVE AND WARM FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT DEAR TO YOU COME INTO MY HEART O MY LORD JESUS CHRIST AND INTERVENE FOR YOUR AND WITH EH ANGELS ARIEL AND RUBIEL AND BARACHIEL BE FILLED WITH LOVE TOWARDS ME AND MA THEY HEARTILY HELP ME OBTAIN THE SUCCESS OF WHAT I ARDENTLY  DESIRE TO OBTAIN , WHICH I, STATE YOUR NAME, AND DESIRE TO OBTAIN TO KNOW THE HAVE TO SEE I HUMBLY ASK YOU IN THE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO ONE DAY SHALL JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND WHO WILL PURIFY THE WORLD THROUGH THE FLAME OF FIRE, AND THUS MA IT BE OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. SIGNORE GESU’ CRISTO, VOI CHE AVETE DETTO “IO SONO LA VIA - LA VERITA’ – LA VITA E POICHE' AMATE LA VERITA’, DEGNATEVI DI MANIFESTARMI LA VOSTRA INFINITA BENEVOLEZZA E MAGNIFICENZA. VOGLIATE IN QUESTA NOTTE DONARMI UN SEGNO DELLA VOSTRA INFINITA GENEROSITA’ COSI’ COME VOI MOLTIPLICASTE I PANI E I PESCI MOLTIPLICATE IL MIO BENESSERE AFFINCHE' SIA POSSIBILE IN SERENITA’ E TRANQUILLITA’ LODARE IL VOSTRO  NOME E affinché LE MIE FATICHE E IL MIO LAVORO QUOTIDIANO SIA UNA CONTINUA SORGENTE DI LODE E PREGHIERA AL VOSTRO SANTO NOME + GESU’ +. MA SE IL MIO MOMENTO NON E’ ANCORA ARRIVATO, DONATEMI LA FORZA E LA COSTANZA AFFINCHE’ IL MIO SPIRITO E IL MIO CUORE ABBIA A SAPER ATTENDERE COME LA FRESCHEZZA E LA LIMPIDEZZA DELL’ACQUA DI SORGENTE E SIA VIVO E CALDO COME VIVA E CALDA E’ QUESTA FIAMMA CHE ARDE E PER TUTTO QUANTO TI E’ CARO VENGA DAL MIO CUORE O MIO SIGNORE + GESU’ + CRISTO + SIGNORE + INTERCEDE PRESSO DI VOI E GLI ANGELI + ARIEL + RUBIEL + BARACHIEL + CHE SIANO PIENI D’AMORE VERSO DI ME E CHE MI AIUTINO POSSANTEMENTE AD OTTENERE LA RIUSCITA DI QUANTO E’ MIO ARDENTE DESIDERIO OTTENERE (dire il proprio desiderio) CHE IO (pronunciare il proprio o i propri nomi di battesimo se sono più di una persona) DESIDERO OTTENERE – CONOSCERE – AVERE – VEDERE – IO UMILMENTE LO DOMANDO NEL NOME DI + NOSTRO SIGNORE GESU’ + CRISTO + CHE DOVRA’ UN GIORNO GIUDICARE I VIVI E I MORTI E CHE PER LA FIAMMA DEL FUOCO PURIFICHERA’ IL MONDO + COSI’  + SIA  + OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAYER FOR US NO SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. LORD JESUS CHRIST, YOU WHO SAID:” I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT AND SINCE YOU LOVE TRUTH, DEIGN YOURSELF TO SHOW YOUR INFINITE BENEVOLENT AND MUNIFICENCE. THIS NIGHT MAY YOU GIVE ME A SING OF YOUR INFINITE GENEROSITY JUST AS YOU MULTIPLIED, HE LOAVES AND THE FISHES, MULTIPLY MY WELLBEING SO THAT IN SERENITY AND TRANQUILITY, I MAY PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME AND SO THAT MY FATIGUE AND MY DAILY WORK BE A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF PRAISE AND PRAYER IN YOUR HOLY NAME, JESUS. BUT IF THE MOMENT HAS NOT YET ARRIVED, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH AND THE CONSTANCY SO THAT MY SPIRIT AND MY HEAR KNOW HOW TO WAIT JUST AS THE FRESHNESS AND PURITY OF THE WATER FROM THE SOURCE AND MY IT BE ALIVE AND WAR JUST AS THE FLAME THAT IS BURNING IS ALIVE AND WARM FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT DEAR TO YOU COME INTO MY HEART O MY LORD JESUS CHRIST AND INTERVENE FOR YOUR AND WITH EH ANGELS ARIEL AND RUBIEL AND BARACHIEL BE FILLED WITH LOVE TOWARDS ME AND MA THEY HEARTILY HELP ME OBTAIN THE SUCCESS OF WHAT I ARDENTLY  DESIRE TO OBTAIN , WHICH I, STATE YOUR NAME, AND DESIRE TO OBTAIN TO KNOW THE HAVE TO SEE I HUMBLY ASK YOU IN THE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO ONE DAY SHALL JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND WHO WILL PURIFY THE WORLD THROUGH THE FLAME OF FIRE, AND THUS MA IT BE OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. SIGNORE GESU’ CRISTO, VOI CHE AVETE DETTO “IO SONO LA VIA - LA VERITA’ – LA VITA E POICHE' AMATE LA VERITA’, DEGNATEVI DI MANIFESTARMI LA VOSTRA INFINITA BENEVOLEZZA E MAGNIFICENZA. VOGLIATE IN QUESTA NOTTE DONARMI UN SEGNO DELLA VOSTRA INFINITA GENEROSITA’ COSI’ COME VOI MOLTIPLICASTE I PANI E I PESCI MOLTIPLICATE IL MIO BENESSERE AFFINCHE' SIA POSSIBILE IN SERENITA’ E TRANQUILLITA’ LODARE IL VOSTRO  NOME E affinché LE MIE FATICHE E IL MIO LAVORO QUOTIDIANO SIA UNA CONTINUA SORGENTE DI LODE E PREGHIERA AL VOSTRO SANTO NOME + GESU’ +. MA SE IL MIO MOMENTO NON E’ ANCORA ARRIVATO, DONATEMI LA FORZA E LA COSTANZA AFFINCHE’ IL MIO SPIRITO E IL MIO CUORE ABBIA A SAPER ATTENDERE COME LA FRESCHEZZA E LA LIMPIDEZZA DELL’ACQUA DI SORGENTE E SIA VIVO E CALDO COME VIVA E CALDA E’ QUESTA FIAMMA CHE ARDE E PER TUTTO QUANTO TI E’ CARO VENGA DAL MIO CUORE O MIO SIGNORE + GESU’ + CRISTO + SIGNORE + INTERCEDE PRESSO DI VOI E GLI ANGELI + ARIEL + RUBIEL + BARACHIEL + CHE SIANO PIENI D’AMORE VERSO DI ME E CHE MI AIUTINO POSSANTEMENTE AD OTTENERE LA RIUSCITA DI QUANTO E’ MIO ARDENTE DESIDERIO OTTENERE (dire il proprio desiderio) CHE IO (pronunciare il proprio o i propri nomi di battesimo se sono più di una persona) DESIDERO OTTENERE – CONOSCERE – AVERE – VEDERE – IO UMILMENTE LO DOMANDO NEL NOME DI + NOSTRO SIGNORE GESU’ + CRISTO + CHE DOVRA’ UN GIORNO GIUDICARE I VIVI E I MORTI E CHE PER LA FIAMMA DEL FUOCO PURIFICHERA’ IL MONDO + COSI’  + SIA  + OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAYER FOR US NO SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. LORD JESUS CHRIST, YOU WHO SAID:” I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT AND SINCE YOU LOVE TRUTH, DEIGN YOURSELF TO SHOW YOUR INFINITE BENEVOLENT AND MUNIFICENCE. THIS NIGHT MAY YOU GIVE ME A SING OF YOUR INFINITE GENEROSITY JUST AS YOU MULTIPLIED, HE LOAVES AND THE FISHES, MULTIPLY MY WELLBEING SO THAT IN SERENITY AND TRANQUILITY, I MAY PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME AND SO THAT MY FATIGUE AND MY DAILY WORK BE A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF PRAISE AND PRAYER IN YOUR HOLY NAME, JESUS. BUT IF THE MOMENT HAS NOT YET ARRIVED, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH AND THE CONSTANCY SO THAT MY SPIRIT AND MY HEAR KNOW HOW TO WAIT JUST AS THE FRESHNESS AND PURITY OF THE WATER FROM THE SOURCE AND MY IT BE ALIVE AND WAR JUST AS THE FLAME THAT IS BURNING IS ALIVE AND WARM FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT DEAR TO YOU COME INTO MY HEART O MY LORD JESUS CHRIST AND INTERVENE FOR YOUR AND WITH EH ANGELS ARIEL AND RUBIEL AND BARACHIEL BE FILLED WITH LOVE TOWARDS ME AND MA THEY HEARTILY HELP ME OBTAIN THE SUCCESS OF WHAT I ARDENTLY  DESIRE TO OBTAIN , WHICH I, STATE YOUR NAME, AND DESIRE TO OBTAIN TO KNOW THE HAVE TO SEE I HUMBLY ASK YOU IN THE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO ONE DAY SHALL JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND WHO WILL PURIFY THE WORLD THROUGH THE FLAME OF FIRE, AND THUS MA IT BE OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. SIGNORE GESU’ CRISTO, VOI CHE AVETE DETTO “IO SONO LA VIA - LA VERITA’ – LA VITA E POICHE' AMATE LA VERITA’, DEGNATEVI DI MANIFESTARMI LA VOSTRA INFINITA BENEVOLEZZA E MAGNIFICENZA. VOGLIATE IN QUESTA NOTTE DONARMI UN SEGNO DELLA VOSTRA INFINITA GENEROSITA’ COSI’ COME VOI MOLTIPLICASTE I PANI E I PESCI MOLTIPLICATE IL MIO BENESSERE AFFINCHE' SIA POSSIBILE IN SERENITA’ E TRANQUILLITA’ LODARE IL VOSTRO  NOME E affinché LE MIE FATICHE E IL MIO LAVORO QUOTIDIANO SIA UNA CONTINUA SORGENTE DI LODE E PREGHIERA AL VOSTRO SANTO NOME + GESU’ +. MA SE IL MIO MOMENTO NON E’ ANCORA ARRIVATO, DONATEMI LA FORZA E LA COSTANZA AFFINCHE’ IL MIO SPIRITO E IL MIO CUORE ABBIA A SAPER ATTENDERE COME LA FRESCHEZZA E LA LIMPIDEZZA DELL’ACQUA DI SORGENTE E SIA VIVO E CALDO COME VIVA E CALDA E’ QUESTA FIAMMA CHE ARDE E PER TUTTO QUANTO TI E’ CARO VENGA DAL MIO CUORE O MIO SIGNORE + GESU’ + CRISTO + SIGNORE + INTERCEDE PRESSO DI VOI E GLI ANGELI + ARIEL + RUBIEL + BARACHIEL + CHE SIANO PIENI D’AMORE VERSO DI ME E CHE MI AIUTINO POSSANTEMENTE AD OTTENERE LA RIUSCITA DI QUANTO E’ MIO ARDENTE DESIDERIO OTTENERE (dire il proprio desiderio) CHE IO (pronunciare il proprio o i propri nomi di battesimo se sono più di una persona) DESIDERO OTTENERE – CONOSCERE – AVERE – VEDERE – IO UMILMENTE LO DOMANDO NEL NOME DI + NOSTRO SIGNORE GESU’ + CRISTO + CHE DOVRA’ UN GIORNO GIUDICARE I VIVI E I MORTI E CHE PER LA FIAMMA DEL FUOCO PURIFICHERA’ IL MONDO + COSI’  + SIA  + OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAYER FOR US NO SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. LORD JESUS CHRIST, YOU WHO SAID:” I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT AND SINCE YOU LOVE TRUTH, DEIGN YOURSELF TO SHOW YOUR INFINITE BENEVOLENT AND MUNIFICENCE. THIS NIGHT MAY YOU GIVE ME A SING OF YOUR INFINITE GENEROSITY JUST AS YOU MULTIPLIED, HE LOAVES AND THE FISHES, MULTIPLY MY WELLBEING SO THAT IN SERENITY AND TRANQUILITY, I MAY PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME AND SO THAT MY FATIGUE AND MY DAILY WORK BE A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF PRAISE AND PRAYER IN YOUR HOLY NAME, JESUS. BUT IF THE MOMENT HAS NOT YET ARRIVED, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH AND THE CONSTANCY SO THAT MY SPIRIT AND MY HEAR KNOW HOW TO WAIT JUST AS THE FRESHNESS AND PURITY OF THE WATER FROM THE SOURCE AND MY IT BE ALIVE AND WAR JUST AS THE FLAME THAT IS BURNING IS ALIVE AND WARM FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT DEAR TO YOU COME INTO MY HEART O MY LORD JESUS CHRIST AND INTERVENE FOR YOUR AND WITH EH ANGELS ARIEL AND RUBIEL AND BARACHIEL BE FILLED WITH LOVE TOWARDS ME AND MA THEY HEARTILY HELP ME OBTAIN THE SUCCESS OF WHAT I ARDENTLY  DESIRE TO OBTAIN , WHICH I, STATE YOUR NAME, AND DESIRE TO OBTAIN TO KNOW THE HAVE TO SEE I HUMBLY ASK YOU IN THE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO ONE DAY SHALL JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND WHO WILL PURIFY THE WORLD THROUGH THE FLAME OF FIRE, AND THUS MA IT BE OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. SIGNORE GESU’ CRISTO, VOI CHE AVETE DETTO “IO SONO LA VIA - LA VERITA’ – LA VITA E POICHE' AMATE LA VERITA’, DEGNATEVI DI MANIFESTARMI LA VOSTRA INFINITA BENEVOLEZZA E MAGNIFICENZA. VOGLIATE IN QUESTA NOTTE DONARMI UN SEGNO DELLA VOSTRA INFINITA GENEROSITA’ COSI’ COME VOI MOLTIPLICASTE I PANI E I PESCI MOLTIPLICATE IL MIO BENESSERE AFFINCHE' SIA POSSIBILE IN SERENITA’ E TRANQUILLITA’ LODARE IL VOSTRO  NOME E affinché LE MIE FATICHE E IL MIO LAVORO QUOTIDIANO SIA UNA CONTINUA SORGENTE DI LODE E PREGHIERA AL VOSTRO SANTO NOME + GESU’ +. MA SE IL MIO MOMENTO NON E’ ANCORA ARRIVATO, DONATEMI LA FORZA E LA COSTANZA AFFINCHE’ IL MIO SPIRITO E IL MIO CUORE ABBIA A SAPER ATTENDERE COME LA FRESCHEZZA E LA LIMPIDEZZA DELL’ACQUA DI SORGENTE E SIA VIVO E CALDO COME VIVA E CALDA E’ QUESTA FIAMMA CHE ARDE E PER TUTTO QUANTO TI E’ CARO VENGA DAL MIO CUORE O MIO SIGNORE + GESU’ + CRISTO + SIGNORE + INTERCEDE PRESSO DI VOI E GLI ANGELI + ARIEL + RUBIEL + BARACHIEL + CHE SIANO PIENI D’AMORE VERSO DI ME E CHE MI AIUTINO POSSANTEMENTE AD OTTENERE LA RIUSCITA DI QUANTO E’ MIO ARDENTE DESIDERIO OTTENERE (dire il proprio desiderio) CHE IO (pronunciare il proprio o i propri nomi di battesimo se sono più di una persona) DESIDERO OTTENERE – CONOSCERE – AVERE – VEDERE – IO UMILMENTE LO DOMANDO NEL NOME DI + NOSTRO SIGNORE GESU’ + CRISTO + CHE DOVRA’ UN GIORNO GIUDICARE I VIVI E I MORTI E CHE PER LA FIAMMA DEL FUOCO PURIFICHERA’ IL MONDO + COSI’  + SIA  + OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAYER FOR US NO SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. LORD JESUS CHRIST, YOU WHO SAID:” I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT AND SINCE YOU LOVE TRUTH, DEIGN YOURSELF TO SHOW YOUR INFINITE BENEVOLENT AND MUNIFICENCE. THIS NIGHT MAY YOU GIVE ME A SING OF YOUR INFINITE GENEROSITY JUST AS YOU MULTIPLIED, HE LOAVES AND THE FISHES, MULTIPLY MY WELLBEING SO THAT IN SERENITY AND TRANQUILITY, I MAY PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME AND SO THAT MY FATIGUE AND MY DAILY WORK BE A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF PRAISE AND PRAYER IN YOUR HOLY NAME, JESUS. BUT IF THE MOMENT HAS NOT YET ARRIVED, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH AND THE CONSTANCY SO THAT MY SPIRIT AND MY HEAR KNOW HOW TO WAIT JUST AS THE FRESHNESS AND PURITY OF THE WATER FROM THE SOURCE AND MY IT BE ALIVE AND WAR JUST AS THE FLAME THAT IS BURNING IS ALIVE AND WARM FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT DEAR TO YOU COME INTO MY HEART O MY LORD JESUS CHRIST AND INTERVENE FOR YOUR AND WITH EH ANGELS ARIEL AND RUBIEL AND BARACHIEL BE FILLED WITH LOVE TOWARDS ME AND MA THEY HEARTILY HELP ME OBTAIN THE SUCCESS OF WHAT I ARDENTLY  DESIRE TO OBTAIN , WHICH I, STATE YOUR NAME, AND DESIRE TO OBTAIN TO KNOW THE HAVE TO SEE I HUMBLY ASK YOU IN THE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO ONE DAY SHALL JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND WHO WILL PURIFY THE WORLD THROUGH THE FLAME OF FIRE, AND THUS MA IT BE OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN.  SIGNORE GESU’ CRISTO, VOI CHE AVETE DETTO “IO SONO LA VIA - LA VERITA’ – LA VITA E POICHE' AMATE LA VERITA’, DEGNATEVI DI MANIFESTARMI LA VOSTRA INFINITA BENEVOLEZZA E MAGNIFICENZA. VOGLIATE IN QUESTA NOTTE DONARMI UN SEGNO DELLA VOSTRA INFINITA GENEROSITA’ COSI’ COME VOI MOLTIPLICASTE I PANI E I PESCI MOLTIPLICATE IL MIO BENESSERE AFFINCHE' SIA POSSIBILE IN SERENITA’ E TRANQUILLITA’ LODARE IL VOSTRO  NOME E affinché LE MIE FATICHE E IL MIO LAVORO QUOTIDIANO SIA UNA CONTINUA SORGENTE DI LODE E PREGHIERA AL VOSTRO SANTO NOME + GESU’ +. MA SE IL MIO MOMENTO NON E’ ANCORA ARRIVATO, DONATEMI LA FORZA E LA COSTANZA AFFINCHE’ IL MIO SPIRITO E IL MIO CUORE ABBIA A SAPER ATTENDERE COME LA FRESCHEZZA E LA LIMPIDEZZA DELL’ACQUA DI SORGENTE E SIA VIVO E CALDO COME VIVA E CALDA E’ QUESTA FIAMMA CHE ARDE E PER TUTTO QUANTO TI E’ CARO VENGA DAL MIO CUORE O MIO SIGNORE + GESU’ + CRISTO + SIGNORE + INTERCEDE PRESSO DI VOI E GLI ANGELI + ARIEL + RUBIEL + BARACHIEL + CHE SIANO PIENI D’AMORE VERSO DI ME E CHE MI AIUTINO POSSANTEMENTE AD OTTENERE LA RIUSCITA DI QUANTO E’ MIO ARDENTE DESIDERIO OTTENERE (dire il proprio desiderio) CHE IO (pronunciare il proprio o i propri nomi di battesimo se sono più di una persona) DESIDERO OTTENERE – CONOSCERE – AVERE – VEDERE – IO UMILMENTE LO DOMANDO NEL NOME DI + NOSTRO SIGNORE GESU’ + CRISTO + CHE DOVRA’ UN GIORNO GIUDICARE I VIVI E I MORTI E CHE PER LA FIAMMA DEL FUOCO PURIFICHERA’ IL MONDO + COSI’  + SIA  + OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAYER FOR US NO SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. LORD JESUS CHRIST, YOU WHO SAID:” I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT AND SINCE YOU LOVE TRUTH, DEIGN YOURSELF TO SHOW YOUR INFINITE BENEVOLENT AND MUNIFICENCE. THIS NIGHT MAY YOU GIVE ME A SING OF YOUR INFINITE GENEROSITY JUST AS YOU MULTIPLIED, HE LOAVES AND THE FISHES, MULTIPLY MY WELLBEING SO THAT IN SERENITY AND TRANQUILITY, I MAY PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME AND SO THAT MY FATIGUE AND MY DAILY WORK BE A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF PRAISE AND PRAYER IN YOUR HOLY NAME, JESUS. BUT IF THE MOMENT HAS NOT YET ARRIVED, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH AND THE CONSTANCY SO THAT MY SPIRIT AND MY HEAR KNOW HOW TO WAIT JUST AS THE FRESHNESS AND PURITY OF THE WATER FROM THE SOURCE AND MY IT BE ALIVE AND WAR JUST AS THE FLAME THAT IS BURNING IS ALIVE AND WARM FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT DEAR TO YOU COME INTO MY HEART O MY LORD JESUS CHRIST AND INTERVENE FOR YOUR AND WITH EH ANGELS ARIEL AND RUBIEL AND BARACHIEL BE FILLED WITH LOVE TOWARDS ME AND MA THEY HEARTILY HELP ME OBTAIN THE SUCCESS OF WHAT I ARDENTLY  DESIRE TO OBTAIN , WHICH I, STATE YOUR NAME, AND DESIRE TO OBTAIN TO KNOW THE HAVE TO SEE I HUMBLY ASK YOU IN THE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO ONE DAY SHALL JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND WHO WILL PURIFY THE WORLD THROUGH THE FLAME OF FIRE, AND THUS MA IT BE OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN.  SIGNORE GESU’ CRISTO, VOI CHE AVETE DETTO “IO SONO LA VIA - LA VERITA’ – LA VITA E POICHE' AMATE LA VERITA’, DEGNATEVI DI MANIFESTARMI LA VOSTRA INFINITA BENEVOLEZZA E MAGNIFICENZA. VOGLIATE IN QUESTA NOTTE DONARMI UN SEGNO DELLA VOSTRA INFINITA GENEROSITA’ COSI’ COME VOI MOLTIPLICASTE I PANI E I PESCI MOLTIPLICATE IL MIO BENESSERE AFFINCHE' SIA POSSIBILE IN SERENITA’ E TRANQUILLITA’ LODARE IL VOSTRO  NOME E affinché LE MIE FATICHE E IL MIO LAVORO QUOTIDIANO SIA UNA CONTINUA SORGENTE DI LODE E PREGHIERA AL VOSTRO SANTO NOME + GESU’ +. MA SE IL MIO MOMENTO NON E’ ANCORA ARRIVATO, DONATEMI LA FORZA E LA COSTANZA AFFINCHE’ IL MIO SPIRITO E IL MIO CUORE ABBIA A SAPER ATTENDERE COME LA FRESCHEZZA E LA LIMPIDEZZA DELL’ACQUA DI SORGENTE E SIA VIVO E CALDO COME VIVA E CALDA E’ QUESTA FIAMMA CHE ARDE E PER TUTTO QUANTO TI E’ CARO VENGA DAL MIO CUORE O MIO SIGNORE + GESU’ + CRISTO + SIGNORE + INTERCEDE PRESSO DI VOI E GLI ANGELI + ARIEL + RUBIEL + BARACHIEL + CHE SIANO PIENI D’AMORE VERSO DI ME E CHE MI AIUTINO POSSANTEMENTE AD OTTENERE LA RIUSCITA DI QUANTO E’ MIO ARDENTE DESIDERIO OTTENERE (dire il proprio desiderio) CHE IO (pronunciare il proprio o i propri nomi di battesimo se sono più di una persona) DESIDERO OTTENERE – CONOSCERE – AVERE – VEDERE – IO UMILMENTE LO DOMANDO NEL NOME DI + NOSTRO SIGNORE GESU’ + CRISTO + CHE DOVRA’ UN GIORNO GIUDICARE I VIVI E I MORTI E CHE PER LA FIAMMA DEL FUOCO PURIFICHERA’ IL MONDO + COSI’  + SIA  +
Giampaolo	Tina to marry him
Nemorino	For that spot on his chest not be cancer
Francesco	A big enough raise to get the new Alfa 164
Livia	That summer job with the Croatian shipper
Fabri	Kick his addiction to heroin
Edvige	A boyfriend who was marriage material
Mirco	His own butcher shop downtown
Barbarina	A little girl
Elisabetta	for her daughter Elena to overcome her schizophrenia
Enea	His migraine headaches to go away
Fulvio	A lovely lady to love on the side, one who liked him, one he could marry after the kids were grown
Ivana	An invitation to go skiing in Cortina for the month of March – without her husband
Serena	A little boy
Bruno	a Moto Indian motorcycle
Elvira	For her husband to return home safely
Silvia	A breakthrough in the cure for her degenerative spine disease
Nevio	the editorship of the paper
Giovanna	Stay out of the hospital for at least three months
Flavia	Go steady with Gennaro
Claudia	a better job in town
Giordano	The professorship at the Academy of Fine Arts
Laura	a more comprehending world
Tosca	For her sons to find work this summer
Olindo	To survive the summer without getting infected
Mauro	His father to be cured of his tumor
Viviana	For the new country house to be finished by September
Rachele	For her divorce to become final
Paolone	A good soybean crop this summer in his new fields
Pietro	His car to last until next year
Klara	Acceptance of her novel for publication
Roberta	Klara to marry her
Alfredo	A trip to Warsaw this summer
Valeria	Her mother’s cancer to go into remission
Giovanna	A fuchsia sweater
Annamaria	For her pneumonia not to come back
Giangiacomo	Becky to move in with him
Antonietta	Her mother’s cancer to go into remission
Taddeo	For his mother to come and visit this summer, finally
Marina	A rich husband
Maria	The war to be over
Annunziata	Remain healthy
Fausto	The truffle prize this year
Nevio	His own apartment
Marco	Take over Fulvio’s medical practice
Lino	A high school student to keep him happy
Milva	A buyer for her school
Donato	A Piaggio scooter
Giuseppe	A commission big enough for him to buy that little fishing hut in the delta
Michele	A transfer back to Caserta
Marisa	independence from her husband
Daniele	a new MX5
Lauro	a job, any kind of job
Graziella	Remission, remission remission
Amerigo	his wife to come and live with him in Italy
Mirella	A job anywhere but in Romagna
Iole	That no one in the family get sick
Saverio	A new tractor
Attilio	For his wife not to get pregnant
Nina	Enough money to make it through the winter
Adina	A full length, silver fox
Alfredo	To stay healthy
Nando	A township contract in Marina Romea
Sara	Lose forty pounds
Primo	A steady job at the bank
Sandro	A cure for diabetes
Sveva	A cure for diabetes
Antonio	Two new fields for apricot trees
Italina	Her son to make peace with her and bring her grandchildren over this year
Nedo	A little house in the hills
Raffaella	Approval of the new urban plan for her company
Tiziana	Acceptance to veterinary school
Iside	Lino to agree to renovating the garden
Nieves	For her neck pains to go away
Diogene	For that new ring of Rumanian hookers to fall into his lap
Flora	For Viller to win the mayoral race
Viller	To quash the Christian Democrat in the mayoral race
Pasquale	To lose his virginity
Tina	A baby boy
Bruna	A new apartment with a decent bathroom
Licia	A trip to New Zealand
Marino	Election to town council
Cara	Her daughter to make it through detox
Bice	A two-month vacation in Cambridge this summer
Giovanna	her son’s high school diploma
Anna	A young lover
Giantito	A new Alfa Romeo this September
Elda	Enough money to pay for her daughter’s wedding
Mattea	Her granddaughters to continue to be healthy
Aurelio	A steady position at the hospital in cardiology
Alvise	A steady girlfriend
Elvira	For Lorenzo to come home
Lorenza	That interpreting job in Abu Dhabi
Gaetano	Get a big promotion so he can marry Carmen
Umbi	Passage of the bill that would let him retire next year
Rebecca	Loretta to go to bed with her
Giuliano	His mother’s pension to come through to him this summer
Maria Grazia	A real Chanel suit
Loretta	Promotion out of the secretarial pool
Isa	Drop out of high school
Michele	A big cut on the new Rumanian prostitution ring
Anna	Mario to return to her
Katiuscia	Generali stock to go to 128
Randall	A commission to produce a real film
Alvaro	A nice big settlement against the sugar factory
Mauro	His sister’s safe recovery from her operation
Romano	Annunziata Ancarani in his bed
Luca	A good looking, rich boyfriend
Giuseppe	For the left to come to power and win the elections
Edgardo	For his grandchildren to grow up healthy
Elena	Her mother to get sick and die, soon
Gabriella	A new kitchen
Libero	Money, just money, money, money,
Veronica	A healthy baby grandson in June
Edmondo	For his mother-in-law to move to the old folks’ home by the sea and leave them alone
Pino	A moped
Lorenzo	His son to graduate from college
Mina	A trip to South America
Vito	His wife to get a job
Valter	Those parcels of land along the Ferrarese lidos
Paolo	A Brazilian Tournée
Violy	Have a baby
Roberta	Francesco to propose, finally
Ugo	A woman to love him and for him to love

A lean young man in sour jeans walked up into the spotlight enveloping Verdiana, her eyes softly closed and serene. He blurted out: “I just want to know: is this is going to send me to Hell?” Everyone in the room was staring at the candles, everyone was thinking about they most wanted, imbuing their gazes with all their positive energy and sending it to the thirteen united fires of the burning, melting columns of wax in the center of the room. No one really heard what he said except for Verdiana and Sergio. So, no one spoke, no one moved except Verdiana who kept her eyes closed and said: “Son, if you don’t want to do this, if you aren’t ready, then you need to step away from the candles.”

“But I want to know.”

“Son, now is not time to talk; we can do that afterwards if you want, but now it’s important for you to back away from the candles here and let someone who believes and wants to do this come forward.” Verdiana opened her eyes and passed her hand through the flames three times, and then she looked up at the ceiling into the heavens beyond, asking for him to be moved away from her. Piero whispered his litany even quieter, and no one in the room stirred or spoke for three beats. Sergio walked up to the dais and loomed over the young man. He earnestly stared the young man off the dais with the force of his will in his half-crooked smile. The other faithful followed Sergio.

Sergio	To win the numbers game on the wheel of Naples next week	LORD JESUS CHRIST, YOU WHO SAID:” I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT AND SINCE YOU LOVE TRUTH, DEIGN YOURSELF TO SHOW YOUR INFINITE BENEVOLENT AND MUNIFICENCE. THIS NIGHT MAY YOU GIVE ME A SING OF YOUR INFINITE GENEROSITY JUST AS YOU MULTIPLIED, HE LOAVES AND THE FISHES, MULTIPLY MY WELLBEING SO THAT IN SERENITY AND   TRANQUILITY, I MAY PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME AND SO THAT MY FATIGUE AND MY DAILY WORK BE A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF PRAISE AND PRAYER IN YOUR HOLY NAME, JESUS. BUT IF THE MOMENT HAS NOT YET ARRIVED, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH AND THE CONSTANCY SO THAT MY SPIRIT AND MY HEAR KNOW HOW TO WAIT JUST AS THE FRESHNESS AND PURITY OF THE WATER FROM THE SOURCE AND MY IT BE ALIVE AND WAR JUST AS THE FLAME THAT IS BURNING IS ALIVE AND WARM FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT DEAR TO YOU COME INTO MY HEART O MY LORD JESUS CHRIST AND INTERVENE FOR YOUR AND WITH EH ANGELS ARIEL AND RUBIEL AND BARACHIEL BE FILLED WITH LOVE TOWARDS ME AND MA THEY HEARTILY HELP ME OBTAIN THE SUCCESS OF WHAT I ARDENTLY  DESIRE TO OBTAIN , WHICH I, STATE YOUR NAME, AND DESIRE TO OBTAIN TO KNOW THE HAVE TO SEE I HUMBLY ASK YOU IN THE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO ONE DAY SHALL JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND WHO WILL PURIFY THE WORLD THROUGH THE FLAME OF FIRE, AND THUS MA IT BE OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. SIGNORE GESU’ CRISTO, VOI CHE AVETE DETTO “IO SONO LA VIA - LA VERITA’ – LA VITA E POICHE' AMATE LA VERITA’, DEGNATEVI DI MANIFESTARMI LA VOSTRA INFINITA BENEVOLEZZA E MAGNIFICENZA. VOGLIATE IN QUESTA NOTTE DONARMI UN SEGNO DELLA VOSTRA INFINITA GENEROSITA’ COSI’ COME VOI MOLTIPLICASTE I PANI E I PESCI MOLTIPLICATE IL MIO BENESSERE AFFINCHE' SIA POSSIBILE IN SERENITA’ E TRANQUILLITA’ LODARE IL VOSTRO  NOME E affinché LE MIE FATICHE E IL MIO LAVORO QUOTIDIANO SIA UNA CONTINUA SORGENTE DI LODE E PREGHIERA AL VOSTRO SANTO NOME + GESU’ +. MA SE IL MIO MOMENTO NON E’ ANCORA ARRIVATO, DONATEMI LA FORZA E LA COSTANZA AFFINCHE’ IL MIO SPIRITO E IL MIO CUORE ABBIA A SAPER ATTENDERE COME LA FRESCHEZZA E LA LIMPIDEZZA DELL’ACQUA DI SORGENTE E SIA VIVO E CALDO COME VIVA E CALDA E’ QUESTA FIAMMA CHE ARDE E PER TUTTO QUANTO TI E’ CARO VENGA DAL MIO CUORE O MIO SIGNORE + GESU’ + CRISTO + SIGNORE + INTERCEDE PRESSO DI VOI E GLI ANGELI + ARIEL + RUBIEL + BARACHIEL + CHE SIANO PIENI D’AMORE VERSO DI ME E CHE MI AIUTINO POSSANTEMENTE AD OTTENERE LA RIUSCITA DI QUANTO E’ MIO ARDENTE DESIDERIO OTTENERE (dire il proprio desiderio) CHE IO (pronunciare il proprio o i propri nomi di battesimo se sono più di una persona) DESIDERO OTTENERE – CONOSCERE – AVERE – VEDERE – IO UMILMENTE LO DOMANDO NEL NOME DI + NOSTRO SIGNORE GESU’ + CRISTO + CHE DOVRA’ UN GIORNO GIUDICARE I VIVI E I MORTI E CHE PER LA FIAMMA DEL FUOCO PURIFICHERA’ IL MONDO + COSI’  + SIA  + OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAYER FOR US NO SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. LORD JESUS CHRIST, YOU WHO SAID:” I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT AND SINCE YOU LOVE TRUTH, DEIGN YOURSELF TO SHOW YOUR INFINITE BENEVOLENT AND MUNIFICENCE. THIS NIGHT MAY YOU GIVE ME A SING OF YOUR INFINITE GENEROSITY JUST AS YOU MULTIPLIED, HE LOAVES AND THE FISHES, MULTIPLY MY WELLBEING SO THAT IN SERENITY AND   TRANQUILITY, I MAY PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME AND SO THAT MY FATIGUE AND MY DAILY WORK BE A CONTINUOUS SOURCE OF PRAISE AND PRAYER IN YOUR HOLY NAME, JESUS. BUT IF THE MOMENT HAS NOT YET ARRIVED, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH AND THE CONSTANCY SO THAT MY SPIRIT AND MY HEAR KNOW HOW TO WAIT JUST AS THE FRESHNESS AND PURITY OF THE WATER FROM THE SOURCE AND MY IT BE ALIVE AND WAR JUST AS THE FLAME THAT IS BURNING IS ALIVE AND WARM FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT DEAR TO YOU COME INTO MY HEART O MY LORD JESUS CHRIST AND INTERVENE FOR YOUR AND WITH EH ANGELS ARIEL AND RUBIEL AND BARACHIEL BE FILLED WITH LOVE TOWARDS ME AND MA THEY HEARTILY HELP ME OBTAIN THE SUCCESS OF WHAT I ARDENTLY  DESIRE TO OBTAIN , WHICH I, STATE YOUR   NAME, AND DESIRE TO OBTAIN TO KNOW THE HAVE TO SEE I HUMBLY ASK YOU IN THE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO ONE DAY SHALL JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD AND WHO   WILL PURIFY THE WORLD THROUGH THE FLAME OF FIRE, AND THUS MA IT BE OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN PADRE NOSTRO CHE SEI NEI CIELI, SIA SANTIFICATO IL TUO NOME, VENGA IL TUO REGNO, SIA FATTA LA TUA VOLONTÀ, COME IN CIELO COSÌ IN TERRA. DACCI OGGI IL NOSTRO PANE QUOTIDIANO, RIMETTI A NOI I NOSTRI DEBITI, COME NOI LI RIMETTIAMO AI NOSTRI DEBITORI . NON CI INDURRE IN TENTAZIONE, MA LIBERACI DAL MALE. AMEN PATER NOSTER QUI ES IN COELIS, SANCTIFICETUR NOMEN TUUM, ADVENIAT REGNUM TUUM, FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA SICUT IN COELO ET IN TERRA. PANEM NOSTRUM QUOTIDIANUM DA NOBIS HODIE, ET DIMITTE NOBIS DEBITA NOSTRA SICUT ET NOS DIMITTIMUS DEBITORIBUS NOSTRIS, ET NE NOS INDUCAS IN TENTATIONEM, SED LIBERA NOS A MALO. AMEN. BLESSED MARY MOTHER OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB, JESUS HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD PRAY FOR US SINNERS NOW AND IN THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH AMEN AVE MARIA, PIENA DI GRAZIA IL SIGNORE È CON TE, TU SEI BENEDETTA FRA LE DONNE, BENEDETTO IL FRUTTO DEL SENO TUO, GESÙ, SANTA MARIA, MADRE DI DIO, PREGA PER NOI PECCATORI ADESSO E NELL’ORA DELLA NOSTRA MORTE, AMEN AVE MARIA, GRATIA PLENA, DOMINUS TECUM. BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS, ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI, JESUS. SANCTA MARIA, MATER DEI, ORA PRO NOBIS PECCATORIBUS, NUNC ET IN HORA MORTIS NOSTRAE. AMEN. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY GHOST AMEN GLORIA PATRI ET FILIO ET SPIRITUI SANCTO. SICUT ERAT IN PRINCIPIO ET NUNC ET SEMPER, ET IN SAECULA SAECULORUM. AMEN. SIGNORE GESU’ CRISTO, VOI CHE AVETE DETTO “IO SONO LA VIA - LA VERITA’ – LA VITA E POICHE' AMATE LA VERITA’, DEGNATEVI DI MANIFESTARMI LA VOSTRA INFINITA BENEVOLEZZA E MAGNIFICENZA. VOGLIATE IN QUESTA NOTTE DONARMI UN SEGNO DELLA VOSTRA INFINITA GENEROSITA’ COSI’ COME VOI MOLTIPLICASTE I PANI E I PESCI MOLTIPLICATE IL MIO BENESSERE AFFINCHE' SIA POSSIBILE IN SERENITA’ E TRANQUILLITA’ LODARE IL VOSTRO  NOME E affinché LE MIE FATICHE E IL MIO LAVORO QUOTIDIANO SIA UNA CONTINUA SORGENTE DI LODE E PREGHIERA AL VOSTRO SANTO NOME + GESU’ +. MA SE IL MIO MOMENTO NON E’ ANCORA ARRIVATO, DONATEMI LA FORZA E LA COSTANZA AFFINCHE’ IL MIO SPIRITO E IL MIO CUORE ABBIA A SAPER ATTENDERE COME LA FRESCHEZZA E LA LIMPIDEZZA DELL’ACQUA DI SORGENTE E SIA VIVO E CALDO COME VIVA E CALDA E’ QUESTA FIAMMA CHE ARDE E PER TUTTO QUANTO TI E’ CARO VENGA DAL MIO CUORE O MIO SIGNORE + GESU’ + CRISTO + SIGNORE + INTERCEDE PRESSO DI VOI E GLI ANGELI + ARIEL + RUBIEL + BARACHIEL + CHE SIANO PIENI D’AMORE VERSO DI ME E CHE MI AIUTINO POSSANTEMENTE AD OTTENERE LA RIUSCITA DI QUANTO E’ MIO ARDENTE DESIDERIO OTTENERE (dire il proprio desiderio) CHE IO (pronunciare il proprio o i propri nomi di battesimo se sono più di una persona) DESIDERO OTTENERE – CONOSCERE – AVERE – VEDERE – IO UMILMENTE LO DOMANDO NEL NOME DI + NOSTRO SIGNORE GESU’ + CRISTO + CHE DOVRA’ UN GIORNO GIUDICARE I VIVI E I MORTI E CHE PER LA FIAMMA DEL FUOCO PURIFICHERA’ IL MONDO + COSI’  + SIA  + OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THEY NAME, THY KINGDOM COME, THEY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION FOR THINE IFS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER, AMEN
Camilla	A place in the corps de ballet at La Scala
Leonilde	A job for her son in the granary
Gianni	Win the Italian cup
Arturo	To see his granddaughter more often
Giorgio	Enough money to start his own business
Primo	That promotion at the plant
Teresa	A grandson
Serafino	Condemnation of his neighbor’s rickety old farmhouse so he could take over the land
Adalgisa	Her daughter to heal
Sabri’	A summer home in Marina Romea
Bianca	Pass her English fluency test
Ermenegilda	For the Carmelites to take her in
Franca	For her husband to reconcile with his brother
Daria	A husband with a cute tush
Luca	A position in a good architect’s studio
Roberto	A new job in his field of psychology
Tilde	For Don Uberto to keep her with him
Noemi	Her granddaughter to get married
Uberto	A basketball court for his parish
Giulietta	Continuing good health
Domenico	His mother to slip into oblivion completely
Gianna	A summer regent’s stint in South America
Lalla	That her son be happy and healthy
Patrizia	A fellowship at the University
Carlo	A week in Africa hunting
Marta	That house in the country they saw in September
Gege’	Acceptance to the London School of economics
Raffaele	A windfall to cover his loan that falls due in May
Dora	A Cartier watch for her birthday
Maria Rosa	A promotion for her husband
Piero	For his advertising agency to double its proceeds this year

         After Verdiana had blessed Piero before the flames, he placed his hand on Verdiana’s shoulder. The flames burned high as he passed his hands through them and he said:“For Verdiana.”

         Verdiana closed her eyes as her head dropped towards her chest. Then she raised her head,turned to the crowd and said: “No one else? No one? Well, I’ll do three last passes through the flames for those who are not here tonight: for their health, their love and their success at their endeavors.”

          The crowd stared at the puddling candles, guttering stubs in a pool of molten wax. Verdiana passed her hand through the flames thrice and made the sign of the cross on the tablecloth nine times.         

          The crowd stared in silence.

          The flames were dying away, and Verdiana asked them to turn the lights on. The crowd was devoutly silent. She took out a kitchen knife and started to cut the melted wax on the cookie sheet into fragrant opaque green squares. People came up and gently huddled around her, holding white paper napkins to receive their frankincense-scented talismans of green wax and holy salt.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

          As they drove back into town, Sergio fell fast asleep digesting all those sweets in his belly. Verdiana was physically exhausted, literally wiped inside out. It was not easy for her to stand on her feet that long, overweight as she was. Her concentration on channeling the hearts and souls of so many people had sapped her energies. Piero knew this, and he kept the conversation cheery so she wouldn’t notice her fatigue.

          “Well, that went great, didn’t you think?”

          “Oh yes, but I’m completely bushed. I can hardly keep my eyes open. I don’t think I can do this again.”

          “Oh Verdiana, just wait till you get home and get to bed and get some rest. You’ll feel like a young filly tomorrow.”

         “I doubt that very much. I don’t think I’m ever going to feel young again,” and she let out a protracted sigh. Sergio slightly whistled through his nose in the back seat. Piero changed tack. 

          “What about that jerk who wanted to start talking in the middle of the ceremony? I mean, where did he come from?”

         “I don’t know, but I think he might have something to do with the discotheque or the hall. I don’t think he came with anyone we knew.  He was just your typical, ignorant Romagnol who doesn’t know what he wants and doesn’t know what he doesn’t want, but all the same he’s afraid of missing something or getting something he doesn’t want. Even worse, he’s terrified that someone else will get what they want and he won’t get anything. I saw him afterwards several times leaning up against one of the walls and beckoned for him to come over, but he just turned his head away from me. He didn’t really want anything, except attention. Otherwise he wouldn’t have bothered to stand up in front of all those people and make a public spectacle of himself.”

          “Yeah, he needed attention that’s for sure.”

          “Well, maybe, but you know someone who did what he did tonight, somebody like that, has something twitching in their soul, something that’s lopsided inside them. The worst part is that he’s proud and protective of that hard black emotion that made him want to ruin the rite. The only thing that motivated him was stupid, blind envy which is almost as strong as hate. He tried to pass off his reaction to Candlemas as something that stirred some personal mystical crisis about the Church. But he never even wanted to know what was in the litany. If our priest-eating friends knew the litany consisted of all those Hail Marys and Our Fathers, they’d never come back.”

         “Where on Earth did you get the prayer from? I’ve always wondered and never remembered to ask.”

          “Oh baby, my mother had written it all out and kept it in the back of her bible. That and a few other prayers that she used to say when people were sick or lost or it started to hail in August. When I was a little girl out in the country, Mamma would hold Candlemas in the kitchen and invite the neighbors. The parish priest would give her all sorts of Hell about what she was doing; he was pretty ignorant himself, like a lot of priests who think their seminary education gives them some sort of upper hand when it comes to the human soul. He thought Mamma was a witch, which I suppose, she was. But a good witch, a white witch.

          “Then one Sunday, at vespers when she came into church the week before Candlemas. When she approached the altar rail during Communion, he noticed she was keeping her hands in her pockets. ‘So, that must be it,’ he thought: by blessing her he would bless the salt she used in her satanic rite. So right there in front of the whole congregation Saint Anthony and Jesus and the Madonna herself, he refused to give her communion and refused to bless her. This was even before the war when everyone thought they had to take sides with the partisans or the fascists.

         My mother, who was not a big woman like I am, knelt there. She just knelt there at the altar rail and refused to move. The priest motioned her away but she remained kneeling right there, her head bent in prayer and she would not rise. She wouldn’t budge. The priest moved on to the next congregant and the next and the next, and my Mother knelt there, her hands in her pockets, her eyes closed her head bowed under her white scarf. He continued the service to the end but my mother did not move.”

        Verdiana’s mood had changed and her voice warmed up.

         “’Pax vobiscum’ said the priest, and the congregation started to file out, but my mother remained there at the altar rail, her head bowed. After the last congregant left, he went to the front of the church and locked the front door.

         “Adalgisa! Adalgisa!”

          “My mother kept her head bowed. The priest came around in front of her, and got right up into her face.

         “Adalgisa!”

         And with her eyes still closed and not saying a word, my mother stuck out her tongue.

         “I will not give you communion, I will not bless you, I will not be part and parcel of your witchcraft. You must leave my church, now! Vade retro, Satana.”

At this, Mother pulled her tongue back into her mouth and opened her eyes. She looked Don Bertoldo straight in the eyes and told him: ‘This is not your Church. This is the House of the Lord, and he is my Lord too and this is my Church. I have not sinned and I do not intend to sin. Today is the day of Rubiel, and I know that I am pure. If you do not give me the host and bless me, then I will sit here until your ignorant shame and blind hatred is known to the entire village.’

          ‘I know what you have in your pockets.’

          ‘I doubt that very much, Don Bertoldo. But I will show you what I have, if you will give me communion and bless me. You must also swear on Saint Anthony’s pig, that you will not speak of this to anyone. Not even the Monsignor. If you must confess, then confess directly to the Lord. He’ll forgive any of your trespasses.’

          ‘Very well. I’m game. If I’m wrong about what you are clutching in your right hand, and I can see you are holding on to something, I’ll give you Communion and bless you. Will that suit you?’

          ‘Oh fine. What I am holding in my right hand?’

          ‘Salt. Coarse kitchen salt that you will use in your satanic rite.’

          “My mother gave him a little smile and stood up. She removed her hands from her coat pockets (no heating in the church those days) and in her right hand she held a little piece of green paper.                    ‘Here, read this. Read it.’”

           “Don Bertoldo was not shy and he walked over to her and thrust his hands deep into both her coat pockets. There was nothing in them. Then he took the sheet of paper and read it. It was the Candlemas prayer – the exact same one that you use. Mamma put her hands back in her pockets and stood there and waited for him to finish reading it.”

         ‘It’s a prayer. It’s a Christian prayer. Where did you get this?’

         ‘It’s a prayer my mother gave me before she died. It’s the prayer that I ask someone to read at Candlemas. So, now will you honor your promise and give me Communion and bless me?’

Don Bertoldo stared at her in disbelief. “Adalgisa. Why do you do this?”

         ‘I will answer your questions, all of them, after you give me Communion and bless me, after you honor your word, here in the house of The Lord before Jesus and the Holy Madonna and Saint Anthony. And his pig.’ Mother knelt again and stuck her tongue out.”

         'Don Bertoldo ran through his motions quickly, gave my mother communion and blessed her. Then they talked about Candlemas. My mother explained to him what little theology she knew, theology that she had learned from her mother who was not much on saints, but who knew all the angels, the Old Testament angels, something Don Bertoldo had glossed over at the seminary, since they mainly just focus on doctrine and catechism. The angels are the really ancient part of white magic: angels existed before Jesus and the saints and Mary and even the devil. They were there first and they are the bedrock sources of power and energy in both white magic and in black magic. The devil started life as an angel, don’t you know, Piero?

         'Anyway, my mother explained this to Don Bertoldo and then she told him how important it was for her to have her own soul and her own contact with the Lord. She explained to him the considerable importance that the Church had for her. My mother wanted much more from the Church than the Church was willing to give her, and she wanted to give more to the Church than the Church was willing to take from her, but the Church did not take this, or her for that matter, into consideration at all. There were also things in the Church Mamma did not want and she would not tolerate. That was why she resorted to white magic, which is outside the church; it completed her and it gave her a fuller, more satisfying spirit. The priest could not grasp that.”

        'But Adalgisa, the Church is the only true light. Everything else is sham and false.’

        'Don Bertoldo, don’t confuse dogma with reality. The Church is a light, the Church is a beacon, but the Church is not the only source of illumination, and the Church is anything but pure. The Church is not as pure as I am; I know that for a fact. The Church is not as powerful as The Lord or Jesus or the Madonna. The Church is only one of the ways to The Lord.”

       That’s heresy.”

        ‘Heresy? Heresy? That’s the cheapest, lowest trick the Church uses to trump the faithful. What’s heresy one century is dogma the next. The Church cannot decide what my beliefs are. It can criticize or punish me for my actions but it cannot denigrate me for what I think, it cannot judge me on the basis of my opinions. This is just the way that I see things. The church does not have a monopoly on Jesus and the Madonna and Saint Anthony. I stand before The Lord, not before the Pope when I live and die. I stand before The Lord, and I will most likely be lying in my bed before you when I die. If in your heart of hearts, you think I am an evil heretic, a witch who sets about to do ill to others, I suppose I am in the wrong place, and I can leave the Church.’

          'The House of The Lord is for all believers in the Church.”

         'I’m not talking about the Church. I’m talking about you and what you do with our Church. Your Church and my Church.”

        “And with that, my mother took her hands from her pockets, genuflected and made the sign of the cross before the altar and walked toward the front of the church. As she opened the door she turned and genuflected again and said: ‘Vade retro Satana.’’

          “Don Bertoldo jumped and started to exclaim.”

          ‘Don Bertoldo, don’t flatter yourself! I wasn’t speaking about you. You’re hardly anything close to Satan. Read my prayer again. Read it. And if you want to come and read the litany, which you cannot possibly object to, in my kitchen on Sunday night on Candlemas Eve, please come. We would be glad to have you. But come as a man, come without your cloth and collar. And then I’ll give you a nice platter of warm sweet fried tagliatelle.’

          “So, Verdiana, did he come?”

         “No, of course he didn’t come to Candlemas. Don Bertoldo realized my mother was only guilty of harboring a triple helping of pure heresy, but he also realized that there was no evil in my mother. So, he came in his cloth and collar on Sunday afternoon and gave Mamma back her green litany sheet. Don Bertoldo then blessed the house, every room, even the toilet. And he blessed the kitchen. And he told my mother he would come again next year on the same day, in the afternoon. He told her to make sure she left the salt out on the table. Next to the fried tagliatelle.’

         “So, the priest came around to your Mother’s side, did he?”

          “Oh, I don’t know if I would go that far, but at least he realized it was better to have my mother inside the church physically than outside of it, unlike a lot of priests and more than one pope. It was better for him, and better for the community and of course, better for the Church.”

         They had arrived at Verdiana’s home.

          “Sergio, Up and at’em! Time to go to bed.”

Piero helped Verdiana and Sergio into the house with the empty trays and coats. Verdiana’s palm was still black with soot from the candles.

         “Aren’t you going to wash that off?”

          “No, it’ll come off by itself and I’m changing the sheets tomorrow anyway. Are you going out dancing?”

          “Not tonight, my old lady.” Piero kissed both Verdiana and Sergio on the cheeks and gave them big warm hugs before he went back out to his car. He felt in his coat pocket for his little talisman of scented wax wrapped in a shred of paper napkin and pulled it out to smell it. The perfume was sweet and heady. Its fragrance embodied the power of his own desires and the desires of his similars and their universal connection to the cold white stars shining the in the ink black firmament above him. Tonight, everything Piero had aimed for with his heart and soul, had been connected to the cosmos and his community through this little piece of wax. He smelled it again and put it back into his pocket and turned the key in the ignition.

        Verdiana heard Piero’s car trundle off into the night while she sat at the table and poured herself a tumbler of brandy. She looked at her sooty hands and downed the glass in one gulp. All of that energy flowing through her had taken its toll, and even the brandy was not going to replenish her vigor this evening. She held her face in her hands and softly moaned and asked herself out loud:      “Why do I do this?”

         Mamma’s voice came clearly to her: “Because you can. Because people need connection and you can connect them not only to the universe, you can connect people to their inner selves. It’s your gift, a gift you’ve always had, and you have to use it while you can. Which will not be long.”

          Verdiana’s joints ached: her shoulder and ankles were swollen and a pain stabbed at her chest when she inhaled deeply. She put the back of her hand to her forehead and felt her fever. She raised her head up and in the mirror beside the fridge, she saw the butterfly shaped rash opening its wings across her cheeks and nose. 

         When Piero had scratched the sign of the cross onto her breast, Verdiana had asked for relief, but she knew she was losing the battle. She would not make it to Candlemas next year. The wolf was gnawing at her from the inside.