Let Us Pray Prayer for

Most loving God, O loving Jesus, we beseech You, grant we adore You and thank You that Your servant, Mother Maria, who for your steadfast love. was imbued with Your Eucharistic Presence You have blessed us while on earth, may through the with the gift intercession of Your Immaculate Mother of the faith-filled life and Casimir, be glorified by visible of Mother Maria Kaupas. signs and miracles; so that for Your glory Her deep faith in You, and salvation of souls, she may, by Your her fervent love for the Eucharist power, be declared Blessed. Amen. and her zeal in deepening the faith life of others Imprimatur: April 9, 1943 continue to inspire us to be channels + A. Stritch, Archbishop of of your love in the world. Renew in our lives the gifts of the Spirit “Always more, You gave to Mother Maria, always better, and help us to continue her spiritual legacy. always with love.” Through the intercession of - Mother Maria Kaupas Mary, our Mother, and St. Casimir, we ask this in Christ, our Lord. Prayer of Petition Amen. Foundress Gracious God, we praise and thank you for your faithfulness and love. You have Sisters of St. Casimir With Ecclesiastical Approbation blessed us with the example of your servant, Blase Cardinal Cupich Chicago, Illinois Archbishop of Chicago Maria Kaupas, whose deep faith in your March 14, 2018 presence, love for the Eucharist and zeal in fostering the faith life of others continue to inspire us. Through her intercession, we pray that (your intention). Help us to continue life’s journey with a heart filled For favors received through the intercession of with a profound faith in you and that trust Mother Maria Kaupas, kindly inform: which is born of love. We ask this through General Superior Jesus, our Lord, and the power of the Spirit. Litany of Sisters of St. Casimir Amen. Venerable 2601 W. Marquette Road Chicago, IL 60629 With Ecclesiastical Approbation Maria Kaupas 773-776-1324 Archdiocese of Chicago 1880 - 1940 www.ssc2601.com July 26, 2000 Casimira Kaupas Litany of Venerable Servant of God, Casimira Kaupas, later Maria Kaupas Example of religious life, Mother Maria, founded the Lord, have mercy. pray for us. Sisters of St. Casimir in Model of a virtuous life, Scranton, PA in 1907, to Christ have mercy. pray for us. preserve and nurture the Christ, hear us. faith life of Lithuanian Christ, graciously hear us. Handmaid of God’s love for the world, immigrants in the United God, the Father of Heaven, pray for us. States. Prior to coming have mercy on us. A religious after the heart of God, to Scranton in 1897, to God, the Son, Redeemer of the World, pray for us. be a housekeeper for her have mercy on us. Teacher of simplicity, brother, Father Anthony, God, the Holy Spirit, pray for us. Casimira had never seen Sisters in her lifetime. have mercy on us. Bearer of spiritual peace, Her brother explained that they were “women Holy Trinity, One God, pray for us. who lived for God alone.” Upon hearing this and have mercy on us. Model of forgiveness, seeing the plight of the Lithuanian immigrants pray for us. who had no one to teach them, she felt a call Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us. Responsive to the needs of others, to dedicate her life to God and to the service of pray for us. those in need. St. , Devoted to works of mercy, With generosity and a love forgetful of self, pray for us. Mother Maria dedicated the Congregation of St. Casimir, pray for us. the Sisters of St. Casimir to the apostolic work pray for us. Filled with a great love for children and of the Church. Whether it was educating and Venerable Servant of God, Maria Kaupas, youth, fostering the life of faith, caring for the sick in pray for us. pray for us. hospitals and nursing homes, she saw it as God’s Foundress of the Sisters of St. Casimir, Dedicated to promoting the life of faith, work. Eventually, the Sisters ministered in 14 pray for us. pray for us. States and in Argentina. Upon the request of the Faithful daughter of the Church, Woman of hope, Lithuanian Bishops, Mother Maria returned to pray for us. pray for us. her homeland in 1920 to establish the Lithuanian Reflection of true humility, Called to deepen the faith of immigrants, Sisters of St. Casimir at the Pazaislis Monastary. pray for us. For 27 years, Mother Maria carried out her pray for us. Devout lover of the Eucharist, Committed to preserve the Christian faith, responsibilities of leading the Sisters of St. pray for us. Casimir with great humility, charity, and open- pray for us. Comfort and support for immigrants, ness to the needs of the times. She died in the Unconditional trust in Divine Providence, Motherhouse in Chicago, IL, on April 17, pray for us. pray for us. 1940. Mother was deeply loved and acclaimed Exemplar of deep faith, Strength of the suffering and sick, as a holy woman. Her holy remains rest in pray for us. pray for us. a sarcophagus in the chapel. Mother Maria Model of prayer and charity, Model of Christ for those dying in pain, was declared “Venerable Servant of God” on pray for us. pray for us. July 1, 2010. The ongoing process continues Model for all in embracing death, in Rome for her beatification/. pray for us.