title: Ask the Bible Geek&reg; 2: More Answers to Questions From Catholic Teens
author:  Mark Hart 
description: <div>MARK HART leads conferences, retreats and missions for teens and adults around the world. He is vice president of Life Teen International, a Catholic youth ministry, and is the author of <i>Blessed Are the Bored in Spirit: A Young Catholic&#8217;s Search for Meaning<i> and <i>Ask the Bible Geek&#174;: Answers to Questions from Catholic Teens<i>. Mark and his wife, Melanie, have two daughters and live in Phoenix.</div>
zlib_text: Moleben  
  to the Holy and Righteous  
  Joachim & Anna 
  Priest:  Blessed is our God, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. 
  Choir: Amen. (Tone VI) O heavenly King, * the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, * 
  who art everywhere present and fillest all things, * Treasury of blessings * and 
  Giver of life: * come and abide in us; * and cleanse us from every impurity, *** 
  and save our souls, O Good One. 
  Reader:  
  Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (thrice) 
  Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and 
  unto ages of ages. Amen. 
  O All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us from our sins. 
  O Master, pardon our transgressions. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmi-
  ties, for Thy name’s sake. 
  Lord, have mercy. (thrice) 
  Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and 
  unto ages of ages. Amen. 
  Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
  Thy will be done, on earth as it i