Sign Of The Cross
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, Amen.
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The Apostles
Creed
I believe in God, the
Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in
Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was
conceived by the Holy Spirit. born of the Virgin
Mary,He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died and was buried. He descended into
hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; he
ascended into Heaven sits at the right hand of God,
the Father almighty; from there he will come to
judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy
Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of
Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body, and life everlasting, Amen.
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Our Father
Our
Father, who art in Heaven; hallowed by Thy name; Thy
kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in
Heaven. 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; but deliver us from evil. Amen.
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Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the
fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of god,
pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our
death. Amen
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Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the
Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and
ever shall be, world without end, Amen.
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Fatima Prayer
O
my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the
fires of hell, and lead all souls to Heaven,
especially those most in need of your Mercy. Amen.
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Mysteries of the
Rosary
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The Joyful Mysteries
(Mondays and Saturdays)
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The Annunciation (Humility)
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The Visitation (Charity)
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The Nativity (Poverty)
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The Presentation (Obedience)
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Finding in the Temple (Piety)
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The Sorrowful Mysteries
(Tuesdays and Fridays)
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The Agony in the Garden (Contrition)
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The Scourging at the Pillar (Purity)
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Crowning with Thorns (Courage)
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Carrying of the Cross (Patience)
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The Crucifixion (Self-Denial)
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The Luminous Mysteries
(Thursdays)
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The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan
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The Wedding Feast at Cana
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The Announcement of the Kingdom
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The Transfiguration
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The Institution of the Eucharist
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The Glorious Mysteries
(Wednesdays and Sundays)
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The Resurrection (Faith)
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The Ascension (Hope)
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Descent of the Holy Spirit (Love)
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The Assumption (Eternal Happiness)
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The Coronation (Devotion to Mary)
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Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our
sweetness and our hope.
To thee we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and
weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then most gracious advocate, thine eyes of
mercy towards us,
And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed
Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God
That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Let
us pray. O God, whose only begotten Son, by
his Life, Death and Resurrection, has purchased for
us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech
you, that we who meditate on these mysteries of the
most holy Rosary of the blessed Virgin Mary may both
imitate what they contain and obtain what they
promise, through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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First 5 Saturdays
On December 10, 1925, the Most
Holy Virgin appeared along with
the Child Jesus, to Lucia at
Pontevedra, Spain. The
Child said to her:
“Have compassion on the
Heart of your Most Holy Mother,
covered with thorns with which
ungrateful men pierce It at
every moment, and there is no
one to make an act of reparation
to remove them.”
Then the Most Holy Virgin said:
“Look, My daughter, at My
Heart, surrounded with thorns
with which ungrateful men pierce
Me at every moment by their
blasphemies and ingratitude. You
at least try to console Me and
announce in My name that I
promise to assist at the moment
of death, with all the graces
necessary for salvation, all
those who, on the first Saturday
of five consecutive months shall
receive the sacrament of
Confession, receive Holy
Communion, recite five decades
of the Rosary, and keep Me
company for fifteen minutes
while meditating on the fifteen
mysteries of the Rosary, with
the intention of making
reparation to My Immaculate
Heart.”
Why Five Saturdays:
To
establish devotion (in
accordance with God's wishes) to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
and to make reparation for...
1. Attacks upon the
reality of Mary's Immaculate
Conception
2. Attacks against her
the reality of Mary's Perpetual
Virginity
3. Attacks upon Mary's
Divine Maternity and the refusal
to accept her as the Mother of
all mankind
4. Those who try to
publicly implant in children's
hearts indifference, contempt
and hatred for Immaculate Mary
5. For those who insult
Mary directly in her sacred
images.
The devotion involves the
following practices on five
consecutive first Saturdays with
the specific intention of making
reparation for the offenses
(above) against the Blessed
Virgin.
1. Go to Confession
(within 8 days before or after
the first Saturday)
2. Receive Holy Communion
3. Recite five decades of
the Rosary*
4. "Keep me company for
fifteen minutes while meditating
on fifteen mysteries of the
Rosary" (separate from praying
the Rosary itself and
preferably done
in the presence of the Lord in
the Tabernacle or at Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament where
available).
Promises
1. The Virgin Mary's
assistance at the hour of death
with the graces necessary for
salvation for those who practice
the devotion.
2. Salvation of souls and
peace as a result of promoting
of the Devotion to the
Immaculate Heart.
On November 1,
1927, Sister Lucia wrote to her
godmother, Dona Maria de
Miranda:
“I
don't know if you already know
about the reparatory devotion of
the five Saturdays to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. As it
is still recent, I would like to
inspire you to practice it,
because it is requested by Our
dear Heavenly Mother and Jesus
has manifested a desire that it
be practiced. Also, it seems to
me that you would be fortunate,
dear godmother, not only to know
it and to give Jesus the
consolation of practicing it,
but also to make it known and
embraced by many other persons.”
“It
consists in this: During five
months on the first Saturday, to
receive Jesus in Communion,
recite a Rosary, keep Our Lady
company for fifteen minutes
while meditating on the
mysteries of the Rosary, and
make a confession. The
confession can be made a few
days earlier, and if in this
previous confession you have
forgotten the (required)
intention the following
[confession’s] intention can be
offered, provided that on the
first Saturday one receives Holy
Communion in the state of grace,
with the intention of repairing
for offenses against the Most
Holy Virgin and which afflict
Her Immaculate Heart.”
“It
seems to me, my dear godmother,
that we are fortunate to be able
to give Our dear Heavenly Mother
this proof of love, for we know
that She desires it to be
offered to Her. As for myself, I
avow that I am never so happy as
when first Saturday arrives.
Isn't it true that our greatest
happiness is to belong entirely
to Jesus and Mary and to love
Them and Them alone, without
reserve? We see this so clearly
in the lives of the saints ...
They were happy because they
loved, and we, my dear
godmother, we must seek to love
as they did, not only to enjoy
Jesus, which is the least
important – because if we do not
enjoy Him here below, we will
enjoy Him up above – but to give
Jesus and Mary the consolation
of being loved ... and that in
exchange for this love they
might be able to save many
souls.”
Sr. Lucia Marto
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