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PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH
By Pope Leon XIII
A Family That Prays Together Stays Together in Christ!

Christ!
Book of Devotions
To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation,
Prayers for the Holy Mass and the Confession (Pg.1-2)
and having implored the help of your most holy spouse,

we confidently invoke your patronage also.
Through that charity which bound you to the
Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the
paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance
which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with
your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
O most watchful Guardian of the Holy Family, defend the
chosen children of Jesus Christ; O most loving father,
ward off from us every contagion of error and
corrupting influence; O our most mighty protector,
be propitious to us and from heaven assist us in our
struggle with the power of darkness; and, as once you
rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now
protect Gods Holy Church from the snares of the enemy
and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by your
constant protection, so that, supported by your example
and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die
holily, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.
1. Divine Mercys Prayers

1.1. The Chaplet
(Pag.3-4)
1.2. 3 O'clock Prayer To The Divine Mercy
(Pag.4)
1.3. The Novena (begins on Good Friday, the
(Pag.4-15)
Feast is celebrated on the Sunday after Easter)
2. Prayers given by our Lord to Saint Bridget of Sweden
2.1. The Seven Prayers of Saint Bridget of
(Pag.16-20)
Sweden (To Be Done Daily for 12 Years)
2.2. AVE MARIS STELLA
(Pg.21)
2.3. The 15 prayers our Lord gave to Saint
(Pag.22-33)
Bridget of Sweden (To Be Done Daily for 1 Year)
3. Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed
(Pag.34-40)
Virgin Mary (To Be Done Daily)
4. Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary and Holy Rosary with Meditations And
(Pag.41-61)
The Five First Saturdays Devotion
5. Sacred Heart of Jesus And
(Pag.62-65)
The Nine First Fridays Devotion
6. Prayers to The Holy Spirit
(Pag.66-77)
7. Prayers to Our Lady
(Pag.78-81)
(This prayer has indulgences)
PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY MASS AND THE CONFESSION
PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY MASS
Do Be Done Before the Holy Mass

INTENTIONS FOR MASS
Eternal Father, I offer You the sacrifice
wherein Your dear Son Jesus offered
Himself upon the cross and which He now
renews upon this altar, to adore You and
to give You that honor which is Your due, acknowledging
Your supreme dominion ever all things and their absolute
dependence on You, for You are our first beginning and our
last end; to give You thanks for countless benefits received;
to appease Your justice provoked to anger by so many sins,
and to offer You worthy satisfaction for the same; and
finally to implore Your grace and mercy for myself, for all
those who are in tribulation and distress, for all poor
sinners, for the whole world, and for the blessed souls in
purgatory.
Partial indulgence
To Be Done After the Holy Mass
SOUL OF CHRIST
Soul of Christ, sanctify me; Body of Christ,
save me; Blood of Christ, inebriate me;
Water from the side of Christ, wash me;
Passion of Christ, strengthen me; 0 good
Jesus, hear me; Within Thy wounds, hide
me; Permit me not to be separated from 'Thee; From the
wicked foe defend me; In the hour of my death call me, And
bid me come unto Thee, That with all Thy saints I may
praise Thee For ever and ever. Amen.
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7. PRAYERS TO OUR LADY
PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY MASS AND THE CONFESSION
The Angelus
(10 Years of indulgences for each time that is prayed

and plenary indulgence per month)
Is prayed at 6 a.m, 12m and 6 p.m.
The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:

-And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
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.
Behold the handmaid of the Lord:
-Be it done unto me according to Thy word. Hail Mary . . .
And the Word was made Flesh:
-And dwelt among us. Hail Mary . . .
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray:
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our
hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son,
was made known by the message of an angel, may by His
Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His
Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
A MINUTE WITH THE CHILD JESUS
BLESS ME CHILD JESUS!
PRAY FOR ME WITHOUT STOPPING.
KEEP ME AWAY FROM SIN, NOW AND FOREVER.
IF I STUMBLE, EXTEND YOUR HAND TO ME.
IF I FALL A HUNDRED TIMES, A HUNDRED TIMES PICK ME UP.
IF I FORGET ABOUT YOU, DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME.
IF YOU ABANDON ME CHILD, WHAT WILL
HAPPEN TO ME? IN THE DANGERS OF THE WORLD:
ACCOMPANY ME. I WANT TO LIVE AND DIE UNDER YOUR
CLOAK. I WANT MY LIFE TO MAKE YOU SMILE.
LOOK AT ME WITH COMPASSION; DO NOT LEAVE ME O
JESUS. AND AT THE END, COME OUT TO RECEIVE ME AND
CARRY ME WITH YOU. YOUR BLESSING ACCOMPANIES ME NOW AND
FOREVER. AMEN!
AND NOW, LISTEN TO YOUR SAVIOUR:

I FOLLOW YOUR STRUGGLES AND I WANT TO HELP YOU; WITH ME, DO NOT
DESPAIR. WHERE I AM, THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR; TRUST IN ME AND YOU
WILL WIN. THOSE WHO LOVE ME ASSURE THEIR SALVATION. BEFORE ME, SIN
AND HELL FLEE. VICTORY BELONGS TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE.
PRAYERS BEFORE AND AFTER CONFESSION
Prayer before Confession

Receive my confession, O most loving and gracious Lord
Jesus Christ, only hope for the salvation of my soul. Grant
to me true contrition of soul, so that day and night I may
by penance make satisfaction for my many sins. Savior of
the world, O good Jesus, Who gave Yourself to the death
of the Cross to save sinners, look upon me, most
wretched of all sinners; have pity on me, and give me the
light to know my sins, true sorrow for them, and a firm
purpose of never committing them again. O gracious
Virgin Mary, Immaculate Mother of Jesus, I implore you
to obtain for me by your powerful intercession these
graces from your Divine Son.
St. Joseph, pray for me.
Prayer after Confession
AN ACT OF CONTRITION:
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you and I
detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and
the pains of hell. But most of all because I have offended
you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve with the help of your grace, to confess my
sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen.
DIVINE CHILD JESUS, BLESS US! (X3.)
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1. THE DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION
1.1. THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY
Optional Opening Prayers

You expired, Jesus, but the
source of life gushed forth for
souls, and the ocean of mercy
opened up for the whole
world. O Fount of Life,
unfathomable Divine Mercy,
envelop the whole world and
empty Yourself out upon us.
O Blood and Water, which
gushed forth from the Heart of
Jesus as a fountain of Mercy
for us, I trust in You!
A. Begin with Begin with
the Sign of the Cross
B. 1 Our Father
C. 1 Hail Mary
D. The Apostle's Creed
E. Then, on the large bead before
each decade:
Eternal Father,
I offer you the Body and Blood,
Soul and Divinity,
of Your Dearly Beloved Son,
Our Lord, Jesus Christ,
in atonement for our sins
and those of the whole world.
F. On the ten small beads of each
decade, say:
For the sake of His sorrowful

Passion, have mercy on us and on
the whole world.
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our lives. Obtain for us, your children, the grace of a

happy death; so that, in union with you, we may enjoy
the bliss of heaven forever. Amen.
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have

recourse to you!.
(x3 times)
Our Lady of La Salette was seen by two children Melanie
Mathieu and Maxim Giraud, in the small French village of
La Sallette, located near Grenoble, on September 19, 1846.
A PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LA SALETTE
Remember, dear Lady of La Salette, true
Mother of Sorrows, the tears which thou
didst shed for me on Calvary; be mindful
also of the unceasing care which thou dost
exercise to shield me from the justice of
God; and consider whether thou canst now
abandon thy child, for whom thou hast done
so much. Inspired by this consoling thought, I come to
cast myself at thy feet, in spite of my infidelity and
ingratitude. Reject not my prayer, O Virgin of
reconciliation, convert me, obtain for me the grace to
love Jesus Christ above all things and to console thee
too by living a holy life, in order that one day I may be
able to see thee in Heaven. Amen.
A PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mystical Rose,
make intercession for holy Church, protect
the sovereign Pontiff, help all those who
invoke you in their necessities, and since
you are the ever Virgin Mary and Mother of
the true God, obtain for us from your most
holy Son the grace of keeping our faith, of
sweet hope in the midst of the bitterness of life of
burning charity, and the precious gift of final
perseverance. Amen.
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When you appeared in the grotto of Lourdes, you made

it a privileged sanctuary where you dispense your
favors, and where many sufferers have obtained the
cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal. I
come, therefore, with unbounded confidence to implore
your maternal intercession. My loving Mother, obtain
my request. I will try to imitate your virtues so that I
may one day share your company and bless you in
eternity. Amen.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA THE PARDON PRAYER

My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love
Thee!
I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do
not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee.
Most Holy Trinity Father, Son and Holy
Spirit- I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most
precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ,
present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation
for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences whereby
He is offended. And through the infinite merits of His
Most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I
beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners. Amen
OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO OUR LADY OF
THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
Conclude with (Say 3 Times):
Holy God,
Holy Mighty One,
Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Optional Closing Prayer
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of
compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase
Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not
despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence
submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy
itself.
1.2. 3 O'CLOCK PRAYER TO THE DIVINE MERCY
3 O'clock Prayer To The Divine Mercy
You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth

for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the
whole world.
O Fountain of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy,
envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon
us.
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the
Heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, I trust in
You.
O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate,

we dedicate and consecrate ourselves to
you under the title of Our Lady of the
Miraculous Medal.
May this Medal be for each one of us a sure
sign of your affection for us and a constant reminder of
our duties towards you. Ever while wearing it, may we
be blessed by your loving protection and preserved in
the grace of your Son. O most powerful Virgin, Mother
of our Saviour, keep us close to you every moment of
The Chaplet can be said anytime, but the Lord

specifically asked that it be recited as a novena.
He promised, "By this Novena (of Chaplets), I will grant
every possible grace to souls."
For each of the nine days, our Lord gave Saint
Faustina a different intention: all mankind, especially
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1.3. THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY AS A

NOVENA
sinners; the souls of priests and religious; all devout and

faithful souls; those who do not believe in God and those who
do not yet know Jesus; the souls who have separated
themselves from the Church; the meek and humble souls and
the souls of little children; the souls who especially venerate
and glorify His mercy; the souls detained in purgatory; and
souls who have become lukewarm.
"I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to
the fountain of My mercy, that they may draw therefrom
strength and refreshment and whatever grace they have need
of in the hardships of life, and especially at the hour of death."
We, too, can make a novena of prayer for these
intentions and others, especially by praying the Chaplet
of The Divine Mercy.
During the Solemn Novena leading to Divine Mercy
Sunday, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy should be offered
each day for the day's intentions.
Intentions for Each Day of the Novena

FIRST DAY
"Today bring to Me all mankind, especially all sinners,

and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. In this way
you will console Me in the bitter grief into which the loss of
souls plunges Me."
Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to
have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look
upon our sins but upon our trust which we place in
Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of
Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us
escape from It. We beg this of You by Your love which
unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all
mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded
in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the sake
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On March 25, 1945 Our Lady appeared in Amsterdam to

Ida Peerdeman (1996). This was the Cirst of 56
apparitions, which took place between 1945 and 1959.
OUR LADY OF ALL NATIONS
LORD JESUS CHRIST, SON OF THE
FATHER, SEND NOW YOUR SPIRIT OVER
THE EARTH.
LET THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVE IN THE HEARTS
OF ALL NATIONS, THAT THEY MAY BE
PRESERVED FROM DEGENERATION,
DISASTER AND WAR. MAY THE LADY OF
ALL NATIONS, THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, BE OUR
ADVOCATE. AMEN.
On July 6th, 1973, the first apparition of Our Lady to Sister

Agnes Sasagawa at Akita Japan.
EUCARISTIC PRAYER OF OUR LADY OF
AKITA JAPON
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, truly present
in the Holy Eucharist, I consecrate my
body and my soul to be entirely one with
Your Heart being sacrificed at every
instant on all the altars of the world and
giving praise to the Father, pleading for the
coming of His Kingdom. Please receive this humble
offering of myself. Use me as You will for the glory of
the Father and the salvation of souls. Most holy Mother
of God, never let me be separated from Your Divine
Son. Please defend and protect me as Your Special
Child. Amen.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES

Oh ever immaculate Virgin, Mother of
Mercy, Health of the Sick, Refuge of
Sinners, Comfortess of the Afflicted, you
know my wants, my troubles, my
sufferings. Look upon me with mercy.
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6. PRAYERS TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

O Holy Spirit, Spirit of wisdom and divine
love, impart Your knowledge, understanding, and
counsel to youth that they may know the vocation
wherein they can best serve God.
Give them courage and strength to follow
God's holy will.
Guide their uncertain steps, strengthen their
resolutions, shield their chastity, fashion their
minds, conquer their hearts, and lead them to the
vineyards where they will labor in God's holy
service. Amen.
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and

he that sat on him had a bow; and a
crown was given unto him: and he went
forth conquering, and to conquer.
Revelation 6:2
PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL
THE ARCHANGEL
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in
battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness
and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly
hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and
all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking
the ruin of souls.
Amen.
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of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we

may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever
and ever. Amen.
Do The Chaplet of Divine Mercy
SECOND DAY
"Today bring to Me the Souls of Priests and Religious,

and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they
who gave me strength to endure My bitter Passion.
Through them as through channels My mercy flows out
upon mankind."
Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is
good, increase Your grace in men and women
consecrated to Your service,* that they may perform
worthy works of mercy; and that all who see them may
glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the
company of chosen ones in Your vineyard - upon the
souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the
strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of
Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them
Your power and light, that they may be able to guide
others in the way of salvation and with one voice sing
praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end.
Amen.
* In the original text, Saint Faustina uses the pronoun "us" since she
was offering this prayer as a consecrated religious sister. The
wording adapted here is intended to make the prayer suitable for
universal use.
THIRD DAY
"Today bring to Me all Devout and Faithful Souls, and

immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. These souls
brought me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They
were a drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of
bitterness."
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Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your

mercy, You impart Your graces in great abundance to
each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most
Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from It.
We beg this grace of You by that most wondrous love
for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so
fiercely.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon
faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For
the sake of His sorrowful Passion, grant them Your
blessing and surround them with Your constant
protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the
treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts
of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless
mercy for endless ages. Amen.
FOURTH DAY
"Today bring to Me those who do not believe in God and

those who do not know Me, I was thinking also of them
during My bitter Passion, and their future zeal comforted
My Heart. Immerse them in the ocean of My mercy."
Most compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of
the whole world. Receive into the abode of Your Most
Compassionate Heart the souls of those who do not
believe in God and of those who as yet do not know
You. Let the rays of Your grace enlighten them that
they, too, together with us, may extol Your wonderful
mercy; and do not let them escape from the abode
which is Your Most Compassionate Heart.
souls of those who do not believe in You, and of those
who as yet do not know You, but who are enclosed in
the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to
the light of the Gospel. These souls do not know what
great happiness it is to love You. Grant that they, too,
may extol the generosity of Your mercy for endless
ages. Amen.
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Spirit, inspire us with horror of sin.

Spirit, come and renew the face of the earth.
Spirit, shed Thy light in our souls.
Spirit, engrave Thy law in our hearts.
Spirit, inflame us with the flame of Thy love.
Spirit, open to us the treasures of Thy graces.
Spirit, teach us to pray well.
Spirit, enlighten us with Thy heavenly inspirations.
Spirit, lead us in the way of salvation.
Spirit, grant us the only necessary knowledge.
Spirit, inspire in us the practice of good.
Spirit, grant us the merits of all virtues.
Spirit, make us persevere in justice.
Spirit, be Thou our everlasting reward.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the
world, Send us Thy Holy Spirit.
world, pour down into our souls the gifts of the Holy
Spirit.
world, grant us the Spirit of wisdom and piety.
V. Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of Thy faithful,
R. And enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.
Let us pray.
Grant, O merciful Father, that Thy Divine Spirit
may enlighten, inflame and purify us, that He may
penetrate us with His heavenly dew and make us
fruitful in good works, through Our Lord Jesus Christ,
Thy Son, Who with Thee, in the unity of the same
Spirit, liveth and reigneth, one God, forever and ever.
R. Amen.
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LITANY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Father all-powerful, have mercy on us. Jesus,
Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world, save
us. Spirit of the Father and the Son, boundless life of
both, sanctify us. Holy Trinity, hear us.
Holy Spirit, Who proceedest from the Father and
the Son, enter our hearts. Holy Spirit, Who art equal to
the Father and the Son, enter our hearts.
Promise of God the Father, have mercy on us.
Author of all good, Ray of heavenly light, have mercy
on us.
Source of heavenly water, have mercy on us.
Consuming fire, have mercy on us.
Ardent charity, have mercy on us.
Spiritual unction, have mercy on us.
Spirit of love and truth, have mercy on us.
Spirit of wisdom and understanding, have mercy on us.
Spirit of counsel and fortitude, have mercy on us.
Spirit of knowledge and piety, have mercy on us.
Spirit of the fear of the Lord, have mercy on us.
Spirit of grace and prayer, have mercy on us.
Spirit of peace and meekness, have mercy on us.
Spirit of modesty and innocence, have mercy on us.
Holy Spirit, the Comforter, have mercy on us.
Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier, have mercy on us.
Holy Spirit, Who governest the Church, have mercy on
us.
Gift of God, the Most High Spirit Who fillest the
universe, have mercy on us.
Spirit of the adoption of the children of God, have
mercy on us.
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*Our Lord's original words here were "the pagans." Since the
pontificate of Pope John XXIII, the Church has seen fit to replace this
term with clearer and more appropriate terminology.
FIFTH DAY
"Today bring to Me the Souls of those who have separated

themselves from My Church*, and immerse them in the
ocean of My mercy. During My bitter Passion they tore at
My Body and Heart, that is, My Church. As they return to
unity with the Church My wounds heal and in this way they
alleviate My Passion."
Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not
refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive into
the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls
of those who have separated themselves from Your
Church. Draw them by Your light into the unity of the
Church, and do not let them escape from the abode of
Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it about that
they, too, come to glorify the generosity of Your mercy.
souls of those who have separated themselves from
Your Son's Church, who have squandered Your
blessings and misused Your graces by obstinately
persisting in their errors. Do not look upon their errors,
but upon the love of Your own Son and upon His bitter
Passion, which He underwent for their sake, since they,
too, are enclosed in His Most Compassionate Heart.
Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great
mercy for endless ages. Amen.
*Our Lord's original words here were "heretics and schismatics,"
since He spoke to Saint Faustina within the context of her times. As
of the Second Vatican Council, Church authorities have seen fit not
to use those designations in accordance with the explanation given
in the Council's Decree on Ecumenism (n.3). Every pope since the
Council has reaffirmed that usage. Saint Faustina herself, her heart
always in harmony with the mind of the Church, most certainly
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would have agreed. When at one time, because of the decisions of

her superiors and father confessor, she was not able to execute Our
Lord's inspirations and orders, she declared: "I will follow Your will
insofar as You will permit me to do so through Your representative.
O my Jesus " I give priority to the voice of the Church over the voice
with which You speak to me" (497). The Lord confirmed her action
and praised her for it.
SIXTH DAY
Today bring to Me the Meek and Humble Souls and the

Souls of Little Children, and immerse them in My mercy.
These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They
strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as
earthly Angels, who will keep vigil at My altars. I pour out
upon them whole torrents of grace. I favor humble souls
with My confidence.
Most Merciful Jesus, You yourself have said,
"Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart."
Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate
Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little
children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy and
they are the heavenly Father's favorites. They are a
sweet-smelling bouquet before the throne of God; God
Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls
have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate
Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn
of love and mercy.
meek souls, upon humble souls, and upon little children
who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most
Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the
closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises
from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of
mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You
bear these souls and by the delight You take in them:
Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing
out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.
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COME HOLY SPIRIT,

CREATOR BLEST
(VENI, CREATOR SPIRITUS)
Come, Holy Spirit, Creator
blest, and in our souls take
up Thy rest; come with Thy
grace and heavenly aid to fill
the hearts which Thou hast
made.
O comforter, to Thee we cry,
O heavenly gift of God Most
High, O fount of life and fire of
love, and sweet anointing
from above.
Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts
are known; Thou, finger of
God's hand we own;
Thou, promise of the Father,
Thou Who dost the tongue
with power imbue.
Kindle our sense from above,
and make our hearts o'erflow
with love;
with patience firm and virtue
high the weakness of our
flesh supply.
Far from us drive the foe we
dread, and grant us Thy peace
instead; so shall we not, with
Thee for guide, turn from the
path of life aside.
Oh, may Thy grace on us

bestow the Father and the
Son to know; and Thee,
through endless times
confessed, of both the eternal
Spirit blest.
Now to the Father and the
Son, Who rose from death, be
glory given, with Thou, O Holy
Comforter, henceforth by all
in earth and heaven.
Amen.
PRAYER TO THE
HOLY SPIRIT
BY CARDINAL VERDIER
O Holy Spirit,
Love of the Father and the
Son,
Always inspire in me
What I must say,
How I must say it,
What I must refrain from
saying,
What I must write,
How I must act,
What I must do for Your
glory,
For the good of souls
And for my own satisfaction.
O Jesus, all my trust is in You.
Amen.
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NINTH DAY (Saturday, Vigil of Pentecost)
SEVENTH DAY
Thou, on those who evermore Thee confess and Thee

Adore, in Thy sevenfold gift, Descend; Give Them Comfort
when they die; Give them Life with Thee on high; Give them
joys which never end. Amen
THE FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT:
The gifts of the Holy Spirit perfect the supernatural
virtues by enabling us to practice them with greater
docility to divine inspiration. As we grow in the knowledge
and love of God under the direction of the Holy Spirit, our
service becomes more sincere and generous, the practice
of virtue more perfect. Such acts of virtue leave the heart
filled with joy and consolation and are known as Fruits of
the Holy Spirit. These Fruits in turn render the practice of
virtue more attractive and become a powerful incentive
for still greater efforts in the service of God, to serve
Whom is to reign.
PRAYER:
Come, O Divine Spirit, fill my heart with Thy
heavenly fruits, Thy charity, joy, peace, patience,
benignity, goodness, faith, mildness, and temperance,
that I may never weary in the service of God, but by
continued faithful submission to Thy inspiration may
merit to be united eternally with Thee in the love of the
Father and the Son. Amen.
1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 7 Glory be to the Father, the Act of

Consecration and the Prayer for the Seven Gifts
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Today bring to Me the Souls who especially venerate and

glorify My Mercy*, and immerse them in My mercy. These
souls sorrowed most over my Passion and entered most
deeply into My spirit. They are living images of My
Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special
brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the
fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at
the hour of death.
Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself,
receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate
Heart the souls of those who particularly extol and
venerate the greatness of Your mercy. These souls are
mighty with the very power of God Himself. In the
midst of all afflictions and adversities they go forward,
confident of Your mercy; and united to You, O Jesus,
they carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls
will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will
embrace them as they depart from this life.
souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute,
that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in
the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls
are a living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds of
mercy, and their hearts, overflowing with joy, sing a
canticle of mercy to You, O Most High! I beg You O
God: Show them Your mercy according to the hope and
trust they have placed in You. Let there be
accomplished in them the promise of Jesus, who said to
them that during their life, but especially at the hour of
death, the souls who will venerate this fathomless
mercy of His, He, Himself, will defend as His glory.
Amen.
*The text leads one to conclude that in the first prayer directed to
Jesus, Who is the Redeemer, it is "victim" souls and contemplatives
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that are being prayed for; those persons, that is, that voluntarily
offered themselves to God for the salvation of their neighbor (see
Col 1:24; 2 Cor 4:12). This explains their close union with the Savior
and the extraordinary efficacy
that their invisible activity has for others. In the second prayer,
directed to the Father from whom comes "every worthwhile gift and
every genuine benefit, "we recommend the "active" souls, who
promote devotion to The Divine Mercy and exercise with it all the
other works that lend themselves to the spiritual and material
uplifting of their brethren.
EIGHTH DAY
"Today bring to Me the Souls who are in the prison of

Purgatory, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy.
Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching
flames. All these souls are greatly loved by Me. They are
making retribution to My justice. It is in your power to
bring them relief. Draw all the indulgences from the
treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf. Oh, if
you only knew the torments they suffer, you would
continually offer for them the alms of the spirit and pay off
their debt to My justice."
Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that
You desire mercy; so I bring into the abode of Your
Most Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls
who are very dear to You, and yet, who must make
retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood
and Water which gushed forth from Your Heart put out
the flames of Purgatory, that there, too, the power of
Your mercy may be celebrated.
souls suffering in Purgatory, who are enfolded in the
Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg You, by the
sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the
bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was
flooded: Manifest Your mercy to the souls who are
under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in no other
way but only through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly
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PRAYER:
Come, O Spirit of Counsel, help and guide me in all
my ways, that I may always do Thy holy will. Incline my
heart to that which is good; turn it away from all that is
evil, and direct me by the straight path of Thy
commandments to that goal of eternal life for which I
long.

EIGHTH DAY (Friday, 7th Week of Easter)
Bend the stubborn heart and will, melt the frozen warm
the chill. Guide the steps that go astray!
THE GIFT OF WISDOM:
Embodying all the other gifts, as charity embraces
all the other virtues, Wisdom is the most perfect of the
gifts. Of wisdom it is written "all good things came to me
with her, and innumerable riches through her hands." It
is the gift of Wisdom that strengthens our faith, fortifies
hope, perfects charity, and promotes the practice of
virtue in the highest degree. Wisdom enlightens the mind
to discern and relish things divine, in the appreciation of
which earthly joys lose their savor, whilst the Cross of
Christ yields a divine sweetness according to the words of
the Saviour: "Take up thy cross and follow me, for my
yoke is sweet and my burden light.
PRAYER:
Come, O Spirit of Wisdom, and reveal to my soul
the mysteries of heavenly things, their exceeding
greatness, power and beauty. Teach me to love them
above and beyond all the passing joys and satisfactions
of earth. Help me to attain them and possess them for 1

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SIXTH DAY (Wednesday, 7th Week of Easter)
If Thou take Thy grace away, nothing pure in man will

stay, All his good is turn'd to ill.
THE GIFT OF UNDERSTANDING:
Understanding, as a gift of the Holy Spirit, helps us
to grasp the meaning of the truths of our holy religion BY
faith we know them, but by Understanding we learn to
appreciate and relish them. It enables us to penetrate the
inner meaning of revealed truths and through them to be
quickened to newness of life. Our faith ceases to be
sterile and inactive, but inspires a mode of life that bears
eloquent testimony to the faith that is in us; we begin to
"walk worthy of God in all things pleasing, and increasing
in the knowledge of God."
PRAYER:
Come, O Spirit of Understanding, and enlighten our
minds, that we may know and believe all the mysteries of
salvation; and may merit at last to see the eternal light in
Thy Light; and in the light of glory to have a clear vision
of Thee and the Father and the Son. Amen.

SEVENTH DAY (Thursday, 7th Week of Easter)
Heal our wounds--our strength renews; On our dryness

pour Thy dew, Wash the stains of guilt away.
beloved Son; for we firmly believe that there is no limit

to Your goodness and compassion. Amen.
NINTH DAY
"Today bring to Me the Souls who have become Lukewarm,

and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls
wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most
dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of
lukewarm souls. They were the reason I cried out: 'Father,
take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.' For them,
the last hope of salvation is to run to My mercy."
Most compassionate Jesus, You are Compassion
Itself. I bring lukewarm souls into the abode of Your
Most Compassionate Heart. In this fire of Your pure
love, let these tepid souls who, like corpses, filled You
with such deep loathing, be once again set aflame. O
Most Compassionate Jesus, exercise the omnipotence
of Your mercy and draw them into the very ardor of
Your love, and bestow upon them the gift of holy love,
for nothing is beyond Your power.
lukewarm souls who are nonetheless enfolded in the
Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of Mercy, I
beg You by the bitter Passion of Your Son and by His
three-hour agony on the Cross: Let them, too, glorify
the abyss of Your mercy. Amen.
THE GIFT OF COUNSEL:

The gift of Counsel endows the soul with
supernatural prudence, enabling it to judge promptly and
rightly what must done, especially in difficult
circumstances. Counsel applies the principles furnished
by Knowledge and Understanding to the innumerable
concrete cases that confront us in the course of our daily
duty as parents, teachers, public servants, and Christian
citizens. Counsel is supernatural common sense, a
priceless treasure in the quest of salvation. "Above all
these things, pray to the Most High, that He may direct
thy way in truth."
PROMISES OF THE DIVINE MERCY MADE

TO SAINT MARY FAUSTINA KOWALSKA
Promises who those who venerate the Divine Mercy image:
"Paint the image according to the pattern you see, with the
signature: Jesus, I trust in You. I desire that this image be venerated,
first in your chapel, and throughout the world." (Diary, 47)
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"I promise that the soul that shall venerate this image will not
perish." (Diary, 48)
"Jesus looked at me and said, Souls perish in spite of My bitter
Passion. I am giving them the last hope of salvation; that is the
Feast of My Mercy. If they will not adore My mercy, they will perish
for all eternity." (Diary, 965)
"My image already is in your soul. I desire that there be a
Feast of Mercy. I want this image, which you will paint with a brush,
to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter; that Sunday
is to be the Feast of Mercy." (Diary, 49)
"I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep
coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image
with the signature: 'Jesus, I trust in You'" (Diary, 327)
"I desire that the image be publicly honored." (Diary, 414)
"By means of this image, I shall be granting many graces to souls; so
let every soul have access to it." (Diary, 570)
Promises for Praying the Chaplet:
"Oh, what great graces I will grant to souls who say this
Chaplet. Write down these words, my daughter. Speak to the world
about My mercy; let all mankind recognize my unfathomable mercy.
It is a sign for the end times; after it will come the day of justice.
While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fount of my
mercy; let them profit from the blood and water which gushed forth
for them" (Diary, 848) .
"Say unceasingly the Chaplet that I have taught you.
Whoever will recite it, they will receive great mercy at the hour of
death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of
salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to
recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My
infinite mercy" (diary, 687).
The Promise Of The Grace Of Mercy For The Dying:
"It pleases me to grant everything souls ask of me by saying
the chaplet. When hardened sinners say it, I will fill their souls with
peace, and the hour of their death will be a happy one. Write this for
the benefit of distressed souls; when a soul sees and realizes the
gravity of its sins, when the whole abyss of the misery into which it
immersed itself is displayed before its eyes, let it not despair, but
with trust let it throw itself into the arms of My mercy, as a child
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hesitancy the most arduous tasks, to face dangers, to

trample under foot human respect, and to endure without
complaint the slow martyrdom of even lifelong tribulation.
"He that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved."
PRAYER:
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Fortitude, uphold my soul
in time of trouble and adversity, sustain my efforts after
holiness, strengthen my weakness, give me courage
against all the assaults of my enemies, that I may never
be overcome and separated from Thee, my God and
greatest Good. Amen.

FIFTH DAY (Tuesday, 7th Week of Easter)
Light immortal! Light Divine! Visit Thou these hearts of

Thine, And our inmost being fill!
THE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE:
The gift of Knowledge enables the soul to evaluate
created things at their true worth--in their relation to
God. Knowledge unmasks the pretense of creatures,
reveals their emptiness, and points out their only true
purpose as instruments in the service of God. It shows us
the loving care of God even in adversity, and directs us to
glorify Him in every circumstance of life. Guided by its
light, we put first things first, and prize the friendship of
God beyond all else. "Knowledge is a fountain of life to
him that possesseth it."
PRAYER:
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Knowledge, and grant
that I may perceive the will of the Father; show me the
nothingness of earthly things, that I may realize their
vanity and use them only for Thy glory and my own
salvation, looking ever beyond them to Thee, and Thy
eternal rewards. Amen.

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before my face forever, help me to shun all things that

can offend You, and make me worthy to appear before
the pure eyes of Your Divine Majesty in heaven, where
You live and reign in the unity of the ever Blessed Trinity,
God world without end. Amen.

THIRD DAY (7th Sunday of Easter or transferred

Ascension)
Thou, of all consolers best, Visiting the troubled breast,

Dost refreshing peace bestow.
THE GIFT OF PIETY:
The gift of Piety begets in our hearts a filial
affection for God as our most loving Father. It inspires us
to love and respect for His sake persons and things
consecrated to Him, as well as those who are vested with
His authority, His Blessed Mother and the Saints, the
Church and its visible Head, our parents and superiors,
our country and its rulers. He who is filled with the gift of
Piety finds the practice of his religion, not a burdensome
duty, but a delightful service. Where there is love, there
is no labor.
PRAYER:
Come, O Blessed Spirit of Piety, possess my heart.
Enkindle therein such a love for God, that I may find
satisfaction only in His service, and for His sake lovingly
submit to all legitimate authority. Amen.

FOURTH DAY (Monday, 7th Week of Easter)
Thou in toil art comfort sweet, Pleasant coolness in the

heat, solace in the midst of woe.
THE GIFT OF FORTITUDE:
By the gift of Fortitude the soul is strengthened
against natural fear, and supported to the end in the
performance of duty. Fortitude imparts to the will an
impulse and energy which move it to under take without
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into the arms of its beloved mother. Tell them no soul that has
called upon My mercy has been disappointed or brought to shame. I
delight particularly in a soul that has placed its trust in My
goodness. Write that when they say this Chaplet in the presence of
the dying, I will stand between My father and the dying person, not
as the Just Judge but as the Merciful Saviour" (Diary, 1541).
"At the hour of their death, I defend every soul that will say
this Chaplet as I do my own glory. When this Chaplet is said by the
bedside of a dying person, God's anger is placated and His
unfathomable mercy envelops the soul" (Diary, 811)
"I desire that this mercy flow out upon the whole world
through your heart. Let no one who approaches you go away
without that trust in my mercy, which I so ardently desire for souls.
Pray as much as you can for the dying. By your entreaties, obtain for
them trust in my mercy, because they have most need of trust, and
have it the least" (Diary, 1777)
Promises to all the apostles of Divine Mercy:
Souls who spread the honour of My mercy I shield through their
entire lives as a tender mother her infant (Diary 1075).
All those souls who will glorify My mercy and spread its worship,
encouraging others to trust in My mercy, will not experience terror
at the hour of death. My mercy will shield them in that final battle..."
(Diary 1540)
Promises who those who pray at 3oclock:
In this hour I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of
Me in virtue of My Passion. (Diary 1320).
In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others
simply by asking; it was the hour of grace for the whole world mercy triumphed over justice(Diary, 1572).
Promises who those who pray the Novena:
By this novena, I will grant every possible grace to souls.(Diary 796)
To priests who proclaim and extol My mercy, I will give wondrous
power; I will anoint their words and touch the hearts of those to
whom they will speak (Diary 1521).
For the sinners:
In short, the main reason that Jesus wanted this Feast to be
established is that He wanted to "throw a lifeline," so to speak, to
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souls who are perishing, souls who are drowning in sin and despair.
That lifeline is this Feast, with all the tremendous promises of
graces and benefits which Jesus attached to it. As He said to St.
Faustina, He wanted to make this Feast day a special "refuge and
shelter" for the "consolation" of souls. (Diary 1517), Jesus said: "the
Feast of My Mercy has issued forth from My very depths for the
consolation of the whole world." In short, Jesus gave us this Feast as
both a comfort and a lifeline for souls.
The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy
Communion:
shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.* [our
emphasis] On that day all the divine floodgates through which
grace flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even
though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it
of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity.
Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My
most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will I
contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity. The Feast of
Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire
that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter.
Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.
(Diary 699)
Promises who those who Trust:
The soul that trusts in My mercy is most fortunate, because I myself
take care of it. (Diary 1273)
The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel
only, and that is - trust. The more a soul trusts, the more it will
receive (Diary, 1578).
I have opened My Heart as a living fountain of mercy. Let all
souls draw life from it. Let them approach this sea of mercy with
great trust. Sinners will attain justification, and the just will be
strengthened in goodness (Diary, 1520).
Tell them no soul that has called upon My mercy has been
disappointed or brought to shame. I delight particularly in a soul
that has placed its trust in My goodness. (Diary 1541)
He who trusts in my Mercy will not perish, for all his affairs
are Mine, and his enemies will be shattered at the base of my
footstool (Diary, 723)
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THE HOLY SPIRIT:

Only one thing is important -- eternal salvation.
Only one thing, therefore, is to be feared--sin? Sin is the
result of ignorance, weakness, and indifference The Holy
Spirit is the Spirit of Light, of Strength, and of Love. With
His sevenfold gifts He enlightens the mind, strengthens
the will, and inflames the heart with love of God.
To ensure our salvation we ought to invoke the Divine
Spirit daily, for "The Spirit helpeth our infirmity. We know
not what we should pray for as we ought. But the Spirit
Himself asketh for us."
PRAYER:
Almighty and eternal God, Who hast vouchsafed to
regenerate us by water and the Holy Spirit, and hast
given us forgiveness all sins, vouchsafe to send forth
from heaven upon us your sevenfold Spirit, the Spirit of
Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and
fortitude, the Spirit of Knowledge and Piety, and fill us
with the Spirit of Holy Fear. Amen.

SECOND DAY (Saturday of 6th Week of Easter)
Come. Father of the poor. Come, treasures which endure;

Come, Light of all that live!
THE GIFT OF FEAR:
The gift of Fear fills us with a sovereign respect for
God, and makes us dread nothing so much as to offend
Him by sin. It is a fear that arises, not from the thought
of hell, but from sentiments of reverence and filial
submission to our heavenly Father. It is the fear that is
the beginning of wisdom, detaching us from worldly
pleasures that could in any way separate us from God.
"They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and in
His sight will sanctify their souls."
PRAYER:
Come, O blessed Spirit of Holy Fear, penetrate my
inmost heart, that I may set you, my Lord and God,
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2.1. THE SEVEN PRAYERS OF SAINT BRIDGET OF SWEDEN

(TO BE DONE DAILY FOR 12 YEARS)
PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
To be recited daily during the Novena
O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before

ascending into heaven did promise
to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your
work in the souls of Your Apostles
and Disciples, deign to grant the
same Holy Spirit to me that He may
perfect in my soul, the work of Your
grace and Your love. Grant me the
Spirit of Wisdom that I may
despise the perishable things of this
world and aspire only after the things that are eternal,
the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind
with the light of Your divine truth, the Spirit on
Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of
pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of
Fortitude that I may bear my cross with You and that
I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that
oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I
may know God and know myself and grow perfect in
the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I
may find the service of God sweet and amiable, and
the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving
reverence towards God and may dread in any way to
displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord with the sign of
Your true disciples, and animate me in all things with
Your Spirit. Amen.
The Novena begins on the day after the Solemnity of the

Ascension, Friday of the 6th Week of Easter, even if the
Solemnity of the Ascension is transferred to the 7th Sunday.
FIRST DAY (Friday after Ascension or Friday of 6th Week
of Easter)
Holy Spirit! Lord of Light! From Your clear celestial height,

Your pure beaming radiance give! Your pure beaming
radiance give!
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2.1. The Seven Prayers of Saint Bridget of

Sweden
|TO BE DONE DAILY FOR 12 YEARS|
O Jesus, now i wish to pray the lord's prayer seven

times in unity with the love with which you
sanctified this prayer in your heart.
Take it from my lips into your divine heart.
Improve and complete it so much that it brings as
much honor and joy to the trinity as you granted it
on earth with this prayer.
May these pour upon your holy humanity in
glorification to your painful wounds and the
precious blood that you spilled from them.
Amen.
1 OUR FATHER AND 1 HAIL MARY
1. THE CIRCUMCISION:
ETERNAL FATHER, THROUGH MARY'S
UNBLEMISHED HANDS AND THE DIVINE HEART OF
JESUS, I OFFER YOU THE FIRST WOUNDS, THE
FIRST PAINS, AND THE FIRST BLOODSHED AS
ATONEMENT FOR MY AND ALL OF HUMANITY'S
SINS OF YOUTH, AS PROTECTION AGAINST THE
FIRST MORTAL SIN, ESPECIALLY AMONG MY
RELATIVES.
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2. THE SUFFERING ON THE MOUNT OF
OLIVES:
JESUS, I OFFER YOU THE TERRIFYING SUFFERING
OF JESUS' HEART ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES AND
EVERY DROP OF HIS BLOODY SWEAT AS
SINS OF THE HEART, AS PROTECTION AGAINST
SUCH SINS AND FOR THE SPREADING OF DIVINE
AND BROTHERLY LOVE.
3. THE FLOGGING:
JESUS, I OFFER YOU THE MANY THOUSANDS OF
WOUNDS, THE GRUESOME PAINS, AND THE
PRECIOUS BLOOD OF THE FLOGGING AS
SINS OF THE FLESH, AS PROTECTION AGAINST
SUCH SINS AND THE PRESERVATION OF
INNOCENCE, ESPECIALLY AMONG MY RELATIVES.
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ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

To be recited daily and during the Novena
On my knees I before the great

multitude of heavenly witnesses I
offer myself, soul and body to You,
Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the
brightness of Your purity, the
unerring keenness of Your justice,
and the might of Your love. You are
the Strength and Light of my soul. In You I live and
move and am. I desire never to grieve You by
unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to
be kept from the smallest sin against You. Mercifully
guard my every thought and grant that I may always
watch for Your light, and listen to Your voice, and
follow Your gracious inspirations. I cling to You and
give myself to You and ask You, by Your compassion to
watch over me in my weakness. Holding the pierced
Feet of Jesus and looking at His Five Wounds, and
trusting in His Precious Blood and adoring His opened
Side and stricken Heart, I implore You, Adorable Spirit,
Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in Your grace that I
may never sin against You. Give me grace O Holy
Spirit, Spirit of the Father and the Son to say to You
always and everywhere, "Speak Lord for Your servant
heareth." Amen.
HOLY SPIRIT NOVENA

FOREWORD: The novena in honor of the Holy Spirit is the
oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of
Our Lord Himself when He sent His apostles back to Jerusalem
to await the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. It
is still the only novena officially prescribed by the Church.
Addressed to the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, it is a
powerful plea for the light and strength and love so sorely
needed by every Christian.
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5. SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND THE NINE FIRST FRIDAYS DEVOTION
behalf I offer unto Thee all Thy merits in union with

the merits of Thy Most Blessed Mother and of all
the Angels and Saints, together with all the Masses,
Communions, prayers and good works which are
this day being offered throughout Christendom.
O Most Holy Heart of Jesus, shower Thy blessings
in abundant measure upon the Thy Holy Church,
upon the Supreme Pontiff and upon all the clergy;
to the just grant perseverance; convert sinners;
enlighten unbelievers; bless our relations, friends
and benefactors; assist the dying; deliver the Holy
Souls in Purgatory; and extend over all hearts the
sweet empire of Thy love. Amen.
Prayer for Daily Neglects

ETERNAL FATHER, I offer You the Sacred Heart of
Jesus, with all its Love, all its Sufferings, and all its
Merits.
First, to expiate all the sins I have committed this
day and during all my life. Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in
the beginning, is now, and shall ever be, world
without end. Amen.
Second, to purify the good I have done poorly this
day and during all my life. Glory be, etc.
Third, to supply for the good I ought to have
done, and that I have neglected this day and all my
life. Glory be, etc.
_________________
HISTORY: Soon after death, a Poor Clare nun

appeared to her abbess, who was praying for her, and
said: "I went straight to Heaven because I paid all my
debts by virtue of this prayer."
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4. THE CROWNING OF THORNS:
JESUS, I OFFER YOU THE WOUNDS, THE PAINS,
AND THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS' HOLY HEAD
FROM THE CROWNING WITH THORNS AS
SINS OF THE SPIRIT, AS PROTECTION AGAINST
SUCH SINS AND THE SPREADING OF CHRIST'S
KINGDOM HERE ON EARTH.
5. THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS:
JESUS, I OFFER YOU THE SUFFERINGS ON THE
WAY OF THE CROSS, ESPECIALLY HIS HOLY
WOUND ON HIS SHOULDER AND ITS PRECIOUS
BLOOD AS ATONEMENT FOR MY AND ALL OF
HUMANITY'S REBELLION AGAINST THE CROSS,
EVERY GRUMBLING AGAINST YOUR HOLY
ARRANGEMENTS AND ALL OTHER SINS OF THE
TONGUE, AS PROTECTION AGAINST SUCH SINS
AND FOR TRUE LOVE OF THE CROSS.
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placing my entire confidence in Thee, O Heart of

Love, I hope all from Thine infinite Goodness.
Annihilate in me all that can displease or resist
Thee. Imprint Thy pure love so deeply in my heart
that I may never forget Thee or be separated from
Thee. I beseech Thee, through Thine infinite
Goodness, grant that my name be engraved upon
Thy Heart, for in this I place all my happiness and
all my glory, to live and to die as one of Thy
devoted servants. Amen.

6. THE CRUCIFIXION:
JESUS, I OFFER YOU YOUR SON ON THE CROSS,
HIS NAILING AND RAISING, HIS WOUNDS ON THE
HANDS AND FEET AND THE THREE STREAMS OF
HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD THAT POURED FORTH FROM
THESE FOR US, HIS EXTREME TORTURES OF THE
BODY AND SOUL, HIS PRECIOUS DEATH AND ITS
NON-BLEEDING RENEWAL IN ALL HOLY MASSES
ON EARTH AS ATONEMENT FOR ALL WOUNDS
AGAINST VOWS AND REGULATIONS WITHIN THE
ORDERS, AS REPARATION FOR MY AND ALL OF
THE WORLD'S SINS, FOR THE SICK AND THE
DYING, FOR ALL HOLY PRIESTS AND LAYMEN, FOR
THE HOLY FATHER'S INTENTIONS TOWARD THE
RESTORATION OF CHRISTIAN FAMILIES, FOR THE
STRENGTHENING OF FAITH, FOR OUR COUNTRY
AND UNITY AMONG ALL NATIONS IN CHRIST AND
HIS CHURCH, AS WELL AS FOR THE DIASPORA.
A prayer to release many souls from Purg

Purgatory each
time it is said and which was extended to include
living sinners as well.
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-- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Eternal Father, I offer You the most precious blood

of thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses
said throughout the world today, for all the Holy
Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for
sinners in the universal church, for those in my
own home and in my family.
Amen..
-- St. Gertrude the Great
Prayer for The Holy Souls

O Divine Heart of Jesus, grant I pray Thee, eternal
rest to the Souls in Purgatory, the final grace to
those who are about to die this day, true
repentance to sinners, the light of faith to pagans,
and Thy blessing to me and to all who are dear to
me. To Thee, therefore, O Most Merciful Heart of
Jesus, I commend all these souls, and in their
nor without receiving the sacraments; my heart shall

be their assured refuge at the last hour.
This devotion consists in attending Holy Mass and
receiving Holy Communion in reparation for those who
do not receive Our Lord, who do not love Him and who
wound Him by their sinful lives.
"I promise you, in the excessive mercy of My Heart, that
My all-powerful love will grant to all those who
communicate on the First Friday of nine consecutive
months, the grace of final penitence; they shall not die
in my disgrace, nor without receiving their
Sacraments, My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge
in this last moment."
-Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary-
Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart


7. THE PIERCING OF JESUS:
ETERNAL FATHER, ACCEPT AS WORTHY, FOR THE
NEEDS OF THE HOLY CHURCH AND AS ATONEMENT
FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND, THE PRECIOUS
BLOOD AND WATER WHICH POURED FORTH FROM
THE WOUND OF JESUS' DIVINE HEART. BE
GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL TOWARD US. BLOOD OF
CHRIST, THE LAST PRECIOUS CONTENT OF HIS
HOLY HEART, WASH ME OF ALL MY AND OTHERS'
GUILT OF SIN! WATER FROM THE SIDE OF CHRIST,
WASH ME CLEAN OF ALL PUNISHMENTS FOR SIN
AND EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES OF PURGATORY
FOR ME AND FOR ALL THE POOR SOULS. Amen
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, to Thee I consecrate and

offer up my person and my life, my actions, trials,
and sufferings, that my entire being may
henceforth only be employed in loving, honoring
and glorifying Thee. This is my irrevocable will, to
belong entirely to Thee, and to do all for Thy love,
renouncing with my whole heart all that can
displease Thee. I take Thee, O Sacred Heart, for
the sole object of my love, the protection of my
life, the pledge of my salvation, the remedy of my
frailty and inconstancy, the reparation for all the
defects of my life, and my secure refuge at the
hour of my death. Be Thou, O Most Merciful Heart,
my justification before God Thy Father, and screen
me from His anger which I have so justly merited. I
fear all from my own weakness and malice, but
If the soul praying these prayers dies before the entire twelve
years of prayers have been completed, the Lord will accept
them as having been prayed in their entirety, because the
intention of the soul was to complete them as directed. If a day
or a few days are missed due to a valid reason, they can be
made up for later, at the soul's earliest opportunity.
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OUR LORD MADE FIVE PROMISES TO ST. BRIDGET
1. THE SOUL WHO PRAYS THEM WILL SUFFER NO PURGATORY.

2. THE SOUL WHO PRAYS THEM WILL BE ACCEPTED AMONG THE
MARTYRS AS THOUGH HE HAD SPILLED HIS BLOOD FOR HIS
FAITH.
3. THE SOUL WHO PRAYS THEM CAN CHOOSE THREE OTHERS
WHOM JESUS WILL THEN KEEP IN A STATE OF GRACE SUFFICIENT
TO BECOME HOLY.
4. NO ONE IN THE FOUR SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS OF THE SOUL
WHO PRAYS THEM WILL BE LOST.
5. THE SOUL WHO PRAYS THEM WILL BE MADE CONSCIOUS OF
HIS DEATH ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE.
2.2. AVE MARIS STELLA AND PROMISES
Ave Maris Stella

Hail thou Star of Ocean, Portal of
the Sky, Ever Virgin Mother Of the
Lord Most High.
O! by Gabriels Ave, Uttered long
ago, Evas name reversing
Established peace below.
Break the captives fetters, Light on blindness
pour, All our ills expelling, Every bliss implore.
Show thyself a Mother, Offer Him our sighs,
Who for us incarnate, Did not thee despise.
Virgin of all Virgins, To thy shelter take us,
Gentlest of the gentle, Chaste and gentle make
us.
Still, as on we journey, Help our weak
endeavour, Till with thee and Jesus, We rejoice
forever.
Through the highest heaven, To the almighty
Three, Father, Son, and Spirit, One same glory
be. Amen.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotion
Promises To Those Who Sing Ave Maris Stella

During a riot at Rome, a mob came to the house
where St Bridget lived: a leader talked of burning Bridget
alive. She prayed to Our Lord to know if she should flee to
safety. Jesus advised her to stay: It doesnt matter if they
plot your death. My power will break the malice of your
enemies: if Mine crucified Me, it is because I permitted it.
Our Blessed Mother added: Sing as a group the
AVE MARIS STELLA and Ill guard you from every danger.
The Nine First Fridays Devotion And

The Twelve Promises Of The Sacred
Heart Made To St. Margaret Mary
With Added Prayer For Daily Neglect
and Prayer For The Holy Souls
1. I will give them all the graces
necessary for their state of life.
2. I will give peace in their families
3. I will console them in all their
troubles.
4. They shall find in my heart an
assured refuge during life and
especially at the hour of death.
5. I will pour abundant blessings on all
their undertakings.
6. Sinners shall find in my heart the source and infinite
ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall become fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall speedily rise to great perfection.
9. I will bless the homes in which the image of my
sacred heart shall be exposed and honored.
10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most
hardened hearts.
11. Those who propagate this devotion shall have their
name written in my heart, and it shall never be effaced.
12. The all-powerful love of my heart will grant to all
those who shall receive communion on the first friday
of nine consecutive months the grace of final
repentance; they shall not die under my displeasure,
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4. CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY & MEDITATIONS FOR

THE HOLY ROSARY OR TO BE USED IN THE FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTION
offenses and blasphemies committed against the

Immaculate
Heart of Mary:
(1) Blasphemies against the Immaculate Conception.
(2) Blasphemies against her virginity.
(3) Blasphemies against her divine maternity, in refusing
at the same time to recognize her as the Mother of men.
(4) The blasphemies of those who publicly seek to sow in
the hearts of children indifference to, or scorn or even
hatred of this Immaculate Mother.
(5) The offenses of those who outrage her directly in her
holy images.
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2.3. THE 15 PRAYERS JESUS GAVE TO SAINT BRIDGET OF SWEDEN

(TO BE DONE DAILY FOR 1 YEAR)
2.3.
2.3. The 15 prayers our Lord gave to Saint
Bridget of Sweden
THE FIRST PRAYER

O Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to those who
love Thee, joy surpassing all joy and all desire,
Salvation and Hope of all sinners, Who hast proved
that Thou hast no greater desire than to be among
men, even assuming human nature at the fullness
of time for the love of men, recall all the sufferings
Thou hast endured from the instant of Thy
conception, and especially during Thy Passion, as it
was decreed and ordained from all eternity in the
Divine plan.
Remember, O Lord, that during the Last Supper
with Thy disciples, having washed their feet, Thou
gavest them Thy Most Precious Body and Blood,
and while at the same time thou didst sweetly
console them, Thou didst foretell them Thy coming
Passion. Remember the sadness and bitterness
which Thou didst experience in Thy Soul as Thou
Thyself bore witness saying: "My Soul is sorrowful
even unto death."
Remember all the fear, anguish and pain that Thou
didst suffer in Thy delicate Body before the torment
of the Crucifixion, when, after having prayed three
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times, bathed in a sweat of blood, Thou wast

betrayed by Judas, Thy disciple, arrested by the
people of a nation Thou hadst chosen and elevated,
accused by false witnesses, unjustly judged by
three judges during the flower of Thy youth and
during the solemn Paschal season. Remember
that Thou wast despoiled of Thy garments and
clothed in those of derision; that Thy Face and Eyes
were veiled, that Thou wast buffeted, crowned with
thorns, a reed placed in Thy Hands, that Thou was
crushed with blows and overwhelmed with affronts
and outrages. In memory of all these pains and
sufferings which Thou didst endure before Thy
Passion on the Cross, grant me before my death
true contrition, a sincere and entire confession,
worthy satisfaction and the remission of all my
sins. Amen.
Saturday when my priests, for a just cause, allow the

faithful).
3. Pray 5 decades the Holy Rosary.
4. Keep Our Lady company for 15 minutes while
meditating on the
15 mysteries of the Holy Rosary.
This is to be done separately from the Rosary using one,
several or all of the mysteries.
5. The above 4 requirements must all be done with the
intention of making reparation to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary. Thus our purpose is to console and compassionate
the Immaculate Heart for the offenses she receives by those
who ungratefully reject her maternal intervention and
despise her prerogatives.
The Promises
1. The Virgin Mary's assistance at the hour of death with
the graces necessary for salvation.
2. Establishing devotion to the Immaculate Heart will
result in the salvation of souls and peace.
Why Five Saturdays?
First of all, Saturday has traditionally been set aside as a
day to honor Mary. For, on the first Holy Saturday
between the day of Jesus Crucifixion and that of his
Resurrection she alone remained steadfast in her Faith
that Jesus would rise again as He said. Beyond this, Sr. Lucy
relates the reason for five:
When I was in the chapel with Our Lord part of the
night of May 29-30, 1930, and I spoke to Our Lord about
this question, I suddenly felt myself
more intimately possessed by the Divine Presence and, if I
am not mistaken, this is what was revealed to me: My
daughter, the reason is simple. There are five types of
THE SECOND PRAYER

O Jesus! True liberty of angels, Paradise of
delights, remember the horror and sadness which
Thou didst endure when Thy enemies, like furious
lions, surrounded Thee, and by thousands of
insults, spits, blows, lacerations and other unheardof-cruelties, tormented Thee at will. In
consideration of these torments and insulting
words, I beseech Thee, O my Saviour, to deliver
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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. After this, the Blessed 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. Here it is
important to consider that reparation is to be made to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. Naturally, all reparation for
sin is directed to God the Father, through the Son, in the
Holy Ghost, but the Blessed Virgins unique role in the
salvation of mankind makes sin especially hurtful to her
Heart. And, making reparation means to make amends for
this harm that has been done to her.
Requirements
On the 1st Saturdays of 5 consecutive months:
1. Make a good Confession (This can be made within 8 days
before or after the first Saturday).
2. Receive Holy Communion (Regarding the difficulty that
some could meet in fulfilling this requirement on Saturday,
Our Lord told Sr. Lucy: The practice of this devotion will
be equally acceptable on the Sunday following the first
me from all my enemies, visible and invisible, and

to bring me, under Thy protection, to the perfection
of eternal salvation. Amen.
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THE THIRD PRAYER

1 OUR FATHER AND 1 HAIL MARY.
O Jesus! Creator of Heaven and earth Whom
nothing can encompass or limit, Thou Who dost
enfold and hold all under Thy Loving power,
remember the very bitter pain Thou didst suffer
when the Jews nailed Thy Sacred Hands and Feet
to the Cross by blow after blow with big blunt nails,
and not finding Thee in a pitiable enough state to
satisfy their rage, they enlarged Thy Wounds, and
added pain to pain, and with indescribable cruelty
stretched Thy Body on the Cross, pulled Thee from
all sides, thus dislocating Thy Limbs. I beg of Thee,
O Jesus, by the memory of this most Loving
suffering of the Cross, to grant me the grace to
fear Thee and to Love Thee. Amen.
THE FOURTH PRAYER
O Jesus! Heavenly Physician, raised aloft on the
Cross to heal our wounds with Thine, remember
the bruises which Thou didst suffer and the
weakness of all Thy Members which were distended
to such a degree that never was there pain like
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unto Thine. From the crown of Thy Head to the

Soles of Thy Feet there was not one spot on Thy
Body that was not in torment, and yet, forgetting
all Thy sufferings, Thou didst not cease to pray to
Thy Heavenly Father for Thy enemies, saying:
"Father forgive them for they know not what they
do." Through this great Mercy, and in memory of
this suffering, grant that the remembrance of Thy
Most Bitter Passion may effect in us a perfect
contrition and the remission of all our sins. Amen.
O Jesus! Mirror of eternal splendor, remember the

sadness which Thou experienced, when
contemplating in the light of Thy Divinity the
predestination of those who would be saved by the
merits of Thy Sacred Passion, Thou didst see at the
same time, the great multitude of reprobates who
would be damned for their sins, and Thou didst
complain bitterly of those hopeless lost and
unfortunate sinners. Through this abyss of
compassion and pity, and especially through the
goodness which Thou displayed to the good thief
when Thou saidst to him: "This day, thou shalt be
with Me in Paradise." I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus,
that at the hour of my death, Thou wilt show me
mercy. Amen.
commonly used in reference to only a third part of the

fifteen decades.
The gaining of the plenary indulgence is regulated by
the following norms:
1) The recitation of a third part only of the Rosary suffices;
but the five decades must be recited continuously.
2) The vocal recitation must be accompanied by pious
meditation on the mysteries.
3) In public recitation the mysteries must be announced in
the manner customary in the place; for private recitation,
however, it suffices if the vocal recitation is accompanied
by meditation on the mysteries.
FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTION
History of this Devotion
In the year of Our Lord, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary
appeared six different times to three shepherd children in
Fatima, Portugal with a most important message to the
world concerning the salvation of souls and world peace.
In her appearance on July 13th of that year she showed the
children a vision of hell and said:
You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go.
To save them, God wishes to establish in the world
devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you is
done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace...
I shall come to ask for... the Communion of reparation on
the first Saturdays. Eight years later, on December 10,
1925, the Blessed Virgin fulfilled her promise. On that day
Our Lady appeared with the Child Jesus to Lucy now
Sister Lucy, and the sole surviving seer of the 1917
apparitions in her convent in Pontevedra, Spain. She
placed one hand on Sr. Lucys shoulder and in the other
hand she showed her a Heart surrounded by thorns. The
Child Jesus said to her:
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THE FIFTH PRAYER



Indulgences
from Enchiridion indulgentiarum Recitation of the Marian
Rosary (Rosarii marialis recitatio)
An indulgence is the remission before God of the
temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already
been forgiven, a remission, which one of the faithful,
properly disposed and under certain definite conditions,
can acquire through the Church, which authoritatively
dispenses, applying the treasure of the satisfactions of
Christ and the Saints.
An indulgence is either PLENARY or PARTIAL,
depending upon whether it frees one from the whole or
from a part of the temporal punishment due to sin.
This means that one of the faithful who, with at least a
contrite heart, performs a work enriched with a partial
indulgence, is granted by the power of the Church that
same amount of remission of temporal punishment as he
has already obtained by the work itself. In other words, the
remission is doubled, and that as often as the work
prescribed is performed. A plenary indulgence means a
full remission of temporal punishment, provided that
several other conditions apply, in addition to the work
performed or prayer said.
A plenary indulgence is granted, if the Rosary is recited in
a church or public oratory or in a family group, a religious
Community or pious Association; a partial indulgence is
granted in other circumstances.
"Now the Rosary is a certain formula of prayer,
which is made up of fifteen decades of "Hail Marys" with
an "Our Father" before each decade, and in which the
recitation of each decade is accompanied by pious
meditation on a particular mystery of our Redemption."
(Roman Breviary) The name "Rosary," however, is
O Jesus! Inexhaustible Fountain of compassion,

Who by a profound gesture of Love, said from the
Cross: "I thirst!" suffered from the thirst for the
salvation of the human race. I beg of Thee O my
Saviour, to inflame in our hearts the desire to tend
toward perfection in all our acts; and to extinguish
in us the concupiscence of the flesh and the ardor
of worldly desires. Amen
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THE SIXTH PRAYER

O Jesus! Beloved and most desirable King,
remember the grief Thou didst suffer, when naked
and like a common criminal, Thou was fastened
and raised on the Cross, when all Thy relatives and
friends abandoned Thee, except Thy Beloved
Mother, who remained close to Thee during Thy
agony and whom Thou didst entrust to Thy faithful
disciple when Thou saidst to Mary: "Woman, behold
thy son!" and to St. John: "Son, behold thy
Mother!"
I beg of Thee O my Saviour, by the sword of
sorrow which pierced the soul of Thy holy Mother,
to have compassion on me in all my affliction and
tribulations, both corporal and spiritual, and to
assist me in all my trials, and especially at the hour
of my death. Amen.
THE SEVENTH PRAYER

THE EIGHTH PRAYER

O Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit,
by the bitterness of the vinegar and gall which
Thou didst taste on the Cross for Love of us, grant
us the grace to receive worthily Thy Precious Body
and Blood during our life and at the hour of our
death, that they may serve as a remedy and
consolation for our souls. Amen.
THE NINTH PRAYER
O Jesus! Royal virtue, joy of the mind, recall the
pain Thou didst endure when, plunged in an ocean
of bitterness at the approach of death, insulted,
outraged by the Jews, Thou didst cry out in a loud
voice that Thou was abandoned by Thy Father,
saying: "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken
me?"
Through this anguish, I beg of Thee, O my Saviour,
not to abandon me in the terrors and pains of my
death. Amen.
THE TENTH PRAYER
O Jesus! Who art the beginning and end of all
things, life and virtue, remembers that for our
sakes Thou was plunged in an abyss of suffering
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11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of

the Rosary.
12. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided
by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the
advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the
entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of
death
14. All who recite the Rosary are my children, and brothers
and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.
Blessing of the rosary
1. Sinners are forgiven.
2. Souls that thirst are refreshed.
3. Those who are fettered have their bonds broken.
4. Those who weep find happiness
5. Those who are tempted find peace.
6. The poor find help.
7. Religious are reformed.
8. Those who are ignorant are instructed.
9. The living learn to overcome pride.
10. The dead (the Holy Souls) have their pains eased by
suffrages.
Benefits of the rosary
1. It gradually gives us a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ.
2. It purifies our souls, washing away sin.
3. It gives us victory over all our enemies.
4. It makes it easy for us to practice virtue.
5. It sets us on fire with love of Our Lord.
6. It enriches us with graces and merits.
7. It supplies us with what is needed to pay all our debts to
God and to our fellow men; and finally, it obtains all kinds
of graces for us from Almighty God.
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THE 15 PROMISES
(GIVEN TO ST. DOMINIC AND
BLESSED ALAN DE LA ROCHE)
1 Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the

Rosary, shall receive powerful graces.
2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces
to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will
destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will
obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will
withdraw the hearts of people from the love of the world
and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal
things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this
means.
5. The soul which recommends itself to me by the
recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying
himself to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall
never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise
him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided
death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God, and
become worthy of eternal life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall
not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have
during their life and at their death the light of God and the
plentitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall
participate in the merits of the Saints in Paradise.
9. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been
devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high
degree of glory in Heaven.
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from the soles of Thy Feet to the crown of Thy

Head. In consideration of the enormity of Thy
Wounds, teach me to keep, through pure love, Thy
Commandments, whose way is wide and easy for
those who love Thee. Amen.
THE ELEVENTH PRAYER
O Jesus! Deep abyss of mercy, I beg of Thee, in
memory of Thy Wounds which penetrated to the
very marrow of Thy Bones and to the depth of Thy
being, to draw me, a miserable sinner,
overwhelmed by my offenses, away from sin and to
hide me from Thy Face justly irritated against me,
hide me in Thy wounds, until Thy anger and just
indignation shall have passed away. Amen.
THE TWELFTH PRAYER
O Jesus! Mirror of Truth, symbol of unity, bond of
charity, remember the multitude of wounds with
which Thou wast afflicted from head to foot, torn
and reddened by the spilling of Thy adorable Blood.
O great and universal pain, which Thou didst suffer
in Thy virginal flesh for love of us! Sweetest Jesus!
What is there that Thou couldst have done for us
which Thou has not done!
May the fruit of Thy suffering be renewed in my
soul by the faithful remembrance of Thy Passion,
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and may Thy love increase in my heart each day,

until I see Thee in eternity: Thou Who art the
treasure of every real good and every joy, which I
beg Thee to grant me, O Sweetest Jesus, in
heaven. Amen.
5. THE CORONATION OF MARY

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, in the eternal
splendor of heaven Jesus crowned you with
living light and gave you to us as our
heavenly Queen and intercessor.
You are our Queen and Mother forever, and
your Immaculate Heart is our refuge that leads us to
God. Teach us, dear Mother, to have a burning love for
your Immaculate Heart. Make us your slaves of love
and let us imitate your holy virtues every day of our
lives.
THE THIRTEENTH PRAYER

O Jesus! Strong Lion, Immortal and Invincible King,
remember the pain which Thou didst endure when
all Thy strength, both moral and physical, was
entirely exhausted, Thou didst bow Thy Head,
saying: "It is consummated!" Through this anguish
and grief, I beg of Thee Lord Jesus, to have mercy
on me at the hour of my death when my mind will
be greatly troubled and my soul will be in anguish.
Amen.
O IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, WE OFFER YOU THIS

DECADE IN REPARATION FOR THE SINS OF THOSE WHO
INSULT YOU DIRECTLY IN YOUR SACRED IMAGES. (FIVE FIRST
SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
THE FOURTEENTH PRAYER

O Jesus! Only Son of the Father, Splendor and
Figure of His Substance, remember the simple and
humble recommendation Thou didst make of Thy
Soul to Thy Eternal Father, saying: "Father, into
Thy Hands I commend My Spirit!" And with Thy
Body all torn, and Thy Heart Broken, and the
bowels of Thy Mercy open to redeem us, Thou didst
Expire. By this Precious Death, I beg of Thee O
King of Saints, comfort me and help me to resist
the devil, the flesh and the world, so that being
has given a new efficacy to the recitation of the Rosary to

such an extent that there is no problem, no matter how
difficult it is, wheter temporal or above all spiritual, in the
personal life of each one of us, of our families...that cannot
be solved by the Rosary. There is no problem, I tell you, no
matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the
prayer of the Holy Rosary."
Sister Lucia dos Santos
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"The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which we live


3. THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, ten days after
the ascension of Jesus you were gathered in
the upper room with the apostles when the
Holy Spirit descended in the form of parted
tongues, filling the hearts of the faithful with
the truths of the Christian faith. You prayed
unceasingly for the apostles as they preached the Good
News of Jesus to men in all lands. Teach us, dear
Mother, to imitate the charity of the Holy Spirit, who
unites and sanctifies all men who remain open to His
inspiration. Make us love one another with ardent
charity, so that unity and peace will change our
troubled world.
dead to the world I may live for Thee alone. I beg

of Thee at the hour of my death to receive me, a
pilgrim and an exile returning to Thee. Amen.

DECADE IN REPARATION FOR THE SINS COMMITTED
AGAINST YOUR DIVINE MATERNITY AND FOR THOSE WHO
REFUSE TO ACCEPT YOU AS MOTHER OF ALL MANKIND. (FIVE
FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
4. THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY INTO

HEAVEN
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, when your life
on earth was completed, Jesus took you,
body and soul, into the eternal kingdom of
heaven. What joy filled your Immaculate
Heart when you were re-united with your Divine Son
who told us that, only the pure of heart shall be close
to God. Teach us, dear Mother, to imitate your purity of
heart and to renounce everything that can spoil our
baptismal robe. Make us pure and humble of heart so
that we too can enjoy the eternal happiness of heaven
forever!

DECADE IN REPARATION FOR THE SINS OF THOSE WHO TRY
PUBLICLY TO IMPLANT IN CHILDRENS HEARTS
INDIFFERENCE, CONTEMPT AND EVEN HATRED TOWARD
YOU. (FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
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THE FIFTEENTH PRAYER

O Jesus! True and fruitful Vine! Remember the
abundant outpouring of Blood which Thou didst so
generously shed from Thy Sacred Body as juice
from grapes in a wine press. From Thy Side,
pierced with a lance by a soldier, blood and water
issued forth until there was not left in Thy Body a
single drop, and finally, like a bundle of myrrh lifted
to the top of the Cross Thy delicate Flesh was
destroyed, the very Substance of Thy Body
withered, and the Marrow of Thy Bones dried up.
Through this bitter Passion and through the
outpouring of Thy Precious Blood, I beg of Thee, O
Sweet Jesus, to receive my soul when I am in my
death agony. Amen.
CLOSING PRAYER:
O Sweet Jesus! Pierce my heart so that my tears of
penitence and love will be my bread day and night;
may I be converted entirely to Thee, may my heart
be Thy perpetual habitation, may my conversation
be pleasing to Thee, and may the end of my life be
so praiseworthy that I may merit Heaven and there
with Thy saints, praise Thee forever.
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St. Bridget of Sweden (13021373)

Mother, Widow, Foundress of the
Order of the Holy Savior Mystic,
Patron of Sweden
Proclaimed by John Paul II:
Patroness of Europe
Feast: July 23 - October 8
HISTORY:
St. Bridget of Sweden was born June 14, 1303 to Birger
Persson, a governor, judge and wealthy land owner and
Ingeborg Bengtsdotter, a deeply pious woman.
She married Prince Ulf Gudmarsson a noble and
pious man. They had eight children including St. Catherine
of Sweden. When her husband died in 1344 she devoted
herself to religious life.
In 1346 she founded the Order of the Most Holy Savior.
St. Bridget is known for the revelations she received on the
wounds and passion of Jesus, known as the 15 Prayers of
St. Bridget.
She died July 23, 1373 and was canonized on October 7,
1391.
Saint Bridget prayed for a long time to know how
many blows Our Lord suffered during His terrible Passion.
Rewarding her patience, one day He appeared to her and
said:
"I received 5475 blows upon My Body. If you wish to honor
each of them in some way pray the following prayers each
day for a whole year. When the year is over, you will have
honored each one of My Wounds." Our Lord gave many
promises to those who recite these prayers. Many people
have done this and benefited greatly.

SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
GLORIOUS MYSTERY(WEDNESDAY & SUNDAY)

1. THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, three days after
His death, Jesus rose from the dead all
radiant with power and glory. You did not go
to the tomb on Easter morning with the other
women but waited faithfully for Jesus to rise as He said
He would. What joy filled your Immaculate Heart when
Jesus appeared to you in the silence of your home!
Teach us, dear Mother, to imitate your lively faith in
the Risen Lord. Make us deepen our faith in your Son
by living an authentic Christian life.

AGAINST YOUR IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. (FIVE FIRST
SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
2. THE ASCENSION OF JESUS INTO

HEAVEN
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, forty days after
His glorious resurrection, Jesus ascended into
heaven in the presence of you and His
apostles. You then returned to Jerusalem and
began to pray for the Christian Church, offering your
prayers and sacrifices for its spiritual growth. In your
Immaculate Heart, you treasured all the memories of
your Son and hoped for the day when you would be
united with Him forever. Teach us, dear Mother, to
imitate your hope as we follow your Son in this valley
of tears. Make us long for the joys of heaven.

AGAINST YOUR PERPETUAL VIRGINITY. (FIVE FIRST
SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
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4. JESUS CARRIES HIS CROSS TO

CALVARY
O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, a
sword of sorrow pierced your Heart as you
saw your Son weighed down with the wood of
the Cross and suffering terribly with each painful step.
Oppressed and condemned, Jesus was led to Calvary
while the crowds laughed and mocked Him as a foolish
and crazy man. Teach us, dear Mother, to be more
patient in our daily life in imitating the suffering Christ
more faithfully. Make us carry our daily crosses with
patience and love and bring us into the intimacy of
your Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart.

5. THE CRUCIFIXION
O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary,
your Heart was pierced with the most painful
sword of sorrow as you saw Jesus brutally
nailed to the Cross where His body became
one continuous stream of blood. From the
Cross, Jesus gave you to us to be our spiritual Mother
and you are always close to the children who call out
your holy name in joy and in sorrow. After three long
hours of pain, you watched Jesus die a death of
redemptive love for the salvation of the world. Teach
us, dear Mother, to love one another as Jesus loves us,
so that our love will be proof to the world that God is
Infinite Love. Make us forgive our brothers from the
heart so peace may reign in us and in the world.

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MAGNIFICENT PROMISES
TO SAINT BRIDGET OF SWEDEN OUR LORD
GRANTS THESE PROMISES TO ALL WHO
DEVOUTLY RECITE THE 15 SAINT BRIDGET
PRAYERS EVERY DAY FOR A YEAR
1. I will deliver 15 souls of his lineage from purgatory.
2. 15 souls of his lineage will be confirmed and preserved in
grace.
3. 15 sinners of his lineage will be converted.
4. Whoever recites these prayers will attain the first degree
of perfection.
5. 15 days before his death, i will give him my precious
body in order that he may escape eternal starvation, i will
give him my precious blood to drink les the thirst eternally.
6. 15 days before his death he will feel a deep contrition for
all his sins and will have a perfect knowledge of them.
7. I will place before him the sign of my victorious cross for
his help and defence against the attacks of his enemies.
8. Before his death i shall come with my dearest beloved
mother.
9. I shall graciously receive his soul, and will lead him into
eternal joys.
10. And having led it there i shall give him a special
draught from the fountain of my deity, something i will not
do for those who have not recited my prayers.
11. Let it be known that whoever may have been living in a
state of mortal sin for 30 years, but who will recite
devoutly, or have the intention to recite these prayers, i the
lord will forgive him all his sins.
12. I shall protect him from strong temptations.
13. I shall preserve and guard his five senses.
14. I shall preserve him from a sudden death.
15. His soul will be delivered from eternal death.
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16. He will obtain all he asks for from god and the blessed
virgin.
17. If he has lived all his life doing his own will and he is to
die the next day, his life will be prolonged.
18. Every time one recites these prayers he gains 100 days
indulgence.
19. He is assured of being joined to the supreme choir of
angels.
20. Whoever teaches these prayers to another will have
continual joy and merit which will last throughout
eternity.
There where these prayers are being said or will be said in
the future, god is present with his grace.
SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
2. THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR
your Heart was nearly broken when you heard
Pontius Pilate give the order to have Jesus
scourged at the pillar. Your eyes saw Jesus
humiliated when the soldiers stripped off His clothes
and scourged Him till His body dripped with blood.
Teach us, dear Mother, to mortify our senses and to
lead pure and chaste lives for the glory of your Son.
Make us understand all that Jesus suffered for love of
us and help us to love Him with undivided hearts.

SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
3. THE CROWNING WITH THORNS
after scourging Jesus the soldiers wanted to
humiliate Him even more by mocking Him as
a king. O Mother, you saw Jesus being
crowned with sharp thorns as blood streamed
down His sorrowful face. The soldiers genuflected
before Jesus and spit into His blood-covered face. Jesus
stood in silence offering this bitter mystery to the
Father for the redemption of mankind. Teach us, dear
Mother, to accept all humiliations as Jesus did, and let
us grow in the holy virtue of humility. Make us
recognize we are but sinful children and that anything
good in us belongs to God, the Author of life.
Note from THE PIETA PRAYER BOOKLET

Parents and teachers who read them to young infants for
at least one year will assure their being preserved for life
from any grave accident which would involve the loss of
one of their five senses.

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your Divine Son forever. Make us daily fix our gaze on

the radiant Holy Face of Jesus, shining in all His glory
on Mount Tabor, Who is the way, the truth and the life!
5. THE INSTITUTION OF THE HOLY
EUCHARIST
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, at the Last
Supper, Jesus gave Himself to us in the
Holy Eucharist and promised to be with us
always in this great sacrament of His love.
Teach us, dear Mother, to have a deep love for Jesus in
the Holy Eucharist, to receive Him worthily in the state
of grace, to show proper reverence to Him in the
Blessed Sacrament while realizing the importance of
how much Jesus loves us and how much we should
strive to love Him every day of our lives especially as
our Eucharistic King! Make us desire to receive Jesus in
Holy Communion as often as we can so as to be closely
united with Him in life, and at the hour of our death.
SORROWFUL MYSTERY (TUESDAY & FRIDAY)

1. THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN
your Divine Son, in the Garden of Olives,
began to suffer His sorrowful passion. Jesus
suffered so much that He prayed to the
Father, If it be possible, take these sufferings
from Me. But let it be as You, not I, would have it. His
sufferings forced blood to issue forth from His pores.
Even though Jesus sufferings were painful, He
accepted the will of God and embraced His passion like
a silent lamb for the redemption of the world. Teach us,
dear Mother, to accept the will of God in our own lives
and to be obedient even unto death. Make us deny
ourselves in small things and lead us to the royal road
of Calvary.

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3. ROSARY OF THE SEVEN SORROWS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

(TO BE DONE DAILY)
ROSARY OF THE SEVEN SORROWS

OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
ACT OF CONTRITION
O MY GOD I AM HEARTILY SORRY FOR
HAVING OFFENDED THEE, AND I DETEST ALL MY
SINS BECAUSE I DREAD THE LOSS OF HEAVEN
AND THE PAINS OF HELL; BUT MOST OF ALL
BECAUSE THEY OFFEND THEE MY GOD, WHO ART
ALL GOOD AND DESERVING OF ALL MY LOVE.
I FIRMLY RESOLVE WITH THE HELP OF THY
GRACE TO CONFESS MY SINS, TO DO PENANCE
AND TO AMEND MY LIFE. AMEN.
FIRST SORROW - THE PROPHECY OF

SIMEON. (LUKE II, 34-35.)
"And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary

his mother: behold this child is set for the fall
and for the resurrection of many in Israel,
and for a sign which shall be contradicted;
and thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that
out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed."
HOW GREAT WAS THE SHOCK TO MARY'S HEART AT
HEARING THE SORROWFUL WORDS, IN WHICH HOLY SIMEON
TOLD THE BITTER PASSION AND DEATH OF HER SWEET JESUS,
SINCE IN THAT SAME MOMENT SHE REALIZED IN HER MIND ALL
THE INSULTS, BLOWS, AND TORMENTS WHICH THE IMPIOUS
MEN WERE TO OFFER TO THE REDEEMER OF THE WORLD. BUT A
STILL SHARPER SWORD PIERCED HER SOUL. IT WAS THE
THOUGHT OF MEN'S INGRATITUDE TO HER BELOVED SON. NOW
CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR SINS YOU ARE UNHAPPILY
AMONG THE UNGRATEFUL.
-1 OUR FATHER, 7 HAIL MARY & 1 GLORY BE TO THE FATHER-
SECOND SORROW - THE FLIGHT INTO

EGYPT. (MATT. II, 13-14.)
"And after they (the wise men) were

departed, behold an angel of the lord
appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: arise and
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(TO BE DONE DAILY)

take the child and his mother and fly into Egypt: and be
there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that
herod will seek the child to destroy him. Who arose and
took the child and his mother by night, and retired into
Egypt: and he was there until the death of herod."
banquet, Do whatever He tells you, which shows us

how powerful your intercession is with your Divine Son.
Jesus performed the first of His miracles and changed
common water into choice wine astonishing those who
witnessed the event which enabled His disciples to
believe in Him.
Teach us, dear Mother, to become great disciples and
believers in your Son. Make us always pray for
assistance from Jesus and you in all our needs and
concerns, trusting that our prayers will be answered in
accord with the will of God.
CONSIDER THE SHARP SORROW WHICH MARY FELT

WHEN, ST. JOSEPH BEING WARNED BY AN ANGEL, SHE HAD TO
FLEE BY NIGHT IN ORDER TO PRESERVE HER BELOVED CHILD
FROM THE SLAUGHTER DECREED BY HEROD. WHAT ANGUISH
WAS HERS, IN LEAVING JUDEA, LEST SHE SHOULD BE
OVERTAKEN BY THE SOLDIERS OF THE CRUEL KING! HOW
GREAT HER PRIVATIONS IN THAT LONG JOURNEY! WHAT
SUFFERINGS SHE BORE IN THAT LAND OF EXILE, WHAT
SORROW AMID THAT PEOPLE GIVEN TO IDOLATRY! BUT
CONSIDER HOW OFTEN YOU HAVE RENEWED THAT BITTER
GRIEF OF MARY, WHEN YOUR SINS HAVE CAUSED HER SON TO
FLEE FROM YOUR HEART.
THIRD SORROW - THE LOSS OF THE

CHILD JESUS IN THE TEMPLE.
(LUKE II, 43-45.)
"And having fulfilled the days, when they

returned, the child Jesus remained in
Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not.
And thinking that he was in the company,
they came a day's journey, and sought him among their
kinsfolk and acquaintance. And not finding him, they
returned into Jerusalem, seeking him."
HOW DREAD WAS THE GRIEF OF MARY, WHEN SHE SAW
THAT SHE HAD LOST HER BELOVED SON! AND AS IF TO
INCREASE HER SORROW, WHEN SHE SOUGHT HIM DILIGENTLY
AMONG HER KINSFOLK AND ACQUAINTANCE, SHE COULD HEAR
NO TIDINGS OF HIM. NO HINDRANCES STAYED HER, NOR
WEARINESS, NOR DANGER; BUT SHE FORTHWITH RETURNED TO
JERUSALEM, AND FOR THREE LONG DAYS SOUGHT HIM
SORROWING. GREAT BE YOUR CONFUSION, O MY SOUL, WHO
HAS SO OFTEN LOST YOUR JESUS BY YOUR SINS, AND HAS
GIVEN NO HEED TO SEEK HIM AT ONCE, A SIGN THAT YOU MAKE
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3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF

GOD
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, with humility
and authority, Jesus proclaimed the Kingdom
of God to the entire world by calling us to
reform our lives and to believe in His words.
Teach us, dear Mother, to daily reform our lives so as
to become closer to Jesus. Make us turn away from sin
by having a great devotion to the Sacrament of
Reconciliation, where the Mercy of God is waiting to fill
us with light, peace and grace. Make us proclaim the
Kingdom of God by always praying your Holy Rosary
and by actively spreading this prayer throughout the
world!
4. THE TRANSFIGURATION
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, on Mount
Tabor, Jesus, together with Moses and Elijah,
appeared transfigured to Peter, John and
James. The three disciples were lost in the
contemplation of Jesus radiant in glory. From
a cloud, the heavenly Father said: This is My beloved
Son...listen to Him.
Teach us, dear Mother, to listen to the Divine Word of
Jesus in His Gospels which teaches us how to live a
holy life on earth so we can live in heaven with you and
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(TO BE DONE DAILY)

VERY LITTLE OR NO ACCOUNT OF THE PRECIOUS TREASURE OF

DIVINE LOVE.
5. THE FINDING OF JESUS IN THE

TEMPLE
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, after three long
days, you and St. Joseph found Jesus in the
Temple in the midst of the teachers of the
Jewish Law. Out of obedience, Jesus returned
to Nazareth with you and St. Joseph and grew in
strength and grace before God and man.
Teach us, dear Mother, to be obedient to your message
of Fatima, where you call us to a more perfect union
with your Divine Son through devotion to your
Immaculate Heart.

SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
LUMINOUS MYSTERIES (THURSDAY)

1. THE BAPTISM OF JESUS
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, when Jesus was
baptized in the Jordan by Saint John the
Baptist, the voice of our heavenly Father said:
You are My beloved Son. On You My favor
rests. Then the Holy Spirit descended on
Jesus in the form of a dove. Teach us, dear Mother, to
be open to the Holy Spirit Who speaks to us in the
silence of our hearts, so we can be filled with light and
grace and do the Fathers will in all things. Make us
faithful to our baptismal promises to love God and to
serve Him in others.
2. THE WEDDING AT CANA
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, at the wedding
feast at Cana you noticed the wedding party
needed help and you asked your beloved Son
for His grace. You told the attendants at the
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FOURTH SORROW - THE MEETING OF

JESUS AND MARY ON THE WAY OF THE
CROSS. (LUKE XXIII, 27.)
"And there followed him a great multitude

of people, and of women, who bewailed and
lamented him."
COME, O YE SINNERS, COME AND SEE IF YE CAN
ENDURE SO SAD A SIGHT. THIS MOTHER, SO
TENDER AND LOVING, MEETS HER BELOVED
SON, MEETS HIM AMID AN IMPIOUS RABBLE, WHO DRAG HIM TO
A CRUEL DEATH, WOUNDED, TORN BY STRIPES, CROWNED WITH
THORNS, STREAMING WITH BLOOD, BEARING HIS HEAVY
CROSS. AH, CONSIDER, MY SOUL, THE GRIEF OF THE BLESSED
VIRGIN THUS BEHOLDING HER SON! WHO WOULD NOT WEEP AT
SEEING THIS MOTHER'S GRIEF? BUT WHO HAS BEEN THE CAUSE
OF SUCH WOE? I, IT IS I, WHO WITH MY SINS HAVE SO
CRUELLY WOUNDED THE HEART OF MY SORROWING MOTHER!
AND YET I AM NOT MOVED; I AM AS A STONE, WHEN MY HEART
SHOULD BREAK BECAUSE OF MY INGRATITUDE.
FIFTH SORROW - THE CRUCIFIXION.

(JOHN XIX, L8-25-27.)
"They crucified him. Now there stood by the

cross of Jesus, his mother. When Jesus
therefore had seen his mother and the
disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to
his mother: woman: behold thy son. After
that he saith to the disciple: behold thy
mother."
LOOK, DEVOUT SOUL, LOOK TO CALVARY, WHEREON ARE
RAISED TWO ALTARS OF SACRIFICE, ONE ON THE BODY OF
JESUS, THE OTHER ON THE HEART OF MARY. SAD IS THE SIGHT
OF THAT DEAR MOTHER DROWNED IN A SEA OF WOE, SEEING
HER BELOVED SON, PART OF HER VERY SELF, CRUELLY NAILED
TO THE SHAMEFUL TREE OF THE CROSS. AH ME! HOW EVERY
BLOW OF THE HAMMER, HOW EVERY STRIPE WHICH FELL ON
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(TO BE DONE DAILY)

THE SAVIOUR'S FORM, FELL ALSO ON THE DISCONSOLATE

SPIRIT OF THE VIRGIN. AS SHE STOOD AT THE FOOT OF THE
CROSS, PIERCED BY THE SWORD OF SORROW, SHE TURNED
HER EYES ON HIM, UNTIL SHE KNEW THAT HE LIVED NO
LONGER AND HAD RESIGNED HIS SPIRIT TO HIS ETERNAL
FATHER. THEN HER OWN SOUL WAS LIKE TO HAVE LEFT THE
BODY AND JOINED ITSELF TO THAT OF JESUS.
3. THE BIRTH OF JESUS

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, in complete
detachment you traveled to Bethlehem to
fulfill the prophecy that the messiah would be
born in King Davids city. The trip was filled
with much inconveniences, especially when
St. Joseph, your holy and chaste husband, told you
there was no room in the inn. In poor surroundings you
bore your only Son with joy and peace and became the
Mother of God. Teach us, dear Mother, to be detached
from the things of the world and from all things that
can hinder our union with Jesus. Let us love poverty,
privations and inconveniences just as you did. Make us
treasure the spiritual meaning of Jesus birth and life in
our hearts, as you did with each passing moment of
your holy life.
SIXTH SORROW - THE TAKING DOWN

OF THE BODY OF JESUS FROM THE
CROSS. (MARK XV, 43-46.)
"Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counselor,

came and went in boldly to pilate, and
begged the body of Jesus. And Joseph buying
fine linen, and taking him down, wrapped
him up in the fine linen."
CONSIDER THE MOST BITTER SORROW WHICH RENT THE
SOUL OF MARY, WHEN SHE SAW THE DEAD BODY OF HER DEAR
JESUS ON HER KNEES, COVERED WITH BLOOD, ALL TORN WITH
DEEP WOUNDS. O MOURNFUL MOTHER, A BUNDLE OF MYRRH,
INDEED, IS THY BELOVED TO THEE. WHO WOULD NOT PITY
THEE? WHOSE HEART WOULD NOT BE SOFTENED, SEEING
AFFLICTION WHICH WOULD MOVE A STONE? BEHOLD JOHN NOT
TO BE COMFORTED, MAGDALEN AND THE OTHER MARY IN DEEP
AFFLICTION, AND NICODEMUS, WHO CAN SCARCELY BEAR HIS
SORROW.
SEVENTH SORROW - THE BURIAL OF

JESUS. (JOHN XIX, 41-42.)
"Now there was in the place where he was

crucified, a garden; and in the garden a new
sepulcher, wherein no man yet had been laid.
There, therefore, because of the parasceve of
the Jews, they laid Jesus, because the
sepulcher was nigh at hand."
CONSIDER THE SIGHS WHICH BURST FROM MARY'S SAD
HEART WHEN SHE SAW HER BELOVED JESUS LAID WITHIN THE
TOMB. WHAT GRIEF WAS HERS WHEN SHE SAW THE STONE
LIFTED TO COVER THAT SACRED TOMB! SHE GAZED A LAST
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4. THE PRESENTATION OF JESUS IN THE

TEMPLE
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, forty days after
the birth of Jesus, in obedience to the law of
Moses, you went to the Temple with St.
Joseph to present Jesus to God and to submit
yourself to the law of Purification. This law didnt apply
to you or Jesus, but you submitted yourself to it to
show us how obedient you want us to be.
Teach us, dear Mother, true purity of heart so we can
love God more and prove our love for Him by being
obedient to the Magisterium of the Church. Make us
faithfully obey our Holy Father, the Pope, and all
bishops and clergy in union with him.

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MEDITATIONS TO BE USED WHEN PRAYING THE

DAILY HOLY ROSARY OR WHEN DOING THE FIVE
FIRST SATURDAYS DEVOTION
(JOYFUL, SORROWFUL, GLORIOUS)
JOYFUL MYSTERIES (MONDAY & SATURDAY)

1. THE ANNUNCIATION
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, God prepared
you to become the Mother of His Divine Son
by making you full of grace, immaculate from
the first moment of your conception.
God sent His messenger from heaven to ask
you to consent to be the Mother of our Savior. You
humbly called yourself the handmaiden of the Lord,
and the plan of redemption began. Teach us dear
Mother, to imitate your humility, which pleased God so
much. Make us love silence in our daily lives so we too
can hear God speaking to us in our hearts.

(TO BE DONE DAILY)
TIME ON THE LIFELESS BODY OF HER SON, AND COULD SCARCE

DETACH HER EYES FROM THOSE GAPING WOUNDS. AND WHEN
THE GREAT STONE WAS ROLLED TO THE DOOR OF THE
SEPULCHER, OH, THEN INDEED HER HEART SEEMED TORN FROM
HER BODY!
Three "Hail Marys" are said at the end, in honor of the

Tears of Our Sorrowful Mother.
LET US PRAY
O GOD, AT WHOSE PASSION, ACCORDING TO
THE PROPHECY OF SIMEON, A SWORD OF SORROW
DID PIERCE THROUGH THE MOST SWEET SOUL OF
THE GLORIOUS VIRGIN AND MOTHER MARY;
GRANT THAT WE, WHO COMMEMORATE AND
REVERENCE HER SORROWS, MAY EXPERIENCE THE
BLESSED EFFECT OF THY PASSION, WHO LIVEST
AND REIGNEST WORLD WITHOUT END. AMEN.

SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
2. THE VISITATION
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, in charity you
traveled to assist your cousin Elizabeth, who
was six months with child. You were the first
one to bring the Good News of Jesus to
others. When Elizabeth heard your sweet
voice, she was filled with the Holy Spirit, her baby was
sanctified in her womb, and she called you the most
blessed among women. Teach us dear Mother, to be
charitable to all we meet in our daily lives; to be
patient and kind to everyone without distinction. Make
us love to serve others while we deny ourselves for the
sake of imitating you and Jesus.

SATURDAYS DEVOTION)
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(TO BE DONE DAILY)

To the practice of daily praying seven Hail Marys while

meditating on our ladys tears and sorrows.
These seven promises were revealed to St. Bridget of
Sweden:
1. I will grant peace to their families.
2. They will be enlightened about the Divine Mysteries.
3. I will console them in their pains and I will accompany
them in their work.
4. I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it
does not oppose the adorable will of my Divine Son or the
sanctification of their souls.
5. I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the
infernal enemy and I will protect them at every instant of
their lives.
6. I will visibly help them at the moment of their death
they will see the face of their mother.
7. I have obtained this grace from my Divine Son, that
those who propagate this devotion to my tears and
sorrows will be taken directly from this earthly life to
eternal happiness, since all their sins will be forgiven and
my Son will be their eternal consolation and joy.
According to St. Alphonsus de Liguori (the Glories of Mary)
it was revealed to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary that at the
request of our Lady, our lord promised four principal
graces to those devoted to her sorrows:
1. That those who before death invoke the Divine Mother
in the name of her sorrows will obtain true repentance of
all their sins;
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, 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, and sitteth at the right hand of
God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall 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
THE OUR FATHER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 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.
THE 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
GLORY BE TO THE FATHER
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.
The Fatima prayer: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us
from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially
those in most need of Your Mercy".
(Our Lady at Fatima, 13th July 1917)
The Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! our life, our sweetness, and
our hope! To thee do 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 toward us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed
fruit of thy womb, Jesus; O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Amen.
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GRACES AND PROMISES ATTACHED TO THE

PRACTICE OF THE DEVOTION IN HONOR OF
THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SORROWING

HOW TO PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY?

1. Make the SIGNAL OF THE CROSS follow by
THE APOSTLES' CREED
2. Pray the OUR FATHER
3. Pray 3 HAIL MARY and GLORY BE TO THE
FATHER.
4. Announce the 1st MISTERY, READ THE
MEDITATION and Pray the OUR FATHER
5. Pray 10 HAIL MARY, GLORY BE TO THE
FATHER and THE FATIMA PRAYER.
6. Announce the 2nd MISTERY, READ THE
8. Announce the 3rd MISTERY, READ THE
10. Announce the 4th MISTERY, READ THE MEDITATION and Pray the
OUR FATHER
11. Pray 10 HAIL MARY, GLORY BE TO THE FATHER and THE FATIMA
PRAYER.
12. Announce the 5th MISTERY, READ THE MEDITATION and Pray the
OUR FATHER
13. Pray 10 HAIL MARY, GLORY BE TO THE FATHER and THE FATIMA
PRAYER.
14. Pray THE HAIL HOLY QUEEN and end with the SIGNAL OF THE CROSS

(TO BE DONE DAILY)
2. That He will protect all who have this devotion in their

tribulations,
And will protect them especially at the hour of death;
3. That He will impress on their minds the remembrance of
His passion;
4. That He will place such devout servants in Mother
Marys hands to do with them as she wishes and to obtain
for them all the graces She desires.
JOYFUL MYSTERY
SORROWFUL MYSTERY
MONDAY & SATURDAY
TUESDAY & FRIDAY
1. The Annunciation of the Lord to Mary 1. The Agony of Jesus in the
Garden
2. The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
3. The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ 2. The Scourging at the Pillar
4. The Presentation of our Lord
3. Jesus is Crowned with Thorns
5. Finding Jesus in the Temple at age 12 4. Jesus Carried the Cross
5. The Crucifixion of our Lord
GLORIOUS MYSTERY
WEDNESDAY & SUNDAY
LUMINOUS MYSTERY
THURSDAY
1. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
2. The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven
1. The Baptism in the Jordan
3. The Descent of the Holy Ghost
2. The Wedding at Cana
4. Assumption of Mary into Heaven
3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom
5. Mary is Crowned as Queen of Heaven 4. The Transfiguration
and Earth
5. The Institution of the Eucharist
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Act of Consecration to
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
Virgin of Ftima, Mother of Mercy,
Queen of Heaven and the Earth, refuge of
the sinners, we, adhering to the Marian
Movement, we consecrate ourselves in a
very special way to Your Immaculate
Heart.
With this act of consecration we
want to live with You and through You,
all the commitments imposed in our baptismal
consecration; we commit ourselves to make within us
that inner conversion, so required by the Gospel, that
liberates us from all attachment to ourselves and from
the easy commitments with the world, to be, like You,
always available to make the Will of the Father.
And while we want to entrust you, sweetest and
merciful Mother, our existence and Christian vocation, so
that You do with them as you see fit for your designs of
salvation, at this decisive hour that weighs on the world,
we commit ourselves to live it according to Your desires,
insofar as what it refers to a renewed spirit of prayer and
penance, to the devoted and fervent participation in the
celebration of the Eucharist and to the apostolate, the
daily prayer of the Holy Rosary and to an austere way of
life, according to the Gospel, so that I can be a good
example for all in the observance of the Law of God, in
the exercise of the Christian virtues, especially the virtue
of purity.
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We also promise You to be united to the Holy Father,

the Hierarchy and our Priests, to place a barrier to those
engaged in the Teaching process, that threatens the very
foundations of the Church.
Under Your protection, today we also want to be the
apostles of this unit of prayer and love to the Pope, so
necessary for which we invoke from You a special
protection.
Finally, we promise to bring the souls of those with
whom we come in contact with, to a renewed devotion
towards You.
Aware that atheism has shipwrecked a great number
of souls, every since the demystification has entered the
Holy Temple of God, and that sin and evil propagate
more and more in the world, today we dare to raise our
eyes, trusting in You, Mother of Jesus and our merciful
and powerful Mother, and also to invoke and expect from
you the salvation for all your children.
Oh Clement, Oh Loving, Oh Sweet Virgin Mary!
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PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH

By Pope Leon XIII

A Family That Prays Together Stays Together in Christ!

Prayers for the Holy Mass and the Confession (Pg.1-2)

and having implored the help of your most holy spouse,

1. Divine Mercys Prayers

(This prayer has indulgences)

PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY MASS AND THE CONFESSION

PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY MASS

Do Be Done Before the Holy Mass

7. PRAYERS TO OUR LADY

PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY MASS AND THE CONFESSION

(10 Years of indulgences for each time that is prayed

The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:

AND NOW, LISTEN TO YOUR SAVIOUR:

PRAYERS BEFORE AND AFTER CONFESSION

Prayer before Confession

DIVINE CHILD JESUS, BLESS US! (X3.)

7. PRAYERS TO OUR LADY

1. THE DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION

1.1. THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY

Optional Opening Prayers

For the sake of His sorrowful

our lives. Obtain for us, your children, the grace of a

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have

A PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

7. PRAYERS TO OUR LADY

1. THE DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION

When you appeared in the grotto of Lourdes, you made

OUR LADY OF FATIMA THE PARDON PRAYER

OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL

Conclude with (Say 3 Times):

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth

O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate,

The Chaplet can be said anytime, but the Lord

1.3. THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY AS A

7. PRAYERS TO OUR LADY

1. THE DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION

sinners; the souls of priests and religious; all devout and

Intentions for Each Day of the Novena

"Today bring to Me all mankind, especially all sinners,

On March 25, 1945 Our Lady appeared in Amsterdam to

On July 6th, 1973, the first apparition of Our Lady to Sister

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES

1. THE DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION

6. PRAYERS TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

And I saw, and behold a white horse: and

of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we

"Today bring to Me the Souls of Priests and Religious,

"Today bring to Me all Devout and Faithful Souls, and

1. THE DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION

Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your

"Today bring to Me those who do not believe in God and

6. PRAYERS TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Spirit, inspire us with horror of sin.