| "Prayer does not mean binding ourselves to recite a certain number of vocal prayers daily but the raising of the soul to God through all circumstances, which establishes us in a kind of continual communion with the most Holy Trinity, quite simply by doing everything in its sight. Let us enter into our deepest interior, there, where the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirity dwell, and we shall become one with Them. - Elizabeth of the Trinity |
Dear Friends, I have just read and am pleased to inform you that our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has issued a new encyclical entitled ECCLESIA DE EUCHARISTIA. This is an absolute must-read. It constitutes a comprehensive overview of our Christian Faith in light of its very foundation. The new encyclical gives long overdue emphasis to the centrality of the Holy Eucharist as the supreme sacrifice and gift par excellence of Christ Himself and as the very life and the source of growth of the Church as the People of the New Covenant. The full text of Pope John Paul II's new encyclical, ECCLESIA DE EUCHARISTIA, may be viewed at: ZENIT.ORG or EWTN.COM Yours in Christ, Maria Lansi Cohon 21 April 2003 |
| Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Divine Jesus, You have said, "Ask and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you," behold me kneeling at Your feet, filled with a lively faith and confidence in the promises dictated by Your Scred Heart and pronounced by Your adorable lips. I come to ask this favor: (Here silently mention your petititons.) To whom can I turn if not to You, Whose Heart is the source of all graces and mer5its. Where should I seek if not in the treasure which contains all the riches of Your kindness and mercy? Where must I knock if not at the door through which God gives Himself to us and through which we go to God? I have recourse to You, Heart of Jesus. In You I find consolation when afflicted, protecftion when persecuted, strength when burdened with trials, and light in doubt and darkness. Dear Jesus, I firmly believe thtat You can grant me the grace I implore, even though it should require a miracle. You have only to will it, and my prayer will be granted. I admit that I am most unworthy of Your favors, but this is not a reason for me to be discouraged. You are the God of mercy and You will not refuse a contrite heart. Cast upon me a look of mercy, I beg of You, and Your kind heart will find in my miseries and weakness a reason for granting my prayer. O Sacred Heart, whatever may be Your decision with regard to my request, I will never stop adoring, loving, praising, and serving You. Lord Jesus, be pleased to accept this my act of perfect resignation to the decrees of Your adorable Heart which I sincerely desire may be fulfilled in and by me and all Your creatures forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I know that there is but one thing impossible to You; to be without pity for those who are suffering or in distress. Look upon me I beg of You, dear Jesus, and grant me the grace for which I humbly implore You through the Immaculate Heart of Your most sorrowful Mother. You have entrusted me to her as her child,, and her prayers are all-powerful with You. Amen. |
| Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Adorable Heart of Jesus, glowing with love for us and inflamed with zeal for our salvation! Oh Heart, ever sensible of our misery and the wretchedness to which our sins have reduced us, infinitely rich in mercy to heal the wounds of our souls! Behold us humbly prostrate before You to express the sorrow that fills our hearts for the coldness and indif- ference with which we have so long requited the numberless benefits You have conferred upon us. With a deep sense of outrages heaped upon You by our sins and the sins of others, we come to make a solemn reparation of honor to Your most Sacred Majesty. It was our sins that overwhelmed Your Heart with bitterness. It was the weight of our iniquities that pressed down Your face to the earth in the Garden of Olives and caused You to expire in anguish and agony on the Cross. But now, repenting and sorrowful, we cast ourselves at Your feet and implore forgiveness. Adorable Heart of Jesus, source of true contrition and ever merciful to the penitent sinner, impart to our hearts the spirit of penance, and give to our eyes a fountain of tears that we may sincerely bewail our sins, now and for the rest of our days. O would that we could blot them out even with our blood. Pardon them, O Lord, in Your mercy and pardon and convert to You all that have committed irreverences and sacrileges against You in the Sacrament of Your love, and thus give another proof that Your mercy is above all Your works. Divine Jesus, with You there is mercy and plentiful redemption. Deliver us from our sins. Accept the sincere desire we now entertain and our resolution, relying on the assistance of Your grace, henceforth to be faithful to You. And in order to repair the sins and ingratitude by which we have grieved Your most tender and loving Heart we are resolved in the future ever to love and honor You in the most adorable Sacrament of the Altar, where You are ever present to hear and grant our petitions and to be the food and life of our souls. Be, O compassionate Jesus, our Mediator with Your heavenly Fther whom we have so grievously offended. Strengthen our weakness, confirm our resolution of amendment, and as Your Sacred Heart is our refuge and our hope when we have sinned, so may it be the strength and support of our repentance, that nothing in life and death may ever again separate us from You. Amen. |
| The Promises of the Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque 1. "I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life." 2. "I will esablish peace in their homes." 3. "I will comfort them in their afflictions" 4. "I will be their secure refuge during life, and above all in death." 5. "I will bestow a large blessing upon all their undertakings." 6. "Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy." 7. "Tepid souls shall grow fervent." 8. "Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection." 9. "I will bless every place where a picture of My Hearat shall be set up and honored. 10. "I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts." 11. "Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be blotted out." 12. "I promise thee in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate on the First Friday in nine consecutive months, the grace of final penitence; they shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving the Sacraments; My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment. |
Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart O my Jesus, You have said:"Truly I say to you, ask and it wil be given you, seek and you will find, knockand it will be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of...(Our Father..Hail Mary... Glory be...Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.) O my Jesus, You have said""Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in My name, He will give it to you."Behold, in Your name, I ask the Father for the grace of ...(Our Father... O my Jesus, You have said:"Truly I say to you heaven and earth will pass away but My words will not pass away."Encouraged by Your infallible words I now ask for the grace of ...(Our Father... O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of You through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary Your tender Mother and ours. (Hail Holy Queen...St. Joseph,foster father of Jesus, Pray for us. (The efficacious ntovena prayer to the Sacred Heart was recited by St. Padre Pio, himself a devotee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, for all those who asked his prayers) |
| Novena Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary The form of this novena is quite simple. It con- sists of these three parts. 1.State the intention of the novena. 2. Pray the Magnificat. 3. Pray the Litany of Loreto The Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) My soul doth magnify the Lord And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior Because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For He that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is His Name. And His mercy is from genereation to generation, to them that fear Him. He hath showed might in His arm: He hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their throne, and hath exalted the humble. He hath filled thehungry with the good things: and the rich He hath sent empty away. He hath received Israel, His servant, being mindful of His mercy. As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed, forever. |
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| The Litany of Loreto for the Blessed Virgin Mary: Lord, have mercy, .... Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ hear us, ... Christ, graciously hear us. God theFather of Heaven, .... have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, ... have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, ... have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, ... have mercy on us. Holy Mary, ... pray for us. Holy Mother of God, ... pray for us. Holy Virgin of virgins, ... pray for us. Mother of Christ, ... pray for us. Mother of divine grace, ... Mother most pure, ... Mother most chaste, ... Mother inviolate, ... Mother undefiled, ... Mother most amiable, ... Mother most admirable, .. Mother of good counsel, ... Mother of our Creator, ... Mother of our Saviour, ... Virgin most prudent, ... Virgin most venerable, ... Virgin most renowned, ... Virgin most powerful, ... Virgin most merciful, ... Virgin most faithful, ... Mirror of Justice, ... Seat of Wisdom, ... Cause of our joy, ... Spiritual Vessel, ... Vessel of Honor, ... Singular Vessel of Devotion, ... Mystical Rose, ... Tower of David, ... Tower of Ivory, ... House of Gold, ... Ark of the Covenant, ... Gate of Heaven, ... Morning Star, ... Health of the sick, ... Refuge of sinners, ... Comforter of the afflicted, ... Help of Christians, ... Queen of Angels, ... Queen of Patriarchs, ... Queen of Prophets, ... Queen of Apostles, ... Queen of Martyrs, ... Queen of Confessors, ... Queen of Virgins, ... Queen of all Saints,... Queen conceived without original sin, Queen assumed into Heaven, Queen of the most Holy Rosary, Queen of Peace, Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world, spare us O Lord. Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us O Lord. Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Pray for us O Holy Mother of God, That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray; grant we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy servants may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary ever virgin, be delivered from the present sorrow and enter into the joy of everlasting happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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