The Irresistible Novena and the
Seven Great Blessings of the Rosary
LONGER VERSION WITH MEDITATIONS
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Prayer before the Recitation: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then say: Hail Mary. In Petition Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At thy feet I humbly kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses-----blood-red roses to remind thee of the Passion of thy Divine So, with Whom thou didst so fully partake of its bitterness-----each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God's graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee! Thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my petition; from thy bounty thou wilt give me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly seek. I despair of nothing that I ask of thee. Show thyself my Mother!  In Thanksgiving Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At thy feet I gratefully kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses-----blood-red roses to remind thee of the Passion of thy Divine So, with Whom thou didst so fully partake of its bitterness-----each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God's graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee! Thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my thanksgiving; from thy bounty thou hast given me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly sought. I despaired not of what I asked of thee, and thou hast truly shown thyself my Mother. Creed, Our Father, 3 Haily Marys, Glory Be to the Father. |
 I THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN OF OLIVES O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Agony of Our Lord in the Garden, when, in the grotto of the Garden of Olives, Jesus saw the sins of the world unfolded before Him by Satan, who sought to dissuade Him from the sacrifice He was about to make; when, His soul shrinking from the sight, and His Precious Blood flowing from every pore at the vision of the torture and death He was to undergo, thy own sufferings, dear Mother, the future sufferings of His Church, and His Own sufferings in the Blessed Sacrament, He cried in anguish," Abba! Father! If it be possible, let this chalice pass from Me!" But immediately resigning Himself to His Father's will, He prayed, "Not as I will, but as Thou wilt!" I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Haily Marys, Glory Be to the Father. and the Fatima Decade Prayer: O MY JESUS, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who are most in need of Thy mercy. I bind these blood-red roses with a petition for the virtue of RESIGNATION TO THE WILL OF GOD and humbly lay this bouquest at thy feet. |
Forward takes you to the second meditation of the Sorrowful Mysteries.
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