Association of Saint Philomena
UPDATED DECEMBER 21, 2005
The Living Rosary Association was founded
by Venerable
Pauline Jaricot, pictured above, at Lyons, France, in 1826,
at the age of
27. She first founded the Propagation of the Faith at the age of
twenty.
Pauline was a close friend of Saint Jean Maria Vianney, the Cure of
Ars.
It was formally approved and richly indulgenced by Pope Gregory XVI,
and
accorded official canonical status on January 27, 1832.
THE LIVING ROSARY is not a new devotion,
but
a continuation of the Rosary preached by St. Dominic, and announced by
Our Blessed Mother for centuries. In these days of evil, chaos,
confusion,
division and modernism, the Living Rosary will be a mighty force in
every
family, parish, diocese, and country. The Holy Rosary is a gift to us
from
the Queen of Heaven. If the Rosary is prayed faithfully, and is
strengthened
by the unity of association, it will render the attacks of Satan
impotent.
The Living Rosary is endowed with great power before the throne of God
through the union of charity which flows through its members.
Immense
are the graces and merits obtained daily by every member when united
and
animated by the Fire of Divine Love in the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
One
who prays the Rosary alone receives the grace and merits of a single
Rosary,
but if he or she is united with two million members, then all of the
graces
and merits of the whole are gained.
The Commitment:
1. THE DECADE:
One Our Father, Ten Hail Marys,
Meditation
on the Mystery
2. THE INTENTION:
Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary, the Honor of St. Philomena
3. THE HOUR:
Any time of the day or night and in any place-----no
need to gather in a group.
4. THE DURATION:
Daily until death.
5. VOLUNTARY DONATION:
$1.00 a month will help us meet the expenses
of the Apostolate, plus sufficient postage.
6. SPREAD THE DEVOTION:
Bring in new members.
7. ONE DECADE FOR EACH:
List your BAPTISMAL name.
8. PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:
Pray for deceased members.
PRAY FOR US.
To Join:
Write to:
THE LIVING ROSARY
PO Box 1303
Dickinson, TX 77539
