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Hail Mary three times. Source: The Raccolta, 1950
O blessed Virgin, Mother of God, look down in mercy from Heaven, where thou art enthroned as Queen, upon me, a miserable sinner, thine unworthy servant. Although I know full well my own unworthiness, yet in order to atone for the offenses that are done to thee by impious and blasphemous tongues, from the depths of my heart I praise and extol thee as the purest, the fairest, the holiest creature of all God's handiwork. I bless thy holy Name, I praise thine exalted privilege of being truly Mother of God, ever Virgin, conceived without stain of sin, Co-Redemptrix of the human race. I bless the Eternal Father who chose thee in an especial way for His daughter; I bless the Word Incarnate who took upon Himself our nature in thy bosom and so made thee His Mother; I bless the Holy Spirit who took thee as His bride. All honor, praise and thanksgiving to the ever-blessed Trinity who predestined thee and loved thee so exceedingly from all eternity as to exalt thee above all creatures to the most sublime heights. O Virgin, holy and merciful, obtain for all who offend thee the grace of repentance, and graciously accept this poor act of homage from me thy servant, obtaining likewise for me from thy Divine Son the pardon and remission of all my sins. Amen. Source: The Raccolta, 1950 Lord,
forgive all reviling of Mary's name! FROM
THE PILGRIMAGE OF THE TWO HEARTS BOOKLET Introductory Prayer: In place of the Creed: Mary, my Immaculate Mother, I desire to offer thee reparation for the offenses which thine Immaculate Heart receives from the horrible blasphemies which are uttered against thee. I offer thee these praises to console thee for so many ungrateful children who do not love thee, and to console the Heart of thy Divine Son Who is so deeply offended by the insults offered to thee. Receive, my Purest Mother, this little act of homage. Make me love thee more each day and look with pity on those blasphemers that they may not delay to cast themselves into thy maternal arms. Amen. On
each decade say the following aspiration, followed by the
Praises,
numbered to correspond to each bead of the decade: Grant that I may praise you, O Holy Virgin! Give me strength against your enemies! 1.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary Most Holy! After each decade say: Glory be to Mary, Daughter of the Father! Glory be to Mary, Mother of the Son! Glory be to Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit! and: My Mother, I love thee for those who do not love thee; I praise thee for those who blaspheme thee; I surrender myself to thee for those who will not recognize thee as their Mother. The above praises were published in Peru with the Imprimatur of the Archbishop of Lima on October 26, 1953. This translation is offered to help English-speaking people join in this practical form of reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Taken
from My Treasury of Chaplets, Patricia S. Quintiliani.
Contents: Last
December [2001] a diocesan priest told one of his parishioners
that St. Joseph had had intercourse with the Blessed Virgin Mary and
that
is how Jesus came to be born. He told her that he would not dare
to say this from the pulpit, meaning therefore, he knew it was wrong to
say, for if this were indeed Catholic doctrine or the revelation of
Christ,
he would have had no such compunction. The same priest also told this
web
master that Jesus had no knowledge of His mission on earth until the
very
end, that Baptism of infants was wrong, that the Church would be doing
away with the administration of this Sacrament for them, that all
pro-lifers
were terrorists and extremists, comparing them to a particular Muslim
militant.
He said they had no "right to impose their views I
will not reveal this poor priest's name but ask that you pray for
him and others like him who infest our diocese. The Bishops seem
powerless
and going to the Chancery has resulted in nothing of lasting
consequence.
All acts of blasphemy and insults to the Divine Majesty require
reparation.
Below you will find several prayers. We have provided a text-only page
for those who would like to print them out. That page includes the
prayers
on the previous page as well.
Most
glorious Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our Mother, Saint
Joseph,
her most Chaste Spouse, and Infant Jesus, turn thine eyes of pity upon
us, miserable sinners; we are sore afflicted by the many evils that
surround
us in this life, but especially do we feel our hearts break within us
upon
hearing the dreadful insults and blasphemies uttered against Thee, O
Virgin
Immaculate and Queen of the Clergy, St. Joseph, ever chaste and patron
of the Church and dearest Sweet Savior, O how these impious sayings
offend
the infinite Majesty of God and Thee, His only-begotten Son, Jesus
Christ!
How they provoke His indignation and give us cause to fear the terrible
effects of His vengeance! Would that the sacrifice of our lives might
avail
to put an end to such outrages and blasphemies; were it so, how gladly
we should make it, for we desire, O most holy Mother, holy
foster-father
of Jesus and Divine Infant, to love Thee and to honor Thee with all our
hearts, since this is the will of God. And just because we love Thee,
we
will do all that is in our power to make Thee honored and loved by all
men. In the meantime do Thou, our merciful Holy Family, the supreme
comforter
of the afflicted, accept this our act of reparation which we offer Thee
for ourselves and for all our families, as well as for all who
impiously
blaspheme Thee, not knowing what they say. Do Thou obtain for them from
Almighty God the grace of conversion, and thus render more manifest and
more glorious Thy kindness, Thy power and Thy great mercy and
tenderness
for sinners who cry out to Thee. May they join with us in proclaiming
Thee
blessed among women, the Immaculate Virgin and most compassionate
Mother
of God, thy Purity and Chastity, O Blessed St. Joseph, and Thy reign
over
men, O Lord, Jesus Christ, Our Savior and King! Source:
Based on Prayers from The Raccolta,
1950  The Memorare of Saint Joseph with Consecration THE MEMORARE OF SAINT JOSEPH REMEMBER, O most illustrious Patriarch St. Joseph, on the testimony of St. Teresa, thy devoted client, never hath it been heard that anyone who has invoked thy protection or sought thy mediation has not obtained relief. In this confidence I come before thee, my loving protector, chaste Spouse of Mary, Foster-father of the Savior of men and dispenser of the treasures of His Sacred Heart. Despise not my earnest prayer but graciously hear and obtain my petition. [Mention your request.]
O DEAREST St. Joseph, I consecrate myself to thy honor and give myself to thee, that thou mayest always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of salvation. Obtain for me a great purity of heart and a fervent love of the interior life. After thine example, may I do all my actions for the greater glory of God, in union with the Divine Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary! And do thou, O blessed St. Joseph, pray for me that I may share in the peace and joy of thy holy death. Amen. ANOTHER ACT OF CONSECRATION TO SAINT JOSEPH O BLESSED JOSEPH, foster father of my Savior and chaste spouse of the mother of God, this day I irrevocably adopt thee for my intercessor with the Almighty as well as my model, my protector and my father in this valley of exile. O St. Joseph, whom the Lord constituted guardian of His Family, I beseech thee to extender thy tender solicitude over all my interests. Kindle in my heart a vehement love for Jesus and enable me to serve Him with all thy devotedness and fidelity. Aid my inability to venerate Mary as my advocate, to honor her as my Queen and to love her as my Mother. Be my never-failing guide in the way of virtue and piety, and grant that, after having faithfully followed thee in the path of justice, I may receive thy powerful protection at the hour of my death. Amen. HOME---------HOLY HEARTS
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