1. Meditations on the Coronation
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2. The Fifth Glorious Mystery
The Coronation
You are the glory of Jerusalem….
You are the splendid boast of our people..
God is pleased with what you have wrought.
May you be blessed by the Lord Almighty
forever and ever.
Fruit of the mystery:
Trust in Mary’s intercession
For eternal salvation
3. The Fifth Glorious Mystery
The Coronation
And another sign appeared in the
heavens, a Woman clothed with the
sun, with the moon beneath her feet,
and on her head a crown of twelve
stars.
Fruit of the mystery:
Trust in Mary’s intercession.
“Make your request, my mother; for I will not
refuse you.” (1 Kg. 2:20)
5. 1.**The Queen of Angels and Saints
“First shall be
mentioned my most pure
Mother, who gave Me
human existence; Her I
constitute my sole and
Universal Heiress of all
the gifts of nature, of
grace and of glory that
are mine. She shall be
Mistress and Possessor
of them all.”(Mary of
agreda)
6. 1A. Mistress of Angels and Men
“I desire that She shall be
Mistress of angels and men,
claim over them full possession
and dominion and command the
service and obedience of all. The
demons shall fear Her and be
subject to Her. All the irrational
creatures, the heavens, the stars,
the planets, the elements with all
the living beings, the birds, the
fishes and the animals contained
in them, shall likewise be subject
to Her and acknowledge Her as
Mistress, exalting and glorifying
Her with Me.” (Mary of Agreda)
7. 1B. The Queen of Angels and Saints
“I am the Queen of all
the Angels and Saints.
If you allow yourselves
to be led with docility by
me, you will always feel
at your side the precious
help which is given to
you by the angels and
saints of paradise.
Live the stupendous
reality of the
COMMUNION OF
SAINTS.” (Gobbi)
8. 1C. The Queen of the Apostles
“All those consecrated to
my Immaculate Heart, are
called to be today to be the
Apostles of the last times.
I am calling you all to
form a precious part of my
crown and to become the
brilliant stars which spread
the light, the grace, the
holiness, the beauty and
the glory of your heavenly
throughout every part of
the world.” (Gobbi)
10. 2.** The Communion of Angels
“The whole heavenly cohort of
angels and saints forms a great
crown of glory about your
heavenly Mother. The light of my
motherly presence is uniting the
heavenly world to the earthly
one, in a PERENNIAL
COMMUNION OF PRAYER
and love.” (Gobbi)
“I want to make deeper stronger
and more extraordinary your
communion of life, of love and of
joy with the saints in paradise.”
11. 2A. Communion of Angels
“I urge you to live in union of
life with the Angels of the Lord.
They light up your path, take
you by the hand and lead you
along the path of light, of love
and of holiness.
They give you courage and
comfort in the many
difficulties, and support
you in your human weakness.
They defend you against the
attacks of Satan, against his
numerous obstacles and snares.
(Gobbi)
12. 2B. Communion of Angels
The great battle which is now being
waged is above all at the level of the
spirits, between heaven and earth,
between the Angels and the
demons.
You are involved in this great
struggle, which is immensely above
and beyond you. So you must be
particularly close to those who are
close to you in the great encounter,
who have great power, who assist
you in fighting and who lead you to
certain victory.
You must pray much to the Angels.
This is the hour of the Angelic
powers.” (Gobbi)
13. "To the holy angels, who have obeyed thy holy and
just will, I assign as habitation the highest heavens
as their proper and eternal abode, and with it the
joys of eternal vision and fruition of our Divinity. I
desire that they enjoy its everlasting possession
together with our company and friendship. I
decree, that they recognize my Mother as their
legitimate Queen and Lady, that they serve Her,
accompany and attend upon Her, bear Her up in
their hands in all places and times, obeying Her in
all that She wishes to ordain and command .”
Mystical City of God. Mary of Agreda.
15. 3.****The Communion of Saints
“Do not feel you are alone!” The saints of heaven are
very close to you; they are helping you to carry out my plan.
“Heaven and earth
are united in this
EXTRAORDINARY
COMMUNION OF
PRAYER, of love and
of action at the orders
of your heavenly
Leader.”
I invite you to live the
joyous experience of
COMMUNION OF
SAINTS.”
(Gobbi)
16. A. The Communion of Saints
PARADISE IS UNITED WITH EARTH. In my Immaculate Heart there
takes place each day for you, the meeting with your brothers and
sisters who have preceded you up here. Paradise is united with earth
in a great communion of prayer. (Gobbi) “Paradise is united
with earth in forming
one single cohort
whose heavenly Leader
I am, to wage the most
important part of the
battle against Satan,
and all the forces of
evil.
The Saints of heaven
are casting light on
your lives, and coming
to your assistance with
their powerful aid.
17. 3B. The Communion of Saints
“Let yourselves be filled with joy at the certainty that the Saints in
paradise shed upon you their blessings. The Saints are assisting you
with their prayers. They intercede for you.” (Gobbi)
“They are at your side
to console you in your
afflictions, to give you
strength in difficulties,
to remove the
obstacles which you
find along your road,
and to make you
overcome the snares
of your Adversary.”
“They are close to my
throne and follow
your heavenly Mother
wherever she goes.”
18. C. The Communion of Saints
“The communion of life with the Saints of paradise is the remedy
which I am giving you. How great is their heavenly power.”
“Live the stupendous
reality of the
communion of saints,
which unites you,
helps you and pledges
you all to fight for the
full triumph of Christ.
Thus you are already
contributing to the
forming of the New
Jerusalem, the holy
city.” (Gobbi)
19. “In the splendor of the saints, there is formed one single
and unique family of the children of God.
In the splendor of the saints, you too are living these days
of painful purification and of great tribulation. They are
close to you, they are helping you, they are protecting you
by their powerful intercession and are leading you to the
complete fulfillment of my motherly plan.
In the spendor of the saints, you are consoled in your
suffering. You must live out the present moments and bear
the weight of the great trial.
In the splendor of the saints continue this, your so
wearisome and extraordinary journey, my littlest child,
called to carry the light of Christ to so many souls
darkened by sin, and the love and the comfort of the
Mother to many sick and wounded hearts. Upon each step
which you take, your heavenly Mother will cause hope,
confidence and joy to blossom forth.” (Gobbi)
20. "From the multitudes of men, in the fullness of my good will, I call,
select and separate all the just and the predestined, who through my
grace save themselves by imitating Me, doing my will and obeying
my holy law. These, next to my most pure Mother, I appoint as the
inheritors of all my mysteries, my blessings, my sacramental
treasures, of my humility, meekness of heart; of the virtues of faith,
hope, and charity of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance; of
my divine gifts and favors; of my Cross, labors, contempt, poverty
and nakedness.
I assign to them the trials I have chosen for Myself in this life, as a
pledge of my friendship, in order that they may undergo them with
joy. I offer them my protection and defense, my holy inspirations,
my favors and powerful assistance, my blessings and my
justification, according to each one's disposition and degree of love.
I promise to be to them a Father, a Brother and a Friend, and they
shall be my chosen and beloved children, and as such I appoint
them as the inheritors of all my merits and treasures without
limitation. I desire that all who dispose themselves, shall partake of
the goods of my holy Church and of the Sacraments; that, if they
should lose my friendship, they shall be able to restore themselves
and recover my graces and blessings through my cleansing blood.”
( Mystical City of God. Mary of Agreda. )
21. “For all of them shall be open the intercession of
my Mother and of the saints, and She shall
recognize them as her children, shielding them and
holding them as her own. My angels shall defend
them, guide them, protect them and bear them up
in their hands lest they stumble, and if they fall,
they shall help them to rise" (Ps. 90, 11, l2).------
Mystical City of God.
22. “What is the Church if not the assembly of
all the saints?” The Communion of saints is
the Church.
Since all the faithful form one body, the
good of each is communicated to the
others. We must therefore believe that there
exists a communion of goods in the Church.
As this Church is governed by one and the
same Spirit, all the goods she has received
necessarily become a common fund.”
The “communion of saints” therefore has
two closely linked meanings: communion
“in holy things” and “among holy persons.”
23. The Trinity addressed
Mary as
Mother of God
Treasurer and Dispenser
Powerful Intercessor
24. 4. Power as Mother of God
“The Son joyfully sees me at
his side and shares with me
his royal power over all the
universe.” (Gobbi)
At Her Assumption into heaven,
Jesus crowned her not only with
glory but also with power. He has
given her power as Mother of
God, to distribute the treasures of
eternal life.
Christ also promised a crown to
all who loves Him.
Raphael, The coronation of the Virgin, 1503. Vatican City.
25. 4. Treasurer and Dispenser
“I wish also that She be the
Treasurer and Dispenser of
all the goods in heaven and
on earth. Whatever She
ordains and disposes in my
Church for my children,
shall be confirmed by the
three divine Persons.
Whatever She shall ask for
mortals now, afterwards and
forever, We shall concede
according to her will and
wishes.” (Mary of Agreda.)
Raphael, The coronation of the Virgin, 1503. Vatican City.
26. 5.**** The most powerful intercessor
“Whoever shall call upon
Her from his heart shall not
perish; whoever shall obtain
her intercession shall secure
for himself eternal life. What
She asks of Us, shall be
granted, and We shall always
hear her requests and prayers
and fulfill her will; for She
has consecrated Herself
perfectly to what pleases Us.”
(Mary of Agreda)
Diego Rodriguez de Silva, The Coronation of the Virgin. 1641. Museo del Prado. Madrid.
27. 5B. Pray for us
The three Divine Persons,
addressing the choir of holy
angels and the other saints,
said:"This is the Queen of all
created things in heaven and
earth; She is the Protectress
of the Church, the Mistress of
creatures, the Mother of
piety, the Intercessor of the
faithful, the Advocate of
sinners, the Mother of
beautiful love and holy hope.
(Mary of Agreda)
Diego Rodriguez de Silva, The Coronation of the Virgin. 1641. Museo del Prado. Madrid.
28. 5C. Pray for us Not She has changed, nor is her
love less ardent, nor would we
experience less of her intercession
and protection, if in troubled
times we would hasten to her
with the same sentiments of
humility and fervor, asking for her
prayers and trustfully relying
upon Her for help, as was the
case with those devoted
Christians in the first beginning.
Without a doubt the whole
Catholic Church would then
immediately experience the same
assistance of the Queen
throughout the whole world.
(Mary of Agreda)
Diego Rodriguez de Silva, The Coronation of the Virgin. 1641. Museo del Prado. Madrid.
29. 5A. Pray for us “My children, I come
to pray for you and to
ask Jesus’ blessing
upon you. Jesus is
always ready to
respond to my prayers.
Entrust yourselves to
my prayers. Give
yourselves to me, and
your prayers will be
answered by my Son.”
Diego Rodriguez de Silva, The Coronation of the Virgin. 1641. Museo del Prado. Madrid
30. All the offices and titles of honor, which the most blessed
Mary held in the Church, that of Queen, Mistress,
Mother, Governess and Teacher, and all the rest, were
given to her by the Omnipotent not as empty and
fruitless names, but were accompanied by the
superabundant plenitude of grace which is proper and
which the Almighty can communicate to each. This
plenitude consisted in this, that as Queen She knew all
that concerned her reign and its extent; as Mistress She
knew the measure of her power; as Mother She knew all
the children and dependents of her household, without
excepting anyone through all the ages of the Church
until the end; as Governess She knew all that were
subject to Her; and as Teacher, She possessed the
wisdom and science through which the holy Church, by
her intercession, was to be instructed and guided, while
enjoying the presence and the influence of the Holy
Ghost until the end of the world.
31. Hence our great Queen had a clear knowledge not only of
all the saints that preceded or followed Her in the Church,
of their lives, their works, their deaths, and rewards in
heaven; but also of all the rites, ceremonies, decisions, and
festivities of the Church in course of the ages, and of all the
reasons, motives, necessities and opportunities, in and for
which they were established with the assistance of the Holy
Ghost. For He gives us our spiritual nourishment in proper
time for the glory of the Lord and the increase of the holy
Church. As I have spoken of this matter in the course of
this history, especially in the second part, I need not repeat
it here. From her full knowledge and her corresponding
holiness, there arose within the heavenly Instructress a
certain thankful eagerness, to introduce into the Church
militant the worship, veneration and festivities observed by
the holy angels in the triumphant Jerusalem, and thus
imitate, as far as was possible, what She had so often seen
32. She commenced to practice by Herself many of the
ceremonies, rites and exercises, which were afterwards
introduced in the Church; and these She also inculcated
and impressed upon the Apostles, in order that they
might introduce them as far as the circumstances then
allowed. She not only invented the exercises of the
Passion, of which I have spoken above, but many other
customs and ceremonies which were later on received in
the churches, in the congregations and religions. For
whatever She knew as pertaining to the worship of the
Lord or the practice of virtue, She performed, and in her
wisdom She was ignorant of nothing that ought to be
known. Among these exercises and rites was the
celebration of the feasts of the Lord and of Herself, in
order to renew the memory of the benefits for which She
stood indebted, as well the benefits relating in general to
the human race.
33. On the eighth day of December of each year She
celebrated her Immaculate Conception with a jubilee
and gratitude beyond all human words; for this privilege
was for the great Queen of the highest importance and
value. She imagined Herself altogether incapable of ever
acknowledging it with sufficient gratitude. She
commenced her exercises on the evening before and
spent the whole night in admirable devotions, shedding
tears of joy, humiliating Herself, prostrating Herself and
singing the praises of the Lord. She deeply reflected, that
She was formed of the same earth and descended from
Adam according to the common order of nature; that She
was preserved and exempted from the weight of the same
guilt and conceived with such a plenitude of graces and
gifts only because She was set apart and snatched from
the rest by the Almighty. She invited her own angels to
help Her to return proper thanks, and in union with them
She alternated new songs of praise.
34. After She had spent the whole night in these exercises, Christ
descended from heaven and the angels raised Her to his royal
throne in heaven, where the celebration of the feast was continued
with new glory and accidental joy of the courtiers of the heavenly
Jerusalem. There the blessed Mother prostrated Herself and
adored the most holy Trinity, again giving thanks for the benefit of
her immunity from sin and her Immaculate Conception. Then She
again took her place at the right hand of Christ her Son and the
Lord himself as it were acknowledged the goodness of the eternal
Father in having given Him a Mother so worthy and so full of
grace, exempt from the common guilt of Adam. Anew the three
divine Persons confirmed upon Her this privilege, as it were
ratifying and approving it and pleasing Themselves in thus having
distinguished Her among all the creatures. In order to give
repeated testimony to this truth, a voice proceeded from the throne
in the name of the Father, saying: "Beautiful are thy footsteps, O
prince's Daughter, conceived without sin." Another in the name of
the Son, said: "Altogether pure and without contact of guilt is my
Mother, who gave Me human form to redeem men." And in the
name of the Holy Spirit: "All fair art thou, my Spouse, all fair art
thou and without stain of the universal guilt."
35. In between these voices were heard the choirs of
all the angels and saints, singing in sweetest
harmony: "Most holy Mary, conceived without
original sin. To all these honors the most prudent
Mother answered by thanksgiving, worship and
praise of the Most High, rendered with such
profound humility that it passed all angelic
understanding. In order to conclude the
solemnity She was raised to the intuitive and
beatific vision of the most holy Trinity; and after
enjoying this glory for some hours, She was
brought back by the angels to the Cenacle. This
was the manner in which her Immaculate
Conception was solemnized after the Ascension
of her divine Son. (Mary of Agreda)
36. The Coronation of
the Mother of God
Words of the Queen on
My power as Mother,
Advocate and Protectress
37. 6.**** The Coronation of the virgin set in the infinite
panorama of paradise, earth, and hell.
God, the Father:
“This throne is
yours. It is here
that you will
intercede for the
world. I will hear
whatever you
say, and I will
give to you
whatever your
heart desires.”
“Trust in Mary
and expect
miracles.”
(St. John Bosco)
Enguerrand Quarton, The Coronation of the Virgin. Musee Municipal, Villeneuve Avignon.
38. THE CORONATION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD.
We call that the throne of the Divinity, from which God manifests
Himself to the saints as the principal cause of their glory and as
the infinite, eternal God, independent of all things and on whose
will all creatures depend, from which He manifests Himself as the
Lord, as the King, as the Judge and Master of all that is in
existence. This dignity Christ the Redeemer possesses, in as far as
He is God, essentially, and as far as He is man, through the
hypostatic union, by which He communicates his Godhead to the
humanity. Hence in heaven He is the King, the Lord and supreme
Judge; and the saints, though their glory exceeds all human
calculation, are as servants and inferiors of this inaccessible
Majesty. In this the most holy Mary participates in a degree next
inferior and in a manner otherwise ineffable and proportionate to a
mere creature so closely related to the Godman; and therefore She
assists forever at the right hand of her Son as Queen (Ps. 44, 10),
Lady and Mistress of all creation, her dominion extending as far as
that of her divine Son, although in a different manner.
39. After placing the most blessed Mary on this exalted and
supereminent throne, the Lord declared to the courtiers
of heaven all the privileges She should enjoy in virtue of
this participation in his majesty. The Person of the
eternal Father, as the first principle of all things,
speaking to the angels and saints, said to them: "Our
Daughter Mary was chosen according to our pleasure
from amongst all creatures, the first one to delight Us,
and who never fell from the title and position of a
Daughter, such as We had given Her in our divine mind;
She has a claim on our dominion, which We shall
recognize by crowning Her as the legitimate and peerless
Lady and Sovereign." The incarnate Word said: "To my
true and natural Mother belong all the creatures which
were created and redeemed by Me; and of all things over
which I am King, She too shall be the legitimate and
supreme Queen." The Holy Ghost said: "Since She is
called my beloved and chosen Spouse, She deserves to be
crowned as Queen for all eternity."
40. Having thus spoken the three divine Persons placed upon the head
of the most blessed Mary a crown of such new splendor and value,
that the like has been seen neither before nor after by any mere
creature. At the same time a voice sounded from the throne saying:
"My Beloved, chosen among the creatures, our kingdom is Thine;
Thou shalt be the Lady and the Sovereign of the seraphim, of all
the ministering spirits, the angels and of the entire universe of
creatures. Attend, proceed and govern prosperously over them, for
in our supreme consistory We give Thee power, majesty and
sovereignty. Being filled with grace beyond all the rest, Thou hast
humiliated Thyself in thy own estimation to the lowest place;
receive now the supreme dignity deserved by Thee and, as a
participation in our Divinity, the dominion over all the creatures of
our Omnipotence. From thy royal throne to the centre of the earth
Thou shalt reign; and by the power We now give Thee Thou shalt
subject hell with all its demons and inhabitants. Let all of them
fear Thee as the supreme Empress and Mistress of those caverns
and dwelling-places of our enemies. In thy hands and at thy
pleasure We place the influences and forces of the heavens, the
moisture of the clouds, the growths of the earth; and of all of them
do Thou distribute according to thy will, and our own will shall be
at thy disposal for the execution of thy wishes.
41. Thou shalt be the Empress and Mistress of the militant Church, its
Protectress, its Advocate, its Mother and Teacher. Thou shalt be
the special Patroness of the Catholic countries; and whenever they,
or the faithful, or any of the children of Adam call upon Thee from
their heart, serve or oblige Thee, Thou shalt relieve and help them
in their labors and necessities. Thou shalt be the Friend, the
Defender and the Chieftainess of all the just and of our friends; all
of them Thou shalt comfort, console and fill with blessings
according to their devotion to Thee.
In view of all this We make Thee the Depositary of our riches, the
Treasurer of our goods; we place into thy hands the helps and
blessings of our grace for distribution; nothing do We wish to be
given to the world, which does not pass through thy hands; and
nothing do We deny, which Thou wishest to concede to men.
Grace shall be diffused in thy lips for obtaining all that Thou
wishest and ordainest in heaven and on earth, and everywhere
shall angels and men obey Thee; because whatever is ours shall be
thine, just as Thou hast always been ours; and Thou shalt reign
with Us forever."
42. In the execution of this decree and privilege conceded to the
Mistress of the world, the Almighty commanded all the courtiers of
heaven, angels and men, to show Her obedience and recognize
Her as their Queen and Lady. There was another mystery
concealed in this wonder, namely, it was a recompense for the
worship and veneration, which, as is clear from this history, the
most blessed Mary, notwithstanding that She was the Mother of
God, full of grace and holiness above the angels and saints, had
bestowed upon the saints during her mortal pilgrimage. Although
during the time when they were comprehensors and She yet a
pilgrim, it was for her greater merit, that She should humble
Herself beneath them all according to the ordainment of the Lord;
yet now, when She was in possession of the kingdom, it was just,
that She should be venerated, worshipped and extolled by them as
her inferiors and vassals. This they also did in that most blessed
state, in which all things are reduced to their proper proportion
and order. Both the angelic spirits and the blessed souls, while
rendering their adoration to the Lord with fear and worshipful
reverence, rendered a like homage in its proportion to His most
blessed Mother; and the saints who were there in their bodies
prostrated themselves and gave bodily signs of their worship.
43. WORDS OF THE QUEEN. (The Virgin Mary speaks to
Sister Mary of Agreda, Spain.)
My daughter, if anything could lessen the enjoyment of
the highest felicity and glory which I possess, and if, in it,
I could be capable of any sorrow, without a doubt I would
be grieved to see the holy Church and the rest of the world
in its present state of labor, notwithstanding that men
know me to be their Mother, Advocate and Protectress in
heaven, ready to guide and assist them to eternal life. In
this state of affairs, when the Almighty has granted me so
many privileges as his Mother and when there are so
many sources of help placed in my hands solely for the
benefit of mortals and belonging to me as the Mother of
clemency, it is a great cause of sorrow to me to see mortals
force me to remain idle, and that, for want of calling upon
me, so many souls should be lost. But if I cannot
experience grief now, I may justly complain of men, that
they load themselves with eternal damnation and refuse
me the glory of saving their souls.”
44. “How much my intercession and the power I have in
heaven are worth has never been hidden in the Church,
for I have demonstrated my ability to save all by so many
thousands of miracles, prodigies and favors operated in
behalf of those devoted to me. With those who have called
upon me in their needs I have always shown myself
liberal, and the Lord has shown himself liberal to them on
my account. The Most High still wishes to give liberally of
his infinite treasures and resolves to favor those who know
how to gain my intercession before God. This is the
secure way and the powerful means of
advancing the Church, of improving the
Catholic reigns, of spreading the faith, of
furthering the welfare of families and of
states, of bringing the souls to grace and to
the friendship of God.”
*****
45. Inhis encyclical Redemptoris Mater,
Pope John Paul II said:
Thus there is a mediation: Mary places
herself between her Son and mankind in
the reality of their wants, needs and
sufferings. She puts herself "in the middle",
that is to say she acts as a mediatrix not as
an outsider, but in her position as mother.
She knows that as such she can point out
to her Son the needs of mankind, and in
fact, she "has the right" to do so. Her
mediation is thus in the nature of
intercession: Mary "intercedes" for
mankind.[80]
46. “She knows everything that happens in our
lives and supports us with maternal love in
our trials. Taken up to heavenly glory, Mary
dedicates herself totally to the work of
salvation. She wants every living person to
know the happiness granted to her. She is a
queen who give all that she possess ,
participating above all in the life and love of
Christ.”
47. As She was the Coadjutrix of salvation She was
also to be the testamentary Executrix. For the Son
placed all things in her hands, just as the Father
had assigned the whole creation to Him. She was
to execute his will and she was to distribute all the
treasures acquired and due to her Son as God on
account of his infinite merits. This understanding
has been given me as part of this history for the
exaltation of our Queen and in order that sinners
might approach Her as Custodian of all the
treasures gained by her Son our Redeemer in the
sight of his eternal Father. All help and assistance
is in the hands of most holy Mary and She is to
distribute it according to her most sweet kindness
and liberality. ---Mystical City of God. Mary of Agreda.
48. Before speaking any of the seven last words, Jesus prayed to the
Father and said: “First shall be mentioned my most pure Mother,
who gave Me human existence; Her I constitute my sole and
universal Heiress of all the gifts of nature, of grace and of glory that
are mine. She shall be Mistress and Possessor of them all. The gifts
of grace, of which as a mere creature She is capable, She shall
actually receive now, while those of glory I promise to confer upon
Her in their time. I desire that She shall be Mistress of angels and
men, claim over them full possession and dominion and command
the service and obedience of all. The demons shall fear Her and be
subject to Her. All the irrational creatures, the heavens, the stars,
the planets, the elements with all the living beings, the birds, the
fishes and the animals contained in them, shall likewise be subject
to Her and acknowledge Her as Mistress, exalting and glorifying
Her with Me. I wish also that She be the Treasurer and Dispenser of
all the goods in heaven and on earth. Whatever She ordains and
disposes in my Church for my children, the sons of men, shall be
confirmed by the three divine Persons; and whatever She shall ask
for mortals now, afterwards and forever, We shall concede
according to her will and wishes.“ Mystical city of God.
53. “The mestiza face of the
Virgin of Guadalupe was
a symbol of inculturation
of the Gospel.
Through her powerful
intercession, the Gospel
will penetrate the hearts of
men and women of America
and permeate their cultures,
transforming them from
within.”
“Of the people of America,
through Mary they came to
encounter the Lord.”
“To Jesus, through Mary”
------Pope John Paul II
54. Pope John Paul II: (Angelus Address. Feb. 1996)
“I ask her to “visit” each and every
diocese, parish, ecclesial community
and family in America. Christians, like
John, welcomes the Mother of Christ
Into his home.”
May she cross this continent,
bringing it “life, hope, and sweetness.”
May she enliven and protect the work
of the new evangelization.
“I ask You today and always to present
them to “Jesus, the fruit of thy womb.”
“Look upon them continually with
mercy and through your intercession
with the divine redeemer, heal them
of their sufferings, deliver them from
all evil, and fill them with your love.”
55. “Look at the heart of these children of mine:
(Angelus Address. Feb. 1996)
they are so poor, so simple and good. They
are suffering so much and in such need, and
therefore so dear to me.
Look at the heart of this whole people and
there you will find stamped the seal of love of
your heavenly Mother.
Look at the heart of your heavenly Mother
and you will find gathered there, in ever
increasing numbers, children of every
continent. The whole world is now held in my
merciful hands, for the coming triumph of my
Immaculate Heart.”
“I am the Mother of all. Especially of those
who are farthest away, who are still walking
in darkness. In particular, I am the Mother of
those who are poorest, simplest, most
abandoned and most vulnerable.”
56. “I love you with a motherly and
merciful love; I am always near you
as a tender and attentive Mother;
I am leading you along the way of
peace, holiness, purity and love.
I consider this land as a precious
portion of my estate. I have wanted
it to be totally consecrated to my
Immaculate Heart.
I will save Latin America. I am the
Mother of the Second Evangelization
I am guiding you as a star along the
bright way of fidelity to Christ and
to his Gospel. You must announce
to all in its integrity. Preach with the
same clarity with which my Son
Jesus announced it to you. My task
is that of forming you into apostles
57. “I am calling you all to be apostles of the Second
Evangelization. I am entrusting to each one of you
my motherly mandate: Go and Evangelize.
Go to every part of this great nation of yours.
Go into every place, even the most distant and
out-of –the- way.
Go to all my children, especially to the poor, the
sinners, those furthest away, to those who are
victims of evil, of vice, of egoism, of hatred, of
impurity.
Evangelize this poor humanity which has again
become pagan after nearly two thousand years. Let
the idols be destroyed, the idols it has built with its
own hands: pleasure, money, pride, impurity,
atheism, egoism, hatred and violence.
Evangelize the suffering and divided Church. Let
the Gospel of Jesus, preached and lived to the letter,
become the only light.
Evangelize all men. Preach the need for prayer and
penance, for the courageous practice of all the
virtues, of adoration of the Eucharist. Spread
everywhere the cenacles of prayer.”
58. “I want to look at you with these eyes of mine. You
are called to be the pupils of my eyes; you are
destined to carry my light to the ends of the earth.
The light which I give you is that of my Son Jesus.
Bring everywhere the light of his word. Bring the
light of his life. Bring the light of his presence
among you, so that the heavenly dew of Divine
Mercy may descend in every part of the earth.
I want to love you with this heart of mine. You are
called to be the greatest love of my Immaculate
Heart; you are destined to bring my love to every
part of the world. The love which I give you is that
of my Son Jesus. Burn away with the fire of love
every human misery, all egotism, all violence, all
hatred, all division, all sin.
I want to caress you with these hands of mine. You
are called to feel my caresses; you are destined to
bring everywhere the comfort of my motherly
tenderness. Let your hearts become sensitive, open,
humble, meek, tender and compassionate.
You become the precious instruments of the triumph
of Divine Mercy upon the world.”
59. “You must become the silent and
courageous artisans of this general
renewal. Take into your arms this
poor ailing humanity and bring it to
the maternal clinic of my Immaculate
Heart , that it may be healed by your
heavenly Mother.”
“I want you to be associated in my
motherly work of co-redemption.
Become therefore the sign of my
motherly presence and give to everyone
the charism of my soothing balm.
You will see the greatest marvels
everywhere, because the times of my
maternal co-redemption have arrived.”
60. “I am bringing you again to distant places
and asking of you such a toilsome work and
a very heavy task. But I am carrying and
leading you, sustaining and assisting you,
consoling and encouraging you. I am
lighting up for you the way along which you
must go. Your heavenly Mother takes you by
the hand and leads you along the bright,
holy and beautiful roads which lead you to
paradise. Let yourself be carried in my
motherly arms, my little child, and you will
see everywhere the marvels of grace and
mercy of my Immaculate Heart.”
“Entrust to the angels of light of my Heart
all that has to do with this new itinerary of
yours. They will carry you on their wings
and will keep watch lest you strike your foot
against any obstacle.”
61. The power of the Gospel
“Look at the immense nation and the huge number of my children,
who still do not know Jesus and who walk in darkness. The is the
time when the Gospel of salvation must be announced to all the
peoples of the earth.
The Gospel must be kept today to the letter. The Gospel must be
lived today to the letter. The Gospel must be preached today to the
letter.
The power of evangelization is in its fidelity and its authenticity. It is
not in the adapting of the message of Christ to the various cultures,
but in the bringing of all cultures to Christ that the duty of
evangelization, entrusted to you, is carried out.
The divine Word must therefore be lived and proclaimed by you to
the letter, and announce to all the people of the earth!
I am the Mother and teacher of all peoples, and the triumph of my
Immaculate Heart cannot come in all its fullness until I have
brought them all to my Son Jesus.
62. Mother of the poorest
“I have wanted you to come to this great country. Most of my children are still
living in ignorance of the Gospel, which my Son Jesus has taught you with the
command given to the apostles, and passed on to you, to go and proclaim the good
news to all the people of the earth.
How many of these are still in the darkness of paganism or belong to other
religions and therefore are in need of being led to the fullness of the truth, which
is present only in the Catholic Church, founded by Jesus to bring the Gospel of
salvation to all nations!
How many of my children live in conditions of extreme misery and immense
poverty. How many of them have neither home, nor work, nor food, nor clothing
and, dressed in rags, spend their lives on the sidewalks along the roads, where
they suffer and die in the midst of general apathy and indifference.
Your coming is a special sign for them of my presence at their side, and of my
painful motherly anxiety. I am the Mother of those who are ignored and
abandoned by all.
I am the mother of the poorest of the poor, and my Immaculate Heart wants to
bring them the help they need: help to reach Jesus and to accept his Gospel of
salvation.
63. “Think of these brothers of yours, of those who even today are dying of hunger
and need. Give to these little ones of mine that which you have in abundance! Do
not busy yourself with gathering riches, when those goods which your Creator
has put at the disposition of all should be distributed among all.”
64. The Standard, the Shield and the Weapon
“I gather you all today under my immaculate mantle. It is the shield
with which I cover you, to shelter you from every attack in the great
battle to which I call you. You must gird yourselves one again with
this powerful shield, which I give you for your defense and your
salvation.
The weapon which I give you to fight with, is the chain which joins
you to my Heart: the holy rosary. Beloved, recite it often, because it
is only with your prayer, gathered into my Immaculate Heart that I
will be able to move the great mercy of the Lord to manifest itself.
The standard, under which I rally you, is that of Jesus Crucified,
which must be displayed by you, because there is no other salvation
but in the Cross of Jesus.
With the rosary in one hand and the standard of the Crucified in the
other, fight as of now the decisive phase of the battle.
65. I am the Rising Dawn
“I am the Mother of God. I am also the Mother of all
humanity.
Today I want to cover the whole world with the
immaculate mantle of my virginal motherhood. You are
entering into the time of chastisement and of salvation, of
suffering and of great mercy. At the beginning of this
year, how much suffering and how many sorrows I see
along you paths!
These are my times. The Lord has assigned to me the post
and the important mission which has been entrusted to me
in these times.
I am the Queen of peace and the rainbow of the new
alliance. I am the dawn which is arising to announce the
great day of the Lord.”
66. "Holy Catholic Church, which in the coming ages shall be called the Roman, my mother
and Mistress, true treasure of my soul, thou hast been the only consolation of my
banishment; the refuge and ease of my labors; my recreation, my joy and my hope ; thou
hast sustained me in my course; in thee have I lived as a pilgrim to the Fatherland and
thou hast nourished me after I had received in thee my existence in grace through thy
head, Christ Jesus, my Son and my Lord. In thee are the treasures and the riches of his
infinite merits; thou shalt be for his faithful children the secure way to the promised land ,
and thou shalt safeguard them on their dangerous and difficult pilgrimage. Thou shalt be
the mistress of the nations to whom all owe reverence; in thee are the rich and
inestimable jewels of the anxieties, labors, affronts, hardships, torments, of the cross and
of death, which are all consecrated by those of my Lord, thy Progenitor, thy Master, thy
Chief, and are reserved for his more distinguished servants and his dearest friends. Thou
hast adorned and enriched me with thy jewels in order that I might enter in the nuptials
of the Spouse; thou hast made me wealthy, prosperous and happy, and thou containest
within thee thy Author in the most holy Sacrament. My happy Mother, Church militant,
rich art thou and abundant in treasures! For thee have I always reserved my heart and my
solicitude; but now is the time come to part from thee and leave thy sweet
companionship, in order to reach the end of my course. Make me partaker of thy great
goods; bathe me copiously in the sacred liquor of the blood of the Lamb, preserved in
thee as a powerful means of sanctifying many worlds. At the cost of my life a thousand
times would I bring to thee all the nations and tribes of mortals, that they might enjoy
thy treasures. My beloved Church, my honor and my glory, I am about to leave thee in
mortal life; but in the eternal life I will find thee joyful in an existence which includes all
good. From that place I shall look upon thee with love, and pray always for thy increase,
thy prosperity and thy progress.”
67. 8.* Our Lady of Lourdes
“Pray to God for sinners.” “Tell the priest to build a
shrine here, and come here in procession”
“Come in procession. I want all my children to
walk together, united in prayer and love. Come to
me, not in isolation or division.
Come to me because I wish to lead all of you to
my Son, present in the Eucharist.” (Gobbi)
68. 9. Our Lady of Lourdes
“ Repentance! Repentance! Repentance!
Go and drink at the fountain, and wash yourself there.”
“Immerse yourselves in the fountain of Divine Mercy, which has
gushed from the Heart of Jesus and given to you through the
Sacrament of Reconciliation.”
“Your immaculate Mother calls all of you to be chaste in mind, heart
and body in order to live the virtues of faith, hope and charity.” (Gobbi)
70. “Especially today, I am coming down again from heaven; through my
numerous apparitions; through the message which I give; and
through this extraordinary Work of my Marian Movement, to prepare
you to receive Jesus at the approaching moment of his glorious return.
(Gobbi)
10****
Our Lady
of Fatima
71. The Sanctuary in front of the Basilica during candlelight procession. Fatima.
"In Fatima, the Holy Virgin invites all to consider the earth as the place of our
pilgrimage to our definitive homeland, which is heaven. In fact, we are all pilgrims,
we are in need of the Mother who guides us." ----Pope Benedict XVI
72. Enormous multitude of pilgrims in the big square during Mass on 13th of May. Fatima.
73. “The miracle of the Sun: The greatest victory of
my Immaculate Heart will be to cause Jesus to
shine in the souls of all my children. Some are
thinking: what a great marvel it would be if the
miracle of the sun were to be repeated! But every
day I repeat it for each one of you: when I lead you
along the pathway of my Son; when I help you to
be healed of sin; when I lead you to prayer, and
when I formed you to holiness.
It is the light of this sun that I cause to shine ever
more brightly in your souls and your lives: the sun
of my Son Jesus.” (To the priests)
74. Message of Fatima
“I have come to warn the faithful to amend their lives and ask
pardon for their sins. They must not continue to offend Our Lord,
who is already deeply offended.”
“The Blessed Mother can no longer restrain the Hand of her
Divine Son from striking the world with just punishment for its
many crimes.”
“Say the Rosary every day to obtain peace for the world. Add after
each decade the following prayer:
“O my Jesus, forgive us our sin, save us from the fire of Hell.
Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of
thy mercy.”
“Pray, pray a great deal, and make sacrifices for sinners, for
many souls go to Hell because they have no one to make sacrifices
and pray for them.”
“More souls go to Hell because of sins of the flesh than for any
other reasons.
“Wars are a punishment from God for sins!”
75. “God wishes to establish in the world the devotion to My
Immaculate Heart. If people do what I tell you, many souls will be
saved and there will be peace.”
“Tell everybody that God gives graces through the Immaculate
Heart of Mary. Tell them to ask graces from her, and that the Heart
of Jesus wishes to be venerated together with the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, for the Lord has confided the peace of the world to her.”
“I promise to help at the hour of death, with the graces necessary
for salvation, whoever, on the first Saturday of 5 consecutive
months, shall confess, receive Holy Communion, recite 5 decades of
the Rosary, and keep me company for 15 minutes while meditation
on the 15 mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making
reparation to my Immaculate Heart.”
“I came from heaven to ask you to offer me the five first Saturdays
of the month. I asked that his day be spent in a spirit of reparation
for the offenses which are directed at your heavenly Mother. Today
I want all of you near me, the sorrowful Mother, to teach you to
pray with confidence, to suffer with docility, to hope with heroism.”
76. I asked of my three little children, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, to
whom I appeared in May, 1917:
“Do you also want to offer yourselves as victims to the Lord, on the
altar of my Immaculate Heart, for the salvation of all my poor sinful
children?” If you accept this request of mine, you must do what I
now ask of you:
- Pray ever more and more, especially with the holy Rosary.
- Make frequent hours of adoration and of Eucharistic reparation.
- Accept with love all the sufferings which the Lord sends you. Offer
your sufferings in a spirit of reparation, of purification and of
sanctification. I myself lovingly take care to give consolation in
suffering and, if it be in the will of the Lord, to offer the gift of
healing.
- Spread without fear the message which I am giving you. The divine
heart of my Son Jesus has entrusted to my Immaculate Heart the
last attempt to lead you all to salvation.”
77. “I am asking you to offer it to me, with the recitation of the holy rosary, with the
meditation upon its mysteries, with sacramental Confession and a Communion of
reparation, and with the renewal of your act of Consecration to my Immaculate
Heart.”
“I am asking you to propagate again today the devotion of the five first Saturdays
of the month. If you do what I ask of you, devotion to me will spread more and
more; and I will be able to exercise the great power which the Most Holy Trinity
has granted to me.”
“These are the times of prayer and of penance. Pray especially for the conversion
of poor sinners, of the atheists and of those who are far away. Offer prayers and
sacrifices for the salvation of souls. Many are going to hell because there is no
one to pray and to sacrifice for them.”
“These are the times of conversion and of return to the Lord. I am taking you by
the hand and leading you along the road of goodness, of love and of holiness. Let
the law of the Lord become more and more observed and practiced.”
“These are the times of my peace. I lead you to live in peace of heart and of soul.
I cause you to remain in serenity, even in the midst of great turmoil. I mark you
with my seal that you may spread everywhere the light of the faith, of holiness
and of love.”
My great net of love and of salvation has now been spread out in every part of the
earth.”
78. “These are the hours of battle, and therefore those weapons which I
have prepared especially for you must be made use of: the
consecration to my Immaculate Heart, the frequent recitation of the
holy Rosary, and the practice of the five first Saturdays of the month
in reparation for the offenses committed against my motherly Heart.
During these Saturdays, I invite you to unite yourselves with me in
the prayer of the Rosary, in the meditation of its mysteries, in
confession, in taking part in Holy Mass and in a Communion of
reparation.
Today, reparation on the part of my children must also increase.
Through you, this filial and loving crusade of reparation must
spread and grow.
Let the first Saturdays of every month be for you real encounters of
reparative prayer and a generous response to the request which I
have made of you.
On these days, gather in cenacles with me. In these cenacles you
will enter into my repose, because by praying and making
reparations with your heavenly Mother, you will be consoled and
strengthened by me.” ( Ref. 180)
79. “Heed the anguished appeal of your Mother; turn back along the
road which leads to God through prayer and conversion. All of you
must consecrate yourselves to this Heart, and entrust yourselves to
the arms of your heavenly Mother. I have been able to hold back the
chastisement because of the prayers and sufferings of many of my
children. Your yes has enabled me to add strength to my action of
maternal intercession on your behalf. For this I have need of your
prayer, of your suffering, of your life.”
“If you, my beloved children, suffer and pray with me, you will
succeed in leading many souls each day along the road which leads
to paradise. You must be today the instruments of my maternal
mercy.”
“How many souls go to hell because there is no one to pray and
sacrifice for them!” I said this at Fatima. Today I say: how many
souls you can save from the fire of hell and lead to paradise, if
together with me, you pray and sacrifice each day for them!”
80. The Caress of a Mother
“How I love you, and what love of predilection I have for you! You
must accustom yourself to understand this in so many things; in so
many circumstances which are hardly noticed, such as today: the
splendid bright day which I have given you, the blue of the clear
skies, the luminous brightness of the snow, caressed by the sun, the
color of my heavenly mantle under which I ever protect you; the
white of my most pure robe with which I wish to cover you.
These simple things are like the caress of a mother for you……….
Entrust yourself more and more to me; do you not see that now I
alone am your life?
Pray now for your brothers; for the priests (members) of my
Movement. Today, whatever you ask for them I will grant you.
Transform every moment of your day into a colloquy with me. I
want to hear your voice, my son! Turn everything into a prayer.”
81. “These are the time of the great mercy. The Heart of Jesus is about
to pour out torrents of his divine and merciful love. The hour of the
great mercy for the world has come. It will come down as dew upon
every wound; it will open the hardest hearts; it will purify souls
immersed in sin; it will lead sinners to conversion and will grant to
everyone the grace of a complete renewal.
“I have the task from the Lord of leading you all along the road of
goodness, of salvation and of peace.”
You are the sign of my presence in these times. I am inviting you to
live and to preach the Gospel to the letter. You become the powerful
help which I am offering against the great evil of infidelity and
apostasy. I am asking you to walk along the way which I have traced
out for you. Thus you are able to give today a strong witness of love
and hope, of faith and justice, of humility and purity, against the
great evil of materialism and hedonism, of egoism and pride,
avarice and impurity.”
Through my Marian Movement, I am calling all my children to
consecrate themselves to my Heart and to spread everywhere
cenacles of prayer among priests, the faithful, children, youth, and
in families. In this way I am able to obtain a great force of
intercession and reparation, and to intervene in order to change the
hearts of my poor sinful children
82. The more this motherly triumph of mine comes about in the hearts
and souls of my children in every increasing numbers, the more the
chastisement is put off by you, and the more Jesus can pour out
upon the world the torrents of his divine mercy.
“I invite you all to follow me as your heavenly Mother who am
coming down from heaven in order that I may become, in these
times, your salvation and your sure liberation.” “I have wanted you
here, to receive from your hands this Work of Mine.”
“I am the dawn which precedes the day. My light is you who are
consecrated to my Immaculate Heart. Increase in prayer, in
humility, in suffering and in confidence.”
“Do not be afraid. Do not allow yourselves to be seized with
discouragement. I am with you always. I have wanted you here,
because you must announce to each and all that the time has come
when I will make myself manifest, in an extraordinary way to all
those who have consecrated themselves to me and formed part of my
victorious cohort.”
83. “My Immaculate Heart opens and causes rays of my
motherly and merciful love to descend upon you. It is
within your time that the fulfillment of the message is
taking place, the message which I have given you at
Fatima.
Upon this humanity which has again become pagan, I am
causing the rays of love and light from my Immaculate
Heart to come down. They shed light for you upon the way
along which you must travel, to return to God along the
road of conversion, of prayer, and of penance.
Only in my Immaculate Heart will you find refuge in the
moment of the chastisement, comfort in the hour of
suffering, relief in the midst of unspeakable affliction,
light in the days of densest darkness.
84. “Upon this Church, darkened and wounded,
stricken and betrayed, I am causing rays of love
and of light from my Immaculate Heart to come
down. My Immaculate Heart will gather together
the little faithful remnant which, in suffering, in
prayer and in hope, will await the return of my Son
Jesus in glory. I urge you today to look to the great
light which has spread out from Fatima over the
events of this, your century.
I entrust to the angels of light of my Immaculate
Heart the task of bringing you to an understanding
of these events, now that I have opened the sealed
Book for you.”
85. The Fatima Prayers
“O 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.”
“O my Jesus, I offer this for love of Thee, for the conversion of
sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the
Immaculate heart of Mary.”
“O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of Hell.
Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have the most need
of thy mercy.”
86. “I am communicating to all my maternal will with a message which
today has become anguished an urgent:
Be converted and repent your sins!
Be converted and return to the God who saves you!
Be converted and walk along the road of goodness, love and holiness
“Only in return to God is the possibility of salvation open up for
humanity. You must spread with courage my motherly invitation to
to conversion and return to the Lord, along the way of prayer and
penance, of charity and fasting.”
“Mortify yourselves with penance and corporal fasting. It is fasting
from evil and from sin that I prefer, of renunciation of smoking,
alcohol, motion pictures and television. I am also asking for bodily
fasting, at least every now and then, just as it has been requested of
you by my son Jesus in the Gospel, when He said: ‘certain kinds of
demons can be ejected only by prayer and fasting.’
87. “My times have arrived. The times which I foretold
in Fatima have come. I foretold to you the great
chastisement which would strike this poor
humanity which has become pagan. My
extraordinary interventions which I have worked
in order to bring humanity back onto the road of
conversion and of its return to the Lord, have been
neither accepted nor believed.
Fire will descend from heaven and humanity will
be purified and completely renewed, so as to be
ready to receive the Lord Jesus who will return to
you in glory.
I also foretold to you the great crisis which would
take place in the Church. She will be abandoned
by many of her children.
88. “I invite you to follow me along the road of prayer and
penance, of purity and holiness.
See how your countries have become victims of
materialism and of unbridled search for pleasure! The law
of God is being more and more violated. Impurity is being
advertised through all the means of social communication.
My times have arrived. Tell everyone to enter into the ark
of my Immaculate Heart in order to be protected and
saved by me. I request that you multiply your cenacles of
prayer among priests, among children, among youth, and
especially in families. My material presence among you is
the sure sign of protection and of salvation.
Open you hearts to hope, and live in the greatest trust and
in complete abandonment to my Immaculate Heart.
(To the priests. Gobbi)
89. The sign of my presence “I am here with you, represented by my
statue. It is a triple sign I give you:
that of my eyes which suddenly come
alive; that of my heart, which exudes
a fragrance; that of the color of my
countenance, which changes its hue.
I want to show you that your heavenly
Mother is watching you with her eyes,
that I truly share in all the moment of
your life, that I am always among you.
I live with you, I prepare everything for
you, I lead you by the hand along the
difficult road of purification.
I am appearing in Europe, in Asia, in
Africa, in America, and in distant
Oceania. The whole world is wrapped
in my mantle. Increase your love for
me.” (Gobbi)
90. “Each time you come to the feet of my image, to bring me
your filial homage of love, I cause many graces to come
down from my Immaculate Heart upon you. Your
heavenly mother consoles and encourages you, moulds
and leads you, strengthens and confirms you by the word
which she gives you.”
“Whoever meets you must be aware of the presence of
their heavenly Mother who, through you, again caresses
and consoles, who again helps even materially, who
encourages and saves and who embraces and defends
everyone.”
91. The ( National ) Rosary For the Evangelization of
(Nations)
1. Fatima Prayer: To Eucharistic Jesus, source of all
evangelization.
“O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of
hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in
most need of thy mercy.”
2. Invocation of the Holy Spirit: Principal agent of
evangelization.
“Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people
and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means
of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.”
3. Prayer to Our Lady of ( Nation ): Star of the new
evangelization.
“Hail Holy Queen, Mother of (Nation), come and present the
(National) people to Jesus, the fruit of thy womb.
Look upon them continually with mercy and through your
92. Consecration to the Immaculate Heart (Short version)
“ Virgin of Fatima, Mother of Mercy, we who belong to
the Marian
Movement, consecrate ourselves in a special way to
your
Immaculate Heart. We also consecrate our motherland
(Nation) to
your Immaculate Heart. We intend to live with you,
through you and
for you , all the obligations assumed by our Baptismal
consecration
to bring about in ourselves that interior conversion so
urgently
demanded by the Gospel, that we may be available only
to do
always the will of the Father.
Allow us to dwell in the garden of your Immaculate
Heart . Lead us
to a spiritual renewal with prayer and penance, with the
daily
93. Finally pray one Our Father,
one Hail Mary, and one
Glory be, to the Holy
Father’s intention.
End of the Cenacle