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Immaculate Heart
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History:
From the
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"The the devotion to
the Heart of Mary is connected on many points with
that to the
Heart of Jesus; nevertheless, it has its own
history which, although very simple, is not devoid of
interest. The attention of
Christians was early attracted by the love and
virtues of the Heart of Mary. The Gospel itself
invited this attention with exquisite discretion and
delicacy. What was first excited was compassion for
the Virgin Mother. It was, so to speak, at the foot of
the Cross that the
Christian heart first made the acquaintance of the
Heart of Mary. Simeon's prophecy paved the way and
furnished the devotion with one of its favourite
formulae and most popular representations: the heart pierced with a sword. But
Mary was not merely passive at the foot of the
Cross; "she cooperated through charity", as St.
Augustine says, "in the work of our redemption.""
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This devotion has
received new emphasis in this century from the
visions given to Lucy Dos Santos, oldest of the
visionaries of Fatima, in her convent in Tuy, in
Spain, in 1925 and 1926. In the visions Our Lady
asked for the practice of the Five First Saturdays
to help make amends for the offenses given to her
heart by the blasphemies and ingratitude of men. The
practice parallels the devotion of the Nine First
Fridays in honor of the Sacred Heart.
On October 31,
1942, Pope Pius XII made a solemn Act of
Consecration of the Church and the whole world to
the Immaculate Heart. Let us remember this devotion
year-round, but particularly through the month of
August. |
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Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
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O Most Blessed Mother,
Heart of love, heart of mercy,
Ever listening, caring, consoling, hear our prayer.
As your children,
We implore your intercession with Jesus your Son.
Receive with understanding and compassion
The petitions we place before you today,
Especially ... (special intention).
We are comforted in knowing
Your heart is ever open to those
Who ask for your prayer.
We trust to your gentle care and intercession,
Those whom we love and who are sick or lonely or
hurting.
Help all of us, Holy Mother,
To bear our burdens in this life
Until we may share eternal life
And peace with God forever. Amen. |
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To learn more, please read:
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availability of
atypical art works. Entries are
generally based on the 1926-38 edition
of Butler's Lives of the Saints, with
the length of each entry varying from
one-half page to several pages. Short
entries giving written insight into the
lives of pious individuals are combined
with depictions rendered by artists such
as Raphael and El Greco. An inexpensive
tribute to art and faith more
appropriate for gift-giving than for
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Prayers to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary |
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O Most Blessed Mother,
Heart of
love, heart of mercy,
Ever listening, caring, consoling,
Hear our prayer.
As your children,
We implore your intercession with Jesus your Son.
Receive with understanding
And compassion the petitions
We place before you today, especially ...
(special intention). |
We are comforted in
knowing
Your heart is ever open to those
Who ask for your prayer.
We trust to your gentle care and intercession,
Those whom we love
And who are sick or lonely or hurting.
Help all of us, Holy Mother,
To bear our burdens in this life
Until we may share eternal life
And peace with God forever.
Amen. |
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Consecration
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
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by
the
Venerable Pope Pius XII |
Most Holy Virgin Mary,
Tender Mother of men,
To fulfill the desires
Of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
And the request of the Vicar
Of Your Son on earth,
We consecrate ourselves and our families
To your Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart,
O Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,
And we recommend to You,
All the people of our country
And all the world.
Please accept our consecration,
Dearest Mother,
And use us as You wish
To accomplish Your designs in the world.
O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,
And Queen of the World, rule over us,
Together with
The Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, Our King. |
Save us from the spreading flood
Of modern paganism;
Kindle in our hearts
And homes the love of purity,
The practice of a virtuous life,
An ardent zeal for souls,
And a desire to pray the Rosary more faithfully.
We come with confidence to You,
O Throne of Grace and Mother of Fair Love.
Inflame us with the same Divine Fire
Which has inflamed
Your own Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart.
Make our hearts and homes Your shrine,
And through us, make the Heart of Jesus,
Together with your rule,
Triumph in every heart and home.
Amen.
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Daily
Offerings
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
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Lanspergius, the Carthusian
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O Jesus,
Through the
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer you my prayers, works, joys,
And suffering of this day in union
With the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Throughout the world.
I offer them for all the intentions
Of Your Sacred Heart:
The salvation of souls, reparation for sins,
The reunion of all Christians;
I offer them for the intentions
Of our Bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer
And in particular for those recommended
By our Holy Father this month.
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I entreat Thee,
By the precious Blood and Water
That flowed from Thy Most Loving Heart,
To take entire possession of me,
That Thou may guide me in all things.
Consume me in the burning fire
Of thy holy Love,
So that I may be so absorbed
And transformed into Thee
That I may no longer be
But one with Thee.
Amen. |
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Exaltation of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
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Pope Pius XII
from the book The Devotion to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus |
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,
In this tragic hour of the world's history,
We entrust and consecrate ourselves
To your Immaculate Heart,
Our only refuge, our hope, our salvation.
Have pity on this world,
Torn by the most terrible conflicts,
Burning with the fires of hate,
Victim of its own sins.
May your Heart be moved
At the sight of so much ruin, pain and sorrow.
We consecrate to your maternal heart
Our persons, our families, our country—
The whole of humanity.
Protect and save us! |
O Heart of Mary,
source of true love,
Fill our selfish hearts with divine charity
And with that true brotherly love
Without which there
can never be peace.
Grant that men and
nations may understand
And fulfill the precept
Of your Divine Son, LOVE ONE ANOTHER,
In order that true peace may be firmly established
In the Justice and Truth of Christ.
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Prayer to the
Blessed Virgin
Mary |
From the book
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: How to Practice the Sacred Heart Devotion
by Fr. John Croiset, S.J. |
O most holy, most
amiable
And most glorious Virgin, Mother of God,
Mistress and Advocate
To whom we are all vowed and consecrated,
Making it our glory to belong
To thee as children,
Servants and slaves for time
And eternity, behold!
With common accord, we throw ourselves
At thy feet to renew our vows
Of fidelity and servitude to thee
And to pray thee that as we belong
Entirely to thee, thou wouldst offer,
Dedicate, consecrate and immolate
To the Sacred Heart of our adorable Jesus,
Ourselves and all that we are,
All that we shall do and suffer,
Without reserving anything for ourselves.
We wish to have no other liberty
Except that of loving Him,
No other glory except that of belonging to Him
As slaves and victims of His pure love,
No other will or power but that of pleasing Him
And contenting Him in everything,
Even at the price of our lives.
And since thou hast all power
Over the amiable Heart of thy Divine Son,
Grant, O most charitable Mother,
That He may receive and accept
This consecration which we make today
In thy presence, and through thy mediation,
With the protestations of our fidelity,
Relying on His grace and thy help,
Which we beg thee not to refuse us. |
O, our sweet Hope,
Make us feel thy power
Over the amiable Heart of Jesus,
And use thy influence on our behalf
To lodge us there always.
Pray Him to exercise His sovereign empire
Over our souls, making His love
Reign in our hearts,
In order that He may consume us
And transform us entirely into Himself.
May He be our Father, our Spouse,
Our Protection, our Treasure, our Delight,
Our Love and our All in all things;
May He destroy and annihilate
In us all that is of ourselves
And put in place of it all that is of Himself,
In order that we may be able
To be pleasing to Him.
May He be the support of our powerlessness,
The strength of our weakness,
the joy of all our
sadness.
O Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
Repair all our failings,
Supply for all that is wanting to us,
Burn our hearts in your holy ardors;
Consume all our coldness and cowardice
In loving and serving you, since we wish
To make all our holiness and happiness
Consist in living and dying
In the state of slaves
of the adorable Heart of
Jesus,
And servants of his holy Mother.
Amen |
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