Tag: Promises

Feastday: Our Lady of Sorrows

AM+DG

Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows

It is significant that this Feastday, is directly after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

What most people are familiar with is the Rosary of the 7 Sorrows. There is also a Litany to Our Mother of Sorrows.

The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady:

  • The First Sorrow: The Prophecy of Simeon and Anna
  • The Second Sorrow: The Flight into Egypt. ..
  • The Third Sorrow: The Loss of the Child Jesus. …
  • The Fourth Sorrow: The Condemnation of Jesus. …
  • The Fifth Station: The Crucifixion of Jesus. …
  • The Sixth Station: The Retrieval of Jesus’ Body. …
  • The Seventh Station: The Burial of Jesus.
 

Seven Promises to those who meditate on Our Lady’s Seven Sorrows:

The Blessed Virgin Mary grants seven graces to the souls who honor her daily by meditating (i.e. mental prayer) on her seven sorrows (dolors). The Hail Mary is prayed seven times, once after each meditation.                       
1. “I will grant peace to their families.“

2. “They will be enlightened about the Divine Mysteries.”

3. “I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work.”

4. “I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of my Divine Son or the sanctification of their souls.”

5. “I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at every instant of their lives.”

6. “I will visibly help them at the moment of their death. They will see the face of their Mother.”

7. “I have obtained this grace from my divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to my tears and dolors, will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness since all their sins will be forgiven and my Son and I will be their eternal consolation and joy.”

Litany to Our Lady of Seven Sorrows

Author: Pope Pius VII
Lord, have mercy on us Christ, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, hear us, Christ, graciously hear us
   
God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us
   
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.
Mother of the Crucified, pray for us.
Sorrowful Mother, pray for us.
Mournful Mother, pray for us.
Sighing Mother, pray for us.
Afflicted Mother, pray for us.
Foresaken Mother, pray for us.
Desolate Mother, pray for us.
Mother most sad, pray for us.
Mother set around with anguish, pray for us.
Mother overwhelmed by grief, pray for us.
Mother transfixed by a sword, pray for us.
Mother crucified in thy heart, pray for us.
Mother bereaved of thy Son, pray for us.
Sighing Dove, pray for us.
Mother of Dolors, pray for us.
Fount of tears, pray for us.
Sea of bitterness, pray for us.
Field of tribulation, pray for us.
Mass of suffering, pray for us.
Mirror of patience, pray for us.
Rock of constancy, pray for us.
Remedy in perplexity, pray for us.
Joy of the afflicted, pray for us.
Ark of the desolate, pray for us.
Refuge of the abandoned,. pray for us.
Shiled of the oppressed, pray for us.
Conqueror of the incredulous, pray for us.
Solace of the wretched, pray for us.
Medicine of the sick, pray for us.
Help of the faint, pray for us.
Strength of the weak, pray for us.
Protectress of those who fight, pray for us.
Haven of the shipwrecked, pray for us.
Calmer of tempests, pray for us.
Companion of the sorrowful, pray for us.
Retreat of those who groan, pray for us.
Terror of the treacherous, pray for us.
Standard-bearer of the Martyrs, pray for us.
Treasure of the Faithful, pray for us.
Light of Confessors, pray for us.
Pearl of Virgins, . pray for us.
Comfort of Widows, . pray for us.
Joy of all Saints, pray for us.
Queen of thy Servants, pray for us.
Holy Mary, who alone art unexampled, pray for us.
   
Pray for us, most Sorrowful Virgin, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ

Let us pray
O God, in whose Passion, according to the prophecy of Simeon, a sword of grief pierced through the most sweet soul of Thy glorious Blessed Virgin Mother Mary: grant that we, who celebrate the memory of her Seven Sorrows, may obtain the happy effect of Thy Passion, Who lives and reigns world without end. Amen.

Our Lady’s Role

Message from  ” Our Lady, Queen of the Sorrows”

Book of Truth 3 Aug. 2011:    https://missionofsalvation.com/message-0155/

“…My presence and the signs I show in the skies and other manifestations are rejected. Even priests and bishops ignore my warnings. They, too, have turned away from a belief in Divine interventions. How blind they are to reject help from me their beloved Mother.

My Son suffers so much it is heartbreaking to see Him in agony today because of the evil of sin. My children have no idea how He suffers the torment He has to witness in the world, when He sees the cruelty of man.

My child, remind my children that I will appear only a few more times in the world because the time has come for the final battle when I will crush the head of the serpent.

My children must know how much they are loved and cherished by my beloved Son. I urge them to open their hearts and show Him the love and compassion He deserves. He, your Saviour, Who willingly accepted death in its most cruel form, to save you, wants now to save this generation from the snares of Satan.

He, the deceiver, smiles, my child, because he knows he has succeeded in stealing precious souls. Pray, pray, pray now that my Son will be heard during The Warning and that His Gift of Redemption will be accepted with humble and open arms.OLOSorrows

Remember, as your Mother, I will always plead for clemency for my children. My tears have flowed for those who do not want to hear the Truth, because it will only be through constant prayer that these unfortunate souls can be redeemed.

Your beloved Mother
Our Lady Queen of the Sorrows

++++++++++++++++

More on  the powerful devotion to our Mother , Queen of Sorrows:

Watch this video by U.S Grace Force – Fr. Chad Ripperger and Fr Heilman who discuss devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows. They cover aspects  of the devotion itself; and the power of this devotion in the protection that we gain through this devotion. They also apply it to these most important times.

Watch this video by U.S Grace Force – Fr. Chad Ripperger and Fr Heilman who discuss devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows. They cover aspects  of the devotion itself; and the power of this devotion in the protection that we gain through this devotion. They also apply it to these most important times.

To give you an idea of content, some key terms of interest mentioned in the video:

Lepanto x10

Constantine and his victory with the Sign of the Cross

Protection flows from the Cross in the Precious Blood

We are also protected by the mantle of our blessed Mother, who stands at the foot of the Cross

Provides Reconaissance

Demons are cunning

Problems in the seminary

Lack of spiritual Warfare training for Seminarians

Today – diabolical tyranny

Flame of Love

Our Lady is the nemesis of Satan

The Video goes for an hour, but worth every minute

Feast of the Sacred Heart

AM+DG

Today is the Feast of the Sacred Heart.

The post today includes:

  1. Selection of  Readings from TLM Mass for today
  2. St Margaret Mary Alacoque’s role
  3. Invocations to the Sacred Heart
  4. Reading from Book of Truth regarding the urgency of these times. As always, Jesus has advice and consolation for us all

The beautiful prayers from the TLM Mass this morning celebrating this beautiful feast, touched me deeply.

Collect
O God, through Your mercy we possess the treasures of Your love in the Sacred Heart of Your Son, the same Sacred Heart which we wounded by our sins. May our honor, devotion, and love make reparation to Him for our faults. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord . . . 

Alleluia, alleluia! V. Matt. 11:29
Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your souls. Alleluia!

Offertory Antiphon Ps. 68:21
My heart dreaded reproach and misery, and I looked for someone to sympathize with Me, but there was none. I sought for someone to comfort Me, and I found none.

Secret
O Lord, behold the love in the heart of Your beloved Son, which no tongue can describe. Because of that love, accept our gift as an offering in atonement for our sins. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord . . .

Preface
It is truly meet and just, … everlasting God; who didst will that Thine only begotten Son should be pierced by the soldier’s lance as He hung upon the Cross: that from His opened heart, as from a sanctuary of divine bounty, might be poured out upon us streams of mercy and grace; and that in His heart always burning with love for us, the devout may find a haven of rest, and the penitent a refuge of salvation. And therefore with angels and archangels

 

  1. St Margaret Mary Alacoque’s role

Jesus appeared to St Margaret Mary Alacoque and wanted her to spread devotion to His Sacred Heart. He told her: ” Behold this Heart, which has so loved men, but is so little loved in return.”

St Margaret Mary  knew suffering. She was one of 7 children. Her father died when she was only 8; after which her father’s relatives moved in and treated them as servants.She was bed-ridden for 4 years with a rheumatic affliction.  as a sister in the visitation order, she was kind and humble, but her fellow sisters saw her as clumsy and slow.

Margaret Mary was inspired to establish a Holy Hour from 11 till midnight on the eve of the first Friday of each month in order to share in the mortal sadness He endured when abandoned by His Apostles in His Agony, and to receive Holy Communion on the first Friday of each month.

Jesus appointed the Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi as the feast of the Sacred heart. Jesus called Margaret Mary “the Beloved Disciple of the Sacred heart” and the heiress of all its treasures.

We are encouraged to practice the Nine First Fridays Devotion in reparation to the Sacred Heart

To those who practice this devotion, Jesus promised:

1. “I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.”
2. “I will establish peace in their homes.”
3. “I will comfort them in their afflictions.”
4. “I will be their secure refuge during life, and above all in death.
5. “I will bestow a large blessing upon all their undertakings.”
6. “Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and the infinite ocean of mercy.”
7. “Tepid souls shall grow fervent.”
8 “Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.”
9. “I will bless every place where a picture of My Heart shall be set up and honored.” 
10. “I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.”
11. “Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be blotted out.”
12.”I promise thee in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate on the First Friday in nine consecutive months, the grace of final penitence; they shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving the Sacraments; My Divine heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.”

The following First Friday devotions are efficacious in honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus: 

          1. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
          2. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
          3. Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
          4. Act of Reparation 
          5. The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
          6. The Sacrament of Reconciliation

This occurred in the 17th century. Today ,much, much more is needed. There is so much more to atone for. Jesus deserves our love and devotion. There are many many more things we can do.

Invocations to the Sacred Heart

Throughout the day there are many short little invocations that we can offer up to Jesus. They just take a few seconds to say.

These are my favourites:

Sweet Heart of Jesus, I implore, that I may love Thee more and more.

Jesus meek and humble of Heart, make my Heart like unto Thine.

Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my Love; Sweet Heart of Mary, be my Salvation.

Heart of Jesus, once in agony, pity the dying.

Heart of Jesus, burning with Love for me, inflame my heart with love for Thee.

++++++++++++++++

Reading from the Book of Truth

Sins are breaking My Sacred Heart

12 November 2010 @ 3:00am ; Message 0005
Write this, My daughter. The hours are ticking. Do not ignore My request to publish My Warning to mankind. There is a need now to repent.  My children must hear My Warning now. My daughter, communicate with Christian groups first to impart My pleas.

Stay strong.  I have chosen you for this Work, so that My pleas for redemption will be heard quickly. Write the Book and communicate My messages, using modern communications, such as the internet and the media. While My request is urgent, I will hold your hand so that you can understand the message.

You are stronger than you think.  Pray to me more daily, My Divine Mercy. Fear not. Why are you so frightened? Eternal life, when heaven and earth merge as one, is to be welcomed.

It is what man has strived for since time began. Don’t be fooled by the attractions that earth has to offer. They pale into insignificance when compared with the splendour of My Father’s Kingdom. You will be sent support as soon as your plan begins to unfold.

These last few days have been overwhelming for you, yet, you have accepted in your heart what I am asking of you. It is difficult and perhaps a little frightening for you to take all of this in, but it is important that you trust in Me.

Hold Me in your heart and lean on Me. Surrender any doubts you have and your task will be easier. You must remind people of My promises and refer to My written Word.

Fall back on Scripture to make sense. Never ever be afraid to remind people how their sins are breaking My Sacred Heart and piercing the soul of My Eternal Father.

We, My Mother and all the saints, will hold your hand and give you strength. You will be sent practical guidance and doors will be opened to help you in your work.

Beware of those who create obstacles to delay you in your communications. Pray for them and move on. I know you are tired, but My request has to be responded to quickly.

It is time for rest now, My child. You are responding well and with faith and courage. Never give up.

Your beloved Saviour
Jesus Christ

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sacred Heart of Jesus: A devotion for these times.

AM+DG

Devotion to the Sacred Heart

Devotion to the Sacred heart is more important in today’s world than ever before. The Mystical Body of Christ being persecuted, blasphemed, and betrayed and suffering more than ever at this time all over the world. We behold his Sacred Heart aflame with Love for us and filled with Love and Mercy.

Jesus said to St Mary Alacoque :

“My Divine Heart is so passionately in love with men that it can no longer contain within Itself the flames of its ardent charity.  It must pour them out by thy means, and manifest itself to them to enrich them with its precious treasures, which contain all the graces of which they need to be saved from perdition.  I have chosen you as an abyss of unworthiness and ignorance to accomplish so great a design, so that all may be done by Me.”

During the octave of the feast of the Blessed Sacrament, June 16, 1675, Margaret Mary was on her knees before the choir-gate, her eyes fixed on the tabernacle. Suddenly the Lord appeared on the altar and discovered [revealed] to her His Heart:

“Behold”, said He to her, “this Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming itself, in order to testify its love. In return, I receive from the greater part only ingratitude, by their irreverence and sacrilege, and by the coldness and contempt they have for Me in this sacrament of love. And what is most painful to Me,” added the Savior, in a tone that went to the Sister’s heart, “is that they are hearts consecrated to Me.”

St Margaret Mary tells us:

“Love keeps Him there [in the Blessed Sacrament] as a victim completely and perpetually delivered over to sacrifice for the glory of the Father and for our salvation. Unite yourself with Him, then, in all that you do. Refer everything to His glory. Set up your abode in this loving Heart of Jesus and you will there find lasting peace and the strength both to bring to fruition all the good desires He inspires in you, and to avoid every deliberate fault. Place in this Heart all your sufferings and difficulties. Everything that comes from the Sacred Heart is sweet. He changes everything into love.”

Our Lord made twelve great promises to St. Margaret Mary for those who are devoted to his most Sacred Heart. They are:

          1. I will give them all the graces they need in life.
          2. I will create peace in their families.
          3. I will comfort them in all their troubles.
          4. They shall surely find in My Heart protection during life and especially at the hour of their death.
          5. I will shower them with blessings in everything that they do.
          6. Sinners shall find in My Heart the source of an infinite ocean of mercy.
          7. Weak souls shall become fervent.
          8. Fervent souls shall speedily rise to great perfection.
          9. I will bless the homes where an image of My Heart shall be exposed and honored.
          10. I will give to priests the power of touching the most hardened hearts.
          11. Those who spread this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be erased.
          12. The all-powerful love of My Heart will grant to all those who shall receive Communion on the First Friday of nine continuous months the grace of final repentance; they shall not die under my displeasure, nor without receiving their Sacraments; My heart shall surely be their protection at that last hour.

Devotion to the Sacred Heart focuses not only on the love and mercy Jesus has for us but on reparation for sin.

There is so much reparation to be made for our own sins, for the sins of the clergy, for the sins of our nations, for the sins of the Elite and all the dark souls – in fact  we need to atone for the sins of the world – especially in turning away from our  Beloved Saviour.

The Nine Fridays must be made in honor of His Sacred Heart.

In St. Margaret Mary’s visions, Christ requested that a Communion of reparation be made on the first Friday of every month for nine consecutive months, and Communion must be received.)

With regard to this promise it may be remarked:

            1. That our Lord required Communion to be received on a particular day chosen by Him;
            2. that the nine Fridays must be consecutive;
            3. that they must be made in honor of His Sacred Heart, which means that those who make the nine Fridays must practice the devotion and must have a great love for our Lord;
            4. that our Lord does not say that those who make the nine Fridays will be dispensed from any of their obligations or from exercising the vigilance necessary to lead a good life and overcome temptation; rather He implicitly promises abundant graces to those who make the nine Fridays to help them to carry out these obligations and persevere to the end;
            5. that perseverance in receiving Holy Communion for nine consecutive First Fridays helps the faithful to acquire the habit of frequent Communion, which our Lord eagerly desires;
            6. that the practice of the nine Fridays is very pleasing to our Lord since He promises such great reward, and that all Catholics should endeavor to make the nine Fridays.

Jesus tell us in the Book of Truth:

“… It is those who come to Me as little ones whom I bring closer to My Sacred Heart. These are the souls who love Me unconditionally and who do not feel the need to display their love for Me, so that others will admire and look up to them. It is the man who leaves all in My Hands, when he speaks the Truth, who brings Me the souls I desire, not the man who feels he deserves great accolades for doing so….” ( 4 January. 2015)

“…As the world plunges into darkness – as wars break out everywhere, and when disease and famine grip humanity – My Intervention will be witnessed. I protect all those who consecrate themselves to My Sacred Heart. I uplift those whose hearts may be heavy, and I will bring peace and a calmness of soul to those who ask Me for these Gifts. …”(14 October, 2014)

“.. My Son makes His Presence felt when He is called upon. The more open the soul is to His Love, the more he or she will become closer to His Sacred Heart...” (17 May 2014)

Prayers from the Book of Truth to the Sacred heart:

Prayer for Salvation
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 @ 09:55 am
O my Lord, lead me to Your Kingdom and protect me from the darkness that has engulfed my soul. Hear me now O Sacred Heart and through Your Goodness let Your Light of Love and protection shine through.

Prayer for encouragement
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 @ 04:00 pm
Fill me now, O Lord, with the Gift of the Holy Spirit to carry Your most Holy Word to sinners who I must help save in Your Name. Help me to cover them, through my prayers, with Your Precious Blood so that they can be drawn to Your Sacred Heart. Give me the Gift of the Holy Spirit so that these poor souls can revel in Your New Paradise.

Prayer to never give up when you feel down
Sunday, January 8th, 2012 @ 03:30 pm
Jesus if you can hear me
Then listen to my call for help
Please help me deal with those who cause me pain
Help me to stop envy taking over my life and
To stop me wishing for things I cannot have
Instead open my heart to you dear Jesus
Help me to feel real love – your love
And to feel true peace in my heart. Amen.

Prayer to consecrate yourself to the Sacred heart.

My most loving Jesus, I consecrate myself anew today and without reserve to Your Divine Heart. To You I consecrate my body with all its senses, my soul with all its faculties, and my whole being. To you I consecrate all my thoughts, words, and works; all my sufferings and labors; all my hopes, consolations, and joys; and chiefly I consecrate to You my poor heart that I may love but You and be consumed as a victim in the flames of Your love.

Accept, O Jesus, my most loving Spouse, the desire I have to console Your Divine Heart and to belong to You forever. Take possession of me in such a manner that henceforward I may have no other liberty than that of loving You, no other life than that of suffering and dying for you.

In You I place unbounded confidence, and I hope for pardon of my sins from Your infinite mercy. In Your hands I lay all my cares and principally that of my eternal salvation. I promise to love You and to honor You until the last moment of my life, and to propagate as far as I am able, with the help of Your Divine grace, devotion to Your most Sacred Heart.

Dispose of me, O Divine Heart of Jesus, according to Your good pleasure. I desire no other recompense than Your greater glory and Your holy love.

Grant me the grace to find in Your most Sacred Heart my dwelling place; there I desire to pass each day of my life; there I wish to breathe forth my last sigh. Make also my heart Your abode, the place of Your repose; that so we may remain intimately united until one day I may praise, love, and possess You for all eternity, and sing forever the infinite mercies of Your most Sacred Heart. Amen.

Some simple little prayers you can say any time to Jesus’ Sacred Heart:

Sacred Heart of Jesus, hear my prayer!

Sacred heart of Jesus have mercy on us!

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I implore that I may love Thee more and more!

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be loved everywhere.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Your love for me.

Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my love.

Sweetest Jesus, hide me in Your Sacred Heart. Do not permit me to be separated from You. Defend me from the evil foe.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Your kingdom come!

Sacred Heart of Jesus, let me love You and make you loved.

Heart of Jesus, burning with love for us, set our hearts on fire with love of You.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make our hearts like Yours.

Divine Heart of Jesus, convert sinners, save the dying, deliver the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

All for You, most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, may you be known, loved, and imitated!

Sacred Heart of Jesus, protect our families.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, strengthened in Your agony by an angel, strengthen us in our agony.