Pieta Book
Pieta Book
Pieta Book
Pieta
Prayer Book
And
The 15 St. Bridget Prayers
C.H.G. J.M.J
To the Reader
This booklet on prayer is an effort to apply the scientific
method to the Truths of our Roman Catholic Faith, to obtain
more grace to better serve God, drawing particularly on that
gigantic source of God’s Infinite Goodness and Mercy ‐ a
source virtually untapped – PROPHETIC REVELATIONS.
“When it’s a question of prophetic revelations the Pope is the
SOLE judge!”
(Pope Leo X 5th Council of Lateran 1513)
Dedication
The Blessed Virgin said: “You love Me and make others love
Me.” This revised edition of the Pieta Prayer Booklet is
dedicated to The Dear Lady of Ephesus as an act of love to
honor thine Assumption. “I am all thine my Queen and
Mother and all that I have is Thine”.
Purpose
Scripture says: “Pray without ceasing.” St. Paul of the Cross
wrote: “We enter on the broad road of perdition when we
neglect prayer.” Dr. Alexis Carrel wrote: “If you make a habit
of prayer, your life will be profoundly altered.” As a scientist
he turned to prayer as man’s highest activity; that
conversation with God to be an art of all arts.
May this Pieta Prayer Booklet serve as a spiritual tool for
souls who wish to increase their daily prayer life. May the
Dear Angels who carried the Holy House of Loreto carry this
booklet to all persons who wish to pray more after reciting
the daily rosary.
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Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
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The Fifteen Prayers
Revealed by Our Lord to
Saint Bridget of Sweden In the Church of St. Paul at Rome
Are published under sanction of the Decree of November 18,
1966, published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Vol. 58, No. 16
of December 29, 1966.
Prayers
Approved by Pope Pius IX
Magnificent Promises to Saint Bridget of Sweden
Pope Benedict XV expressed himself as follows on the
Revelations of St. Bridget:
“The approbation of such revelations implies nothing more
than, after mature examination, it is permissible to publish
them for the unit of the faithful. Though they don’t merit the
same credence as the truths of religion, one can, however,
believe them out of human faith, conforming to the rules of
prudence by which they are probable, and supported by
sufficient motives that one might believe in them piously.
(Les Petits Bollandistes, tome XII)
The 14th of June 1303, at the moment Bridget was born,
Benedict, the curate of Rasbo, prayed for the happy
deliverance of Ingeborde. Suddenly he found himself
enveloped by a luminous cloud out of which Our Lady
appeared:
“A child has been born at Birger; her voice will be heard by
the entire world.”
Sagii, die XXIV Aprilis 1903 Imprimature.
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FJ. Girard, V.G.
These prayers and these Promises have been copied from a
book printed in Toulouse in 1740 and published by the P.
Adrien parvilliers of the Company of Jesus, Apostolic
Missionary of the Holy Land, with approbation, permission
and recommendation to distribute them.
Parents and teachers who will read them to young infants for
at least one year will assure their being preserved for life
from any grave accident which would involve the loss of one
of their five senses.
Pope Pius IX took cognizance of these Prayers with the
prologue; he approved them May 31, 1862, recognizing them
as true and for the good of Souls.
This sentence of Pope Pius IX has been confirmed by the
realization of the promises by all persons who have recited
the prayers and by numerous supernatural facts by which
God wanted to make known their exact truth. A collection of
small books, these prayers among them, was approved by the
Great Congress of Malines on August 22, 1863.
Question – Must one recite the prayers every day without
interruption to obtain the privileges?
Answer ‐ One should miss saying them as few times as
possible; but if for a serious reason one is obliged to miss
them, one doesn’t lose the privileges attached to them, as
long as one recites 5480 Prayers during the year. One must
say them with devotion and concentrate on the words one
pronounces. These prayers can serve as the Way of the Cross.
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Visitors to the Church of St. Paul at Rome can see the crucifix,
above the Tabernacle in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel,
sculptured by Pierre Cavallini, before which St. Bridge knelt
when she received these 15 prayers from Our Lord. The
following inscription is placed in the church to commemorate
the event: “Pendentis, Pendente Dei verba accepit aure
accipit et verbum corde Brigitta Deum. Anno Jubilei MCCCL.”
As St. Bridget for a long time wanted to know the number of
blows Our Lord received during His Passion, He one day
appeared to her and said: “I received 5480 blows on My
Body. If you wish to honor them in some way, say 15 Our
Fathers and 15 Hail Mary’s with the following Prayers (which
He taught her) for a whole year. When the year is up, you
will have honored each one of My Wounds.”Our Lord made
the following promises to anyone who recited the 15 St.
Bridget Prayers for a whole year:
Promises
1. I will deliver 15 souls of his lineage from Purgatory.
2. 15 souls of his lineage will be confirmed and
preserved in grace.
3. 15 sinners of his lineage will be converted.
4. Whoever recites these Prayers will attain in the first
degree of perfection.
5. 15 days before his death I will give him My Precious
Body in order that he may escape eternal starvation; I
will give him My Precious Blood to drink lest he thirst
eternally.
6. 15 days before his death he will feel a deep contrition
for all his sins and will have a perfect knowledge of
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them.
7. I will place before him the sign of My Victorious Cross
for his help and defense against the attacks of his
enemies.
8. Before his death I shall come with My Dearest
Beloved Mother.
9. I shall graciously receive his soul, and will lead it into
eternal joys.
10. And having led it there I shall give him a special
draught from the fountain of My Deity, something I
will not for those who have not recited My Prayers.
11. Let it be known that whoever may have been living in
the state of mortal sin for 30 years, but who will recite
devoutly, or have the intention to recite these
Prayers, the Lord will forgive him all his sins.
12. I shall protect him from strong temptations.
13. I shall preserve and guard his 5 senses.
14. I shall preserve him from a sudden death.
15. His soul will be delivered from eternal death.
16. He will obtain all he asks for from God and the Blessed
Virgin.
17. If he has lived all his life doing his own will and he is to
die the next day, his life will be prolonged.
18. Every time one recites these Prayers he gains 100
days indulgence.
19. He is assured of being joined to the supreme Choir of
Angels.
20. Whoever teaches these Prayers to another, will have
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continuous joy and merit which will endure eternally.
21. There where these prayer are being said or will be
said in the future God is present with His grace.
First Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to those who love Thee,
joy surpassing all joy and all desire, Salvation and Hope of all
sinners, Who hast proved that Thou hast no greater desire
than to be among men, even assuming human nature at the
fullness of time for the love of men, recall all the sufferings
Thou hast endured from the instant of Thy conception, and
especially during Thy Passion, as it was decreed and ordained
from all eternity in the Divine plan.
Remember, O Lord, that during the Last Super with Thy
disciples, having washed their feet, Thou gavest them Thy
Most Precious Body and Blood, and while at the same time
Thou didst sweetly console them, Thou didst foretell them
Thy coming Passion.
Remember the sadness and bitterness which Thou didst
experience in Thy Soul as Thou Thyself bore witness saying:
“My Soul is sorrowful even unto death.”
Remember all the fear, anguish and pain that Thou didst
suffer in Thy delicate Body before the torment of the
Crucifixion, when, after having prayed three times, bathed in
a sweat of blood, Thou wast betrayed by Judas, Thy disciple,
arrested by the people of a nation Thou hadst chosen and
elevated, accused by false witnesses, unjustly judged by three
judges during the flower of Thy youth and during the solemn
Paschal season.
Remember that Thou wast despoiled of Thy garments and
clothed in those of derision; that Thy Face and Eyes were
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veiled, that Thou wast buffeted, crowned with thorns, a reed
placed in Thy Hands, that Thou was crushed with blows and
overwhelmed with affronts and outrages.
In memory of all these pains and sufferings which Thou didst
endure before Thy Passion on the Cross, grant me before my
death true contrition, a sincere and entire confession, worthy
satisfaction and the remission of all my sins. Amen
Second Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary
O Jesus! True liberty of angels, Paradise of delights,
remember the horror and sadness which Thou didst endure
when Thy enemies, like furious lions, surrounded Thee, and
by thousands of insults, spits, blows, lacerations and other
unheard‐of‐cruelties, tormented Thee at will. In
consideration of these torments and insulting words, I
beseech Thee, O my Savior, to deliver me from all my
enemies, visible and invisible, and to bring me, under Thy
protection, to the perfection of eternal salvation. Amen
Third Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Creator of Heaven and earth Whom nothing can
encompass or limit, Thou Who dost enfold and hold all under
Thy Loving power, remember the very bitter pain Thou didst
suffer when the Jews nailed Thy Sacred Hands and Feet to the
Cross by blow after blow with big blunt nails, and not finding
Thee in a pitiable enough state to satisfy their rage, they
enlarged Thy Wounds, and added pain to pain, and with
indescribable cruelty stretched Thy Body on the Cross, pulled
Thee from all sides, thus dislocating Thy Limbs. I beg of Thee,
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O Jesus, by the memory of this most Loving suffering of the
Cross, to grant me the grace to fear Thee and to Love
Thee. Amen.
Fourth Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Heavenly Physician, raised aloft on the Cross to heal
our wounds with Thine, remember the bruises which Thou
didst suffer and the weakness of all Thy Members which were
distended to such a degree that never was there pain like
unto Thine. From the crown of Thy Head to the Soles of Thy
Feet there was not one spot on Thy Body that was not in
torment, and yet , forgetting all Thy sufferings, Thou didst not
cease to pray to Thy heavenly Father for Thy enemies, saying
“Father forgive them for they know not what they do.”
Through this great Mercy, and in memory of this suffering,
grant that the remembrance of Thy Most Bitter Passion may
effect in us a perfect contrition and the remission of all our
sins. Amen.
Fifth Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Mirror of eternal splendor, remember the sadness
which Thou experienced, when contemplating in the light of
Thy Divinity the predestination of those who would be saved
by the merits of Thy Sacred passion, Thou didst see at the
same time, the great multitude of reprobates who would be
damned for their sins, and Thou didst complain bitterly of
those hopeless lost and unfortunate sinners.
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Through this abyss of compassion and pity, and especially
through the goodness which Thou displayed to the good thief
when Thou sadist to him: “This day, thou shalt be with Me in
paradise.” I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, that at the hour of
my death, Thou wilt show me mercy. Amen.
Sixth Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Beloved and most desirable King, remember the
grief Thou didst suffer, when naked and like a common
criminal, Thou was fastened and raised on the Cross, when all
Thy relatives and friends abandoned Thee, except Thy
Beloved Mother, who remained close to Thee during Thy
agony and whom Thou didst entrust to Thy faithful disciple
when Thou sadist to Mary: “Woman, behold thy son!” and
to St. John: “Son, behold thy Mother!”
I beg of Thee O my Savior, by the sword of sorrow which
pierced the soul of Thy holy Mother, to have compassion on
me in all my affliction and tribulations, both corporal and
spiritual, and to assist me in all my trials, and especially at the
hour of my death. Amen
Seventh Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Inexhaustible Fountain of compassion, Who by a
profound gesture of Love, said from the Cross: “I thirst!”
suffered from the thirst for the salvation of the human race. I
beg of Thee O my Savior, to inflame in our hearts the desire
to tend toward perfection in all our acts; and to extinguish in
us the concupiscence of the flesh and the ardor of worldly
desires. Amen
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Eighth Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit, by the
bitterness of the vinegar and gall which Thou didst taste on
the Cross for Love of us, grant us the grace to receive worthily
Thy Precious Body and Blood during our life and at the hour
of our death, that they may serve as a remedy and
consolation for our souls. Amen
Ninth Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Royal virtue, joy of the mind, recall the pain Thou
didst endure when, plunged in an ocean of bitterness at the
approach of death, insulted, outraged by the Jews, Thou didst
cry out in a loud voice that Thou was abandoned by Thy
Father, saying: “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken
me?”
Through this anguish, I beg of Thee, O my Savior, not to
abandon me in the terrors and pains of my death. Amen
Tenth Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Who art the beginning and end of all things, life and
virtue, remember that for our sakes Thou was plunged in an
abyss of suffering from the soles of Thy Feet to the crown of
Thy Head. In consideration of the enormity of Thy Wounds,
teach me to keep, through pure love, Thy Commandments,
whose way is wide and easy for those who love Thee. Amen
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Eleventh Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Deep abyss of mercy, I beg of Thee, in memory of
Thy Wounds which penetrated to the very marrow of Thy
Bones and to the depth of Thy being, to draw me, a miserable
sinner, overwhelmed by my offenses, away from sin and to
hide me from Thy Face justly irritated against me, hide me in
Thy Wounds, until Thy anger and just indignation shall have
passed away. Amen
Twelfth Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Mirror of Truth, symbol of unity, link of Charity,
remember the multitude of wounds with which Thou was
covered from head to foot, torn and reddened by the spilling
of Thy adorable blood. O great and universal pain which
Thou didst suffer in Thy virginal flesh for love of us! Sweetest
Jesus! What is there that Thou couldst have done for us
which Thou hast not done! May the fruit of Thy sufferings be
renewed in my soul by the faithful remembrance of Thy
passion, and may Thy love increase in my heart each day,
until I see Thee in eternity, Thou Who art the treasury of
every real good and every joy, which I beg Thee to grant me,
O sweetest Jesus, in Heaven. Amen
Thirteenth Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Strong Lion, Immortal and Invincible King,
remember the pain which Thou didst endure when all Thy
strength, both moral and physical, was entirely exhausted,
Thou didst bow Thy head, saying: “It is consummated!”
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Through this anguish and grief, I beg of Thee Lord Jesus, to
have mercy on me at the hour of my death when my mind
will be greatly troubled and my soul will be in anguish. Amen
Fourteenth Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! Only Son of the Father, splendor and figure of His
substance remember the simple and humble
recommendation Thou didst make of Thy Soul to Thy Eternal
Father, saying: “Father, into Thy Hands I commend My
Spirit!” And with Thy body all torn, and Thy Heart broken,
and the bowels of Thy mercy open to redeem us, Thou didst
expire. By this precious death, I beg of Thee O King of Saints,
comfort me and help me to resist the devil, the flesh and the
world, so that being dead to the world I may live for Thee
alone. I beg of Thee at the hour of my death to receive me, a
pilgrim and an exile returning to Thee. Amen
Fifteenth Prayer
Our Father – Hail Mary.
O Jesus! True and fruitful Vine! Remember the abundant
outpouring of Blood which Thou didst so generously shed
from Thy Sacred Body as juice from grapes in a wine press.
From Thy Side, pierced with a lance by a soldier, blood and
water issued forth until there was not left in Thy Body a single
drop, and finally, like a bundle of myrrh lifted to the top of
the Cross, Thy delicate flesh was destroyed, the very
Substance of Thy Body withered, and the Marrow of Thy
Bones dried up.
Through this bitter Passion and through the outpouring of
Thy precious Blood, I beg of Thee, O Sweet Jesus, to receive
my soul when I am in my death agony. Amen
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Conclusion
O Sweet Jesus! Pierce my heart so that my tears of penitence
and love will be my bread day and night; may I be converted
entirely to Thee, may my heart be Thy perpetual habitation,
may my conversation be pleasing to Thee, and my the end of
my life be so praiseworthy that I may merit Heaven and there
with Thy saints, praise Thee forever. Amen
Promises To Those Who Sing: “Ave Maris Stella”
During a riot at Rome, a mob came to the house where St.
Bridget lived; a leader talked of burning Bridget alive. She
prayed to Our Lord to know if she should flee to safety. Jesus
advised her to stay: “It doesn’t matter if they plot Thy
death. My power will break the malice of Thy enemies: if
Mine crucified Me, it is because I permitted it.” Our blessed
Mother added: “Sing as a group the AVE MARIS STELLA and
I’ll guard you from every danger.”
Ave Maris Stella Hail thou star of ocean
Dei Mater alma, Portal of the sky
Atque semper virgo, Ever virgin Mother
Felix coeli porta. Of the Lord Most High
Sumens illud ave O! by Gabriel’s Ave,
Gabrielis ore, Uttered long ago,
Funda nos in pace, Eva’s name reversing,
Mutans Evae nomen Established peace below
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Salve vincla reis Break the captives’ fetters,
Profer lumen caecis Light on blindness pour,
Mala nostra pelle, All our ills expelling,
Bona cuncta posce. Every bliss implore
Monstra te esse Matrem Show thyself a Mother,
Sumat per te preces Offer Him our sighs,
Qui pro nobis natus Who for us incarnate
Tulit esse tuus Did not thee despise
Virgo singularis Virgin of all virgins
Inter omnes mitis To thy shelter take us,
Nos culpis solutos Gentlest of the gentle
Mites fac et castos. Chaste and gentle make us
Vitam presta puram Still, as on we journey,
Iter para tutum, Help our weak endeavor,
Ut, videntes Jesum Till with thee and Jesus
Semper collaetemur We rejoice forever
Sit laus Deo Patri, Through the highest heaven,
Summo Cristo decus To the almighty Three
Spiritui sancto: Father, Son, and spirit,
Tribus honor unus. One same glory be.
Amen Amen.
To the Blessed Virgin
My Queen, my mother, I give myself entirely to thee, and to
show my devotion to thee, I consecrate to thee this day, my
eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart, my whole being without
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reserve. Wherefore good Mother as I am thine own, keep
me, guard me, as thy property and possession. Amen
“An indulgence of 500 days”
Prayer to St. Joseph over 1900 years old
O St. Joseph whose
protection is so great, so
strong, so prompt before the
Throne of God, I place in you
all my interests and
desires. O St. Joseph do
assist me by your powerful
intercession and obtain for
me from your Divine Son all
spiritual blessings through
Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that having engaged here below
your Heavenly power I may offer my Thanksgiving and
Homage to the Loving of Fathers. O St. Joseph, I never weary
contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not
approach while He reposes near your heart. Press him to my
name and kiss His fine Head for me, and ask Him to return the
Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of
departing souls, pray for us. Amen
Say for nine consecutive mornings for anything you may
desire. It has seldom been known to fail.
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This prayer was found in the fiftieth year of Our Lord Jesus
Christ. In 1500’s it was sent by the Pope to Emperor Charles
when he was going into battle.
Whoever reads this prayer or hears it or carries it, will never
die a sudden death, nor be drowned, nor will poison take
effect on them. They will not fall into the hands of the enemy
nor be burned in any fire, nor will they be defeated in battle.
Make this prayer known everywhere.
Imprimatur
Most Rev. George V. Ahr
Bishop of Trenton
Glory be to Jesus and Mary
A letter written by the Blessed Virgin Mary to the City of
Messina where St. Paul, the Apostle preached the gospel,
which has been preserved in the Reliquary of the great altar.
“I, Mary Virgin, servant of God, very humble Mother of Jesus
Christ, Son of God, the Almighty and Eternity, to all who are
in Messina, health and benediction in our Lord. You have
learned by the ambassadors who have been sent to you. You
received the gospel and you acknowledged that the Son of
God has become man, and has suffered the passion and
death for the salvation of the world, and that He is Christ and
also the true mMessiah. I beseech you to persevere,
promising to you, and all your posterity, to assist you in the
presence of My Son.”
(Great graces are given to those who carry a copy of this
letter.)
Mary Virgin, very humble servant of God
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Prayer for Daily Neglects
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all
its Love, all its sufferings and all its merits.
First To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and
during all my life. Glory be to the Father and to the Son…!
Second To purify the good I have done badly this day and
during all my life. Glory be to the Father and to the Son…!
Third To supply for the good I ought to have done and that
I have neglected this day and during all my life. Glory be to
the Father…!
A Poor Clare nun, who had just died, appeared to her abbess,
who was praying for her, and said to her, “I went straight to
heaven, for, by means of this prayer, recited every evening, I
paid my debts.”
(This prayer is not meant to replace confession)
Hail Mary of Gold
Hail Mary, White Lily of the Glorious and always serene
Trinity.
Hail brilliant Rose of the Garden of heavenly delights:
O you, by whom God wanted to be born and by whose milk
the King of Heaven wanted to be nourished! Nourish our
souls with effusions of divine grace. Amen!
At the hour when the soul which has thus greeted me quits
the body I’ll appear to them in such splendid beauty that
they’ll taste, to their great consolation, something of the joys
of Paradise.
The Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Gertrude the Great.
(Revelations book III, chapter XVIII)
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This picture of Our Lady was drawn by a mystic in Italy. Her
hand was guided by Our Lady.
There is a special blessing given each day to the person who
carries it and another blessing given each time one looks at it
with love.
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Three Very Beautiful Prayers
Which are very useful to a dying person, and should be
prayed often as an act of mercy.
There once was a Pope in Rome who was surrounded by
many sins. The Lord God struck him with a fatal
illness. When he saw that he was dying he summoned
Cardinals, Bishops and learned persons and said to
them: “My dear friends! What comfort can you give me now
that I must die, and when I deserve eternal damnation for my
sins?” No one answered him. One of them, a pious curate
named John, said: “Father, why do you doubt the Mercy of
God?” The Pope replied: “What comfort can you give me
now that I must die and fear that I’ll be damned for my sins?”
John replied: “I’ll read three prayers over you; I hope, you’ll
be comforted and that you’ll obtain Mercy from God.” The
Pope was unable to say more. The curate and all those
present knelt and said an Our Father, then the following
prayers:
Prayer 1.
Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Son of God and Son of the Virgin
Mary, God and Man, Thou who in fear sweated blood for us
on the Mount of Olives in order to bring peace, and to offer
Thy Most Holy Death to God Thy Heavenly Father for the
salvation of this dying person… If it be, however, that by his
sins he merits eternal damnation, then may it be deflected
from him. This, O Eternal Father through Our Lord Jesus
Christ, Thy Dear Son, Who liveth and reigneth in union with
The Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen.
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Prayer 2.
Lord Jesus Christ! Thou who meekly died on the trunk of the
Cross for us, submitting Thy Will completely to Thy Heavenly
Father in order to bring peace and to offer Thy most Holy
Death to Thy Heavenly Father in order to free…(this
person)…and to hide from him what he has earned with his
sins; grant this O Eternal Father! Through Our Lord Jesus Thy
Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in union with the Holy
Spirit now and forever. Amen.
Prayer 3.
Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Who remained silent to speak
through the mouths of the Prophets; I have drawn Thee to
me through Eternal Love, which love drew Thee from Heaven
into the body of the Virgin, which love drew Thee from the
body of the Virgin into the valley of this needful world, which
Love kept Thee 33 years in this world, and as a sign of Great
Love, Thou hast given Thy drink, as a sign of great love, Thou
has consented to be a prisoner and to be led from one judge
to another and as a sign of great love Thou has consented to
be condemned to death, and hast consented to die and to be
buried and truly rise, and appeared to Thy Holy Mother and
all the Holy Apostles, and as a sign of great love Thou hast
ascended, under Thy own strength and power, and sitteth at
the right hand of God Thy heavenly Father, and Thou has sent
Thy Holy Spirit into the heart of Thy Apostles and the hearts
of all who hope and believe in Thee. Through Thy sign of
Eternal love, open heaven today and take this dying person…
and all his sins into the realm of Thy Heavenly Father, that he
may reign with Thee now and forever. Amen.
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Meanwhile the Pope died. The curate persevered to the third hour, then the
Pope appeared to him in body and comforting him; his countenance as
brilliant as the sun, his clothes as white as snow, and he said: “My dear
brother! Whereas I was supposed to be a child of damnation I’ve become a
child of happiness. As you recited the first prayer many of my sins fell from
me as rain from Heaven, and as you recited the second Prayer I was purified,
as a goldsmith purifies gold in a hot fire. I was still further purified as you
recited the third prayer. Then I saw Heaven open and the Lord Jesus standing
on the Right Hand of God the Father who said to me: “Come, all thy sins are
forgiven thee, you’ll be and remain in the realm of My Father
forever. Amen!”
With these words my soul separated from my body and the angels of God led
it to Eternal Joy.
As the curate heard this he said: “O Holy Father! I can’t tell these things to
anyone, for they won’t believe me.” Then the Pope said: “Truly I tell thee, the
Angel of God stands with me and has written the prayers in letters of gold for
the consolement of all sinners. If a person had committed all the sins in the
world, but that the three prayers shall have been read (over him) at his end
(death), all his sins will be forgiven him, even though his soul was supposed to
suffer until the Last Judgement, it will be redeemed (freed).
The person who hears them read, he won’t die an unhappy death also in
whose house they will be read. Therefore take these prayers and carry them
into St. Peter’s Basilica and lay them in the Chapel named the Assumption of
Mary, for certain consolation. The person who will be near death, who reads
them or hears them read gains 400 years indulgence for the days he was
supposed to suffer in Purgatory because of his guilt. Also who reads this
prayer or hears it read, the hour of his death shall be revealed to him. Amen!
An Act of Contrition
O my God I am heartily sorry for all my sins because of them I
deserve the eternal pains of hell, but most of all because I
have offended Thee my God who art all good and deserving
of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace to
confess my sins, to do penance, to avoid the occasion of sin
and never to sin again. Amen.
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Tips on Prayer
Your prayers are strongest at the Consecration in Holy Mass
(raising of Host and Chalice). Each time we look at The Most
Blessed Sacrament our place in Heaven is raised
forever. (revealed by Our Lord to St. Gertrude the Great).
Prayer to Obtain the Grace of All Worlds Masses
Eternal Father we humbly offer Thee our poor presence and
that of the whole of humanity from the beginning to the end
of the world at all the Masses that ever have or ever will be
prayed. We offer Thee all the pains, suffering, prayers,
sacrifices, joys and relaxations of our lives, in union with
those of our dear Lord Jesus here on earth. May the Most
Precious Blood of Christ, all His blood and wounds and agony
save us, through the sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of
Mary. Amen! (This prayer should be prayed daily, and Made
known.)
Dear St. Philomena pray for us for that purity of mind and
heart which lead to the perfect love of God!
God must be pursued and the more you chase Him the more
you catch Him. (Maimonedes)
Graces Derived From Assisting at Holy Mass
1. The Mass is Calvary continued.
2. Every Mass is worth as much as the sacrifice of Our Lord’s
life, sufferings and death.
3. Holy Mass is the most powerful atonement for your sins.
4. At the hour of death the Masses you have heard will be your
greatest consolation.
5. Every Mass will go with you to judgment and plead for
pardon.
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6. At Mass you can diminish more or less temporal
punishment due to your sins, according to your fervor.
7. Assisting devoutly at Holy Mass you render to the sacred
humanity of Our Lord the greatest homage.
8. He supplies for many of your negligences and omissions.
9. He forgives the venial sins which you have not
confessed. The power of Satan over you is diminished.
10. You afford the souls in Purgatory the greatest possible
relief.
11. One Mass heard during life will be of more benefit to you
than many heard for you after your death.
12. You are preserved from dangers and misfortunes which
otherwise might have befallen you. You shorten your
Purgatory.
13. Every Mass wins for you a higher degree of glory in Heaven.
14. You receive the priest’s blessing which Our Lord ratifies in
Heaven.
15. You kneel amidst a multitude of holy angels, who are
present at the adorable Sacrifice with reverential awe.
16. You are blessed in your temporal goods and affairs.
In eternity, we shall fully realize that it was certainly
worthwhile to have assisted at Holy Mass daily.
PRAY FOR PRIESTS THAT THEY MAY OFFER
THE MASS WITH HOLY LOVE AND REVERENCE.
St. Bonaventure said: "That whoever neglected Our Lady
would perish in his sins and would be damned."
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Holy Communion
Each time we receive Holy Communion our venial sins are
forgiven.
Christ revealed to St. Gertrude the Great that each time 1
person receives Holy Communion, something good happens
to every being in heaven on earth and in purgatory.
The Cure of Ars said that a Communion well received is worth
more than 20,000 francs given to the poor.
Each time we receive Communion our place in Heaven is
raised forever, our stay in Purgatory shortened.
WE SHOULD NEVER LET A DAY PASS
WITHOUT GOING TO HOLY COMMUNION
Spiritual Communion
The value of a spiritual Communion well made is
enormous. We can and should make one frequently. Simply
think on Jesus and how much He loves us and how much we
love Him, then ask Our Blessed Mother to ask her Divine Son
to come into our hearts. We can offer these Communions for
the interest of the Sorrowful and Immaculate heart of Mary,
noting our special intention!
After receiving Holy Communion Our Lord said we should
pray: “Most Sacred Heart of Jesus may the whole world burn
with love for You!:
(revelation to Gabrielle Bossis in France)
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A True Letter of Our Saviour Jesus Christ
Consecrating the Drops of Blood which Our Lord Jesus lost on
His way to Calvary.
Copy of a letter of the Oration found in the Holy Sepulchre of
Our Lord Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, preserved in a silver box
by his Holiness and by the emperors and empresses of the
Christian faith.
St. Elizabeth, Queen of Hungary, with St. Matilda and St.
Bridget, wishing to know something of the Passion of Jesus
Christ, offered fervent and special prayers, upon which there
appeared to them Our Lord Jesus Christ who spoke to them in
the following manner:
I descended from Heaven to the Earth in order to convert
you.
In olden times people were religious and their harvests were
abundant; at present, on the contrary, they are scanty.
If you want to reap an abundant harvest you must not work
on Sunday, for on Sunday you must go to church and pray to
God to forgive your sins. He gave you six days in which to
work and one for rest and devotion and to tender your help
to the poor and assist the Church.
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Those people, who brawl against my religion and cast slurs on
this Sacred Letter, shall be forsaken by me.
On the contrary, those people who shall carry a copy of this
letter with them shall be free from death by drowning and
from sudden death. They shall be free from all contagious
diseases and lightning; they shall not die without confession,
and shall be free from their enemies and from the hand of
wrongful authority, and from all their slanderers and false
witnesses.
Women in peril at child‐birth will, by keeping this Oration
about them, immediately overcome the difficulty. In the
houses where this Oration is kept no evil thing will ever
happen; and forty days before the death of a person who has
this Oration about him or her, the Blessed Virgin will appear
to him or her. So said St. Gregorius.
To all those faithful who shall recite for 3 years, each day 2
Paters(Our fathers), Glorias and Aves, in honor of the drops of
blood I lost, I will concede the following 5 graces:
1. The plenary indulgence and remittance of your sins.
2. You will be free from the pains of Purgatory.
3. If you should die before completing the said 3 years, for
you it will be the same as if you had
completed them.
4. It will be upon your death the same as if you had shed all
your blood for the Holy Faith.
5. I will descend from Heaven to take your soul and that of
your relatives, until the fourth generation.
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Be it known that the number of armed soldiers were 150;
those who trailed me while I was bound were 23. The
executioners of justice were 83; the blows received on my
head were 150; those on my stomach, 108; I was beaten on
the body 6666 times; beaten on the head, 110 times. I was
roughly pushed, and at 12 o’clock was lifted up by the hair;
pricked with thorns and pulled by the beard 23
times; received 20 wounds on the head; thorns of marine
junks, 72; pricks of thorns in the head, 110; mortal thorns in
the forehead, 3. I was afterwards flogged and dressed as a
mocked king; wounds in the body, 1000. The soldiers who
led me to the Calvary were 608; those who watched me were
3, and those who mocked me were 1008; the drops of blood
which I lost were 28,430.
Benedetta DA S.S., Pope Leo XIII, In roma 5 Aprile 1890
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