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Devotion
to the Blessed Virgin Mary
"My
soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my
saviour For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on
will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. He
has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. He
has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. The
hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. He
has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, according to his
promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever." Luke 1:46-56
The
Seven Dolors of Mary
Act
of Consecration to Mary Virgin
of Fatima, Mother of Mercy, Queen of Heaven and Earth, Refuge of Sinners, we
who belong to the Marian Movement of Priests consecrate ourselves in a very
special way to your Immaculate Heart. By
this act of consecration we intend to live, with you and through you, all the
obligations assumed by our baptismal consecration. We further pledge to bring
about in ourselves that interior conversion so urgently demanded by the
Gospel, a conversion that will free us of every attachment to ourselves and
to easy compromises with the world so that, like you, we may be available
only to do always the will of the Father. And
as we resolve to entrust to you, O Mother most sweet and merciful, our life
and vocation as Christians, that you may dispose of it according to your
designs of salvation in this hour of decision that weighs upon the world, we
pledge to live it according to your desires, especially as it pertains to a
renewed spirit of prayer and penance, the fervent participation in the
celebration of the Eucharist and in the works of the apostolate, the daily
recitation of the holy rosary, and an austere manner of life in keeping with
the Gospel, that shall be to all a good example of the observance of the law
of God and the practice of the Christian virtues, especially that of purity. We
further promise you to be united with the Holy Father, with the hierarchy and
with our priests, in order thus to set up a barrier to the growing
confrontation directed against the Magisterium, that threatens the very
foundation of the Church. Under your
protection, we want moreover to be apostles of this sorely needed unity of
prayer and love for the Pope, on whom we invoke your special protection. And lastly,
insofar as is possible, we promise to lead those souls with whom we come in
contact to a renewed devotion to you. Mindful that
atheism has caused shipwreck in the faith to a great number of the faithful,
that desecration has entered into the holy temple of God, and that evil and
sin are spreading more and more throughout the world, we make so bold as to
lift our eyes trustingly to you, O Mother of Jesus and our merciful and powerful
Mother, and we invoke again today and await from you the salvation of all
your children, O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. (with
ecclesiastical approval)
Hail Holy Queen Hail, holy
Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee
do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious
Advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto
us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin
Mary! Amen.
Prayer to the
Holy Spirit Come Holy Spirit, Come by means
of the powerful intercession Of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well
beloved spouse. Come Holy Spirit, Come with the blessing of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus, So that we all may fulfill God the Father's plan for our lives.
Amen.
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