Virgo Potens

✧❁❁✧✿💙✿✧❁❁✧ The LITANY of the BLESSED VIRGIN 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,  Pray for us. [This response continues for each line below.] Holy Mother of God,  Holy Virgin of virgins,  Mother of Christ,  Mother of divine grace,  Mother most pure,  Mother most chaste,  Mother inviolate,  Mother undefiled,  Mother most amiable,  Mother most admirable,  Mother of good counsel,  Mother of our Creator,  Mother of our Savior,  Virgin most prudent,  Virgin most venerable,  Virgin most renowned,  Virgin most powerful,  Virgin most merciful,  Virgin most faithful,  Mirror of justice,  Seat of wisdom,  Cause of our joy,  Spiritual vessel,  Vessel of honor,  Singular vessel of devotion,  Mystical rose,  Tower of David,  Tower of ivory,  House of gold,  Ark of the covenant,  Gate of Heaven,  Morning star,  Health of the sick,  Refuge of sinners,  Comforter of the afflicted,  Help of Christians,  Queen of angels,  Queen of patriarchs,  Queen of prophets,  Queen of apostles,  Queen of martyrs,  Queen of confessors,  Queen of virgins,  Queen of all saints,  Queen conceived without original sin,  Queen assumed into heaven,  Queen of the most holy Rosary,  Queen of peace.  Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.  Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us O Lord.  Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.  ℣. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. ℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.  Let us Pray POUR forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our heart’s, that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by His passion and cross be brought to the glory of His resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.  ✧❁❁✧✿💙✿✧❁❁✧ Ind. of 7 years. - Fr. Charles Callan O.P. and Fr. John McHugh, O.P., Blessed Be God (1925)

2 of 2 NOVENA to OUR LADY of Mt. CARMEL Day Two (continued) I hope in Thee, and I trust that Thou wilt pardon my faults and give me Thy grace, together with perseverance in it; and that at last Thou wilt bring me to the glory which Thou hast promised to those who continue in Thy love. I love Thee, above all things, for Thine infinite goodness; I give Thee thanks for all the benefits which Thou hast conferred, and still continuest to confer, upon me: I confess my great ingratitude towards Thee, and all my sins and offences against Thee; I am sorry for them, and beg that Thou wilt pardon me: it grieves me much that I have thus offended Thee, because Thou art the Infinite Being that Thou art. I repent with all my heart, because Thou art my God, infinitely good and worthy of my love: I am firmly resolved, by the help of Thy grace, to sin no more, and to avoid all occasions of offending Thee; to confess my faults, and to make satisfaction for them: I hope in Thee, O Lord, and that in Thine infinite mercy Thou wilt pardon me, so that with a pure heart I may praise Thy most holy Mother, and obtain by Her holy intercession what I ask in this Novena, if it be for Thy greater glory and the good of my soul. Amen. Prayer O Virgin of Carmel, Most Holy Mary, who wast prefigured by the cloud which the great prophet Elias saw rising from the sea, and which with its rain rendered the whole earth fruitful, signifying thy most pure fecundity by which thou gavest to the world thy dear Son Jesus for the salvation of all our souls: I beg of thee, O Lady, to obtain for me from His Divine Majesty a copious supply of grace, so that my soul may bring forth abundant fruits of virtue and good works, and having served thee perfectly on earth, I may be worthy to enjoy thee eternally in Heaven; and that I may obtain what I particularly pray for in this Novena, I humbly beg this grace of thee, saying, Hail Holy Queen . . . Here the Hail Holy Queen is recited, followed by the Litany of Loreto (posted below and pinned). Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, pray for us.

1 of 2 NOVENA to OUR LADY of Mt. CARMEL (July 7 - July 15) Day Two ~ July 8th Prayer To be said each day O my God and my Lord, prostrate before Thy Sovereign Majesty, I adore Thee will all my heart and soul. I confess to Thee, praise Thee, bless Thee, and glorify Thee. I acknowledge Thee to be my Lord and my God; I believe in Thee, and in all the mysteries of the Holy Catholic Faith, in which I desire to live and die. (continued)

2 of 2 Month of the Precious Blood ~ July 8th The Mystery of the Precious Blood Our anxiety now is, that all this may remain. We fear another change, especially a change back again. We can think calmly of no change except from little love to much love, and from much love to more love. The right of Jesus to our love, to our best love, to all our love, is becoming plainer and plainer to us. His exceeding loveliness is growing more and more attractive, because it is revealing itself to us every day like a new revelation. ~ Frederick William Faber, D.D., The Precious Blood: or, The Price of Our Salvation (1860)

1 of 2 Month of the Precious Blood ~ July 8th The Mystery of the Precious Blood But we claim no share in any foolish happiness of sin. We are on God's side. We belong to Jesus. Sin is our great enemy, as well as our great evil. We desire to break with it altogether. We are ashamed of our past subjection to it. We are uneasy under our present imperfect separation from it. Our uppermost thought, no! not merely our uppermost thought, our only thought is our salvation. We care for no science, but the science of redeeming grace. The cross of Christ is our single wisdom. Once we wished for many things, and aimed at many things. But we are changed now. Our lives are amazingly simplified, simplified by the fear of sin and by the love of God. (continued below)

2 of 2 Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus ~ July 8th In her relation to us, her maternity partakes also of the nature of a sacrament, in as much as she gave birth to the Author of the sacraments. These are called channels of grace, and in a similar sense Mary is to us a canal of all graces. But why should it be wrong in the eyes of our dissenting brethren, to obtain graces and favors through Mary if it is not wrong to receive through Mary the author of all grace? It is true, Jesus Christ is the only Mediator of merit, but there is yet a mediation of intercession and thus we call Mary our mediatrix as the dispensatrix of all graces. Let us go to our Redeemer with childlike confidence, let us also bear in mind that we are approaching not simply God, but the God-Man, Who loves His Mother and whom He has been pleased to make the Mother of divine grace.—Dilgskron, C. SS. R. ~ Rev. M. F. Walz, C. PP. S., Why Is Thy Apparel Red? or Glories of the Precious Blood (1914).

Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus~ July 8th What is dignity? We increase in dignity and lay claim to greater honor from others in proportion as we approach the Deity. Now there can be no closer proximity between two living beings than there exists between the person giving and the person receiving that life. By her maternity as Mother of Christ, Mary obtained the nearest proximity to God imaginable. Hence her divine maternity procures for her a dignity beyond all comparison. (continued below)

The Broad and Narrow Way Month of the Precious Blood ~ July 7th The Mystery of the Precious Blood But there are some who do not feel that sin is such a horror or captivity. They say it lays no weight upon their hearts. They say their lives are full of sunshine and that time flows with them, as the merry rivulet runs in summer, with a soothing brawl over its coloured stones, and its waters glancing in the sun. . . Yet even if the sinner could go through life with the gay indifference to which he pretends, he is not to be envied. It is only a sleep, a lethargy, or a madness, one or other of these according to his natural disposition. For there must be an awakening at last; and when and where will it be? What if the sinner’s awakening should be from the first touch of the fire that burns beyond the grave? ~ Frederick William Faber, D.D., The Precious Blood: or, The Price of Our Salvation (1860)

2 of 2 ACT OF REPARATION to the PRECIOUS BLOOD Who will not bless this Blood of value infinite? Who does not feel himself inflamed with the love of Jesus, who shed it all for us? What should I be but for this Blood which hath redeemed me? And who drew Thee out of the veins of my Lord, even unto the last drop? It was Love! O immense love, which gave us this saving balsam! O Balsam beyond all price streaming forth from the fount of immeasurable lovel Give to all hearts, all tongues, power to praise, celebrate, and thank Thee now and ever, and throughout all eternity. Amen. (Raccolta, p. 96) ~ Rev. Edward Caswall, Confraternity Manual of the Most Precious Blood, 1861.

1 of 2 ACT OF REPARATION to the PRECIOUS BLOOD An indulgence of 300 days is granted to all who say this prayer Most Precious Blood of life eternal! price and ransom of the whole universe! drink and bath of the soul! ever pleading the cause of man before the throne of heavenly Mercy! I adore Thee most profoundly; I would, if I were able, make Thee some compensation for the outrages and wrongs Thou dost ever suffer from men, and especially from those who in their rashness dare to blaspheme Thee. (continued)

The Broad and Narrow Way Month of the Precious Blood ~ July 7th The Mystery of the Precious Blood But there are some who do not feel that sin is such a horror or captivity. They say it lays no weight upon their hearts. They say their lives are full of sunshine and that time flows with them, as the merry rivulet runs in summer, with a soothing brawl over its coloured stones, and its waters glancing in the sun. . . Yet even if the sinner could go through life with the gay indifference to which he pretends, he is not to be envied. It is only a sleep, a lethargy, or a madness, one or other of these according to his natural disposition. For there must be an awakening at last; and when and where will it be? What if the sinner’s awakening should be from the first touch of the fire that burns beyond the grave? ~ Frederick William Faber, D.D., The Precious Blood: or, The Price of Our Salvation (1860)

Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus~ July 7th Eve offered us the fruit of death. But Thou, O most holy Mother, didst give us the fruit of eternal life. How can I thank Thee enough for so sublime a gift? O my celestial Queen, how could I ever forget Thee ? How could I but love Thee? Forever and ever thou shalt be to me “the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope.” The Precious Blood of Thy Son shall ever remind me that it was taken from thy blood ; just as my devotion to Thee shall ever increase my devotion to the price of my redemption. ~ Rev. M. F. Walz, C. PP. S., Why Is Thy Apparel Red? or Glories of the Precious Blood (1914).

2 of 2 NOVENA to OUR LADY of Mt. CARMEL Day One (continued) I hope in thee, and I trust that Thou wilt pardon my faults and give me Thy grace, together with perseverance in it; and that at last Thou wilt bring me to the glory which Thou hast promised to those who continue in Thy love. I love Thee, above all things, for Thine infinite goodness; I give Thee thanks for all the benefits which Thou hast conferred, and still continuest to confer, upon me: I confess my great ingratitude towards Thee, and all my sins and offences against Thee; I am sorry for them, and beg that Thou wilt pardon me: it grieves me much that I have thus offended Thee, because Thou art the Infinite Being that Thou art. I repent with all my heart, because Thou art my God, infinitely good and worthy of my love: I am firmly resolved, by the help of Thy grace, to sin no more, and to avoid all occasions of offending Thee; to confess my faults, and to make satisfaction for them: I hope in Thee, O Lord, and that in Thine infinite mercy Thou wilt pardon me, so that with a pure heart I may praise Thy most holy Mother, and obtain by Her holy intercession what I ask in this Novena, if it be for Thy greater glory and the good of my soul. Amen. Day One O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and of sinners, Special Protectress of those who wear thy Holy Scapular, I implore of thee to obtain for me, from thy dear Son Jesus, the pardon of my sins, the grace necessary for the amendment of my life, and the salvation of my soul. Be thou also, O Lady, my help in necessity, my consolation in tribulation, and obtain for me what I ask in this Novena, if it be to His greater glory and for the good of my soul: and uniting myself to all the Angels, Saints, and Just, I salute thee, saying, Hail Mary . . . Here the Hail Mary is to be repeated three times.

1 of 2 NOVENA to OUR LADY of Mt. CARMEL (July 7 - July 15) Day One Prayer To be said each day O my God and my Lord, prostrate before Thy Sovereign Majesty, I adore Thee will all my heart and soul. I confess to Thee, praise Thee, bless Thee, and glorify Thee. I acknowledge Thee to be my Lord and my God; I believe in Thee, and in all the mysteries of the Holy Catholic Faith, in which I desire to live and die. (continued)

2 of 2 ❀•°❀°•❀•°❀°•❀ •°❀°•❀ THE FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS MARY’S GREAT PROMISE AT FATIMA (continued from above) This devotion and the wonderful promises connected with it were revealed by the Blessed Virgin with these words recorded by Lucy, one of the three children to whom the Blessed Virgin appeared at Fatima, Portugal, in 1917: I promise to help at the hour of death, with the graces needed for salvation, whoever on the First Saturday of five consecutive months shall: 1. Confess and receive Holy Communion. 2. Recite five decades of the Rosary. 3. And keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me. NOTE: Confession during the week, preceding the first Friday, will suffice for the first Saturday, or conversely when Saturday is the first day of the month. The Rosary May be recited at any convenient time of the day, and the fifteen minute meditation may be made at any time during the day on the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary. A sermon for the occasion may be substituted for the meditation. ~ St. Joseph Daily Missal (1950) ❀•°❀°•❀•°❀°•❀ •°❀°•❀

FIRST SATURDAY of JULY 💙 1 of 2 ❀•°❀°•❀•°❀°•❀ •°❀°•❀ THE FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS MARY’S GREAT PROMISE AT FATIMA THE observance of the First Saturday in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is intended to console her Immaculate Heart, and to make reparation for all the blasphemies and ingratitude of men. (continued)

2 of 2 Most holy Virgin and our Mother, we listen with grief to the complaints of thine Immaculate Heart surrounded with the thorns which ungrateful men place therein at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. Moved by the ardent desire of loving thee as our Mother and of promoting a true devotion to thine Immaculate Heart, we prostrate ourselves at thy feet to prove the sorrow we feel for the grievances that men cause thee, and to atone, by means of our prayers and sacrifices, for the offenses with which men return thy tender love. Obtain for them and for us the pardon of so many sins. A word from thee will obtain grace and amendment for us all. Hasten, O Lady, the conversion of sinners, that they may love Jesus and cease to offend the Lord, already so much offended, and will not fall into hell. Turn thine eyes of mercy towards us, that henceforth we may love God with all our hearts while on earth and enjoy Him forever in heaven. Amen. ~ St. Joseph Daily Missal (1950)

1 of 2 ACT of REPARATION to the IMMACULATE HEART of MARY

I am the way, the truth and the life. Month of the Precious Blood ~ July 6th The Mystery of the Precious Blood How hideous the difference of that first moment after death, if we had not been saved! It turns us cold to think of it. But oh joy of joys! We have seen the Face of Jesus; and the light in His eyes, and the smile upon His Face, and the words upon His lips, were salvation. ~ Frederick William Faber, D.D., The Precious Blood: or, The Price of Our Salvation (1860)

2 of 2 Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus ~ July 6th It is an article of faith that the Blessed Virgin Mary gave to the Son of God that most pure and Precious Blood which the Holy Ghost drew from her virginal veins as from the original source of man’s redemption. This body of the Mother of God, in the order of nature, was purer than the rays of the sun, and in the order of grace, purer than the blessed Spirits. I am, Mary can say of herself, the mystic vine which produced the sweet and lovely grape from which that mysterious wine of salvation was pressed, the Blood of the new and eternal Testament. “As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odour; and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches” (Eccl. XXIV, 23). ~ Rev. M. F. Walz, C. PP. S., Why Is Thy Apparel Red? or Glories of the Precious Blood (1914).