Virgo Potens

Queen of the most Holy Rosary, pray for us. HYMN Rose of the cross, thou mystic flower ! I lift my heart to thee; In every melancholy hour, O Mary remember me ! A wanderer here through many a wild, Where few their way can see — Bloom with thy fragrance on thy child, O Mary remember me ! ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

2 of 2 The Month of the Holy Rosary October 30th 31st DAY Queen of the most Holy Rosary, pray for us. Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary CONCLUSION The month of October ends today, and with it we close the beautiful devotion of the Holy Rosary. The Joys, the Sorrows, the Glories of Mary have been proposed to us for our meditation and prayer and slight indeed has been the profit reaped from these suggestions if we have not increased our love for Mary, and resolved earnestly to strive to imitate her unselfish generosity. Prayer, labor and sacrifice were so constantly practiced by her that they became part of her nature. They were habits so thoroughly fixed in her life and conduct that we cannot think of her without their association. After the Grace of God, and with that grace's aid, it was these habits that made her what she is to-day, the most perfect of all God's creatures. Prayer, labor and sacrifice, in imitation of Mary, will sweeten our lives, and render them pleasing to her, and to her Divine Son, Jesus. ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

1 of 2 31st DAY Queen of the most Holy Rosary, pray for us. Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary

HYMN O Mother blest whom God bestows On sinners and on just, What joy what hope thou givest those Who in thy mercy trust! Chorus Most holy Mary ! at thy feet Thy children bend a suppliant knee; Dear Mother of my God, Do thou remember me. Remember, Mary, Virgin fair, It never yet was told That he who humbly sought thy care Departed unconsoled. ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

2 of 2 The Month of the Holy Rosary October 30th 30th DAY And they were continually in the Temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. Luke 24:53 A SUMMARY As we rapidly gaze back over the scenes and events suggested by these Glorious Mysteries we cannot fail to be impressed with the utter unselfishness of Mary our Mother! Surely we should expect that with the release of her Divine Son from His suffering and death, she too would at once share in His glory. At the foot of the cross she had been given to us, in the person of St. John, as our Mother, and that she might prove to us her maternal care for us, she willingly consents to remain for fifteen long years after the Ascension of her Son, here upon earth, to care for the Infant Church with the same solicitude that she cared for the Child Jesus, in the days of His infancy at Bethlehem. What a sacrifice that was—the sacrifice of separation, the sacrifice of labor! But Mary made it for love of us, her adopted children! What shall we do for her? ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

1 of 2 30th DAY And they were continually in the Temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. Luke 24:53

HYMN To welcome Mary, Queen of Saints, See countless angels throng, A glad 'Hail Mary' rends the skies, An anthem loud and long. See, Jesus crowns His Mother dear With rays of purest light And Saints and Angels kneel and own That Maiden Mother's might. ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

2 of 2 The Month of the Holy Rosary October 29th 29th DAY Thou art exalted, O Mother of God. Above the choirs of Angels to the celestial kingdoms. Versicle, Roman Breviary, Feast of the Assumption THE CORONATION Just as Holy Scripture is silent about the meeting on the morning of the Resurrection between Jesus and Mary, so too is silence maintained about the Assumption and Coronation of Mary. But the Church, the infallible representative of Christ on earth, speaks in no uncertain terms of both events, teaching them through her sanction upon the mysteries of the Holy Rosary, and in many other unmistakable ways. In this final decade, let us try to picture for ourselves that Coronation! A Coronation in which the Father crowns Mary as His daughter; the Son crowns her as His Mother; the Holy Ghost crowns her as His spotless Spouse! while the Angels in heavenly chorus sing her praise! ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

1 of 2 29th DAY Thou art exalted, O Mother of God. Above the choirs of Angels to the celestial kingdoms. Versicle, Roman Breviary, Feast of the Assumption

O gentle St. Anthony, beloved of the Child Jesus Who delighted to be held in thy arms, grant thy powerful aid. NOVENA to ST ANTHONY OF PADUA SAINT OF MIRACLES For the INFANT JESUS at CHRISTMAS To be said on the Nine Tuesdays before Christmas Begins today at Christus Regnat ~ https://t.me/RexUniversi

HYMN Behold that open grave, adorn'd With blossoms fair and bright, And saints who mourned for Mary, stand Enraptur'd with the sight. They find her spotless body gone, Sweet roses in its place. Assumed on high she leaves this world To get and give us grace. ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

2 of 2 The Month of the Holy Rosary October 28th 28th DAY Mary was assumed into heaven; the Angels rejoiced, and praising Him, they blessed God. Antiphon, Roman Breviary, Feast of the Assumption THE ASSUMPTION For the first time among the fifteen mysteries, we find one devoted exclusively to Mary! It is Mary, Mother of God, who is carried up by the Angels, and placed upon her heavenly throne, whence from henceforth throughout eternity she is to reign as "Queen of Angels," Queen of heaven and earth. Our Holy Mother the Church sets apart the 15th of August as a special holyday, and guarantees its observance with the same sanction that she imposes on the observance of Sunday thereby setting her seal of approval on this most Catholic belief, that Mary was taken bodily up into heaven! As we devoutly recite this decade let us keep the picture of Mary's triumphal entrance into heaven before our minds. ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

1 of 2 28th DAY Mary was assumed into heaven; the Angels rejoiced, and praising Him, they blessed God. Antiphon, Roman Breviary, Feast of the Assumption

HYMN A faithful band had gathered round Their Lord's own Mother dear, A mighty rushing wind is heard, The Paraclete is near. Lo! fiery tongues are resting now On every sainted head, And since on every Christian soul The Spirit's light is shed. ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

HYMN Behold that open grave, adorn'd With blossoms fair and bright, And saints who mourned for Mary, stand Enraptur'd with the sight. They find her spotless body gone, Sweet roses in its place. Assumed on high she leaves this world To get and give us grace. ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

HYMN Behold that open grave, adorn'd With blossoms fair and bright, And saints who mourned for Mary, stand Enraptur'd with the sight. They find her spotless body gone, Sweet roses in its place. Assumed on high she leaves this world To get and give us grace. ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

2 of 2 The Month of the Holy Rosary October 28th 28th DAY Mary was assumed into heaven; the Angels rejoiced, and praising Him, they blessed God. Antiphon, Roman Breviary, Feast of the Assumption THE ASSUMPTION For the first time among the fifteen mysteries, we find one devoted exclusively to Mary! It is Mary, Mother of God, who is carried up by the Angels, and placed upon her heavenly throne, whence from henceforth throughout eternity she is to reign as "Queen of Angels," Queen of heaven and earth. Our Holy Mother the Church sets apart the 15th of August as a special holyday, and guarantees its observance with the same sanction that she imposes on the observance of Sunday thereby setting her seal of approval on this most Catholic belief, that Mary was taken bodily up into heaven! As we devoutly recite this decade let us keep the picture of Mary's triumphal entrance into heaven before our minds. ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

1 of 2 28th DAY Mary was assumed into heaven; the Angels rejoiced, and praising Him, they blessed God. Antiphon, Roman Breviary, Feast of the Assumption

2 of 2 The Month of the Holy Rosary October 27th 27th DAY And there appeared to them cloven tongues as it were of fire; and it sat upon each of them. Acts 2:3 THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST Before the day of His ascension Our Blessed Lord had promised that He would ask the Father that “He shall give you another Paraclete, that He may abide with you for ever." That Paraclete is a Comforter, an Advocate, because by inspiring prayer, He prays, as it were, in us, and pleads for us. That Paraclete is the Holy Ghost, and in this third decade of the Glorious Mysteries we are asked to picture to ourselves the fulfilment of Christ's promise as portrayed for us in the Acts of the Apostles. The Holy Ghost descended upon the Apostles in the form of fiery tongues; the flames representing ardor and power; and the tongues implying persuasion and wisdom. Mary, the Spouse of the Holy Ghost, is the "Seat of Wisdom." In this decade let us beg her to grant us the intelligence needed in our daily life, and the courage to use it always. ~ The Rev. Mark J. Smith, S.J., The Rosary Devotions: A Thought for Every Day in October (circa 1924)

1 of 2 27th DAY And there appeared to them cloven tongues as it were of fire; and it sat upon each of them. Acts 2:3