Sorrowful Mysteries: Introduction

Begin the CenacleBegin the Cenacle by by recitation of the Holy Rosary with Maryrecitation of the Holy Rosary with Mary,,

Our Lady of all NationsOur Lady of all NationsFor the New Evangelization For the New Evangelization

of Nationsof Nations““O Lord, Take from us all lukewarmness in meditation and O Lord, Take from us all lukewarmness in meditation and all dullness in prayer. Give us fervour and delight in all dullness in prayer. Give us fervour and delight in thinking of you.”thinking of you.” (St. Thomas More)(St. Thomas More)

Pray the CreedPray the Creed

Cenacle with Cenacle with MaryMary

The Cenacle is Group prayer, The Cenacle is Group prayer, with Mary and all angels and saints,with Mary and all angels and saints, using the Rosary,using the Rosary, to invoke the descent of the Holy to invoke the descent of the Holy

Spirit (a second Pentecost),Spirit (a second Pentecost), for a second Evangelization of for a second Evangelization of

continents and nations (Asia, Africa, continents and nations (Asia, Africa, Russia, India, China, etc)Russia, India, China, etc)

Pray the Our FatherPray the Our Father

`̀ The CenacleThe Cenacle

1 2 3

Pray with 3 virtues Pray with 3 virtues 1. Faith 1. Faith 2. Hope2. Hope3. Love.3. Love.Pray with 3 choirs Pray with 3 choirs 1. Angels 1. Angels 2. Saints 2. Saints 3. Confraternity 3. Confraternity of the Rosaryof the RosaryTo invoke the descent of To invoke the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Holy Spirit upon nations.nations.

The prayer of the Rosary is no longer a monologue or a dialogue but a chorus, a TRUE COMMUNION OF ANGELS AND SAINTS

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First Sorrowful MysteryFirst Sorrowful MysteryThe Agony in the GardenThe Agony in the Garden

In his anguish, he prayed with all the greater In his anguish, he prayed with all the greater intensity, and his sweat became like drops of intensity, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. Then he rose from blood falling to the ground. Then he rose from prayer and came to his disciples, only to find them prayer and came to his disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted with grief.asleep, exhausted with grief.

Fruit of the mystery: Fruit of the mystery: Sorrow for sinSorrow for sin

The Sorrowful Mysteries represent The Sorrowful Mysteries represent “the culmination“the culmination

of the revelation of God’s love.” of the revelation of God’s love.” (Pope (Pope John Paul II)John Paul II)

Lorenzo Lotto, Christ takes leave of his mother, 1521. Gemalde-galerie. Berlin.

1. Jesus took leave of his motherThis desire for suffering This desire for suffering and the wishes of my divine and the wishes of my divine Son led me on in the way of Son led me on in the way of sufferingsuffering. For those whom . For those whom He loves, He chastises and He loves, He chastises and afflicts. afflicts. (Prov. 3, 12) (Prov. 3, 12) I as I as his Mother was not to be his Mother was not to be deprived of this blesseddeprived of this blessed distinction of being entirely distinction of being entirely like unto Himlike unto Him, which alone , which alone makes this life most makes this life most estimable.”estimable.” (Mary of (Mary of Agreda)Agreda)

Heinrich Hofmann, Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.

2.** Jesus prayed to the Father Sin is the cause of Our

Lord’s mortal agony. Let us ask for contrition over our sins. Let us pray for the conversion of sinners and especially our own conversion.Before every important event in Jesus’ life He took time off by himself to pray.

We can alleviate Your pain, O Lord, by sharing the burdens of

our afflicted brothers and sisters.

Sebastiano Ricci, The Agony in the Garden, 1730, Vienna museum

3. **He had sight of an angel from Heaven, encouraging Him.Jesus shows us that the greater our distress, the more earnest should be our prayer.

“I am much grieved to find so few who console my Son in his sorrows.Weigh in thy Weigh in thy heart, how much heart, how much it cost my Lord to it cost my Lord to reconcile reconcile mankind to the mankind to the eternal Father.”eternal Father.”(Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

Duccio di Buoninsegna, The Maesta, the phases preceding the passion

Jesus went back to his disciples to find them asleep. Then He went back again and prayed.4.

“My children, never seek your comfort in anyone but God. In your times of loneliness, doubt, and depression, have recourse to prayer.”

“Today, how many abandon Him, being seduced by the attractions of the world. How many sleep the slumber of doubt, lack of faith, indifference and mediocrity.” (Gobbi)

5.** The Abandonment by the disciples

A. Mantegna, The Garden of Gethsemane 1470

““Weep and afflict Weep and afflict thyself that so many thyself that so many should live in such should live in such forgetfulness.”forgetfulness.”(Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

6* The betrayal by Judas6* The betrayal by Judas

Caravaggio, The Betrayal of Christ, 1602, National Gallery of Ireland. Dublin.

“Today, Jesus is again betrayed by those who are not faithful to the promises of their baptism. They walk along the road of pride, pleasure, egoism, and evil. They betray Him because they no longer believe in his divine word.” (Gobbi)

7. Non-Violence

“ Put your sword back into its place; All those who take up the sword will perish by the sword.”

Altdorfer Albrecht 1509-16 The Arrest of Christ. St.

Florian bei Linz

Gerrit van Honthorst, Christ before Caiaphas, 1618. National Gallery.

London

““Few know the poverty of Few know the poverty of Christ, and fewer embrace Christ, and fewer embrace itit. . My son and true God My son and true God offers his cheeks in offers his cheeks in patience and meekness to patience and meekness to be buffeted and woundedbe buffeted and wounded (Thren. 3, 30). (Thren. 3, 30). Who Who pardons an insult for the pardons an insult for the sake of imitating Him?”sake of imitating Him?”(Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

8. Christ before Caiaphas

9.** Peter’s denial““Fly also from Fly also from dangerous interactions dangerous interactions with creatures, taught by with creatures, taught by the the example of Peterexample of Peter. If . If thou fall in thy weakness, thou fall in thy weakness, weep over thy fault and weep over thy fault and seek my intercession.seek my intercession. Make up for thy faults Make up for thy faults and weaknesses by thy and weaknesses by thy patience in adversitiespatience in adversities, , accept them with a accept them with a joyous mien.”joyous mien.” (Mary of (Mary of Agreda)Agreda)

Gerard Seghers, Peter’s denial. 1591-1651 Hermitage. St.Petersburg.

10.The BeatingsThey beat him, mocked him, spit upon him, blindfolded him and struck him on the face.

““I remind thee that I remind thee that there is no exercise there is no exercise more profitable more profitable and useful for the and useful for the soul than to suffersoul than to suffer. . He will come to He will come to meet those in meet those in suffering, as He is suffering, as He is with the afflicted with the afflicted and sends to them and sends to them his protection and his protection and help”help”(Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

Ludovico Carracci, Flagellation of Christ. 1585.

The ( National ) RosaryThe ( National ) Rosary For the Evangelization For the Evangelization of (Nations)of (Nations)

1.1. Fatima Prayer:Fatima Prayer: To Eucharistic Jesus, source of all To Eucharistic Jesus, source of all evangelization.evangelization.

““O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.”lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.”

2.2. Invocation of the Holy Spirit:Invocation of the Holy Spirit: Principal agent of Principal agent of evangelization.evangelization.

““Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.”beloved Spouse.”

3. 3. Prayer to Our Lady of ( Nation ):Prayer to Our Lady of ( Nation ): Star of the new Star of the new evangelization.evangelization.

““Hail Holy Queen, Mother of (Nation), come and present the Hail Holy Queen, Mother of (Nation), come and present the (National) people to Jesus, the fruit of thy womb.(National) people to Jesus, the fruit of thy womb.

Look upon them continually with mercy and through your Look upon them continually with mercy and through your intercession with the divine Redeemer, heal them of their sufferings, intercession with the divine Redeemer, heal them of their sufferings, deliver them from all evil, and fill them with your love.”deliver them from all evil, and fill them with your love.”

We pray in Communion with all the Angels and Saints We pray in Communion with all the Angels and Saints in Heaven!in Heaven!

The ( National ) RosaryThe ( National ) Rosary For the For the Evangelization of (Nations)Evangelization of (Nations) (Abridged version)(Abridged version)

1.1. Fatima Prayer:Fatima Prayer: To Eucharistic Jesus, source of To Eucharistic Jesus, source of all evangelization.all evangelization.

““O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.”need of thy mercy.”

2.2. Invocation of the Holy SpiritInvocation of the Holy Spirit:: Principal Principal agent of evangelization.agent of evangelization.

““Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.”Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.”

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the AltarBlessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar..

Second Sorrowful Second Sorrowful MysteryMystery

The Scourging at the The Scourging at the PillarPillarPilate’s next move was to take Pilate’s next move was to take

Jesus and have him scourgedJesus and have him scourged

Fruit of the Mystery: Fruit of the Mystery: PurityPurity

Grace of mortifying our Grace of mortifying our sensessenses

God has placed upon Him the iniquities of us all. Christ substituted Himself voluntarily for us as a sacrificial victim in order to pay our debt, and to restore divine life to us.

1. Sacrificial victim

Alonso Cana 1601-1667. The flagellation of Christ. National museum of Art. Bucharest

Caravaggio, Flagellation of Christ. 1607

2.* To heal usHe took all the pain because He loved us, and wanted to heal us of our sins, and of all the diseases of the body, mind and soul.

Caravaggio, The Flagellation of Christ, 1607.

3. To set us free: By the scourging He received, He wants to set us free, of all types of oppression and bondage.

The spirit of the Lord is upon me. He has sent me to proclaimrelease to thecaptives, and to let the oppressedgo free.

“Let these children of mineoffer me all their sufferings, all their misunderstandings, all their difficulties. This is the greatest gift that they can make to me.Nothing comforts my Sorrowful Heart more than a suffering which is offered to me out of love.” (Gobbi)Guido Reni,

Flagellation of Christ. 1640-42

4. Offer me your sufferings.4. Offer me your sufferings.

“I ask that they offer their sufferings in a spirit of reparation, of purification and of sanctification. I myself personally and lovingly take care to give consolation in suffering and, if it be in the will of the Lord, to offer the gift of healing.” (Gobbi)

5.**Spirit of Penance.5.**Spirit of Penance.

Vercelli, Flagellation of Christ, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Michael Pacher, Flagellation of Christ. 1495. Church of Salzburg. Vienna.

6. Let us never forget that we have been redeemed at great price by the precious blood of Christ.

“By the stripesof Christ, weare healed andset free. By thescourging, Heatoned formankind’s sins of sensuality and impurity.”(Gobbi)

7. “At the first blow of the scourging, I fell as if dead, and on recovering my senses, I beheld His Body bruised and beaten to the very ribs, so that His ribs could be seen.”

(Our Lady said to St. Bridget of Sweden.)

Passion of Christ. Movie

8.*** “Pray for those who are possessed by hatred. Pray for those who are consumed by revenge.”Not for one moment did she (Our Lady) stop praying for theenemies and torturers of her Son. (Mary of Agreda. Mystical city of God.)

Passion of Christ. Movie

Diego Rodriguez de Silva, Christ after the Flagellation, 1632. National Gallery. London.

9. Christ after flagellation.“There are few souls who contemplate My Passion with true feeling. I give great graces to souls who meditate devoutly on My Passion”-----Jesus spoke to St. Faustina Kowalska.

Jaime Huguet, Flagellation of Christ, 1492. Museum of Louvre. Paris

10. Today Jesus is scourged in his body by the spread of sins of impurity, by this flood of filth, and by so many offences committed against the dignity of the human person. (Gobbi)




2.2. Invocation of the Holy SpiritInvocation of the Holy Spirit:: Principal agent Principal agent of evangelization.of evangelization.

““Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.”your well-beloved Spouse.” Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

Third Sorrowful MysteryThird Sorrowful MysteryCrowning with thornsCrowning with thorns

They stripped off his clothes and wrapped him in They stripped off his clothes and wrapped him in

a scarlet military cloak. Weaving a crown out of a scarlet military cloak. Weaving a crown out of thorns they fixed it on his head, and stuck a reed thorns they fixed it on his head, and stuck a reed in his right hand…in his right hand…

Fruit of the Mystery: Fruit of the Mystery: CourageCourage

Eduard Manet, Jesus mocked by the soldiers. 1865. Art institute of Chicago. USA

1.* The mocking of JesusHe bore this dreadful torment to expiate all the sins of the human mind, of man who thinks he is wiser than God, who wants to reason and explain everything.Let us ask for the grace of humility of mind.

Christ, You are the King of Kings, yet You allowed Yourself to be mocked and derided. Help us to bear insults with equal patience.

If those who deride us are wrong, let us not hold it against them. If they are right let us correct our faults for Your sake.

2.* Crowning with thorns

Anthony van Dyck, Crowning with Thorns, 1620. Museo del Prado. Madrid.

3.** Humiliations

The sight of Jesus’ humiliations makes us accept scorn and abasement as our due. Let us unite our little earthly sufferings to those of Jesus, in order to give them merit and infinite value..

Quentin Massys, Ecce Homo, 1526, Palazzo Ducale. Venice.

4.* Loss of faith “He is rejected and spurned by many of the faithful who follow ideologies which are in style today but which propose values opposed to those of the Gospel.”

“Secularism has entered into the lives of so many of the baptized and the priests who behave, not as disciples of Christ, but according to the spirit of the world.” (Gobbi)

5.* Man of Sorrows

Jan Mostaert, 1472-1555

“His face no longer has the semblance of a man, so disfigured is it by the blood and the blows.” (Gobbi)

“To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate with Mary the face of Christ.”(Pope John Paul II)

6. Man of Sorrows

“The more we contemplate the face of the suffering Christ, the more we love Him.” (St. Faustina Kowalska)

“Lay a caress upon his face so disfigured. Anoint his body with balm. Make reparation by your presence for the countless acts of abandonment. Let your ministry be a service of love for Him.” (Gobbi)

6. Man of Sorrows

“Today, Jesus is again struck in the poor, the weak, the little ones, the oppressed, the exploited, the persecuted, the abandoned, the marginalized, the sick and the dying.” (Gobbi)

Suffering is part of human existence. Christians are called to suffer with and for others. (Pope Benedict XVI)

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7. The beatings7. The beatings

Titian. The Crown of Thorns. 1542.

Titian, The Crown of Thorns. 1540. Museum of Louvre. Paris.

8.* The suffering “Make use of suffering as a means of healing you from the sickness of corruption, of infidelity, of rebellion, of impurity, of atheism.Pray that suffering may serve to convert all those who have strayed far from God.” (Gobbi)

Suffering is the greatest treasure on earth; it purifies the soul.(St. Faustina Kowalska)

Master of the Bruges Passion Scenes, 16th century. Behold the Man

“Behold the Man ---- Here is your king!” the “Man of Sorrows”, despised and rejected.“Behold the Man of all times. Upon Him have been placed all the sins of the world. He has borne on his body the sufferings of all. His divine resurrection is the greatest proof that He alone is the Man of all times.”He is the Man of the New times, because only in Him will there rise all men.” (Gobbi)

9.* “Behold the Man”

10.** “Crucify him!”And they all shouted: “Away with him----crucify him.”

Titian, Ecce Homo, 1543.



““O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.”mercy.”






We pray in Communion with all the Angels and Saints We pray in Communion with all the Angels and Saints in Heaven! in Heaven!






Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

Fourth Sorrowful MysteryFourth Sorrowful MysteryThe way of the CrossThe way of the Cross

Carrying the cross by himself, he Carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called the went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, Golgotha.Place of the Skull, Golgotha.

Fruit of the Mystery: Fruit of the Mystery: Patience in carrying Patience in carrying our cross.our cross.

Jacopo Tintoretto, Christ before Pilate. 1566-67. Grande Rocco. Venice

1.Jesus is condemned to death.“My adorable Jesus, it was not Pilate, it was my sins thatcondemned you to die.” (St. Alphonsus Liguori )

Lord Jesus, often I judge others and fail to be understanding. Help me to see the people in my life through your eyes.

2 The way of the Cross““My daughter, embrace My daughter, embrace the Cross and do not the Cross and do not admit any consolation admit any consolation outside of it in this outside of it in this mortal life. By mortal life. By meditating day and night meditating day and night on the Passion and on the Passion and Death of Jesus crucified. Death of Jesus crucified. thou wilt attain the thou wilt attain the summit of perfection.summit of perfection.This is the great science This is the great science of the saints.of the saints.(Mary of agreda)(Mary of agreda)

Marco Palmezanno, Christ bearing the Cross.Vatican Museums.

Help me to embrace the crosses in my life----hardships, pain, struggles, and disappointments.

“Following him on the way to Calvary, we learn the meaning of salvific suffering.”(Pope John Paul II)

3.Jesus carries the cross

Domenichino, The Way to Calvary, 1610. Paul Getty Museum. Los Angeles

“My beloved Jesus, it was not the weight of the cross, but the weight of my sins that made you suffer so much.By the merits of this fall save me from falling into mortal sin.”--St. Alphonsus

4.* Jesus fell the first time.

Simone Martini, The road to Calvary, ca. 1336. Louvre Museum. Paris.

A soldier threatens Mary with a club to keep her apart from Jesus.

5.* Jesus met his motherMy most loving Jesus, by the pain You suffered in this meeting, grant me the grace of being truly devoted to your most Holy Mother.And you, my Queen, who was over-whelmed with sorrow, obtain for me a tender and lasting remembrance of the passion of your divine son(St. Alphonsus Liguori)

6.** Simon carries the cross: Simon represents all of us. As members of the Mystical Body of Christ, we should all help Jesus to carry the Cross. This is a sure sign that we belong to Christ.

We can alleviate Your pain, O Lord, by sharing

the burdens of our afflicted brothers and sisters.

Juan de Flaudes.The Road to Calvary. 1510 Palencia Cathedral

Jacopo Bassano,The Way to Calvary. 1545. National Gallery. London

Veronica rises above her fear of public opinion and steps forward to administer to Jesus. She rejects the standards of this world which see onlythe rich and famous as being worthy of attention.Help us to see God’s face in those theworld rejects.

7.* Veronica wiped the face of Jesus

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8. Jesus fell the second timeOur Lord fell several times to show us that we can have the misfortune of falling but we must get up quickly, take up our cross and continue courageously to follow Jesus.

James Tissot 1836-1902James Tissot 1836-1902Jesus falls Beneath the Cross.Jesus falls Beneath the Cross.Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn Museum

9. Jesus spoke to the women of Jerusalem.

“My Jesus, I weep for the sins which I have committed against you because of the punishment I deserve for them; and because of the displeasure they have caused You. It is your love, more than the fear of hell which makes me weep for my sins.”-----St. Alphonsus Liguori

10. Jesus fell the third time.At those times, Jesus, when we feel most defeated and want to give up, strengthen us with Your persevering spirit.Your failing strength makes me see how helpless I am. Without You, I can do nothing. Help me to rely on your strength, to see howmuch I need You.



““O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.”mercy.”







Fifth Sorrowful Fifth Sorrowful MysteryMystery

The CrucifixionThe CrucifixionJesus uttered a loud cry and said, Jesus uttered a loud cry and said, ““Father, into thy hands, I commend myFather, into thy hands, I commend myspirit.” After he said this, he expired.spirit.” After he said this, he expired. Fruit of the mystery: Fruit of the mystery: PerseverancePerseverance

Forgiveness & Conversion of Forgiveness & Conversion of sinners.sinners. ((St. Louis de Montfort )St. Louis de Montfort )

El Greco, Christ is stripped of His Garments, 1577. Toledo Cathedral. Spain

1.*Jesus is stripped of his garments. “My innocent Jesus, by the torment You suffered in being stripped of your garments, help me to strip myself of all attachment for the things of the earth that I may place all my love in You who are so worthy of my love.”(St. Alphonsus Liguori)

Francisco Ribalta, Christ Nailed to the Cross, 1582, Hermitage. St. Petersburg.

2.**Christ is nailed to the crossYou have shown us, Jesus, that forgiveness is a great sign of love.In the act of forgiving, we claim nothing for ourselves, but are concerned only with the good of the other. Help us to take those first selfless steps to forgive those who have hurt us.

3.**** “Father, Forgive them for they know not what they do.” It is not in our power not to feel or to forget an offense, but the heart that offers itself to the Holy Spirit turns injury into compassion and purifies the memory in transforming the hurt into intercession. (Catechism)

Robert Bailey. Forgive them.Bailey Art & Publishing Inc. Spruce Grove. Alberta.

Titian. 1566. Christ and the Good Thief. Pinacoteca Nazionale

The good thief accepted his suffering and was saved. The bad thief rejected the cross leading to his perdition. Suffering makes souls grow if they accept it with love and submission but it is an occasion of perdition for those who revolt against God. Sufferings are the pre-eminent graces of God.

4.** “ Remember me ”

Lucas Cranach the Elder,The Crucifixion, 1503, Munich.

5. “Woman, Behold thy son. This is your mother.”“The Mother of Christ, who stands at the very center of this mystery---a mystery which embraces each individual and all humanity—is given as mother to every single individual and all mankind. The man at the foot of the Cross is John, ‘the disciple whom he loved.’ but he is not alone. Mary is the mother of mankind, the mother of members of Christ.” (Pope John Paul II)

6.** “My God, My God, Why hast thou forsaken me”

The charity of God toward The charity of God toward men was boundless and men was boundless and everlastingeverlasting.. He had mysteriously He had mysteriously suspended the influence of suspended the influence of the Divinity over his most the Divinity over his most sacred humanity, thus sacred humanity, thus permitting his sufferings to permitting his sufferings to reach the highest degree reach the highest degree and to draw from them the and to draw from them the most abundant fruitsmost abundant fruits.. Mary of Agreda.Mary of Agreda.

7.*** “I am thirsty”“If what I suffer for men my If what I suffer for men my love for them seem great to you, love for them seem great to you, be assured that be assured that my love for them my love for them is still unsatiated, that it is still unsatiated, that it continues to long for their continues to long for their eternal salvationeternal salvation, and that the , and that the mighty waters of torments and mighty waters of torments and sufferings have not sufferings have not extinguished it (Cant. 8, 7). extinguished it (Cant. 8, 7). Much more would I suffer for Much more would I suffer for them, if it were necessary, in them, if it were necessary, in order to deliver them.”order to deliver them.” (Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

Cranach Lucas the Elder 1500-03 Vinegar on a Stick Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna.

8.*** Jesus dies on the CrossThe memory of our Lord’s sufferings is a great comfort in the sorrows of this life, a stimulant to encourage us to sacrifice ourselves in our turn for the love of God.May we be generous souls, ready for everything, despite our weaknesses and miseries.

Maerten van Heemskerck, Golgotha. 1540. Hermitage. St. Petersburg.

9.**** Divine Mercy“The Church is born in the cradle formed by the blood of the Son and the tears of the Mother. Tears and blood. They are the price of your ransom. They are the gift of divine mercy.”“The water which flows from the most Sacred Heart will wash and purify the entire world.” (Gobbi)

Michelangelo, Pieta, 1498. St. Peter’s Basilica. Vatican city.

“Today I invite you to descend into the sepulchre with Christ, in order to die to yourselves and to the world.Let it be the sepulchre of your slavery, where all the chains which hold you under the dominion of Satan be destroyed.May you emerge as a new man of grace and holiness, of faith, hope and love.” (Gobbi)

10. Sepulchre of slavery

The ( National ) RosaryThe ( National ) Rosary For the Evangelization of For the Evangelization of (Nations)(Nations)




““Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and enkindle Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the powerful in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.”Spouse.”



Look upon them continually with mercy and through your Look upon them continually with mercy and through your intercession with the divine Redeemer, heal themintercession with the divine Redeemer, heal them of their of their sufferings, deliver them from all evil, and fill them with your sufferings, deliver them from all evil, and fill them with your love.”love.”

We pray in Communion with all the Angels and Saints in We pray in Communion with all the Angels and Saints in Heaven!Heaven!



““O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.”most need of thy mercy.”

2.2. Invocation of the Holy SpiritInvocation of the Holy Spirit:: Principal agent Principal agent of evangelization.of evangelization.

““Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.”Heart of Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.”


Consecration to the Immaculate HeartConsecration to the Immaculate Heart (Short version)(Short version)

““Virgin of Fatima, Mother of Mercy, we who belong to the Virgin of Fatima, Mother of Mercy, we who belong to the Marian Movement, Marian Movement, consecrate ourselvesconsecrate ourselves in a special way to in a special way to your Immaculate Heart. your Immaculate Heart. We also consecrate our motherlandWe also consecrate our motherland (Nation) to your Immaculate Heart. We intend to (Nation) to your Immaculate Heart. We intend to live with live with you, through you and for youyou, through you and for you,, all the obligations assumed all the obligations assumed by our Baptismal consecration to bring about in ourselves by our Baptismal consecration to bring about in ourselves that that interior conversioninterior conversion so urgently demanded by the so urgently demanded by the Gospel, that we may be available only to do always the will Gospel, that we may be available only to do always the will of the Father. of the Father. Allow us to Allow us to dwell in the garden of your Immaculate Heartdwell in the garden of your Immaculate Heart. . Lead us to a Lead us to a spiritual renewal with prayer and penance, spiritual renewal with prayer and penance, with the daily recitation of the Holy Rosary, the fervent with the daily recitation of the Holy Rosary, the fervent celebration and adoration of the Holy Eucharist, the celebration and adoration of the Holy Eucharist, the practice of Christian virtues, and in the works of the practice of Christian virtues, and in the works of the apostolateapostolate..

Help us to be the Help us to be the disciples of The Marian Movement to disciples of The Marian Movement to multiply everywhere Cenacles of prayermultiply everywhere Cenacles of prayer made with you for made with you for the evangelization of the world, and the the evangelization of the world, and the Divine Mercy Divine Mercy prayerprayer, for the salvation of the world., for the salvation of the world.Help us to do everything with you in a spirit of humility, Help us to do everything with you in a spirit of humility, prayer and penance.”prayer and penance.”

Finally pray one Our Finally pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory be, to the and one Glory be, to the Holy Father’s intention.Holy Father’s intention.

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