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FE2425Q- Novena to Saints Anne & Joachim FRENCH

Puissante Neuvaine aux Saints Anne et Joachim

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Jour de fête: 26 juillet

Bien que les Écritures soient silencieuses sur les grands-parents de Jésus, la tradition nous dit que les Saints Anne et Joachim étaient mariés depuis de nombreuses années avant que Dieu ne les bénisse d’un enfant. Pendant ces années, ils jeûnaient, priaient et pleuraient, pleurant l’enfant qui ne venait pas. Les années de désir n’ont pas affaibli leur confiance en Dieu, mais le chagrin a finalement conduit Saint Joachim dans le désert pour jeûner et prier. Sainte Anne, restant à la maison, s’habillait de vêtements de deuil et pleurait parce qu’elle n’avait pas d’enfant. Voyant sa maîtresse affligée, une servante a rappelé à Anne de placer sa confiance en Dieu. Sainte Anne a lavé son visage, mis ses vêtements de mariée et est allée dans un jardin pour supplier Dieu pour un enfant. Des anges sont apparus à Sainte Anne dans son jardin et à Saint Joachim dans le désert, promettant que, malgré leur âge avancé, ils donneraient naissance à un enfant qui serait connu dans le monde entier. Les nouveaux parents ont couru pour se rencontrer à la Porte d’Or de Jérusalem et se sont réjouis de la nouvelle vie que Dieu leur avait promise.

Lorsque cet enfant est venu au monde, les Saints Anne et Joachim ont vu une réponse encore plus merveilleuse à leurs prières. Non seulement un petit-enfant, mais un Sauveur qui était Dieu lui-même, Jésus-Christ. Le 26 juillet, l’Église honore ces saints grands-parents pour leurs prières, leur confiance et surtout pour le fondement de foi qu’ils ont établi dans la vie de la Sainte Vierge Marie.

À partir du 18 juillet, priez la prière de neuvaine ci-dessous aux Saints Anne et Joachim, en vous fiant à leur pouvoir d’intercession auprès de Notre Seigneur, leur Petit-Fils, Jésus-Christ.

O Sainte Mère et Père de la Sainte Vierge Marie, en tant que parents, vous avez guidé et nourri Marie et, sous votre protection et amour, vous l’avez vue grandir en sainteté. Grâce à votre fidélité et bonté, la Volonté de Dieu a été accomplie; les fruits de votre vertu et foi ont apporté le salut au monde entier avec la naissance de l’enfant Jésus.

« Et le Mot s’est fait chair, et il a habité parmi nous. » (Jean 1:14).

Très Saints Anne et Joachim, approchez-vous de nous et guidez notre main et nos cœurs sur le chemin de la vertu. Aidez-nous à élever nos enfants et petits-enfants avec un cœur doux comme vous l’avez fait. Montrez-nous comment élever nos enfants dans la foi et amener nos familles dans la Lumière de Jésus. Restez proches de nous et aidez-nous sur notre chemin de salut. Saints Anne et Joachim, nous plaçons nos pétitions entre vos mains et demandons que vous les déposiez devant l’enfant Jésus. Demandez cette faveur [Énoncez votre demande…] mais seulement si elle est pour la plus grande gloire de Dieu et le bien de mon âme.

Priez : Notre Père…, Je vous salue Marie…, Gloire au Père….

… Sainte Anne et Saint Joachim : Priez pour nous …

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Neuvaine pour Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel

Neuvaine pour Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel

Neuvaine de 9 jours

Jour 1

O Belle Fleur du Carmel, vigne la plus féconde, splendeur du ciel, sainte et singulière, qui a donné naissance au Fils de Dieu, tout en restant toujours une vierge pure, assiste-nous dans notre nécessité ! O Étoile de la Mer, aide-nous et protège-nous !

Montre-nous que tu es notre Mère ! (Mentionnez votre demande ici)

Notre Père....

Je vous salue, Marie....

Gloire au Père....

Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, priez pour nous.

Jour 2

Très Sainte Marie, Notre Mère, dans ton grand amour pour nous, tu nous as donné le Saint Scapulaire du Mont Carmel, ayant entendu les prières de ton fils choisi, Saint Simon Stock. Aide-nous maintenant à le porter fidèlement et avec dévotion.

Que ce soit pour nous un signe de notre désir de grandir en sainteté. (Mentionnez votre demande ici) (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

Notre Père....

Je vous salue, Marie....

Gloire au Père....

Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, priez pour nous.

Jour 3

O Reine du Ciel, tu nous as donné le Scapulaire comme un signe extérieur par lequel nous pouvons être connus comme tes enfants fidèles. Puissions-nous toujours le porter avec honneur en évitant le péché et en imitant tes vertus.

Aide-nous à être fidèles à ce désir. (Mentionnez votre demande ici) (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

Notre Père....

Je vous salue, Marie....

Gloire au Père....

Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, priez pour nous.

Jour 4

Lorsque tu nous as donné, Gracieuse Dame, le Scapulaire comme notre Habit, tu nous as appelés à être non seulement des serviteurs, mais aussi tes propres enfants. Nous te demandons d'obtenir pour nous de ton Fils la grâce de vivre comme tes enfants dans la joie, la paix et l'amour. (Mentionnez votre demande ici)

Notre Père....

Je vous salue, Marie....

Gloire au Père....

Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, priez pour nous.

Jour 5

O Mère de l'Amour Équitable, par ta bonté, en tant que tes enfants, nous sommes appelés à vivre dans l'esprit du Carmel. Aide-nous à vivre dans la charité les uns avec les autres, priant comme Élie autrefois, et conscients de notre appel à servir le peuple de Dieu. (Mentionnez votre demande ici)

Notre Père....

Je vous salue, Marie....

Gloire au Père....

Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, priez pour nous.

Jour 6

Avec un soin providentiel plein d'amour, ô Mère Très Aimable, tu nous as couverts de ton Scapulaire comme un bouclier de défense contre le Maléfique. Par ton assistance, puissions-nous lutter courageusement contre les forces du mal, toujours ouverts à ton Fils Jésus-Christ. (Mentionnez votre demande ici)

Notre Père....

Je vous salue, Marie....

Gloire au Père....

Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, priez pour nous.

Jour 7

O Marie, Aide aux Chrétiens, tu nous as assuré que porter ton Scapulaire dignement nous garderait en sécurité. Protège-nous à la fois en corps et en âme avec ton aide continue. Que tout ce que nous faisons soit agréable à ton Fils et à toi. (Mentionnez votre demande ici)

Notre Père....

Je vous salue, Marie....

Gloire au Père....

Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, priez pour nous.

Jour 8

Tu nous donnes de l'espoir, ô Mère de Miséricorde, que par la promesse de ton Scapulaire nous puissions rapidement passer par les feux du purgatoire au Royaume de ton Fils. Sois notre confort et notre espoir. Accorde que notre espoir ne soit pas vain, mais que, toujours fidèles à ton Fils et à toi, nous puissions rapidement jouir après la mort de la compagnie bienheureuse de Jésus et des saints. (Mentionnez votre demande ici)

Notre Père....

Je vous salue, Marie....

Gloire au Père....

Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, priez pour nous.

Jour 9

O Très Sainte Mère du Mont Carmel, lorsqu'un saint t'a demandé d'accorder des privilèges à la famille du Carmel, tu as donné l'assurance de ton amour maternel et de ton aide à ceux qui te sont fidèles ainsi qu'à ton Fils. Voici, tes enfants.

Nous nous glorifions de porter ton saint habit, qui fait de nous des membres de ta famille du Carmel, par laquelle nous aurons ta puissante protection dans la vie, à la mort et même après la mort.

Regarde avec amour, ô Porte du Ciel, tous ceux qui sont maintenant dans leur dernière agonie !

Regarde gracieusement, ô Vierge, Fleur du Carmel, tous ceux qui ont besoin d'aide !

Regarde miséricordieusement, ô Mère de notre Sauveur, tous ceux qui ne savent pas qu'ils sont comptés parmi tes enfants.

Regarde tendrement, ô Reine de Tous les Saints, les âmes pauvres ! (Mentionnez votre demande ici)

Notre Père....

Je vous salue, Marie....

Gloire au Père....

Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, priez pour nous.

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Neuvaine de Trois Jours

Dites cette prière pendant 3 jours consécutifs

Oh, plus belle fleur du Mont Carmel, vigne féconde, splendeur du Ciel.

Oh, Sainte Mère du Fils de Dieu ; Vierge Immaculée, assiste-moi dans ma nécessité.

Oh, Étoile de la Mer, aide-moi et montre-moi que tu es ma Mère.

Oh, Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, Reine du Ciel et de la Terre, je te supplie humblement du fond du cœur de me secourir dans ma nécessité.

(Mentionnez votre demande ici)

Il n’y a personne qui puisse résister à ton pouvoir.

Oh, Marie, conçue sans péché, priez pour nous qui avons recours à toi. (dite trois fois).

Sainte Marie, je place cette prière dans tes mains. (dite trois fois). Amen

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FE2206 – FR


Si vous vous êtes déjà inscrite pour être Capitaine de rallye du Rosaire ou si vous ne pouvez pas l'être pour quelque raison que ce soit, veuillez ne pas tenir compte de ce courriel.
 
le canada a besoin de la sainte vierge

le 15 août, 2022

Cher/chère ami/amie de Notre Dame,  

Cette journée est spéciale à deux égards.

D'abord et avant tout, c'est la glorieuse fête de l'Assomption de la Sainte Vierge Marie au ciel, corps et âme. Quel privilège ! Quelle merveille !

Deuxièmement, je vous écris pour vous adresser une invitation très spéciale et très urgente. Je n'invite que mes ami.es les plus proches; ceux et celles qui ont un amour sans limites pour Notre Dame ! En tant que directeur de campagne pour Le Canada a besoin de la Sainte Vierge, je vous invite à...


Honorer l'Assomption de Notre Sainte Mère
en participant au plus grand rallye du Rosaire de l’histoire du Canada
 

l'assomption de notre dame
Écoutez ceci...

Notre objectif est de tenir au moins 800 rallyes à travers le Canada et de rassembler des dizaines de milliers de personnes pour prier le Rosaire le 15 octobre à midi (heure locale). Après les horreurs, les violences et les injustices qui ont défilé sur nos écrans de télévision ces dernières années, il est temps.

Il est temps de prier en grand !


Honorez la Sainte Vierge en devenant capitaine de rallye.
 

prier le rosaire

Prier pour quoi ? Priez pour : la conversion du Canada, la restauration de notre culture chrétienne et la venue du triomphe du Cœur Immaculé de Marie. . Ce que nous voyons est une régression de la civilisation provenant de la décadence morale et de tous les efforts du Malin. Le Canada a Besoin de la Sainte Vierge organise ces rassemblements du chapelet sur les places publiques depuis 2014 ; chaque année, nous avons vu le tissu moral de la société se dégrader.

Et en 2022? Jamais auparavant nous n'avions vu des événements aussi tragiques ! Entre la covid et la guerre en Ukraine, des millions de personnes ont été privées des sacrements et des milliers ont trouvé une mort prématurée à cause de la guerre. Choquant ! Avec toutes les horreurs, les violences et les injustices qui continuent de faire partie de notre quotidien... il est temps.


Honorez l’assomption de Notre Dame;
Faites partie de la croisade pour le Rosaire 2022

 

Ne voyez-vous pas que tout cela a été prédit par Notre Dame de Fatima en 1917 lorsqu'elle a prophétisé :

“La Russie répandra ses erreurs dans le monde entier, provoquant des guerres et des persécutions contre l'Église. Les bons seront martyrisés ; le Saint-Père aura beaucoup à souffrir; diverses nations seront anéanties”

La prière a du pouvoir ; elle attire les gens vers Notre Dame, comme un aimant spirituel. Les Catholiques doivent contrecarrer ces protestations, ces émeutes et qui sait quoi d'autre… par la prière, le courage, le calme et la confiance dans les promesses de Notre Dame. Ami/amie de Notre Dame, toute action que vous pourrez entreprendre contribuera à en faire le PLUS GRAND effort de prière du Rosaire de l'histoire du Canada.

rosary rally gathering


Honorez l’Assomption de Notre Dame et aidez à ramener le Canada vers elle en cliquant ici pour devenir capitaine de rallye.
 

Les temps dans lesquels nous vivons sont vraiment des temps historiques. Vous n’avez qu’à imaginer ! Vous pouvez vous joindre à d'autres et donner l'exemple aux gens du monde entier. Montrez que VOUS reconnaissez l'importance du Rosaire. Soyez ce changement que vous voulez voir dans le monde : éclairez les ténèbres, priez pour vos ennemis et sacrifiez-vous pour les pauvres pécheurs. Tout le travail a été fait. Les bases ont déjà été posées.

Tout ce qu’il vous reste à faire est de cliquer ici et de choisir comment vous voulez faire partie de la plus grande croisade du Rosaire de l'histoire !

Je reste votre ami,

en Jésus et Marie,

Jean Goyard
Directeur de campagne

P.S. Notre Dame compte sur vous et moi pour ramener le Rosaire au Canada en 2022.

<<FE2206>>

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neuvaine du Sacre Cœur de Jesus

Neuvaine au Sacré-Coeur de Jésus

Jour 1 – L’homme aux douleurs

O Jésus, qui, dans «Ta Passion Amère», est devenu «le plus abject des hommes, un homme de douleurs», je vénère Ton Visage sacré où autrefois brillait la beauté et la douceur de la Divinité; mais maintenant il est devenu comme le visage d'un lépreux ! Néanmoins, sous ces traits défigurés, je reconnais Ton Amour infini, et je suis consumé du désir de T'aimer et de Te faire aimer de tous les hommes. Les larmes qui montent si abondamment dans Tes yeux sacrés me semblent être autant de précieuses perles que j'aime rassembler, afin d'acheter les âmes des pauvres pécheurs par leur valeur infinie. Ô Jésus, dont le Visage adorable ravit mon cœur, je T'implore de fixer profondément en moi Ton image divine et de m'incendier de Ton amour, afin que je sois trouvé digne de contempler Ton Visage glorieux au ciel. Amen.

Adorable Cœur de Jésus, entends ma prière : (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

RÉPÉTEZ : «Cœur Sacré de Jésus, aie pitié de moi !» 5 fois, suivi d'un Notre Père, d'un Je vous salue Marie et d'un Gloire au Père.

Jour 2 – Coeur miséricordieux

O Sacré-Cœur de Jésus, je vole vers Toi, je viens à Toi, me jetant dans les bras de Ta tendre miséricorde. Tu es mon refuge sûr, mon unique et infaillible espérance. Tu as un remède pour tous mes maux, un soulagement pour toutes mes misères, une réparation pour toutes mes fautes, Tu peux pourvoir à ce qui me manque pour obtenir pleinement les grâces que je demande pour moi-même et pour les autres. Tu es pour moi, et pour nous tous, la source infaillible et inépuisable de lumière, de force, de persévérance, de paix et de consolation. Je suis certain que mon importunité ne te lassera jamais ; certain aussi que Tu ne cesseras jamais de m'aider, de me protéger, de m'aimer, car Ton amour pour moi, ô Cœur Divin, est infini. Aie donc pitié de moi, ô Cœur de Jésus, et de tout ce que je Te recommande, selon Ta propre miséricorde, et fais pour nous, avec nous et en nous, tout ce que Tu veux, car nous nous abandonnons à Toi avec une entière confiance et conviction que Tu ne nous abandonneras jamais, ni dans le temps, ni dans l'éternité. Amen.

Adorable Cœur de Jésus, entends ma prière : (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

RÉPÉTEZ : «Cœur Sacré de Jésus, aie pitié de moi !» 5 fois, suivi d'un Notre Père, d'un Je vous salue Marie et d'un Gloire au Père.

Jour 3 – Fontaine de bénédiction

Ô très saint Cœur de Jésus, source de toute bénédiction, je t'adore, je t'aime, et avec une vive douleur pour mes péchés, je t'offre ce pauvre cœur qui est le mien. Rends-moi humble, patient, pur et entièrement obéissant à Ta volonté. Accorde, Bon Jésus, que je puisse vivre en Toi et pour Toi. Protège-moi au milieu du danger. Console-moi dans mes afflictions. Donne-moi la santé du corps, de l'aide dans mes besoins temporels, Ta bénédiction sur tout ce que je fais, et la grâce d'une sainte mort. Amen.

Adorable Cœur de Jésus, entends ma prière : (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

RÉPÉTEZ : «Cœur Sacré de Jésus, aie pitié de moi !» 5 fois, suivi d'un Notre Père, d'un Je vous salue Marie et d'un Gloire au Père.

Jour 4 – Mot fait de chair

Mot éternel, homme fait par amour pour nous, humblement prosternés à tes pieds, nous t'adorons de tout notre esprit et avec la plus profonde vénération. Pour réparer notre ingratitude pour un si grand bienfait, nous nous unissons de tout cœur avec tous ceux qui t'aiment, et nous t'offrons nos remerciements les plus humbles et les plus affectueux. Conscients de l'excès d'humilité, de bonté et de douceur que nous reconnaissons dans le Cœur Divin, nous te demandons ta grâce pour imiter ces vertus, si agréables à tes yeux. Amen.

Adorable Cœur de Jésus, entends ma prière : (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

RÉPÉTEZ : «Cœur Sacré de Jésus, aie pitié de moi !» 5 fois, suivi d'un Notre Père, d'un Je vous salue Marie et d'un Gloire au Père.

Jour 5 – Rédempteur admirable

Jésus, notre admirable Rédempteur, humblement prosternés à tes pieds, nous t'adorons de tout notre esprit et avec la plus profonde vénération. Pour témoigner du chagrin que nous ressentons pour notre insensibilité passée à toutes les outrages et souffrances que ton Cœur le plus aimant t'a fait endurer pour notre salut, lors de ta douloureuse Passion et de ta mort, nous nous unissons de tout cœur avec tous ceux qui t'aiment, afin que nous puissions te remercier de tout notre être. Nous admirons l'infinie patience et générosité de ton Cœur divin, et nous te supplions de remplir nos cœurs de cet esprit de mortification chrétienne qui nous fera embrasser courageusement les souffrances et fixer notre grande consolation et toute notre gloire dans ta croix. Amen.

Adorable Cœur de Jésus, entends ma prière : (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

RÉPÉTEZ : «Cœur Sacré de Jésus, aie pitié de moi !» 5 fois, suivi d'un Notre Père, d'un Je vous salue Marie et d'un Gloire au Père.

Jour 6 – Coeur aimant

Ô Jésus, brûlant d'amour pour nous, humblement prosternés à tes pieds, nous t'adorons de tout notre esprit et avec la plus profonde vénération. Afin de réparer les outrages que Ton Cœur Divin reçoit quotidiennement dans le Très Saint Sacrement de l'Autel, nous nous unissons de tout cœur avec tous ceux qui t'aiment, et nous te rendons la plus affectueuse des actions de grâce. Nous aimons, dans Ton Cœur Divin, cet amour intensément ardent que Tu nourris pour Ton Père Éternel, et nous te supplions humblement d'enflammer nos cœurs d'un amour ardent pour Toi et pour notre prochain. Amen.

Adorable Cœur de Jésus, entends ma prière : (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

RÉPÉTEZ : «Cœur Sacré de Jésus, aie pitié de moi !» 5 fois, suivi d'un Notre Père, d'un Je vous salue Marie et d'un Gloire au Père.

Jour 7 – Coeur divin

Ô Jésus, le plus aimable, nous Te supplions, par la douceur de Ton Cœur très sacré, de convertir les pécheurs, de consoler les affligés, d'assister les agonisants et d'apporter du soulagement aux saintes âmes souffrant au purgatoire. Unis nos cœurs dans les liens d'une véritable paix et charité, délivre-nous d'une mort imprévue, et, accorde que nous puissions mourir dans la sainteté et la tranquillité d'esprit. Ô Cœur divin de Jésus, je t'adore avec toutes les puissances de mon âme ; je te les consacre à jamais, avec toutes mes pensées, mes paroles et mes actions et tout mon être. Je désire t'adorer, t’aimer, et te glorifier, de la même manière, autant que possible, comme tu adores, aimes et glorifient ton Père Éternel. Sois, je t'en supplie, le Restaurateur de ma faiblesse, et le Protecteur de ma vie, mon refuge et mon asile à l'heure de ma mort. Amen.

Adorable Cœur de Jésus, entends ma prière : (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

RÉPÉTEZ : «Cœur Sacré de Jésus, aie pitié de moi !» 5 fois, suivi d'un Notre Père, d'un Je vous salue Marie et d'un Gloire au Père.

Jour 8 – Coeur aimable

Ô Jésus ! Je Te supplie, par les soupirs et l'angoisse dans lesquels Tu étais immergé pour moi tout au long de Ta vie mortelle, de m'accorder une vraie contrition pour mes péchés, un mépris des choses terrestres, un ardent désir de gloire éternelle, confiance en Tes mérites infinis, et une persévérance finale dans Ta grâce. Cœur de Jésus, tout amour, je t'offre ces humbles prières pour moi-même et pour tous ceux qui s'unissent spirituellement avec moi pour t'adorer. Accorde, par Ta bonté infinie, de les recevoir et de les écouter ; surtout pour celui d'entre nous qui quittera le premier cette vie mortelle. Ô Cœur aimable de mon Sauveur, répands sur lui, dans l'agonie de la mort, Tes consolations intérieures ; reçois-le dans Tes Plaies sacrées ; purifie-le de toute souillure dans cette fournaise d'amour, pour que Tu lui accordes l'entrée dans Ta gloire, où il deviendra intercesseur, devant Ta présence, pour tous ceux qui demeurent dans cet exil. Amen.

Adorable Cœur de Jésus, entends ma prière : (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

RÉPÉTEZ : «Cœur Sacré de Jésus, aie pitié de moi !» 5 fois, suivi d'un Notre Père, d'un Je vous salue Marie et d'un Gloire au Père.

Jour 9 – Coeur sain

Ô Très Saint Cœur de mon très cher Jésus, je désire renouveler et T'offrir ces actes d'adoration et ces prières à chaque instant où je respire, jusqu'à la fin de ma vie, pour moi-même, misérable pécheur, et pour tous ceux qui sont associés à moi pour T'adorer. Je te recommande, ô mon Jésus, la sainte Église catholique, Ta bien-aimée épouse et notre véritable mère ; aussi, les âmes qui subissent Ta justice et tous les pauvres pécheurs, les affligés, les agonisants et toute l'humanité. Ne permets pas que Ton Sang versé pour eux devienne inutile pour eux.

Daigne, enfin, de l'appliquer pour le soulagement des âmes du purgatoire, et en particulier pour ceux qui, pendant leur vie, avaient l'habitude de T'adorer avec dévotion.

Ô Cœur très aimable de Marie, le plus pur de tous les cœurs des créatures, et le plus rempli de l'amour du Cœur de Jésus, en même temps le plus miséricordieux envers nous, pauvres pécheurs, obtiens-nous, du Cœur de notre Rédempteur, les grâces que nous te demandons. Mère de miséricorde, un seul regard de toi, un seul mouvement de ton Cœur, brûlant d'amour pour celui de Jésus, ton divin Fils, peut pleinement nous consoler. Accorde-nous donc cette faveur ; et alors ce Cœur divin de Jésus, par l'amour filial qu'il te portait et portera toujours, ne manquera pas d'entendre et de répondre à notre demande. Amen.

Adorable Cœur de Jésus, entends ma prière : (Mentionnez votre demande ici )

RÉPÉTEZ : «Cœur Sacré de Jésus, aie pitié de moi !» 5 fois, suivi d'un Notre Père, d'un Je vous salue Marie et d'un Gloire au Père.

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Irresistible Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Irresistible Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Novena

O my Jesus who didst say: “Indeed I say to you, ask and it shall be given you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.” Here I am, knocking, seeking, and asking the grace.... (mention your request)

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory be….
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee.

O my Jesus who didst say: “Indeed I say to you, whatever you shall ask the Father in My name, it shall be granted to you.” Here I am, asking Thy Father in Thy name for the grace.... (mention your request)

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory be….
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee.

O my Jesus who didst say: “Indeed I say to you, heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.” Here I am, and supporting myself on the infallibility of Thy words, I ask Thee the grace.... (mention your request)

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory be….
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee.

Prayer

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom only one thing is impossible and that is not to feel compassion for the wretched, have pity on us, miserable sinners, and grant us the grace which we ask Thee through the Immaculate Heart of She who is Thy tender Mother and also ours.

Hail Holy Queen...

Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen

Saint Joseph foster father of Jesus, pray for us.

Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to Families Who Honour His Most Sacred Heart

  • I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.
  • I will establish peace in their families.
  • I will bless every house in which a picture of My Heart shall be exposed and honored.
  • I will console them in all their difficulties.
  • I will be their refuge during life and especially at the hour of death.
  • I will shed abundant blessings upon all their undertakings.
  • Sinners shall find in My Heart a fountain and boundless ocean of mercy.
  • Tepid souls shall become fervent.
  • Fervent souls shall rise speedily to great perfection.
  • I will give to priests the power of touching the hardest hearts.
  • Those who propagate this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be blotted out.
  • I promise thee, in the excessive mercy of My Heart, that My all-powerful love will grant to all who communicate on the first Friday of the month for nine consecutive months the grace of final penitence; they shall not die in My displeasure nor without the sacraments; My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.

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Three Hail Marys Pledge

Three Hail Marys Pledge

Pray:

Recite, every morning or evening, three Hail Marys in honor of the three great privileges, with this invocation at the end:

  • "O my Mother, preserve me this day (or night) from mortal sin."

Benefits:

  • Indulgences of 200 days granted by Pope Leo XIII.
  • "A devout servant of Mary shall never perish." — St. Alphonsus Liguori
  • This practice has been revealed to St. Melchtilde in the 13th Century with the promise of a good death, if faithful to it every day. (see below)

List of intentions:

  1. For the increase of devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
  2. For the conversion of sinners and the salvation of souls; especially those of my family and friends.
  3. For the conversion of our country. That Canada as a nation may come to fully respect and honor the 10 Commandments of the Divine Law.
  4. For the fidelity and perseverance in the true Faith of all and especially those who are currently most tried against it.
  5. For our children, so they may remain innocent and protected from all moral corruption.
  6. For the relief of souls in Purgatory, that they may soon join the saints in Heaven; especially those of my family and friends.
  7. In reparation for the sins of abortion and euthanasia in our country.
  8. In reparation for the sins against the virtue of purity and the family as set forth by God from the beginning of creation.
  9. For the rejection of the “Errors of Russia” foretold by Our Lady in Fatima. In short, for the rejection of Socialism and Communism in Canada and the world.
  10. For the restoration of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church according to the eternal designs of Her Founder, Our Lord Jesus Christ.
  11. For all those who are good, that they may become even better and more fervent souls. For those who are weak, that they may become stronger in the fight against evil.
  12. For the good health, spiritual and physical, of all those close to us and specially for all those who have requested our prayers.
  13. And finally, May Jesus and Mary bless us individually and our Nation and grant us mercy and grace in spite of all our shortcomings so that we may grow in fidelity to the One True Church, the Mystical Body of Christ on this earth and be with Him for all eternity in Heaven.

About this devotion:

This devotion was revealed by our Blessed Mother Herself to the Benedictine mystic, St. Mechtilde - 1270.

The first Hail Mary: will be in honor of God the Father, Whose omnipotence raised my soul so high above every other creature that, after God, I have the greatest power in Heaven and on earth. In the hour of your death, I will use that power of God the Father to keep any hostile power far from you.

The second Hail Mary: will be said in honor of the Son of God, Who communicated His inscrutable wisdom to me. In the hour of your death, I will fill your soul with the light of that wisdom, so that all the darkness of ignorance and error will be dispelled.

The third Hail Mary: will be in honor of God the Holy Ghost, Who filled my soul with the sweetness of His love and tenderness and mercy. In your last hour, I will then change the bitterness of death into divine sweetness and delight.

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Jacinta’s Visions and Prophecies

Jacinta's Visions and Prophecies

Private Revelations

During and after the apparitions, in the short time Francisco and Jacinta spent on earth, they had several private revelations – especially Jacinta. Below are a few excerpts of the principal revelations to Jacinta.

About the Pope and oppressed peoples

To Lucia:

“….I saw the Holy Father in a very large house, kneeling before a table, with his face in his hands, crying. Outside the house were many people, some of whom cast stones at him, others cursed him and said many ugly words. Poor Holy Father! We have to pray a lot for him.”

“…Don’t you see so many roads and so many ways filled with people crying with hunger and having nothing to eat? And the Holy Father in a church before the Immaculate Heart of Mary, praying? And so many people praying with him?”

On war, sin and peace

To Lucia:

“Tell everybody that God grants us His graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, that they should ask her for them, that the Heart of Jesus wants the Immaculate Heart of Mary to be honoured along with Him, that they should ask the Immaculate Heart of Mary for peace because God has placed it in her keeping.”

“You know, Our Lord is very sad because Our Lady told us He should not be offended anymore because He was already much offended, but nobody paid attention. People continue to commit the same sins."

"Wars are nothing but punishments for the sins of the world."

"Our Lady can no longer hold back the arm of her beloved Son from the world. It is necessary to do penance. If people change their ways, Our Lord will still avail the world; but if they do not, the chastisement will come."

"If men do not change their ways, Our Lady will send the world a punishment the like of which has never been seen. It will fall first . . . upon Spain."

Jacinta also spoke of "great world events that would take place around 1940."

On priests and rulers

When Jacinta was moved to Lisbon to be treated at Dona Estefania Hospital, she was lodged at an orphanage in the care of Mother Maria Godinho who carefully took down the seer’s words.

To Mother Godinho:

"… pray much for sinners! Pray much for priests! Pray much for religious! Priests should only occupy themselves with the affairs of the Church. Priests should be pure, very pure. The disobedience of priests and religious to their superiors and to the Holy Father greatly offends Our Lord."

"My godmother, pray much for those who govern! Woe to those who persecute the religion of Our Lord! If the government left the Church in peace and gave freedom to the holy Faith, it would be blessed by God."

On sin, fashions and marriage

To Mother Godinho:

"The sins that lead more souls to hell are the sins of the flesh."

"Fashions that will greatly offend Our Lord will appear. People who serve God should not follow fashions. The Church has no fashions. Our Lord is always the same."

"The sins of the world are very great."

"If men knew what eternity is, they would do everything to change their lives."

"Men are lost because they do not think of the death of Our Lord and do not do penance."

"Many marriages are not good; they do not please Our Lord, and they are not of God."

On Christian virtue

To Mother Godinho:

"…do not walk in the midst of luxury. Flee from riches. Be very fond of holy poverty and silence.

"Have much charity even for those who are bad. Speak ill of no one and flee from those who do so. Be very patient, for patience leads us to heaven. Mortification and sacrifices greatly please Our Lord."

"Confession is a sacrament of mercy. Therefore, one must approach the confessional with confidence and joy. Without confession there is no salvation."

On Fashions

To Mother Godinho:

“The sins which cause most souls to go to hell are the sins of the flesh.” Directly enlightened from above, this perfectly innocent, barely ten-year-old girl repeats what Saint Alphonsus Liguori says, that it is sins against chastity “that fill hell with souls.”

When Mother Godinho asked Jacinta if she understood what it meant to be “pure,” she answered, “I do. To be pure in body is to keep chastity. To be pure in soul is not to commit sins, not to look at what one should not see...”

The other, rather prophetic statement of Jacinta, is: “Fashions will much offend Our Lord.”

It is well to recall here that modesty is the outer defense of chastity, the walls that defend the castle, as well as the gardens that adorn the palace.

The correct question, when it comes to fashion, is not what is the extreme limit at which one is allowed to arrive, but how can one’s attire more clearly manifest love of modesty and of the virtue of purity.

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Novenas & Prayers to Saint Anthony

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Novenas & Prayers to Saint Anthony

FEAST: JUNE 13

Novena

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9

OPENING PRAYER:

O wonderful St. Anthony, gloriously named “Miracle Worker” on account of your many miracles and through the sweetness of Jesus coming in the form of a little child to rest in your arms, obtain for me from His bounty the grace which I ardently desire from the depths of my heart. You who were so compassionate toward miserable sinners, regard not the unworthiness of those who pray to you, but the glory of God that it may once again be magnified by the granting of the particular request which I now ask with complete trust in your kindness. Amen

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be to the Father....

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

DAY ONE

O holy St. Anthony, gentlest of saints, your love for God and charity for His creatures made you worthy while on earth to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me the favor I seek in this novena. The answer to my prayer may require a miracle; even so, you are the Saint of miracles. O gentle and loving Saint Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Infant Jesus, Who loved to be folded in your arms, and the gratitude of my heart will always be yours.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be to the Father....
Concluding prayer....

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

DAY TWO

O miracle-working St. Anthony, remember that it never has been heard that you did not leave without help or relief anyone who in his need had recourse to you. Animated now with the most lively confidence, even with full conviction of not being refused, I fly for refuge to you, O most favored friend of the Infant Jesus. Eloquent preacher of the Divine mercy, despise not my supplications but, bringing them before the throne of God, strengthen them by your intercession and obtain for me the favor I seek in this novena.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be to the Father....
Concluding prayer....

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

DAY THREE

O purest St. Anthony, who through thine Angelic virtue was made worthy to be caressed by the Divine Child Jesus, to hold Him in your arms and press Him to your heart. I entreat you to cast a benevolent glance upon me. O glorious St. Anthony, born under the protection of Mary Immaculate, on the Feast of her Assumption into Heaven, and consecrated to her and now so powerful an intercessor in Heaven, I beseech you to obtain for me the favor I ask in this novena. O great wonder-worker, intercede for me that God may grant my request.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be to the Father....
Concluding prayer....

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

DAY FOUR

I salute and honor you, O powerful helper, St. Anthony. The Christian world confidently turns to you and experiences your tender compassion and powerful assistance in so many necessities and sufferings that I am encouraged in my need to seek your help in obtaining a favorable answer to my request for the favor I seek in this novena. O holy St. Anthony, I beseech you, obtain for me the grace that I desire.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be to the Father....
Concluding prayer....

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

DAY FIVE

I salute you, St. Anthony, lily of purity, ornament and glory of Christianity. I salute you, great Saint, cherub of wisdom and seraph of Divine love. I rejoice at the favors our Lord has so liberally bestowed upon you. In humility and confidence, I entreat you to help me, for I know that God has given you charity and pity, as well as power. I ask you by the love you felt toward the Infant Jesus as you held Him in your arms to tell Him now of the favor I seek in this novena.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be to the Father....
Concluding prayer....

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

DAY SIX

O glorious St. Anthony, chosen by God to preach His Word, you received from Him the gift of tongues and the power of working the most extraordinary miracles. O good St. Anthony, pray that I may fulfill the will of God in all things so that I may love Him, with you, for all eternity. O kind St. Anthony, I ask you, obtain for me the grace that I desire, the favor I seek in this novena.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be to the Father....
Concluding prayer....

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

DAY SEVEN

O renowned champion of the faith of Christ, most holy St. Anthony, glorious for your many miracles, obtain for me from the bounty of my Lord and God the grace which I ardently seek in this novena. O holy St. Anthony, ever attentive to those who invoke your assistance, grant me the aid of your powerful intercession.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be to the Father....
Concluding prayer....

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

DAY EIGHT

O holy St. Anthony, you have shown yourself to be so powerful, so tender and so compassionate towards those who honor you and invoke you in suffering and distress. I ask you most humbly and earnestly to take me under your protection in my present necessities and to obtain for me the favor I desire. Recommend my request to the merciful Queen of Heaven, that she may plead my cause with you before the throne of her Divine Son.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be to the Father....
Concluding prayer....

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

DAY NINE

Saint Anthony, servant of Mary, glory of the Church, pray for our Holy Father, our bishops, our priests, our Religious Orders, that, through their pious zeal and apostolic labors, all may be united in faith and give greater glory to God. St. Anthony, helper of all who invoke you, pray for me and intercede for me before the throne of Almighty God that I be granted the favor I so earnestly seek in this novena.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be to the Father....
Concluding prayer....

Saint Anthony, pray for us!

CONCLUDING PRAYER

May the Divine assistance remain always with us. Amen

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

O God, may devotion to blessed Anthony, Thy confessor, be a source of joy to Thy Church, that she may always be fortified with spiritual assistance, and deserve to enjoy eternal rewards. Amen

Prayer to Saint Anthony for help in finding missing items

Saint Anthony, perfect imitator of Jesus, who received from God the special power of restoring lost things, grant that I may find (mention your request) which has been lost.

As least restore to me peace and tranquility of mind, the loss of which has afflicted me even more than my material loss.

To this favor I ask another of you: that I may always remain in possession of the true good that is God. Let me rather lose all things than lose God, my supreme good. Let me never suffer the loss of my greatest treasure, eternal life with God. Amen

Short Prayer to Saint Anthony

Wondrous Saint Anthony, glorious for the fame of your miracles, you had the happiness of receiving in your arms our blessed Lord as a little child. Obtain for me from His mercy this favor that I desire from the bottom of my heart: (mention your request)

Since you were so gracious to poor sinners, do not regard the lack of merit on the part of him who calls upon you, but consider the glory of God, which will by exalted once more through you, by the salvation of my soul and the granting of the petition that I now earnestly present to you.

As a pledge of my gratitude, I beg you to accept my promise to live henceforth more faithfully according to the teaching of the Gospel and to be devoted to the service of the poor whom you ever loved and still love so much. Bless this my resolution and obtain for me the grace to be faithful to it till death. Amen

Ejaculatory prayers to Saint Anthony

  • Saint Anthony, attentive to those who invoke thee, grant us the aid of thy powerful intercession for the grace of holy purity, meekness, humility, obedience, the spirit of poverty, and perfect abandonment to the will of God. Amen
  • Saint Anthony, great wonder-worker, intercede for us that God may grant us our request if it be for the good of our soul. Amen
  • Saint Anthony, be our patron, our protector, and our advocate in life and in death. Amen
  • Saint Anthony, servant of Mary, obtain for us greater devotion to the blessed Mother of God. Amen

INTENTIONS TO SAINT ANTHONY

"Christians must lean on the Cross of Christ just as travelers lean on a staff when they begin a long journey." - Saint Anthony

Dear Saint Anthony, please answer my prayers!

Yes, please take my intentions to Saint Anthony and touch them to his tomb in Padua, Italy.

I love Saint Anthony and am confident he will help restore the Faith in the hearts of those who have grown cold towards God and His Church.

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The Return of the Queen: A Sign of Great Hope​

The Return of the Queen: A Sign of Great Hope

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Travel back in your mind 1,500 years to a charming port city on the English Channel in northern France. It is the year 636 A.D. and a small boat without sails, oars, or sailors floats into the harbor of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

As the townspeople gather around it, they discover that the boat contains an innocuous treasure: a wooden statue of Our Lady holding the Child Jesus in her left hand. She has an air of divine majesty, yet is calm and maternal. Our Lady’s statue is solemnly carried into the chapel and the newly christened shrine of Notre Dame de Boulogne became one of the most well-known and visited shrines in Christendom. Her feast day is February 20, and is celebrated locally in Boulogne on October 22.

Medieval chroniclers wrote about the many miracles of Our Lady of Boulogne. A chronicle of the life of the holy King of France, Saint Louis IX, includes several references to the miraculous cures obtained through the intercession of Our Lady of Boulogne. She was especially powerful towards sailors and expectant mothers.

England Invades

In 1544, disaster came to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Henry VIII, King of England, declared war on France and sent a fleet with 47,000 troops across the Channel. One of the first cities he attacked was Boulogne, laying siege to it on July 18. Boulogne, although a walled city with very strong defenses, was manned by only 2,000 soldiers. The city surrendered on September 14, 1544.

The invading Protestant army sacked the city. Statues, altars, relics of saints and other sacred objects were hacked to pieces and burned in the streets in an orgy of hatred for the Catholic Faith. Worst of all, the statue of Our Lady of Boulogne was dragged out of the church, mocked and insulted and taken back to England as a trophy of victory. They transformed Our Lady’s medieval shrine into an armory.

The English finally surrendered Boulogne on April 25, 1550, and shortly afterwards returned the statue of Our Lady. The church and city were rebuilt and restored over the following decades and Our Lady’s shrine reacquired much of its original splendor.

Huguenots Attack

The same Revolutionary virus that had infected Europe was preparing bloody rebellion and religious civil war in France with the Huguenots, the French Protestant sect.

During the night of October 11, 1567, hundreds of Huguenot soldiers secretly broke into the church of Our Lady of Boulogne. They wrecked the church and tore out the miraculous statue. Tying a rope around her neck, they dragged her through the muddy streets until they reached the main gate of the old town. There they mocked and blasphemed her.

But when they tried to chop Our Lady into pieces, a miraculous force protected her. They hit her over and over again with swords and hammers, but the statue, as if made of steel, suffered no damage. The miracle infuriated the Protestants even more, and they threw the statue into a great bonfire. Again, Our Lady was miraculously preserved intact amidst the flames. The Huguenots took the statue out of the city and they threw her down a well.

By the following spring, order was restored to the port city. A local Catholic woman, knowing the whereabouts of the miraculous statue, secretly retrieved it and took it to her house. On September 26, 1607, to the acclamations of large crowds of faithful, Our Lady solemnly reentered Boulogne.

Devestation of the French Revolution

The French Revolution began in 1789 with tragic consequences for France and Our Lady of Boulogne.

On November 10, 1793, after the Revolutionaries in Boulogne finished celebrating in a former church the so-called “Feast of the goddess of Reason,” they began an orgy of destruction. Full of hate for the Catholic Faith, they piled numerous statues, paintings, vestments, and relics in the city square and destroyed everything in a giant bonfire.

A mob of thugs armed with picks and screaming the Marseillaise dragged Our Lady of Boulogne to the main square. The sans-culottes put a red Phrygian cap on Our Lady’s head, symbol of the French Revolution, and began to mock and blaspheme her. When they tired of this, they burned her in a great bonfire, dancing like savages in celebration for the victory of “reason” over “superstition.” port city. A local Catholic woman, knowing the whereabouts of the miraculous statue, secretly retrieved it and took it to her house. On September 26, 1607, to the acclamations of large crowds of faithful, Our Lady solemnly reentered Boulogne.

Not satisfied with the destruction of the miraculous statue, in 1798 the revolutionary government completely demolished the shrine. Devotion to Our Lady of Boulogne, who for more than eleven centuries had served as a symbol of the mutual love between the French people and the Mother of God, came to an end.

Or did it? Did Our Lady abandon the France that had abandoned her? Or, seeing her children do penance and return to the true Faith, would she make a Grand Return just as she did after the previous disasters, first under the English and then under the Huguenots?

A New Statue, A New Shrine

Shortly after the end of the French Revolution, the Catholics of Boulogne decided to make a copy of the original statue of Our Lady of Boulogne from memory, and the devotion to Our Lady of Boulogne began once again.

Father Benoît-Agathon Haffreingue, a priest from Boulogne-sur-Mer, decided to rebuild the ruined church. On May 1, 1827, he laid the first stone of the new shrine of Our Lady of Boulogne, which was completed thirty-nine years later on August 24, 1866. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims poured into Boulogne each year. Devotion to Our Lady of Boulogne surpassed what it had been even before the French Revolution.

France and Europe had much more suffering ahead of them. The Franco-Prussian war and the First World War utterly devastated France. It was during the Second World War, however, that Our Lady of Boulogne worked her greatest miracle: the Grand Retour or the “Grand Return.”

Origins of the Grand Return

In the summer of 1938, Boulogne hosted a Marian Congress. To prepare the faithful for this national event, two priests decided to make four copies of the original statue of Our Lady of Boulogne and take them on a great tour of the towns and parishes of the diocese. Christened the “Fiery Path,” it was a success far exceeding expectations. In ten weeks the four statues covered more than 1,500 miles and made 466 stops at parishes.

After the close of the Marian Congress, some clergy led by Father Gabriel Ranson, a Jesuit, decided to continue this “Fiery Path” of Our Lady around France until the next Congress, to be held in the summer of 1942 in Le Puy, in southern France. In the fall of 1939 and the spring of 1940, he and a handful of young laymen took Our Lady of Boulogne to northeastern France where they visited many parishes, as well as battlefields from the First World War.

After a very successful Congress, Our Lady of Boulogne continued her tour of France to Lourdes. She arrived there on September 7, 1942, eve of the Nativity of Our Lady, greeted by a massive crowd of pilgrims. With her triumphal entry into Lourdes, it seemed that Our Lady’s great tour of France would come to a close.

Precisely at this moment, Pope Pius XII made a direct appeal to the Mother of God. On December 8, 1942, feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Supreme Pontiff consecrated the human race to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The following year, on March 28, 1943, the French bishops solemnly renewed this consecration. This day was also the beginning of what came to be known as the Grand Return of Our Lady of Boulogne.

The Grand Return Begins

The bishop of Tarbes, where Lourdes is located, had the idea of sending the statue of Our Lady of Boulogne to each of the parishes of his diocese in pilgrimage. During each stop, the faithful would renew the consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. After passing through his diocese and others across France, Our Lady would make her final return to Boulogne, hence the name “Grand Return.”

The response was so great that the organizers decided to send all four copies of Our Lady of Boulogne around France on four different itineraries. With the letter of approval from Pope Pius XII in May, the four began their great tour of France, which would continue without stopping for five years straight.

Each statue traveled with a group of about a dozen or so young men, all volunteers, led by two or three priests. They placed the statue on a very simple wheeled carriage, pulled by men the whole way from village to village. These men and the whole crowd often processed barefoot in a spirit of penance. When Our Lady arrived at the local parish, an honor guard would carry her into the church. The priest would preach a sermon on Our Lady of Boulogne and the meaning of the Grand Return, and they would hear confessions.

Then the all-night vigil would begin, with villagers taking one or often many hours during the night. At midnight, Mass would begin. Each person received a copy of the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Pope Pius XII. The whole congregation would pray the consecration aloud and each one would sign it and place it at the feet of Our Lady, along with other written intentions.

With World War II underway, the intentions were often simple requests for the safe return of a father, husband, brother, or son from a prison camp or working as a forced laborer in Germany. Many asked for the conversion of a family member. Everyone asked Our Lady to save France.

The all-night vigil continued until the following morning. In the morning, the priest celebrated a Mass of farewell. A large crowd of villagers gathered once again to escort the Blessed Virgin all the way to the next town, where a crowd of faithful had already gathered, and the sequence began again.

Conversions, Penance, Graces

Most remarkable about the Grand Return was the unprecedented avalanche of graces, especially of conversions and penance. Thousands upon thousands of atheists, communists, freemasons, and fallen-away Catholics converted on the spot when they saw Our Lady enter their village.

One bishop described the effect on the faithful: “The passing of Our Lady in my diocese is the most extraordinary contemporary religious event of our times, and the most significant. Crowds of people rose up, motivated and enthusiastic. In fact, the confessionals and communion rails were besieged during the holy vigils, while the recitation of the mysteries of the rosary kept the faithful praying in the churches. In some parishes, there were tremendous conversions like never seen before on the missions.” 1

Parish priests also testified to the effect of the Grand Return. “I was a bit uneasy about the welcome that my very indifferent parish would give to Our Lady. People around me said that the welcome would be mediocre…Three kilometers from [our village of] Nantiat, we see the delegation of this parish, my parish. And I was moved to tears when I saw how big it was: men and young men, women; the whole crowd did not hesitate to kneel upon the wet ground, with arms in the form of a cross, to greet our illustrious Visitor…Truly the Holy Virgin has sent a breath of grace on this not very religious community.” 2

Another prelate testified: “Last Saturday, at around 2 pm, the Virgin arrived at [our] parish of Basville. For centuries no doubt, ever since the beginning of the world maybe, no king, no queen, no princess so royal or so powerful had ever visited us. Truly, this evening was at the least a return to Christianity, a general conversion, a call of my people to Our Mother and Queen…Yes, I think that if the Bishops send us a Virgin every year, in ten years the people of France will convert to Jesus Christ through Mary.”. 3

One observer wrote the following: “It is like the atmosphere at Lourdes. We would dare say that it is stronger than Lourdes in a certain sense. The pilgrim of Lourdes is transplanted out of his element into an ambience that is so impregnated with the supernatural that nothing appears difficult to him, neither the rosary in his hand nor prayer with the arms in the form of a cross, nor to kneel in the dirt. These gestures of faith, Our Lady of Boulogne makes us do them where we live, in our street, under the attentive gazes of our neighbors, of people whom we know. We are no longer worried about what they think, and they don’t dare laugh or criticize.”. 4

When the Grand Return arrived in Marseille, she passed through a neighborhood known for its support for communism. As she passed by a bar in which some communists were gathering for a meeting, several came out to investigate the commotion. The passing of the white Virgin had such an effect on them that they converted on the spot and joined the procession.

In some cities such as Verdun, Bauvais, and Reims associations of so-called “free-thinkers” tried to organize counterdemonstrations against the scheduled appearances of Our Lady of Boulogne. In each case the plan backfired. So many people came out for Our Lady and so few “free-thinkers” showed up that it made them look ridiculous. In Reims, after a big propaganda campaign, the “freethinkers” were only able to gather 12 people against 35,000 who turned out for Our Lady. 5

Return to God, to the Church, to the Medieval Faith

A Benedictine monk who had a role in the Grand Return, Father Jean-Marie Beaurin, published a book in 1945 titled The Arc of Our Alliance. He described the Grand Return as a prophetic movement and compared what was happening to the French nation with the apostasy, suffering, and conversion of the Jews of the Old Testament. After the abomination of desolation, the ingratitude, the declarations of the Popes and the apparitions of Our Lady, and finally the wrath of God, France was returning to the Faith of Clovis, Saint Remigius, Saint Louis, and Saint Joan of Arc.

This rebirth of the Faith that followed the Grand Return was not a Catholicism impregnated with the modern spirit. Father Beaurin described the spirit of the Grand Return as a rebirth of the medieval Faith and the spirit of the Crusades.

The Bishop Paul Rémond of Nice affirmed this about the Grand Return: “It is not a triumphal cortege, comprised of processions, or of grandiose manifestations… It is much greater than that: the Grand Return is a testimony of filial affection and thanksgiving to our benefactress in Heaven. It is a passing mission, a conquering crusade.”

Shortly after World War II ended, the Grand Return began to spread across the world, to Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Canada, and even as far away as Ceylon, Madagascar, and China. In Italy, hundreds of cities were visited by pilgrim statues of Our Lady in the same manner as the French Grand Return. On May 11, 1947, more than 100,000 people gathered in Milan to welcome the traveling Madonna with unprecedented devotion and Catholic fervor.

End of the Grand Return

In short, the Grand Return was both a mission and a crusade. It represented the beginning of a rebirth of the French Medieval Catholicism with its crusading spirit and the rejection of the French Revolution and all its errors.

Everything about the Grand Return seemed to indicate that it was the means that Divine Providence chose to re-Christianize France, and through the first-born daughter of the Church, the whole world.

Tragically, this never happened.

On August 29, 1948, the four traveling statues converged at the shrine of Boulogne-sur-Mer for the last time, effectively ending the Grand Return. Why did this movement—the biggest public manifestation of piety in history—end so prematurely?

Partially, because the Catholic faithful did not correspond to the grace of the Grand Return as they should have. Millions of Frenchmen returned to the Faith, but millions of others did not.

In addition, the majority of French bishops and lower clergy did not receive and promote the Grand Return as they should have. Many were believers in false “ecumenism” and disliked processions or public acts of piety. Others supported the Modernist, progressivist, and even socialist tendencies found in Catholic Action, Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne (Young Christian Workers), the Liturgical Movement, and the Worker Priest Movement and therefore did not look kindly on traditional Catholic spirituality in general, much less a Marian crusade like the Grand Return.

Cardinal Achille Liénart of Lille (whose open support for socialist causes earned him the nickname “the red bishop”) summarized the general attitude of a large portion of the clergy. He did not ban the Grand Return outright from his diocese but wrote a cold letter to the organizers: “I think that this long voyage which began in Lourdes in 1943 and which, no doubt, has done great good, should not continue indefinitely. In order to protect its effectiveness and vigor, you should not transform it into a permanent institution. I wish therefore the return of this statue without delay to Boulogne from where she came.” 6

Why We Hope for a Future "Grand Return"

But that is not the end of the story. More than anything, the story of Our Lady of the Grand Return should give us boundless hope for the future.

Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira learned about the Grand Return during his trip to Europe in 1952. As a slave of Our Lady according to the method of Saint Louis de Montfort, he was keenly interested in the story of Our Lady of the Grand Return.

It was obvious that the world did not convert even after the horrors of the Second World War. As a devotee of Our Lady of Fatima, he was convinced that another even more terrible chastisement would come. Drawing on the words of Our Lady of Fatima and the writings of Saint Louis de Montfort, Professor Plinio hypothesized that this chastisement would be characterized by confusion in the Church and a terrible persecution of Catholics.

After suffering this terrible chastisement, an “era of peace” would begin as Our Lady of Fatima predicted. This “Reign of Mary” cannot come without many, many conversions. Total conversions, in the same line as Saint Paul. Conversions not just of individuals, but of whole nations.

We need a very special grace from Our Lady, one that would be analogous to that of Pentecost for the Apostles. Just as it was impossible for the Apostles to go out and convert all nations without the coming of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost, we will not have the strength to build the Reign of Mary without a very special grace. And it will be completely unmerited, just as Pentecost was unmerited by the Apostles, who had fled Our Lord during the Passion. Saint Louis de Montfort alludes to this grace of conversion in his writing. Professor Plinio developed a whole theory about it and named this future grace the Grand Return.

More than anything, the Grand Return is our great hope for the future. We have hope that Our Lady will pardon us, cure us, convert the world, and inaugurate the Reign of Her Immaculate Heart. Most important of all, we must all stay at our post, fighting with all we have, until that D-Day of Our Lady comes.

Footnotes:

  • 1 L. Devineau, Dans le Sillage de la Vierge, Société St. Paul: 1963, p. 36.
  • 2 L. Devineau, p. 62.
  • 3 L. Devineau, p. 64.
  • 4 Louis Pérouas, “Le Grand Retour de Notre-Dame de Boulogne à travers la France (1943-1948): Essai d’interprétation.” In Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions, No. 56/1, 1983, p. 42.
  • 5 L. Devineau, p. 26.
  • 6 Louis Pérouas, “Le Grand Retour de Notre-Dame de Boulogne à travers la France (1943-1948): Essai de reconstitution.” L’espace et le Sacré. Vol. 90, No. 2 of Annales de Bretagne et des pays de l’Ouest, 1983, p. 178.

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