DEVOTION OF REPARATION
TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF
MARY
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INTRODUCTION
The “Devotion of Reparation” to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary according to the message of Fatima ,
and according to the spirit of St. Louis Marie De Monfort, is the most powerful
antidote for the present day faith crisis in the modern Church and for the
terrorist problem which threatens the true peace in the world.
The Society of Reparation has been introduced to urge good traditional Catholics all over
the world to spread the message of Our Lady of Fatima and to practice: (1) True
devotion to Mary, and (2) Total consecration and REPARATION to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary.
The more the number of souls gathered around Our Lady for the intense practice
of this devotion, the sooner will be the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary realized. The tyranny of Satan will come to an end only if and when
the Immaculate Heart of Mary triumphs!
“In the end My Immaculate Heart will triumph........and a period of peace will
be granted to the world,” said Our Blessed Mother at Fatima
on July 13, 1917 .
This is the final end of the GREAT PLAN OF GOD revealed at Fatima
by the Mother of God.
This final and great triumph of the Blessed Virgin Mary over the Satan’s plan
of “modernism” cannot be easily realized, unless a planned action is organized
under the powerful leadership of Our Lady Herself. And therefore, with the help
of the faithful children and slaves of Our Lady, God now wills to organize a Marian Crusade of Reparation in the world.
St. Louis De Monfort gives us this hope: “Lastly
Mary must become as terrible as an army in battle array to the devil and his
followers, especially in these latter times. For Satan, knowing that he has
little time – even less than ever – to destroy souls, intensifies his efforts
and his onslaughts every day. He will not hesitate to stir up savage
persecutions and set treacherous snares for Mary’s faithful servants and
children whom he finds more difficult to overcome than others.” (True Devotion
No. 50,g)
“Jesus wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart.” (Our
Lady of Fatima – July 13, 1917) And this will happen, says St. Louis De
Monfort, if people enter into the interior and perfect practice of Total
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. (True Devotion No. 55) “God,
then, wishes to reveal and make known Mary, the masterpiece of His hands in
these latter times”, says St. Louis De Monfort “...... for the greater knowledge
and glory of the Most Holy Trinity. Mary must shine forth more than ever in
mercy, in might and in grace, in these latter times.” (True Devotion No.50)
This then is the Devotion of Reparation to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, programmed through the prophecy of St. Louis De
Monfort and now announced by Our Blessed Mother at Fatima .
Therefore we place our hope in the Blessed Virgin Mother of God that a
sufficient number of people will comply with the practice of this devotion
according to their state of life, without being distracted by too many
un-authorized devotions and messages in the name of Our Lady.
Proper guidance and directions will be given in an approved and traditional
catholic way for all those who wish to practice genuine devotion to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary according to the spirit of St. Louis De Monfort and
Fatima Message. New and traditional Religious Orders should be founded for
men and women in accordance with this spirituality.
In the first part of this Hand Book is given the
theological explanation of this devotion; and in the second part, the practical
way of observing this devotion. Though the spirituality proposed here is rather
deep, and the practice of it would look somewhat hard, the Church will be
delivered from its universal crisis of faith only if this devotion is practiced
by sufficient number of people in the world of today.
Fr. Pancras M. Raja
Director
Fatima Message
THE MANIFESTATION OF
THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
1.
WHAT IS
THE FATIMA MESSAGE?
The Fatima Message is an approved
revelation of the 20th century by the Mother of God, who spoke as the greatest
of the prophets from the pulpit of Fatima in Portugal in the year 1917,
inviting men for prayer, sacrifice and reparation; and introducing God’s
plan of establishing in the world devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- to effect conversion of sinners, conversion of Russia and world peace, and
thus saving the world from spiritual and social ruin. Hence Fatima Message is
nothing but Our Lady’s revelation of heavenly truths, in order to realize the
“Peace Plan from Heaven.”
2. THE GREAT PLAN OF OUR LADY
“Jesus wishes to make use of you”,
said Our Lady to Lucia on June 13, 1917, “to make Me known and loved; HE WANTS
TO ESTABLISH IN THE WORLD
DEVOTION TO MY IMMACULATE
HEART.....” This, then, is the great plan of God manifested in the apparitions
of Our Lady at Fatima .
God had always a plan, when sin
abounded in the world, to warn mankind through a prophet; to teach mankind His
truths and messages; and to save mankind by His grace and mercy, or to destroy
mankind by a punishment if it stubbornly spurns Him.
“God, then, wishes to reveal and
make known Mary, the masterpiece of His hands in these latter times”, says St.
Louis De Monfort “...... for the greater knowledge and glory of the Most Holy
Trinity. Mary must shine forth more than ever in mercy, in might and in grace,
in these latter times.” (True Devotion No.50)
(1) Her plan of Mercy – to convert poor
sinners.
(2) Her plan of Might – to fight against
errors.
(3) Her plan of Grace - to sanctify Her
faithful children.
(The faithful Servants
and Apostles of the latter times will be selected by Our Lady and be sanctified
by Her special grace)
(1). OUR LADY’S PLAN OF MERCY
God, knowing well what would happen
if Russia should spread her errors of Atheistic Communism throughout the world,
mercifully deigned to send His divine Mother at Fatima to warn mankind in the
very same year 1917, when Lenin was seizing power in Moscow with the intention
of creating a Godless Society of secular humanism.
If the world is turned so ungodly
and if the Church has changed so man-centered, it is because the whole world
has accepted the errors of Russia
“If people heed my requests”, said
Our Lady in Her third apparition, “many souls will be saved, ...... Russia Russia
It is these requests of Our Lady of
Fatima which should call our close attention and move us to action. Her
requests are twofold:-
a)
On the one hand, it is a gentle “CALL” of a Merciful Mother to prayer,
sacrifice and reparation for the conversion of sinners.
b) And on the other hand, it is the
“COMMAND” of our Sovereign Queen to consecrate Russia
Then Our Lady teaches how to heed
Her requests:
“Are you willing to offer yourselves to God
and bear all the sufferings He wills to send you, as an act of reparation for
all the sins by which He is offended, and as an act of supplication for the
conversion of sinners ?” (May
13, 1917 )
“Pray the Rosary every day. Sacrifice
yourselves for sinners and say often, especially when you make some sacrifice:
O Jesus, this is for love of Thee, for the conversion of sinners, and in
reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.” (July 13, 1917 )
“Men must amend their lives and ask pardon
for their sins. Do not offend God any more, for He is already too greatly
offended.” (October 13,
1917 )
“You have seen hell where the souls of poor
sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish throughout the world the
devotion to My Immaculate Heart.”....... “To prevent God’s punishment on the
world for its crimes, I shall come to ask the consecration of Russia July 13, 1917 )
See the merciful intervention of Our Lady!
How eagerly She comes out with Her plan of saving poor sinners from going to
hell, and saving the world from God’s punishment.
“We must all obey Our Blessed Lady’s requests
at Fatima . The time of doubting is long past.
It is now time for action.” (Pope Pius XII, 1950)
(2) OUR LADY’S PLAN OF MIGHT
Our Lady of Fatima came not only as a
prophet, but also as a mighty stronghold against the errors of modernism, which
destroys the Catholic Faith from within and from outside.
As Our Lady came to Lourdes (1858)
to confirm and ratify the definition of the dogma of “The Immaculate
Conception” promulgated by Pope Pius IX (1854), so now She came to Fatima
(1917) to confirm, in anticipation, the teaching of Pope Pius XI (1937) that
“Communism is intrinsically perverse.”
(Divini Redemptoris No.58)
In the Fatima Message, therefore
Our Lady reinstates and confirms all the important doctrines which would be
denied when Marxism and Atheistic Communism would be spread throughout the
world.
The Apocalyptic War Cry
When we see in the Church of today a
real conflict between truth and error (old catechism and new catechism),
between good and evil (doctrinal spirituality and psycho spirituality), and
between the traditional movements and the modernist renewal movements (The One,
Holy ,Catholic and Apostolic Church versus The New Church), we shall be
consoled to see that Our Blessed Mother has chosen to stand by the side of the
true teachings of the Catholic church, ready to fight against the great “Red
Dragon” of Communism.
Thus Fatima
is the Apocalyptic war cry of Our Lady with Her plan of might - in order to
rout the enemies of God. For the Red Dragon of communism has already drawn the
majority of the “stars” in the Catholic Church by his poisonous tail and has
cast them down to the earth. (Ref. Apoc. 12:4)
Yes. the “Smoke of Satan”
(Protestantism, Marxism and Satanism - The Neo-Modernist Powers), as Pope Paul
VI said on June 10, 1972 ,
“has entered into the temple
of God New Church
God has allowed a period of time
for these neo modernist powers so that Our Lady might gather strength through
Her true followers to set up an army against them: “And there were given to the
woman (Our Lady) two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the desert
unto her place, where she is nourished for a time and times, and half a time,
from the face of the serpent.” Apoc. 12:
14 )
And this will be the period of time
in which the neo modernist powers will do all they can to change times and laws
of the Holy Catholic Church according to the spirit of the world – cast down to
the earth. “And he shall speak words against the High One, and shall crush the
saints of the Most High: and he shall think himself able to change times and
laws; and they shall be delivered unto his hand until a time and times, and
half a time.” (Daniel 7: 25)
And therefore, “the Most High with
his Holy Mother has to form for Himself, great saints, who shall be chosen to
match themselves against the enemies of God. They shall fight, overthrow, and
crush the heretics, schismatic ones, idolaters and sinners (atheists); and
shall draw the whole world to the true devotion to Mary.” (True Devotion No.48)
The Mother of God and the devil are
gathering soldiers to fight with. And
the devil appears to be more powerful.
But “the power of Mary ........ shall especially shine forth in the latter times, when Satan will lay his
snares against her humble slaves and her poor children whom She will raise up
to make war against him .... In union with Mary, they shall crush the head of
the devil and cause Jesus Christ to triumph.”
(True Devotion No. 54)
The hope of Our Lady’s victory in
this battle against the New
Church Fatima on July 13, 1917 .
And this is confirmed by Daniel the
Prophet to whom the power and triumph of the Immaculate Heart was shown as a
stone cut of a mountain without hands: “Thus thou sawest, till a stone was cut
out of a mountain without hands: and it struck the statue upon the feet thereof
that were of iron and of clay (cast down to the earth), and broke them in
pieces............... but the stone that struck the statue, became a great
mountain, and filled the whole earth.” (Daniel 2: 34, 35)
But when will this Our Lady’s
plan of might commence? And what would
be the sign of the triumph of the Immaculate Heart?
This will happen, as said by St.
Louis De Monfort, if people enter with the grace and light of Holy Ghost, into
the interior and perfect practice of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary. (True Devotion No.55)
The more the number of souls
gathered under Our Lady for the intense practice of this Devotion of Reparation
to Her Immaculate Heart, the sooner this triumph will be realized. According to Sr. Lucia, “ a sufficient number
of people should comply” with the practice of Devotion to the Immaculate Heart
of Mary.
Actually the realization of this
plan of might needs divine grace in abundance, and for this purpose Our Lady
has come out with Her Plan of grace!
(3) OUR LADY’S PLAN OF GRACE
The most important mission of Our
Lady of Fatima is to manifest Her Mediation of all grace, that is, to introduce
souls into the Light of God, and to sanctify them.
In her first apparition (May 13,
1917), as Our Lady of Fatima pronounced the words: “The grace of god will be
your comfort”, she opened Her hands, communicating to the children a light so
intense that as it streamed from her hands, its rays penetrated their hearts
and the in most depth of their souls, making them see themselves in God, who
was that light.”
On June 13, 1917 for the second time, Our Lady
opened Her hands and communicated to them the reflection of the immense light
emanating from Her. And in that great light of God, it was given to them to
contemplate the “Secret of Mary” - Her pierced Heart ! “.... in front of the palm of Our Lady’s
right hand was a heart encircled by thorns which pierced it.” Thus writes Sr. Lucia in her fourth memoir,
and continues, “we understood that this was the Immaculate Heart of Mary, outraged
by the sins of humanity, and seeking reparation.
Here we are at the very center of
the message of Fatima , - at the heart of its
secret. The fruit of the revelation was
an intimate knowledge and ardent love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Sr. Lucia says: “I think that, on that day,
the main purpose of this light was to infuse within us a special knowledge and
love for the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
From that day onwards, our hearts were filled with a most ardent love
for the Immaculate Heart of Mary.”
“Jacinta was overflowing with
fervor and would say to me, “says Sr. Lucia,
"the Lady said that Her Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and
the way that will lead to God. Don’t you love that? Her Heart is so good. How I love it!”
As the Angel told them a year ago
that the hearts of Jesus and Mary have designs of mercy on them, so now Our
Lady revealed the great project of God’s plan for this century: “Jesus wishes to establish in the world
devotion to My Immaculate Heart. To whom
so ever embraces this devotion, I promise salvation.”
This will happen, as said by St.
Louis De Monfort, if people enter with the grace and light of Holy Ghost, into
the interior and perfect practice of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary. (True Devotion No.55)
Now, if this project is meant for
this century, it is we who are called to work upon this project. We have to cooperate with this plan of grace. We must enroll ourselves in this apostolate
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Our Lady calls each and every one of
us, as She called Lucia: “Jesus wishes to make use of you to make me known
and loved.” How shall we answer this
call? We must answer this call by means of our intense practice of total
consecration and devotion of reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
“These Apostles of the latter
time, “ says, St. Louis De Montfort, will consecrate themselves entirely to Her
service as Her subjects and slaves of love ......... and they will give themselves to Mary, body
and soul without reserve, that they may belong entirely to Jesus Christ.” (True
Devotion No. 55) And thus these small groups, as "islands of
holiness" formed by the special grace from the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
will spread throughout the world and form a worldwide Marian Crusade of
Reparation.
Marian Crusade of Reparation
Our Lady herself formed at Fatima a model group of prayer, sacrifice and reparation
with Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta by making them consecrated (united) to Her
Immaculate Heart, and asked them to pray the Rosary daily, to make sacrifices
for the conversion of sinners and to practice the First Saturday Devotion of
reparation to Her Immaculate Heart.
The Devotion of Reparation thus
consists essentially in forming a net work of small groups throughout the
world. These groups of reparation
must have the intention of uniting themselves with the great plan Our
Lady. They must constantly strive to
make themselves worthy instruments in the hand of the Blessed Virgin Mary - by
the threefold means of PRAYER, MORTIFICATION AND WORK (APOSTOLATE) for the
triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary over Satan.
The final end and purpose of this
great plan of Our Lady is to crush the head of Satan, and thus cause Jesus
Christ to triumph. “In the end My
Immaculate Heart will triumph; the Holy Father will consecrate Russia Russia
God had stamped this message of Fatima by the great miracle of the Sun on the 13th of October 1917 ,
which was witnessed by 70,000 people at Cova Da Iria. Is it not a fulfillment of the 12th chapter
in the book of Apocalypse? “A great sign appeared in the heaven, a Woman
clothed with the Sun, and the moon under Her feet and on Her head a crown of
twelve Stars.” (Apoc. 12: 1-2)
Was it not this “The Triumphant
Woman” who was revealed, when god in the beginning pronounced His
proto–evangelical prediction and curse against the Serpent? “I will put enmities between thee and the
Woman, between thy seed and Her seed.
She shall crush thy head and thou shalt lie in wait for Her Heel.”
(Gen.3: 15)
“God has set up His Holy Mother,” says St. Louis De Monfort, “against
the devil as the most powerful enemy, with so much power to conquer, overthrow
and to crush that proud impious rebel, that the devil fears Her, in a sense,
more than God Himself.” (True Devotion No.51)
Yes, we see face to face the
warfare between Mary and the Devil.
“.... and the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring
forth, that when she had brought forth he might devour her son.” (Apoc. 12: 4)
The Mother of God and the devil
are gathering soldiers to fight with.
And the devil appears to be more powerful. But, “the power of Mary........ will
especially shine forth in the latter
times, when Satan will lay his snares against her humble slaves and her poor
children whom She will raise up to make war against him .... In union with
Mary, they shall crush the head of the devil and cause Jesus Christ to
triumph.” (True Devotion No. 54)
The Apostolate
of this Devotion of Reparation
of this Devotion of Reparation
THE ESSENCE OF THIS APOSTOLATE
REPARATION
TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
1. THE ESSENCE OF THE DEVOTION
OF REPARATION
The more one spreads the love and
knowledge of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the more one gain souls for Mary and
through Her for Jesus, “Jesus wishes to make use of you (The Apostles of
Reparation) To make Me known and loved.” (June 13, 1917 )
This intimate knowledge and love could be
acquired only through an ardent desire to be devoted to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary. That is why “Jesus wishes to
establish in the world devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.” This is the great project of Jesus for us,
the Apostles of Reparation.
But since in these days, the Blessed
Virgin Mary has been increasingly put aside, humiliated and dishonored before
Her Children, Jesus wishes an extraordinary devotion of reparation to be given
to His Divine Mother.
On July 13, 1917 Our Lady said: “I will come to ask
for the communion of reparation on First Saturdays.” And on December 10, 1925 , at Pontevedra, Our Lady
appeared with the Child Jesus to Sr. Lucia.
Jesus spoke first: “Have pity on the
heart of your Most Holy Mother. It is
pierced with thorns which ungrateful men place therein at every moment, and
there is no one to remove them by an act of REPARATION.”
Then Our Lady held out Her heart
encircled with thorns and said: “See, my daughter, My heart surrounded by
thorns with which ungrateful men are wounding it at every moment by their
blasphemies and ingratitude. You at
least console Me, and announce that I promise to assist at the hour of death
with all the graces necessary for salvation, to whom so ever practices the
First Saturday devotion with the intention of MAKING REPARATION TO ME.”
Thus the essence of this apostolate
consists in the DEVOTION OF REPARATION to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
2. DEVOTION OF REPARATION
TO THE
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
“In the end My Immaculate Heart
will triumph ....”, said Our Lady on July 13, 1917 . St.
Louis De Monfort says: “Finally, Mary must become as terrible as an army in
battle array to the devil and his followers, especially in these latter times.”
(True Devotion No. 50)
This triumph of the Immaculate
Heart over the devil cannot be easily realized, unless a planned action is
organized under the leadership of the Blessed Virgin Mary Herself. For “the most fearful enemy that god has set
up against the devil is Mary His Holy Mother.” (True Devotion No. 52)
The more the number of souls
gathered around Our Lady for the intense practice of devotion to Her Immaculate
Heart, the sooner this triumph will be realized. According to Sr. Lucia (1946), “ a sufficient
number of people should comply” with the practice of Devotion to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary - the First Saturday devotion with the intention of MAKING
REPARATION for the sins committed by their blasphemies against the Immaculate
Heart of Mary.
THIS DEVOTION REPARATION
CONSISTS OF:
1)
CONVERSION - (Sanctification in the
Immaculate Heart of Mary)
2)
CONSECRATION - (Union with the Immaculate
Heart of Mary)
3)
CONSOLATION - (Love of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary)
1) CONVERSION (Sanctification in the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
Practice of conversion starts
with the initial “Fatima Pledge” by individuals; and then with small groups of family level and or parish
level Marian Crusades of Reparation.
At least two or three members
meet once a week (if possible every day) to pray the Rosary, recite the Angel’s Prayers and the short
formula of the Fatima Pledge or the Act of
consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
(By St. Louis De Monfort).
In these meetings, they read a passage from the True
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, or a portion of this Manuel; they learn
and teach the traditional teachings of
the Catholic Church (at least reading the Penny Catechism); and they discuss
the spiritual state of the world and of themselves – in the light of the
message of Fatima, encouraging each other to prayer, sacrifice and reparation
after the example of the Fatima children; and helping each other to fight
against sin and to become saints.
When a group grows in number, it
divides and multiplies, being guided by voluntary leaders, and well organized
by the spiritual director and through the Monthly Bulletin, not necessarily
controlled by the authorities – just following the example of the First Group
of Fatima Devotion of Reparation (Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta), formed by Our
Lady Herself.
They entrust themselves body and
soul to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and live their consecration as best as
they can – so that they may gradually become united to that Motherly Heart to
experience the presence of God Himself, and grow in the love of God – which is
sanctity.
They organize Rosary Groups, endure
sufferings, and make sacrifices for the conversion of sinners. They show good example in their dress and
behavior and help others avoid occasions of sin. They keep themselves away from all sinful
amusements like cinema, television, dance and all bad habit of smoking,
drinking, gambling etc.
Above all they entrust all sinners
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, so that they may receive special grace of
conversion through the merciful and Immaculate Heart of Mary.
2) CONSECRATION - (Union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
On June 13, 1917 Our Lady said to Lucia that “Her
Immaculate Heart would never abandon her, but will be her refuge and the way
that will lead to God.” Here Our Lady
confirms that the devotion to Mary is nothing but the external fruit of
interior and personal union with, or Consecration to Her Immaculate Heart.
Therefore, making Our Lady better
known and loved is possible only when one consecrates oneself and remains
united with the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
This consecration will be fulfilled
in three ways:
- DEPENDENCE
means to find Our Lady as our refuge; to be attached to Her as our only
support. This consists of living always in the hope that She will never
fail.
- HUMILITY
means to be a slave of love to Our Queen. This consists of living always
in obedience to Her plans.
Personal consecration
1. Internal:
Personal consecration is being practiced internally by loving and
praising Jesus and Mary unceasingly in our thoughts, words and actions; by the
faithful observance of our spiritual duties; and chiefly in keeping the
sanctifying grace always by willingly avoiding and detesting all occasions of
sin.
2. External: The external practice of
this personal consecration consists in: - (a) Signing the Fatima Pledge to enroll oneself as a member of this crusade of reparation. (b)
Reciting daily the Fatima Pledge or the Act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
(c) Reciting at least five decades of the Rosary ever day. (d)
Wearing the brown scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel as a sign of one's
consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Total Consecration
If the mere wearing of the Scapular
implies a commitment to Our Lady and obliges us to imitate all the virtues of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, How much more totally should, those who wish to
dedicate themselves to serve Her as “The Apostles of Reparation”, consecrate
themselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary?
Therefore, from among the informal
members of this apostolate, if some specially inspired souls would come forward
as “The Apostles of Reparation”, they must strive for a much closer union with
the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
“God wishes that His holy Mother
should be at present more known, more loved, more honored than she has ever
been. This, no doubt, will take place if
the predestined souls (Apostles of Reparation) enter, with the grace and light of
the Holy Ghost, into the interior and perfect practice (of total consecration)
which I will disclose to them shortly.” St. Louis
Hence, those who would call
themselves “The Apostles of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, must
practice the “Total consecration” according to the spirit of St. Louis De
Monfort. For this is the most ideal of
all the practices of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary; and the
closest to the spirit of Fatima Message.
Practice of Total Consecration
This practice consists in giving
oneself entirely to the Blessed Virgin Mary in order to belong entirely to
Jesus. The Basic Requirement of this Practice is to give the following to the
Blessed Virgin Mary:
- Our body with all its senses and
members.
- Our soul with all its faculties.
- Our present and future material
possessions.
- Our interior and spiritual
possessions. i.e.: Our merits, graces and virtues so that She may keep,
increase and beautify them for us; and the value of all our good works of
satisfaction (reparation) and impetration.
The
qualification of this practice:
- The essential qualification is to be willing:
- To be emptied of the spirit of the
world.
- To be filled with the spirit of
Christ.
This qualification is
being acquired by the exercises of the 33 days preparation, before making the
solemn consecration and before every annual renewal of the Consecration to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, according to St. Louis De Monfort. (See the Golden
Book of Total Consecration)
From among these Consecrated
Apostles of Reparation, may arise a properly approved Religious “SOCIETY OF
REPARATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY” (See separate Manuel for Religious
Society)
Collegial Consecration of Russia
On July 13, 1917 Our Lady said: “I shall come to
ask for the consecration of Russia Russia Spain Russia
Consecration of Russia Russia
Why Russia
Why by the Holy Father and all the
Bishops? Because they alone who possess the power of consecrating
persons, things and places for the service of God. And the desecration of this nation has
occurred so public and worldwide, that the reparation and re-consecration also needs to be public and worldwide.
When Sr. Lucia asked Our Lord why
He should not convert Russia without the Holy Father and all the Bishops making
the consecration, Our Lord replied: “Because I want my whole Church to
acknowledge this consecration as the TRIUMPH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART of My Mother,
so that the Church may extend its cult and place the Devotion to the Immaculate
Heart alongside the Devotion to My Sacred Heart.”
When will the Collegial
Consecration take place? When the Holy Father obtains enough grace to make it.
“How great is the mission that the Pope and the Bishops must discharge
for the world in which we live! Each of
us should pray for the higher authorities in the Church and particularly for
the Bishop of each diocese, so that by this collegial action the triumph of the
kingdom of God
According to Sr. Lucia, God will
permit the grace of this collegial consecration “when a sufficient number of
people comply with the Message of Our Lady of Fatima.”
Why the Collegial
Consecration has not yet been effected?
One of the greatest theologians and
the world’s foremost authority on Fatima, Rev. Dr. Joaquin Alonso C.M.F., who
had been appointed by the Bishop of Fatima to make a study on Fatima Message,
explains the ultimate reason why the Collegial Consecration has not been
realized. He writes: “The Consecration
of Russia must not be understood as a mechanical recitation of some formula,
but rather as a spiritual action performed by the Pope in union with all the Bishops
of the Catholic World – invoking the powerful intercession of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary.”
“The decision of the Pope to
perform this consecration must be reached not only by the movement of
petitions, but even more, by such a living of the message of Fatima ,
that Our Lady obtains that grace for the Holy Father.”
“We can therefore say that in the
hidden providence of God, it is to be hoped that firstly, we ourselves must
fully realize our personal consecration to the Immaculate Heart; and secondly,
(by observing the First Saturday Devotion), must obtain from the Lord grace for
the Collegial Consecration of Russia.”
“Therefore, let us intensify our
apostolate to live the Message of Fatima fully.
For we ourselves are the obstacles, yes, we are the real obstacles, who
through our sins have not merited the grace that the Pope should make this
consecration.”
This is why Our Lord said to Sr.
Lucia: “The Holy Father! .... Yes, pray much for the Holy Father. He will do
it, but it will be late. Nevertheless,
the Immaculate Heart of Mary will save Russia
3) CONSOLATION - (Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
Our Blessed Mother with Child Jesus
appeared to Sr. Lucia at Pontevedra on December 10, 1925 to ask for THE COMMUNION OF REPARATION
ON FIRST SATURDAYS, to console Her and to make reparation for the
offenses (five types of blasphemies) committed against Her Immaculate Heart.
Sin is an offense against God’s
love and mercy for men. Now the Hearts
of Jesus and Mary are so united in the work of salvation, that every sin
against God affects also the maternal and merciful love of Mary for
mankind. And on the other hand, the
offenses committed towards the person of The Blessed Virgin Mary constitute an
offense of extreme severity to God.
And therefore Sacred Heart of Jesus
wishes that the Immaculate Heart of Mary be honored with Him. "Tell everybody that God gives graces through the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. Tell them to ask graces from her, and that the
Heart of Jesus wishes to be venerated together with the Immaculate Heart of
Mary. (Jacinta’s
words to Lucia Feb. 1920)
When Sister Lucy questioned Our
Lord (on May 18, 1931 )
as to why He would not convert Russia
“ Because I want My whole Church to acknowledge that consecration as
a triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, so that it may extend its homage
later on, and put the devotion to This Immaculate Heart beside the devotion
to My Sacred Heart. (“The whole Truth About Fatima – By Frere Michel, Vol
II Page 631)
Those who openly deny obstinately
and with full knowledge the prerogatives of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commit the
most odious blasphemies. The blasphemies
of heretics, schismatic and impious men are like so many cruel thorns piercing
the Immaculate Heart of Mary at every moment
According to Sr. Lucia’s letter to
Fr. Gonsales undated but he has marked in it 12 June 1930 : in this letter we find the reasons
for 5 first Saturdays.
The First Saturday Devotion
“....... You at least console Me”,
said Our Lady to Sr. Lucia, “and announce that I promise to assist at the hour
of death with all the graces necessary for salvation, all those who on FIVE
CONSECUTIVE FIRST SATURDAYS:-
1) Make their Confession,
2) Receive Holy Communion,
3) Recite five decades of the Rosary and
4) Keep company with me for fifteen minutes
while meditating the mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary,
Observing all these with the intention of
MAKING REPARATION TO ME.”
Why Five First Saturdays ?
The five consecutive First
Saturdays are meant to be in reparation for the FIVE TYPES OF OFFENSES AND
BLASPHEMIES committed against the IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY.
On May 29, 1930 at Tuy Sr. Lucia implored Our Lord
to inspire her with an answer to the question “why five first Saturdays?” And
Our Lord said:
“My daughter, the reason is simple.
There are five types of offenses and blasphemies committed against the
Immaculate Heart of Mary:
1. Blasphemies against the
Immaculate Conception.
2. Blasphemies against Her
Virginity.
3. Blasphemies against Her Divine Maternity,
in refusing at the same time to recognize Her as the Mother of men.
4. The blasphemies of those who
publicly seek to sow in the hearts of children indifference or scorn, or even
hatred of this Immaculate Mother.
5. The offenses of those who outrage
Her directly in Her holy images and pious articles like Pictures, Statues,
Medals, Rosaries, Scapulars and Banners etc.
“Here is the reason, my daughter,
why the Immaculate Heart of Mary inspired Me to ask for this little act of
reparation.”
It is true that the gravest sins
against the Most Holy Virgin are first of all sins against faith. This
important lesson must be kept in mind.
Frere Michel of the Holy Trinity
writes:
“After enumerating the five
blasphemies which gravely offend His Most Holy Mother, Our Lord gave Sr. Lucia
the decisive explanation which allows us to penetrate into the secret of Her
Immaculate Heart, which overflows with mercy for all sinners, even those who
scorn and outrage Her:
“See, my daughter, the motive for
which the Immaculate Heart of Mary inspired Me to ask for this little
reparation, and in consideration of it, to move My mercy to pardon souls who
have had the misfortune of offending Her. As for you, always seek by your
prayers and sacrifices to move my mercy to pity for those poor souls.
“THE SIN AGAINST
THE HOLY GHOST”
Here we have one of the principal themes of the message of Fatima .
Since God has decided to manifest more and more His great design of love, which
is to grant all graces to men through the mediation of the Immaculate Virgin,
it seems that their refusal to submit with docility to what God wills is the
fault which most gravely wounds His Heart, and for which He no longer finds in
Himself any inclination to pardon them. This sin seems unforgivable, because
for Our Savior there is no crime unpardonable than to despise His Most Holy
Mother, and “to outrage Her Immaculate Heart, which is the Sanctuary of the
Holy Ghost, (this committing the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Ghost) which
will not be forgiven in this world or in the next.”
Soon in 1929, in the apparition of
Tuy which is the final fulfillment of Fatima ,
Our Lady will conclude the extraordinary manifestation of the Holy Trinity with
these striking words: “So many are the souls which the justice of God condemns
for sins committed against Me that I come to ask for reparation. Sacrifice
yourself for this intention and pray.” These words are so strong that several
translators took the liberty of diluting their meaning.
(See
Pages 269 and 270 “The whole Truth about Fatima ”.
Vol. II)
PRIVATE PRACTICE OF FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION
The Lay Apostles of this devotion
of Reparation need not wait for the priests and bishops to begin this devotion
of First Saturdays. They may in their
own private capacity practice and propagate this devotion by observing the
aforementioned conditions. According to
Sr. Lucia (1930), confession within eight days of the First Saturday would
suffice, provided Holy Communion is made in the state of sanctifying grace.
This is the most important devotion
peculiar to the message of Fatima ; and very
relevant to this period of crisis in the Church. The Catholic Church and the Holy Father now
undergo the severest persecution (foretold by Our Lady of Fatima) due to the
infiltration of the modernist errors in the doctrines of faith and morals, and
due to the increase of immorality among the members of the hierarchy.
It is due to the lack of love towards
this MOTHER OF THE MYSTICAL BODY that Her Church is being persecuted by errors
and sin. Therefore, this persecution can
be prevented only when sufficient people come forward to practice this devotion
of Reparation, of love and consolation to the Mother of God.
Hence we must become arduous in
practicing and spreading the First Saturday Devotion of Reparation, not just
once (five First Saturdays), but continually, all through our life.
PAROCHIAL PRACTICE
OF FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION
Practice of First Saturday Devotion in
parishes should be organized by parish priests with the following program:
1. A short procession of Our
Lady’s statue to a place of pilgrimage, with songs and litany of Our Lady.
2. Five decades of Rosary with
short meditation of the mysteries.
3. A short homily by the priest
explaining the mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary, or on the Devotion of
Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
4. Confession.
5. Prayer of Novena to Our Lady of
Fatima .
6. Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
7. Blessing of the sick.
8. Holy Mass and Communion of
Reparation.
Whole Day Perpetual Rosary of Reparation
and All Night Vigil of Adoration in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament can
be arranged to enrich the First Saturday devotion in Parish churches.
MONASTIC PRACTICE OF THIS
DEVOTION OF REPARATION
The best way of making reparation
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is to imitate the very life of Sr. Lucia, whom
Our Lady called to be enclosed in a monastery for the rest of her life, to
practice this devotion of reparation under obligation of the perpetual vows of
poverty, chastity and obedience. (See separate Manuel for the Religious Society
of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
The Means of This Devotion of Reparation
THE SPIRITUAL MEANS OF THIS APOSTOLATE
SPIRITUAL EXERCISES
1. DAILY SPIRITUAL EXERCISES
Rising
Rising up punctually
and promptly, greet Our Lady: “HAIL MARY !” as soon as you awake. As a token of love and dependence, kiss your
Crucifix, your Scapular and Medal.
Kneeling down say: “I am all Thine, O Immaculate Heart of Mary, and all
that I have is Thine.” Then prostrating,
recite the Prayers of the Angel of Fatima (Ch. 4, No. 2)
Morning
Offering
On
your knees, humbly beg Our Lady to bless you.
Unite yourself to Her Immaculate Heart, enter into Her disposition and
say: “O Most Holy Trinity, I offer unto Thee Mary’s acts of humility,
adoration, thanksgiving and praise.” Then you may add your own prayers.
Morning
Prayer
In the Religious Communities of the Apostles
of Reparation, morning prayer is recited in common (Laudes or prime – in
Latin). The lay apostles may recite
their morning prayers as given in the traditional prayer manuals in vernacular.
Morning
Meditation
After morning prayer, at least half an hour is
spent in silent meditation. They
consider attentively the subject of meditation chosen and prepared on the
previous evening; unite themselves with Our Lady in order to win the Heart of
Jesus; and resolve to practice a Christian virtue or to avoid some evil habit.
Holy
Mass and Communion
While attending the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass, they adopt the admirable disposition of Our Lady at the foot of the
cross; all kneeling, women covering their head.
They always fold their hands and
kneel to receive Holy communion on their tongues, humbling themselves
profoundly and beseeching the Mother of God to lend Her own ear and disposition
to receive Her Son.
Visit
to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Jesus in the tabernacle is the gift
of Mary. He wishes that we always go to
Him through Our Lady who is His throne.
The Apostles of Our Lady must have a deep and special devotion to the
“Hidden Jesus” in the tabernacle, a devotion like that of little Francisco; and
they must always remember that whatever honour they give to Jesus, they render
it also to Our Lady. They begin and end
all their duties (if possible) by paying a visit to the Blessed Sacrament.
Spiritual
Reading
The Marian Crusaders of Reparation shun as a
poison the reading of all dangerous literature and novels; even news papers and
magazines which are worthless. Spiritual
books, on the contrary, are like letters sent to them from Heaven, which bring
them into Communication with the Saints and God Himself.
They choose their reading matter
(in consultation with their spiritual director of course) mainly from books
which treat of Our Lady, and which will help them to know her virtues and to
increase their love for Her. They should
read and re-read the “Secret of Mary” and the “True Devotion to the Blessed
Virgin Mary”, written by St. Louis De Montfort.
Every day they spend at least half
an hour: fifteen minutes in the morning for Scripture Reading, and fifteen
minutes in the evening for devotional reading in silence and if possible at
fixed hours in common.
Holy
Rosary
The
Marian Crusaders of Reparation pray their daily Rosary with a special love and
devotion. They should be never content
with saying the minimum five decades, but all the fifteen decades and even
more.
Every day they come together three
times to recite the “Rosary’ and the “Angelus” in common
1. Before Holy Mass in the morning
2. Before Meals at noon
3. Before Supper in the evening
During the months of
May and October, and during all Benedictions of the Blessed Sacrament, they
recite the Holy Rosary in front of the Blessed Sacrament exposed.
Examination
of Conscience
They must be very
faithful to their daily examination of conscience, because this exercise causes
the soul to advance more rapidly in acquiring union with Mary. Five minutes during evening prayer are spent
in silence for daily examination of conscience.
Evening
Prayer
In the Religious
Communities of the Society of Reparation, evening prayer is recited in common
(Vespers or Compline – in Latin). The
lay apostles may recite the evening prayer as given in the traditional prayer
manuals – in vernacular.
Reciting the Holy Rosary, Litany of
the Blessed virgin, and the examination of conscience may precede or be
inserted into the evening prayer.
Retiring
The Marian Crusaders of Reparation retire and
take their night’s rest with Mary’s blessing upon them and under Her eyes. Kneeling by the side of the bed, they say
“Three Hail Mary’s”, in order to obtain through Her intercession the grace of a
happy death.
Then they may add their own
personal prayers.
Prostrating, they recite the Prayers
of the Angel of Fatima (Ch. 4, No. 2)
Finally they say a “Hail Mary” in
honour of their Guardian Angel that he may offer that Hail Mary for them to Our
Lady at every hour of the night, and keep them safe from the illusions of the
enemy.
Should it happen that they awake
during the night, their first sigh must be a yearning for Mary; and following
the example of the Fatima children, they may
get up to recite the prayers of the Angel of Fatima, (Ch. 4, No. 2) prostrating
on the ground.
Thus the Marian Crusaders of
Reparation sanctify the days and nights by observing these daily spiritual
exercises – in union with the Blessed Virgin Mary.
2. WEEKLY SPIRITUAL
EXERCISES
Weekly
“Cenacle” Meeting
The
Marian Crusaders of Reparation meet once a week in small groups to pray the
Rosary and to discuss about their spiritual progress in the apostolate, and to
hear the spiritual conference of the spiritual director – if he is available. In his absence, they may read a portion of
this Hand Book, and a passage from the “True Devotion to The Blessed Virgin
Mary” by St. Louis De Monfort.
Fortnightly
Confession
They approach the
Sacrament of Confession every fortnight and receive spiritual directions from
their confessor, who should be a traditional priest.
3. MONTHLY SPIRITUAL EXERCISES
First
Saturday Devotion
Attending First
Saturday Devotion is a must for the Marian Crusaders of Reparation. If no priest is available for organizing the First
Saturday Devotion in the locality, the lay apostles observe the conditions of
the First Saturday Devotion in their private capacity, either individually or
in a group.
Confession and Communion of
reparation, reciting five decades of the Rosary and keeping company with Our
Lady meditating the mysteries of the Rosary for fifteen minutes. All these with the intention of making
reparation for the offences committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The Marian Crusaders of Reparation
do not stop with the Five First Saturdays, but continue to observe the devotion
of reparation every month of the year.
All
Night Vigil of Reparation
Once a month,
preferably on the First Saturdays, the Marian Crusaders of Reparation spend a
full night in vigil of prayer, sacrifice and reparation for the sins of mankind
and for the sacrilege and blasphemies committed against the Sacred Heart of
Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Monthly
Fasting and Abstinence
Every First Friday
they observe fasting and abstinence with the intention of heeding the request
of Our Lady of Fatima, to offer sacrifices for the conversion of sinners.
Monthly
Recollection
One Sunday of every
month is a day of recollection. Silence
is observed till noon
meals. Special meditation points and
spiritual conference by the spiritual director are arranged.
On the monthly recollection day,
they spend an hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament to pray for the
sanctification of the clergy, and to make reparation for the outrages,
sacrilege and indifference committed against the Most Holy Eucharist.
4. ANNUAL SPIRITUAL EXERCISES
Renewal
of the Total Consecration
Every year they renew
their Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the anniversary day
(March 25), by repeating the 33 days preparation prescribed by St. Louis De
Monfort. (See the Golden Book)
Annual
Retreat
Every year they
attend at least three days retreat conducted in a traditional manner, according
to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola or St. Louis De Montfort.
Annual
General Conference
The Marian Crusaders of Reparation organize
once a year general conferences in a Regional or National level, with a
spiritual theme and programme, aimed at fostering the Devotion of reparation
and hastening the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, always under the
direction of the spiritual Director.
Fatima
Festival
The Marian Crusaders of Reparation celebrate
every year the anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima on May 13,
and on October 13 – with processions, Holy Mass and Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament.
THE INTELLECTUAL MEANS OF THIS APOSTOLATE
1. FATIMA CHILDREN AND YOUTH MOVEMENTS
The Marian Crusaders of Reparation, under the
direction of the Spiritual Director, will organize in their locality “Fatima
Study Circles” for children and youth.
Once a week or at least twice a
month, children and youth are invited to attend a regular course on ‘Fatima
Catechism”, which aims at educating them in the traditional doctrines of the
Catholic Church, deepening their knowledge on Fatima Message and developing in
them a tender devotion and filial love towards the Mother of God.
Vocation to priesthood and
religious life will be inculcated into their minds.
A “Youth Magazine” should be
carefully edited and published exclusively for this purpose, by the Spiritual
Director.
2. FATIMA PUBLICATIONS
The official organ of the Apostles
of Our Lady must be published by the National Headquarters regularly (quarterly
or monthly).
All Fatima Publications are edited
and published under the direct supervision of the Spiritual Director, who must
be a traditional Priest.
As this apostolate bases its
values primarily on God’s grace, and in the interior devotion to and the
intimate union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the whole machine of the
Devotion of reparation should be directed towards the production and
utilization of the ‘Spiritual Means” of grace.
THE MATERIAL MEANS OF THIS APOSTOLATE
POVERTY AND HARD WORK
THE GROWTH AND EXPANSION
This apostolate builds its material
means on the spirit of poverty and hard work.
Its growth and expansion depends totally on the providence of God. Without this spirit, the apostolate, that is:
drawing souls closer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, will cease to exist.
Material help therefore should be
channeled to establish DEVOTION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. For example:
to foster Fatima Spiritual formation
Centers
Those who generously come forward
to support such causes, will receive the reward abundantly through the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
THE PRAYERS AND HYMNS OF THIS DEVOTION
OF REPARATION
THE FATIMA PRAYERS
1. PRAYERS OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Adoration
O Most Holy Trinity, I adore Thee;
my God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Petition
O My Jesus, forgive us our sins; save
us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most
need of Thy mercy.
Offering
O my Jesus, it is for love of Thee,
for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the offenses committed
against the Immaculate Heart of Mary I offer this sacrifice to Thee.
2. PRAYERS OF THE ANGEL OF FATIMA
Prayer
for Pardon
My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee. I
ask pardon for those who do not believe,
do not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee. (Thrice)
Prayer
of Reparation
Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son,
and Holy Ghost, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the Most precious Body,
Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ present in all he tabernacles of the
world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference by which He
is offended; and by the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and through
the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg for the conversion of poor sinners.
3. FATIMA PLEDGE
I Pledge myself to
Our Lady Dear Queen and Mother, Who promised at Fatima to convert Russia and
bring peace to all mankind; in reparation to Thine Immaculate Heart, for my sins and sins of the whole world, I solemnly promise to offer up
every day the sacrifices demanded by my daily duty, to say the Rosary daily while meditating the mysteries,
and to wear the Scapular of Mount Carmel as a
profession of this promise and as an act of consecration to Thee, I
shall renew this promise often,
especially in the moment of temptation.
Date................................
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Place................................. (Signature)
4. SHORT ACT OF CONSECRATION
TO THE IMMACULATE HEART
OF MARY
(By St.
Louis
O Immaculate Mother, I, (Name) an
unfaithful sinner, renew and ratify today in Thy hands the promises of my Baptism; I renounce for ever
Satan, his pomp and his works; and I
give myself entirely to Jesus Christ,
the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross
after Him all the days of my life, and
to be more faithful to Him than I
have been till now. I choose Thee this day, O Mary, in the presence of all the
heavenly court, for my Mother and
Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to Thee, as Thy slave, my body and soul, my
goods both interior and exterior, and even the value of my good actions past,
present and future, I leave to Thee the entire and full right to dispose
of me and all that belongs to me,
without exception, as Thou pleasest, to the greater glory of God, in time and in eternity. Amen.
5. THE PROGRAM OF THE
MARIAN CRUSADE’S “CENACLE” MEETING
1.
Opening Prayer
In the name of the Father, and of the
Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer to the Holy Ghost
Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of
Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
V/.
Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created.
R/.
And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us Pray
O God, Who, by the light of Thy Holy
Ghost, hast instructed the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Spirit we may have
right understanding in all things, and ever more rejoice in His holy consolation; through
Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Hail
Mary........................................
V/.
Seat of Wisdom,
R/.
Pray for us.
Prayers
of the Angel of Fatima
(See above No. 2
The Prayers of the Angel of Fatima )
2. The
Most Holy Rosary: (Not less than five
decades)
(Follow the method of St. Louis De
Monfort, as found in the Prayer Book of the Devotion of Reparation)
3. Act
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
(See above No. 4 Act of
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
4. Instruction.
(Please do not omit)
Read
a portion of this Manuel. (Especially on Fatima Message)
Read
a portion of the Penny Catechism. (or from any other
Catechism Book)
Read
a portion of the True Devotion to the Bl. Virgin Mary
By St.
Louis
Give
a short explanation if necessary – and hold a small discussion
on the matter read.
5.
Resolution.
Make
some practical resolutions on the following:
On
the regularity of the “Cenacle” Meeting.
On
the growth and multiplication of the Rosary groups.
On
the spiritual growth of the apostolate.
On
enrolling new members in the Society.
On
attending the First Saturday Devotion.
On
practicing and propagating the Devotion of Reparation.
6.
Concluding Prayer.
We fly to Thy patronage, o Holy
Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities but deliver us
always from all dangers, O glorious and Blessed Virgin. Amen.
In the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
THE HYMNS OF THIS DEVOTION
1. THE CHORUS OF THE MOTTO
TOTUS
TUUS EGO SUM (LATIN)
(By
St. Louis
Totus Tuus ego sum Regina
Et omnia mea, et omnia mea, omnia mea yua
sunt.
Totus Tuus ego sum, Regina
Et omnia mea Tua sunt, omnia mea Tua sunt.
Totus Tuus ego sum, Regina
Et omnia mea, Tua sunt, omnia mea Tua sunt.
TOTUS
TUUS EGO SUM (ENGLISH)
I am all Thine Mary My Queen, and all I own
I give Thee for ever
Thou art my Mother, and into Thy keeping,
All that I am and own I give to Thee.
I am all Thine O Mary my Queen,
And all that I’ll ever own I give Thee O
Mother
My all is abandoned into Thy hands,
Now all I am and own belongs to Thee.
I am all Thine O Mary my Queen,
And all that I’ll ever own I give Thee O
Mother,
My all is abandoned into Thy hands,
Now all I am and own belongs to Thee.
(Music:
By Mr. George Annas, Ireland, 1944)
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2. THE FATIMA AVE
1.
In Fatima Cove on the thirteenth of May,
The Virgin Maria
appeared at mid-day.
AVE, AVE,
AVE, MARIA – (2)
2. The world was then suffering from war, plague
and strife,
And Portugal
AVE, AVE,
AVE, MARIA – (2)
3. The Virgin Maria surrounded by light,
God’s Mother is
ours and She gives us this sight.
AVE, AVE,
AVE, MARIA – (2)
4. To three shepherd children the Virgin then
spoke,
A message so
hopeful with peace for all folk.
AVE, AVE,
AVE, MARIA – (2)
5. With sweet Mother’s
pleading She asked us to pray,
Do penance, be
modest, pray Rosary each day.
AVE, AVE,
AVE, MARIA – (2)
6. All Portugal heard
what God’s Mother did say,
Converted, she
sings for her Queen to this day.
AVE, AVE,
AVE, MARIA – (2)
7. We must all remember
Our lady’s bequest,
Do all that She
asks for obey Her requests.
AVE, AVE,
AVE, MARIA – (2)
8. She warned us for
fashions from which we must turn,
Of thoughts, words and actions
which Christians must spurn.
AVE, AVE,
AVE, MARIA – (2)
9. She told us that
Jesus is so much offended,
And asked that our
living be firmly amended.
AVE, AVE,
AVE MARIA – (2)
10. To her sad sweet
pleading our promise is made,
That God’s law in
all things be strongly obeyed.
AVE, AVE,
AVE, MARIA – (2)
11. From nation to nation
Her fair name is praised,
As souls from
sin’s bondage are contritely raised.
AVE, AVE,
AVE, MARIA – (2)
AVE,
AVE, AVE, MARIA - (2)
- THE
SANCTUARY ANTHEM
In Fatima Sanctuary
of Reparation
O Hail O Hail Mary
Immaculate!
Ave Ave
Ave Maria!
Ave Ave
Ave Maria!
In Fatima sanctum Reparationis
Ave Maria Immaculata!
Ave Ave Ave Maria!
Ave Ave Ave Maria!
ghj;jpkh gupfhu rd;dpjpapy;
khrpy;yh kh kupahNa
tho;f!
MNt MNt MNt kupah!
MNt MNt MNt kupah!
THE
SOCIETY OF REPARATION
TO THE
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
The Definition
1.
The Motto:
“Totus
Tuus” = I am all Thine
(Oh!
Holy Mother, I am all Thine)
All
for Our Lady
“Let
the kingdom of Our Lady
that
the kingdom of Christ St. Louis
2. What is “The Society of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart
of Mary”?
The Society of Reparation to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary is an association for the Catholics. Its members (1)
have consecrated themselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, according to the
spirit of St. Louis de Montfort, in order to belong totally to Jesus Christ our
Redeemer. (2) And have promised, as far as possible, to pray well and work for
the spread of the Fatima message, and for the growth of the Devotion of
Reparation to the Immaculate heart of Mary, so that the Church may obtain the
true renewal and world peace as said in the Fatima message.
3. When and where was this Society started ?
4. Where is its Head Quarters ?
5. Who all can join this
Society ?
All Catholic
Christians, chiefly all those who have love and devotion towards Our Lady.
6.
What are the obligations of its members ?
1) They should
have done the “Total Consecration” to the Immaculate heart of Mary. As a sign
of this consecration they should wear the scapular of O.L. of Mount
Carmel . They must recite daily the Fatima Pledge or the Act of
consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and recite at least the five
decades of the Rosary.
2)
They
should know well the Message of Fatima and spread it every where.
3) They should observe the Devotion of
Reparation as their favorite devotion, and should propagate it among themselves
and with others.
7. Are there divisions of
age groups among its members ?
Yes.
1) “Marian children of Reparation”, up to the
age of thirteen titled under the name of little Francisco and Jacintha
respectively for boys and girls.
2) Marian “Sons” and “Daughters” of Reparation
from 14th to 18th year old young men and young women
respectively.
3) Marian “Society” of Reparation for men and
women above the age of 18.
8. What are the duties of
the members of the Marian Society of Reparation?
They
should as their primary obligation attend the weekly meeting of the “Marian
Crusade of reparation” (cenacle) regularly.
Especially,
Rosary, Penny Catechism,
lessons on Fatima Message and of the Devotion of Reparation will be conducted
in these meetings. They will talk about the activities of the apostolate of
Reparation. They will share ideas about the projects of this apostolate.
First of all, they will form units of
Rosary groups and multiply them. In these rosary groups non – members and even
non – Catholics can be invited to join.
Secondly they will read the hand
book of the Devotion of Reparation and get explanation regarding the importance
and implementation of it.
Those who live far away, should at least
occasionally participate in these meetings.
9. What is the official status of this Society?
According to Cannon
law (298), Catholics, either priests or faithful, or priests and faithful together, may privately endeavor to propagate
this Devotion of Reparation. More over, according to cannon law 299, those who
have agreed among themselves privately to practice this devotion of reparation,
and to propagate the Fatima Message, and to form and guide the Apostles of
Reparation with the intention of fulfilling the requests of Our Lady of Fatima,
can under take this Apostolate.
How
ever, when this Apostolate performs public liturgy or form a Religious Society,
it should get the approval of the competent authorities (cannon law 301).
But, this Society, on a temporary basis
(i.e. until it gets the proper approval of the competent authority), privately
prepares the members of a future Religious Society which would faithfully
practice the “Tradition” and the “Devotion of Reparation” of the
Catholic Church.
ADMINISTRATION
10. What is
the fundamental principle of the Administration of this Society of Reparation?
From
the full pledged members of this Society, those who consecrate themselves to
the service Our Lady, will be accepted as members of the Administrative Body of
the Society of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
11. How does the Administrative Body Function?
The
permanent leadership rests only on
the Mother of God. There can be no one except the Mother of God as the
President or the Queen of this Society.
How ever, for the practical purpose of
its administration, this Society has as its “Spiritual Directors” traditional
priests who practice the Devotion of Reparation to the Immaculate heart of
Mary.
When and if this Society is approved as
a Religious Congregation by the competent authorities, its Superior General
will govern the Society through out the world.
12. The Fitness of the Spiritual Directors
The Spiritual Directors of this
Society will be always only those Traditional Catholic Priests who have
received valid ordination to the authentic priesthood. They should be united
with the Pope. They should be very faithful to the Traditional Doctrines and
Liturgy of the Catholic Church. Over and above all these, they should have
genuine and True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
From
among these Spiritual Directors, a priest most fitting and suitable will be
selected as the “Director” (Superior General) of the Society of Reparation to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
13. What are the duties of the
“Director”?
As long as this Society
remains as a Lay Apostolate, the Director will govern the Marian Crusaders of
Reparation.
The Director will
select the members of the administrative body and from among them he will
select the most fitting one as the “Secretary”.
He will be responsible for all the
activities of the Society and for the publications. He will take care of the
discipline and regulations of the Head Quarters of the Society.
He will maintain all the properties with
proper accounts, and submit for audit to the higher authorities.
The Director will regularly visit all
the units of the Marian crusade of Reparation, conduct the Devotion of
reparation under his supervision and strengthen members by carefully
supervising their Spiritual Exercises.
14. Who are the other
members of the Administrative Body?
From among the lay and religious full
pledged members of the Society of Reparation, one who has dedicated himself
whole heartedly for the growth of the Society will be selected as the
“Secretary”. And also an Assistant Secretary, a Procurator, an Assistant
Procurator, and the members of the administrative body will be selected.
15. What are the duties of
the Secretary?
As the Secretary so the service and slavery to
Our Lady and to Her Divine Son will be accomplished. And therefore, the
Secretary should consider as his primary duty the service to the Society of
Reparation. He should be always at the alert to see to it that all the
activities are accomplished perfect. Namely, the weekly meetings, special
meetings, conferences, spiritual exercises, propagating the devotion of
reparation, and multiplying the units of the children and youth of the Marian
Crusade of Reparation.
In every thing the secretary must
consider it necessary to get the guidance, spiritual advice, and permission of
the director.
In short, the secretary being an
elder brother (or sister), and being a guide and model for all to reach Our
lady, he will be a practical director for the administrative body of the
Society of Reparation.
The secretary will regularly write
the minutes of the meetings and present it in the meetings of the
administrative body. He will keep the diary of the Shrine of Reparation without
fail.
16.
What are the duties of the other office bearers
These office bearers
are expected to be of help to the secretary in every thing.
Assistant
secretary, will
cooperate with the secretary in all the activities entrusted to him. In the
absence of the secretary, with his permission, he will take charge of the
duties of the secretary.
Procurator,
will
find ways and means to protect and improve the properties and funds of the
Society of Reparation, and exercise his office with temperance. He will present his accounts every month to the
administrative body.
Assistant
Procurator, will cooperate with the procurator in all his duties.
Members
of the administrative body, will regularly attend the meetings of the
administrative body and come forward to lend their helping hands in all the
activities of the Society of Reparation.
However, the success of this Apostolate
consists only in the fraternal cooperation of all the members of the Society of
Reparation, in executing the duties and responsibilities. Even if some
responsibilities are entrusted to some ones, the whole Society must function
with the intention: “All for our Lady” and “All for Our Lord”.
THE HEAD QUARTERS
17.
The International Head
Quarters
The International
Head Quarters will be established where the Founder and Director of this
Society of Reparation resides. The International Spiritual Director (or the
Superior General) will select the General Secretary, the General Procurator and
the other office bearers to run the administration of the entire Society of
Reparation to the Immaculate Heart, through out the world.
The Director or the Superior
18. The National Head
Quarters
Every Nation may have
its National Head Quarters. According to the statutes of this Society of
Reparation, The International Spiritual Director or The Superior General will
appoint a traditional priest as the National Spiritual Directors; and the
National Spiritual Director will establish the National Head Quarters where he
is.
The National
Spiritual Director may, in consultation with the Director or the Superior
General, establish the Regional Head Quarters and a Shrine of Reparation; and
will select a secretary, a procurator and the other office bearers to run the
administration of that Nation.
19. The Regional Head
Quarters
Every
Diocese or many dioceses together can form the Regional head quarters. The
Director or the Superior
The Regional Spiritual Director may,
in consultation with the Director or the Superior General, establish the
Regional Head Quarters and a Shrine of Reparation; and will select a secretary,
a procurator and the other office bearers to run the administration of that
Region.
The
Duties and Rights of the members of the Society of Reparation
20.
Ordinary membership
Those who sign the “Fatima
Pledge” and observe the following duties become the
ordinary members of the Society of Reparation.
1.
Daily offering of
the sufferings in observing their duties as sacrifices.
2.
Daily recitation
of the prayer of the Fatima Pledge or the “Act of
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary”
3.
Daily recitation
of the Rosary (at least five decades), meditating the mysteries.
4.
Wearing the
Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, as an external sign of their consecration
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
21. Full Pledged
Membership
To become Full Pledged members in the Society of
Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of May, the following obligations must be
fulfilled.
1. They should sign the Fatima Pledge and observe the
ordinary duties as mentioned above.
2. They should send in the “Membership
Application Form” to register their names in the respective
Head Quarters.
3. They should regularly attend the weekly (cenacle)
meeting of the Crusaders of Marian Reparation.
4. They should under go the 33 days preparation according
to the rules of St. Louis de Montfort and make the Total
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
From these full pledged members, those who dedicate
themselves as full time Apostles, under the direction of the Spiritual
Director, will form a community of Lay Apostles of the Society of Reparation.
This community of Lay Apostles will be the field of vocation to the Religious
Community of the Society of Reparation.
22. Religious Membership
When sufficient members are formed, with the approval
of the competent authorities, the Religious Communities of the Society of
Reparation to the Immaculate Heart will be started separately for men and
women.
The members of these Religious Communities, living
under the obligation of the three vows, namely Poverty, Chastity and Obedience,
will be divided in to four following divisions.
1) Lay Brothers and Sisters of the
second order
3) Religious Brothers and Sisters of
Apostolic Life
2) Religious Priests
of Missionary Life
4) Discalced Priests
and Sisters of Monastic Life
All these four kinds of communities
functioning independently for men and women will come under the same family of
“The Society of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary”.
23. Lay Brothers and Sisters of
the second order
The
Lay Brothers and Sisters of the
second order could be either married or not married. But will hereafter
consecrate their whole life in the service of Our Lady binding themselves by a
temporary vow every year.
They will renew their vow every year as
long as they remain in this community. However, if they decide to leave this
religious life, they would be relieved of the obligation of their vow.
24. Religious Brothers and Sisters of Apostolic Life
The
Religious Brothers and Sisters of Apostolic Life must be unmarried and virgins.
Besides their Total Consecration to the immaculate Heart of Mary, they pledge
themselves to lead a perfect life of their Consecration. With their perpetual
vows, they strive fast to practice and propagate the Devotion of Reparation.
From among the
Religious Brothers, suitable members could be promoted to the Religious
Missionary Priests.
25. Religious Missionary Priests
From the Congregation of Religious
Missionary Society, priests could be invited and sent to conduct programs such
as First Saturday Devotions, all night adorations of reparation, preaching of
retreats, spiritual conferences, processions of the Fatima
pilgrim virgin statues, meetings of Fatima Message etc. They will engage
themselves especially in propagating the Fatima Message and conduct Devotion of
Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Attention should be given that these
priests should be always united with the Holy Father and the Traditional
Catholic Church.
26. Decalced (Enclosed) Monks and Sisters
Our Lady had called
Lucia to spend the rest of her life in making reparation, by enclosing herself
in a Religious congregation. Hence the
most perfect practice of this devotion is to join the enclosed congregation of
monks and sisters and observe the four vows of POVERTY, OBEDIENCE,
VIRGINITY and ENCLOSURE.
27. Apostolate of Prayer and mortification
Those who are unable
due to old age or ill health to participate in the above mentioned apostolate,
could enroll themselves in this Society as Apostles of prayer and mortification
