Day 2 – May 5th - Pope Saint Pius V
Prayers-
Most Holy Trinity, Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the Most Precious
Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles
of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference by
which He is offended. And through the
infinite merit of His Most Sacred Heart, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I
beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners.
Our
Lady of Fatima, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Most Holy
Rosary, pray for us.
Our Lady of Sorrows, pray
for us.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
Blessed Jacinta and
Francisco Marto of Fatima, pray for us.
O
Mary, thou didst enter the world without stain; do thou obtain for me from
God,
that I may leave it without sin. Ave Maria…
O God, Who when Thou wast pleased to break the teeth of them that hate thy Church, and to restore again the solemn worship of thyself, didst choose the blessed Pope Pius to work for thee in that matter, grant that he may still be a tower of strength for us grant that we also may be more than conquerors over all that make war upon our souls, and in the end may enter into perfect peace in thy presence. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Meditation -
“The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given a new efficacy to the recitation of the Rosary to such an extent that there is no problem, no matter how difficult it is, whether temporal or above all spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families…that cannot be solved by the Rosary. There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary.” (Ven. Sister Maria Lucía of the Immaculate Heart of Mary O.C.D.)
“Father
Bovio (Es. E. Mir. p. 1, es. 2) relates that there was a wicked woman, named,
Ellen, who entered a church, and by chance heard a sermon on the Rosary. On
leaving the church she purchased a set of beads, but wore them concealed, as
she did not wish it to be known that she had them. She began to recite them,
and though she did so without devotion, our most Blessed Lady poured such
sweetness and consolation into her soul during the whole time, that she could
not cease repeating the Hail Marys. At last she was filled with such a horror
for her wicked life, that she could no longer find repose, and was obliged to
go to confession. She accomplished this duty with such contrition that the
priest was filled with astonishment. After her confession, she went to the foot
of an altar of the most Blessed Virgin, and there, as a thanksgiving to her
advocate, said the Rosary. The divine mother then addressed her from the image
in the following words: “Ellen, thou has already too much offended God and me;
from this moment change your life, and I will bestow a large share of my graces
upon thee.” The poor sinner, in the deepest confusion, replied: “Ah! most Holy
Virgin, it is true that hitherto I have been a wicked sinner; but thou canst do
all, help me; on my part I abandon myself to thee, and will spend the remainder
of my life in doing penance for my sins.” With the assistance of Mary, she
distributed all her goods among the poor, and began a life of rigorous mortification.
She was tormented with dreadful temptations, but constantly recommended herself
to the Mother of God, and thus was always victorious. She was favored with many
extraordinary graces, with visions, revelations, and even the gift of prophecy.
Finally, before her death, which was announced to her by Mary some days before
it took place, the most Blessed Virgin came herself, with her divine Son, to
visit her; and when she expired, her soul was seen flying towards heaven in the
form of a beautiful dove.” (Saint Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri, The Glories of
Mary)
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