«In the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph!»
PRAYERS OF THE DECADE
OUR
FATHER,
who
art
in
heaven,
hallowed
be
Thy
name;
Thy
kingdom
come,
Thy
will
be
done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give
us
this
day
our
daily
bread,
and
forgive
us
our
trespasses
as
we
forgive
those
who
trespass
against
us;
and
lead
us
not
into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
We recite then
Hail Mary’s:
HAIL
MARY
full
of
grace,
the
Lord
is
with
Thee;
blessed
art
Thou
among
women,
and
blessed is Thy Son, Jesus.
Holy
Mary,
Mother
of
God
and
our
Mother,
pray
for
us,
sinners,
now
and
at
the
hour
of
GLORY
BE
TO
THE
FATHER,
and
to
the
Son,
and
to
the
Holy
Ghost,
and
to
the
Mother
of
As
it
was
in
the
beginning,
is
now
and
ever
shall be, world without end. Amen.
O
MY
JESUS,
forgive
us
our
sins,
save
us
from
the
fires
of
hell,
and
lead
all
souls
to
heaven,
especially
those
who
are
in
the
most
need
of
Thy
Mercy..
(Prayer
requested
by
Our
Lady
of
Meditated Rosary
Prayers before the Rosary
We start by making piously
the Sign of the Cross
, which is the Sign of the Christian:
In
the
name
of
the
Father,
and
of
the
Son,
and
of
the
Holy
Ghost,
and
of
the
Mother
of
God. Amen.
The Symbol of the Apostles
I
believe
in
God,
the
Father
Almighty,
Creator
of
heaven
and
earth;
and
in
Jesus
Christ,
His
only
Son,
our
Lord;
who
was
conceived
by
the
Holy
Ghost,
born
of
the
Virgin
Mary,
suf
-
fered
under
Pontius
Pilate,
was
crucified,
died
and
was
buried;
He
descended
into
hell;
the
third
day
He
arose
again
from
the
dead;
He
ascended
into
heaven,
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of God, the Father Almighty, from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I
believe
in
the
Holy
Ghost,
the
Holy
Church
of
Jesus
Christ,
the
Communion
of
Saints,
the
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Our
Father,
who
art
in
heaven,
hallowed
be
Thy
name;
Thy
kingdom
come,
Thy
will
be
done
on
earth
as
it
is
in
heaven.
Give
us
this
day
our
daily
bread,
and
forgive
us
our
tres
-
passes
as
we
forgive
those
who
trespass
against
us;
and
lead
us
not
into
temptation,
but
deliver us from evil. Amen.
Three Hail Mary’s
Hail,
Mary,
full
of
grace,
the
Lord
is
with
Thee;
blessed
art
Thou
among
women,
and
blessed
is
Thy
Son,
Jesus.
Holy
Mary,
Mother
of
God
and
our
Mother,
pray
for
us,
sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory
be
to
the
Father,
and
to
the
Son,
and
to
the
Holy
Ghost,
and
to
the
Mother
of
God.
As
it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
by Father John Gregory of the Trinity
Offering of the Rosary
I
unite
myself
to
all
the
Saints
and
holy
Angels
who
are
in
heaven,
to
all
the
righteous
who
are
on
earth,
to
all
the
faithful
souls
who
are
in
this
home.
I
unite
myself
to
You,
my
Jesus,
to
praise
Your
holy
Mother
with
dignity and to praise You in and through Her.
I
renounce
all
the
distractions
that
will
come
to
me
during
this
Rosary
that
I
want
to
say
with
modesty,
attention
and
devotion,
as
if
it
were
the
last of my life. Amen.
Joyful Mysteries
LET
US
CONTEMPLATE
Gabriel
the
Archangel
announcing
to
Mary
that
She
will
become
the
Mother
of
God.
Mary
submits
to
the
divine
Will:
Fiat!
Behold
the
Handmaid
of
the
Lord;
be
it
done
to
Me
ac
-
cording
to
thy
word.
Fiat:
this
sums
up
the
Blessed
Virgin’s
whole
life;
She
submitted
to
God’s
wishes.
She
is
our
model;
She
has
opened
the
perfect
path,
the
infallible
way
for
us.
If
we
are
Her
devoted
children,
if
we
want
to
make
Her
happy,
let
us
walk
in Her footsteps.
The
Virgin
Mary’s
humility
is
the
ladder
by
which
God
was
able
to
come
down
to
us;
Her
humility
drew
to
Herself
the
grace
of
becoming
the
Mother
of
God:
what
a
great
privi
-
lege!
Later,
a
woman
impressed
by
the
Saviour’s
teaching
cried
out,
Blessed
is
the
womb
that
bore
Thee!
meaning,
“How
fortunate
Your
Mother
is!”
But
Jesus
rectifies
this
at
once:
Rather,
blessed
are
they
who
hear
the
word
of
God
and
keep
it.
Our
divine
Master
wanted
to
show
us
that
the
prime
element
of
the
Blessed
Virgin’s
greatness
is
Her loving submission to the Will of God in the slightest details.
Let
us
ask
for
the
grace
to
be
entirely
submitted
in
the
hands
of
God
like
the
Virgin
Mary,
to
be
attentive
to
the
voice
of
God,
who
speaks
to
us
through
His
inspirations,
and
to
correspond
faithfully
to
it
by
fulfilling
His
holy
Will.
Then
Jesus
will
be
able
to
incar
-
nate in us as He did in His Mother.
1
st
mystery: The Annonciation & the Incarnation of the Word
We
offer
You,
Lord
Jesus,
this
decade
in
honor
of
Your
Incarnation
in
the
womb
of
Mary,
and through this mystery and Her intercession, we ask for a profound humility.
LET
US
CONTEMPLATE
our
Mother
in
this
visit
to
Her
cousin
Elizabeth.
Let
us
admire
Mary’s
recollection
during
this
journey
of
charity.
She
did
not
set
out
for
the
purpose
of
satisfying
Her
curiosity
or
of
amusing
Herself,
but
out
of
pure
char
-
ity
for
Her
neighbor.
Let
us
ask
Her
for
Her
charity,
Her
zeal
for
the
salvation
of
souls,
Her
supernatural
spirit
and
purity
of
intention.
All
our
activities
should
be
accomplished
to
please
God
alone,
in
a
spirit
of
love
for
God
and
neighbor,
with
-
out seeking our personal satisfaction.
Behold
Saint
Elizabeth,
congratulating
Mary
for
the
privilege
of
bearing
the
Saviour
of
the
world.
At
once,
however,
Mary
gives
all
the
glory
to
God.
In
no
way
does
She
at
-
tribute
to
Herself
the
great
graces
God
has
granted
Her:
MAGNIFICAT!
My
soul
doth
mag
-
nify
the
Lord…
because
He
hath
done
great
things
to
Me!
Let
us
give
thanks
to
God
for
all
the
good
that
is
in
us;
otherwise
we
are
thieves,
we
appropriate
to
ourselves
glory
that
is
due
to
God
alone.
Let
us
never
try
to
derive
vainglory
and
esteem
from
the
gifts
God
has
given us in His goodness; pride cuts us off from divine grace.
Let
us
ask
Mary
to
obtain
from
God
the
grace
to
imitate
Her
in
all
our
actions;
may
we
work
only
to
please
God
and
out
of
charity
for
our
neighbor.
Let
us
ask
for
our
Mother’s
charity,
that
charity
which
is
the
sign
of
the
disciples
of
Christ:
By
this
will
all
men
know
that
you
are
My
disciples,
if
you
love
one
another.
Let
us
ask
for
true
love,
sincere
love, to love one another in the truth.
2
nd
mystery: The Visitation of Mary to Her cousin Elisabeth
We
offer
You,
Lord
Jesus,
this
decade
in
honor
of
the
Visitation
of
Your
holy
Mother
to
Her
cousin
Saint
Elizabeth
and
the
sanctification
of
Saint
John
the
Baptist.
Through
this
mystery
and the intercession of Your holy Mother, we ask You for charity towards our neighbor.
LET
US
CONTEMPLATE
Jesus
at
Bethlehem.
Our
Saviour,
the
Creator
of
heaven
and
earth,
comes
into
the
world
in
a
stable;
His
Mother
wraps
Him
in
swad
-
dling
clothes
and
lays
Him
in
a
manger
for
animals.
He
is
born
in
the
harshest
poverty
to
teach
us
scorn
of
earthly
goods,
love
of
humble
things,
love
of
the
poor.
From
His
birth
until
His
death
on
the
cross,
He
gives
us
the
example
of
this
in such an eloquent manner.
Let
us
ask
for
detachment
from
earthly
things,
for
the
love
of
poverty
and
deprivation.
Man
is
proud;
he
loves
all
that
glitters.
Earthly
goods
attract
him.
Let
us
desire
to
live
in
great
poverty,
if
it
were
possible,
and
even
in
need,
to
resemble
our
divine
Master.
The
more
we
detach
ourselves
from
earthly
things,
the
more
we
will
grow
in
the
love
of
di
-
vine
things;
and
the
more
we
attach
ourselves
to
earthly
things,
the
more
the
love
of
God
will
decrease
within
us.
That
is
the
great
secret;
all
the
Saints
practiced
privation
of
the things of this world.
Throughout
His
life,
Our
Lord
lived
and
preached
poverty
and
detachment:
The
Son
of
Man
has
nowhere
to
lay
His
head.
–Every
one
of
you
who
does
not
renounce
all
that
he
pos
-
sesses
cannot
be
My
disciple.
-Blessed
are
the
poor
in
spirit,
for
theirs
is
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
-If
you
will
be
perfect,
go,
sell
all
you
have,
and
give
to
the
poor,
and
come,
follow
Me.
Let
us
ask
our
good
Master
to
give
us
the
grace
to
cherish
poverty,
to
live
the
poverty He went to such pains to teach us.
3
rd
mystery: The Birth of Jesus in the stable of Bethlehem
We
offer
You,
Lord
Jesus,
this
decade
in
honor
of
Your
Nativity
in
the
stable
of
Bethlehem.
Through
this
mystery
and
the
intercession
of
Your
holy
Mother,
we
ask
You
to
detach
ourselves from worldly goods, to despise riches and to love poverty.
LET
US
CONTEMPLATE
Jesus
taken
to
the
Temple
by
His
parents,
offering
Himself
to
His
Father
for
the
redemption
of
the
world.
Let
us
offer
ourselves
with
Jesus
to
accomplish
all
that
God
may
want
of
us.
Let
us
say,
in
union
with
our
Redeemer,
Behold,
I
come
to
do
Thy
Will,
O
Father.
Our
personal
offering
is
worth
little
by
itself,
but
when
united
to
Jesus’
it
takes
on
an
infinite
value.
Let
us
ask
Him
to
help
us
make
the
total
gift
of
ourselves,
through
the power of grace.
This
mystery
also
concerns
the
Purification
of
Mary.
That
is
an
imprecise
expression,
for
the
most
pure
Mary
had
no
need
of
purification.
She
submitted
to
this
ceremony
in
a
spirit
of
humility;
no
stain
ever
defiled
the
Blessed
Virgin.
Let
us
ask
our
Mother
for
this
purity
of
soul,
the
absence
of
all
that
might
displease
God,
so
that
we
may
live
beneath
the
divine
gaze!
Let
us
always
recall
that
God
sees
us:
Walk
in
My
presence
and
be
perfect.
This
means:
Remember
that
God
sees
you,
knows
your
thoughts,
your
most
secret
in
-
tentions. Nothing escapes Him, He sees into all the nooks and crannies of your soul.
We
can
deceive
men,
and
men
can
also
be
mistaken
about
us;
but
God
weighs
all
the
pros
and
cons.
Let
us
ask
the
Blessed
Virgin,
who
is
Purity
itself,
for
this
grace
to
walk
straight
before
God.
May
our
only
care
be
to
please
God,
even
if
the
whole
world
should
unite against us.
4
th
mystery: The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
We
offer
You,
Lord
Jesus,
this
decade
in
honor
of
Your
Presentation
in
the
Temple.
Through
this
mystery
and
the
intercession
of
Your
holy
Mother,
we
ask
You
for
great
purity
of
body
and mind.
LET
US
CONTEMPLATE
Jesus
amid
the
Doctors,
He
who
is
Infinite
Wisdom.
Let
us
ask
Him
to
communicate
a
little
of
His
Wisdom
to
us,
to
give
us
His
Spirit,
to
have us know His divine Thought.
For
three
days,
Mary
and
Joseph
have
been
looking
for
their
little
Jesus;
they
are
weeping.
Such
holy
people,
and
they
are
at
a
loss!
Sometimes
we
think
that
be
-
cause
we
want
to
serve
God,
everything
will
go
smoothly,
we
will
not
have
any
-
thing
to
suffer.
Oh
no!
The
cross,
suffer
-
ing
is
the
portion
of
the
elect.
God
gives
it
to
His
dearest
friends.
Our
Lord
did
not
want
to
spare
even
His
holy
Mother
all
kinds
of
sorrows,
troubles
and
difficulties.
The
cross
is
God’s
precious
treasure
given
to
men.
It
is
with
the
cross
that
God
marks
His
Elect.
All
the
Saints
lived
in
continual
suffering;
even
so,
they
savored
inner
joy
because
they
suf
-
fered for the love of God.
Mary
and
Joseph
found
Jesus
in
the
Temple
after
three
days
of
bitter
anxiety.
Why
have
You
done
so
to
us?
Behold,
in
sorrow
Your
father
and
I
have
been
seeking
You.
Jesus
answers
His
Mother
in
a
rather
surprising
manner:
Did
You
not
know
that
I
must
be
about
My
Father’s
business?
God
comes
before
everything,
even
our
parents.
No
mortal
should
prevent
us
from
obeying
God.
This
is
the
great
lesson
Jesus
comes
to
teach
us
through
this mystery.
Let
us
ask
for
the
grace
to
never
lose
Jesus,
who
is
the
source
of
all
good,
all
happiness.
Let
us
cling
to
God’s
friendship
more
than
anything
else.
God
alone
should
count
for
us;
the
rest
is
nothing.
If
we
have
God,
we
possess
the
source
of
goods
that
shall
never
pass;
whoever has God, has everything.
5
th
mystery: The Loss and Recovery of Jesus in the Temple
We offer You, Lord Jesus, this decade in honor of Your Recovery by Mary, and we ask You
through this mystery and through Her intercession for true Wisdom.
Promise of Our Lady at Fatima
Hail, Holy Queen!
Hail,
Holy
Queen,
Mother
of
Mercy,
our
life,
our
sweetness
and
our
hope!
To
Thee
do
we
cry,
poor
banished
children
of
Eve.
To
Thee
do
we
send
up
our
sighs,
mourning
and
weeping
in
this
valley
of
tears!
Turn,
then,
O
most
gracious
Advocate,
Thine
eyes
of
mercy
toward
us,
and
after
this,
our
exile,
show
unto
us
the blessed fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
In
the
Name
of
the
Father,
and
of
the
Son,
and
of
the
Holy
Ghost,
and
of
the
Mother of God. Amen.
«In the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph!»
Hail, Holy Queen!
Hail,
Holy
Queen,
Mother
of
Mercy,
our
life,
our
sweetness
and
our
hope!
To
Thee
do
we
cry,
poor
banished
children
of
Eve.
To
Thee
do
we
send
up
our
sighs,
mourning
and
weeping
in
this
valley
of
tears!
Turn,
then,
O
most
gracious
Advocate,
Thine
eyes
of
mercy
toward
us,
and
after
this,
our
exile,
show
unto
us
the
blessed
fruit
of
Thy
womb,
Jesus.
O
clement,
O
loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
That
we
may
be
made
worthy
of
the
promises
of
Chris.
In
the
Name
of
the
Father,
and
of
the
Son,
and
of
the
Holy Ghost, and of the Mother of God. Amen.
Meditated Rosary
Prayers before the Rosary
We
start
by
making
piously
the
Sign
of
the
Cross
,
which
is the Sign of the Christian:
In
the
name
of
the
Father,
and
of
the
Son,
and
of
the
Holy Ghost, and of the Mother of God. Amen.
The Symbol of the Apostles
I
believe
in
God,
the
Father
Almighty,
Creator
of
heaven
and
earth;
and
in
Jesus
Christ,
His
only
Son,
our
Lord;
who
was
conceived
by
the
Holy
Ghost,
born
of
the
Virgin
Mary,
suffered
under
Pontius
Pilate,
was
crucified,
died
and
was
buried;
He
descended
into
hell;
the
third
day
He
arose
again
from
the
dead;
He
as
-
cended
into
heaven,
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God,
the
Father
Almighty,
from
thence
He
shall
come
to
judge the living and the dead.
I
believe
in
the
Holy
Ghost,
the
Holy
Church
of
Jesus
Christ,
the
Communion
of
Saints,
the
forgiveness
of
sins,
the
resurrection
of
the
body,
and
life
everlasting.
Amen.
Our
Father,
who
art
in
heaven,
hallowed
be
Thy
name;
Thy
kingdom
come,
Thy
will
be
done
on
earth
as
it
is
in
heaven.
Give
us
this
day
our
daily
bread,
and
forgive
us
our
trespasses
as
we
forgive
those
who
trespass
against
us;
and
lead
us
not
into
temptation,
but
deliver
us from evil. Amen.
Three Hail Mary’s
Hail,
Mary,
full
of
grace,
the
Lord
is
with
Thee;
blessed
art
Thou
among
women,
and
blessed
is
Thy
Son,
Jesus.
Holy
Mary,
Mother
of
God
and
our
Mother,
pray
for
us,
sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory
be
to
the
Father,
and
to
the
Son,
and
to
the
Holy
Ghost,
and
to
the
Mother
of
God.
As
it
was
in
the
be
-
ginning,
is
now
and
ever
shall
be,
world
without
end.
Amen.
by Father John Gregory of the Trinity
Offering of the Rosary
I
unite
myself
to
all
the
Saints
and
holy
Angels
who
are
in
heaven,
to
all
the
righteous
who
are
on
earth,
to
all
the
faithful
souls
who
are
in
this
home.
I
unite
myself
to
You,
my
Jesus,
to
praise
Your
holy
Mother
with dignity and to praise You in and through Her.
I
renounce
all
the
distractions
that
will
come
to
me
during
this
Rosary
that
I
want
to
say
with
modesty,
attention
and
devotion,
as
if
it
were
the
last
of
my
life. Amen.
Joyful Mysteries
LET
US
CONTEMPLATE
Gabriel
the
Archangel
announcing
to
Mary
that
She
will
become
the
Mother
of
God.
Mary
submits
to
the
divine
Will:
Fiat!
Behold
the
Handmaid
of
the
Lord;
be
it
done
to
Me
according
to
thy
word.
Fiat:
this
sums
up
the
Blessed
Virgin’s
whole
life;
She
submitted
to
God’s
wishes.
She
is
our
model;
She
has
opened
the
perfect
path,
the
in
-
fallible
way
for
us.
If
we
are
Her
devoted
children,
if
we
want
to
make
Her
happy,
let
us
walk
in
Her
footsteps.
The
Virgin
Mary’s
humility
is
the
ladder
by
which
God
was
able
to
come
down
to
us;
Her
humility
drew
to
Herself
the
grace
of
becoming
the
Mother
of
God:
what
a
great
privilege!
Later,
a
woman
impressed
by
the
Saviour’s
teaching
cried
out,
Blessed
is
the
womb
that
bore
Thee!
meaning,
“How
fortunate
Your
Mother
is!”
But
Jesus
rectifies
this
at
once:
Rather,
blessed
are
they
who
hear
the
word
of
God
and
keep
it.
Our
divine
Master
wanted
to
show
us
that
the
prime
element
of
the
Blessed
Virgin’s
greatness
is
Her
lov
-
ing
submission
to
the
Will
of
God
in
the
slightest
details.
Let
us
ask
for
the
grace
to
be
entirely
submitted
in
the
hands
of
God
like
the
Virgin
Mary,
to
be
attentive
to
the
voice
of
God,
who
speaks
to
us
through
His
inspi
-
rations,
and
to
correspond
faithfully
to
it
by
fulfilling
His
holy
Will.
Then
Jesus
will
be
able
to
incarnate
in
us as He did in His Mother.
1
st
mystery: The Annonciation and
the Incarnation of the Word
We
offer
You,
Lord
Jesus,
this
decade
in
honor
of
Your
Incarnation
in
the
womb
of
Mary,
and
through
this
mystery
and
Her
intercession,
we
ask
for
a
profound
humility.
LET
US
CONTEMPLATE
our
Mother
in
this
visit
to
Her
cousin
Elizabeth.
Let
us
admire
Mary’s
recollection
during
this
journey
of
charity.
She
did
not
set
out
for
the
purpose
of
satisfying
Her
curiosity
or
of
amusing
Herself,
but
out
of
pure
charity
for
Her
neighbor.
Let
us
ask
Her
for
Her
charity,
Her
zeal
for
the
salvation
of
souls,
Her
supernatural
spirit
and
purity
of
intention.
All
our
activities
should
be
accomplished
to
please
God
alone,
in
a
spirit
of
love
for
God
and
neighbor,
with
-
out seeking our personal satisfaction.
Behold
Saint
Elizabeth,
congratulating
Mary
for
the
privilege
of
bearing
the
Saviour
of
the
world.
At
once,
however,
Mary
gives
all
the
glory
to
God.
In
no
way
does
She
attribute
to
Herself
the
great
graces
God
has
granted
Her:
MAGNIFICAT!
My
soul
doth
magnify
the
Lord…
because
He
hath
done
great
things
to
Me!
Let
us
give
thanks
to
God
for
all
the
good
that
is
in
us;
otherwise
we
are
thieves,
we
appropriate
to
ourselves
glory
that
is
due
to
God
alone.
Let
us
never
try
to
derive
vainglory
and
esteem
from
the
gifts
God
has
given
us
in
His
goodness;
pride
cuts
us
off
from divine grace.
Let
us
ask
Mary
to
obtain
from
God
the
grace
to
imi
-
tate
Her
in
all
our
actions;
may
we
work
only
to
please
God
and
out
of
charity
for
our
neighbor.
Let
us
ask
for
our
Mother’s
charity,
that
charity
which
is
the
sign
of
the
disciples
of
Christ:
By
this
will
all
men
know
that
you
are
My
disciples,
if
you
love
one
another.
Let
us
ask
for
true
love,
sincere
love,
to
love
one another in the truth.
2
nd
mystery: The Visitation of Mary to Her cousin
Elizabeth
We
offer
You,
Lord
Jesus,
this
decade
in
honor
of
the
Visitation
of
Your
holy
Mother
to
Her
cousin
Saint
Elizabeth
and
the
sanctification
of
Saint
John
the
Baptist.
Through
this
mystery
and
the
intercession
of
Your
holy
Mother,
we
ask
You
for
charity
towards
our
neighbor.
LET
US
CONTEMPLATE
Jesus
at
Bethlehem.
Our
Saviour,
the
Creator
of
heaven
and
earth,
comes
into
the
world
in
a
stable;
His
Mother
wraps
Him
in
swad
-
dling
clothes
and
lays
Him
in
a
manger
for
animals.
He
is
born
in
the
harshest
poverty
to
teach
us
scorn
of
earthly
goods,
love
of
humble
things,
love
of
the
poor.
From
His
birth
until
His
death
on
the
cross,
He
gives
us the example of this in such an eloquent manner.
Let
us
ask
for
detachment
from
earthly
things,
for
the
love
of
poverty
and
deprivation.
Man
is
proud;
he
loves
all
that
glitters.
Earthly
goods
attract
him.
Let
us
desire
to
live
in
great
poverty,
if
it
were
possible,
and
even
in
need,
to
resemble
our
divine
Master.
The
more
we
detach
ourselves
from
earthly
things,
the
more
we
will
grow
in
the
love
of
divine
things;
and
the
more
we
attach
ourselves
to
earthly
things,
the
more
the
love
of
God
will
decrease
within
us.
That
is
the
great
secret;
all
the
Saints
practiced
privation
of
the
things of this world.
Throughout
His
life,
Our
Lord
lived
and
preached
poverty
and
detachment:
The
Son
of
Man
has
nowhere
to
lay
His
head.
–Every
one
of
you
who
does
not
re
-
nounce
all
that
he
possesses
cannot
be
My
disciple.
-
Blessed
are
the
poor
in
spirit,
for
theirs
is
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
-If
you
will
be
perfect,
go,
sell
all
you
have,
and
give
to
the
poor,
and
come,
follow
Me.
Let
us
ask
our
good
Master
to
give
us
the
grace
to
cherish
poverty,
to
live the poverty He went to such pains to teach us.
3
rd
mystery: The Birth of Jesus in the stable of
Bethlehem
We
offer
You,
Lord
Jesus,
this
decade
in
honor
of
Your
Nativity
in
the
stable
of
Bethlehem.
Through
this
mystery
and
the
intercession
of
Your
holy
Mother,
we
ask
You
to
detach
ourselves
from
worldly
goods,
to
despise
riches
and to love poverty.
LET
US
CONTEMPLATE
Jesus
taken
to
the
Temple
by
His
par
-
ents,
offering
Himself
to
His
Father
for
the
redemption
of
the
world.
Let
us
offer
ourselves
with
Jesus
to
accomplish
all
that
God
may
want
of
us.
Let
us
say,
in
union
with
our
Redeemer,
Behold,
I
come
to
do
Thy
Will,
O
Father.
Our
personal
offering
is
worth
little
by
itself,
but
when
united
to
Jesus’
it
takes
on
an
infinite
value.
Let
us
ask
Him
to
help
us
make
the
total
gift
of
ourselves,
through
the
power
of
grace.
This
mystery
also
concerns
the
Purification
of
Mary.
That
is
an
imprecise
expression,
for
the
most
pure
Mary
had
no
need
of
purification.
She
submitted
to
this
ceremony
in
a
spirit
of
humility;
no
stain
ever
defiled
the
Blessed
Virgin.
Let
us
ask
our
Mother
for
this
purity
of
soul,
the
absence
of
all
that
might
dis
-
please
God,
so
that
we
may
live
beneath
the
divine
gaze!
Let
us
always
recall
that
God
sees
us:
Walk
in
My
presence
and
be
perfect.
This
means:
Remember
that
God
sees
you,
knows
your
thoughts,
your
most
secret
intentions.
Nothing
escapes
Him,
He
sees
into
all
the
nooks and crannies of your soul.
We
can
deceive
men,
and
men
can
also
be
mistaken
about
us;
but
God
weighs
all
the
pros
and
cons.
Let
us
ask
the
Blessed
Virgin,
who
is
Purity
itself,
for
this
grace
to
walk
straight
before
God.
May
our
only
care
be
to
please
God,
even
if
the
whole
world
should
unite
against us.
4
th
mystery: The Presentation of Jesus in
the Temple
We
offer
You,
Lord
Jesus,
this
decade
in
honor
of
Your
Presentation
in
the
Temple.
Through
this
mystery
and
the
intercession
of
Your
holy
Mother,
we
ask
You
for
great purity of body and mind.
LET
US
CONTEMPLATE
Jesus
amid
the
Doctors,
He
who
is
Infinite
Wisdom.
Let
us
ask
Him
to
communicate
a
little
of
His
Wisdom
to
us,
to
give
us
His
Spirit,
to
have
us
know
His divine Thought.
For
three
days,
Mary
and
Joseph
have
been
looking
for
their
little
Jesus;
they
are
weeping.
Such
holy
people,
and
they
are
at
a
loss!
Sometimes
we
think
that
because
we
want
to
serve
God,
everything
will
go
smoothly,
we
will
not
have
anything
to
suffer.
Oh
no!
The
cross,
suffering
is
the
portion
of
the
elect.
God
gives
it
to
His
dearest
friends.
Our
Lord
did
not
want
to
spare
even
His
holy
Mother
all
kinds
of
sorrows,
troubles
and
difficulties.
The
cross
is
God’s
precious
treasure
given
to
men.
It
is
with
the
cross
that
God
marks
His
Elect.
All
the
Saints
lived
in
continual
suffering;
even
so,
they
sa
-
vored
inner
joy
because
they
suffered
for
the
love
of
God.
Mary
and
Joseph
found
Jesus
in
the
Temple
after
three
days
of
bitter
anxiety.
Why
have
You
done
so
to
us?
Behold,
in
sorrow
Your
father
and
I
have
been
seek
-
ing
You.
Jesus
answers
His
Mother
in
a
rather
sur
-
prising
manner:
Did
You
not
know
that
I
must
be
about
My
Father’s
business?
God
comes
before
everything,
even
our
parents.
No
mortal
should
prevent
us
from
obeying
God.
This
is
the
great
lesson
Jesus
comes
to
teach us through this mystery.
Let
us
ask
for
the
grace
to
never
lose
Jesus,
who
is
the
source
of
all
good,
all
happiness.
Let
us
cling
to
God’s
friendship
more
than
anything
else.
God
alone
should
count
for
us;
the
rest
is
nothing.
If
we
have
God,
we
possess
the
source
of
goods
that
shall
never
pass; whoever has God, has everything.
5
th
mystery: The Loss and Recovery of Jesus in
the Temple
We
offer
You,
Lord
Jesus,
this
decade
in
honor
of
Your
Recovery
by
Mary,
and
we
ask
You
through
this
mystery
and through Her intercession for true Wisdom.
Promise of Our Lady at Fatima
