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Begin the Begin the CenacleCenacle by by recitation of recitation of the Holy Rosary with Marythe Holy Rosary with Mary,,

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

of Nationsof NationsO Lord, Take from us all lukewarmness in meditation and O Lord, Take from us all lukewarmness in meditation and all dullness in prayer. Give us fervour and delight in all dullness in prayer. Give us fervour and delight in thinking of you, and the grace to work for the things we thinking of you, and the grace to work for the things we pray for.pray for. (St. Thomas More)(St. Thomas More)

Pray the Creed.Pray the Creed.

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

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

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

Pray the Our FatherPray the Our Father

The CenacleThe Cenacle

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

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

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First Joyful MysteryFirst Joyful MysteryThe AnnunciationThe Annunciation

and when the angel had and when the angel had come to her, he said, come to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace, the “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women.”art thou among women.”

Fruit of the Mystery: Fruit of the Mystery: HumilityHumility

Leonardo Da Vinci. 1452-1519. The Annunciation. Uffizi. Florence. Italy

1. “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you.”

“Do you know why God did this? Because I had believed in Him and because I had humbled myself.” ---The blessed Virgin spoke to St. Elizabeth of Schoenau.

Twelve century mosaic, Basilica of San Marco. Venice.

2. The blessed virgin is often depicted asfetching water with a pitcher, as she prepares herself to be the “container” of Jesus. Water plays a powerful symbolic role. Jesus said “Those who drink the living waters will never suffer spiritual thirst.”

Master of St. Verdiana, The Annunciation, 1410. Paul Getty Museum. Los Angeles.

3. Trust in Mary The Church has great trust in her. For it must be recognized that before anyone else it was God himself, the Eternal Father who entrusted himself to the Virgin of Nazareth, giving her His own Son in the mystery of theIncarnation.(Pope John Paul II)

She became the Arc of the Covenant, the tabernacle of the Most High.

The archangel holds a lilywhich signifies Mary’s virginity.

The Madonna bows her head and places a hand on her chest, a gesture of submission.

“Happy is the soul, to which the Most High manifests his holy and perfect will; but more happy and blessed is he, who puts into execution, what he has learned.” (Mary of Agreda)

4.*** Seek the will of God

Francesco AlberniFrancesco Alberni. Annunciation... Annunciation.. Hermitage museum. St. PetersburgHermitage museum. St. Petersburg..

Rubens, The Annunciation, Rubens House. Antwerp

5. Hear the delicate voice of the Lord“I wish to see thee very attentive, and very quick and diligent in following it up in deed. In order to hear this most delicate and spiritual voice of the Lord it is necessary that the creature live entirely according to the spirit. Listen, my daughter, and incline thy ear; free thyself from all visible things.” (Mary of Agreda)

““In many ways God shows In many ways God shows to mortals the highways to mortals the highways and pathways of eternal and pathways of eternal life: by the Gospels, by the life: by the Gospels, by the Sacraments and laws of the Sacraments and laws of the holy Church, by the holy Church, by the writings and examples of writings and examples of the saints, and by the the saints, and by the obedience due its ministers. obedience due its ministers. Whenever by any of these Whenever by any of these means thou hast come to means thou hast come to the knowledge of the will the knowledge of the will of God, I desire thee to of God, I desire thee to assume the wings of assume the wings of humility and obedience, humility and obedience, and, hasten to execute it.”and, hasten to execute it.” (Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

6.*** Say “Yes” to God

7. As obedient servant7. As obedient servant““He intimates hisHe intimates hisperfect will to them in a perfect will to them in a supernatural manner.supernatural manner.God is always sweet in God is always sweet in commanding,commanding, just in just in his commands, his commands, powerful in giving the powerful in giving the necessary help, necessary help, quick in disposing quick in disposing circumstances so that circumstances so that He can be obeyedHe can be obeyed.”.”(Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

Nicolas Poussin 1657. National Gallery. London.

8. The Holy Spirit will come upon thee

“I teach you how to live; I form you in a practical way to live with me. Live in daily communion of life and of lovewith me.” (Gobbi)

Mary is vital to our spiritual growth.

The Rosary is genuine “training in holiness” in the “School of Mary”. She teaches by obtaining for us the gifts of the Holy Spirit.---Pope John Paul II

9. “Let it be to me….”Mary’s words “Let it be to me” indicates not a passive acceptance but an active embracing and a desire for God’s will in her life. His plan for our lives is always the best for us, and corresponds to our heart’s deepest longings.Mary’s “Yes” serves as a model of faith for all believers. (Pope John Paul II)

Orazio Gentileschi. Annunciation1623. Turin Galleria Sabanda.

Gian Giacomo Barbelli, Joseph’s Dream. 1660.

10.** An angel appear to St. Joseph in a dream

“I invite you to strengthen your bonds with your guardian angels. They have the tasks of being a light upon your path, a defence for your life, and of waging together with you the same battle.” (Gobbi) Saints intercede. Angels intervene.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altarof the altar

Second Joyful MysterySecond Joyful MysteryThe VisitationThe Visitation

Elizabeth was filled with the HolyElizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and cried out in a loud voice: Spirit and cried out in a loud voice:

“Blessed are you among women, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed art the fruit of thy and blessed art the fruit of thy womb.”womb.”

Fruit of the Mystery: Love of Fruit of the Mystery: Love of NeighbourNeighbour

1. Mary rose up and went with all haste to a city of Juda, in the hill country. “I am in a hurry because the times have arrived. Souls are daily being lost in greater numbers. I want to save them through an extraordinary intervention of my maternal love. I need your help and your love.” (Gobbi)

Joseph von Fuehrich, Mary’s walk across the mountains, 1841.

You thought of others rather than yourself.Help us to beselfless too, and to putother’s need before our own.

2** Mary took a 4 day journey, travelling 80 miles south in the hilly country.

“Oh, in your days, how beautiful are the feet of those who announce peace, and spread the good news of salvation. You must be the vigilant sentinels on mountains.”(Gobbi)Giotto, The visitation.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet ofthose who bring good news. (Isaiah 52.7)

3.* The Greeting: There entering in, she gave Elizabeth greeting.

“As I visited Elizabeth out of love, I wish to visit you out of love. I wish to come into your situation whatever it may be: to be present with you and to pray with you and for you.”“I am at your side when you pray.”

Joseph Strub The Visitation. 1505. Madrid

4. The Leap for joy No sooner had Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting than the child leaped in her womb for joy.God, when the infant John leapt in Elizabeth’s womb in recognition of Christ’s divinity, You miraculously showed us that the sanctity of life begins before birth. It was an unborn child who first paid homage to Our Lord. Help our society to recognize the sanctity of lives of the unborn

children.

Domenico Ghirlandaio, The visitation, 1491. Musee du Louvre. Paris.

Whenever we pray the rosary our Heavenly Mother is at our side, praying with us and for us. We should also jump with joy and say to ourselves: “How have I deserved to be thus visited by the Mother of my Lord?”

5. Elizabeth’s Exultation Elizabeth was filled with the Holy spirit and cried out in a loud voice: blessed art thou among women.

“Speak always by your life. Let your life be your word.”(Gobbi)

“Preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary use words.” (St. Francis of Assisi)

6.** Bring Christ to others

Visitation on glass window. Holy Rosary Church. Minneapolis. MN.

Mary, when Elizabeth praise you, calling you “blessed among all woman”, you turned your praise towardGod immediately. In your humility, you saw that you were but a mirror of God’s own glory. Help us alwaysto recognize Him as thesource of our own giftsand blessings.

7.**Turn praise to God

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• Every time the Son of God comes to us in the “poverty” of the sacramental signs of bread and wine, the seeds of the new history wherein “the mighty are put down” and “the lowly are exalted” takes root in the world.• The Eucharist has been given to us so that our life, like that of Mary, may become completely a Magnificat! (Pope John Paul II )

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Rogier van der Weyden, St. John the Baptist . 1450. Gemalde-galerie. Berlin.

Dear blessed Mother, help me to share Christ with others less privileged spiritually. Whenever I keep my faith in Christ to myself, please remind me to share, at least through the charity of prayer.

9.**St. John’s privilege Mary had been with her for about three months, until John the Baptist was born. One of the privileges of the Baptist is to have been first held by Mary, Mother of God.

“My children, never doubtthat God can work a miraclein your life even if thingsseem impossible: all thingsare possible with God. TrustHim.Offer this mystery to theHeavenly Father that Hewill also work a miracle ofgrace in your life.” (Gobbi)

10.** Miracle in your Life.

Third Joyful MysteryThird Joyful MysteryThe Birth of JesusThe Birth of Jesus

She gave birth to her first-born son She gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, clothes and laid him in a manger, for there was no room for them in for there was no room for them in the inn.the inn.

Fruit of the Mystery: Fruit of the Mystery: Spirit of Spirit of PovertyPoverty

1.* THE CENSUS: “Follow me along the way of incessant prayer, so that it may become a colloquy of love, of trust, and of filial abandonment to the plan of salvation of the Lord.” (Gobbi)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The Census at Bethlehem. 1566. Brussels Museum

The spirit of The spirit of constant constant prayer is the prayer is the greatest gift greatest gift we can offer we can offer to a broken to a broken worldworld..(St. Seraphim)(St. Seraphim)

“You must tread the same road as your heavenly Mother: that of intimate union with God, of detachment from all creatures, and of perfect service to the Lord.” (Gobbi)

2.*** Road to Bethlehem (means “House of Bread” in Hebrew)

Joseph von Fuehrich, No room in the inn.

““Since I bear Since I bear Him in my womb Him in my womb let us give thanks let us give thanks for having for having disposed events disposed events in this way. Let in this way. Let us lovingly us lovingly embrace povertyembrace poverty. . Let us go gladly Let us go gladly wherever the wherever the Lord shall guide Lord shall guide us.“us.“ (Mary of (Mary of Agreda)Agreda)

3. No Room In the Inn:3. No Room In the Inn:

Humanity had no place for Him.Humanity had no place for Him.

4. The Silent Night “When I gazed at His

beauty, I realized that I was not worthy of such a Son. When I looked at the places where the nails would be driven into His hands and feet, my eyes filled with tears and my heart was torn with grief!I knew that it was His will and that it would be for the good, and I made my whole will conform to His. Thus my happiness was ever mixed with sorrow.”Our Lady spoke to St. Bridget of Sweden.

“This is the night which has conquered all darkness forever. The life of every man takes on a new meaning: Do not be afraid, God is with you!He asks for your gift of love.” (Gobbi)

5.**The Holy Night

Philippe de Champaigne, The nativity,1643. Lille, Musee des Beaux-Arts.

“His name is peace: Peace between God and man, and peace among all men----because you are all children of God, true brother of Jesus and of each other.”(Gobbi)

6. “ ..and peace on earth to men of good will.”

Rembrandt 1666-1669 The angels appearing to the shepherdsRembrandt 1666-1669 The angels appearing to the shepherds

7. Encounter with Jesus.

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“Prepare yourselves with me for the coming of Jesus, which is realized each day in the mystery of his real Eucharistic presence and under the human clothing of every person whom you meet. This daily encounter with Jesus must become for you a joyous and perennial Nativity.”(Gobbi)

“No one should despise the humility and poverty which the Lord loved and chose for Himself as the very means of teaching the Way of Eternal Life.Few are those who stop to consider this truth and as a result, only the few reap the fruit of these mysteries.” (Mary of Agreda)

8.****Poverty and Humility

Anton Raffael Mengs. Adoration of the Shepherds. Museo del Prado. Madrid.

Murillo, The Adoration of the Shepherds. 1650. Museo del Prado. Madrid.

9.*** Adoration of the Shepherds“Of all the human race, those who merited to be the first to see the Christ Child were the poor, humble, and devout shepherds.” “The Lord

works only by means of littleness and weakness. The mercy of the Lord manifest itself only by means of poverty and misery.” (Gobbi)

Rubens, Adoration of the Magi, Museum of Louvre. Paris

10.*** Adoration of the Magi

““Thy ceaseless offer, Thy ceaseless offer, however, must behowever, must beLoveLove, which is the , which is the gold;gold; continual continual PrayerPrayer, , which is the incense;which is the incense; and the patientand the patient acceptance of labors acceptance of labors and trueand true MortificationsMortifications, , which is the myrrhwhich is the myrrh.”.”

(Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

Fourth Joyful Fourth Joyful MysteryMystery

The PresentationThe Presentation

When the day came to purify them When the day came to purify them according to the law of Moses, the according to the law of Moses, the couple brought him up to Jerusalem couple brought him up to Jerusalem so that he could be presented to the so that he could be presented to the Lord, for it is written in the law of Lord, for it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every first-born male the Lord, “Every first-born male shall be consecrated to the Lord.”shall be consecrated to the Lord.”

Fruit of the Mystery: ObedienceFruit of the Mystery: Obedience

Micheal Pacher, The Circumcision of Christ, 1479. St. Wolfgang Church. Austria.

1. The Sacrifices (8th day)

““The Son of God, with The Son of God, with immeasurable love, offered immeasurable love, offered up to the eternal Father up to the eternal Father three sacrificesthree sacrifices of so great of so great value that each one would value that each one would have been sufficient for the have been sufficient for the Redemption of a thousand Redemption of a thousand worlds.worlds. 1.He assumed the 1.He assumed the condition of a sinner.condition of a sinner.2.The willingness to suffer 2.The willingness to suffer the pains. the pains. 3.The most ardent love with 3.The most ardent love with which He began shed his which He began shed his blood for the human race.blood for the human race.(Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

“I have asked you for the consecration to my Immaculate Heart to form all of you to that interior docility which is necessary for me in order that I may be able to work in each one of you, bringing you to a profound transformation.I am forming you to prayer which must always be carried out by you in union with me.” (Gobbi)

Mantegna, The circumcision, 1474. Uffizi, Florence.

2.*** Docility

“My children, with docility, let yourselves be carried in my motherly arms, and you will see everywhere the marvels of grace and mercy of my Immaculate Heart.I am bringing you to theFather. Expect and receive everything as a gift of love from the Father.” (Gobbi)

3.**Your Presentation

Jan van Scorel. Presentation at the temple. 1524. Kunsthistorisches Musee. Vienna

4.*** Your Thanksgiving ““Accustom thyself to humble Accustom thyself to humble thanksgiving for the benefits thanksgiving for the benefits which thou receivest, which thou receivest, since since thou, among many thou, among many generations, art so specially generations, art so specially signalized by the riches of signalized by the riches of grace with which my Son and grace with which my Son and I visit theeI visit thee without any merit without any merit of thineof thine. I was wont to repeat . I was wont to repeat many times this verse of many times this verse of DavidDavid: "What shall I render : "What shall I render the Lord for all the things that the Lord for all the things that he hath rendered to me?"he hath rendered to me?" (Ps. 15, 12). (Mary of Agreda)(Ps. 15, 12). (Mary of Agreda)

5.***Your Offering: labours and sufferings““We suffered so much for We suffered so much for creatures and for their salvation, I creatures and for their salvation, I desire thee to imitate Usdesire thee to imitate Us in this in this conformity to the divine will. conformity to the divine will. Suffer with a magnanimous heart, Suffer with a magnanimous heart, and labor to increase the and labor to increase the possessions of thy Lord and possessions of thy Lord and Master, namely, souls, Master, namely, souls, which are which are so precious in his sight and which so precious in his sight and which He has purchased with his life-He has purchased with his life-bloodblood. Never shouldst thou fly . Never shouldst thou fly from labors, difficulties, bitterness from labors, difficulties, bitterness and sorrows, if by any of them and sorrows, if by any of them thou canst gain a soul for the thou canst gain a soul for the Lord.”Lord.” (Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

“Let your minds be illumined to know how to always recognize Him under the fragile and painful features of the little, the poor, the sick, the dying, the sinners, the needy, the oppressed, the marginalized, the persecuted, and those far away.” (Gobbi)

6. Recognizing Christ

How to pray with icons. By Myroslaw Tataryn

7. Simeon took into his arms the master of the entire universe, and in his joy he exclaimed: My eyes have seen your saving deeds. Now you may let your servant go in peace

“The Holy Spirit comes down upon a poor old man.A poor oldman and a woman come to be the first to understand this great mystery.”(Gobbi)

Rembrandt, The presentation in the Temple. 1628. Hamburg.

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“You will be called today to be this sign of contradiction.By your life which will be purely a living Gospel.By your word, which will repeat loudly the truth Jesus has revealed to you.By your witness, which must be a light and example for all theChurch.” (Gobbi)

8. Simeon’s Prophesy: He will be a sign of contradiction.

9.*** Our Lady of Sorrows

“ “ The doctrine contained in this The doctrine contained in this mystery will teach thee to strive mystery will teach thee to strive after the constancy and after the constancy and expansion of heart by which expansion of heart by which thou may prepare thyself to thou may prepare thyself to accept blessings and adversity, accept blessings and adversity, the sweet and the bitter, with the sweet and the bitter, with equanimity.equanimity.How persistently the human How persistently the human heart forgets that its heart forgets that its Teacher Teacher and Master has first accepted and Master has first accepted sufferings,sufferings, and has honoured and has honoured and sanctified them in His own and sanctified them in His own Person!”Person!”Seek ever to preserve inward Seek ever to preserve inward peace.” peace.” (Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

10.*** The Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary

“Teach souls to love the Heart of My Mother pierced by the very sorrow which pierced Mine.It is hearts that must be changed. Recourse to My Mother under this title I wish for her universally, is the last help I shall give before the end of time.” ----Our Lord to Berthe Petit.

Picture discovered at the time of the 1918 armistice.

The Fifth Joyful MysteryThe Fifth Joyful MysteryThe Holy Family and the FindingThe Holy Family and the Finding

of Jesus in the Templeof Jesus in the Temple

A critical contemporary issue: the family, the primary cell A critical contemporary issue: the family, the primary cell of the society, is increasingly menaced by forces of of the society, is increasingly menaced by forces of disintegration on both the ideological and practical planes. disintegration on both the ideological and practical planes. The revival of the Rosary in Christian families will be an The revival of the Rosary in Christian families will be an effective aid to countering the devastating effects of this effective aid to countering the devastating effects of this crisis of our age.crisis of our age. ----- -----Pope John PaulPope John Paul II.II.

They came upon him in the temple sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. All who heard him were amazed.

Fruit of the mystery: Joy in Finding Jesus Piety

Leonardo da Vinci, The virgin and Child, St. Anne & St. John. 1500 London National Gallery

Remarkable resemblance between Mary and Anne to emphasized the strong ties between mother and daughter.

1. Infancy of Jesus

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Fra Bartolommeo, The Rest During the Flight to Egypt with St. John, 1509, Paul Getty Museum. Los Angeles.

2.**The Flight to Egypt ““My daughter, while My daughter, while journeying at the command journeying at the command of the Lord from one country of the Lord from one country to anotherto another, my heart was , my heart was never troubled nor my spirit never troubled nor my spirit cast down; for I always held cast down; for I always held myself prepared to fulfill myself prepared to fulfill entirely the will of God.entirely the will of God.

For in obeying the Lord For in obeying the Lord no further reason is no further reason is necessary than that the necessary than that the Lord Creator so Lord Creator so commands and disposescommands and disposes.”.” (Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

Murillo, The two trinities, 1675. National Gallery, London

3. The Holy Family

“Seeing the household of Nazareth, we learn the original truth of the family according to God’s plan.”(Pope John Paul II)

“Pray for the unity andstrengthening of Christian families, that they will truly bring the kingdom of God to this earth.”

Gerrit van Honthorst, The Childhood of Christ, 1620. St. Petersburg, Hermitage

4. He deserves to be known and extolled by all nations and He deserves to be known and extolled by all nations and all generations of men, since the Lord has wrought such all generations of men, since the Lord has wrought such things with no other man and to none has He shown such things with no other man and to none has He shown such lovelove.. (Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

St. Joseph Oratory. Montreal.St. Joseph Oratory. Montreal.

St. Andre BessetteSt. Andre Bessette

5. Imitate Saint Joseph

““Let the Let the humble care and humble care and watchfulnesswatchfulness of my spouse of my spouse saint Joseph, saint Joseph, his his submission to divine submission to divine direction and his esteem for direction and his esteem for heavenly enlightenmentheavenly enlightenment, , serve thee as an example. serve thee as an example. Let the consciousness of thy Let the consciousness of thy faults serve thee as a motive faults serve thee as a motive to to submit in all humility to submit in all humility to the work of Godthe work of God.” .” (Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

Pinturicchio, The Dispute in the Temple, 1510, Spello, Church of Santa Maria,

Our Lord did not spare even his holy Mother all kinds of sorrows and troubles. The cross is God’s precious treasure given to his Elect.

Let us ask for the grace to never lose Jesus. Let us make Jesus the center of our lives. Whoever has God has everything.

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6.** The Search for Jesus

Jesus is at the center of the picture.

7. Finding Jesus in the temple

““The Lord absented The Lord absented Himself from me in Himself from me in order that, seeking Him order that, seeking Him in sorrow and tears, I in sorrow and tears, I might find Him again in might find Him again in joy. joy. I desire that thou I desire that thou imitate me in this imitate me in this mystery and seek Him mystery and seek Him with such earnestness, with such earnestness, as to be consumed with as to be consumed with a continual longinga continual longing until thou holdst him until thou holdst him and canst lose Him no and canst lose Him no more.” more.” (Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

8. Lord, give us the gift of true wisdom.““The height of perversity opposed to the order of the Creator, is that The height of perversity opposed to the order of the Creator, is that mortals in this transitory and short life rejoice in visible things as if mortals in this transitory and short life rejoice in visible things as if they were their last end, while they ought on the contrary, to make use they were their last end, while they ought on the contrary, to make use of creatures to gain, not to lose, the highest Goodof creatures to gain, not to lose, the highest Good. Do thou, therefore, . Do thou, therefore, my dearest, be mindful of this dangerous human folly. my dearest, be mindful of this dangerous human folly. (Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

Holman Hunt, Finding of Jesus in the Temple. 1854.

9. “My son, why hast thou treat us so? Think what anguish of mind Thy father and I have endured, searching for thee?”

“Your Mother wants you whole and entire at every moment with her. At every momentyou must be just as I would have you be; you must do just what I would have you do.”(Gobbi)

10. My Father’s House

The Children’s Bible. Hermes House.

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

““Virgin of Fatima, Mother of Mercy, we who belong to Virgin of Fatima, Mother of Mercy, we who belong to the Marian Movement, the Marian Movement, consecrate ourselvesconsecrate ourselves in a in a special way to Your Immaculate Heart. special way to Your Immaculate Heart. We also We also consecrate our motherlandconsecrate our motherland (Nation) to your (Nation) to your Immaculate Heart. We intend to Immaculate Heart. We intend to live with you, live with you, through you and for you,through you and for you, all the obligations all the obligations assumed by our Baptismal consecration to bring assumed by our Baptismal consecration to bring about in ourselves that about in ourselves that interior conversioninterior conversion so so urgently demanded by the Gospel, that we may be urgently demanded by the Gospel, that we may be available only to do always the will of the Father.available only to do always the will of the Father.

Allow us to Allow us to dwell in the garden of your dwell in the garden of your Immaculate HeartImmaculate Heart. Lead us to . Lead us to a a spiritual renewal spiritual renewal with prayer and penance, with the daily recitation with prayer and penance, with the daily recitation of the Holy Rosary, the fervent celebration and of the Holy Rosary, the fervent celebration and adoration of the Holy Eucharist, the practice of adoration of the Holy Eucharist, the practice of Christian virtues, and in the works of the Christian virtues, and in the works of the apostolateapostolate..

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

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

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