Words of Our Lord and Lady

Words of Our Lord and Lady

It is related in the annals of Clairvaux that St. Bernard once asked our Lord which was His greatest recorded suffering and that our Lord condescended to answer: "I had on My Shoulder, while I bore My Cross on the way of sorrow, a most grievous wound which was more painful to Me than the others and which is not recorded by men because they knew not of it. Honour the Wound with devotion and I will grant thee whatsoever thou dost ask through its virtue and merits; and in regard to all those who shall venerate this Wound, I will remit to them all their venial sins and will no more remember their mortal sins."

3 Paters (Our Fathers) 3 Aves (Hail Marys) 3 Glorias (Glory Bes)

SALUTION OF THE WOUND IN THE SHOULDER OF JESUS

O most loving Jesus, meekest Lamb of God, I, a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any wound of Thy most Blessed Body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful. I praise Thee, I bless The and glorify Thee and give Thee thanks for this most sacred and most painful Wound. Beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain, and the crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross, to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and venial sins, and to lead me on towards Heaven along the way of the Cross.

INVOCATIONS

in honor of the Holy Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

May Be Said on the Rosary Beads

On the large beads:

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls. (300 days indulgence each time)

On the small beads:

My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Sacred Wounds. (300 days indulgence each time)

Sister Mary Martha Chambon, a humble lay Sister of the Visitation Order of Chambery, France, who died in the odor of sanctity, March 21st, 1907, received these two invocations from Our Lord Himself, as she affirmed, and with them a double MISSON to adore and invoke the Sacred Wounds unceasingly and to revive this devotion in the hearts of creatures.

We quote the Promises of Jesus to Sister Mary Martha Chambon, in favor of souls:-

"Come to My Wounds with hearts burning with love, and make the aspirations with great fervor that you may obtain the graces and favors you desire. Come to this Wound in My Side; it is the Wound of Love from which issues flames of fire."

"You must pray," said Jesus, "that the knowledge of My Sacred Wounds may spread in the world." As He said these words Sister Mary Martha saw five luminous rays of glory issue from the Wounds of Christ, and envelop the globe.

"With My Wounds and My Divine Heart you can obtain all you ask. My Wounds will cover all your faults. Those who honor them will have true knowledge of Jesus Christ."

"My Holy Wounds sanctify souls and insure their spiritual advancement ... Offer Me your actions untied to My Sacred Wounds, and even the smallest will have an incomprehensible value."

"Offer them often to Me for sinners because I thirst for souls. At each word of the invocation that you utter, I will let a drop of My Blood fall upon the soul of a sinner."

"I will grant all that is asked of Me through the invocation of My Holy Wounds. You must spread the devotion."

"When you are in trouble of suffering, have recourse at once to My Wounds, and the pain will be alleviated."

"This aspiration should often be repeated near the sick: My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Holy Wounds! This prayer will comfort soul and body. I desire," continued the Savoir, "that Priests should give it often to their penitents in the Holy Tribunal."

"A sinner who will often say the following prayer: Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal the wounds of our souls, will obtain the grace of conversion." "The invocation of My Holy Wound will obtain an incessant victory for the Church."

"When you offer My Holy Wounds for sinners you must not forget to do so for the souls in Purgatory, as there are but a few who think of their relief. The Holy Wounds are the treasure of treasures for the souls in Purgatory." "The soul who during life has honored and studied the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and has offered them to the Eternal Father for the souls in Purgatory, will be accompanied at the moment of death by the Holy Virgin and the angels; and Our Lord on the Cross all brilliant in glory will receive her and crown her."

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IMPORTANCE OF THE MORNING OFFERING

Through this morning offering, every act that we perform becomes a sacrifice, because the word sacrifice means to make holy. All that we endure during the day to be good Catholic men and women becomes a penance. All these sacrifices and all these penances when offered through the morning offering, obtain graces for the conversion of sinners, obtain graces to free souls from Purgatory, and give strength to Holy Mother the Church. We must transform our actions and sufferings into prayers by offering to God through the hands of Mary Immaculate.

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MORNING OFFERING

O my Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary I offer Thee all my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day. In union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. In reparation for all my sins, for the intentions of our Holy Father the Pope, the poor souls in Purgatory, the conversion of sinners and Russia, and the reign of Thy Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart of Mary throughout the world. Amen.

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FOR THE KINGDOM OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
AND THE IMMACUALTE HEART OF MARY

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ST. BRIDGET PRAYER APOSTOLATE

The most Blessed Virgin Mary, after the Passion and death of Jesus, was unable to live one day without contemplating the sufferings and death of her Beloved Son and Our Lord Jesus Christ. With bitter anguish and tender compassion, the Mother of Sorrows daily reflected upon the Way of the Cross. By her pious example, Christians today are afforded the opportunity to honor the Passion and death of Our Lord, thus keeping company with Our Blessed Lady, through the 15 St. Bridget prayers. Those who wish to promote the prayers will be supporting an apostolate of such vital importance in today's world of sin and strife. Personal involvement in the apostolate produces unequaled rewards, both in this life and in the life to come.

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Our Lady, Light of the Heavenly Way

Daily guide for souls

1. Begin each day with the Morning Offering of Preparation through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, so that all we do and all that we endure may obtain graces for the conversion of sinners.

2. Participate at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, daily if possible, and receive nourichment for your soul in Holy Communion; for strength in these difficult times.

3. Pray the Rosary daily, imploring Mary's protection for yourself and your loved ones. Remember the unfortunate sinner, who may not have any one to pray for him.

4. Wear the garment of Heaven, the scapular; so that you may be a Child of Mary, protected by her heavenly mantle.

5. Pray daily to St. Michael; for he had been given great power by God to put to flight the demons who attach souls.

THE POSITIVE WAY... THE WAY OF LOVE... MARY'S WAY!

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LOVE OF THE CROSS

In the Cross is salvation, in the Cross is life, in the Cross is protection against our enemies, in the Cross is infusion of heavenly sweetness, in the Cross is strength of mind, in the Cross joy of spirit, in the Cross is strength of mind, in the Cross the perfection of holiness. There is no salvation of the soul, nor hope of everlasting life, but in the Cross. Take up therefore thy Cross and follow Jesus, and thou shalt go into everlasting life. He went before, bearing His Cross, and died for thee on the Cross; that thou also might bear they Cross and desire to die on the cross. For if thou be dead with Him, thou shall also in like manner live with Him. And if thou share His punishment, thou shall also share His glory. Behold! in the Cross all does consist, and in our dying, all lieth; for there is no other way unto life, and unto true inward peace, but the way of the holy Cross, and of daily mortification.

Thomas A. Kempis, from
THE IMITATION OF CHRIST.