Auxiliary members instead pray the rosary and the prayers of the legion of mary the tessera for the intentions of the blessed mother and to bolster the efforts of the active members through their prayers. The holy rosary and the legion days of evangelization. Holy mary, mother of god, pray for us, sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Mary, ask the holy spirit to open my mind and make known to me the virtue which you, in your motherly love, hoped this day to foster in me and thereby intensify my likeness to christ, your son. With the holy rosary we meditate the mysteries of joy, of sorrow, of light, and the glory of jesus and mary. Sep 12, 2012 the tessera prayer leaflet of the legion of mary. Say these prayers in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy spirit. The legion of mary is an association of catholics serving under the banner of mary. Coordination of perpetual adoration and home visits. Legion of mary auxiliary membership legion of mary queen. The rosary, according to cardinal suenens, is the song of songs of the holy spirit and mary.
Legion of mary tessera opening prayers make the sign of the cross in the name of the father, etc. Frank duff, founder of the legion of mary the legion of mary was founded by frank duff on september 7, 1921 in dublin. The our father, which introduces each mystery, is from the gospels. God our father, you inspired your servant frank duff with a profound insight into the mystery of your church, the body of christ, and of the place of mary the mother of jesus in this mystery. Come, 0 holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and. Prayer for the beatification of the servant of god, frank duff.
Pray one hail mary on each of the next three beads for an increase in faith, hope, and charity. Along with the lord let us bless her whom he has raised up to be the mother of mercy, our queen, our most loving mother, mediatrix of his graces, dispenser of his treasures. If you would like to receive a call from one of our legion of mary or would call someone who would appreciate it, send a message to fr michael who will pass on the details to. Come, o holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful. The legions vexillium legionis bears the holy spirits image in the form of a dove. O god whose only begotten son by his life has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant that we beseech thee while meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the blessed virgin mary, we may both imitate what they contain and obtain. Raphael, in the concluding legion prayers, along with st. Legion of mary child safeguarding policy the legion of mary child safeguarding policy aims to do everything possible to provide a safe environment for children and young people where they are cherished and encouraged to become involved in the life of our church. How to pray the rosary, the rosary prayer is composed of twenty decades of hail mary and twenty rosary mysteries. The legion of mary was founded in dublin, ireland on 7 september 1921. The legion of mary are offering phone calls, facetime calls, whatsapp calls etc. Rosary for peace sign of the cross in the name of the father, and of the son and of the holy spirit. Prayers opening prayers note 1 make the sign of the cross in the name of the father, etc. Prayers developed by reverend frank giuffre, former spiritual director of the philadelphia senatus.
Send forth your spirit, o lord, and they shall be created. The invocation and prayer of the holy spirit and the rosary are pictured by the dove overshadowing mary, filling her with light and the fire of his love. Jesus is the source and mary the channel of the graces which give us spiritual rebirth and aid us to win back our heavenly home. Marten for his liaison work with the archdiocese for the rosary rally. The hail mary is the most substantial element in the rosary and also the one which makes it a marian prayer par excellence.
O god, whose onlybegotten son, by his life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation. Grant, we beseech thee, that while meditating on these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the blessed virgin mary, that we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. O god, whose onlybegotten son, by his life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation. O lord jesus christ, our mediator with the father, who has been pleased to. It is a lay catholic organization whose members are providing service to the church on a voluntary basis in almost every country. Tessera prayer of the legion of mary legion of mary queen. Say ten hail marys while meditating on the mystery 8. Come, 0 holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Active members meet once a week for prayer, planning and discussion, then perform two hours of definite work of service in union with our lady. In his immense desire to share this insight with others, and in filial dependence on mary he formed her legion to be a sign of her maternal love for the world, and a means of enlisting all her children in the churchs evangelizing work. This prayer reminds us of the love which is jesus christ, and help to reunite ourselves with the joy which comes from following him. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus.
O god, whose only begotten son, by his life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the blessed virgin mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the. Rosary, the holy rosary of the virgin mary is a contemplative and christocentric prayer. Jun 21, 2019 the holy rosary is the lifeblood of the legion of mary. Hail mary hail mary, full of grace, the lord is with thee. Currently there are over 3 million 3000000 active and auxiliary members in legion of mary. Servant of god alfie lambe, in languages not yet featured. Legion of mary tessera blessed trinity catholic church. This is made all the more striking by the opening prayer to the holy spirit which forms the legions version of the rosary. Legion of mary auxiliary membership legion of mary. The essential aim of the legion of mary is the sanctification of its members through prayer, the sacraments and devotion to mary and the trinity, and of the whole world through the apostolate of the legion. How to pray the rosary catholic diocese of lincoln. Each mystery is called a decade and each set of mysteries is5 called a chaplet. Oct 20, 2010 legion of mary child safeguarding policy the legion of mary child safeguarding policy aims to do everything possible to provide a safe environment for children and young people where they are cherished and encouraged to become involved in the life of our church. The legion would wish to add our legion prayers to this page in as many.
Jan 11, 2016 the rosary, according to cardinal suenens, is the song of songs of the holy spirit and mary. Come, o holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Any prayer made to the blessed virgin with the right intention is pleasing to her, but there is no doubt that the rosary said in the state of sanctifying grace pleases. Send forth your spirit, 0 lord, and they shall be created.
The spiritual formation of legionaries at the praesiduim level greatly helps in the development of. These are the requested daily prayers of both active and auxiliary members of the legion of mary. Legio mariae is an international association of members of the. Tessera prayer of the legion of mary legion of mary. Sep 08, 2017 grant, we beseech thee, that while meditating on these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the blessed virgin mary, that we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise.
Spend an hour in prayer to appease divine justice, to implore mercy for sinners, to honor me, to console me for my bitter suffering when abandoned by my apostles, when they did not watch one hour with me. O god whose only begotten son by his life has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant that we beseech thee while meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the blessed virgin mary, we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same christ our lord amen. Auxiliary members instead pray the rosary and the prayers of the. Legionaries can help by sending us translations of the legion prayers, or the prayers for the beatification of the servant of god frank duff. The tessera prayer leaflet of the legion of mary prayers. Mary immaculate, mediatrix of all graces or invocation appropriate to praesidium note 8. A beautiful 7 decade rosary, exploring the joy mary experienced through her life with her divine son. United states conference of catholic bishops the rosary is a scripturebased prayer.
Legion prayers the tessera legion of mary philadelphia. It is the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the catholic church, with well over 3 million active members in almost every country of the world. As the praying wing of the legion, auxiliaries recite daily speci. Legion of mary final prayer prayers for the beatification of the servant of god frank duff. Holy mary, mother of god, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, jesus. The full rosary consists of 150 hail marys, divided into three sets of 50, which are further divided into five sets of 10 a decade. The official magazine of the legion of mary, maria legionis, is published quarterly. As an auxiliary member of the legion of mary you share in the active works and prayers of all other members. The most holy rosary marian youth movement chapter of. Blessed mother mary blessed virgin mary catholic sacraments prayers to mary catholic kids rosary. The purpose of the rosary is to help keep in memory certain principal events or mysteries in the history of our salvation, and to thank and praise god for them. Please feel free to add your own intentions at this time. The holy rosary is the lifeblood of the legion of mary. Promote prayer and the rosary through pilgrim virgin visits. The first part of the hail mary is the angels words announcing christs birth and elizabeths continue reading how to pray the. There are twenty mysteries reflected upon in the rosary, and these are divided into four categories, each containing five mysteries. Aug 25, 2019 catena legionis pdf the catena legionis, which consists essentially of the magnificat and some shorter prayers, is the daily prayer of the legion of mary, an association of.
In these prayers the legion honours the moment which is the centrepoint of all time. Mary s consent to the incarnation, making her both mother of god and mother of divine grace. Announce the first mystery and say the our father 7. The legion of mary the pompeian novena the pompeian novena, or also know as the 54day rosary novena is an uninterrupted series of rosaries in honor of our lady, revealed to the incurably sick fortuna agrelli by our lady of pompeii at naples in 1884.
Glory be glory be to the father, and the son and to the holy spirit. Prayers, daily meditations, spiritual guidance, ceremony. From the legion of mary concilium an approved addition to the daily prayers. I love thee above everything else, and i long to receive. Opening prayer make the sign of the cross in the name of the father, etc. The tessera prayer leaflet of the legion of mary prayers to. That we may be made worthy of the promises of christ. Catena legionis pdf the catena legionis, which consists essentially of the magnificat and some shorter prayers, is the daily prayer of the legion of mary, an association of. Blessed mother mary blessed virgin mary catholic sacraments prayers to mary catholic kids rosary catholic queen of heaven mama mary catholic quotes when i was a child i didnt understand why the virgin mary had a lot of names. Tessera yo lejio maria sala za mwanzo legion of mary. How to pray the holy rosary the rosary helps us reflect on the lives of jesus and mary, in order tomove closer to god and further from sin.
The use of beads or knotted ropes to count large numbers of prayers comes from the earliest days of christianity, but the rosary as we know it today emerged in the second thousand years of church history. For each mystery, pray 1 our father, 10 hail marys, and 1 glory be. Opening prayers act of spiritual communion in the name of the father, and of the son, and of my jesus, i believe thou art really present in the holy spirit, amen. During meetings, all the prayers of the tessera are said. Litany of the blessed virgin mary prayers catholic online. For more information about how to say the rosary or if you would like to ask any questions, please contact dr. The catena legionis legion of mary arlington regia. His idea was to help catholic laypeople fulfill their baptismal promises and be able to live their dedication to the church in an organised structure, supported by fraternity and prayer.
Concluding prayers note 7 make the sign of the cross in the name of the father, etc. The legion of mary form cv council visitation form. Chaplet of the precious blood 15 march 1997 hymn most precious blood of jesus christ most precious blood of jesus christ most precious blood of jesus christ most precious blood of jesus christ most precious blood, save the world. It is the great romance story of god and his greatest creature. Legion of mary prayers with words for translation to another. It begins with the apostles creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the catholic faith. Invocation of the holy spirit come, holy spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Fatima prayer o my jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all. The very spirit of the legion is drawn from its meditation on the mysteries of the rosary. Legion of mary tessera in the name of the father, etc. The legion of mary dallas queen of peace comitium all saints catholic church 5231 meadow creek dr dallas, tx 75248 agenda november 17th, 2018 12. Members devote their time and prayer for the intentions of mary, mother of god.
The tessera prayer leaflet of the legion of mary prayers to mary. The object of the legion of mary is the glory of god through the holiness of its members developed by prayer and. Jul 18, 2019 these are the requested daily prayers of both active and auxiliary members of the legion of mary. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
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