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THE
PIETA
PRAYER BOOKLET
THE 15 ST. BRIDGET PRAYERS
August 1972 to October 1985
50 printings
1,150,000 Pieta Books
51st printing — December 1985 — 25,000
TOTAL NUMBER PRINTED- 1,175,000
Readers of this Pieta Prayer Booklet are permitted to reproduce any
part of the information contained herein. "A non-commercial edition. "
TO THE READER
This booklet on prayer is an effort to apply the scientific method to
the Truths of our Roman Catholic Faith, to obtain more grace to better
serve God, drawing particularly on that gigantic source of God's
Infinite Goodness and Mercy - a source virtually untapped - PROPHETIC
REVELATIONS.
"When it's a question of prophetic revelations the Pope is the SOLE
judge!"
Pope Leo X (5th Council of Lateran 1513)
DEDICATION
The Blessed Virgin said: "You love Me and make others
love Me." This revised edition of the Pieta Prayer Booklet is dedicated
to Thee Dear Lady of Ephesus as an act of love to honor thine
Assumption." I am all thine my Queen and Mother and all that I have is
Thine".
PURPOSE
Scripture says: "Pray without ceasing." St. Paul of the Cross wrote:
"We enter on the broad road of perdition when we neglect prayer." Dr.
Alexis Carrel wrote: "If you make a habit of prayer, your life will be
profoundly altered." As a scientist he turned to prayer as man's highest
activity; that conversation with God to be an art of all arts.
May this Pieta Prayer Booklet serve as a spiritual tool for souls who
wish to increase their daily prayer life. May the Dear Angels who
carried the Holy House of Loreto carry this booklet to all persons who
wish to pray more after reciting the daily rosary.
 
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
The
Fifteen Prayers
revealed by Our Lord to
Saint Bridget of Sweden
in the Church of St. Paul at Rome,
Are published under sanction of the Decree of November
18, 1966, published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Vol.
58, No. 16 of December 29, 1966.
PRAYERS
approved by Pope Pius IX Magnificent Promises to Saint Bridget of Sweden Pope Benedict XV expressed himself as follows on the
Revelations of St. Bridget:
"The approbation of such revelations implies nothing more than, after
mature examination, it is permissible to publish them for the unit of
the faithful. Though they don't merit the same credence as the truths of
religion, one can, however, believe them out of human
faith, conforming to the rules of prudence by which they
are probable, and supported by sufficient motives that
one might believe in them piously.
(Les Petits Bollandistes, tome XII)
The 14th of June 1303, at the moment Bridget was born,
Benedict, the curate of Rasbo, prayed for the happy
deliverance of Ingeborde. Suddenly he found himself
enveloped by a luminous cloud out of which Our Lady
appeared:
"A child has been born at Birger; her voice will be heard
by the entire world."
Sagii, die XXIV Aprilis 1903
Imprimatur
F. J. GIRARD, V. G. These Prayers and these Promises have been copied from
a book printed in Toulouse in 1740 and published by
the P. Adrien Parvilliers of the Company of Jesus, Apostolic Missionary of the Holy Land, with approbation,
permission and recommendation to distribute them.
Parents and teachers who will read them to young infants for at least one year will assure their being preserved for life from any grave accident which would involve
the loss of one of their five senses.
Pope Pius IX took cognizance of these Prayers with the
prologue; he approved them May 31, 1862, recognizing
them as true and for the good of souls.
This sentence of Pope Pius IX has been confirmed by the
realization of the promises by all persons who have recited
the prayers and by numerous supernatural facts by which
God wanted to make known their exact truth. A collection of small books, these prayers among them, was approved by the Great Congress of Malines on August 22,
1863.
Question — Must one recite the Prayers everyday without
interruption to obtain the privileges?
Answer — One should miss saying them as few times as
possible; but if for a serious reason one is obliged to miss
them, one doesn't lose the privileges attached to them,
as long as one recites 5480 Prayers during the year. One
must say them with devotion and concentrate on the
words one pronounces.
These prayers can serve as the Way of the Cross.
Visitors to the Church of St. Paul at Rome can see the
crucifix, above the Tabernacle in the Blessed Sacrament
Chapel, sculptured by Pierre Cavallini, before which St.
Bridget knelt when she received these 15 Prayers from
Our Lord. The following inscription is placed in the
church to commemorate the event: "Pendentis, Pendente
Dei verba accepit aure accipit et verbum corde Brigitta
Deum. Anno Jubilei MCCCL."
As St. Bridget for a long time wanted to know the number of blows Our Lord received during His Passion, He
one day appeared to her and said: "I received 5480 blows
on My Body. If you wish to honor them in some way,
say 15 Our Fathers and 15 Hail Marys with the following
Prayers (which He taught her) for a whole year. When
the year is up, you will have honored each one of My
Wounds."
Our Lord made the following promises to anyone who
recited the 15 St. Bridget Prayers for a whole year:
Promises
1. I will deliver 15 souls of his lineage from Purgatory.
2. 15 souls of his lineage will be confirmed and preserved
in grace.
3. 15 sinners of his lineage will be converted.
4. Whoever recites these Prayers will attain the first degree of perfection.
5. 15 days before his death I will give him My Precious
Body in order that he may escape eternal starvation;
I will give him My Precious Blood to drink lest he
thirst eternally.
6. 15 days before his death he will feel a deep contrition for all his sins and will have a perfect knowledge
of them.
7. I will place before him the sign of My Victorious
Cross for his help and defense against the attacks of
his enemies.
8. Before his death I shall come with My Dearest Beloved Mother.
9. I shall graciously receive his soul, and will lead it into
eternal joys.
10. And having led it there I shall give him a special
draught from the fountain of My Deity, something I
will not for those who have not recited My Prayers.
11. Let it be known that whoever may have been living
in a state of mortal sin for 30 years, but who will recite devoutly, or have the intention to recite these
Prayers, the Lord will forgive him all his sins.
12. I shall protect him from strong temptations.
13. I shall preserve and guard his 5 senses.
14. I shall preserve him from a sudden death.
15. His soul will be delivered from eternal death.
16. He will obtain all he asks for from God and the
Blessed Virgin.
17. If he has lived all his life doing his own will and he is
to die the next day, his life will be prolonged.
18. Every time one recites these Prayers he gains 100
days indulgence.
19. He is assured of being joined to the supreme Choir of
Angels.
20. Whoever teaches these Prayers to another, will have
continuous joy and merit which will endure eternally.
21. There where these Prayers are being said or will be
said in the future God is present with His grace.
First Prayer
Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus Christ! Eternal Sweetness to those who
love Thee, joy surpassing alt joy and all desire. Salvation and Hope of
all sinners. Who hast proved that Thou hast no greater desire than to be
among men, even assuming human nature at the fullness
of time for the love of men, recall all the sufferings Thou
hast endured from the instant of Thy conception, and especially during
Thy Passion, as it was decreed and ordained from all eternity in the Divine plan.
Remember, oh Lord, that during the Last Supper with
Thy disciples, having washed their feet. Thou gavest them
Thy Most Precious Body and Blood, and while at the
same time Thou didst sweetly console them. Thou didst
foretell them Thy coming Passion.
Remember the sadness and bitterness which Thou didst
experience in Thy Soul as Thou Thyself bore witness
saying: "My Soul is sorrowful even unto death."
Remember all the fear, anguish and pain that Thou didst
suffer in Thy delicate Body before the torment of the
Crucifixion, when, after having prayed three times,
bathed in a sweat of blood. Thou wast betrayed by Judas,
Thy disciple, arrested by the people of a nation Thou
hadst chosen and elevated, accused by false witnesses, unjustly judged by three judges during the flower of Thy
youth and during the solemn Paschal season.
Remember that Thou wast despoiled of Thy garments
and clothed in those of derision; that Thy Face and Eyes
were veiled, that Thou wast buffeted, crowned with
thorns, a reed placed in Thy Hands, that Thou was crushed with blows and overwhelmed with affronts and outrages.
In memory of all these pains and sufferings which Thou didst endure
before Thy Passion on the Cross, grant me before my death true
contrition, a sincere and entire confession, worthy satisfaction and the remission of all my
sins. Amen.
Second Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! True liberty of angels. Paradise of delights, remember the
horror and sadness which Thou didst endure when Thy enemies, like furious lions, surrounded
Thee, and by thousands of insults, spits, blows, lacerations and other unheard-of-cruelties, tormented Thee at
will. In consideration of these torments and insulting
words, I beseech Thee, oh my Saviour, to deliver me
from all my enemies, visible and invisible, and to bring
me, under Thy protection, to the perfection of eternal
salvation. Amen. 3 Third Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Creator of Heaven and earth Whom nothing
can encompass or limit. Thou Who dost enfold and hold
all under Thy Loving power, remember the very bitter
pain Thou didst suffer when the Jews nailed Thy Sacred
Hands and Feet to the Cross by blow after blow with big
blunt nails, and not finding Thee in a pitiable enough
state to satisfy their rage, they enlarged Thy Wounds, and
added pain to pain, and with indescribable cruelty stretched Thy Body on the Cross, pulled You from all sides,
thus dislocating Your Limbs.
I beg of Thee, oh Jesus, by the memory of this most
Loving suffering of the Cross, to grant me the grace to
fear Thee and to Love Thee. Amen.
Fourth Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Heavenly Physician, raised aloft on the Cross
to heal our wounds with Yours, remember the bruises
which Thou didst suffer and the weakness of all Thy
Members which were distended to such a degree that
never was there pain like unto Thine. From the crown
of Thy Head to the Soles of Thy Feet there was not one
spot on Thy Body that was not in torment, and yet,
forgetting all Thy sufferings. Thou didst not cease to
pray to Thy Heavenly Father for Thy enemies, saying:
"Father forgive them for they know not what they do."
Through this great Mercy, and in memory of this suffering, grant that the remembrance of Thy Most Bitter
Passion may effect in us a perfect contrition and the
remission of all our sins. Amen.
Fifth Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Mirror of eternal splendor, remember the sadness which Thou experienced, when contemplating in the
light of Thy Divinity the predestination of those who
would be saved by the merits of Thy Sacred Passion,
Thou didst see at the same time, the great multitude of
reprobates who would be damned for their sins, and Thou
didst complain bitterly of those hopeless lost and unfortunate sinners.
Through this abyss of compassion and pity, and especially through the goodness which Thou displayed to
the good thief when Thou saidst to him: "This day, thou
shall be with Me in Paradise." I beg of Thee, oh Sweet
Jesus, that at the hour of my death. Thou wilt show me
mercy. Amen.
Sixth Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Beloved and most desirable King, remember the grief Thou didst
suffer, when naked and like a common criminal. Thou was fastened and
raised on the Cross, when all Thy relatives and friends abandoned Thee,
except Thy Beloved Mother, who remained close to Thee during Thy agony
and whom Thou didst entrust to Thy faithful disciple when Thou saidst to Mary; "Woman, behold
thy son!" and to St. John: "Son, behold thy Mother!"
I beg of Thee oh my Savior, by the sword of sorrow
which pierced the soul of Thy holy Mother, to have compassion on me in all my affliction and tribulations, both
corporal and spiritual, and to assist me in all my trials,
and especially at the hour of my death. Amen.
Seventh Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Inexhaustible Fountain of compassion. Who
by a profound gesture of Love, said from the Cross: "I
thirst!" suffered from the thirst for the salvation of the
human race. I beg of Thee oh my Saviour, to inflame in
our hearts the desire to tend toward perfection in all our
acts; and to extinguish in us the concupiscence of the
flesh and the ardor of worldly desires. Amen.
Eighth Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Sweetness of hearts, delight of the spirit, by
the bitterness of the vinegar and gall which Thou didst
taste on the Cross for Love of us, grant us the race to
receive worthily Thy Precious Body and Blood during
our life and at the hour of our death, that they may
serve as a remedy and consolation for our souls. Amen.
Ninth Prayer Our Father - Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Royal virtue, joy of the mind, recall the pain
Thou didst endure when, plunged in an ocean of bitterness at the approach of death, insulted, outraged by the
Jews, Thou didst cry out in a loud voice that Thou was
abandoned by Thy Father, saying: "My God, My God,
why hast Thou forsaken me?"
Through this anguish, I beg of Thee, oh my Saviour, not
to abandon me in the terrors and pains of my death.
Amen.
Tenth Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Who art the beginning and end of all things,
life and virtue, remember that for our sakes Thou was
plunged in an abyss of suffering from the soles of Thy
Feet to the crown of Thy Head. In consideration of the
enormity of Thy Wounds, teach me to keep, through
pure love, Thy Commandments, whose way is wide and
easy for those who love Thee. Amen.
Eleventh Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Deep abyss of mercy, I beg of Thee, in memory of Thy Wounds which penetrated to the very marrow of Thy Bones and to the depth of Thy being, to draw
me, a miserable sinner, overwhelmed by my offenses,
away from sin and to hide me from Thy Face justly irritated against me, hide me in Thy Wounds, until Thy
anger and just indignation shall have passed away. Amen.
Twelfth Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Mirror of Truth, symbol of unity, link of Charity, remember the multitude of wounds with which Thou
was covered from head to foot, torn and reddened by the
spilling of Thy adorable Blood. Oh Great and Universal
Pain which Thou didst suffer in Thy virginal Flesh for
Love of us! Sweetest Jesus! What is there that Thou
couldst have done for us which Thou hast not done! May
the fruit of Thy sufferings be renewed in my soul by the
faithful remembrance of Thy Passion, and may Thy Love
increase in my heart each day, until I see Thee in eternity,
Thou Who art the treasury of every real good and every
joy, which I beg Thee to grant me, oh Sweetest Jesus, in
Heaven. Amen.
Thirteenth Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Strong Lion, Immortal and Invincible King,
remember the pain which Thou didst endure when all Thy
strength, both moral and physical, was entirely exhausted,
Thou didst bow Thy Head, saying: "It is consummated!"
Through this anguish and grief, I beg of Thee Lord Jesus,
to have mercy on me at the hour of my death when my
mind will be greatly troubled and my soul will be in
anguish. Amen.
Fourteenth Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! Only Son of the Father, Splendor and Figure
of His Substance, remember the simple and humble recommendation Thou didst make of Thy Soul to Thy
Eternal Father, saying: "Father, into Thy Hands I commend My Spirit!" And with Thy Body all torn, and Thy
Heart Broken, and the bowels of Thy Mercy open to redeem us. Thou didst Expire. By this Precious Death, I
beg of Thee oh King of Saints, comfort me and help me
to resist the devil, the flesh and the world, so that being
dead to the world I may live for Thee alone. I beg of
Thee at hour of my death to receive me, a pilgrim and
an exile returning to Thee. Amen.
Fifteenth Prayer Our Father — Hail Mary.
Oh Jesus! True and fruitful Vine! Remember the abundant outpouring of Blood which Thou didst so generously
shed from Thy Sacred Body as juice from grapes in a wine
press.
From Thy Side, pierced with a lance by a soldier, blood and water
issued forth until there was not left in Thy Body a single drop, and
finally, like a bundle of myrrh lifted to the top of the Cross Thy
delicate Flesh was destroyed the very Substance of Thy Body withered, and
the Marrow of Thy Bones dried up.
Through this bitter Passion and through the outpouring
of Thy Precious Blood, I beg of Thee, oh Sweet Jesus,
to receive my soul when I am in my death agony. Amen.
Conclusion Oh Sweet Jesus! Pierce my heart so that my tears of
penitence and love will be my bread day and night; may
I be converted entirely to Thee, may my heart be Thy perpetual habitation, may my conversation be pleasing to
Thee, and may the end of my life be so praiseworthy that
I may merit Heaven and there with Thy saints, praise
Thee forever. Amen.
Promises to those who sing "Ave Maris Stella"
During a riot at Rome, a mob came to the house where St. Bridget
lived; a leader talked of burning Bridget alive. She prayed to Our Lord
to know if she should flee to safety. Jesus advised her to stay: "It
doesn't matter if they plot Thy death. My power will break the malice of
Thy enemies: if Mine crucified Me, it is because I permitted it." Our Blessed Mother added: "Sing as a group
the AVE MARIS STELLA and I'll guard you from every
danger."
Ave Maris Stella
Dei Mater alma,
Atque semper virgo,
Felix coeli porta.
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Hail thou star of ocean
Portal of the sky
Ever virgin Mother
Of the Lord Most High. |
Sumens illud ave
Gabrielis ore,
Funda nos in pace,
Mutans Evae nomen. |
Oh! by Gabriel's Ave,
Uttered long ago,
Eva's name reversing,
Established peace below. |
Solve vincia reis
Profer lumen caecis
Mala nostra pelle,
Bona cuncta posce. |
Break the captives' fetters,
Light on blindness pour,
All our ills expelling,
Every bliss implore. |
Monstra te esse Matrem
Sumat per te preces
Qui pro nobis natus
Tulit esse tuus. |
Show thyself a Mother,
Offer Him our sighs,
Who for us incarnate
Did not thee despise. |
Virgo singularis
Inter omnes mitis
Nos culpis solutos
Mites fac et castos. |
Virgin of all virgins
To thy shelter take us,
Gentlest of the gentle
Chaste and gentle make us. |
Vitam presta puram
Iter para tutum,
Ut, videntes Jesum
Semper collaetemur. |
Still, as on we journey,
Help our weak endeavor,
Till with thee and Jesus
We rejoice forever. |
Sit laus Deo Patri,
Summo Cristo decus
Spiritui sancto:
Triblis honor unus.
Amen. |
Through the highest heaven,
To the almighty Three
Father, Son, and Spirit,
One same glory be.
Amen. |
TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN My Queen, my Mother. I give myself entirely to you,
and to show my devotion to you, I consecrate to you
this day, my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart, my
whole being without reserve. Wherefore good Mother as
I am thine own, keep me, guard me, as thy property and
possession. Amen.
"An Indulgence of 500 days" |
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