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Prayer to St. Joseph over 1900 years old Oh St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so
prompt before the Throne of God, I place in you all my
interests and desires. Oh St. Joseph do assist me by your
powerful intercession and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, Our
Lord; so that having engaged here below your Heavenly
power I may offer my Thanksgiving and Homage to the
Loving of Fathers. Oh St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press him in
my name and kiss His fine Head for me, and ask Him to
return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph,
Patron of departing souls, pray for us. Amen.
Say for nine consecutive mornings for anything you may
desire. It has seldom been known to fail.
This prayer was found in the fiftieth year of Our Lord
Jesus Christ. In 1500's it was sent by the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was going into battle.
Whoever reads this prayer or hears it or carries it, will
never die a sudden death, nor be drowned, nor will poison take effect on them. They will not fall into the hands
of the enemy nor be burned in any fire, nor will they be
defeated in battle.
Make this prayer known everywhere.
Imprimatur
Most Rev. George W. Ahr
Bishop of Trenton
Glory Be To Jesus and Mary A letter written by the Blessed Virgin Mary to the City of
Messina where St. Paul, the Apostle preached the gospel,
which has been preserved in the Reliquary of the great
altar.
"I, Mary Virgin, servant of God, very humble Mother of Jesus Christ,
Son of God, the Almighty and Eternity, to all who are in Messina, health
and benediction in our Lord. You have learned by the ambassadors who
have been sent to you. You received the gospel and you acknowledged that the Son of God has become man, and
has suffered the passion and death for the salvation of
the world, and that He is Christ and also the true Messiah.
I beseech you to persevere, promising to you, and all
your posterity, to assist you in the presence of My Son."
(Great graces are given to those who carry a copy of this letter.)
Mary Virgin, very humble servant of God
Prayer for Daily Neglects Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
with all its Love, all its Sufferings and all its Merits.
First - To expiate all the sins I have committed this
day and during all my life. Glory be to the
Father and to the Son . ..!
Second -To purify the good I have done badly this day
and during all my life. Glory be to the Father
and to the Son ... !
Third - To supply for the good I ought to have done,
and that I have neglected this day and during
all my life. Glory be to ...I
A Poor Clare nun, who had just died, appeared to her
abbess, who was praying for her, and said to her, "I went
straight to heaven, for, by means of this prayer, recited
every evening, I paid my debts." (This prayer is not meant to replace confession)
Hail Mary of Gold Hail Mary, White Lily of the Glorious and always-serene
Trinity.
Hail brilliant Rose of the Garden of heavenly delights:
Oh you, by whom God wanted to be born and by whose
milk the King of Heaven wanted to be nourished! Nourish our souls with effusions of divine grace. Amen!
At the hour when the soul which has thus greeted me quits the body
I'll appear to them in such splendid beauty that they'll taste, to their great consolation, something
of the joys of Paradise.
The Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Gertrude the Great
(Revelations book III, chapter XVIII)
This picture of our Lady was drawn by a mystic in
Italy. Her hand was guided by Our Lady.
There is a special blessing given each day to the person
who carries it and another blessing given each time one
looks at it with love.
THREE VERY BEAUTIFUL PRAYERS Which are very useful to a dying person, and should
be prayed often as an act of mercy.
There once was a Pope in Rome who was surrounded by many
sins. The Lord God struck him with a fatal illness. When he saw
that he was dying he summoned Cardinals, Bishops and learned
persons and said to them: "My dear friends! What comfort can
you give me now that I must die, and when I deserve eternal
damnation for my sins?" No one answered him. One of them, a
pious curate named John, said: "Father, why do you doubt the
Mercy of God?" The Pope replied: "What comfort can you give
me now that I must die and fear that I'll be damned for my sins?"
John replied: "I'll read three prayers over you; I hope, you'll be
comforted and that you'll obtain Mercy from God. " The Pope
was unable to say more. The curate and all those present knelt
and said an Our Father, then the following Prayers:
1. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Son of God and Son of the
Virgin Mary, God and Man, You who in fear sweated
blood for us on the Mount of Olives in order to bring
peace, and to offer Thy Most Holy Death to God Thy
Heavenly Father for the salvation of this dying person. . .
If it be, however, that by his sins he merits eternal damnation, then may it be deflected from him. This, Oh
Eternal Father through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Dear
Son, Who liveth and reigneth in union with The Holy
Ghost now and forever. Amen.
2. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ! You Who meekly died on the trunk
of the Cross for us, submitting Thy Will completely to
Thy Heavenly Father in order to bring peace and to offer
Thy most Holy Death to Thy Heavenly Father in order
to free . . . (this person) . . . and to hide from him what
he has earned with his sins; grant this Oh Eternal Father!
Through Our Lord Jesus Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in union with the Holy
Ghost now and
forever. Amen.
3. Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ! Thou Who remained silent to speak through the mouths
of the Prophets: I have drawn Thee to me through Eternal Love, which
Love drew Thee from Heaven into the body of The Virgin, which Love drew
Thee from the body of The Virgin into the valley of this needful world,
which Love kept Thee 33 years in this world, and as a sign of Great
Love, Thou hast given Thy Holy Body as True Food and Thy Holy Blood as
True Drink, as a sign of Great Love, Thou has consented to be a prisoner
and to be led from one judge to another and as a sign of Great Love Thou
hast consented to be condemned to death, and hast consented to die and to be
buried and truly risen, and appeared to Thy Holy Mother
and all the Holy Apostles, and as a sign of Great Love
Thou hast ascended, under Thy own Strength and Power,
and sitteth at the Right Hand of God Thy Heavenly
Father, and Thou has sent Thy Holy Ghost into the hearts of Thy Apostles
and the hearts of all who hope and believe in Thee. Through Thy Sign of Eternal Love, open
Heaven today and take this dying person . . . and all his
sins into the Realm of Thy Heavenly Father, that he may
reign with Thee now and forever. Amen.
Meanwhile the Pope died. The curate persevered to the third hour,
then the Pope appeared to him in body and comforting him;
his countenance as brilliant as the sun, his clothes as white as snow,
and he said: "My dear brother! Whereas I was supposed to be a
child of damnation I've become a child of happiness. As you
recited the first Prayer many of my sins fell from me as rain from
Heaven, and as you recited the second Prayer I was purified, as a
goldsmith purifies gold in a hot fire. I was still further purified
as you recited the third Prayer. Then I saw Heaven open and the
Lord Jesus standing on the Right Hand of God the Father Who
said to me: "Come, all thy sins are forgiven thee, you'll be and
remain in the Realm of My Father forever. Amen!"
With these words my soul separated from my body and the Angels of God led it to Eternal Joy.
As the curate heard this he said: "Oh Holy Father! I can't tell
these things to anyone, for they won't believe me." Then the Pope said:
"Truly I tell thee, the Angel of God stands with me and has written the
prayers in letters of gold for the consolement of all sinners. If a person had committed all the sins in the
world, but that the three Prayers shall have been read (over him!
at his end (death), all his sins will be forgiven him, even though
his soul was supposed to suffer until the Last Judgment, it will be
redeemed (freed).
The person who hears them read, he won't die an unhappy death, also
in whose house they will be read. Therefore take these
prayers and carry them into St. Peter's Basilica and lay them in
the Chapel named the Assumption of Mary, for certain consolation. The person who will be near death, who reads them or
hears them read gains 400 years indulgence for the days he was
supposed to suffer in Purgatory because of his guilt. Also who
reads this Prayer or hears it read, the hour of his death shall be
revealed to him. Amen!
AN ACT OF CONTRITION
O my God, I am heartily sorry for all my sins because of
them I deserve the eternal pains of hell, but most of all
because I have offended Thee my God who art all-good
and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the
help of Thy grace to confess my sins, to do penance, to
avoid the proximate occasion of sin and never to sin
anymore. Amen.
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