The 12-Million. Rosary Crusade. For the Church and the Consecration of Russia

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1 The -Million Rosary Crusade For the Church and the Consecration of Russia

2 Table of Contents How to Use This Booklet... Superior General s Letter... Rosary Crusade Sacrifices...4 Rosary Crusade Calendars: April...7 May...9 June... July...3 August...5 September...7 October...9 November... December...3 January...5 February...7 March...9 April...3 May...33 Prayer of the Angel of Fatima...35 SSPX Rosary Crusade Tally Booklet 0 Society of Saint Pius X Regina Coeli House, 485 North Farley Road Platte City, MO USA webmaster@sspx.org

3 The -Million Rosary Crusade How to Use This Booklet The -Million Rosary Crusade lasts from April 4, 0 until May 7, 0. We are praying for the Church and the Consecration of Russia.. Keep this booklet in a convenient place!. Fill in the number of Rosaries in the calendar pages. A Family Rosary should be multiplied by the number of people reciting it; so if 7 people say the Rosary together, you will count 7 Rosaries. Remember only to count whole 5-decade Rosaries and not the number of individual decades. 4. Add up all the Rosaries for each month and write it down in the Rosary Count circle. 3. Tear out the Calendar Page for the month which you need to turn in. 4. Turn in your Calendar Page on the FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, to your chapel s Coordinator (please do NOT send it to the District Office!) The Coordinator will add up all of your chapel s totals and send it in. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Note: If you do not attend an SSPX chapel, please mail your Calendar Pages directly to the District Office: -Million Rosary Crusade Society of Saint Pius X, Regina Cœli House 485 North Farley Road, Platte City, MO or FAX to: Coordinators should not forget that all totals need to be turned in immediately after May 7, 0. 3

4 Extracts from the SUPERIOR GENERAL S LETTER, #78 regarding the new Rosary Crusade Dear Friends and Benefactors, What is to be done? For our part what can we do, my dear friends? Prayer and penance was the watchword given by our dear Heavenly Mother, the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, both in Lourdes and in Fatima; these celestial instructions are still valid and even more so today than when they were pronounced. Many of you are wondering about the effect of our Rosary Crusade that ended last year. We forwarded the results of it along with our request to the Supreme Pontiff, who has not deigned to reply, not even with a letter acknowledging receipt. But that must not discourage us. Our prayer was sent up to Heaven, to Our Lady, such a kind and merciful Mother, and to the God of Mercies; therefore we do not have the right to doubt that our prayers will be answered, according to the infallible arrangements of Divine Providence. Let us trust in the good Lord. Nevertheless, the situation of the Church and of the world prompts us to ask you insistently not to stop this movement of prayer for the good of the Church and of the world, for the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The intensity of the crisis, the multiplication of all sorts of misfortunes that strike or threaten humanity, demands on our part a corresponding attitude: We ought always to pray and not to faint. Oportet semper orare et numquam deficere (Luke 8:). Therefore it seems to us urgent and more than opportune, given the redoubled intensity of the evils that are swamping the Holy Church, to launch once more a Rosary Crusade, a campaign of prayer and penance. Starting on Easter of this year until Pentecost of 0, we invite you to join all your efforts, all your strength, so as to make a new spiritual bouquet, a new garland of these roses that are so pleasing to Our Lady, to beg her to intercede on behalf of her children with her divine Son and the Almighty Father. Confusion is only increasing among souls; they are being handed over to the ravaging wolves even in the sheepfold. The trial is so difficult that even the elect would be lost if it were not shortened. The few reassuring developments of the past few years are not enough to allow us to say that things have really changed fundamentally. They give us great hopes for the future, but like the light that one perceives while still in the depths of the tunnel. And so with all our hearts let us ask our Heavenly Mother to intervene so that this terrible trial may be cut short, that the Modernist cape muffling the Church at least since Vatican II may be torn in two, and that the Authorities may perform their salvific duties for souls, that the 4

5 Church may regain her spiritual splendor and beauty, that souls throughout the world may hear the Good News that converts, receive the Sacraments that save, and find the one sheepfold. Ah! How we would love to be able to use less dramatic language, but it would be a lie and culpable negligence on our part to soothe you by letting you hope that things will improve by themselves. We are counting on your generosity to collect once more a bouquet of at least twelve million rosaries for the intention that the Church may be delivered from the evils that oppress her or threaten her in the near future, that Russia may be consecrated and that the Triumph of the Immaculata may come soon. So that our prayers may be even more efficacious and each one may derive a greater benefit from them, we wish to conclude by recalling that when one recites the Rosary, the most important thing is not the number of Hail Mary s, but rather the way in which one prays them. The risk of monotony or distraction can be fought effectively by praying the Rosary according to the instructions of Mary herself: while counting off the Rosary beads, it is a matter of meditating on the scenes from the life of Our Lord and of His Holy Mother and the mysteries that they present. The most important thing is this contact with the life of our Savior, which is established when one thinks lovingly about the events announced with each decade, the mysteries of the Rosary. The decades of Hail Mary s become like background music accompanying and sustaining this powerful, gentle contact with God, with Our Lord and Our Lady. Sister Lucy of Fatima could say, following the popes, that God has willed to confer a very special power on this prayer, so that there is no problem that cannot be resolved by this magnificent devotion. We venture to insist on prayer within the family, which daily gives proof of its efficacy in protecting children and young people from the temptations and appalling dangers of the modern world, which protects family unity in the midst of so many perils that threaten it. Let us not allow ourselves to become discouraged by the apparent silence of Divine Providence after our last crusade. Is it not so that God love it when we prove to Him, in important matters, that we know how to appreciate the true value of what we ask for and that we are ready to pay the price? As we are about to enter into the Passion of Our Lord, Holy Week and the glorious Resurrection of our Savior, we ask Our Lady to deign to bless your generosity, to take you under her kindly protection and to answer your persevering prayers. Menzingen, Passion Sunday +Bernard Fellay, Superior General 5

6 Rosary Crusade Sacrifices Part of our Crusade is not only to pray million Rosaries, but to offer million sacrifices as well! You may make any type of sacrifice, provided it is in conformity with prudence, moderation and with the wishes and advice of your priest. If there be any doubt, the best thing is simply to ask him for advice. We here give you some examples of various sacrifices. Remember, the more these sacrifices help us to fulfill our Catholic duties according to our state of life, the better they are for our sanctification and the more they please Almighty God. Children Being attentive at school Being attentive while praying Saying well our morning and night prayers Do homework first, before sports or play Helping at home Keeping bedroom clean Acts of obedience Giving up candy and desserts Giving up video games, movies or television Obeying right away Not procrastinating with chores Not talking back to parents Not complaining Being respectful Frequent Spiritual Communions Preparing well for Confession Adults Being attentive while praying Being attentive during Mass Meals on time and in common Keeping a good schedule Keeping the house clean Avoiding internet and movies Being punctual for work Being attentive at work Going back home on time Avoiding wasting of time Not being obstinate with our opinions Limitation in food No complaining Bearing well our tribulations Going often to Communion Frequent Spiritual Communions Frequent Confession Preparing well for Confession 6

7 0 April

8 8

9 0 May

10 0

11 0 June

12

13 0 July

14 4

15 0 August

16 6

17 0 September

18 8

19 0 October

20 0

21 0 November

22

23 0 December

24 4

25 0 January

26 6

27 0 February

28 8

29 0 March

30 30

31 0 April

32 3

33 0 May

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35 Prayer of the Angel of Fatima O My God, I believe, I adore, I trust, and I love Thee. I ask pardon of those who do not believe, do not adore, do not trust, and do not love Thee. Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, I offer Thee the most Precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, present in all the Tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the sacrileges, outrages and indifferences by which He Himself is offended. And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners. Amen. 35

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