Saint
Joseph
Saint
Joseph
Rosa Mystica Novenas
DAILY preparation.
Maria,
Rosa Mystica, fragrant rose of mysticism, wonderful flower of divine
knowledge, of purity and blinding beauty, of brilliant, shining
glory, of power and overwhelmingly blessing love: we kneel before you
to pray , to look, to listen; to look at you and to inhale your
heavenly perfume until we have, above all, taken something of your
immaculate, pure, and perfect being into our inner selves; to pray
that we should no longer, or above all, ask only for your gifts, for
the salvation of, and help for, our body and soul; but to pray that
we may become like you; that we may listen attentively and closely to
every single word of yours which you have spoken not only in the past
but even more so in the present, more frequently and more
imploringly.
We do not always want to talk and beg but to listen
and heed what you say, what your picture is already saying to us and
asking us to do. We want to listen to your quiet motherly voice when
it speaks to us so tenderly and consolingly with motherly
understanding and warning. We want to open our hearts to you when He
is looking into the bottom of our soul, to remain steadfast, to force
ourselves not to say again we have no time; instead to endure your
sad glance even if we should blush and have to cast down our
eyes...
Mary, fragrant Rose of Mysticism, please help us to take a
look inside ourselves and to examine ourselves, how we shall be able
to bear your glance and stand firm before you; help us to know
ourselves better, especially in those areas of thought and deed which
displease you; help us to become more like you. We promise that we
shall try. We also promise to imitate you. Please help us to work on
ourselves, to let your love shine wherever we are able to work, but
especially for the priests and religious.
3 Hail Mary...
O
Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee.
Novena
Prayer to Rosa Mystica for Specific Personal Intention.
Offer
the Daily Preparation prayer shown above. Then...
Maria Rosa
Mystica - Mystical Rose, Immaculate Conception - Mother of Our Lord
Jesus Christ - Mother of Grace - Mother of the Mystical Body, of the
Church... You came down on earth to call upon us children of this
earth to love each other, to unite, and live in peace.
You
request from us charity, prayer, and penance. We thank God from the
bottom of our hearts that He has given you to us as our Mother and
Mediatrix in all our needs. Mary, full of grace, please help me, I
beseech you, and grant me my special intention... (at this point
clearly and specifically request from Our Mother the favor that you
are seeking from Her)
You promised us your motherly protection,
full of graces: "I am always very close to you with My motherly
love."
Rosa Mystica, Immaculata, Mater Dolorosa, please show
me that you are my Mother, Bride of the Holy Ghost, and Queen of
Heaven and Earth. Amen.
Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen,
Mother of Mercy! Our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we
cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our
sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.Turn, then, most
gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our
exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus; O clement, O
loving, O most sweet Virgin Mary.Pray for us, O holy Mother of God
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Final
Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, you have sent us Your Mother as a
wonderful example of holiness and mysticism and especially as an
ideal and patroness for the priests and religious. We ask you, grant
us Your help to imitate Your Most Holy Mother more and more, to
become souls of expiation and victim souls for those priests and
religious, who fail you: You who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen
I am confident that my request will be granted
