Litany of Our Lady of Fatima

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[Litany]

Litany of Our Lady of Fatima

Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for our dear country.

Our Lady of Fatima, Sanctify our clergy

Our Lady of Fatima, Make our Catholics more fervent

Our Lady of Fatima, Guide and inspire those who govern us.

Our Lady of Fatima, Cure the sick who confide in thee.

Our Lady of Fatima, Console the sorrowful who trust in thee.

Our Lady of Fatima, Help those who invoke thine aid

Our Lady of Fatima, Deliver us from all dangers

Our Lady of Fatima, Help us to resist temptation.

Our Lady of Fatima, Obtain for us all that we lovingly ask of thee.

Our Lady of Fatima, Help those who are dear to us.

Our Lady of Fatima, Bring back to the right road our erring brothers.

Our Lady of Fatima, Give us back our ancient fervor.

Our Lady of Fatima, Obtain for us pardon of our manifold sins and offenses.

Our Lady of Fatima, Bring all men to the feet of the Divine Child.

O Mary conceived without sin, Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us now and and the hour of our death. Amen

Let Us Pray

O God of infinite goodness and mercy, fill our hearts with a great confidence in Thy dear Mother, whom we invoke under the title of Our Lady of the Rosary and Our Lady of Fatima, and grant us by her powerful intercession all the graces, spiritual and temporal which we need. Through Christ our Lord. Amen

[Litany]

After reading NYer's post re Fulton Sheen/Mary and the Moslems, I believe that we must fervently pray without ceasing,for the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima for the conversion of Islam to the Heart of Christ.

[tiki]

A huge amen to that.

[tiki]

A perfect prayer for this situation.

[Desdemona]

Thank you. I'm saving litanies.

I'll be saying this one a lot.

Gotta go.

[RnMomof7]

Our Lady of Fatima, Sanctify our clergy

I thought God sanctified us

Eph 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

1Th 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hbr 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate

[Coleus]

Why would anyone want to honor Mary? After all, Jesus is paramount and we should go directly to Him. We do not need her.....or do we? Let us examine this question with Scripture and with our own GOD given powers of reason.

1. Who is the first person in Scripture to call Mary 'Blessed'?

The first place in the Bible where you will find the answer is Luke 1:28. If your answer is Gabriel, then it is the wrong answer. Gabriel is an Archangel, and the Greek word 'angel', means 'messenger'. So Gabriel was only a messenger for someone, but who? Gabriel was sent by GOD, so it was GOD's message that Gabriel delivered. If GOD was the first person to call Mary 'Blessed', can any of GOD's creatures do less? Dare you, or I, or anyone else refute a clear statement from GOD Himself? Anyone who attempts to do so is putting himself above GOD.

Others in Scripture called her 'Blessed' also. Elizabeth did in Luke 1:42, and a 'woman from the crowd' did in Luke 11:27. Mary herself said in Luke 1:48, "...for behold, henceforth ALL GENERATIONS 'SHALL' CALL ME BLESSED." Can you dispute the fact that the word 'shall' is a command, and not a suggestion?

If you look up the word 'Blessed' in the dictionary, it means, 'Holy', held in 'Veneration', 'Revered'. GOD is telling us that Mary is Holy, and she should be venerated and revered. Why does any human try to refute the word of GOD?

2. Okay, so she is 'Blessed', but that does not mean we need her!

Well, what did GOD say through Gabriel in Luke 1:30-33? "You have found favor with GOD." Right there, GOD 'venerated' Mary over all other women. In verse 31 He tells her that she will conceive. Who will she conceive? None other than Jesus Christ, the second person of the Holy Trinity, who will manifest Himself as the 'Incarnate Word'. GOD Himself needed Mary to conceive and carry for nine months, His very own Son. GOD needed Mary to be the vessel to give birth to His Divine Son. If GOD needed her, can we not need her also?

3. So she gave birth to a male child! She is a mother like any other mother! Why does that make her special?

This brings us to a basic theological question. Who is Jesus Christ? We know that He is the second person of the Holy Trinity, the only Son of GOD. We know He is also the 'Incarnate Word' as explained in John 1:14, "...the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us." John 1:1 teaches us that the "WORD WAS GOD." Mary gave birth to the 'Incarnate Word' and the 'Word' was GOD. I ask, to whom did Mary give birth? The only possible answer is that she gave birth to GOD. Some insist that she only gave birth to the 'humanity' of GOD, but what does that mean? Jesus Christ was the only person ever born with two natures, one human and one divine. He was but one person however, not two. He could not be a human person and a divine person, as that would make Him two persons. The question then becomes, 'was Jesus Christ a human person, or was He a divine person'? Back to John 1:1 and 14, the 'Incarnate Word' was GOD. Jesus Christ is a divine person. Mothers give birth to persons, each with a nature. They do not give birth to natures. GOD Himself, calls Jesus Christ His divine Son (Heb 1:5-8).

Yes she is a mother like any other mother, but what a difference between the sons.

4. Well, I am still not convinced you say?

We have established that Jesus Christ is GOD, that He was born of Mary, and that GOD needed her for this 'Incarnation'. Let us look at what Scripture says. Jesus Christ did not come to destroy the 'Law', but to fulfill it. In Matthew 5:17-20, Jesus stated this and He also said in verse 18-19, "...not one jot or tittle shall be lost from the law till all things have been accomplished. Therefore whoever does away with one of these least commandments, and so teaches men, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven..." He very plainly said to 'keep the commandments'. Now don't you suppose Jesus Christ Himself, kept the commandments that He Himself wrote? Of course He did, all of them. Now what about 'honor thy father and thy mother'. Dont you think He kept that one too? There is certainly ample evidence to show that He honored His Father, and there is evidence that He honored His mother as well. In fact, He, GOD Himself, must have obeyed His mother's, everyday living, 'mother to child' commands as He was growing up. This is shown in Luke 2:51, "And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was SUBJECT to them."

Jesus also obeyed her by performing His first miracle at her request at Cana when He turned the water into wine in John 2:1-5. Jesus Christ therefore kept the commandment 'honor thy mother'.

If Jesus Christ honored His mother, can we do less?

Jesus Christ loves His mother like any good son would. He will defend her from all attacks against her. If you have not honored Mary, what will you tell her Son when you eventually meet Him face to face, after you have taken your last breath, and He asks you why? Remember, at that point in time, the 'GOD of Mercy' becomes the 'GOD of Justice'.

5. In Summary:

a. GOD called Mary Blessed, and He venerated her.
b. GOD needed her to bear His Divine Son.
c. GOD chose Mary above all women.
d. Mary gave birth to the divine 'Incarnate Word'.
e. Jesus Christ honors His very own mother.
f. Jesus Christ will defend His mother as any good son would.

Doesn't that make Mary special?
Does not this make her worthy of our honor?
Can we do less than what GOD Himself did?
Does any man or woman have the right, or the authority, to say we should not honor Mary?

I have given you the Scriptural authority to honor her. Ask the person who who tells you otherwise to show in Scripture where it says not to honor her.
Jesus Christ was the only person in history who was able to choose His own mother. Why did He choose Mary? Because she is special, that's why...

[Litany]

Several months ago I asked Freepers to pray for my son. You and a number of others responded in Christian prayer, for which I was / am greatly appreciative.

Mary, the Mother of Jesus, was once on this earth too, and very probably also prayed for others.

Now that Mary, the Mother of Jesus is in Heaven with her Son, she is able to pray for us on earth in a way that is unfathomable and only understood by faith.

The essence of all Marian prayer is that we are asking Mary to pray for us....we are not praying to her as if she is a god. We deeply respect her unique position as the Mother of Our Savior.

[OLD REGGIE]

I have given you the Scriptural authority to honor her. Ask the person who who tells you otherwise to show in Scripture where it says not to honor her. Jesus Christ was the only person in history who was able to choose His own mother. Why did He choose Mary? Because she is special, that's why...

It would have been easier if you had simply given your link. Coleus wrote:

[Coleus]

Easier, how so?

Same amount of words to have been read.

[OLD REGGIE]

Easier, how so?

Same amount of words to have been read.

I was implying the proper thing to do was to post a link or source when you copy something verbatim.

[Coleus]

I know what you were implying, please show me the FR rules where links have to be used instead of the words written in them. i.e. what is proper and what is improper. I don't think copyright laws apply to public web sites.

[OLD REGGIE]

I know what you were implying, please show me the FR rules where links have to be used instead of the words written in them. i.e. what is proper and what is improper. I don't think copyright laws apply to public web sites.

Whatever your conscience allows. If you are more than 10 years old you should know what is proper.

Have you ever done the same thing with a "paper" in High School or College? The same "rules" apply throughout society.

If you wish to copy someone else's work and publish it as your own, be my guest.

[Coleus]

Oh? name calling, must be frustrated about something, eh?

Just what I thought. No FR Rules...So keep on nitpicking. It shows your true character.

I didn't think posting on the Fr Bulletin board is akin to writing a dissertation. Once you start paying me for doing your research maybe I will but until then, you will have to contend with the way I post. I don't see any footnotes on your posts.

[Salvation]

Pray the Rosary too!

[Salvation]

A bump for May 13th, 2003.

[Coleus]

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[nickcarraway]

BUMP

[old and tired]

Does anyone else think the devil was working overtime to spite our Lady in Saudi Arabia this morning? Our Lady of Fatima and Guadalupe will show the Muslims the way to Christ.

The following is excerpted from the EWTN library http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/olislam.htm


Fatima

The Moors once occupied Portugal. The village of Fatima was given the Islamic name of the well-loved Princess of the nearby Castle of Ourem. She died at an early age after marrying the Count of Ourem and converting to Catholicism. Baptized with the Christian name of Oureana, she was named at birth "Fatima," like many other Moslem girls, in honor of the daughter of Mohammed. Of his daughter, Fatima, the founder of Islam, Mohammed, said: "She has the highest place in heaven after the Virgin Mary." ...

Spain
As the Moslems swept through Spain in the 8th century, a great religious treasure was buried for safe-keeping in the earth, high in the Estremadura Mountains. It was a much venerated statue of Our Lady holding the Divine Child Jesus that was a gift of Pope Gregory the Great to Bishop Leander of Seville. After the overthrow of Moorish occupation, the image was uncovered in the year 1326, subsequent to a vision of Our Lady to a humble shepherd by the name of Gil. Our Lady's very special statue was enshrined in a nearby Franciscan Monastery next to the "Wolf River."

The Moslems, during their Spanish occupation, had actually named the river. The Islamic term for Wolf River is "Guadalupe" (Guada = River; Lupe = Wolf). Hence, the famous Catholic image in Spain has been known, since the 14th century, by the Islamic name of "Our Lady of Guadalupe."

Mexico

In the fullness of time, we can be sure that Almighty God knew that the Islamic religion would pose a serious threat to Christianity. God also knew that the Spanish missionaries would face grave resistance in the "new world" from the mighty Aztec Indians. The Aztecs worshipped an evil stone "serpent god" that demanded human sacrifice. It was extremely difficult to win souls for Christ from these bloodthirsty savages. However, with God all things are possible. Our Lady appeared to a humble Aztec Indian convert by the name of Juan Diego in 1531. When asked her name by Juan Diego, at the request of the local bishop, Our Lady's response, in the Aztec language, included the words "te coatlaxopeuh" (pronounced: "te quatlasupe") and meant "one who crushes the head of the stone serpent."

To Juan Diego and his fellow Aztecs, this revelation had great meaning, coupled with the miraculous image of Our Lady standing on top of a "crescent," the symbol of this evil serpent god. A tidal wave of conversions to Catholicism ensued. However, Bishop Zumarraga, who was from Spain, made what was no doubt a "heavenly mistake" that one day may lead to the mass conversion of Moslems. To the Bishop's Spanish ears, Our Lady's Aztec name of "Te Quatlasupe" sounded just like the name of the revered Madonna from Spain with the Islamic name, "Guadalupe." Hence, the bishop named the Mexican Madonna "Our Lady of Guadalupe." It is interesting that the "crescent" is also the symbol for Islam and that America's Shrine to Our Lady has an Islamic name.

Pray the Rosary daily for peace and the conversion of Muslims!

[fatima]

Bump and Happy Feast Day.It is so nice to see these prayers.