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The Reign of Mary
No. 179: Spiritual Aids for Confraternity Members (April, May and June)
April
- Daily extra prayer: Pray the Fatima prayers in reparation to the Blessed Sacrament.
- Intention: Pray and make extra sacrifices for our bishops and priests and for many holy vocations to the priesthood.
- April is the month of the Blessed Sacrament. Make extra visits to the Blessed Sacrament during the week. Adore Our Lord, make acts of love, thanksgiving, contrition and tell Him of your trials; if unable, make spiritual visits and spiritual Communions.
- Suggested spiritual reading: To Know Christ Jesus by Sheed, Calvary and the Mass by Sheen, Blessed Margaret of Costello by Bonniwell, OP
May
- Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Intention: Pray for the apostolate of Catholic education, for all the graces needed by teachers and students, as well as for all Catholic children who are unable to attend Catholic school.
- May is dedicated in a special way to our Blessed Mother. Honor her this month by making a May shrine in your home. Pray the daily Rosary and all family prayers around it. Crown the statue of Our Lady each day with fresh flowers, and teach your children to bring her bouquets, and to honor her in all their actions. Choose one of her virtues to strive in a special way to imitate.
- Suggested spiritual reading: Hail Holy Queen by Liguori, Mary in Our Life by Most, Mary Was Her Life by Pierre
June
- Daily extra prayer: Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or another prayer to the Sacred Heart
- Intention: Pray for the spiritual success of the annual retreats of the Religious Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen, and especially for those Sisters who will renew their vows.
- Pray in a special way for many holy vocations to the priesthood and the religious life. (*The faithful who recite with devotion any prayer approved by ecclesiastical authority, in order to obtain from Almighty God priestly and religious vocations, may gain an indulgence of 7 years, plenary on the usual conditions if recited daily for one month.)
- June is the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Say often during the day, “O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee” or some other short prayer to the Sacred Heart.
- Suggested spiritual reading: Love, Peace and Joy by Prévot, Conversation with Christ by Rohrbach, Humility of Heart by de Bergamo, Treatise on the Love of God by de Sales