Pro Sanctity Rosary

The Pro Sanctity Rosary All quotes by Bishop Guglielmo Giaquinta used with permission compiled by Stephen M. Tefft copyright 2002 Cor Sanctum Productions www.corsanctum.com Pro Sanctity Addresses Contents

In The United States 6762 Western Avenue 11002 North 204th Street The Joyful Mysteries 2 Omaha, Nebraska 68132 Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022 The Sorrowful Mysteries 4 phone: (402) 553-4418 phone: (402) 289-2670 The Glorious Mysteries 6 fax: (402) 553-1388 fax: (402) 289-1938 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Rosary Prayers Sign of the Cross 8 th 205 South Pine Drive 730 East 87 Street Apostle's Creed 8 Fullerton, California 92833 Brooklyn, New York 11236 phone: (714) 956-1020 phone: (718) 649-0324 Our Father 8 fax: (714) 525-8948 fax: (718) 272-5012 Hail Mary 9 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Glory Be 9 In India Fatima Prayer 9 Spirituality Center Miraculous Medal Prayer 9 Vidyanagar, Manganam P.O. Kottayam Salve Regina 10 Kerala, India Prayer to St. Michael 10 phone: (011)-(91)-(481)-578-192 The Memorare 10 fax: (011)-(91)-(481)-570-862 Closing Prayer 11 In Italy Alternate prayers Piazza S. Andrea della Valle, 3 Pro Sanctity Creed 12 00186 Rome, Italy phone/fax: (011)-(39)-(06)-687-5546 O Jesus, Bread of Life 13 or (011)-(39)-(06)-686-1889 Eucharistic Jesus 13 In Belgium In Malta O Immaculate Heart of Mary 13 Centre Horeb Hautclair Palm Street, 3 Pro Sanctity Prayer 13 Avenue Hamoir, 14A Victoria Gozo (Malta) About Bishop Giaquinta 14 1180 Brussels, Belgium phone: (011)-(356)-551-412 phone: (011)-(322)-374-0016 Pro Sanctity Family 15 fax: (011)-(322)-374-5684 Pro Sanctity Addresses 16

16 1 The Joyful Mysteries Pro Sanctity Family

"At times we have the illusion we can do many things. Pro Sanctity Yes, we may do a lot, but only if it is God doing and we A worldwide movement organized to promote God's call of all surrender to His power and love. Herein lies the great people to holiness and to offer them the spiritual means to manifestation of Jesus: the Father loves us and wants us to fulfill this call. be instruments of His love." Apostolic Oblates The Institute of the Apostolic Oblates is a Secular Institute. The Institute is organized with three forms of membership in 1) The Annunciation order to best carry on the apostolate of holiness to everyone, "Christ, the Eternal Word, has gone out of the Father, and everywhere, and at all times. The Internal and External come from the Father into the world so that we would Oblates are consecrated through vows. Cooperatives are have the courage to come out of ourselves. But very often Associates through the promises of apostolate and availability. we are closed inside ourselves; inside our egoism, inside The Apostolic Oblates try to be sowers of hope by assisting our sensitivity, inside our tastes, inside our point of view, people in their journey toward holiness. inside our memories, inside our experiences; and we do not succeed at going out of ourselves, at leaving ourselves Apostolic Sodales out of the picture and opening ourselves to others." Aware of the gift of their vocation, these priests live this gift The Alternative Proposal of Christ with the greatest intensity in the spirit of the Cenacle. They strive to create a deeper bond between the Hierarchy and their 2) The Visitation brother priests. They emphasize in their ministry holiness and fraternity as essential dimensions of every Christian life. "I must be the first one to start my inner conversion. I must be the one to love my brother and not deceive him. Social Animators I must be the first one to help him, to understand him. Laymen, single or married, who strive to build a new world by I must be the first one of all to convert in my family - living personal, family, and community holiness within the I, man, I, woman, I, child - if I want it changed. I must Church and society. They commit themselves to the apostolate be the one first of all, if I want to transform this world." of social spirituality, social holiness and universal Hope in the Future, 1976 brotherhood.

2 15 About Bishop Guglielmo Giaquinta 3) The Nativity "God who lowers Himself to the point of our poverty: the Bishop Guglielmo Giaquinta was born in Italy on June 28, 1914. He was poverty of human maternity through the Madonna, the ordained a priest on March 18, 1938. He served as a priest of the Diocese poverty of a cave, the poverty of announcement to poor of Rome, where he was Secretary of the Vicariate of Rome from 1948 to 1968. He was consecrated a bishop on November 1, 1968 by Pope Paul shepherds, the poverty of a baby who does not know how VI and was charged with the pastoral care of the people of the Diocese of to speak. This is the mystery of salvation." Tivoli, just outside of Rome. He was very involved in the work of the Openness, 1976 Italian Episcopal Conference until 1984. Due to poor health, he retired in 1987. Bishop Giaquinta died in Rome on June 15, 1994. In the early years of his priesthood, Bishop Giaquinta began to teach that 4) The Presentation all people are called to holiness of life. This teaching grew and developed "Very often we fear the truth, even if we proclaim over time, and his passionate desire to draw all people to the love of God ourselves its promoters, because it is one thing to prompted many men and women to follow him in the apostolate of interior life and holiness. He is the loving father of two Secular Institutes: proclaim, present, and explain the truth; it is something the Apostolic Oblates (consecrated laywomen) and the Apostolic Sodales else to face it in order to live it." (priests). He also founded three Ecclesial Groups: the Priestly Movement, The Maximum Approach of Christ, 1976 based on the Spirituality of the Cenacle; Social Animators (laymen); and the Pro Sanctity Movement, which has centers in Italy, Belgium, Malta, India, and the United States. 5) Finding the Child Jesus in the Temple His promotion of the Universal Call to Holiness was eventually confirmed "As Christ spent all His life for others, so Christians must by the Magisterium of the Church, when the Second Vatican Council assume self-giving and service for their brethren as their documented this teaching in the fifth chapter of the Lumen Gentium. Bishop Giaquinta was the author of numerous articles and books on norm of life." spirituality, as well as many hymns and prayers. He was an untiring Report of the General Council, 1976 preacher and teacher, and he conducted many retreats and spiritual exercises for both the clergy and the laity. His words touched the hearts and the minds of many. He had a tremendous devotion to the Blessed Mother, under his favorite title of Our Lady of Trust. He knew that it would be through Her intercession that everyone could learn of and respond to God's call to holiness. (from Brotherhood, page 22)

14 3 The Sorrowful Mysteries O Jesus, Bread of Life, loving Son of Mary, be with me through all my days that I may love You. Amen. "I am thinking of the Church of today, and I realize that our suffering is only a drop of the chalice Christ drank in Eucharistic Jesus, show me Your face, welcome me into Your heart, reveal the Father to me, grant me Your Spirit. Amen. Gethsemane. Today He continues to drink of that chalice through the suffering of His children." O Immaculate Heart of Mary, true model of every holiness, give us the trust to become saints. 1) The Agony in the Garden "Man instinctively seeks pleasure, wealth, praise, Pro Sanctity Prayer Bishop Guglielmo Giaquinta comfort; Christ makes us discover new values... He has not just pointed the way, but rather, as the perfect leader, Jesus, Divine Master, who came down from heaven to give us has lived first Himself what He taught others..." the abundance of grace, increase it within us and make it Love is Revolution, Chapter 18 become a river that overflows into eternal life. 2) The Scourging at the Pillar "It seems to me that Christ could present a maximum Of your free will, you chose the agony of your passion and approach in expressions and principles exactly because death, and in the Eucharist you give yourself as food for all people: help He was the first of all to pay." us understand the greatness of such an example. The Maximum Approach of Christ, 1976 May the fire of your love burn away the impurities of our 3) The Crowning with Thorns human weakness, and give us the strength to follow the "Human love frequently reaches the point of overcoming invitation to the infinite perfection of the Father. the natural instinct of shame. Will love for God know how to conquer false fears, infantile embarrassments, Of faith, give us firmness; of charity, zeal; of hope, innate timidity, human respect in the profession of ones unshakable certainty. Give us the desire to be heroic in every faith and dedication to the cause of Christ?" virtue, and the trust to attain holiness with the help of Mary, Love is Revolution, Chapter 18 your mother and our mother. Amen.

4 13 Alternate Prayers 4) The Carrying of the Cross "When Christ spoke to us of poverty, chastity, meekness, Pro Sanctity Creed Bishop Guglielmo Giaquinta generosity, love, and sacrifice, He did not allude to the eternal world, nor did He propose these as an impossible I believe in you, Father, God of love, reality, but as an aim toward which we must strive." whose love for us is infinite Love is Revolution, Chapter 21 and who asks of us, in turn, a response of total love. I thank you for your Son, Jesus Christ, eternal Word made flesh, and our brother, 5) The Crucifixion who with his life-death-resurrection has not only saved us, "He was not content to love the disciples, but He loved but has made us new human beings. Give us the Spirit of love to guide us them to the end (John 13:1). He did not stop at doing in living out your message, something for his friends, but died on the cross for them. form in us the image of your Son and grant us the courage He did not only forgive His crucifiers, but excused them, to extend to all your invitation to holiness. for 'they do not know what they do.'" I thank you for the Holy Church, Love is Revolution, Chapter 18 bride of the Lamb and our Mother, from which we draw abundantly by the sacraments given to us by the Apostles, your ministers. Grant that in her we may pursue our call to holiness and become light for all people. Let your Word be for us and for all an invitation to bring aboutYour universal plan of love. To form new families in a new world where all shall live as brothers and sisters in Christ. May Mary, Your Mother and ours, assist us. May Your saints, our models who have gone before us on the path of love, be our companions. Amen.

12 5 The Glorious Mysteries Closing Prayer

"It is trust in God's fidelity that gives strength to be L: Let us pray. faithful. This trust shuns pessimism as an offense to All: O God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death Love." and resurrection, has purchased for us the reward of eternal life: grant, we beseech Thee, that by meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed 1) The Resurrection Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and "Christ living among us in the reality of the paschal obtain what they promise, through the same Christ, Our mystery: death and resurrection; here is the source of our Lord. Amen. hope." Natural Conversion, 1976

2) The Ascension "What should we all do? Be faithful, resist the devil, so that when the hour of the Lord comes, He will find us with our lamps burning." Letter of Monsignor, March 3, 1977

3) The Descent of the Holy Spirit "The world does not belong to those who limit themselves to sitting on the sidelines, but to those who conquer it." Love is Revolution, Chapter 19

6 11 Salve Regina 4) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy. Our life, our sweetness "We must transform our life into a charismatic dialogue and our hope! To thee do we cry, (that knows how to grasp and transmit the divine) to poor banished children of Eve! others, but above all, to our brothers and sisters." To thee do we send up our sighs; mourning and weeping in Letter of Monsignor, October 1974 this vale of tears! Turn, then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, 5) The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus! O Clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! "Let no one take upon himself the grave responsibility of Pray for us O holy Mother of God, having done nothing for the salvation of humanity, for it That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. can truly come about only in the utopia of the saints Amen. realized by the revolution of love." Love is Revolution, Chapter 19 Prayer to St. Michael St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle; be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, And do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into hell, Satan and all the other evil spirits, who prowl throughout the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

The Memorare Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, we fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, our mother. To thee do we come, before thee we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer us. Amen.

10 7 Rosary Prayers Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Sign of the Cross Blessed art thou amongst women In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen. Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Glory Be Creator of heaven and earth; Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit world without end. Amen. born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; Fatima Prayer the third day He rose again from the dead; O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, He ascended into heaven, save us from the fires of hell. is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; Lead all souls to heaven, from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. especially those most in need of thy mercy. Amen. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, Miraculous Medal Prayer the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee. Our Father Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.