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WORLD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APOSTOLA E OF FATIMA, USA President .........................John A. Kostrubanic ERIE DIOCESAN DIVisiON Vice President ..........................John M. Walsh Treasurer .................................Walter Jakopac A Public Association of the Faithful Secretary ..................................Marilee Hylant for the Universal Church Dionne Orner • E. William Sockey III Spiritual Director ............ Fr. Jerry S. Priscaro Rodney 'Andrew' Housler • Bonnie Housler Asst. Spiritual Director........Fr. Marc Solomon Kristin Stravinsky “I invoke upon you ... all Erie Diocesan Blue Army members ... joy and peace ... and my Apostolic Blessing.” Pope John Paul II “I bless your work and your Apostolate.” Pope Benedict XVI 2019 January, February, March, April Two Great Men Devoted to the Blessed Mother: POPE LEO XIII and PADRE PIO POPE LEO XIII served as the vicar of Christ day, and especially encouraged priests and missionaries to preach is the oldest pope who ever lived in Catholic the Rosary, since it has the power to expel evil and heal the sores Church history. He died as pope at the age of of the human heart. 93 after serving 25 years, 5 months, and 1 day Pope Leo XIII dedicated the month of October to the Rosary, as Holy father of the roman Catholic Church. granted many indulgences to those praying the Rosary, approved a He was deeply concerned about the social comprehensive list of the indulgences attached to praying the Rosary, and moral issues of his time, and reminded supported construction of the Basilica of the Rosary in Lourdes, the Church of the many spiritual weapons to inserted the title "Queen of the Most Holy Rosary" into the Litany combat these issues. of Loreto, wrote a charter for the Confraternity of the Rosary, and From his youth, Pope Leo XIII had a strong devotion to Mary. encouraged Dominicans to promote the Rosary. Through the discovery of the Marian writings of St. Louis de His famous prayer to St. Michael the Archangel which he Montfort, he pursued the beatification of St. Louis and was greatly composed is now commonly prayed at the end of the Rosary. The influenced by his Marian thoughts. He was so caught up in St. Louis' writings of Pope Leo XIII highlighted a special blessing. "To pray the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, that he granted a Papal Plenary Rosary is to pray with the holy angels, since it was the archangel Indulgence to anyone who consecrated themselves to Mary using Gabriel who uttered the first Ave." Pope Leo XIII will forever be in St. Louis' Total Consecration method. Catholic Church history "the pope of the Rosary." In addition, Pope Leo XIII promoted the Brown Scapular, instituted PADRE PIO, a friar, priest, stigmatist the 'feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, and wrote an and mystic member of the Capuchin Apostolic Letter promoting pilgrimages to Marian Shrines. He taught Franciscan Order of Friars Minor from that a Christian trying to live his faith without Mary is comparable 1910 until 1968, who lived at San to a bird trying to fly without wings. Giovanni Rotundo Friary in Pietralcina, Pope Leo XIII was the greatest champion of the Rosary to ever Italy for the majority of his priestly hold the office of the Vicar of Christ. During his pontificate he wrote ministry years, had an astonishingly, 11 encyclicals on the Rosary, promulgated numerous apostolic letters unconditional, total, perennial, unwavering love for the Blessed Virgin on the Rosary, and gave countless homilies on the Rosary to various Mary. He would call upon her in many different ways, some of them; dioceses and religious institutes. His Rosary encyclicals contain a Maria, Madonna, Mamma, Mammina, Madre, Madonnina, Mondonella, summary of all the statements previous popes had made about St. Signora, Vergine Maria, Madre Maria, Diletta Madre, Tenera Madre, Dominic's role as the father of the Rosary, and the founder of the Madre Miacara, Celeste Madre, Mare di Misericordia, Bianca Signora, confraternity of the Rosary. In almost every Rosary encyclical he Maria Santissima, Mamma Mia, Madre Immaculata, Santissima wrote, he affirmed that St. Dominic was the founder of the Rosary. Vergine, Cara Madre, Mamma dolcissima, Madonna Mia, Mamma He expressly taught that our Blessed Mother entrusted the Rosary to nostra, Dolce Signora, Vegine Santa, Madonna delle Grazia. St. Dominic, and compared St. Dominic's Rosary Confraternity to an Padre Pio's devotion to the Virgin Mary was rooted in the truth army of prayer, a spiritual battalion capable of winning souls for Christ. that Jesus specifically wills such devotion. Jesus chose to come Pope Leo XIII taught that the Rosary was the solution to the to earth thru Mary. Similary, Jesus chooses that we come to Him social problems of his day. He tirelessly taught that the Rosary through her, for her soul magnifies the Lord. Padre Pio understood was the most effective means of expanding the kingdom of Jesus all of this. He used to say many times, "I wish I had a voice loud Christ in the world and was of benefit to both individuals and enough to tell all of the sinners of the world to love Mary. She is society at large. He encouraged everyone to pray the Rosary every the ocean across which one must travel in order continued on page 3 HOME ENTHRONEMENT PROGRAM Welcome the Hearts of Jesus and Mary into your Home today ... Jesus and Mary the Heart of your Home this Christmas ... and the effects on the family on You Tube that, There is no better way to celebrate the One that gave us the reason “I felt the best way to bring Jesus back again for the season than to bring Christ into the center of our homes, our into the family life was, I thought, the surest, and easiest, and quickest hearts, and our families through the Home Enthronement program. way to Jesus is to consecrate the Celebrate the new year by bringing both Jesus as Lord and King family to the Sacred Heart.” of your family and Mary as your Queen and be assured of Their We would like to congratulate abundant protection and promises given to us by Christ Himself to the following families on their give you all the graces necessary for your state of life, peace in your recent Home Enthronements: The family, consolation in all your troubles, assured refuge in the Sacred Ballentine family conducted on Heart during life and especially during death, abundant blessings October 25, 2018 by Fr. Jamie on all your undertakings, infinite mercy, luke warm souls becoming Power; The Grassi Family The Ballentine family conducted on fervent, fervent souls rise to great perfection, Jesus promised to conducted by Fr. Jerry Priscaro October 25, 2018 by Fr. Jamie Power bless homes where an image of His heart is exposed and honored, on September 9, 2018; The plus many more! Jesus knows each one of us and each member of Luchinsky family enthronement our family so intimately. There is no limit to the amount of graces conducted on September 4, 2018. He gives to those who honor Him in this special way and His Mother May God continue to shine His through Enthronement to His Sacred Heart with Consecration to blessings on these families and all The Grassi Family Mary’s Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart. This gift is also free to families! conducted by give your family. You have no idea the amount of protection, graces, Make this the one gift Fr. Jerry Priscaro and treasures Jesus and Mary will provide for you when you do this request for your family. It’ll Sept. 9, 2018 simple yet powerful ceremony in your home. be the best gift you can give As life goes on and changes with time, you can be assured that this Christmas and New Year! Jesus and Mary will be with you every step of the way … sharing in Bringing Jesus Home … into your joys and hold near to you in your sorrows. If you want Jesus your hearts. Call today to get and Mary to be with you and your family in an intimate way, we your Enthronement scheduled with The Luchinsky’s invite you to conduct this ceremony in your home today. It doesn’t a priest or deacon - 903-495-2020 family enthronement take long to see we need this protection in our homes and families. - Mrs. Kristin Stravinsky, Home conducted on Christ will light up your homes this Christmas season! Enthronement Chairperson World September 4, 2018 St. Mother Theresa stated in an interview about the Enthronement Apostolate of Fatima, USA. Hundreds of people participated in the annual Rosary March in downtown Erie Sunday, October 14th this past fall at the Cathedral. Bishop Lawrence Persico, who was among the marchers (behind the K of C with Homilist Fr. Toohey), tweeted afterward, “Today’s 24th annual Rosary March, sponsored by the Erie Division of the World Apostolate of Fatima, was a success! Our Blessed Virgin Mary carries with her our prayers for peace in our families, our communities, our world and our Church.” PRAYER GROUPS YOU MIGHT LIKE TO JOIN: • Adult Fatima Apostolate Rosary on Monday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at Sacred Heart Church in St. Marys. • 1st Saturday Fatima Children’s prayer group at Mrs. Bonnie Housler’s home from 10 until 11 o’clock, her phone number is 814-834-3214; this is a new Cell for the children. • A “Rosary walk for Souls” in St. Marys is a group that prays the Rosary together on Wednesday evening at @ 7:00 pm at the cemetery for the poor souls. This Rosary was post-poned in October for the winter but will resume in the Spring – TBA.
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