TO OBTAIN THE HELP OF

Marie Rose Ferron

1902 — 1936

KNOWN AS

Little Rose

The Stigmatized Ecstatic of Woonsocket, Rhode Island

O Lord, in these days wherein souls are hungering for pleasure and devoured by greed, who refuse to renounce themselves, to take up Thy Cross and follow Thee. Thou hast raised in our midst Little Rose, who during her life kept her eyes on Thy Passion and responding to her calling she became a victim, so that she might, as St. Paul, complete in herself the things that were wanting in Thy sufferings. (Col. 1:24) Touched with this excess of charity and spirit of renunciation, in a world of ingratitude. Thou has vouch- safed, O Lord, apparently as a sign of approval, to stigmatize Thy servant with Thine Own Sacred Wounds. We beseech Thee, O Lord, make known the powerful intercession of Thy servant by hearing the prayers we are saying in union with hers, and grant not only the petition of this Novena, but also the grace to follow Thee who art the Way, the Truth and the Life. Amen.

In union of prayer with Little Rose, be in our midst, O, Lord. By the intercession of Little Rose, hear us, O, Lord. By the merits of Thy Passion, be propitious to us, O Lord. By thy most Sacred Wounds, have mercy on us, O Lord.

Let us say the following prayers and apply the indulgences to the intention of Little Rose.

ANIMA CHRISTI PRAYER TO JESUS CRUCIFIED Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before Thy face I humbly kneel, and with burning soul pray and beseech Thee to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, , save me. hope and charity, with true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment; while , inebriate me. I contemplate with great love and tender pity Thy five wounds, pondering over them within Water from the side of Christ, me, and calling to mind what the prophet David put in Thy mouth concerning Thee, wash me. O good Jesus: “They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my Passion of Christ, strengthen me. bones.” (Ps. XXI,17,18) O good Jesus, hear me. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, . Amen. Within Thy Wounds hide me. Permit me not to be separated Say five Our Fathers, five Hail Marys and five Glory be to the Father, in honor of the Five Wounds of Our Lord. from Thee. From the malignant enemy Please report favors obtained through the Nihil obstat: intercession of Little Rose to: defend me. Timothy P. Holland, T. L. In the hour of my death call me. Censor librorum Rose Ferron Foundation of Rhode Island Diocese of Ogdensburg, N. Y. 339 Arnold Street And bid me come to Thee. That with Thy Saints, I may Imprimatur: Woonsocket, RI 02895 praise Thee, †Franciscus J. Monaghan Visit us online at: Forever and ever. Amen. Episcopus Ogdensburgensis www.roseferronfri.org (June 1, 1939)