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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, through him all things were made and redeemed. Amen. 2 GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENT PREAMBLE I. Remarks II. Gratitude III. Promises

CHAPTER ONE

ORIGIN OF THE DEVOTION AND NOVENA TO CHRIST THE KING 1.1. Spirit Behind Christ the King Novena 1.2. Historical Timeline 1.3. during the first Edition of the Christ the King Devotion

CHAPTER TWO OF THE DEVOTION TO CHRIST THE KING 2.1. Invocation of Celestial Choirs 2.2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King 2.3. Acts of Reparation to Christ the King 2.4. Acts of Consecration to Christ the King 2.5. Chaplet of Christ the King (Parts of the Chaplet of Christ the King) A. Invocation to the Holy Spirit B. Apostles Creed C. Our Father; Hail Mary; Glory Be D. Invocation E. Mysteries F. Hail Holy Queen G. to Christ the King H. Litany of Christ the King I. Prayer after the Litany 3

CHAPTER THREE

STRUCTURE FOR FIRST SEVEN DAYS OF NOVENA TO CHRIST THE KING 1. Invocation of Celestial Choirs 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King 3. Act of Reparation for Christ the King 4. Act of Consecration to Christ the King 5. Presentation of the day’s prayer intention and your personal intention for the Novena (Refer to Day of the week) 6. Chaplet of Christ the King 7. Scriptural Reading and meditation (optional) 8. Holy, Holy, Holy (Three Times)

CHAPTER FOUR

STRUCTURE FOR THE FIVE DAYS OF REJOICING 1. Invocation of the Celestial Choirs 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King 3. Opening Song/Hymn 4. The Three Psalms (prayed meditatively) 5. 5-10 minutes of praises or spontaneous songs/words of thanksgiving to Christ for granting your prayers during the novena 6. Act of Consecration to Christ the King 7. Holy, Holy, Holy (Three Times)

CHAPTER FIVE

1. READINGS FOR MEDITATION DURING THE NOVENA 2. CMD PRAYER FOR GLOBAL PEACE 3. APPENDIX 4. HYMNS FOR THE NOVENA TO CHRIST THE KING

4 Approved by the Church

Many Bishops have received this Chaplet and Bishop Joseph Badogiri approved it in these words, “Having studied the documents...especially their (CMD) profound and unique Chaplet of the Sacred Scripture through which they promote devotions and effectiveness of the Word of God in the hearts of men and the world. And their devotions to Christ the King through which they promote the Reign of Christ as the King of all the hearts and the whole universe. These devotions...are all enriching and part of the things I think the Church of today needs for more effective evangelism and witnessing of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ... I therefore feel pleased to recommend them.”

Most Rev. Joseph D. Bagobiri Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese

5 PREAMBLE I. Remarks 1. The main corpus of the Christ the King Novena is seven days; these seven days will be filled with exaltation of the Kingship of Jesus Christ and reparations/prayers for the offense against the Kingship of Jesus Christ in one’s life and the whole world. One’s intentions for the novena should also be presented on these seven days. Then, after the seven days, there is one-day break where there are no prayers of the novena but only praises to Christ the King. This is then followed by five days of rejoicing in Christ the King and thanksgiving for the favors received (All these instructions are according to the Lord’s instruction at the receiving of the novena prayers). Seven days of Creation and perfection of God’s Sovereignty and the twelve thrones of Heavenly Jerusalem are interwoven together in these days and in the Chaplet of Jesus Christ the King. The novena begins the Sunday before the Solemnity of Christ the King; on the Solemnity of Christ the King, there are no prayers. Then, the Day One of the Five Days of rejoicing and Thanksgiving begins the Monday after this solemnity. 2. The Chaplet of Christ the King is given to complement and complete the Chaplet of ; God is known for His Mercy and Sovereignty. In prayer, the Lord reveals that this novena and consecration to Christ the King is to make manifest, the reign of Christ in an exceptional way. The Divine Mercy Devotion has prepared the way for the manifest devotion to Christ’s kingship. In that sense, the Chaplet of the Kingship of Christ could be used daily as well as the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. The Chaplet of Christ the King is said daily right after the Divine Mercy devotion at 3pm (The Chaplet of Christ the King lasts between 20-25 minutes). 3. In one of the received at the beginning of the devotion to Christ the King, Jesus showed two scenes of His Sorrowful Passion, which He seemed to explain as the most painful parts of His Sorrowful Passion: THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR AND THE CRUCIFIXION WITH NAILS ON THE CROSS; then He said to Ludmilla St. Hubert, “The devotion to Christ the King is only a reward

6 to My Sorrowful Passion.” Our Lord Jesus Christ does not wish to contest Kingship with the world for He is already highly exalted before God; rather, our exalting Him as the King of the Universe and the King of Heaven is a reward to Him, Who was crucified for the world. The irreverence and derision of the soldiers in the mock coronation of Jesus Christ during His Passion represents the ingratitude of humanity, and this mock coronation of Jesus by the soldiers is constantly renewed by a secular crusade to remove Jesus Christ from human agenda and the establishment of many religions in the universe that do not accept Jesus as the True Messiah. Thus, the devotion to Christ the King is an act of homage to Jesus Christ the King and gratitude to the redemption of the world; also this devotion is an apostolate towards evangelization of the entire world. II. Gratitude We pray that this novena will lead all who observe it to a deeper relationship with God. May it also inspire everyone to consecrate their hearts to JESUS CHRIST THE KING, that He may be the Lord of lords and King of Kings in every heart! Furthermore, Cassiodorus remarked that talking about the good things the Lord has done is a way of praising God; and such can motivate another person’s faith. As we shall see in the section of the prayer of Reparation, the Lord expresses displeasure about persons who receive favors and do not express thankfulness. In the spirit of gratitude, after praying this novena, we request that all favors granted during and through this novena be reported to the address provided here ([email protected], www.cmdorg.org

III. Promises The Lord to Francisca Alika and Maudline Okoro, “Each day of the novena has a special representation and significance. Honor Me in an unusual and unique way and I will honor and answer your requests and prayers. If you honor Me in this novena, I will honor you. I will hear you and answer your prayers. As persons lift Me up in this novena, I will be the Lord and King of their families and stop spiritual assaults and attacks on their families.”

7 The Lord to Christiana Oluo, “I will grant the intentions presented during this novena.”

Furthermore, the Lord has also promised to establish His Kingship in a unique manifest way in the hearts and homes (parishes, nations, etc.) where this devotion and novena to Christ the King is observed. The Lord said to Francisca for Fr. Ignatius, “You (Fr. Ignatius Mary) have been thinking and concerned on how CMD will bring renewal to the world, through the Chaplet of the Sacred Scripture and this devotion to Christ the King, I will accomplish your heartbeat, which is establishing My Kingdom more manifestly in human hearts, cultures, and over the face of the earth.”

8 CHAPTER ONE ORIGIN OF THE DEVOTION AND NOVENA TO CHRIST THE KING

Devotion and consecration to Christ the King was inspired by two instances that may be related: 1. The heartbeat to make Christ the center of all things 2. A consequent action that flowed from that heartbeat. The purpose of presenting the two instances is to convey the spirit behind this devotion to Christ the King and also, to give a history to the novena. Therefore, every part of this reflection on the origin of devotion and consecration to Christ the King contains significant information.

1.1 Spirit behind Christ the King This devotion to Christ the King was given a few days after the Lord had revealed to Fr. Ignatius Mary that CMD’s heartbeat has been seen and heard in Heaven and that the desire of that heartbeat will surely be established. CMD’s heartbeat has called for the renewal of the universe in Christ Jesus; for over a decade, CMD has prayed that the UNIVERSE WILL BE RE-CONSECRATED TO JESUS CHRIST WHO WAS CRUCIFIED FOR THE UNIVERSE. Through this devotion, CMD prays that the Lord Jesus will be the manifest King of the hearts of all who truly participate in it. May human hearts, cultures, nations, continents, and the entire universe become manifestly CHRIST CENTERED1!

1 Shortly after receiving and compiling the novena and consecration to Christ the King, I started making more research about the Solemnity of Christ the King. I was stunned to see the heartbeat of CMD in the institution of this solemnity. The Solemnity of Christ the King was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925. In his encyclical letter Quas Primas, Pope Pius XI, whose motto was, “Pax Christi in Regno Christi,” (translated “The Peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ)” bemoaned the fact that secularism was overriding the human society; this was evident in the attempt of the government of some nations to suppress the Church and replace God with secular agendas and remove the Name of God. The Holy Father writes,

While nations insult the beloved name of our Redeemer by suppressing all mention of it in their conferences and parliaments, we must all the more loudly proclaim his kingly dignity and power, all the more universally affirm his rights…The faithful, moreover, by meditating upon these truths, will gain much strength and courage, enabling them to form their lives after the true Christian ideal. If to Christ our Lord is given all power in heaven and on earth; if all men, purchased by his precious blood, are by a new right subjected to his dominion; if this power embraces all men, it must be clear that not one of our faculties is exempt from his empire. He must reign in our minds, which should assent with perfect submission and firm belief to revealed truths and to the doctrines of Christ. He must reign in our wills, which should obey the laws and precepts of God. He must reign in our hearts, which should spurn natural desires and love God above all things, and cleave to him alone. He must reign in our bodies and in our members, which should serve as instruments for the interior sanctification of our souls, or to use the words of the Apostle Paul, as instruments of justice unto God.” – Quas Primas, 25, 33

9 The excess of Secular Humanism2 has led an aggressive war that portends to disdain the Person of Jesus Christ in schools, politics and in many persons’ hearts (no doubt, the anti-Christ masterminded this war). CMD believes that what could not be achieved by human strength will be realized by the Power of the Holy Spirit through prayers, “‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty” (Zech.4:6.) Thus, the first point is that this devotion remotely originated from the heartbeat of CMD.

The Heartbeat of CMD

It’s not the earthquake that controls the advent of a different life, But storms of generosity and visions of incandescent souls.

Boris Pasternak

The heart of CMD3 beats for God; a heart that has fallen in love with God and only beats for the glorification of God in Heaven and on Earth; a heart obedient to the Master’s call, “Seek you first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness (holiness) and other things shall be added unto you.”

I, (Fr. Ignatius Mary Ifeanyichukwu4 Okoroji, the founder of CMD) pray and labor that by the grace of God, this inner music of my soul; this inner beating of my heart, will be seen with my eyes and heard around me; that Jesus Christ, the All in All, has been truly enthroned at the center of all activities and human existence. This heartbeat has been my daily determination, and I find it always in need of perfection, so “I keep on pressing.” I am glad that I am very much aware that this desire of my heart has not yet been perfected and such calls for my attention to the vigilance of the wise virgins; lest I befool myself thinking that I have arrived

2 A grave heresy that CMD is founded to expunge. Kindly read CMD’s Jesus-Week-Cycle: A Third Millennium Spirituality for New Evangelization 3 Communitas Mater Domini (CMD) – English equivalent, Mater Domini Community (THANKS TO FR. BERNARD, PRIOR OF BENEDICTINE HOLY FACE MONASTERY, CLIFTON NJ, ONE OF MY SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS, WHO HELPED ME TO COME UP WITH THE LATIN-EQUIVALENT AFTER SERIES OF MEETINGS AND DIRECTIONS) 4 NAME MEANING “NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GOD” 10

and then fall into the same chasm, which has afflicted the “typical” modern person who believes that humanity has arrived at the age of reason and does not need God any longer; thus, causing the afflictions of separation of soul and body, divine and nature, spiritual and secular, God and humans, etc.

Driven by the passion to find agape-soul mates, bonded by the same heartbeat that seeks to ground everything in Christ, CMD came into being. Before I came to be in this side of eternity, God has fashioned other persons with the same heartbeat, and by a supernatural impulse, He has brought us together, not merely as companions of an organization, but rather as a family and an international community; a community of persons desiring to be saints, where holiness and peace will kiss, and where serenity will reign in their walls. In this family, bonded inseparably by evangelical-agape, love beyond consanguineous ties, persons begotten by the Blood of the Son of God, the Spirit of Pentecost has bestowed upon us the same DNA, which is a heart that beats for the reign of Christ in the world and in everything. In this family, therefore, through labor, prayer, penance, poverty, apostolate, personal witnessing, and ultimately, by the blessing of Jesus Christ, Emmanuel – God-with-us, the Word Who took Flesh, God will grant physical birth to the inner beating of our hearts. In CMD, we are living the Love of God; practicing the purity of the Holy Spirit and Virgin Mary; practicing the poverty of Jesus Christ; practicing the obedience of the Suffering Servant of God and the Fiat of Mary; and practicing the sweet communion of the Holy Spirit with one another. As such, unloving, unchaste, disobedient, halfhearted, materialistic, and divisive persons do not fall in accord with CMD’s heartbeat. In CMD, we draw strength and inspiration from the Communion of Saints, and we pray assiduously for the souls awaiting beatific . Daily, we invoke the help of the choirs of Angels, and they have been very instrumental to the success CMD has witnessed so far. The desire and prayer is that the offspring of Mater Domini Community will be a world re-consecrated to God with one Lord and King, Jesus Christ. CMD’s heart labors and desires to see a system of education, family, human formation, entertainment, societal norms, leadership, etc. grounded in God through Jesus

11 Christ. CMD’s desire for global renewal and enthronement of God in all human hearts is in accord with the promise of a new covenant in Christ, the Messiah and King of all nations, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people… for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I wILL forgIve theIr InIquIty, and theIr sIn I wILL remember no more” (Jer. 31:33-34; heb.8:8; 2 Cor.3:3).

The situation of the world in these past decades fueled the heartbeat of CMD. The world has suffered the plague of skyrocketed sin and atheism; through a global call for repentance that is aided by an abundant outpouring of the grace of the Holy Spirit, human hearts will return to God. The whole confrontation of the Ancient Enemy of God is to do two things: either to get human beings out of the Presence of God (as it happened at the Garden of Eden Gen.3:22) or to get God out of the ambitious agenda of human beings as it happened at the Tower of Babel (Gen.11). Today, many world nations seem to unite for the rebuilding of that Tower of Babel with a subtle agenda that removes God from the world-wagon. Through the heartbeat of CMD, we labor and pray for the rebirth of the healing of the Tower of Babel by a renewed outpouring of the Holy Spirit as it happened at the Upper Room on the Pentecost-day, and may God be pleased to grant the CMD’s intercession for a New Pentecost (New Wine, poured upon humanity through the glorious reign of the ).

The hidden agenda of godless secularism is to remove Christ from the discussions/affairs of humanity, which consequently causes much suffering and death to humanity. The effects of godless secularism can be seen in profane prodigality from God and disputatious factions among the human family. Prodigality from God and His Son Jesus Christ makes humanity to walk in darkness; also, it makes human beings to become enemies of each other. Christ, who is Light and Prince of Peace, banishes darkness and gives life and peace to all. The claim that religion is the cause of worldly disputes is wrong; human beings corrupt true religion, and it’s not every sect that claims to be of God is truly of God. Sacred Scriptures says, “By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?” (Mat.7:16).

12 We understand that the enemy of humanity could blackmail God through scandalous actions carried out by some “religious” sects. Many persons in our time begrudge God for acts or moves that are totally anti-God, not minding that some perpetrators claim that God inspired them to carry out those acts; the deceiver of humanity orchestrates hateful actions and propagandize human beings to despise their Benevolent Creator. If many persons would open their hearts without prejudice and distinguish between the “acts of human beings” and “acts of God” the current intimidating tally of atheism will drop. In the recent centuries, persons called for secular ideologies that should guide all the discussions on human progress and peace since they claimed that religion is the cause of the unrest in Europe in the Enlightenment Period. Looking at the outcome, one sees that such assumption is lopsided since we have had two World Wars, and impending nuclear war, in these recent centuries where godless agenda have topped the discussions in the council of international community. Any attempt to banish Christ from the human society enhances the enthronement of darkness, paving a way for the works of the prince of darkness. St. Catherine of Sienna rightly observes in one of her Dialogues that once Adam and Eve sinned by cooperating with the serpent heaven was closed off; after that “closing off” all manner of evil made its advance throughout the world. In order to end that era of slavishness to darkness and consequent human woes, St. Catherine continues, God sent His Only Son to reconcile Heaven and Earth. The consequences of separation from God are even more manifest in current secular climate; various sins that many of our godly predecessors never thought of are becoming acceptable in geometric proportion. The reason is that once Christ the Light is removed from the center, evil makes a fast advance5.

5 St. Macarius observes that when the world or a soul is devoid of Jesus Christ there is an awful effect; and that is why secular humanism is one of the greatest threat to humanity and to every soul infested with its debilitating virus. He writes,

“When God was displeased with the Jews, he delivered Jerusalem to the enemy, and they were conquered by those who hated them; there were no more sacrifices or feasts. Likewise angered at a soul who had broken his commands, God handed it over to its enemies, who corrupted and totally dishonoured it. When a house has no master living in it, it becomes dark, vile and contemptible, choked with filth and disgusting refuse. So too is a soul which has lost its master, who once rejoiced there with his angels. This soul is darkened with sin, its desires are degraded, and it knows nothing but shame. Woe to the path that is not walked on, or along which the voices of men are not heard, for then it becomes the haunt of wild animals. Woe to the soul if the Lord does not walk within it to banish with his voice the spiritual beasts of sin. Woe to the house where no master dwells, to the field where no farmer works, to the pilotless ship, storm-tossed and sinking. Woe to the soul without Christ as its true pilot; drifting in the darkness, buffeted by the waves of passion, storm-tossed at the mercy of evil spirits, its end is destruction. Woe to the soul that does not have Christ to cultivate it with care to produce the good fruit of the Holy Spirit. Left to itself, it is choked with thorns and thistles; instead of fruit it produces only what is fit for burning. Woe to the soul that does not have Christ dwell- ing in it; deserted and foul with the filth of the passions, it becomes a haven for all the vices” (A sermon said by St Macarius: “Woe to the souls where Christ does not dwell!)

13 CMD’s mission against godless secularism is more than a philosophical dispute, but cuts through all aspects of human life as to ensure the continuity of a purposeful and peaceful human race. CMD’s heartbeat is to bring Jesus at the center of human heart and cultures through a unique devotion to the Blessed Mother and Holy Spirit because When the Blessed Mother and the Holy Spirit come together Jesus is born. The “rebirth” of Jesus Christ in human hearts and cultures will surely transform the current human era largely characterized by unrest and darkness into an era of sacredness, peace, and holiness. The enemy of God shrieks at any initiative to make Christ present among human beings since that will bring freedom for humanity; little wonder he screamed at the Presence of Jesus among His people in the synagogue, “what have you come to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?” (Mk.1:24).

Regrettably, many persons and cultures comply with his desires, as they prefer darkness to light, bondage to freedom, reign of terror and war rather than peace. In many ways, CMD has encountered the direct confrontations and fury of the deceiver masked in godless secular humanism. Thousands of times, in these past years, I have tiptoed on the contours of death, if it not for the Lord to shield me in the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Mother. Bohemian Grove was one of these sects that we confronted with heavy spiritual warfare against the enemy. (More details regarding this encounter will be found in the diary of Fr. Ignatius). What do we say about the ordeals we went through in the hand of the sect that wanted to establish a godless new world order, where Satan, hidden in secular humanism, would have being enthroned to lord over the universe. CMD overruled that plan through prayer and a “special” incursion that frustrated the Christless-new-world- order agenda6. The Masonic plan to build a new a godless world order, where Jesus Christ (the Lord and King of the Universe) is removed from human affairs, is completely replaced by the new order CMD labors to establish; this new order is the manifest reign of Jesus Christ over humanity, with the heartbeat to Christify the whole world to Him crucified for the whole world. CMD labors to establish a manifest reign of Jesus Christ, a world order where Jesus Christ will be known and revered more than humanity has

6 See below, The Historical Timeline of the Devotion 14

ever experienced since 2000 years following the Incarnation of Christ; a new world where God will be worshipped more than any time in history. In this new order, universal peace will be obtained and wars among nations will be decimated according to the proportion of the response of the world to the manifest reign of Jesus Christ. This new world order will enhance a new consciousness that is “Christic;” persons will become more aware of their common identity in the Person of Jesus Christ, a renewed identity that is stronger than family or national-ties. When persons from Europe know and believe the fact that they are united in one Person of Jesus Christ with those in Asia, for instance, it will be hard for a nuclear bomb or missile to be launched from either of these continents to destroy persons in the other continent. No one will kill or slaughter a person he or she believes and knows is his or her own. I have the audacity to write this vision because we live in the moment and age of the Immaculate Mother and no one can unite brothers and sisters more than their mothers.

In conclusion, we understand this simple logic, “no one can give what he or she does not have;” therefore, the first job to be done is on me and the same for you, as a CMD member. In order to become an instrument to generate CMD’s heartbeat, which is the desire to make Christ the Lord of all human hearts, I have to implement the same in my life, first and foremost. CMD’s heartbeat is realizable through “praying in season and out of season;” since “We can do all things through the Lord who strengthens us.” One of CMD’s slogans in seeking to accomplish this CMD-heartbeat is “backward never, stagnant never, and forward ever.” We believe truly in the sayings that, “where there is a will, there is a way,” and that, “with God all things are possible.” Providentially, CMD has received THE CHAPLET OF THE SACRED SCRIPTURES AND THE NOVENA TO JESUS CHRIST THE KING, as instruments that will foster the manifest reign of Christ over the universe. We pray and believe that other devotions of CMD such as the 24-hour Holy Drive, the Sunday-eve vigil for the Preachers of the Word of God, the Jesus- week-cycle spirituality, etc., will be helpful in accomplishing this heartbeat. We are not alone in this mission; we are thankful to God for many persons in the world who are laboring in prayer, preaching, and sacrifice to make the reign of God on earth, through His Son Jesus Christ, an inevitable manifest reality. 15

In CMD’s Cardiac Cycle • CMD’s heart wakes every morning beating, “Today is the day the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice;” making every CMD an apostle of genuine joy, not the pseudo-joy of Hollywood or Nollywood world, or the false satisfaction of our narcissistic age, but an authentic joy even in hardship. • CMD’s heart beats of daily discipleship, “If today you hear his voice, harden not your heart” • CMD has the heartbeat of the Apostle, “all I desire is that I may know Christ, and Him alone;” (1Cor.2:2) And God granted his desire and he later affirmed, “It is no longer I who live but Jesus who lives in me.” (Gal.2) • CMD’s heart beats with the Heart of Jesus for His Father’s Will, “Zeal for your house has consumed me” • CMD has the heartbeat of the Sojourner, “What does it profit one to gain the whole world and lose his or her soul” • CMD heart beats relentlessly, “How can we stop preaching what we have seen and heard?” • CMD heartbeat is that of a forerunner and signpost of Jesus Christ, “That He may increase and I decrease” • CMD has the heartbeat of the Preacher, “Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel” • CMD heartbeat is that of a servant listener, “Speak Lord your servant is listening” • CMD heart beats with the obedience of the New Eve, “Be it done to me according to your word” • CMD has the heartbeat of a chosen servant, “Here I am Lord, I • have come to do your will” • CMD heart beats of inter-racial-agape-bond, “Your people shall be my people, your God shall be my God” • CMD’s heart beats with eternal gratefulness, I was “lost but now found” • CMD’s heartbeat sounds the missionary-intoxicated-spirit of Francis Xavier, well-disposed and ready, saying, “Here am I Lord, send me.” CMD will be obedient to the Mother Church’s wise effort towards inter-religious dialogue; however, beneath the inner music of the heart of CMD is to go into the whole world and proclaim the Good News, making nations and persons converts to Jesus Christ, and sparking a new wave of devotion to Virgin Mary. 16

• A CMD heart is struck indelibly by the awareness of being a “soul-tender,” “When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.” • In this “soul-tender” heartbeat, a CMD is drunk with love for souls, not concerned with receiving what may be due for his or her preaching (gifts, salary, money, etc.). Even if he or she receives no material remunerations for his labors for souls, he or she puts his or her reward in the Lord, always savoring the words of the Good Samaritan, “If you spend any more, I will repay you on my way back.” • CMD’s heart at the end of every day, and ultimately at the end of all earthly labor and life, strikes the beat “Into your hands I commend my spirit” 1.2 Historical Timeline

This current devotion to Christ the King has been conceived in Heaven from the foundation of the universe; however, this second part of the origin of the devotion to Christ the King is traced to 2013 when Fr. Ignatius Mary and CMD members led a prayer against the exaltation given to satan at the Bohemia Grove in San Francisco by some leaders and elites of the world (see Bohemia Grove information). The spiritual influence of this elite-cult on the universe was subdued when Fr. Ignatius visited the Grove with the Blessed Sacrament, while CMD members were in prayers. In the same year 2013, he and CMD intercessors demolished the cult of worship of the “king of land/earth” in his local community in Nigeria. This event was miraculously visited by a terrible thunderstorm that uprooted the big tree where the local community gathered to dance around the of “eze-ala.” The thunderstorm struck not so long after the procession with the Holy around that shrine. When it is said that persons of this community danced around this legendary tree, it does not mean that they meant to practice idolatry. Annually, they start off this event with a Holy Mass and many 17 of them are devoted to Jesus Christ. However, since childhood I discovered a tendency to syncretism among many others. Just as the case of Bohemian Grove, persons can glorify satan thinking they are having fun. This Eucharistic Procession was carried out after an incident that occurred in that community. Many elders and prominent leaders gathered around this spot where the old-legendary tree stood to invoke curses. Many of them were also practicing their Christian Faith. Therefore, it became questionable how “much” this annual communal event has been Christianized.

With these two events, God inspired Fr Ignatius to celebrate this victory every year, especially the one of the most elite cult in the world (Bohemian Grove), which happened in the week of Christ the King 2013. Eze-ala dethroned and the behemoth cult conquered where the leaders of nations gathered in San Francisco to honor the fallen creature (which actually impersonated himself as the king of kings since leaders of nations gathered around him), then the 7 moment to honor Christ the King in a unique way, arrived. When it was time to start the annual celebration honoring these victories, Fr. Ignatius was inspired to sample few persons in prayer pertaining to the duration, nature, and structure of the devotion to Christ the King. The feedback that came from the sampling within a few days was amazing, indicating that this novena has been prepared in Heaven from the foundation of the universe. Among the persons sampled were: Christiana Oluo, Joseph Udegbe, Francisca Alika, Maudline Okoro, Phyllis Marks, Don Lee, Nkeiru, etc. The revelations and inspirations given to Fr. Ignatius Mary, Francisca Alika, Maudline Okoro, and Christiana Oluo formed the main corpus of the devotion and consecration to Christ the King. Francisca Alika received most of the prayers and thus, it is necessary to highlight the timeline from her.

7 There is “more” to these two events. A wider report of these two incidences are presented in the CMD chronicles; many things happened in the two incidences that are not reported here. What is necessary at this point is to know that these two incidents catalyzed the beginning of the Consecration and Novena to Christ the King. The visit to the bohemia groove was like visiting the land of dreadful spirits; only the direct intervention of God helped us come out of the physical and spiritual confrontation that came during the period we prepared for this spiritual combat and especially the day the Holy Eucharist was taken to this groove. 18

Francisca Alika:

Sunday, October 29th, 2017- Rev. Fr Ignatius Mary sent me a message about the Novena to Christ the King8. At 7:16 PM [ET] October 29th, 2017, As I was praying about the Novena, Our Lord’s voice roared in Yoruba language saying “Emi ni Ti Je Emi ni“ meaning I AM THAT I AM, HE Said do not be afraid “Emi ni Ti Ji Emi ni, oro Oluwa ki ye, Ite Oluwa kii shi”… meaning I AM THAT I AM, The words of the LORD changeth not,” Ite Oluwa kii shi “ meaning the throne of the LORD cannot be dethroned or compromised or unseated OR THE REIGN OF GOD CANNOT BE DETHRONED. The wonderful part is I did not understand the last part of Ite Oluwa kii shi so I called Rev Frs. and Tony Anike MSP for interpretation but as God will have it none picked the calls, so My Lord interpreted it HIMSELF Ite Oluwa kii shi meaning the throne of the LORD cannot be dethroned or compromised or unseated. Around 11pm Fr Michael called me back and gave the meaning as THE REIGN OF GOD CANNOT BE DETHRONED. And this interpretation was a confirmation to me that God had spoken to me.

Then the LORD prompted this song in Yoruba Language (around 7:30pm): E ba mi p’oruko re Emi ni ti n’je emi ni Olorunko nla Emi ni ma se beru Oloruko nla nla nla nla nla nla nla Oyigiyigi yigiyigi k’abio o si Oba to to to to to to To k’ari aiye Emi ni (3x) M’ase beru

8 Message sent October 29th by Fr. Ignatius Mary: “CHRIST THE KING OF HEAVEN AND THE UNIVERSE IS THE END OF CMD’S HEARTBEAT. I HAVE WRITTEN IN CMD’S BOOK OF LIFE THAT CMD WILL CELEBRATE IT IN A UNIQUE WAY. I WAS REQUIRED TO HAVE A NOVENA IN PREPARATION OF THIS GREAT SOLEMNITY THAT IS THE CULMINATION OF ALL CMD LABOR.

1. HOW MANY DAYS DO YOU THINK THE NOVENA SHOULD LAST 2. MAKE SUGGESTIONS ON THE NATURE AND PRAYERS OF THIS NOVENA 3. WE NEED TO SET IT UP SOON SO THAT ALL COMMUNITIES WILL PARTICIPATE

You’ll not share this inquiry with anyone; I am sampling only few selected persons Your reply will come from prayers. Let me know all this week, as the SOLEMNITY comes in November” 19

(Translation) “I AM THAT I AM” His Name Is Mighty “I AM! DO NOT BE AFRAID” His name is MIGHTY MIGHTY MIGHTY MIGHTY He is the Omnipresent God who cannot be questioned The King Who, Who, Who Who Fills the whole world “I AM! I AM! I AM! Do Not Be afraid” As I was reading through Fr. Ignatius’ message concerning the duration of the novena, the voice of the Lord said 7 days. Then I meditated on it and the reasons given were that “7” is the number of perfection. The world was created in 7 days by the King of Kings. Each day of the week was carefully planned and brought to perfection, each day of prayer; we honor him in prayer and thanksgiving.

So I asked, Novena is usually 3 or 9 days…. before I could ask the question He said “7 days don’t spill over. Each day has its own representation and significance. Honor me and I will honor and answer your requests and prayers.”

Later in the day, I was reading the written message again, and the Lord said “DON’T ADD NOR REMOVE FROM THIS MESSAGE9!”

On October 30th 2017 at Mass during consecration, the Lord gave me the words for Christ the King Rosary Beads. Prayer to Christ the King was given the same day and I worked on it for 2 days.

On November 1st 2017, the litany of Christ the King was given around 9 pm and I worked on it till 1:38 am on November 2, 2017.

9 Fr. Ignatius had recommended that the novena should last for twelve days (honoring the twelve thrones of God), and the Lord revealed that the main corpus of the novena should be seven days. At the initial discussion the group wondered why the novena should be seven days, then the Lord revealed that we should not bother, that in the process of the composition He will guide until the final shape of the novena. During this process of composition, when the Chaplet of Christ the King was revealed, we discovered that twelve and seven have been brought together. Furthermore, the days of rejoicing after the seven days novena as instructed by the Lord seem to bring twelve and seven days together. 20

1.3 Miracles during the first edition of the Christ the King Devotion

The initiators of the novena performed a” test run” before introducing the chaplet to the world. Fr. Ignatius Mary Okoroji, Francisca Alika, and Modeline Okoro, started praying the novena together in USA, while Christiana Oluo did the same in Nigeria.

Francisca Alika:

Friday, November 3rd 2017-We gathered to pray and the Lord said we should start the Novena on Sunday the 5th of November 2017. Then he affirmed that anything asked during the Novena, He, the LORD will grant it. Silently, I prayed my intentions for this Novena, which was for my brother Hilary, to have a good paying job.

Sunday, November 5th 2017-Fr Ignatius Mary, Maudline and I started the Novena at 7:33pm. Fr. Ignatius started by inviting the Angels and Saints to come down and join us in honoring Christ the King. As he was praying I saw the heavens open and host of Angels started coming down followed by Saints of God. Then St. Joseph of Cupertino said I am here with St. Catherine of Sienna. Fr Ignatius continued with the Exaltation and Invocation. The atmosphere was peaceful. Then I started to lead in the rosary, at first I saw 12 stars, then it fell on the crown and Mother Mary appeared with the crown of 12 stars on it with the most beautiful smile.

As I continued I saw a bright light, another crown appeared with a scepter and a hand holding it. Then in a twinkle of an eye everything came together to form a body wearing the crown and holding the scepter. It was very radiant and behind Him were host of Angels descending then I noticed The Lord was riding on a white horse descending. When I got to the 5th Mystery, I saw a man seated on the throne surrounded by people wearing black; he has the head of a ram and was holding a spear. At 8.02pm as I read the last verse of the invocation, “You have taken your great power and have begun to reign”. Christ descended with the legions of Angels, He stepped forward and threw satan from that seat and the angels destroyed 21 the seat and then the heavens opened I saw angels bringing a throne from heaven and setting on earth and God’s throne was enthroned.

At 8:22pm satan appeared with the head of a ram and said are you happy that I have been dethrone? I replied YES I am and he disappeared after that.

On Monday, November 6, 2017, As we were praying the rosary of Christ the King, as soon as we got to the 5th Mystery Mother Mary appeared with the crown of 12 stars holding the infant Jesus with a crown and were smiling. At 8:30pm I was lying down meditating, then the ram headed being with spear appeared to attack me but he couldn’t come close because there was a force holding him back, as he was coming closer to me I saw a great light surrounding me with a force and yanked it away.

Each day of the Novena we had the privilege of been visited by a lot of Saints and Angels that accompanied us with the prayers. On Wednesday 8th we were visited by St. Joseph of Cupertino and St. Catherine of Sienna came to join in the prayer. Thursday, 9th of November, St Rita of Cassia came she was with us throughout the prayer. She said St Catherine is here to intercede for your prayers, she opened her hands like someone receiving a gift, then I saw our intentions as we were praying on it, I saw the intentions written on a plate and she collected it, her out stretched hands were in rays of light. Then she moved up with the intentions and came right back and started showing to me, her forehead pierced with rays of the crucifix, I could feel the love burning and I looked into her eyes it was shining like a diamond.

Friday, November 10, 2017. The Lord said Fr. Ignatius you have been thinking of how CMD will effect changes to the world through prayer, but He is assuring you that, through the Scriptural Rosary and Novena to Christ the King, He will establish His Kingdom and when you build the Grotto for Mother Mary that it will be another Fatima and Lourdes where whoever steps their feet there, will receive deliverance and healing.

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Saturday, November 11, 2017. At the invitation of the saints to join us in the Novena, the Apostles made their presence known, St. Matthias, St. Bartholomew Sts. Peter and Paul, later St Philip Neri was the one that took the requests up. And the Lord made promises of the request we made that day, will be granted.

Other days, Sts. Theresa of Avila, Helena, etc. revealed their presence during the novena. And the Lord said that all the Saints we have invoked are present, even more saints…

On the 3rd of November when the Novena was given, A friend of mine Ogeh sent the below message.

“Good Morning Francisca. Hope you are doing fine. Just to confide in you. I am sort of disturbed since last night about the result of my mammogram that I did this past Monday. The result came yesterday and said abnormal mammogram of the left breast. They are recommending ultrasound. I am yet to call my doctor to know if it’s the same place I went for the mammogram that I will go for the ultrasound. Hold me in prayers. Have a blessed day. I prayed, when the Novena started Maudline joined me on Friday 10th November 2017 at 2.30pm, to pray for her. On November 15th 2017 at 2.34pm she sent below:

Hi, Francisca I just stepped in the breast center at Doctors Community Hospital. Today is the day they gave me an appointment for another mammogram as well as ultrasound if need be. I will call you when I am done. Remain blessed. Text Messages

[11/15, 2:43 PM] Frankie: The Lord is your strength. May Lord heal you completely Amen [11/15, 3:20 PM] Ogeh: Amen. They have finished both mammogram and ultrasound. But they want me to wait for the result from the doctor. So I am waiting. I believe God is in control. [11/15, 3:25 PM] Frankie: Yes he is [11/15, 4:48 PM] Ogeh: I am fine Francisca. My results are ok. Blessed be His Holy Name. [11/15, 5:12 PM] Frankie: We serve a living God. Praise His holy name.

• During the first few days of the novena, Hilary, was offered full time employment. Previously, he was a contract worker and did not receive a consistent paycheck. 23

• A mother appealed to Francisca to pray for her son who had stopped going to mass. During the novena, we prayed for her son, and the mother returned in joyful haste. She reported that the Sunday during that novena, her son decided to attend to Sunday Mass spontaneously. • During the novena, Fr. Ignatius Mary presented the request of a CMD seminarian, who had left his parents’ home and did not arrive at CMD postulate house for over two weeks. His parents were devastated and during the novena to Christ the King, the pioneers presented this seminarian during intercession. Two days later, this seminarian called his parents, from an unknown location, and returned to the religious community the following day. • During the novena, Olivia Okoro, (Maudline Okoro’s daughter) had chronic bowel disease since birth. She was in pain and there was no cure or diagnosis. She was healed during the novena. • Francisca was tormented for many years with sever back pain. She could barely sit in a chair. During the novena she was healed. Jesus visited her and placed the crucifix on her back. From that moment she was able to sit upright and was pain free. • Independent of Father Ignatius’s intercession with the Bohemian Grove, Francisca received a vision of the ram- headed beast. In her vision it was revealed that this devotion will dethrone satan. This ram headed beast is revered in the Bohemian Grove where many prominent leaders throughout the world have secret retreats.

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CHAPTER TWO PRAYERS OF THE DEVOTION TO CHRIST THE KING

10 2.1. Invocation of celestial choirs

I (we) invite you, all you 24 Elders of Heaven, Four Living Creatures, Seven Spirits (Rev. 4). I (we) invite you, all Our Guardian Angels, Archangels, Principalities, Dominations, Powers, Virtues, Thrones, Cherubs, Seraphs, Holy Spirits, assistant to the Throne of God. I (we) invite you all holy Patriarchs, Just Ones. I (we) invite you all Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists. I (we) invite you all Martyrs and Virgins. I (we) invite you all Holy Men and Women. I (we) invite you all Saints who advanced the Kingdom of God in every generation: Saint Jude Thaddeus, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Helena, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Augustine, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Jerome, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Patrick, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Benedict, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Francisco, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Anthony of Padua, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Rita, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Ignatius of Loyola, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Catherine of Sienna, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Theresa of Avila, *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Therese Lisieux , *R/* *Come pray with us.* St. Padre Pio*R/* *Come pray with us.* St. John Paul II 11,*R/* *Come pray with us.* I (we) invite You St. Joseph, the Patron and Protector of the Church, *R/* *Come pray with us.* I (we) invite You Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and the Universe, *R/* *Come pray with us.*

10 THE KINGSHIP OF JESUS IS PROCLAIMED IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH. HE SEATS ON THE THRONE OF DAVID AND THE THRONE OF GOD. WE RESOUND HIS KINGSHIP BY PRAYING IN COMMUNION WITH THE CELESTIAL CHOIRS. 11 One can invite his/her patron saints. 25

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT

2.2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King

Proclaim: Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Amen Phi.2:9-11.

WE EXALT YOU, O CHRIST OUR KING

You are EMMANUEL, God with us. You are Our Lord and Our God. You are the King of Kings. You are the Great Commander. You are the Master Planner of the Universe. You are the great Architect of heaven and earth. We praise You Lord, the I AM! You are Unlimited, Almighty, All-powerful, and All-knowing.

You are the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.You are the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords!You are the True and Living God.I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You: I will sing praise to Your Holy Name, O thou most High King.Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my Strength, my Redeemer and my King.Let my mouth be filled with Your praise and with Your honor all the day.O LORD, Our Lord, how excellent is thy Name in all the earth!Jesus, You are highly exalted, and Your Name is above every name! I ask all of our prayers in Your Name Jesus. Your Name is above the name of all sicknesses and diseases. Your name is above depression, and poverty, and all other names. Blessed be Your Holy Name

26 Lord! You are the solution to any problem, and You are bigger than any obstacle I face. Lord, You are Great, and greatly to be praised! I praise You Lord! You are my God, and I will praise You. You are my God, I will exalt You.

2.3 Acts of Reparation to Christ the King

Oh, Christ my King I wish to make reparation for my sins and the sins of the whole world- for our ingratitude, always making requests from Jesus and never returning thanks for favors received, nor asking for forgiveness for acts committed against You. Behold, my King I bow before Your altar of Salvation eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries, constant denial, desecration of your altar and place of worship, and profanation of Your Holy Name used in curse words, as a joke, or in an irreverent manner. I beg pardon for and wish to offer sacrifices and prayers for the ungodly acts of lying, theft, harboring anger or hatred against others, adultery, sexual or immodest desires, gossiping or backbiting, , swearing falsely in Your name, teaching grave errors on religion, or all neglect of Thy great love and for the sins we and others have committed in the past. Create in me (us) a pure heart, O Lord My King, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from Your Presence, O Mighty King or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me and the human race forgiveness for lack of reparation of sins committed against You, Your Reign and Your Kingdom. Amen 2.4. Act of Consecration to Christ the King

Oh Christ my King, I consecrate my heart to you. I consecrate my family and the whole world to you today. I acknowledge You as the Grand Architect and Master Planner of the whole world. I acknowledge Your Kingship, You reign in Heaven and on earth. Take me, Jesus Christ my King. Use me as Your little servant to spread Your love to this world. I give myself entirely to You and I ask the Holy Spirit to make me more like You. Amen.

27 2.5. Chaplet of Christ the King

Chaplet of Christ the King consists of the following elements: (Invocation of Holy Spirit; Apostles Creed; One Our father; Three Hail Mary’s; One Glory Be; Invocation; First Mystery; Second Mystery; Third Mystery; Fourth Mystery; Fifth Mystery; Sixth Mystery; Seventh Mystery; Hail Holy Queen and prayer proceeding. Prayer to Christ The King; Litany of Christ the King; Prayer after the litany; Three Holy, Holy, Holy)

A. Invocation of the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful and kindle in them the fire of Your love. L: Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created R: And you shall renew the face of the earth Let us pray O God, Who did teach the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us by the same Spirit to be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolations, through Christ Our Lord. Amen

B. The Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy , the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen

C. One Our Father, Three Hail Mary’s, One Glory Be

28 D. Invocation Jesus Christ, Mighty King, I acknowledgeYou as King of the Universe. All that has been created has been made for You. Make full use of Your rights over me. Amen E. Mysteries The First Mystery Jesus Declares His Kingship

Matthew 21:5-9 “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!” One OUR FATHER*… ...... one … HAIL MARY* L: Jesus Christ King of the whole world R: Have Mercy on us and the whole world (12X) GLORY BE

The Second Mystery

Jesus Christ our King Sits on the Throne of David Isaiah 9:7 There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore the zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this. 29 One OUR FATHER*…………one … HAIL MARY* L: Jesus Christ King of the whole world R: Have Mercy on us and the whole world (12X) GLORY BE*

The Third Mystery

Jesus Christ King of all Nations

Matthew 19:28-29 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

One OUR FATHER*… ...... one … HAIL MARY* L: Jesus Christ King of the whole world R: Have Mercy on us and the whole world (12X) GLORY BE

The Fourth Mystery

Sovereignty of Christ the King

Ephesians 1:20-23 God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

One OUR FATHER*… ...... one … HAIL MARY* L: Jesus Christ King of the whole world R: Have Mercy on us and the whole world (12X) GLORY BE

30 The Fifth Mystery

Christ the King Sits on the Throne of God

Revelation 11:15-17 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign forever and ever.” And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying: “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign. One OUR FATHER*… ...... one … HAIL MARY* L: Jesus Christ King of the whole world R: Have Mercy on us and the whole world (12X) GLORY BE

The Sixth Mystery

The Everlasting Kingdom of Christ the King

Isaiah 9:6-7 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.

One OUR FATHER*… ...... one … HAIL MARY* L: Jesus Christ King of the whole world R: Have Mercy on us and the whole world (12X) GLORY BE

31 The Seventh Mystery

The Wise Men from the East 12 Acknowledged Jesus Christ as King

Matthew 2:1-2, (6). Micah 5:2) After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.”’

One OUR FATHER*……………one… HAIL MARY* L: Jesus Christ King of the whole world R: Have Mercy on us and the whole world (12X) GLORY BE *

F. HAIL HOLY QUEEN PRAYER

Let us pray. O Jesus, Master of the Universe come and take Your place in my life and reign in majesty. We worship, honor and adore Your Holy Name by the name which is above all names, Jesus. Every knee most bow and tongue confess that You are the Everlasting King whose reign and covenant brings everlasting peace to mankind. Heal our wounds and wash away the sins of the whole world. Amen.

G. PRAYER TO CHRIST THE KING (Daily Prayer)

Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the Universe. My Savior, God of Heaven, set up a Kingdom in my life and all over the universe that will never be destroyed. My Savior, crush all those kingdoms that are inferior to Yours and bring them to an end.

12 Someone wondered why the birth of Christ the King and the visit of the Magi should not have come as the First Mystery of the Chaplet of Christ the King; initially, I thought as well. However, the Lord has asked that there should be no changes in the structure. After some time, He explained that the acknowledgement of Jesus Christ as the King by the Magi is the highpoint of this novena and devotion. That the main point of the devotion is to have every participant to acknowledge and welcome Him as the King in their hearts. 32

Christ Jesus, You are the King of kings. The God of Heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory. In your hands He has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live, He has made You ruler over them all. Lord God Almighty, For You alone are Holy, just and true are your ways. You who see the innermost thoughts of your creations, let me find peace, joy, healing, favor and help in all my needs, Oh King of the Nations, especially this one: ...... (Mention Your Request) I lay my request at the Tabernacle of the Most High God. Who is like You, O King of Kings?

All nations will come and worship before you; for You are a righteous God and Savior, there is none in all the earth except You, O God Most High. May the people praise you, O Lord my King, may all the peoples praise You. Reign Lord Jesus, reign Master Jesus, reign Your Spirit in our hearts. Reign in our family, reign in our home, reign in the nation and in the world. Reign in Majesty over Your creation and make full use of Your everlasting powers. Amen

H. Litany of Christ the King

L: Lord, have mercy. R*: Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, *have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, *have mercy on us. God, the Holy Spirit, *have mercy on us. Holy , One God, *have mercy on us. Christ the King of the universe, *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King, Redeemer of the world, *have mercy on us and the whole world. 33 Christ the King who is seated on the throne of David *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King, Savior of human race *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King whose reign is everlasting, *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King Incarnate Word of God, *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King Victor over the Cross, *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King The Way, The Truth and The Life, *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King, the Righteousness of God, *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King, riding in majesty to Jerusalem, *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King who sits on the Throne of God Most High *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King, Light of God and of the whole world *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King, who has the master key; Where He shuts, none can open, *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King, who opens and none can shut, *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King whose Reign cannot be dethroned, *have mercy on us and the whole world. Christ the King, Radiance of the Glory of God *have mercy on us and the whole world. From sins of pride, *Christ the King deliver us. From the snares of the devil, *Christ the King deliver us. From the rule of satan and his agents, *Christ the King deliver us. From everlasting death, *Christ the King deliver us. From all temptations, *Christ the King deliver us.

34 From immorality of the world, *Christ the King deliver us. From an evil tongue, *Christ the King deliver us. From our enemies, *Christ the King deliver us Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, *spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, *graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, *have mercy on us, O Lord. V. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood. R. And made us, for our God, a kingdom.

I. Prayer after the Litany

O Christ our Universal King, arise in Your Majesty and destroy the rule and works of satan. Arise, O Mighty King in Your Majesty and tear down their evil kingdom. Arise, O Christ our Lord and march down with Your Legions of Angels and dethrone the rule of satan and his agents with Your Precious Blood shed on Calvary. Cripple and destroy the evil base and stronghold with burning fire and bring the evil reign to an end. Institute Your reign upon the earth as it is in Heaven and put all Your enemies under Your feet. Amen.

CONCLUDE

Resound with all creatures in Heaven and Earth:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest!” (Three times)

35 CHAPTER THREE STRUCTURE OF THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS OF NOVENA TO JESUS CHRIST THE KING 1. Invocation of Celestial Choirs (See Chapter 2.1) 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Act of Reparation for Christ the King (See Chapter 2.3) 4. Act of Consecration to Christ the King (See Chapter 2.4) 5. Presentation of the day’s prayer intention and your personal intention for the Novena (refer to Day of the week) 6. Chaplet of Christ the King A. Invocation to the Holy Spirit B. Apostles Creed C. Our Father; Hail Mary; Glory Be D. Invocation E. Mysteries F. Hail Holy Queen G. Prayer to Christ the King H. Litany of Christ the King I. Prayer after the Litany 7. Scriptural Reading and meditation (optional) 8. Holy, Holy, Holy (Repeat Three Time

DAY ONE

1. Invocation of celestial choir 13 (See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Act of Reparation for Christ the King (See Chapter 2.3) 4. Act of Consecration to Christ the King (See Chapter 2.4)

13 THE KINGSHIP OF JESUS IS PROCLAIMED IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH. HE SEATS ON THE THRONE OF DAVID AND THE THRONE OF GOD. WE RESOUND HIS KINGSHIP BY PRAYING IN COMMUNION WITH THE CELESTIAL CHOIRS. 36

Opening Song: All the Powers of Jesus’ Name14 (See Song in appendix Day I, end of the book)

5. Presentation of the day’s prayer intention and your personal intention for the Novena

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Let the Light of Christ penetrate my thoughts, my heart, my family, the nations, and all mankind and destroy the foundation of evil reign in our family and in the world. Let the Light of Christ Our Risen King destroy every evil altar and unseat the throne of devil. Amen (mention your intention). 6. Chaplet of Christ the King (Refer to 2.5) ( A-I ) 7. Scriptural Reading and Meditation (Optional) 8. Conclude

Resound with all creatures in Heaven and Earth:

Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

DAY TWO

1. Invocation of celestial choir 15 (See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Act of Reparation for Christ the King (See Chapter 2.3) 4. Act of Consecration to Christ the King (See Chapter 2.4)

Opening Song: EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW (See Song in appendix Day 2, end of the book)

14 The hymns will focus on the Kingship of Jesus Christ. If a person does not know the hymns used in these twelve days of the novena, he or she can use hymns in his or her language that glorify the Kinship of Christ. 15 THE KINGSHIP OF JESUS IS PROCLAIMED IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH. HE SEATS ON THE THRONE OF DAVID AND THE THRONE OF GOD. WE RESOUND HIS KINGSHIP BY PRAYING IN COMMUNION WITH THE CELESTIAL CHOIRS. 37

5. Presentation of the day’s prayer intention and your personal intention for the Novena

God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. O great King of kings, by Your power, You separated the light from the darkness, Arise in Your infinite Majesty and separate the power obstructing Your reign and institute Your Authority against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms that have ruled the earth for too long. Let the world and mankind be completely free and bring an end to their reign forever. Amen (mention your intention). 6. Chaplet of Christ the King (Refer to 2.5) (A-I) 7. Scriptural Reading and Meditation (Optional) 8. Conclude

Resound with all creatures in Heaven and Earth:

Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

DAY THREE

The third day of the novena is a day of reparation for any offense against Christ the King in one’s life and making reparation as a group for any offense against Christ the King by the universe. Here one makes declaration like the Israelites of old who confessed their past sins and idolatry as they return to God. One would confess any form of idolatry that stand against the Reign of Jesus Christ in his/her past life; one would renounce any effect of idolatry practiced by family, great/grandparents, generational idolatry should be renounced, and this will lead to generational healing. Participants in the Novena are requested to obtain Sacramental Confession on this third day/ or any time in the first seven days of the novena. 38

1. Invocation of celestial choir 16(See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Act of Reparation for Christ the King (See Chapter 2.3) 4. Act of Consecration to Christ the King (See Chapter 2.4) Opening Song Dies Irae “ Latin” (See Song in appendix Day 3, end of the book) Day of Wrath” 5. Presentation of the Prayer Intention of the Day

Through You O Christ our King all things were made; without You nothing was made that has been made. In You is life, and light of all mankind. Your light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Arise in Your Majesty and conquer the darkness waging war against mankind and the world with Your beaming light. Open my eyes so that I may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of satan to God. Loving Father, I pray You will pour out Your grace; Jesus, help me to be gentle, humble, patient and kind; help me to walk in a manner worthy of the calling You have placed on my life. Amen (mention your intention). 6. Chaplet of Christ the King (Refer to 2.5)(A-I) 7. Scriptural Reading and Meditation (Optional) 8. Conclude Resound with all creatures in Heaven and Earth: Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

16 THE KINGSHIP OF JESUS IS PROCLAIMED IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH. HE SEATS ON THE THRONE OF DAVID AND THE THRONE OF GOD. WE RESOUND HIS KINGSHIP BY PRAYING IN COMMUNION WITH THE CELESTIAL CHOIRS. 39

DAY FOUR

1. Invocation of celestial choir 17(See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Act of Reparation for Christ the King (See Chapter 2.3) 4. Act of Consecration to Christ the King (See Chapter 2.4)

Opening Song: Behold Among Men (See Song in appendix Day 4, end of the book)

5. Presentation of the Prayer Intention of the Day

Keep the fire burning O Christ our King, with the sword of the Spirit extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. For behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and be their God forever. Lord help me to build Your kingdom, help me to live my life on a mission of ushering this kingdom into reality through the works of evangelism, prayer and steadfastness. I realize that Your established Kingdom will dry every tear, leaving everlasting peace and conquer death forever. I want Your glory, not my glory, I want Your plan not my plan, I want Your kingdom, not my Kingdom. Amen (mention your intention). 6. Chaplet of Christ the King (Refer to 2.5) ( A-I) 7. Scriptural Reading and Meditation (Optional) 8. Conclude

Resound with all creatures in Heaven and Earth:

Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

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DAY FIVE

1. Invocation of celestial choir 18(See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Act of Reparation for Christ the King (See Chapter 2.3) 4. Act of Consecration to Christ the King (See Chapter 2.4)

Opening Song: ALLELUIA, SING TO JESUS (See Song in appendix Day 5, end of the book)

5. Presentation of the Prayer Intention of the Day

O Lord our King, set up a kingdom that cannot never be destroyed. The kingdom would not be left to other people to rule, Christ our everlasting King consume all other kingdoms and it would stand forever. I ask You to help me stop spending this life focused on myself, Jesus I want to see You increase in my daily life through the eyes of Your kingdom and not concentrating on the world or the flaming arrows of the evil ones. Help me seek Your kingdom in my heart, mind and life. Amen (mention your intention).

6. Chaplet of Christ the King (Refer to 2.5) (A-I) 7. Scriptural Reading and Meditation (Optional) 8. Conclude

Resound with all creatures in Heaven and Earth:

Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

18 THE KINGSHIP OF JESUS IS PROCLAIMED IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH. HE SEATS ON THE THRONE OF DAVID AND THE THRONE OF GOD. WE RESOUND HIS KINGSHIP BY PRAYING IN COMMUNION WITH THE CELESTIAL CHOIRS. 41 DAY SIX

1. Invocation of celestial choir 19(See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Act of Reparation for Christ the King (See Chapter 2.3) 4. Act of Consecration to Christ the King (See Chapter 2.4)

Opening Song: LIFT UP YOUR HEADS (See Song in appendix Day 6, end of the book)

5. Presentation of the Prayer Intention of the Day

The Lord God has given You the throne of David, and You will reign over the house of Jacob forever and Your kingdom will never end. I confess that I let fear control me, I am afraid of trouble, I am afraid of persecution, I am afraid of hardship, all of this causes me to be self-protective and to build my own kingdom. My Lord Jesus, help me to no longer be afraid but step out in faith, let Your peace reign, knowing you have overcome the world. Amen (mention your intention).

6. Chaplet of Christ the King (Refer to 2.5) (A-I) 7. Scriptural Reading and Meditation (Optional) 8. Conclude

Resound with all creatures in Heaven and Earth:

Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

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1. Invocation of celestial choir 20(See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Act of Reparation for Christ the King (See Chapter 2.3) 4. Act of Consecration to Christ the King (See Chapter 2.4)

Opening Song: REJOICE THE LORD IS KING (See Song in appendix Day 7, end of the book)

5. Presentation of the Prayer Intention of the Day

Christ our King establish Your kingdom forever, Lord Jesus I need Your Spirit to remind me minute by minute that this life is not about me. My Lord, it is all about You, Jesus my King. It Is all about You. Your word says that a time is coming when ever knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and Your kingdom will be made complete forever. Amen (mention you intention).

6. Chaplet of Christ the King (Refer to 2.5) (A-I) 7. Scriptural Reading and Meditation (Optional) 8. Conclude

Resound with all creatures in Heaven and Earth:

Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

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STRUCTURE OF THE FIVE DAYS OF REJOICING

* Begin Monday after Feast of Christ the King (Again as it was mentioned at the introduction, this Novena to Christ the King is mainly seven days; thus, one will not count the number in the sense of twelve days. The period of five days of rejoicing is used to thank God for the favors received during the seven days novena to Christ the King and days to rejoice in Christ the King of all creatures as the liturgical year ends up in these five days. As can be seen in the prayer of Reparation, one of the misdeeds of human beings before God is that they forget to return thanks to God for favors received. In these five days one can use the structure of prayer outlined here to express one’s gratitude and thanksgiving to God. Kindly note that God rewards persons who walk by faith; thus, even when one does not see manifest signs, one can still glorify God for answering the prayer intentions used during the vigil. Miracles are granted when persons act on faith.) 1. Invocation of the Celestial Choirs (See Chapter2.1) 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Opening song/Hymn 4. The Three Psalms (prayed meditatively) 5. 5-10 minutes of praises or spontaneous songs/words of thanksgiving to Jesus Christ for granting your prayers during the novena 6. Act of Consecration to Christ the King (See Chapter 2.4) 7. Conclude(Holy, Holy, Holy) Repeat Three times:

Day 1

1. Invocation of the Celestial Choirs (See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2)

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EXALTATION of CHRIST THE KING Proclaim: Therefore, God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Phi.2:9-11.

WE EXALT YOU, O CHRIST OUR KING

You are EMMANUEL, God with us. You are Our Lord and Our God. You are the King of kings. You are the Great Commander. You are the Master Planner of the universe. You are the great Architect of Heaven and earth. We praise You Lord, the I AM! You are Unlimited, Almighty, All-powerful, and All-knowing. You are the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last. You are the King of kings and the Lord of lords! You are the True and Living God. I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You: I will sing praise to Your Holy Name, O thou most High King. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my Strength, my Redeemer and my King. Let my mouth be filled with Your praise and with Your honor all the day. O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy Name in all the earth! Jesus, You are highly exalted, and Your Name is above every name! We ask all of our prayers in Your Name Jesus. Your Name is above the name of all sicknesses and diseases. Your name is above depression, and poverty, and all other names. Blessed be Your Holy Name Lord! You are the solution to any problem, and You are bigger than any obstacle we face. Lord, You are Great, and greatly to be praised! We praise You, Lord! You are my God, and I will praise You. You are my God, I will exalt You.

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3. Opening Song: REJOICE, AGAIN I SAY REJOICE (See song in appendix Five Days of Rejoicing, Day 1) 4. The Three Psalms Psalm 24 The earth is the Lord’s and aLL that Is In It, the world, and those who live in it; for he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers. Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully. They will receive blessing from the Lord, and vindication from the God of their salvation. Such is the company of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.[a]Selah Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors!that the King of glory may come in. Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mIghty, the Lord, mIghty In battLe. Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors! that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Glory be to the Father

Psalm 149 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful. Let Israel be glad in its Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre. For the Lord takes pLeasure In hIs peopLe; he adorns the humble with victory. Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their couches. Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands, to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with fetters and their nobles with chains of iron, to execute on them the judgment decreed. This is glory for all his faithful ones. Praise the Lord Glory be to the Father 46

Psalm 150 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Glory be to the Father

5. 5-10 Minutes of Praise/Worship Songs (spontaneous praises, most preferably) 6. ACT OF CONSECRATION TO CHRIST THE KING

Oh Christ my King, I consecrate my heart to you. I consecrate my family and the whole world to you today. I acknowledge You as the Grand Architect and Master Planner of the whole world. I acknowledge Your Kingship, You reign in Heaven and on earth. Take me, Jesus Christ my King. Use me as Your little servant to spread Your love to this world. I give myself entirely to You and I ask the Holy Spirit to make me more like You. Amen

7. CONCLUDE

Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

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DAY TWO 1. Invocation of the Celestial Choirs (See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Opening Song: HALLELUJAH! THINE THE GLORY (See song in appendix Five Days of Rejoicing, Day 2) 4. The Three Psalms Psalm 93 The Lord reIgns, he Is robed In maJesty; the Lord Is robed In maJesty and armed wIth strength; Indeed, the worLd Is estabLIshed, fIrm and seCure. Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity. The seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves. Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea — the Lord on hIgh Is mIghty. Your statutes, Lord, stand fIrm; holiness adorns your house for endless days. Glory be to the Father Psalm 149 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, hIs praIse In the assembLy of the faIthfuL. Let Israel be glad in its Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre. For the Lord takes pLeasure In hIs peopLe; he adorns the humbLe wIth vICtory. Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their couches. Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands, to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with fetters and their nobles with chains of iron, to execute on them the judgment decreed. This is glory for all his faithful ones. Praise the Lord Glory be to the Father 48

Psalm 150 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Glory be to the Father

5. 5-10 Minutes of Praise/Worship Songs (spontaneous praises, most preferably) 6. ACT OF CONSECRATION TO CHRIST THE KING

Oh Christ my King, I consecrate my heart to you. I consecrate my family and the whole world to you today. I acknowledge You as the Grand Architect and Master Planner of the whole world. I acknowledge Your Kingship, You reign in Heaven and on earth. Take me, Jesus Christ my King. Use me as Your little servant to spread Your love to this world. I give myself entirely to You and I ask the Holy Spirit to make me more like You. Amen

7. CONCLUDE

Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

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DAY THREE

1. Invocation of the Celestial Choirs (See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Opening Song: REJOICE AGAIN, I SAY REJOICE (See song in appendix Five Days of Rejoicing, Day 3) 4. The Three Psalms

Psalm 100 Shout for joy to the Lord, aLL the earth. Worship the Lord wIth gLadness;Come before hIm wIth JoyfuL songs. Know that the Lord Is god. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord Is good and hIs Love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Glory be to the Father Psalm 149 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, hIs praIse In the assembLy of the faIthfuL. Let Israel be glad in its Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre. For the Lord takes pLeasure In hIs peopLe; he adorns the humble with victory. Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their couches. Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands, to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with fetters and their nobles with chains of iron, to execute on them the judgment decreed. This is glory for all his faithful ones. Praise the Lord Glory be to the Father

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Psalm 150 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Glory be to the Father

5. 5-10 Minutes of Praise/Worship Songs (spontaneous praises, most preferably ) 6. ACT OF CONSECRATION TO CHRIST THE KING

Oh Christ my King, I consecrate my heart to you. I consecrate my family and the whole world to you today. I acknowledge You as the Grand Architect and Master Planner of the whole world. I acknowledge Your Kingship, You reign in Heaven and on earth. Take me, Jesus Christ my King. Use me as Your little servant to spread Your love to this world. I give myself entirely to You and I ask the Holy Spirit to make me more like You. Amen

7. CONCLUDE

Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

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DAY FOUR

1. Invocation of the Celestial Choirs (See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Opening Song: REJOICE AGAIN, I SAY REJOICE (See song in appendix Five Days of Rejoicing, Day 4) 4. The Three Psalms Psalm 99 The Lord reIgns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake. Great is the Lord In ZIon; he is exalted over all the nations. Let them praise your great and awesome name— he is holy. The King is mighty, He loves justice—you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right Exalt the Lord our god and worship at his footstool; he is holy. Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was among those who called on his name; they called on the Lord and he answered them. He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them. Lord our god, you answered them; you were to Israel a forgiving God, though you punished their misdeeds. Exalt the Lord our god and worshIp at hIs hoLy mountaIn, for the Lord our god Is hoLy. Glory be to the Father Psalm 149 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful. Let Israel be glad in its Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre. For the Lord takes pLeasure In hIs peopLe, he adorns the humbLe wIth vICtory. Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their couches. 52

Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands, to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with fetters and their nobles with chains of iron, to execute on them the judgment decreed. This is glory for all his faithful ones. Praise the Lord Glory be to the Father Psalm 150 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Glory be to the Father 5. 5-10 Minutes of Praise/Worship Songs (spontaneous praises, most preferably 6. ACT OF CONSECRATION TO CHRIST THE KING Oh Christ my King, I consecrate my heart to you. I consecrate my family and the whole world to you today. I acknowledge You as the Grand Architect and Master Planner of the whole world. I acknowledge Your Kingship, You reign in Heaven and on earth. Take me, Jesus Christ my King. Use me as Your little servant to spread Your love to this world. I give myself entirely to You and I ask the Holy Spirit to make me more like You. Amen 7. CONCLUDE Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest 53

DAY FIVE 1. Invocation of the Celestial Choirs (See Chapter 2.1) IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. Proclamation and Exaltation of Christ the King (See Chapter 2.2) 3. Opening Song: REJOICE AGAIN, I SAY REJOICE (See song in appendix Five Days of Rejoicing, Day 5) 4. The Three Psalms Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and [c] foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. The Lord aLmIghty Is wIth us; the god of JaCob Is our fortress. Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. [d] with fire. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Lord aLmIghty Is wIth us; the god of JaCob Is our fortress. Glory be to the Father Psalm 149 Praise the Lord sIng to the Lord a new song, hIs praIse In the assembLy of the faIthfuL. Let Israel be glad in its Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre. For the Lord takes pLeasure In hIs peopLe; he adorns the humble with victory. Let the faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their couches. Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands, 54 to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings with fetters and their nobles with chains of iron, to execute on them the judgment decreed. This is glory for all his faithful ones. Praise the Lord Glory be to the Father Psalm 150 Praise the Lord! praIse god In hIs sanCtuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Glory be to the Father 5. 5-10 Minutes of Praise/Worship Songs (spontaneous praises, most preferably 6. ACT OF CONSECRATION TO CHRIST THE KING Oh Christ my King, I consecrate my heart to you. I consecrate my family and the whole world to you today. I acknowledge You as the Grand Architect and Master Planner of the whole world. I acknowledge Your Kingship, You reign in Heaven and on earth. Take me, Jesus Christ my King. Use me as Your little servant to spread Your love to this world. I give myself entirely to You and I ask the Holy Spirit to make me more like You. Amen 7. CONCLUDE Repeat Three times:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest

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CHAPTER FIVE 1. READINGS FOR MEDITATION DURING THE NOVENA TO CHRIST THE KING

Many mysteries are interwoven in this novena from Creation to Redemption and Eternal Life with Jesus Christ in Heaven. In this novena too, we see the consecration/dedication of oneself to God since every person is the microcosm of the Universe and the Temple (images describing the dwelling places of God); many blessings flow when consecration/dedication is made unto the Lord. These Scriptural passages could be of help to deepen our participation and in understanding the biblical and spiritual wealth of the novena.

Day One

Genesis 1 & 2:1-3

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

6 Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7 God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so. 8 God called the]expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

9 Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. 10 God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the 56 earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them”; and it was so. 12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good. 13 There was evening and there was morning, a third day.

14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years; 15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. 17 God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. 19 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

20 Then God said, “Let the waters]teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.” 21 God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

24 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after their kind”; and it was so. 25 God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and

57 over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the] surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; 30 and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so. 31 God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

2 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts. 2 By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, [a] because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

Day Two

Exodus 14

5 [b] When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his servants had a change of heart toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” 6 So he made his chariot ready and took his people with him; 7 and he took six hundred select chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them. 8 The Lord [C]hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he chased after the sons of Israel as the sons of Israel were going out [d]boldly. 9 Then the Egyptians chased after them with all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and they overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

10 As Pharaoh drew near, the sons of Israel [e]looked, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they became very frightened; so the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord. 11 Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, [f]bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘[g]Leave us alone

58 that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”

13 But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! [h]Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord whICh he wILL aCCompLIsh for you today; for the egyptIans whom you have seen today, you wILL never see them agaIn forever. 14 The Lord wILL fIght for you whILe you keep sILent.”

15 Then the Lord saId to moses, “why are you CryIng out to me? teLL the sons of IsraeL to go forward. 16 As for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall [i]go through the midst of the sea on dry land. 17 As for Me, behold, I will [j]harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. 18 Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord, when I am honored through pharaoh, through hIs CharIots and hIs horsemen.”

19 The angel of God, who had been going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud [k] along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.

21 [L] Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land, so the waters were divided. 22 The sons of Israel [m]went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 Then the Egyptians took up the pursuit, and all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots and his horsemen went in after them into the midst of the sea. 24 At the morning watch, the Lord Looked down on the [n]army of the Egyptians [o]through the pillar of fire and cloud and brought the [p]army of the Egyptians into confusion. 25 He [q]caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He [r] made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from Israel, for the Lord Is fIghtIng for them agaInst the egyptIans.” 59

26 Then the Lord saId to moses, “stretCh out your hand over the sea so that the waters may Come baCk over the egyptIans, over theIr CharIots and theIr horsemen.” 27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak, while the Egyptians were fleeing [s]right into it; then the Lord [t]overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, [u]even Pharaoh’s entire army that had gone into the sea after them; not even one of them remained. 29 But the sons of Israel walked on dry land through the midst of the sea, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

30 Thus the Lord saved IsraeL that day from the hand of the egyptIans, and IsraeL saw the egyptIans dead on the seashore. 31 When Israel saw the great [v]power which the Lord had [w]used against the Egyptians, the people [x]feared the Lord, and they beLIeved In the Lord and In hIs servant moses.

Day Three

2 Chronicles 7

aWhen Solomon had ended his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offerings and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the house. 2But the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. 3All the Israelites looked on while the fire came down and the glory of the LORD was upon the house, and they fell down upon the pavement with their faces to the earth and worshiped, praising the LORD, “who is so good, whose love endures forever.” 4The king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD. 5King Solomon offered as sacrifice twenty-two thousand oxen, and d one hundred twenty thousand sheep. End of the Dedication. Thus the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 6The priests were standing at their stations, as were the Levites, with the musical instruments of the LORD which King David had made to give thanks to the LORD, “whose love endures forever,” when David offered praise through them. The priests opposite them blew the trumpets and all Israel stood.

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7 Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the court facing the house of the LORD; he offered there the burnt offerings and the fat of the communion offerings, since the bronze altar which Solomon had made could not hold the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat.

8 On this occasion Solomon and with him all Israel, a great assembly from Lebo-hamath to the Wadi of Egypt, celebrated the festival for seven days. 9 On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the feast* for seven days. 10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he dismissed the people to their tents, rejoicing and glad of heart because of all the blessings the LORD i had given to David, to Solomon, and to his people Israel. 11 Solomon finished building the house of the LORD, the house of the king, and everything else he wanted to do in regard to the house of the LORD and his own house.

God’s Promise to Solomon. 12The LORD appeared to Solomon during the night and said to him: I have heard your prayer, and I have chosen this place for my house of sacrifice. 13If I close heaven so that there is no rain, if I command the locust to devour the land, if I send pestilence among my people, 14if then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land. 15Now, therefore, my eyes shall be open and my ears attentive to the prayer of this place; 16now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever; my eyes and my heart shall be there always.

17As for you, if you walk before me as David your father did, doing all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and ordinances, 18I will establish the throne of your kingship as I covenanted with David your father when I said, There shall never be wanting someone from your line as ruler in Israel. 19But if ever you turn away and forsake my commandments and statutes which I set before you, and proceed to serve other gods, and bow down to them, 20I will uproot the people from the land I gave and repudiate the house I have consecrated for my name. I will make it a proverb and a byword among all nations. 21And this house which is so exalted—every passerby shall be horrified and ask: “Why has the 61

LORD done such things to this land and to this house?” 22And the answer will come: “Because they abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they embraced other gods, bowing down to them and serving them. That is why he has brought upon them all this evil.”

Day Four Isaiah 61

1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord Is on me, beCause the Lord has anoInted me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a] to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. 5 Strangers will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. 6 And you will be called priests of the Lord, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast. 7 Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.8 “For I, the Lord, Love JustICe; I hate robbery and wrongdoing. In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make an everlasting covenant with them.9 Their descendants will be known among the nations and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the Lord has bLessed.” 10 I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord wILL make rIghteousness and praise spring up before all nations. 62

Day Five

John 19 or John 4

8 Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid;9 and he entered into the [b]Praetorium again and *said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate *said to Him, “You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?” 11 Jesus answered, “You would have no authority [c]over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.” 12 As a result of this Pilate [d]made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, “If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king [e]opposes Caesar.”

13 Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called [f]The Pavement, but in [g]Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the [h]sixth hour. And he *said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!” 15 So they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!” Pilate *said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

16 So he then handed Him over to them to be crucified.

17 They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, [i]bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in [j] Hebrew, Golgotha. 18 There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. 19 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, “JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 20 Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in [k]Hebrew, Latin and in Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’; but that He said, ‘I am King of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”

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23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the [l] tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven [m]in one piece. 24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; this was to fulfill the Scripture: “they dIvIded my outer garments among them, and for my CLothIng they Cast [n]Lots.”25 Therefore the soldiers did these things. But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then He *said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into his own household.

28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, *said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. 30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

John 4

7 There *came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus *said to her, “Give Me a drink.” 8 For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. 9 Therefore the Samaritan woman *said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me for a drink since I am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) 10 Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” 11 She *said to Him, “[b]Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep; where then do You get that living water? 12 You are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself and his sons and his cattle?” 13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” 64

15 The woman *said to Him, “[c]Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw.” 16 He *said to her, “Go, call your husband and come here.” 17 The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus *said to her, “You have correctly said, ‘I have no husband’; 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly.” 19 The woman *said to Him, “[d]Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.” 21 Jesus *said to her, “Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. 24 God is [e]spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” 25 The woman *said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.” 26 Jesus *said to her, “I who speak to you am He.” Day Six

Acts 2:1-19 and/or 1 Cor.6:12-19 (one can take both readings)

Acts 2

2 When the day of Pentecost [a]had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire [b]distributing themselves, and [c]they [d]rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began [e] [f] to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

5 Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own [g]language. 7 They were amazed and astonished, saying, “[h]Why, are not all these who 65 are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we each hear them in our own [i]language [j]to which we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and [k]Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, and [l]visitors from Rome, both Jews and [m]proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.” 12 And they all continued in amazement and great perplexity, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others were mocking and saying, “They are full of [n]sweet wine.”

Peter’s Sermon

14 But Peter, [o]taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. 15 For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the [p]third hour of the day;16 but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel: 17 ‘and It shaLL be In the Last days,’ god says, ‘that I wILL pour forth of my spIrIt on aLL [q]mankInd; and your sons and your daughters shaLL prophesy, and your young men shaLL see vIsIons, nd your oLd men shaLL dream dreams 18a ; even on my bondsLaves, both men and women, I wILL In those days pour forth of my spIrIt And they shall prophesy. 19 ‘and I wILL grant wonders In the sky above and sIgns on the earth beLow, bLood, and fIre, and vapor of smoke.

1 Cor.6:12-19

The Body Is the Lord’s

12 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body. 14 Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through 66

His power. 15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be! 16 Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “the two shaLL beCome one fLesh.” 17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 18 Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the]immoral man sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

Day Seven

Revelation 21

A New Heaven and a New Earth

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will [a]dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them[b], 4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” 5 And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He *said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” 6 Then He said to me, “[c]It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. 7 He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son. 8 But for the cowardly and [d]unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and [e]brimstone, which is the second death.” 67

9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls [f]full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

10 And he carried me away [g]in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God. Her [h] brilliance was like a very costly stone, as a stone of crystal-clear jasper. 12 [i]It had a great and high wall, [j]with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east and three gates on the north and three gates on the south and three gates on the west. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

2. CMD’S PRAYER FOR GLOBAL PEACE

Proverbs 6

There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, 19 a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community. Eternal Father of all Beatitude, Jesus the Prince of Peace, and Holy Spirit, the Giver of Peace; through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Peace, grant that holiness and peace may embrace within Mater Domini Community hearts and walls (you can substitute Mater Domini Community with your family, nation, or the world). That Divine Love may inebriate our souls. That I may constantly present myself to the Immaculate Heart of Mary as to consume every dross of superficiality in my heart, as gold in refining fire.

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Like Cephas that as a member of Mater Domini Community, I may heed the Lord and sheath my sword against my brother (sister), and never to fall into the humiliation of raising my hand against my brother (sister). That I may be constantly vigilant against the serpent crouching at the heart of Cain, and never to murder my brother (sister) by defamation or blood. That I may not allow any darkness in my soul; that I may dismiss resentment and the poison of hatred against my (brother) sister as quickly as I would wish to get rid of virulent vinegar upon my tongue; that in the sanctuary of my heart, the poison of hatred and grievances may be transformed into love, and the fire of revenge extinguished by the dews of forgiveness. That I may decrease as Jesus increases in me; that I may put my personal likes, desires, preferences aside, and seek the Will of God first. That I may embrace Divine Will in loving a (brother or friend) sister who has maligned me; in working with a (brother or coworker) sister to whom I am not inclined. That I may make becoming a saint my primary pursuit and never give in to the feeling of being unjustly treated even when others seem to be more favored in community distribution of goods or appointments. Like St. Francis, that I may sow seeds of love where there’s hatred and embrace the heart-beat of CMD, an agape-community, where all divisive persons only do so in grave disobedience to Jesus Christ, the King of Peace. In Jesus Name! Amen. “Upon a lofty throne, I saw a man seated, whom a host of angels adore, singing in unison: Behold him, the name of whose empire is eternal” (Antiphon weekdays of the 1st week of Ordinary Time)

3. APPENDIX HYMNS FOR THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS OF NOVENA TO CHRIST THE KING

(Kindly note that the hymn for each day of the novena is only a suggested hymn. Persons participating in the Novena to Christ the King can use any other hymn familiar to them that exalts Christ the King) 69

DAY ONE

21 All the Powers of Jesus’ Name All hail the power of Jesus’ Name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all. 2x Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all. Let highborn seraphs tune the lyre, and as they tune it, fall Before His face Who tunes their choir, and crown Him Lord of all. Before His face Who tunes their choir, and crown Him Lord of all.

Crown Him, ye morning stars of light, who fixed this floating ball; Now hail the strength of Israel’s might, and crown Him Lord of all. Now hail the strength of Israel’s might, and crown Him Lord of all.

Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God, who from His altar call; Extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod, and crown Him Lord of all. Extol the Stem of Jesse’s Rod, and crown Him Lord of all.

DAY TWO EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW At the Name of Jesus, every knee shall bow, Every tongue confess Him King of glory now; ’Tis the Father’s pleasure we should call Him Lord, Who from the beginning was the mighty Word. At His voice creation sprang at once to sight, All the angel faces, all the hosts of light, Thrones and dominations, stars upon their way, All the heavenly orders, in their great array. Humbled for a season, to receive a name From the lips of sinners unto whom He came, Faithfully He bore it, spotless to the last, Brought it back victorious when from death He passed. In your hearts enthrone Him; there let Him subdue All that is not holy, all that is not true; Crown Him as your Captain in temptation’s hour;

21 The hymns will focus on the Kingship of Jesus Christ. If a person does not know the hymns used in these twelve days of the novena, he or she can use hymns in his or her language that glorify the Kinship of Christ. 70

Let His will enfold you in its light and power. Brothers, this Lord Jesus shall return again, With His Father’s glory, with His angel train; For all wreaths of empire meet upon His brow, And our hearts confess Him King of glory now

DAY THREE Latin Old English Modern English 1 Dies iræ, dies illa Day of wrath and doom impending. The day of wrath, that day Solvet sæclum in favilla, David’s word with Sibyl’s blending, will dissolve the world in ashes, Teste David cum Sibylla. Heaven and earth in ashes ending. David being witness along with the Sibyl.

2 Quantus tremor est futurus, Oh, what fear man’s bosom rendeth, How great will be the quaking, Quando Judex est venturus, When from heaven the Judge descendeth, when the Judge will come, Cuncta stricte discussurus! On whose sentence all dependeth. investigating everything strictly.

3 Tuba mirum spargens sonum, Wondrous sound the trumpet flingeth; The trumpet, scattering a wondrous sound Per sepulchra regionum, Through earth’s sepulchres it ringeth; through the sepulchres of the regions, Coget omnes ante thronum. All before the throne it bringeth. will summon all before the throne.

4 Mors stupebit et natura, Death is struck, and nature quaking, Death and nature will marvel, Cum resurget creatura, All creation is awaking, when the creature will rise again, Judicanti responsura. To its Judge an answer making. to respond to the Judge. 5 Liber scriptus proferetur, Lo, the book, exactly worded, The written book will be brought forth, In quo totum continetur, Wherein all hath been recorded, in which all is contained, Unde mundus judicetur. Thence shall judgement be awarded. from which the world shall be judged. 6 Judex ergo cum sedebit, When the Judge his seat attaineth, When therefore the Judge will sit, Quidquid latet apparebit: And each hidden deed arraigneth, whatever lies hidden will appear: Nil inultum remanebit. Nothing unavenged remaineth. nothing will remain unpunished. What then will I, poor wretch [that I am], say? 7 Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? What shall I, frail man, be pleading? Which patron will I entreat, Quem patronum rogaturus, Who for me be interceding, when [even] the just may [only] hardly be Cum vix justus sit securus? When the just are mercy needing? sure? 8 Rex tremendæ majestatis, King of Majesty tremendous, King of fearsome majesty, Qui salvandos salvas gratis, Who dost free salvation send us, Who freely savest those that are to be saved, Salva me, fons pietatis. Fount of pity, then befriend us! save me, O font of mercy.

9 Pie Jesu Domine, Lord, all-pitying, Jesus blest, Merciful Lord Jesus, Dona eis requiem. Amen. Grant them Thine eternal rest. Amen. grant them rest. Amen.

DAY FOUR Behold Among Men

REFRAIN: Behold among men the dwelling place of God. They shall be His people and He shall be their Lord and God. People called by God through the word of prophets. People brought together in the house of the Lord. People who attend to their Lord, The Church of Christ the Lord. (refrain) 71

Temple built by saints, by the martyrs and apostles. Holy temple built-upon Christ the Cornerstone. Holy dwelling place of our God. The church of Christ the Lord. (refrain)

People who are born in the waters of the Spirit. People who are marked by the seal of the Spirit. People in the Spirit made one, The church of Christ, the Lord. (refrain)

DAY FIVE

ALLELUIA, SING TO JESUS

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus, His the scepter, his the throne Alleluia! His the triumph, His the victory alone Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion thunder like a mighty flood Jesus out of every nation hath redeemed us by his blood.

Alleluia! Not as orphans are we left in sorrow now Alleluia! He is near us, faith believes nor questions how Though the cloud from sight received him when the forty days were o’er Shall our hearts forget his promise, I am with you evermore?

Alleluia! Bread of heaven, here on earth our food and stay Alleluia! Here the sinful flee to thee from day to day Intercessor, Friend of sinners, earth’s Redeemer, plead for me Where the songs of all the sinless sweep across the crystal sea.

DAY SIX LIFT UP YOUR HEADS

Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates; Behold, the King of glory waits; The King of kings is drawing near; The Savior of the world is here! A Helper just He comes to thee, His chariot is humility, 72

His kingly crown is holiness, His scepter, pity in distress. O blest the land, the city blest, Where Christ the Ruler is confessed! O happy hearts and happy homes To whom this King in triumph comes! Or Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven; To His feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Evermore His praises sing: Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia! Praise the everlasting King. Praise Him for His grace and favor To our fathers in distress; Praise Him still the same as ever, Slow to chide, and swift to bless. Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia! Glorious in His faithfulness. Fatherlike He tends and spares us, Well our feeble frame He knows; In His hands He gently bears us, Rescues us from all our foes. Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia! Widely yet His mercy flows. Angels, help us to adore Him, Ye behold Him face to face; Sun and moon, bow down before Him; Dwellers all in time and space, Praise Him, praise Him, alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace.

DAY SEVEN

REJOICE THE LORD IS KING

Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks and sing, 73

And triumph evermore. Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! Jesus, the Savior, reigns, The God of truth and love; When He has purged our stains, He took his seat above; Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o’er earth and heav’n; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus giv’n: Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

HYMNS FOR THE FIVE DAYS OF REJOICING

DAY ONE

REJOICE AGAIN, I SAY REJOICE

Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore. Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! Jesus, the Savior, reigns, The God of truth and love; When He has purged our stains, He took his seat above; Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! His kingdom cannot fail, 74

He rules o’er earth and heav’n; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus giv’n: Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice

DAY TWO

HALLELUJAH! THINE THE GLORY

We praise Thee, O God! For the Son of Thy love, For Jesus Who died, And is now gone above.

Refrain: Hallelujah! Thine the glory. Hallelujah! Amen. Hallelujah! Thine the glory. Revive us again.

We praise Thee, O God! For Thy Spirit of light, Who hath shown us our Savior, And scattered our night. Refrain

All glory and praise To the Lamb that was slain, Who hath borne all our sins, And hath cleansed every stain. Refrain All glory and praise To the God of all grace, Who hast brought us, and sought us, And guided our ways. Refrain Revive us again; Fill each heart with Thy love; May each soul be rekindled With fire from above. Refrain 75

For the Son of Thy love, For Jesus Who died, And is now gone above. Refrain: Hallelujah! Thine the glory. Hallelujah! Amen. Hallelujah! Thine the glory. Revive us again.

DAY THREE REJOICE AGAIN, I SAY REJOICE Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore. Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! Jesus, the Savior, reigns, The God of truth and love; When He has purged our stains, He took his seat above; Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o’er earth and heav’n; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus giv’n: Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice

DAY FOUR

REJOICE AGAIN, I SAY REJOICE Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore. 76

Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! Jesus, the Savior, reigns, The God of truth and love; When He has purged our stains, He took his seat above; Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o’er earth and heav’n; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus giv’n: Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice

DAY FIVE REJOICE AGAIN, I SAY REJOICE Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore. Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! Jesus, the Savior, reigns, The God of truth and love; When He has purged our stains, He took his seat above; Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o’er earth and heav’n; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus giv’n: Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice 77

78 About the Booklet:

Consecration and devotion to Christ the King has two components: Novena to Christ the King and the Chaplet of Christ the King. The Chaplet of Christ the King is given to complement and complete the Chaplet of Divine Mercy; God is known for His Mercy and Sovereignty. The Lord revealed that this novena and devotion to Christ the King is to make manifest, the reign of Christ in an exceptional way. The Divine Mercy Devotion has prepared the way for the manifest devotion to Christ’s kingship. In that sense, the Chaplet of the Kingship of Christ could be used daily as well as the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. The Chaplet of Christ the King is said daily right after the Divine Mercy devotion at 3pm. In one of the revelations received at the beginning of the devotion to Christ the King, Jesus showed two scenes of His Sorrowful Passion, which He seemed to explain as the most painful parts of His Sorrowful Passion: THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR/MOCK CORONATION AND THE CRUCIFIXION WITH NAILS ON THE CROSS; then He said to Ludmilla St. Hubert, “The devotion to Christ the King is only a reward to My Sorrowful Passion.” The irreverence and derision of the soldiers in the mock coronation of Jesus Christ during His Passion represents the ingratitude of humanity, and this mock coronation of Jesus by the soldiers is constantly renewed by a secular crusade to remove Jesus Christ from human agenda and the establishment of diverse religions in the universe that do not accept Jesus as the True Messiah.

79 Promises

The Lord to Francisca Alika and Maudline Okoro, “Each day of the novena has a special representation and significance. Honor Me in an unusual and unique way and I will honor and answer your requests and prayers. If you honor Me in this novena, I will honor you. I will hear you and answer your prayers. As persons lift Me up in this novena, I will be the Lord and King of their families and stop spiritual assaults and attacks on their families.” The Lord to Christiana Oluo, “I will grant the intentions presented during this novena.”

Approved by the Church

Many Bishops have received this Chaplet and Bishop Joseph Badogiri approved it in these words,

“Having studied the documents…especially their (CMD) profound and unique Chaplet of the Sacred Scripture through which they promote devotions and effectiveness of the Word of God in the hearts of men and the world. And their devotions to Christ the King through which they promote the Reign of Christ as the King of all the hearts and the whole universe. These devotions…are all enriching and part of the things I think the Church of today needs for more effective evangelism and witnessing of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ… I therefore feel pleased to recommend them.”

Most Rev. Joseph D. Bagobiri Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese

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