APOSTOLATE OF BLESSED MARGARET OF CASTELLO PRAYER GROUP 8th Year of the Apostolate of Blessed Margaret of Castello Prayer Group (www.BlessedMargaretofCastelloApostolate.com) As of April 24, 2021 Pope Francis has Declared that Blessed Margaret of Castello is Now a SAINT! † COMFORT TO THE AFFLICTED † STRENGTH TO THE BURDEN † † HOPE TO THE UNWANTED † “For my father and my mother have left me: but the Lord hath taken me up.” Psalms 26:10 WEDNESDAY - JUNE 9, 2021 + Feast of Our Lady of Virtues of Ligny, Lorraine, France + + Feast of Saint Columbkille (597) + † The Month of June is Dedicated to Sacred Heart of Jesus † “BLESSED BE HIS MOST SACRED HEART.” “The modern banner leading the Church to victory is the Sacred Heart”. POPE LEO XIII “The hour of the Sacred Heart has come and that hour is the greatest hope of the Church and Society!”. POPE PIUS XI † FEASTS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS WILL BE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 “Jesus Meek And Humble of Heart, Make My Heart Like Unto Thine.” † SACRED IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY WILL BE ON SATURDAY JUNE 12, 2021 “IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PRAY FOR US NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH” + THE MONTH OF JUNE IS FOR THE VIRTUE OF OBEDIENCE + “Take…the key of obedience with the light of faith, walk no longer in such darkness or cold, but observe obedience in the fire of love, so that you may taste eternal life.” God to Saint Catherine of Siena +Sermon in a Sentence -Saint Catherine of Siena, Volume 3 -page 56 1 Began the meeting with the Saint Michael’s prayer and blessed the area with Holy Water. THE HOLY GHOST PRAYER Come Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love. V. Sent forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created; R. And Thou shalt renew the face of earth. Let us pray. O God, who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful people by sending them the light of Thy Holy Spirit, grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort through Christ our Lord. Amen (Roman Missal). Scriptures for The Virtue of Obedience: HANDOUT (www.BlessedMargaretofCastelloApostolate.com) 5TH DAY - NOVENA PRAYER TO BLESSED MARGARET OF CASTELLO: O BLESSED MARGARET OF CASTELLO, IN IMITATION OF THE CHILD JESUS, WHO WAS SUBJECT TO MARY AND JOSEPH, YOU OBEYED YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER, OVERLOOKING THEIR UNNATURAL HARSHNESS. OBTAIN FOR US THAT SAME ATTITUDE OF OBEDIENCE TOWARDS ALL THOSE WHO HAVE LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY OVER ME, MOST ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE HOLY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, OBTAIN FOR US ALSO THE SPECIAL FAVOR WHICH WE NOW ASK THROUGH YOUR INTERCESSION WITH GOD. When Blessed Margaret was receiving the religious habit of the Third Order of the Dominicans the Prior raised his arms to Heaven and invoked a blessing to her: “May He who has begun this good work in you perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ!” (Page 68, The Life of Blessed Margaret of Castello) Saint Margaret always prayed for God’s holy will be done rather than to be consoled of the afflictions she had to undergo with her disabilities and being unwanted. She was always ready to adore, honor and serve God in an unconditional way. This was granted to her for her great obedience she had for the Eternal Father. Saint Margaret’s great devotion to God were many. This month we reflect on little Margaret in making daily frequent visits to Our Lord in the Holy Tabernacle. She attended to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass two to three times a day. Little Saint Margaret was blessed in the last years of her life to share with her spiritual confessor that although she was completely blind, she was able to see Christ Incarnate at the altar. This apparition was experienced from the time of Consecration until Communion. page 97 Saint Margaret went to Confession daily to purify her sinless conscience mind and will from all shadows of imperfections. Page 96 Her whole day and night was so edifying for one to view by her dedication to God, holiness, piety and profound godly ways that reigned in her humble obedient heart. By carrying many mortifications, little Saint Margaret was very quick to give testimony of Our Lord Jesus Christ teachings and doctrines. Her great charity of compassion for the poor sinners was through her prayers and gave a wealth of good deeds to them even after her death. APOSTOLATE OF THE SACRED HEART 2 Our Lord Jesus brought forth His great love for mankind by revealing His Sacred Heart through a chosen soul, whose name is Margaret Mary Alacoque. She became crippled in her teen years of childhood for four years and was cured through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin. This shows a similarity and representation of little Saint Margaret, who also was crippled. To use Margaret’s name in a chosen soul was a way to reveal the great gratitude of Our Lord Jesus and Our Lady had of a great tender love and devotion for Their beloved little Margaret, who practiced in many ways, the degree of holiness for Them while she was upon the earth for 33 years (1287-1320). Three hundred and fifty years later St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, was born after Blessed Margaret of Castello’s birth in 1287. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is the chosen one who the Sacred Heart of Jesus was revealed to, instituting the Feast of the Sacred Heart and for spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart throughout the world. “Make Me Better Known and Loved” Our Lord Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary As the month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, all Members of The Apostolate of Blessed Margaret of Castello ought to adore and promote His Sacred Heart and carry out the request given to Saint Margaret Mary and continue to imitate Saint Margaret’s devotion to sweet Jesus. “My Jesus, I accept the cross, I dedicate, I consecrate myself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Amen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen” ‘Veronica of the Cross’, February 10, 1974 “My son, give me thy heart: and let thy eyes keep my ways” Proverb, Chapter 23:26 1. Placing an Image of the Sacred Heart in our homes. 2. The Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in our homes and promote others as well. 3. Holy Hour each month on the First Friday + One hour during the night of Thursday before the First Friday. Adoration Hours in honor of Sacred Heart of Jesus in reparation, from Thursday 9 p.m. through-out the night till Friday 6 a.m. Holy Hour of Reparations for the poor souls in purgatory. 4. A Mass in Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the Poor Holy Souls in Purgatory. 5. Discussion on promoting The Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sacred Heart of Jesus Badge - Graces & Indulgences. 6. Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart. [The Chief Obligations of Members is: 1. To abstain from all alcoholic drink. 2. To recite the Heroic Offering morning and evening. 3. To wear the Emblem always and publicly. 4. In case of default, to take down the Emblem and notify the Council through which one joined, of the default, by returning the Emblem and membership certificate.] In accepting membership of the Association, every member promises to observe faithfully these obligations. Permisu Ordinarii Dioec. Dublinen, die 6 Decembris + Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart Prayer + “For the greater glory and consolation, O Sacred Heart of Jesus! For Thy sake to give good example, to practice self-denial, to make reparation, and for the conversion of excessive drinkers, I will abstain for life from all intoxicating drinks.” 300 Days Indulgence each time, and a Plenary Indulgence once a month, To Pioneers who continue to wear publicly the emblem of the Association 3 The Twelve Promises of the sacred Heart to Margaret Mary. 1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life. 2. I will give peace in their families. 3. I will console them in all their troubles. 4. They shall find my heart an assured refuge during life and especially at the hour of death. 5. I will pour abundant blessings on all their undertakings. 6. Sinners shall find in my heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy. 7. Tepid souls shall become fervent. 8. Fervent souls shall speedily rise to great perfection. 9. I will bless the homes in which the image of My Sacred heart shall be exposed and honored. 10. I will give to the priest the power to touch the most hardened hearts. 11. Those that propagate this devotion shall have their name written in My Heart and shall never be effaced. 12. The all powerful love of my Heart will grant to all those who shall receive communion on the first Friday for nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance; they hall not die under My displeasure, nor without receiving their sacraments; My Heart shall be their assured refuge at the last hour. “O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Protect Our Families.” + + + “And He showed me that it was His great desire of being loved by men and withdrawing them from the path of ruin into Satan hurls such crowds of them, that made Him form the design of manifesting His Heart to men, with all the treasures of love, of mercy, of graces, of sanctification and salvation which is contains, in order that those who desire to render Him and procure for Him all the honor and love possible, might themselves be abundantly enriched with those divine treasures of which this Heart is the source.