Last year, on another forum site that I’ve since left, I suggested doing a Rosary Crusade of sorts for the Muhammadan month of Ramadan, for the conversion of Muslims. When I suggested this idea, I said that I, myself, wouldn’t be able to do it completely as I would be busy throughout the month of May. However, during that period, I found that there were many days where I found myself having time available to say a Rosary for the conversion of Muhammadans. So this year, I plan on stepping up my game and making an effort to say the Rosary everyday during Ramadan for the conversion of Muslims, I’m even planning to say a sort of thanksgiving period of Rosaries after Ramadan, for the wellbeing of all those who were positively influenced by my Rosary Crusade. So anyone else interested in doing a Ramadan Rosary Crusade? Ramadan, this year begins on May 5th and ends on June 4th.
Great idea? Yes! With my trip and related commitments this month- unlikely. I will strive to pray one Rosary weekly for their conversion. Our Lady of Fatima, pray for Muslims!
Better yet, or rather, in addition to it, pray the Fatima Novena for the Conversion of Muslims starting May 4 and ending May 12. https://onepeterfive.com/a-fatima-novena-for-the-conversion-of-muslims/ To quote from Archbishop Sheen's The World's First Love : Missionaries in the future will, more and more, see that their apostolate among the Moslems will be successful in the measure that they preach Our Lady of Fatima. Mary is the advent of Christ, bringing Christ to the people before Christ Himself is born. In any apologetic endeavor, it is always best to start with that which people already accept. Because the Moslems have a devotion to Mary, our missionaries should be satisfied merely to expand and to develop that devotion, with the full realization that Our Blessed Lady will carry the Moslems the rest of the way to her Divine Son.
Count me in for the Fatima novena. I'll try to do the Rosary crusade too but as sure as I make a definite commitment something will cause me to miss some days.
Count me in for the Crusade and Novena. A great idea to help our Muslim friends come to know and love better Our Lord Jesus and their and our Mother Mary. Thanks, RosaryWielder. May 5th is this Sunday. Anyone in favor of continuing beyond June 4th and making it into a 54 day Rosary Novena? In that case, we would finish on June 27th, Feast of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. We could recommend our Muslim friends to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. "Obtain for me, also, dearest Mother of Perpetual Help, the grace that I may imitate thee and become more like to thee in the practice of the virtues of humility, purity, submission to the will of God, and charity. Be my protectress in life, guard and guide me in dangers, direct me in difficulties, lead me in the way of perfection, and assist me in the hour of my death, that I may come to Jesus, and with thee enjoy Him, bless Him, and love Him eternally in Heaven. AMEN." https://catholicsstrivingforholiness.com/2018/06/27/june-27-feast-of-our-mother-of-perpetual-help/ Thoughts on that?
I will seriously consider it. FWIW, on a Protestant forum where I'm the token Catholic, I described this and said: "Now I know many of you aren't down with the Rosary; but there's nothing that says that you can't spend 20 minutes (about the time needed to pray the Rosary) on your knees every day during that time asking G_D to send His Spirit upon them and give them a "Come to Issa" moment." EDIT: I forgot to add that my comment got a lot of positive comments from the Protestants, so, hey, we'll see....
Sounds good, the last day one says the petition part of the 54 day Rosary Novena before going into the Thanksgiving part, is May 31st; the Feast of the Visitation in the current form of the Liturgical Calendar, as well as the day that the Heresy of Jansenism was condemned. (Albeit, Islam is a bit closer Calvinism than Jansenism, in their false view of extreme Double Predestination.)
Wonderful! May 31st is all that as you mentioned, and it's also the Feast of Mary Mediatrix of All Graces in some places, and what's more this year, they'll be having that Coast to Coast Consecration on May 31st, with probably millions participating! So we'll be uniting in prayer around that time with millions of other Catholics. The Mother of God hates heresies, but those in heresy, as St. Maximillian Kolbe says, She loves dearly. St. Kolbe also says She will crush all heresies; especially by the Rosary. So, there's just one more day to go now, and we can get started, RosaryWielder. Thanks for the great initiative, may our Lord and Our Lady bless us all always. "Whoever desires to obtain favors from Me should make three novenas of the prayers of the Rosary, and three novenas in thanksgiving." – Promise of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary “Not our power and arms, nor our leaders, but the Madonna of the Rosary helped us to victory.” - Victors of the Battle of Lepanto. 54 Day Rosary Novena Guides: https://www.romancatholicman.com/the-miraculous-54-day-rosary-novena/ http://www.prayerflowers.com/54DayNovena.htm Complete Holy Rosary in Gregorian Chant Videos:
The Fatima Novena starts today. I think it would be a good prayer to pray each day before the 54 day novena too, so I will post the prayer here in this thread. Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of Muslims to the Catholic Faith, which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen. Then say the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be three times each.
Thanks, Sam. That's a great prayer. Our Lady of Fatima will surely obtain many conversions of Muslims to the Catholic Faith around the world if we persevere in praying it with faith and love. This is some background on the 54 day Novena and the wondrous graces that follow wherever it is fervently and frequently made. "On March 3, 1884 (in the same year Pope Leo XIII wrote the prayer to St. Michael, and exactly 33 years before the Fatima apparitions), a young girl named Fortuna Agrelli was graced with an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary and given this special devotion which she passed onto others. At the time, young Fortuna was ill with 3 separate incurable diseases and her doctors had given up on her case saying it was hopeless. In desperation, the young girl and her family began a novena of Rosaries. Our Lady appeared to the girl, sitting upon a high throne, surrounded by luminous figures, holding the Divine Child on Her lap, and in Her hand a Rosary. The sick girl greeted the Blessed Virgin with the following words: Queen of the Holy Rosary, be gracious to me, restore me to health! I have already prayed to Thee in a novena, O Mary, but have not yet experienced Thy aid. I am so anxious to be cured! Child, responded the Blessed Virgin, you have invoked Me by various titles and have always obtained favors from Me. Now, since you have called Me by that title so pleasing to Me, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, I can no longer refuse the favor you petition; for this name is most precious and dear to Me. Make three novenas, and you shall obtain all. Once more, the Queen of the Holy Rosary appeared to the young girl and said, Whoever desires to obtain favors from Me should make three novenas of the prayers of the Rosary, and three novenas in thanksgiving. Obeying Our Ladys instructions, the young girl was healed and restored to perfect health ... The Miraculous Rosary Novena It has been reported that the miracle of young Fortuna's cure upon praying the 54-day Rosary Novena, made a deep impression on Pope Leo XIII. He wrote 17 encyclicals on the Rosary and urged all Christians to love the Rosary and pray it fervently. Over the years, countless supernatural miracles and answered prayers have been attributed to praying this very powerful 54 Day Rosary Novena." From: https://www.romancatholicman.com/the-miraculous-54-day-rosary-novena/
THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY Prayer before the recitation: Sign of the Cross. One Hail Mary. [This can be our daily prayer for the 54 day Novena] In petition (first 27 days): Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, our Mother Mary, hail! At Thy feet we humbly kneel to offer Thee a Crown of Roses, snow white buds to remind Thee of Thy joys, each bud recalling to Thee a holy mystery, each 10 bound together with our petition for The Conversion of Muslims. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s Graces, and Mother of all who invoke Thee, Thou canst not look upon our gift and fail to see its binding. As Thou receivest our gift, so wilt Thou receive our petition; from Thy bounty Thou wilt give us the favor we so earnestly and trustingly seek. We despair of nothing we ask of thee. Show Thyself our Mother! Say: The Apostles’ Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be. The Annunciation – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the Conversion of Muslims, for the virtue of humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet. The Visitation – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the Conversion of Muslims, for the virtue of charity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet. The Nativity – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the Conversion of Muslims, for the virtue of detachment from the world and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet. The Presentation – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the Conversion of Muslims, for the virtue of purity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet. Finding the Child Jesus in the Temple – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the Conversion of Muslims, for the virtue of obedience to the will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet. Say: The Hail Holy Queen: Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy. Hail, our Life, our Sweetness and our Hope. To Thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To Thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn, then, O Most Gracious Advocate, Thine eyes of Mercy toward us; and after this, our Exile, show unto us the Most Blessed Fruit of Your Womb, Jesus. O Clement, O Loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the Promises of Christ. Make an Act of Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, really Present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, since I cannot now receive Thee under the Sacramental Veil, I beseech Thee, with a heart full of love and longing, to come spiritually into my soul, through the Immaculate Heart of Thy Most Holy Mother; Thou in me, and I in Thee, in time and in eternity, in Mary. From earlier site" http://www.prayerflowers.com/54DayNovena.htm Concluding prayer for every day: In petition (first 27 days): Sweet Mother Mary, we offer Thee these Spiritual Communion to bind our bouquets in a wreath to place upon Thy brow. O our Mother! Look with favor upon our gift, and in Thy love obtain for us the Conversion of Muslims to the Catholic Faith. One Hail Mary.
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY Prayer before the recitation: Sign of the Cross. One Hail Mary. In petition (first 27 days): Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, our Mother Mary, hail! At Thy feet we humbly kneel to offer Thee a Crown of Roses, Blood Red Roses to remind Thee of the Passion of Thy Divine Son, each bud recalling to Thee a holy mystery, each 10 bound together with our petition for The Conversion of Muslims. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s Graces, and Mother of all who invoke Thee, Thou canst not look upon our gift and fail to see its binding. As Thou receivest our gift, so wilt Thou receive our petition; from Thy bounty Thou wilt give us the favor we so earnestly and trustingly seek. We despair of nothing we ask of thee. Show Thyself our Mother! Say: The Apostles’ Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be. 1. The Agony of Our Lord in Gethsemane – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the Conversion of Muslims, for the virtue of resignation to the will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at Thy feet. 2. The Scourging of Our Lord at the Pillar – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the Conversion of Muslims, for the virtue of mortification and humbly lay this bouquet at Thy feet. 3. The Crowning of Our Lord with Thorns– Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the Conversion of Muslims, for the virtue of humility and humbly lay this bouquet at Thy feet. 4. The Carrying on the Way of the Cross – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the Conversion of Muslims, for the virtue of patience in adversity and humbly lay this bouquet at Thy feet. 5. The Crucifixion of Our Lord on the Cross– Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of love of our enemies and humbly lay this bouquet at Thy feet. Say: The Hail Holy Queen: Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy. Hail, our Life, our Sweetness and our Hope. To Thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To Thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn, then, O Most Gracious Advocate, Thine eyes of Mercy toward us; and after this, our Exile, show unto us the Most Blessed Fruit of Your Womb, Jesus. O Clement, O Loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the Promises of Christ. Make an Act of Spiritual Communion: "My Jesus, really Present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, since I cannot now receive Thee under the Sacramental Veil, I beseech Thee, with a heart full of love and longing, to come spiritually into my soul, through the Immaculate Heart of Thy Most Holy Mother; Thou in me, and I in Thee, in time and in eternity, in Mary." And/or "My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You“ (From sacredheart.com)." And ""O my Jesus, I firmly believe that Thou art truly and really present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love Thee with my whole heart, and because I love Thee, I am sorry for having offended Thee. I long to possess Thee within my soul, but as I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally, come at least in spirit into my heart. I unite myself to Thee as if Thou wert already there; never let me be separated from Thee." (From Blessed Eucharist: Our Greatest Treasure) - “Oh Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, please place in our hearts profound gratitude for the Holy Eucharist.” From: from: https://catholicstrength.com/2017/09/20/the-efficacious-practice-of-spiritual-communion/ Concluding prayer for every day: In petition (first 27 days): Sweet Mother Mary, we offer Thee these Spiritual Communion to bind our bouquets in a wreath to place upon Thy brow. O our Mother! Look with favor upon our gift, and in Thy love obtain for us the Conversion of Muslims to the Catholic Faith. One Hail Mary.
Thank you Xavier for the link to this site. It has all the different sets of mysteries done completely with all the prayers! I've bookmarked this beautiful site and will be using it throughout!
Wonderful, Sam. Glad the site was helpful. " Rosary Meditations by St. Anthony Mary Claret St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807-1870) was Archbishop in Cuba, Father of Vatican Council I, and religious Founder. He is noted for many apostolic writings, a fruitful missionary work, and an example of heroic suffering under persecution. Importance of the Rosary The formula of prayers we will speak of briefly is called the Rosary, because it is a crown of roses consisting of Hail Mary's which Christians offer to the Queen of Heaven and earth. Ancient peoples of the East had the custom of offering crowns of roses to distinguished persons; and true Christians have the praiseworthy habit of offering every day with great devotion this crown of Marian roses to their beloved Mother, the holy Virgin. This was the practice of St. Louis, King of France, of the great Bossuet, of Fenelon, of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Francis de Sales, St. Francis Xavier, and others. Thus from the year 1208, during which the glorious St. Dominic taught it as it is prayed today, there has not been a Saint nor a person distinguished for learning and virtue, nor an observant religious community, nor a well-ordered seminary, which has not kept up devotion to the Rosary ... The Rosary is a prayer which is both mental and vocal ... As it is made up of such holy elements, no one will wonder that it is a devotion so agreeable to God and the Blessed Virgin Mary and very powerful for winning all favors. Indeed we know and have verified by experience that in this devotion a remedy is found for public needs, as wars, pestilences, famine, and other calamities. Likewise for individual necessities of soul and body the Rosary has been found to be a great assistance. The Rosary is a rich mine in which Christians who pray it and meditate it attentively and devoutly gain immense spiritual treasures. It is a flourishing garden in which flowers of all kinds of beautiful, fragrant virtues are plucked. The holy Rosary is the most powerful, easiest and sweetest means for dispelling religious ignorance and getting rid of error and heresy. Indeed, when people love and recite the holy Rosary they find it makes them better. While one prays the Our Father and ten Hail Marys it is not necessary to reflect on all of the ten points into which the mysteries are divided; one may linger on that point or points which appeal more to him or move him more to devotion. This method given here of announcing the mystery and then meditating on it by points, is the method which St. Dominic commonly practiced, according to Blessed Alan's account." Please see: http://archive.fatima.org/crusader/cr52/cr52pg69.asp St. Anthony reminds us the holy Rosary is most powerful, easy and sweet in dispelling error. Let us strive to pray it unceasingly that those in the heresy of Mohammed may be delivered from it and come to find refuge in the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts.
Accompanying Meditation on the Mysteries from St. Anthony for those who wish to use them: GLORIOUS MYSTERIES I. Resurrection 1-Jesus' Body is put in the tomb. His Soul goes to limbo to console the souls of the Holy Fathers 2-Jesus, in company with the holy souls, goes to the tomb on the third day and rises again 3-Jesus comes out of the tomb in glory. Soldiers see Him and are dumbfounded 4-Jesus appears to His Mother and leaves Her full of joy 5-Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene as gardener 6-Jesus appears to other Marys 7-Jesus appears to the Apostle Peter 8-Jesus appears to two disciples on their way to Emmaus 9-Jesus appears to the Apostles and gives them power to forgive sins 10-Jesus, appearing to His Apostles, has Thomas touch His wounds and rebukes his lack of faith. Fruit: Faith that Jesus has risen, that He is God and Man; that His doctrine and religion are divine. II. Ascension 1-Jesus meets His disciples on Mt. Olivet 2-In their presence He rises, leaving His footprint in the earth 3-Jesus blesses all His beloved disciples and goes up to Heaven 4-Jesus goes to Heaven and remains in the Sacrament of the altar 5-Jesus promises the Holy Spirit 6-Jesus has entered into His glory by the path of affliction and has opened the gates of Heaven to us 7-Jesus is received in Heaven with great triumph and sits at the Father's right hand 8-Jesus in Heaven always intercedes for us 9-Jesus is our Redeemer, Savior, Teacher, Who has taught us what to do to be saved 10-Two angels tell the disciples: "This Jesus will one day return." Fruit: To awaken a yearning for the glory of Heaven and a hope of arriving there by the merits and intercession of Christ and by our good works. The Third Glorious Mystery, the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon Our Lady and the Apostles. Jesus appointed Mary the Mother and Queen of the Apostles and the whole Church. It is most fitting that She be with the Apostles and Disciples on Pentecost and be filled with the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:14; 2:1 and Acts 2:4) III. Descent of the Holy Ghost 1-Ten days after His Ascension, Jesus sends His Holy Spirit 2-Mary, the Apostles and disciples have all gathered in the Cenacle in fervent prayer 3-On Pentecost Sunday at 9:00 a.m. the Holy Spirit comes upon them 4-All are filled with the Holy Spirit and begin to speak of God's wonders in different languages 5-Their minds are enlightened and they become very wise 6-Their hearts are enkindled with the fire of holy love 7-They who before were cowardly, now fear no one and rejoice to be able to suffer for Jesus 8-St. Peter preaches. With his first sermon he converts three thousand and with the second, five thousand 9-The Apostles go all over the world and preach the holy Gospel and give their lives for love of Jesus 10-"O Holy Ghost, come upon all the Faithful and enkindle all of us with the fire of divine love." Fruit: Charity, begging it of God, and on our part doing good works. IV. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin 1-In a wonderful way the Apostles gather in Jerusalem to be with Blessed Mary at Her death and burial 2- The Blessed Virgin dies and Her precious body is put in a tomb 3-On the third day Her body rises 4-Her risen body goes up to Heaven in company with the angels 5-She is received in Heaven in triumph by the Father, Son and Holy Ghost 6-The seraphim and other angels receive Her with reverence and love 7-All Heaven rejoice with unspeakable gladness at Mary's entrance into Heaven 8-She is placed at Jesus' right Hand 9-She offers prayer for us with Jesus 10-True lovers of the Rosary have every reason to rejoice that they have a Mother at Jesus' side. Fruit: Perseverance unto death. V. Coronation of the Blessed Virgin 1-The Blessed Virgin is crowned in Heaven by the Holy Trinity 2-Mary is crowned for a love more ardent than that of the seraphim 3-Mary is crowned for a purity exceeding that of the angels 4-Mary is crowned for Her deep humility 5-Mary is crowned for Her perfect obedience 6-Mary is crowned for Her wonderful prudence 7-Mary is crowned for Her heroic patience 8-Mary is crowned for Her grateful and most faithful use for God's purposes, of all She had 9-Mary is crowned for perfectly persevering in the practice of all virtues 10-Mary is crowned and placed over the highest creatures in Heaven for being a worthy Mother of God. Fruit: Devotion to Mary.
