October Rosary (Days 13-15)
October 13, 2023
Fr. John Colacino C.PP.S.
Day 13
 
Protest

“We do not hesitate to affirm publicly that We put great confidence in the Holy Rosary for the healing of evils of our times.” (Pope Pius XII)
 
Our Father….
 
1)  When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. (Matt. 21:1-2). Hail Mary (and after each verse)

2)  This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying, “Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (Matt. 21:4-5)

3) A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. (Matt. 21:8)

4) The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” (Matt. 21:9)

5) Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited. (Phil. 2:5-6)

6) As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. (Luke 19:41-42)

7) Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there. (Luke 19:45)

8) And he said, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a den of robbers.” (Luke 19:46)

9) Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him; but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were spellbound by what they heard. (Luke 19:47-48)

10) Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” (John 2:19)
 
Glory be to the Father….
Collect

Lord God, 
with artistry beyond all telling
you fashioned a holy temple for your Son
in the virginal womb of Blessed Mary;
grant that, in faithfully safeguarding the grace of our Baptism,
we may worship you in spirit and in truth
and become like Mary a temple of your glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, 
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.

(Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Mary, Temple of the Lord)
 
Day 14
 
The Supper
 
Among the various supplications with which we successfully appeal to the Virgin Mother of God, the Holy Rosary without doubt occupies a special and distinct place. (Pope Pius XI)
 
Our Father….
 
1) Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” (John 6:4-5) Hail Mary (and after each verse)
2) One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” (John 6:8-9)
3) Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. (John 6:11)
4) Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. (John 6:35)
5)  So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.  Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.” (John 6:53-55)
6) “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.” (John 6:56-57)
7)  Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us that we may eat it.” (Luke 22:7-8)
8) When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him.  He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;  for I tell you, I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” (Luke 22:14-16)
9)  Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”  And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. (Luke 22:19-20)
10) The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?  Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. (1 Cor. 10:16-17)
 
Glory be to the Father….
 
Collect
 
Lord our God,
You sent your Son from heaven
into the womb of the Blessed Virgin
to be your saving Word and our Bread of life.
Grant that like Mary we may welcome Christ
by treasuring his words in our hearts
and celebrating with deep faith 
the mysteries of our redemption.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, 
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 
God, for ever and ever.  Amen. 

(Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Holy Mary, Mother of God A)
 
Day 15
 
Agony
 
“Among all the devotions approved by the Church none has been so favored by so many miracles as the devotion of the Most Holy Rosary”. (Pope St. Pius X)
 
Our Father….

1) In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. (Heb. 5:7) Hail Mary (and after each verse)

2) He came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him. (Luke 22:39)

3) When he reached the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not come into the time of trial.” (Luke 22:40)

4) Then he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done.” (Luke 22:41-42)

5) Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength. (Luke 22:43)

6) In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground. (Luke 22:44)

7) When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping because of grief, and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not come into the time of trial.” (Luke 22:45-46)

8) While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him; but Jesus said to him, “Judas, is it with a kiss that you are betraying the Son of Man?” (Luke 22:47-48)

9) When those who were around him saw what was coming, they asked, “Lord, should we strike with the sword?” Then one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. (Luke 22:49-51)

10) Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple police, and the elders who had come for him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as if I were a bandit.  When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness (Luke 22:52-53)
 
Glory be to the Father….
 
Collect


Lord our God,
through the Virgin Mary
you graciously sent Jesus Christ
to be the consolation of your people;
grant that, through her intercession,
we may be filled with all consolation
and share it among our brothers and sisters.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, 
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 
God, for ever and ever.  Amen. 

(Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Mary, Mother of Consolation)

 

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