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FOR THOSE IN SERVICE

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OurCady’s Crusade 7or Peace

FOR PEACE THROUGH PRAYER

FOR THOSE IN SERVICE

In Two Editions:

HOMEFRONT EDITION

ARMED FORCES EDITION — FOR SERVICEMEN

By

REV. RAYMOND A. PUNDA
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Chaplain, World War 11

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1950

AS THE FAMILY. SO THE NATION

THAT PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER!

FOR PERMANENT PEACE

PRAY THE ROSARY DAILY

HOMEFRONT EDITION



NIHIL OBSTAT:

John A. Schulien, S. T. D.

Censor Librorum

IMPRIMATUR:

Moses E. Kiley, S. T. D.

Archbishop of Milwaukee

Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

August 22, 1950

First Printing, September, 1950

Copyright 1950 by Raymond A. Punda

All rights reserved

OeaeWK!



SAVE AMERICA-

SPREAD DEVOTION TO MARY!

Give a copy of this Crusade booklet to your

friends!

Send a copy of the Armed Forces Edition to

your son, daughter, husband, brother, or friend

in the Service—written specially for service-

men. For information see page 55.

Appropriate either as a regular weekly novena

service, nine-day novena, October or May

devotion, triduum. Holy Hour, or the Family

Rosary at home.

For additional copies of this booklet write:

OUR LADY'S CRUSADE FOR PEACE

CRUSADE HEADQUARTERS

1669 South Fifth Street

Milwaukee 4, Wisconsin

(Prices on page 55.)





FOREWORD

BY FATHER PATRICK PEYTON, C. S. C.

”May God and Our Lady love and bless

everyone who makes use of this little booklet.

May its pages inspire an increase of love

for Our Blessed Mother in many hearts and

prompt them to make the Family Rosary part

National Director:

THE FAMILY ROSARY

of their daily lives."



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DEDICATION

May these humble prayers help you to find

and to live The Message of Our Lady

OUR MOTHER

to Whom we prayerfully dedicate this

Crusade of Prayer that all nations may soon

learn to live at peace with God and with one

another!

God bless you, and Mary guard you.

Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine,

so valiantly defending this Nation,

in the Blue of its Valor,

the White of its Love,

and the Red of its Sacrifice;

and one day may They return you safe

to your loved ones at Home!





WAKE UP, AMERICA!

IT'S YOUR LAST CALL FOR PEACE!

Our Lady's words at Fatima, terrible and

frightening, in their full meaning, concern

your future and that of the whole world.

LISTEN, AMERICA!

MARY, CHOSEN PATRONESS OF YOUR
LAND, SPEAKS TO YOU!

"I am the Lady of the Rosary. I have come

to warn the faithful to amend their lives and

to ask pardon for their sins."

"The war (First World War, then raging) is

going to end. But if people do not stop offend-

ing God, another and worse one will begin in

the reign of Pius the Eleventh."

"When you shall see a night illuminated by

an unknown light (lanuary 25, 1938), know that

this is the great sign that God gives you that

He is going to punish the world for its many

crimes by means of war, hunger and persecu-

tion of the Church and the Holy Father."

"To prevent this, I shall come to ask the con-

secration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart
and the Communion of Reparation on the five

First Saturdays."

ONLY ONE OF TWO THINGS CAN HAPPEN-

"If my requests are granted, Russia will be
converted and there will he peace."

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"If not, she (Russia) will scatter her errors

throughout the world, provoking wars and

persecutions of the Church."

"The good will be martyred, the Holy Father

will have much to suffer, and various nations

will be destroyed."

"I ask for the consecration of the whole world

to my Immaculate Heart."

"I want to tell you... that I am the Lady of
the Rosary. People must say the Rosary and

say it properly. Continue, my children, reciting
the Rosary with devotion every day, to obtain

peace for the world."

The Blessed Mother can no longer restrain

the hand of Her Divine Son from striking the

world with just punishment for its many crimes.

BUT AMERICA STILL GOES ON ITS MERRY
WAY . . . STILL INDIFFERENT AND

SELF-SATISFIED!

Because you have not yet really felt suffering

and destruction!

WAKE UP AMERICA-

Listen to what our present Holy Father, Pope

Pius XII has to say:

A few months after the close of the last war,

the bloodiest in all history—he warned: "Men

must prepare themselves for suffering such as

mankind has never seen."

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And lately: "The sands of time are running

out as mankind faces its moment of decision-

self-destruction or survival"—its

"DARKEST HOUR IN HISTORY SINCE
THE DELUGE."

Suppression of Catholic schools and

churches, confiscation of church property, con-

centration and slave camps, mock trials and

prison for all Catholics from Cardinals down-

do we want this in America?

Are we going to wait until our homes and

our churches are leveled; until our tables are

bare; until the Red Horde of godless Com-

munism overruns our land?

Communism not only denies God, it hates

God, God is not only ignored, but cursed.

Communism is thorough. It seeks to destroy

all religion everywhere. In the words of Lenin:

"The Marxist must be an enemy of religion."

Many definitions of "communist" have been

given in recent years. The most realistic and

practical is this: "A communist is one who, if

he had his way, would first dispose of every

priest and sister by torture and murder. He

would shatter the crucifix over the altar; he

would scatter the Sacred Hosts over the sanc-

tuary floor, trample upon Them and desecrate

Them in every conceivable way."

It can safely be said that all the blood shed

during the three-hundred year persecutions of

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the early Church under the Roman emperors

was only a drop, compared to the blood that

has been shed behind the Iron Curtain.

The Vatican Radio in July of this year has

stated that over 12,000 Catholic priests have

been murdered, imprisoned or exiled by the

Communist-controlled countries during the last

five years.

BUT THAT'S IN EUROPE!

IT JUST CAN'T HAPPEN HERE!

IT CAN'T???

If wars are a punishment for revolt against

God—why should we be spared the same fate?

Why should Mary intercede for sinners who
refuse to repent? Why should she intercede for
Americans who have lost the meaning of sac-

rifice and penance, and have forgotten how to

pray?

Recently our Holy Father has said: "The

greatest sin of our generation is that it has lost

all sense of sin/

There is no peace because men have for-

gotten their God.

Because the Communists insisted, we allowed

the United Nations to erase completely the

name of God from its vocabulary. A blackout
of God on Earth!

YES, THE HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL!

A nation given to vice and godlessness can-
not enjoy the blessings of peace.

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So enmeshed are we in earthly pleasures,

comforts, divorce, abortion, birth-control, drink,

and easy living, that each day it becomes in-

creasingly more difficult for the Mother of God

to hold back the hand of her Son from striking

this pleasure-mad generation.

"MEN MUST CEASE OFFENDING MY SON"

When are we going to wake up?

Is it going to be the same story of—too little

and too late? There's not a moment to be

wasted.

NOW IS THE HOUR!

Now is the time for action—for Prayer—for
Penance!

For a Real Turning to God!

For a Crusade for Peace through PRAYER!

For a return to the Christian way of life!

For Christians to become Christian again!

"PRAY AND DO PENANCE..."

is Mary's request. It's a call to Spiritual Arms—

a call to leave the sidelines and join the ranks

—the front lines—of prayer and penance. Pray-

ers are more powerful than bullets, and arms

of prayer stronger than arms of steel.

IT IS NOT YET TOO LATE!

The Immaculate Heart will triumph and there

• will be peace, according to Sister Lucy, one of

the three children of Fatima, "when a sufficient

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number are offering sacrifice and fulfilling Our

Lady's requests!'

And it's all in a nutshell in Our Lady's Last

Call for Peace, her

PEACE PLAN FROM HEAVEN

Written in Heaven!

Sanctioned by God!

Delivered by Mary!

Zealously recommended

by the Holy Father!

Needs no Act of Congress—needs just You!

Brought home to you in plain language it

means: a more faithful and conscientious ful-

fillment of your ordinary daily duties, no matter

what your state of life may be.

More specifically it's a four-point program:

1. PENANCE—To stop sinning, to give up
easy living, to live a Christian life, to ask

pardon for your sins.

2. DAILY ROSARY-For Peace and for Con-

version of Russia. Preferably the Family

Rosary. "The Family That Prays Together

Stays Together."
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3. DEVOTION AND CONSECRATION-To
the Immaculate Heart of Mary, of your-

self, your family, your parish. Any for-

mula suffices. Do it and then live that

consecration.

4. REPARATION—For the sins of the world
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and for conversion of Russia: the five First

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Saturdays (for details see page 37 ), by

frequent Confession, by frequent Com-

munion at Mass, by living the Ten Com-

mandments, and by patiently accepting

our daily duties and the sacrifices con-

nected with them.

Especially, do not forget the Daily Rosary,

which always was and is the most frequent

and insistent request of Our Lady. It's the Per-

fect Family Prayer,

Pius IX said: "If you desire peace in your

hearts, in your homes, in your country, as-

semble every evening to recite the Rosary!'

It has a glorious past. Through its power,

Mary on countless occasions has saved indi-

viduals, families, nations, and the world. She
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can save us now also—it we pray.

THAT IN SHORT IS MARY'S MESSAGE

So first sell yourself on it and make it a very

REAL part of your daily life. Then sell it to

others.

THE TIME IS SHORT!

PRAY, PRAY AND DO PENANCE!
JOIN THE CRUSADE!

UNITE WITH MARY-
THE QUEEN OF CRUSADERS!

If enough people pray and live Mary's re-

quest, there will be Peace!

IF NOT-GOD HELP US ALL!

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PRAYERS OF THE

CRUSADE

(When the Priest enters the sanctuary, the Con-

gregation rises and sings:)

MARY-HOPE OF THE WORLD
(Melody: On This Day, 0 Beautiful Mother)

CHORUS:

Save the World, O Merciful Mother,
Save Mankind in this, its dark hour

Rally all nations under thy Banner,

Hope of the World and Queen of

Peace!

Aid us now, to thee we fly,

"Save, we perish" hear our cry.

Bless our Land, restore again

Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men!

(Repeat Chorus)

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OPENING PRAYER
Priest—In the Name of the Father, f and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Priest and People—MosX Blessed Mother,

* you have appeared on earth to

warn us aU * that unless we pray, *

amend our lives, and repent for our

sins now, * God's heavy hand of

vengeance will soon descend upon

us. *

In response to your ardent request,

* we beg you to accept this Crusade,

this spiritual mobilization of Amer-

ica,
*

this consecration to your Im-

maculate Heart of all faithful * pray-

ing here and throughout this nation,
''' as a reparation for our countless

public and private sins. * May all

humanity * now helplessly groping

for a resurrection, ^ soon rise, through

your powerful intercession, * from its

grave of war and suffering * to a new

life of enduring peace, freedom and

happiness.

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CONSECRATION OF THE WORLD
TO ITS MOTHER

Priest and People—Glorious Queen of

the Most Holy Rosary,

Refuge of the Human

Race, * we humbly

kneel before your heav-

enly throne, * fully con-

fident that it is in your

power * to save us and

all Mankind * in the

present calamity. * May

the sight of the widespread persecu-

tion,
* material and moral destruction,

* and of the sorrows and anguish of

countless fathers and mothers, ^ hus-

bands and wives, ^ brothers, sisters,

and innocent children, ^ of the great

number of lives cut off in the flower of

youth, * move you to compassion. *

Animate the faithful with a genuine

love for their God and neighbor; * stem

the overwhelming flood of modern pa-

ganism; * fill all hearts with a dread of

sin, * the first and foremost cause of

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war. * Enkindle in them the real mean-

ing of sacrifice, * the practice of Chris-

tian life, * a deep love for prayer, ^ and

an apostolic zeal, ^ that men every-

where may soon return to their senses

and to their God. *

In accordance with your ardent wish,

* we consecrate to your Immaculate

Heart our entire selves, * all that we

have, ^ all that we love, ^ all that we

are. ^ To you we give our bodies and

our souls, * our minds and our hearts;

* to you we consecrate our families, *

our homes, our country, and the whole

human race. ^

May the golden chain of today's

Rosary bind our hearts, * those of our

loved ones, ^ and all hearts the world

over, to your Immaculate Heart, *

where alone they can find the true

blessings of peace. * Amen.

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THE MOST HOLY ROSARY
The Sorrowful Mysteries

(With all meditations appropriately chosen for each
mystery from the actual words spoken by Our Lady
at Fatima.)

Priest—In the Name of the Father, t and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Priest leads—The Apostles’ Creed, Our Father, three
Hail Marys, Glory be ,to the Father.

PRAYER FOR PEACE

THROUGH MARY

Priest arid People—

O

Lady of the Ro-

sary, * Last real Hope

of a dying World, * in

whom rests all power to

save us and all man-

kind, * graciously hear

our prayer * and turn

your eyes of pity * upon

the miseries of our war-

distracted and sorely

afflicted world. *

We are not worthy, O Most Holy
Mother, * that you should hear our

prayers. * But mindful of the never-fail-

ing power of your Rosary * in countless

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victories over tyranny, heresy and irre-

ligion, * and moved by your ever-hope-

ful promise * to assist all who have re-

course to you, ^ we beg you, most com-

passionate Mother, * to hear our prayer

* and to have mercy in our distress. *

Grant, we pray, * that through the

grace of your Divine Son, * we may

triumph over our enemies * in this

world-wide crusade for peace through

prayer * against the godless forces *

which are swiftly spreading the flam-

ing fires of selfishness, * hatred, terror,

slavery, and death to all nations. ^

Mercifully protect Holy Mother

Church, * Our Holy Father, and all

Bishops, * Clergy, Religious, and Faith-

ful * today so cruelly oppressed. *

May our prayers and sacrifices pre-
vail upon you * to wipe out this scourge

of Communism from the face of the

earth, * before it devours every trace

of human freedom, religion, and civil-

ization. *

O Most Powerful Lady of Victory, *

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whose might outweighs all forces of

war, * spread forth your all-embracing

Mantle of Peace * upon us, your chil-

dren, * that all nations may soon enjoy

a new era of freedom and good will

—The Age of Mary * —A world of genu-
ine Christian peace. * Amen.

THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY

Priest—Jesus suffers in the Garden of Agony for
the sins of men.

Priest—Mary’s Message: “I am the Lady of the .
Rosary. I have come to warn the faithful to amend

their lives and to ask pardon for their sins. Men

must cease offending my Divine Son for He has

already been too grievously offended.”

Priest leads—Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory be
to the Father. (Mary at Fatima requested that

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after each decade of the Rosary this prayer be

always added.)

All—O my Jesus, forgive us our sins.

Save us from the fire of hell.

And lead all souls to heaven.

Especially those who have most

need of Your Mercy.

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PRAYER FOR OUR COUNTRY

Priest and People—Chosen. Patroness of

Our Land, ^ Queen and

Mother of all Nations, *

who appeared in the

land of Portugal, * and

restored peace to that

once so troubled coun-

try, * look graciously

upon our dear home-

land * and rouse it to a

moral revival * and a genuine renewal

of prayer, ^ penance, and deep solid

faith. ^

Guard our homes, churches, and

schools, ^ our entire land and all therein

* from harm and destruction. * Preserve

the integrity of this nation * founded on

Christian principles ^ arid dedicated to

your Immaculate Conception * by pro-

tecting it from all enemies within and

without. *

Through you. Mother, we pray God

our Father, ^ through Whom all author-
ity is rightly administered, * all laws

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are enacted, and judgments decreed,

to assist with His Holy Spirit of counsel

and fortitude, * the President, Congress,

and all public officials of these United

States. * May He grant them strength

and guidance, * that their administra-

tion may tend to the preservation of

peace, * the promotion of national hap-

piness, * and the establishment of an

international order * in which the spirit

of Christ shall rule the hearts of men

and of nations. *

THE SECOND SORROWFUL

MYSTERY
Priest—Jesus is stripped of His garments, bound to
a pillar, and cruelly scourged.

Priest—Mary’s- Message: “More souls go to hell
because of sins of the flesh than for any other

reason.”

(All stand)

Priest leads—Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory
be to the Father.

All—O my Jesus, forgive us our sins.

Save us from the fire of hell.

And lead all souls to heaven.

Especially those who have most

need of Your Mercy.

(All kneel)

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PRAYER FOR THOSE IN SERVICE

Priest and People—

O

Mother of Sor-

rows, * because you so

fully understand the

hardships of battle, ^

for you stood at the feet

of your Son in the great-

est struggle of them all *

—The Hill of Calvary— *

watch, we implore,

over our loved ones ex-

posed to the horrors of war * and the

spiritual and moral dangers of military

life.
*

Teach them, good Mother, * to give

and not to count the cost; * to fight and

not to heed the wounds; * to toil and

not to seek for rest; * to labor and not

to ask for any reward, * save that of

doing God's holy will. *

Give them unflinching courage to

defend their country * with honor and

dignity * and with that deep Christlike

faith * which makes all hardships more

tolerable, * all pain more bearable, *

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and death itself a martyr's sacrifice. ^

Mother of God, be ever with them on

the battlefield, * and when Victory is ^

finally won, * return them sound in

mind, body, and soul ^ to their loved

ones at home ^ to enjoy the peace they

so richly deserve. *

Priest—Pause here to recommend to Our Blessed
Mother, the names of your loved ones, relatives,

and friends in the Armed Forces for whom you
wish to make the Crusade, and especially the fol-

lowing men and women whose names have been
handed in: (The Priest them reads the names and

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continues immediately..)

And as today’s special intention let us recom-
mend to our Blessed Mother the following boys who

are ill, or who have been wounded on the field of

battle... and the following who are missing in ac-

tion...

Finally, include in your intention the spiritual

and physical welfare of all men and women of

this parish in all branches of the Service, wher-

ever they may be, and especially those stationed

at: (A new camp or battlefront may be selected

each time.)

(All stand)

MARY, GUARD OUR BRAVE

DEFENDERS

(Melody: Mother Dearest, Mother Fairest)

Mary, guard our brave defenders.

Guide our men—air, land, and sea;

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Keep them ever close to Jesus,

And, good Mother, near to thee.

CHORUS:

Mary, guard them, guard we pray.

Guide them all both night and day;

Give them strength and courage.

Mother,

Bring them all home safe, we pray.
(Repeat Chorus)

(All kneel)

THE THIRD SORROWFUL MYSTERY

Priest—^Jesus, mocked and,spat upon, is crowned in
derision with a crown of thorns.

Priest—Mary^s Message: ‘‘Behold my heart sur-
rounded with the thorns which ungrateful men

drive therein at every moment by their blasphe-

mies and ingratitude. You at least try to console

me.”

Priest leads—Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory
be to the Father.

All—O my Jesus, forgive us our sins.

Save us from the fire of hell.

And lead all souls to heaven.

Especially those who have most

need of Your Mercy.

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PRAYER FOR OUR

HONORED DEAD

Priest and People—

O

Mother Mary, *

who, in giving up your

only Son on the Mount

of Calvary * that others

might be free, * became

the first Gold Star

Mother of Christian

times, * look with mercy

upon these our boys

who gave their lives

that we, * their brothers in Christ might

live. *

Some are known, others unknown. *

For some tear’s are shed, * for others

there are none to weep. * Some have

been buried beneath the ruins of towns

and villages, * others have shed their

blood on the field of battle ^ or died in

the depths of the sea. *

Through your Crucified Son, * Who
said that "Greater love than this no one

has, * that one lay down his life for his

friends" ^ grant to these our heroic

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dead, * who died defending us, our

homes and our altars, * heavenly

peace and eternal rest.

And on that Great Final Day of Vic-

tory in Heaven above, * when Final

Reveille shall sound, * and the Legions

of the Just shall march in Grand Review

before your Son, * our Supreme Com-

mander-in-Chief, * may these men all

be present and accounted for; and

may they all on that day bear proudly

in their hearts * the original and . true

Distinguished Service Cross * —The

Saving Cross of Christ— * the only

Eternal Award and Memorial * of sac-

rifice and of victory. *

Priest—Pause here to recommend to Our Blessed
Mother, the names of your departed loved ones,

relatives, and friends who gave their “last full

measure of devotion,’^ for their country and their

God, and especially all of the fallen heroes of this

parish, and the following whom we now add to

our Crusaders Legion of Honor: (The Priest then

reads all names handed in, and continues imme-

xliately.)

And as today’s special intention let us remember

all of our American boys who made the supreme

sacrifice during the (a new battlefront may be

selected each time.)

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Priest—Our Lady of Victory, triumphant at the
hour of death!

People—Vta.Y for them.

Priest—May the Captain of their Souls grant them
eternal rest.

People—hnd may perpetual light shine

upon them.
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Priest and PeopZe—May their souls and
the souls of all the heroic dead of this

conflict rest in peace. Amen.

THE FOURTH SORROWFUL
MYSTERY

Priest—^Jesus, perspiring, gasping and falling,
carries His heavy Cross.

Mary’s Message: ‘Hf my requests are not
granted, Russia will scatter her errors through-

out the world, provoking wars and persecutions

of the Church. The good will be martyred, the
Holy Father will have much to suffer, and various
nations will be destroyed.”

(All stand)

Priest leads—Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory
be to the Father.

All—O my Jesus, forgive us our sins.

Save us from the fire of hell.

And lead all souls to heaven.

Especially those who have most

need of Your Mercy.

(All kneel)

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PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL AND

TEMPORAL FAVORS

Priest and People— Most Blessed Lady,

^ Mother of Unbounded

Mercy, * in your life of

glory, remember the sor-

rows of earth. ^ Look

with kindness on us

who suffer, * who strug-

gle against difficulties,

^ who bear unceasingly

the bitterness of this life.

Have mercy on us who love each

other and are separated. * Have mercy

on the lonely of heart. * Have mercy on

the weakness of our faith. * Have mercy

on us who weep, * on us who pray. *

Grant our special request, ^ and be-

stow upon us that peace of mind and

soul ^ which the world cannot give nor

take away ^ from those who love God

and call you Mother. ^

Priest—Pause here to name the special spiritual
needs and temporal favors which you are asking

Our Lady to obtain for you personally through

this Crusade. (Pause)

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THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY

Priest—Jesus, after three hours of agony, dies on
the Cross for our salvation.

Priest—Mary^s Message: ^/If people will do what I
tell you, Russia will be converted, many souls will

be saved, and there shall be peace in the world.”

Priest leads—Our Father, ten Hail Marys, Glory
be to the Father.

All—O my Jesus, forgive us our sins.

Save us from the fire of hell.

And lead all souls to heaven.

Especially those who have most

need of Your Mercy.

BENEDICTION OF THE MOST
BLESSED SACRAMENT

(Kneeling, the entire Congregation sings:)

O Salutaris Hostia,
Quae coeli pandis ostium:

Bella premunt hostilia.

Da robur, fer auxilium.

Uni Trinoque Domino

Sit sempiterna gloria,

Qui vitam sine termino

Nobis donet in patria. Amen.

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PRAYER AT BENEDICTION

Priest and People—

O

Jesus, Who are

wide. * Let it be felt in the souls of the

afflicted ^ who cannot come here to

receive it at Your feet. * Let the weak

and tempted feel its power wherever

they may be. * Let poor sinners feel its

comfort * drawing them to hope in You.
* Grant to me, O Lord, and to all here
present, * a strong personal love of

You, * a real horror of sin, * a higher

esteem of grace, * a greater zeal for

Your honor and glory, * for the honor

of Your Sacred Heart, * for our own

sanctification, * and for the salvation of

souls. * Amen.

about to give Your ben-

ediction to me, * and to

^ all here present, * I hum-

^ bly beseech You that it

^ may impart to all of us
*

•m the special graces we

i need. * Yet more than

^ this I ask. ^ Let Your
blessing go forth far and

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(Kneeling, the entire Congregation sings:)

Tantum ergo Sacramentum

Veneremur cernui;

Et antiquum documentum

Novo cedat ritui.

Praestet fides supplementum

Sensuum defectui.

Genitori, Genitoque

Laus et jubilatio.

Salus, honor, virtue quoque

Sit et benedictio.

Procedenti ab utroque,

Compar sit laudatio. Amen.

Priest—Panem de coelo praestitisti eis. (“Alleluia’^
at Easter time)

People—Omne delectamentum in se

habentem. ("Alleluia" at Easter time)

Priest—Oremus: Deus qui nobis sub Sacramento
mirabili passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti: tri-

bue, quaesumus, ita nos Corporis et Sanguinis tui

sacra mysteria venerari
;

ut redemptionis tuae

fructum in nobis jugiter sentiamus; Qui vivis et

regnas in saecula saeculorum.

People—hm&n.

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THE DIVINE PRAISES

(Repeat aloud after Priest)

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Blessed be God.

Blessed be His Holy Name.

Blessed be lesus Christ, true God and

true Man.

Blessed be the Name of Jesus.

Blessed be His most Sacred Heart.

Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacra-

ment of the Altar.

Blessed be the great Mother of God,

Mary most holy.

Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate

Conception.

Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin,

and Mother.

Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste

Spouse.

Blessed be God in His Angels, and in

His Saints.

(When the Tabernacle has been closed, the Con-

gregation rises and sings.)

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O MARY DEAR, OUR PATRONESS
(Melody: America the Beautiful)

O Mary dear. Our Patroness,
Queen of the Stars and Stripes!

Protect us from the enemy.

And bless our Native Land!

CHORUS:

O Mary dear! O Mother dear!
Queen of the Rosary!

Free us from war.

Send peace once more.

Unite all hearts in Thee.

(Repeat Chorus)

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ADDITIONAL PRAYERS

TO OUR LADY

THE FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS

(For Congregational and Private Use)

MARY'S GREAT PROMISE AT FATIMA

"Behold my Heart surrounded with the thorns
which ungrateful men place therein at every

moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude.

You, at least, try to console me, and tell them

that I promise to help at the hour of death, with

the graces needed to salvation, whoever, on

the First Saturday of five consecutive months,

shall

1. confess and receive Holy Communion,

2. recite five decades of the Rosary,

3. and keep me company for fifteen minutes

while meditating on the fifteen mysteries

of the Rosary,

4. with the intention of making reparation to

me." (July 13, 1917)

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Note: The Confession may be made in the
eight days before or after Communion. The

Rosary may be recited at any convenient time

of the day, and the fifteen-minute meditation

may be made at any time of the day, either on
all the mysteries as a whole or on one or sev-

eral mysteries. The Rosary and meditation may

be combined by thinking on each mystery a

few minutes before or after reciting the decade.

A sermon for the occasion may be substituted
for the meditation. A plenary indulgence is
granted for each First Saturday. (S.P.Ap. Jime

13 , 1912)

The Mediatrix of All Graces has promised at

Fatima all the graces necessary for salvation

to those who faithfully practice this devotion

for the First Saturday of any five consecutive

months.

The First Friday, First Saturday, and First

Sunday of the month normally come together in

the same week. The Confession good for one is

good for the others, provided the person is in

the state of grace when he receives Holy Com-

munion. It is recommended that people receive

Holy Communion in reparation on all three

days, giving Our Lady a little more than she

asks—and helping to make up for those who re-

fuse to give her anything at all.

It is also very fitting to renew the Act of Con-

secration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and

to offer an Act of Reparation.

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Our Blessed Mother told Lucy that Her Divine

Son wishes the faithful to receive Holy Com-

munion on the First Saturday, as on the First

Friday of each month, for the triumph of truth

and the conversion of Russia.

In addition to assisting at the Holy Sacrifice

of the Mass, receiving Holy Communion is the

most perfect form of reparation that can be of-

fered by the layman.

ACT OF CONSECRATION OF THE

HUMAN RACE TO THE
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

By Pope Pius XII

(Plea of Pope Pius XII: ‘‘It is our wish that,

wherever the opportunity suggests itself, this con-

secration be made in the various dioceses as well as
in each of the parishes and families. We are con-
fident that abundant blessings and favors from

heaven will surge forth from this private and public

consecration.^’)

"Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, * Refuge of

the Human Race, * Victress in all God's Battles,
* we humbly prostrate ourselves before thy

throne, * confident that we shall receive mercy,

* grace and bountiful assistance and protec-

tion * in the present calamity, * not through our

own inadequate merits, * but solely through the

great goodness of thy Maternal Heart. *

To thee, to thy Immaculate Heart * in this,

humanity's tragic hour, * we consign and con-

secrate ourselves * in union not only with the

Mystical Body of thy Son, * Holy Mother

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Church, * now in such suffering and agony in

so many places * and sorely tried in so many
ways, * but also with the entire world, * torn

by fierce strife, * consumed in a fire of hate, *

victim of its own wickedness. *

May the sight of the widespread material
and moral destruction, * of the sorrows and

anguish of countless fathers and mothers, *

husbands and wives, * brothers and sisters,

and innocent children, * of the great number

of lives cut off in the flower of youth, * of the

bodies mangled in horrible slaughter, * and

of the tortured and agonized souls * in danger

of being lost eternally, * move thee to compas-

sion.
*

O Mother of Mercy, * obtain peace for us
from God * and above all procure for us those

graces * which prepare, establish and assure

the peace. *

Queen of Peace, pray for us * and give to

the world now at war * the peace for which all

peoples are longing, * peace in the truth, justice

and charity of Christ. * Give peace to the war-

ring nations, * and to the souls of men, * that

in the tranquillity of order * the Kingdom of

God may prevail. *

Extend thy protection to the infidels * and to

all those still in the shadow of death; * give

them peace and grant that on them, too, * may

shine the sun of truth, * that they may unite

with us * in proclaiming before the one and

only Saviour of the World * "glory to God in

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the highest and peace to men of good wilK' *

Give peace to the peoples separated by error

or by discord, * and especially to those * who

profess such singular devotion to thee * and

whose homes an honored place was ever ac-

corded thy venerated image * (today perhaps

often kept hidden to await better days); * bring

them back to the one fold of Christ under the

one true shepherd. *

Obtain peace and complete freedom for the

Holy Church of God; * stay the spreading flood

of modern paganism; * enkindle in the faithful

the love of purity, * the practice of the Christian

life, * and an apostolic zeal, * so that the serv-

ants of God may increase in merit and in

number. *

Lastly, as the Church and the entire human

race * were consecrated to the Sacred Heart

of Jesus, * so that in reposing all hope in Him, *

He might become for them the sign and pledge

of victory and salvation * so we in like manner

consecrate ourselves forever * also to thee and

to thy Immaculate Heart, * Our Mother and

Queen, * that thy love and patronage may

hasten the triumph of the Kingdom of God *

and that all nations, * at peace with one another

and with God, * may proclaim thee blessed, *

and with thee may raise voices to resound from

pole to pole * in the chant of the everlasting

Magnificat * of glory, love and gratitude * to

the Heart of Jesus, * where alone they can find

truth and peace" * Amen.

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ACT OF REPARATION

(To be recited on the First Saturdays)

Most Holy Virgin and our beloved Mother, *

we listen with grief to the complaints of thy Im-

maculate Heart * surrounded with the thorns

which ungrateful men place therein * at every

moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude.

* Moved by the ardent desire of loving thee as

our Mother * and of promoting a true devotion

to thy Immaculate Heart, * we prostrate our-

selves at thy feet * to prove the sorrow we feel
* for the grievances that men cause thee * and

to atone, by means of our prayers and sac-

rifices, * for the offenses with which men return

thy tender love. *

Obtain for them and for us * the pardon of

so many sins. * A word from thee * will obtain
grace and amendment for us all. *

Hasten, O Lady, the conversion of sinners, *

that they may love Jesus and cease to offend

the Lord, * already so much offended, * and

that they may not fall into hell. *

Turn thine eyes of mercy towards us, * that

henceforth we may love God * with all our

heart while on earth * and enjoy Him forever

in heaven. * Amen.

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

(For Individuals and Families)

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, * Queen of
heaven and earth, * and tender Mother of men,

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* in accordance with thy ardent wish made

known at Fatima, * I consecrate to thee myself,

* my brethren, my country, * and the whole
human race. *

Reign over us and teach us * how to make the

Heart of Jesus reign and triumph * in us and

around us, * as It has reigned and triumphed

in thee. *

Reign over us, dearest Mother, * that we may

be thine in prosperity and in adversity, * in joy

and in sorrow, * in health and in sickness, * in

life and in death. * O most compassionate Heart
of Mary, * Queen of Virgins, * watch over our

minds and hearts * and preserve them from the

deluge of impurity * which thou didst lament

so sorrowfully at Fatima. * We want to be pure
like thee. * We want to atone for the many sins
committed against Jesus and thee. * We want
to call down * upon our country and the whole

world * the peace of God in justice and charity. *

Therefore, we now promise to imitate thy vir-

tues * by the practice of a Christian life * with-

out regard to human respect. * We resolve to
receive Holy Communion on the First Satur-

day of every month, * and to offer thee * five

decades of the Rosary each day, * together with

our sacrifices, * in a spirit of reparation and

penance. * Amen.

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SHORT PERSONAL CONSECRATION TO THE
BLESSED MOTHER

My Queen and my Mother, to thee do I offer
myself without any reserve, and to give thee a

mark of my devotion I consecrate to thee during
this day my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my
heart, my whole person. Since* I belong to thee,
O my good Mother, preserve and defend me as
thy property and possession.

LITANY OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA

(For Private Use Only)

Our Lady of Fatima,

Pray for our country. '

Our Lady of Fatinaa,

Sanctify our Clergy.

Our Lady of Fatima,

Make our Catholics more fervent.

Our Lady of Fatima,

Guide and inspire those who govern us.

Our Lady of Fatima,

Cure the sick who confide in you.

Our Lady of Fatima,

Console the sorrowful who trust in you.

Our Lady of Fatima,

.Help those who invoke your aid.

Our Lady of Fatima,

Deliver us from all dangers.

Our Lady of Fatima,

Help us to resist temptations.

Our Lady of Fatima,

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Obtain for us, all we lovingly ask of you.
Our Lady of Fatima,

Help those who are dear to us.
Our Lady of Fatima,

Bring back to the right road our erring
brothers.

Our Lady of Fatima,

Give us back our ancient fervor.

Our Lady of Fatima,

Obtain for us pardon of our many sins and
offenses.

Our Lady of Fatima,

Bring all men to the feet of your Divine Child,
Our Lady of Fatima,

Obtain peace for the World.

Let us pray

O God of infinite goodness and mercy, * fill
our hearts with a great confidence in Your most
holy Mother, * whom we invoke under the title
of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, * and
grant us by her most powerful intercession *

all the graces, spiritual and temporal, * which
we need, through Christ Our Lord. * Amen.

THE FIFTEEN MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY
JOYFUL MYSTERIES

1. The Annunciation

2. The Visitation

3. The Birth of Christ

4. The Presentation

5. The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple

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SORROWFUL MYSTERIES

1. The Agony in the Garden

2. The Scourging at the Pillar

3. The Crowning with Thorns

4. The Carrying of the Cross

5. The Crucifixion

GLORIOUS MYSTERIES

1. The Resurrection

2. The Ascension

3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit

4. The Assumption of Mary into Heaven

5. The Crowning of Mary Queen of Heaven

Days on Which Mysteries Are Recited

Monday The Joyful

Tuesday The Sorrowful

Wednesday The Glorious

Thursday The Joyful

Friday The Sorrowful

Saturday The Glorious

Sunday The Glorious

(Sundays in Advent, Joyful; Sundays in Lent,

Sorrowful)

MY BEADS

For many and many a time in grief.

My weary fingers wandered round
Thy circled chain, and always found

In each Hail Mary sweet relief.

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LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, 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 Ghost,

have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God,

have mercy on us.

Holy Mary,

pray tor us.

Holy Mother of God,

Holy Virgin of virgins.

Mother of Christ,

Mother of Divine grace.

Mother most pure.

Mother most chaste.

Mother inviolate.

Mother undefiled.

Mother most amiable.

Mother most admirable.

Mother of good counsel.

Mother of our Creator,

Mother of our Savior,

Virgin most prudent.

Virgin most venerable.

Virgin most renowned.

Virgin most powerful.

Virgin most merciful.

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Virgin most faithful.

Mirror of justice.

Seat of wisdom.

Cause of our joy.

Spiritual vessel.

Vessel of honor.

Singular vessel of devotion.

Mystical rose.

Tower of David,

Tower of ivory.

House of gold.

Ark of the covenant.

Gate of heaven.

Morning star.

Health of the sick.

Refuge of sinners.

Comforter of the afflicted.

Help of Christians,

Queen of Angels,

Queen of Patriarchs,

Queen of prophets,

Queen of Apostles,

Queen of Martyrs,

Queen of Confessors,

Queen of Virgins,

Queen of all Saints,

Queeii conceived without original sin.

Queen of the most holy Rosary,

Queen of Peace,

Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the

world, spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the

world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

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Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the
world, have mercy on us,

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises

of Christ,

Let us pray

Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, * that
we Thy servants * may rejoice in continual

health of mind and body; * and through the

glorious intercession of Blessed Mary ever Vir-

gin, * be freed from present sorrow * and enjoy

eternal gladness. * Through Christ our Lord. *

Amen.

THE MEMORARE

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, *

that never was it known, * that anyone who fled

to thy protection, * implored thy help, * and

sought thy intercession, * was left unaided. *

Inspired with this confidence, * I fly unto thee

O virgin of virgins, my Mother. * To thee I come,
* before thee I stand, * sinful and sorrowful. *

O Mother of the Word Incarnate, * despise not
my petitions, * but in thy mercy hear and
answer me. * Amen.

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ADDITIONAL PRAYERS

APPROPRIATE IN TIMES OF
EMERGENCY AND WAR

(For Congregational and Private. Use)

.
PRAYER FOR VICTORY

O God of battles, * Who grantest victory to
those who put their trust in Thee, * mercifully

hear the prayers of us. Thy servants, * that the

evil designs of our enemies being defeated, *

we may praise Thee with unceasing gratitude. *

O God, Who sufferest not the nations that be-
lieve in Thee * to be shaken by any fear, *

deign, we beseech Thee, * to receive the prayers

and sacrifices of the people consecrated to

Thee, * that True and Lasting Peace, * the gift

of Thy loving kindness, * may render Christian

countries safe from every enemy. * Amen.

PRAYER FOR OUR SERVICEMEN

Keep our servicemen, O Blessed Mother, *

free from all harm to soul and body. * Guard

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them from every heedless action * that may

harm them or the cause they serve. * Obtain for

them all * the grace to persevere in the Faith *

which will give them courage in difficulties, *

strength in temptations, * patience in suffering,

* willingness in making sacrifices. * On land,

sea, or in the air, * wherever they may serve

their country, * O Blessed Mother, be with them
always. * And when the war is over, * bring

them back safely to their loved ones at home. *

PRAYER FOR CHAPLAINS

Dear Lord, bestow Thy special blessing upon

all our priests * who are serving our beloved

country as chaplains. * May they be to their
men models of courage, * manliness, self-con-

trol, and holiness. * Give them such grace * to

help our men to live holily, * to suffer patiently,
* and to die bravely, * if that be their lot. *

Dear Lord, King of Peace, * hear this our prayer

while the war lasts, * but do grant us peace

soon. * Amen.

PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLE STRICKEN

BY THE CALAMITIES OF WAR

Do Thou, O Lord, * Who art ever the loving
Comforter of the distressed, * Who didst weep
at the tears of Martha and Mary, bereaved of

their brother, * give to those stricken by the

calamities of war, * the peace which is born

of consolation * and of resignation to Thy Will.

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* Grant peace to the exile and the fugitive, * to

them that wander unknown, * and to the

wounded. *

Dry the tears of wives, mothers and orphans,

* of families who have none to care for them. *

They eat the bread of sorrow, * enduring

hunger and cold and cheerless homes. * Con-

sole the little ones who come to Thine altars *

to pray for a father, a brother, * dead, wounded,

or lost to them. * Comfort all with Thy heavenly

gifts * and with the consolation and resignation

* wherein charity is so rich and fruitful. * Amen.

PRAYER IN TIME OF WAR

O Lord Jesus Christ, * Who in Thy mercy
hearest the prayers of sinners, * pour forth, we

beseech Thee, all grace and blessing * upon

our country and its citizens. * We pray in partic-
ular for the President—for our Congress * —for

all our servicemen—for all who defend us in

ships, * whether on the seas or in the skies *

—for all who are suffering the hardships of war.

* We pray for all who are in peril or in danger.
* Bring us all after the troubles of this life into

the haven of peace, * and reunite us all together

forever, O dear Lord, * in Thy glorious heavenly
kingdom. * Amen.

PRAYER FOR OUR ENEMIES

O God, Who for Thy great love of this world
* didst reconcile earth to heaven through Thine

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only-begotten Son, * grant that we, who by the

darkness of our sins * are turned aside from

brotherly love, * may by Thy light shed forth

in our souls * embrace our friends in Thee and

our enemies for Thy sake * in a bond of mutual

affection; * through the same Jesus Christ, Thy

Son, Our Lord. * Amen.

PRAYER FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED

Almighty, everlasting God, * the eternal sal-

vation of those who believe, * hear us on behalf

of Thy servants who are sick... (here pause), *

for whom we humbly crave the help of Thy

mercy; * that, being restored to health, * they

may render thanks to Thee in Thy Church. *

Through Christ our Lord. * Amen.

ACT OF CONTRITION

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having
offended Thee, * and I detest all my sins, * be-
cause I dread the loss of heaven and the pains

of hell, * but most of all because they offend

Thee, My God, * Who art all-good and deserv-
ing of all my love. * I firmly resolve, with the
help of Thy grace, * to confess my sins, to do
penance, * and to amend my life. * Amen.

PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL

O Holy Archangel Michael, defend us in bat-
tle. * Be our safeguard against the wiles and the

wickedness of the devil. * Restrain him, O God,

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we humbly beseech Thee * and do thou, O
Prince of the heavenly host, * by the power of

God cast into hell Satan and the other evil

spirits * who prowl about the world seeking the

ruin of souls. * Amen.

PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS

ASSISI FOR PEACE

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
* where there is hatred, let me sow love; *

where there is injury, pardon; * where there is

doubt, faith; * where there is despair, hope; *

where there is darkness, light; * and where

there is sadness, joy. *

O Divine Master, grant that I may seek * not
so much to be consoled as to console; * to be

understood as to understand; * to be loved as

to love; * for it is in giving that we receive; * it

is in pardoning, that we are pardoned, * and it

is in dying that we are born to eternal life. *

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