J.M.J.
Taken from the book
"More About Fatima
and the Immaculate Heart of Mary"
REV. FR. V. MONTES DE OCA, C.S.Sp.
CHAPTER IX
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Children's Comments
Lucy relates that on June 13th, 1917, after speaking at length about her
Immaculate Heart, Our Lady of Fatima again stretched forth her hands,
throwing on the children the rays of that immense light in which they saw
themselves as if immersed in God . . . The Blessed Virgin held in her right
hand a Heart surrounded by thorns, which pierced it from all sides. The
seers understood that it was the Immaculate Heart of Mary, afflicted by all
the sins of the world, which demanded penance and reparation. "It seems to
me," said Lucy, "that on that day, the purpose of the light was to pour into
us a special knowledge and love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as on other
occasions it infused into us the knowledge and love of God, and the mystery
of the Blessed Trinity. From that day, indeed, we experienced a more ardent
love for the Immaculate Heart of Mary."
Francis had observed that this supernatural light, that the
Blessed Virgin threw on them and on the world, seemed to come from her
Heart. He afterwards asked Lucy: "Why did the Blessed Virgin hold a Heart in
her hand throwing on the earth this great light which is God? You were with
the Blessed Virgin in the light that went down to the earth, while Jacinta
and I were in that which went up to heaven!"
"It is because you and Jacinta will soon go to heaven", said Lucy,
"while I shall remain some time longer on earth with the Immaculate Heart of
Mary."
"Is it the Blessed Virgin who explained to you the meaning of the two
beams of light?"
"No, I saw it in the light that she put into our breasts."
"That is right," interposed Jacinta, who followed the conversation, "I
saw it also."
Jacinta seems to have received "a special light to understand intimately
and in detail the meanings of these heavenly revelations." Before leaving
for the hospital in 1919, she said to Lucy: "I am going soon to heaven. You
will remain still on earth to make known to men that the Lord wishes to
spread in the world devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. When you have
to speak about it, you will no longer have to hide yourself! Proclaim openly
to the whole world that:
"It is through the Immaculate Heart of Mary that God wishes to grant us
His graces!"
"It is from this Immaculate Heart that we must ask for them!"
"The Heart of Jesus wishes the Immaculate Heart of Mary to be venerated
with His own!"
"It is through the Immaculate Heart of Mary that peace must be asked,
because it is to that Heart that the Lord has confided it."
"How I love the Immaculate Heart of Mary! It is the Heart of Our
Heavenly Mother!"
"Oh! if only I could put into all hearts the fire I feel in my own,
which makes me love the Hearts of Jesus and Mary so much!"
Besides, the best commentary on the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary is that left us by the children in the admirable example of their
lives. After the revelations, indeed they were true models of devotion and
reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. They loved this Immaculate Heart
ardently, they invoked it constantly, they spoke about it enthusiastically,
and they multiplied sacrifices to console it and to make reparation for all
the blasphemies and offences that cause it to suffer.
Practices of Devotion to the Immaculate Heart
We have already spoken of penance and the daily Rosary so much
recommended by Our Lady of Fatima. We give now the three principal practices
of devotion for which she has asked in honour of her Immaculate Heart; the
First Saturday of the month, the Five First Saturdays and the Consecration.
They bear a marked similarity to the practices now so widespread in honour
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
1. The practice of the First Saturdays consists of the following
exercises, performed with the intention of consoling the Immaculate Heart of
Mary, and making reparation to it for all the outrages and blasphemies of
which it is the object on the part of ungrateful Christians: 1, the Rosary;
2, Communion of Reparation.
2. For the practice of the Five First Saturdays. In addition to the two
exercises already mentioned, the following two are added on the first
Saturday of five consecutive months: 3, go to confession; 4. keep the
company of the Immaculate Heart of Mary by meditating for a quarter of an
hour on the mysteries of the Rosary. These two must be offered in reparation
to the Immaculate Heart. .The meditation may be on one or several mysteries.
3. Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. As is known, Our Lady
asked that Russia be consecrated to her Immaculate Heart and Lucia, the
surviving seer has explained that She wants the Pope and all the bishops of
the world to do this on one special day. If this is done She will convert
Russia and there will be peace. . .
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AN ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and tender Mother
of men, 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 crimes 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 virtues by the practice of a
Christian life without regard to human respect.
We resolve to receive Holy Communion on the First Saturday of every
month (or often if not possible on First Saturday) and to offer thee five
decades of the Rosary each day, together with our sacrifices, in the spirit
of reparation and penance. Amen.
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