Devotion to the Sorrowful Mother

May Our Dear Sorrowful Mother ever know we are here!

I am a Servite of Mary,The Sorrowful Mother. I was so happy to see this (thread?) on this website. The Blessed Mother I have always felt close to her. Never more so then when my darling daughter died 10 years ago. It seems sometimes like yesterday. I was in such bad shape I couldn't pray. But these words kept repeating in my broken heart "My daughter, Jesus has sent me to be close to you in your sorrows. Let me wrap my mantle around you and hold you near as you cry. For your tears are like rain from heaven to help wash away your sorrow." And when I couldn't pray Our Blessed Mother prayed for me, and when I felt I couldn't go on I am reminded of Her Seven Sorrows and how she endured them!

May the Lord Bless those who pray and keep company to His Blessed Mother!
SusanRita

Our nation is/has been on the slippery slope for a long time. If you
look around you will find corruption, greed, moral decay, and a
steady move away from the things that made us great. The principles
upon which this nation was founded are no longer our backbone.
However, we can reverse this trend.

2 Chronicles. 7:14 in God's Word, He states,
"If my people who are called by my name
will humble themselves and pray
and seek my face and turn from their
wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven
and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

We must pray for our nation and its leaders and
ask for forgiveness. So I ask you to join me in this plea to our Lord.

Here's a quote from Ronald Reagan:
"If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be
a nation gone under."

She helped me this past week. My godmother had breast cancer surgery on the feast of St. Therese of Lisioux so I asked our Heavenly Mom to intercede with me and St. Therese and Therese's earthly mom Blessed Zellie Martin (who died of breast cancer) for a successful operation. Everything went fantastic! It's the first time I've enlisted multiple saints at the same time for a specific intention.....Well, I guess that's not entirely true. I do find that when I need to find lost articles, I ask Mary to get involved as I ask St. Anthony's intercession. Mary's prayers are so much more effective than me going it alone to God. We are indeed a communion of saints in heaven and earth!

My daughter has returned to the church after 28 years of denial and testing other protestant groups.
Thank God and thank you for your prayers.

TODAY IS HER FEAST DAY.... LET US CONTEMPLATE HER ROLE AT THE CROSS AND WHAT IS MEANS TO US, FOR US AND WITH US.

"At the cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.

Through her heart, His sorrow sharing,
All His bitter anguish bearing,
Now at length the sword has passed."

No problem--it sounds like it'll work out all around!

God's Blessings to you!

From this link.... http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/pray...are_Joseph.htm


Memorare of St. Joseph

Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help and sought your intercession were left unassisted.

Full of confidence in your power I fly unto you and beg your protection.
Despise not O Guardian of the Redeemer my humble supplication, but in your bounty, hear and answer me. Amen.

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Act of Consecration to St. Joseph

O dearest St. Joseph, I consecrate myself to your honor and give myself to you, that you may always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of salvation.

Obtain for me a greater purity of heart and fervent love of the interior life.

After your example may I do all my actions for the greater glory of God, in union with the Divine Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

O Blessed St. Joseph, pray for me, that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death. Amen.

Footstool, thank you for the Rosary of Tears. I'm now trying to memorize it.