The month of December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.
We will continue to offer the Nine-Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, prayer for the one who wants to continue praying it, and all the"nine-month novena material" can be found here. We do hope people have had an opportunity to particpate in the traditional 40-days St. Martin Fast which commenced on Nov. 12. It can be used as a 'warm-up' before the St. Andrew Fast (Nov. 30) or the Advent Fast which commenced on Dec. 2.
For us, we use the 40-days St. Martin fast as a warm up period, to get the practise going, and then to tighten the Fast when the St. Andrew Fast starts. The Fasts lead up to the Ember days which this year occur on Dec. 18, 20 and 21 - which is wonderful because we then can extend the abstinence from the Ember days to lead us on to abstinence up to Christmas Eve, which is supposed to be a day of (full) fast and abstinence.
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'Step-by-Step Rosary soldiers of Christ in the service of our Lady'
Coronation of the Virgin. ©The Art of Christianity Collection, inv. nr AP00179.
“For never will anyone who says his Rosary every day become a formal heretic or be led astray by the devil.
This is a statement that I would gladly sign with my blood.”
Twenty-fifth Rose, St. Louis de Montfort
“The Rosary is the ‘weapon’ for these times.”
St. Padre Pio
“The holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Use it with confidence and you’ll be amazed at the results.”
St. Josemaria Escriva
"The only arms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by My Son.
Each day recite the prayers of the Rosary.
With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and priests."
Our Lady of Akita, 1973.
"The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops against bishops. The priests who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their confreres...churches and altars sacked; the Church will be full of those who accept compromises and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord."
Our Lady of Akita, 1973.
Our Step-by-Step Rosary community consist of several Step-by-Step community partners and share the visions of our founder. There are today Rosary booklets in six languages and it is an on-going project since its start in 2015/2016. More than 400 consecutive Saturday Rosary prayers are under the umbrella making the Step-by-Step Rosary an advanced "beginners Rosary" with the understanding that it is difficult to learn of how to pray the Rosary. The hundreds of Rosary prayers makes the Step-by-Step Rosary a useful tool for the ones who know of how to pray the Rosary, but wants to deepen the meditation and understanding.
Besides the our website, PrayRosary.info, the group consist of:
- The Society of the Holy Rosary
- The Commander Cross Rosary
- Pray-Rosary.church
- The Art of Christianity Collection
The Commander Cross Rosary launched online on Sept 13, 2019, due to the call from Cardinal Leo Burke and Bishop Athansius Schneider of the need of prayers before the Amazon Synod. It aims to reach men who wants to pray the Rosary. Bishop Athanasius Schneider asked for Knights to step forward in 2019.
The Society of the Holy Rosary launched online on December 6, 2019 in response to the call made by four Catholic exorcists for a day of fasting, prayer and repentance. It was intended to carry a deeper journalistic touch and it had a trending article about St. Maximilian Kolbe.
The Pray-Rosary.church offer Step-by-Step Rosary community Rosary prayers in other languages than just English, such as: French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Ukrainan. The Japanese- and the Portuguese versions are under construction.
The PrayRosary.info had the intention to become the actual database for the Step-by-Step community. It is currently under revision of how we can structure the database in a better manner.
The Art of Christianity Collection, Stockholm has purchased more than 300 etchings, which are used within our Step-by-Step community. The vision is to be able to tell the story we want to share when praying the Rosary.
MONTHLY DEDICATIONS
January
The month of January is dedicated to the The Holy Name of Jesus.
Jan. 5 : Vigil of Epiphany, exorcism and blessing of Holy Water.
Jan. 6 : Epiphany blessing of incense, myrrh, and gold.
Jan. 13 : Commemoration of the Baptism of our Lord which closes the Christmas season.
Septuagesima Sunday : Pre-lent.
February
The month of February is traditionally dedicated to the Holy Family.
2 February - Candlemas or missa candelarum (Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ)
(Some may do the blessing of candles on the vigil of Candlemas).
3 February - Blasiussegen - St. Blaise and blessing of the throat.
Blessing of your throat, blessing of wine, candles, water and fruits.
March
The month of March is traditionally dedicated to the Holy St. Joseph.
We commence our 40-day Lent on Ash Wednesday.
April
The month of April is traditionally dedicated to the the Holy Ghost.
May
The month of May is traditionally dedicated to the the Holy Mary.
May 1 : St. Joseph, the worker's Feast day.
Pray the Rosary every day during May.
June
The month of June is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart.
We commence our 20-day St. John the Baptist fasting
after the ember days to vigil of the birthday of St. John the Baptist.
July
The month of July is traditionally dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus.
August
The month of August is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Heart.
Aug 1. : We commence our 14-day Assumption fasting
up to the vigil of the Assumption.
September
The month of September is traditionally dedicated to the our Lady of Sorrows.
Sept 3-11 : Novena to the Holy Name of Mary
Sept 6-14 : Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows
October
The month of October is traditionally dedicated to the Holy Rosary.
Pray the Rosary every day during October.
Oct 24 - Nov 2. : Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
November
The month of November is traditionally dedicated for all Souls in Purgatory.
Nov 1 : All Saints Day.
Nov 2. : All Souls Day.
Nov 13. : We commence our 40-day fasting on the day after St. Martin de Tours Feastday,
which is on St. Pope Martin I Feast Day (unless it is on a Sunday) up to the Ember days in December.
Nov 29 : Novena to Immaculate Conception.
Nov 30. : St Andrew Feast Day, which commence the 20-days Advent Fast (St. Andrew Fast)
December
The month of December is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.
Dec 8 : Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception.
Dec 12 : Our Lady of Guadalupe.
The Devil celebrates your "victory" but leaves you alone with the consequences. And, these consequences are not good. Evil wants to alinate you from others. The more alone you are, the more darkness is around you, which is why we include all in our Rosary prayer community, even if you are alone while praying, you are not alone.
... through the 9 Ways We Participate in Other People's Sins:
- By Counsel
- By Par-taking
- By Consent
- By Provocation (to instigate others)
- By Praise or Flattery
- By Silence to Conceal the sin
- By not Punish the Sinner
- By Command or appeal/request
- By Defence of the ill done
The modern Catholic Catechesis states in Article 8, Number 5, Point 1868: "The Proliferation of Sin".
"Sin is a personal act. Moreover, we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them:
- by participating directly and voluntarily in them;
- by ordering, advising, praising, or approving them;
- by not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so;
- by protecting evil-doers."
In the point 1869:
"Thus sin makes men accomplices of one another and causes concupiscence, violence, and injustice to reign among them.
Sins give rise to social situations and institutions that are contrary to the divine goodness.
"Structures of sin" are the expression and effect of personal sins. They lead their victims to do evil in their turn.
In an analogous sense, they constitute a "social sin."
The points 1868 and 1869 are the nine ways of how we participate in others sin, regardless if we understand that we are used by others.
That is also why the nine mentioned ways are of importance to put the foot down and say NO or STOP.
The word consequence is interesting as Merriam-Webster defines it as "a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause".
Are there consequences of your actions?
PRAYER ACCORDING TO THE POPES INTENTION
The Raccolta, ed. 1910, #23.
There are people who, today, have difficulties of praying for the Popes intentions - but - few knows of what the intentions actually are:
"The Pope’s intention always includes the following objects:
i. The progress of the Faith and triumph of the Church.
ii. Peace and union among Christian Princes and Rulers.
iii. The conversion of sinners.
iv. The uprooting of heresy.
These intentions may be fittingly recalled and prayed for after Communion, or at the visit;
but a general intention of praying according to the mind of the Pope is sufficient ; and any prayers may be used which are not already of obligation, e.g., the Little Hours of a priests Office.
(July 12, 1847; May 29, 1841.)"