Prayers Of Pope Michael

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Prayers of Pope Michael Over the years We have written various prayers. Some for personal use and others for the use of the Faithful. We are organizing them here, hopefully in the order they were written with one exception. The Litany of All Holy Popes was compiled for personal use, but has been reproduced. Because of the unique layout it requires, it is placed on the last page. The miscellaneous prayers were written throughout the years and the date of the composition is unknown. Prayer Written in 1991 ............................................................................................................... 2 Prayer for the Restoration of the Mass ........................................................................................ 2 Prayer To Gain The Grace Of Mental Prayer .............................................................................. 3 Holy Hour .................................................................................................................................. 3 Prayer to Root Out Self love....................................................................................................... 3 Stations of the Cross................................................................................................................... 3 Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Against the Wiles of the Devil .............................................. 6 Miscellaneous Prayers ................................................................................................................ 6 Personal Prayers of the Pope....................................................................................................... 6 LITANY OF THE HOLY POPES .............................................................................................. 7

Prayer Written in 1991 O Lord Jesus Christ, I am Thy slave. I promise to do Thy will, no matter how hard the saying and at ANY personal cost whatsoever. I know that Thy will first and foremost is the perfect performance of my daily duty, both spiritual and material. Therefore I promise to learn my daily duty exactly and fulfill it promptly. Above all I promise to profess the Holy Catholic Faith publicly in word and above all in deed. To fulfill this promise I know that I must study this holy Faith until death, and I promise to do this, trusting in the help of the Holy Ghost, the Sanctifier. O Lord, I am Thine and Thine I wish to be, to serve Thee only in this life with my whole heart, my whole soul and my whole mind, reserving nothing for myself. I promise to love my neighbor as myself. O Lord Jesus Christ in conformity with Thy will I make myself also a slave to Thy Blessed Mother, who is my Mother, and promise to imitate her virtues.

Prayer for the Restoration of the Mass The prophet Daniel prophesied, and in the half of the week the victim and the sacrifice shall fail: and there shall be in the temple the abomination of desolation. (Daniel 9:27) And strength was given him against the continual sacrifice, because of sins: and truth shall be cast down on the ground. (Daniel 8:12) These terrible prophecies have come to pass. We long to again participate in the unbloody sacrifice of the Mass and receive Thy Body and Blood in Holy Communion. We promise to learn the truths of the Faith, which have been cast down on the ground and to turn away from sin, which has given Antichrist power against the continual sacrifice and to return to Thee, as Isaias bids us. We promise with the help of Thy grace to do all

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in our power to remove any obstacle in ourselves to the worthy reception of Thy Sacred Body and Blood in the Most Holy Eucharist. Until this holy day comes, when our desire can be fulfilled in participation at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, We desire to receive Thee spiritually, who cannot receive Thee sacramentally. Amen.

Prayer To Gain The Grace Of Mental Prayer O Lord, today no one considers in the heart and the land is made desolate, as You prophesied through Jeremias the prophet. Lead me on that sure path to salvation, mental prayer. Direct my thoughts and my mind to consider You, Who are the Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth. Amen.

Holy Hour Opening prayer: + In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. R/ Amen. Let us join in making our offering of this Holy Hour. O Lord, open Thou my mouth to bless Thy Holy Name; cleanse my heart from all vain, evil and wandering thoughts; enlighten my understanding, kindle my affections, that I may be able to take part in this Holy Hour worthily, attentively, and devoutly, and may deserve to be heard in the presence of Thy Divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. R/ Amen. O Lord, in union with that divine intention, wherewith Thou Thyself didst praise God whilst on earth, I offer this hour unto Thee. Our Lord Jesus Christ, I consecrate to Thee this next hour for the conversion of sinners, the restoration of family life and for my own special intentions. Intentions may be mentioned here. I offer this Holy Hour to Thee, the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as taught by Saint Louis de Montfort. R/Amen. In taking leave of Thee, O King of Love, Heart of my God and God of my heart, I enter confidently through that wound caused by my sins, into the ark of divine and infinite tenderness which is Thy loving Heart. And here will I stay forever, to repeat to Thee through all time that I love Thee and long to make Thee loved - and to sing throughout Eternity the infinite mercies of Thy Sacred Heart. R/ Amen. (Fr. Mateo. I included this as an aid, but because I wrote it.)

Prayer to Root Out Self love Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole, heart, soul, mind, body and strength. Lord, help me to love Thee with my whole heart, soul, mind, body and strength. Root out of me all disordered self love, which leads me to hell. Amen.

Stations of the Cross The faithful who with at least a contrite heart, whether singly or in company, perform the pious exercise of the Way of the Cross, when the latter has been legitimately erected according to the prescription of the Holy See, may gain: A plenary indulgence as often as they perform the 3

same; Another plenary indulgence, if they receive Holy Communion on the same day, or even within a month after having made the Stations ten times; The Saints tell us to meditate on the Passion in order to avoid sin. Let us stop and think on this. The only reason Jesus suffered was because of my sins. This should be our only thought as we meditate on the various Stations of the Cross. But we should stop and think that where this devotion begins is in the morning of Good Friday. Jesus’ sufferings began this night in the Garden of Gethsamane, which we recall in the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. And Jesus came from His prayer and suffering to find the Apostles sleeping. Will he find us in the sleep of sin? Sin is like a sleep, because we are not awake to the real world. Reality is that this is not our home, but a place of exile. And yet, if we are honest, we act as if this is all there is to life, what we acquire here. John 15:13 Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you. And yet have we been Jesus’ friends? No, we have been His enemies by our sins. And yet, in His infinite mercy, He still laid down his life for me, who have so often been His enemy! We shall follow the meditations We wrote a year and a half ago. The point is that during the Passion, Jesus atoned for my pet sins. Let us identify those Stations, which applies specifically to me! And as we repeat this devotion throughout Lent, let us remember that Jesus atoned for my per sins! Kneel, then say: Examine your conscience briefly. Saint Alphonsus: “My God, because Thou art infinite goodness, I love Thee above all things; and because I love Thee I am sorry for above all things for having offended Thee.” An act of contrition may be made in this matter: “My God, be cause Thou art infinite goodness, I love Thee above all things, and because I love Thee above all things for the offences I have offered to Thee, O Sovereign God! My God, I purpose never more to offend Thee. I would rather die than offend Thee more. First Station: Jesus is condemned to death. Let us reflect that Jesus was unjustly condemned and atoned here for the many sins of unjust judgment of others, sins of calumny and detraction. When the high priest said: What further need have we of witnesses. Jesus atoned for the sins of rash judgment. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Second Station: Jesus is made to bear His Cross. By patiently bearing His cross, Jesus atoned for all the sins of impatience. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Third Station: Jesus falls the first time. We once read that these three falls atoned for the sins of the world, the flesh and the devil. And so here Jesus atoned for sins of worldliness. Saint Paul tells us not to be conformed to the world. (Romans) Others say that these three falls atone for the sins that are reflected in the temptation by the Devil after Jesus fasted 40 days in the desert. Luke 4:3 And the devil said to him: If thou be the Son of God, say to this stone that it be made bread. 4 And Jesus answered him: is written that Man liveth not by bread alone, but by every word of God. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. The Fourth Station: Jesus meets His afflicted Mother. How this must have saddened Mary to see the result of sin, the suffering required to atone for the only evil in the world. And by this meeting Mary cooperated in atoning for the sins of children against their parents and of people against the lawful authorities. Since of disrespect and disobedience!

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Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. The Fifth Station: Simon the Cyrenian is made to help Jesus carry His Cross. Bear ye one another's burdens: and so you shall fulfil the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2) Here Jesus atones for all of the sins or refusal to help our neighbor, when he is in need, even if he is our enemy! Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. The Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the Face of Jesus. Veronica seeing the pitiful state of Jesus had compassion on Him. Jesus atoned for all the sins of hard-heartedness and lack of compassion. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. The Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time. Here Jesus atones for the ins of the flesh. By the flesh here we are talking about all of the sins of indulgence of our five senses, such as gluttony, for instance. And the devil led him into a high mountain and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And he said to him: To thee will I give all this power and the glory of them. For to me they are delivered: and to whom I will, I give them. 7 If thou therefore wilt adore before me, all shall be thine. 8 And Jesus answering said to him. It is written: Thou shalt adore the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. The Eighth Station: Jesus speaks to the daughter of Jerusalem. But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves and for your children. (Luke 23:28) Here Jesus atoned for all of the sins of parents, the lack of vigilance, the neglect and even abuse of children. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. The Ninth Station: Jesus falls the third time. Here Jesus atoned for the sins of the devil, those suggestions which come straight from the Devil himself. Luke 4: 9 And he brought him to Jerusalem and set him on a pinnacle of the temple and said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself from hence. 10 For it is written that He hath given his angels charge over thee that they keep thee. 11 And that in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone. 12 And Jesus answering, said to him: It is said: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Let us not tempt God by failure to correspond to His grace. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. The Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of His garments. Here Jesus atoned for all the sins against the Sixth and Ninth Commandments. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. The Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the Cross. Here Jesus atoned for all of the sins of anger and revenge. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. The Twelfth Station and Fifth Sorrow: Jesus is nailed to the Cross. Jesus is now completing the atonement for all of the sins of the world, especially mine! He is also giving us an example. Father forgive them for they know not what to do. This atones for sins of unforgiveness. I thirst. All the sins of taste. Into Thy Hands I commend My spirit. Let us place our lives in the hands of Almighty God from now to the end of our lives! Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. The Thirteen Station and Sixth Sorrow: Jesus is taken down from the Cross. The sacrifice is complete. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.

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The Fourteenth Station and Seventh Sorrow: Jesus is placed in the sepulcher. True on Good Friday Jesus was buried, but He rose against on Easter. Let us bury our sins and rise to a life of virtue as we meditate on the Stations of the Cross. Pater, Ave et Gloria: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Note of Pope Michael: We wrote these, because in seminary seminarians are asked to write meditations for the Stations of the Cross.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Against the Wiles of the Devil Composed by Pope Michael, February 25, 2009, Ash Wednesday. O Most Blessed Virgin Mary, by thy co-operation in our redemption thou has crushed the head of the ancient serpent. This serpent has again raised his ugly head by fomenting apostasy and spreading heresy. We, thy humble servants, appeal to thee to vanquish the enemy of our souls and destroy his tools of heresy and the false maxims of the world. We consecrate ourselves to unite our poor efforts with thine. We don the uniform of thy scapular, take up the weapon of thy holy Rosary and join with thy Divine Son’s holy Church by the profession of the Divine and Catholic Faith. We pledge our obedience to Almighty God and His holy Church and unite ourselves under thy banner, O Immaculate Mother of God, certain of victory. Amen.

Miscellaneous Prayers O Lord, help me to remember my sins, so that I can be sorry for them and root out their cause and resolve to sin no more. Amen. Saint Margaret Mary, Jesus brought His Most Sacred Heart to us through you; bring us to His Most Loving Heart. Amen. Saint John Eudes, who promoted devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, teach me to love those Hearts, which love me so much. Amen. O my God, I resolve with the help of Thy grace to avoid sin and the near occasions of sin. Amen. Saint Athanasius, Heretics and Apostates have all of our churches, help us to keep the holy Faith pure and to follow its teaches so that we may join you in praising God for eternity in heaven. Amen. A Spiritual Communion of Saint Alphonsus added to by Pope Michael: I believe that Thou, O Jesus, art in the Most Holy Sacrament! I love Thee and desire Thee! Come into my heart. I embrace Thee; oh, never leave me! Oh never let me leave Thee. 1

Personal Prayers of the Pope Composed July 24, 2001: O Lord, send a Bishop to Thy Church, to feed Thy flock. Regard not Our unworthiness, but the mission Thou hast given Us to feed Thy sheep. Thy flock hunger and thirst for the holy Sacraments, send them a Bishop, so they may receive their fill. 1

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Peter, pray for us Linus, pray for us Anacletus, pray for us Clement, pray for us Evaristus, pray for us Alexander I * Sixtus I Telesphorus Hyginus Pius I Anicetus Soter Eleutherius Victor I Zephyrinus Callistus I Urban I Pontian Anterus Fabian Cornelius Lucius I Stephen I Sixtus II Dionysius Felix I Eutychian Caius Marcellinus

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Marcellus I Eusebius Melchiades Sylvester I Marcus Julius I Damasus I Siricius Anastasius I Innocent I Zozimus Boniface I Celestine I Sixtus III Leo I (The Great) Hilary Simplicius Felix III Gelasius I Symmachus Hormisdas John I martyr Felix IV Agapitus I Silverius martyr Gregory I (the Great) Boniface IV Deusdedit Martin I martyr

St. Eugenius I St. Vitalian St. Agatho St. Leo II St. Benedict II St. Sergius I St. Gregory II St. Gregory III St. Zachary St. Paul I St. Leo III St. Paschal I St. Leo IV St. Nicholas I (the Great) St. Adrian III St. Leo IX St. Gregory VII St. Celestine V St. Pius V St. Pius X Blessed Victor III Blessed Urban II Blessed Eugene III Blessed Gregory X Blessed Innocent V Blessed Benedict XI Blessed Urban V Blessed Innocent XI

* the number is not recited in the Novena, but given for information. Pray for us is said after every name. Ant O all ye priests of God, bless ye the Lord. O all ye servants of the Lord, sing praises unto our God. V/ Let them exalt them, in the congregation of the people. R. / And praise them in the assembly of the elders. O God, Who takest thought for Thy people in Thy loving kindness, and rulest them in Thy love, grant for the sake of Thy Church the spirit of wisdom unto all those upon whom Thou hast laid the duty of government, that the profit of holiness in the flocks may work eternal gladness for the shepherds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen Note see also the Spiritual Confession. http://www.vaticaninexile.com/Prayers/Prayers.html

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