Immaculate Heart of Mary

One way to show Mary your love and ask for her prayers is to create a Marian Shrine. Many churches have Marian Shrines. You can make one in your home with a favorite Mary statue and decorate it with flowers and candles. You also can have a May Crowning. We celebrate Mary by giving her a crown of flowers, remembering that Jesus has made her the Queen of Heaven. Our love for Mary is because she always leads us to her Son.

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The Blessed Virgin Mary has appeared numerous times in history. The only approved apparition in the United States occurred on October 9th, 1859 in modern day Champion, Wisconsin. Mary appeared not once, but three separate occasions to a young woman by the name of Adele Brise. 

Adele Brise was born on January 30th, 1831. After receiving the most blessed sacrament for the first time Adele made a promise to Mary that she would devote her life to the faith. But this was made more difficult as she moved to a small town in northern Wisconsin with other Belgium settlers. 

Adele was determined to fulfill her promise. She would walk over 10 miles in the blistering snow in order to go to Mass. No matter the weather conditions, Adele was always there on Sunday. While making the journey, alongside her sister and her friend, Adele saw a mysterious lady standing between two trees. But being the only one that saw her they continued their journey.

It was not until the third sighting that Adele finally spoke saying, "In God’s name, who are you and what do you want of me?" The lady replied, 

“I am the Queen of Heaven who prays for the conversion of sinners, and I wish you to do the same. You received Holy Communion this morning and that is well. But you must do more. Make a general confession and offer Communion for the conversion of sinners. If they do not convert and do penance, my Son will be obliged to punish them.”
 

She continued saying, 

“Gather the children in this wild country and teach them what they should know for salvation.” 

Adele went on to build a chapel and taught many children the Gospel of the Lord.

Today the chapel is known for its immaculate power of healing. Many have had their lives changed by simply being in the true presence of our Lady. For she is the mother of God, and all things are possible through Him.

O Immaculate Heart of Mary,
full of goodness,
show your love towards us.
Let the flame of your heart,
O Mary, descend on all people.

We love you immensely.
Impress true love in our hearts
so that we have a continuous desire for you.
O Mary, gentle and humble of heart, remember us when we are in sin.
You know that all men sin.

Give us, by means of your Immaculate Heart, spiritual health.
Let us always see the goodness of your motherly heart
and may we be converted by means of the flame of your heart.
Amen.
 

Immaculate Heart of Mary,
full of love for God and mankind,
and of compassion for sinners,
I consecrate myself to you.
I entrust to you the salvation of my soul.

May my heart be ever united with yours,
so that I may hate sin,
love God and my neighbor,
and reach eternal life with those whom I love.

May I experience the kindness of your motherly heart
and the power of your intercession with Jesus
during my life and at the hour of my death.
Amen.

O Immaculate Heart of Mary,
refuge of sinners,
I beg of you by the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
and by the graces God has granted to you since your Immaculate Conception,
the grace of never going astray again.

Mother, keep me, a sinner,
constantly bathed in the light of your Immaculate Heart.
Amen.

Prostrate at thy sacred feet,
O august Queen of Heaven,
I venerate thee with the most profound respect,
and I believe that thou art the daughter of the Eternal Father,
the Mother of His Divine Son,
and the Spouse of the Holy Ghost.

Full of grace and virtues and heavenly gifts,
thou art the purest temple of the most Holy Trinity,
thou art the treasury and dispenser of divine mercy.
Thy Immaculate Heart, full of charity, sweetness and tenderness,
has given thee the name of Mother of Divine Clemency.

Therefore, in my affliction
and agony I present myself with confidence before thee,
our most loving Mother,
and I pray thee to make me experience the love which thou bearest us;

Grant me (specify the favor)
if it be the Will of God and for the good of my soul.
Amen.
 

In the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I Trust
Look to the Star
Call upon Mary!

In danger, in difficulty
or in doubt,
think of Mary,
call upon Mary,
Keep her name on your lips,
Never let it pass out of your heart.

Following in her footsteps,
you will not go astray:
praying to her,
you will not
fall into despair:
thinking of her you will not err.

While she keeps hold of your hand,
you will not fall …
you will not grow weary …
you will have no fear …
Enjoying her protection,
you will reach the goal.

(Saint Bernard)