ZEPHYRINUS.

Sunday 9 October 2022

The Annual Holy Rosary Crusade Of Reparation. London, October 2022.

The Annual Holy Rosary Crusade Of Reparation.

London 2022.

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The following Text is from FR. Z's BLOG

A friend in London sent this video of Procession with The Rosary, Rosary Crusade of Reparation.

He wrote:

It’s held each year on the Saturday after The Feast of The Holy Rosary, and the March starts at Westminster Cathedral, London, and ends at the Brompton Oratory Church.

Covid stopped it in 2020 and last year, due to severe restrictions, it was much smaller and entirely held outdoors. In effect, this year was its comeback in its glory after a two year hiatus.

The Crusade was started in 1984 by a good Jesuit, Fr. Hugh Thwaites SJ, who was himself a convert from Anglicanism HERE

This year, the Guest Speaker was the Provost of The London Oratory, Fr. Julian Large CO, and, despite a National Rail strike, attracted a considerable number of Faithful.

The Procession made its way through the busiest and most exclusive shopping district of Knightsbridge, passing shops that sell fashion items beyond the reach of many of the ordinary Catholics clutching their Rosaries, hemmed within two plastic ropes held by volunteer wardens.

However, many of the visiting Arab population, who make up the majority of buyers at these shops, stopped to take photos or respectfully stood by to see the Procession go past.

Some, however, impatiently revved the engines of their Bugatti Veyrons or their Ferrari Purosangues, above the endless Aves.

It’s the only day of the year that Catholics get to stop the traffic in London, and show public witness to The Faith. And it certainly feels wonderful to be in their midst.

Thank you for publishing it, Father, for the greater edification of The Faithful.

The Book Of Ruth: “Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go. And, Where Thou Goest, I Will Lodge. Thy People Shall Be My People, And Thy God, My God”.

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CHRIST MY COVENANT

Ruth (Hebrew: רוּת, Modern Rut Tiberian Rūθ), is the main character in The Book of Ruth in The Hebrew Bible.

Ruth was a Moabitess, who married into the Hebrew family of Elimelech and Naomi, whom she met when they left Bethlehem and relocated to Moab, due to a famine. Elimelech and his two sons died, leaving Naomi and her two daughters-in-law as widows.

When Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem, Ruth decided to go with her, despite the fact that Orpah, Naomi's other daughter-in-law, went back home.

Ruth famously vowed to follow Naomi in the following passage:

“Entreat me not to leave thee,

or to return from following after thee:

for whither thou goest, I will go;

and where thou lodgest, I will lodge:

thy people shall be my people,
and thy God my God:

Where thou diest, will I die,
and there will I be buried:

the LORD do so to me, and more also,
if ought but death part thee and me”.

(Ruth 1:16-17, King James Version)

"Ruth in the Fields"

by Merle Hugues, 1876.

Illustration: BIBLE-PEOPLE

"Whither Thou Goest".
Sung by Perry Como.
Available on YouTube at
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Ruth went to glean in the fields, where she met Boaz. At the instigation of Naomi, she forced Boaz to declare his intentions regarding Ruth by slipping into the threshing floor at night, uncovering his feet, and lying at his feet (Ruth 3:8), in the Mosaic tradition of having the nearest relative be the kinsman redeemer (Leviticus 25:25-55).

Boaz indicated his desire to marry her, and called Ruth a "woman of noble character". After overcoming the obstacle of having a relative with a stronger claim (per the Mosaic requirements in Deuteronomy 25:7-9), Boaz married Ruth, and they had a son, named Obed.

The genealogy, in the final Chapter of the Book, explains how Ruth became the Great-Grandmother of David: Boaz begot Obed, Obed begot Jesse and Jesse begot David (Ruth 4:17). She is also, thus, the ancestor of Joseph (husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus), and is one of the five women mentioned in The Genealogy of Matthew (along with Tamar, Rahab, Bathsheba, and Mary).

Saint Dionysius (Bishop), Saint Rusticus And Saint Eleutherius (Martyrs). Feast Day 9 October.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

Saint Dionysius (Bishop),
Saint Rusticus and Saint Eleutherius (Martyrs).
Feast Day 9 October.

Semi-Double.

Red Vestments.

English: Basilica of Saint Denis, France.
The Tympanum of The Portal of The North Transept:
The beheading of Saint Denis and his companions,
Saint Rusticus and Saint Eleutherius.
Français: Basilique Saint-Denis (France),
tympan du portail du transept nord:
la décollation de saint Denis et de ses compagnons
Rustique et Éleuthère
Photo: 1 March 2012.
Source: Own work.
Author: Myrabella
(Wikimedia Commons)

English: The Church of Saint John the Baptist,
Dammartin-en-Goële, France. Stained-Glass Window
depicting Saint Dionysius (Saint Denis) on the Right.
Deutsch: Katholische Pfarrkirche Saint-Jean-Baptiste
(Johannes der Täufer) in Dammartin-en-Goële
m Département Seine-et-Marne (Région Île-de-France/Frankreich),
Bleiglasfenster mit der Jahreszahl 1910, Darstellung:
Herz Jesu und Margareta Maria Alacoque,
links: Bathilde, rechts: Dionysius von Paris
Photo: 4 April 2013.
Source: Own work.
Author: GFreihalter
(Wikimedia Commons)

Dionysius (Denis), the first Bishop of Paris, accompanied by the Priest, Rusticus, and the Deacon, Eleutherius, was sent to Lutetia (Editor: Present-day Paris) in the 3rd-Century A.D. After carrying out his Mission there for several years, he was beheaded with his Companions at Catulliacum, present-day Saint Denis, Paris, where they erected over his tomb a Basilica. It was here that the Kings of France were buried. [Because of his beheading, Saint Dionysius (Denis) is always represented by bearing his head in his hands.] Saint Dionysius (Denis) is one of The Fourteen Auxiliary Saints.

The Gospel and Collect of today's Mass show forth the Christian heroism of these three Martyrs, who fearlessly confessed The Name of Christ before men and remained firm in the midst of their sufferings.

In the 9th-Century A.D., Saint Dionysius was erroneously identified with Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, whence the Epistle in The Mass relating the conversion of the latter Saint, which happened when Saint Paul passed through Greece on his second journey.

Mass: Sapiéntiam sanctórum.

Saturday 8 October 2022

Pope Saint Gregory II. Confessor. Reigned From 715 A.D. - 731 A.D. (Part Two).

Pope Saint Gregory II.

This File: 4 December 2006.
User: Nico86
(Wikimedia Commons)

Gregory ordered a number of Litanies to be said to stem the floods, which spread over the Campus Martius and the, so-called, Plains of Nero, reaching the foot of the Capitoline Hill.[8]

The first year of his Pontificate also saw a Letter arrive from Patriarch John VI of Constantinople, who attempted to justify his support of Monothelitism, while at the same time seeking sympathy from the Pope over the position he was in, with respect to The Emperor. Gregory responded by sending a Letter outlining the Traditional Roman position against Monothelitism.[9]

Then, in 716 A.D., Gregory received an official visit from Duke Theodo of Bavaria to discuss the continuing conversion of his lands to Christianity. As a result of this meeting, Gregory gave specific instructions to his delegates who were to travel to Bavaria, co-ordinate with the Duke, and establish a local Church hierarchy, overseen by an Archbishop.[10]

Gregory maintained an interest in Bavaria; in 726 A.D., he forced an unwilling Corbinian, after reviewing his appeal through a Synod, to abandon his Monastic calling, and become Bishop of Freising, in Upper Bavaria.[11]

Gregory next turned his attention to Germany. In 718 A.D., he was approached by an Anglo-Saxon Missionary, Winfrid, who proposed undertaking Missionary work in Germany.[12] Gregory agreed, and after changing his name to Boniface, commissioned him in May 719 A.D. to Preach in Germany.[1]

After hearing of the work that had been done so far, in 722 A.D., Gregory summoned Boniface back to Rome to answer rumours concerning Boniface’s doctrinal purity.[13]

At this face-to-face meeting, Boniface complained that he found Gregory’s Latin difficult to understand, a clear indication that Vulgar Latin had already started to evolve into the Romance Languages.[14]

After examining Boniface’s written Profession of Faith, Gregory was satisfied enough that he made Boniface a Bishop in November 722 A.D, and returned him to Germany to continue his Mission.[1]

Continued successes saw Gregory write to Boniface in December 724 A.D. to offer his congratulations, followed in November 726 A.D. by a response to Boniface’s questions about how to structure the newly-emergent Churches in Germany.[15]

Gregory also strengthened Papal authority in the Churches of Britain and Ireland. In 726 A.D., Gregory was visited by Ine, the former King of Wessex, who had abdicated the throne in order to undertake a Pilgrimage to Rome and end his life there.[16]

Gregory also concerned himself with establishing or restoring Monasteries. He turned his family mansion in Rome into a Monastery, Saint Agatha in Suburra, endowing it with expensive and precious Vessels for use at the Altar,[17] and also established a new Church, Dedicated to Sant’Eustachio.[18]

In 718 A.D., he restored Monte Cassino, which had not recovered from an attack by the Lombards in 584 A.D., and he intervened in a dispute at the Monastery of Saint Vincent, on The River Volturno, over the deposition of the Abbot.[19]

In 721 A.D., Gregory held a Synod in Rome, for the purpose of fixing issues around illegitimate marriages.[20]

Then, in 723 A.D., the long-standing dispute between the Patriarchs of Aquileia and Grado flared up again. Upon the request of the Lombard King, Liutprand, Gregory had given the Pallium to Bishop Serenus, granting him the Patriarchate of Aquileia.

Soon afterwards, however, Gregory received a Letter from Donatus, Patriarch of Grado, complaining that Serenus had overstepped his authority, and was interfering within Grado’s Ecclesiastical jurisdiction.[21]

At the same time, Gregory reprimanded Donatus for complaining about Gregory’s decision to grant the Pallium to Serenus in the first place.[22]

Then, in 725 A.D., upon Donatus’ death, the Grado Patriarchate was usurped by Peter, the Bishop of Pola. Gregory responded by depriving Peter of both Sees, and he wrote to the people of the Diocese, reminding them to only elect Bishops in accordance with Church Law, whereupon they elected Antoninus, with Gregory’s approval.[23]

Gregory also mandated a number of practices within The Church. He decreed that in Lent, on Thursdays, people should Fast, just as they were required to do during the other days of the week.

PART THREE FOLLOWS.

Saint Bridget. Widow. Feast Day 8 October.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

Saint Bridget.
Widow.
Feast Day 8 October.

Double.

White Vestments.

The Vision of Saint Bridget.
The Risen Christ, displaying His Wound from Longinus,
inspires the writing of Saint Bridget.
Detail of Initial Letter “T” miniature, dated 1530,
probably made at Syon Monastery, a Bridgettine House.
(BL Harley MS 4640,f.15).

This File: 23 October 2010.

User: Lobsterthermidor.

(Wikipedia)

Saint Bridget was a descendant of the Kings of Sweden. She was married to the Prince of Mercia, and brought up her eight children in a Holy Way; one of them was Saint Catherine of Sweden. She led her husband to such a virtuous life that he renounced the World to submit himself to The Cistercian Rule, in the Monastery of Alvastra, Sweden; he died there in the odour of Sanctity (1344), and is known as Blessed Ulpho.

Bridget became still more fervent in her Holy Widowhood “devoting herself to all manner of good works and persevering day and night in Prayer” (Epistle). Like a man who has discovered a treasure and who sells all he possesses to acquire it (Gospel), she divided her riches among her children, and, detached from everything, she sought only The Kingdom of Heaven.

Saint Bridget, in the Religious Habit and the Crown

of a Bridgettine Nun, in a 1476 Breviary of the form of

The Divine Office unique to her Order.

Source: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/

dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?imageID=427746

Author: Anonymous.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Filled with The Fear of God, she subjected her body to the severest Penance (Introit), and Jesus, Whom she thus imitated in His Passion, rewarded her by revealing Heavenly Secrets to her (Collect). He gave her the Constitution of The Order which she Founded under the Rule of Saint Augustine. She died in Rome in 1373.

Mass: Cognóvi.

“The Mass Of The Foundation Of The Trinitarian Order”.

Artist: Juan Carreño de Miranda.

Illustration: LOUVRE

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“Miserere”. Composed By: Allegri. Sung By: The Tallis Scholars. Director Of Music: Peter Phillips.

“Miserere”.

Composed By: Allegri.

Sung By: The Tallis Scholars.

Director of Music: Peter Phillips.

In February 1994, Peter Phillips and The Tallis Scholars performed on the 400th Anniversary of the death of Palestrina, in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, where Palestrina had trained as a Choirboy and later
worked as Mæstro di Cappella.

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.

“Miserere” (full title: “Miserere mei, Deus”; Latin for “Have mercy on me, O God”) is a Setting of Psalm 51 (Editor: Psalm 50 (Latin Vulgate)) by Italian Composer Gregorio Allegri.

It was composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII, probably during the 1630s, for the exclusive use of The Sistine Chapel during the Tenebræ Services of Holy Week, and its mystique was increased by unwritten performance traditions and ornamentation.

It is written for two Choirs, of five and four voices, respectively, singing alternately and joining to sing the ending in nine-part polyphony.

Friday 7 October 2022

The Fontgombault Sermon On The Feast Of The Most Holy Rosary, 7 October 2021. “Mary, Eternal Fountain Of Love". Sermon: The Right Reverend Dom Jean Pateau. Abbot. Our Lady Of Fontgombault Abbey, France.

“Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum”.

“Be it done to me according to thy word”. (Lk 1:38)

This Article is taken from, and can be read in full at,

RORATE CÆLI

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
My dearly beloved Sons,

The richness of he feast of the Holy Rosary, which unfolds both in the texts of the Mass and in those of the office, leads us to ponder all the mysteries of the Lord’s life through Mary’s eyes and heart.

Pope Pius XII wrote on August 7th, 1947, to the members of a congress which took place in Paris, and then in Lisieux between September 23rd and 30th, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus:

Whereas in the order of nature a child, as he grows, should learn to become self-sufficient, in the order of grace, the child of God, as he grows, understands ever better that he will never be able to be self-sufficient, and that he should live in a superior docility and dependence.

Who might forget that if Mary gave birth without pain to Jesus in the Bethlehem stable, the all-sorrowful Virgin received all of us as her children and gave birth to us at the foot of the Cross: “Woman, behold thy son… behold thy mother.” (Jn 19:26-27) John the Evangelist, to whom these words were addressed, adds consequently: “And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.”

Unlike the order of nature, in which the child, as he grows, goes away from his parents, since we have received Mary as our Mother, according to Jesus’ will, it is our remit to receive ever more this motherhood, to remain her children, to take her in our own.

If we do that, a safe path opens up before us to walk towards the Lord. Mary is unable to teach anything else than what she has herself lived. He who follows the way she points to is assuredly setting off on the path towards Heaven, and he will reach it.

In that way, the choice the Church has made of the Annunciation for the Gospel pericope on this Holy Rosary feast is not without significance.

Since we are called to ponder the mysteries of Jesus’ life through Mary’s eyes and heart, let us acknowledge that for Mary, everything stems from the words she uttered as a conclusion to the angel’s words: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done to me according to thy word.”

St. John of the Cross used to send short notes to those he was spiritually helping, so as to guide them on the spiritual ways. Here is what he wrote in one of these notes:

The Father has said but one word, which was His Son. And in an eternal silence, He still says it: the soul should listen to it in silence. (Maxims, n. 147)

What concerns the eternal generation of the Word from the Father’s lips might be transposed to Mary’s lips for the birth in time of the Word according to human nature: Mary has said but one word, “Be it done to me according to thy word,” and this word has been fruitful.

And Mary still says it, and the soul who wants to remain in Mary’s school should listen to it in silence, and tirelessly listen to it again and again. Mary’s life is but the blossoming of a single word. But how did Mary come to utter this word? It all began with the visit from an angel: “Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.” (Lk 1:28) This unexpected visit is cause enough to trouble the humble Virgin, who doesn’t understand such a greeting.

After reassuring her, the angel confirms his first greeting, the Lord is with her: she has found grace with God. In a second time, the angel elucidates the meaning of this grace, this special beauty of Mary, due to the divine choice, the divine eyes that have considered her: she will conceive a son. She is requested to do something: to give Him the name of Jesus, namely, God saves.

This request constitutes a whole program: how could a mother be foreign to her son’s work? The angel then reveals what this child will be: His name is Son of the Most High. He will receive the throne of David, for a reign that will know no end. From a purely human point of view, Mary answers that she knows no man.

But the Holy Spirit will come upon her, and the power of the Most High will overshadow her. The motherhood of Elizabeth, who was barren, will confirm this announcement. The angel adds: “No word is powerless when it comes from God.”

On God’s side, everything has been said: Mary has been chosen for a unique motherhood, that of the Son of the Most High, that of the Messiah. Much more than the mere acceptance of a miraculous conception, what is asked of Mary, through the name she is to give to her child, is to accept the totality of Christ’s mystery.

She will not merely be the mother of a child, she will be the mother of the Saviour. By an act of faith she makes on behalf of mankind, Mary answers as an echo to the angel’s words, “Be it done to me according to thy word,” this almighty word coming from God.

Because Mary belongs entirely to God, God does great things in her. Through her, as on the day of the first creation, but in an even fairer way, since Mary is a reasonable creature, God says, and things are. May we imitate her!

On this day, as many remembrances take us ten years back, let us listen to the words Father Abbot Édouard pronounced on the very day of his own blessing as an abbot, October 7th, 1953:

Sitting with majesty, two angels behind her head, Our Lord on her knees with His hand raised in a gesture of blessing, while she, in a gesture of supreme respect, upholds with her own hand her Son’s arm, as if to egg Him on to give His blessing, or to associate herself with it, the Immaculate Virgin, the glorious Queen of Heaven, the Queen of the Rosary has remained faithful to her sanctuary, and has not desisted from keeping it in its young splendour, and singing with it its canticle of simplicity . . . I like to see there . . . as an invitation to allow her to make of this monastery, which has always been dedicated to her glorious Assumption, . . . a joyful centre of Marian life, a paradise of spiritual childhood, of simplicity in the freedom of God’s children, a springing source of living and inexhaustible water, an eternal fountain of love, Fons Amoris, donec dies elucescat.

In the school of our Fathers, Abbots of Heaven, let us remain, as little children, the docile and loving sons of our Virgin and Mother.

Amen.

The Most Holy Rosary Of The Blessed Virgin Mary. Gregorian Chant. Feast Day 7 October.

“Say The Rosary”.

Illustration: RORATE CAELI

The Most Holy Rosary
in Gregorian Chant.

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Saint Sergius. Saint Bacchus. Saint Marcellus. Saint Apuleius. Martyrs. Feast Day 7 October.

Saints Sergius, Bacchus, Marcellus and Apuleius.
Martyrs.
Feast Day 7 October.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Illustration: IN CAELO ET IN TERRA

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

"In Lower Syria,", says The Martyrology, "The Holy Martyrs, Sergius, and Bacchus, noble Romans, who lived under the Emperor Maximian".

Bacchus was scourged with thongs that tore his flesh; he died, in his torments, Confessing The Name of Jesus.

Sergius, forced to wear shoes with nails piercing his feet, remained strong in The Faith and was then beheaded.

At Rome, The Holy Martyrs, Marcellus and Apuleius, abandoned Simon the Magician, whose disciples they had been, to follow the teaching of Saint Peter. After The Martyrdom of The Apostles, they themselves obtained the same Crown under the ex-Consul, Aurelian, and were buried near Rome.

Mass: Sapiéntiam.

Saint Mark. Pope And Confessor. Whose Feast Day Is, Today, 7 October.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,

unless stated otherwise.

Saint Mark.
Pope.
Confessor.
Feast Day 7 October.

Simple.

White Vestments.

Pope Saint Mark (336 A.D.).
Source: http://cckswong.tripod.com/pope1_50.htm
(“Pope's Photo Gallery”).
Author: Unknown.
(Wikimedia Commons)

Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia,
unless otherwise stated.

Pope Mark (Latin: Marcus) was Head of The Catholic Church from 18 January 336 A.D. to 7 October 336 A.D.

Little is known of his early life. According to “The Liber Pontificalis”, he was a Roman, and his father's name was Priscus. Some evidence suggests that the Early Lists of Bishops and Martyrs, known as “The Depositio Episcoporum and Depositio Martyrum”, were begun during his Pontificate.

Per “The Liber Pontificalis”, Pope Mark issued a Constitution investing The Bishop of Ostia with a Pallium and confirming his power to Consecrate newly-elected Popes. Also per “The Liber Pontificalis”, Pope Mark is credited with the Foundation of The Basilica of San Marco, in Rome, and a Cemetery Church over the Catacomb of Balbina, just outside the City, on lands obtained as a donation from Emperor Constantine.

Mark died of natural causes and was buried in the Catacomb of Balbina. In 1048, his remains were removed to the Town of Velletri, and, from 1145, were relocated to The Basilica of San Marco, in Rome, where they are kept in an urn under the Altar. His Feast Day is Celebrated on 7 October.

The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

Mark, a Roman, occupied The Holy See for eight months during the Reign of Emperor Constantine the Great.

He succeeded Pope Saint Sylvester I and continued, with great zeal, the organisation of The Church that had been commenced by his predecessor thanks to the long era of peace inaugurated by the Emperor. He died in 336 A.D.

Mass: Sacerdótes.

This Year Is The 808th Anniversary Of The Revelation Of The Holy Rosary. By Our Lady Mary To Saint Dominic In 1214.

English: The Madonna giving The Holy Rosary to Saint Dominic. This year marks the 806th Anniversary
of the Revelation of The Holy Rosary, by Our Lady Mary,
to Saint Dominic, in 1214.
Deutsch: Rosenkranz madonna, Szene: Maria mit Hl. Dominikus, zwei Engeln sowie Medaillons mit Darstellung zu Szenen aus dem Leben Jesu und der Passion.
Artist: Guido Reni (1575–1642).
Date: 1596-1598.
Current location: Basilica di San Luca, Bologna, Italy.
Source: The Yorck Project:
10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei.
DVD-ROM, 2002. ISBN 3936122202
Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.
(Wikimedia Commons)

The following Text is taken from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.

There are differing views on the history of The Rosary. According to Tradition, the concept of The Rosary was given to Saint Dominic in an Apparition by The Virgin Mary, in 1214, in the Church of Prouille.

This Marian Apparition received the Title of Our Lady of The Rosary. In the 15th-Century, it was promoted by Alanus de Rupe (also known as Alain de la Roche, or, Saint Alan of the Rock), a learned Dominican Priest and Theologian, who established the “Fifteen Rosary Promises” and started many Rosary Confraternities. However, most scholarly research suggests a more gradual and organic development of The Rosary.

The practice of Meditation, during the Praying of The Hail Marys, is attributed to Dominic of Prussia (1382–1460), a Carthusian Monk, who called it the “Life of Jesus Rosary”. The German Monk, from Trier, added a sentence to each of the fifty Hail Marys, using quotes from Scriptures.

In 1569, the Papal Bull “Consueverunt Romani Pontifices”, by the Dominican Pope Pius V, officially established the Devotion to The Rosary in The Catholic Church.

From the 16th-Century to the Early-20th-Century, the structure of The Rosary remained essentially unchanged. There were fifteen Mysteries, one for each of the fifteen Decades of The Rosary. In the 20th-Century, the addition of The Fatima Prayer, to the end of each Decade, became more common. There were no other changes until 2002, when Pope Saint John Paul II instituted five optional new Luminous Mysteries.

[Editor: The Fatima Prayer: “O, my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, and lead all Souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Your Mercy”. (Our Lady at Fatima, 13 July 1917)]