FATIMA CELL PROGRAM FOR JUNE

THEME:

DEVOTION TO THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS. The Fatima Children were told that the Sacred Heart of Jesus desires to be venerated with the Immaculate Heart of Mary; the Fatima Prayers exhort us to pray for the conversion of poor sinners through the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart. Consider: the need for devotion and reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; the great promise of the Nine First Fridays; Enthronement of the home to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; the infinite love of His Sacred Heart that keeps Him a Prisoner on our altars; nocturnal hours of adoration and reparation.

OPENING PRAYERS: * Come Holy Ghost * The Rosary with meditation on each mystery

* The Litany of Our Lady of Loreto * Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

* Prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual Help * Hymn: Mother Dearest, Mother Fairest (or another)

* Prayer of Pope Leo XIII to St. Joseph to be recited after the Rosary

MEDITATION: * from "My Imitation of Christ"; or "The Path of Mary"

STUDY & DISCUSS: * Officer's reports; Cell Memos; reading of the Salve Maria Regina Bulletin.

First Meeting:

1. THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC LITURGY: Discuss the history and significance of the liturgical Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – June 19 (10 min. report; 10 min. discussion). Reference: Salve Maria Regina No. 156.
2. TITLES OF OUR LADY FROM THE LITANY OF LORETO: Discuss the title, "Spiritual Vessel" (10 min. report; 10 min. discussion). Reference: Salve Maria Regina No. 160.
3. DEVOTION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS: Discuss the historical origin of this Devotion as well as the teaching of Pope Pius XII in the encyclical Haurietis Aquas (10 min. report & discussion). Reference: Article – Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Historical Origin; excerpt from the encyclical Haurietis Aquas in Issue No. 123 of Salve Maria Regina.

Second Meeting:

1. THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS: The Fatima Children were told that the Sacred Heart of Jesus desires to be venerated with the Immaculate Heart of Mary; the Fatima Prayers exhort us to pray for the conversion of poor sinners through the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart. Review the article of St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori on Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Discuss means of making reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; the great promise of the Nine First Fridays; Enthronement of the home and family to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; nocturnal hours of adoration and reparation (10 min. report; 10 min. discussion). Reference: Love, Peace, and Joy by St. Gertrude; The Holy Eucharist by St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori (pp. 229-234, "Notice on Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus").
2. MARY IN DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION: Discuss these feasts – Our Lady of Fatima – June 13^th Apparition; Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (June 23); Our Mother of Perpetual Help (June 27) (10 min. report; 10 min. discussion). Reference: Article on the June Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima; article – "Our Lady of the Sacred Heart" in Issue No. 123 of Salve Maria Regina; article on the picture of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Salve Maria Regina, Issue No. 112.
3. THE COURT OF OUR HEAVENLY QUEEN: Discuss how meditating upon the lives of the Saints inspires and encourages us to a more perfect living of our consecration to our Heavenly Queen and Loving Mother? Read the following list of feasts, and choose 2-3 saints to reflect upon during this meeting: St. Erasmus, Holy Helper; St. Clotilde;St. Francis Caracciolo; St. Boniface; St. Norbert of Magdeburg (Xanten); St. Medard; St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Anthony of Padua; St. Basil the Great; St. Vitus, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers; St. John Francis Regis; St. Ephrem the Deacon; 10 min. report and discussion). Reference: Martyrology; "The Fourteen Holy Helpers"; other links above.

Third Meeting:

1. THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC LITURGY: Discuss the liturgy of the Feast of St. John the Baptist, June 24 (10 min. report; 10 min. discussion). Reference: Salve Maria Regina No. 160.
2. MARIAN SHRINES AND APPARITIONS: Discuss the Shrines of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (10 min. report; 10 min. discussion). Reference: Salve Maria Regina No. 156.
3. THE MESSAGE OF OUR LADY OF MARIENFRIED: Discuss the June 25^th Apparition of Our Lady at Marienfried and the importance of Her message (10 min. report; 10 min. discussion). Reference: Salve Maria Regina No. 91.

Fourth Meeting:

1. THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC LITURGY: Discuss the history and significance of the liturgical Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus – July 1 (10 min. report; 10 min. discussion). Reference: Salve Maria Regina No. 153.
2. MARY IN DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION: Discuss the historical significance of the institution of the Feast of the Visitation of Our Lady (July 2), and the lessons of charity to be drawn from her example (10 min. report; 10 min. discussion). Reference: Salve Maria Regina No. 153.
3. THE COURT OF OUR HEAVENLY QUEEN: Choose 2-3 Saints to reflect upon during this meeting:St. Juliana Falconieri;St. Silverius; St. Aloysius Gonzaga; Nativity of St. John the Baptist; Sts. Peter & Paul; Ss. Processus and Martinianus (10 min. report and reflection.) Reference: Martyrology; Salve Maria Regina No. 153; other links above.

CLOSING PRAYERS: The Litany of Humility
The Fatima Prayers
Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart

Cell Plan of Apostolic Action for June

* Make an act of love and reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at every hour.

* To promote the Message of Fatima * Sanctification of self, family, neighbor

* Conversion of sinners, salvation of souls * Adoration, reparation, total consecration

• Eucharistic all-night Vigil on First Friday-First Saturday of June.
• Special observance of the important Feasts of June: Corpus Christi, the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our Mother of Divine Grace, St. Anthony, Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Sts. Peter & Paul, etc. (consult Catholic Calendar).
• Pray daily devotions and Litany of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus during June, the month of the Sacred Heart.
• Family practice:In the home, each member of the family should take turns adoring Our Lord and making reparation to His Most Sacred Heart – preferably during the night. Remember to celebrate in a special way the day on which your family’s home was enthroned. If your family and home have not been enthroned to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June would be the most appropriate month for this important ceremony. Obviously the enthronement needs to be preceded by a suitable period of preparation, so that the Sacred Heart of Jesus may truly reign as the King and Center of the home and family.
• Twenty-four hour Vigil of Reparation on June 13^th, the anniversary of Our Lady's second apparition at Fatima; pray for the strengthening of Catholic family life; the spread of the Fatima Crusade and the growth of the Fatima Cell Movement; and for the perseverance of the remnant faithful ever determined to remain faithful to the doctrines and traditions of the One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church.
• Pope Pius XII decreed the annual renewal of our consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on His Feast, the Friday after the Octave of Corpus Christi. Distribute copies of the Promises of the Sacred Heart. Adorn Our Lord's altar with flowers and candles. Participate in the procession and ceremonies in honor of the Sacred Heart. If this is not possible, then do so in your own home or neighborhood as a family or with all the families of the Cell together.
• Personal Resolve:To make reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus this month, and to participate in nocturnal Vigils of Reparation, especially before the Blessed Sacrament. Out of love, respect, and true devotion to Our Divine Lord, to fervently imitate the virtues of the Sacred Heart, especially the virtues of humility, meekness, obedience, and fervent charity.
• Make visits to hospitals and homes for the elderly. Brighten up their day with spiritual encouragement; distribute Fatima pledges, brown scapulars, Miraculous Medals, Sacred Heart badges, and leaflets to those open to receiving and respectfully using these spiritual aids. Explain to them the great value of offering their sufferings for the conversion of sinners and the salvation of souls.