FATIMA CELL PROGRAM FOR OCTOBER

THEMES:

THE MOST HOLY ROSARY. On October 13, 1917, Our Lady said: "I am the Lady of the Rosary." In every one of Her apparitions she asked for the daily Rosary. Consequently we honor Her as "Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima." Pray the family Rosary daily with devotion and meditation on its Mysteries; live the Rosary by imitating what it contains, so as to obtain what it promises; participate in today's "Rosary Crusade" which, in centuries past, has turned back the powers of diabolical Islam and satanic Communism; promote membership in the Crusaders of the Most Holy Rosary; make and distribute Rosaries and leaflets on how to say it devoutly. Special feasts this month: Oct. 7 – Queen of the Most Holy Rosary; Oct. 11 – Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Oct. 13 – Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima.

THE HOLY ANGELS. Our Lady's visit at Fatima was preceded by that of an Angel, just as in Her apparitions at Marienfried, which manifests the special role of these blessed spirits in God's plan for our salvation and sanctification. We pray daily that God's Will "be done on earth as it is in Heaven" – in other words, we are asking Almighty God that we may fulfill His Holy Will as perfectly, as purely, as holily on earth as His Angels do in Heaven. Their unique power to assist us in living as true apostles of Our Lady of Fatima depends upon our recognition of their presence, and fervently invoking them, particularly our own Guardian Angels, to whom we should have a special devotion. Special feasts this month: Oct. 2 – The Holy Guardian Angels; Oct. 22 – Our Lady, Queen of the Angels; Oct. 24 – St. Raphael the Archangel; and Oct. 27 – The Seven Great Archangels who stand before the Throne of God, and the Nine Choirs of Angels.

CHRIST THE KING. The last Sunday of October is the Feast of Christ the King, in Whose honor Pope Pius XI wrote a beautiful encyclical entitled "Quas Primas," pointing out that the terrible evils of our age all stem from the fact that the Universal Kingship of Christ has been rejected by modern society. His Holiness emphatically states that the only way to remedy these evils is by that true amendment of life, just like that for which Our Lady pleaded at Fatima, i.e., that Christ the King and His supreme law reign over our hearts, our homes, our families, our society. The best means to achieve this goal is by Total Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Christ our King through the Immaculate Heart of Mary our Queen.

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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 St. Joseph after the Rosary

* Prayer: August Queen of Heaven, sovereign Mistress of the Angels, who didst receive from the beginning the mission and power to crush the Serpent's head, we beseech thee to send thy holy Angels, that under thy command and by thy power they may pursue the evil spirits, encounter them on every side, resist their bold attacks, and drive them hence into the abyss of woe. Most holy Mother, send thy angels to defend us and to drive the cruel enemy from us. All ye holy Angels and Archangels, help defend us. O good and tender Mother! Thou shalt ever be our love and our hope. Holy Angels and Archangels, keep and defend us. Amen.

* Prayer to Our Lady of Fatima * Hymn: Queen of the Holy 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.

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First Meeting:

  1. THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC LITURGY: Review the Liturgical Feast of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Oct. 7 (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: see link above.
  2. THE MOST HOLY ROSARY: Discuss: a) the history and significance of the Rosary; b) the repeated emphasis on the daily pious recitation of the Rosary in the apparitions of the Mother of God, especially at Fatima, where She appeared as Our Lady of the Rosary; c) the proper manner of praying the Rosary – devoutly, with meditation on each mystery; d) the importance of taking seriously our obligations as Crusaders of the Most Holy Rosary (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: The Secret of the Rosary; Crusaders of the Most Holy Rosary; Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII Laetitiae Sanctae; Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII Augustissime Virginis Mariae on the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary.
  3. THE COURT OF OUR HEAVENLY QUEEN: Discuss the life and martyrdom of Ss. Placidus and Companions – Oct. 5 (10 min. report & discussion). Reference: see link above.

Second Meeting:

  1. THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC LITURGY: Review the Liturgical Feast of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Oct. 11 (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: see link above; also excerpts from the Encyclical Lux Veritatis by Pope Pius XI on the Divine Maternity.
  2. MARY IN DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION: Review the following Feasts: Our Lady of El Pilar (Spain) and Our Lady of Zapopan (Mexico), both celebrated on October 12; the Final Apparition of Our Lady at Fatima on October 13; Our Thrice Admirable Mother on October 20 (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: see links above.
  3. THE COURT OF OUR HEAVENLY QUEEN: How does meditating upon the lives of the Saints inspire us to a more perfect living of our consecration to our Heavenly Queen? Read the accounts of two or three of these saints: St. Bruno of Cologne; St. Dionysius (Holy Helper); St. Edward the Confessor; St. Callistus I; St. Teresa of Avila – follow with a brief discussion of the lessons learned and virtues taught in these accounts, and practical application of the virtues of these saints to our own daily lives (10 min. report & discussion). Reference: Martyrology; The Fourteen Holy Helpers; see links above.

Third Meeting:

  1. THE POPE SPEAKS: "THE KINGSHIP OF CHRIST": Review the Encyclical of Pope Pius XI – Quas Primas; especially the evils brought upon society by the denial of Christ’s Kingship (10 min. report, 5 min. discussion). Reference: Encyclical Quas Primas of Pope Pius XI.
  2. TITLES OF OUR LADY FROM THE LITANY OF LORETO: Discuss the title, "Queen of Angels" (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: see link above.
  3. THE COURT OF OUR HEAVENLY QUEEN: Discuss 2 or 3 of these Saints: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque; St. Anthony Mary Claret; St. Ursula; St. Raphael the Archangel; the Seven Blessed Spirits who stand before the Throne of God (10 min. report and discussion). Reference: Martyrology; St. Michael and the Angels; see link above.

Fourth Meeting:

  1. THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC LITURGY: Review the articles – "The Feast of All Saints" and "The Liturgy of All Souls' Day and the Office of the Dead" – Nov. 1-2 (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: see links above.
  2. FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING: Review the importance and history of the Liturgical Feast of Christ the King – Oct. 27 (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: see link above.
  3. FEAST OF SS. SIMON AND JUDE: Discuss the Liturgical Feast of these great Apostles – Oct. 28 (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: see link above.

CLOSING PRAYERS: Prayer to Christ the King
Prayer to the Queen of the Rosary
The Fatima Prayers
Hymn in honor of the Holy Angels or Christ the King

LEAFLETS OF THE MONTH: The Crusaders of the Most Holy Rosary; Encyclical on Christ the King

CELL PLAN OF APOSTOLIC ACTION FOR OCTOBER

* Zealously strive to offer “extra” decades to Our Lady every day.

* Make an act of love and reparation to Our Immaculate Queen at every hour.

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

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

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