Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ

160 Pages·2008·2.09 MB·English

Precious

Blood

of
Jesus
Daily
Devotional

A Prayer Book
Written, edited and compiled by
The Adorers of the Precious Blood
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NIHIL OBSTAT:
Rev. Fr. Stephen Obiukwu
Censor Deputatus
Chairman, Doctrine and Faith Committee
Archdiocese of Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria
1 July 1999

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Compiled entirely from Church-approved sources.
ISBN: 0-9770978-0-3
© 2007 by the Adorers of the Precious Blood
The “Patricia A. Fason version” - your guarantee
of an authentic and accurate translation.
We gratefully acknowledge the editing
assistance provided by Fr. Anthony Anokete
and the graphics and proofi ng work done
by Tomisha Eaton and our staff.
May God bless you all!
All Biblical quotations taken from the Douay-
Rheims 1899 Edition, by the John Murphy
Company, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Table of Contents
Pope John XXIII on the Precious Blood .....6
How to Pray this Devotion .........................10
The Holy Rosary ...........................................19
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary ................28
Chaplet of the Precious Blood ......................32
Litany of the Precious Blood ........................41
Consecration to the Precious Blood ..............46
Consolation Prayers ......................................48
Adoration Prayers .........................................57
The Anguished Appeals ................................70
The Mystical Prayers ....................................97
Reparation Prayer to the Eternal Father ...... 110
Prayer of Divine Praise and Adoration ........111
Reparation Prayer for the Precious Blood ...111
Original Prayer to St. Michael .................... 112
Powerful Invocation of Protection .............. 115
Prayer for the New Israel ............................ 116
Atonement with the Crown of Thorns ........ 118
Prayer for the Control of the Tongue ..........123
Crown of Thorns Offering ..........................123
Blessing of the Archangel Michael .............124
Third Friday Reparation ..............................125
The Roses of the Glorious Reign ................128
Litany of the Saints (in Latin & English) ....136
An Alert for the Twelve Tribes of Israel .....146
Prayer Appendix ..........................................150
The Promises .............................................154
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Dedication
To Our Lady of Guadalupe whose virginal
blood mingled with the most Precious Blood of
her Holy Son during her divine gestation. May
her powerful prayers save all the unborn from
the holocaust of abortion and assist us in the
rapid spread of this devotion to all her children
in the world in order to save as many souls as
possible from the destructive power of the evil
one.
And to our beloved Pope John Paul II, of
blessed memory, who warned us of the coming
trials during his pontifi cate. Help us with your
prayers to teach this devotion to the whole
world before the fearful hour comes. Please
intercede for us, for the safety of the Church
and her people.
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On Promoting
Devotion to the
Most Precious
Blood of Our
Lord Jesus Christ
An Apostolic
Letter from
Blessed Pope
John XXIII
June 30, 1960
Unlimited is the effectiveness of the God-
Man’s Blood - just as unlimited as the love
that impelled him to pour it out for us, fi rst
at his circumcision eight days after birth,
and more profusely later on in his agony in
the garden, in his scourging and crowning
with thorns, in his climb to Calvary and
crucifi xion, and fi nally from out of that great
wide wound in his side which symbolizes
the divine Blood cascading down into all
the Church’s sacraments. Such surpassing
love suggests, nay demands, that everyone
reborn in the torrents of that Blood adore it
with grateful love.
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The Blood of the new and eternal covenant
especially deserves this worship of latria
when it is elevated during the sacrifi ce of the
Mass. But such worship achieves its normal
fulfi llment in sacramental communion
with the same Blood, indissolubly united
with Christ’s Eucharistic Body. In intimate
association with the celebrant, the faithful
can then truly make his sentiments at
communion their own: “I will take the
chalice of salvation and call upon the name
of the Lord. . . The Blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ preserve my soul for everlasting
life. Amen.” Thus as often as they come
worthily to this holy table they will receive
more abundant fruits of the redemption and
resurrection and eternal life won for all men
by the Blood Christ shed “through the Holy
Spirit.” Nourished by his Body and Blood,
sharing the divine strength that has sustained
countless martyrs, they will stand up to the
slings and arrows of each day’s fortunes -
even if need be to martyrdom itself for the
sake of Christian virtue and the kingdom of
God. Theirs will be the experience of that
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burning love which made
St. John Chrysostom
cry out, “Let us, then,
come back from that
table like lions breathing
out fi re, thus becoming
terrifying to the Devil,
and remaining mindful
of our Head and of the
love he has shown for
us. . . This Blood, when
worthily received, drives
away demons and puts
them at a distance from
us, and even summons to
us angels and the Lord
of angels. . . This Blood,
poured out in abundance,
has washed the whole
world clean. . . This is
the price of the world;
by it Christ purchased the Church… This
thought will check in us unruly passions.
How long, in truth, shall we be attached to
present things? How long shall we remain
asleep? How long shall we not take thought
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for our own salvation? Let us remember
what privileges God has bestowed on us,
let us give thanks, let us glorify him, not
only by faith, but also by our very works.”
You know well enough that your ransom was
not paid in earthly currency, silver or gold;
it was paid in the Precious Blood of Christ;
no lamb was ever so pure, so spotless a
victim. If only they would lend a more eager
ear to the apostle of the Gentiles: “A great
price was paid to ransom you; glorify God
by making your bodies the shrines of his
presence.” Their upright lives would then
be the shining example they ought to be;
Christ’s Church would far more effectively
fulfi ll its mission to men. God wants all
men to be saved, for he has willed that
they should all be ransomed by the Blood
of his only-begotten Son; he calls them all
to be members of the one Mystical Body
whose head is Christ. If only men would
be more responsive to these promptings of
his grace, how much the bonds of brotherly
love among individuals and peoples and
nations would be strengthened.
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HOW TO PRAY THIS DEVOTION

HIS is the Devotion to the Precious
Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ as
given by Our Lord and Our Lady
and a multitude of angels and saints
to a nearly illiterate Nigerian teenage boy,
Barnabas Nwoye, in the village of Olo, Enugu
State, Nigeria, from 1995 – 2003. Our Lord told
young Barnabas this is the greatest devotion
He has ever given the Church and the last one
He will give in this age. This is the ark that will
protect and bring the Holy Catholic Church,
the remnant faithful and all those you love and
pray for safely through the bitter trials of the
coming chastisement and into the promised
Era of Peace.
There are three main parts to this devotion:
(1) The Daily Devotion – The minimum daily
prayers for a devotee are:
1. One Mystery of the Rosary (Joyful,
Luminous, Sorrowful or Glorious)
2. Chaplet of the Precious Blood
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