Ave Maria Meditations
Taken from Jesus, Mary, Joseph Novena Manuel from Father Stedman:
LORD, we ask for more than Thy Mercy! We desire Thee to reign over us. Thine interests must be ours. By the Love of Thy Sacred Heart, which surpasses all knowledge, we beg Thee, O Jesus, to fulfill in our time the promises made to St. Margaret Mary.
In union with Holy Church, through the intercession of Thy Virgin Mother, for the honor of Thy Holy Name, Jesus, we ask Thee to hasten and establish the reign of Thy Divine Heart, here and now. Triumph by the reign of Thy Sacred Heart!
Hasten Thy reign, O Jesus, before satan and the world snatch more souls from Thee and corrupt every state of life. Triumph by the reign of Thy Sacred Heart! Come, O Jesus! and gain the victory of Thy Love in every home. Reign there by Thy peace, promised to all who have joyfully received Thee into their homes. Triumph by the reign of Thy Sacred Heart! Do not delay, beloved Jesus, for many homes are suffering bitter evils which Thou alone canst heal.
Triumph by the reign of Thy Sacred Heart! Come! because Thou art strong; because Thou art the God of life’s battles. In Thy pierced and wounded Side is Thy pledge to us and our hope of Heaven at the hour of death. Triumph by the reign of Thy Sacred Heart!
Good Master! what of the numberless lukewarm and indifferent souls? Hasten to enlighten them in devotion to Thy loving Heart. Triumph by the reign of Thy Sacred Heart! Give to priests who love Thee, and who preach Thy Love the power of eloquence to draw souls to Thy Heart. Triumph by the reign of Thy Sacred Heart!
Finally, Lord Jesus, grant that by our fidelity to First Friday Communion, we may obtain the rewards of Thy great promise: the grace that we shall not die under Thy displeasure, nor without receiving the last Sacraments, that Thy Divine Heart may be our final refuge at that last hour. Amen
