Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Appeal to participate in Little Crown novenas during Anno Fidei in honor of Father Feeney for the sake of America's conversion.

To all who share with me a great debt to the sacrifices of Fr. Leonard Feeney, MICM:

Some of you I've known since my introduction in 1987 to the compromise of the salvation dogma; a great many others to whom this is addressed, Providence only now makes to cross our paths. Even so, I am confident that what follows below will resonate for all with your own love for Father Leonard.

"A priest is alter Christus - another Christ." This ancient explanation for the sacred office filled by those unworthy souls whom, for His own mysterious reasons, God raises up to continue His redemptive work on earth. Similarly, the same description can be made of the saints and martyrs: whose cooperation with grace yields lives of especially exalted supernatural virtue: their singular acts of mercy make of them icons of the Word Incarnate. It should not, therefore, scandalize anyone to whom these words are addressed that the courage of our mutually-loved priest be recalled by this appropriation of the renowned Phillipian hymn: Though he was a son of Ignatius, he did not deem being a Jesuit something to be grasped at: rather, he emptied himself, and took the form of a reprobate, it was thus that he allowed himself to be humbled, being obedient to the Faith even unto dry-martyrdom.

As we stand at the most perilous time for our American homeland, worse even than the Civil War era, would we not do well, all of us, to combine efforts in obtaining Father's intercession for it? Would he not be most pleased to hand over to our Lady myriads of bouquets which we shall have presented for his delivery to Her for a singular, protective grace?

Already, I have undertaken the project of contacting the "lesser" dioceses -- the ones whose bishops are given less prominence by the media -- to request that these ordinaries organize with their pastors for consecrating their dioceses and parishes to the Immaculate Heart. Likewise, the request includes that these same promote a comparable undertaking by all the bishops, not only in their own territories, but as well, on behalf of the country at large, as a body, at the National Basilica in Washington, DC, thus demonstrating to the Church (notably to Peter) and to the world what is the hidden power of the high priesthood and the splendor of the reign of Christ the King, Who is pleased to be honored in our day most specifically by reverence for His Mother.

Sending out letters/faxes, however, is one thing; garnering an arsenal of prayers for such an intention is, by far, a more important one.

In this regard, the coming feast of the Immaculate Conception provides an excellent opportunity for emulating the haste which, post-Annunciation, was our Lady's own: may I ask all who share both a debt to and devotion for Father Leonard to offer for nine days, beginning 8 December, the Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as formulated by St. Louis de Montfort (it can be found in most editions of his True Devotion to Mary as well as online) that the bishops oblige us in this matter? The prayers are by no means lengthy and they call to mind the spirituality which identifies the legacy of the Immaculate fostered by the holy missionaire-apostolique, his heir, St. Maximilian and the Mancipia here in our country.

So dire is our country's need for grace, it is quite likely we would need to do this repeatedly that the desired outcome might be obtained; this Year of Faith promulgated by the Holy Father suggests that heaven might be especially disposed to accept a particular penance for the sake of the dogma, still being compromised. Novenas could be recommenced on:

23 January (Espousals of Mary and Joseph)
11 February (Lourdes)
19 March (Saint Joseph)
26 April (Mother of Good Counsel)
11 May (Queen of the Apostles - Saturday post Ascension)
27 June (Perpetual Help)
16 July (Mount Carmel)
14 August (Vigil of Assumption -- ending on Immaculate Heart/Queenship of BVM)
08 September (Nativity of the Mother of God)
11 October (Divine Maternity)
21 November (Presentation of Mary in the Temple).

Though referencing the mystery earlier here, I have purposely avoided the Annunciation as a date owing to its transfer to 08 April next year, 25 March landing in Holy Week. Perhaps one or more of you may have other questions to raise or suggestions to offer with respect to this invitation; I should be happy to respond to any such (paulpf1860@yahoo.com), but the proximity of the Immaculate Conception begs an acceptance at least for the first month of this practice.

Thanking dear Phyllis Schabow [Catholic Treasures] who encourages this petition and is passing it to many of you whom I do not know, I trust that this proposed shared work of mercy may appeal to your hearts and draw all who love both the Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus doctrine and the priest who so singularly suffered for it into greater solidarity in the divine and Catholic Faith necessary for salvation.

In our Lady, Her Jesus and Their Joseph,

fr paul francis

Divine Infant Jesus, have mercy on us.
Mary Guadalupe, Empress of the Americas, convert our country and end the abortion holocaust.
Saint Joseph, Protector of the Holy Family, pray for us.

OF MARY, THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH by William Biersach.

A tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mother that is unequaled in our times. Drawing on the ancient Fathers and Doctors of the Church and on the hidden Scriptures which tell of the love of God for this singular beauty of His creation, Mr. Biersach has woven a tapestry of his own making, baring a heart not altogether unlike those of the best saints who have written of Her. Some will savor in his writings a whiff of Belloc, others a turn of phrase reminiscent of Chesterton.

Bringing with him the terminology of his own generation and some of the flair of the 60's, the author, like a knight in rusty armor, declares his unworthiness to present to us so sublime a Person as She who has captivated the Heart of God. You will want to give copies of this book to everyone who is dear to you. For the answer to all problems, and to paraphrase St. Bernard, "in all things, give them Our Lady!"

122pp. Hardcover.