FATIMA CELL PROGRAM FOR APRIL
THEME: DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
The Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima were preceded by three Apparitions of the Angel of Portugal in 1916.
One of the main themes of these Apparitions was the Blessed Sacrament – the adoration and reparation due to Our Divine Lord –
the Hidden Jesus.
St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori reminds us ...the time you spend with devotion before this most Divine
Sacrament will be the most profitable to you in life, and the source of your greatest consolation in death and in eternity...
by prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, you will perhaps gain more than in all the spiritual exercises of the day.
It is true that in every place God graciously hears the petitions of those who pray to Him… yet Jesus dispenses His graces in
greater abundance to those who visit Him in the Most Holy Sacrament
(from his book, Visits to the Blessed Sacrament
).
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 * Seasonal Hymn
* Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel
MEDITATION: * from "My Imitation of Christ"; or
The Glories of Mary on the Immaculate Conception.
STUDY & DISCUSS: * Officer's reports; Cell Memos; apostolic action projects.
First Meeting:
- THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC LITURGY: Review the articles on Palm Sunday,
Holy Thursday and
The Liturgy of Good Friday (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: See links above.
- THE ANGEL OF PORTUGAL AND THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Review his exhortation to sacrifice, adoration of the Most Holy Trinity,
adoration and reparation to Our Divine Lord in the Most Holy Eucharist, etc. Show appreciation for your "Hidden Jesus."
Make fervent acts of faith, hope and love while praying the
Fatima Prayers taught us by the Angel of Portugal
(10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: Salve Maria Regina No. 121.
- THE EASTER VIGIL: Review the article on The Easter Vigil (10 min. report and reflection).
Reference: See link above.
Second Meeting:
- THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC LITURGY: Review the articles
Ancient Customs of Easter Sunday and Ancient Customs of the Easter Octave
(10 min. report, 5 min. discussion). Reference: See links above.
- MARY IN DOCTRINE AND DEVOTION: Review the article Mary and the Resurrection of Jesus (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion.)
Reference: See link above.
- COURT OF OUR HEAVENLY QUEEN: St. Isidore (April 4);
St. Vincent Ferrer (April 5);
St. Herman Joseph of Cologne (April 7);
St. Leo the Great (April 11);
St. Hermenegild (April 13);
St. Justin Martyr (April 14);
St. Leo IX (April 19). How do the lives of these saints
inspire us to a more perfect living of our Holy Catholic Faith and our Consecration to our Immaculate Mother, the Queen of Heaven?
Choose two or three saints from the list above; briefly review their holy lives, and the lessons and virtues we should learn from them.
Discuss practical ways in which their virtues can be reproduced in our own daily lives (10 min. report & discussion).
Reference: See links above.
Third Meeting:
- THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC LITURGY: Review the articles on the
Liturgy of Low Sunday and The Greater Litanies
(10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: See links above.
- MARY QUEEN OF ALL HEARTS: Discuss devotion to Our Lady under this title and the history of the pilgrimage shrine in Quebec
(10 min. report, 5 min. discussion). Reference: Salve Maria Regina No. 142.
- PASCHAL TIME: Review the articles
The History of Paschal Time, The Mystery of Paschal Time,
and Practice During Paschal Time
(10 min. report, 5 min. discussion). Reference: See links above.
Fourth Meeting:
- THE TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC LITURGY: Review the articles on the Feasts of
St. Mark, April 25 and of St. Joseph the Worker,
May 1 (10 min. report; 5 min. discussion). Reference: See links above.
- MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL: Review the article about the miraculous image and Feast of
Our Mother of Good Counsel (10 min. report & discussion).
Reference: See link above.
- COURT OF OUR HEAVENLY QUEEN:
St. Anselm (April 21);
St. Konrad of Parzham (April 22);
St. George (April 23);
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen (April 24);
St. Peter Canisius (April 27);
St. Paul of the Cross (April 28).
Choose two or three saints from the list above (10 min. report and reflection).
Reference: See links above.
CLOSING PRAYERS: Prayer to Mary, Queen of All Hearts ...
The Fatima Prayers ...
Hymn: 1 or 2 verses from The Devout Slave of Jesus in Mary by St. Louis Marie de Montfort
LEAFLET OF THE MONTH: The Angel of Portugal.
CELL PLAN OF APOSTOLIC ACTION FOR APRIL
* Make an act of love and devtion to your Mother and Queen at every hour.
* Frequent and fervent Holy Communions with devout thanksgiving;
Eucharistic Vigils of adoration;
spiritual Communions and visits to our Hidden Jesus
;
promotion of devotion to the Holy Eucharist
* Adoration, reparation, total consecration
* Conversion of sinners, salvation of souls ... * To promote the Message of Fatima
- Live the Liturgy – special observance of Holy Week (April 5-11) and the Easter Octave (April 12-19).
- Promote a truly grateful, devout and penitential observance of the final weeks of Lent in your family, Cell, school, or among friends. We should ask ourselves, what more can we do to prove our gratitude for all that our Suffering Savior has done for us? Make the Via Crucis & Via Matris Dolorosa (the Way of the Cross & the Way of Our Sorrowful Mother) as a Cell (or family) more often.
- Frequently recite the prayers of the Angel of Portugal, especially before the Blessed Sacrament, in reparation for the sins of mankind and in gratitude for this great Gift of His Real Presence.
- Daily devotions in honor of the Resurrection throughout the Paschal Season (of fifty days), and endeavoring to rise with Our Divine Lord to a new life of grace, gratitude and fidelity.
- Novena and special observance of the Feasts of Mary, Queen of All Hearts and Our Lady of Good Counsel; commending especially the growth of the Fatima Cell Movement, and for the perseverance of the Remnant Faithful, determined to remain obedient to the doctrines and traditions of the One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church without compromise!
- Make visits to hospitals and homes for the elderly. Console them with spiritual encouragement; distribute Fatima pledges, brown scapulars, Miraculous Medals, Sacred Heart badges, and leaflets to those open to receiving and using these spiritual aids.
- Make a diligent effort to distribute copies of Salve Maria Regina to souls who may be open to the traditional Catholic Faith. Take a special collection to purchase additional issues for apostolic use.
