Day 3 – 40 Days to Peace Through Strength

by Fr Richard Heilman | October 31, 2023 12:05 AM

OUR BATTLE PLAN FOR “40 DAYS TO PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH” (OCTOBER 29 TO DECEMBER 7)

The ancient maxim applies:“We maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression.” 

Our prayer campaign begins as the Synod on Synodality concludes. The Church, instituted by the Son of God, simply must restore its supernatural strength, as peace is now threatened throughout the world.

We simply MUST grow strong in the Lord and in His mighty power!! We MUST recover the armor of God!! (Ephesians 6:10-12)

PLEASE NOTE: Thank you for opening this prayer campaign notice and choosing to read it. I would like to express my gratitude by offering you free Blessed Salt that was blessed and exorcised by Fr. Chad Ripperger. This is offered to the first 1,000. You can order your free Blessed Salt here: romancatholicgear.com[1].

 

Choose Your Level of Spiritual Warfare:

Depending upon your state in life, you will be able to choose which of these 5 levels of spiritual warfare (below) you are willing to accept. We will call upon the Communion of Saints, including St. Jude, as we call out to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patroness of the United States of America, to intercede for us.

PRAYER INTENTION: For a supernatural revival in our Church, and for peace throughout our world. (Add your own intentions)

LEVEL ONE – LIEUTENANT

1. Pray in a State of Grace (Go to Confession)
2. Believe God will answer our prayers
3. Pray the Rosary Daily
4. Pray the Prayer to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception[2]
5. Pray the St. Michael Prayer

LEVEL TWO – CAPTAIN

1. Pray in a State of Grace (Go to Confession)
2. Believe God will answer our prayers
3. Pray the Rosary Daily
4. Pray the Prayer to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception[2]
5. Pray the St. Michael Prayer
6. Pray the Sacred Heart Novena Prayer[3]

LEVEL THREE – MAJOR

1. Pray in a State of Grace (Go to Confession)
2. Believe God will answer our prayers
3. Pray the Rosary Daily
4. Pray the Prayer to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception[2]
5. Pray the St. Michael Prayer
6. Pray the Sacred Heart Novena Prayer[3]
7. Pray the Lorica of St. Patrick Prayer[4]

LEVEL FOUR – COLONEL

1. Pray in a State of Grace (Go to Confession)
2. Believe God will answer our prayers
3. Pray the Rosary Daily
4. Pray the Prayer to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception[2]
5. Pray the St. Michael Prayer
6. Pray the Sacred Heart Novena Prayer[3]
7. Pray the Lorica of St. Patrick Prayer[4]
8. Pray the Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus[5]

LEVEL FIVE – GENERAL

1. Pray in a State of Grace (Go to Confession)
2. Believe God will answer our prayers
3. Pray the Rosary Daily
4. Pray the Prayer to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception[2]
5. Pray the St. Michael Prayer
6. Pray the Sacred Heart Novena Prayer[3]
7. Pray the Lorica of St. Patrick Prayer[4]
8. Pray the Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus[5]
9. Enroll in the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary through the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion:  https://championshrine.org/confraternity/[6]

ADD FASTING: Fasting is a way in which the Lord gives the underdog victory. Let the Holy Spirit inspire your own level of fasting. If fasting from food is prohibitive, fast from some other creature comfort.

From Simply Catholic: “By the second century, fasting was integrated into Christian worship. Jews had long fasted on Mondays and Thursdays, but the Christians chose to fast on Wednesdays, because that was the day of Christ’s betrayal, and Fridays, the day he was crucified.”

 

Prayer to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

O most Holy Virgin, immaculate in body
and spirit, look kindly on me as I implore
your powerful intercession.

O most Holy Mother, receive my prayers
as I present them to God.

State your intentions here: For a supernatural revival in our Church, and for peace throughout our world. (Add your own intentions)

O Mary, Mother of Jesus and our Mother,
you intercede for us with your Son.
O Mary conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Amen.

 

Sacred Heart Novena Prayer

O my Jesus, you have said: ‘Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you. ‘ Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of…… (here name your request) Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be to the Father…

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

O my Jesus, you have said: ‘Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. ‘ Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of…… . (here name your request) Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be To the Father…

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

O my Jesus, you have said: ‘Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away. ‘ Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace of… . . (here name your request) Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be to the Father…

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours.

Say the Hail, Holy Queen and add: St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.

 

Lorica of St. Patrick

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
of the Creator of creation.

I arise today
Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism,
Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,
Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension,
Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.

I arise today
Through the strength of the love of cherubim,
In the obedience of angels,
In the service of archangels,
In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In the prayers of patriarchs,
In the predictions of prophets,
In the preaching of apostles,
In the faith of confessors,
In the innocence of holy virgins,
In the deeds of righteous men.

I arise today, through
The strength of heaven,
The light of the sun,
The radiance of the moon,
The splendor of fire,
The speed of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of the sea,
The stability of the earth,
The firmness of rock.

I arise today, through
God’s strength to pilot me,
God’s might to uphold me,
God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s shield to protect me,
God’s host to save me
From snares of devils,
From temptation of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
afar and near.

I summon today
All these powers between me and those evils,
Against every cruel and merciless power
that may oppose my body and soul,
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom,
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul;
Christ to shield me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that there may come to me an abundance of reward.

Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

 

Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

O sweet Jesus, Whose overflowing charity for me is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before Your altar (in Your presence) eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries, to which Your loving Heart is everywhere subject.

Mindful alas! that we ourselves have had a share in such great indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we humbly ask Your pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary expiation not only for our own personal offenses, but also for the sins of those, who, straying far from the path of salvation, refuse in their obstinate infidelity to follow You, their Shepherd and Leader, or, renouncing the vows of their baptism, have cast off the sweet yoke of Your Law.

We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable outrage committed against You; we are determined to make amends for the manifold offenses against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and behavior, for all the foul seductions laid to ensnare the feet of the innocent, for the frequent violations of Sundays and holidays, and the shocking blasphemies uttered against You and Your Saints.

We wish also to make amends for the insults to which Your Vicar on earth and Your priest are subjected, for the profanation, by conscious neglect or terrible acts of sacrilege, of the very Sacrament of Your Divine Love; and lastly for the public crimes of nations who resist the rights and teaching authority of the Church which You have founded.

Would, O divine Jesus, we were able to wash away such abominations with our blood. We now offer, in reparation for these violations of Your divine honor, the satisfaction You once made to Your eternal Father on the cross and which You continue to renews daily on our altars; we offer it in union with the acts of atonement of Your Virgin Mother and all the Saints and of the pious faithful on earth; and we sincerely promise to make recompense, as far as we can with the help of Your grace, for all neglect of Your great love and for the sins we and others have committed in the past.

Henceforth we will live a life of unwavering faith, of purity of conduct, of perfect observance of the precepts of the gospel and especially that of charity. We promise to the best of our power to prevent others from offending You and to bring as many as possible to follow You.

O loving Jesus, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our model in reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering we make of this act of expiation; and by the crowning gift of perseverance keep us faithful unto death in our duty and the allegiance we owe to You, so that we may one day come to that happy home, where You with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, God, world without end. Amen.

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