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Hail Mary of Gold is a Roman Catholic Marian prayer attributed to Saint Gertrude the Great.. According to Saint Gertrude, the Virgin Mary stated that: "At the hour when the soul which has thus greeted me quits the body, I will appear to them in such splendid beauty that they will taste, to their great consolation, something of the joys of Paradise".
The Saint Gertrude Purgatorian Society was established to "pray daily for the Poor Souls in Purgatory, practice almsgiving, and make sacrifices, all for the benefit of the suffering souls." [42] On 23 May 2014, it received an episcopal blessing from William P. Callahan, then the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse. [42]
According to St. Gertrude (1256–1301), the Blessed Virgin Mary promised the following: "To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Marys, I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor of beauty so extraordinary that it will fill the soul with heavenly consolation." [6] Madonna and Child with Angels, Duccio, 1282
Gertrude the Great or Gertrude of Helfta (January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) was a German Benedictine nun and mystic who was a member of the Monastery of Helfta. While herself a Benedictine, she also has strong ties to the Cistercian Order; her monastery in Helfta is currently occupied by nuns of the Cistercian Order.
The best known example of a rosary-based prayer is the Dominican Rosary which is ubiquitously called the rosary. In traditional form it involves contemplation on fifteen rosary mysteries (as three sets of five mysteries each), while Our Father , Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father prayers are recited. [ 15 ]
Padre Pio was a firm believer in meditation in conjunction with the rosary and said: "Love the Madonna and pray the rosary, for her rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. ...The person who meditates and turns his mind to God, who is the mirror of his soul, seeks to know his faults, tries to correct them, moderates his ...
Karen Herzog "Adapting the Rosary" Bismarck Tribune July 22, 2004; Betsy Carter "Beads and Blessings" U.S. News & World Report Dec. 14, 2004; Mary A. Jacobs "Worshippers Draw Bead on Rosary" Dallas Morning News Feb. 05, 2005; Andrew Santella "Get Lent" Slate.com Feb. 28, 2006; Chilson, Richard W. and John Kirvan. Prayer (Exploring a Great ...
The Family Rosary Crusade is a multi-media based ministry in the Philippines. In the 1950s, Reverend Father Fr. Patrick Peyton , CSC came to the Philippines upon the invitation of the Dominican Fathers, or Order of Preachers , to conduct and speak on his worldwide efforts to promote the praying of the Family Rosary all over the world.