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Request of Our Lady Rosa Mystica


                         The Hour of Grace






              1. On December 8th, engage in one full hour of prayer, an Hour of Grace, beginning at 12
              noon until 1 p.m.;
              2. During the Hour of Grace (either at home or in a church), put away all distractions;
              3. Begin the Hour of Grace by praying the 51st Psalm three times with outstretched arms;
              4. The rest of the Hour of Grace may be spent in silent communication with God, adoring
              the Sacred Host, meditating upon the Passion of Jesus, praying the Holy Rosary, praising
              God in you own way or by reciting favorite prayers, singing hymns, etc.



        History:                                                               with love”. At this time, she told
                                                                               Pierina to come again on Decem-
               uring  the  period  between                                     ber 8th, at noon. “This will be my
               November 24, 1946  to                                           Hour  of Grace.”  Pierina  asked
        D December  8, 1947,  the                                              how  she  was  to  prepare  and
        Blessed Mother appeared to Pie-                                        the Blessed Mother said,  “with
        rina Gilli in a little church in Mon-                                   prayers  and  penance.  Pray  the
        tichiari, Italy, eleven times.                                           51st psalm  with outstretched
            At the first appearance, the                                          arms three times. During  the
        Blessed Mother told Pierina                                               Hour  of Grace,  many spiritual
        that she wanted to be known                                                graces would be granted. The
        as the  Rosa Mystica (Mysti-                                               most hard-hearted  sinners
        cal Rose) and that an Hour of                                              will be touched by the grace
        Grace should be kept at noon,                                              of God”. The  Blessed Mother
        December 8th, in all the Catho-                                            promised that whatever a per-
        lic Churches of the world. The                                            son asked her for during this
        Blessed Mother wanted this to                                             Hour of Grace (even in impos-
        be  known  throughout  all  Italy,                                        sible  cases)  would  be  granted
        and the entire world.                                                    to them, if it was in accordance
            In November 16, 1947, while                                         with the will of the Eternal Father.
        Pierina  was  finishing  her  thanks-                                      On the morning of December
        giving after Holy Communion she                                        8th, people began  arriving at the
        saw a great light. She then saw a                                      little church at 8:00 in the morning
        vision of the  Blessed Mother as                                       from neighboring towns. By noon,
        the Mystical Rose.                                                     some 10,000 people had gathered
                                                                               to see the Blessed Mother. In the
            She was so deeply moved by
        the stunning  beauty  of Our Lady      On November 22nd, Pierina       most gentle and loving voice, Our
        that she began talking to her. Sud-  felt  an  overwhelming  urge  to  go   Lady  smiled  and  began  to  speak
        denly,  a  gentle  force made  her   to church at 4:00pm. The Mother   [to  Pierina]:  “I  am  the Immacu-
        kneel down in front of Our Lady.    Superior of Handmaids of Charity   late Conception, the Mother of my
        The Blessed Mother spoke these      in Montichiari,  four Sisters, and   Beloved Son, Jesus. I want to be
        words,  “My Son is so greatly of-   a group of friends accompanied     known as the  Rosa Mystica. My
        fended by the sins of impurity. He   her. They were all saying the Ro-  wish is that every year on the 8th
        is already planning to send the     sary when the Blessed Mother ap-   of December, at noon, an Hour of
        deluge upon the people, for their   peared as before.                  Grace will be installed. Many spiri-
        destruction, but I have asked Him      Again,  Our Lady asked for      tual graces and physical blessings
        to show mercy, and not send the     penance.  She  said,  “Penance is   will be received by those who pray
        destruction. So that is why I have   nothing  more  than accepting  all   undisturbed during this hour”. V
        appeared, to ask for penance and    our crosses daily, willingly. No   Taken from Ave Maria Magazine and trans-
        atonement for the sins of impurity”  matter  how small, accept  them   lated from Polish by the Felician Sisters.


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