Natural Family Planning International

Jesus has risen from the dead!
      Our Christian faith is not a philosophy of ideas with which we happen to agree. Rather, it is based upon the person of Jesus Christ and upon his teaching, his death and his resurrection. So crucial is the resurrection that St. Paul wrote, “If Christ is not risen, your faith is in vain and you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:17).
      The saving death and resurrection of the Lord are the foundations of our faith. They are also the reasons for our being faithful to our Savior in the everyday things of life.
We pray for an increase in faith and in daily fidelity to Jesus.

Our Father
1. After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulcher.
      Hail Mary
2. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and rolled back the stone and sat upon it.
      Hail Mary
3. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow.
      Hail Mary
4. For fear of him, the guards were terrified and became like dead men.
      Hail Mary
5. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
      Hail Mary
6. “He is not here; for He has risen, as He said. Come, see the place where He lay.
      Hail Mary
7. “Go quickly and tell his disciples that He has risen from the dead. He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him.”
      Hail Mary
8. They departed quickly from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
      Hail Mary
9. “I am the resurrection and the life.
      Hail Mary
10. “He who believes in Me, even though he die, yet he shall live.”
      Hail Mary
Glory be
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References: Matthew 28: 1-10; John 11:25

From the Seven Day Bible Rosary

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Jesus suffers and dies for us upon the cross.
      Both in living and in dying, Jesus shows us how to love. In the Sermon on the Mount, He taught us to pray for our persecutors; on Mount Calvary He prays for those who have condemned and crucified Him. In the parables of the Good Shepherd and the Prodigal Son, Jesus taught us about God’s love for repentant sinners; on the cross He forgives and saves the repentant thief.
      Words cannot describe the great evil of sin, but the suffering and death of our Savior give us an insight into the damage caused by our disobedience.
      We pray for an increased sense of sin and sorrow for sin.
Our Father
1. They crucified Him there, and the robbers, one on his right hand, the other on his left.
      Hail Mary
2. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
      Hail Mary
3. One of the robbers mocked Him saying: “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!”
      Hail Mary
4. But the other said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into your kingdom.”
      Hail Mary
5. Jesus said to him, “Amen, I say to you, this day you shall be with Me in paradise.”
      Hail Mary
6. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to his mother, “Woman, behold thy son.”
      Hail Mary
7. Then He said to the disciple, “Behold thy mother.”
      Hail Mary
8. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”
      Hail Mary
9. Knowing that all was now completed, Jesus said, “I thirst,” in order to fulfill the scripture.
      Hail Mary
10. And after taking the wine, Jesus said, “It is consummated”; and bowing his head, He gave up his spirit.
      Hail Mary
Glory be
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References: Luke 23:33-49; John 19:25-30

From the Seven Day Bible Rosary

The third mystery of the Last Supper
Jesus gives us his body and blood as our spiritual food and drink
In the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist, Jesus remains with us, body and blood, soul and divinity. Under the appearances of bread and wine, He is personally and physically present in order to nourish us as we journey through life with Him.1
      At each Mass we ought to pray in thanksgiving for all the teaching of Jesus, for his suffering and dying for us, for his resurrection and ascension, for his continued presence in his Church, and for his Real Presence in the Eucharist.
In prayerful adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, we can show and sometimes feel our love for our Savior.
      We thank you, Jesus, for being with us in the Eucharist.
Our Father
1. “Amen, amen, I say to you, he who believes in Me has eternal life. I am the bread of life.”
      Hail Mary
2. “I am the living bread that has come down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread he shall live forever;
      Hail Mary
3. “And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
      Hail Mary
4. “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.
      Hail Mary
5. “He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
      Hail Mary
6. While they were at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed and broke it and gave it to his disciples,
      Hail Mary
7. Saying “Take and eat, this is my body.”
      Hail Mary
8. And taking a cup, He gave thanks and gave it to them saying “Drink of this, all of you;
      Hail Mary
9. “For this is my blood of the new covenant which is being shed for many for the forgiveness of sins;
      Hail Mary
10. “Do this in remembrance of Me.”
      Hail Mary
Glory be
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References John 647-65; Matthew 2626-28; Luke 2219
1. Personally and physically present “The body and blood together with the soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ and therefore the whole Christ (totum Christum) is truly, really and substantially contained in the Sacrament of the most holy Eucharist,” Council of Trent, 11 October, 1551.
“Under these [species], Christ whole and entire is there in his physical reality, indeed bodily present although not in the same way that bodies are present in a given place,” Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei, Enchiridion Vaticanum, #427. For a convenient English text The Mystery of Faith, (Boston St. Paul Editions, 1965) p. 20.
From the Seven Day Bible Rosary