Wednesday, December 3, 2008

54-Day Rosary Novena|praye beads|custom rosaries

54-day Rosary Novena is an uninterrupted series of Rosaries in honor of Our Lady, revealed to the incurably sick Fortuna Agrelli by Our Lady of Pompeii at Naples in 1884.
It is said that on March 3, 1884, Our Lady of Pompeii appeared to the gravely ill daughter of an Italian military officer and, through her, gave the world a new devotion of tremendous power.
For over a year, Fortuna Agrelli had been in great distress and even near-death. Indeed, her case had been given-up as hopeless by the most celebrated physicians. In desperation, on February 16th, the afflicted girl and her family began a novena of Rosaries.
Two weeks later, the Queen of the Holy Rosary appeared before Fortuna one evening. Sitting upon a high throne, surrounded by luminous figures. Our Lady was holding the Divine Child on Her Lap and a Rosary in Her hand. Both were arrayed in golden garments and were accompanied by Saints Dominic and Catherine of Sienna.
"Child, your faith has pleased me." Our Lady said to Fortuna. "Whoever desires to obtain favors from Me should make three novenas of the prayers of the Rosary, and three novenas in thanksgiving."
Obedient to Our Lady's command, Fortuna and her family completed the six novenas whereupon the young girl was restored to perfect health and her family showered with many blessings.


The 54 Day Novena Devotion which originated in 1884 at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompei, consists of the daily recitation of five decades of the Rosary (one complete Mystery: Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous and Glorious) for twenty-seven days in petition and five decades for twenty-seven additional days in thanksgiving. On the first day meditate on the Joyful Mysteries; on the second day the Sorrowful Mysteries; on the third day the Glorious Mysteries; on the fourth day meditate again on the Joyful Mysteries; and so on throughout the fifty-four days.
1st day say the 5 Joyful Mysteries 2nd day say the 5 Luminous Mysteries 3rd day say the 5 Sorrowful Mysteries 4th day say the 5 Glorious Mysteries 5th day begin again the 5 Joyful Mysteries, etc.
We have many holy rosaries for Rosary Novena, a various of rosaries for you to choose pray in petition and thanksgiving