Friday, March 2, 2012

A St. Isaac Jogues Chaplet, Jesuit Martyr of North America

A St. Isaac Jogues Chaplet, Jesuit Martyr of North America

Three Our Fathers, three Hail Marys, and three Glorias in worship of Our Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit; the Trinity for whom St. Isaac Jogues willingly died that the aboriginal peoples of North America might come to know our Saviour Jesus Christ and live forever in Him.

St. Isaac Jogues, SJ:
"Only God is important; therefore, all our love, our confidence, our affections, our thoughts, our desires, our ambitions - all, I repeat - must be completely consecrated to Him." 
- Letter to his Mother, 20 August 1636.
- Roustang, F. "Jesuit Missionaries to North America".  Ignatius Press, 2006.  P. 230.

+ Sign of the Cross

~ Loving Father in Heaven, let every decision I make this day be completely consecrated to You.

~ Your intentions. 

~ Father, that you may be better known and loved. 
3 x Our Father

~ Jesus, that you may be better known and loved.
3 x Hail Mary

~Holy Spirit, that you may be better known and loved.
3 x Glory Be

~ Take Lord all my liberty.  Receive my memory, my understanding, my whole will; all that I have and possess.  You have given all to me, I return it all to you.  Do with me as you will.  Amen.*

~ Holy Martyr St. Isaac Jogues, please pray for us.

+ Sign of the Cross

~Ad maiorem Dei gloriam.**

* - The Suscipe.
** - "For the greater glory of God" - Jesuit motto.