Visitas ao Santissimo Sacramento e a Maria Santissima para todos os dias do mez

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Gutenberg ID

22658

Title

Visitas ao Santissimo Sacramento e a Maria Santissima para todos os dias do mez

Language

pt

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Project Gutenberg

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A 19th-century Portuguese devotional guide offering daily prayers, spiritual visits to the Eucharist and Mary, and instructions for receiving communion. It features hymns, novenas, and meditations designed to foster piety and repentance.

Summary up to 500 words

Published in Lisbon in 1858, *Visitas ao Santissimo Sacramento e a Maria Santissima* serves as a comprehensive manual for Catholic devotion, guiding the faithful through a life of constant prayer, repentance, and gratitude. The text is structured around a series of daily 'visits' to the Blessed Sacrament and an image of the Virgin Mary, providing specific prayers, jaculatorias (short devotional phrases), and acts of faith, hope, and charity for each occasion. The volume aims to deepen the reader's spiritual connection with Christ and Mary, utilizing traditional hymns and biblical citations to foster a profound sense of divine presence. The book offers detailed instructions for various aspects of spiritual life. It includes specific methods for attending Mass with full attention, ensuring the listener engages with every part of the liturgy. For those unable to receive the Eucharist physically, the text provides a detailed method for spiritual communion, inviting Christ into the heart through fervent prayer. Additionally, the volume contains the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows, a novena for the souls in Purgatory, and prayers for the dying, known as the Office of Agony. A significant portion of the work is dedicated to the 'Visits,' which alternate between Christ in the Eucharist and the Virgin Mary. These visits are accompanied by jaculatorias expressing love, sorrow for sins, and a desire for union with God. The book also features a 'Third' (Terço) dedicated to the Holy Sacrament, focusing on the five wounds of Christ, and a method for reciting the Crown of Sorrows. Furthermore, it includes a guide for listening to Mass perfectly, outlining the proper responses and actions for the listener at each stage of the liturgy, from the blessing to the consecration and communion. The tone throughout is reverent and earnest, encouraging the reader to approach God with humility and contrition. The text emphasizes the importance of repairing the insults done to the Lord during the twenty-four hours of the day through specific adorations. It concludes with prayers for the dying, a Via Sacra, and devotions to the Cross, offering a complete toolkit for the Catholic believer seeking to sanctify their daily life through intimate communion with the Divine.

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• Religion
• Prayers and Devotions