The 54 Day Rosary Novena: A Bouquet of Rosary Novenas to Our Lady

The prayers included are true to the original 1926 publication of the ‘Rosary Novenas to Our Lady‘ booklet containing the traditional 15 mysteries of the Holy Rosary (the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries) and it includes the original 15 corresponding fruits for each mystery of the rosary (humility, charity, etc.). The Luminous mysteries are not included, because this novena was given by Our Lady of Pompeii right through an apparition which occurred in 1884, whereas the Luminous mysteries were not introduced until the year 2002.

The origin of the novena is as follows:

For thirteen months Fortuna Agrelli, the daughter of a Commander had endured dreadful sufferings and torturous cramps; she had been given up by the most celebrated physicians. On February 16, 1884, the afflicted girl and her relatives commenced a novena of Rosaries. The Queen of the Holy Rosary favored her with an apparition on March 3rd. Mary, sitting upon a high throne, surrounded by luminous figures, held the divine Child on her lap, and in her hand a Rosary. The Virgin Mother and the holy Infant were clad in gold embroidered garments. They were accompanied by St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena. The throne was profusely decorated with flowers; the wonderful thing about our Lady was marvelous.

Mary looked upon the sufferer with maternal tenderness, and the patient saluted her with the words: ‘Queen of the Holy Rosary, be gracious to me; restore me to health! I have already prayed to thee in a novena, O Mary, but have not yet experienced thy aid. I am so anxious to be cured!’

‘Child’, responded the Blessed Virgin, ‘thou hast invoked me by more than a few titles and hast at all times obtained favors from me. Now, since thou hast called me by that title so pleasing to me, ‘Queen of the Holy Rosary,’ I will no longer refuse the favor thou dost petition; for this name is most precious and dear to me.’ ‘Whoever desires to obtain favors from me will have to make three novenas of the prayers of the Rosary (in petition), and three novenas in thanksgiving.’

In addition to The 54 Day Rosary Novena prayers, this book includes:

• Novena Record pages – to help you keep track your daily progress (with spaces included to note down the date for on a daily basis of the novena) and numbered boxes with their corresponding mysteries which can be used for checking off the days which have been completed.

• Inspirational illustrations – for each of the mysteries of the Holy Rosary.

• An Index of Prayers –a complete list of the standard Catholic prayers required for saying the rosary and novena written out in their entirety(Our Father, Hail Mary, Apostle’s Creed, Litany of Our Blessed Mother, etc.)

• A summary of the origins of the miraculous 54 Day Rosary Novena – as given to us by Our Lady of Pompeii.

• Additional Marian novena prayers (compiled from vintage, traditional, catholic prayer books by beloved Father Lasance – specifically, novenas to Our Lady under her more than a few titles, as listed below, plus ‘The Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary‘.

The extra novena prayers included are:

• Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
• Novena in Honor of the Dolors of the Blessed Virgin
• Novena in Honor of the Immaculate Conception
• Indulgenced Novenas in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Novena in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary for Any Festival and Any Special Occasion

Offer a spiritual bouquet of rosary novenas to Our Lady with this exceptional guide, finding all the prayers you’ll need in one simple to follow, beautifully formatted and well-organized place.