What Is The Schedule For?
The 54-day Rosary Novena is an uninterrupted series of Rosaries in honor of Our Lady, which was revealed to the incurably sick Fortuna Agrelli by Our Lady of Pompeii at Naples in 1884. For 13 months Fortuna Agrelli had endured dreadful sufferings and torturous cramps; even the most celebrated physicians had given up on her. On Feb. 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 beauty of Our Lady was marvelous. The Blessed Virgin said: “Child, thou hast invoked me by various titles and hast always obtained favors from me. Now, since thou hast called me by that title so pleasing to me, ‘Queen of the Holy Rosary,’ I can no longer refuse the favor thou dost petition; for this name is most precious and dear to me. Make three Novenas, and thou shalt obtain all.” Once more the Queen of the Holy Rosary appeared to her and said, “Whoever desires to obtain favors from me should make three Novenas of the prayers of the Rosary, and three Novenas in thanksgiving.” The Novena consists of five decades of the Rosary each day for 27 days in petition; then immediately five decades each day for 27 days in thanksgiving, whether or not the request has been granted. The meditations vary from day to day. On Mondays and Saturdays, meditate on the Joyful Mysteries; on Tuesdays and Fridays, meditate on the Sorrowful Mysteries; on Wednesdays and Sundays, meditate on the Glorious Mysteries; and on Thursdays, meditate on the Luminous Mysteries; and so on throughout the 54 days.
There is no greater honor that you can show our Blessed Mother than to pray the Rosary…and pray it daily…as part of your every day regimen. This book takes the 54-day Rosary Novena to a perpetual level. From the day you begin, for the rest of your life, you will alternate between 27 days of petition and 27 days of thanksgiving. Click the button below to get your first two-year schedule of dates.