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148 The AposUeship of Prayer
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CONTINUAL PRAYER
"We must always pray, and not faint" (Luke xviii. I).
"Pray without ceasi?zg" (I Tkess. v. 17).
G
HE LEAGUF. OF THE SACRED HEART is the proper
name of the "Apostleship of Prayer" as an association.
Its associates league together in certain easy
but strong devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to
obtain His Infentims, and their own, thus practising
an "Apostleship of Prayer," with mutual share in
merits. It numbers ~o,ooo,ooo associates in all parts
of the world, including nearly all Religious Orders.
Its motto is Thy Kittgdom Come.
Its devotions are the Three Degrees.
First Degree: Every morning offer your prayers,
works, and sufferings to the Sacred Heart. It may be
done in your own words. Nothing more is required of
the members.
Those whose zeal prompts them to do more may also
practise the devotions of the second and third degrees,
and gain thereby many indulgences.
Practice of the Second Degree: Members join
Rosary Bands, and say daily one decade of the
Rosary, zfiz.: one Our Father, ten Ilail Marys, and
one Glory be to the Father, etc.
Practice of the Third Degree: Members offer a
monthly or weekly Communion of Reparation for srns
against Our Lord in the holy Sacrament ot the Altar.
I. Each associate's name must be registered at a
local center. Apply to any Jesuit or Franciscan
Father or to your parish priests.
11. Each associate receives a certificate of admission.
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