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Rules of the Confraternity of Mary Immaculate Queen

Chapter 1
The Nature and Object of the Confraternity

1. The Confraternity of Mary Immaculate Queen is an association of the laity, who, sharing in the religious and apostolic life of the Congregation of Priests, Brothers and Sisters of Mary Immaculate Queen through the observance of their own Rule and the practice of Total Consecration of the Congregation to attain Christian perfection.

2. The object of the Confraternity is the sanctification of its members and the salvation of souls, in a manner suited to the lay state.

3. The means of attaining this end are, besides the accomplishment of the ordinary precepts and the duties proper to one's state: the observance of this Rule, frequent attendance at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, prayer, the practice of mortification, apostolic and charitable works, and a tender devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

4. The Confraternity is divided into assemblies called Chapters. In particular cases, individuals may be received into the Confraternity without being incorporated into any particular Chapter.

5. Chapters cannot be lawfully erected without the consent of the Superior General of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen who is Bishop Mark Pivarunas, CMRI.

Chapter 2
Concerning Those to be Received and the Conditions Required

1. The spiritual prosperity of the confraternity depends generally on the reception of well-disposed persons. Therefore, no one shall be admitted into the Confraternity who is not a Catholic of devout life and sincerely desirous of striving after Christian perfection. Confraternity members should strive to actively promote the Catholic Faith according to the circumstances of their state in life, be exemplary for their loyalty to the Church and her clergy, and give evidence of a tender, filial devotion to the Mother of God.

2. All well-disposed persons, at least 18 years of age, whether married or single, ecclesiastics or laity, except Religious, may be accepted as members of this Confraternity. Married persons, however, are not to be received without the consent of their spouse, unless there be a just reason to allow otherwise.

3. Only the Father Director (Fr. Gabriel Lavery, CMRI) may admit individuals to the Confraternity.

Chapter 3
Reception into the Confraternity

1. Before being admitted to the Confraternity, candidates should study the Rule in order to acquire a knowledge of their obligations, although its observance does not bind under pain of sin. They should also have already made the Total Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary according to the method of St. Louis de Montfort. Available from MIQ Center

2. Candidates for the Confraternity are received by the director, before an altar of the church or in some other suitable place, according to the ceremonies of the Confraternity. If possible, at least some members of the Confraternity should be present.

3. As soon as candidates have been duly received by the director, they are admitted to the participation in all spiritual good works of the Religious of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen.

Schedule of Prayers for Monthly Meetings

Opening Prayers:

1. St. Louis Marie de Montfort's Prayer to Mary.

2. Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be for the living and deceased members of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen.

Closing Prayers:

Prayer to Jesus

2. The Fatima Prayers.

3. Father's Blessing.

Chapter 4
The Insignia of the Confraternity

1. At their reception, receive a large brown scapular (approximately 5" x 6") with the scrolled letters BVM on one scapular, and IHS on the other.

2. The large brown scapular is to be worn at Confraternity meetings and at Mass on the principal feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the BVM in the front, according to local customs. This includes each Sunday. When the feast is for our Lord, the IHS is worn in the front.

3. The small brown scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Miraculous Medal shall be worn at all times as a sign of their consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Upon completion of their postulancy, members receive the blessed Miraculous Medal with the blue cord, very much the same as the CMRI Religious wear. This Miraculous Medal with the blue cord may be worn outside one's clothes at all Masses.

Chapter 5
Spiritual Goals for Confraternity Members

1. Confraternity members should dress in accord with Christian modesty and be devoid of worldly vanity, as becomes the servants and handmaids of Christ.

2. Members should guard their eyes from the licentiousness of the world, especially regarding immoral entertainment and media.

3. In their daily lives, members should strive to influence others by good example and should promote practices of piety and good works.

4. Members should earnestly maintain a spirit of charity among themselves and toward others.

Chapter 6
The Recitation of the Office

1. Every day Confraternity members shall recite the Little Office of the Immaculate Conception. When unable to satisfy this obligation, they should recite seven Our Father's, Hail Mary's, and Glory Be's.

2. The Office should be recited in a becoming place and in a worthy manner.

Chapter 7
Confession, Communion and Other Pious Practices

1. Members of the Confraternity shall, unless legitimately hindered, approach the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist at least twice a month.

2. Confraternity members should piously and attentively assist at the most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as frequently as possible.

3. Sufficient time should be spent each day in meditation, mental prayer and examination of conscience. In the morning, a period of ten minutes should be spent in meditation using approved sources for reflection and inspiration; at midday, there should be a brief examination of conscience concerning the observance of resolutions that have been made; in the evening, before retiring, five minutes should be spent in meditation and a general examination over the entire day followed by an Act of Contrition.

4. Every day the members shall recite five decades of the Rosary and the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

5. To strengthen and safeguard their faith, all members shall spend 15 minutes a day in spiritual reading and occasionally read some passage from True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary by St. Louis Marie de Montfort, or another Marian book approved by the director.

6. Total Consecration to Mary, according to the method of St. Louis Marie de Montfort, is the pattern of the spiritual life of the Confraternity. Therefore each member should make this act of Total Consecration before his reception into the Confraternity and renew that act on the principal feastdays of the Congregation, namely, the feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8), the Annunciation (March 25), the Queenship of Mary (May 31), the Assumption (August 15), and that of St. Louis Marie de Montfort (April 28).

7. The members of the Confraternity shall be dedicated to the message of Our Lady of Fatima, striving to fulfill her requests for prayer, penance, modesty and reparation for sin. This holds especially true for Confraternity members of Our Lady of Fatima parish.

8. They shall exhibit great reverence in church, especially during the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and be an example to all the faithful.

9. Members shall be faithful to the monthly meetings scheduled by the director. They should also make an annual retreat or attend a day of recollection once a year.

10. The home and family of the Confraternity members should be Enthroned to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Chapter 8
Penitential Observance

1. A part of the message of Fatima is that our first penance is faithful fulfillment of our daily duty. The members shall recite the morning offering daily upon rising in order to offer up their activities and crosses of the day.

Morning Offering

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer Thee my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Thy Sacred Heart, in union with all the true Masses offered throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of all in accordance with Thy holy Will. Amen.

2. St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori stated that all the faithul should practice some special devotion to Our Lady on Saturdays. It is fitting that members of the Confraternity take this advice to heart.

3. Members shall make the Way of the Cross according to the method of St. Alphonsus Ligouri on all Fridays of Lent.

Chapter 9
Apostolic and Charitable Works

1. Following the example of the saints, Confraternity members should be animated with a generous desire to glorify God and save souls.

2. Members shall practice works of charity, either singly or collectively, as far as their condition and capacity will permit.

3. They should also help the Parish Priest in the pious works of the parish.

Chapter 10
Confraternity Meetings

1. Once a month, at an appointed day and hour - most of the time the First Saturday of the month following Holy Mass - the members of the Chapter shall assemble to assist at Mass or to pray the Rosary, and to hear a sermon from the director. Members shall faithfully attend these monthly meetings.

2. During the monthly meeting, the director shall read and explain the Rule to the members. He may also address pertinent topics on the spiritual life.

Chapter 11
Suffrages for Members

1. The death of a member of the Confraternity shall be announced as soon as possible to the other members of the Chapter. If opportune, they should personally attend the obsequies for the deceased.

2. Moreover, within eight days after notice of death, each member of the Chapter shall recite five decades of the Rosary, hear one Mass and receive Holy Communion for the soul of the deceased.

3. Deceased members of the Confraternity shall share in all the general suffrages offered for the deceased members of the Congregation, monthly Masses for departed members and benefactors, and the Solemn Commemoration on August 13. Upon the death of any member of the Confraternity, the Direcotr of the Confraternity shall have Holy Mass offererd for the repose of his/her soul. Members of the Confraternity shall share in all the suffrages offered by the Congregation for its deceased members.

4. The Father Moderator shall annually celebrate three Masses for all the members, living and deceased.

Chapter 12
The Superiors of the Confraternity

1. The Confraternity of Mary Immaculate Queen is placed under the direction of the Superior General of the Congregation (Bishop Mark Pivarunas, CMRI), to whom both Chapters and individual members, as well as the directors, are subject in all matters that pertain to their manner of life in accordance with the Rule.

2. The Superior General shall appoint a priest to act as General Moderator of the Confraternity and assign directors of individual chapters.

3. The Superior General of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen has full power to dispense from any precept of this Rule. Likewise, the director of a chapter can, for reasonable cause, dispense his subjects in individual cases.

4. Confraternity members should show the greatest reverence towards their bishop and parish priest. Let them also hold in esteem the other clergy and religious.

List of Daily Prayers
and Spiritual Exercises

1. A ten-minute meditation in the morning.

2. Little Office of the Immaculate Conception.

3. A brief examination of conscience at midday.

4. Recitation of five decades of the Rosary and Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

5. Our Father, Hail Mary and glor Be for the living and dead of the entire Congregation.

6. Examination of Conscience and Act of Contrition before retiring.

7. Frequent attendance at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

8. Spend fifteen minutes a day in spiritual reading.

9. Occasionally read some passage from True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary by St. Louis Marie de Montfort or another Marian book approved by the director.

The Little Office of the
Immaculate Conception

Prayer Before the Office

Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.

V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray

O God, Who dost instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Ghost, grant that, by the same Spirit, we may be truly wise, and ever rejoice in His consolation Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Open, O Lord, my mouth to bless Thy Holy Name; cleanse my heart from all vain, evil and distracting thoughts; enlighten my understanding, inflame my will, that I may worthily recite this Office with attention and devotion, and deserve to be heard in the presence of Thy Divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Lord, in union with that Divine intention with which Thou didst praise God on earth, I offer to Thee these hours.

Matins

V. Come, my lips and wide proclaim.
R. The Blessed Virgin's spotless fame.
V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me.
R. From the heands of the enemy mightily defend me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
(From Septuagesima to Easter, Alleluia is repalced by: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.)

Hymm

Clear star of the morning
In beauty enshrined,
O Lady, make speed
To the help of mankind.

Thee God in the depth
Of eternity chose
And formed thee all fair
As His glorious spouse.

And called thee His Word's
Own Mother to be,
By whom He created
The earth, sky and sea. Amen.

V. God elected here and pre-elected her.
R. He made her to dwell in His tabernacle.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

Oh Holy Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, Queen of Heaven and Mistress of the world, who never forsakest or despisest anyone, look upon us with an eye of pity, and beg of thy beloved Son the pardon of all our sins, that we who now devoutly celebrate thy Immaculate Conception may receive the reward of eternal joy, through the mercy of Jesus Christ our Lord, Whom thou, pure Virgin, didst bring into the world, and Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost in perfect Trinity, liveth and reigneth one God, world without end. Amen.

V. O Lady, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Prime

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me.
R. From the heands of the enemy mightily defend me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
(From Septuagesima to Easter, Alleluia is repalced by: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.)

Hymm

Preserved from the guilt
Which hath come on us all;
Exempt in the womb
From the taint of the fall.

O new Star of Jacob
Of angels the Queen,
O gate of the saints,
O mother of men.

O terrible as
The embattled array,
Be thou of the faithful
The refuge and stay. Amen.

V. The Lord Himself created her in the Holy Ghost.
R. And poured here out among all His works.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

Tierce

Hymm

Hail, Gideon's fleece,
Hail, blossoming rod,
Samson's sweet honeycomb,
Portal of God.

Well fitting it was
That a Son so Divine
Should preserve from all touch
Of original sin.

Nor suffer by smallest
Defect to be stained,
That Mother whom He
For Himself had ordained. Amen.

V. I dwell in the highest.
R. And my throne is on the pillar of the clouds.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

Sext

Hymm

Hail, garden of pleasure,
Celestial balm,
Cedar of chastity
Martyrdom's palm.

Thou land set apart
From uses profane,
And free from the curse
Which in Adam began.

Thou city of God,
Thou gate of the East,
In thee is all grace,
O joy of the blest. Amen.

V. As the lilly among the thorns,
R. So is my beloved among the daughters of Adam.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

None

Hymm

Filled at thy Conception
With love and with light
The dragon by thee
Was shorn of his might.

O Woman most valiant,
O Judith thrice blest,
As David was nursed
In fair Abisag's breast.

As the Savior of Egypt
Upon Rachel's knee,
So the world's great Redeemer
Was cherished by thee. Amen.

V. Thou art all fair, my beloved.
R. And the original stain was never in thee.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

Vespers

Hymm

And that man might be raised
Submitting to shame,
A little more low
Than the angels became.

Thou wrapt in the blaze
Of His infinite light,
Dost shine as the morn
On the confines of night.

As the moon on the lost
Through obscurity dawns,
The serpent's destroyer,
A lily amid thorns. Amen.

V. I made an unfailing light to arise in Heaven.
R. And as a mist I overspread the whole earth.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

Compline

V. May Jesus Christ thy Son, reconciled by thy prayers, O Lady, convert our hearts.
R. And turn away His anger from us.
V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me.
R. From the heands of the enemy mightily defend me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
(From Septuagesima to Easter, Alleluia is repalced by: Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.)

Hymm

Above all the angels
In glory untold,
Standing next to the King
In a vesture of gold.

O Mother of mercy,
O Star of the wave,
O hope of the guilty,
O light of the grave.

Through thee may we come
To the haven of rest
And see Heaven's King
In the coursts of the blest. Amen.

V. Thy name, O Mary, is as oil poured out.
R. Thy servants have loved thee exceedingly.
V. O Lady, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

The Commendation

Be thou my true guide
Through this pilgrimage here,
And stand by my side
When death draweth near.

There is a bough in which no blur of either kind, original or wrought, hath touched the Virgin rind.

V. In thy Conception, O Virgin, thou wast immaculate.
R. Pray for us to the Father, Whose Son thou didst bear.

Let us pray.

O God, Who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, didst prepare a worthy habitation for Thy Son, we beseech Thee that, as by the foresight of His death Thou didst exempt her from all stain, so we, purified by her intercession, may come to Thee, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary Conception

Lord have mercy on us,
   Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
   Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
   have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
   have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
   have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost,
   have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
   have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
Holy, Virgin of virgins,
Mother of Christ,
Mother of divine grace,
Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste,
Mother inviolate,
Mother undefiled,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of good counsel,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Savior,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Cause of our joy,
Spiritual vessel,
Vessel of honor,
Singular vessel of devotion,
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the covenant,
Gate of Heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of angels,
Queen of patriarchs,
Queen of prophets,
Queen of Apostles,
Queen of martyrs,
Queen of confessors,
Queen of virgins,
Queen of all saints,
Queen conceived without original sin,
Queen assumed into Heaven,
Queen of the most holy Rosary,
Queen of peace,

  Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,spare us, O Lord.
  Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
  Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

Grant unto us, Thy servants, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, at all times to enjoy health of soul and body; and by the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary, ever virgin, when freed from the sorrows of this present life, to enter into that joy which hath no end. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

St. Louis Marie de Montfort's Prayer to Mary

Hail Mary, beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father! Hail Mary, admirable Mother of the Son! Hail Mary, faithful Spouse of the Holy Ghost! Hail Mary, my dear Mother, my loving mistress, my powerful sovereign! Hail my joy, my glory, my heart and my soul! Thou art all mine by mercy, and I am all thine by justice. But I am not yet sufficiently thine. I now give myself wholly to thee, without keeping anything back for myself or others. If thou still seest in me anything which does not belong to thee, I beseech thee to take it and to make thyself the absolute mistress of all that is mine. Destroy in me all that may be displeasing to God, root it up and bring it to naught; place and cultivate in me everything that is pleasing to thee.

May the light of thy faith dispel the darkness of my mind; may thy profound humility take the palce of my pride; may thy sublime contemplation check the distractions of my wandering imagination; may thy continuous sight of God fill my memory with His presence; may the burning love of thy Heart inflame the lukewarmness of mine; may thy virtues take the place of my sins; may thy merits be my only adornment in the sight of God and make up for all that is wanting in me. Finally, dearly beloved Mother, grant, if it be possible, that I may have no other spirit but thine to know Jesus and His divine will; that I may have no other soul but thine to praise and glorify the Lord; that I may have no other heart but thine to love God with a love as pure and ardent as thine. I do not ask thee for visions, revelations, sensible devotion or spiritual pleasures. It is thy privilege to see God clearly; it is thy privilege to enjoy heavenly bliss; it is thy privilege to triumph gloriously in Heaven at the right hand of thy Son and to hold absolute sway over angels, men and demons; it is thy privilege to dispose of all the gifts of God, just as thou willest.

Such is, O heavenly Mary, the "best part," which the Lord has given thee and which shall never be taken away from thee - and this thought fills my heart with joy. As for my part here below, I wish for no other than that which was thine: to believe sincerely without spiritual pleasure; to suffer joyfully without human consolation; to die continually to myself without respite; and to work zealously and unselfishly for thee until death as the humblest of thy servants. The only grace I beg thee to obtain for me is that every day and every moment of my life I may say: Amen - so be it, to all thou didst do while on earth; Amen - so be it, to all that thou art doing now in Heaven; Amen - so be it, to all that thou art doing in my soul, so that thou alone mayest fully glorify Jesus, in me, for time and eternity. Amen.

St. Louis Marie de Montfort's Prayer to Jesus

O most loving Jesus, deign to let me pour forth my gratitude before Thee, for the grace Thou hast bestowed upon me in giving me to Thy holy Mother through the devotion of Holy Bondage, that she may be my advocate in the presence of Thy majesty and my support in my extreme misery. Alas, O Lord! I am so wretched that without this dear Motehr I should be certainly lost. Yes, Mary is necessary for me at Thy side and everywhere; that she may appease Thy just wrath, because I have so often offended Thee; that she may save me from the eternal punishment of Thy justice, which I deserve; that she may contemplate Thee, speak to Thee, pray to Thee, approach Thee and please Thee; that she may help me to save my soul and the souls of others; in short, Mary is necessary for me that I may always do Thy holy Will and seek Thy greater glory in all things. Ah, would that I could proclaim throughout the whole world the mercy that Thou hast shown to me! Would that everyone might know I should be already damned, were it not for Mary! Would that I might offer worthy thanksgiving for so great a blessing! Mary is in me. Oh, waht a treasure! Oh, what a consolation! And shall I not be entirely hers! Oh, what ingratitude! My dear Savior, send me death rather than such a calamity, for I would rathere die than live without belonging entirely to Mary. With St. John the Evangelist at the foot of the cross, I have taken her a thousand times for my own, and as many times have given myself to her; but if I have not yet done it as Thou, dear Jesus, dost wish, I now renew this offering as Thou dost desire me to renew it. And if Thou seest in my soul or my body anything that does not belong to this august princess, I pray Thee to take it and cast it far from me, for whatever in me does not belong to Mary is unworthy of Thee.

O Holy Ghost, grant me all these graces. Plant in my soul the Tree of true Life, which is Mary; cultivate it and tend it so that it may grow and blossom and bring forth the fruits of life in abundance. O Holy Ghost, give me great devotion to Mary, Thy faithful spouse; give me great confidence in her maternal heart and an abiding refuge in her mercy, so that by her Thou mayest truly form in me Jesus Christ, great and mighty, unto the fullness of His perfect age. Amen.

The Fatima Prayers

My God, I believe, I adore, I trust and I love Thee; and I beg pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not trust, and do not love Thee.

(repeat the above 3 times then bow your head in reciting the following:)

O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most Precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in tabernacles throughout the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in unison with the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners.

O Most Holy Trinity, I addore Thee! My God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament!

O my Jesus, it is for love of Thee, in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary and for the conversion of poor sinners.