Prophecies of St. Bridget On the 14th of June 1303, at the moment Saint Bridget of Sweden was born, Pope Benedict XV, the curate of Rasbo at the time, prayed for the happy deliverance of the child Ingeborde. Suddenly he found himself enveloped by a luminous cloud out of which Our Lady appeared: A child has been born at Birger; her voice will be heard by the entire world. Later as the Sovereign Pontiff, he proclaimed: The approbation of such revelations implies nothing more than, after mature examination, it is permissible to publish them for the unit of the faithful. Though they don’t merit the same credence as the truths of religion, one can, however, believe them out of human faith, conforming to the rules of prudence by which they are probable, and supported by sufficient motives that one might believe in them piously. (Pope Benedict XV, Les Petits Bollandistes, tome XII) The prayers below have been copied from a book printed in Toulouse in 1740 and published by the Father Adrien Parvilliers of the Company of Jesus, Apostolic Missionary of the Holy Land, with approbation, permission and recommendation to distribute them. His Holiness Pope Pius IX took cognizance of these Prayers and approved them on May 31, 1862, recognizing them as true and for the good of Souls. This sentence of Pope Pius IX has been confirmed by the realization of the promises by all persons who have recited the prayers and by numerous supernatural facts by which God wanted to make known their exact truth. A collection of small books, these prayers among them, was approved by the Great Congress of Malines on August 22, 1863. Visitors to the Church of St. Paul at Rome can see the crucifix, above the Tabernacle in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, sculptured by Pierre Cavallini, before which St. Bridget knelt when she received these 15 prayers from Our Lord. The following inscription is placed in the church to commemorate the event: Pendentis, Pendente Dei verba accepit aure accipit et verbum corde Brigitta Deum. Anno Jubilei MCCCL. St. Bridget was curious to know for quite some time the number of blows Our Lord received during His Passion, He one day appeared to her and said: I received 5480 blows on My Body. If you wish to honor them in some way, say 15 Our Fathers and 15 Hail Mary’s with the following Prayers (which He taught her) for a whole year. When the year is up, you will have honored each one of My Wounds.
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