MISSION HELPERS REVIEW - Department of Religion - Winter, 1959

Sep 21, 2026

Winter, 1959 issue of Mission Helpers Review dedicated to religious education by the Department of Religion. It emphasizes Mary and the Rosary as spiritual help for daily life, urging the faithful to consecrate themselves, pray the Rosary, and trust in God’s plan. It explains the Department’s “fuel station” role linking mission lesson plans from the outside to revised teaching materials for teachers. A calendar section outlines Masses, novenas, Exposition-related prayers, and daily Rosary recitation dates for January and February.

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CategoryReligion & Spirituality

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Pages20

Reading Time50 min

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Department of Religion

Mission helpers’ message and the Rosary

January schedule

February schedule

MISSION HELPERS REVIEW ARYGROVE COLLEGELI88A段BETROT,MICHIGANP山SE DeNOTREMOV100 狼irtarial ision JaLeniar...1961 Ⅱare glad.The Gift of Gifts.abe.stowed upol us by the(od of IufiteLove through the lmmaculate Heartof Mary.is here.Mary has given usher dear Child and He is ours-OurGod andl our Al! How glad we are.and yet.doesevery oue of Mary's children sharethis joy?Why has not everyone re:ceived Him?Why have the tidings ofGod's love for the world not reachedevery human heart?Have we failedto help Mary give Him to all man-kind? When Mary appeared at Lourde:she carried on her arm the Rosary. Mary's ToHer Children When she camc to the little ones atFatima.again she carried the Rosary.Pray the Rosary.do penance.she said. The Rosary is such a simple littlepraver--anyone ca learn it and any-one can say it.The penances are sosmall—onhy the faithful perfornanceof our daily duties.This is all in thedesign of God.Littletess is the weaponof God.The evil spirits roam theworld in powerful array.They havelaken possession of their strongholdwith mighty displays of arms andpower;they boast.they threaten.therroar.encamped in armor:thev en-slave and kill.they hang like a eloudof fire over the stricken world.Their pride has reached up to the heavens we may also invite our friends who are not members of the CatholicChurch to say the Rosary if they wish.Mary is every one's mother.Go toher,consecrate yourself to her.Inviteyour friends to pray to her with you. and like Satan they will fall like light-ning from the skies. But this will not happen until weall becone little'as the Christ Childand as Mary.We must embrace theLittle Child in obscurity and hidden-ness;we must trust a Woman's littleprayer.We must receive the messagefron St.Bernadette and Lucy—littlegirls of earth. How we rejoice in the Consecrationof our Country,made to her at theNational Shrine in Washington.D.C.on November 20th,1959!Our Coun-try will never go down with Marykeeping guard over it.Mary and herDivine Child are invincible,but vic-tory must be brought through“little”means—the Rosary—which has un-usual efficacy before the Throne ofGod.Let us live our Consecration inthe daily recitation of the Rosary,andthe loving fulfillment of our dailyduties.Mary will triumph and fromher we shall obtain the grace and thepeace for which we long. Mary's name makes demons trem-ble;they flee from her;they plot toblot her Name and her memory fromthe hearts of all mankind. But Mary will vanquish them andcast them back into hell,if her chil-dren gather around her and say thelittle prayer.repeating over and overagain"Hail Mary."The Rosary canbe said as we travel to our work,afterwe have finished our evening meal andat any time during the day.We mustkeep our eyes turned to Mary if weare to vanquish the mighty ones withthe small things that are chosen ofGod. The Mission Helpers daily Rosaryis for our good benefactors.Daily webeg the Queen of the Holy Rosary topray for each of you and to beg forcountless blessings on you and yourloved ones. Everyone can say the Rosary;yes 划2018May the bleosings of the Christ Childbe with you this Christmastide andremain with you through every day of体■练底 196Ⅱ! There is a special message for you from the Editor of the MISSION HELPERSREVIEW on Pages 10 and 11.Please read it before hanging up your calendar. Winter,1959 Mission Helpers Review ● Mission Heipers of the Sacred Heart—dedicated to religious education. # Department of Religion HE SPECIAL WORK of ourCongregation is to spread theKingdom of the Sacred Heart throughthe teaching of Christian Doctrine toall spiritually in need. To further the work of religiouseducation a special departnent hasbeen in operation for many years.This Department of Religion mightvery well be called the “fuel station”not only for our own congregation butfor thousands of other teachers of re-ligion,both religious and lay. It is a unique "fuel station"insofaras it is fed from the outside and

FAQs

Why does the document emphasize Mary and the Rosary?

It presents the Rosary as a simple prayer with special spiritual efficacy and encourages readers to turn their eyes to Mary and say the Rosary in daily life.

What is the purpose of the Department of Religion described in the issue?

It focuses on spreading the Kingdom of the Sacred Heart through teaching Christian Doctrine, and it operates like a two-way “fuel station” that shares and refines lesson plans from missions.

What religious observances are listed for January 1960?

The issue lists Holy Masses on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays (also specified dates), First Friday novena and special prayers during Exposition, daily Rosary recitation by the Sisters for intentions, and a novena for the Feast of the Purification beginning January 24th.

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