THE JESUITS TRAGEDY

It is not just a challenge; it is a profound historical and spiritual detective story. We are more than happy to take this on with you, dearest Readers—it is exactly the kind of deep, interconnected narrative that belongs in our Living Library.

We are connecting the interior fire of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with the geopolitical earthquake of the Jesuit suppression, all held together by the miraculous presence of St Alfonso.

The Process of Suppression (1762–1764)

A/ The Geography

• Paray-le-Monial (The Spark): Where the Sacred Heart is revealed to St Margaret Mary.

• Italy (The Stronghold): Where St Alfonso Maria de Liguori fights to keep the "Oil" of true faith and true devotion burning.

• Rome (The Centre): Where the Pope (Clement XIV) faces the agonizing "Steel" of political pressure.

• The World (The Diaspora): Where the Jesuits, the great defenders of the Sacred Heart, are silenced.

B/ The Timeline

• The Apparitions (1670s): The Divine Warning and the call for the King Louis 14 to consecrate the Kingdom of France

In 1689, through Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, the Sacred Heart of Jesus is said to have asked Louis XIV to consecrate France to His Sacred Heart, to have this symbol placed upon the royal standards, and to build an edifice in His honour. These requests, which were intended to secure the protection of the kingdom, received no official response from the king.

The principal requests, often summarised as a mission of "reparation" entrusted to the king, were as follows:

• Consecration: that the heart of the king and the kingdom of France be consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in order to obtain eternal glory.
• The arms: that the Sacred Heart be engraved upon the royal arms and upon the standards of the army, so that it might triumph over its enemies.
• An edifice: that a public building be erected in which an image of the Sacred Heart might be placed and the homage of the nation rendered.
• Papal support: that the king should also request of the Pope authorisation for a Mass in honour of the Sacred Heart.

According to the accounts of the saint, these actions were to preserve France and the reign of Louis XIV from grave dangers. Yet the message, transmitted through her confessor, Father de La Chaise, was not carried into effect.

Neither Louis XIV nor Louis XV nor Louis XVI (until he lost his throne) was willing to consecrate France to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as requested by Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque.

• The Suppression (1773): the Bourbons kings force the Pope to sign the Brief Dominus ac Redemptor, dissolving the Jesuits.

• The Bilocation (1774): The breathtaking "Bémol" of history—St Alfonso Maria de Liguori, while in his cell in Arienzo, is seen at the bedside of the dying Pope Clement XIV in Rome to bring him the comfort of the "Divine Friend."

C/ The Sources: The "Gold" in the Archive

• Fr. Augustin Berthe, C.Ss.R (Volume 2): This is the definitive "Steel" of our research. Father Berthe's biography of St Alphonsus is famous for its rigorous detail and its ability to capture the "Science of Abandonment" in the midst of Church crisis.

This article will show that even when the politics of kings and the suppression of orders seem to destroy everything, the Sacred Heart remains. The fact that St Alphonsus—the founder of the Redemptorists—was there (miraculously!) for the Pope who suppressed the Jesuits is a testament to the "peaceful and free gathering of souls" that transcends even the harshest laws of men.

It is a story of Charity and Faith surviving the Fall.

The Sacred Heart and the Great Suppression: A Tale of Two Fires

I. The Spark: Paray-le-Monial (1670s)

The journey begins in the silence of a Visitation convent in France. Our Lord reveals His Sacred Heart to St Margaret Mary Alacoque, a message of "excessive love" meant to counter the cold heresy of the age: Jansenism, by emphasizing God's passionate, universal love, mercy, and desire for intimacy, opposing the Jansenist view of a harsh, distant deity. It urged frequent Communion, reparation for coldness, and trusted in Christ's love rather than fear of damnation.

Crucially, the Jesuits (saint Claude La Colombière SJ) were appointed as the "faithful servants" and protectors of this devotion. They were the "Steel" guarding the "Oil" of the Sacred Heart, spreading the flame across the globe from the courts of kings to the missions of the New World.

II. The Storm: The Suppression of the Jesuits (1773)

By the mid-18th century, the "Hubris" of the European Enlightenment—the "Masters of Nature"—could no longer tolerate the influence of the Society of Jesus. Under intense political pressure from the Bourbon monarchs, Pope Clement XIV issued the brief Dominus ac Redemptor, legally dissolving the Jesuits.

The defenders of the Sacred Heart were silenced. To the world, it looked like the "Grand Army" of secular logic had finally extinguished the Divine Fire.

III. The Miracle: The Bilocation of St Alphonsus (1774)

As documented in Augustin Berthe's Vie de Saint Alphonse (Volume 2), a staggering event occurred during this "darkest hour."

In September 1774, St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori the anti-Voltaire writer and the anti-liberal defender of the faith sat in his chair in Arienzo, Italy. He entered a deep trance—a "Science of Abandonment" so profound that he appeared to be dead. For two days, he did not move or eat.

When he finally "awoke," he told his shocked Redemptorist brothers:

"I have been to assist the Pope, who has just died."

While his body remained in his cell, his spirit was at the bedside of the dying Pope Clement XIV in Rome. The Pope, who had signed the document of suppression and was now suffering a lonely and agonizing death, was comforted in his final moments by the very Saint who would preserve the "Heart's Science" for the future.

While the "Mind's Science" (the politics of Rome and the Kings) was tearing the Church apart, the Divine Friend used bilocation—a mastery over nature that science cannot explain—to bring mercy to the one who had struck the blow.

The Triple Tragedy: The Fruits of the Dead Tree

1. The Persecution in Kingdoms and Colonies

The suppression was not a quiet withdrawal; it was a violent uprooting. From the courts of Lisbon to the missions of the Far East, the Jesuits were hunted, imprisoned, and exiled.

• The "Steel" of the State: In Portugal, the Marquis of Pombal led a brutal campaign, treating the priests as political criminals.

• The Loss of Education: Thousands of schools and universities—the "Crystalline" centres of Catholic intellect—were closed overnight, leaving a void that secular, anti-clerical "Reason" was quick to fill.

2. The Abandonment of the Faithful (The "Mission" Echo)

Perhaps the most heartbreaking tragedy occurred in the Americas. As seen in the historical reality depicted in the film The Mission, the "Fallen Nature" of colonial greed took over once the Jesuits were removed.

• The Guaraní Massacres: In the "Reductions" of Paraguay, the Jesuits had protected the indigenous people from being enslaved by the Spanish and Portuguese.

• The Sheep without Shepherds: Once the protectors were gone, the "gathering of souls" was scattered. The faithful were left to the mercy of slave traders and soldiers. The "Heart's Science" was replaced by the "Steel" of the plantation.

3. The Triumph of Revolution and the Rise of Nationalism

With the Jesuits gone—the great defenders of the Papacy and the traditional social order—the "dam" broke. The Enlightenment's "Hubris" was no longer restrained.

• The French Revolution (1789): Only sixteen years after the suppression, the fire reached Paris. The monarchy was toppled, the "Goddess of Reason" was enthroned in Notre Dame, and the King was sent to the guillotine.

• The New Map of Europe: Napoleon (the "Master of Nature") emerged from this chaos to redraw the map. The old "Peaceful Gathering" of Christendom was shattered into aggressive, nationalist states.

• Endless Wars: This shift led to a century of "Steel"—nationalist conflicts and world wars.

The Conclusion: the "Price of Pride"

"The Suppression of the Jesuits was the moment the West chose the 'Mind's Science' over the 'Heart's Science.' By cutting down the 'Tree of the Society,' the world reaped a harvest of revolution, slavery, and total war. It was only through the hidden prayers of Saints like Alphonsus that the 'Oil' of the Sacred Heart was kept burning in the dark."

Saint Alfonso (1696–1787) was aware of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647–1690) and was heavily influenced by her revelations regarding the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Though he lived in the century following her, St. Alphonsus became a key proponent of the devotion as it spread throughout the Church in the 18th century. Key Connections between St. Alphonsus and the Sacred Heart:

• Influence of St. Margaret Mary: St. Alphonsus was deeply influenced by St. Margaret Mary's revelations, which emphasized reparation for coldness toward Jesus and the importance of the Eucharist. 
• Writings and Prayers: St. Alphonsus wrote his own Novena to the Sacred Heart and composed several prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 
• Petition to the Pope: In 1758, St. Alphonsus sent a copy of his Novena to the Sacred Heart to Pope Clement XIII, petitioning for the establishment of a liturgical feast for the Sacred Heart. 
• Alignment with her Mission: St. Alphonsus's own theology was strongly centered on the Passion and Eucharist, which aligned perfectly with the devotion as revealed to Margaret Mary. 

The next stage of our narrative moves from the ruins of the "Triple Tragedy" to the Hidden Continuity. We must explain how the "Light" was preserved when the lamps seemed to have been smashed.

This section focuses on the survival of the "Heart's Science" through the Redemptorists and the miraculous protection of the Jesuit spirit in the unlikeliest of places.

IV. The Remnant: How the Fire Survived the Frost

While the "Mind's Science" of the European monarchs celebrated the end of the Jesuits, the "Divine Friend" was working in the shadows. The flame of the Sacred Heart did not go out; it simply changed hands.

1. The Redemptorists: The New Guardians

With the Jesuits silenced, St Alphonsus de Liguori and his fledgling Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) became the spiritual heirs to the mission.

• The "Oil" of Mercy: Alphonsus fought against the cold, legalistic "Steel" of Jansenism—a heresy that made God seem like a distant, cruel judge.

• The Sacred Heart Connection: He integrated the devotion to the Sacred Heart into the very marrow of Redemptorist life, ensuring that the "Science of the Heart" would reach the poor and the abandoned, just as it had under the Jesuits.

2. The "Crystalline" Irony: Russia and Prussia

In one of history's most "Bémol" moments, the Jesuits survived because of two non-Catholic rulers who refused to publish the Pope's decree: Catherine the Great (Orthodox Russia) and Frederick the Great (Protestant Prussia).

• The Motive: They valued the "Mind's Science"—the Jesuits' unmatched skill as educators—and refused to lose their best teachers to "Roman politics."

• The Result: God used the "Hubris" of secular rulers to provide a sanctuary for the Society. In the frozen East, the "Steel" of the Jesuit intellect was preserved until the world was ready for their return in 1814.

3. The Bridge of Bilocation: A Final Witness

We return to that cell in Arienzo. When St Alphonsus bilocated to the deathbed of Clement XIV, he wasn't just bringing comfort to a dying man; he was acting as a bridge.

• The Peace Offering: His presence represented the forgiveness of the "gathering of souls."

• The Succession: It signaled that the Redemptorists would hold the fort until the "Resurrection" of the Jesuits.

V. The Lesson for the "Living Library"

We can conclude this section with a reflection on Divine Strategy:

"The Jesuits' Tragedy proves that the 'Mind's Science' can destroy institutions, but it cannot touch the 'Heart's Science.' Whether in the missions of Paraguay, the schools of Russia, or the prayers of a Saint in Italy, the Truth finds a way to endure. The 'Dead Tree' was merely dormant; the sap was still flowing through the Redemptorists."

The Data of the Disaster (1759–1814)

Event / Entity                          The "Steel" (Statistical Data)                                                       The "Bémol" (spiritual reality)
Global Strength                      Approx. 22,600 Jesuits at the time of suppression.              A worldwide "gathering of souls" silenced in a single stroke
Educational Loss                   Over 700 Colleges and seminaries closed globally.               The "Mind's Science" was decapitated; secularism filled the void.
The Portuguese Exile           1,100 Jesuits deported to the Papal States in 1759.                The Marquis of Pombal used "Fallen Nature" to break the Church's influence.
The Guaraní Reductions     Over 100,000 indigenous people lost their protectors.       The "Mission" tragedy: Mercy was replaced by the slave trade.
The Russian Remnant         201 Jesuits protected by Catherine the Great.                            A "Protestant and Orthodox" shield saved the Catholic spark.

Key Chronology: The Road to the "Shatter Point"

• 1675: The Sacred Heart is revealed to St Margaret Mary—the Jesuits are named "The Guardians of the Fire."

• 1759: Portugal expels the Jesuits (The first crack in the dam).

• 1764: Louis XV bans the Jesuits from France (The "Hubris" of the Enlightenment courts). *

• 21 July 1773: Pope Clement XIV signs Dominus ac Redemptor. The Society is legally "dead."

• 21–22 Sept 1774: The Bilocation. St Alphonsus (Arienzo) assists the dying Pope (Rome).

• 1789: The French Revolution begins (The "unavoidable consequence" of the Jesuit vacuum).

• 1814: Pope Pius VII restores the Society globally (The "Resurrection").

* In November 1764, King Louis XV of France signed a royal edict dissolving the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) throughout his dominions, completing a process of suppression that began in French colonies and moved to the mainland. This action followed similar expulsions in Portugal (1759) and preceded those in the Spanish Empire (1767). Key Causes and Background:

• The Lavalette Bankruptcy (1761): The catalyst was a massive financial scandal involving Father Antoine Lavalette, superior of the Jesuit missions in Martinique, who went bankrupt after his commercial sugar ventures failed following British captures of ships during the Seven Years' War. The Jesuit order refused to pay his debts, leading to lawsuits and bringing the order's internal structure under intense scrutiny by French courts.
• Political Opposition: The Jesuits faced combined opposition from Jansenists (theological rivals), Gallicans (who wanted a French church independent of the Pope), and Enlightenment philosophers (Philosophes) who viewed the order as an enemy of progress.
• The Parlement of Paris: The Parlement, a high court, spearheaded the attack, attacking the Jesuit constitution as incompatible with the kingdom's principles.
• Weakened Protection: Louis XV, often seen as weak, was pressured by his mistress, Madame de Pompadour (who was refused absolution by a Jesuit), and his minister, the Duc de Choiseul, to sign the ban.

The "Redemptorist Bridge" Data

While the Jesuits were gone, the Redemptorists became the "Refuge of the Heart":

• St Alphonsus wrote over 111 works, countering the "Steel" of cold Jansenism with the "Oil" of Divine Mercy.

• The Redemptorists grew from a small Italian congregation to the force that would re-evangelise Europe after the Napoleonic wars.

Lorenzo Ricci (2 August 1703[1] – 24 November 1775) was an Italian Jesuit, elected the eighteenth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was also the last before the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773.

Pray for the canonization of Father Lorenzo Ricci, SJ

The fall of the Bourbons in Spain and the Braganzas in Portugal mirrors the tragedy in France, but with a different "Steel." If the French throne fell to the Guillotine, the Iberian thrones fell to Exile and Fragmentation—the direct fruit of the "Mind's Science" (Enlightenment hubris) turning against the very monarchs who championed it.

Here is the "Crystalline" breakdown of how the southern kings lost their power:

1. The Spanish Bourbons: The Trap of Hubris

In Spain, the fall was a drama of betrayal. King Charles IV and his son Ferdinand VII were obsessed with maintaining their "Mastery of Nature" and political survival, but they lacked the "Heart's Science."

• The Napoleon "Bémol": In 1808, Napoleon (the ultimate "Master of Nature") tricked the Spanish royals into a meeting at Bayonne. He forced both father and son to abdicate, effectively stealing the Spanish Crown with a stroke of a pen.

• The Loss of the New World: While the royals bickered in French captivity, the Spanish colonies in the Americas—sensing the "Fallen Nature" of the monarchy—began their wars for independence. By the time the Bourbons returned to Madrid, the "Gathering of Souls" in the Americas was gone forever.

• The Result: The Spanish monarchy spent the next century in a cycle of civil wars (the Carlist Wars), never regaining the "True Light" of their former authority.

2. Portugal and the Braganzas: The Flight across the Sea

Portugal's story is unique—it is the only time a European capital moved to the colonies.

• The Great Escape: As Napoleon's "Grand Army" crossed the border in 1807, Prince Regent John VI and the entire Braganza court did not stay to fight. They chose the "Science of Abandonment," but for survival rather than spirit. They fled to Brazil under the protection of the British Navy.

• The "Empire" Split: By moving the seat of power to Rio de Janeiro, they effectively killed the "Mother Country." When the King finally returned to Lisbon years later, Brazil declared independence under his own son, Pedro I.

• The End of the Old Map: The Portuguese monarchy was shattered. The "Steel" of liberal revolutions in the 1820s stripped the King of his absolute power, turning him into a mere figurehead of a crumbling empire.

The "Redemptorist" Perspective: The Empty Throne & the "Divine Irony"

"The Bourbon and Braganza kings thought they were being 'modern' and 'enlightened' by suppressing the Jesuits and ignoring the Sacred Heart. They believed they could rule through the 'Mind's Science' alone. Yet, the very 'Reason' they worshipped birthed Napoleon and the Liberal Revolutions, which eventually stripped them of their crowns and scattered their empires to the winds."

The Triple Fall Summary

Dynasty                    Country                Fate of Power
Bourbon                   France                   The Guillotine (Execution of Louis XVI).
Bourbon                   Spain                     Imprisonment and the loss of the American Empire.
Braganza                 Portugal               Exile and the permanent fracturing of the Kingdom.

The "Dead Tree" of the Jesuit Suppression bore its final, bitter fruit: the monarchs who signed the decrees were the same ones who lost their kingdoms.

The "Vengeance of History"

The "Triple Fall" of these monarchies wasn't just a political coincidence; it was a spiritual vacuum. When the Bourbons of Spain and the Braganzas of Portugal expelled the Jesuits and turned their backs on the Sacred Heart, they effectively removed the "moral glue" that held their empires together.

Here is the deeper "Science of the Heart" behind their collapse:

1. The "Education Gap": Arming the Revolution

By destroying the Jesuit schools, the Kings of Spain and Portugal inadvertently created a "lost generation."

• The Intellectual Void: The elite youth who once studied under the "Crystalline" logic of the Jesuits were now educated by secular "Philosophes" who viewed the King not as a "Lieutenant of God," but as a mere contract-holder.

• The Irony: The very "Mind's Science" the Kings thought would make them modern became the "Steel" that the revolutionaries used to argue for their removal.

2. The "Ultramontane" Loss

The Jesuits were the bridge between the local kingdoms and the Papacy (Rome).

• Isolation: Once the bridge was burned, the Spanish and Portuguese crowns were spiritually isolated.

• The Secular Storm: When Napoleon invaded, there was no international religious "Grand Army" to defend the legitimacy of the Kings. The people were left to fight for "Nation" rather than "Faith," leading to the birth of the fierce, secular nationalisms that still divide Europe today.

3. The "Divine Bémol" of the Americas

The loss of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in South America was a direct echo of the Mission Tragedy.

• The Curse of the Guaraní: In the 1750s, the Portuguese and Spanish crowns crushed the Jesuit Reductions.

• The Harvest: Within fifty years, the same crowns lost their entire American empires. The "Fallen Nature" of greed that drove the kings to seize the Jesuit lands eventually fueled the colonial revolutions that seized the kingdoms themselves.

A Quote for our "Jesuits' Tragedy"

"History shows that the Kings of the South sought to rule without the Heart. In Portugal, they fled the sea they once mastered; in Spain, they were tricked by the logic they once championed. They thought the Church was an anchor holding them back, but they discovered—too late—that the anchor was the only thing keeping them from the abyss."

The Final Synthesis

1. The Promise: The Sacred Heart message.

2. The Hubris: The Suppression of the Jesuits.

3. The Miracle: St Alphonsus's bilocation (The Bridge).

4. The Judgment: The fall of the French, Spanish, and Portuguese thrones.

The "Three Falls": The Anatomy of Hubris

I. The First Fall: The Garden of Eden

The prototype of all tragedies. Adam and Eve stood in the "True Light" of the Garden, but they were tempted by the promise of becoming "Masters of Nature."

• The Forbidden Fruit: This was the first "Mind's Science"—the belief that one could define good and evil apart from the Creator.

• The Consequence: The "Original Sin" introduced a "Bémol" of suffering and death into the music of the spheres. Man was no longer a "peaceful and free" gardener; he became a slave to his own fractured will.

II. The Second Fall: The Kings and the Pope (1773)

This is the historical "shatter point" we have discussed. It is the moment when the "Grand Army" of secular politics forced the Hand of the Church.

• The Sacrifice of the Innocent: Pope Clement XIV, fearing a schism with the Bourbon Kings (France, Spain, Portugal), signed the suppression of the Jesuits. Like Caiaphas, the logic was: "It is better that one man [or one Order] die for the people."

• The Great Error: By condemning those who bore the very name of Jesus, the Pope struck at the "Heart's Science" to appease the "Steel" of the State.

• The Judgment: The "Forbidden Fruit" eaten by the Kings (Enlightenment Hubris) led directly to their own destruction. Within decades, the French King was guillotined and the Iberian Kings were exiled. The "Shield" of the Jesuits was gone, and the throne collapsed into the abyss.

III. The Third Fall: The Modern Crisis (Post-Vatican II)

Finally, we arrive at the "implosion" of our own era. We suggest that since the 1960s, the Church hierarchy has tasted a new kind of forbidden fruit—the "Revolutionary Trinity" dressed in modernist large vestments with novus ordo mind.

• Liberty (Religious Freedom): The "True Light" of the Gospel is treated as one option among many.

• Equality (Collegiality): The "Crystalline" authority of the Papacy is dissolved into committees, mirroring the "Fallen Nature" of secular democracy.

• Fraternity (Ecumenism): A "gathering of souls" that prioritizes human peace over Divine Truth.

The Consequence: Just as the Garden was lost and the Kings were toppled, Christendom disappears. The Western world, having cut itself off from its "Catholic faith," now faces a total collapse of meaning. The "Steel" of the modern world has no master, and the "Divine Friend" is forgotten.

The "Redemptorist" Conclusion

"History is not a circle; it is a recurring Fall. From the Garden to Rome, and from Rome to the modern Council, the tragedy is always the same: man believes he can improve upon God's design. We have exchanged the 'Science of the Heart' for the 'Fruits of the Earth,' and the result is a world in ruins."

This final insight completes our historical and spiritual architecture. It reveals a God who is constantly extending a "Safety Net" through the Science of the Heart, only for the "Hubris" of man's "Mind's Science" to push it away.

Here is the closing movement of our work, titled "The Rejected Shield: From Paray-le-Monial to Fatima."

IV. The Tragedy of Disobedience: The Rejected Shields

Divine Providence is not a distant observer; it is an active protector. In two distinct eras, Heaven provided a specific "Shield" to prevent a global "Implosion," but in both cases, the "Fallen Nature" of leadership chose the path of the First Fall.

1. The Shield of the Sacred Heart (1689)

• The Request: Through St. Margaret Mary, the Sacred Heart requested that King Louis XIV consecrate France to His Heart.

• The Promise: This would have served as a supernatural "Dam" against the rising tide of Enlightenment Hubris and the Masonic "Steel" that sought to destroy the throne.

• The Disobedience: The "Grand Monarch" ignored the message.

• The Consequence: Exactly 100 years later, in 1789, the French Revolution began, leading to the "The Jesuits' Tragedy," the guillotine, and the redrawing of the European map in blood.

2. The Shield of the Immaculate Heart (1917–Today)

• The Request: At Fatima, Our Lady requested the Consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart by the Pope in union with all the bishops.

• The Promise: The conversion of Russia and a period of peace for the world—a "Crystalline" restoration of the Gathering of Souls.

• The Disobedience: From Pius XI through his successors, the specific request was delayed, modified, or handled with the "Mind's Science" of diplomacy rather than the "Heart's Science" of total obedience.

• The Consequence: Russia was allowed to spread its "errors" (Communism) throughout the world, leading to the "Third Fall" of the Church (Vatican II) and the total secularization of the West.

3. The "Bémol" of Pope Francis

We note a significant moment in this timeline: Pope Francis performed a public consecration of Russia in 2022.

• The Divine Friend's Patience: Even in the midst of the "Western Collapse," Providence still offers a way back.

• The Question: Is it enough to stop the "Endless Nationalist Wars" and the "Fallen Nature" of the modern world, or is it, like Louis XVI's late prayer in the Temple prison, a "Bémol" played too close to the end of the symphony?

The Final Word 

"Twice Heaven spoke, and twice the Earth was too busy with its own 'Mind's Science' to listen. The Sacred Heart would have saved the Kings; the Immaculate Heart would have saved the Church from its own revolution. We stand today in the ruins of Christendom, not because God failed us, but because we feared the 'Heart's Science' more than the 'Revolution's Steel.' The archive is now a witness: Disobedience to the Divine Friend is the true engine of tragedy,  of spiritual and civilisational death."

Have you prayed for our Pope Leo XIII today? Say at least one short prayer, thanks!

Ex amore Jesu et Mariae, Deo gratias et Mariae