The 15 St Bridget prayers.

[Seek Ye First]

I have been saying the fifteen St Bridget prayers for over 10 months now, I was just wandering has anyone else been saying them or actually completed the full year, here are the promises attached to them


[font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]Our Lord made the following promises to anyone who recited the 15 St. Bridget Prayers for a whole year:[/font]

1. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]I will deliver 15 souls of his lineage from Purgatory.[/font]
2. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]15 souls of his lineage will be confirmed and preserved in grace.[/font]
3. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]15 sinners of his lineage will be converted.[/font]
4. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]Whoever recites these prayers will attain the first degree of perfection.[/font]
5. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]15 days before his death, I will give My Precious Body in order that he may escape eternal starvation; I will give him My Precious Blood to drink lest he thirst eternally.[/font]
6. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]15 days before his death, he will feel a deep contrition for all his sins and will have a perfect knowledge of them.[/font]
7. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]I will place before him the sign of My Victorious Cross for his help and defense against the attacks of his enemies.[/font]
8. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]Before his death, I shall come with My Dearest Beloved Mother.[/font]
9. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]I shall graciously receive his soul and will lead it into eternal joys.[/font]
10. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]And having led it there I shall give him a special draught from the fountain of My Deity, something I will not for those who have not recited My prayers.[/font]
11. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]Let it be known that whoever may have been living in a state of mortal sin for 30 years, but who will recite devoutly, or have the intention to recite these prayers, the Lord will forgive him all his sins.[/font]
12. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]I shall protect him from strong temptations.[/font]
13. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]I shall preserve and guard his 5 senses.[/font]
14. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]I shall preserve him from a sudden death.[/font]
15. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]His soul will be delivered from eternal death.[/font]
16. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]He will obtain all he asks for from God and Blessed Virgin.[/font]
17. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]If he has lived all his life doing his own will and he is to die the next day, his life will be prolonged.[/font]
18. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]Every time one recites these prayers, he gains 100 days indulgence.[/font]
19. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]He is assured of being joined to the supreme Choir of Angels.[/font]
20. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]Whoever teaches these prayers to another, will have continuous joy and merit which will endure eternally.[/font]
21. [font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]There where these prayers are being said or will be said in the future, God is present with His grace.[/font]

 

[Seek Ye First]

[font=swiss,helv,arial][size=-2]Pope Pius IX took cognizance of these Prayers with the prologue; he approved them May 31, 1862, recognizing them as true and for the good of souls.[/size][/font]

[font=swiss,helv,arial][size=-2]This sentence of Pope Pus IX has been confirmed by the realization of the promises by all persons who have recited the prayers and by numerous supernatural facts by wich 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.[/size][/font]

 

[plainswolf]

So, what are the prayers of St. Briget?

J.M.J.
Mark

 

[thereselittleflower]

I have prayed these a few times, but I have to say each time I experienced something wonderful . . . .

Thank you for reminding me of these prayers . . this is so wonderful you have perservered in this so long . . . you are an encouragement to me.


Peace in Him!

 

[thereselittleflower]

The
Fifteen Prayers
revealed by Our Lord to
Saint Bridget of Sweden
in the Church of St. Paul at Rome
http://olrl.org/pray/pieta/15prom.shtml


Peace in Him!

 

[Seek Ye First]

[font=swiss,helv,arial][size=-2]These Prayers and these Promises have copied from a book printed in Tolouse in 1740 ad published by the P. Adrien Parvilliers of the Company of Jesus, Apostolic Missionary of the Holy Land, with qpprobation, permission and recomendation to distribute them.[/size][/font]

[font=swiss,helv,arial][size=-2]Parents and teachers who will read them to young infants for at east one year will read them to young infants for at least one year will assure their being preserved for life from any grave accident which would involve the loss of one of their five senses.[/size][/font]

 

[ukok]

I read the prayers of St. Bridget I don't often do them with any continuity because I am completely hopeless in that regard...I start off with good intentions...but it all falls by the wayside before too long

God Bless.

 

[boughtwithaprice]

The prayers are beautiful, but the promises are suspect. I found this in my research

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[size=-1]These fifteen prayers are known as the Prayers of St. Bridget or the Fifteen Oos. The prayers are attributed to St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373), who was the foundress of the Brigittines (see entry in Catholic Encyclopedia). St. Bridget, however, did not write them. They were composed some time after her death, most likely in the 15th century by English mystics of the Brigittine order. Numerous editions of these prayers beloved by many have appeared over the centuries with considerable variation in the texts and even in the order of the prayers.[/size]

[size=-1]The prayers themselves are a very tender meditation on Christ's passion and death. They were quite popular during the late Middle Ages and were a frequent item in many a Medieval prayer book. The prayers serve a twofold purpose, a catechetical one and a penitential one. In narrating the sequence of events of Christ's passion and death, they serve as a short summary of the events as outlined in the Gospels. In this capacity they fulfill a basic catechetical function in teaching about Christ's passion and death. The second function of the prayers is to excite the reader to a greater sense of sorrow for his sins and to motivate him to a greater love of Jesus who suffered so much for our sake. In this capacity they fulfill a penitential role.[/size]

[size=-1]Sometime after their composition a list of promises unfortunately became attached to these prayers. Over the centuries these promises have varied in number, but 21 promises is the most common form these days. The usual claim is that these promises were revealed to St. Bridget when she was at St. Paul's in Rome. The promises list a series of rather incredible benefits for those who recite the prayers daily for a whole year, namely the release of the souls of one's relatives from purgatory and the conversion of one's descendants from sin. These promises were not given to St. Bridget nor do they have any ecclesiastical standing whatsoever.[/size]

[size=-1]It is regrettable that these promises are still published in prayer books these days. It really spoils the prayers by including what amounts to little more than superstition, not to mention being contrary to Church Law to do so. The Congregation of the Holy Office prohibited the publication of the promises since the promises have no merit to them. The following notice was given in the AAS XLVI (1954), 64:[/size]



[size=-1]ACTA APOSTOLICAE SEDIS
SUPREMA SACRA CONGREGATIO S. OFFICII
MONITUM [/size]

[size=-1]In aliquibus locis divulgatum est opusculum quoddam, cui titulus "SECRETUM FELICITATIS - Quindecim orationes a Domino S. Birgittae in ecclesia S. Pauli, Romae, revelatae", Niceae ad Varum (et alibi), variis linguis editum.[/size]

[size=-1]Cum vero in eodem libello asseratur S. Birgittae quasdam promissiones a Deo fuisse factas, de quarum origine supernaturali nullo modo constat, caveant Ordinarii locorum ne licentiam concedant edendi vel denuo impremendi opuscula vel scripta quae praedictas promissiones continent.[/size]

[size=-1]Datum Romae, ex Aedibus S. Officii, die 28 Ianuarii 1954.
Marius Crovini, Supremae S. Congr. S. Officii Notarius[/size]



[size=-1]Acts of the Holy See
Congregation of the Holy Office
Warning [/size]



[size=-1]In some places, a certain little work has been disseminated called the "Secret of Happiness: 15 Prayers Revealed by the Lord to St. Bridget in the Church of St. Paul at Rome", published at Nice and various other places in several languages.[/size]

[size=-1]Since it is asserted in this pamphlet that God made to St. Bridget certain promises, whose supernatural origin in no way stands up, let local ordinaries take care not to grant permission for publishing or reprinting pamphlets or other writings which contain these aforementioned promises.[/size]

[size=-1]Given at Rome, from the offices of the Holy Office, 28 , January 1954
Marius Crovini, Notary of the Supreme Holy, Congregation of the Holy Office

Some recent publications of the promises have made various claims about past popes approving their publication, however, such claims are quite false. No authentic records of such approvals of the promises themselves exist.[/size]

[size=-1]In putting together the prayers below, it soon became apparent that matching a Latin version with a popular English translation of the prayers would be impossible. I have no fewer than five Latin texts and three English texts all dating from the 15th century to the 20th century and none of them match each other terribly well. While the underlying meaning of the prayers is much the same, the order of the prayers is different between the various editions and there are a fair number divergences in the actual wording of the texts. Quite a few phrases appear in one or more editions that do not appear in the other editions. It is fairly clear that publishers have heavily edited and emended them over time to the point where it is difficult, if not impossible, for me to determine exactly what the wording of the authentic "Prayers of St. Bridget" really is. So what I have done is taken the Latin as it is found in the 1670 edition of the Paradisus Animae Christianae by Jacob Merlo Horst. The Paradisus Animae Christianae was a popular prayer book of its time and was printed in many languages, including Latin. For the English, I have started with a popular translation and heavily emended it in places to match the Latin from the Paradisus Animae Christianae.[/size]

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[boughtwithaprice]

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[Seek Ye First]

[font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]Pope Benedict XV expressed himself as follows on the Revelations of St. Bridget:[/font]

[font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]"The approbations 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 probably, and supported by sufficient motives that one might believe in them piously." (Les Petits Bollandistes, tome XII)[/font]

 

[Seek Ye First]

I certainly believe them and will continue saying them.

 

[Seek Ye First]

[font=Times New Roman, Garamond, serif]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."[/font]

 

[boughtwithaprice]

I certainly believe them and will continue saying them.

They are good prayers, so say them by all means. It is the promises that are suspect.

 

[Seek Ye First]

Reading your quote Boughtwithaprice, it says that it is possible these prayers came about by mystics in the 15th century, I think such a vivid account of the passion is normally attributed to that of the saints revealed from heaven, another more detailed account similar to that of st bridgets was told by St Catherine Emmerich but she was around in the 19th century after the time of these mystics, I cant find another written account like this that may have influenced mystics to produce lies. St pio also saw the passion, very similar to the way both of the other saints described the passion. Interestingly Mel gibson had derived the information for his film the Passion from the accounts of St Bridget and St Catherine Emmerich.

 

[ThereseOfLisieux]

They are good prayers, so say them by all means. It is the promises that are suspect.

Yes, I would even say superstitious. The prayers themselves may very well be legitimate. If they didn't come from St. Bridget, as claimed, it does not change the fact that it is good to pray them.

When we get into believing in such promises as the ones attributed to this it is pure superstition. This is what make non-Catholics look at us funny.

 

[boughtwithaprice]

Reading your quote Boughtwithaprice, it says that it is possible these prayers came about by mystics in the 15th century, I think such a vivid account of the passion is normally attributed to that of the saints revealed from heaven, another more detailed account similar to that of st bridgets was told by St Catherine Emmerich but she was around in the 19th century after the time of these mystics, I cant find another written account like this that may have influenced mystics to produce lies. St pio also saw the passion, very similar to the way both of the other saints described the passion. Interestingly Mel gibson had derived the information for his film the Passion from the accounts of St Bridget and St Catherine Emmerich.

No one said that the prayers are lies. They are a beautiful private devotion, but those promises seem to contradict Catholic doctrine. It would tend to make one depend on the promises, rather than on Christ Himself. I can find no documentation of their authenticity either.
Do you have any Vatican approved documentation of the promises?


Promise 5, we can eat the Lord's body and drink His blood everyday at Mass if we wish.

Promise 11 diminishes the importance of the sacrement of penance

Promise 15 is questionable as the Catholic church does not teach soul sleep.

I have no problem with the prayers, or think that they are lies. The nuns of the Briggetine order probably wrote down the prayers from what they learned in oral tradition. This does not make them lies, but when it comes to promises that would seem to direct my faith, I want to see a Vatican document authenticating them. Can you refer me to one?

 

[Seek Ye First]

I first came cross these prayers in a little shop attached to a monastry where I live in Ireland, It was a monk that showed them to me,and encouraged me to say them. I rang my priest just after mass this morning to ask about the prayers, he has encouraged me to keep saying them he also believes in the promises associated with them.
I will draught a letter to the vatican requesting information on the prayers and will let you know their reply boughtwithaprice, I have written to the vatican before regarding another matter, it will probably take a month or two.

 

[Seek Ye First]

I can say that since I began saying these prayers in particular, theyve had a profound affect on my spiritual life even corporal, this is not an exageration, my life was on the down and I had lost all sense of direction.

 

[boughtwithaprice]

I first came cross these prayers in a little shop attached to a monastry where I live in Ireland, It was a monk that showed them to me,and encouraged me to say them. I rang my priest just after mass this morning to ask about the prayers, he has encouraged me to keep saying them he also believes in the promises associated with them.
I will draught a letter to the vatican requesting information on the prayers and will let you know their reply boughtwithaprice, I have written to the vatican before regarding another matter, it will probably take a month or two.

Thank you for agreeing to do that. The prayers are very beautiful and I do believe that they have value as a private devotion, along with many spiritual and corporal benefits. I have no problem with the intercession of the saints, I just want the Holy See to give its approval to the promises. I see no record of the prayers in the Handbook of Indulgences, which is the official Vatican record of Norms and Grants, and since the chair of St Peter has the authority to bind and loose, I would be very interested in what they say.

Thanks again