Marian (Mary) Prayers
Act of Consecration to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary
O most pure heart of Mary, full of goodness, show your love towards
us. Let the flame of your heart, O Mary, descend on all people. We
love you im- mensely. Impress on our hearts true love so that we may
long for you. O Mary, gentle and humble of heart, remember us when
we sin. You know that all people sin. Grant that through your most
pure and motherly heart, we may be healed from every spiritual
sickness. Grant that we may always experience the goodness of your
motherly heart, and that through the flame of your heart we may be
converted. Amen.
(Dictated by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj of Medurgorje, 18 November
1983.)
Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
I, N., a faithless sinner– renew and ratify today in thy hands, O
Immaculate Mother, the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan,
his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the
Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my
life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before.
In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day,
for my Mother and Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy
slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and
even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future;
leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and
all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good
pleasure, for the greater glory of God, in time and in eternity.
Amen.
(St. Louis-De Montfort’s Consecration)
Nihil Obstat: Thomas W. Smiddy, S.T.D., Cen. Lib.
Imprimatur: Thomas Edwards Molloy, Bishop of Brooklyn
Source: The Secret of the Rosary by Saint Louis Mary De Monfort,
Montfort Publications, 1954
Akathist Hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary
The entire service is either sung or chanted, preferably sung, to
traditional melodies. If the melodies are unknown, a chanting ‘recto
tono’ will suffice, though much of the grandeur will be lost. This
is an Eastern Catholic Devotion to Mary
[Leader]: Blessed is our God, always, now and forevermore. Amen.
O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, You are everywhere
presetn and fit all things. Treasury of blessings, and giver of
life, come and dwell within us, cleanse us of all stain, and save
our souls, O Gracious one!
Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal one, have mercy on us.
(Three times)
O most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us! O Lord, cleanse us of our
sins! O Master, forgive our transgressions! O holy one, come to us
and heal our infirmities for your name’s sake!
Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Glory be to the father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit , now
and ever, and forever, Amen.
Our father who art in heaven , hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our
daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who
trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and glory, Father+, son, and
Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen
Let Us Pray To The Lord.
[Response]: Lord, have mercy!
PREAMBLE
As soon as the angel had received his command, he hastened to
Joseph’s house and said to the ever-virgin: “Behold, heaven was
brought down to earth when the Word Himself was fully contained in
you! Now that I see Him in your womb, taking a servant’s form, I cry
out to you in wonder: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!”
FIRST CHANT
An Archangel was sent from heaven to greet the Mother of God, and as
he saw you assuming a body at the sound of his bodiless voice, O
Lord, he stood rapt in amazement and cried out to her in these
words:
Hail, O you, through whom Joy will shine forth!
Hail, O you, through whom the curse will disappear!
Hail, O Restoration of the Fallen Adam!
Hail, O Redemption of the Tears of Eve!
Hail, O Peak above the reach of human thought!
Hail, O Depth even beyond the sight of angels!
Hail, O you who have become a Kingly Throne!
Hail, O you who carry Him Who Carries All!
Hail, O Star who manifest the Sun!
Hail, O Womb of the Divine Incarnation!
Hail, O you through whom creation is renewed!
Hail, O you through whom the Creator becomes a Babe!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
Knowing that she was a virgin, the blessed one courageously answered
the angel: “Your surprising words seem hard for my mind to accept:
how can you speak of a birth that is to come from a conception
without seed? And why do you cry, Alleluia?”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
SECOND CHANT
Trying to grasp the meaning of this mystery, the Virgin asked the
holy messenger: “How is it possible tha a son be born from a
virginal womb? Tell me.” And he answered her with awe, crying out in
these words:
Hail, O hidden Sense of the Ineffable Plan!
Hail, O Belief in Silence That Must Be!
Hail, O Forecast of the Marvels of Christ!
Hail, O Fountainhead of truths concerning Him!
Hail, Celestial Ladder, by whom God came down!
Hail, O Bridge leading earthly ones to heaven!
Hail, O Wonder, ever-thrilling to the angels!
Hail, O Wound, ever-hurting to the demons!
Hail, O you who gave birth to Light ineffably!
Hail, O you who told no one how it was done!
Hail, O you who surpass the wisdom of the wise!
Hail, O you who enlighten faithful minds!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
When the power of the Most High overshadowed the one who had never
known the nuptial bed, her fruitful womb conceived, and she became
for all a delicious field: for those who wished to reap salvation by
singing “ALLELUIA!”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
THIRD CHANT
Pregnant with God, the Virgin hastened to Elizabeth, her unborn
child rejoiced, immediately knowing her embrace. Bouncing and
singing, he cried out to the Mother of God:
Hail, O Tendril whose Bud shall not wilt!
Hail, O Soil whose Fruit shall not perish!
Hail, O Tender of mankind’s loving Tender!
Hail, O Gardener of the Gardener of Life!
Hail, O Earth who yielded abundant mercies!
Hail, O Table full-laden with appeasement!
Hail, for you have greened anew the pastures of delight!
Hail, for you have prepared a haven for the souls!
Hail, acceptable Incense of Prayer!
Hail, Expiation of the whole universe!
Hail, O you Favor of God to mortal men!
Hail, O you Trust of mortals before God!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
Filled with a storm of contradictory thoughts, the wise Joseph was
greatly disturbed: until then, he had seen you a virgin, and now he
suspected you of secret guilt, all-blameless one! Learning that your
conception was of the Holyl Spirit, he cried out: “Alleluia!”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
FOURTH CHANT
The Shepherds heard the angels singing hymns of praise tot he coming
of Christ in the Flesh. And running to Him as to a shepherd, they
saw Him as a spotless lamb, grazing at Mary’s breast. They sang a
hymn to her and said:
Hail, O Mother of Lamb and Shepherd!
Hail, O Fold of rational sheep!
Hail, O Protection against unseen foes!
Hail, O Key to the Doors of Paradise!
Hail, for the heavenly rejoice with the earth!
Hail, for the earthly meet the heavens in song!
Hail, the Unsilenced Voice of the Apostles!
Hail, the Undaunted Might of Martyrs!
Hail, O Steadfast Foundation of Faith!
Hail, O Shining Emblem of Grace!
Hail, O you through whom death was despoiled!
Hail, O you through whom we were clothed with glory!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
When they saw the Star moved by God, the Magi followed its
glittering light. Using it as a beacon, they found through it the
Mighty King, and reaching the One Beyond All Reach, they rejoiced
and cried out to Him: “Alleluia!”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
FIFTH CHANT
The Sons of Chaldaea saw in the Virgin’s hands the One whose hands
had fashioned men: and acknowledging Him as the Master, although He
had taken the form of a servant, they hastened to honor Him with
their gifts and cried out to the Blessed One:
Hail, O Mother of the Star Without Setting!
Hail, O Radiance of the Mystical Day!
Hail, O you who quenched the flame of error!
Hail, O Light of those who search the Trinity!
Hail, O you who unthroned the Enemy of Men!
Hail, O you who showed forth Christ the Lord, Lover of Mankind!
Hail, O you who cleansed us from the stain of pagan worship!
Hail, O you who saved us from the mire of evil deeds!
Hail, O you who made cease the cult of fire!
Hail, O you who guide the faithful toward wisdom!
Hail, O you, Delight of all the Nations!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
The Magi, become God-bearing heralds, returned to Babylon,
conforming to your command, announcing You, the Christ, to all, and
leaving Herod as a fool who did not know how to sing: “Alleluia!”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
SIXTH CHANT
Illuminating Egypt with the Light of Truth, you cast away the
darkness of error. For the idols, unable to stand your might, fell
down, and those who had been delivered from them cried out to the
Mother of God:
Hail, O Resurrection of mankind!
Hail, O Downfall of the Demons!
Hail, O you who crushed the error of deceit!
Hail, O you who exposed the fraud of idols!
Hail, O Sea who drowned the symbolic Pharaon!
Hail, O Rock who quenched those who thirst for Life!
Hail, O Pillar of Fire who guided those in darkness!
Hail, O Shelter of the World, wider than the clouds!
Hail, O Food who took the place of Manna!
Hail, O Handmaid of holy delight!
Hail, O Land of the promised good!
Hail, O you who flow with milk and honey!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
As Simeon was about to leave the present deceitful world, You were
entrusted to him as an infant, but You made Yourself known to him as
the perfect God. Whereforre he marveled at your wisdom beyond words,
and cried out: “Alleluia!”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
SEVENTH CHANT
The Creator displayed a new creation to us who had come from Him: He
came forth from a womb that had received no seed, and He left it
intact as it had been, so that at the sight of this marvel, we would
sing to her and cry out:
Hail, O Blossom of Incorruption!
Hail, O Crown of Self-mastery!
Hail, O you who shone forth as a Sign of Resurrection!
Hail, O you who displayed the Life of Angels!
Hail, Fruitful Tree from whom believers feed!
Hail, Shady Glen where many are sheltered!
Hail, O you who have born the Guide of the Lost!
Hail, Source of Life to the captives’ Release!
Hail, O you who unsettled even the Just Judge!
Hail, Indulgence of many who have fallen!
Hail, O Stole for those who lack freedom to speak!
Hail, O Tenderness who exceed all desire!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
Now that we have seen this strange birth, let us estrange ourselves
from the world and turn our minds to heaven: indeed, it is for this
that the God Most High appeared on earth as a lowly man, desiring to
draw up to heaven those who cry out to Him: “Alleluia!”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
EIGHTH CHANT
While fully present amid those below, the uncircumscribed Word was
in no way absent from those above: for what happened was a divine
condescension, and not a moving from one place to another: and it
was a birth from a Virgin inspired by God, who heard these words:
Hail, O Space of the Spaceless God!
Hail, O Gate of the Sublime Mystery!
Hail, O Message unsure to men without faith!
Hail, O Glory most certain to those who believe!
Hail, O Sacred Chariot of the One above the Cherubim!
Hail, Perfect Dwelling of the One above the Seraphim!
Hail, O you who reconciled opposites!
Hail, O you who combined maidenhood and motherhood!
Hail, O you through whom Paradise was opened!
Hail, O Key to the Kingdom of Christ!
Hail, O Hope for the Ages of Bliss!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
The whole order of the Angels marveled at the great work of your
becoming a man: for they saw the One Inaccessible as God become a
Man accessible to all, living with us and hearing us cry out:
“Alleluia!”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
NINTH CHANT
O Mother of God, we see the best of speakers become as mute as fish
in your regard, for they could not explain how you could give birth
while remaining a virgin. As for us, while marveling at the mystery,
we cry out to you with faith:
Hail, O Container of God’s Wisdom!
Hail, O Treasury of His Providence!
Hail, O Reproof of foolish philosophers!
Hail, O Confusion of speechless wise men!
Hail, for you perplexed the inquisitive minds!
Hail, for you dried up the inventors of myths!
Hail, for you ripped the Athenians’ meshes!
Hail, for you filled the Fishermen’s nets!
Hail, O Retriever from the Abyss of Ignorance!
Hail, O Lamplight of Knowledge to many!
Hail, O Ship for those who seek Salvation!
Hail, O Harbor for the Sailors of Life!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
Desiring to save the world, the Creator of All came down to it of
His own will. Being at the same time our Shepherd and our God, He
appeared among us. And so the like called upon the like, and as God
He heard: “Alleluia!”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
TENTH CHANT
O Virgin Mother of God, you are the strength of Virgins and of all
those who have recourse to you. For the Maker of heaven and earth
covered you with His shadow, O Pure One, and came to dwell in your
womb, and taught us all to cry out to you:
Hail, O Pillar of Virginity!
Hail, O Gateway of Salvation!
Hail, O Principle of the New Creation!
Hail, O Dispenser of God’s bounties!
Hail, for you restored those born in shame!
Hail, for you gave sense to those who had lost it!
Hail, O you who stopped the corruptor of minds!
Hail, O you who bore the Sower of Chastity!
Hail, Holy Chamber of virginal wedlock!
Hail, O you who join the faithful with God!
Hail, O gracious Foster-Mother of virgins!
Hail, O Bridesmaid of holy souls!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
Because He wished to grant release from all the ancient debts, the
One who pays men’s dues came down Himself to those who had spurned
His grace; He tore up their obligations, and heard from all of them
this cry: “Alleluia!”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
TWELFTH CHANT
By singing praise to your maternity, we all exalt you as a spiritual
temple, Mother of God! For the One Who Dwelt Within Your Womb, the
Lord Who Holds All Things in His Hands, sanctified you, glorified
you, and taught all men to sing to you:
Hail, O Tabernacle of God the Word!
Hail, O Holy One, more holy than the saints!
Hail, O Ark that the Spirit has gilded!
Hail, Inexhaustible Treasure of Life!
Hail, Precious Crown of rightful authorities!
Hail, Sacred Glory of reverent priests!
Hail, Unshakable Tower of the Church!
Hail, Unbreachable Wall of the Kingdom!
Hail, O you through whom the trophies are raised!
Hail, O you through whome the enemies are routed!
Hail, O healing of my body!
Hail, O salvation of my soul!
Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
[RESPONSE]: Hail, O Bride and Maiden ever-pure!
KONTAKION
O Mother worthy of all praise, you who have given birth to the Word,
the Holiest of the Holy, accept this present offering, deliver all
men from every affliction, and svae from the future punishment those
who cry out to you: “Alleluia!”
[RESPONSE]: Alleluia!
Gabriel was rapt in amazement as he beheld your virginity and the
splendor of your purity, O Mother of God, and he cried out to you:
“By what name shall I call you? I am bewildered; I am lost! I shall
greet you as I was commanded to do: ‘Hail, O Woman full of Grace!'”
DISMISSAL
– Glory to you, O Christ, our God and our hope: Glory br to you!
[Response]: Glory be to thy father, and to the son, and to the Holy
Spirit, noe and ever, and forever Amen. Lord, have mercy! Lord, hsve
mercy! Give the blessing!
May Christ our true God (If a Sunday or the Easter Season: who is
risen from the dead) have mercy on us and save us, through the
prayers of his most pure mother and of all the Holy, Glorious, and
illustrious Apostles, through the paryers of St. (N) whose memory we
celebrate today, and of all the saints, for he is gracious and loves
mankind!
[Response]: Amen.
Ancient Prayer to the Virgin
We turn to you for protection, holy Mother of God. Listen to our
prayers and help us in our needs. Save us from every danger,
glorious and blessed Virgin.
Annunciation, by John Donne
Salvation to all that will is nigh;
That All, which always is All everywhere, Which cannot sin, and yet
all sins must bear,
Which cannot die, yet cannot choose but die,
So, faithful Virgin, yields himself to lie In prison, in thy womb;
and though he there Can take no sin, nor thou give, yet he’ll wear
Taken from thence, flesh, which death’s force may try.
Ere by the spheres time was created, thou Wast in his mind, who is
thy Son and Brother;
Whom thou conceiv’st, conceiv’d; yea, thou art now Thy Maker’s
maker, and thy Father’s mother;
Thou hast light in dark, and shut’st in little room Immensity,
cloistered in thy dear womb.
Aspirations to Mary
O MARY, conceived without sin, prayer for us who have recourse to
thee.
HOLY MARY, pray for us!
IMMACULATE HEART of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our
death.
SWEET HEART of Mary, be my salvation!
OUR LADY, Queen of Peace, pray for us!
Aspirations to Mary
O MARY, conceived without sin, prayer for us who have recourse to
thee.
HOLY MARY, pray for us!
IMMACULATE HEART of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our
death.
SWEET HEART of Mary, be my salvation!
OUR LADY, Queen of Peace, pray for us!
Saint Alphonsus Liguori
Consecration to Mary
O Mary, Virgin most powerful and Mother of mercy, Queen of Heaven
and Refuge of sinners, we consecrate ourselves to thine Immaculate
Heart. We consecrate to thee our very being and our whole life; all
that we have, all that we love, all that we are. To thee we give our
bodies, our hearts and our souls; to thee we give our homes, our
families, our country. We desire that all that is in us and around
us may belong to thee, and may share in the benefits of thy motherly
benediction. And that this act of consecration may be truly
efficacious and lasting, we renew this day at thy feet the promises
of our Baptism and our first Holy Communion. We pledge ourselves to
profess courageously and at all times the truths of our holy Faith,
and to live as befits Catholics who are duly submissive to all the
directions of the Pope and the Bishops in communion with him. We
pledge ourselves to keep the commandments of God and His Church, in
particular to keep holy the Lord’s Day. We likewise pledge ourselves
to make the consoling practices of the Christian religion, and above
all, Holy Communion, an integral part of our lives, in so far as we
shall be able so to do. Finally, we promise thee, O glorious Mother
of God and loving Mother of men, to devote ourselves whole-heartedly
to the service of thy blessed cult, in order to hasten and assure,
through the sovereignty of thine Immaculate Heart, the coming of the
kingdom of the Sacred Heart of thine adorable Son, in our own hearts
and in those of all men, in our country and in all the world, as in
heaven, so on earth. Amen.
Consecration to Mary
My Queen and my Mother, I give myself entirely to you; and to show
my devotion to you, I consecrate to you this day my eyes, my ears,
my mouth, my heart, my whole being without reserve. Wherefore, good
Mother, as I am your own, keep me, guard me, as your property and
possession. Amen.
FATIMA PRAYER
Most Holy Trinity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – I adore thee
profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and
Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the
world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences
whereby He is offended. And through the infinite merits of His Most
Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the
conversion of poor sinners.
“Let this prayer be echoed all over the world.” – Mary
Fatima Prayer
My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You. I beg pardon of
You for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do
not love You.
Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary, pray for us. Mary, Queen of Peace,
pray for us. Mary, Our Loving Mother, pray for us.
Feast of Mary, Mother of God
God our Father, may we always profit by the prayers of the Virgin
Mother Mary, for you bring us life and salvation through Jesus
Christ her Son who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Feast of Mary, Mother of God II
Father, source of light in every age, the virgin conceived and bore
your Son who is called Wonderful God, Prince of Peace. May her
prayer, the gift of a mother’s love, be your people’s joy through
all ages. May her response, born of a humable heart, draw your
Spirit to rest on your people. Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
For the Beatification of Jacinta Marto
O Mary, who in thy maternal love hast chosen little Jacinta to be
the confidante of thy Immaculate Heart so grieved by the sins of
mankind, thou who didst inspire her with a great spirit of penance,
an ardent zeal for the conversion of sinners, and an intense desire
to atone for the blasphemies against thy Immaculate Conception,
vouchsafe, we humbly beseech thee, to obtain from the most merciful
Heart of Jesus the grace of elevation to the honor of the Altar, of
the saintly little girl, Jacinta, the object of thy predilection,
whom thou hast given us as a model of apostolation and reparation.
Amen.
Hail Thou Star of Ocean
Hail thou star of ocean
Portal of the sky
Ever virgin Mother
Of the Lord Most High
O! by Gabriel’s Ave
Uttered long ago,
Eva’s name reversing,
Established peace below
Break the captives’ fetters,
Light on blindness pour,
All our ills expelling,
Every bliss implore
Show thyself a Mother,
Offer Him our sighs,
Who for us incarnate
Did not thee despise
Virgin of all virgins
To thy shelter take us,
Gentlest of the gentle
Chaste and gentle make us
Still, as on we journey,
Help our weak endeavor,
Till with thee and Jesus
We rejoice forever
Through the highest heaven,
To the almighty Three
Father, Son, and Spirit,
One same glory be.
Amen.
Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and
our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee
do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy
womb, Jesus, O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen.
Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
Father, you prepared the Virgin Mary to be the worthy mother of your
Son. You let her share beforehand in the salvation Christ would
bring by his death, and kept her sinless from the first moment of
her conception. Help us by her prayers to live in your presence
without sin. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.
OR
Father, the image of the Virgin is found in the Church. Mary had a
faith that your Spirit prepared and a love that never knew sin, for
you kept her sinless from the first moment of her conception. Trace
in our actions the lines of her love, in our hearts her readiness of
faith. Prepare once again a world for your Son who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
In Honor of the Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Most holy and afflicted Virgin, Queen of Martyrs, you stood beneath
the cross, witnessing the agony of your dying Son. Look with a
mother’s tenderness and pity on me, who kneel before you. I venerate
your sorrows and I place my requests with filial confidence in the
sanctuary of your wounded heart.
Presenet them, I beseech you, on my behalf to Jesus Christ, through
the merits of His own most sacred passion and death, together with
your sufferings at the foot of the cross. Through the united
efficacy of both, obtain the granting of my petition. To whom shall
I have recourse in my wants and miseries if not to you, Mother of
Mercy? You have drunk so deeply of the chalice of your Son, you can
compassionate our sorrows.
Holy Mather, your soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow at the sight
of the passion of your divine Son. Intercede for me and obtain for
me from our Lord {mention your petition}, it it be for His honor and
glory, and for my good. Amen.
LET US PRAY
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts;
that, we to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known
by the message of an Angel, may by His Passion and Cross, be brought
to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Traditionally, the Angelus is said at 6 – 12 – 6.
Litany of Our Lady of Lourdes
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy; Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Christ hear us; Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven; Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world; Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit; Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God; Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary; Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God; Pray for us.
Mother of Christ; Pray for us.
Mother of our Savior; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, help of Christians; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, source of love; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of the poor; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of the handicapped; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of orphans; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of all children; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of all nations; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of the Church; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, friend of the lonely; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, comforter of those who mourn; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, shelter of the homeless; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, guide of travelers; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, strength of the weak; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, refuge of sinners; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, comforter of the suffering; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, help of the dying; Pray for us.
Queen of heaven; Pray for us.
Queen of peace; Pray for us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Spare us O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Graciously hear
us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Have mercy on us.
Christ hear us; Christ graciously hear us.
Let us pray:
Grant us, your servants, we pray you, Lord God, to enjoy perpetual
health of mind and body. By the glorious intercession of Blessed
Mary ever Virgin, may we be delivered from present sorrows, and
enjoy everlasting happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Litany of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows
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.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins,
pray for us.
Mother of the Crucified,
pray for us.
Sorrowful Mother,
pray for us.
Mournful Mother,
pray for us.
Sighing Mother,
pray for us.
Afflicted Mother,
pray for us.
Foresaken Mother,
pray for us.
Desolate Mother,
pray for us.
Mother most sad,
pray for us.
Mother set around with anguish,
pray for us.
Mother overwhelmed by grief,
pray for us.
Mother transfixed by a sword,
pray for us.
Mother crucified in thy heart,
pray for us.
Mother bereaved of thy Son,
pray for us.
Sighing Dove,
pray for us.
Mother of Dolors,
pray for us.
Fount of tears,
pray for us.
Sea of bitterness,
pray for us.
Field of tribulation,
pray for us.
Mass of suffering,
pray for us.
Mirror of patience,
pray for us.
Rock of constancy,
pray for us.
Remedy in perplexity,
pray for us.
Joy of the afflicted,
pray for us.
Ark of the desolate,
pray for us.
Refuge of the abandoned,
pray for us.
Shield of the oppressed,
pray for us.
Conqueror of the incredulous,
pray for us.
Solace of the wretched,
pray for us.
Medicine of the sick,
pray for us.
Help of the faint,
pray for us.
Strength of the weak,
pray for us.
Protectress of those who fight,
pray for us.
Haven of the shipwrecked,
pray for us.
Calmer of tempests,
pray for us.
Companion of the sorrowful,
pray for us.
Retreat of those who groan,
pray for us.
Terror of the treacherous,
pray for us.
Standard-bearer of the Martyrs,
pray for us.
Treasure of the Faithful,
pray for us.
Light of Confessors,
pray for us.
Pearl of Virgins,
pray for us.
Comfort of Widows,
pray for us.
Joy of all Saints,
pray for us.
Queen of thy Servants,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, who alone art unexampled,
pray for us.
Pray for us, most Sorrowful Virgin,
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
O God, in whose Passion, according to the prophecy of Simeon, a
sword of grief pierced through the most sweet soul of Thy glorious
Blessed Virgin Mother Mary: grant that we, who celebrate the memory
of her Seven Sorrows, may obtain the happy effect of Thy Passion,
Who lives and reigns world without end. Amen.
Pope Pius VII
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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.
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,
pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins,
pray for us.
Mother of Christ,
pray for us.
Mother of divine grace,
pray for us.
Mother most pure,
pray for us.
Mother most chaste,
pray for us.
Mother inviolate,
pray for us.
Mother undefiled,
pray for us.
Mother most amiable,
pray for us.
Mother most admirable,
pray for us.
Mother of good counsel,
pray for us.
Mother of our Creator,
pray for us.
Mother of our Savior,
pray for us.
Virgin most prudent,
pray for us.
Virgin most venerable,
pray for us.
Virgin most renowned,
pray for us.
Virgin most powerful,
pray for us.
Virgin most merciful,
pray for us.
Virgin most faithful,
pray for us.
Mirror of justice,
pray for us.
Seat of wisdom,
pray for us.
Cause of our joy,
pray for us.
Spiritual vessel,
pray for us.
Vessel of honor,
pray for us.
Singular vessel of devotion,
pray for us.
Mystical rose,
pray for us.
Tower of David,
pray for us.
Tower of ivory,
pray for us.
House of gold,
pray for us.
Ark of the Covenant,
pray for us.
Gate of Heaven,
pray for us.
Morning star,
pray for us.
Health of the sick,
pray for us.
Refuge of sinners,
pray for us.
Comforter of the afflicted,
pray for us.
Help of Christians,
pray for us.
Queen of angels,
pray for us.
Queen of patriarchs,
pray for us.
Queen of prophets,
pray for us.
Queen of apostles,
pray for us.
Queen of martyrs,
pray for us.
Queen of confessors,
pray for us.
Queen of virgins,
pray for us.
Queen of all saints,
pray for us.
Queen conceived without Original Sin,
pray for us.
Queen assumed into Heaven,
pray for us.
Queen of the most holy Rosary,
pray for us.
Queen of peace,
pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy Servants may enjoy
perpetual health of mind and body and by the glorious intercession
of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow
and unjoy enternal happiness. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Approved by Pope Sixtus V in 1587
Marian Prayer for the Easter Season
Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia,
For he whom you were worthy to bear, alleluia,
Has risen, as he foretold, alleluia;
Pary for us to God, alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
For the Lord has indeed risen, alleluia.
God our Father, you give joy to the world by the resurrection of
your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Through the prayers of his mother,
the Virgin Mary, bring us to the happiness of eternal life. We ask
this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Mary’s Consent
You have heard it said, O Virgin, that you will conceive and bear a
son; you have heard that it will not be by man but by the Holy
Spirit. The angel awaits an answer; it is time for him to return to
God who sent him. We too are waiting, O Lady, for your word of
compassion; the sentence of condemnation weights heavily upon us.
The price of salvation is offered to you. We shall be set free at
once if you consent. In the eternal Word of God we all came to be,
and behold, we die. In your brief response we are to be remade in
order to be recalled to life . . . .
Answer quickly, O Virgin. Reply in haste to the angel, or rather
through the angel to the Lord. Answer with a word, receive the Word
of God. Speak your own word, conceive the divine Word. Breathe a
passing word, embrace the eternal Word.
Why do you delay, why are you afraid? Believe, give praise and
receive. Let humility be bold, let modesty be confident. This is no
time for virginal simplicity to forget prudence. In this matter
alone, O prudent Virgin, do not fear to be presumptuous. Though
modest silence is pleasing, dutiful speech is now more necessary.
Open your heart to faith, O blessed Virgin, your lips to praise,
your womb to the Creator. See, the desired of all nations is at your
door, knocking to enter. If he should pass by because of your delay,
in sorrow you would begin to seek him afresh, the One whom your soul
loves. Arise, hasten, open. Arise in faith, hasten in devotion, open
in praise and thanksgiving. “Behold the handmaid of the Lord,” she
says, “be it done to me according to your word.”
From a homily in Praise of the Virgin Mother by Saint Bernard, Abbot
Memorare
Remember,
most loving Virgin Mary,
never was it heard
that anyone who turned to you for help was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence,
though burdened by my sins,
I run to you for protection for you are my mother.
OR
Remember,
O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help or sought thy intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence,
I fly unto thee,
O Virgin of virgins my Mother;
to thee do I come,
before thee I stand,
sinful and sorrowful;
O Mother of they Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions,
but in thy clemency hear and answer me.
Amen.
O Mother of Perpetual Help
O Mother of Perpetual Help
To thee we come imploring help.
Behold us here, from far and near,
To ask of thee our help to be;
Behold us here, from far and near,
To ask of thee our help to be.
Perpetual help we beg of thee;
Our souls from sin and sorrow free;
Direct our wandering feet aright,
And be thyself out own true light;
Direct our wandering feet aright,
And be thyself out own true light.
And when this life is o’er for me,
This last request I ask of thee:
Obtain for me in heaven this grace,
To see my God there face to face;
Obtain for me in heaven this grace,
To see my God there face to face.
O my most sweet Mother, how shall I die, poor sinner that I
am?
O my most sweet Mother, how shall I die, poor sinner that I am? Even
now the thought of that important moment when I must expire, and
appear before the judgment-seat of God, and the remembrance that I
have myself so often written my condemnation by consenting to sin,
makes me tremble. I am confounded, and fear much for my eternal
salvation. O Mary, in the blood of Jesus, and in thy intercession,
is all my hope. Thou art the Queen of heaven, the mistress of the
universe; in short, thou art the Mother of God. Thou art great, but
thy greatness does not prevent, nay, even it inclines thee to
greater compassion towards us in our miseries. Worldly friends when
raised to dignity disdain to notice their former friends who may
have fallen into distress. Thy noble and loving heart does not act
thus, for the greater the miseries it beholds the greater are its
efforts to relieve. Thou, when called upon, dost immediately assist;
nay, more, thou dost anticipate our prayers by thy favors; thou
consolest us in our afflictions; thou dissipatest the storms by
which we are tossed about; thou overcomest all enemies; thou, in
fine, never losest an occasion to promote our welfare. May that
divine hand which has united in thee such majesty and such
tenderness, such greatness and so much love, be forever blessed! I
thank my Lord for it, and congratulate myself in having so great an
advantage; for truly in thy felicity do I place my own, and I
consider thy lot as mine. O comfortress of the afflicted, console a
poor creature who recommends himself to thee. The remorse of a
conscience overburdened with sins fills me with affliction. I am in
doubt as to whether I have sufficiently grieved for them. I see that
all my actions are sullied and defective; hell awaits my death in
order to accuse me; the outraged justice of God demands
satisfaction. My Mother, what will become of me? If thou dost not
help me, I am lost. What sayest thou, wilt thou assist me? O
compassionate Virgin, console me; obtain for me true sorrow for my
sins; obtain for me strength to amend, and to be faithful to God
during the rest of my life. And finally, when I am in the last
agonies of death, O Mary, my hope, abandon me not; then, more than
ever, help and encourage me, that I may not despair at the sight of
my sins, which the evil one will then place before me. My Lady,
forgive my temerity; come thyself to comfort me with thy presence in
that last struggle. This favor thou hast granted to many, grant it
also to me. If my boldness is great, thy goodness is greater; for it
goes in search of the most miserable to console them. On this I
rely. For thy eternal glory, let it be said that thou hast snatched
a wretched creature from hell, to which he was already condemned,
and that thou hast led him to thy kingdom. Oh, yes, sweet Mother, I
hope to have the consolation of remaining always at thy feet in
heaven, thanking and blessing and loving thee eternally. O Mary, I
shall expect thee at my last hour; deprive me not of this
consolation. Fiat, fiat. Amen, amen.
From Hail Holy Queen! by St. Alphonsus Liguori
O Virgin Immaculate, Mother of God and My Mother
O Virgin Immaculate, Mother of God and my Mother, from your sublime
heights turn your eyes of pity on my. Filled with confidence in your
goodness and knowing full well your power, I beg you to extend to me
your assistance in the journey of life, which is so full of dangers
for my soul. In order that I may never be a slave of the devil
through sin, but may ever live with my heart humble and pure, I
entrust myself wholly to you. I consecrate my heart to you forever,
my only desire being to love your divine Son, Jesus. Mary, none of
your devout servants has ever perished; may I, too, be saved. Amen.
Saint Ephraem of Edessa
Our Lady of Guadalupe
God of power and mercy, you blessed the Americas at Tepeyac with the
presence of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. May her prayers help all
men and women to accept each other as brothers and sisters. Through
your justice present in our heats, may your peace reign in the
world. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and
ever. Amen.
Our Lady of The Sacred Heart
Remember, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, what ineffable power thy
divine Son hath given thee over His own adorable Heart. Full of
trust in thy merits, we come before thee and beg thy protection. O
heavenly Treasurer of the Heart of Jesus, that Heart which is the
inexhaustible source of all graces, which thou mayest open to us at
thy good pleasure, in order that from it may flow forth upon mankind
the riches of love and mercy, light and salvation, that are
contained therein; grant unto us, we beseech thee, the favors which
we seek. . . . We can never, never be refused by thee, and since
thou art our Mother, O our Lady of the Sacred Heart, graciously hear
our prayers and grant our request. Amen.
Perpetual Help Hymn
Come let us follow
Where God himself led.
Unto the image of her
Who has said:
I am your own Perpetual Help.
Come, sick and troubled
With stories untold,
This is your mother,
Look up and behold,
She is your own Perpetual Help.
Prayer for the Immaculate Queen of Peace
Most holy and immaculate Virgin, Mother of Jesus and our loving
Mother, being his Mother, you shared in his universal kingship. The
prophets and angels proclaimed him King of peace. With loving fervor
in our hearts we salute and honor you as Queen of peace.
We pray that your intercession may protect us and all people from
hated and discord, and direct our hearts into the ways of peace and
justice which your Son taught and exemplified. We ask your maternal
care for our Holy Father who works to reconcile the nations in
peace. We seek your guidance for our President and other leaders as
they strive for world peace.
Glorious Queen of peace, grant us peace in our hearts, harmony in
our families and concord throughout the world. Immaculate Mother, as
patroness of our beloved country, watch over us and protect us with
your motherly love. Amen.
Prayer of the Immaculate Conception
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
didst prepare a worthy dwelling place for thy Son, we beseech thee
that, as by the foreseen death of this, thy Son, thou didst preserve
her from all stain, so too thou wouldst permit us, purified through
her intercession, to come unto thee. Through the same Lord Jesus
Christ, thy Son, who livest and reignest with thee in the unity of
the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Prayer to Immaculate Mary
Give me the grace to annihilate my will before the Will of Your
Divine Son so that the Will of Your Divine Son be mine. Kindle my
heart with Divine Love! See to it that the purest flame of God’s
Love penetrate deeply in my spirit and rout out my selfishness. Give
me a tender devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and Your holy Love in
order that I love You as You deserve. Help me detach perfectly from
everything, creatures, and myself, renouncing myself and everything
to live only in God. My tender Mother, obtain for me a deep humility
from God, internal and external humility, a deep knowledge of
myself, and a spirit of mortification so that I humble myself before
God and creatures. Help me to have contempt and humiliations loved,
but myself despised. Mirror of humility grant me the virtue of
humility and obedience. Grant me the virtue of meekness and
sweetness so that I treat people with kindness, especially when I
meet the ones against whom I feel repugnance. Give me a simple,
merry, sweet, gentle, kind, benign, compassionate, humble and meek
heart. Impetrate for me a profound contrition and intimate sorrow to
make my heart bleed for my offenses against Your Divine Son. Grant
me a spirit of holy prayer, the grace of meditating upon the sublime
truths of faith, especially the Passion of Jesus and Your sorrows.
Give me the grace of praying in the occasions of sin. Grant me a
holy recollection, the grace of being aware of Your holy presence,
and the virtue of silence. Grant me from God the holy virtue of
spiritual and bodily purity; as well as purity of conscience through
humble, frequent, and sincere confession, for the greater glory of
God. Obtain for me a heroic faith along with a loving, filial
confidence in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and in Your Motherly
affection. Grant me fervent zeal for the glory of God and the
salvation of souls, letting me perform the duties of my priestly
ministry perfectly. See to it that I celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass and recite the Holy Canonical Hours with deep recollection
and intimate devotion. My tender Mother, give me the virtue of
fortitude to prevail over myself through internal and external
mortification. O valiant Lady, you have conquered hell. Give me
strength to triumph over the devil, the world, and the flesh. You
are our life and hope, please grant me holy, final perseverance in
the grace of Your Divine Son. See to it that I live and die saintly,
and love You in Paradise forever.
Blessed Father Annibale Di Francia
Prayer to Immaculate Mary
Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing
Who reigns now with Christ, our Redeemer and King.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!
In heaven the blessed your glory proclaim
On earth we, your children, invoke your fair name.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria!
Prayer to Mary Queen of Apostles
Immaculate Mother of God, Queen of the Apostles, we know that God’s
commandment of love and our vocation to follow Jesus Christ impels
us to cooperate in the mission of the Church. Realizing our own
weakness, we entrust the renewal of our personal lives and our
apostolate to your intercession. We are confident that through God’s
mercy and the infinite merits of Jesus Christ, you, who are our
Mother, will obtain the strength of the Holy Spirit as you obtained
it for the community of the apostles gathered in the upper room.
Therefore, relying on your maternal intercession, we resolve from
this moment to devote our talents, learning, material resources, our
health, sickness and trials, and every gift of nature and grace, for
the greater glory of God and the salvation of all. We wish to carry
on those activities which especially promote the catholic apostolate
for the revival of fatih and love of the people of God and so bring
all men and women into the faith of Jesus Christ. And if a time
should come when we have nothing more to offer serviceable to this
end, we will never cease to pray that there will be one fold and one
shepherd Jesus Christ. In this way, we hope to enjoy the results of
the apostolate of Jesus Christ for all eternity. Amen.
Saint Vincent Pallotti
Prayer to Mary, Mother of Grace
It becomes you to be mindful of us, as you stand near him who
granted you all graces, for you are the Mother of God and our Queen.
Help us for the sake of the King, the Lord God and Master who was
born of you. For this reason, you are called full of grace. Remember
us, most holy Virgin, and bestow on us gifts from the riches of your
graces, Virgin full of graces.
St Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor
Prayer to Mary, Queen of Heaven
Queen of heaven, rejoice. Alleluia. The Son whom you were privileged
to bear, Alleluia, has risen as he said, Alleluia. Pray to God for
us, Alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, Virgin Mary, Alleluia. For the
Lord has truly risen, Alleluia.
O God, it was by the Resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ, that you brought joy to the world. Grant that through the
intercession of the Virgin Mary, his Mother, we may attain the joy
of eternal life. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY
Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary, that never was it known that
anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought
your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence,
we turn to you, O Virgins of virgins, our Mother. To you we come,
before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word
Incarnate, do not despise our petitions, but in your mercy hear us
and answer us. Amen.
Prayer to Our Lady Immaculate
Most holy Virgin, who wast pleasing to the Lord and became His
Mother, immaculate in body and spirit, in faith and in love, look
kindly on the wretched who implore thy powerful patronage. The
wicked serpent, against whom was hurled the first curse, continues
fiercely to attack and ensnare the unhappy children of Eve. Do thou,
then, O Blessed Mother, our queen and advocate, who from the first
instant of thy conception didst crush the head of the enemy, receive
the prayers which, united with thee in our single heart, we implore
thee to present at the throne of God, that we may never fall into
the snares which are laid out for us, and may all arrive at the port
of salvation; and, in so many dangers, may the Church and Christian
society sing once again the hymn of deliverance and of victory and
of peace. Amen.
In Thy conception, O Virgin Mary, thou wast immaculate; pray for us
to the Father, Whose Son, Jesus Christ conceived of the Holy Ghost,
thou didst bring forth.
Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes
Oh ever immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Health of the Sick,
Refuge of Sinners, Comfortess of the Afflicted, you know my wants,
my troubles, my sufferings. Look upon me with mercy. When you
appeared in the grotto of Lourdes, you made it a privileged
sanctuary where you dispense your favors, and where many sufferers
have obtained the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and
corporal. I come, therefore, with unbounded confidence to implore
your maternal intercession. My loving Mother, obtain my request. I
will try to imitate your virtues so that I may one day share your
company and bless you in eternity. Amen.
Prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Behold, O Mother of Perpetual Help, at thy feet a wretched sinner,
who has recourse to thee and trusts in thee. O Mother of mercy, have
pity on me; I hear all men call thee the refuge and hope of sinners:
be therefore my refuge and my hope. Help me for the love of Jesus
Christ: hold out thy hand to a fallen wretch, who commends himself
to thee and dedicates himself to be thy servant forever. I praise
and thank God, who of His great mercy hath given me this confidence
in thee, a sure pledge of my eternal salvation. Alas, it is only too
true that in the past I have fallen miserably, because I did not
come to thee. I know that with thy help I shall conquer; I know that
thou wilt help me, if I commend myself to thee; but I am fearful
lest in the occasions of sin I shall forget to call upon thee and so
I shall be lost. This grace, then, do I ask of thee; for this I
implore thee, as much as I can and know how to do; namely, that in
the assaults of hell I may ever run to thy protection and may say to
thee: Mary, help me; Mother of Perpetual Help, permit me not to lose
my God.
Hail Mary
O Mother of Perpetual Help, grant me ever to be able to call upon
thy powerful name, since thy name is the help of the living and the
salvation of the dying. Ah, Mary most pure, Mary most sweet, grant
that thy name from this day forth may be to me the very breath of
life. Dear Lady, delay not to come to my assistance whenever I call
upon thee; for in all the temptations that assail me, in all the
necessities that befall me, I will never leave off calling upon
thee, ever repeating: Mary, Mary. What comfort, what sweetness, what
confidence, what tenderness fills my soul at the sound of thy name,
at the very thought of thee! I give thanks to our Lord, who for my
sake hath given thee a name so sweet, so lovable, so mighty. But I
am not content merely to speak thy name; I would utter it for very
love of thee; it is my desire that love should ever remind me to
name thee, Mother of Perpetual Help.
Hail Mary
O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou art the dispenser of every grace
that God grants us in our misery; it is for this cause that He hath
made thee so powerful, so rich, so kind, that thou mightest assist
us in our miseries. Thou art the advocate of the most wretched and
abandoned sinners, if they but come unto thee; come once more to my
assistance, for I commend myself to thee. In thy hands I place my
eternal salvation; to thee I entrust my soul. Enroll me among thy
most faithful servants; take me under thy protection and it is
enough for me: yes, for if thou protect me, I shall fear nothing;
not my sins, for thou wilt obtain for me their pardon and remission;
not the evil spirits, for thou art mightier than all the powers of
hell; not even Jesus, my Judge, for He is appeased by a single
prayer from thee. I fear only that through my own negligence I may
forget to recommend myself to thee and so I shall be lost. My dear
Lady, obtain for me the forgiveness of my sins, love for Jesus,
final perseverance and the grace to have recourse to thee at all
times, O Mother of Perpetual Help.
Hail Mary
Prayer to Our Lady, Assumed into Heaven
Immaculate Virgin, Mother of Jesus and our Mother, we believe in
your triumphant assumption into heaven where the angels and saints
acclaim you as Queen. We join them in praising you and bless the
Lord who raised you above all creatures. With them we offer you our
devotion and love. We are confident that you watch over our daily
efforts and needs, and we take comfort from the faith in the coming
resurrection. We look to you, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
After this earthly life, show us Jesus, the blest fruit of your
womb, O kind, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary.
Prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick
Virgin, most holy, Mother of the Word Incarnate, Treasurer of
graces, and Refuge of sinners, I fly top your motherly affection
with lively faith, and I beg of you the grace ever to do the will of
God.
Into your most holy hands I commit the keeping of my heart, asking
you for health of soul and body, in the certain hope that you, my
most loving Mother, will hear my prayer.
Into the bosom of your tender mercy, this day, every day of my life,
and at the hour of my death, I commend my soul and body.
To you I entrust all my hopes and consolations, all my trials and
miseries, my life and the end of my life, that all my actions may be
ordered and disposed according to your will and that of your Divine
Son. Amen.
Prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick
Virgin, most holy, Mother of the Word Incarnate, Treasurer of
graces, and Refuge of sinners, I fly top your motherly affection
with lively faith, and I beg of you the grace ever to do the will of
God.
Into your most holy hands I commit the keeping of my heart, asking
you for health of soul and body, in the certain hope that you, my
most loving Mother, will hear my prayer.
Into the bosom of your tender mercy, this day, every day of my life,
and at the hour of my death, I commend my soul and body.
To you I entrust all my hopes and consolations, all my trials and
miseries, my life and the end of my life, that all my actions may be
ordered and disposed according to your will and that of your Divine
Son. Amen.
Prayer To Our Lady, Help Of Christians
Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christian,
how sweet it is to come to your feet
imploring your perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children,
how can you, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore you,
your perpetual help in all my necessities,
in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for your unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through your intercessions many vocations to the religious
life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians,
that having invoked you on earth we may love and eternally thank you
in heaven.
By St. John Bosco
Prayer to Our Lady, Mother of Mercy
Blessed Virgin Mary, who can worthily repay you with praise and
thanks for having rescued a fallen world by your generous consent!
Receive our gratitude, and by your prayers obtain the pardon of our
sins. Take our prayers into the sanctuary of heaven and enable them
to make our peace with God.
Holy Mary, help the miserable, strengthen the discouraged, comfort
the sorrowful, pray for your people, plead for the clergy, intercede
for all women consecrated to God. May all who venerate you feel now
your help and protection. Be ready to help us when we pray, and
bring back to us the answers to our prayers. Make it your continual
concern to pray for the people of God, foryou were blessed by God
and were made worthy to bear the Redeemer of the world, who lives
and reigns forever. Amen.
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Mother of Perpetual Help, today we face so many difficulties. Your
picture tells us so much about you. It reminds us to reach out and
help those in need. Help us understand that our lives belong to
others as much as they belong to us.
Mary, Model of Christian love, we know we cannot heal every ill or
solve every problem. But with God’s grace, we intend to do what we
can. May we be true witnesses to the world that love for one another
really matters. May our daily actions proclaim how fully our lives
are modeled after yours, Mother of Perpetual Help.
OR
Mother of Perpetual Help, you have been blessed and favored by God.
you became not only the Mother of the Redeemer, but Mother of the
redeemed as well. We come to you today as your loving children.
Watch over us and take care of us. As you held the child Jesus in
your loving arms, so take us in your arms. Be a mother ready at
every moment to help us. For God who is mighty has done great things
for you, and God’s mercy is from age to age on those who love God.
Intercede for us, dear Mother, in obtaining pardon for our sins,
love for Jesus, final perseverance, and the grace always to call
upon you, Mother of Perpetual Help.
OR
Oh Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke your
powerful name, the protection of the living and the salvation of the
dying. Purest Mary, let your name henceforth be ever on my lips.
Delay not, Blessed Lady, to rescue me whenever I call on you. In my
temptations, in my needs, I will never cease to call on you, ever
repeating your sacred name, Mary, Mary. What a consolation, what
sweetness, what confidence fills my soul when I utter your sacred
name or even only think of your! I thank the Lord for having given
you so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. But I will not be
content with merely uttering your name. Let my love for your prompt
me ever to hail you Mother of Perpetual Help.
Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for me and grant me the favor I
confidently ask of you. {mention your petition}
Prayer to the Mother of the Lord for all mothers
Mary, on this day when we honor all mothers, we turn to you. We
thank the Lord whom you serve for the great gift of motherhood.
Never has it been known that anyone who sought your intercession was
left unaided by grace. Dear Mother, thank you for your “Yes” to the
invitation of the angel which brought heaven to earth and changed
human history. You opened yourself to God’s word and the Word was
made flesh and dwelt among us.
Dear mother, intercede for all of our mothers. Ask your Divine Son
to give them the grace of surrendered love so that they could join
with you in giving their own “Fiat.” May they find daily strength to
say yes to the call to the sacrificial love- the very heart of the
vocation of motherhood. May their love and witness be a source of
great inspiration for all of us called to follow your Son.
On this Mothers day, Mother of the Word Incarnate, pray for us who
have recourse to you…
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Sorrowful Mother for the Church and the Pontiff
Most Holy Virgin and Mother, your soul was pierced by a sword of
sorrow in the passion of your divine Son, and in His glorious
resurrection, you were filled with unending joy in His triumph!
Obtain for us who call upon you, to be such partakers in the
adversities of holy Church and in the sorrows of the Sovereign
Pontiff as to be found worthy to rejoice with thme in the
consolations for which we pray, in the charity and peace of the same
Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Louis 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 he displeasing to God, root it up and
bring it to nought; 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 place 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 think 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 pleasures; 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
that thou didst do while on earth; Amen, so be it–to all that thou
art now doing 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.
Stabat Mater Dolorosa
At the Cross Her station keeping
Stood the mournful Mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.
Through Her Heart, His sorrow sharing,
All His bitter anguish bearing,
Lo! the piercing sword had passed.
O how sad and sore distressed
Was that Mother, highly blessed,
Of the Sole-Begotten One.
Mournful, with Heart’s prostration,
Mother meek, the bitter Passion
Saw She of Her glorious Son.
Who on Christ’s dear Mother gazing,
In Her trouble so amazing,
Born of woman, would not weep?
Who on Christ’s dear Mother thinking,
Such a cup of sorrow drinking,
Would not share Her sorrow deep?
For His people’s sins rejected,
Saw Her Jesus unprotected.
Saw with thorns, with scourges rent.
Saw Her Son from judgement taken,
Her Beloved in death forsaken,
Till His Spirit forth He sent.
Fount of love and holy sorrow,
Mother, may my spirit borrow
Somewhat of Your woe profound.
Unto Christ with pure emotion,
Raise my contrite heart’s devotion,
To read love in every wound.
Those Five Wounds on Jesus smitten,
Mother! in my heart be written,
Deep as in Your own they be.
You, Your Savior’s Cross did bare,
You, Your Son’s rebuke did share.
Let me share them both with Thee.
In the Passion of my Maker,
Be my sinful soul partaker,
Weep ’til death and weep with You.
Mine with You be that sad station,
There to watch the great salvation,
Wrought upon the atoning Tree.
Virgin, you of virgins fairest,
May the bitter woe Thou bearest
Make on me impression deep.
Thus Christ’s dying may I carry,
With Him in His Passion tarry,
And His Wounds in memory keep.
May His Wound both wound and heal me,
He enkindle, cleanse, strengthen me,
By His Cross my hope and stay.
May He, when the mountains quiver,
From that flame which burns forever,
Shield me on the Judgement Day.
Jesus, may Your Cross defend me,
And Your Mother’s prayer befriend me;
Let me die in Your embrace.
When to dust my dust returns,
Grant a soul, that to You yearns,
In Your paradise a place. Amen.
THE ANGELUS
V- The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R- And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
(Hail Mary….)
V- Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R- Be it done unto me according to thy word.
(Hail Mary….)
V- And the Word was made Flesh.
R- And dwelt among us.
(Hail Mary….)
V- Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R- That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
THE SALVE REGINA (Hail Holy Queen)
Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life our sweetness and our
hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; To thee do
we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us and
after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb,
Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!
V- Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God
R- That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
THE SEVEN SORROWS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
I. The prophecy of Simeon
II. The Flight to Egypt
III. Loss of Child Jesus for 3 days, later found in His Father’s
House
IV. Witnessing Jesus carry his Cross
V. The Crucifixion of Jesus
VI. Taking Jesus Down from the Cross
VII. The Burial of Jesus
To Our Blessed Mother
We fly to your protection, most holy Mother of God; please listen to
our petitions and needs, and deliver us from all dangers, ever
glorious and blessed Virgin Mary.
Mary, our model and mother, by your obedience and patience you have
taught us how to be true children of God. Please help us by your
powerful assistance to overcome all our weaknesses, and to fulfill
perfectly our tasks in life.
By your compassionate aid may we ever stand in spirit with you
beneath the cross of Christ so that we may also rejoice with you in
your divine Son’s triumphant victory over sin and death.
In your maternal kindness help us to be faithful to prayers in the
company of God’s Church as you were one with the Apostles in the
upper room as you waited for the promised Spirit of Pentecost.
With your gracious assistance may we be near you in the glory of
Christ’s kingdom come to sing with you and all the faithful the
eternal praise of God. Amen.
V. O Mary, conceived without sin,
R. Pray for us who have recourse to you.
You are all fair, O Virgin Mary,
You never knew the stain of sin;
You are the glory of Jerusalem,
You, the joy of Israel,
You, the great honor of our people,
You, the advocate of sinners.
O Mary, Virgin most prudent,
O Mary, Mother most merciful,
Pray for us,
Intercede for us with our Lord,
Jesus Christ.
We Fly to Thy Patronage
In every engagement with the infernal powers, we shall always
certainly conquer by having recourse to the Mother of God, Who is
also our Mother, saying and repeating again and again: “We fly to
thy patronage, O holy Mother of God: we fly to thy patronage, O holy
Mother of God.” Oh how many victories have not the faithful gained
over hell, by having recourse to Mary with this short but most
powerful prayer! Thus is was that the great servant of god, Sister
Mary Crucified, of the Order of St. Benedict, always overcame the
devils.
St. Alphonsus Liguori in Hail Holy Queen!