Novena In Honour Of Mary Help Of Christians
Novena In Honour Of Mary Help Of Christians
DAY 1
O Mary, powerful help of those Christians
who approach the throne of your mercy with trust!
Listen to the prayers of your children
who invoke your help to avoid sin and the occasions of sin.
Novena In Honour Of Mary Help Of Christians
DAY 2
O Mary most holy, kind and merciful mother,
with your visible help you freed the Christian people
from the ferocious assaults of the Muslims.
Free our souls from the attacks of the devil,
the world, and the flesh,
so that we may always overcome the enemies of our salvation.
Novena In Honour Of Mary Help Of Christians
DAY 3
Most powerful Queen of heaven,
you triumphed over heresies
which sought to tear your children away from the Church.
Come to our assistance so that we may remain steadfast in our faith
and may guard the purity of our hearts
in the midst of the many dangers that beset us.
Novena In Honour Of Mary Help Of Christians
DAY 4
Mary, our most amiable Mother,
you are the Queen of martyrs
because of the heroic courage and strength you exercised on earth.
Obtain for us the strength we need to be constant in your service
and always to show ourselves your devoted children in life and in death.
Novena In Honour Of Mary Help Of Christians
DAY 5
Loving Mother Mary,
you showed your powerful protection in the triumph of Pope Pius VII.
Spread your mantle over the Church;
and protect our Shepherd, the Holy Father,
from the attacks of the enemy,
free him from all attacks,
and assist him always as he steers the bark of St. Peter to safety.
Novena In Honour Of Mary Help Of Christians
DAY 6
Mary, Queen of the Apostles,
take under your protection all the ministers
and the faithful of the Catholic Church.
Fill them with a burning zeal for the salvation of souls,
and give special assistance to missionaries
so that they may succeed to attract all souls to faith in Jesus Christ
and thus form one flock under the guidance of one Shepherd.
Novena In Honour Of Mary Help Of Christians
DAY 7
Loving and merciful Mother,
you saved Christians from countless misfortunes.
Free us from the plague of infidelity
which seeks to alienate us from the Church and religious observances
by means of corrupt publications
and schools and irreligious sects.
Grant perseverance to the good,
give strength to the weak,
and move sinners to repentance,
so that truth and the Kingdom of Jesus Christ may triumph in the world.
Novena In Honour Of Mary Help Of Christians
DAY 8
Mary, Pillar of the Church and Help of Christians,
we beg to keep us firmly rooted in our faith
and to protect in us our freedom as children of God.
We promise not to stain our souls with sin
and to obey our Holy Father and the Bishops
in communion with him.
We want to live and die in the bosom of the Church
and to attain eternal salvation.
Novena In Honour Of Mary Help Of Christians
DAY 9
Most loving Mother Mary,
you have always been the Help of Christians.
Help us with your powerful protection in life
and especially at the hour of our death,
so that, after having loved and venerated you on earth,
we may come to proclaim your mercy in heaven.
PRAYER
Almighty and merciful Lord,
in a marvelous manner you deigned to make the most holy Virgin Mary
a powerful helper in defense of Christians.
Grant that, having fought the good fight under her protection during our life,
we may be victorious over our infernal enemy at the hour of our death.
We make this prayer through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Each day of the Novena includes:
1. A brief meditation on the Word of God.
2. A prayer of supplication.
3. The recitation of a Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father.
4. A closing prayer.
MEDITATION FOR EACH DAY:
1. Faith and the acceptance of the Word of God: Luke 1:26-38
2. Sincere humility: Luke 1:48
3. Active charity: Luke 1:36-39
4. Filial love for God: Luke 2:21, 22, 40
5. Gratitude for our gifts: Luke 1:46-49
6. Gratitude shown in the offering at the temple: Luke 2:22-24
7. Poverty accepted with dignity and with trust in the Lord: Luke 1:48
2: 24 8. Prayer in the apostolic community: Acts 1:12-14
9. Mary, Mother of Jesus and our Mother: John 19:25-27
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