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| Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us! |
Novena Prayer
Dear Mother of Perpetual Help * from the cross Jesus gave
you to us for our Mother. You are the kindest the most loving * of all mothers.
Look tenderly on us your children * as we now ask you to help us in all our
needs * especially this one … (Pause to recall your petition). While you were
on earth, dear Mother * you willingly shared in the sufferings of your Son.
Strengthened by your faith and confidence * in the fatherly love of God * you
accepted the mysterious designs of His will.
Prayer for the Home
Mother of Perpetual Help * we choose you as Queen of our
homes. We ask you to bless all our families * with your tender motherly love.
May the Sacrament of Marriage * bind husbands and wives so closely together *
that they will always be faithful to each other * and love one another as
Christ loves his Church.
We ask you to bless all parents. May they love and cherish
the children * whom God has entrusted to them. May they always give them the
example * of a truly Christian life. Help them to bring up their children * in
the love and fear of God. Bless all children * that they may love, honor and
obey * their fathers and mothers. To your loving care * we especially entrust
the youth of today.
Give us all a sense of responsibility * that we may do our
part * in making our home a haven of peace * like your own home at Nazareth. We
take you as our model. Help us to grow daily in genuine love of God and
neighbor * so that justice and peace may happily reign * in the entire family
of mankind. Amen.
Petitions to our Mother of Perpetual Help
Holy Mary
* Pray for us.
Holy Virgin, conceived without sin
* Pray for us.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help
* Pray for us.
Consecration
(1st Wednesday of the month)
Immaculate Virgin Mary * Mother of God and Mother of the
Church * you are also our Mother of Perpetual Help. With hearts full of love
for you * we consecrate ourselves to your Immaculate Heart * so that we may be
your devoted children. Obtain for us true sorrow for our sins * and fidelity to
the promises of our Baptism.
We consecrate our minds and hearts to you * that we may
always do the will of our heavenly Father. We consecrate our lives to you *
that we may love God better * and live not for ourselves but for Christ your
Son * and that we may see him and serve him in others.
By this humble act of consecration * dear Mother of
Perpetual Help * we pledge to model our lives on you * the perfect Christian *
so that consecrated to you in life and in death * we may belong to your Divine
Son for all eternity. Amen.
We sinners call to you
* Loving Mother, help us.
Thanksgiving Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ * truly present in the Most Blessed
Eucharist * we adore you. It has pleased the Father * that in you all his fullness
should dwell * and that through you * he should reconcile all things to
himself. Grant us the grace to be truly grateful * for all that our Father has
done for us. Grant that we may be truly sorry for our sins * and do penance for
them.
Through you, we thank the Eternal Father for the gift of
life. He has created all the wonderful things of this world for us. May we
learn to use them well * so that through them * we may grow in love for Him.
Above all, we thank our Father * for sending you to us * as
the greatest expression of his love * to save us and all creation * by your
death and resurrection.
We thank you Lord * for giving us your own Mother to be our
Mother of Perpetual Help. May the countless favours we have received through
her intercession, * and especially through the Novena * inspire us to greater
confidence in God’s loving mercy * and her perpetual help. Grant that we may
always do the holy Will of God * and persevere in his love.
To the Most Holy Trinity * Father, Son and Holy Spirit * be
honour, glory and thanksgiving forever and ever. Amen.
Silent Prayer (Pause)
Prayer for the Sick
Lord Jesus Christ * you bore our sufferings and carried our
sorrows * in order to show us clearly * the value of human weakness and
patience; * graciously hear our prayers for the sick. Grant that those who are
weighed down * with pain and other afflictions of illness * may realize that
they are among the chosen ones * whom you call blessed. Help them to understand
* that they are united with you in your sufferings * for the salvation of the
world. Amen.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it
known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help and sought
your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I hasten to
you. O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you, I come; before you I stand, sinful
and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, do not despise my petition, but
in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Prayer for Financial Aid
Prayer for Financial Aid
Realizing, dear Mother, that you are our perpetual help, not
only in spiritual but also in temporal necessities, we ask you to help us in
our present financial worry. Because of unavoidable circumstances which have
arisen in our lives, we are in great want and financial embarrassment, since we
are unable to meet our honest debts. We are not asking, dearest Mother of
Perpetual Help, for wealth, if the possession of it is not in accordance with
the will of God; we merely ask you for that assistance which will help us to
settle our present obligations. We believe, dear Mother of God, that you are
extremely kind and generous to all your loving and devoted children. We plead
with you, therefore, dear Mother, to obtain for us the help we so urgently
need. We are trying so earnestly to solve our problem but we believe in your
powerful intercession with Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son and our Redeemer.
Amen.
Temptation
Mary, my Mother, your love for us could not be greater or
more powerful. You are rich in love and your power brings us relief. You want
everyone to be saved. I beg you therefore, protect me in temptation and
strengthen me when I weaken. I struggle daily to be faithful to Jesus your son.
Help me my Mother at every moment. But above all take me by the hand when you
see that I am weakening and about to fall. I will have to battle with
temptation till the day I die. My Lady, you are my hope, my refuge, my
strength; never let me lose the grace of God. In every temptation I resolve to
turn to you at once and pray: Mary help me. (St. Alphonsus)
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