NOVENA TO

OUR MOTHER
OF PERPETUAL
HELP
Opening Hymn:

Immaculate Mother
Leader: In the name of the
Father and of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.
Leader:
Brothers and sisters, as
children of our Blessed
Mother, we are gathered
before her miraculous
picture to honor her and to
pray for all our needs.
Unworthy children that we
are, let us first of all ask
God’s mercy and pardon .
All:
Merciful Father * You sent
Your Divine Son * to
redeem us by His death
and resurrection * and to
give us new life. * By this
You make us Your
children * to love one
another in Christ.
All:
How many times in the past *
we have forgotten this sublime
dignity. * We have sinned
against our brothers and
sisters; * we have offended
You. Merciful Father, forgive
us.* Repenting sincerely of our
sins, * we ask Your mercy; *
may we always live as Your
truly devoted children.
MARY IMMACULATE, STAR OF
THE MORNING
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 petitions).
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.*
We, too, have our crosses and trials.*
Sometimes they almost crush us to
the ground.* Dearest Mother, * share
with us your abundant faith and
confidence in God.* Make us aware
that God never ceases to love us; *
that He answers all our prayers * in
the way that is best for us. *
Strengthen our hearts to carry the
cross * in the footsteps of your
Divine Son. Help us to realize * that
he who shares the cross of Christ *
will certainly share His resurrection.
Dearest Mother,* as we worry about our
own problems * let us not forget the
needs of others.* You always love others
so much; * help us to do the same. While
praying for our own intentions * and for
the intentions of all here present at this
Novena * we earnestly ask you, our
Mother * to help us comfort the sick and
the dying * give hope to the poor and
unemployed * heal the broken-hearted *
walk in solidarity with the oppressed *
teach justice to their oppressors* and
bring back to God all those who have
offended Him.
Dearest Mother, * help us to avoid sin *
which separates us * from our heavenly
Father * and from one another. * Full of
trust in you * we place ourselves under
the mantle of your maternal protection *
and confidently hope * for your
compassionate intercession. * Amen.
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 love 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

Our Mother of Perpetual

We sinners call to you,

Loving Mother help us.

Response:
Loving Mother help us.
All: Holy Mary * pray for us, *
pray for all the people of God;
* may all experience God’s
perpetual help.

Leader: Lord, you gave us

All: Amen.
ACT OF CONSECRATION
Immaculate Virgin Mary, *
Mother of God and Mother of
the Church, * you are also our
Mother ever ready to help us. *
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 sins * and fidelity
to the promises of our
Baptism.
We consecrate our minds and
hearts to you * that we 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
.
MOTHER OF CHRIST
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 renew our lives.
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 us
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
favors we have received through her
intercession, * and especially
through the Novena * inspire us with
greater confidence in God’s loving
mercy * and 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 HONOR, GLORY AND
THANKSGIVING FOREVER AND
EVER. AMEN.
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
prayer for the sick especially those
who are weighed down * with pain
and other affliction of illness * may
experience God’s healing power and
comfort*. Restore them to health* in
body and soul* so that they can
continue to serve you* and their
brothers and sisters.
Amen.
HAIL MARY
ORATIO IMPERATA
God our Father,
We come to you in our needs
To ask your protection against the 2019
Novel Coronavirus,
That has claimed lives and has affected many.
We pray for your grace,
For the people tasked in studying
The nature and cause of this virus and its disease
and of stemming the tide of its transmission

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ORATIO IMPERATA
Guide the hands and minds of medical experts,
that they may minister to the sick with
competence and compassion.
And to those governments and private agencies
that must find cure and solution to this epidemic.
We pray for those afflicted,
may they be restored to health soon.
Grant us the grace to work for the good
of all and to help those in need.

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 ORATIO IMPERATA
Grant this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, Forever and ever.
AMEN.

Mary help for all Christians… PRAY FOR US.

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 Thank you!

GOOD MORNING!

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