N OVENA

Our Mother of
TO

Perpetual Help

SAINT RITA COLLEGE – MANILA, INC.

One mind and One heart, Onward to the Lord!
Immaculate Mother
Immaculate Mother,
To you do we plead
To ask God, our Father
For help in our need.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
Immaculate Mother
We pray for our country,
The land of our birth;
We pray for all nations.
That peace be on earth.
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
Opening Prayer
In the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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 ask God’s mercy and
pardon.
Opening Prayer
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. How many
times in the past, we have forgotten
this sublime dignity.
Opening Prayer
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.
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)
Novena Prayer
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.
Novena Prayer
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.
Novena Prayer
Dearest Mother, as we worry about
our own problems let us not forget
the needs of others. You always loved
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,
Novena Prayer
To help us comfort the sick and the
dying, give hope to the poor and the
unemployed, heal the brokenhearted,
lighten the burden of the oppressed,
teach justice to their oppressors, and
bring back to God all those who have
offended him.
Novena Prayer
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 powerful help. 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 loves his Church.
Prayer for the Home
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.
Prayer for the Home
To your loving care we especially
entrust the youth of today. Give us all
the 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 of us!
Our Mother of Perpetual Help,
- pray for us!
We sinners call to you,
- Loving Mother, Help Us!
Petitions to
Our Mother of
Perpetual Help
- Loving Mother, Help Us!
• That we may be filled with the Holy
Spirit and become courageous
witnesses of Christ’s love for men …
• That we may be more and more like
our Divine Lord, as you were …
• That we may be meek and humble
of heart like your Son, Jesus …
Petitions to
Our Mother of
Perpetual Help
- Loving Mother, Help Us!
• That we may fear losing God’s friendship
forever by unrepented sin …
• That we may seek Christ’s mercy and
forgiveness constantly in the sacrament of
Penance …
• That we may be aware of God speaking to
us in the events of daily life …
• That we may pray daily with love and
trust, especially in moments of temptation
…
Petitions to
Our Mother of
Perpetual Help
- Loving Mother, Help Us!
• That we may realize the value of
worshipping God together in the
Eucharist …
• That we may grow in the love of Christ
and neighbor by frequent communion …
• That we may reverence our bodies as
temples of the Holy Spirit …
• That we may strive to be true Christians
by our loving concern for others …
Petitions to
Our Mother of
Perpetual Help
- Loving Mother, Help Us!
• That we may proclaim the dignity of
work by doing our own work
conscientiously …
• That we may forgive from our heart
those who have wronged us …
• That we may see the evil of seeking our
own interest at the expense of others …
• That we may work for the just
distribution of this world’s goods ...
Petitions to
Our Mother of
Perpetual Help
- Loving Mother, Help Us!
• That we may share our talents with
others for the good of the community
…
• That we may accept our responsibility
in the community in a spirit in
genuine service …
• To pray that the Holy Spirit may guide
and strengthen Pope Francis, the
Bishops, and the clergy ...
Petitions to
Our Mother of
Perpetual Help
- Loving Mother, Help Us!
• That we may be blessed with an increase
of priestly and religious vocations …
• That we may bring the knowledge and love
of Christ to those who do not know him …
• That we may be aware of our dependence
on God in the midst of human achievement
…
• That we may be ready at death to enter the
home of our heavenly Father …
Petitions to
Our Mother of
Perpetual Help
- Loving Mother, Help Us!
• That we may die at peace with Christ
and our fellowmen …
• That we may be comforted at the
death of our dear ones by our hope in
the risen Lord …
• To pray that our departed brothers
and sisters quickly share in your
Son’s resurrection …
Personal Intentions
Holy Mary help us in our needs pray
for all the people of God; may all
experience your perpetual help.
Lord, you gave us Mary to be our
Mother ever ready to help us; grant
us the grace to have recourse to her
in all our needs.
Amen.
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 promise of our Baptism.
Consecration
(1st Wednesday of the Month)

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.
Consecration
(1st Wednesday of the Month)

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
Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ,
What shall I ask of thee?
I do not sigh for the wealth of earth
For the joys that fade and flee.
But, Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ,
This do I long to see,
The bliss untold which thy arms enfold,
The treasure upon thy knee.
Mother of Christ
Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ,
I toss on a stormy sea,
Oh, lift thy Child as a beacon light,
To the port where I fain would be.
And, Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ.
This do I ask of thee.
When the voyage is o’er. O stand on the
shore,
And show him at last to me.
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.
Thanksgiving Prayer
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.
Thanksgiving Prayer
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 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.
Thanksgiving Prayer
To the Most Holy Trinity Father, Son
and Holy Spirit be honor, glory and
thanksgiving forever and ever. Amen.
Silent Prayer
(Pray Silently for a Moment)
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.
Prayer for the Sick
Help them to understand that they
are united with you in your sufferings
for the salvation of the world, amen.
Hail Mary (Sung)
Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with you
Blessed are you among women,
And blessed is the fruit of your womb,
Jesus
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help,
PRAY FOR US!