novena to mary help of christians

8/4/2019 Novena to Mary Help of Christians

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Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin,

Help of Christians,

we place ourselves

under your motherly protection.

Throughout the Churchs history

you have helped Christians in times of trial, temptation

and danger.

Time and time again,

you have proven to be the Refuge of sinners,

the Hope of the hopeless,

the Consoler of the afflicted,

and the Comforter of the dying.


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We promise to be faithful disciples

of Jesus Christ, your Son,to proclaim His Good News

of Gods love for all people,

and to work for peace and justice in our world.

With faith in your intercession,

we pray for the Church,

for our family and friends,

for the poor and abandoned,and all the dying.


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Grant, O Mary, Help of Christians,

the graces of which we stand in need.(Mention your intentions)

May we serve Jesus with fidelity and love untildeath.

Help us and our loved onesto attain the boundless joy

of being forever with our Father in heaven.

Amen.


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O Holy Mary, powerful Help

of Christians,

I turn to you with faith.

In your mercy hear the prayer

of this poor sinner

who implores your help

to avoid sin and all its occasions. Amen.


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O Holy Mary, Mother of goodness and mercy,

with your visible aid

you have often delivered Christians

from the attacks of the enemies. Defend my

soul, I pray, from the assaults of the devil, the

world and the flesh so that I may be victorious

over the enemies of my soul. Amen.


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Mary, most powerful Queen,

you alone triumphed

over the many heresies

which sought to tear away many of your childrenfrom the bosom of the Church.

Help me, I pray, to hold on firmly

to my faith and to keep myself free from thesnares and poison of so many perverse doctrines.

Amen.


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Mary, my sweetest Mother, the Queen of

Martyrs, do infuse into my heart the strength

to persevere,

that overcoming all human respect, I may be

able to live my religion and show myself in

every occasion, a devout child of yours.

Amen.


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Dear Mother Mary, in the triumph of Pope Pius VII youshowed your powerful patronage; protect the wholeChurch and especially her supreme head on earth, theHoly Father. Defend him alwaysfrom the attacks of his many enemies, deliver him fromphysical sufferings and always assist him so that hemay safely steer to port the boat of St. Peterand triumph over the proud billows which strive to

submerge it.Amen.


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O Mary, Queen of Apostles, take under your powerfulprotection the bishops, priests and all the children ofthe Catholic Church; obtain for them the spirit ofunion, of perfect obedience to the Holy father, and offervent zeal for the salvation of men.I beg of you especially to extend your loving patronageto missionaries, that they may be ableto bring all the races of the earth to the true faith of

Jesus Christ, so that there may be just one flock underone Shepherd.

Amen.


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O Mary, Gracious and merciful Mother,

by your efficacious intercession,

you have saved Christians from plagues and

other bodily scourges. Help me and deliver me

from the disease of impiety

and irreligion which creeps into my soul in

many ways to turn me awayfrom the church and the practices of religion.


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I implore you; watch over the good that they

may persevere, strengthen the weak, and callpoor sinners

to repentance, that your Glory

and the number of the elect may be increased

in Heaven.

Amen.


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O Mary, Pillar of the Church and Help ofChristians, I ask you to keep me firm in myholy faith and to preserve in me the liberty of

a child of God.With the help of grace, Ipromise obedience to the Holy Father, and tothe bishops in communion with him, desiringonly to live and to die in the bosom of the

Catholic Faith, where only I can hope withcertainty to attain eternal salvation.Amen.


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Most kind mother, in every age you wished to be

the Help of Christians, assist me with your

invincible aid in life, and especially at the hour

of my death, so that after having loved and

praised you on earth, I may deserve to come

and sing your mercies forever in Heaven.

Amen.


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Most Holy Virgin Mary,appointed by Godto be the Help of Christians,

we choose you as the Motherand Protectress of our home.We ask you to favor uswith your powerful protection.Preserve our home from every danger:from fire, flood, lightning, storm,earthquake, thieves, vandals,and from every other danger.


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Bless us, protect us, defend us.

Keep as your own

all the people who dwell in this home.

Protect them from all accidents and misfortunes.

But above all obtain for them

the most important grace of avoiding sin.

Mary, Help of Christians,

pray for all those who live in this home

which is consecrated to you for all time.

Amen.


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To the up rightI will show the saving

power of God

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