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Novena to
Mother
of Perpetual Help
Prayer
Theme: Perpetual Help (Stand)
PRIEST: Most
holy and Immaculate Virgin and our Mother Mary, you are our Perpetual Help,
our refuge and our hope.
PEOPLE: We come to you today. * We thank God for all the
graces you have obtained for us, * Mother of Perpetual Help, we love you.
* To show our love we promise to serve you always * and to do all in our
power to lead others to you.
PRIEST: Mother of Perpetual Help, powerful with God, obtain
for us these graces:
PEOPLE: The strength to triumph over temptations, * a
perfect love for Jesus Christ, * and a holy death * so that we will live
with you and your Son for all eternity.
PRIEST: Mother of Perpetual Help,
PEOPLE: Pray for us.
Reading
from the Bible (Stand)
PRIEST: Let us
pray.
PEOPLE: O Mother of Perpetual Help, * you continually sought
the plan of God in His word. * You were filled with joy * to see this
plan fulfilled in your Son. * As we listen to God's word * obtain for us
the light to understand, * the courage to commit ourselves to Christ * and
the grace to carry on His mission.
PRIEST: Let us listen to the words of God.
Homily
(Sit)
Prayer
of the Assembly (Kneel)
PRIEST: Lord
Jesus Christ, at a word from Mary Your Mother You changed water into wine
at Cana of Galilee. Listen now to the people of God gathered here to honor
Our Mother of Perpetual Help. Grant our petitions and accept our sincere
thanks.
ALL: O Mother of Perpetual Help, * we call upon your most
powerful name. * You are the safeguard of the living and the salvation of
the dying. * Your name will always be on our lips * especially in time of
temptation, * and at the hour of our death. * Your name is confidence and
power. * Blessed Lady, * help us whenever we call on you. * We will not be
satisfied * with merely pronouncing your name. * Our daily lives will
proclaim * that you are truly Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
Prayer
In Temporal Wants
ALL: O Mother
of Perpetual Help, * with the greatest confidence we kneel before you. *
We implore your help in the problems of our daily life. * Trials and
sorrows often depress us; * reverses of fortune and painful privations *
bring misery into our lives; * everywhere we meet the cross. * Have pity
on us, compassionate Mother. * Take care of our needs, * free us from our
sufferings * or if it be the will of God * that we should suffer still
longer * grant that we may endure all with love and patience. * These
graces we ask, * trusting not in our merits * but in your love and power.
* O Mother of Perpetual Help.
Litany
of the Assembly (Stand)
Petitions
PRIEST: Let us
pray. Grant wisdom and prudence to the Holy Father, Pope ...............,
our Bishop ................., our priests and all the leaders of our
nation, state, and community.
PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord through Mary our Mother.
PRIEST: Grant that all men may live as brothers in social
peace and religious unity.
PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord, through Mary our Mother.
PRIEST: Grant that the Holy Spirit guide the sons and
daughters of our parish in choosing their way of life.
PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord, through Mary our Mother.
PRIEST: Grant that the people of our parish retain their
health and that the sick, especially ................ regain their health
according to Your holy will.
PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord, through Mary our Mother.
PRIEST: Grant eternal rest to all the deceased members of
our parish, especially ................... and to the souls of all the
faithful departed.
PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord, through Mary our Mother.
PRIEST: Grant guidance and aid in all the special intentions
of this parish, especially ................... and all the needs of those
present.
PEOPLE: Hear us, Lord, through Mary our Mother.
PRIEST: Let us silently present our personal petitions to
Our Mother of Perpetual Help. (Pause)
Thanksgiving
PRIEST: Accept,
O Lord, our thanks for the new life of grace You gave us.
PEOPLE: We thank You, Lord, through Mary our Mother.
PRIEST: Accept our thanks for all the graces received from
the sacramental life of the Church.
PEOPLE: We thank You, Lord, through Mary our Mother.
PRIEST: Accept our thanks for the spiritual and material
blessings, especially .................... given to our parish family.
PEOPLE: We thank You, Lord, through Mary our Mother.
PRIEST: Let us thank Our Mother of Perpetual Help for the
favors we have received. (Pause)
Prayer
for the Sick (Kneel)
PRIEST: Let us
pray.
ALL: O Lord, look upon Your servants * laboring under bodily
weakness. * Cherish and revive the souls * which You have created * so
that, purified by our sufferings * we may soon find ourselves healed by
Your mercy * through Christ our Lord.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRIEST: May the Lord Jesus Christ be with you that He may
defend you, within you that He may sustain you, before you that He may
lead you, behind you that He may protect you, above you that He may bless
you. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
PEOPLE: Amen.
The
Faith of the Assembly
ALL: O Mother
of Perpetual Help, * you are both rich and generous. * You distribute all
the gifts that God grants to us. * You are the hope of sinners. * Come,
then, dear Mother, for we turn to you. * In your hands is salvation * and
we are in your hands. * We are your children. * Take care of us, dear
Mother. * For if you do, there is nothing to fear. * From Christ you
obtain forgiveness of our sins; * with Christ you are more powerful than
all hell combined. * With you at our side * we look forward to meeting our
Judge, * your Son, and our Brother. * Our only fear is * that in time of
temptation * we may fail to call on you * and become lost children. *
Obtain for us, then, * final perseverance * and the grace always to call
upon you. * O Mother of Perpetual Help.
Act
of Consecration
(To Be Said The First Week of the Month)
ALL: United with
the members of your confraternity * here and throughout the world * we
consecrate ourselves to your service. * We promise to renew this
dedication once a month * and frequently to receive the sacraments. * We
beg you to obtain for us * the grace to imitate your great servant, St.
Alphonsus, * in his love for you and your Son.
Blessing
of the Assembly
PRIEST: Through
the prayers of our holy patron, St. Alphonsus, through the intercession of
Our Mother of Perpetual Help, through the merits of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, present in the Most Blessed Sacrament, of the altar, may the
blessing of Almightily God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, descend upon
you and remain forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
The
Hail Mary (Stand)
PRIEST: Let us
now unite with Christians of all ages in praising Mary and in committing
ourselves to her powerful protection.
ALL: Hail Mary, etc.
PRIEST: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
PEOPLE: That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
PRIEST: Let us pray. O Lord Jesus Christ, who gave us Your
Mother Mary, whose image we venerate, as a mother ready at every moment to
help us; grant, we beg You, that we who call on her help may always enjoy
the fruit of Your redemption. This we ask through You who live and reign
forever.
PEOPLE: Amen
Hymns
O Mother of Perpetual Help
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O Mother of
Perpetual Help,
To thee we come imploring near,
Behold us here, from far and near,
To ask of thee our help to be.
Behold us here, from far and near,
To ask of thee our help to be.
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Perpetual
Help we beg of thee;
Our souls from sin and sorrow free:
Direct our wandering feet aright,
And be thyself our own true light.
Direct our wandering feet aright,
And be thyself our own true light.
Immaculate
Mary
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Immaculate
Mary, your praises we sing
Who reigns now with Christ, our Redeemer and King.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria! Ave, Ave, Maria!
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In heaven the
blessed your glory proclaim
On earth, we, your children, invoke your fair name.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria! Ave, Ave, Maria!
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