Our Lady of Hope Novena
I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of
knowledge, and of holy hope. In me is all grace of the way and of the truth; in me
is all hope of life and of virtue. Come to me all that desire me and be filled with
my fruits
O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Grace, Hope of the world.
Hear us, your children, who cry to you
Let Us Pray
O God, who by the marvelous protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary
has strengthened us firmly in hope, grant we beseech You, that by persevering in prayer at
her admonition, we may obtain the favors we devoutly implore. Through Christ Our
Lord. Amen.
Three Hail Marys
The Salve Regina
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us. And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Three Hail Marys
Prayer to Our Lady of Hope
O Mary, my Mother, I kneel before you with heavy heart. The
burden of my sins oppresses me. The knowledge of my weakness discourages me. I
am beset by fears and temptations of every sort. Yet I am so attached to the things
of this world that instead of longing for Heaven I am filled with dread at the thought of
death.
O Mother of Mercy, have pity on me in my distress. You are
all-powerful with your Divine Son. He can refuse no request of your Immaculate
Heart. Show yourself a true Mother to me by being my advocate before His throne.
O Refuge of Sinners and Hope of the Hopeless, to whom shall I turn if not you?
Obtain for me, then, O Mother of Hope, the grace of true sorrow
for my sins, the gift of perfect resignation to God's Holy Will, and the courage to take
up my cross and follow Jesus. Beg of His Sacred Heart the special favor that I ask
in this novena.
(Make your request.)
But above all I pray, O dearest Mother, that
through your most powerful intercession my heart may be filled with Holy Hope, so that in
life's darkest hour I may never fail to trust in God my Savior, but by walking in the way
of His commandments I may merit to be united with Him, and with you in the eternal joys of
Heaven. Amen.
Mary, our Hope, have pity on us.
Hope of the Hopeless, pray for us.
Three Hail Marys
The O Domina Mea
O Holy Mary, my sovereign Lady, into thy blessed trust and special custody, and in the bosom of thy mercy, I this day and every day, and in the hour of my death, commend my soul and my body. To thee I commit all my hope and happiness, all my anxieties and miseries, my life and the end of my life, that through thy most holy intercession and through thy merits, all my actions may be guided and governed according to thine and thy Son's will. AMEN
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