Novena to Our Lady Of Lourdes

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Novena to Our Lady Of Lourdes

Recite this prayer for 9 days.

Be blessed, O most pure Virgin,

for having vouchsafed to manifest your shining with life,

sweetness and beauty,

in the Grotto of Lourdes,

saying to the child, St. Bernadette:

"I am the Immaculate Conception."

A thousand times we congratulate you

upon your Immaculate Conception.

And now, O ever Immaculate Virgin,

Mother of mercy, Health of the sick,

Refuge of sinners,

Comforter of the afflicted,

you know our wants,

our troubles,

our sufferings;

deign to cast upon us a look of mercy.

By appearing in the Grotto of Lourdes,

you were pleased to make it a privileged sanctuary,

whence you dispense your favours,

and already many have obtained the cure of their infirmities,

both spiritual and physical.

We come, therefore,

with the most unbounded confidence

to implore your maternal intercession.

Obtain for us, O loving Mother,

the granting of our request...

(Make your request here...)

Through gratitude for your favours,

we will endeavor to imitate your virtues,

that we may on day share your glory.

Our Lady of Lourdes,

Mother of Christ,

you had influence with your divine son while upon earth.

You have the same influence now in Heaven.

Pray for us;

obtain for us from your Divine Son

our special requests if it be the Divine Will.

Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.

Saint Bernadette, pray for us.

(Recite the appropriate daily prayer..)

Day One

O Mary Immaculate,

Our Lady of Lourdes,

virgin and mother,

queen of heaven,

chosen from all eternity

to be the Mother of the Eternal Word

and in virtue of this title

preserved from original sin,

we kneel before you as did little Bernadette at Lourdes

and pray with childlike trust in you

that as we contemplate your glorious appearance at Lourdes,

you will look with mercy on our present petition

and secure for us a favourable answer

to the request for which we are making this novena...

Make your request here...)

O Brilliant star of purity,

Mary Immaculate,

Our Lady of Lourdes,

glorious assumption,

triumphant in your coronation,

show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God,

Virgin Mary,

Queen and Mother,

be our comfort, hope, strength,

and consolation.

Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes,

pray for us.

Saint Bernadette,

pray for us.

Day Two

Be blessed,

O most pure Virgin,

for having vouchsafed to manifest yourself shining with light,

sweetness and beauty,

in the Grotto of Lourdes,

saying to the child Saint Bernadette:

"I am the Immaculate Conception!"

O Mary Immaculate,

inflame our hearts with one ray

of the burning love of your pure heart.

Let them be consumed with love for Jesus and for you,

in order that we may merit one day

to enjoy your glorious eternity.

O dispenser of His graces here below,

take into your keeping

and present to your Divine Son

the petition for which we are making this novena....

Make your request here...)

O Brilliant star of purity,

Mary Immaculate,

Our Lady of Lourdes,

glorious assumption,

triumphant in your coronation,

show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God,

Virgin Mary,

Queen and Mother,

be our comfort, hope, strength,

and consolation.

Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.

Saint Bernadette, pray for us.

Day Three

"You are all fair, O Mary,

and there is in you no stain of original sin."

O Mary, conceived without sin,

pray for us who have recourse to thee.

O brilliant star of sanctity,

as on that lovely day,

upon a rough rock in Lourdes

you spoke to the child Bernadette

and a fountain broke from thee plain earth

and miracles happened

and the great shrine of Lourdes began,

so now I beseech you to hear our fervent prayer and do,

we beseech you,

grant us the petition we now so earnestly seek...

Make your request here...)

O Brilliant star of purity,

Mary Immaculate,

Our Lady of Lourdes,

glorious assumption,

triumphant in your coronation,

show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God,

Virgin Mary,

Queen and Mother,

be our comfort, hope, strength,

and consolation.

Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes,

pray for us.

Saint Bernadette,

pray for us.

Day Four

O Immaculate Queen of Heaven,

we your wayward,

erring children,

join our unworthy prayers of praise

and thanksgiving to those of the angels

and saints

and your own the One, Holy,

and Undivided Trinity

may be glorified in heaven and on earth.

Our Lady of Lourdes,

as you looked down with love and mercy upon Bernadette

as she prayed her rosary in the grotto,

look down now, we beseech you,

with love and mercy upon us.

From the abundance of graces granted you

by your Divine Son,

sweet Mother of God,

give to each of us all that your motherly heart sees we need

and at this moment look with special favour

on the grace we seek in this novena...

Make your request here...)

O Brilliant star of purity,

Mary Immaculate,

Our Lady of Lourdes,

glorious assumption,

triumphant in your coronation,

show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God,

Virgin Mary,

Queen and Mother,

be our comfort, hope, strength,

and consolation.

Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes,

pray for us.

Saint Bernadette,

pray for us.

Day Five

O Mary Immaculate,

Mother of God and our mother,

from the heights of your dignity

look down mercifully upon us while we,

full of confidence in your unbounded goodness

and confident that your Divine Son

will look favourably upon any request

you make of Him in our behalf,

we beseech you to come to our aid

and secure for us the favour we seek in this novena...

Make your request here...)

O Brilliant star of purity,

Mary Immaculate,

Our Lady of Lourdes,

glorious assumption,

triumphant in your coronation,

show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God,

Virgin Mary,

Queen and Mother,

be our comfort, hope, strength,

and consolation.

Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes,

pray for us.

Saint Bernadette,

pray for us.

Day Six

O glorious Mother of God,

so powerful under your special title

of Our Lady of Lourdes,

to you we raise our hearts

and hands to implore your powerful intercession

in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus

all the helps and graces necessary

for our spiritual and temporal welfare

and for the special favour we so earnestly seek in this novena...

Make your request here...)

O Lady of Bernadette,

with the stars of heaven in your hair

and the roses of earth at your feet,

look with compassion upon us today

as you did so long ago on Bernadette in the Grotto of Lourdes.

O Brilliant star of purity,

Mary Immaculate,

Our Lady of Lourdes,

glorious assumption,

triumphant in your coronation,

show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God,

Virgin Mary,

Queen and Mother,

be our comfort, hope, strength,

and consolation.

Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes,

pray for us.

Saint Bernadette,

pray for us.

Day Seven

O Almighty God,

who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

did prepare a worthy dwelling place for your Son,

we humbly beseech you that as we contemplate

the apparition of Our Lady in the Grotto of Lourdes,

we may be blessed with health of mind and body.

And, O most gracious Mother Mary,

beloved Mother of Our Lord and Redeemer,

look with favour upon us as you did that day on Bernadette

and intercede with him for us

that the favour we now so earnestly seek may be granted to us...

Make your request here...)

O Brilliant star of purity,

Mary Immaculate,

Our Lady of Lourdes,

glorious assumption,

triumphant in your coronation,

show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God,

Virgin Mary,

Queen and Mother,

be our comfort, hope, strength,

and consolation.

Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes,

pray for us.

Saint Bernadette,

pray for us.

Day Eight

O Immaculate Mother of God,

from heaven itself you came to appear

to the little Bernadette in the rough Grotto of Lourdes!

And as Bernadette knelt at your feet

and the magic spring burst forth

and as multitudes have knelt ever since before your shrine,

O Mother of God,

we kneel before you today

to ask that in your mercy

you plead with your Divine Son

to grant the special favour we seek in this novena...

Make your request here...)

O Brilliant star of purity,

Mary Immaculate,

Our Lady of Lourdes,

glorious assumption,

triumphant in your coronation,

show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God,

Virgin Mary,

Queen and Mother,

be our comfort, hope, strength,

and consolation.

Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes,

pray for us.

Saint Bernadette,

pray for us.

Day Nine

O glorious Mother of God,

to you we raise our hearts

and hands to implore your powerful intercession

in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus

all the graces necessary for our spiritual

and temporal welfare,

particularly for the grace of a happy death.

O Mother of our Divine Lord,

as we conclude this novena

for the special favour we seek at this time...

Make your request here...)

we feel animated with confidence

that your prayers in our behalf will be graciously heard.

O Mother of My Lord,

through the love you bear to Jesus Christ

and for the glory of His Name,

hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.

O Brilliant star of purity,

Mary Immaculate,

Our Lady of Lourdes,

glorious assumption,

triumphant in your coronation,

show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God,

Virgin Mary,

Queen and Mother,

be our comfort, hope, strength,

and consolation.

Amen.

Our Lady of Lourdes,

pray for us.

Saint Bernadette,

pray for us.

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Prayer to St. Michael

Please protect us, St. Michael the Archangel, against violence, murder, and robbery. In your goodness preserve us today from all the malice of sinful and wicked persons. In your sleepless vigilance watch over the safety and welfare of our homes, and keep guard over our possessions. Ever hold in your special care, most triumphant St. Michael, the forces of public order against the crimes of evil people, and defend all honest citizens in time of peril. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Novena Prayer to St. Michael

(Pray for nine consecutive days)
Saint Michael the Archangel, loyal champion of God and His Catholic people, I turn to thee with confidence and seek thy powerful intercession. For the love of God, Who hast made thee so glorious in grace and power, and for the love of the Mother of Jesus, the Queen of the Angels, be pleased to hear my prayer.
Thou knowest the value of my soul in the eyes of God. May no stain of evil ever disfigure its beauty. Help me to conquer the evil spirit who tempts me. I desire to imitate thy loyalty to God and Holy Mother Church and thy great love for God and men. And since thou art God’s messenger for the care of His people, I entrust to thee this special request: (here mention your request).
Saint Michael, since thou art, by the will of the Creator, the powerful intercessor of Christians, I have great confidence in thy prayers. I earnestly trust that if it is God’s holy will, my petition will be granted.
Pray for me, Saint Michael, and also for those I love. Protect us in all dangers of body and soul. Help us in our daily needs. Through thy powerful intercession, may we live a holy life, die a happy death and reach Heaven where we may praise and love God with thee forever. Amen.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be.
St. Michael, Guardian of souls, Vanquisher of rebel spirits, Pray for us.

St John Chrysostom

Our Lord having reproached the Jews with blindness, they might have said, We are not blind, but we avoid you as a deceiver. Our Lord therefore gives the marks which distinguish a robber and deceiver from a true shepherd. First come those of the deceiver and robber: Verily, verily, I say to you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. There is an allusion here to Antichrist, and to certain false Christs who had been, and were to be. The Scriptures He calls the door. They admit us to the knowledge of God, they protect the sheep, they shut out the wolves, they bar the entrance to heretics. He that uses not the Scriptures, but climbs up some other way, i.e. some self-chosen, some unlawful way, is a thief. Climbs up, He says, not, enters, as if it were a thief getting over a wall, and running all risks. Some other way, may refer too to the commandments and traditions of men which the Scribes taught, to the neglect of the Law. When our Lord further on calls Himself the Door, we need not be surprised. According to the office which He bears, He is in one place the Shepherd, in another the Sheep. In that He introduces us to the Father, He is the Door, in that He takes care of us, He is the Shepherd. (Catena Aurea)

LIBERTAS ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIII ON THE NATURE OF HUMAN LIBERTY
35. And as to tolerance, it is surprising how far removed from the equity and prudence of the Church are those who profess what is called liberalism. For, in allowing that boundless license of which We have spoken, they exceed all limits, and end at last by making no apparent distinction between truth and error, honesty and dishonesty. And because the Church, the pillar and ground of truth, and the unerring teacher of morals, is forced utterly to reprobate and condemn tolerance of such an abandoned and criminal character, they calumniate her as being wanting in patience and gentleness, and thus fail to see that, in so doing, they impute to her as a fault what is in reality a matter for commendation. But, in spite of all this show of tolerance, it very often happens that, while they profess themselves ready to lavish liberty on all in the greatest profusion, they are utterly intolerant toward the Catholic Church, by refusing to allow her the liberty of being herself free.

“If you want to be certain of being in the number of the Elect, strive to be one of the few, not one of the many. And if you would be quite sure of your salvation, strive to be among the fewest of the few; that is to say, do not follow the great majority of mankind, but follow those who enter upon the narrow way, who renounce the world, who give themselves to prayer, and who never relax their efforts by day or night, so that they may attain everlasting blessedness.” -Saint Anselm, Father and Doctor of the Church

PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH, THE PROTECTOR OF CHRISTIAN FAMILIES Great Saint Joseph, who wast chosen of God to be the head of the holiest and most august of families, deign to cast thy eyes upon us, and take us this day under thy special protection. Holy Patriarch, model of the holiest faith, and of the most perfect virtues, obtain for all the members of this family grace to withstand the dangers and seductions of the world, and to remain stedfastly attached to the LORD. Obtain for us that, always united by the bonds of the most tender charity, and encouraging one another mutually in good works, we may taste under thy auspices the sweetness of that peace which JESUS has promised to His true disciples. But above all, when our last hour shall come, obtain for us that we may find grace before the Sovereign Judge, so that, reunited in heaven at the foot of Thy Throne, we may celebrate everlastingly the glory of GOD and thy praise. Amen.

St. Vincent Ferrer -- Sermon on the Last Judgment: In the same way, in the time of Antichrist, the Sun of justice will be obscured by the interposition of temporal goods and the wealth which Antichrist will bestow on the world, inasmuch as the brightness of faith in Jesus Christ and the glow of good lives will no longer shine among Christians. For, lest they should lose their dominion, temporal rulers, kings and princes will range themselves on the side of Antichrist. In like manner, prelates for fear of losing their dignities, and religious and priests to gain honors and riches, will forsake the Faith of Christ and adhere to Antichrist.

Neither living nor lifeless faith remains in a heretic who disbelieves one article of faith. The reason of this is that the species of every habit depends on the formal aspect of the object, without which the species of the habit cannot remain. Now the formal object of faith is the First Truth, as manifested in Holy Writ and the teaching of the Church, which proceeds from the First Truth. Consequently whoever does not adhere, as to an infallible and Divine rule, to the teaching of the Church, which proceeds from the First Truth manifested in Holy Writ, has not the habit of faith, but holds that which is of faith otherwise than by faith. Even so, it is evident that a man whose mind holds a conclusion without knowing how it is proved, has not scientific knowledge, but merely an opinion about it. Now it is manifest that he who adheres to the teaching of the Church, as to an infallible rule, assents to whatever the Church teaches; otherwise, if, of the things taught by the Church, he holds what he chooses to hold, and rejects what he chooses to reject, he no longer adheres to the teaching of the Church as to an infallible rule, but to his own will. Hence it is evident that a heretic who obstinately disbelieves one article of faith, is not prepared to follow the teaching of the Church in all things; but if he is not obstinate, he is no longer in heresy but only in error. Therefore it is clear that such a heretic with regard to one article has no faith in the other articles, but only a kind of opinion in accordance with his own will. (Saint Thomas Aquinas. Summa Theologica, II-II, q. 5, a. 3)

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Novena to Our Lady Of Lourdes

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