Saint
Joseph
Saint
Joseph
OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR
NOVENA PRAYERS
Opening Prayer
to Our Lady.
Oh, Immaculate Heart! Help us to
conquer the menace of evil, which so easily takes root in the hearts
of the people of today, and whose immeasurable effects already weigh
down upon our modern world and seem to block the paths towards the
future!
From famine and war, deliver us.
From nuclear war,
from incalculable self-destruction, from every kind of war, deliver
us.
From sins against the life of man from its very beginning,
deliver us.
From hatred and from the demeaning of the dignity of
the children of God, deliver us.
From every kind of injustice in
the life of society, both national and international, deliver us.
From readiness to trample on the commandments of God, deliver us.
From attempts to stifle in human hearts the very truth of God,
deliver us.
From sins against the Holy Spirit, deliver us,
deliver us.
Accept, O Mother of Christ, this cry laden with the
sufferings of all individual human beings, laden with the sufferings
of whole societies.
Let there be revealed, once more, in the
history of the world your infinite power of merciful Love. May it put
a stop to evil. May it transform consciences. May your Immaculate
Heart reveal for all the light of Hope.
Taken from L'Osservatore Romano,
Weekly Edition in English 24 May 1982
FIRST DAY
When we wish to obtain some special favor through the intercession of
Our Blessed Lady, the first disposition to bring to prayer is the
humble recognition of our unworthiness, for it is the prayer of the
contrite and humble heart that rises to the very throne of God.
PRAYER
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, you
are after Jesus our only hope. O Most Holy Virgin, whose merits have
raised you high above angel choirs to the very throne of the Eternal
and whose foot crushed the head of the infernal serpent, you are
strong against the enemies of our salvation. O Mother of God, you are
our Mediatrix most kind and loving. Hasten, then, to our help, and as
you did once save your beloved City from ravaging flames and our
Country from an alien foe, do now have pity on our misery, and obtain
for us the graces we beg of you. Deliver us from the wiles of Satan,
assist us in the many trials which beset our path in this valley of
tears, and be to us truly Our Lady of Prompt Succor now and
especially at the hour of our death. Amen.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times.)
The Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father may be added,
with the Litany of Our Lady of Prompt Succor and the prayer "O
Mary, Mother of God".
SECOND DAY
Filial resignation to God's Holy Will is the second disposition
required for the obtaining of special graces. This disposition is
especially necessary when we ask for temporal favors, for we cannot
be certain whether they are conducive to our salvation or not.
PRAYER
Our Lady of Prompt
Succor, O Virgin most pure and Mother of the Word Incarnate, you are
the dispenser of all graces and the refuge of poor sinners. With
lively faith and unbounded confidence we have recourse to your
maternal love and we beg you to obtain from your Divine Son the
favors we now implore (here name the special favor desired). With
filial trust we place our hearts under your motherly care beseeching
you to obtain for us the all-important grace of perfect conformity to
God's Will, and, O Mary, show yourself to be OUR LADY OF PROMPT
SUCCOR, especially at the hour of our death. Amen.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times.)
Our Father, etc., as on first day.
THIRD DAY
A profound respect
for the exalted dignity and sublime prerogatives of Mary is an
excellent means to draw down upon us Heaven's choicest blessings.
PRAYER
Our Lady of Prompt
Succor, O Mary Immaculate, you are the model of all virtues, the path
by which we go to Jesus, the mysterious channel through which divine
favors are imparted to us. You have such power over the Heart of
Jesus, hasten to our assistance and obtain our earnest request (here
name the favor desired). In you, O Mary, we put our trust, let it not
be said that our hopes have been frustrated. O Mother most chaste, be
our strength against temptation, our help in danger, our consolation
in sorrow, but especially be OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR at the hour of
our death. Amen.
Our Lady of
Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times.)
Our Father, etc., as on first day.
FOURTH DAY
A filial eagerness in striving to fathom the treasures of holiness
contained in the heart of Mary, the most loving and lovable of
mothers, is another means of obtaining Our Lady's special protection.
PRAYER
Our Lady of Prompt Succor,
living temple of the Holy Spirit and Queen of Heaven and earth,
behold us prostrate at your feet to offer you the filial homage of
our hearts, to thank you for the innumerable favors you have obtained
for us, and to implore, through your all-powerful intercession, the
graces we need, especially (here specify the favor desired). O Mary,
be truly to us "Mary," that is, our shield against the
darts of temptation, our solace in the midst of trials and
afflictions, our firm hope, sweet consolation, and PROMPT SUCCOR at
the hour of our death. Amen.
Our
Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times.)
Our Father, etc., as on first day.
FIFTH DAY
One of the surest means to acquire a special right to the protection
of Mary is to keep ourselves in the state of grace and endeavor to
please her by imitating her virtues.
PRAYER
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Virgin most powerful and Mirror of
Justice, who offered yourself totally to God for the perfect
accomplishment of His Holy Will, make us generous in sacrifice. We
have recourse to you to obtain the graces we need, especially (here
name the favor desired). O Mary, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, heavenly
protectress of souls devoted to your Divine Son, deign to bless us
each day of our mortal pilgrimage, cast upon us your eyes of mercy,
and after our exile, show unto us Jesus, your Son and our Brother.
Amen.
Our Lady of Prompt
Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times.)
Our Father, etc., as on first day.
SIXTH DAY
A tender love for Mary is another efficacious means of obtaining her
favors. Since love can be requited only by love, what should not be
our sentiments of filial affection for so generous and loving a
Mother?
PRAYER
O Mary, Our
Lady of Prompt Succor, bright Star of the Sea shining upon life's
stormy ocean, we implore your speedy help especially to obtain (here
specify the desired favor). Shining Star of our tempest-tossed
souls, lovingly guide us among temptation's heaving billows and
treacherous shoals, and lead us safely into eternity's peaceful
harbor. O sweetest of mothers, we seek your PROMPT SUCCOR now and at
the hour of our death. Amen.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times.)
Our Father, etc., as on first day.
SEVENTH DAY
Mary's love for us is tender and generous. Our love for her should be
characterized by deep gratitude, filial confidence, and ardent zeal.
We should endeavor, by good example and the spirit of sacrifice, to
propagate devotion to her under her sweet title of PROMPT SUCCOR.
PRAYER
O Mary, Our Lady of
Prompt Succor, whose protection is so powerful and whose help is so
prompt and efficacious, we come to lay at your feet all our cares and
sorrows, to place into your hands all our hopes, to entrust to you
all our interest both spiritual and temporal. Deign, O Most Holy
Virgin, to assist us and obtain the graces we now ask, especially
(here mention the favor desired). O Mother of PROMPT SUCCOR, close
not your ears to our earnest supplications; rather hasten to
our help now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times.)
Our Father, etc., as on first day.
EIGHTH DAY
Confidence is an
excellent and necessary means for obtaining Mary's protection. Our
Lady of Prompt Succor will bestow favors upon us in proportion to our
filial trust in her all-powerful intercession.
PRAYER
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, sanctuary of every virtue, who was chosen
among all women to be the Mother of our Redeemer, be our advocate and
protectress. To you do we raise our hearts and hands imploring your
powerful intercession to obtain the favors we ask, especially (here
mention the favor desired). Assist us by your mediation, O Mary, that
your Divine Son may shower His blessings upon us now and at the
moment of our death. Amen.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times.)
Our Father, etc., as on first day.
NINTH DAY
Mary became our Mother on Calvary's crest. We are the children of her
tears and sorrows. On this last day of our novena, let us take the
resolution ever to foster a true and tender devotion to our
Immaculate Mother of Prompt Succor, to cast all our cares and
anxieties into her maternal heart. Our confidence will not remain
unrewarded.
PRAYER
Our
Lady of Prompt Succor, Queen of the Universe and Sovereign full of
kindness, you are the advocate of sinners, a haven of safety to the
shipwrecked, the health of the sick and infirm, the consolation of
the afflicted, the refuge and salvation of all on earth. O Mary,
grant us, we beseech you, the help of your prayers to obtain the
graces we implore, and in particular (here name the favor desired).
Let your maternal heart be touched by our misery; hasten to our
assistance and be to us, now and at the hour of our death, OUR LADY
OF PROMPT SUCCOR. Amen.
Our
Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (Three times.)
Our Father, etc., as on first day.
Litany of Our Lady of
Prompt Succor
(For private recitation only)
Lord, have mercy
on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the
Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for
us.
Mother of the Infant Jesus, pray for us.
Our Lady of
Prompt Succor, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of all who
invoke you with confidence, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt
Succor of all who are devout toward the Infant Jesus, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for obtaining a lively faith, pray for
us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for sustaining the hope of
Christians, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for obtaining
and persevering in charity, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt
Succor for observing the law of God, pray for us.
Our Lady of
Prompt Succor for observing perseverance in virtue and good works,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every spiritual
necessity, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against
the revolt of self-will, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor
in the occasion of sin, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in
every temptation, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against
the evil spirit, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor for
obtaining contrition, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of
those wishing to re-enter the path of salvation, pray for us.
Our
Lady of Prompt Succor for the conversion of sinners, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every temporal necessity, pray for
us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every affliction, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of afflicted families, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of the sick and the poor, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against contagious diseases and
epidemics, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in every
accident, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against
destruction by fire, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor
against lightning and tempest, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt
Succor against destruction by flood, pray for us.
Our Lady of
Prompt Succor of travelers, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt
Succor of navigators, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of
the shipwrecked, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor against
the enemies of our country, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt
Succor in time of war, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of
those aspiring to the Holy Priesthood and the religious life, pray
for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of laborers in the Lord's
vineyard, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of missionaries
who spread the faith, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor of
our Holy Father the Pope, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor
for those searching for the faith, pray for us.
Our Lady of
Prompt Succor against the enemies of the Church, pray for us.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor at the hour of death, pray for us.
Our
Lady of Prompt Succor for the deliverance of the souls in Purgatory,
pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the
world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of
the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes
away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
V. Our Lady
of Prompt Succor, pray for us.
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
LET US PRAY
O
Almighty and Eternal God! Who sees us surrounded by so many dangers
and miseries, grant in Your infinite goodness that the Blessed Virgin
Mary, Mother of Your Divine Son, may defend us from the evil spirit
and protect us against all adversities, that always, and with PROMPT
SUCCOR, she may deliver us from every evil of soul and body, and
safely guide us to the kingdom of heaven, through the merits of Our
Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. (3 Times)
(partial indulgence)
O Mary,
Mother of God
As You are
above all creatures
in Heaven and Earth,
more glorious than
the Cherubim,
more noble than any here below,
Christ has
given You to His people,
firm bulwark and Protectress,
to
shield and save sinners who fly unto You.
Therefore O Lady,
all
embracing refuge,
we solemnly recall Your sweet protection,
and
beg Christ forever for His mercy.
Amen
I am confident that my request will be granted
