Saint
Joseph
Saint
Joseph
Novena in Honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
First Day
Dearest Lady of Guadalupe,
fruitful Mother of holiness, teach me your ways
of gentleness and
strength. Hear my humble prayer offered with heartfelt
confidence
to beg this favor......
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
Second
Day
O Mary, conceived without sin, I come to your throne of
grace to share the
fervent devotion of your faithful Mexican
children who call to you under the
glorious Aztec title of
Guadalupe. Obtain for me a lively faith to do your Son’s
holy
will always: May His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Our
Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
Third Day
O Mary, whose Immaculate Heart was pierced by seven
swords of grief, help me
to walk valiantly amid the sharp thorns
strewn across my pathway. Obtain for
me the strength to be a true
imitator of you. This I ask you, my dear Mother.
Our Father, Hail
Mary, Glory.
Fourth Day
Dearest Mother of
Guadalupe, I beg you for a fortified will to imitate your
divine
Son’s charity, to always seek the good of others in need. Grant
me this,
I humbly ask of you.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
Fifth Day
O most holy Mother, I beg you to obtain
for me pardon of all my sins,
abundant graces to serve your Son
more faithfully from now on, and lastly, the grace
to praise Him
with you forever in heaven.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
Sixth
Day
Mary, Mother of vocations, multiply priestly vocations and
fill the earth
with religious houses which will be light and
warmth for the world, safety in
stormy nights. Beg your Son to
send us many priests and religious. This we ask of
you, O
Mother.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
Seventh Day
O
Lady of Guadalupe, we beg you that parents live a holy life and
educate
their children in a Christian manner; that children obey
and follow the
directions of their parents; that all members of
the family pray and worship together.
This we ask of you, O
Mother.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
Eighth Day
With
my heart full of the most sincere veneration, I prostrate myself
before
you, O Mother, to ask you to obtain for me the grace to
fulfill the duties of
my state in life with faithfulness and
constancy.
Our father, Hail Mary, Glory.
Ninth Day
O
God, You have been pleased to bestow upon us unceasing favors by
having
placed us under the special protection of the Most Blessed
Virgin Mary. Grant us,
your humble servants, who rejoice in
honoring her today upon earth, the
happiness of seeing her face
to face in heaven.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
