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NOVENAS TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
feast day : August 22nd

LITANY OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
The First of Three Litanies (these litanies are a part of the longer novena that follows after the short novenas)
(For private use 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 Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.

Heart of Mary, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, like unto the Heart of God, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, united to the Heart of Jesus, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, instrument of the Holy Ghost, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, sanctuary of the Divine Trinity, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, tabernacle of God Incarnate, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, immaculate from thy creation, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, full of grace, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, blessed among all hearts, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, throne of glory, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, most humble, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, holocaust of Divine Love, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, fastened to the Cross with Jesus Crucified, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, comfort of the afflicted, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, refuge of sinners, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, hope of the agonizing, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, seat of mercy, pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

V. Immaculate Mary, meek and humble of heart,
R. Make our hearts like unto the Heart of Jesus.

Let Us Pray
O most merciful God, Who, for the salvation of sinners and the refuge of the miserable, wast pleased that the Most Pure Heart of Mary should be most like in charity and pity to the Divine Heart of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, grant that we, who commemorate this sweet and loving Heart, by the merits and intercession of the same Blessed Virgin, may merit to be found like unto the Heart of Jesus, through the same Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.

This litany was composed by John Henry (Cardinal) Newman shortly after he converted to Catholicism in 1845.

LITANY OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
The Second of Three Litanies (these litanies are a part of the longer novena that follows after the short novenas)(For private use 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 Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.

Immaculate Heart of Mary,
favorite Daughter of God the Father, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Mother of God the Son, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Spouse of the Holy Ghost, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
redeemed in a sublime manner by the merits of thy Son, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Mother and Model of the Church, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
excellent exemplar in faith and charity, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
who conceived the Word of God in thy heart before thou didst in thy womb, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
who gave precious Blood to the Son of God in His human nature, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
conceived free of Original Sin, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
who embraced God’s saving will with a full heart, impeded by no sin, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
whose sweet soul a sword pierced beneath the Cross, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
given to us as Mother by Jesus as He hung dying on the Cross, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
who accepted us as sons, as thou stood beneath the Cross, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
all pure and holy, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
exalted by Divine grace above all Angels and men, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Mediatrix of grace, pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, filled with love for all thy children upon earth, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Show to our Heavenly Father the wound in the Heart of Thy Son and, at the same time, offer again the sword that pierced thy Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart, as thou suffered by compassion with thy Divine Son for the redemption of the world. By thy intercession, through the merits of Jesus Christ, bring us to salvation. Amen.

LITANY OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
The Third of Three Litanies (these litanies are a part of the longer novena that follows after the short novenas)
(For private use 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 Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.

Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Pray for our dear country.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Sanctify our clergy.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Make our Catholics more fervent.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Guide and inspire those who govern us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Cure the sick who confide in thee.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Console the sorrowful who trust in thee.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Help those who invoke thine aid.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Deliver us from all dangers.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Help us to resist temptations.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Obtain for us all we lovingly ask of thee.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Make our family life holy.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Help those who are dear to us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Bring back to the right road our erring brothers.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Give us back our ancient fervor.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Obtain for us pardon for our manifold sins and offenses.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Bring all men to the feet of thy Divine Child.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Obtain peace for the world.

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

Let us pray:
O God of infinite goodness and mercy, fill our hearts with a great confidence in our Most Holy Mother, whom we invoke under the title of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and grant us by her most powerful intercession all the graces, spiritual and temporal, which we need. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

SHORT NOVENA PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

O Most Blessed Mother, heart of love, heart of mercy, ever listening, caring, consoling, hear our prayer. As thy children, we implore thy intercession with Jesus thy Son. Receive with understanding and compassion the petitions we place before thee today, especially ...(mention your special intention).

We are comforted in knowing thy heart is ever open to those who ask for thy prayers. We trust to thy gentle care and intercession, those whom we love and who are sick or lonely or hurting. Help all of us, Holy Mother, to bear our burdens in this life until we may share eternal life and peace with God forever. Amen.

SHORT NOVENA PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, ever Virgin!
O Heart most pure, most noble, most perfect image of the adorable Heart of Jesus! We humbly entreat you to intercede for us and to obtain for us the favors we petition for in this novena, if it be the holy will of God to grant them, and if not, to ask for us whatever graces we most need.

(Pause for private intentions said in silence)

We desire by this novena, which we offer in your honor, that you will always be, after the Heart of Jesus, the object of our love and devotion. Through your Immaculate Heart we offer to your divine Son all our thoughts, words and actions of this day and all our days.

We pray for our pope, for our bishop, for all priests and for the conversion of all sinners. We beg your powerful intercession for an increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, especially for our diocese.

Through your maternal Heart, we ask God’s blessings upon our families, upon all who have been good to us for the Lord’s sake, for all the living and the dead who are dear to us and for all for whom we have been asked to pray.

V. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, etc…
R. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners etc…

V. Immaculate Heart of Mary,
R. Pray for us.

V. Refuge of Sinners,
R. Pray for us.

V. O Mary conceived without sin,
R. Pray for us who have recourse to you.

V. May Mary’s Heart Immaculate,
R. Be forever praised.

(On the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, add one of the Litanies of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)

SHORT NOVENA PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

O Most Blessed Mother, Heart of love, Heart of mercy, ever listening, caring, consoling, hear our prayer. As thy children, we implore thine intercession with Jesus thy Son. Receive with understanding and compassion the petitions we place before thee today, especially…

SHORT NOVENA PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

Immaculate Heart of Mary, full of love for God and mankind, and of compassion for sinners, I consecrate myself entirely to thee. I entrust to thee the salvation of my soul. May my heart be ever united with thine, so that I may hate sin, love God, and my neighbor, and reach eternal life together with those whom I love.

Mediatrix of All Graces and Mother of Mercy, remember the infinite treasure which thy Divine Son has merited by His sufferings and which He has confided to thee for us, thy children.

Filled with confidence in thy motherly Heart, which I venerate and love, I come to thee with my pressing needs. Through the merits of thy loving Heart, and for the sake of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, obtain for me the favor I ask:

(Mention your request now)

Dearest Mother, if what I ask for should not be according to God’s Will, pray that I may receive that which will be of greater benefit to my soul. May I experience the kindness of thy motherly Heart and the power of thine intercession with Jesus during life and at the hour of my death. Amen.

LONG NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

This is a longer form of Novena. Shorter ones are also listed in the left -hand column, after the three litanies of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It is recommended that this Novena be prayed prior to the Feasts of the Immaculate Heart, August 22, and the Immaculate Conception, December 8, each year. However, it can be prayed at any time of the year according to ones needs. The Novena may be for 9 days, or, for major intentions, 9 weeks. Major intentions would include: marriage, ordination, new employment, fertility, and the conversion of someone. While you will have your own special intentions for making this Novena, specific intentions for each day are provided, which correspond to the virtues of a holy Catholic life.

The First Day's Intention
THE GRACE OF FIDELITY
(First pray of one the Litanies to the Immaculate Heart)

Most Holy Mother of God, our Mother in the order of grace, we, the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart, come to thee this first day of this Novena to pray for the grace of fidelity.

Mary, Mother of holy Love, our Confidence, we invoke thy most sweet Heart, that we may always be faithful to God; faithful to the Holy Catholic Church; faithful to the Good Angels, our Guardian Angels in particular, and faithful to the Saints in Heaven, of which thou are the Queen.

Mother Mary, Model of Faith while thou wast on earth, may we too have a fidelity that avoids any depreciating criticism, not only in thoughts, but even more in words. Grant us the strength of self-control, so that in all matters or questions of integrity, we may act and answer as thou, Mary and our Guardian Angel, would answer. May we be steadfast in the service of Holy Mother Church until death and adore the Most Blessed Trinity in communion with thee and all Angels and Saints for all eternity.

O Virgin most faithful, Scripture declares thee “blessed among women;” again it says, “Blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.” (Luke 1:45) Obtain for us a faith so strong that we will accept the Word of God through His Holy Church, even when it is difficult and seems contrary to the way of the world. Loyal to the very end, Mother Mary, thou stood beneath the Cross on Calvary, with John, the beloved disciple.
Thou heard, with him, the words of the redeeming Savior as He completed His public ministry, “Woman, behold thy Son ... Son, Behold thy mother.” (John 19:26-27) It was thy noble role to be Mother and Heart of the infant Church, sustaining the disciples of Christ in courage and prayer, drawing down the power of the Holy Ghost, as they gathered around thee, after the Ascension, awaiting the first Feast of Pentecost.

Mother of the Church, it has ever been thy part in the Holy Church to invoke for us the virtues of Faith and Hope, so that we might live in love, patterned after thy Immaculate Heart. Thou believed, Mary, not only when things were easy; thou continued to believe in Jesus in His darkest hours. With thee as mother, we shall persevere in fidelity until the very end. Amen.

CONCLUDING PRAYERS

V. O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Come Holy Ghost, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well-beloved Spouse, and enkindle in our hearts the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and transform our hearts, into the likeness of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and use us to transform the face of the earth and bring it to the practice of a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as desired by both God the Father and God the Son, and towards which the Holy Ghost ever seeks to move us. Amen.

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us;
St. John the Apostle, pray for us;
St. Luke the Evangelist, pray for us;
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, pray for us;
St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us;
Guardian Angel of the United States, pray for us;
My Guardian Angel, pray for us;

Act of Trust in the Immaculate Heart

I come to the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, O heavenly Mother Mary, to be enclosed within it, as in a most choice garden of sweetness and delight. Thou, O Spouse of the Holy Ghost; thou, O Daughter of God the Father; thou, O Mother of the Son, in thy loving intimate relationship to the Most Blessed Trinity, be the Mediatrix of all graces that come to me from the heavenly throne, flowing forth from the Sacred Heart of thy Son. The love of thy Immaculate Heart, which shows such a tender care to both sinners and the just, gives me great confidence in thee, O heavenly Mother Mary.

In thee do I trust—for thy intercession, united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is sufficient to help in every need of body and soul upon earth and to lead me home to thy everlasting embrace, where thou will introduce me to thy Divine Son and to the entire Blessed Trinity.

My Mother, my confidence, be to me always the intercessor who anticipates the very graces I ask of thee, as well as those that I forget or am afraid to seek or ask for. Keep me always united to thy Son, with the Holy Ghost dwelling in my soul, and the Heavenly Father forever providing for my every need, as all Three Persons in the One Godhead see in thee, O Mary, the Mother of this thy unworthy and sinful child upon earth. Amen.

The Second Day's Intention
THE GRACE OF HUMILITY
(First pray of one the Litanies to the Immaculate Heart)

Immaculate Mother of God, and our Mother by grace, we, the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart, come to thee on this second day of this Novena to pray for the grace of humility.

Mary, our Mother, our Confidence, we invoke thy most sweet Heart, that we may be thy humble servants and thereby servants of thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. May we live in humility within the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, as members of the Holy Catholic Church. Obtain for us the grace to live in, and by, a true faith, with courage to serve readily and joyfully. Intercede, O Holy Mother of God, Mediatrix of All Graces, so that we may have a joyful acceptance of our trials. May the holy virtue of humility, in which thou excelled to the highest degree, O ever-virgin Mother of God, guard us against suspicion, jealousy, envy, against self-sensitivity, against the bearing of grudges, against all thoughts of superiority over others.

With the fire of thy Heart warm the coldness of our hearts. May we humbly serve Jesus in souls, everywhere possible, with a spirit of helpfulness, cheerfulness, and strength, without compromise to truth, but in total consecration to thy Immaculate Heart, which is at one with the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. May the humility we acquire, and ask for, give us confidence in the power of thy intercession for our salvation and for the protection and growth of Holy Mother Church. Assist us so that we may serve in the present, faithful to Tradition, and look toward the future with undiminished trust in the power of thy Immaculate Heart.

Guard us, O Holy Immaculate Mother, from the spirit of quarrelsomeness, so that we may live in peace and harmony with our families and others, and thereby lead those, not now in the Church, to unity in the fullness of the One True Faith, the Holy Catholic Church. O Mary, thou prayed, “My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. Because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid; for behold, all generations shall me blessed.” (Luke 1:47-48) It was thy humility that made thee great in the divine Light. Send forth now thy Angels and our Guardian Angels, in particular; also the Angel that guards our nation, that we may always live by truth. Amen.

CONCLUDING PRAYERS

V. O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Come Holy Ghost, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well-beloved Spouse, and enkindle in our hearts the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and transform our hearts, into the likeness of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and use us to transform the face of the earth and bring it to the practice of a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as desired by both God the Father and God the Son, and towards which the Holy Ghost ever seeks to move us. Amen.

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us;
St. John the Apostle, pray for us;
St. Luke the Evangelist, pray for us;
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, pray for us;
St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us;
Guardian Angel of the United States, pray for us;
My Guardian Angel, pray for us;

Act of Trust in the Immaculate Heart

I come to the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, O heavenly Mother Mary, to be enclosed within it, as in a most choice garden of sweetness and delight. Thou, O Spouse of the Holy Ghost; thou, O Daughter of God the Father; thou, O Mother of the Son, in thy loving intimate relationship to the Most Blessed Trinity, be the Mediatrix of all graces that come to me from the heavenly throne, flowing forth from the Sacred Heart of thy Son. The love of thy Immaculate Heart, which shows such a tender care to both sinners and the just, gives me great confidence in thee, O heavenly Mother Mary.

In thee do I trust—for thy intercession, united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is sufficient to help in every need of body and soul upon earth and to lead me home to thy everlasting embrace, where thou will introduce me to thy Divine Son and to the entire Blessed Trinity.

My Mother, my confidence, be to me always the intercessor who anticipates the very graces I ask of thee, as well as those that I forget or am afraid to seek or ask for. Keep me always united to thy Son, with the Holy Ghost dwelling in my soul, and the Heavenly Father forever providing for my every need, as all Three Persons in the One Godhead see in thee, O Mary, the Mother of this thy unworthy and sinful child upon earth. Amen.

The Third Day's Intention
THE GRACE OF OBEDIENCE
(First pray of one the Litanies to the Immaculate Heart)

Immaculate Mother of God, our Mother by grace, we the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart come to thee on this third day of this Novena to pray for the grace of obedience.

Obtain for us, O Holy Mother of God, the spirit of obedience found in responding to the grace of the indwelling of the Holy Ghost in our souls. May we always realize that obedience comes from the desire to unite our wills with the Will of God. O Spouse of the Holy Ghost, by thy intercession, grant us the grace to be open to the ministrations of the Holy Ghost with us and to our Angels who influence us to think and act in harmony with the Divine Will. We desire to submit to all lawful authority, inwardly and outwardly, so as to avoid having those rebellious, dissenting attitudes, which cause the spirit of revenge in our hearts.

By union with the Divine Will, with thy Immaculate Heart as guide, O Mother, we will obtain the true peace of the Holy Ghost and union with the Most Blessed Trinity. Obtain for us, the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart, O Mother Mary, the grace of obedience to all lawful authorities which are in harmony with the laws of God and His Holy Church.

In this way, the grace of humility, for which we pray, will accompany the doing of God’s Will, and all of the commands we obey, will turn out for the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls. Intercede, O Glorious Mother, that we may always remember that obedience as a virtue is pleasing to God, because it means the sacrifice of our wills out of love for God. May our spirit imitate thine, O Holy Mother, when you answered God’s Angel: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done unto me according to Thy word.” (Luke 1:38)

Grant us, O Loving Heart of Mary, the grace of rendering a special respect and undivided obedience to our Holy Father, the Pope and to bishops who speak and teach in union with him as Vicar of Christ on earth. By always being obedient, may we, within the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, live in uprightness as in the discipline of a well-ordered army, for the sake of Jesus Christ and His Holy Church.

CONCLUDING PRAYERS

V. O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Come Holy Ghost, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well-beloved Spouse, and enkindle in our hearts the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and transform our hearts, into the likeness of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and use us to transform the face of the earth and bring it to the practice of a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as desired by both God the Father and God the Son, and towards which the Holy Ghost ever seeks to move us. Amen.

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us;
St. John the Apostle, pray for us;
St. Luke the Evangelist, pray for us;
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, pray for us;
St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us;
Guardian Angel of the United States, pray for us;
My Guardian Angel, pray for us;

Act of Trust in the Immaculate Heart

I come to the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, O heavenly Mother Mary, to be enclosed within it, as in a most choice garden of sweetness and delight. Thou, O Spouse of the Holy Ghost; thou, O Daughter of God the Father; thou, O Mother of the Son, in thy loving intimate relationship to the Most Blessed Trinity, be the Mediatrix of all graces that come to me from the heavenly throne, flowing forth from the Sacred Heart of thy Son. The love of thy Immaculate Heart, which shows such a tender care to both sinners and the just, gives me great confidence in thee, O heavenly Mother Mary.

In thee do I trust—for thy intercession, united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is sufficient to help in every need of body and soul upon earth and to lead me home to thy everlasting embrace, where thou will introduce me to thy Divine Son and to the entire Blessed Trinity.

My Mother, my confidence, be to me always the intercessor who anticipates the very graces I ask of thee, as well as those that I forget or am afraid to seek or ask for. Keep me always united to thy Son, with the Holy Ghost dwelling in my soul, and the Heavenly Father forever providing for my every need, as all Three Persons in the One Godhead see in thee, O Mary, the Mother of this thy unworthy and sinful child upon earth. Amen.

The Fourth Day's Intention
THE GRACE OF CHARITY
(First pray of one the Litanies to the Immaculate Heart)

Immaculate Mother of God, our Mother by grace, we the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart come to thee on this fourth day of this Novena to pray for the grace of the holy virtue of charity.

Let rays of light from thy Immaculate Heart penetrate our souls with the love of God. Mary, Mother of Christ, Mother of Holy Love, form us according to the Heart of thy Son. His love of the Father and all mankind was so great that He lay down His life for us, even unto death on the Cross.

Obtain for us the grace of the infused supernatural virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake, and love others for the sake of God. In devotion to thy Immaculate Heart, O Mary, we will acquire the virtue of supernatural charity, by the Divine power of charity infused into our souls together with sanctifying grace.

St. John, Apostle of Love, who did receive the Mother of Love into thine home and, thereby, into thy heart, according to the words of Jesus Christ from the Cross, we look to thy intercession to obtain for us a knowledge of God, Who is Love itself, so that we may abide in God, and God in us. Mary, Spouse of the Holy Ghost, it is through thy powerful intercession that the Holy Ghost sanctifies souls and enables us to say “Lord Jesus” in faith and with love.

Invoke, O Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Spirit of Divine Love, to fill us with ever grater love of Jesus Christ and of the Father. Teach us to have faith as thou hadst faith upon earth and to love as thou lovest. Share even now the flames of the intense love which radiates from thy Immaculate Heart. Enkindle in us the fire of the Holy Ghost. Help us to serve the Church lovingly and faithfully.

In a world grown cold to love, a world divided, unite us through the power of thy prayers, O Immaculate Mother of Love, into one fold under one Shepherd. In drawing us to Jesus, possess our souls, our very lives. Enlighten our every thought, word and deed, so that our lives reflect thy own.

As Our Lady of the Holy Eucharist, illuminate and purify us, so that we may approach the Sacrament of Love to receive our loving Savior fruitfully to final glory. In this way, one day we will come, O Loving Mother of Grace, to be in Heaven both body and soul with Jesus as our King and thou as our Queen and Mother. Amen.

CONCLUDING PRAYERS

V. O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Come Holy Ghost, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well-beloved Spouse, and enkindle in our hearts the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and transform our hearts, into the likeness of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and use us to transform the face of the earth and bring it to the practice of a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as desired by both God the Father and God the Son, and towards which the Holy Ghost ever seeks to move us. Amen.

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us;
St. John the Apostle, pray for us;
St. Luke the Evangelist, pray for us;
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, pray for us;
St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us;
Guardian Angel of the United States, pray for us;
My Guardian Angel, pray for us;

Act of Trust in the Immaculate Heart

I come to the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, O heavenly Mother Mary, to be enclosed within it, as in a most choice garden of sweetness and delight. Thou, O Spouse of the Holy Ghost; thou, O Daughter of God the Father; thou, O Mother of the Son, in thy loving intimate relationship to the Most Blessed Trinity, be the Mediatrix of all graces that come to me from the heavenly throne, flowing forth from the Sacred Heart of thy Son. The love of thy Immaculate Heart, which shows such a tender care to both sinners and the just, gives me great confidence in thee, O heavenly Mother Mary.

In thee do I trust—for thy intercession, united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is sufficient to help in every need of body and soul upon earth and to lead me home to thy everlasting embrace, where thou will introduce me to thy Divine Son and to the entire Blessed Trinity.

My Mother, my confidence, be to me always the intercessor who anticipates the very graces I ask of thee, as well as those that I forget or am afraid to seek or ask for. Keep me always united to thy Son, with the Holy Ghost dwelling in my soul, and the Heavenly Father forever providing for my every need, as all Three Persons in the One Godhead see in thee, O Mary, the Mother of this thy unworthy and sinful child upon earth. Amen.

The Fifth Day's Intention
THE GRACE OF SILENCE
(First pray of one the Litanies to the Immaculate Heart)

Immaculate Mother of God, our Mother by grace, we the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart come to thee, on this fifth day of this Novena, to pray for the grace of silence.

Blessed Mother Mary, Queen of Peace, exalted above all Angels and Saints, thou partakest in the Heavenly glory of the Beatific Vision of the Blessed Trinity; thou seest God “face to face” even as He is. (I Cor. 13:12) Obtain for us the grace that everything we speak may be spoken in love and that every silence we keep is kept, not in anger, obstinacy, vengefulness or deceitfulness, but in the sacredness that opens hearts to God’s Word.

As thou pondered the Word of God in thy Immaculate Heart, O Ever-Virgin Mother of God and Mother of men, obtain for us the grace of silence so that we are not bound to the distractions of the world. Rather, emptied of the world, we desire to be filled with the treasures of Divine Grace. It is in holy silence that we can comprehend Divine treasures and the secrets of the King’s Sacred Heart.

Good St. Joseph, foster-father of Jesus Christ and true husband of Mary, thou loved silence upon earth. The Bible does not record a word thou spoke. Yet, in thy silence, thou had the holiest state in life next to Jesus and Mary.

By intercession in union with thy sweet spouse, obtain for us, O glorious St. Joseph, the grace to imitate both interiorly and exteriorly the spirit of thy silence.

O Holy Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in imitation of the silence which reigned in thy home, empty us of worldly noise and distractions so as to hear the voice of the Lord more clearly.

Open our hearts to the work of the Holy Angels, who will lead us to faith in and love for the Most Blessed Trinity, the Word made flesh, the Church as the Mystical Body of Jesus and to the highest veneration of God’s Mother, the Mother of the Church.

May the spirit of materialism never more touch our lives, Heavenly Mother. Help us to be detached from the things of this world, opened in silence to the magnificent melodies of the supernatural. Where our hearts are, there also is our treasure. In the silence of our hearts, “Speak Lord, for thy servant is listening.” (I Sam. 3:9)

CONCLUDING PRAYERS

V. O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Come Holy Ghost, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well-beloved Spouse, and enkindle in our hearts the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and transform our hearts, into the likeness of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and use us to transform the face of the earth and bring it to the practice of a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as desired by both God the Father and God the Son, and towards which the Holy Ghost ever seeks to move us. Amen.

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us;
St. John the Apostle, pray for us;
St. Luke the Evangelist, pray for us;
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, pray for us;
St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us;
Guardian Angel of the United States, pray for us;
My Guardian Angel, pray for us;

Act of Trust in the Immaculate Heart

I come to the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, O heavenly Mother Mary, to be enclosed within it, as in a most choice garden of sweetness and delight. Thou, O Spouse of the Holy Ghost; thou, O Daughter of God the Father; thou, O Mother of the Son, in thy loving intimate relationship to the Most Blessed Trinity, be the Mediatrix of all graces that come to me from the heavenly throne, flowing forth from the Sacred Heart of thy Son. The love of thy Immaculate Heart, which shows such a tender care to both sinners and the just, gives me great confidence in thee, O heavenly Mother Mary.

In thee do I trust—for thy intercession, united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is sufficient to help in every need of body and soul upon earth and to lead me home to thy everlasting embrace, where thou will introduce me to thy Divine Son and to the entire Blessed Trinity.

My Mother, my confidence, be to me always the intercessor who anticipates the very graces I ask of thee, as well as those that I forget or am afraid to seek or ask for. Keep me always united to thy Son, with the Holy Ghost dwelling in my soul, and the Heavenly Father forever providing for my every need, as all Three Persons in the One Godhead see in thee, O Mary, the Mother of this thy unworthy and sinful child upon earth. Amen.

The Sixth Day's Intention
THE GRACE OF PURITY
(First pray of one the Litanies to the Immaculate Heart)

Immaculate Mother of God, conceived without Original Sin, never touched by the slightest stain of sin, “tainted nature’s solitary boast,” we, the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart come to thee on this sixth day of this Novena to pray for the grace of purity in all our thoughts, words and actions—whether alone or with others.

O Spotless Virgin-Mother, Mother of God and our Mother by grace, obtain for us a pure intention in all that we think, say or do. May purity be the foundation of our holiness. May there be no immodesty or impurity in our thoughts, words and actions.

Bring to mind, O Immaculate Heart of Mary, the words of thy most pure Son, who said: “You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. If thy right eye scandalize thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee. For it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than thy whole body be cast into Hell. And if thy right hand scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than that thy whole body go into Hell” (Matt. 5:27-30).

Remind us often, O Purest of Creatures, the many passages of Scripture that speak of the need of purity: “Marriage honourable in all, and the bed undefiled. For fornicators and adulterers God will judge” (Heb. 13:4) ... “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife” (Deut. 5:21) ... “Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks” (Prov. 6:25) ... “Beauty hath deceived thee, and lust hath perverted thy heart” (Dan. 13:56) ... “I wrote to you in an epistle not to keep company with fornicators” (1 Cor. 5:9) ... “Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: Neither fornicators nor idolaters, nor adulterers” (1 Cor. 6:9) ... “A generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness” (Prov. 30:12) ... “Evil thoughts are an abomination to the Lord: and pure words most beautiful” (Prov. 15:26) ... “Blessed are the clean of heart: they shall see God” ... “Mortify therefore your members, which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil concupiscence and covetousness, which is the service of idols” (Matt. 5:8).

Let us never forget your warning, Our Lady of Fatima, in which thou didst say that in this modern age, it is sins of impurity in thought, word and action, that lead most souls to eternal damnation in Hell. As Scripture says: “For many have perished by the beauty of a woman, and hereby lust is enkindled as a fire” (Ecclesiasticus 9:9) ... “The Lord knoweth how to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented: and especially them who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness” (2 Pet. 2:9-10) ... “Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat” (Matt. 7:13).

You who wert the most beautiful of all creatures, the pure Daughter of God the Father, and pure Spouse of the Holy Ghost, subject to thy loving husband St. Joseph--with whom thou didst live in holy purity--help us keep purity of mind and body, of thought, word and deed and to obey the laws of God.

Obtain for us by thy powerful intercession, O Holy Mediatrix of all Graces, to focus on the things of Heaven, for where our treasure is, there is our heart also. Help us to see only God in our neighbor and to love only God in our neighbor, and to flee far from the neighbor who would make us lose God in our soul for the sake of lust. Help us to keep a continency, chastity and modesty, so we may never lead our neighbor into sins of lust, and that the wiles of Satan never succeed in getting us to succumb to the spirit of the world, the weakness of the flesh, or the pride of life.

Send forth thy Holy Angels, O Queen of Angels, Mother most pure, to keep and guard us from all occasions of sin. Intercede that we be open to the glorious Spirits of Heaven who are powerful to bring right order in our lives. Amen.

CONCLUDING PRAYERS

V. O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Come Holy Ghost, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well-beloved Spouse, and enkindle in our hearts the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and transform our hearts, into the likeness of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and use us to transform the face of the earth and bring it to the practice of a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as desired by both God the Father and God the Son, and towards which the Holy Ghost ever seeks to move us. Amen.

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us;
St. John the Apostle, pray for us;
St. Luke the Evangelist, pray for us;
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, pray for us;
St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us;
Guardian Angel of the United States, pray for us;
My Guardian Angel, pray for us;

Act of Trust in the Immaculate Heart

I come to the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, O heavenly Mother Mary, to be enclosed within it, as in a most choice garden of sweetness and delight. Thou, O Spouse of the Holy Ghost; thou, O Daughter of God the Father; thou, O Mother of the Son, in thy loving intimate relationship to the Most Blessed Trinity, be the Mediatrix of all graces that come to me from the heavenly throne, flowing forth from the Sacred Heart of thy Son. The love of thy Immaculate Heart, which shows such a tender care to both sinners and the just, gives me great confidence in thee, O heavenly Mother Mary.

In thee do I trust—for thy intercession, united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is sufficient to help in every need of body and soul upon earth and to lead me home to thy everlasting embrace, where thou will introduce me to thy Divine Son and to the entire Blessed Trinity.

My Mother, my confidence, be to me always the intercessor who anticipates the very graces I ask of thee, as well as those that I forget or am afraid to seek or ask for. Keep me always united to thy Son, with the Holy Ghost dwelling in my soul, and the Heavenly Father forever providing for my every need, as all Three Persons in the One Godhead see in thee, O Mary, the Mother of this thy unworthy and sinful child upon earth. Amen.

The Seventh Day's Intention
THE GRACE TO LEAD SOULS TO JESUS CHRIST
(First pray of one the Litanies to the Immaculate Heart)

Immaculate Mother of God, our Mother by grace, we the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart come to thee on this seventh day of this Novena to pray for the grace and strength to lead souls to Jesus Christ, our Lord, God and Savior.

O Heavenly Mother Mary, we come to Jesus when we come to thee. Thy greatness lies in thy being “Mother of God.” May living our motto--“To Jesus through Mary” —lead many souls to thy Son, true God and true Man. We fly into thy patronage, O Holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

Most Holy Mary, thou conceived the Word of God in thy Immaculate Heart before conceiving in thy womb. Thou sought always to ponder the Word of God in thy heart perfectly, without drawing attention to thyself.

It was St. John the Baptist who said, “He must increase but I must decrease.” (John 3:30). It was thou, O Mary, who under the power of the Holy Ghost, prayed, “My soul magnifies the Lord.” (Luke 1:46) May we lead souls to Christ by decreasing ourselves and by always proclaiming the greatness of the Lord.

With thee as our Mother and Model, Immaculate Mary, may we never waver in leading souls to the Father through Jesus in His Holy Catholic Church, under the visible headship of the Pontiff.

Sanctify us, O Lord, through Thy Holy Spirit, that we may be instruments for the sanctification of others by word and deed. Thou said, “A man cannot receive anything unless it be given to him from Heaven.” (John 3:27)

May the glory of God and the salvation of souls always be our goals. May we remember, O heavenly Mother, that we teach as much by what we are, as by what we say. May we never lead another soul astray.

By our prayers, sacrifices and teaching, in the performance of our daily duties, may we always lead souls to Jesus Christ, where lies their hope of eternal salvation.

As apostles of thy love, Immaculate Mother, illumine and purify us, so that we may be effective servants of the
Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ in leading many souls to the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

CONCLUDING PRAYERS

V. O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Come Holy Ghost, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well-beloved Spouse, and enkindle in our hearts the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and transform our hearts, into the likeness of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and use us to transform the face of the earth and bring it to the practice of a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as desired by both God the Father and God the Son, and towards which the Holy Ghost ever seeks to move us. Amen.

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us;
St. John the Apostle, pray for us;
St. Luke the Evangelist, pray for us;
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, pray for us;
St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us;
Guardian Angel of the United States, pray for us;
My Guardian Angel, pray for us;

Act of Trust in the Immaculate Heart

I come to the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, O heavenly Mother Mary, to be enclosed within it, as in a most choice garden of sweetness and delight. Thou, O Spouse of the Holy Ghost; thou, O Daughter of God the Father; thou, O Mother of the Son, in thy loving intimate relationship to the Most Blessed Trinity, be the Mediatrix of all graces that come to me from the heavenly throne, flowing forth from the Sacred Heart of thy Son. The love of thy Immaculate Heart, which shows such a tender care to both sinners and the just, gives me great confidence in thee, O heavenly Mother Mary.

In thee do I trust—for thy intercession, united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is sufficient to help in every need of body and soul upon earth and to lead me home to thy everlasting embrace, where thou will introduce me to thy Divine Son and to the entire Blessed Trinity.

My Mother, my confidence, be to me always the intercessor who anticipates the very graces I ask of thee, as well as those that I forget or am afraid to seek or ask for. Keep me always united to thy Son, with the Holy Ghost dwelling in my soul, and the Heavenly Father forever providing for my every need, as all Three Persons in the One Godhead see in thee, O Mary, the Mother of this thy unworthy and sinful child upon earth. Amen.

The Eighth Day's Intention
THE GRACE OF SANCTITY
(First pray of one the Litanies to the Immaculate Heart)

Immaculate Mother of God, our Mother by grace, we the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart come to thee on this eighth day of this Novena to pray for the grace to become saints of God.

Queen of Angels and Saints, we desire to become saints, not for our own glory, but for the honor and glory of God alone. At our Baptism, O Holy Mother, we were first sanctified when “the love of God was poured into our hearts by the Holy Ghost which has been given to us.” (Romans 5:5)

At the same time the entire Blessed Trinity came to dwell within us. We are now in the period of our second sanctification, which shall continue throughout life as we correspond with Divine inspirations, striving to practice Christian virtues. Thus we hope to grow more and more unto the likeness of thy Son, Jesus Christ. Assist us, O Holy Mother Mary, never to waste a single grace.

Mother Mary, in a living consecration to thy Immaculate Heart, we ask to live the consecration of our Baptism. May we arrive at that third sanctification which will take place when we enter Heaven.

There we will become totally and irrevocably united with the Most Blessed Trinity in the Beatific Vision, in “what no eye hath seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love Him.” (I Cor. 2:9)

We believe, sweet Heart of Mary, that our sanctification lies in the performance of our daily duty in Christ, doing the will of God each day according to our state in life.

May we be ever mindful, O Holy Mother, that the sacrifice that God especially requires of each of us is the fulfillment of His laws in the performance of our daily duty while living in a spirit of charity toward our neighbor.

May we persevere in living the fullness of true faith in the Catholic Church, which is the Mystical Body of Jesus of which thou are Mother. O Lady of Victory, keep us ever mindful of thy Son Who said, “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; for he that shall lose his life for My sake, shall save it.” (Luke 9:23-24)

Each one of us has a Guardian Angel to assist us in the battle against the forces of evil so as to lead us to our Heavenly home. Heavenly Mother of our Savior, keep us open to the good Holy Angels as they teach us through the voice of conscience. Thus will we live in harmony with the Word of God, as taught by Holy Mother Church. Amen.

CONCLUDING PRAYERS

V. O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Come Holy Ghost, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well-beloved Spouse, and enkindle in our hearts the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and transform our hearts, into the likeness of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and use us to transform the face of the earth and bring it to the practice of a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as desired by both God the Father and God the Son, and towards which the Holy Ghost ever seeks to move us. Amen.

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us;
St. John the Apostle, pray for us;
St. Luke the Evangelist, pray for us;
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, pray for us;
St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us;
Guardian Angel of the United States, pray for us;
My Guardian Angel, pray for us;

Act of Trust in the Immaculate Heart

I come to the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, O heavenly Mother Mary, to be enclosed within it, as in a most choice garden of sweetness and delight. Thou, O Spouse of the Holy Ghost; thou, O Daughter of God the Father; thou, O Mother of the Son, in thy loving intimate relationship to the Most Blessed Trinity, be the Mediatrix of all graces that come to me from the heavenly throne, flowing forth from the Sacred Heart of thy Son. The love of thy Immaculate Heart, which shows such a tender care to both sinners and the just, gives me great confidence in thee, O heavenly Mother Mary.

In thee do I trust—for thy intercession, united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is sufficient to help in every need of body and soul upon earth and to lead me home to thy everlasting embrace, where thou will introduce me to thy Divine Son and to the entire Blessed Trinity.

My Mother, my confidence, be to me always the intercessor who anticipates the very graces I ask of thee, as well as those that I forget or am afraid to seek or ask for. Keep me always united to thy Son, with the Holy Ghost dwelling in my soul, and the Heavenly Father forever providing for my every need, as all Three Persons in the One Godhead see in thee, O Mary, the Mother of this thy unworthy and sinful child upon earth. Amen.

The Ninth Day's Intention
THE GRACE TO IMITATE MARY
(First pray of one the Litanies to the Immaculate Heart)

Immaculate Mother of God, our Mother by grace, we the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart come to thee on this final day of this Novena to pray for the grace to imitate thee, our Heavenly Mother in thy life of faith, hope, charity, humility, purity--all the Christian virtues in which thou excelled to a perfect degree.

Created “full of grace,” thou increased in grace day by day. At the Annunciation, Immaculate Mary thou replied to the Angel: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; may it be done to me according to Thy word.” (Luke 1:38).

Thy cousin, St. Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Ghost, greeted thee: “Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb... And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things will be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.” (Luke 42-45)

Thy Divine Son Jesus Christ praised thee in response to the woman in the crowd: “...blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it.” (Luke 1:28). Thus did Jesus praise thy faith and love even more than thy physical maternity. It was thy perfect faith, O Mary, in which thy Motherhood was rooted and which inspires us yet today.

Thou responded in love as the Spirit of Love overshadowed thee. Thou lived the beatitudes perfectly, serving the Church both as Mother and Model for the Church.

Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, called upon all to imitate thee in faith and love when He said: “Who is my mother and my brethren? ...Behold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister and mother.” (Mark 3:33-35)

Our Mother of Mercy, “God hath regarded the humility of His handmaid.” It was of thee, Mother Mary, that St. Luke the Evangelist wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, beholding thee as the first disciple who heard the Word of God and did it perfectly. (Luke 1:38)

Thou was present at the beginning of the Gospel and the beginning of the Church as a perfect example: “All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer, together with...and Mary the Mother of Jesus...” (Acts 1:14)

Mary, inspiration for every Christian vocation—single and virginal, married, parent, widowed, religious—by thy perfection in all virtues, living the beatitudes perfectly, thou has inspired all generations which have called thee “blessed.” At the wedding feast of Cana, as “Daughter of Sion,” thou greeted the Messianic bridegroom, as thou represented the Church as His Bride.

On Calvary, as the new Eve, representing the Church, the new Israel, thou became the Mother of all. Today, ever still, we hear thy words, “Do whatever He tells you.” (John 2:5)
And we hear still His words from the Cross: “Woman, this is thy son. This is thy mother.” (John 19:27)

In the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2), in the Cenacle, we see thee, O Mary, prayerfully imploring the gift of the Holy Ghost for the Church. For nine days thou taught the Apostles how to pray. Gathered around thee and inspired by thy Immaculate Heart, Peter, the first Pope, and the other disciples of the Lord imitated thy perfection of faith, hope and love in prayer, as thou awaited with them the fulfillment of the promise of the Lord.
We, the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart, gathered about thee even now, implore thy special prayers for the outpouring again of the Holy Ghost upon all members of Holy Mother Church. In confidence we now present to thy holy and Immaculate Heart, the special intentions for which we have made this Novena. Amen.

CONCLUDING PRAYERS

V. O Mary conceived without sin.
R. Pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Come Holy Ghost, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well-beloved Spouse, and enkindle in our hearts the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit and transform our hearts, into the likeness of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and use us to transform the face of the earth and bring it to the practice of a devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as desired by both God the Father and God the Son, and towards which the Holy Ghost ever seeks to move us. Amen.

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us;
St. John the Apostle, pray for us;
St. Luke the Evangelist, pray for us;
St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, pray for us;
St. Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us;
Guardian Angel of the United States, pray for us;
My Guardian Angel, pray for us;

Act of Trust in the Immaculate Heart

I come to the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, O heavenly Mother Mary, to be enclosed within it, as in a most choice garden of sweetness and delight. Thou, O Spouse of the Holy Ghost; thou, O Daughter of God the Father; thou, O Mother of the Son, in thy loving intimate relationship to the Most Blessed Trinity, be the Mediatrix of all graces that come to me from the heavenly throne, flowing forth from the Sacred Heart of thy Son. The love of thy Immaculate Heart, which shows such a tender care to both sinners and the just, gives me great confidence in thee, O heavenly Mother Mary.

In thee do I trust—for thy intercession, united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is sufficient to help in every need of body and soul upon earth and to lead me home to thy everlasting embrace, where thou will introduce me to thy Divine Son and to the entire Blessed Trinity.

My Mother, my confidence, be to me always the intercessor who anticipates the very graces I ask of thee, as well as those that I forget or am afraid to seek or ask for. Keep me always united to thy Son, with the Holy Ghost dwelling in my soul, and the Heavenly Father forever providing for my every need, as all Three Persons in the One Godhead see in thee, O Mary, the Mother of this thy unworthy and sinful child upon earth. Amen.