Altar of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - St. Peter’s
Basilica
Novena in preparation for the feast of
The
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Seventh Day
Meditation
Mary was
always mourning in the temple over the miseries of the lost world, and asking
from God, the Redeemer of the world. Oh, with how much greater affection and
fervor than the prophets did she repeat to God in the temple their
supplications and sighs, that he might send the Redeemer! Send forth, oh Lord,
the Lamb, the ruler of the earth, Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain on the just. Oh, that thou wouldst rend the heavens and wouldst come down.
In a
word, it was an object of delight to God to see this young Virgin always
ascending to a higher perfection, like a pillar of smoke, rich in the odors of
all virtues. St. John Chrysostom affirms, that God chose Mary for his mother on
earth, because he found not on the earth a more perfect and more holy Virgin
than Mary, neither a place more worthy for him to dwell in than her sacred womb.
Novena Prayer
Gracious and lovable art thou in thy splendor, O holy Mother of God!
Show me thy countenance. Let thy words sound in my ears, for thy voice is sweet
and thy countenance is beautiful. Turn to us in thy beauty and loveliness! Come
forth in majesty and reign!
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace; The Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou
amongst women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother
of God, Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
O blessed Mother of God, Mary ever Virgin, Temple of the Lord, sanctuary
of the Holy Ghost, thou alone, without an equal, hast pleased our Lord Jesus
Christ!
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace; The Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou amongst
women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Blessed indeed art thou, O holy Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all
praise, for from thee arose the Sun of Justice, Christ our Lord. Draw us, O
Immaculate Virgin; we shall come after thee, breathing the sweet fragrance of
thy virtues!
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace; The Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou
amongst women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother
of God, Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
[Here state your petition.]
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known, that
anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy
intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O
Virgin of virgins, my Mother! To thee to do I come; before thee I stand, sinful
and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in
thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.
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