Novena in Preparation for the Immaculate
Heart of Mary
Second day
O Lord, open thou my lips.
And my mouth shall declare thy praise.
O God, come to my assistance;
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen.
Sweet Heart of Mary,
Be my salvation.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Convert sinners, save souls from hell!
Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
O Mary, I wonder at that profound humility, which troubled thy blessed heart at
the message of the Angel Gabriel, that thou hadst been chosen to be the Mother
of the Son of the most high God, the while thou didst profess thyself His lowly
handmaiden. Ashamed at the sight of my
own pride, I beg of thee the grace of a contrite and humble heart, so that,
acknowledging my misery, I may come to attain the glory promised to those who
are truly humble of heart.
An Act of Reparation
O blessed
Virgin, Mother of God, look down in mercy from Heaven, where thou art enthroned
as Queen, upon me, a miserable sinner, thine unworthy servant. Although I
know full well my own unworthiness, yet in order to atone for the blasphemies,
sacrileges, insults and offenses that are done to thee by impious and
blasphemous men, from the depths of my heart I praise and extol thee as the
purest, the fairest, the holiest creature of all God’s handiwork. I bless thy
holy Name, I praise thine exalted privilege of being truly Mother of God, ever
Virgin, conceived without stain of sin, gloriously assumed body and soul into
heaven, Co-Redemptrix of the human race, and Mediatrix of all graces. I bless
the Eternal Father, Who chose thee in an especial way for His daughter; I bless
the Word Incarnate, Who took upon Himself our nature in thy bosom and so made
thee His Mother; I bless the Holy Ghost, Who took thee as His bride. All honor,
praise and thanksgiving to the ever-blessed Trinity, Who predestined thee and
loved thee so exceedingly from all eternity as to exalt thee above all
creatures to the most sublime heights. O Virgin, holy and merciful, Obtain for
all who offend thee the grace of repentance, and graciously accept this poor
act of homage from me thy servant, obtaining likewise for me from thy Divine Son
the pardon and remission of all my sins. Amen.
Novena Prayer
O glorious
and immaculate Heart of Mary, thy soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow at the
sight of the Passion of thy divine Son. Intercede for me and obtain for me from
Jesus (state your intentions), if it be for His honor and glory and for my
good. Amen. O heart most pure of the Blessed Virgin, Obtain for me from Jesus a
pure and humble heart.
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