Novena in
preparation for the feast of
The Presentation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Eighth Day
Meditation
‘Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear, and forget thy
people and thy father’s house; and the King shall greatly desire thy
beauty.’ ‘After her shall virgins be brought to the King, her
neighbors shall be brought to thee; they shall be brought with gladness and
rejoicing; they shall be brought into the temple of the King.’ Hailed
beforehand as ‘beautiful above the sons of men,’ this King, the ‘most mighty,’
makes on this day a prelude to His conquests; and even this beginning is
wonderful. Through the graceful infant
now mounting the temple steps he takes possession of that temple whose priests
will hereafter vainly disown Him; for this child whom the temple welcomes
to-day is His ‘throne.’ Already His
fragrance precedes and announces Him in the Mother in whose bosom He is to be
‘anointed with the oil of gladness’ as the Christ among His brethren; already
the angels hail her as the Queen whose fruitful virginity will give birth to
all those consecrated souls who keep for the divine Spouse the ‘myrrh’ and the
incense of their holocausts, those ‘daughters of kings’ who are to form her
court of honor.
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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