NOVENA IN PREPARATION FOR THE
THE ANNUNCIATION OF
THE ANNUNCIATION OF
THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
FIRST DAY
The Annunciation
PREPARATORY PRAYER
My Queen, my Mother, remember I am thine own. Keep me, guard me, as thy
property and possession!
MEDITATION
At Nazareth, a mountain village in Judea, lived poor and in obscurity
Mary, the virgin selected by God to become the Mother of His Son. On March 25th
she was in prayer in her chamber, and perhaps sent up to heaven the yearning
petition, "Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds
rain the just; let the earth be opened and bud a Saviour" (Is. xlv. 8). Behold, suddenly the chamber is suffused by a heavenly
light. The archangel Gabriel stands reverently before her and says, "Hail,
full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. And
when Mary heard the angel's words, she was troubled at his saying, and thought
with herself what manner of salutation this should be" (Luke i. 28, 29).
PRACTICE
The angel's salutation comprises two titles of ineffable greatness. Mary
is called "full of grace," because of her innocence and
purity; she is called "blessed among women," because she is
the elect Mother of God. Never before was a human being thus greeted. It was
God Himself who sent the message to Mary. A good angel now repaired the harm
once done by a bad angel. For Lucifer, the fallen angel, seduced Eve to sin and
thereby caused the ruin of the whole human race; now another angel, Gabriel,
was sent to announce the glad tidings to Mary, that she was to conceive the
Redeemer from sin, who was to accomplish the salvation of mankind.
Mary was troubled at the angel's words, and reflected on the meaning of
the message. St. Ambrose writes: "Mary was troubled, not because the angel
was a heavenly spirit, but because he appeared to her in the form of a youth.
Still more was she troubled at the praises spoken to her. She was innocent and
humble, and therefore reflected on the meaning of the message. She had always
considered herself as a poor and unknown virgin; she deemed herself unworthy of
God's grace; therefore she was troubled at the salutation. In that decisive
moment she was and remained our model."
PRAYER
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we
unto whom the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of an
angel, may, by His passion and cross, be brought to the glory of the
resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Litany
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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.
Holy
Mary, pray for us.
Holy
Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy
Virgin of virgins, pray for us.
Mother
of Christ, pray for us.
Mother
of divine grace, pray for us.
Mother
most pure, pray for us.
Mother
most chaste, pray for us.
Mother
inviolate, pray for us.
Mother
undefiled, pray for us.
Mother
most amiable, pray for us.
Mother
most admirable, pray for us.
Mother
of good counsel, pray for us.
Mother
of our Creator, pray for us.
Mother
of our Redeemer, pray for us.
Virgin
most prudent, pray for us.
Virgin
most venerable, pray for us.
Virgin
most renowned, pray for us.
Virgin
most powerful, pray for us.
Virgin
most merciful, pray for us.
Virgin
most faithful, pray for us.
Mirror
of justice, pray for us.
Seat
of wisdom, pray for us.
Cause
of our joy, pray for us.
Spiritual
vessel, pray for us.
Vessel
of honor, pray for us.
Singular
vessel of devotion, pray for us.
Mystical
rose, pray for us.
Tower
of David, pray for us.
Tower
of ivory, pray for us.
House
of gold, pray for us.
Ark
of the covenant, pray for us.
Gate
of heaven, pray for us.
Morning
star, pray for us.
Health
of the sick, pray for us.
Refuge
of sinners, pray for us.
Comforter
of the afflicted, pray for us.
Help
of Christians, pray for us.
Queen
of angels, pray for us.
Queen
of patriarchs, pray for us.
Queen
of prophets, pray for us.
Queen
of apostles, pray for us.
Queen
of martyrs, pray for us.
Queen
of confessors, pray for us.
Queen
of virgins, pray for us.
Queen
of all saints, pray for us.
Queen
conceived without original sin, pray for us.
Queen
of the most holy rosary, 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, O Lord.
V. Pray for us, O holy
Mother of God:
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray
Pour
forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the
incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by
His passion and cross be brought to the glory of His resurrection. Through the
same Christ our Lord. Amen.
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