Novena Prayers in Preparation for the Feast Day of Mother Mary Birthday

Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Resplendent Morning Star, lovable Mary,

your birth was the cause of great joy to the angels,

for they beheld in you,

the Mother of the Redeemer of the world,

who by His Death,

would repair the loss sustained

by the fall of rebellious angels in paradise.

May your birth give joy to my soul;

by obtaining for me from God,

victory over the infernal enemy,

deliverance from all his snares

and the grace to be associated

in glory with the angels in heaven.

Dearest Mother, please pray for me

and for these my intentions…

……………………. (State your intentions)

5 Hail Mary…

Prayer:

Your Nativity, O Virgin Mother of God,

was the herald of joy to the whole world;

since from you arose the Sun of Justice,

Christ our God, Who,

destroying the curse,

bestowed the blessing

and confounding death,

rewarded us with life everlasting.

V. Let us celebrate with joy the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

R. That she may intercede for us with Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let us pray:

Grant to us Your servants,

we beseech You, O Lord,

the gift of Your heavenly grace,

that as our salvation was begun

in the child-bearing of the Blessed Virgin,

so, from this solemn festival of her Nativity,

may we obtain an increase of peace.

Through Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Novena Prayers – Day 7

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening Prayer

Resplendent Morning Star, lovable Mary, your birth was the cause of great joy to the angels, for they beheld in you the Mother of the Redeemer of the world, who by His Death would repair the loss sustained by the fall of rebellious angels in paradise. May your birth give joy to my soul also, by obtaining for me from God, victory over the infernal enemy, deliverance from all his snares, and the grace to be associated in glory with the angels in heaven.   Dearest Mother, please pray for me and for these my intentions… (State your intentions). Amen

Scriptural Meditation

“I shall put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; it will bruise your head and you will strike its heel.” (Gen. 3:15)

Pause for a moment…

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Prayer

Oh, Blessed Virgin Mary! Chosen and destined by the majestic Trinity to be the Mother of the only begotten Son of the Father, announced by the prophets, expected from the Patriarchs, and desired by all people; Tabernacle and living Temple of the Holy Spirit, Sun without spot, because you were conceived without original sin, Lady of heaven and earth, Queen of angels; we humbly come before you, and rejoice in the solemn annual celebration of your joyful birth; and from the depths of our hearts, we beseech you to be graciously born spiritually in our souls, so that we may be captivated by your love and sweetness, may we always remain united to your so sweet and loving heart.

Today, we beseech your maternal intercession on behalf of Nigeria and other countries in distress; may the memorial of your birth win graces for our dear country and other nations in distress, that we all may live in love and harmony, justice and peace, togetherness and solidarity, and above all, a place where the will of God thrives. Save our nation, dearest Mother, from chaos anarchy and doom. Obtain this for us through Christ our Lord.

1 Our Father… 10 Hail Marys… 1 Glory be…

The Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee 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.

Short Invocations to Our Lady

Great Mary (Pray for us)

Greatest of Marys

Greatest of Women

Mother of Eternal Glory

Mother of the Golden Light

Honour of the Sky

Temple of the Divinity

Fountain of the Gardens

Serene as the Moon

Bright as the Sun

Garden Enclosed

Temple of the Living God

Light of Nazareth

Beauty of the World

Queen of Life

Ladder of Heaven

Mother of God.

We fly to 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. Amen.

May the Divine assistance remain always with us, and may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

O Mary conceived and born without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.

Your Nativity, O Virgin Mother of God, was the herald of joy to the whole world; since from you arose the Sun of Justice, Christ our God, who, destroying the curse, bestowed the blessing, and confounding death, rewarded us with life everlasting.

V. Let us celebrate with joy the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

R. That she may intercede for us with Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let us pray

Grant that we, your servants, Lord

may enjoy unfailing health of mind and body,

and through the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary in her glory

free us from our sorrows in this world

and give us eternal happiness in the next.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Blessing+

Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, may the Lord bless + us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.

Final Anthem to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Hail, Queen of Heaven, the ocean Star,

Guide of the wanderer here below,

Thrown on life’s surge, we claim thy care:

Save us from peril and from woe.

Mother of Christ, star of the sea,

Pray for the wanderer, pray for me.

O gentle, chaste and spotless Maid,

From sin’s domain God kept thee free,

Plead with thy Son, for He has paid

The price of our iniquity.

Virgin most pure, star of the sea,

Pray for the sinner, pray for me.

And while to Him who reigns above,

In Godhead One, in Persons Three,

The source of life, of grace and love,

Homage we pay on bended knee.

Mother and Queen, star of the sea,

Pray for thy children, pray for me.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(Conclude this novena with the Holy Rosary at any hour of the day, either 5 or 10 or 15 or 20 decades. You may choose to say the Rosary before the Novena prayers. The Rosary Prayer is Compulsory!)