Novena To
Our Lady of Hope
I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of
knowledge, and of holy hope. In me is all grace of the way and of the
truth; in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Come to me all that desire
me and be filled with my fruits (Sirach 24:24-26).
O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Grace, Hope of the world.
Hear us, your children, who cry to you
Let Us Pray
O God, who by the marvelous protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary has
strengthened us firmly in hope, grant we beseech You, that by persevering
in prayer at her admonition, we may obtain the favors we devoutly implore.
Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Prayer to Our Lady of Hope
O Mary, my Mother, I kneel before you with heavy heart. The burden of
my sins oppresses me. The knowledge of my weakness discourages me. I am
beset by fears and temptations of every sort. Yet I am so attached to the
things of this world that instead of longing for Heaven I am filled with
dread at the thought of death.
O Mother of Mercy, have pity on me in my distress. You are all-powerful
with your Divine Son. He can refuse no request of your Immaculate Heart.
Show yourself a true Mother to me by being my advocate before His throne. O
Refuge of Sinners and Hope of the Hopeless, to whom shall I turn if not
you?
Obtain for me, then, O Mother of Hope, the grace of true sorrow for my sins,
the gift of perfect resignation to God's Holy Will, and the courage to take
up my cross and follow Jesus. Beg of His Sacred Heart the special favor
that I ask in this novena.
(Make your request.)
But above all I pray, O dearest Mother, that through your
most powerful intercession my heart may be filled with Holy Hope, so that
in life's darkest hour I may never fail to trust in God my Savior, but by
walking in the way of His commandments I may merit to be united with Him,
and with you in the eternal joys of Heaven. Amen.
Mary, our Hope, have pity on us.
Hope of the Hopeless, pray for us.
No matter what the trial, always have hope… and joy!!!
Pray this novena for nine day, or more if you wish!
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Devotion to Our Lady of Hope is one of the oldest Marian devotions. The
first shrine bearing that title was erected at Mezieres in the year 930.
On January 17, 1871, Our Lady of Hope appeared in the
French village of Pontmain. There
she reveals herself as the "Madonna of the Crucifix" and gave the
world her message
of "Hope through Prayer and the Cross." The basilica built at
Pontmain by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate is one of the great French
pilgrimage places, noted for its miracles of grace.
The Oblate Fathers introduced the devotion to America
in 1952. Novena devotions are maintained at the Shrine of Our Lady of Hope,
Oblate Fathers' Novitiate and Infirmary, Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
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