{"id":17598,"date":"2016-06-22T17:19:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T22:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/?page_id=17598"},"modified":"2016-06-22T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T22:19:48","slug":"novena-to-our-lady-of-perpetual-help-june-19-27","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/?page_id=17598","title":{"rendered":"Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help – June 19-27"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help – June 19-27<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Behold, O Mother of Perpetual Help, at thy feet a wretched<\/p>\n

sinner, who has recourse to thee and trusts in thee. O Mother of<\/p>\n

mercy, have pity on me; I hear all men call thee the refuge and<\/p>\n

hope of sinners: be therefore my refuge and my hope. Help me for<\/p>\n

the love of Jesus Christ: hold out thy hand to a fallen wretch,<\/p>\n

who commends himself to thee and dedicates himself to be thy<\/p>\n

servant forever. I praise and thank God, who of His great mercy<\/p>\n

hath given me this confidence in thee, a sure pledge of my eternal<\/p>\n

salvation. Alas, it is only too true that in the past I have<\/p>\n

fallen miserably, because I did not come to thee. I know that with<\/p>\n

thy help I shall conquer; I know that thou wilt help me, if I<\/p>\n

commend myself to thee; but I am fearful lest in the occasions of<\/p>\n

sin I shall forget to call upon thee and so I shall be lost. This<\/p>\n

grace, then, do I ask of thee; for this I implore thee, as much as<\/p>\n

I can and know how to do; namely, that in the assaults of hell I<\/p>\n

may ever run to thy protection and may say to thee: Mary, help me;<\/p>\n

Mother of Perpetual Help, permit me not to lose my God.<\/p>\n

Hail Mary, three times.<\/i><\/p>\n

2. O Mother of Perpetual Help, grant me ever to be able to call<\/p>\n

upon thy powerful name, since thy name is the help of the living<\/p>\n

and the salvation of the dying. Ah, Mary most pure, Mary most<\/p>\n

sweet, grant that thy name from this day forth may be to me the<\/p>\n

very breath of life. Dear Lady, delay not to come to my assistance<\/p>\n

whenever I call upon thee; for in all the temptations that assail<\/p>\n

me, in all the necessities that befall me, I will never leave off<\/p>\n

calling upon thee, ever repeating: Mary, Mary. What comfort, what<\/p>\n

sweetness, what confidence, what tenderness fills my soul at the<\/p>\n

sound of thy name, at the very thought of thee! I give thanks to<\/p>\n

our Lord, who for my sake hath given thee a name so sweet, so<\/p>\n

lovable, so mighty. But I am not content merely to speak thy name;<\/p>\n

I would utter it for very love of thee; it is my desire that love<\/p>\n

should ever remind me to name thee, Mother of Perpetual Help.<\/p>\n

Hail Mary, three times<\/i>.<\/p>\n

3. O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou art the dispenser of every<\/p>\n

grace that God grants us in our misery; it is for this cause that<\/p>\n

He hath made thee so powerful, so rich, so kind, that thou<\/p>\n

mightest assist us in our miseries. Thou art the advocate of the<\/p>\n

most wretched and abandoned sinners, if they but come unto thee;<\/p>\n

come once more to my assistance, for I commend myself to thee. In<\/p>\n

thy hands I place my eternal salvation; to thee I entrust my soul.<\/p>\n

Enroll me among thy most faithful servants; take me under thy<\/p>\n

protection and it is enough for me: yes, for if thou protect me, I<\/p>\n

shall fear nothing; not my sins, for thou wilt obtain for me their<\/p>\n

pardon and remission; not the evil spirits, for thou art mightier<\/p>\n

than all the powers of hell; not even Jesus, my Judge, for He is<\/p>\n

appeased by a single prayer from thee. I fear only that through my<\/p>\n

own negligence I may forget to recommend myself to thee and so I<\/p>\n

shall be lost. My dear Lady, obtain for me the forgiveness of my<\/p>\n

sins, love for Jesus, final perseverance and the grace to have<\/p>\n

recourse to thee at all times, O Mother of Perpetual Help.<\/p>\n

Hail Mary, three times.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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