Novena to Our Lady of Mercy
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Prayer-Book for Religious, compiled by F. X. Lasance, 1914Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | Prayer-Book for Religious |
|---|---|
| Imprint | New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, Benziger Brothers, 1914 |
| Pages | pp. 1021–1022 |
| Scan | leaf 1032, leaf 1033 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | Nihil obstat, Remigius Lafort; Imprimatur, ✠ John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York, May 16, 1904 Copyright, 1904; title page dated 1914 |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- mercy
Day 1
O IMMACULATE and ever-glorious Mary! Mother of mercy! ever gracious, ever bountiful, behold, we thy suppliants, prostrate before thee in all humility, most earnestly implore thee to be our protectress and advocate with God, to obtain for us those graces and blessings which may best conduce to His greater glory and our own sanctification. More particularly we beseech thine intercession in behalf of this Institute, for the exercise of those works of mercy and charity, which Jesus Christ, the Almighty Son of God, did so love when on earth.
Defend it, O Blessed Lady, against its enemies. May it extend and prosper; and may the worship of God, thine honor, and the welfare of His servants, be promoted wherever it is established throughout the world.
May the unity of charity prevail in all our Communities, and all scandals be unheard of amongst us. May those whom thy Divine Son has made His spouses by calling them from their homes and kindred to dispense His mercies to their fellow-creatures, possess the true spirit of their divine vocation.
May they in all things seek to be united to Him and to thee, to advance in all perfection by the observance of their Holy Rule and their vows; to deny themselves and be conformable to God’s holy will.
Obtain for them an ardent and ever-increasing zeal for the functions of the Institute. May their zeal be blessed by God, and efficacious for the welfare of the suffering, the erring, and the ignorant. Preserve them from all illusions, and sustain them amidst temptations. Beseech Our Lord to add to their numbers subjects capable of glorifying Him, by efficaciously laboring for their own sanctification in the service of the poor; and so enlighten and direct all the Superiors of the Institute, that they may neither admit nor retain any save those to whom He has granted a due vocation.
May the blessing of God and thy protection be with all whom the Sisters protect and instruct. Comfort and defend our parents, relatives, and friends, and bring them to the enjoyment of eternal life with all our benefactors.
That thou canst obtain for us these benefits we know, O holy Mother of God; and we have filial confidence that thou wilt be favorable to us, because thou art the Mother of mercy, our Mother, and patroness. Amen.