Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (1852)

A Novena in Honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 1852

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A NOVENA IN HONOUR OF THE Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, MOTHER OF GOD, AND OUR DEAR LADY

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Printed in	A Novena in Honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Imprint	London, Burns and Lambert, 1852
Pages	pp. 8–20
Scan	leaf 8, leaf 9, leaf 10, leaf 11, leaf 12, leaf 13, leaf 14, leaf 15, leaf 16, leaf 17, leaf 18, leaf 19, leaf 20 of the Internet Archive copy
Approval	Indulgence of a hundred days, ✠ N. Card. Wiseman, Westminster, June 28th, 1852; imprint London, Burns and Lambert, 1852
Rights	Public domain in the United States.

Prayers for: a special favour

Day 1

The First Day.

The person about to make this Novena, being on his knees before a picture or image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, shall sign himself devoutly with the sign of the Cross, and making an act of faith in the presence of God, raise his heart to His Divine Majesty, and say the following prayer:

FIRST PRAYER.

O MY God and my Lord, prostrate before Thy Sovereign Majesty, I adore Thee with all my heart and soul. I confess to Thee, praise Thee, bless Thee, and glorify Thee. I acknowledge Thee to be my Lord and my God; I believe in Thee, and in all the mysteries of the Holy Catholic Faith, in which I desire to live and die. I hope in Thee, and I trust that Thou wilt pardon my faults and give me Thy grace, together with perseverance in it; and that at last Thou wilt bring me to the glory which Thou hast promised to those who continue in Thy love. I love Thee, above all things, for Thine infinite goodness; I give Thee thanks for all the benefits which Thou hast conferred, and still continuest to confer, upon me: I confess my great ingratitude towards Thee, and all my sins and offences against Thee; I am sorry for them, and beg that Thou wilt pardon me: it grieves me much that I have thus offended Thee, because Thou art the Infinite Being that Thou art. I repent with all my heart, because Thou art my God, infinitely good and worthy of my love: I am firmly resolved, by the help of Thy grace, to sin no more, and to avoid all occasions of offending Thee; to confess my faults, and to make satisfaction for them: I hope in Thee, O Lord, and that in Thine infinite mercy Thou wilt pardon me, so that with a pure heart I may praise Thy most holy Mother, and obtain by Her holy intercession what I ask in this Novena, if it be for Thy greater glory and the good of my soul. Amen.

SECOND PRAYER.

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and of sinners, Special Protectress of those who wear Thy Holy Scapular, I implore of Thee to obtain for me, from Thy dear Son Jesus, the pardon of my sins, the grace necessary for the amendment of my life, and the salvation of my soul. Be Thou also, O Lady, my help in necessity, my consolation in tribulation, and obtain for me what I ask in this Novena, if it be to His greater glory and for the good of my soul: and uniting myself to all the Angels, Saints, and Just, I salute Thee, saying, Hail Mary, &c.

Here the Hail Mary is to be repeated three times.

THIRD PRAYER FOR THE FIRST DAY.

O Virgin of Carmel, Most Holy Mary, who wast prefigured by the cloud which the great prophet Elias saw rising from the sea, and which with its rain rendered the whole earth fruitful, signifying Thy most pure fecundity, by which Thou gavest to the world Thy dear Son Jesus for the salvation of all our souls: I beg of Thee, O Lady, to obtain for me from His Divine Majesty a copious supply of grace, so that my soul may bring forth abundant fruits of virtue and good works, and having served Thee perfectly on earth, I may be worthy to enjoy Thee eternally in Heaven; and that I may obtain what I particularly pray for in this Novena, I humbly beg this grace of Thee, saying,

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope; to Thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to Thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears! Turn, then, most Gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our painful exile shew unto us the Blessed Fruit of Thy womb, Jesus! O clement, O pious, O sweet Virgin Mary!

Litany of Loretto.

Ant. Sub tuum præsidium confugimus, Sancta Dei Genitrix; nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus nostris, sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta. Ant. 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. Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy on us. Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy on us. Christe eleison. Christ have mercy on us. Christe eleison. Christ have mercy on us. Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy on us. Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy on us. Christe audi nos. Christ hear us. Christe exaudi nos. Christ graciously hear us. Pater de cœlis Deus, God the Father of heaven, Fili Redemptor mundi Deus, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Spiritus Sancte Deus, God the Holy Ghost, Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, Holy Trinity, one God, Miserere, &c. Have mercy, &c.

Sancta Maria, Holy Mary, Sancta Dei Genitrix, Holy Mother of God, Sancta Virgo Virginum, Holy Virgin of Virgins, Mater Christi, Mother of Christ, Mater divinæ gratiæ, Mother of divine grace, Mater purissima, Mother most pure, Mater castissima, Mother most chaste, Ora pro nobis. Pray for us. Mater inviolata, Mother inviolate, Mater intemerata, Mother undefiled, Mater amabilis, Mother most amiable, Mater admirabilis, Mother most admirable, Mater Creatoris, Mother of our Creator, Mater Salvatoris, Mother of our Saviour, Virgo prudentissima, Virgin most prudent, Virgo veneranda, Virgin most venerable, Virgo prædicanda, Virgin most renowned, Virgo potens, Virgin most powerful, Virgo clemens, Virgin most merciful, Virgo fidelis, Virgin most faithful, Speculum justitiæ, Mirror of justice, Sedes sapientiæ, Seat of wisdom, Causa nostræ lætitiæ, Cause of our joy, Vas spirituale, Spiritual vessel, Vas honorabile, Vessel of honour, Vas insigne devotionis, Vessel of singular devotion, Rosa mystica, Mystical Rose, Turris Davidica, Tower of David, Turris eburnea, Tower of ivory, Domus aurea, House of gold, Fœderis arca, Ark of the covenant, Janua cœli, Gate of heaven, Stella matutina, Morning star, Salus infirmorum, Health of the sick, Refugium peccatorum, Refuge of sinners, Consolatrix afflictorum, Comforter of the afflicted, Auxilium Christianorum, Help of Christians, Regina Angelorum, Queen of Angels, Ora pro nobis. Pray for us. Regina Patriarcharum, Queen of Patriarchs, Regina Prophetarum, Queen of Prophets, Regina Apostolorum, Queen of Apostles, Regina Martyrum, Queen of Martyrs, Regina Confessorum, Queen of Confessors, Regina Virginum, Queen of Virgins, Regina Sanctorum omnium, Queen of all Saints, Regina sine labe originali concepta, Queen conceived without sin, Ora pro nobis. Pray for us. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Parce nobis, Domine. Spare us, O Lord. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Exaudi nos, Domine. Graciously hear us. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Miserere nobis. Have mercy on us. Christe audi nos. Christ hear us. Christe exaudi nos. Christ graciously hear us. Ant. Sub tuum præsidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix; nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus nostris, sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta. Ant. 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. ℣. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix. ℣. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. ℟. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi. ℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Oremus. Let us pray. DEUS, qui beatissimæ semper Virginis et Genitricis tuæ MARIÆ singulari titulo Carmeli Ordinem decorasti, concede propitius, ut cujus commemorationem celebramus, ejus muniti præsidiis, ad gaudia sempiterna pervenire mereamur. Qui vivis et regnas, &c. O God, who hast honoured the Carmelite Order with the peculiar title of the most blessed ever Virgin MARY, thy Mother; mercifully grant that as we this day celebrate her commemoration with a solemn office, so we may be defended by her protecting power, and be found worthy to attain to everlasting joys. Who livest and reignest, &c.

Praised and blessed for ever be the most holy and divine Sacrament of the Altar; and blessed be the holy and immaculate Conception of the blessed Virgin Mary.

Day 2

Second Day.

The Prayers are to be said, as on the first day, with the exception of the third Prayer, which is varied every day.

THIRD PRAYER FOR THE SECOND DAY.

O Virgin of Carmel, Most Holy Mary, who, on account of Thy singular love for the Carmelites, didst favour them by familiarly conversing with them, and enlightening them by means of Thy instruction and example: I beseech Thee, O dear Lady, to obtain for me, of Thy Beloved Son Jesus, light to be sensible of His goodness, grace to love Him, to know and deplore my sins, and to teach me what I ought to do in order to serve Him perfectly. Grant that my life and conversation may always be to His greater honour and glory, as well as to the edification of my neighbour; and that I may obtain what I desire in this Novena, I ask it especially through Thy intercession, saying, Hail, Holy Queen, &c.

Day 3

THIRD PRAYER FOR THE THIRD DAY.

O Virgin of Carmel, Most Holy Mary, who didst receive with singular pleasure and love the homage of the Carmelites, who were the first to build a church to Thine honour on Mount Carmel, where the faithful assembled to praise Thee: I beseech Thee, O Blessed Lady, to make my soul a living temple of the Majesty of God, where He may always dwell, and from which temporal affections may be ever banished; and, that I may obtain what I desire in this Novena, I beg of Thee to ask it for me, most humbly saying, Hail, Holy Queen, &c.

Day 4

THIRD PRAYER FOR THE FOURTH DAY.

O Virgin of Mount Carmel, Most Holy Mary, who, to shew Thy great love towards the Carmelites, didst honour them with the sweet name of Thy sons and brethren, thus teaching them confidently to look to Thee, as their Mother, for remedy, consolation, and help in all their afflictions, and exhorting them to imitate Thy virtues: I beseech Thee, most dear Lady, to be my Mother, so that I may imitate Thy virtues, worthily enjoy the title of Thy child, and that my name may be inscribed in the book of predestination with those of the Sons of God and Brothers of Jesus Christ; and I beg of Thee most humbly to obtain for me what I ask in this Novena, by Thine intercession, saying, Hail, Holy Queen, &c.

Day 5

THIRD PRAYER FOR THE FIFTH DAY.

O Virgin of Carmel, Most Holy Mary, who, to defend Thy beloved children the Carmelites, when their Holy Institute was on the point of being abolished, manifesting thereby Thy singular love towards them, didst desire the Supreme Pontiff, Honorius III., to receive them, and to confirm their Institute, shewing him that this was Thy will and that of Thy divine Son, by the sudden death with which He punished two persons who particularly opposed it: I beseech Thee, O Lady, to defend me from all my enemies, both of soul and body, so that I may serve God in peace; and obtain for me what I ask in this Novena, through Thine intercession, I beg this grace, devoutly saying, Hail, Holy Queen, &c.

Day 6

THIRD PRAYER FOR THE SIXTH DAY.

O Virgin of Carmel, Most Holy Mary, who, to mark the Carmelites as Thine especial children, didst enrich them with the singular pledge of Thy most Holy Scapular, by means of which Thou dost bestow such singular graces on those who devoutly wear it, and fulfilling their obligations, shew, by their imitation of Thy virtues, that they are truly Thy children: I beseech Thee, O Lady, to obtain for me the grace to serve Thee lovingly in this life, so that I may be worthy to feel the effects of this holy devotion; and I beg of Thee most humbly to obtain for me the grace I particularly pray for in this Novena, through Thine intercession, saying, Hail, Holy Queen, &c.

Day 7

THIRD PRAYER FOR THE SEVENTH DAY.

O Virgin of Carmel, Most Holy Mary, who, in Thy Holy Scapular, givest to those who devoutly wear it a strong buckler against the perils of this world and the attacks of the devil, proving the truth of this privilege by so many and such singular miracles: I beseech Thee, O Lady, to be my powerful defence in this mortal life, so that in all my tribulations I may find security in Thee, and be victorious in my temptations, by means of Thine especial assistance; and I beg of Thee to obtain for me from Thy Blessed Son Jesus, through Thine intercession, what I desire in this Novena; I ask it of thee most humbly, O dear Lady, saying, Hail, Holy Queen, &c.

Day 8

THIRD PRAYER FOR THE EIGHTH DAY.

O Virgin of Carmel, Most Holy Mary, who hast promised Thine especial assistance at the hour of death to those who wear Thy Holy Scapular, so that by means of true penitence they may leave this life in a state of grace: I beseech Thee, O Lady, to assist and console me at the hour of my death, and to obtain for me a true and perfect contrition for all my sins, an ardent love of God, and a great desire of seeing and enjoying Him, so that I may arrive securely at eternal happiness; and I beg of Thee to obtain for me the grace I ask in this Novena, through Thine intercession, saying, Hail, Holy Queen, &c.

Day 9

THIRD PRAYER FOR THE NINTH DAY.

O Virgin of Carmel, Most Holy Mary, who even favourest Thy children the Carmelites after death, and, as a loving Mother, dost assist the souls of those who wear Thy Holy Scapular when in the flames of Purgatory, and by Thy prayers obtainest for them a speedy deliverance from their sufferings, and the enjoyment of God in eternal glory: I beseech Thee, O dear Lady, to obtain for me, from His Majesty, the grace to fulfil my obligations as a Christian, so that I also may enjoy this singular favour; and I beg of Thee to obtain for me what I ask in this Novena, through Thine intercession, saying, Hail, Holy Queen, &c.