Sister Lucy of Fatima and the Vision of Hell

Sister Lucy of Fatima and the Vision of Hell

At Fatima, the Blessed Virgin Mary told the three child seers that many souls go to hell because they have no one to pray or make sacrifices for them. In her Memoirs, Sister Lucy describes the vision of hell that Our Lady showed the children at Fatima:

"She opened Her hands once more, as She had done the two previous months. The rays [of light] appeared to penetrate the earth, and we saw, as it were, a vast sea of fire. Plunged in this fire, we saw the demons and the souls [of the damned]. The latter were like transparent burning embers, all blackened or burnished bronze, having human forms. They were floating about in that conflagration, now raised into the air by the flames which issued from within themselves, together with great clouds of smoke. Now they fell back on every side like sparks in huge fires, without weight or equilibrium, amid shrieks and groans of pain and despair, which horrified us and made us tremble with fright (it must have been this sight which caused me to cry out, as people say they heard me). The demons were distinguished [from the souls of the damned] by their terrifying and repellent likeness to frightful and unknown animals, black and transparent like burning coals. That vision only lasted for a moment, thanks to our good Heavenly Mother, Who at the first apparition had promised to take us to Heaven. Without that, I think that we would have died of terror and fear."

OUR LADY OF FATIMA SAID: SACRIFICE YOURSELVES FOR SINNERS AND SAY MANY TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU MAKE SOME SACRIFICE: 

O JESUS, it is for love of Thee, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes for a Sick Person

Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes for a Sick Person

O MARY, conceived without sin, our Lady of Lourdes, who dost draw from all parts thy children to the Grotto of the apparitions; thou never ceasest to encourage, by innumerable benefits, the filial confidence of those who have responded to thy invitation. Suffering in body and soul, I come in the company of thousands and thousands of poor sick people to throw myself at thy feet and implore thee to heal me. O Mother of goodness, and all-powerful with our LORD, grant that I may be delivered from my infirmities, and that I may be able to consecrate my renewed strength to the service of GOD and of my brethren.  How sweet it would be for me to proclaim that I owe to thy intercession the restoration of my health, which, while bearing witness to thy goodness to me, might be also a motive of conversion for many a soul.

But I desire, above everything, to abandon myself into thy maternal hands. If it be the will of JESUS CHRIST, my divine SAVIOUR, to which thy will is ever united, that the chalice of my sufferings should not at present depart from me, I desire the grace to say, with resignation and love, that I, too, will the same. Cause me, then, to be penetrated to the depths of my heart with a full and perfect acceptance of that consoling and heaven-sent doctrine: that the GOD of goodness loves us infinitely, always and under all circumstances, but especially without doubt when he associates us with the sufferings of JESUS CHRIST and fastens us to his Cross.

O Immaculate Virgin, our Lady of Lourdes, Mother of a GOD who was a man of sorrows, thy divine Son wished thee to be at his side on Calvary, whilst He suffered and died for us. He loves thee as only GOD could love a mother, and yet He willed that thy soul should be pierced with a sword of grief, so that thy love for Him should be revealed, and expand by sharing in his inexpressible sufferings.  Obtain for me this grace, our Lady of Lourdes, consoler of the afflicted, health of the sick, that I may love GOD more and more, in proportion as He prolongs and aggravates my trials. This would be a miracle greater than my sudden and complete restoration. To restore my health a single word would suffice, spoken by thee in the name and with the power of Him who is thy Son, while He is also thy GOD; but that the grace of resignation in suffering should make me accept with joy my sickness and its many painful consequences, this I feel to be in an eminent degree the work of the Most High. I see that it is in some sort easier for GOD to heal my sufferings than to make me love them. But, if thou desirest it, my weakness will have for support a supernatural force which will render it victorious, and so manifest the  extent of thy power

Would that the pains of my malady, sanctified by submission to the divine will, could be united to the agony of my Divine SAVIOUR ; would that my tears, mixed with his tears and his blood, could effect the expiation of my past sins, and draw down the graces of resurrection on poor souls dying or dead in sin.  May the abundance of thy gifts, O my GOD, be granted, I beseech Thee, in the name of thy Mother, especially to those who are united to me by ties of blood or friendship. Grant that my sufferings, until it shall please thee to put an end to them, may open for them a fountain of mercies. O Mother of Sorrows and Mother of merciful bounty, who stood erect at the foot of the Cross, pray for us, that we may be made worthy of the promises of CHRIST. Amen.

From the Raccolta
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Prayer to Our Lady "Reparatrice

Prayer to Our Lady "Reparatrice

IMMACULATE Virgin, the refuge of sinners, thou who, to repair the outrages committed against GOD, and the evil inflicted on man by sin, didst resign thyself to the death of thy divine Son, be ever propitious to us, and carry on thy work of zeal and love for us in heaven, where thou reignest so gloriously. We wish to be thy children, do thou show thyself a Mother to us; obtain from the divine Restorer, JESUS, that by applying to our souls the fruits of his Passion and Death, He may free us from the bonds of our iniquities. May He be our light in the darkness, our strength in weakness, our help in danger, so that after He has consoled us by his grace and love in time, He may permit us to see, possess and love Him in eternity. Amen.

From the Raccolta

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Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes

Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes

O HOLY Mary, Mother of GOD, who to reanimate the faith of the world and draw men to thy divine Son, JESUS CHRIST our LORD, didst deign to appear at Lourdes; thou who, in order to render more manifest thy maternal tenderness, and to inspire our hearts with greater confidence, didst choose a simple little child as the confidant of thy mercy; thou who didst say: "I am the Immaculate Conception” to make us understand the priceless value of that innocence which is the pledge of the friendship of GOD; thou who by eighteen successive apparitions didst not cease by thy actions and words to urge men to prayer and penance, which alone can appease Heaven and ward off the blows of divine justice; thou who, by a moving appeal to the world, hast reunited before the miraculous grotto an innumerable multitude of thy children; behold us, Our Lady of Lourdes, prostrate at thy feet, and confident of obtaining blessings and graces from GOD by thy most powerful intercession.

Those who love thee, O Mother of JESUS CHRIST, Mother of men, desire above everything to serve GOD faithfully in this world, so as to have the happiness of loving Him eternally in Heaven. Listen to the prayers which we this day address to thee; defend us against the enemies of our salvation, and against our own infirmities; together with the pardon of our sins, obtain for us perseverance in the determination never to fall away again.

We implore thee also to take under thy protection our friends and benefactors, and of these in a very special manner those who have abandoned the practice of their Christian duties. May they be converted and become thy faithful servants.

We beseech thee also to bless our country. She has many failings, for which we must implore pardon ; but in the midst of her wanderings from the right path, she has never ceased to proclaim through the best of her sons that thou art for ever her Mother and her Sovereign.  Thou hast always shown her thy love, and we hope that thou wilt not abandon her after having heaped thy favours and benefits upon her.  

While we pour forth our hearts in prayer at thy feet, O Virgin Immaculate, Our Lady of Lourdes, we cannot forget our Holy Father, the Supreme Pontiff, and in his person the whole Catholic Church, which thy divine Son has entrusted to him to lead along the paths of eternal salvation. He, too, places his whole trust in thee. Protect and bless him ; be his support and consolation in the midst of his trials, and help him to extend the Kingdom of GOD. O Mother of mercy, be for us all "the cause of our joy, " and show unto us” " JESUS CHRIST, as thy gift in this life and in eternity. Amen.

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Prayer to Our Lady, Mother of Confidence

Prayer to Our Lady, Mother of Confidence

O IMMACULATE Mary, when we venerate thee under the gracious title of Mother of Confidence, how our hearts overflow with the sweetest consolation, how we are moved to hope for every good gift from thee ! That such a name should have been given to thee is a sign that none have recourse to thee in vain.  Receive, then, with a mother’s compassion these a6ls of homage, with which we earnestly pray thee to be propitious to us in every necessity. Above all we ask thee to make us live ever united to thee and thy divine Son JESUS.* Under thy escort we shall safely walk along the straight road; and so shall it be our lot to hear on the last day of our lives those consoling words : Come, O faithful servant, enter into the joy of thy LORD. Amen.

From the Raccolta

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Prayers to Our Lady Help of Christians

Prayers to Our Lady Help of Christians

ONE

MARY, Immaculate Virgin, Mother of GOD and our Mother, thou seest how the Catholic Faith, in which we propose by the help of GOD to live and die, and so attain to eternal glory, is everywhere assailed by the devil and the world. Do thou, Help of Christians, renew thy victories as of old, for the salvation of thy children. To thee we entrust our firm purpose of never joining assemblies of heretics or sectaries. Do thou, all holy, offer to thy divine SON our resolutions, and obtain from him the graces necessary to enable us to remain steadfast in them to the end. Bring consolation to the visible head of the Church; support the Catholic Episcopate; protect the Clergy and the people who proclaim thee Queen ; hasten by the power of thy prayers the day when all nations shall be gathered together around the Supreme Pastor. Amen. Mary, help of Christians, pray for us.

TWO
MOST powerful Virgin, loving help of the Christian people, what thanks are not due to thee from us for the help thou didst give to our fathers, who, when threatened by the infidel Turk, invoked thy maternal aid by devoutly reciting the Rosary. From heaven thou didst behold their danger, thou didst hear their pitiful voices, thou didst lend a favourable ear to the humble prayer suggested by the great Pontiff, St Pius V, and didst promptly run to their assistance. Grant, O dear Mother, that the present and long continued groanings of the holy Spouse of CHRIST may penetrate to thy throne; may they again move thI. MARY, Immaculate Virgin, Mother of GOD and our Mother, thou seest how the Catholic Faith, in which we propose by the help of GOD to live and die, and so attain to eternal glory, is everywhere assailed by the devil and the world. Do thou, Help of Christians, renew thy victories as of old, for the salvation of thy children. To thee we entrust our firm purpose of never joining assemblies of heretics or sectaries. Do thou, all holy, offer to thy divine SON our resolutions, and obtain from him the graces necessary to enable us to remain steadfast in them to the end. Bring consolation to the visible head of the Church; support the Catholic Episcopate; protect the Clergy and the people who proclaim thee Queen ; hasten by the power of thy prayers the day when all nations shall be gathered together around the Supreme Pastor. Amen. Mary, help of Christians, pray for us.

THREE
MOST holy and immaculate Virgin Mary, our most tender Mother, and powerful Help of Christians, we dedicate ourselves entirely to thy most sweet love and holy service. We consecrate our minds with all their thoughts, our hearts with all their affections, our bodies with all their senses and powers, and we promise to desire always to work for the greater glory of GOD and for the salvation of souls. Meanwhile do thou, O incomparable Virgin, who hast always been the Help of the Christian people, continue to show thyself such, especially in these days. Humble the enemies of our holy religion, and frustrate their evil purposes. Enlighten and strengthen bishops and priests, and keep them ever united in obedience to the Pope, their infallible master. Preserve incautious youth from irreligion and vice. Promote holy vocations and increase the number of thy sacred ministers, that by means of them the Kingdom of JESUS CHRIST may be preserved among us, and extended to the farthest boundaries of the earth.

We pray thee also, most sweet Mother, to look at all times with compassion upon the young and thoughtless, exposed to so many dangers, and upon poor sinners and the dying; be for all a sweet hope, O Mary, Mother of Mercy and Gate of Heaven.  Also we pray thee for ourselves, O great Mother of GOD. Teach us to copy thy virtues and especially angelic modesty, profound humility, and ardent charity; so that by word and example we may, as far as is possible in our state of life, present in the midst of the world a living image of blessed JESUS thy Son, and may cause thee to be known and loved, and so may succeed in saving many souls.

Obtain for us, O Mary our Helper, that we may be all gathered under thy maternal mantle, that in temptation we may invoke thee promptly and confidently; in short, that the thought of thee, so good, so loving, and so dear, and the remembrance of the love which thou bearest to thy clients may be such a support to us, as to render us victorious over the enemies of our souls in life and in death, so that we may become thy crown in beautiful Paradise. Amen.

From the Raccolta
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Prayer to Our Lady, Mother of Divine Providence

Prayer to Our Lady, Mother of Divine Providence

O IMMACULATE Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Providence, take possession of my soul with all the fullness of thy favour and protection. Govern thou my life, and direct it along the way of virtue to the fulfilment of the divine will. Do thou obtain for me the pardon of my sins; be my refuge, my protection, my defence, my guide in the pilgrimage of this life; console me in afflictions, sustain me in dangers, and in the storms of adversity afford me the security of thy guardianship. Obtain for me, O Mary, the renewal of my heart within me, so that it may become the holy dwelling place of thy divine Son JESUS; remove far from me, weak and miserable as I am, every kind of sin, negligence, sloth, timidity and human respect; entirely expel from me pride, vain glory, self-love, and all other earthly affections which hinder the efficacy of thy patronage. O sweetest Mother of Providence, turn thy maternal regard upon me, and if through frailty or malice I have provoked the menaces of the eternal Judge and embittered the most Sacred Heart of my loving JESUS, do thou throw over me the mantle of thy protection, and I shall be safe.

Thou art the watchful Mother, the Virgin of forgiveness, and my hope on earth; oh, grant that I may have thee for the Mother of Glory in Heaven.  Ave Maria thrice

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Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel

Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel

MOST glorious Virgin, chosen by the Eternal Counsel to be the Mother of the Eternal WORD made Man, treasure-house of divine graces and advocate of sinners; I, the most unworthy of thy servants, have recourse to thee, begging of thee to be my guide and counsellor in this vale of tears. Obtain for me, through the most Precious Blood of thy Divine Son, forgiveness of my sins, and the salvation of my soul with all the means necessary to secure it. Obtain for Holy Church triumph over her enemies and the extension of the Kingdom of JESUS CHRIST over the whole earth. Amen.

From the Raccolta

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Prayers to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour

Prayers to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour

I. BEHOLD at thy feet, O Mother of Perpetual Succour, a wretched sinner who has recourse to thee, and confides in thee. O Mother of mercy, have pity on me. I hear thee called by all, the refuge and the hope of sinners: be, then, my refuge and my hope. Assist me, for the love of JESUS CHRIST; stretch forth thy hand to a miserable fallen creature who recommends himself to thee, and who devotes himself to thy service for ever. I bless and thank Almighty GOD, who in mercy has given me this confidence in thee, which I hold to be a pledge of my eternal salvation. It is true that in the past I have miserably fallen into sin, because I had not recourse to thee. I know that, with thy help, I shall conquer. I know, too, that thou wilt assist me, if I recommend myself to thee; but I fear that, in time of danger, I may neglect to call on thee, and thus lose my soul. This grace, then, I ask of thee, and this I beg, with all the fervour of my soul, that, in all the attacks of hell, I may ever have recourse to thee. O Mary, help me. O Mother of Perpetual Succour, never suffer me to lose my GOD.

II. O MOTHER of Perpetual Succour, grant that I may ever invoke thy most powerful name, which is the safeguard of the living and the salvation of the dying. O purest Mary ! O sweetest Mary ! let thy name henceforth be ever on my lips. Delay not, O blessed Lady, to succour me, whenever I call on thee; for, in all my temptations, in all my needs, I shall never cease to call on thee, ever repeating thy sacred name, Mary! Mary! Oh, what consolation, what sweetness, what confidence, what emotion fills my soul when I utter thy sacred name, or even only think of thee! I thank the LORD for having given thee, for my good, so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. But I will not be content with merely uttering thy name. Let my love for thee prompt me ever to hail thee Mother of Perpetual Succour.

III. O MOTHER of Perpetual Succour, thou art the dispenser of all the gifts which GOD grants to us miserable sinners; and for this end He has made thee so powerful, so rich, and so bountiful, in order that thou mayest help us in our misery. Thou art the advocate of the most wretched and abandoned sinners who have recourse to thee: come to my aid ; I commend myself to thee. In thy hands I place my eternal salvation, and to thee I entrust my soul. Count me among thy most devoted servants; take me under thy protection, and it is enough for me. For, if thou protect me, I fear nothing; not from my sins, because thou wilt obtain for me the pardon of them; nor from the devils, because thou art more powerful than all hell together; nor even from JESUS, my Judge, because by one prayer from thee He will be appeased. But one thing I fear: that in the hour of temptation, I may through negligence fail to have recourse to thee, and thus perish miserably. Obtain for me, therefore, the pardon of my sins, love for JESUS, final perseverance, and the grace ever to have recourse to thee, O Mother of Perpetual Succour.

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Prayer to Our Lady of Pity

Prayer to Our Lady of Pity

KNEELING at thy holy feet, O gracious Queen of Heaven, we offer thee our deepest reverence. We confess that thou art the daughter of the Eternal FATHER, the Mother of the Divine Word, and the Spouse of the HOLY GHOST. Full of grace, of virtue and of heavenly gifts, thou art the chaste temple of the Holy Trinity. With thee are treasured GOD’S mercies, and thou, too, dost dispense them. And since thy loving heart is filled with charity, sweetness, and tender compassion for us poor sinners, we call thee Mother of Divine Pity. 

With the greatest trust, then, O most loving Mother, do I come to thee in my sorrow and distress. I beg thee to give me an assurance of thy love, by granting me (mention request) if it be GOD’S will, and for the welfare of my soul. Cast, then, thy most pure eyes upon me and upon all my kindred. 

Consider the cruel warfare which the devil, the world, and the flesh wage against our souls, and how many perish in it. Remember, O fondest of mothers, that we are thy children, purchased with the Precious Blood of thy Divine Son. Pray without ceasing that the adorable Trinity may give us the grace to be victorious over the devil, the world, and our own unhallowed passions; that grace by which the just grow in holiness, sinners are converted, and heresy is destroyed ; by which unbelievers are enlightened, and Jews brought to the true religion. Bestow on us this boon, O most pure Virgin, through the infinite bounty of the Most High, through the merits of thy most holy Son, by the milk with which thou didst nourish Him, by the devotion with which thou didst serve Him, by the love with which thou didst cherish Him, by thy tears and the anguish endured by thee in his holy Passion. 

Obtain for us the great favour that the whole world may be made one people and one Church, to give thanks, praise, and glory to the most Holy Trinity, and to thee who art our mediatrix.

May the power of the FATHER, the wisdom of the SON and the virtue of the HOLY GHOST grant us this blessing. Amen.

From the Raccolta

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Novena to Our Lady Of Good Remedy

Novena to Our Lady Of Good Remedy

O Queen of Heaven and Earth, Most Holy Virgin, we venerate thee. Thou art the beloved Daughter of the Most High God, the chosen Mother of the Incarnate Word, the Immaculate Spouse of the Holy Spirit, the Sacred Vessel of the Most Holy Trinity.

O Mother of the Divine Redeemer, who under the title of Our Lady of Good Remedy comes to the aid of all who call upon thee, extend thy maternal protection to us. We depend on thee, Dear Mother, as helpless and needy children depend on a tender and caring mother.

Hail, Mary....

O Lady of Good Remedy, source of unfailing help, grant that we may draw from thy treasury of graces in our time of need.

Touch the hearts of sinners, that they may seek reconciliation and forgiveness. Bring comfort to the afflicted and the lonely; help the poor and the hopeless; aid the sick and the suffering. May they be healed in body and strengthened in spirit to endure their sufferings with patient resignation and Christian fortitude.

Hail, Mary....

Dear Lady of Good Remedy, source of unfailing help, thy compassionate heart knows a remedy for every affliction and misery we encounter in life. Help me with thy prayers and intercession to find a remedy for my problems and needs, especially for... (Indicate your special intentions here).

On my part, O loving Mother, I pledge myself to a more intensely Christian lifestyle, to a more careful observance of the laws of God, to be more conscientious in fulfilling the obligations of my state in life, and to strive to be a source of healing in this broken world of ours.

Dear Lady of Good Remedy, be ever present to me, and through thy intercession, may I enjoy health of body and peace of mind, and grow stronger in the faith and in the love of thy Son, Jesus.

Hail, Mary....

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of Good Remedy,
R. That we may deepen our dedication to thy Son, 

and make the world alive with His Spirit.

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Novena To Our Lady of Hope

 

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.

3  Hail Marys

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Litany of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, hear us. 

Christ, graciously hear us. 

God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.

R./ pray for us

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Queen of peace and clemency,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, dispensatrix of God's gifts,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, subduer of hearts,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Mother of mercy,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Mother of Divine grace,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, sweet gift from Heaven,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, sovereign benefactress,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, incomparable treasurer,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, august Mediatrix,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, refuge in danger,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, help of the abandoned, 

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Mother of the orphan and the destitute,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Hope of the hopeless,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, blessed by all generations, .
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, sweeter than honey and the honeycomb,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, immaculate lily perfuming the universe with thy perfumes, 
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, mysterious fountain,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, safe asylum amid the dangers of the world,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the purest and loveliest of creatures, 

May Heaven revere thee, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
May the earth publish thy benefits, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
May the young take refuge under thy virginal mantle, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
May mothers confide to thee their children, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
May the aged invoke and bless thee, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. 

Triumph over the insensibility of our hearts, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Draw from our eyes fountains of tears, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Convert the most hardened sinners, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Be our defense when Satan assaults us, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Help us to sanctify our trials, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Bless and fertilize our labors, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Guard us under thy shield, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Be moved by our misfortunes and our dangers, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. 

In thy charity give us refuge in thine arms, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
In thy compassion cover our sins and our faults, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
In thy tenderness never abandon us, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. 

By thy humility overcome our pride, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
By thy prayers assist us in our last hour, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. 

In thy love lead us to the Heart of Jesus, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Protect us at the tribunal of God, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Preserve our Sovereign Pontiff, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Preserve the faith in our land which loves thee, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Guide the bishops and the clergy in the way of holiness, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Protect the Catholic world against the efforts of the impious, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Bring back to the Church heretics and schismatics, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
Make the light of the Gospel to shine among infidels, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O invincible Lady of the Sacred Heart,
R. That through thee, O sublime Hope of the hopeless, 

we may become worthy of the promises of Jesus Christ, Our Savior.

Let Us Pray: 

O God, Who for the triumph of Thy mercy and the salvation of souls hast granted to the Immaculate Virgin Mary boundless powers over the Heart of Jesus, grant by her prayers and intercession that we may live and die in Thy holy love. We ask this of Thee through the same Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Novena to Our Lady of Fatima

Novena to Our Lady of Fatima

Each day has a meditation. Following the reading and contemplation of the day’s meditation, recite the following prayers:

Fatima Prayer
Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this favor that I so earnestly seek    (state your prayer intention here)    which I ask of you in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Amen  

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Day 1

Mary, you appeared to the children of Fatima to deliver an urgent message about our troubled world.  Soon after, the entire world was at war, resulting in terrible sorrow and destruction.  Today, as violence has erupted again, in distant lands and even in our own home.  The prayers and sacrifice you pleaded for are needed as much as ever.  Some parts of the world are torn by fighting disguised as religious zeal, and even our own neighborhoods are divided by racial tension.  Charity begins at home; if we fail to love the neighbor at our doorstep, how will we spread the Gospel of love beyond?

Mary, today I hear your words and I call upon your Son to come to our aid and end the suffering that we cause one another.  I pray for an end to all wars throughout the world.  Help us, Jesus, to sow love in the place of hatred.  

Recite the Daily Prayers

Day 2

Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta were very young and yet, Mary, you chose them to be to be your messengers to the world.  In doing so, you reminded us that, as followers of Jesus, we must be like little children – trusting and loving.  Let us pray that we too may be like children, choosing to offer love and trust where we would be tempted to choose hatred and suspicion.

Mary, I trust your Son completely.  But sometimes, I live in fear.  I want to love unconditionally, but I am too afraid to let go of my anxieties, too afraid to admit that I cannot control everything.  I want to be your Son's instrument to accomplish God's will.  Today, through your intercession, Mary, I ask Jesus to help me be like a little child holding His hand, trusting all to Him.  

Recite the Daily Prayers

Day 3

The children of Fatima heard your plea to pray.  Today, we also need to pray, especially for peace in the world.  We have been reminded most painfully of how uncertain life is, and how fragile.  Yet rather than despair, we are moved to grow closer to God, so as to know the comfort of His presence in this world and in the next.  For the kingdom comes like a thief in the night; truly we know not the hour nor the day.

Show me, Mary, how to pray always.  Help me to speak to God as to a trusted friend, sharing my truest feelings.  Guide me, also, in my efforts to reach that perfect inner silence, so that I may listen for what God has to tell me.  Throughout my busy and distracting days, help me to keep my mind and my heart centered on God.  

Recite the Daily Prayers

Day 4

At Fatima, Mary, you called on us to make sacrifices.  The great needs of our suffering brothers and sisters in our country and around the world ask of us sacrifices today.  Many have answered these requests with gifts of money and supplies.  Many others have chosen to serve something greater than themselves, far from the comfort of home.  Let us all be willing to give what we can; let us all seek to think less of ourselves than of those who have less.

Whisper a reminder in my ear each morning, Mary, to offer all my day's actions, thoughts, and words, all my gifts of time and treasure, to God.  As I make this offering, I call to mind all the people affected by my actions each day.  I ask God today to help me to be motivated by love and compassion in all that I do.  

Recite the Daily Prayers

Day 5

Mary, at Fatima you told us: "Do penance."  At this time, it may seem an especially galling task; we would rather point out how grievously we have been wronged by others.  It may seem that your Son's proverb has been turned on its head – the plank is in our brother's eye, the speck in our own.  Yet still we must turn our scrutiny upon ourselves.  Having been deeply hurt, we recognize that we have also hurt others, and we seek all the more readily to mend what we have broken.

Mary, help me find the humility to seek forgiveness for my sins and make amends for my wrongful actions.  Help me to open my heart to the healing touch of Jesus.  

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Day 6

Mary, the children said they had seen a vision of hell.  All too many people around the world live in places so desperate that they might be compared to hell.  In many places, terror strikes daily and innocents die in senseless war.  The cycle of violence and revenge is perpetuated, with no end in sight.  We would do well to remember the relative comfort we are blessed with, and realize that many are not so fortunate.

Today, Mary, I pray for an easing of the suffering and injustice that mark much of the world.  I pray for all who face oppression at the hands of another.  I pray that they find a peaceful way to resolve their differences.  I pray in thanksgiving for all the blessings I enjoy; may I be always ready to share them with others.  

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Day 7

Mary, through the power of God you performed a miracle at Fatima and made the sun dance.  Jesus told us that, even with faith the size of a mustard seed, we can move mountains.  This is hard to believe – yet every day, we all have opportunities to make a great difference in the world.  We can open closed hearts with our love.  This may seem a small and undramatic kind of miracle, but it is the kind most needed today.

Mary, I pray that I might follow your example, and allow myself to be one through whom God works in the world.  Though the work may be so small and simple as to seem insignificant, help me to trust in God's greater plan.  May I be always, like you, willing to answer God's call.  

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Day 8

Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta were all normal children living ordinary lives.  As they show us, we do not need to be important or powerful in the eyes of the world to do God's work.  When we feel too small and helpless to change things, we remember that all we need are faith, trust, humility, and wisdom, to make of ourselves God's instruments.

God, I am an ordinary person.  But like the children of Fatima, I want to bring Your Word to the world.  Give me the strength to overcome my fears and my doubts, so that I might be a messenger of Your love.  

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Day 9

Mary, your apparition at Fatima was an extraordinary event.  Most of us will never experience an apparition.  But we know that Christ lives in our hearts and comes to us in the Eucharist.  How wonderful it is that we can receive the body and blood of your Son and be nourished by it.

Thank you, Mary, for appearing to Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta and delivering a message that is as relevant today as it was then.  Thank You, God my Creator, for giving me life and so many blessings.  Thank You, Jesus, for giving me Your body and blood in the Eucharist.  And thank You, Holy Spirit, for dwelling in me and giving me courage.  Most of all, thank You, God, for Your love.  

Recite the Daily Prayers

Prayer to our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament

Prayer to our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament

O VIRGIN Mary, our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, glory of the Christian people, joy of the universal Church, salvation of the world; pray for us, and awaken in all the faithful devotion to the Holy Eucharist in order that they may render themselves worthy to receive it daily.

From the Raccolta
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Litany of Our Lady of Victory

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Christ, hear us. 
Christ, graciously hear us. 

God, the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. 
God, the Son, Redeemer of the World, Have mercy on us. 
God, the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. 
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us. 

Our Lady of Victory, Pray for us. 
Triumphant Daughter of the Father, Pray for us. 
Triumphant Mother of the Son, Pray for us. 
Triumphant Spouse of the Holy Ghost, Pray for us. 
Triumphant Choice of the Most Holy Trinity, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Thy Immaculate Conception, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Crushing the Head of the Serpent, Pray for us. 
Triumphant Over All the Children of Adam, Pray for us. 
Triumphant Over All Our Enemies, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Embassy of the Angel Gabriel, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Thy Espousal to St. Joseph, Pray for us. 
Triumphant at the Scene of Bethlehem, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Thy Flight Into Egypt, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Thy Exile, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Thy Humble Dwelling at Nazareth, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Finding Thy Divine Child in the Temple, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Earthly Life of Our Lord, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in His Passion and Death, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Resurrection, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Ascension, Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Descent of the Holy Ghost, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Thy Sorrows, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Thy Joys, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Thy Entrance into the Heavenly Jerusalem, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Angels Who Remained Faithful, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Felicity of the Blessed, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Graces of the Just, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Announcement of the Prophets, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Desires of the Patriarchs, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Zeal of the Apostles, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Light of the Evangelists, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Wisdom of the Doctors, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Crowns of the Confessors, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Purity of the Numerous Bands of Virgins, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in the Triumph of the Martyrs, Pray for us. 
Triumphant in Thy All-Powerful Intercession, Pray for us. 
Triumphant under Thy Many Titles, Pray for us. 
Triumphant at the Hour of Our Death, Pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who taketh away the sins of the world,  Spare us, O Lord. 
Lamb of God, Who taketh away the sins of the world,  Graciously hear us, O Lord. 
Lamb of God, Who taketh away the sins of the world,  Have mercy on us,  Lord.

V. Pray for us, O Blessed Lady of Victory!  
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. 

Let Us Pray
O Victorious Lady! Thou who has ever such powerful influence with Thy Divine Son, in conquering the hardest of hearts, intercede for those for whom we pray, that their hearts being softened by the rays of Divine Grace, they may return to the unity of the true Faith, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Recite the Salve Regina and the Memorare

The Litany of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Lord, have mercy. 
Christ, have mercy. 
Lord, have mercy. 
Christ, hear us. 
Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. 
God the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us. 
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. 
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us. 
Holy Mother of God, pray for us. 
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us. 
Mother of Christ, pray for us. 

Queen conceived without the stain of Original Sin, pray for us. 
Queen the most Holy Rosary, pray for us. 
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, pray for us.

O Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us

Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may love God with all my heart, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may in all things conform my will to that of thy Divine Son, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may always shun sin, the only real evil, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may always remember my last end, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may often and devoutly receive the Sacraments, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may avoid every proximate occasion of sin, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may never neglect prayer, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may ever remember to invoke thee, 
particularly in time of temptation, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may always be victorious in the hour of temptation, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may generously pardon my enemies, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may arise quickly, should I have the misfortune 
of falling into mortal sin, 
Come to my aid. O loving Mother. 
That I may courageously resist the seductions of evil companions, 
Come to my aid. O loving Mother. 
That I may be strong against my own inconstancy, 
Come to my aid. O loving Mother. 
That I may not delay my conversion from day to day, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may labor zealously to eradicate my evil habits, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may ever love to serve thee, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may lead others to love and serve thee, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
That I may live and die in the friendship of God, 

Come to my aid, O loving Mother. In  all necessities of body and soul, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. In sickness and pain, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. In poverty and distress, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. In persecution and abandonment, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. In in grief and dereliction of mind, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. In time of war, famine and contagion, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. In every danger of sin, 

Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When assailed by the evil spirits, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When tempted by the allurements of a deceitful world, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When struggling against the inclinations of my corrupt nature, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When tempted against the holy virtue of purity, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When death is nigh, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When the loss of my senses shall warn me that my 
earthly career is at an end, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When the thought of my approaching dissolution shall fill me with fear and terror, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When at the decisive hour of death, the evil spirit will endeavor 
to plunge my soul into despair, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When the priest of God shall give me Extreme Unction, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When my friends and relations, surrounding my bed moved with compassion, 
shall invoke thy clemency on my behalf, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When the world will vanish from my sight, and my heart will cease to beat,, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When I shall yield my soul into the hands of its Creator, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When my soul will appear before its Sovereign Judge, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When the irrevocable sentence will be pronounced, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother. 
When  I will be suffering in Purgatory, and sighing for the vision of God, 
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord!. 
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord! 
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, our powerful Mediatrix, 
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray

O  Almighty and merciful God, Who, in order to succor the human race, hast willed the Blessed Virgin Mary to become the Mother of Thy only-begotten Son, grant, we beseech Thee, that by her intercession we may avoid the contagion of sin and serve Thee with a pure heart, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.