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Novena for the Assumption

Day 2

10 min
Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Novena for the Assumption

Opening prayer:

O Mary, assumed into heaven and crowned Queen of all creation, you are the first fruits of those who belong to Christ. Turn your merciful eyes upon me from your throne of glory, and draw me along the road that you have walked before me. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 2: Preserved from all sin

Because Mary was kept free from the stain of sin from the first moment of her conception, her body did not see corruption but was taken up whole into glory. Sin had no claim upon her flesh, and so death held no power to disfigure her. Her purity reminds us that holiness is the seed of immortal glory, and that grace begun in the soul is destined to be crowned in the body.

O Immaculate Virgin, preserved from every stain of sin and untouched by corruption, obtain for me purity of heart and freedom from the bondage of sin, that grace may take root in me now and ripen one day into the glory you already enjoy. Amen.

Today's intention:

For purity of heart and freedom from the bondage of sin.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

O glorious Queen of heaven, who shares now in body and soul the joy of your risen Son, obtain for me the grace I implore in this novena. Keep me faithful unto death, that at the last I may rejoice with you in the glory you already possess. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

About this prayer

A nine-day novena in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, crowned as Queen, and given to us as the sure hope of our own resurrection.

History

From the earliest centuries the Church has believed that Mary, preserved from sin, did not suffer the corruption of the tomb but was taken up into heaven at the end of her earthly life. This ancient faith was solemnly defined as dogma by Pope Pius XII in 1950. The feast on August 15 celebrates the woman clothed with the sun of the Book of Revelation, crowned Queen of heaven and earth, the first of the redeemed to share fully in her Son's victory over death.

How to pray it

Pray once each day for nine consecutive days. Begin with the Sign of the Cross and the opening prayer, prayerfully read the meditation and offer the day's intention, then conclude with an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be, and the closing prayer.

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