Novena for Candlemas (Purification of Mary)

Day 3

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 Candlemas (Purification of Mary)

Opening prayer:

O Lord Jesus Christ, presented in the Temple and received into the arms of just Simeon, you are the Light that no darkness can overcome. Enter the temple of my heart in these nine days and prepare me to welcome you. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 3: The offering of the poor

Mary and Joseph offered two turtledoves or a pair of young pigeons, the gift the Law allowed to those too poor to bring a lamb. The King of kings was thus redeemed with the offering of the lowly, born into a household of poverty and sanctifying it forever. The true Lamb of God needed no other sacrifice; in this humble gift He hallowed every want and made holy poverty a treasure of the Kingdom.

O Lord Jesus, redeemed with the offering of the poor, who chose a humble home and hallowed every want, free my heart from the love of riches, and give me a spirit of detachment, that I may treasure you above all the goods of this passing world. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the poor, and for a spirit of detachment in my own heart.

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 Christ, the Light of the world, as the blessed candle is consumed in giving light, so let my life be spent in your service. Through the prayers of the Virgin Mother who presented you in the Temple, grant me the grace I seek and a holy death in your peace. 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.