Novena for Candlemas (Purification of Mary)

Day 7

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 7: The sword foretold

Simeon warned Mary that this Child was set for the fall and rising of many, and that a sword would pierce her own soul, joining her even now to her Son's coming Passion. In the joy of the Presentation she received the first shadow of Calvary. She took the prophecy in silence, treasuring it in her heart, and became the Mother of Sorrows who unites her grief to ours and teaches us to suffer with her Son.

O Mary, Mother of Sorrows, whose soul was pierced by the sword foretold by Simeon, teach me to bear my own griefs in union with you and your Son, that no suffering may be wasted, but all may be offered with love for the salvation of souls. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace to unite my sorrows to those of Christ and His Mother.

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.