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Novena for the Immaculate Conception

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 the Immaculate Conception

Opening prayer:

O Mary conceived without sin, all-beautiful and full of grace, I come to you who were never for a moment a slave of the enemy. Draw me into your purity, and obtain for me the grace to hate sin and to love God as you do. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 3: You are all beautiful

'Tota pulchra es, Maria' — you are all beautiful, and the original stain is not in you. Mary's beauty is the radiance of a soul wholly given to God, undimmed by any shadow. Hers is not the fading beauty of the body but the imperishable splendor of holiness, the loveliness God Himself bestows. The Church sings these ancient words to teach us where true beauty lies: not in what the world admires, but in a heart so pure that it perfectly reflects the light of its Maker.

O Mary, all beautiful and without stain, you are the radiance of a soul wholly given to God. Obtain for me the beauty of holiness, that my heart, cleansed of every shadow, may reflect the light of its Maker. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the beauty of holiness to grow in my own soul.

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 Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you. By your Immaculate Conception, purify my heart, defend me from the snares of the evil one, and lead me safely to your Son. 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 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, conceived without sin and full of grace — the all-beautiful one, the dawn of our redemption.

History

On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX defined the dogma that Mary, from the first instant of her conception, was preserved free from all stain of original sin by a singular grace and in view of the merits of Christ. Four years later, at Lourdes, the Lady confirmed it to St. Bernadette: 'I am the Immaculate Conception.' The Church sings to her in the words of the Tota Pulchra: 'You are all beautiful, O Mary, and the original stain is not in you.'

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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