Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

before the Immaculate Heart

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 to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Opening prayer:

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, pure refuge of sinners and gentle Mother of mercy, we come to you in trust. You who kept the word of God and pondered it in your heart, draw us into the warmth of your love. Teach us to belong wholly to Jesus through you. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 1: The most pure Heart

Preserved from all sin from the first moment of her conception, Mary's heart is wholly pure, untouched by any shadow. Her Immaculate Heart is a spotless mirror reflecting the goodness of God, full of grace from the dawn of her existence. In her purity we see what grace can make of a creature wholly given to the Lord. She is the woman clothed with the sun, the new Eve in whom no stain of sin was ever found.

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, spotless mirror of God's holiness, obtain for me a pure heart. Cleanse me of every stain and shadow, and let your purity be the model of my soul, that I too may be wholly given to the Lord. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace of purity of heart, mind, and body.

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 Immaculate Heart of Mary, to you we consecrate ourselves and all that we are. Keep us close to your Son, guard us in the hour of temptation, and bring us safely home to heaven. Be our refuge now, and let your Immaculate Heart at last triumph in our souls. 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.