Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Day 4

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 4: Refuge of sinners

No one who has fled to her protection has been left unaided, for her heart is a sure refuge for sinners. The greater our misery, the more her mercy bends down to lift us, for she is the Mother of mercy who turns no one away. To run to her Immaculate Heart is to find shelter near the very Heart of God. She is the gate of heaven and the help of Christians, ever ready to plead for the weakest of her children.

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, refuge of sinners, I flee to your protection. Plead for all who have wandered far from God, and let none be turned away; draw the lost and the weak into your maternal heart, near to the very Heart of God. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the conversion of sinners and refuge for those far from God.

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.