Novena to Mary, Mother of God

Day 2

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 Mary, Mother of God

Opening prayer:

Holy Mother of God, beneath your protection we take refuge. You who carried in your womb the eternal Word, look upon us with a mother's tenderness and lead us always to your Son. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 2: Her humble fiat

When the angel Gabriel announced God's will at Nazareth, Mary, troubled yet trusting, answered, 'Let it be done to me according to your word.' In that free consent of a lowly handmaid she opened the door of salvation to the world. She asked no proof and demanded no terms, but gave herself wholly, teaching us to surrender our every plan and fear into the hands of God.

O Virgin most obedient, who answered God with a whole and fearless 'yes,' obtain for me the grace to trust as you trusted. When His will is unclear or hard, quiet my anxious heart, and let me echo your fiat without reserve, giving myself entirely to whatever He asks of me. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace to say yes to God's will without reserve.

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, Mother of God and our Mother, despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from every danger. Through your intercession may we one day behold the face of your Son in glory. 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.