Novena for the Presentation of Mary

Day 1

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 Presentation of Mary

Opening prayer:

O Mary, presented in the temple as a little child and given wholly to God, draw me into your spirit of total consecration. Teach me to belong to the Lord without reserve, as you did from your earliest years. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 1: The promised child

Joachim and Anne, long childless, received Mary as the fruit of persevering prayer, and in gratitude they gave her back to God. Her whole life began as a gift returned to the Giver. In their patient waiting and trust, these holy parents teach us that what we receive from God is most truly ours when we offer it back to Him. Mary, the answer to their prayers, would become the answer to the longing of all the ages.

O God, who gave the child Mary to Joachim and Anne as the fruit of their prayer, teach me to receive all things from Your hand and to give them back to You. Make my life, like hers, a gift returned to its Giver. Amen.

Today's intention:

For parents who consecrate their children to 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:

Holy Virgin, living temple of the Most High, obtain for me the grace to offer myself daily to God as you offered yourself in the temple. Keep my heart pure and undivided, that I too may be a dwelling place worthy of the Holy Spirit. 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.