Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help - Day 2
My Lord Jesus Christ, true God and true man, my Father and Redeemer,
Behold at Thy feet, a poor sinner who has so grievously afflicted Thy Loving Heart.
O Lovable Jesus! How could I have offended Thee and filled with bitterness that heart that loves me so and has spared no effort to attain my love?
How great has been my ingratitude! But, O my Savior, be consoled, be consoled; I say to Thee
Now I find myself repentant, such grief I feel for the affliction I have caused Thee, that I would like to die of pure sorrow and contrition.
O my Jesus! Who could make me weep for sin as Thou has wept for it in Thy mortal life!
My soul is oppressed for having offended Thee.
Eternal Father, in satisfaction for my offenses, I offer Thee the affliction and the sorrow the heart of Thy Divine Son has felt for them.
And thou O Loving Jesus! Give me such a horror for sin that from now on it make me avoid even the most trifling of faults.
Depart from my heart, earthly affections; I do not want to love anything now but my most bountiful Redeemer.
O my Jesus, help me, strengthen me and pardon me.
My Mother of Perpetual Help, intercede for me and obtain for me the pardon of my sins. Amen!
O Most Blessed Virgin Mary!
Who to inspire us with boundless confidence has been pleased to take the sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help.
I implore Thee to come to my aid always and everywhere, in my temptations, after my falls, in my difficulties, in all the miseries of life, and, above all, at the hour of my death.
Give me, O Loving Mother, the desire nay more, the habit always to have recourse to thee; for I feel assured that if I am faithful in invoking thee, Thou wilt be faithful in coming to my assistance.
Obtain for me, then, this grace of graces, the grace to pray to thee without ceasing, and with childlike trust.
That by means of my constant plea, I may ensure Thy Perpetual Help and final perseverance.
Bless me, O tender and solicitous Mother,
Pray for me now and at the hour of my death.
Amen!
Meditate and ask. . . Recite the Joys
O Mother of Perpetual Help! Obtain for me the pardon of my sins and the grace of weeping for them until death.
Recite the "Hail Holy Queen" for the conversion of the most hardened sinners.
O Mother of Perpetual Help! On seeing myself so contemptible and stained, I should not dare to come to Thee and call Thee my Mother, but I do not want my miseries to deprive me of the consolation and the confidence I feel penetrating me upon uttering Thy sweet name,
I do not deserve Thy hearing me; I am a miserable sinner, but oh, the evil is done. Thou canst remedy it.
I beg Thee earnestly, my Mother, to come to my aid and to have mercy on me. I know Thou lovest even the most miserable sinners and Thou goest in search of them to save them.
I deserve Hell, it is true; I am the most miserable of sinners; but Thou dost not need to come in search of me. I present myself spontaneously before Thee with the firm hope that Thou wilt not reject me.
Behold me here at Thy feet; help me; my Mother, I will not depart from Thy feet until Thy Son has said to me as to Magdalene: "Thy sins are forgiven thee".
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Our mother of perpetual help pray for us
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