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Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Prayers
Roman Catholics from around the world recognize the
icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The icon has been
the source of novenas, prayers, and intentions for centuries.
The Our Lady of Perpetual Help novena offers believers
a plenary indulgence if they recite the novena for nine
consecutive days. This is one of the most popular Roman
Catholic novenas. The Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaplet
is another Catholic prayer to the Blessed
Virgin.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaplet
A chaplet is another way to use a rosary. Rather than
reciting the traditional prayers along the beads of
the rosary, other prayers are said with the beads. Reciting
the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaplet is a wonderful
way to ask the Virgin
Mary for personal intentions and venerating her,
as well.
Reciting Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Chaplet
† Crucifix - say the Hail, Holy Queen.
† Large Beads - say: Mary can help us, Mary will
help us, Mary wants to help us, Mary must help us.
† Small Beads - say: Mother of Perpetual Help,
pray for us.
† End - say the Memorare to Mary.
Memorare
Remember, O gracious
Virgin Mary, that never was
it known that anyone who
fled to thy protection, implored thy
help or sought thy intercession was
left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence,
I fly to thee,
O Virgin of Virgins and
my Mother; to thee I
come, before thee I kneel,
sinful and sorrowful;
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions, but
in thy mercy, hear and answer me.
Amen.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Jewelry
While reciting the prayers to Our Mother of Perpetual
Help, many Roman Catholics wear the icon in the form
of Our Lady of Perpetual Help medals. The medal is a
visual reminder of all the main themes of the Catholic
faith. An Our Lady of Perpetual Help pendant reveals
the fear in the face
of Jesus as a boy who will face crucifixion, the
sadness and solemnity of the Virgin Mary, and the Archangels,
Michael and Gabriel
who carry symbols of the crucifixion in their hands.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Prayer
Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God and Mother of
the Church you are also our Mother of Perpetual Help.
With hearts full of love for you we consecrate ourselves
to your Immaculate Heart so that we may be your devoted
children. Obtain for us true sorrow for our sins and
fidelity to the promises of our Baptism. We consecrate
our minds and hearts to you that we always do the Will
of our heavenly Father. We consecrate our lives to you
that we may love God better and live not for ourselves
but for Christ, your Son and that we may see Him and
serve Him in others. By this humble act of consecration
dear Mother of Perpetual Help we pledge to model our
lives on you, the perfect Christian. So that, consecrated
to you in life and in death we may belong to your Divine
Son for all eternity.
Amen
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