John Paul
II Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes
2004 visit
to Lourdes
Hail Mary,
poor and humble Woman, Blessed by the Most High! Virgin of hope, dawn of a
new era, We join in your song of praise, to celebrate the Lord’s mercy, to
proclaim the coming of the Kingdom and the full liberation of humanity.
Hail Mary, lowly handmaid of the Lord, Glorious Mother of Christ! Faithful
Virgin, holy dwelling-place of the Word, Teach us to persevere in listening
to the Word, and to be docile to the voice of the Spirit, attentive to his
promptings in the depths of our conscience and to his manifestations in the
events of history.
Hail Mary, Woman of sorrows, Mother of the living! Virgin spouse beneath the
Cross, the new Eve, Be our guide along the paths of the world. Teach us to
experience and to spread the love of Christ, to stand with you before the
innumerable crosses on which your Son is still crucified.
Hail Mary, woman of faith, First of the disciples! Virgin Mother of the
Church, help us always to account for the hope that is in us, with trust in
human goodness and the Father’s love. Teach us to build up the world
beginning from within: in the depths of silence and prayer, in the joy of
fraternal love, in the unique fruitfulness of the Cross.
Holy Mary, Mother of believers, Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.
Amen. |
Novena Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes
O ever-Immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, health of the sick, refuge of
sinners,comforter of the afflicted,you know my wants, my troubles, my
sufferings;look with mercy on me.
By appearing in the Grotto of Lourdes,you were pleased to make it a
privileged sanctuary,whence you dispense your favors;and already many
sufferers have obtainedthe cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and
corporal.
I come, therefore, with complete confidence to implore your maternal
intercession.
Obtain, O loving Mother, the grant of my requests. Through gratitude for
your favors, I will endeavor to imitate your virtues, that I may one day
share your glory. Amen. |