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AN ACT OF CONTRITION O my God, I am hearly sorry for having offended You. I detest all my sins because of Your just punishment, but most of all because they offend You, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY The Joyful Mysteries (Monday and Saturday) The Annunciaon • The Visitaon The Navity • The Presentaon The Finding of Jesus in the Temple The Mysteries of Light (Thursday) The Bapsm of Jesus in the River Jordan The Wedding Feast at Cana The Proclamaon of the Kingdom of God The Transfiguraon of Jesus The Instuon of the Eucharist The Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday and Friday) The Agony in the Garden • The Scourging at the Pillar The Crowning With Thorns • The Carrying of the Cross The Crucifixion The Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday and Sunday) The Resurrecon • The Ascension The Descent of the Holy Spirit • The Assumpon The Coronaon of Mary In this difficult me we turn to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church and Queen of Peace, to ask that she intercede with her Son for all those who are affected in any way by this pandemic. As we renew the consecraon of our country and of ourselves to the Mother of the God, we implore her maternal care for her children. LEGION AND JUNIOR LEGION OF MARY If you feel Mary, the Mother of God is calling you to help spread God’s love through spiritual interacon in the community, we invite you to consider joining the Legion of Mary at Saint Mary. Legion of Mary, Patrick Cahill, [email protected] Junior Legion, Cassie Whitehead, [email protected] THE STORY OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE The Catholic tradion of a novena—nine consecuve days of prayer for a special intenon—began during the earliest days of the Church, when Mary and the Apostles prayed as they waited in the upper room before receiving the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. In recent years, many have turned to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena as a source of grace and a means of drawing closer to God through Mary. According to tradion, Juan Diego experienced his first vision of the Virgin Mary on December 9, 1531. While on his way to Mass, he was visited by Mary, who was surrounded in heavenly light, on Tepeyac Hill on the outskirts of what is now Mexico City. She spoke to him in his nave language and asked him to tell the bishop to build a shrine to her on the hill. The bishop did not believe Juan Diego’s story and asked for proof that Mary had appeared to him. On December 12, while searching for a priest to administer last rites to his uncle, Juan Diego was visited by Mary again. He told her of the bishop’s answer, and she instructed him to gather roses and take them to the bishop as a sign. She also informed Juan Diego that his uncle would recover from his illness. Juan Diego found many roses on the hill even though it was winter. When he opened his lma (cloak) while appearing before the bishop, dozens of roses fell out, and an image of Mary, imprinted on the inside of his cloak, became visible. Having received his proof, the bishop ordered that a church be built on Tepeyac Hill in honour of the Virgin. Juan Diego returned home and found his uncle’s health restored. The lma is sll intact aſter 470 years and has not deterioated. Saint Juan Diego is a story of faith. This was a man who had faith — and ulmately his faith impacted millions of people around the world. PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas. We fly to you today as your beloved children. We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana. Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our naon and world, and for all our families and loved ones, the protecon of your holy angels, that we may be spared the worst of this illness. For those already afflicted, we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance. Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust. In this me of trial and tesng, teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be paent and kind. Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts. We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother, health of the sick and cause of our joy. Shelter us under the mantle of your protecon, keep us in the embrace of your arms, help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen. Our Lady of Guadalupe Annual Spring Novena SAINT MARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 40 Spring Mount Road, Schwenksville, PA WWW.CHURCHOFSAINTMARY.ORG 610.287.8156 Sunday May 3rd to Monday May 11th
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AN ACT OF CONTRITIONO my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You. I detest all my sins because of Your just punishment, but most of all because they offend You, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin.
MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARYThe Joyful Mysteries (Monday and Saturday)
The Annunciation • The VisitationThe Nativity • The Presentation
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
The Mysteries of Light (Thursday)The Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
The Wedding Feast at CanaThe Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
The Transfiguration of JesusThe Institution of the Eucharist
The Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday and Friday)The Agony in the Garden • The Scourging at the PillarThe Crowning With Thorns • The Carrying of the Cross
The Crucifixion
The Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday and Sunday)The Resurrection • The Ascension
The Descent of the Holy Spirit • The AssumptionThe Coronation of Mary
In this difficult time we turn to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church and Queen of Peace, to ask that she intercede with
her Son for all those who are affected in any way by this pandemic. As we renew the consecration of our country and of ourselves to the Mother of the God, we implore her maternal
care for her children.
LEGION AND JUNIOR LEGION OF MARYIf you feel Mary, the Mother of God is calling you to help spread
God’s love through spiritual interaction in the community, we invite you to consider joining the Legion of Mary at Saint Mary.
Legion of Mary, Patrick Cahill, [email protected] Legion, Cassie Whitehead, [email protected]
THE STORY OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPEThe Catholic tradition of a novena—nine consecutive days of prayer for a special intention—began during the earliest days of the Church, when Mary and the Apostles prayed as they waited in the upper room before receiving the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. In recent years, many have turned to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena as a source of grace and a means of drawing closer to God through Mary.
According to tradition, Juan Diego experienced his first vision of the Virgin Mary on December 9, 1531. While on his way to Mass, he was visited by Mary, who was surrounded in heavenly light, on Tepeyac Hill on the outskirts of what is now Mexico City. She spoke to him in his native language and asked him to tell the bishop to build a shrine to her on the hill. The bishop did not believe Juan Diego’s story and asked for proof that Mary had appeared to him.
On December 12, while searching for a priest to administer last rites to his uncle, Juan Diego was visited by Mary again. He told her of the bishop’s answer, and she instructed him to gather roses and take them to the bishop as a sign. She also informed Juan Diego that his uncle would recover from his illness. Juan Diego found many roses on the hill even though it was winter. When he opened his tilma (cloak) while appearing before the bishop, dozens of roses fell out, and an image of Mary, imprinted on the inside of his cloak, became visible. Having received his proof, the bishop ordered that a church be built on Tepeyac Hill in honour of the Virgin. Juan Diego returned home and found his uncle’s health restored. The tilma is still intact after 470 years and has not deterioated.
Saint Juan Diego is a story of faith. This was a man who had faith — and ultimately his faith impacted millions of people around the world.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPEHoly Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and
Mother of the Americas. We fly to you today as your beloved children. We ask you to intercede for us with your Son,
as you did at the wedding in Cana. Pray for us, loving Mother,and gain for our nation and world, and for all our families and loved ones, the protection of your holy angels, that we may be
spared the worst of this illness. For those already afflicted, we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance. Hear the cries
of those who are vulnerable and fearful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust. In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in
the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind.Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts.We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother, health of the sick and cause of our joy.
Shelter us under the mantle of your protection, keep us in the embrace of your arms,
help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen.
Our Lady of GuadalupeAnnual Spring Novena
SAINT MARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 40 Spring Mount Road, Schwenksville, PA
WWW.CHURCHOFSAINTMARY.ORG 610.287.8156
Sunday May 3rd to Monday May 11th
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE NOVENA You are invited to pray the following sequence each day of the
Novena for nine days, reflecting on the day’s meditation.
1. Make the sign of the cross.2. Say the Act of Contrition. Ask pardon for your sins and make a firm promise not to commit them again.3. Say the 5 decades of the Rosary (using mysteries for the appropriate day indicated on front panel.)4. After the meditation of the day, pray the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and the Memorare of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
DAY ONE: MEDITATIONDearest Lady of Guadalupe, fruitful Mother of holiness, teach me your ways of gentleness and strength. Hear my humble prayer offered with heartfelt confidence to beg this favor...(mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Memorare of Our Lady of Guadalupe
OUR FATHEROur 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.
HAIL MARYHail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are 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.
GLORY BEGlory 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. Amen.
MEMORARE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPERemember, O most gracious Virgin of Guadalupe, that in your heavenly apparitions on the mount of Tepeyac, you promised to show your compassion and pity towards all who, loving and trusting you, seek your help and call upon you in their necessities and afflictions. You promised to hear our supplications, to dry our tears, and to give us consolation and relief.
Never has it been known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, we fly to you, O Mary, ever-Virgin Mother of the true God! Though grieving under the weight of our sins, we come to prostrate ourselves before you. We fully trust that, standing beneath your shadow and protection, nothing will trouble or afflict us, nor do we need to fear illness or misfortune, or any other sorrow.
O Virgin of Guadalupe, you want to remain with us through your admirable Image, you who are our Mother, our health, and our
life. Placing ourselves beneath your maternal gaze, and having recourse to you in all our necessities, we need do nothing more.
O Holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer us. Amen.
DAY TWO: MEDITATION - Sequence from panel one with appropriate Mystery of the Rosary O Mary conceived without sin, I come to your throne of grace to share the fervent devotion of your faithful children who call upon you under the glorious title of Guadalupe. Obtain for me a lively faith to do your Son’s holy will always: May His will be done on earth as it is in heaven... (mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Memorare of Our Lady of Guadalupe
DAY THREE: MEDITATION - Sequence from panel one with appropriate Mystery of the RosaryO Mary, most sorrowful, whose Immaculate Heart, was pierced by seven swords of grief, help me to walk valiantly amid the sharp thorns strewn across my pathway. Obtain for me the strength to be a true imitator of you. This I ask you, my dear Mother...(mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Memorare of Our Lady of Guadalupe
DAY FOUR: MEDITATION - Sequence from panel one with appropriate Mystery of the Rosary Dearest Mother of Guadalupe, I beg you for a fortified will to imitate your divine Son’s charity, to always seek the good of others in need. Grant me this, I humbly ask of you... (mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Memorare of Our Lady of Guadalupe
DAY FIVE: MEDITATION - Sequence from panel one with appropriate Mystery of the Rosary O most holy Mother, I beg you to obtain for me the pardon of all my sins, abundant graces to serve your Son more faithfully from now on, and lastly, the grace to praise Him with you forever in heaven...(mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Memorare of Our Lady of Guadalupe DAY SIX: MEDITATION - Sequence from panel one with appropriate Mystery of the Rosary Mary, Mother of vocations, we beg you to multiply priestly vocations and fill the earth with religious houses which will be light and warmth for the world, and safety in stormy nights. Beg your Son to send us many holy priests and religious. This we ask of you, O Mother... (mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Memorare of Our Lady of Guadalupe
DAY SEVEN: MEDITATION - Sequence from panel one with appropriate Mystery of the Rosary O Lady of Guadalupe, we beg you that parents live a holy life and educate their children in accordance with the true Catholic faith; that children obey and follow the directions of their parents; and that all members of the family pray and worship together. This we ask of you, O Mother... (mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Memorare of Our Lady of Guadalupe
DAY EIGHT: MEDITATION - Sequence from panel one with appropriate Mystery of the Rosary O Lady of Guadalupe, with my heart full of the most sincere veneration, I prostrate myself before you, O Mother, to ask you to obtain for me the grace to fulfill the duties of my state in life with faithfulness and constancy... (mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Memorare of Our Lady of Guadalupe
DAY NINE: MEDITATION - Sequence from panel one with appropriate Mystery of the Rosary O God, you have been pleased to bestow upon us unceasing favors by having placed us under the special protection of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. Grant us, your humble servants, who rejoice in honoring her today upon earth, the happiness of seeing her face to face in heaven...(mention your request here) Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and Memorare of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Remember, O Immaculate Virgin, The words you spoke to your devout client,
"I am a merciful Mother to you and to all your people Who love me and trust in me and invoke my help.
I listen to their lamentations and solaceAll their sorrows and their sufferings."
I beg you to be a merciful Mother to me, Because I sincerely love you and trust in you
And invoke your help. I entreat you, Our Lady of Guadalupe,
To grant my request, If this should be the Will of God,
In order that I may "Bear witness to your love, your compassion,
Your help and protection." Do not forsake me in my needs. Amen.
God does not abandon us, he is with us even now during this pandemic and time of trial. We need to anchor our hearts in
the hope that we have in Jesus Christ. Now is the time to intensify our prayers and sacrifices for
the love of God and the love of our neighbor. Let us draw closer to one another in our love for him, and
rediscover the things that truly matter in our lives.
