Traditional Catholic Novena
Assumption Novena
Prayed for hope in eternal life, grace for a holy death, victory over sin, and stronger trust in Mary’s heavenly intercession.
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is traditionally invoked as patron of a happy death, eternal life, Mary’s intercession, victory over sin.
The Assumption of the Virgin, Nicolas Poussin
Pray This Novena
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Day 1 of 9
The same principal prayer is used each day. Choose the day you are on, pray the main prayer below, and mark the day complete when you finish.
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Day 1
Pray the principal prayer below for this day of the novena.
Principal Prayer for Each Day
Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, Thou hast destroyed the power of death and given the hope of eternal life for body and soul.
Thou didst grant Thy Mother a special place in Thy glory, and didst not allow decay to touch her body.
As we rejoice in the Assumption of Mary, grant us renewed confidence in the victory of life over death. Amen.
Holy Queen, I rejoice in thy Assumption to Heaven.
After thy life of love and suffering on earth, God took thee to be with Him in glory forever.
Through thy Assumption, help me to overcome sin and become the saint that God has made me to be.
Impress upon me the truth that death is the gateway to eternal life with thy Son, and that at the Resurrection my body and soul shall reunite and be glorified in the unalloyed joy of Heaven.
Until that great day, while on my pilgrimage of life, I ask for thy powerful intercession in this novena, especially for
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When I face the hour of my death, be my intercessor and mother before Jesus, that He may bring me to that ineffable banquet with thee in the Beatific Vision.
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.
Hail Mary.
Glory Be.
O Queen assumed into Heaven, pray for us. Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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