Traditional Catholic Novena
Assumption Novena
A traditional Catholic Assumption novena for a happy death, eternal life, and Mary’s intercession. Traditionally prayed August 6 through August 14, or any time.
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About This Novena
This novena looks to Mary’s Assumption as a promise that death is not the end and asks for hope, purity, and a holier ending to life.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for a happy death, eternal life, Mary’s intercession, and victory over sin.
Usual timing
August 6 through August 14, or any time
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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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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, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among 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 be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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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Our Lady
The Story of The Assumption
The Assumption is the feast of Mary's victory at the end of her earthly life. The Church confesses that the Mother of God was taken body and soul into heavenly glory. The feast is ancient, known in the East as the Dormition and in the West as the Assumption, and the older liturgical names carry the tenderness of the mystery: falling asleep, departure, heavenly birthday. Scripture does not give a simple narrative of the event, so the Church receives it through tradition, worship, and the fittingness of Mary's place in the mystery of Christ.
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Lives of the Saints
The Blessed Virgin Mary on the Feast of Her Assumption into Heaven
Read this saint life from Butler's Lives of the Saints. Feast: August 15.
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About this novena
Description
This novena looks to Mary’s Assumption as a promise that death is not the end and asks for hope, purity, and a holier ending to life.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
a happy death, eternal life, Mary’s intercession, victory over sin
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for a happy death, eternal life, Mary’s intercession, and victory over sin.
Usual timing
August 6 through August 14, or any time
The Assumption of the Virgin, Nicolas Poussin