Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe
A traditional Catholic novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe for protection of unborn children and conversion. Traditionally prayed December 3 through December 11.
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About This Novena
This novena leans into the tenderness of Guadalupe: Mary as a merciful mother who listens to lamentation, consoles suffering, and does not forsake her children in need. It is simple, approachable, and strong, which makes it a natural prayer for families and for anyone seeking comfort with confidence.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for protection of unborn children, conversion, consolation, and the Americas.
Usual timing
December 3 through December 11
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Main novena prayer
Our Lady of Guadalupe, according to thy message in Mexico I venerate thee as the Virgin Mother of the true God for whom we live, the Creator of all the world, Maker of heaven and earth. In spirit I kneel before thy most holy image which thou didst miraculously imprint upon the cloak of the Indian Juan Diego, and with the faith of the countless numbers of pilgrims who visit thy shrine, I beg thee for this favor:
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Remember, O Immaculate Virgin, the words thou hast spoken to thy devout client: "I am a merciful mother to thee and to all thy people who love me and trust in me and invoke my help. I listen to their lamentations and solace all their sorrows and sufferings."
I beg thee to be a merciful mother to me, because I sincerely love thee and trust in thee and invoke thy help. I entreat thee, our Lady of Guadalupe, to grant my request, if this should be the will of God, in order that I may bear witness to thy love, thy compassion, thy help and protection.
Do not forsake me in my needs.
Invocation
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
Closing Devotion
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The Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe begins only ten years after the fall of Tenochtitlan, when Mexico was still raw from conquest and the Gospel was being preached in a wounded land. The older accounts place Juan Diego, a baptized native man, on the road to Mass in December 1531. At Tepeyac, he heard music and saw a lady whose beauty and tenderness did not crush him. She spoke to him as a mother and sent him to Bishop Juan de Zumarraga with a request: a chapel should be built there, where she would hear the cries of her children and show them the mercy of God.
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About this novena
Description
This novena leans into the tenderness of Guadalupe: Mary as a merciful mother who listens to lamentation, consoles suffering, and does not forsake her children in need. It is simple, approachable, and strong, which makes it a natural prayer for families and for anyone seeking comfort with confidence.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
protection of unborn children, conversion, consolation, the Americas
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for protection of unborn children, conversion, consolation, and the Americas.
Usual timing
December 3 through December 11
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Miguel Cabrera