Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to Our Lady of Ransom
A traditional Catholic novena to Our Lady of Ransom for freedom, deliverance, and captives. Traditionally prayed September 15 through September 23.
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About This Novena
The old title "Our Lady of Ransom" carries a strong rescue note, and the prayer matches it. It turns to Mary as advocate of the abandoned, haven of those at sea in the world, and mediatress of peace. That makes it especially powerful for people who feel trapped, pressed, or close to despair.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for freedom, deliverance, captives, and help in desperate need.
Usual timing
September 15 through September 23
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Main novena prayer
O Immaculate and wholly pure Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Queen of the world, hope of those who are in despair, thou art the joy of the Saints; thou art the peacemaker between sinners and God; thou art the advocate of the abandoned, the secure haven of those who are on the sea of the world; thou art the consolation of the world, the ransom of slaves, the comfortress of the afflicted, the salvation of the universe. O great Queen, we take refuge in thy protection: "We have no confidence but in thee, O most faithful Virgin."
After God thou art all our hope. We bear the name of thy servants; allow not the enemy to drag us to hell. I salute thee, O great Mediatress of peace, between men and God, Mother of Jesus our Lord, who is the love of all men and of God, to whom be honor and benediction with the Father and the Holy Ghost.
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After the Novena Prayer
The source gives this as one Pater and one Gloria. In full, this is:
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.
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.
Hail Holy Queen
Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then most gracious advocate thine eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.
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The Story of Our Lady of Ransom
Our Lady of Ransom, also called Our Lady of Mercy, comes from an age when Christian captivity was not a metaphor. In the thirteenth century, Christians were taken in raids, wars, and piracy, and many were held for ransom in lands under Muslim rule. Families sold what they had to free sons, fathers, mothers, and daughters. Some captives were pressured to abandon the faith. The misery was bodily, spiritual, and public. Into that world came St. Peter Nolasco and the work that became the Order of Our Lady of Mercy, the Mercedarians.
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About this novena
Description
The old title "Our Lady of Ransom" carries a strong rescue note, and the prayer matches it. It turns to Mary as advocate of the abandoned, haven of those at sea in the world, and mediatress of peace. That makes it especially powerful for people who feel trapped, pressed, or close to despair.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
freedom, deliverance, captives, help in desperate need
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for freedom, deliverance, captives, and help in desperate need.
Usual timing
September 15 through September 23
The Immaculate Conception, Guido Reni (1627)