
Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena for the Assumption
A traditional Catholic novena for the Assumption with prayers for Heaven and humility. Traditionally prayed August 6 through August 15, or any time.
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About This Novena
This older Assumption novena dwells less on triumph alone than on contrast: obscurity on earth, glory in Heaven; poverty here, treasure there; passing sorrow now, endless blessedness after. It asks the one assumed into Heaven to pull the heart upward after her.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for Heaven, humility, detachment from the world, and purity of heart.
Usual timing
August 6 through August 15, or any time
Day 1 of 9
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Day 1: Triumph of the Queen of Heaven
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O glorious Queen of all the heavenly host! whose sacred body, the immaculate temple of the divinity, is now assumed into Heaven, we unite our voices to the choirs of angels who celebrate thy triumph. Winter is now past for thee, O fervent follower of thy crucified Son. In this world, like Him, thou hadst not any part in its perishable possessions; but now all the treasures of Heaven are thine; they are thine to enjoy, and thine to distribute; for thy intercession is now an infinite treasure to man, by which they that use it become the friends of God.
Thou wert buried in obscurity in this valley of tears, but now thou art elevated, O Mother of God, to the highest pinnacle of glory! Should not thy triumphant exaltation encourage us to despise this world, and aspire after the next? For, O amiable Virgin! How short were thy sufferings on earth, yet for all eternity thou shalt be admired in the holy assembly; among the elect thou shalt have praise, and among the blessed thou shalt be blessed.
Look down then with compassion on us poor banished children of Eve; draw our hearts after thee, by filial confidence and vigorous exertions, to imitate thy virtues: above all, obtain for us true humility, which neither seeks nor values any earthly distinction; poverty of spirit - purity of heart - that thirst after the strong and living God, which can never be satisfied until His glory appears - and such ardent love of our Divine Spouse, as may cause us to despise the whole world, and incessantly sigh after those eternal joys, of which it is written: Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love Him. 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 older Assumption novena dwells less on triumph alone than on contrast: obscurity on earth, glory in Heaven; poverty here, treasure there; passing sorrow now, endless blessedness after. It asks the one assumed into Heaven to pull the heart upward after her.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
Heaven, humility, detachment from the world, purity of heart
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for Heaven, humility, detachment from the world, and purity of heart.
Usual timing
August 6 through August 15, or any time

The Assumption of the Virgin, Nicolas Poussin
