Novena for the Festival of the Visitation

1. O Mary! by that purity of intention through which you quitted your home and proceeded to visit your cousin Elizabeth: obtain for us, we pray, the grace of seeking, simply, in all that we do, the sole glory of God.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

2. By that care with which you journeyed to the mountains of Judea; obtain for us, we pray, the grace to walk continually in the way of holiness, and that we may never be driven back by any obstacles which our enemies may oppose against us.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

3. By the profound humility which made you, O Mary! the first to salute your cousin Elizabeth; obtain for us, we pray, the grace to turn to our profit whatever occasions may be offered us for the practice of this virtue, so beautiful and so necessary for our salvation.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

4. By that extreme joy which you infused into the soul of Elizabeth when you tenderly embraced her; obtain for us, we pray, the grace to continue until death in the profession of our vows and in the exercise of piety and charity, that we may attain to the fulness of heavenly happiness.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

5. By that extraordinary favor which you, O Mary! obtained for John, that he should be sanctified in his mother’s womb before he saw the light; obtain for us, we pray, the grace of preserving ourselves free from all stain till death.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

6. By the most humble confession which you made, O Mary! of that marvelous work which almighty God had performed in you, by which you became the object of the benediction to all mankind; obtain for us the grace always to acknowledge the blessings which we receive from the Lord, and to employ them to His honor and glory.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

7. By that ardent charity which you, O Mary! practiced during the three months in which you dwelt in the house of Elizabeth; obtain for us, we pray, the grace to be always ready to assist with affection all the necessities of our neighbors.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

8. By the model which you, O Mary! exhibited of every virtue in your daily intercourse with your relations, Elizabeth, and her holy spouse, Zacharias; obtain for us, we pray, that we may have grace to give continual edification to our neighbors by all our words and actions.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

9. By that admirable detachment from your nearest relatives, O Mary! which you exhibited when, having completed all the duties which you had undertaken in the house of Elizabeth, you returned immediately to your home in Nazareth; obtain for us, we pray, that we may be enabled always to live so detached from the things of the world as never to mingle in the affairs of men, except when summoned by necessity or charity, that our hearts may be fixed on God alone, from Whom we hope for peace in this life, and eternal blessedness in the kingdom of Heaven.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

1. O Mary! by that purity of intention through which you quitted your home and proceeded to visit your cousin Elizabeth: obtain for us, we pray, the grace of seeking, simply, in all that we do, the sole glory of God.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

2. By that care with which you journeyed to the mountains of Judea; obtain for us, we pray, the grace to walk continually in the way of holiness, and that we may never be driven back by any obstacles which our enemies may oppose against us.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

3. By the profound humility which made you, O Mary! the first to salute your cousin Elizabeth; obtain for us, we pray, the grace to turn to our profit whatever occasions may be offered us for the practice of this virtue, so beautiful and so necessary for our salvation.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

4. By that extreme joy which you infused into the soul of Elizabeth when you tenderly embraced her; obtain for us, we pray, the grace to continue until death in the profession of our vows and in the exercise of piety and charity, that we may attain to the fulness of heavenly happiness.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

5. By that extraordinary favor which you, O Mary! obtained for John, that he should be sanctified in his mother’s womb before he saw the light; obtain for us, we pray, the grace of preserving ourselves free from all stain till death.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

6. By the most humble confession which you made, O Mary! of that marvelous work which almighty God had performed in you, by which you became the object of the benediction to all mankind; obtain for us the grace always to acknowledge the blessings which we receive from the Lord, and to employ them to His honor and glory.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

7. By that ardent charity which you, O Mary! practiced during the three months in which you dwelt in the house of Elizabeth; obtain for us, we pray, the grace to be always ready to assist with affection all the necessities of our neighbors.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

8. By the model which you, O Mary! exhibited of every virtue in your daily intercourse with your relations, Elizabeth, and her holy spouse, Zacharias; obtain for us, we pray, that we may have grace to give continual edification to our neighbors by all our words and actions.

Hail Mary (once)

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.

9. By that admirable detachment from your nearest relatives, O Mary! which you exhibited when, having completed all the duties which you had undertaken in the house of Elizabeth, you returned immediately to your home in Nazareth; obtain for us, we pray, that we may be enabled always to live so detached from the things of the world as never to mingle in the affairs of men, except when summoned by necessity or charity, that our hearts may be fixed on God alone, from Whom we hope for peace in this life, and eternal blessedness in the kingdom of Heaven.

Hail Mary (once)

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.