Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to the Immaculate Conception
A traditional Catholic novena to the Immaculate Conception for purity, belonging to Mary, and freedom from sin. Traditionally prayed November 29 through December 7.
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About This Novena
This novena belongs to the older Catholic instinct of approaching the Immaculate Conception not only as a doctrine to be defended, but as a mystery to be loved. It asks Our Lady to obtain purity of heart, a spirit of penance, and the grace to belong wholly to God, following the stainless holiness that marked her from the beginning.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for purity, belonging to Mary, freedom from sin, and grace of conversion.
Usual timing
November 29 through December 7
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Main novena prayer
Immaculate Virgin! Mary, conceived without sin! Remember, thou wert miraculously preserved from even the shadow of sin, because thou wert destined to become not only the Mother of God, but also the mother, the refuge, and the advocate of man; penetrated therefore, with the most lively confidence in thy never-failing intercession, we most humbly implore thee to look with favor upon the intentions of this novena, and to obtain for us the graces and the favors we request.
Thou knowest, O Mary, how often our hearts are the sanctuaries of God, Who abhors iniquity. Obtain for us, then, than angelic purity which was thy favorite virtue, that purity of heart which will attach us to God alone, and that purity of intention which will consecrate every thought, word, and action to His greater glory.
Obtain also for us a constant spirit of prayer and self-denial, that we many recover by penance that innocence which we have lost by sin, and at length attain safety to that blessed abode of the saints, where nothing defiled can enter.
Invocation
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Versicle and Response
V. Thou art all fair, O Mary.
R. Thou art all fair, O Mary.
V. And the original stain is not in thee.
R. And the original stain is not in thee.
V. Thou art the glory of Jerusalem.
R. Thou art the joy of Israel.
V. Thou art the honor of our people.
R. Thou art the advocate of sinners.
V. O Mary.
R. O Mary.
V. Virgin, most prudent.
R. Mother, most tender.
V. Pray for us.
R. Intercede for us with Jesus our Lord.
V. In thy conception, Holy Virgin, thou wast immaculate.
R. Pray for us to the Father Whose Son thou didst bring forth.
V. O Lady! aid my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
Closing Prayer
Holy Mary, Queen of Heaven, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despisest no one, look upon me, O Lady! with an eye of pity, and entreat for me of thy beloved Son the forgiveness of all my sins; that, as I now celebrate, with devout affection, thy holy and immaculate conception, so, hereafter I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him whom thou, in virginity, didst bring forth, Jesus Christ Our Lord: Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, in perfect Trinity, God, world without end. Amen.
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The Story of The Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a feast of beginnings, but not the beginning many people first think of. It is not the conception of Christ. It is the conception of Mary, preserved from original sin from the first instant of her existence by the merits of her Son. That last phrase matters. Mary is not saved apart from Christ. She is saved by Christ more perfectly, receiving beforehand the grace He would win by His Passion. The privilege is wholly Marian and wholly Christ-centered at the same time.
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About this novena
Description
This novena belongs to the older Catholic instinct of approaching the Immaculate Conception not only as a doctrine to be defended, but as a mystery to be loved. It asks Our Lady to obtain purity of heart, a spirit of penance, and the grace to belong wholly to God, following the stainless holiness that marked her from the beginning.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
purity, belonging to Mary, freedom from sin, grace of conversion
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for purity, belonging to Mary, freedom from sin, and grace of conversion.
Usual timing
November 29 through December 7
Our Lady of the Rosary, Bartolome Esteban Murillo