Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena for the Solemnity of the Assumption
A traditional Catholic novena for the Solemnity of the Assumption with prayers for Heaven and the resurrection. Traditionally prayed August 6 through August 14.
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About This Novena
Beginning on August 6, this novena asks for hope, resurrection glory, and love of Heaven.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for Heaven, the resurrection, Mary’s intercession, holy desire, and hope.
Usual timing
August 6 through August 14
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Principal Prayer for Each Day
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O almighty and eternal God, You assumed into Heaven, body and soul, the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Mother of Your Son. Grant, through her intercession, that we may ever long for You and one day be brought to the glory of the resurrection. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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.
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.
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.
Queen, assumed into Heaven, pray for us.
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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
Beginning on August 6, this novena asks for hope, resurrection glory, and love of Heaven.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
Heaven, the resurrection, Mary’s intercession, holy desire, hope
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for Heaven, the resurrection, Mary’s intercession, holy desire, and hope.
Usual timing
August 6 through August 14
The Assumption of the Virgin, Nicolas Poussin