between divine justice and me, thy most unworthy

client, for having turned away God's anger from me,

and for having obtained for me so many graces.

These graces are my desires for those I may and

ought still to hope for from thy Perpetual Help. Hence
for the time to come, whenever I feel more painfully the
weight of my unworthiness, when all seems lost, and I
am tempted even to despair, then especially, full of
confidence, will I invoke thy blessed name. I will make
my misery a claim on thy mercy. I will believe that if
God lets me feel my weakness, it is to force me to cast
myself into the arms of His mercy and upon thee, my
sweet and only hope. Design to remember this
resolution in my time of need, and grant that I may be
faithful to it, till my last breath. And the Most Mother
DAY 1 of Perpetual Help, grant that I may never cease to have
recourse to thee. AMEN.
OPENING PRAYER
Recite 3 Hail Marys for the favor you seek to obtain.
O Mary, Mother of Perpetual help, I salute thee
with the filial devotion. I renew the consecration of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
myself, and all I have, to thee. I thank thee for thy
maternal protection and for the many blessings that I Litany of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
have received through thy wondrous mercy and most
powerful intercession. In all my necessities I have (For Private Devotion) * O Mary ever help us.
recourse to thee with unbounded confidence O Help of LORD, have mercy on us.
Christians, O Mother of Mercy. I beseech thee now to Christ, have mercy on us.
hear my prayer and to obtain for me of thy divine Son LORD, have mercy on us.
the favor that I request in this novena. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
( Here mention your petition) GOD the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
GOD the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on
Obtain for me, also, dearest Mother of Perpetual us.
Help, the grace that I may imitate thee and become more GOD the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
like to thee in the practice of the virtues of humility, Holy Trinity, one GOD, have mercy on us.
purity, submission to the will of God, and charity. Be Holy Mary, pray for us.
my protectress in life, guard and guide me in dangers, Holy Mother of GOD, pray for us.
direct me in difficulties, lead me in the way of Holy Virgin, conceived without sin, pray for us.
perfection, and assist me in the hour of my death, that I Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
may come to Jesus, and with thee enjoy Him, bless Him, We sinners call to thee,
and love Him eternally in Heaven. AMEN.
* O Mary, ever help us.
FIRST DAY
That we may love GOD with our whole hearts. *
Blessed forever be our God Who had made thee, O That we may be comfortable in all things to thy Divine
Mary, so powerful, so compassionate and so ready to Son, *
help. What would become of us, poor sinners, without That we may have a tender and; heartfelt devotion to
thee? With what face, after having so often deserved thee,
disgrace and punishment, could we go before our most holy Virgin. * That we may hate with all our
sovereign Judge, and ask of Him, not only pardon, but strength sin; the only evil, *
favors, and share in eternal glory? Blessed be thou too, That we may frequently remember our last end, *
O clement Queen, for having so often interposed That we may often and; worthily receive the Most Holy
Sacrament, * Christians on earth, grant us the grace to call on her with
That we may avoid with all our strength proximate confidence in all our necessities of soul and body, so
occasions of sin, * that, saved through her protection and assistance, we
That we may not neglect prayer a single day of our may be brought to the everlasting vision of Thy Glory
lives, * in heaven: through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. AMEN.
That we may have recourse to prayer in the hour of
temptation, * Prayer for Ourselves
That we may generously forgive our enemies, and;
wish well to all men, * O Mother of Perpetual Help, with the greatest
That we may not defer our conversion from day to day, confidence I come before thy Sacred Picture in order to
* invoke thine aid. Thou hast seen the Wounds which
That we may zealously labor to overcome our bad JESUS hast been pleased to receive for our sake; thou
habits. * hast seen the Blood of thy Son flowing for our salvation;
That we may live and; die in the grace of GOD, * thou knowest how much thy Son desires to apply to us
In all concerns of soul and; body, In sickness and; the fruits of His Redemption. Behold, I cast myself at
pain, * thy feet, and; pray thee to obtain for my soul the grace I
In struggles against the inclinations of corrupt nature. stand so much in need of. O Mary most loving of all
* mothers, obtain for me from the heart of JESUS, the
In assaults of evil spirits, * grace
In temptations against the holy virtue of purity, *
In all danger of sinning, * ( Here mention your petition)
When we have reached the end of our earthly course. *
When lying on our death-bed, and; the thought of our O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou desirest our
approaching dissolution shall fill us with fear and; salvation far more than we ourselves; thy Son has given
horror. * thee to us for our Mother, thou hast thyself chosen to be
When in the hour of final separation from all, evil called Mother of Perpetual Help. Show then that thou
spirits shall try to drive us to despair. * art really my Mother, show that thou art justly called
When the priest of the Lord shall give us the last Mother of Perpetual Help. I trust not in my merits, but
absolution and; blessing, * in thy powerful intercession; I trust in thy goodness, I
When our relatives and; friends surround our bed, trust in thy motherly love. Mother of Perpetual Help, for
weeping and; praying for us, * the love thou bearest of JESUS thy Son and; my
When our eyes grow dim and; our hearts cease to beat, Redeemer, for the love of thy great servant Alphonsus,
* for the love of my soul, obtain for me the grace I ask
When we breathe forth our spirit into the hands of our from thee.
Creator, *
When our poor soul appears before our Divine Judge, * Prayer in Temporal Wants
When the terrible judgement is about to be passed, *
When suffering in the flames of purgatory, and; O Mother of Perpetual Help, numerous clients
longing for the vision of GOD. * continually surround thy holy picture, all imploring thy
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: mercy. All bless thee as the assured Help of the
Spare us, O Lord. miserable; all feel the benefit of thy maternal
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: protection. With confidence, then, do I present myself
Graciously hear us, O Lord. before thee in my misery. See, dear Mother, the many
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are
Have mercy on us. our wants. Trials and sorrows often press us; reverses of
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of GOD. fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of into our homes; everywhere we meet the cross. Have
Christ. * pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our families;
and especially in this my necessity
LET US PRAY:
( Here mention your petition)
O GOD, Who hast willed that the Mother of Thy
only-begotten Son should be the perpetual help of
 - from which I now suffer. Help me, O my Mother,
in my distress; deliver me from my ills; or if it be the
will of GOD that I should endure them, make me suffer
with love and patience. This grace I expect of thee with
confidence, because thou art our Perpetual Help.
Act of Consecration to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY who, to inspire me

with the fullest confidence, hast been willing to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I. N. N. . .
acknowledge that my sins render me unworthy to be
admitted among the number of thy privileged children.
Nevertheless, desirous of enjoying thy merciful favor, I
cast myself at thy feet and humbly prostrate before thee,
I consecrate to thee my understanding, that I may
always think of consecrate to thee my heart in order
that, after God, I may love thee above all things.

O my Sovereign Lady, deign to receive me among

the number of thy favored children, take me under thy
protection, help me in all my spiritual and temporal
wants, but especially at the hour of my death.

O Mother of Perpetual Help, I know that thou

lovest me more than I can love myself, I entrust all my
interests to thy care: dispose of me, and all that belongs
to me, according to thy good pleasure.

O Mother, bless me, and by thy powerful

intercession support my weakness, so that having been
faithful in serving thee during this life, I may praise
thee during this life, I may praise thee, love thee and
thank thee eternally in the next. AMEN.

Different Prayers to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

O Holy Virgin Mary, who in order to inspire us with

boundless confidence, hast been pleased to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I implore thee
to come to my aid always and everywhere; in my
temptations; after my falls; in my difficulties; in all the
miseries of life, and above all, at the hour of my death.
Give me, loving Mother, the desire, any more, the habit
always to have resource to thee for I feel assured that if
I invoke thee with fidelity thou wilt be faithful and
come to my assistance.

Obtain for me, then, this grace of graces, the grace

to pray to thee without ceasing, and with childlike
confidence, that by virtue of this faithful prayer I may
ensure thy Perpetual Help and my final perseverance.
Bless me, O loving and ever helpful Mother, and pray
for me now and at the hour of our death. AMEN.
 DAY 2 mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Remember that thou art raised on high to be able the
OPENING PRAYER better to see those who suffer here below, and that thou
art made so powerful to help us the more readily. Thou
O Mary, Mother of Perpetual help, I salute thee knowest, O Mary! how I am constantly assailed by
with the filial devotion. I renew the consecration of enemies from without, and by temptations from within.
myself, and all I have, to thee. I thank thee for thy Be thou my Perpetual Help: watch over me continually,
maternal protection and for the many blessings that I or I shall be lost. And when through frailty I fail
have received through thy wondrous mercy and most actually to call upon thee in danger, receive the
powerful intercession. In all my necessities I have intention I now make of doing so. May this be ever the
recourse to thee with unbounded confidence O Help of habitual cry of my heart . . . Mother of Perpetual Help,
Christians, O Mother of Mercy. I beseech thee now to forget me not. AMEN.
hear my prayer and to obtain for me of thy divine Son
the favor that I request in this novena. Recite 3 Hail Marys for the favor you seek to obtain.

( Here mention your petition) Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.

Obtain for me, also, dearest Mother of Perpetual Litany of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Help, the grace that I may imitate thee and become more
like to thee in the practice of the virtues of humility, (For Private Devotion) * O Mary ever help us.
purity, submission to the will of God, and charity. Be LORD, have mercy on us.
my protectress in life, guard and guide me in dangers, Christ, have mercy on us.
direct me in difficulties, lead me in the way of LORD, have mercy on us.
perfection, and assist me in the hour of my death, that I Christ, hear us.
may come to Jesus, and with thee enjoy Him, bless Him, Christ, graciously hear us.
and love Him eternally in Heaven. AMEN. GOD the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
GOD the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on
SECOND DAY us.
GOD the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Blessed forever be our God Who had made thee, O Holy Trinity, one GOD, have mercy on us.
Mary, so powerful, so compassionate and so ready to Holy Mary, pray for us.
help. What would become of us, poor sinners, without Holy Mother of GOD, pray for us.
thee? With what face, after having so often deserved Holy Virgin, conceived without sin, pray for us.
disgrace and punishment, could we go before our Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
sovereign Judge, and ask of Him, not only pardon, but We sinners call to thee,
favors, and share in eternal glory? Blessed be thou too,
O clement Queen, for having so often interposed * O Mary, ever help us.
between divine justice and me, thy most unworthy
client, for having turned away God's anger from me, That we may love GOD with our whole hearts. *
and for having obtained for me so many graces. That we may be comfortable in all things to thy Divine
Son, *
HOW SWEET it is to think that by thy peerless That we may have a tender and; heartfelt devotion to
beauty, O Holy Virgin, though hast ravished the heart, thee, most holy Virgin. *
not of any earthy monarch, but of the King of kings, and That we may hate with all our strength sin; the only
the Creator of the universe! Thus wert thou deemed evil, *
worthy to be the Mother of the Incarnate Word, the That we may frequently remember our last end, *
dispensatrix of His grace, and the cause of our joy. And That we may often and; worthily receive the Most Holy
now, enthroned at the right hand of thy Son, thou Sacrament, *
drawest to thee the hearts of all the Saints, and Angels That we may avoid with all our strength proximate
in heaven and of the just on earth. I rejoice to see thee occasions of sin, *
of all creatures the most beloved, since of all others thou That we may not neglect prayer a single day of our
art the most worthy of love. But, I beseech thee, O lives, *
glorious Queen, forget me not, poor exile that I am, That we may have recourse to prayer in the hour of
temptation, * Prayer for Ourselves
That we may generously forgive our enemies, and;
wish well to all men, * O Mother of Perpetual Help, with the greatest
That we may not defer our conversion from day to day, confidence I come before thy Sacred Picture in order to
* invoke thine aid. Thou hast seen the Wounds which
That we may zealously labor to overcome our bad JESUS hast been pleased to receive for our sake; thou
habits. * hast seen the Blood of thy Son flowing for our salvation;
That we may live and; die in the grace of GOD, * thou knowest how much thy Son desires to apply to us
In all concerns of soul and; body, In sickness and; the fruits of His Redemption. Behold, I cast myself at
pain, * thy feet, and; pray thee to obtain for my soul the grace I
In struggles against the inclinations of corrupt nature. stand so much in need of. O Mary most loving of all
* mothers, obtain for me from the heart of JESUS, the
In assaults of evil spirits, In temptations against the grace
holy virtue of purity, *
In all danger of sinning, * ( Here mention your petition)
When we have reached the end of our earthly course. *
When lying on our death-bed, and; the thought of our O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou desirest our
approaching dissolution shall fill us with fear and; salvation far more than we ourselves; thy Son has given
horror. * thee to us for our Mother, thou hast thyself chosen to be
When in the hour of final separation from all, evil called Mother of Perpetual Help. Show then that thou
spirits shall try to drive us to despair. * art really my Mother, show that thou art justly called
When the priest of the Lord shall give us the last Mother of Perpetual Help. I trust not in my merits, but
absolution and; blessing, * in thy powerful intercession; I trust in thy goodness, I
When our relatives and; friends surround our bed, trust in thy motherly love. Mother of Perpetual Help, for
weeping and; praying for us, * the love thou bearest of JESUS thy Son and; my
When our eyes grow dim and; our hearts cease to beat, Redeemer, for the love of thy great servant Alphonsus,
* for the love of my soul, obtain for me the grace I ask
When we breathe forth our spirit into the hands of our from thee.
Creator, *
When our poor soul appears before our Divine Judge, * Prayer in Temporal Wants
When the terrible judgement is about to be passed, *
When suffering in the flames of purgatory, and; O Mother of Perpetual Help, numerous clients
longing for the vision of GOD. * continually surround thy holy picture, all imploring thy
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: mercy. All bless thee as the assured Help of the
Spare us, O Lord. miserable; all feel the benefit of thy maternal
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: protection. With confidence, then, do I present myself
Graciously hear us, O Lord. before thee in my misery. See, dear Mother, the many
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are
Have mercy on us. our wants. Trials and sorrows often press us; reverses of
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of GOD. fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of into our homes; everywhere we meet the cross. Have
Christ. * pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our families;
and especially in this my necessity
LET US PRAY:
( Here mention your petition)
O GOD, Who hast willed that the Mother of Thy
only-begotten Son should be the perpetual help of , from which I now suffer. Help me, O my Mother,
Christians on earth, grant us the grace to call on her with in my distress; deliver me from my ills; or if it be the
confidence in all our necessities of soul and body, so will of GOD that I should endure them, make me suffer
that, saved through her protection and assistance, we with love and patience. This grace I expect of thee with
may be brought to the everlasting vision of Thy Glory confidence, because thou art our Perpetual Help.
in heaven: through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. AMEN.
Act of Consecration to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
 MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY who, to inspire me
with the fullest confidence, hast been willing to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I. N. N. . .
acknowledge that my sins render me unworthy to be
admitted among the number of thy privileged children.
Nevertheless, desirous of enjoying thy merciful favor, I
cast myself at thy feet and humbly prostrate before thee,
I consecrate to thee my understanding, that I may
always think of consecrate to thee my heart in order
that, after God, I may love thee above all things.

O my Sovereign Lady, deign to receive me among

the number of thy favored children, take me under thy
protection, help me in all my spiritual and temporal
wants, but especially at the hour of my death.

O Mother of Perpetual Help, I know that thou

lovest me more than I can love myself, I entrust all my
interests to thy care: dispose of me, and all that belongs
to me, according to thy good pleasure.

O Mother, bless me, and by thy powerful

intercession support my weakness, so that having been
faithful in serving thee during this life, I may praise
thee during this life, I may praise thee, love thee and
thank thee eternally in the next. AMEN.

Different Prayers to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

O Holy Virgin Mary, who in order to inspire us with

boundless confidence, hast been pleased to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I implore thee
to come to my aid always and everywhere; in my
temptations; after my falls; in my difficulties; in all the
miseries of life, and above all, at the hour of my death.
Give me, loving Mother, the desire, any more, the habit
always to have resource to thee for I feel assured that if
I invoke thee with fidelity thou wilt be faithful and
come to my assistance.

Obtain for me, then, this grace of graces, the grace

to pray to thee without ceasing, and with childlike
confidence, that by virtue of this faithful prayer I may
ensure thy Perpetual Help and my final perseverance.
Bless me, O loving and ever helpful Mother, and pray
for me now and at the hour of our death. AMEN.
 DAY 3 Mother, my Mother Mary, come to my help. Be thou my
Mother, and make me thy worthy child. AMEN.
OPENING PRAYER
Recite 3 Hail Marys for the favor you seek to obtain.
O Mary, Mother of Perpetual help, I salute thee
with the filial devotion. I renew the consecration of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
myself, and all I have, to thee. I thank thee for thy
maternal protection and for the many blessings that I Litany of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
have received through thy wondrous mercy and most
powerful intercession. In all my necessities I have (For Private Devotion) * O Mary ever help us.
recourse to thee with unbounded confidence O Help of LORD, have mercy on us.
Christians, O Mother of Mercy. I beseech thee now to Christ, have mercy on us.
hear my prayer and to obtain for me of thy divine Son LORD, have mercy on us.
the favor that I request in this novena. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
( Here mention your petition) GOD the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
GOD the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on
Obtain for me, also, dearest Mother of Perpetual us.
Help, the grace that I may imitate thee and become more GOD the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
like to thee in the practice of the virtues of humility, Holy Trinity, one GOD, have mercy on us.
purity, submission to the will of God, and charity. Be Holy Mary, pray for us.
my protectress in life, guard and guide me in dangers, Holy Mother of GOD, pray for us.
direct me in difficulties, lead me in the way of Holy Virgin, conceived without sin, pray for us.
perfection, and assist me in the hour of my death, that I Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
may come to Jesus, and with thee enjoy Him, bless Him, We sinners call to thee,
and love Him eternally in Heaven. AMEN.
* O Mary, ever help us.
THIRD DAY
That we may love GOD with our whole hearts. *
O MOTHER of my GOD and Savior JESUS That we may be comfortable in all things to thy Divine
CHRIST, thou art indeed my true Mother, and I am Son, *
indeed thy child. What happiness for me thus to think That we may have a tender and; heartfelt devotion to
of thee, and to be able to call thee my Mother. O Queen thee, most holy Virgin. *
of Angels, the title of Child of Mary is more glorious in That we may hate with all our strength sin; the only
my eyes, and more sweet to me than all the great titles evil, *
so boasted of in the world. To be called thy child is That we may frequently remember our last end, *
dearer to me by far than the honor and dignity of any That we may often and; worthily receive the Most Holy
name on earth. But alas! how utterly unworthy I am of a Sacrament, *
holy a Mother, who might well be ashamed of such a That we may avoid with all our strength proximate
child as I am. Thou art pure as light, pious, humble, full occasions of sin, *
of charity and sweetness; thy heart is as a furnace of That we may not neglect prayer a single day of our
divine love: and I am stanied with countless sins, lives, *
attached to earth, proud, harsh to my brethren, and cold That we may have recourse to prayer in the hour of
towards my GOD. O my Mother, I detest my iniquities temptation, *
. . . obtain pardon for me: I groan under my miseries, and That we may generously forgive our enemies, and;
I spread them before thy pitying eyes, that thou mayest wish well to all men, *
cure them. Make them somewhat like to thee, save me That we may not defer our conversion from day to day,
from my evil inclinations, particularly from . . . Mother *
of GOD, grow not weary at my crying, turn not away thy That we may zealously labor to overcome our bad
face from me because I am so defiled; but put an end to habits. *
my importunity by helping me speedily... for, till thou That we may live and; die in the grace of GOD, *
hast heard me, I will not cease to cry to thee. O my In all concerns of soul and; body, In sickness and;
pain, *
In struggles against the inclinations of corrupt nature. stand so much in need of. O Mary most loving of all
* mothers, obtain for me from the heart of JESUS, the
In assaults of evil spirits, In temptations against the grace
holy virtue of purity, *
In all danger of sinning, * ( Here mention your petition)
When we have reached the end of our earthly course. *
When lying on our death-bed, and; the thought of our O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou desirest our
approaching dissolution shall fill us with fear and; salvation far more than we ourselves; thy Son has given
horror. * thee to us for our Mother, thou hast thyself chosen to be
When in the hour of final separation from all, evil called Mother of Perpetual Help. Show then that thou
spirits shall try to drive us to despair. * art really my Mother, show that thou art justly called
When the priest of the Lord shall give us the last Mother of Perpetual Help. I trust not in my merits, but
absolution and; blessing, * in thy powerful intercession; I trust in thy goodness, I
When our relatives and; friends surround our bed, trust in thy motherly love. Mother of Perpetual Help, for
weeping and; praying for us, * the love thou bearest of JESUS thy Son and; my
When our eyes grow dim and; our hearts cease to beat, Redeemer, for the love of thy great servant Alphonsus,
* for the love of my soul, obtain for me the grace I ask
When we breathe forth our spirit into the hands of our from thee.
Creator, *
When our poor soul appears before our Divine Judge, * Prayer in Temporal Wants
When the terrible judgement is about to be passed, *
When suffering in the flames of purgatory, and; O Mother of Perpetual Help, numerous clients
longing for the vision of GOD. * continually surround thy holy picture, all imploring thy
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: mercy. All bless thee as the assured Help of the
Spare us, O Lord. miserable; all feel the benefit of thy maternal
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: protection. With confidence, then, do I present myself
Graciously hear us, O Lord. before thee in my misery. See, dear Mother, the many
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are
Have mercy on us. our wants. Trials and sorrows often press us; reverses of
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of GOD. fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of into our homes; everywhere we meet the cross. Have
Christ. * pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our families;
and especially in this my necessity
LET US PRAY:
( Here mention your petition)
O GOD, Who hast willed that the Mother of Thy
only-begotten Son should be the perpetual help of , from which I now suffer. Help me, O my Mother,
Christians on earth, grant us the grace to call on her with in my distress; deliver me from my ills; or if it be the
confidence in all our necessities of soul and body, so will of GOD that I should endure them, make me suffer
that, saved through her protection and assistance, we with love and patience. This grace I expect of thee with
may be brought to the everlasting vision of Thy Glory confidence, because thou art our Perpetual Help.
in heaven: through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. AMEN. Act of Consecration to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Prayer for Ourselves MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY who, to inspire me

with the fullest confidence, hast been willing to take the
O Mother of Perpetual Help, with the greatest sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I. N. N. . .
confidence I come before thy Sacred Picture in order to acknowledge that my sins render me unworthy to be
invoke thine aid. Thou hast seen the Wounds which admitted among the number of thy privileged children.
JESUS hast been pleased to receive for our sake; thou Nevertheless, desirous of enjoying thy merciful favor, I
hast seen the Blood of thy Son flowing for our salvation; cast myself at thy feet and humbly prostrate before thee,
thou knowest how much thy Son desires to apply to us I consecrate to thee my understanding, that I may
the fruits of His Redemption. Behold, I cast myself at always think of consecrate to thee my heart in order
thy feet, and; pray thee to obtain for my soul the grace I that, after God, I may love thee above all things.
 O my Sovereign Lady, deign to receive me among
the number of thy favored children, take me under thy
protection, help me in all my spiritual and temporal
wants, but especially at the hour of my death.

O Mother of Perpetual Help, I know that thou

lovest me more than I can love myself, I entrust all my
interests to thy care: dispose of me, and all that belongs
to me, according to thy good pleasure.

O Mother, bless me, and by thy powerful

intercession support my weakness, so that having been
faithful in serving thee during this life, I may praise
thee during this life, I may praise thee, love thee and
thank thee eternally in the next. AMEN.

Different Prayers to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

O Holy Virgin Mary, who in order to inspire us with

boundless confidence, hast been pleased to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I implore thee
to come to my aid always and everywhere; in my
temptations; after my falls; in my difficulties; in all the
miseries of life, and above all, at the hour of my death.
Give me, loving Mother, the desire, any more, the habit
always to have resource to thee for I feel assured that if
I invoke thee with fidelity thou wilt be faithful and
come to my assistance.

Obtain for me, then, this grace of graces, the grace

to pray to thee without ceasing, and with childlike
confidence, that by virtue of this faithful prayer I may
ensure thy Perpetual Help and my final perseverance.
Bless me, O loving and ever helpful Mother, and pray
for me now and at the hour of our death. AMEN.
 DAY 4
(For Private Devotion) * O Mary ever help us.
OPENING PRAYER LORD, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
O Mary, Mother of Perpetual help, I salute thee LORD, have mercy on us.
with the filial devotion. I renew the consecration of Christ, hear us.
myself, and all I have, to thee. I thank thee for thy Christ, graciously hear us.
maternal protection and for the many blessings that I GOD the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
have received through thy wondrous mercy and most GOD the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on
powerful intercession. In all my necessities I have us.
recourse to thee with unbounded confidence O Help of GOD the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Christians, O Mother of Mercy. I beseech thee now to Holy Trinity, one GOD, have mercy on us.
hear my prayer and to obtain for me of thy divine Son Holy Mary, pray for us.
the favor that I request in this novena. Holy Mother of GOD, pray for us.
Holy Virgin, conceived without sin, pray for us.
( Here mention your petition) Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
We sinners call to thee,
Obtain for me, also, dearest Mother of Perpetual
Help, the grace that I may imitate thee and become more * O Mary, ever help us.
like to thee in the practice of the virtues of humility,
purity, submission to the will of God, and charity. Be That we may love GOD with our whole hearts. *
my protectress in life, guard and guide me in dangers, That we may be comfortable in all things to thy Divine
direct me in difficulties, lead me in the way of Son, *
perfection, and assist me in the hour of my death, that I That we may have a tender and; heartfelt devotion to
may come to Jesus, and with thee enjoy Him, bless Him, thee, most holy Virgin. *
and love Him eternally in Heaven. AMEN. That we may hate with all our strength sin; the only
evil, *
FOURTH DAY That we may frequently remember our last end, *
That we may often and; worthily receive the Most Holy
TO THEE, then, O Hope of the wretched, I, a Sacrament, *
miserable sinner, address myself. I hope that by the That we may avoid with all our strength proximate
merits of JESUS CHRIST and through thy intercession occasions of sin, *
I shall be saved. Such is my confidence, O Mary, that That we may not neglect prayer a single day of our
were eternal salvation in my own hands I would place lives, *
it in thine; for I trust more in thy mercy and protection That we may have recourse to prayer in the hour of
than in all my own endeavors. My Mother and my temptation, *
Hope, abandon me not as I deserve. Be Moved to That we may generously forgive our enemies, and;
pity. Help me and save me; let all see that thy goodness wish well to all men, *
surpasses the number and the malice of my sins. It is That we may not defer our conversion from day to day,
testified, throughout the Church, that no one under thy *
protection can ever perish. Should then all others forget That we may zealously labor to overcome our bad
me, do not thou, O Mother of Perpetual Help. Say to habits. *
GOD, that I am thy servant, that thou defendest me and That we may live and; die in the grace of GOD, *
I shall be saved. I wish to live and die saying that next In all concerns of soul and; body, In sickness and;
to GOD thou art my chief Hope. Our Lady of Perpetual pain, *
Help, next to JESUS my only hope, grant that I may In struggles against the inclinations of corrupt nature.
always hope in thee. AMEN. *
In assaults of evil spirits, In temptations against the
Recite 3 Hail Marys for the favor you seek to obtain. holy virtue of purity, *
Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us. In all danger of sinning, *
When we have reached the end of our earthly course. *
When lying on our death-bed, and; the thought of our
Litany of Our Mother of Perpetual Help approaching dissolution shall fill us with fear and;
horror. * thee to us for our Mother, thou hast thyself chosen to be
When in the hour of final separation from all, evil called Mother of Perpetual Help. Show then that thou
spirits shall try to drive us to despair. * art really my Mother, show that thou art justly called
When the priest of the Lord shall give us the last Mother of Perpetual Help. I trust not in my merits, but
absolution and; blessing, * in thy powerful intercession; I trust in thy goodness, I
When our relatives and; friends surround our bed, trust in thy motherly love. Mother of Perpetual Help, for
weeping and; praying for us, * the love thou bearest of JESUS thy Son and; my
When our eyes grow dim and; our hearts cease to beat, Redeemer, for the love of thy great servant Alphonsus,
* for the love of my soul, obtain for me the grace I ask
When we breathe forth our spirit into the hands of our from thee.
Creator, *
When our poor soul appears before our Divine Judge, * Prayer in Temporal Wants
When the terrible judgement is about to be passed, *
When suffering in the flames of purgatory, and; O Mother of Perpetual Help, numerous clients
longing for the vision of GOD. * continually surround thy holy picture, all imploring thy
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: mercy. All bless thee as the assured Help of the
Spare us, O Lord. miserable; all feel the benefit of thy maternal
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: protection. With confidence, then, do I present myself
Graciously hear us, O Lord. before thee in my misery. See, dear Mother, the many
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are
Have mercy on us. our wants. Trials and sorrows often press us; reverses of
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of GOD. fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of into our homes; everywhere we meet the cross. Have
Christ. * pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our families;
and especially in this my necessity
LET US PRAY:
( Here mention your petition)
O GOD, Who hast willed that the Mother of Thy
only-begotten Son should be the perpetual help of , from which I now suffer. Help me, O my Mother,
Christians on earth, grant us the grace to call on her with in my distress; deliver me from my ills; or if it be the
confidence in all our necessities of soul and body, so will of GOD that I should endure them, make me suffer
that, saved through her protection and assistance, we with love and patience. This grace I expect of thee with
may be brought to the everlasting vision of Thy Glory confidence, because thou art our Perpetual Help.
in heaven: through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. AMEN.
Act of Consecration to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Prayer for Ourselves
MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY who, to inspire me
O Mother of Perpetual Help, with the greatest with the fullest confidence, hast been willing to take the
confidence I come before thy Sacred Picture in order to sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I. N. N. . .
invoke thine aid. Thou hast seen the Wounds which acknowledge that my sins render me unworthy to be
JESUS hast been pleased to receive for our sake; thou admitted among the number of thy privileged children.
hast seen the Blood of thy Son flowing for our salvation; Nevertheless, desirous of enjoying thy merciful favor, I
thou knowest how much thy Son desires to apply to us cast myself at thy feet and humbly prostrate before thee,
the fruits of His Redemption. Behold, I cast myself at I consecrate to thee my understanding, that I may
thy feet, and; pray thee to obtain for my soul the grace I always think of consecrate to thee my heart in order
stand so much in need of. O Mary most loving of all that, after God, I may love thee above all things.
mothers, obtain for me from the heart of JESUS, the O my Sovereign Lady, deign to receive me among
grace the number of thy favored children, take me under thy
protection, help me in all my spiritual and temporal
( Here mention your petition) wants, but especially at the hour of my death.

O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou desirest our O Mother of Perpetual Help, I know that thou
salvation far more than we ourselves; thy Son has given lovest me more than I can love myself, I entrust all my
interests to thy care: dispose of me, and all that belongs
to me, according to thy good pleasure.

O Mother, bless me, and by thy powerful

intercession support my weakness, so that having been
faithful in serving thee during this life, I may praise
thee during this life, I may praise thee, love thee and
thank thee eternally in the next. AMEN.

Different Prayers to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

O Holy Virgin Mary, who in order to inspire us with

boundless confidence, hast been pleased to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I implore thee
to come to my aid always and everywhere; in my
temptations; after my falls; in my difficulties; in all the
miseries of life, and above all, at the hour of my death.
Give me, loving Mother, the desire, any more, the habit
always to have resource to thee for I feel assured that if
I invoke thee with fidelity thou wilt be faithful and
come to my assistance.

Obtain for me, then, this grace of graces, the grace

to pray to thee without ceasing, and with childlike
confidence, that by virtue of this faithful prayer I may
ensure thy Perpetual Help and my final perseverance.
Bless me, O loving and ever helpful Mother, and pray
for me now and at the hour of our death. AMEN.
 DAY 5
(For Private Devotion) * O Mary ever help us.
OPENING PRAYER LORD, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
O Mary, Mother of Perpetual help, I salute thee LORD, have mercy on us.
with the filial devotion. I renew the consecration of Christ, hear us.
myself, and all I have, to thee. I thank thee for thy Christ, graciously hear us.
maternal protection and for the many blessings that I GOD the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
have received through thy wondrous mercy and most GOD the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on
powerful intercession. In all my necessities I have us.
recourse to thee with unbounded confidence O Help of GOD the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Christians, O Mother of Mercy. I beseech thee now to Holy Trinity, one GOD, have mercy on us.
hear my prayer and to obtain for me of thy divine Son Holy Mary, pray for us.
the favor that I request in this novena. Holy Mother of GOD, pray for us.
Holy Virgin, conceived without sin, pray for us.
( Here mention your petition) Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
We sinners call to thee,
Obtain for me, also, dearest Mother of Perpetual
Help, the grace that I may imitate thee and become more * O Mary, ever help us.
like to thee in the practice of the virtues of humility,
purity, submission to the will of God, and charity. Be That we may love GOD with our whole hearts. *
my protectress in life, guard and guide me in dangers, That we may be comfortable in all things to thy Divine
direct me in difficulties, lead me in the way of Son, *
perfection, and assist me in the hour of my death, that I That we may have a tender and; heartfelt devotion to
may come to Jesus, and with thee enjoy Him, bless Him, thee, most holy Virgin. *
and love Him eternally in Heaven. AMEN. That we may hate with all our strength sin; the only
evil, *
FIFTH DAY That we may frequently remember our last end, *
That we may often and; worthily receive the Most Holy
O MARY, mother of all creatures the most noble, Sacrament, *
the most sublime, the most pure, the most beautiful, the That we may avoid with all our strength proximate
most holy, thou art loved preminently by all the elect occasions of sin, *
and by GOD Himself Who has more love for thee alone That we may not neglect prayer a single day of our
than for all men, and angels together. But I would wish lives, *
to see all mankind love thee, and love thee exceedingly. That we may have recourse to prayer in the hour of
Obtain for me this love which I so much desire for temptation, *
others and which is a sure sign of predestination. But That we may generously forgive our enemies, and;
above all obtain for me the grace to love JESUS wish well to all men, *
CHRIST, thy Divine Son, whom above all I am so much That we may not defer our conversion from day to day,
bound to love, as infinitely amiable in Himself, as *
having so much loved for me, and Whom thou so That we may zealously labor to overcome our bad
ardently desirest to see loved by all. This is the grace I habits. *
seek for most, and above every other good. Thou canst That we may live and; die in the grace of GOD, *
obtain it for me, O Mother of Perpetual Help, and cease In all concerns of soul and; body, In sickness and;
not to pray until thou seest a great love for JESUS pain, *
enkindled in my soul, or rather cease not to pray until In struggles against the inclinations of corrupt nature.
thou seest me united with thyself in loving Him with a *
pure and endless love in Paradise. AMEN. In assaults of evil spirits, In temptations against the
Recite 3 Hail Marys for the favor you seek to obtain. holy virtue of purity, *
Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us. In all danger of sinning, *
When we have reached the end of our earthly course. *
When lying on our death-bed, and; the thought of our
Litany of Our Mother of Perpetual Help approaching dissolution shall fill us with fear and;
horror. * thee to us for our Mother, thou hast thyself chosen to be
When in the hour of final separation from all, evil called Mother of Perpetual Help. Show then that thou
spirits shall try to drive us to despair. * art really my Mother, show that thou art justly called
When the priest of the Lord shall give us the last Mother of Perpetual Help. I trust not in my merits, but
absolution and; blessing, * in thy powerful intercession; I trust in thy goodness, I
When our relatives and; friends surround our bed, trust in thy motherly love. Mother of Perpetual Help, for
weeping and; praying for us, * the love thou bearest of JESUS thy Son and; my
When our eyes grow dim and; our hearts cease to beat, Redeemer, for the love of thy great servant Alphonsus,
* for the love of my soul, obtain for me the grace I ask
When we breathe forth our spirit into the hands of our from thee.
Creator, *
When our poor soul appears before our Divine Judge, * Prayer in Temporal Wants
When the terrible judgement is about to be passed, *
When suffering in the flames of purgatory, and; O Mother of Perpetual Help, numerous clients
longing for the vision of GOD. * continually surround thy holy picture, all imploring thy
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: mercy. All bless thee as the assured Help of the
Spare us, O Lord. miserable; all feel the benefit of thy maternal
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: protection. With confidence, then, do I present myself
Graciously hear us, O Lord. before thee in my misery. See, dear Mother, the many
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are
Have mercy on us. our wants. Trials and sorrows often press us; reverses of
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of GOD. fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of into our homes; everywhere we meet the cross. Have
Christ. * pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our families;
and especially in this my necessity
LET US PRAY:
( Here mention your petition)
O GOD, Who hast willed that the Mother of Thy
only-begotten Son should be the perpetual help of , from which I now suffer. Help me, O my Mother,
Christians on earth, grant us the grace to call on her with in my distress; deliver me from my ills; or if it be the
confidence in all our necessities of soul and body, so will of GOD that I should endure them, make me suffer
that, saved through her protection and assistance, we with love and patience. This grace I expect of thee with
may be brought to the everlasting vision of Thy Glory confidence, because thou art our Perpetual Help.
in heaven: through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. AMEN.
Act of Consecration to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Prayer for Ourselves
MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY who, to inspire me
O Mother of Perpetual Help, with the greatest with the fullest confidence, hast been willing to take the
confidence I come before thy Sacred Picture in order to sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I. N. N. . .
invoke thine aid. Thou hast seen the Wounds which acknowledge that my sins render me unworthy to be
JESUS hast been pleased to receive for our sake; thou admitted among the number of thy privileged children.
hast seen the Blood of thy Son flowing for our salvation; Nevertheless, desirous of enjoying thy merciful favor, I
thou knowest how much thy Son desires to apply to us cast myself at thy feet and humbly prostrate before thee,
the fruits of His Redemption. Behold, I cast myself at I consecrate to thee my understanding, that I may
thy feet, and; pray thee to obtain for my soul the grace I always think of consecrate to thee my heart in order
stand so much in need of. O Mary most loving of all that, after God, I may love thee above all things.
mothers, obtain for me from the heart of JESUS, the
grace O my Sovereign Lady, deign to receive me among
the number of thy favored children, take me under thy
( Here mention your petition) protection, help me in all my spiritual and temporal
wants, but especially at the hour of my death.
O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou desirest our
salvation far more than we ourselves; thy Son has given
 O Mother of Perpetual Help, I know that thou
lovest me more than I can love myself, I entrust all my
interests to thy care: dispose of me, and all that belongs
to me, according to thy good pleasure.

O Mother, bless me, and by thy powerful

intercession support my weakness, so that having been
faithful in serving thee during this life, I may praise
thee during this life, I may praise thee, love thee and
thank thee eternally in the next. AMEN.

Different Prayers to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

O Holy Virgin Mary, who in order to inspire us with

boundless confidence, hast been pleased to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I implore thee
to come to my aid always and everywhere; in my
temptations; after my falls; in my difficulties; in all the
miseries of life, and above all, at the hour of my death.
Give me, loving Mother, the desire, any more, the habit
always to have resource to thee for I feel assured that if
I invoke thee with fidelity thou wilt be faithful and
come to my assistance.

Obtain for me, then, this grace of graces, the grace

to pray to thee without ceasing, and with childlike
confidence, that by virtue of this faithful prayer I may
ensure thy Perpetual Help and my final perseverance.
Bless me, O loving and ever helpful Mother, and pray
for me now and at the hour of our death. AMEN.
 DAY 6 Recite 3 Hail Marys for the favor you seek to obtain.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
OPENING PRAYER

O Mary, Mother of Perpetual help, I salute thee Litany of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
with the filial devotion. I renew the consecration of (For Private Devotion) * O Mary ever help us.
myself, and all I have, to thee. I thank thee for thy LORD, have mercy on us.
maternal protection and for the many blessings that I Christ, have mercy on us.
have received through thy wondrous mercy and most LORD, have mercy on us.
powerful intercession. In all my necessities I have Christ, hear us.
recourse to thee with unbounded confidence O Help of Christ, graciously hear us.
Christians, O Mother of Mercy. I beseech thee now to GOD the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
hear my prayer and to obtain for me of thy divine Son GOD the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on
the favor that I request in this novena. us.
GOD the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
( Here mention your petition) Holy Trinity, one GOD, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
Obtain for me, also, dearest Mother of Perpetual Holy Mother of GOD, pray for us.
Help, the grace that I may imitate thee and become more Holy Virgin, conceived without sin, pray for us.
like to thee in the practice of the virtues of humility, Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
purity, submission to the will of God, and charity. Be We sinners call to thee,
my protectress in life, guard and guide me in dangers,
direct me in difficulties, lead me in the way of * O Mary, ever help us.
perfection, and assist me in the hour of my death, that I
may come to Jesus, and with thee enjoy Him, bless Him, That we may love GOD with our whole hearts. *
and love Him eternally in Heaven. AMEN. That we may be comfortable in all things to thy Divine
Son, *
SIXTH DAY That we may have a tender and; heartfelt devotion to
thee, most holy Virgin. *
O MOST TENDER and Compassionate of mothers That we may hate with all our strength sin; the only
turn thin eyes of mercy upon me, and lend a gracious evil, *
ear to any humble prayer. Since thou art more ready to That we may frequently remember our last end, *
give than to receive, thou wilt find in me a fitting That we may often and; worthily receive the Most Holy
subject for thy bounty. It is true, I have deserved rather Sacrament, *
than thou shouldst spurn me on account of the That we may avoid with all our strength proximate
ingratitude I have hitherto shown to GOD for His occasions of sin, *
benefits: thou art ever ready to listen to those who pray That we may not neglect prayer a single day of our
to thee, and thou regardest our misery and our lives, *
confidence rather than our merits. No one is miserable That we may have recourse to prayer in the hour of
than I am, and yet never have I doubted thy goodness. temptation, *
Incline then towards me that heart of thine so full of That we may generously forgive our enemies, and;
grace. O Mother of GOD and of men, grant me a share wish well to all men, *
in those rich graces which GOD has given to thee for the That we may not defer our conversion from day to day,
whole world's benefit. I have constant need of thy help, *
which thou on thy part hast a still greater desire to That we may zealously labor to overcome our bad
supply. I would that all the beatings of my heart were habits. *
so many acts of love for thee, of confidence in thee, and That we may live and; die in the grace of GOD, *
of prayer to thee, for myself and for all who are dear to In all concerns of soul and; body, In sickness and;
me, Mayest thou have the glory one day of seeing me pain, *
saved through thy intercession. O Mother of Perpetual In struggles against the inclinations of corrupt nature.
Helo, in thee I Hoped: I shall not be confounded. *
AMEN. In assaults of evil spirits, In temptations against the
holy virtue of purity, *
In all danger of sinning, *
When we have reached the end of our earthly course. * O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou desirest our
When lying on our death-bed, and; the thought of our salvation far more than we ourselves; thy Son has given
approaching dissolution shall fill us with fear and; thee to us for our Mother, thou hast thyself chosen to be
horror. * called Mother of Perpetual Help. Show then that thou
When in the hour of final separation from all, evil art really my Mother, show that thou art justly called
spirits shall try to drive us to despair. * Mother of Perpetual Help. I trust not in my merits, but
When the priest of the Lord shall give us the last in thy powerful intercession; I trust in thy goodness, I
absolution and; blessing, * trust in thy motherly love. Mother of Perpetual Help, for
When our relatives and; friends surround our bed, the love thou bearest of JESUS thy Son and; my
weeping and; praying for us, * Redeemer, for the love of thy great servant Alphonsus,
When our eyes grow dim and; our hearts cease to beat, for the love of my soul, obtain for me the grace I ask
* from thee.
When we breathe forth our spirit into the hands of our
Creator, * Prayer in Temporal Wants
When our poor soul appears before our Divine Judge, *
When the terrible judgement is about to be passed, * O Mother of Perpetual Help, numerous clients
When suffering in the flames of purgatory, and; continually surround thy holy picture, all imploring thy
longing for the vision of GOD. * mercy. All bless thee as the assured Help of the
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: miserable; all feel the benefit of thy maternal
Spare us, O Lord. protection. With confidence, then, do I present myself
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: before thee in my misery. See, dear Mother, the many
Graciously hear us, O Lord. evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: our wants. Trials and sorrows often press us; reverses of
Have mercy on us. fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of GOD. into our homes; everywhere we meet the cross. Have
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our families;
Christ. * and especially in this my necessity

LET US PRAY: ( Here mention your petition)

O GOD, Who hast willed that the Mother of Thy , from which I now suffer. Help me, O my Mother,
only-begotten Son should be the perpetual help of in my distress; deliver me from my ills; or if it be the
Christians on earth, grant us the grace to call on her with will of GOD that I should endure them, make me suffer
confidence in all our necessities of soul and body, so with love and patience. This grace I expect of thee with
that, saved through her protection and assistance, we confidence, because thou art our Perpetual Help.
may be brought to the everlasting vision of Thy Glory
in heaven: through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. AMEN. Act of Consecration to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Prayer for Ourselves MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY who, to inspire me

O Mother of Perpetual Help, with the greatest with the fullest confidence, hast been willing to take the
confidence I come before thy Sacred Picture in order to sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I. N. N. . .
invoke thine aid. Thou hast seen the Wounds which acknowledge that my sins render me unworthy to be
JESUS hast been pleased to receive for our sake; thou admitted among the number of thy privileged children.
hast seen the Blood of thy Son flowing for our salvation; Nevertheless, desirous of enjoying thy merciful favor, I
thou knowest how much thy Son desires to apply to us cast myself at thy feet and humbly prostrate before thee,
the fruits of His Redemption. Behold, I cast myself at I consecrate to thee my understanding, that I may
thy feet, and; pray thee to obtain for my soul the grace I always think of consecrate to thee my heart in order
stand so much in need of. O Mary most loving of all that, after God, I may love thee above all things.
mothers, obtain for me from the heart of JESUS, the
grace O my Sovereign Lady, deign to receive me among
the number of thy favored children, take me under thy
( Here mention your petition)
protection, help me in all my spiritual and temporal
wants, but especially at the hour of my death.

O Mother of Perpetual Help, I know that thou

lovest me more than I can love myself, I entrust all my
interests to thy care: dispose of me, and all that belongs
to me, according to thy good pleasure.

O Mother, bless me, and by thy powerful

intercession support my weakness, so that having been
faithful in serving thee during this life, I may praise
thee during this life, I may praise thee, love thee and
thank thee eternally in the next. AMEN.

Different Prayers to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

O Holy Virgin Mary, who in order to inspire us with

boundless confidence, hast been pleased to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I implore thee
to come to my aid always and everywhere; in my
temptations; after my falls; in my difficulties; in all the
miseries of life, and above all, at the hour of my death.
Give me, loving Mother, the desire, any more, the habit
always to have resource to thee for I feel assured that if
I invoke thee with fidelity thou wilt be faithful and
come to my assistance.

Obtain for me, then, this grace of graces, the grace

to pray to thee without ceasing, and with childlike
confidence, that by virtue of this faithful prayer I may
ensure thy Perpetual Help and my final perseverance.
Bless me, O loving and ever helpful Mother, and pray
for me now and at the hour of our death. AMEN.
 DAY 7
Litany of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
OPENING PRAYER
(For Private Devotion) * O Mary ever help us.
O Mary, Mother of Perpetual help, I salute thee LORD, have mercy on us.
with the filial devotion. I renew the consecration of Christ, have mercy on us.
myself, and all I have, to thee. I thank thee for thy LORD, have mercy on us.
maternal protection and for the many blessings that I Christ, hear us.
have received through thy wondrous mercy and most Christ, graciously hear us.
powerful intercession. In all my necessities I have GOD the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
recourse to thee with unbounded confidence O Help of GOD the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on
Christians, O Mother of Mercy. I beseech thee now to us.
hear my prayer and to obtain for me of thy divine Son GOD the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
the favor that I request in this novena. Holy Trinity, one GOD, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
( Here mention your petition) Holy Mother of GOD, pray for us.
Holy Virgin, conceived without sin, pray for us.
Obtain for me, also, dearest Mother of Perpetual Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
Help, the grace that I may imitate thee and become more We sinners call to thee,
like to thee in the practice of the virtues of humility,
purity, submission to the will of God, and charity. Be * O Mary, ever help us.
my protectress in life, guard and guide me in dangers,
direct me in difficulties, lead me in the way of That we may love GOD with our whole hearts. *
perfection, and assist me in the hour of my death, that I That we may be comfortable in all things to thy Divine
may come to Jesus, and with thee enjoy Him, bless Him, Son, *
and love Him eternally in Heaven. AMEN. That we may have a tender and; heartfelt devotion to
thee, most holy Virgin. *
SEVENTH DAY That we may hate with all our strength sin; the only
evil, *
MOST HOLY MOTHER of our Savior, thou alone That we may frequently remember our last end, *
hast loved Him worthily for thou hast not love Him in That we may often and; worthily receive the Most Holy
word only, but in deed and in truth; thou hast given the Sacrament, *
great proof that this love demands, for thou has loved That we may avoid with all our strength proximate
us with a love which next to His own, never had an occasions of sin, *
equal and which brought thee to sacrifice for our That we may not neglect prayer a single day of our
happiness all that made thine own, even thy JESUS lives, *
Himself I can never be dear to thee unless I also love my That we may have recourse to prayer in the hour of
neighbor with a sincere and generous love. Help me to temptation, *
do so, O Mother of Perpetual Help. Obtain for me a That we may generously forgive our enemies, and;
heart like to that of JESUS and thy own, so that I may be wish well to all men, *
meek and humble, patient, compassionate, more ready That we may not defer our conversion from day to day,
to forgive than to take offense, and to give than to *
receive; that thus I may keep my eyes ever open to my That we may zealously labor to overcome our bad
own faults, and may close them to those of my neighbor; habits. *
that I may put up with everything rather than cause pain That we may live and; die in the grace of GOD, *
to another; that severe to myself, I may be full of In all concerns of soul and; body, In sickness and;
indulgence towards others, that I may love them in pain, *
JESUS, and JESUS in them; that by my prayers, my good In struggles against the inclinations of corrupt nature.
advice, and good example, I may strive to draw them for *
their salvation to JESUS and to thee. AMEN. In assaults of evil spirits, In temptations against the
holy virtue of purity, *
Recite 3 Hail Marys for the favor you seek to obtain. In all danger of sinning, *
Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us. When we have reached the end of our earthly course. *
When lying on our death-bed, and; the thought of our O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou desirest our
approaching dissolution shall fill us with fear and; salvation far more than we ourselves; thy Son has given
horror. * thee to us for our Mother, thou hast thyself chosen to be
When in the hour of final separation from all, evil called Mother of Perpetual Help. Show then that thou
spirits shall try to drive us to despair. * art really my Mother, show that thou art justly called
When the priest of the Lord shall give us the last Mother of Perpetual Help. I trust not in my merits, but
absolution and; blessing, * in thy powerful intercession; I trust in thy goodness, I
When our relatives and; friends surround our bed, trust in thy motherly love. Mother of Perpetual Help, for
weeping and; praying for us, * the love thou bearest of JESUS thy Son and; my
When our eyes grow dim and; our hearts cease to beat, Redeemer, for the love of thy great servant Alphonsus,
* for the love of my soul, obtain for me the grace I ask
When we breathe forth our spirit into the hands of our from thee.
Creator, *
When our poor soul appears before our Divine Judge, * Prayer in Temporal Wants
When the terrible judgement is about to be passed, *
When suffering in the flames of purgatory, and; O Mother of Perpetual Help, numerous clients
longing for the vision of GOD. * continually surround thy holy picture, all imploring thy
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: mercy. All bless thee as the assured Help of the
Spare us, O Lord. miserable; all feel the benefit of thy maternal
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: protection. With confidence, then, do I present myself
Graciously hear us, O Lord. before thee in my misery. See, dear Mother, the many
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are
Have mercy on us. our wants. Trials and sorrows often press us; reverses of
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of GOD. fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of into our homes; everywhere we meet the cross. Have
Christ. * pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our families;
and especially in this my necessity
LET US PRAY:
( Here mention your petition)
O GOD, Who hast willed that the Mother of Thy
only-begotten Son should be the perpetual help of , from which I now suffer. Help me, O my Mother,
Christians on earth, grant us the grace to call on her with in my distress; deliver me from my ills; or if it be the
confidence in all our necessities of soul and body, so will of GOD that I should endure them, make me suffer
that, saved through her protection and assistance, we with love and patience. This grace I expect of thee with
may be brought to the everlasting vision of Thy Glory confidence, because thou art our Perpetual Help.
in heaven: through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. AMEN.
Act of Consecration to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Prayer for Ourselves
MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY who, to inspire me
O Mother of Perpetual Help, with the greatest with the fullest confidence, hast been willing to take the
confidence I come before thy Sacred Picture in order to sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I. N. N. . .
invoke thine aid. Thou hast seen the Wounds which acknowledge that my sins render me unworthy to be
JESUS hast been pleased to receive for our sake; thou admitted among the number of thy privileged children.
hast seen the Blood of thy Son flowing for our salvation; Nevertheless, desirous of enjoying thy merciful favor, I
thou knowest how much thy Son desires to apply to us cast myself at thy feet and humbly prostrate before thee,
the fruits of His Redemption. Behold, I cast myself at I consecrate to thee my understanding, that I may
thy feet, and; pray thee to obtain for my soul the grace I always think of consecrate to thee my heart in order
stand so much in need of. O Mary most loving of all that, after God, I may love thee above all things.
mothers, obtain for me from the heart of JESUS, the
grace O my Sovereign Lady, deign to receive me among
the number of thy favored children, take me under thy
( Here mention your petition) protection, help me in all my spiritual and temporal
wants, but especially at the hour of my death.
 O Mother of Perpetual Help, I know that thou
lovest me more than I can love myself, I entrust all my
interests to thy care: dispose of me, and all that belongs
to me, according to thy good pleasure.

O Mother, bless me, and by thy powerful

intercession support my weakness, so that having been
faithful in serving thee during this life, I may praise
thee during this life, I may praise thee, love thee and
thank thee eternally in the next. AMEN.

Different Prayers to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

O Holy Virgin Mary, who in order to inspire us with

boundless confidence, hast been pleased to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I implore thee
to come to my aid always and everywhere; in my
temptations; after my falls; in my difficulties; in all the
miseries of life, and above all, at the hour of my death.
Give me, loving Mother, the desire, any more, the habit
always to have resource to thee for I feel assured that if
I invoke thee with fidelity thou wilt be faithful and
come to my assistance.
Obtain for me, then, this grace of graces, the grace
to pray to thee without ceasing, and with childlike
confidence, that by virtue of this faithful prayer I may
ensure thy Perpetual Help and my final perseverance.
Bless me, O loving and ever helpful Mother, and pray
for me now and at the hour of our death. AMEN.
 DAY 8 Recite 3 Hail Marys for the favor you seek to obtain.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
OPENING PRAYER

O Mary, Mother of Perpetual help, I salute thee Litany of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
with the filial devotion. I renew the consecration of
myself, and all I have, to thee. I thank thee for thy (For Private Devotion) * O Mary ever help us.
maternal protection and for the many blessings that I LORD, have mercy on us.
have received through thy wondrous mercy and most Christ, have mercy on us.
powerful intercession. In all my necessities I have LORD, have mercy on us.
recourse to thee with unbounded confidence O Help of Christ, hear us.
Christians, O Mother of Mercy. I beseech thee now to Christ, graciously hear us.
hear my prayer and to obtain for me of thy divine Son GOD the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
the favor that I request in this novena. GOD the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on
us.
( Here mention your petition) GOD the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one GOD, have mercy on us.
Obtain for me, also, dearest Mother of Perpetual Holy Mary, pray for us.
Help, the grace that I may imitate thee and become more Holy Mother of GOD, pray for us.
like to thee in the practice of the virtues of humility, Holy Virgin, conceived without sin, pray for us.
purity, submission to the will of God, and charity. Be Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
my protectress in life, guard and guide me in dangers, We sinners call to thee,
direct me in difficulties, lead me in the way of
perfection, and assist me in the hour of my death, that I * O Mary, ever help us.
may come to Jesus, and with thee enjoy Him, bless Him,
and love Him eternally in Heaven. AMEN. That we may love GOD with our whole hearts. *
That we may be comfortable in all things to thy Divine
EIGHTH DAY Son, *
That we may have a tender and; heartfelt devotion to
O MARY, Lily of the Valley and Mirror of Purity, thee, most holy Virgin. *
blessed be GOD, Whose infinite goodness has given us That we may hate with all our strength sin; the only
in thee so powerful a means of deliverance from the evil, *
slavery of that deadly vice which, more than any other, That we may frequently remember our last end, *
causes the eternal ruins of souls. How many hast thou, That we may often and; worthily receive the Most Holy
O Virgin most pure, preserved in innocence through Sacrament, *
life! How many, after having long been slaves of their That we may avoid with all our strength proximate
shameful passions, have through thee recovered their occasions of sin, *
freedom! I beseech thee then, preserve me continually That we may not neglect prayer a single day of our
and all who belong to me from the attacks of this vice. lives, *
Obtain for me, Mother Mary, by the holy Virginity and That we may have recourse to prayer in the hour of
by thy Immaculate Conception, that I may be pure in temptation, *
body and soul. Thou ever defendest all those who That we may generously forgive our enemies, and;
confide in thy Perpetual Help, and who invoke thee in wish well to all men, *
the hour of danger: grant then, that in no day I may omit That we may not defer our conversion from day to day,
to honor thee, and to pray to thee. May I bear thee in *
mind, especially when the enemy of my salvation That we may zealously labor to overcome our bad
assails me. This is the grace I ask of thee, and I desire habits. *
always to ask of thee: obtain it for me and I shall be That we may live and; die in the grace of GOD, *
secure. By thy holy Virginity and thy Immaculate In all concerns of soul and; body, In sickness and;
Conception obtain for me, O Mother of Perpetual Help, pain, *
purity of body and soul. AMEN. In struggles against the inclinations of corrupt nature.
*
In assaults of evil spirits, In temptations against the
holy virtue of purity, *
In all danger of sinning, * ( Here mention your petition)
When we have reached the end of our earthly course. *
When lying on our death-bed, and; the thought of our O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou desirest our
approaching dissolution shall fill us with fear and; salvation far more than we ourselves; thy Son has given
horror. * thee to us for our Mother, thou hast thyself chosen to be
When in the hour of final separation from all, evil called Mother of Perpetual Help. Show then that thou
spirits shall try to drive us to despair. * art really my Mother, show that thou art justly called
When the priest of the Lord shall give us the last Mother of Perpetual Help. I trust not in my merits, but
absolution and; blessing, * in thy powerful intercession; I trust in thy goodness, I
When our relatives and; friends surround our bed, trust in thy motherly love. Mother of Perpetual Help, for
weeping and; praying for us, * the love thou bearest of JESUS thy Son and; my
When our eyes grow dim and; our hearts cease to beat, Redeemer, for the love of thy great servant Alphonsus,
* for the love of my soul, obtain for me the grace I ask
When we breathe forth our spirit into the hands of our from thee.
Creator, *
When our poor soul appears before our Divine Judge, * Prayer in Temporal Wants
When the terrible judgement is about to be passed, *
When suffering in the flames of purgatory, and; O Mother of Perpetual Help, numerous clients
longing for the vision of GOD. * continually surround thy holy picture, all imploring thy
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: mercy. All bless thee as the assured Help of the
Spare us, O Lord. miserable; all feel the benefit of thy maternal
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: protection. With confidence, then, do I present myself
Graciously hear us, O Lord. before thee in my misery. See, dear Mother, the many
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are
Have mercy on us. our wants. Trials and sorrows often press us; reverses of
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of GOD. fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of into our homes; everywhere we meet the cross. Have
Christ. * pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our families;
and especially in this my necessity
LET US PRAY:
( Here mention your petition)
O GOD, Who hast willed that the Mother of Thy
only-begotten Son should be the perpetual help of , from which I now suffer. Help me, O my Mother,
Christians on earth, grant us the grace to call on her with in my distress; deliver me from my ills; or if it be the
confidence in all our necessities of soul and body, so will of GOD that I should endure them, make me suffer
that, saved through her protection and assistance, we with love and patience. This grace I expect of thee with
may be brought to the everlasting vision of Thy Glory confidence, because thou art our Perpetual Help.
in heaven: through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. AMEN.
Act of Consecration to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Prayer for Ourselves
MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY who, to inspire me
O Mother of Perpetual Help, with the greatest with the fullest confidence, hast been willing to take the
confidence I come before thy Sacred Picture in order to sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I. N. N. . .
invoke thine aid. Thou hast seen the Wounds which acknowledge that my sins render me unworthy to be
JESUS hast been pleased to receive for our sake; thou admitted among the number of thy privileged children.
hast seen the Blood of thy Son flowing for our salvation; Nevertheless, desirous of enjoying thy merciful favor, I
thou knowest how much thy Son desires to apply to us cast myself at thy feet and humbly prostrate before thee,
the fruits of His Redemption. Behold, I cast myself at I consecrate to thee my understanding, that I may
thy feet, and; pray thee to obtain for my soul the grace I always think of consecrate to thee my heart in order
stand so much in need of. O Mary most loving of all that, after God, I may love thee above all things.
mothers, obtain for me from the heart of JESUS, the
grace
 O my Sovereign Lady, deign to receive me among
the number of thy favored children, take me under thy
protection, help me in all my spiritual and temporal
wants, but especially at the hour of my death.

O Mother of Perpetual Help, I know that thou

lovest me more than I can love myself, I entrust all my
interests to thy care: dispose of me, and all that belongs
to me, according to thy good pleasure.

O Mother, bless me, and by thy powerful

intercession support my weakness, so that having been
faithful in serving thee during this life, I may praise
thee during this life, I may praise thee, love thee and
thank thee eternally in the next. AMEN.

Different Prayers to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

O Holy Virgin Mary, who in order to inspire us with

boundless confidence, hast been pleased to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I implore thee
to come to my aid always and everywhere; in my
temptations; after my falls; in my difficulties; in all the
miseries of life, and above all, at the hour of my death.
Give me, loving Mother, the desire, any more, the habit
always to have resource to thee for I feel assured that if
I invoke thee with fidelity thou wilt be faithful and
come to my assistance.

Obtain for me, then, this grace of graces, the grace

to pray to thee without ceasing, and with childlike
confidence, that by virtue of this faithful prayer I may
ensure thy Perpetual Help and my final perseverance.
Bless me, O loving and ever helpful Mother, and pray
for me now and at the hour of our death. AMEN.
 DAY 9 Recite 3 Hail Marys for the favor you seek to obtain.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
OPENING PRAYER

O Mary, Mother of Perpetual help, I salute thee Litany of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
with the filial devotion. I renew the consecration of
myself, and all I have, to thee. I thank thee for thy (For Private Devotion) * O Mary ever help us.
maternal protection and for the many blessings that I LORD, have mercy on us.
have received through thy wondrous mercy and most Christ, have mercy on us.
powerful intercession. In all my necessities I have LORD, have mercy on us.
recourse to thee with unbounded confidence O Help of Christ, hear us.
Christians, O Mother of Mercy. I beseech thee now to Christ, graciously hear us.
hear my prayer and to obtain for me of thy divine Son GOD the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
the favor that I request in this novena. GOD the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on
us.
( Here mention your petition) GOD the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one GOD, have mercy on us.
Obtain for me, also, dearest Mother of Perpetual Holy Mary, pray for us.
Help, the grace that I may imitate thee and become more Holy Mother of GOD, pray for us.
like to thee in the practice of the virtues of humility, Holy Virgin, conceived without sin, pray for us.
purity, submission to the will of God, and charity. Be Our Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
my protectress in life, guard and guide me in dangers, We sinners call to thee,
direct me in difficulties, lead me in the way of
perfection, and assist me in the hour of my death, that I * O Mary, ever help us.
may come to Jesus, and with thee enjoy Him, bless Him,
and love Him eternally in Heaven. AMEN. That we may love GOD with our whole hearts. *
That we may be comfortable in all things to thy Divine
NINTH DAY Son, *
That we may have a tender and; heartfelt devotion to
O MARY, If -- as St. Peter says -- death is terrible thee, most holy Virgin. *
even for the just, how much more so will it be for a That we may hate with all our strength sin; the only
sinner who has many times deserved hell, So when I evil, *
think of that moment on which depends my lost for That we may frequently remember our last end, *
eternity, I begin exceedingly to fear and to tremble. O That we may often and; worthily receive the Most Holy
Mother of Perpetual Help, in thee alone is my hope, for Sacrament, *
thou are the advocate of sinners and patron of the dying That we may avoid with all our strength proximate
I place myself from henceforth in thy blessed hands, to occasions of sin, *
thee I entrust the care of my sinful soul: dispose of me, That we may not neglect prayer a single day of our
do with me as thou pleasest, but preserve me from an lives, *
evil death. Reject, if thou wilt, all my other prayers, That we may have recourse to prayer in the hour of
provided thou hearest this one for a good death; or may temptation, *
a peaceful and holy death be the crowning answer to all That we may generously forgive our enemies, and;
the prayers I address to thee henceforth to the end of my wish well to all men, *
days. And When my last hour shall come, grant, O my That we may not defer our conversion from day to day,
good Mother, that I may worthily receive all the helps *
the Holy Church affords to the dying: And be thou That we may zealously labor to overcome our bad
pleased thyself o come then to my aid, to encourage, habits. *
console and defend me from the assaults of Satan and That we may live and; die in the grace of GOD, *
that thy name, with that of JESUS, may be my last In all concerns of soul and; body, In sickness and;
thought, and my last sigh, so that I may go to heaven to pain, *
sing thy mercies. Come, O Lady of Perpetual Help, to In struggles against the inclinations of corrupt nature.
help me at the hour of my death. AMEN. *
In assaults of evil spirits, In temptations against the
holy virtue of purity, *
In all danger of sinning, * ( Here mention your petition)
When we have reached the end of our earthly course. *
When lying on our death-bed, and; the thought of our O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou desirest our
approaching dissolution shall fill us with fear and; salvation far more than we ourselves; thy Son has given
horror. * thee to us for our Mother, thou hast thyself chosen to be
When in the hour of final separation from all, evil called Mother of Perpetual Help. Show then that thou
spirits shall try to drive us to despair. * art really my Mother, show that thou art justly called
When the priest of the Lord shall give us the last Mother of Perpetual Help. I trust not in my merits, but
absolution and; blessing, * in thy powerful intercession; I trust in thy goodness, I
When our relatives and; friends surround our bed, trust in thy motherly love. Mother of Perpetual Help, for
weeping and; praying for us, * the love thou bearest of JESUS thy Son and; my
When our eyes grow dim and; our hearts cease to beat, Redeemer, for the love of thy great servant Alphonsus,
* for the love of my soul, obtain for me the grace I ask
When we breathe forth our spirit into the hands of our from thee.
Creator, *
When our poor soul appears before our Divine Judge, * Prayer in Temporal Wants
When the terrible judgement is about to be passed, *
When suffering in the flames of purgatory, and; O Mother of Perpetual Help, numerous clients
longing for the vision of GOD. * continually surround thy holy picture, all imploring thy
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: mercy. All bless thee as the assured Help of the
Spare us, O Lord. miserable; all feel the benefit of thy maternal
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: protection. With confidence, then, do I present myself
Graciously hear us, O Lord. before thee in my misery. See, dear Mother, the many
Lamb of GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world: evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are
Have mercy on us. our wants. Trials and sorrows often press us; reverses of
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of GOD. fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of into our homes; everywhere we meet the cross. Have
Christ. * pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our families;
and especially in this my necessity
LET US PRAY:
( Here mention your petition)
O GOD, Who hast willed that the Mother of Thy
only-begotten Son should be the perpetual help of , from which I now suffer. Help me, O my Mother,
Christians on earth, grant us the grace to call on her with in my distress; deliver me from my ills; or if it be the
confidence in all our necessities of soul and body, so will of GOD that I should endure them, make me suffer
that, saved through her protection and assistance, we with love and patience. This grace I expect of thee with
may be brought to the everlasting vision of Thy Glory confidence, because thou art our Perpetual Help.
in heaven: through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. AMEN.
Act of Consecration to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Prayer for Ourselves
MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY who, to inspire me
O Mother of Perpetual Help, with the greatest with the fullest confidence, hast been willing to take the
confidence I come before thy Sacred Picture in order to sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I. N. N. . .
invoke thine aid. Thou hast seen the Wounds which acknowledge that my sins render me unworthy to be
JESUS hast been pleased to receive for our sake; thou admitted among the number of thy privileged children.
hast seen the Blood of thy Son flowing for our salvation; Nevertheless, desirous of enjoying thy merciful favor, I
thou knowest how much thy Son desires to apply to us cast myself at thy feet and humbly prostrate before thee,
the fruits of His Redemption. Behold, I cast myself at I consecrate to thee my understanding, that I may
thy feet, and; pray thee to obtain for my soul the grace I always think of consecrate to thee my heart in order
stand so much in need of. O Mary most loving of all that, after God, I may love thee above all things.
mothers, obtain for me from the heart of JESUS, the
grace
 O my Sovereign Lady, deign to receive me among
the number of thy favored children, take me under thy
protection, help me in all my spiritual and temporal
wants, but especially at the hour of my death.

O Mother of Perpetual Help, I know that thou

lovest me more than I can love myself, I entrust all my
interests to thy care: dispose of me, and all that belongs
to me, according to thy good pleasure.

O Mother, bless me, and by thy powerful

intercession support my weakness, so that having been
faithful in serving thee during this life, I may praise
thee during this life, I may praise thee, love thee and
thank thee eternally in the next. AMEN.

Different Prayers to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

O Holy Virgin Mary, who in order to inspire us with

boundless confidence, hast been pleased to take the
sweet name of Mother of Perpetual Help, I implore thee
to come to my aid always and everywhere; in my
temptations; after my falls; in my difficulties; in all the
miseries of life, and above all, at the hour of my death.
Give me, loving Mother, the desire, any more, the habit
always to have resource to thee for I feel assured that if
I invoke thee with fidelity thou wilt be faithful and
come to my assistance.

Obtain for me, then, this grace of graces, the grace

to pray to thee without ceasing, and with childlike
confidence, that by virtue of this faithful prayer I may
ensure thy Perpetual Help and my final perseverance.
Bless me, O loving and ever helpful Mother, and pray
for me now and at the hour of our death. AMEN.