Memorare to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, that in thy celestial apparitions on the mount of Tepeyac, thou didst promise to show thy compassion and pity towards all who, loving and trusting thee, seek thy help and call upon thee in their necessities and afflictions.

Thou didst promise to hearken to our supplications, to dry our tears and to give us consolation and relief. Never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, either for the common welfare, or in personal anxieties, was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence, we fly unto thee, O Mary, ever Virgin Mother of the True God! Though grieving under the weight of our sins, we come to prostrate ourselves in thy august presence, certain that thou wilt deign to fulfill thy merciful promises. We are full of hope that, standing beneath thy shadow and protection, nothing will trouble or afflict us, nor need we fear illness, or misfortune, or any other sorrow.

Thou hast decided to remain with us through thy admirable image, thou who art our Mother, our health and our life. Placing ourselves beneath thy maternal gaze and having recourse to thee in all our necessities we need do nothing more. O Holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer us.
[Here mention your petition.]
Five Hail Mary's.
(In gratitude for the four apparitions to Juan Diego and the one to Juan Bernardino).

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE #1

O Virgin of Guadalupe,
Mother of the Americas,
grant to our homes the grace of loving
and respecting life in its beginnings,
with the same love with which
you conceived in your womb
the life of the Son of God.
Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of Fair Love,
protect our families so that
they may always be united
and bless the upbringing of our children.
Our hope, look upon us with pity,
teach is to go continually to Jesus,
and if we fall
help us to rise again and return to Him
through the confession of our faults
and our sins in the Sacrament of penance,
which gives peace to the soul.
We beg you to grant us a grea
t love
of all the holy Sacraments,
which are, as it were,
the signs that your Son left us on earth.
Thus, Most Holy Mother,
with the peace of God in our consciences,
with our hearts free from evil and hatred,
we will be able to bring to all others
true joy and peace,
which come to us from your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
who with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
-Pope John Paul II

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE #2

O our Lady of Guadalupe,

mystical rose,

make intercession for Holy Church,

protect the Sovereign Pontiff,

help all those who invoke thee in their necessities,

and since thou art the ever Virgin Mary

and Mother of the true God,

obtain for us from thy most holy Son

the grace of keeping our faith,

sweet hope in the midst of the bitterness of life,

burning charity and the precious gift of final perseverance.

Amen

 NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

Our Lady of Guadalupe, 
According to your message in Mexico 
I venerate you as "the Virgin Mother 
Of the true God for whom we live, 
The Creator of all the world, 
Maker of heaven and earth." 
In spirit I kneel before your most holy Image 
Which you miraculously imprinted 
Upon the cloak of the Indian Juan Diego, 
And with the faith 
Of the countless numbers of pilgrims 
Who visit your shrine, 
I beg you for this favor: 
To be a generous, self-sacrificing, 
Faithful Marian Catechist all the days of my life.

Remember, O Immaculate Virgin, 
The words you spoke to your devout client, 
"I am a merciful Mother to you 
And to all your people 
Who love me and trust in me And invoke my help. 
I listen to their lamentations and solace
All their sorrows and their sufferings." 
I beg you to be a merciful Mother to me, 
Because I sincerely love you and trust in you 
And invoke your help. 
I entreat you, Our Lady of Guadalupe, 
To grant my request, 
If this should be the Will of God, 
In order that I may 
"Bear witness to your love, your compassion, 
Your help and protection." 
Do not forsake me in my needs. Amen.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us. Hail Mary . . . (3 times)
 
First Day
Dearest Lady of Guadalupe, 
Fruitful Mother of holiness, 
Teach me your ways 
Of gentleness and strength. 
Hear my humble prayer 
Offered with heartfelt confidence
To beg this favor (State your petition).

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
 
Second Day
O Mary, conceived without sin, 
I come to your throne of grace
To share the fervent devotion 
Of your faithful Mexican children 
Who call to you 
Under the glorious Aztec title of Guadalupe. 
Obtain for me a lively faith 
To do your Son’s holy will always: 
May His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
 
Third Day
O Mary, 
Whose Immaculate Heart 
Was pierced by seven swords of grief, 
Help me to walk valiantly 
Amid the sharp thorns 
Strewn across my pathway. 
Obtain for me the strength 
To be a true imitator of you. 
This I ask you, my dear Mother.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
 
Fourth Day
Dearest Mother of Guadalupe, 
I beg you for a fortified will 
To imitate your divine Son’s charity, 
To always seek the good of others in need. 
Grant me this, I humbly ask of you. 

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
 
Fifth Day
O most holy Mother, 
I beg you to obtain for me 
Pardon of all my sins, 
Abundant graces to serve your Son 
More faithfully from now on, 
And lastly, the grace to praise Him
With you forever in heaven. 

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
 
Sixth Day
Mary, Mother of vocations, 
Multiply priestly vocations 
And fill the earth with religious houses 
Which will be light and warmth for the world, 
Safety in stormy nights. 
Beg your Son to send us 
Any priests and religious. 
This we ask of you, O Mother. 

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
 
Seventh Day
O Lady of Guadalupe, 
We beg you that parents live 
A holy life and educate their children
In a Christian manner; 
That children obey and follow
The directions of their parents; 
That all members of the family 
Pray and worship together. 
This we ask of you, O Mother.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
 
Eighth Day
With my heart full 
Of the most sincere veneration, 
I prostrate myself before you, O Mother, 
To ask you to obtain for me 
The grace to fulfill the duties 
Of my state in life 
With faithfulness and constancy. 

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory.
 
Ninth Day
O God, You have been pleased 
To bestow upon us unceasing favors 
By having placed us 
Under the special protection
Of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. 
Grant us, your humble servants, 
Who rejoice in honoring her today upon earth, 
The happiness of seeing her face to face in heaven. 

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory. 

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On top of the page is statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe which is displayed inside St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 243 Abington Avenue, Newark, New Jersey.

The second photograph is a painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe that is displayed inside Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Dover, NJ, USA. Photographs © Loci B. Lenar.

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