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Day Seven
Act of Repentance
To be said first, each day of the novena
I believe in Thee, O my God.
Strengthen, O Lord, my faith.
I hope in Thee, O my God.
Affirm, O Lord, my hope.
I love Thee, O my God;
increase, O Lord, my love.
I repent of having offended Thee.
O my God, help me
to have contrition,
so that with the help
of Thy grace and the
powerful patronage of
Holy Mary of Good Success,
I may never sin again.
O Lord, have pity and mercy on me.
Amen.
Opening Prayer
To be said each day of the novena
O most Excellent and Immaculate
Queen of Heaven,
Holy Mary of Good Success,
most favored Daughter of
the Eternal Father,
most beloved Mother of
the Divine Son,
most cherished
Spouse of the Holy Spirit,
sublime Throne of
the Divine Majesty,
August Temple of the Holy Trinity,
in whom the Three Divine Persons
have placed the treasures
of Their Power, Wisdom and Love!
Remember, Virgin Mary of Good Success,
whom God hath made so great
so that thou canst give succor
to miserable sinners;
remember that thou hast often
promised to show thyself
a merciful Mother to those
who have recourse to thee.
I come to thee then,
Mother most merciful,
and I beg thee,
for thy love of the Most High,
that thou should obtain for me
from God the Father
a lively Faith that
never loses sight of the eternal truths;
from the Son, a firm Hope that
always aspires to reach
that glory that He won
for me with His Blood;
and from the Holy Ghost,
a charity so inflamed
that I will always live
loving the Supreme Goodness
and thee, Most Holy Virgin,
until through thy intervention
I will love and enjoy
thee eternally in glory.
Amen.
We salute thee Mary,
as the Favored Daughter
of God the Father.
Hail Mary...
We salute thee Mary,
as the Chosen Mother
of the Divine Son.
Hail Mary...
We salute thee Mary,
as the Singular Spouse
of the Holy Ghost.
Hail Mary... Glory be to the Father...
Day Seven
Consider how the fortunate religious,
in the fervor of her pleas and
illuminated by that bright light
that inundated her, fixed her eyes
upon the source of that brilliance,
finding before her a
Lady of extraordinary beauty
and kindness of face.
As the light dissolved,
she saw that the Lady was carrying
in her left arm a Child,
bright and shining like a morning star,
full of grace and goodness,
His features tender and kind.
In her right hand she held
a beautiful scepter of
shining gold and precious stones,
and around her forehead was a
magnificent crown with dazzling stones.
She wore a garment similar
to that of the Statue (in Spain)
of Mary of Good Success,
whose miraculous discovery was
recounted earlier and to whom
the pious Conceptionist sister
had been praying when she
received the favor of this vision.
The good religious was at the same time
transported with joy and confused to be
thus visited by her Celestial Mother.
Her soul was filled with a joy
and gratitude without limit,
and her heart flooded by holy sentiments.
As thoughts of lively faith
and valiant love and confidence
overwhelmed her being,
she asked,
“Who art thou? And what dost thou desire?”
Then, o marvel of goodness!
In a sweet and suave voice,
the Lady responded:
I am Mary of Good Success
whom you invoked with such tender affection.
Your prayer has pleased me very much.
Your faith has brought me here.
Your love has invited me to visit you.
Ponder, o my soul,
the singular privilege of
this blessed sister,
who merited by her faith, devotion,
and fervor in prayer to
attract the presence of
Mary Most Holy
and to thus contemplate her
so lovely, so pure, and so beautiful,
to be dazzled by her splendors,
to enjoy her intimacies, and
to hear her most amiable voice.
Ah! Fortunate creature!
How great was your love
for your Celestial Mother!
How strong your inclination
to humble yourself and praise her!
How ardent your desire to be with her!
How continuous, attentive,
and devout your prayers!
This goodness of Mary
should thus encourage us to
invoke her with deep faith
under the title of Good Success
and to pray always with
attention and confidence,
considering that only a living faith
and vigilant attention in prayer
will make us deserve to be heard
and favored by the Holy Virgin,
not with privileged visions,
but with other gifts of grace
that will help us triumph over
our passions and the enemies of religion.
Prayer
O God of goodness, Who dost deign
to reward the faith and zealous sentiments
of piety of Thy chosen souls
with visits of Mary Most Holy,
hear also our prayers
that the presence of this
Statue of Good Success might
illuminate our faith and increase
our confidence that she will
benignly hear our prayers.
Grant us an ever increasing faith
in Thy paternal goodness;
make us ever more confident
that we will receive what we ask for.
Make us also ever more fervent
in our prayers, so that
supported by the great valor of
our powerful Patroness, we might be
freed from the dangers that threaten us,
serve Thee better,
and win the honor of being
in Thy company and that of
Mary Most Holy in Heaven
for all eternity.
Amen.
Act of Thanksgiving to the Blessed Virgin
To be said each day of the novena
O Virgin blessed among all women!
We lack the words to give thee thanks
for the innumerable blessings that we
have received from thy hand.
The day of thy birth
can be called the day of thanksgiving,
happiness, and consolation.
Thou art the honor of mankind,
the joy of Paradise,
the beloved gift of God,
and the well-being of our country.
What merit do we have,
Blessed Virgin of Good Success,
to deserve to have thee
as our Mother?
May God be forever blessed
Who hath desired it so!
Blessed also art thou, Virgin Mary,
because despite our ingratitude,
thou dost show us
thy propitious favor.
Thus art thou, most clement Mother,
our consolation on earth,
our refuge, our help,
and our protection in both
our public and private needs.
Safeguard us from war,
pestilence, hunger, storms,
earthquakes, and all the calamities
that we merit by our guilt.
Pray for the Holy Church
and for her visible head.
Hear the supplications of those
who invoke thee.
Be thou our Advocate, our Mother,
for as thus do we place our confidence in thee.
To thee do we have recourse,
and through thy intercession
we hope to achieve from
thy Son pardon for our sins
and perseverance in grace until death.
Amen.
Here, each one raising up
his heart to God, should ask,
through the intercession of
Blessed Mary of Good Success,
that grace or favor which
he desires to receive.
Praises to the Holy Virgin
To be said each day of the novena
O Virgin Mary, our Mother
preeminent above all on earth.
Response: Come to our assistance
and show us mercy,
because thou art our Mother.
Above all others, thou wert
attentive to the
Word of the Father,
Who doth great things in thy honor.
Response: Come to our assistance
and show us mercy,
because thou art our Mother.
Thou art the most worthy
temple of the Most Holy Trinity.
Response: Come to our assistance
and show us mercy,
because thou art our Mother.
In thee is that same purity the Angels enjoy.
Response: Come to our assistance
and show us mercy,
because thou art our Mother.
The Christian world proclaims that
thou dost reign on the
right side of the King of Kings.
Response: Come to our assistance
and show us mercy,
because thou art our Mother.
O Mother of Grace, our Hope!
Port of the shipwrecked
and star of the sea,
Response: Come to our assistance
and show us mercy,
because thou art our Mother.
Gate of Heaven, health of the sick,
light in the darkness.
Response: Come to our assistance
and show us mercy,
because thou art our Mother.
Through thee, we will find
ourselves before God
in the court of the Saints,
where He lives and reigns forever.
Response: Come to our assistance
and show us mercy,
because thou art our Mother.
Guide our steps and help us,
O sweet Mary, in our last hours.
Response: Come to our assistance
and show us mercy,
because thou art our Mother.
Receive this praise
from our tender lips,
which cannot express
thy singular grandeur.
Come to our assistance
and show us mercy,
because thou art our Mother.
Antiphon: Holy Mary, save the miserable,
help the weak, intercede for the afflicted,
plead for the people,
intercede for the clergy,
petition for the faithful.
Permit all those who
celebrate thy holy memory to
experience thy favor and assistance.
V. Pray for us, O Virgin of Good Success!
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Final Prayer
We ask thee, our Lord and God,
that Thou grant us health of
soul and body through the
intercession of the glorious Virgin Mary.
Through her merits and
those of her
sovereign Child Jesus,
we hope to be freed from
the present evils and
to attain eternal happiness.
Amen.
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