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Day Eight
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 Eight
Consider that the Holy Virgin,
on appearing to the sister,
did not desire to favor her alone
with a single transitory grace,
for God does not bestow His
special gifts except with the
providential plan of increasing the piety,
stimulating the moral progress,
and improving the religious discipline
of all the members
of a community, a country,
or the whole Church.
For this reason
Mary Most Holy of Good Success
told the Conceptionist sister,
“It is the Will of God
that I command you to have a statue
made that will represent this apparition
in all its details, so that
it might be placed directly above the Abbess’ chair
in the choir where all the religious pray,
so that they might consider this
memorable Statue as their principal Abbess.”
Thus would this Statue stimulate
perpetual gratitude, special attentiveness in prayer,
perfect obedience, a firm faith,
a confident hope, and an ardent love
for Mary Most Holy who thus
offered herself to preside
over and govern this Convent.
Ah, if we had a living faith!
With what veneration and respect
would we place ourselves before that Statue!
How keenly we would recall
her apparition so full of
goodness and her promises and favors!
How confident would we be
in our supplications,
how attentive in our prayers,
how fervent in our devotions,
how spontaneous in our obedience,
how regular in our observance
of the Commandments and
the duties of our state of life!
Enliven, o my soul, your faith
and if you are lacking in it,
ask God and Mary of Good Success
to grant it to you.
Thus, by taking advantage of the
special gift and singular privilege
of having Mary of Good Success
as our intercessor, we may not be
responsible for a disdain or
lack of appreciation for the
gift that Providence has given us
to increase our piety and
encourage us in the practice of
the virtues of faith, confidence,
charity, obedience and the
fulfillment of all our
duties and obligations.
Prayer
O God, loving guardian of pious persons,
families and Communities,
Who in Thy Providence dost guard
and protect them because of their
attention to prayer and fulfillment
of their duties of life,
hear now our prayers.
Be attentive to our cries,
enflame the light of our faith
in Thy powerful protection so that
we do not fear our enemies.
For if Thou assist us,
nothing can harm us.
Grant us an unlimited confidence
in Mary Most Holy of Good Success
and the grace of obedience to
and observance of our Rule
[or to the fulfillment of the duties
of our particular state of life],
so that we might be worthy of
a Mother so holy and
a Protectress so powerful.
May we always be Thy grateful
and docile subjects,
so that one day we may
sing with glory Thy praises in Heaven,
Thou Who hast favored Mary as Daughter,
Mother and Spouse of the Most Holy Trinity,
the one God Who lives
forever and ever.
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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