NOVENA TO OUR LADY FOR IMPOSSIBLE REQUESTS

(This Novena honors the nine months during which Our Lady carried Our Blessed Lord in her womb.)

"Hail, Holy Queen,

Mother of Mercy,

our life, our sweetness and our hope!

To thee do we cry,

poor banished children of Eve;

to thee do we send up our sighs,

mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, most gracious advocate,

thine eyes of mercy towards us;

and after this our exile,

show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus.

O clement, O loving,

O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen."

V - Pray for us, most holy mother of God.

R - That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

"Virgin of the Incarnation,

a thousand times we greet thee,

a thousand times we praise thee

for thy joy when God was incarnated in thee.

Because thou art so powerful

a Virgin and Mother of God,

grant what we ask of thee for the love of God."

Here state your first intention.

Repeat all of above and then state your second intention.

Repeat all of above and then state your third intention.

CONCLUSION:

After the above prayers and intentions, say the Memorare.

Remember, O most Gracious Virgin Mary,

that never was it known

that anyone who fled to thy protection,

implored thy help

or sought thy intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence,

I fly unto thee,

O Virgin of Virgins,

my mother.

To thee do I cry,

before thee I stand,

sinful and sorrowful.

Mother of the Word Incarnate,

despise not my petitions,

but in thy mercy hear and answer me.

Amen.

Hail Mary...

Blessed and praised be

the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar,

in Heaven, on earth and everywhere.

AMEN.

(Pray for 9 days)

Prayer to St. Rita: Prayer For The Impossible

O Holy Patroness of those in need, St. Rita, whose pleadings before thy Divine Lord are almost irresistible, who for thy lavishness in granting favors hast been called the Advocate of the Hopeless and even of the Impossible; St. Rita, so humble, so pure, so mortified, so patient and of such compassionate love for thy Crucified Jesus that thou couldst obtain from Him whatsoever thou askest, on account of which all confidently have recourse to thee expecting, if not always relief, at least comfort; be propitious to our petition, showing thy power with God on behalf of thy suppliant; be lavish to us, as thou hast been in so many wonderful cases, for the greater glory of God, for the spreading of thine own devotion, and for the consolation of those who trust in thee.

We promise, if our petition is granted, to glorify thee by making known thy favor, to bless and sing thy praises forever. Relying then upon thy merits and power before the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we pray thee grant that [here mention your request].

Obtain for us by our request:

By the singular merits of thy childhood,

By thy perfect union with the Divine Will,

By thy heroic sufferings during thy married life,

By the consolation thou didst experience at the conversion of thy husband,

By the sacrifice of thy children rather than see them grievously offend God,

By the miraculous entrance into the convent,

By thy severe penances and thrice daily bloody scourgings,

By the suffering caused by the wound thou didst receive from the thorn of thy Crucified Savior,

By the Divine love which consumed thy heart,

By that remarkable devotion to the Blessed Sacrament,

on which alone thou didst exist for four years,

By the happiness with which thou didst part from thy trials to join thy Divine Spouse,

By the perfect example thou gavest to people of every state of life.

Pray for us, O holy St. Rita, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let Us Pray...

O God, Who in Thine infinite tenderness hast vouchsafed to regard the prayer of Thy servant, Blessed Rita, and dost grant to her supplication that which is impossible to human foresight, skill and efforts, in reward of her compassionate love and firm reliance on Thy promise, have pity on our adversity and succor us in our calamities, that the unbeliever may know Thou art the recompense of the humble, the defense of the helpless, and the strength of those who trust in Thee, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

PRAYER TO RESOLVE A DIFFICULT SITUATION

Pray once:

May the Father command it, may the Son arrange it, and may the Holy Spirit appease the hearts of those who are against us.

Repeat 10 times:

Come, Holy Spirit, enlighten the hearts of those who can favor us. (or those who can help us)

Pray once:

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen.

Then all of this is repeated four more times.

(We usually use a rosary to say this prayer, using the beads to keep count.)

Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

(This prayer was recited by Padre Pio for those requesting his prayers.)

1)  O my Jesus, you have said:
"Truly I say to you,
ask and you will receive,
seek and you will find,
knock and it will be opened to you."
Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of...(State your intention here.)

(Recite the following prayers...) 

Our Father...Hail Mary...Glory Be to the Father...

Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I place all my trust in you.

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2)  O my Jesus, you have said:
"Truly I say to you,
if you ask anything of the Father in my name,
he will give it to you."
Behold, in your name,
I ask the Father for the grace of...(State your intention here.)

(Recite the following prayers...)

Our Father...Hail Mary...Glory Be to the Father...
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I place all my trust in you.

--

3)  O my Jesus, you have said:
"Truly I say to you,
heaven and earth will pass away
but my words will not pass away."
Encouraged by your infallible words
I now ask for the grace of...
(State your intention here.)

(Recite the following prayers...)

Our Father...Hail Mary...Glory Be to the Father...
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I place all my trust in you.

--

O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted,
have pity on us miserable sinners
and grant us the grace which we ask of you,
through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary,
your tender Mother and ours.
(Recite the following prayers...) Hail, Holy Queen...
St. Joseph,
foster father of Jesus,
pray for us.

   Prayer composed by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque