My brothers and sisters, we are gathered together before the picture of our Mother of Perpetual

Help, to praise and thank God our Father for the blessings He has given us through Her

intercession. Let us once more ask Her to pray for us.

NOVENA PRAYER

All: Mother of Perpetual Help * look on us your children. We are proud to be your children * and

happy to call you our mother. We are not all we ought to be so come to you our mother. You are

always ready to accept us as we are, * to encourage us to do better, * in spite of temptations and

weakness. As we look at your picture, * we remember your life on earth. You had many crosses

and trials * but you knew how to face them. You had faith and trust in God. You relied on his

loving, fatherly goodness. Help us to be like you. We too have our trials and troubles. we are often

worried and confused. Give us courage. Strengthen our faith. Help us make one more effort when

we are inclined to despair. As you stood at the foot of the cross * you found it hard to see how God

could allow His Son * to suffer such agony. yet you never lost faith. Help us to learn from your

example to face our trials * with confidence and trust in God. Sometimes loving mother, * we are

so worried about our own problems * we forget about God and the needs of others. We want to be

like you. You forgot about yourself and your won problems * when you saw others in need. Help

us to remember * that the troubles and sorrows of others * are sometimes greater than our won.

So, Mother Mary, * while we pray with you for our own special intentions * we include those all

of your children in need: * the sick and the dying, * the lonely and the broken hearted, * the poor

and the oppressed, * in a world, all who need your perpetual help. Amen.

Litany of Petitions

Leader: Our Mother of Perpetual Help, your children call on you.

Response: Mother ever help us.

That you may ever be our inspiration...

That we may have courage to face up to all our difficulties...

That we may see meaning in the joys and sorrows of life...

That our trust in God may help others too...

When faced with difficult decisions...

When asked to make a sacrifice for the sake of others...

When put to shame in front of others...

When hurt and tempted to take revenge...

In times of sickness in the home...

In worries about our financial difficulties...

In misunderstanding with those we love...

In helping young people to be self-reliant

That many may respond to God's call to the priesthood or religious life

especially to the Redemptorist Congregation...

In choosing our entertainment and recreation...

That parents may learn to adapt to their growing children...

That students may show appreciation to those who sacrifice for their

education...

That teachers may always be inspired in forming their students to become

better Christians...

That we may not resort to drugs or drinks as an escape from life...

That we may always be honest in the struggle to earn our livelihood...

That we may not be driven by greed for power and wealth...

That we may always take pride in doing our work well...

That workers may be justly rewarded for their labor...

That we and lending agencies, in the guise of helping others may not

destroy people by collecting unjust high interest rates...

That we may rise above personal considerations when called on to serve

the community (or to vote)...

That we may never lose sight of the beauty of our country and the

goodness of our people...

That we may do everything in our power to bring about justice, peace and

progress in our land...

That we may never be so proud as to think we can do without God or

religion...

When seriously ill and we realize that death is near...

When our loved ones are called home to their heavenly Father...

When we pray that our dear departed may share in the full joy of Christ's

resurrection...

And now in silence let us pray for our special intentions... (pause)

Leader: Let us pray.

All: Holy Mary, you always help those in need, you cheer those who weep, you encourage those

who have lost hope and help them lead good Christian lives. Join with us now as we ask or Father

for guidance.

THANKSGIVING PRAYER

(All Stand)

Leader: Let us now thank our Mother of Perpetual Help for the favors that we and others have

received through her intercession.

All: O Mother of Perpetual Help * with grateful hearts we join you * in thanking God * for all the

wonderful things * He has done for us, * especially for having given us Jesus your Son * as our

Redeemer. o God our Creator * we thank you for the gift of life and all the gift of nature: * our

senses and faculties, * our talents and abilities. We thank you for creating us in Your image and

likeness * and for giving us this earth to use and develop * to respect and cherish. Despite our

failures * you continue to show your love for us today * by increasing the life of your Spirit in us.

Finally, we thank you loving Father * for giving us Mary the Mother of your Son * to be our

Mother of Perpetual Help. We are grateful for all the favors * we have received through her

intercession. We pray that those past favors may inspire us * to greater confidence in your loving

mercy * and to seek the aid of our Mother of Perpetual Help. Amen.

Hymn to Mary

Hail Mary

Hail Mary full of grace

The Lord is with you

Blessed are you among women

and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus

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