NOVENA
TO OUR LADY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
May 5 - May 13 (Feast of Our Lady of the
Blessed Sacrament)
FIRST DAY - THE TITLE OF OUR LADY OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment thine.
Blessed be the holy and Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God!
O Virgin Immaculate, Mother of Jesus and our tender
Mother, we invoke thee under the title of Our Lady of the Most Blessed
Sacrament, because thou art the Mother of the Savior who lives in the
Eucharist, and because it was from thee that He took the Flesh and Blood
with which He there feeds us! We invoke thee under that title because,
again, thou art the sovereign dispensatrix of all graces and,
consequently, of those contained in the august Eucharist, also, because
thou didst first fulfill the duties of the Eucharistic life, teaching us
by thy example how to assist properly at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass,
how to communicate worthily, and how to visit frequently and piously the
Most Blessed Sacrament.
V. Pray for us, O Virgin Immaculate, Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
R. That the Eucharistic Kingdom of Jesus Christ may
come among us!
Let us pray:
Lord Jesus Christ, our King and our God, who having
become Man to make us sharers in The Divinity, art truly our Bread in the
adorable Eucharist, grant, we beseech Thee, that in venerating so great a
Mystery, we may be mindful of the most sweet Virgin Mary, of whom Thou
didst will to be conceived by the operation of the Holy Ghost! Grant, also
that we may imitate the worship that she rendered while on earth to this
most august Sacrament, so we may behold Thy Eucharistic Kingdom spread and
flourish throughout the whole world! O Thou who livest and reignest
forever and ever! Amen.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
O Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Most Blessed
Sacrament, the glory of Christians, the joy of the universal Church, and
the hope of the world, pray for us. Kindle in all the faithful a lively
devotion to the most Holy Eucharist, so that they may be worthy to receive
Holy Communion every day.
Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, pray for us.
Let us with Mary Immaculate adore, thank, supplicate, and console the most
sacred and beloved Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.
SECOND DAY - MARY AND THE HOLY MASS
O Sacrament Most Holy, etc.
Blessed be the holy, etc.
O Virgin Immaculate, after having been present at the
death of thy Divine Son on Calvary, where thou didst unite thy immense
sorrow to the Redeemer's sacrifice, thou didst frequently assist at the
real, though mysterious, renewal of that adorable sacrifice in the
celebration of the Holy Mass. Teach us by thy example to esteem as it
deserves the divine action performed at the altar, and obtain for us the
grace to be able often, and even daily, to assist piously at the Holy
Sacrifice. (Versicle, Response, and Prayer as on the first day)
THIRD DAY - MARY AND HOLY COMMUNION
O Sacrament Most Holy, etc.
Blessed be the holy, etc.
O Virgin Immaculate, thy Communions were the most
fervent, the most holy that were ever made! When thou didst possess thy
Divine Son in thy breast, thou didst love Him with a love exceeding that
of any other creature soever for his God. Teach us to make Holy Communion
the center of our life, and may that life be spent in preparing us for so
great an action and in thanking God for so inappreciable a benefit!
(Versicle, Response, and Prayer as on the first day)
FOURTH DAY - MARY AND THE REAL PRESENCE
O Sacrament Most Holy, etc.
Blessed be the holy, etc.
O Virgin Immaculate, who after the ascension of thy
Divine Son, didst console thy exile on earth by thy Real Presence of Jesus
in the Sacrament, and didst spend before the tabernacle the greater part
of thy days and even thy nights, make us comprehend the treasure we posess
on the altar. Inspire us to visit often the God of Love in the Sacrament
in which He abides to receive the homage that He deserves by so many
titles, and to guide, protect, and console us in this exile!
(Versicle, Response, and Prayer as on the first day)
FIFTH DAY - MARY, THE MODEL OF ADORERS
O Sacrament Most Holy, etc.
Blessed be the holy, etc.
O Virgin Immaculate, thou art our perfect Model in
the service of the Divine Eucharist. With the most lively faith and the
most profound respect thou didst adore Jesus hidden under the sacramental
veils. After thy example we desire to render to the Sacred Host all the
honor due the Divinity and the glorified Humanity of the Son of God made
Man. We wish to maintain at all times in the holy place the modesty and
recollection becoming true adorers. (Versicle,
Response, and Prayer as on the first day)
SIXTH DAY - MARY, THE MODEL OF THANKSGIVING
O Sacrament Most Holy, etc.
Blessed be the holy, etc.
O Virgin Immaculate, who didst return to Jesus so
perfect a Thanksgiving for the institution of the Divine Eucharist and the
ineffable Gift in which the Savior exhausted His power and the treasures
of His Heart, teach us to thank thy Divine Son for this great benefit, and
especially to make our thanksgiving well when we have had the happiness of
receiving Him in Holy Communion. (Versicle,
Response, and Prayer as on the first day)
SEVENTH DAY - MARY, THE MODEL OF REPARATION
O Sacrament Most Holy, etc.
Blessed be the holy, etc.
O Virgin Immaculate thou didst adore thy Divine Son in His state of perpetual Victim, always immolated on our altars, incessantly demanding, by His death, grace and mercy for sinners. We unite with thy dolors and thy perfect reparation. We desire to accept our daily trials for love of Him, and with thee to console Jesus for the ingratitude of men and the outrages He daily receives in the Blessed Sacrament. (Versicle, Response, and Prayer as on the first day)
EIGHTH DAY - MARY, THE MODEL OF PRAYER
O Sacrament most holy, etc.
Blessed be the holy, etc.
O Virgin Immaculate, while the Apostles went to
preach the Gospel, thou didst remain close to the tabernacle, supplicating
for them the goodness of the Savior, and thy prayer obtained for them the
grace to convert the world! Teach us to pray, above all, to pray near the
tabernacle, where Jesus wills to abide continually in order to hear our
petitions. Teach us to pray for the extension of the Eucharistic kingdom,
for the salvation of the whole world, for the exaltation of the Holy
Church, and most especially for the sanctification of the clergy and the
conversion of sinners. (Versicle,
Response, and Prayer as on the first day)
NINTH DAY - MARY, THE DISPENSATRIX OF EUCHARISTIC GRACES
O Sacrament Most Holy, etc.
Blessed be the holy, etc.
0 Virgin Immaculate, Mother most loving and admirable
Model of adorers of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, thou art also the
dispensatrix of the graces necessary to fulfill that great duty! Grant us,
then, we beseech thee, as the fruit of this novena, the virtues that will
render our adoration less unworthy of thy Divine Son. Teach us to honor so
well this Mystery of mysteries that we may receive here below the graces
it contains, in order to enjoy in heaven the eternal life of which it is
the pledge! (Versicle,
Response, and Prayer as on the first day)
(Taken from Volume VII of the Eymard Library.
Courtesy of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament)
ACT OF CONSECRATION PRAYER (given at Fatima)
O Mary, Virgin and most powerful Mother of Mercy,
Queen of Heaven and Refuge of sinners, we consecrate ourselves today, to
thy Immaculate Heart. We consecrate to thee our very being and our whole
life, all that we have, all that we love, all that we are. To thee we give
our bodies, our hearts and souls, to thee we give our homes, our families,
and our country. Mindful of this consecration, we now promise to imitate
thee by the practice of Christian virtues.... We resolve to receive Holy
Communion on the first Saturday of every month when possible, and to offer
daily, five decades of the Rosary with all our sacrifices in the spirit of
penance and reparation. Amen.
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