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Prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Help:
Hail Mary:
O Mother of Perpetual Help, at thy feet a wretched sinner, who has recourse
to thee and trusts in thee. O Mother of mercy, have pity on me; I hear
all men call thee the refuge and hope of sinners: be therefore my refuge
and my hope. Help me for the love of Jesus Christ: hold out thy hand to
a fallen wretch, who commends himself to thee and dedicates himself to
be thy servant forever. I praise and thank God, who of His great mercy
hath given me this confidence in thee, a sure pledge of my eternal salvation.
Alas, it is only too true that in the past I have fallen miserably, because
I did not come to thee. I know that with thy help I shall conquer; I know
that thou wilt help me, if I commend myself to thee; but I am fearful lest
in the occasions of sin I shall forget to call upon thee and so I shall
be lost. This grace, then, do I ask of thee; for this I implore thee, as
much as I can and know how to do; namely, that in the assaults of hell
I may ever run to thy protection and may say to thee: Mary, help me; Mother
of Perpetual Help, permit me not to lose my God.
Hail Mary:
O Mother of Perpetual Help, grant me ever to be able to call upon thy powerful
name, since thy name is the help of the living and the salvation of the
dying. Ah, Mary most pure, Mary most sweet, grant that thy name from this
day forth may be to me the very breath of life. Dear Lady, delay not to
come to my assistance whenever I call upon thee; for in all the temptations
that assail me, in all the necessities that befall me, I will never leave
off calling upon thee, ever repeating: Mary, Mary. What comfort, what sweetness,
what confidence, what tenderness fills my soul at the sound of thy name,
at the very thought of thee! I give thanks to our Lord, who for my sake
hath given thee a name so sweet, so lovable, so mighty. But I am not content
merely to speak thy name; I would utter it for very love of thee; it is
my desire that love should ever remind me to name thee, Mother of Perpetual
Help. Hail Mary O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou art the dispenser of every
grace that God grants us in our misery; it is for this cause that He hath
made thee so powerful, so rich, so kind, that thou mightest assist us in
our miseries. Thou art the advocate of the most wretched and abandoned
sinners, if they but come unto thee; come once more to my assistance, for
I commend myself to thee. In thy hands I place my eternal salvation; to
thee I entrust my soul. Enroll me among thy most faithful servants; take
me under thy protection and it is enough for me: yes, for if thou protect
me, I shall fear nothing; not my sins, for thou wilt obtain for me their
pardon and remission; not the evil spirits, for thou art mightier than
all the powers of hell; not even Jesus, my Judge, for He is appeased by
a single prayer from thee. I fear only that through my own negligence I
may forget to recommend myself to thee and so I shall be lost. My dear
Lady, obtain for me the forgiveness of my sins, love for Jesus, final perseverance
and the grace to have recourse to thee at all times, O Mother of Perpetual
Help.
Hail Mary:
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