NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE (FOR OTHER SOULS)

Before beginning this Prayer, first read it over and absorb what you will be saying. Then gather your thoughts and choose the specific words that you will be using to ask for your special request or intention.

For a more enriching experience, go down on your knees to pray or take it one step further and prostrate yourself (lay face down) on the floor while praying.

This is a very powerful Novena. The following Novena may be prayed during any nine day period, and is most appropriate on the nine days preceding the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12. In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to a poor Indian at Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico City; she identified herself as the Mother of the True God, instructed him to have the bishop build a temple on the site and left the image of herself that you see to the right imprinted miraculously on his tilma, a poor quality cactus-cloth, which should have deteriorated in 20 years but shows no sign of decay 469 years later and still defies all scientific explanations of its origin.

Think about how you feel about your own mother and then meditate on the fact that Mary was the Mother of God (Jesus). This fact alone tells us why we should regard her above all mothers. Even above our own mother! Pay close attention to the words you are repeating.

In this Novena you will be asked to pray the: 1) Our Father, 2) Hail Mary, 3) Glory Be To The Father. These 3 prayers are listed below. Keep scrolling down and then you'll see the Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, the Glory and the Power forever. Amen

Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen

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, world without end. Amen

ON THE FIRST DAY

REFRAIN

O Lady of Guadalupe, pray for the Church in America and walk with us in the new millennium of faith.

Pray the "Our Father" . . . "Hail Mary" (3X) . . . and "Glory be" prayers listed above.

ON THE SECOND DAY

Mary, Mother of America, hear the many voices of our land, pleading for the mercy of your son, seeking the shepherd's voice to lead them home. Hear the praise of your sons and daughters and bid your son to free us from the scourges of addiction, selfishness, and want.

REFRAIN

O Lady of Guadalupe, pray for the Church in America and walk with us in the new millennium of faith.

Pray the "Our Father" . . . "Hail Mary" (3X) . . . and "Glory be" prayers listed above.

ON THE THIRD DAY

Mary, Mother of Compassion, hear the prayer of those most in need of God's mercy. Hear the little child whose belly hungers, the old man with no one to love, the mother tempted to abandon her child. Pray for them to the author of life, that the fruit of your womb may save and protect them.

REFRAIN

O Lady of Guadalupe, pray for the Church in America and walk with us in the new millennium of faith.

Pray the "Our Father" . . . "Hail Mary" (3X) . . . and "Glory be" prayers listed above.

ON THE FOURTH DAY

Mary, Mother of Conversion, pray to your son for the virtue of hope. Pray him to free us from doubt and to give us the courage of the children of God Pray that the light of the world may dispel the darkness of our fear, remaking our stony hearts in the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus your Son.

REFRAIN

O Lady of Guadalupe, pray for the Church in America and walk with us in the new millennium of faith.

Pray the "Our Father" . . . "Hail Mary" (3X) . . . and "Glory be" prayers listed above.

ON THE FIFTH DAY

Mary, Mother of all Saints, pray for your children in America. Pray for those who seek to imitate your example in humble service to the Gospel of life and the poorest of the poor. Pray that your Son may lead us from the darkness of sin to the light of his eternal glory.

REFRAIN

O Lady of Guadalupe, pray for the Church in America and walk with us in the new millennium of faith.

Pray the "Our Father" . . . "Hail Mary" (3X) . . . and "Glory be" prayers listed above.

ON THE SIXTH DAY

Mary, Mother of Unity, intercede for the Church in America, that we may be gathered together to farm the one people of the New Covenant. Mother of the human race, ask your son to pour Out upon us a spirit of compassion and solidarity.

REFRAIN

O Lady of Guadalupe, pray for the Church in America and walk with us in the new millennium of faith.

Pray the "Our Father" . . . "Hail Mary" (3X) . . . and "Glory be" prayers listed above.

ON THE SEVENTH DAY

Mary, Mother of the Church, help the Church in these lands to follow your example of sublime love and profound humility. With you, may we be obedient to the commandment of love, and give our selves wholeheartedly to seeking the glory of Christ and serving the needs of our brothers and sisters.

REFRAIN

O Lady of Guadalupe, pray for the Church in America and walk with us in the new millennium of faith.

Pray the "Our Father" . . . "Hail Mary" (3X) . . . and "Glory be" prayers listed above.

ON THE EIGHTH DAY

Mary, Mother of all Christians, hear the prayers of all who worship the name of your Son, Jesus, our hope and salvation. Under the protection of your prayers, may the Church in America enjoy unbroken peace.

REFRAIN

O Lady of Guadalupe, pray for the Church in America and walk with us in the new millennium of faith.

Pray the "Our Father" . . . "Hail Mary" (3X) . . . and "Glory be" prayers listed above.

ON THE NINTH DAY

God of power and mercy, you blessed the Americas at Tepeyac with the presence of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. By her prayers enable all people to accept each other as brothers and sisters. Instill justice in our hearts that your peace may reign in the world. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever.

REFRAIN

O Lady of Guadalupe, pray for the Church in America and walk with us in the new millennium of faith.

Pray the "Our Father" . . . "Hail Mary" (3X) . . . and "Glory be" prayers listed above.