Novena - Eighth Day First Day | Second Day | Third Day | Fourth Day | Fifth Day | Sixth Day | Seventh Day | Eighth Day | Ninth Day Act of Repentance I believe in Thee, O my God. Strengthen, O Lord, my faith. I hope in Thee, O my God. Affirm, O Lord, my hope. I love Thee, O my God. Increase, O Lord, my love. I repent of having offended Thee. O my God, help me to have contrition, So that I may, with the help of Thy grace And the powerful patronage of Holy Mary of Good Success, Never sin again. O Lord, have pity and mercy on me. Amen. Opening Prayer O most Excellent and Immaculate Queen of Heaven, Holy Mary of Good Success, Most favored Daughter of the Eternal Father, Most beloved Mother of the Divine Son, Most cherished Spouse of the Holy Ghost, Sublime throne of the Divine Majesty, August Temple of the Holy Trinity, In whom the Three Divine Persons Have placed the treasures of Their Power, Wisdom, and Love! Remember, Virgin Mary of Good Success, Whom God has made so great So that thou canst give succor to miserable sinners; Remember that thou has often promised to show thyself A merciful Mother to those who have recourse to thee. I come to thee then, Mother most merciful, And I beg thee, for thy love of the Most High, That thou shouldst obtain for me from God the Father A lively Faith that never loses sight of the eternal truths; From the Son, a firm Hope that always aspires to reach that glory That He won for me with His Blood; And from the Holy Ghost, A charity so inflamed that I will always live Loving the Supreme Goodness and thee, Most Holy Virgin, until, through thy intervention, I should love and enjoy thee eternally in glory. Amen. We salute thee Mary, as the Favored Daughter of God the Father. Hail Mary... We salute thee Mary, as the Chosen Mother of the Divine Son. Hail Mary... We salute thee Mary, as the Singular Spouse of the Holy Ghost. Hail Mary... Glory be to the Father... Consider that the Holy Virgin, on appearing to the sister, did not desire to favor her alone with a single transitory grace, for God does not bestow His special gifts except with the providential plan of increasing the piety, stimulating the moral progress, and improving the religious discipline of all the members of a community, a country, or the whole Church. For this reason Mary Most Holy of Good Success told the Conceptionist sister, "It is the Will of God that I command you to have a statue made that would represent this apparition in all its details, so that it might be placed in the choir where all the religious pray directly above the Abbess' chair, so that they might consider this memorable Statue as their principal Abbess." Thus would this Statue stimulate perpetual gratitude, special attentiveness in prayer, perfect obedience, a firm faith, a confident hope, and an ardent love for Mary Most Holy who thus offered herself to preside over and govern this Convent. Ah, if we had a living faith! With what veneration and respect would we place ourselves before that Statue! How keenly we would recall her apparition so full of goodness and her promises and favors! How confident would we be in our supplications, how attentive in our prayers, how fervent in our devotions, how spontaneous in our obedience, how regular in our observance of the Commandments and the duties of our state of life! Enliven, O my soul, your faith and if you are lacking in it, ask God and Mary of Good Success to grant it to you. Thus, by taking advantage of the special gift and singular privilege of having Mary of Good Success as our intercessor, we may not be responsible for a disdain or lack of appreciation for the gift that Providence has given us to increase our piety and encourage us in the practice of the virtues of faith, confidence, charity, obedience, and the fulfillment of all our duties and obligations. Prayer O God, loving guardian of pious persons, families, and Communities, Who in Thy Providence doth guard and protect them because of their attention to prayer and fulfillment of their duties of life, hear now our prayers. Be attentive to our cries, enflame the light of our faith in Thy powerful protection, so that we fear not our enemies. For if Thou doth assist us, nothing can harm us. G r ant us unlimited confidence in Mary Most Holy of Good Success and the grace of obedience to and observance of our Rule (or to the fulfillment of the duties of our particular state of life), so that we might be worthy of a Mother so holy and a Protectress so powerful. May we always be Thy grateful and docile subjects so that one day we may sing with glory Thy praises in Heaven, Thou Who hath favored Mary as Daughter, Mother and Spouse of the Most Holy Trinity, the one God who lives forever and ever. Amen. Act of Thanksgiving to the Blessed Virgin O Virgin blessed among all women! We lack the words to give thee thanks for the innumerable blessings that we have received from thy hand. The day of thy birth can be called the day of thanksgiving, happiness, and consolation. Thou art the honor of mankind, the joy of Paradise, the beloved gift of God, and the well being of our country. What merit do we have, Blessed Virgin of Good Success, to deserve to have thee as our Mother? May God be forever blessed Who has desired it so! Blessed also art thou, Virgin Mary, because, despite our ingratitude, thou showest us thy propitious favor. Thus art thou, most clement Mother, our consolation on earth, our refuge, our help and our protection in both our public and private needs. Safeguard us from war, pestilence, hunger, storms, earthquakes and all the calamities, which we merit by our guilt.. Pray for the Holy Church and for her visible head. Hear the supplications of those who invoke thee. Be thou our Advocate, our Mother, for as thus do we place our confidence in thee. To thee do we have recourse, and through thy intercession we hope to achieve from thy Son pardon for our sins and perseverance in grace until death. Amen. Here, each one raising up his heart to God, should ask, through the intercession of Blessed Mary of Good Success, that grace or favor which he desires to receive. Praises to the Holy Virgin O Virgin Mary, our Mother preeminent above all on earth. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Above all others, thou were attentive to the Word of the Father, who does great things in thy honor. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Thou art the most worthy temple of the Most Holy Trinity. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. In thee is that same purity the Angels enjoy. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. The Christian world proclaims that thou doth reign on the right side of the King of Kings. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. O Mother of Grace! O our hope! Port for the shipwrecked and star of the sea. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Gate of Heaven, health of the sick, light in the darkness. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Through thee, we will find ourselves before God in the court of the Saints, where He lives and reigns. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Guide our steps and help us, O sweet Mary, in our last hours. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Receive this praise from our tender lips, which cannot express thy singular grandeur. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Antiphon: Holy Mary save the miserable, help the weak, intercede for the afflicted, plead for the people, intercede for the clergy, petition for the faithful. Permit all those who celebrate thy holy memory to experience thy favor and assistance. V. Pray for us, O Virgin of Good Success! R. So that we may be made worthy to receive the promises of Christ. Final Prayer We ask thee, Our Lord and God, that Thou grant us health of soul and body through the intercession of the glorious Virgin Mary. Through her merits and those of her sovereign Child Jesus, we hope to be freed from the present evils and to attain eternal happiness. Amen
Today is the final day of our Novena and tomorrow the feast of the presentation of Our Lord in temple, the prophesy of Simeon to Our Lady and Candlemas, also the day our good friend Mac (Luke) entered eternity (may he rest in peace. Amen). Mac had a great devotion to our Lady of good success as well as Our Lady of Perpetual Succour. I think it has been three years now since Mac passed in 2019 (correct me if I am wrong) and in that year, the second of February was on a first Saturday. Thank you to all those praying along with the Novena. May God bless us all and all MoG members and their families.
Novena - Ninth Day First Day | Second Day | Third Day | Fourth Day | Fifth Day | Sixth Day | Seventh Day | Eighth Day | Ninth Day Act of Repentance I believe in Thee, O my God. Strengthen, O Lord, my faith. I hope in Thee, O my God. Affirm, O Lord, my hope. I love Thee, O my God. Increase, O Lord, my love. I repent of having offended Thee. O my God, help me to have contrition, So that I may, with the help of Thy grace And the powerful patronage of Holy Mary of Good Success, Never sin again. O Lord, have pity and mercy on me. Amen. Opening Prayer O most Excellent and Immaculate Queen of Heaven, Holy Mary of Good Success, Most favored Daughter of the Eternal Father, Most beloved Mother of the Divine Son, Most cherished Spouse of the Holy Ghost, Sublime throne of the Divine Majesty, August Temple of the Holy Trinity, In whom the Three Divine Persons Have placed the treasures of Their Power, Wisdom, and Love! Remember, Virgin Mary of Good Success, Whom God has made so great So that thou canst give succor to miserable sinners; Remember that thou has often promised to show thyself A merciful Mother to those who have recourse to thee. I come to thee then, Mother most merciful, And I beg thee, for thy love of the Most High, That thou shouldst obtain for me from God the Father A lively Faith that never loses sight of the eternal truths; From the Son, a firm Hope that always aspires to reach that glory That He won for me with His Blood; And from the Holy Ghost, A charity so inflamed that I will always live Loving the Supreme Goodness and thee, Most Holy Virgin, until, through thy intervention, I should love and enjoy thee eternally in glory. Amen. We salute thee Mary, as the Favored Daughter of God the Father. Hail Mary... We salute thee Mary, as the Chosen Mother of the Divine Son. Hail Mary... We salute thee Mary, as the Singular Spouse of the Holy Ghost. Hail Mary... Glory be to the Father... Consider how the humble sister felt on hearing the command of Holy Mary to have a statue made of the same size and appearance as the apparition. She excused herself saying that it would be impossible, that no sculptor could reproduce such rare beauty or render with precision its proper proportions. The beautiful Lady, with most amiable forbearance, replied to her: " Do not fear for this reason. Take off the cord around your waist and measure my height." Since, from a natural fear, the religious did not dare to touch Mary with her hands, the Heavenly Queen herself took the end of the cord and held it to her head, while the sister touched it to her feet to measure the exact height of the marvelous vision. Then Holy Mary said: " Here, as I told you, you have the height for the statue that you should order to be made, and the rest of the measurements should be in proportion to it. Place the statue in the place I have indicated with a crosier and the keys of the cloister in my right hand, for I desire to be Advocate and Protectress of this Convent." Having said this, the vision disappeared. The heart of the sister who had just received so signal a favor and so pleasing a mission was penetrated, filled with gratitude and warm sentiments for Mary Most Holy! Ah! Search, o my soul, in your heart for those sentiments, and be dissolved in gratitude for Mary of Good Success, our Advocate and Protectress. Let me venerate her Image with the most tender gratitude and the vehement desire of corresponding to such singular graces by leading a life that is holy, obedient, and observant of all the duties of my state of life. Then the holy sister who had been favored with this vision sent for a capable sculptor to begin the work on this statue that Mary herself had ordered to be made. And thus this statue, full of sweetness and majesty, will last until the end of time. Venerated in the upper choir of this Convent, the religious there always have recourse to her in their most grave conflicts. So also has she been the refuge of all the people who come to her in their necessities, and through her intercession many portentous favors and special graces have been obtained. The measurements given by Mary symbolize the measure of her humility, obedience, and love of God and neighbor, which she gives to us so that we might strive to reproduce them. Imitate her, and you will also carry an image of the Virgin Most Holy in your heart. Strive like that holy sister to make the moral image of your Virgin Mother in your customs and sentiments, in your bearing and way of acting, in your fidelity to the rule and your prayers, in your meekness and your candor, in your purity and your detachment from earthly things, thus aspiring only to heavenly goods. Prayer Oh God! Tender Father of Thy creatures Who in every manner demonstrates Thy paternal care and guidance for us, principally by giving us Mary Most Holy as our Advocate, Protectress and model ideal of virtue, infuse our hearts with a constant desire to imitate our Mother and Queen, modeling our thoughts, desires, and actions after those of Mary Most Holy so that we might be like Her in all that our fragile nature permits. Assisted by Thy Divine Grace , may we conquer our passions and receive the choicest graces that our Mother grants to her children who confidently come to her as Advocate in their pressing needs. May we find her ready to assist us in the last difficult moment of life, and afterward enjoy the pleasure of her company in Heaven forever and ever. Amen. Act of Thanksgiving to the Blessed Virgin O Virgin blessed among all women! We lack the words to give thee thanks for the innumerable blessings that we have received from thy hand. The day of thy birth can be called the day of thanksgiving, happiness, and consolation. Thou art the honor of mankind, the joy of Paradise, the beloved gift of God, and the well being of our country. What merit do we have, Blessed Virgin of Good Success, to deserve to have thee as our Mother? May God be forever blessed Who has desired it so! Blessed also art thou, Virgin Mary, because, despite our ingratitude, thou showest us thy propitious favor. Thus art thou, most clement Mother, our consolation on earth, our refuge, our help and our protection in both our public and private needs. Safeguard us from war, pestilence, hunger, storms, earthquakes and all the calamities, which we merit by our guilt.. Pray for the Holy Church and for her visible head. Hear the supplications of those who invoke thee. Be thou our Advocate, our Mother, for as thus do we place our confidence in thee. To thee do we have recourse, and through thy intercession we hope to achieve from thy Son pardon for our sins and perseverance in grace until death. Amen. Here, each one raising up his heart to God, should ask, through the intercession of Blessed Mary of Good Success, that grace or favor which he desires to receive. Praises to the Holy Virgin O Virgin Mary, our Mother preeminent above all on earth. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Above all others, thou were attentive to the Word of the Father, who does great things in thy honor. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Thou art the most worthy temple of the Most Holy Trinity. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. In thee is that same purity the Angels enjoy. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. The Christian world proclaims that thou doth reign on the right side of the King of Kings. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. O Mother of Grace! O our hope! Port for the shipwrecked and star of the sea. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Gate of Heaven, health of the sick, light in the darkness. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Through thee, we will find ourselves before God in the court of the Saints, where He lives and reigns. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Guide our steps and help us, O sweet Mary, in our last hours. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Receive this praise from our tender lips, which cannot express thy singular grandeur. Response: Come to our assistance and show us mercy, because thou art our Mother. Antiphon: Holy Mary save the miserable, help the weak, intercede for the afflicted, plead for the people, intercede for the clergy, petition for the faithful. Permit all those who celebrate thy holy memory to experience thy favor and assistance. V. Pray for us, O Virgin of Good Success! R. So that we may be made worthy to receive the promises of Christ.
Continued .... Final Prayer We ask thee, Our Lord and God, that Thou grant us health of soul and body through the intercession of the glorious Virgin Mary. Through her merits and those of her sovereign Child Jesus, we hope to be freed from the present evils and to attain eternal happiness. Amen
Yes, thank you josephite I missed a day so will finish on the Feastday itself. I never would have done this novena without you and am already reaping must needed benefits from this novena, so many thanks to you, May God abundantly bless you and yours!
You are welcome! It kept me on my toes I know Our Lady will answer our prayers maybe by granting a personal petition or maybe by giving us strength to persevere. Either way she knows what we individually need. God Bless
Dear Josephite, it is always a joy to pray with you, and so it was again during these nine days. May Our Lady bring to you wonderful graces which she has requested from the Heart of her Son; may you be reassured of the Unfailing Love Jesus has for you and your family. Not one of your prayers are wasted since Mary herself presents each one. May she who stands at the right hand of the Majesty draw you into the circle of the Trinity's Love and Protection!
Thanks for posting this novena, Josephite! My husband and I prayed it together every evening and finished today after Candlemas Mass.
TFP had a lot on this, I wanted to wait until the Novena ended. Prophecies of Our Lady of Good Success About Our Times - TFP.org Free e-book on that page as well.
Thank you both for praying this novena, you are both most welcome to my poor posts, and thank you for your prayers, they are so much needed. I have been caught up with the 'reignite democracy Australia' movement here in Australia and we have been kept updated with the freedom convoy in Canada, all continues to happen. May God Bless us all! I've been drawn to trust in the Holy Name of Jesus. Our Lord Jesus' name is so powerful! Even when we are left distraught, (eg, saying our prayers and rosaries like robots), that is, holding on by the skin of our teeth, I have found that the reciting/proclaiming/having recourse to, Our Lord Jesus' Most Holy and Sacred name, overcomes all evil attempts to drag us permanently down. This simple devotion, to Jesus most Powerful and Holy name continues to hold me and seems to aid my other prayers and even my Rosaries. Thank you Jesus! Oh Sacrament Most Holy, Oh Sacrament Divine, All praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine. Amen.
Thank you TinNM for this link, It is edifying. May we all continue to remain strong. Yes Our Lady has definitely warned us, especially at Quito Ecuador. We must trust Jesus! The evil one stalks, interferes with the very foundations of our life, placing road blocks for many who have remained strong, to this point. My daughter has just informed me today, she will not be admitted to the Catholic school where her children attend, (she has been asked to be the canteen coordinator this year and has accepted the position), but when the school found out she is unvaccinated they have withdrawn the position from her, also she will be unable to attend any of her children's carnivals, presentations etc, she is also a nippers age manager and she will be withdrawn from this position next week! She stated that she is now considering to take the novavax injection that will apparently be available in Australia at the end of February, however I have informed her that this vaccination has also used aborted foetal cell lines in their testing stage; she remains convinced that this novavax is the only way she will be able to have any semblance of a normal life with her children. I have no answers for her! The pharmaceutical sabotage of our lives (is all encompassing) as they have infected even the seemingly ethical vaccines. What to do? I don't know.
