NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PEÑAFRANCIA Patroness of the Bicol Region Feast Day: Third Saturday and Sunday of September EIGHTH DAY ( September 19, 2014 ) ACT OF CONTRITION My Lord, Jesus Christ, true God and true man, in whom I believe, in whom I hope, in whom I love above all things, I am deeply sorry for having offended You, because you are the infinite goodness. And thru the powerful intercession of the Blessed Mother, the Holy Virgin Mary, whom I would like to honor all the days of my life, but most particularly during this novena which I dedicate to the glory of her most holy name, I promise never more to offend You with the help of Your divine grace, AMEN. Virgin of Peñafrancia, pray for us. PRAYER O most lovable Queen and Mother Mary, whose sweet name gladdens the heavens, console the earth and daunt hell! O peerless greatness granted to You by Him who is omnipotent, that all might share in the benefits of the plentitude, namely: the sick their cure; the sorrowful their consolation; the sinners their forgiveness; the angels their joy; and the blessed Trinity untold glory! I have recourse in this novena to you as Armour of my defense, as a medicine for my health, as a consolation for my grief, as an effective relief for my burdens, as help unto the remission of my sins and as a universal remedy for all my need. Therefore I beseech You time and again and frequently repeat these sweet words: Virgin of Peñafrancia, pray for us ( 3x ) May I receive from your mercy and benevolence a participation in the benign influence of your name and may I become one of your most faithful children, so that living always under this precious protection, may I be granted the special intention of this novena, if it be for the greater honor and glory of God and the salvation of my soul. AMEN. Virgin of Peñafrancia, pray for us. PRAYERS AND HAIL MARYS Hail Mary… M - other, most beloved, in all the occasions of my life remember me, miserable sinner. Hail Mary… A - queduct of divine graces, grant me abundant tears toward the forgiveness of my sins. Hail Mary… R - oyal Queen of heaven and earth be my help and defense against the assaults of my enemies. Hail Mary… I - llustrious and beloved daughter of Joachim and Anne, pray to your divine Son to grant me the graces I need for my salvation. Hail Mary… A - dvocate and refuge of sinners be at my bedside at the hour of my death and open for me the portals of heaven. Hail Mary… ( A short pause follows in which one may ask from Our Lord through the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin of Peñafrancia, the special grace desired in this Novena. Then the following concluding prayer is said. ) CONCLUDING PRAYER FOR THE EIGHTH DAY O sovereign Queen and Lady, Mary, I humbly beseech you, O Virgin of Peñafrancia, through the intercession of such a powerful name, to grant me all the temporal graces I need to lead a peaceful life and to spend my day in charitable deeds. Deeply obliged to God for those blessings, may I not use them foolishly in loathsome vanities and mundane pleasures, but rather do good to my neighbors and give honor to that Lord who has destined me for the riches of heaven which I hope to attain through the help of your sublime name. AMEN. Virgin of Peñafrancia, pray for us. PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN OF PEÑAFRANCIA Turn to me your sweet eyes, oh most loving Virgin of Peñafrancia, and have mercy on my soul that comes to you full of repentance. Protect my families, my relatives, my friends and benefactors. Intercede for your devotees, both the living and the departed, especially for those whom I am most obliged to help. Pray for me, console me, and save me. In the hours of peril, adversity and affliction, above all, in the hour of my death, appear before your divine Son to help me and defend me. Tell Him that I am your devotee. That having complete trust in your protection, I kneel before your miraculous image to ask for your powerful intercession. Virgin of Peñafrancia, pray for me, help me, console me and deliver me from all evil. AMEN.
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